The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-26 00:00:00

SWEDEN.

Kan intentgence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YErrntom
!Samoan T•e law Jeenate .., Amu.
MARTIN V. PTCROTT.

This was en appeal free • decision pronounced in May
last by the late Vice-Chaneellor Sir James Parker. It
appeared that an agreement had been catered into by the
two defendants, Joseph Pycrolt, John Winter Pyrroft, and
their deceased relation, Jas.Pycroft,with the plaintiff, where-
by they had agreed to grant to him• lease for 21 years of the
a.elsonse, m Chichester-rents, at • rent of 701. per
annum. The plaintiff by his claim stated that in addirioa
to the above agreement, which wee in writing, there had
been a perul undertaking oa his part to lay out 2001. in re
pairing the premises, lie prayed specific performance,
and offered to pay the 2001. into court.
The defence set up by the defendant was, first, that
Joseph l'yeroft had been induced to sign the agreement
white in • state of intonation, incapacitating him to awn-
prebend the nature of the transaction, and that the signs-
tuns of James and John Winter l'yeroft were obtained
upon • Islee representation that the agreement had been
approved of by • solicitor acting on their h:halt The re-
cued ground of defence wee that the agreement, specific
performance of which was sought, was not wholly evidenced
in writing, and that therefore the statute of frauds was
• bar to the relief prayed. The Vice-Chancellor had dis-
missed the 101 l on the second ground, without giv-
ing any opinion upon the other grounds of de-
fence. Upon the appeal coming on before their lord.
ships in July last they held that the ease was
one of the clefs in whic:i, notwithstanding the statute, a
term not appearing in the written contract might be sup-
plied by eatrineic evidence ; but they were of opinion that
upon the evidence as then declined upon affidavit, they
would be unable to decree • specific performance. Consi-
dering, however, that evidence taken by affidavit was un-
satisfactory for the purpose of trying the question of fraud
sod misrepresentation, they gave the plaintiff the option
either of having the claim dismissed at once, or to have
judgment reserved till after they should have been able,
' under the recent statute Id and 16 Vic., e. 86, to have the
evidence of the witnesses and parties taken vied voce before
themselves. The plaintiffeleeted the latter alternative, and the
evidence by Gemination and trosseiamination of the liti-
gants and their witnesses in open court, was heard by their
lordships on the 12th and 13th of the present month, when
Mr. Daniell and Mr. Denney appeared for the plaintif, and
Mr. Montagu Chambers and Mr. Elks for the defendants.
Th, it lordships held that the evidence on behalf of the de-
ten.lants failed to establish their ease, and that the defence
set up by them was of a grossly immoral character. A
decree was therefore made for the plaintiff with all the casts,
except the costs of the hearing unon the appeal in July last.

Ayr.. TWO Kumar ur m ROLM

RI ?UR liwneu a'tu AMIRICAM STRAW NATIOA-
TIOX COMPRIV.—WINDING UP ACT.—CONTILHICTPRY.
Mr. R. Palmer moved in this case that Mr. Aaron Asher
Goldsnaid be struck off the list of contributories. At the
beginning of 1.434 l a prospectus was issued of a company to
be called the British and American Steam Navigation Com-
pany, with a espital of 300,000/., and it st tied that a charter
was to be applied for limiting the responsibility of the
shareholders. Mr. Goldonid applied for shun, and cc-
eisivcd a letter of allotment, stating that ten shares hail been
allow dto him, and requiring him to pay a deposit of
per share. Accordingly, on the Mt of the same month, hr
paid 604 into the bankers of the company. Nothing more
was done by the company until the 21st October, 1836,
when a meeting was held, at which it wu determined to
reconstruct the company, uniting with the St. George's
Steam Packet Company, which had beta formed at Liver-
pool, and increasing the capital to •tnillion ; and at the meet-
Mg a deed forming the company was produced and signed by
• number of the subscribers present. Mr. Goldsmid was
present at the meeting, but It did :wit appear that he took
any part either by protesting or agreeing to the reeolutione
which, according to the minutes, were unanimously passed.
He did not however sign the deed, nor did he pay any
farther calls, or have anything further to do with the com-
pany, till the 2.5 th April, 18-S2, when he was surnin,med
before the Muter to show cause w►y he should not con-
tribute to the calls made to discharge the liabilities of the
company, which bad come under the operations of the
Winding-up Act. It also appeared that on the 30th June,
1818, the directors of the company had carried the :Ai.
paid by Mr. Goldimid to the account of profit, and they
had never treated him as • shareholder in the company.
tinder these circumstances the learned civilise contended
that Mr. Goldsmid was not a shareholder of the company,
and was not liable to contribute.

