The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-12 00:00:00

IN 1.1 WlOO AND SMITH.-PALIIII INTRIZI.

The bankrupts had traded as commission spate, in Ores-
haat-street. This was the certificate meeting. Their joist
debts were 2,3001. ; liabilities, 4961. ; assets about 6001.
Mr. Bagley, for the assignees, called attention to the fast
that the bankrupts, during • short trading of 16 months,
had made profits only to the extent of 6441., while their
expenses had been about 2,3001. Ia their books were a
number of fictitious entries, representing sales to a supposi-
titious firm of Black and Co.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupts, admitted that they had
mimed in a speculative busbies, and the alleged false
entries were merely for the purpose of showing their own
leases. There was no intent to deceive the erediton or
conceal the state of their affairs. They had been embolus-
Malty the somata of Means. Wilson and Clark, the
aaltres.
ilesour said be had a very strong feeling es the 'sh-
iest of false estates, sad amid marsoly easesise =MM.' to
justify a prude* se mischievous. Be had not herbs& into
the coesequesses, het to denounce the reeds. generally.
This was dose by the legislature; foe it ahoolately took
away the protection is such oases. Hers the 'Meet had
been to lead Messes. Wilson and Clark to that the
bankrupt* were carrying on a summits' hseMeea let it
was not accessary to enter into that at all. The isghlatare
bed laid doers • rule, to which the courts wee bound
to adhere, and be could not, fora moment, Mites to say
excuse. That part of the case was clearly made eat
the bankrupts. When hellooked at other patttelhjr mr
dant to see if they were equally unfavourable, be Mesa that
their peremal expenditare, tempered with their imeglaery
profits, was gross is the extreme. Therefore, having
to this amazons oases of making false entries their
books, and emieg that there was nothing ie the ere to
operate favourably, Ito felt that, however painful a duty it
might be, in order to thew how droogly the mart felt as
a subject of this hied, he must postoone the certificates of
them bankrupts for three yeast. He should not grant them
protection, and should sot interfere to release them, if they
wen put in prima, until they had undergone three mouths'
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11•1111. trot. whVair iliemeaterial were a libellous patinae-
!tin softie it IMMltatjuiad; ead. seashily, whether
the ***id lisehaws oestetwat is the amnia' were sub-
numbly taus. Thaprimeipal of than .Urethan was that
Dr. Mantes pea bow to s sea, sad seat bfa iato
the sate* mud with s liskesa, with wises to strike
%tamer be ont. If ether of **Awe were untrue, the
Minh( wadi he eatitled to a whet. hat*. jury would
oaf k* ~UM the chaise et &mew. If they fessd
he the plelatirdse should dee repast Sea to soy whether
Ib assmerial wsa alma his amenumisatisa. Is the mat
et MB tunes that the limetaryd Mass fee the Hose De-
partimwt was sot s etwepeteat tribunal to serene sa spy&
Gahm with regard to a ategisteatt provisi iseerroot, be
sheidd reserve have to ewer a /sadist for the defeadeas, se
that In might eau se Wen.
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hold tbst the imoseial was boa die hi its eharaster.
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bee GO Wind dm did Mt Me wa wry berm tense, •
be bad awe sellieMl ifeelleialue he heed* lee. bevies
Need bee, es dm Ineleammiesei expressed pendia,
eiresimiseem The deinderat Ie %yeasts, ate. He was
inewly a Lesesiebie esreoed it HMI be seabed ibees
beeleme, sad west Wide eiWnlana h vMs sad
sea, bei el wham we &Pe tiles 11114 be lame
edit tbe plabelMis bar. Tbe
iffaVilialewerselettemes Isd lbe *WI to believe teeel%
defeedeatlnteeded marriage. me& Me spoke is bee welfb.l
beer. Mr. Barked*, shout witig but asp, as " aim unie
meat to be masted." He signed te Wks ee bee besimithl
led as mid ber steak to reduce the inenisey.
bed a Ride ski, whew she yenned as a bewilew, sad she,
wee Mt Mme, ea Ostia appreesied Jul amen
her same and rookies& laSeewesy. WM Mesita was
bread se be miss aelemasere eialbee rip=2,
wife), sad Ode lbst le lbe knowledge el
eke reseeelseted wilt*, es which he welsher a
letter et reeds' tenkge. wee en the 11th of
Jeremy. 1154, la seldeli be pretested "be would sever
mew se teems me bet bee. Ms ewe Made Itesesll."
Metwlthelealing this mossmesele% Imo ins peigg Mme
eourt
to seetber vim- he wwrfod es the Nth el April,
1154. d llm tie ddisime was elven to eaderstemi that
ea wise would be eissessed hint for a keash of
pfemie. He this mete bee eaUmMeg letter. he the
of intimMatig bee from peeeedies egoist him.
greP:ll.owing excretions quoted, SOSO pub bele, imlt for
pubileatioa :—" Well, Mrs. Russell, do pee ilea to pew
cede again me—why you wil hey no wen ek tin
a MOM amen 12 cats—sot you. I hew theism upon
thanes, and yea ar Galin a pore wassaa. You had abetter
...tied it without' them buryen. I did promis you, but this
woman with her tonge and her muneey got the better on
me. I do lay yea tho after all. It is no we to go to la
with me, for I dant care a for jug nor jun. So no
more at present from J. Warrzatuo."
Other letters were read, during which the whole court
gave themselves up to unrestrained laughter.
Mr. MatatileY. Q.C., said the plaintiff's einumetaness
rendered a union with the defendant desirable. She had
suffered in makirg arrangements for the disposal of her busi-
ness, and she sought damages for the inconnaissee is base
east off as well u the settlement which wee lost to her la not
being united to the defendant.
A number of vitae's,. were examined.
Mr. Mellor, for the defendant, imputed forgery W the
plaintiff, and contended that the letters were never written
by defendant.
Thomas Varney, maser of the Spalding and Boston
Bask, knew defendant's signature well, having paid cheques
upon it. He believed the signatures to the letters predated
to be genuine.
John Sleight stated that Mn. Russell had asked him to
oars to Lincoln assists and say he would have married her if
Mr. Whitehead had not been courting her at the time he
wanted to have her.
His Lordship directed the jury, if they were satisfied as
to the genuineness of the handwriting of the defendant is
the letters produced, to find a verdict for the plaintiff. If
they were not 'misled, it must be for defendant.
The jury retired at three o'clock, and were locked up,
until ten o'clock at night, when they returned a verdict at
the judge's lodgings ter the pilatiff—dentages. 1251.