GEORGE HATT, New Park-street, Southwark, cowkeeper, JAMES FRASER, Lower Thames-street, wine merchant, WILLIAM CORBETT, East Dean, Newnham, Gloucester- THOMAS WOOLHOUSE, ELIJAH WOOLHOUSE, and MEETINGS. William Courtney, Houndsditch, wholesale clothier, Feb. 4 at 1, London, last ex.-Isaac Denton, Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, draper, Jan. 25 at 11, Leeds, last ex. and aud. ac. -Thomas Barclay Armstrong, Mount-street, Grosvenorsquare, fishmonger, Jan. 28 at 11, London, aud. ac.—Alex. Denoon, Adams-court, Old Broad-street, merchant, Jan. 28 at 11, London, aud. ac.-Henry Knight Furnell and Albert Kahl, Fenchurch-street, insurance brokers, Jan. 25 at 1, London, aud. ac.-Robert Martin and David Wardlaw Scott, Great St. Helens, merchants, Jan. 26 at 12, London, aud. ac. sep. est. of D. W. Scott.-Richard Smith and Stephen Marshall, Austin-friars, Russia brokers, Jan. 26 at 12, London, aud. ac. sep. est. of Stephen Marshall.-John Jones, Tottenham-court-road, glass dealer, Jan. 26 at 12, London, aud. ac.- -Samuel Adams, Wm. Bridges Adams, and Gerard Ralston, Fair Field Works, Bow, engineers, Jan. 26 at 12, London, aud. ac. sep. ests. of S. Adams and G. Ralston. Frederick Ricketts and Trevenen James, Moorgate-street, merchants, Jan. 26 at 12, London, aud. ac. sep. est. of Fred. Ricketts.-Margaret Bollon, Reedyford Mill, Marsden, near Burnley, Lancashire, power-loom cloth manufacturer, Jan. 30 at 12, Manchester, aud. ac.; Feb. 6 at 12, div.-Thomas Booker, Reading, tailor, Feb. 7 at half-past 11. London, div.-Robert Blacklock and Douglas Blacklock, New-road, Whitechapel, drapers, Feb. 7 at 11, London, div.-Thomas Williams, Fenchurch-street, merchant, Feb. 5 at 12, London, fin. div.—James Waddell, Lime-street and Leadenhall-street, insurance broker, Feb. 5 at half-past 12, London, fiu. div.Robert Tippler, Great Tower-street, colonial broker, Feb. 5 at 12, London, fin. div.- Henry Evans and Samuel Evans, Dudbridge, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, saddle-tree makers, Feb. 7 at 11, Bristol, div.-Joseph Spencer, Bilston, Staffordshire, ironfounder, Feb. 7, Birmingham, div.-Thomas Parker, Southport, Lancashire, hotel keeper, Feb. 5 at 11, Liverpool, div.-Jonathan Ogden, Liverpool, tailor, Feb. 3 at 11, Liverpool, div.-John Jones, Chester, draper, Feb. 6 at 11, Liverpool, div.-Thomas Bell, Jarrow, Durham, alkali manu. facturer, Feb. 21 at half-past 12, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, div. CERTIFICATES. To be allowed, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the Day of Meeting. Edward Ablewhite, South Audley-st., Grosvenor-square, coach builder, Feb. 5 at half-past 11, London.- Jonathan Clarkson, Strand, grocer, Feb. 5 at 12, London.-Henry T. Horwood, Gifford-street, Caledonian-road, Islington, manu facturer of marble, Feb. 7 at 11, London.-Rebecca Cronk, Conduit-street, Regent-street, milliner, Feb. 6 at 1, London. -Thomas Cooke the elder, Froxfield, near Petersfield, and Steep, Hampshire, cattle salesman, Feb. 6 at half-past 11, London.-John H. Welchman, Grove-terrace, Bishop's-road, Paddington, wine merchant, Feb. 6 at half-past 1, London.John Bake, Cambridge-terrace, Barnsbury-park, and Caledonian-road, Islington, contractor, Feb. 6 at 1, London.-G. Frasi, Pembroke Wharf, Caledonian-road, and Golden-lane, Barbican, ironfounder, Feb. 6 at 1, London. -John Glenn, Cambridge-terrace, Liverpool-road, Islington, builder, Feb. 5 at 12, London.