The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-06 00:00:00

:'VENING, DECEMBER 6, 1862.

Mr. Bean said it was deposited in the name of M. Gerefi to
give to him an appeannes of substantiality in order that he
might dispose of the Deposit Bank stock upon the Paris
Boone. This was a short and imperfect outline of the
mouser in which the Deposit Bank had been carried on;
and now as to the manner in which Mr. Seaman joined the
bank. About May, 1859, be was applied to by Mr. Had-
wyn, the superintendent of agents, who planed the pros-
in his hands, and Mr. Seaman, acting upon the
ritutthat the prospectus was true, jollied the bank, and re-
ceived his appointment as agent fur Plymouth in May or
Jime, I Will. After the bank broke nothing could be more
painful than Mr. Seaman's position. He found himself
avoided aud distrusted in the town ; a meeting of depositors
was held at which he was denounced, and he was applied to
to return the deposits. He made efforts to retrieve himself,
but failed in consequence of his connexion with the bank ;
and he has been unable to establish himself in any business
since, It was for these injuries which he now trusted to
a jury for compensation.
Some documents having been put in in evidence, and
some formal witnesses called,
Mr. Seaman, the plaintiff, said—l was formerly a draper
at Plymonth, and I was applied to by Mr. Hadwyn. the
superintendent of agents, to become an agent for the Bank
of Deposit.
Mr. Collier proposed to ask the witness what Mr. Hadwyn
said and did.
Mr. Bowl% however, submitted that it was not shown
that Mr. Hadwyn had authority to bind the company, and
therefore the evidence was not admissible.
Mr. Henry Prior, a clerk in the bank, was then called,
and said—Lord Keane was frequently at the bank, and at•
tended board meetings. He became chairman about March,
1857. Several books were laid on the table before the
directors. The bankers' paanbook, the cheque-book,
the attendance-book, the agenda-book, the policy
register-book, and the certificates for signature. The
investment stock-book was laid before the committee, bat I
am not sure that it was laid before the boani. There were
four Muses of ledgers, one of which, the capital stock
ledger, would show the amount of stock, and the general
ledger contained a profit and lose account Those ledgers
were placed on a shelf in the office where the clerks were.
I do not recollect the directors coming in there, but the
books were there if they were wanted. They were fre-
quently sent up into the room of Mr. Morrison, the
managing director. I have a recollection of seeing the
general ledger once on the board table. The Bev. Mr.
Bean attended meetings of the board and of the finance
committee. Dr. Clark attended meetings of the board and
of the finance committee. The meetings lasted about two
hours. Prospectuses used to lie upon the counter for die-
tribution. The directors were pad for their attendances
latterly, one guinea fora board attendance, two guineas for a
committee, two guineas for a special attendance, and 52
guineas a year whether they attended or not.
Mr. Bovill—Yon may take it that Lord Keane, during
the time he was chairman, received 7801. for attendances.
Witness—The meetings of the State Fire-office were also
held in the same room. Mr. Hadwyn need to oome to the
National-office frequently when he was in town—generally
daily. I never saw Lord Keane and Mr. Hadwyn together,
nor have I any recollection of having seen Mr. Hadwyn
speaking to the other defendants. I have not seen him in
the board-room.
A number of questions were put to the witness, and seve-
ral objections as to the reception of the evidence were raised
and discussed.
Mr. Justice Willes said it must be shown that Hadwyn
bad authority to baud the prospectus to the plaintiff, and
thus induce him to become agent for the bank, for otherwise
be should hold that there was no evidence.
Mr. WaUia—l was a clerk in the office. I have seen
prospectuses in the board-room. I have never seen Mr.
Hadwyn in the board-room, but I have seen him in Mr. Y.
Mormons room, though not many times. I have seen pro-
spectures in Mr. liadwyn's bands, but I do no:, know
whether he took them into the country with him. I used
t 3 write to Mr. Hadwyn whilst in the country by Mr. Morri-
son's direction. (A copy of one of these letters was read.
It was dated the 20th July, 1859, end acknowledged the
receipt of money on account of the Sandwich agency, and
said that they had no satisfactory evidence from Edinburgh
or Glasgow.) I never heard of the letter-books being taken
up into the board-room.
At this period of the case the further hearing was ad.
tamed until to-morrow, his lordship saying
ime that it would
convenient to allow the plaintiff's counsel tame to look at
the book, of the bank.
IRWIN V. KIR OLOROR CRRT.
In this case, which was tried yesterday, Mr. Irwin ap-
plied to his lordship for the assistance of the court, on the
ground that Sir George Grey bad not obeyed the terms of
his snbptena duces tecum.
His Lordship, however, said that he had no power to
interfere. Any application must be made to the full court
next term. _ _ _

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Dec. 5.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
DORMAT AND DMUS O. CARL! AND CARLI—(IN FORMA

PAUPERIS).-SPECLAL JURE.
(Concluded from yestreday's Express•
A number of other witnesses having been called in support
of the will, the opposition was withdrawn, and the jury
found for the plaintiffs.
Sir C. Cromwell pronounced for the validity of the in-
strument.