The Master of the Rolls held that there was nothing in
this case to show that Mr. Goldsmid had become a share-
holder in the United Company ; and if in ltt49 this com-
pany had been as prosperous as it had been unfortunate,
and Mr. Uoldsinid had filed his bill in this court to compel
an account, and that the company should pay him divi-
dends in respect of these shares, his bill would have been
dismiesed. The result was, that in his opinion she Master
was mistaken in this respect, and that Mr. Guldsmid
must be struck off the list of contributories, but he should
not give any oasts.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YesTERDAT.
IMITIPO4 In MAPOO.—RIPOst Loss rdurlti,L, Ma. Jt nil= COLS-
-1/10311. Ma. Avows Wommusi n.nD Ms. acmes. eau.
THI QUIIIN C. MCLCOCK.IIIIINAL INFORMATION
AGAINST MIL DIULCOCIL 10/A AN ALLEGID LULL ON
Ma OIDDII, AN ATTOILNIT.—PAirsa POLITICS.
A rule having been obtained in this ease, Galling upon
the defendant to show cause why a criminsl information
should not be exhibited against him for printing and pub-
lishing a certain scandalous libel, Mr. Chambers, Q.C.
(with whom was Mr Willes), now showed cause accord-
ingly. The learned counsel stated that Mr. Muleock was
overseer and churchwarden of the pariah of St. Mary,
Newington ; and that the placard, in which the alleged
libel was said to be included, was printed and published
before a vestry meeting of that parish. The attack com-
plained of was of a double nature ; firstly, upon the legal
profession generally; and, secondly, upon Mr. Gleddie indi-
vidually. The placard was an address to the parishioners
of Bt. Mary, Newington, calling upon them to beware of
" cormoraot lawyers" generally, and "to rise up and
take" certain funds applicable to charitable purposes out
of the clutches of those who rob the poor," by which it was
asserted Mr. Geddie individually was pointed at.
The parishioners were to act upon this warning
at the vestry meeting before named, which took place
soon after, it appeared, and was held for the purpose
of considering whether certain legal proceedings, having
reference to • charitable institution connected with the
parish, should be abandoned. Mr. °Wins attended that
meeting ; proposed an amendment upon the resolution of
Mr. Maleoek's party; made a speech, in which he referred
to the placard, and defended Limed( from the charges
therein contained; was beaten on his amendment upon a'
sheer of hands; demanded • poll, and was again in a mi-
nority. He then tame to this court for • eriminal informa-
tion, bat the learned gentleman coutended that, having al-
ready
defended himself at the meeting, he was precluded
from phis, the protection of the coast. That he did de-
fend latereelf, Mr. Chambers read an affidavit of • Mr. 8,1-
reeler le prove.
The Heart opon this stopped Mr. Chambers, and called
on M. Collier (who, with Mr. Hawkins, appeared for
Idr. Geddir) to know how he proposed tort over this legal
iF.Qiifrreaid the affidavit was quite new to him, and he
was eseempeeetly unprepared to attempt to disprove it.
He urged. however, that Mr. Gadd* by his amend-
ment, wee esktakina the seen et the pude the libel.
Lord Campbell—No, bet he delleded Am what
he sane& edweei 'us cheep. Hapipple be Wrested
a beers lee astar viedleelles Me
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the, have Naraismer( t

Letters from Stockholm, of the 18th, report that an
improvement had taken plaoo in the health of the
King. Dr. Huse had been summoned from Paris to
attend his Majesty.

be court.

WINDSOR, Nov. 26.
The following had the honour of dining with her
Mikity yesterday: the Dueler of Rent, the Due de Bra-
bant, and the Conte de Flandras, the Priam, of Leiningen,
sad the Prisons Adelaide of Robinlobe, the Earl and
Countess of Derby, the truly-to-Waiting to the Dieehaea of
Kent, Colonel de Meenerke, the Count de Briey, and
Bir Robert Canwell.

