The Distraining Powers of the Birmingham Gas Committee: Mr. Pinsent (Messrs. Barlow, Smith and Pinsent) served an interim injunction upon the Town Clerk to restrain the Birmingham Gas Committee from proceeding with the distress they had levied at the Lincoln’s Inn Buildings, Corporation Street, for an amount due them for fitting up the building for Mr. Humpage. The injunction was granted on Saturday by the vacation judge, it was obtained by Messrs. Horsley, the contractors, upon whose goods the distress had been levied. Messrs. Horsely claims that as Mr. Humpage, the owner of the building, is the debtor, and the Corporation has no right to levy a distress up their lease plant and materials. The amount of the debt is about £8,000. It is expected that the application to make the injunction final will be early in the next month.
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