The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-15 00:00:00

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.—DEc. 14.

WWI vu 1110111IDIM.
JILLICOI SID AMOT/1111 L lIIDDLI.
This was on action Weight by the plaintiffs, Messrs.
lellithe and Wicks, of renchurch street, against the de.
['natter' Mr. John Biddle, also of Poscharoleetreet, to
roovarthe sum of 6001. under an attachment f0r4,0001. on
moneys said to b. in his bands .belonging to Mr. John
Malta's. or Serth.
Mr. Dube appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. Thrup
for the defoliant.
Mr. Looks said the facts of this cue were very simple.
Mr. Joke Maltese. mentimet, of Smyrna, owed Moen.
Jellies* NW Wido a brie sem of money ; and hearing
that Mr. 001 e Ira 'Walesa to him in the sum of 6001,
they placed on stillelbsent en all money in his hands, to
the extent of 4,0001 on the 16th of May, 1866, sad believer
pleaded to It until tittitt:f Assam last, and thee be at-
tend the plea of ail HS would distinctly show that
Mr. Biddle had made an acknowledgment that he was
liable to Mr. Jobe Maltase is that amount during thel
period between those two dates, and that would entitle him
to their verdict.
Mr. Robert William Cook, a motor mariner, said be had
had several thevoreations with Mr. Siddle relative to two
bills for 2601. and 240 L, respeatively drawn in favour of
John Maltase, and seeeptod by the defendant. Biddle
natad about twelve swaths see they wore overdue, and he
eapeoted to be sued for them by John Kahan. • Is August
last he went with him to flosyna, sod on the shay them he
said to wits's' that he was very glad he had get the attach-
ment from Weirs. Mime and Co., as Jelin Maltase could
not touch biththere for these bills. He called on Jobe Mal-
ta/a, as a friend of Siddle'e, and asked him to take a com-
position as thew two bUls ; bat he said be would net, he
would kayo the Irls9lii_sejkons. - -

Mr. Il;rup;aidh;b;tlTwo answers to this motion first,
as at the time of the attalthsat the bills were not In the
hands of Mr. Biddle; and eseoadly, that he had a arose
claim against Mr. Jobs Maltase for a mach greater amount.
Mr. Jobs /fiddle was then called, end bedenied having
made the admissions to Mr. Cook as be had described them.
He bad certainly often spokes to him on the subject, but
I had cover said be owed Mr. John Maltase for those bills,
for they were in the hands of Messrs. Van Leonel and Co.,
who were threatesdag to are him for them. They were
aocoramodaUca bills, draws for the purposes of a backlog
amount is the weal way of badness. They were draws by
William George Maltase In favour of John Maltase, and
accepted by wittiest. He had accepted such bills to the
eateat of 4,060 L, tapes width le got kis sommision, bat he
had no vitae *say of those soloptaaem. He hal been
obliged to eentvemies with the holders of bills of this same
class in teaeoquesiee of tie failure of W. G. Maltase and
John Molts.% ased they hod Won four in the
pound, and give. up ell claim upon him. He sever owed
John Mahan a farthing is his life, and though he was:
liable on those bills that were then outstanding, he bad
reeeived no funds from that pewees to meet them.
The leaned Reeorder, is direstieg the jury, said ibis was
no doubt a straggle between mediums to we who should get
the money, the real &Rodent living beyond the jusladionoa
of the laws of this *pantry. The question they had to
decide was whether Mr. Biddle, between the 15th of May
and the 4th of August, 1855. owed any money to Mr. John
Maltase, or whether any money bedoesiag to him had cease
into Mr. Biddle's hands. It was for the plaiatiffi to satisfy
them on this point ; and if they Wed to do 110, their vordist
must be for the defetuleat. The 'videos was diametrically
opposed on both sides, sad it was for thus to decide between
the parties.
The Jury, after half a hones thesultation, retuned a
verdiet for the plaietiffs; damages, 6001.
Mr. Thrall applied for sa arrest of judgmeat, thit he
might noes (or a new trial, as he was gaits taken y, W-
pm, by the evident* of Mr. Cook.
The learned Reoorder granted the application.

Lin V. SCOTT.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a machine
printer, to mover of the &fondest, the proprietor of the
London Morning and Boating Now, a penny publication,
641. 10e., far work and labour done.
It appeared from the grids's*, that the defendant in the
middle of September mitered into as agnemeat with
the plaintiff to print • certain somber of espies of the
paper for 30e. per day. Work was demordisgly dens to
the amount claimed, and payment bad bees made to
the amount of 891. 21. The nand= printed avenged
from 1,24,0 to 1,700 a day. At the end of (Weber the
plaintiff having intimated to the defendaat by letter
that his cheques were dishonoured, the defeadent
wrote him • letter, stating the BM iodination be had had
of anything wrong at his banker's wee from his-L•that
be had taken away the machining of the publication from
him, not wishing Olean it is his power to stop the foram
end at the saw time nenesting him to forward the coconut
to hie mann nt Brentano. The latter was without date,
aid es the penlisslar pert of Brampton was not mentioned
where the deleedent resided, the account was forwarded to
his place of %shwa.
The defends was that the work was taken away in eon-
SIMS of the seeing.* of the plaintiff; but wither the
defendant see mg witnesses were called to prove it.
The loomed Recorder having summed up, the Jay ro-
turned • verdict for the plaintiff for 261.85.