The Res. Lord and Lady Wriothealey Russell had the
honour of joining the royal dinner party on Tuesday.
The Quern end Prince walked in the Rowe Park this
shorn ins.
The Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger
weathers of the Royal Family took their usual eaersise.
The Eul and Countess of Derby left this forenoon for
London.

The Bake of Northumberland, Monsieur sad Madame
Van de Weyer, and Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville,
lave been invited and are expected this afternoon.
The Bind of the Urcnadier Guards attended in the Castle
gusterdcy. and performed during dinner Her Majesty's
Private Band afterwards attended, aid performed tlie fol-
lowing selection :

OrOriatt, Conataertina"
Roam*, Dorton, Taranto (Praia) Mend.
The Queen will hold a Privy Conant to-morrow (Satur-
day), at Windsor Cull..
Hr. Howe, from Canada, had as interview with Sit John
Falsetto yesterday, at Ora Colonial•omce. Hr. Wide.
tow, M.P., had Mao an interview with the right boo.
baronet.

A depurating', on the subject of the Limerick, Ennis. and
Killake Railway, kad an interview with the flight Hos.
J. W. Beals, powirday, at She Board of Trade. The de-
patatkm etweiNed si Lerd Mentesigle, Mr. Maisel!, M.P.,
mad Mr. TitageveM, Y.P.
The Marquis of Winchester had an interview with Mr.
leseetary Walpole yesterday. Ku Justice Panama had
also ea interview with the right boa. secretary, at the
Heise-ollire. _

The ii;rland Constar of Derby arrived in Loudon yes-
terday morning, from Windsor
A deputation fres the Londonderry mad Coleraine Rail-
way aCoompany. counting of Captain Warren, Mr. Crow,
Mr. RendoLlir. Hewing, sad Mr. Tyrrel, had an inter-
view with Itaght Hoe. J. W. Healey yesterday.

efittinELClr or THE 97TH RS4MISIENT.—It in no
ported that Major-General Proctor will macicand to
this vacant colonelty.
William Anderson, P.N., for many years one of,,
the SCOW clerks la the Accounts moon of the War-
Ogike. di.d suddenly yesterday from • of the heart.
Mr. F. Winn Knight, M.P. for Worcestershire
(W.), hes been appointed to tha taco of Parlianneutary
Enem&ffstar T
y to %
e hot Poor Lou Baud, in the MOM of Sir JUNO
a nant.
Acrs or PAlLlAMEM—Yestarday, Mr. Brother-
test's reams enoneseina nab of pseonmistwin pri ',ed. It
=*is ghs. ija per iine the number of trot
keele sad wised moo nu 17320. The
number nao puma la 113-14, when 488 reeeived the mod
waist; sad the omallost smaller ia 1841, whoa eady 14
peso as
floo maim gaming soap passed
ape warn powed—aa Miii_dos samba wao 244 Lin ma.
Ihop sesihniallk M ma, :IL

•
Lord Campbell—Than. if Ise addrsame a meeting, and
proparly defends Idarelf, there is no material difference
between that and writing to a sewspapyr.
Mr. Collier siva OM if his elitist had written to a news-
poem h• wadi fam eikkommi Mosel( specifically to an-
eereeW fhb Am. is the *Gerd la all that appeared in
the afdawib to the essliney. Mr. Getkla• *BM Moo
alluded M the pleat* moroly stales that cm meow a its
Wearing sheneew he shade apply to the Caret of
Qualm's bash for prelsetism
Laid CompioU wa• of *Mos diel the sub shield be
discharged. If the pressimW hal needy latifsetaLly re-
ferred to this placard his lemiship world have thought
drtrerestly, but the biz emensties of the affidavits was
calculated to show that he eindleated hie conduct and
retaliated upon the Wisdom.
The learned judge, comorrad. Rah diacharged without
Mtg.

