The Express.
London, England, 1855-01-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1855.

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Mr. Dollanthee—Then yen were perfectly is the wrosg is
Swamis, it wee in your handwriting?
Wltsees-1 did sot swear it. I said so from the flat
ghsea.
Mr. Dellastlse—Aad yes were es your oath at the time ?
Will yes weer, eh, that this was not the resolution ca
which pear senvonation took plus?
Wltsess—l will swear that the original resolution to be
proposed to the committee was the resolution on which the
cosvoesatiett took place, and that I undentood that reitela-
ties to be in Mr. Davis.'. handwriting.
Mr. Dellantiu—Answer my question, sir. Is this the
resoletles es which the automation took place?
Whites—lSM not swear it is.
Mr. Balhatlso—Will you swear it is not ?
Berjeast Wilkias—Mr. Devise bar sworn that the resolu-
tion was writhes by this gentleness.
Mr. Ballsatine—And so this pntlemas has sworn that
this roulades was written by himself just now.
Whelan—The amount of my oath is that the original re-
solution which was to have been proposed to the committee
was not he my handwrilfsg, end that I always understood
it was in Mr. Davies's bwrithig.
Mr. Ballantine—Bat you swore it was is Mr. Davies's
handwriting five minutes ago ?
Witneue—l may have been mistaken in the document—
it wss very duk at the time, and I merely glanced at it.
Mr. Ballantine—Wilt you swear this was not the docu-
ment which was shown to you ?
Witness—l can't swear whether this was the document
or not.
Mr. Ballantine—Look at it spiv, sir, and toll me if you
will swear whether this was the document or not?
Berjeant Wilkins—l really don't see why a gentleman in
the station of the witness should be subjected to such in-
sults.
, Mr. Ballantine—l do, because I think he has given his
evidence most improperly.
The Arbitrator—l feel bound to say I have seen nothing
is this gentleman's conduct which should lay him open to
saimadversion, except that in the dark be said a doeumeat
was in his handwriting which afterwards turned out not to
have bean so.
Mr. Ballentine—ls this, the modified one or the original

one?
Witness—l cannot swear to that.
Mr. Ballantine—Did you not swear just now to me that
this was the modified one ?
Witnees—l here not sworn that this is the modified one.
I have sworn that the modified one was in my handwriting.
Berjoant Wilkins—Be swore that when he thought this
was in his handwriting.
Mr. Ballantioe—Will yon swear that this was the reso-
lution oniwhich the conversation took place?
Witness—l can't swear that it was not, but I think it
was Mr. Davies's.
Mr. Ballantins—Will you swear it was ?
Witness—l will not.
Mr. Ball►ntine—Will you swear it was not?
Witness—l will not.
Berjeant Wilkins—Are you quite sure that the resolution
laudatory of Mr: Davies was not in your handwriting ?
Witness—l am quite sure of that.
The proceedings were then adjourned toWednesday nest,
when the additional evidence on behalf of the defendant
will be adduced and summed up by Berjeant Wilkins.
Mr. Ballantine will then have to reply on the whole case, so
it will be concluded in two days more.

EQUITY COURTS.—Jex. 27.
WO= to LOIDS VATIC= OF APPIAL.
IX PLATE W1L1.28 lit II WILXIIII.
Their lordships delivered their judgment upon this appeal
of an arranging debtor, from the refusal of one of the dis-
trict commissioners to certify, under the 226th section of
the Bankrupt liswConsolidationAct,that a dead of inspection
executed between the appellant and his creditors had been
duly executed by the requisite majority (viz., six-sevenths)
in number sod value of such creditors. The grounds of
the commissioner's refusal were that the deed did not fell
within the provisions of the section, as not being for the
benefit of all the creditors of the appellant, and that it did
not purport to pass the whole of the appellant's property.
The case was heard on Tuesday last, when Mr. De Gen
was heard for the appellant ; but Mr. Willeock, Q.C., and
Mr. Archibald Smith were not called upon in support of
the decision appealed from.
Their lordships affirmed the decision of the commissioner,
sad dismissed the appeal, with costa.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.-lAN. 27.
MINOS IN RANOO.-11170R1 LORD CANTWELL, AND WEITICIN COIN.

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28th seedea.
The ineetvent staled that he could get nothing to do
whilst'velS protentien, and that the consequence was
that Ws of Wee children were reduced to great die-
teen. Bo met kept out of the way, and had not been
molested by kis troika's. The insolvent said the creditor
wbooppsaed asked him to give himan acceptant*.
Kr. Milmalsesr Phillips said he would grant the ap-
Mittnea it the creditor bad doee what the insolvent
he should not further oppose. His Honour granted
• day to be wood for the insolvent to apply for a protect-
ing snit&