The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 28, 1852.

THB POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

Mr. Towell, of 4, , was charged with
illegally pawning 3 Luther hods, value about 31., the pro.
city of Mr. Howe, on aceount int, of Plaistow, in 13-yea.
The ptoseeutur stated thot in July, 1851, he distreined
upon the prisoner's I„ouds, and again in the f lug
August. The goods on both omissions were (oedema:el,
but the prosecutor left them in the prisoner's possession, to
enable him to procure some friend to purchase them from
him. On taking the goods as.,y, however, the prosecutor
mimed three feather beds from the list. When cross-
examined by Mr. Bans fur the prisoner, the prosecutor ad.
mitted that he first celled on the prisoner, and retool,
mended him to take the benefit of the Insolvent Act, end
at the same time offered to advance him the means to carry
him through the court. He instructed two solici:ore—one
to carry prisoner through the matter, and the other
to find a creditor to sue the prisoner, so that he
might be thrown into prison, as the tint step towards
getting into court. Tho prosecutor then paid 101. to Mr.
Knight, the creditor, to Indemnify him with re-
gard to all the costs of the action. Ile also paid
201. to the solicitor, to defend the prisoner, 301. being
the estimated expense to the prisoner of taking the benefit
of the set. He took no receipt fur either of these sums,
neither were they entered in his books. The prisoner bad
tines paid him every shilling of it. Neither of those sums
were entered in the balance sheet or schedule, both of
which be prepared. The cot of going through the court
in the ordinary way woald have been 201.; bet the course
recommended by him would require 30'. Ile was not an
agent of the Insolvent Debtors Cour, and had only re.
amid 31. 3e. for himself out of the 301., the rest went to
the solicitors, for and sgainst the prisoner in the cause.
Prosecutor bought the goods at the coudetunatioa price,
amounting to 491. He had also paid 201. for rent for the
prisoner and other expenses to the amount of about 51.
He bed received 541. 151. BJ. from the ptisooer in cash,
besides the goods. He had
in the Insolvent Court, bat he had received gratuities.
Mr. Dimas urged that the prosecutor bad offered to take
the prisoner through the court for 301., but by some means
he had managed to increase his clonal from that amount to
upwards of 1001., so that in fact so far from the property in
question belonging to the prosecutor, he was the prisoner's
debtor.

Sir Chapman Marshall said the cam seemed to he so
mixed up with the pecuniary affairs of both parties, he was
of opinion that it ought to have been brought into
this court.

The prisoner was then discharged.
A gentleman applied to the Alderman for summoners on
behalf of four individuals who bad taken passages in the
ship the W. 8. Lindsay. lie stated that the parties he re•
presented, having proceeded on their voyage, reached the
Downs, when they were obliged to put huh on account of
the misconstruction of the vessel, which, being composed of
iron, had thrown her compass oat 24 points, and she was
then in dock, from which she would probably n come
out again. The parties had applied, under the set of par-
liament, to Messrs. Lindsay for the return of their parnge
money, and 101. eac► compensation for loss of time, lice.
Mr. Lindsay, however, under the advice of Captain Dale,
offered the passage money back, and only 21. be. each for
eonspensation, which the passengers declined to receive.
the 'exeunt offered not being considered a " reasonable "
compensation.
Sir Chapman Marshall said be could not grant the sum.
mons under that particular part of the act ?steered to by the
applicant, as the ship, though disabled, was not rendered so
through the delimit of the owner.
Application disclaimed.