The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEINB BENCH.

After Term &taw at Nisi Pries, at Westatiseter—(Be.
fore Lord Chef Justice °cabers aid a Special Jury.)

JOWLS V. TIII LAW FMB INISUSANCI COMPAIT.

The further hearing 4 this case err reamed thin morn.
leg, when /Malinke was called for the defuses.
Mr. Elerjeant Skim, Mr. Collier, Q. 0., and Mr. Needham
were ocaumel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawking,, 4.0., Mr.
Coleridge, Mr. Matthew for the defeedante.
Geo. B.Soapke, foreman of that part of the are hip&
statement at King-street, Begent-street, mid be was called to
the fire about 3 o'clock of the morning of the 31st July.
The shop door was broken open, the hoes carried in, and the
engine played upon the fire ; the fire was raging fiercely in
"the fixtures." The fire was pot out ie lees than fire mi•
sates. The goods were taken out in buckets.
By the jury—The aegis, used was a very powerful ma
Tbs.:Mini( was on fire. The blaze is the fixtures was pat
out is two minutes, and the fire wee afterwards put out by
the hand pump.
John 1:11ey, a fireman, gave similar testimony.
Stephen Martin, fireman, relieved Lamy in charge of the
premises, at haff.peat 8 o'clock. He replanted till twenty
minutes past 9, when he gave up pomades to Fisk, the
plaintiff's shopwan. Nothing was removed.
Patrick Conway, messenger to Mr. Eilout, went to the
premises about 5 o'clock in the afternoon after the firs.
Mr. Jones's porter, w there. Wittier was directed to
sleep on the premises. was
porter remained with him all
that night. Nothing was removed cm that day. The plain.
tiff's emu swept the burst staff oa ors side to pass along
the shop. He remained oa the premises till the 18th Sep-
tember. Plaintiff slept cm the premises occasionally during
that time. There wee nothing touched or removed whilst
be was there until the removal of the salvage. The dust
was takes care of. It was swept up and put into a lox.
Mr. Coleridge—Wham wee the dust taken away!
Whams On a strong Irish scant)—When 1 was tabs
away myself. (Laughter.)
Crosswzamiesd—lt was necessary to me a spade is doer.
lug up the staff the day after the fire. It was "moist
like," about three Mabee deep.
Mr. fferjeant Shme—Thee what necessity was there for
oskaa the made sad the broom
Wituess —Because some pence. don't like to dirty their
boots. (Laughter.) It did not take more than tee minutes
to clear up the pima.
Mr. Sericant Shoe interposed, sod said that, in accordance
with his lordship's suggestion made yesterday, Mr. Harding
hod made out a statement from the books and invoices of
the goods purchased from the end of January, 1862, par.
ticularly setting forth the quantity of gloves. It
was found that in February, 1662, Me Homy
stated the value of the stock to be 1,0181., and
that it contained 226 dozen of gloves. Sivas
that time 91 dozen had been purchased and 106 dozen sold.
The money receipts since that time had bees 6951., and, de•
ducting one third fur profit. left 4631. The puraiwes is
the mean time bad been 3971. ; so that there had been as
excess of sales over purchasesduring that time of about
661., and an excess of gloves sold over those purchased of
about 15 dozen, which would reduce the stock by about 601.
When Manna Honey valued the stock there were some 15
or 16 dozen of gloves accidentally omitted, so that the
stock at that time wee pretty much the same es when the
fire took place.
The Lord Chief Juatioe—W bat is the number of gloves
claimed ?

Mr. Serjeant Sbee—About 226 dozen.
William Jackson, olark to Mr. &lout, was called. He
spoke to the appearance of the premises and stock after the
fire. He afterwards taw Mr. Jones, sec., and gave
him one of Mr. Eilaart's cards, informing him at
the same time to make out the claim—that it
was an easy matter, se all that was required
was a detailed statement of the goods. He
to consider it a difficult matter, and said taCatt
or three parties had called upon him about it. He told him
the office profaned insurers making out their own claim,
but that Mr. Eikart would bare no objection to Mr.
White's doing so. Mr. Jones, see., had mentioned Mr.
White's name.

[The twee wee proceeding when our report left.)

BAIL COURT.

Sittimp at Niai Prim—(Before Mr. eitLIPMOIII BlaLkinun
and a Common Jury.)