COURT OF EXCREQUER.—YurreaDAT.
STINGS IN 118.0).-6ereali LOLD Cans Baum, AND ItA2Olll
PAIRS. Pun, AND Man..,
STRADY&X e. XIIIOIIT.—ALLI6ND imraorsa COMDCIT

UV AN ATTOZNIT.
In this ease, a few day. eines Mr. Prendergast obtained
a rule walling am the plmatiff to show came why the taxa-
tion of the cuts in the action should not be reviewed. The
learned gentleman at the same time applied for a role to
show man why the pl■iotira Mornay (Mr. Cos, of Clif-
ford's-inn) should not be struck off the roll. The Court
granted the rale on the arm Point, bet deelined to aural.
to the woad application natal the Master's revision of tax-
ation had been reported to tbe court.
Mr. Walton (the Master) now read ►is report, the sub-
stance of which wa.,, that the affidavits set out that Mr. COs
had been misled by his client with respect to the number of
w Romeo enhpansed ►t the trial; and that be had made his
affidavit of incresee in the fall belief that the plaintiff had
told him the strict truth. He (the Muter) had struck off
171.65. from the bill of costs.

Mr. Crowder thought it proper to state that it was only
from 21. 6s. of this that Mr. Co: could have derived any
advantage.
Mr. Preadergut, who appeared In support of the rule,
said he should not say anything on the Master's report,
which was favourable to Mr. Cox, but it should be remem-
bered that Mr. Cox, as an attorney of this court, had so-
lemnly sworn that certain persons bad attended as witnesses
in the coon at the day of trial, and that they were present,
whereas it appeared that his only information on the sub-
ject was derived from what his client bad told him. These
circumstance were eufacient to justify the rule, and to en-
title the defendant to the costs.

Mr. Crowder, ow the part of Mr. Cox, said that the court
had not graatisdzazatexcept for the revi.ion of taxation.
Tim cowl hot Mated that it would not grant •
rule with Nogneot to . Co. mall the Master had re.
Th• e
The Lod Chid 800 jai that do only costs ap-
plied fho WIMPS *II mob Was addrotta
Mr. doorke oda dot Mr. Ottx woo quite to pay
lus soft of do olltdavi bat be (Mr. Crowder did sot
era Mist he NI ha oda wto pay the oasts o a rata
• bikkasier boss -

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBFR 26, 1852.

The Lord Chief Baron observed that it was far better that
the raanimation had taken plan before as Master, as it
wag mask more satisfactory te Mr. Cox.
Mr. Baron Park., *Aid that the report of lb. Master had
exonerated Mr. Cos, though nut from all, yet still from •
great deal of blame.
Mr. Baron Martin—lt is as well that attororys should
know that they might aot to make 'Maras at increase
clew upon facts absolutely within their own knowledge.
The rule was then discharged on paymeat of costs.
CONSISTOItY COURT.—YrarrunAT.
Dimas Ba. Linilliwiox.
STORY O. SfOltY.
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alive, Ist emus if it was sot bon alive it was clear it could
net be murdered. He th4uglat, therefor•, that the jury
ought to direct their atteutien solely to the charge of eon-
testing the birth.
The jury raid they agreed with his lordship in thinking
that thus was not sufficient evidence to show that the
chi' I was born alive, and they therefore Acquitted the pri-
soner of murder, but found her Guilty of concealing tits
birth of the child.

Mr. Cooper said he was instructed to state to the court
by a gentleman who came from the part of the country '
where the family of the prisoner bad resided, that she was
an orphan who had been thrown upon the world, and who
had been *educed while in service. Thle gentleutar. took
such an interest in the prisoner on account of her melan-
choly position that he had ramie to London for the p..rpoise
of instructing counsel to defend her • but he had been fore-
stalled by the humanity of the sheriffs, the unfurtunste
woman herself being in a most destitute condition.
The learned judge, in passing sentence, told the prisoner
that the jury had very properly acquitted her of the murder
of her child, at the arms time (bud only knew whether she
was really guilty of the crime or not. In a court of justice,
however, they could only act upon reasonable grounds—
They were by no means satisfied that the child was born
.!ead, but at the same time they were certainly not satisfied
that it wee born alive, sod therefore the jury had done
right in aquittiug her oimurder. The circumstance of her
cutting up the body in the way she had done, however,
raised very great suspicion, and he therefore felt him-elf
compelled to pass a severs sentence upon the verdict that
had been delivered against her. Young women who acted
in this ma towards the offspring of their own body were
not persons upon whom a light sentence should be passed,
and he should therefore order her to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour fur ore year.
bale iligqin6oltoot, 24, was indicted fur felonious'
wounding Th sums l'itt, with intent to do him grievous
bodily harm.
Mr. Cooper prosecuted. Mr. Cockle defended tke
pri.einer.
The facts of this ease have appeared in the police reports
within the last day or two. The prosecutor was a private
in the 13di Light Dragoons, end it appeared that upon the
occavion of a dispute taking place at Knightsbr;dge, be-
twcen some soldiers and labouring men belonging to the
neighbourhood, the prisoner took up a stone and threw it
at the prosecutor, and struck him with it in the right eye
with such violince, as entirely to destroy the sight.
The &tenets was, that when the prismer threw the stone,
he had no tut Mien of doing serious injury to any one, and
that his offence amounted only to an assault.
Thn jury found the prisoner Guilty of urlawfully wound•
lug the prosecutor, and he was sentenced to be imprisoned
and kept to Lard "about for a year.

