The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY COURTS.—Nov. 4.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
II TIN At; EICULTCIIIsT CATTLE INsl'itANCI CONTAWT.
T. argue...eta to th:s mart of which appeared
yesterday, wen t.av urd, eLd co.tieued threustiuut the
satire day.

(Bann Vioe-Chancelb.r 34r R. T. Kinder,ley.)
LP St TUE £A3T OF ENGLAND DANt.

In We 117 itti.rs pew i to was pre.euteal to August lest bt
two of the directors for a winding-up orthr, but it stood
WC, with a new to sea whether a voluntary winilin,up
enutil not he tliet-ted. At a meeting skit& was aub.e.
quently hold a resolution that the bank be voluntarily
wound up was agreed to, and liquidah ra were appointed.
The matter :.o• tan on the petition of the two wow-
tor., mil ma an anot:ier petition, praying that what bid
Ere, by the liquidators in the vo!lauttry wiudieg-up
n,i„.,L La adopted, and that the voluntary wiudiuu-ap
might ba alloyed to continue. It appeared that the Pr.
eitrul Binkiiig Corporation have entered into an agree-
ment with the directors of the bank for purchasing the
by ill sod 'Aaiun+ branch offices, and a number of the
aryisute of the cusfum-re have been tracialerred
to turm. It also appeared that tinder the Voluto
&Ley Wuling.up Act a dividend of Ida. in the pound
La. Lou paid, and it 4 expected that another diet-
deml of Zia. will be psid shortly, and under three circum-
stawos filar* wee no desire to press for a compulsory wind-
tu.; up. or to interfere with the present liquidators.
T.., \ soy Caanoellor made an order adopting the velum
v wiudiug-up, with liberty to the contributories and
creditors to apply from time to time in chambers, in the
es: et of any matters arising requiring a special application.
Mr. (:laom and Mr. Iltzgins appeared ou the first i.etitina ;
Mr. Kole and Mr. lt ishurgh on the second petition ; Mr.
dessel. Mr. Lindley, Mr. Lawrence, and Mr. Coseue Hardy
for other parties bitereated.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Nov. 4.
Skoog; io (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
sal Justices Crompton, Mellor, sod Shoe.)
_ cowLEs r. rorrs.

!d r. K. ane, Q.C., aid thin Viaiinaetion for slander. tried
bete.re Mr. It,tm Chronell at Ipswich, ahem the jury re.
turned 4 verdict for this plaintiff, damage• 10f. He moved,
poriii.eut to 1-rve reaerved. for a rule Diet to set the verdict
aside end rotor it for the defends:H. It appeared that the
plamtdi was soliciting signature.' for piereentat:on to the
Charity Trusteed relative to hid appointmeNt to th.e manege-
ment of a local charity. A friend of the plaintiff's asked
the eleeenthem. to sigo. hut be refused, atid no bring asked
why, he uttered the slender compleined of—that the plain.
WI was " a rogue and A swindling thief, Miring robbed him
of V." The words were uttered boo& fide, rod Mid reference
to some dispute between the plaintiff end defendant relative
to vane heriroot, steel not to soy felonious act, rod the jury
found that the defendant Mid not been actuated by malice
in in. king the statement. The learned counsel contended
that, careaulerio4 the position of the partied, the communiem
ti3n Ais a urwil. vd one. There was a recond count for
sp.:aal deem .p,e, Mr. Cooper, the friend, having in conger-
qu'oe. ,mismil the plaintiff from his situation of farm
bailiff.

The or .art granted the role on the ant point, and refused
it cer th 8 mooed.

TrF.I.LANT) T. ROOD AND OTHERS (RTSPONDEST.,)
31; l'habrick moved fur a rule fora mandamus calhug
elmo certain justices 14 Eases to hearand determine an up•
Poal iur ..f.t.tt ¢up I, highway. Tbia was a aiuiilarMOO IA
morrd Luala, 44. C., the previi.u. day.
! -Lula granted.