The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-05-04 00:00:00

Legal.

COURT OF QIJERN'B BENCH, WESTMINSTER. I
APRIL 28.
(Sitting in Banco, before Lord CAMPBELL and Justices
WIGHTMAN, MILE,. and CROMPTON.)
LEWIS 0. LEVI.
This was an action brought to recover damages for •
libel published in the Daily 'Telegraph newspaper, and
which purported to be a report of certain proceedings
which had taken place before an Alderman of London
upon a charge of perjury made against the plaintiff.
The proceedings were from time to time published in
the Daily Pelegraph, and, the charge being ultimately
dismissed, the present action was brought. The defen-
dant pleaded the general issue, and also a special plea,
in which he alleged that the libels in question were true
and faithful accounts of the proceedings which had
taken place, and that he had published them bout fide,
and without malice. At the trial which took place
some time since in this Court, the defendant obtained a
verdict upon both issues; but subsequently a rule was
granted to enter the verdict for the plaintiff notwith-
standing the verdict. The question thus raised was
whether the bond fide publication of a true and faithful
account of an investigation before a magistrate upon a
criminal charge was privileged.
Mr. Serjeant Balfantine was in part heard for the
defendant in opposition to the rule.
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Petendorff appeared in
support of the rule.
Lord Campbell said the question was one of great im-
portance, and adjourned the argument.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—APRIL 28.
(Before the Chief Cotnmissioner.)

IN RE HENRY CORSTEN-A "SIXTH" APPEARANCE.

This insolvent, a seedsman and florist, in the West-
minster-road, applied to be discharged from prison.
It appeared that the present was his " sixth " appli-
cation to the Court, having been discharged under the
Act on five former occasions, the last time being about
a year and a half ago. He had advertised largely in the
country newspapers as a seedsman.
The Chief Commissioner told him he had two pages
of country newspaper proprietors as creditors on his
present schedule, and, as their debts were under £5
each, of course they had not hid notice. He asked the
insolvent if he had simflarl creditors in his former
schedule?
The insolvent said he had advertised before.
The learned Commissioner found similar debts in his
last schedule, but not to such an extent as in the pre-
sent, which embraced the United Kingdom, being about
"70" in number. Had he ever paid for any advertise-
ments?

The insolvent said he had paid for advertisements.
Chief Commissioner—l recommend you not to come
here again. This is the sixth time, and if you do, and
I find newspaper proprietors creditors for advertising, I
shall remand you whether you are opposed or not. So
you lied better take care.
The insolvent for the 'sixth" time was ordered to be
discharged.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, BASINGHALL-STREET,
APRIL 29.
IN RE THE LONDON AND EASTERN BANKING
CORPORATION.

His Honour said,—This is an application to supersede
the petition in bankruptcy in this case. Ido not find
that there is any distinction between this and the case
of the British Bank, except that in that case the dissolu-
tion of the company was by the act of the company
itself, and in this case the dissolution was by the Court
of Chancery. In both oases the dissolution appears to
me to be equally conclusive as to future ads, but not
to interfere with what the company had already done.
If • person when in trade contracts debts he continues a
trader till those debts are discharged. It is argued that
all the property is vested in the official manager; if so
he cannot suffer any injury from the bankruptcy, and
the whole cost must fall on the petitioning creditor. I
consider the ease of the British Bank s decisive
authority for refusing the application.
The adjudication was accordingly confirmed, and it
was intimated that the matter would be re-argued before
the Lord Justices on appeal.
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COURT OF CHANCERY, Loroowee•hor, APRIL 30.