In this case the defend .at, Win. titer', had been decreed
to take home his wife and treat her with coejug..lalfection.
The court had further tiled three o'clock on Sat...rday Iset,
and the office of Mr.Crieket, the proctor fur Mrs. Story, as the
time and place at which Mr. Story should neeive and take
home hi+ 'wife. _ _

Mr. Story now tendered an affidavit made by two persons
to prove that ha bad been obstructed in obeying the order
of the court by Mr. Cricket.
Dr. Lushineton—Do you mean to say that you have been
ready and willing to take home your wife, and that you
have beau prevented from doing so ?
Mr. Story—l uo. 1 have Leen ready and willing to take
Ler home ever since the 30th of April, but I have more than
once been obstructed by Mr. Cricket.
Dr. Lushington consented to receive the affidavit. It
appeared that Mr. Story, being unable to attend at Mr.
Cricket'., bad sent the clerk of his attorney and another
person to conduct Mrs. Story home, but alas had been
denied to them.

Mrs. Story, who was in court, stated, in answer to Dr.
Lushington, that she bad declined to go with the two men,
but that she had gone to the place described as her bus.
baud's home, and had lived there ever since, her wants
having been supplied by persona whom she supposed to be
her husband's agents.
Dr. Lushingtou—Very wtll, then, I can do no more, but
I shall rest dismiss either of the parties. I shall keep the
PM open until I am able to determine what ought to be
done to meet the ends of justice.
Mr. Story—l hope, sir, that you will do me some justice.
I have given notice of a motion to the registrar to fit •
day on which I may be heard as to a complaint I have to
make against the officers of the court.
Dr. Lusliingtoa—Then you must file affidas its, in order
that there may be sum: preliminary evidence to justify your
charge ; and if your charge should turn out to be false, you
will have to take the COMNIIIMISCeP.
11AILZWiLL e. liaxewew...
This was a suit, which had been instituted in July lut
by Mrs. Hakewell, for the restitution of conjugal rights ;
and Mr. Hakewell not having instructed his proctor to
proceed on his behalf, the Court decreed that he be ar"no-
nlshed to take her home sad treat hat kindly.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
A big athletic fellow, namea Henry )(wee, wee brought
before the Lord Nloyor under the following circumstances
A policeman mid—Yesterday, at half-put four o'clock,
as I was on duty a: the Excise-office in Broad street, where
tickets are issued for St. Paul's Cathedral, 1 saw the pri-
soner on the foot pavement selling tickets, of which hu had
a considerable number, to the passers by. 'I hey were, I
afterwards found, forged tickets. When he saw me, he
paned the tickets he bad in his hand to another man ; and
when I was taking them from the other man, the prisoner
struck me three or four tunes in the chest, and tried to
kink an.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YEsteRDAT.
B. rola Ma. COMUSIOOOI.IIa 1101.21MT14
IN Is LODWA.
This was the certificate meeting in the ease of W. Loder,
described u an innkeeper of Virginia-water. There was no
opposition. Thu amount of liabilities was small.
Ilia Benson granted a eccond.elass certificate.
Is as J. Bst.L.
The bankrupt was a tailor and draper, of Ludgate-bill.
This was the certificate meeting. ins unsecured debts were
8951.; assets about 6001.
Mr. Linklater supported the bankrupt's application, and
stated that his misfortunes were attributable to a circum-
stance over which ho 'mid no control. In 1848, he had
effected a composition, and one of the principal creditors
having died, be was sued for the full amount. But for this
he would have been able to meet his engagements.
Mr. Cobb, for the assignees, offered no opposition ; and •
second-elan certificate was granted.
Bayesa Ms. wae,seweaa Evans.
Ix as Walla.
The bankrupt, C. W. Wass, was a picture dealer, in
New Bond-street. This was en adjourned last examination
meeting. The accounts, which are extremely voluminous,
have been filed ; and the balance-sheet is in the following
form.
From Ist Jan., 1850, to 15th May, 1852.
Da.
To unsecured creditors £11,243

The ord Mayor—Wu he obstructing the pavement at
thvtime ?