-Benjamin W. Bowring, Sydling St. Nicholas, Dorsetshire, miller, Feb. 7 at 1, Exeter.-George Hannaford, St. Marychurch, Devonshire, baker, Feb. 6 at 1, Exeter.John May, Barnstaple, Devonshire, manufacturer, Feb. 7 at 1, Exeter.-Benjamin Vickers, Newton Bushell, Devonshire, wine merchant, Feb. 6 at 1, Exeter.-Owen Williams, Manchester, corn dealer, Feb. 5 at 12, Manchester.-F. Jaques, Droylsden, Lancashire, silk dyer, Feb. 7 at 1, Manchester.John Gresty, Liverpool, tobacconist, Feb. 7 at 11, Liverpool. -John Nicholson, West Derby, Lancashire, surgeon, Feb. 7 at 11, Liverpool.--George F. Hipkins, Birmingham, patent spring manufacturer, Feb. 14 at half-past 12, Birmingham.Alfred Palmer, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, builder, Feb. 14 at half-past 12, Birmingham.--John J. Randle, Walsall, Staffordshire, licensed victualler, Feb. 4 at half-past 10, Birmingham. To be granted, unless an appeal be duly entered. Thomas Adamson and Henry H. Bell, Sunderland, Durham, curriers.-Wm. 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THOMAS WHITEHEAD, Eastcheap, sugar dealer, Jan. 29 Jan. 9. 1856. half-past 10, div.-George Simpson, Church Fenton, Yorkshire, chicory merchant, Feb. 12 at 11, Leeds, aud. ac. and div.-Joseph Webb, Scarborough, Yorkshire, hotel keeper, Jan. 31 at 11, Leeds, aud. ac.-Edmund Butler, York-street, Middlesex Hospital, Middlesex, and Gipsy-hill, Norwood, Surrey, baker, Feb. 8 at half-past 1, London, div.—John F. Bentley. Salby, near Welford, Northamptonshire, coal merMid-chant, Feb. 8 at 1, London, div.-Thos. Barclay Armstrong, Mount-street and Carpenter-street, Grosvenor-square, fishmonger, Feb. 8 at 2, London, div.-Richard Smith and Siephen Marshall, Austin-friars, Russia brokers, Feb. 8 at 11, London, div. sep. est. of Stephen Marshall.—Fred. Ricketts and Trevenen James, Moorgate-street, merchants, Feb. 8 at 12, London, div. sep. est. of F. Ricketts.-John Roots, Luton, near Chatham, and Snodland, Kent, brickmaker, Feb. 8 at half-past 1. London, div.—Bright Eagland and Wm. Crampton, Bedford, near Leigh, Lancashire, cotton manufacturers, HENRY WILLIAM RICHARDSON, Bansted, near Epsom, Feb. 12 at 12, Manchester, div. sep. est. of Wm. Crampton. Surrey, licensed victualler, Jan. 31 and March 7 at 2, Lon--Wm. Birks, Sheffield, brush manufacturer, Feb. 9 at 10, don: Of. Ass. Whitmore; Sol. Mackeson, 59, Lincoln's- Sheffield, div.-Francis Bake Webster, Heckmondwike, Yorkinn-fields.-Pet. f. Jan. 14. shire, blanket manufacturer, Feb. 8 at 11, Leeds, div.-Thos. Walker, Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire, licensed victualler, Feb. 9 at 10, Sheffield, div.-Wm. Jamieson Anson, Leeds, Samuel, Liverpool, watch manufacturer, Feb. 11 at 11, Liverpool, div.-William Cumming, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, whitesmith, Feb. 21 at half-past 11, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, div. CERTIFICATES. WILLIAM BURCH, Sewardstone, Waltham Holy Cross, JOSEPH LODGE, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, brewer, CHARLES DOWN, Newport, Monmouthshire, grocer, Jan. 29 and Feb. 25 at 11, Bristol: Off. Ass. Acraman; Sols. Cathcart, Newport; Bevan & Girling, Bristol. Pet. f. Jan. 1. CHARLES BRADLEY, Wilmslow, Cheshire, tailor, Jan. 31 and Feb. 21 at 12, Manchester: Off. Ass. Hernaman; CATHERINE HUGHES, Holywell, Flintshire, grocer, Jan. 30 and Feb. 25 at 11, Liverpool: Off. Ass. Cazenove; Sol. Pattison, Liverpool.