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Important Decision

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Parent Issue
Day
17
Month
July
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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- The Liability ujSteamboalt and Railraads for Lost Baggage.- In the case of Tobey vs. Vanderbilt, the Court of Errors of the State of New York have affinned the decieions of the lower Courtfl, establishing the doctrine of the common law: 1 That all common carrier3 are responsible for goüds put o board of veseels or coiiveyanees, without reference or respect to aiiy notice tkat they may give that thoy will iiot be held thus responsible. t. That a notice on the part of the ownera of any Steamboat or conveyance that they will not be accour.table' unless a receipt ? laken, does not exonérale them from responsi bility .The same kcision3 have been given in many cases In several of tbe States as well as New York before the present, hut the queslion having been carried to the highest tribunal of the State, it is definilely eettled so fa as New York is concerned. - Adv. Mr. O'Connel'8 anti 6lavery speech, we lear, bas given a fatal blow to the repeal cause in tbe Bouthern states. Tlie rcpeal associaüon at Charleston, S. C, was diBSolved on the 29th ult.r and the funds on hand were given to two benevolent societies. - Boston Post. Q5= Father Mathew haa annonnced that he cannot visit this country till next year.

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Signal of Liberty
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