—Prisoner—se was, my lord; and there were sever.il other
men, of the same description, engaged in the same business
of selling forged tickets. It has become a regular trade,
and is carried on in spite of our exertions.
The Lord Mayor—How many did yews take from the
man to whom you saw the prisoner hand the ticket, ?
Yulieemtn—Twentyeight altogether, and three shillings
and fuurpexco were found in the prisoner's pocket. The
prisoner was extremely violent, and struck at me as hard
as he could.

The Prisoner—Please your lordship, I only did as others
did. I was told that I could purchase tickets of a man who
wee at the Buis* office with a blue bag in his hand, and I
accordingly went to hies and boughtsome to sell again.
The L.,rd Mayor—And what did you pay for them?
Prisoner—A penny each.
0 Some of the °Sleets said that several gentlemen purchased
tickets of the big tellows who came prowling about the Es-
ciseoffice, at a shilling and eighteen pence each. One gen-
tleman gave 4s. for four forged tickets.
The Lord Mayor (to the prisoner)—ilow do you get your
living ?
The Prisoner—l have been working for Mr. Cubitt in St.
Paul's. (Laughter.)
The Policeman—l observed this man yesterday selling
tickets in liroad•strect as hard as he could.

Ditto bolding security 2,434
Tru.tees under marriage Battlement 3,000
Capital lit Jan., 1830
Liabilities
Cs.
_ _ _

By good debt. 27
Doubtful ditto
Bad ditto •••• 77
_ .

(A note by the baaknipt stated t►at front the question
pending between the sesignees and bin co-partners in the
engraving of Joan of Arc," he was unable to estimate
the value of the doubtful debts, or of his interest in the
debts due from the subecritxrs to the "Join of Ara" en•

gra
BY
Property £5,711
Ditto held by erediton as mestrity 3,195
Profit and loss 1,782
Proportion of loss by " Joan of Are " engraving 280
Loss on realising property under the bankruptcy
—pic'ares 3,810
Ditto—engravings, bronzes, steel plates, &c 5,51
Ditto—leaso of premises, No. 168, New Bond
_street 325
. _ .. . .

The TAidideiorLifieotieneeii:aggravated by the
attack he made upon an officer in the execution of duty.
The Prisoner —1 truck the plicentan. 1 was
pushed against him by others who wore trying, like me, to
buy beasts, and 1 never supposed there were any forgeries
amongst them.
The Policeman—He threw himself into a fighting atti-
tude, and struck at me right and left. It was as much as
two of us could do to take him to the station-house.

The Lord Mayor—lt is in my power to inflict a serious
penalty or imprisonment upon you ; but as there seems to
M no imputation upon your previous conduct, I shall
merely inflict upon you the fine of 10s. or imprisonment fur
seven days. If I catch any of your associates after this
hint, I shall fine or imprison him to the utmost.
The policeman said that some of the prisoner's associates
were selling forged tickets at that moment in Broad•street,
and it would be a very difficult matter to prevent the game,
as those who were engaged in it were powerful men, who
seemed determined to act together.
The Lord Mayor—Let every person who resists or ob-
structs the police in Broad•atreet be brought before me, and
we shall see whether a punishment cannot be adapted to
the ofmtee.