-Pet. f. Jan. 16. Sol. Hall, Manchester.-Pet. f. Jan. 15. JOHN T. EDWARDS, Liverpool, laceman, Jan. 30 and Feb. 25 at 11. Liverpool: Off. Ass. Morgan; Sol. Williams, Liverpool.-Pet. f. Jan. 15. MEETINGS. --- Joseph Grave, Manchester, warehouseman, Jan. 29 at 12, Manchester, pr. d.-Wm. Mortimer, Morley, near Leeds, cloth manufacturer, Jan. 28 at 1, Leeds, ch. ass.-Ralph Richardson, Caterham, Surrey, builder, Jan. 29 at half-past 1, London, last ex.-John Crippin and Wm. Robinson Forster, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, and Liverpool, ferry proprietors. Jan. 28 at 11, Liverpool, last ex. of John Crippin.-John Dalby, Knight's-hill-road, Norwood, Surrey, carpenter, Jan. 29 at 12, London, aud. ac.-F. Putley, Newington-causeway, Surrey, watchmaker, Feb. 1 at 12, London, aud. ac.-J. F. Campbell, St. Peter's-alley, Cornhill, shipbroker, Jan. 30 at 12, London, aud. ac.-Ebenezer Laurance, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, builder, Jan. 30 at 12, London, aud. ac.-Phineas Cohen, Artillery-passage, Spitalfields, dealer in ironmongery, Jan. 30 at 12, London, aud. ac. Joseph Travis, Green Bridge, Cage Mill, and Bridge End, near Newchurch, Lancashire, woollen manufacturer, Jan. 31 at 2, Manchester, aud. ac.; Feb. 8 at 2, div.-John Barber, Manchester, engraver to calico printers, Jan. 31 at 1, Manchester, aud. ac.; Feb. 8 at 1, div.-James Meadows and Richard Edwin Bibby, Manchester, lime merchants, Jan. 30 at 12, Manchester, aud. ac. sep. ests.; at 1, aud. ac. joint est.-Thomas Southward, Bolton-le-Moors, Lancashire, corn and flour merchant, Jan. 29 at 12, Manchester, aud. ac.; Feb. 12 at 12, div. Charles Peverelle and Francis Peverelle, Birmingham, hardware dealers, Feb. 6 at half-past 10, Birmingham, aud. ac.Thomas Hughes, Wednesbury, Staffordshire, innkeeper, Jan. 28 at half-past 10, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Feb. 11 at halfpast 10, div.-Robert Heath, Manchester, and Wm. Welch and John Heath Barber, Burslem, Staffordshire, ironmasters, Feb. 6 at half-past 10, Birmingham, aud. ac.; Feb. 13 at To be allowed, unless Cause be shewn to the contrary on or Moulsey, Surrey, cowkeeper, Feb. 12 at 12, London.-George - - Thomas Williams, Aberdare, Glamorganshire, brewer, Feb. 18 at 11, Bristol.-John Mullan, Jarrow, Durham, builder, Feb. 13 at half-past 12, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.-William Charles Turner, Keighley, Yorkshire, innkeeper, Feb. 8 at 11, Leeds.—James York, hairdresser, Feb. 8 at 11, Leeds.-Thomas Walker, Renton, Bradford, watchmaker, Feb. 8 at 11, Leeds.-William Sweet, Stoke, Devonport, Devonshire, house carpenter, Feb. 11 at 1, East Stonehouse, Devonshire. To be granted, unless an appeal be duly entered. Stephen Stringer, Nottingham-street, St. Marylebone, coach ironmonger.-William Hearn, Stangate-wharf, Lambeth, carrier.-Thomas Waller, Petersfield, Hampshire, prowood, wine merchant.—James Mandeno, Shoreditch, oil and vision merchant.-Moses Yearsley, South-bank, St. John'scolour man.-Charles Evans, Bradford, stuff merchant. PARTNERSHIP DISSOLVED. Thomas Redfern the elder, Leek, Staffordshire, and Thomas Redfern the younger, Gray's-inn-square, Middlesex, attornies and solicitors. TUESDAY, Jan. 22. GEORGE FOSSEY, Norway-wharf, Millwall, timber mer- EDWARD ROWLAND and THOMAS EVANS, Cole- JAMES FRASER, Lower Thames-street, wine merchant, [For continuation of Gazette, see p. 35]. NAMES OF THE CASES REPORTED. COURT OF CHANCERY. 