RAYMOND C. POOM.-OFYICARN AND MONEY LnIDERS.
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Thin wan an adios Ice mosey received, for ;;;;;;Paid.
and for money found to be due upon en account stated.
The defendant pleaded never indebted and also a set off.
Mr. Prentice appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Joyce ap-
peared to watch the case on the part of the defendant.
Mr. Prentice, in opening the plaintiff's case, said the
plaintiff was formerly an e)nsign in the Owe Mounted Rifles.
He (the learned counsel) would leave Mr. Joyce to de•
scribe the defendant, bat all he could tell the jury about
him wee that he held himself out to the plaintiff as a bill
discounter, and protemed to lead money to gentlemen in the
army. The plaintiff was introduced to the defendant in
the year 1861. He gave the defendant two bills of exchange
for 100 f. each to get discounted for him, and it am
upon these two bills that the present action was
brought. Upon the first bill the defendant received 401.
for discount, but that change was not complained of by the
plaintiff. On the second bill the defendant rewired 1001.
from a gentleman named Brodie, an army tailor, earning
on business in Priem etreet,Hanovereqiime, in consequence
of his promising to get the plaintiff his outfit for the army
for that cam. Mr. Brodie thought it would be a good thing
for the plaintiff, and advanced the 100/. The plaintiff sub-
sequeotly wished to get alma upon some property he had in
Ireland, and applied to the defendant to obtain it for him. A
bond woe drawn up by the plaintiff, and placed in the handsel
his solicitor, a gentleman named Green, in Ireland. Upon
that hood Mr. Green obtained a loan for 1311., and the de-
fendant had received that sum from Mr. Green under the
pretence that he was going to pay it to the plaintiff.
The plaintiff hearing of that went to the defendant, who
admitted having received the money, but said he could not
pay II him. He offered, however, to discount a bill for the
plaintiff for WC The plaintiff thereupon drew a bill for
1301. Upoa that hill, the plaintiff only received 8/. in cash
and 3 cheques, which were afterwards dishonoured ; and for
discounting that bill the defendant charged a sumof ID/.
The learned counsel said that he could characterise the
defendant's conduct as nothing lees than a swindle, and an
endeavour to screw mosey outof young officers who were only
too foolish in going to him for loans. The plaintiff had
never received anything on either of the two 1001. bills, and
the action was now brought to recover their value. The
defendant had since left the country.
The plaintiff and Mr. Brodie were called, and corroborated
the learned counsel's opening.
Mr. Joyce said that he could not resist the action. The
defendant was abroad, and therefore he could not cell bin,
Mr. kriqiiin-1 hope 1 have wariaact Kr. Joyce of the

plaio iff irigid to recover, if I have sot convinced the dr
Mr. Prentice applied for weedy examitioo.
Mr. Julio, Blackburn rid be might have it if he thought
it would do him any good.
A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff, damages 200/.,
via e:awlit• in four days.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Wore Mr. Onamiadomar Glailbarn.)

DI II DIJOIT.

His Honour said he would take that opportunity of cor-
recting a grron misrepresentation which had appeared in
the paper of the largest circulation as to what be had said in
giving judgment in the case of Darby. He was made to
rrseppssaawwat that Colonel Cotton was the insigne' of the estate,
rrhareas he had distinctly stated that the assignee was
the bankrupt's own medical man.
Mr. Stanafield (the official assignee) said that his Honour's
statement had been correctly reported in the paper (the
/kitty ",u) in which he read it.
His Honour said it was inconceivable how anyone could
have fallen into the gross error which he bad pointed out.

The bankrupt, who was formerly mist to the Duke of
Beaufort, wu described as a *unhand tub-seller, and dealer
is irisoellaneous articles., of Jerilyn street. This was the
examination sitting. The debts are 1,1001. ; moments ; ex-
penditure for the last two years, 2431. a year. An ►djourn-
ment was taken by coneent, further amounts being required.

IN RR PROCFOL
. _

The baolkrupt had formerly been s paymuter in the
army. Thin warn the ;examination sitting. The debts see
about 1.,100.1t

Mr. Aldridge stated that this was the second adjourn-
ment, but the bankrupt had not yet filed hie accounts.
Though he was a man of education and must know what was
required, be had given no astishictory reason why he had
DM filed his amounts.

Adjourned am aie.
IN RI WILLIAM HOWARD OLOVIL

The MakinPt describede' adpitriassor of music, of
Alfred-place, Belford.wpare, and Brighton. This was
the sittusg for examination and discharge. The debts are
7341. ; no masts.
11r. Doris opposed for creditors.
It appearing that the aooounts bad not been filed in time,
an adjoarnment for a month warn ordered.
(Before lfr. 001:11111iffia0WIT Pane.)

The bankrupt, a clerk in tie Admiralty, applied for his
order of discharge.
Mr. E. Heed appeared for the endgame; Mr. Dowse for
the bankrupt.
There was no opposition, and the only question
was how much the bankrupt should be required to set aside
out of his salary,. which was as much as 396 i. The bank-
rupt offered to give up 125/. a year ; but the assignees were
sot satisfied with this, and urged that, as he was an un-
13111mted man, he ought to set aside half his salary for pay-
ment of his creditors.

His Honour said that though the bankrupt was in •
wranmeat office they ought sot to beggar km; he must
Live mesas of decent Nippon. He considered that 1251.
• year would be aufficient far him to set aside.
The order of discharge was granted au this condition.

The 'bankrupt, a bedding manufacturer of Curtain-reed,
Mandeb*, sWied for hie order of **charge. Debts 6441.;
so meta.

onedday opposed for the official assignee. The Unk-
empt had contracted all his debts within six antathei hevin
then obtained his discharge under a former ptey
.
wma clear case of contracting debts without means
of payment.
Honour said the case was a mominens one. The
ceder for discharge would be suspended far nix mouths, and
the bankrupt would have no protection until he had been
three months in prison at the suit of some creditor.