Hods* and pmemal
Amount settled on i'Veretnarrisge, 27th May,
18-51
Liabilities 6,621
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Mr. Fry, who appeared for certain creditors, stated that
so much trouble and expense would be incurred by unravel-
ling the whole of the accounts, that they should refrain t,
do so; but they called on the court to refuse protection,
under the 4th head of the 2.56 th section, the bankrupt
having, in contemplation of bankruptcy, made away with
lis property. It was singular that all the pictures sold
appeared to have fetched less than tho bankrupt gave for
them ; and two of these eases were so flagrant as to re-
quire the interference of the court by withholding the pro-
tection.
The bankrupt was examined at some length as to the
state of his affairs at the beginning of April, when the first
notice in bankruptcy was served on him. It appeared an
execution had been pat into his premises at the suit of his
father.' trustees ; and this execution had been satisfied by
mortgaging a lease. Shortly alter the messenger in bank-
ruptcy went in ; bat in the interval the bankrupt bad wet
sway all the pictures not his own which were in his pence-
Mau; and with respect to one of these, "The Spaniel and
]lags," by Landseer, valued at 200 guineas, the question
Was raised whether he had any property to it, but this the
Iluskrupt denied.
Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of the bankrupt, contended
that the affairs of the bankrupt had been thoroughly in-
vestigated, and the most satisfactory explanations bad been
given. Every picture had been traced, and fully accounted
for. There was no pretence for saying that Mr. Hooper's
picture was in the order and disposition of the bankrupt.
The creditors bad not lost anything by the marriage settle-
ment, fur the court had held that it must be set aside;
and • great amount of property had been realised to the
imente.
Was Honour said it was quite clear that Mr. Hover was
I uulitiod to take away his picture, and if the bankrupt bad
allagapted to prevent him, be would have been awing very
impoperly. When the execution was satisfied by the
Miatrige of a lease, it was clear that he had • reasonable
ZerHon of getting through oh difficulties; and that
o, he was perfectly justified in attempting to get rid
eif the execution. The penal section of the act did not
Moly, because it was quits clear that he was under pressure
s the trustees. He would, therefore, pass his last &SIM
Minstion, and the protection would be continued.

Soon after the ►bove case was disposed of JoAn Loini,
another coosrerful man, was brought before the Lord Mayor
by one of the police-sergea►ts, who said, I took this men
into custody near the Excise-office, while he was in the act
of selling forged cathedral orders, and tickets containing the
Duke of Wellington's head upon them. Re had nine
forged orders, and on the top of them was a genuine order.
The Lord Mayor—Did he resist the police ?
Witness—Nut at all, my lord; but all the passages lead-
ing to Broad-street are blocked up by large able men like
this, and they are all selling forged orders.
The Prisoner—l gave Is. 9d. fur the tickets, my lord.
rho Police-sergeant—lt is quito impossible, your lord-
ship, for commercial gentlemen to go on with their busi-
ness in Broad-street.

The Lord Mayor—lf evidence were before me to the
effect that any of these men imposed upon the public by sel-
ling forged tickets, I should certainly take we that the
heaviest punishment should be inflicted. As the defendant
did not resist or offend the police in any way, I shall dis-
charge hint ; but I shall destroy the forged tickets, as a
matter of course.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YENMIDAL
Zama 112. Batton Ausox.

Mercy Sher, 18, was indicted for the wilful murder of
her female illegitimate child. Mr. Tilley prosecuted, and
Mr. Cooper defended the prisoner.
The learned counsel for the prosecution said that, upon
looking over the depositions and observing that there was
an absence of anything like positive proof that the =for.
tunata child whose death formed the subject of inquiry had
been b en alive, he was of opinion that neither the charge
of murder or one of manslaughter could be supported, and
that the only question the jury would have to consider was,
whether the prisoner had not committed the offence of con-
cealing the birth of the child.
Mr. Cooper said that after what his learned friend had
Mated, he thought it right to ray be khould not attempt on
the pert of the prisoner to struggle against a conviction for
concealing the birth.
Baron Alderson said that these were Tory serious cases,
and he could not allow them to be disposed of without the
court being put in possession of the circumstances.
The following evidence we, accordingly adduced :
Elisabeth Payne deposed that she resided at Belling-
hunt, in Sussex, and the prisoner's sister lodged with her,
sad she was in the habit of visiting her. She remembered
seeing the prisoner in the month of September last, and rho
heard the prisoner's sister at that time ask her if she was
in the family way, and she replied that she was not, and
that she was so innocent as she was herself. The pri-
mmer went to London, and remained there about three
weeks or a month, and when she returned she came to wit-
ness's house apparently very weak and ill, and she said
that the had caught a cold in going to London by the rail-
way. Witness asked her if she had been to the Lying-in-
Elamite!, and she said that she had not, but that while she
was in Louden she was in • very respectable situation.
After this the prisoner became very ill, and at length she
admitted that she had Mee delivered of a child at the
house of her suitaer. at Peckham, but she said it was dead
when it came into the world, and that in order to conceal it
she bad cut the body to pieces with a carving knife, and
forced the pieces through the pipe of the water-closet of
her master's house.