27 29 29 29 30 32 THE number of corporations or quasi corporations established by charter, or under the provisions of an act of Parliament, is so great, and the purposes for which they are established are of such general importance, that questions connected with the exercise of their powers, and affecting their rights and obligations towards the community at large, are well worthy of attentive consideration. The two most frequent inquiries that have arisen upon this subject relate to the subject-matter of contracts entered into by corporations, considered with reference to the object of their constitution, or, in other words, whether such contracts are or are not ultra vires; and to the mode by which they contract, whether it should or should not be under seal. We propose on the present occasion to take up the latter branch of the subject, and to endeavour to extract a principle from the numerous and somewhat conflicting decisions which have proceeded upon it. We should at once observe, that the old authorities upon corporate law must be received with caution, inasmuch as they have been essentially modified by the changes which have taken place in the constitution of corporate bodies, and the purposes for which they are incorporated. The rules relating to municipal corporations cannot always safely be applied VICE-CHANCELLOR WOOD'S COURT. By MATTHEW B. BEGBIE, Barrister at Law. In re Fellows' Settlement.-(Petition for appointment of new trustees-Parties-Costs incidental to inquiry).... 62 In re Ellison's Trust.-(New trustees-Disclaimer)... 62 .... COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. By G. J. P. SMITH and W. B. BRETT, Barristers at Law. Croft v. Lumley.-(Ejectment-Lease of opera houseCovenants: to use endeavours to improve the property; not to let for more than a year; not to charge the theatre-Forfeiture-Waiver-Acceptance of rent-Knowledge of breach) In re Lucas.-(Admission of attorney-Service with solicitor-Reg. Gen., Hil. T., 1853—6 & 7 Vict. c. 73, s. 15) 62 65 66 67 71 72 to trading corporations, as so much depends upon the objects of the corporate body at the time of its original creation, and as the restraints which have been placed upon such bodies have been relaxed in modern times to suit the convenience and promote the advantages of commerce. We cannot say that we have yet gone so far as to recognise a conscience in corporate bodies; but we have arrived at the perception of an animus within them that has rendered them liable in their corporate capacity for misfeasance as well as non-feasance, for negligence and wrongful conversion as well as for assaults and false imprisonments, and even led to a doubt whether they may not be made to answer for a malicious prosecution. (Reg. v. The Great North of England Railway Company, 9 Q. B. 315; Piggott v. The Eastern Counties Railway Company, 3 C. B. 229; 10 Jur., part 1, p. 571; Yarborough v. The Bank of England, 16 East, 6; The Eastern Counties Railway Company v. Broom, 6 Exch. 314; Chilton v. The London and Croydon Railway Company, 16 M. & W. 212; Stevens v. The Midland Railway Company, 10 Exch. 352; 18 Jur., part 1, p. 932). To return, however, to the mode by which corporations should enter into contracts in order to render them enforceable by or against them, it is undoubtedly a general rule that the contract should be under the corporate seal, as being the best way by which the governing body can express the mind of the corporation. |