The Express.
London, England, 1855-07-13 00:00:00

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HOME ClRCUlT.—Haarroan, JULY 12.
The proceeding of this dro.it commuted on Wednesday
by the Graft of the cesualaden for the county of Hert-
ford, at this plain, sad both courts were opined to-day
at tea o'deek Mr. Jostles Wightzaan ;madding la the
civil side. sad Mr. Justice Creswell is the grows .out.
The gaol Weeder is anissally light, time being only Else
primers fee trial, sad sore of the offenses 'barged are of
as auravatod eharsoter. There aro eighties sasses eatued
for trial at ski prim.

OML lINI-INFOOLI NIL nevem inciarain AND • ODIUM' 7111 T.
Lill A D •XOTTIIM P. Tl 3 ILUIL OP OLUDIOILM.
This vam on motion bmei by the sedgnees of an attorney
Wed atm.. who boil boom bankrupt, to recover from
die obb elessisat • sum et 2181. for proferelonal eervicos,
missed Se deb WM*, Military, Naval, and County
Ilsovise Olall, of white bra wse a member, and one of the
onnaltme of iimmesmosst.
ILL B. Ja sad Mr. Lash were winusel for the
*MIMI; Mr.vtU, 0.C., and Mr. Garth appeared for

TM plias iavolvad in this action has Mtn the subject of
liftlIMMR ea hymn ooeasioas. It appeared that in 1849 the
Baal of Oardigaa was desirous of establishing • club in
Isaias. mod Mead several other noblemen sad patinas.
easseMsd fa lends; the slob in audios. About this
lime earAlstr dale. esi ed the Militia Club, was Is mistime,
of WM& Mr. Mamas was the solicitor, and it appeared that
as estawgemsai wee acme to by which the two dubs were
issa kasha* !al Kr. Stevens was apmintal solleiter to
lit sow ~Admerst. The Mari of Carftsaasies=
used as Ito theism& of the oosamittat of
aid he MN Wm Mr. Stevens was oleo a member of the
IMMIMIIeet bat It appease that after about a twthemeath
hal dogma Ism the Ihntatim of the club a resoled.' was
momo that ssMMr du secretary nor the solicitor should
be mambas of the amasaittee, but that awl should merely
ism a seat enleda, bat without the power of voting. The
slab engaged CirS% splendid manses la St. lanies's-
street. very costly fmaitare sal gists mime purchased, and
It yapppssmwdd that it sea very men dkomemd that the
agMNma tar emended tb• revenneb and a large
amemat of debt vas fanned ; sad lading that
there was as paebebeity of the inslitatioa being
awriod Cu onseasdally, the mamben of the com-
mittee teak into ma•Pwation the beet mode of chine
At endeavours were made :12

the mom.
whatnt, =__
Let, _
*an, yoke is milled tise-WW 'kwup wain
Nee.
leis Olen of C having decided that • ftit di. net mme
ruin the of this statute, Irene eiffidit-Amme
ems Sii. amfi 6,0001. was borrowed from Ileseero
said" ori c.. upon the security of a plods-
am, Mee signed by the 'defendant, and twelve Mbar
mseelme of tie ocumittee. Kr. Stevens sated as the aolialter
oldie dab daring Mae proceedings, and his bill of eosin
Onsenied to 2181., and after his bankrupt, lis amigos.
=mthe present action to recover the mime them fib,
fa his *opacity of member of CM ocimmitlee of lbe
dielosit a peered that the promissory note for 40011 lei
less Kr. Stevens, audio the comes of his evilest,
he bankruptcy to his baring bean sued by the
Ilisfineefes Se note when it arrived at maturity. The
sarifearlielhe ems la behalf of the defendant was, that he had
leslsl Ida 1M greatest liberality throughout all the trans-
Mises ernMeNd with the slab, and it woe proved that be
pia the MOND nes his share of the promissory nere►
end that he Mt she USK of his own mosey towards
liquidating the dams *at emitters. It wee also sea-
tended that as theme MISS Millikif Si the club, sad also of
the committee, and tea be had signed the promissory note
is thou capacities, acre halstesa lit emotion to all the pre-
seeding% that he wee equift sesponsible with all the other
members of the slab. smi that, at all events, he was liable
for his quota of the 5,0001. promissory note, which
would more than cover the amount now ought to
be recovered by his assignees. These was also
as endeavour made to show that Stevens was in
partnership with a person named Bonner, and that the
transaction was a joint one, in with Sinner was entitled to
a share of the profit, and upon all these grounds it was
urged that the present action could not be maintained.
The learned judge is his summing up explained to the
jury the nature of the points in dispute, and he concluded
by putting to them in writing amain questions which he
requested them to answer, sad after a short deliberation
they did so by negativist:" serittin the different propo-
sitions relied ups by the anneal for the defendant. i
A verdict was eonsupiently entered for the plaintiffs for
the full anseunt sought so be recovered.
Kr. Justice Creswell disposed of the whole of the
criminal business by four o'clock, and he then proceeded to
try common Jury agues.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—AYLESBURY, JULY 12.
The conuniseks for this county was opened yesterday
afternoon by Sir iIIMISS Puke, and the criminal business wu
afterwerde reseeded with.

INOINDI•RISM SS • TICKET-OP SUAVE' MAX.
Thomas Brows, 32, printer, pleaded guilty to the chap
of setting fire to • risk of cony the property of Hr. May
Gadsden, at Wanda's, on the 27th of April.
The prisoner is • " ticket-of-leave " man, having been
sentenced to a period of transportation for setting fire to a
farm at Weatherer, end had only been liberated a few days
before eomaltdeet the present crime.
His Lordship said it wee impossible to allow inch a des-
perate fellow as the prisoner to remain any longer in this
Unitary, and the sentence was that be be transported for
life.