Mr. J.-
8. Flower, surgeon to the I' division i.f police, de-
posed that Bergt.f/ uinn ear, aulofleer of that divisiaa,brought
I him a number of pieces of a human body which kad evi-
dently originally termed a female child. The head was di-
vided into two parts, the hands and arms were severed, the
ribs were also separated, and altogether 'lighters pisses of a
human body were examined by him. There was the mark
of a bruise on the head which might have bees eteeekeeed
by an accidental fall, and the lungs wepicecei
pressed, from which he iaferred that the abed het=
and this was the only circumstance maw which be wee
justified in expressing en opinion that the tall we. Wee
alive.

Breaa Alderson rid the charge of minder weal MI be
supported opm this evidence. The Ant Wag be be ins
was to sail* the juy eleuly that tho add woe been

TUE INUNDATIONS. MELANCHOLY LOSS OF
LITL—WINDIOLTILUJUIDAY NIGIIT.—The waters, which
were gradually subsiding up to Tuesday, attained as high •
point as over es Wednesday morning, and have not game
down above sae lash sine* that time. The damage to pro-
perty is tray medierable, but we have now to record the
He et to less them four lives in this immediate locality,
teem mom pew* out of the floods. On Monday, an in-
quest was lida at tat Clarence Inn, Closer, on the body of
• mom reseed Seim Minehin, who perished from exposure
to the wet mil eeM Ia the night of Saturday, on the road
between Wiedese ere Chewer. The poor fellow was • la.
Mow he dia aseallaust die Hoes. Henry Ashley, and was
ash Mak. Oa this night in question he had
stayed Ms at Wiriest, wen RUM all worse for liquor, and
was lee Me he the trapeemy terry, established for the
purpose of miming the water am the Clewer road. II • was
heard by Mat Mykhoters attempting to ford the water,
and must haw NM down in the water by the side of the
road and taller feet asleep. Next morning his lifeless body
was discovered, end the coroner's jury returned a
verdict of bound Dead." On Tairoday two far-
mers residing at Datahet, named Tarrant, with •
friend, whore name ha, not reached us, proceeded in a punt
near Old Windsor, for the purpose of shooting snipes and
water-fowl, flocks of which the floods have brought into the
neighbourhood. The Tarrasts leaded their companion on
a piece of high and dry land, in order that he might have a
better shot at a flock of plovers then approaching. Con-
cealing himself behind a tree for that purpose, he heard •
loud and deep groan, and on emerging from his place of
concealment was horror-struck to find the boat and his com-
panions gone. The boat war found next morning near the
spot, but the bodies of the Termite have not yet been
dts-
cerered. On Wednesday morning whale a boy named
Haines was rowing Hr. Herr, the assistant surveyor of taxes,
from Magna Charts island over the inundated portions of
Old Windsor, near Runnymede-house, the boat upset,
and the boy was carried away by the current. Mr. Mart
was rescued, after hanging on by the railings for a quarter
of an hour, and is in • fair way of recovery, although he
suffered severely by the exposure and fright. The body of
the boy has not yet been found.
ALARMING SEWER ACClDENT.—Yesterday morn-
ing about half-past four o'clock the inhabitants of Ray-
street and Beek hill, Clerkenwell, were suddenly dm-
barbed from their slumbers by • very loud report, se
though • large piece of artillery had been discharged. The
noise proceeded from the sudden felling In of some stables
and premises In the occupation of Mr. Harris, livery-stable
keeper, Ray-street, which were built directly over the
main sewer, and which have been in • very thisafo state
for some time past. At the time of the accident there wets
three homes in the stables, which fell into the Newer be-
neath, with the rubbish. One of the Lone, was got cut
alive, and men were sent down the sewer towards the
Thames. at Slackfriare-bridge, to endeavour to find the
two missing horses. The Finsbury Literary and Scientific
Institution, in Leionter-place, which is built en an arch
over the sewer, has shown symptoms of uneafenem within
the last few days, the walls having cracked in several
place.. A number of the surrounding houses are in a very
unsafe condition, the foundations being considerably under.
mined by the late heavy rains. The city authorities have
lately completed an extensive purchase of property in this
locality, for the continuance of the new street.
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