ASSIZE INTBLLIGENC.a

HO= CIRCUIT.—Lswis, Du. 14.

Edwin Aim% a boy 14 pots old, was indieted for wilful
sad Neralle
_Pideri•
The peones who
ty.
Mr. Jehaelacwhe was guilineenetedi la the prosecution,
said thee the at of whisk the primer kat pleaded
gni:ty M Mee been ermaithed seder very peculiar
atrenthe The pioneer wee In the esrvicoot • gontl•-
I lam nethed Pesten. veiny mess Obleitester and it was
his duty to loth after the keno. Os the 13th Of November
it appeased that be reprowated that the stable had been
brakes epos sad equality of stable implements steles, sod
be also expressed a belief that the robbery bad bees sets'
ratted by two labouring Mitt residing Lthe neirg=
hoed. Upon this he was takes before one et the
of Chishester, where he gave his information span_ oath
with a view that • wank warrant might be obtained, and,
voluntarily deposed to the facto stated relating to the
robbery. A poLee constable was then Instruoted to take the
necessary steps in the matter; het upon his prOsellabbild°
the stable where the robbery was alleged to have hethares-
mined, his suspicion was at ogee excited by the het that
the ',widow through whisk the thieves were eeppesed
have gaited memos hod evidently Wen leeks* inn the
inside, era be peeseeisi le Nebo. • meek
_the result of
which wee, do the vAele et the thiseing ~les wets dis-
covered buried sad otherwiee seesweled in Mame parts of
the stable. Under these eirennsteeees, the isegistretes felt
it to be their duty to prefer the present indistasent, so there
could be no doubt that the prises', had tramped up the
story about the robbery, ehd had deliberately upon his oath
deposed to oireuxasteases whisk he baser well had never
ocicerrod.

Mr. BitOa Puke asked the primmer what he had to my,
and what esplanatiea he amid gin for slang each •
chugs, sad for stating that • robbery bad boss eammitted,
sad endeavouring to east sospisio• sus amiesrat genus ?
The prisoner, who seemed to be a awn sleep istelligitat
bey, said that his tauter Ant easpeoted then men, and
made hint go Won the msgistrate ; bat be did not know
what be was to do when he got then. Hit wee staid to kiss
a book and he did so, bat he wee not swans that be was

Midas ea tab.
Mr. Roper, the sleek to the magistrate@ at Chichester,
said that be leek the prisoner's stasemitat dawn very maw
folly, arl reed over eau word to hint, sad he appeared to
wideness& perfectly well what be was doiag. He not only
allll,lllloll the questions that were pat to hiss, but alma.
tasted several of the statements that were taken doers rola,
tie. to the supposed robbery.
The leaved judge, in passing sesame, told the *Maser
that be had pleaded guilty to a very serious Mime, that of
taking a false oath, and it appeared clear that, for some
IrdeaMl or other, he bad made a 'barge of robbery @past
two isnooest aroma that was entirely without foandatioa.
He thought it probable, however, that when his master
twisted upon his plug before the magistrate he was act
aware that he wouid be required to take as oath, and that,
aliases, for some reams or other which did sot appear, he
wee ready enough to make a false charge, yet that he did
sot Woad to give it the mama easetioa of sa oath, and
wee net aware that be maid be entalled to don. He
woad give him the benefit of this auggestisa as far as he
meld, and also take cute aseideestios the feet that be was
vosy pail; ; but the offense wes if eo vary ariaas • shwa•
rub* it wag impossible that it wad be poised over
Wing the Militias of somas severe pusiehateaL He then
ssataeaad this leaser to pays Gee of ea AiWag, and to
boingiisesed ad kept to heed labour for Mx mama.

IX XXX MATTI& 07 CIMIOT aealt STUAIT.
This insolvent (son of Sir Simeon Stuart), • captain in
the 17th Lancashire Militia, applied to be dieeharged from
priso.
Mr.n Reed opposed for Mr. Bishop, guarnaker, of New
Bead sweet ; an 1 Mr. Sergood supported.
The complaint was that • debt of 351. with Mr. Bishop,
foe a gun in the year 1850, had been improperly contracted.
It appeared that the debts were 17,4481., but the insolvent
had .sly received consideration foe 2,6391. He bed charged
his reversioaary interest, to which he was entitled on the
death of his father, with the payment of his father's debta,
and hence the debts without vales. The iheeliesay was
attributable to the °barge ma the peeporty. The Insolvent
had assisted hi. brother, who was sow is the Crimea. la
1849 the insolvent sold his eeenelnies of liestesent in the
Canadian Rides. His reweniessey wsperty see eberged to
Mr. George Simnel Ford, the ellersey.
Mr. Bishop pee evidence hi Swelled that the lasolveat
lateutheed himself to him, is WA= lbe .IS el Sir Simeon
Sweet who had been • entanme. sad ebleised • pus hen
his, ter 851. 13.. 81. NA said be should see be hag before
•be i.e it. He les Spited his sag benumbed sobs
el lb liManser. The gas sin helleered at Seek's Hotel,
is Isneyeallbeet, where the lesenest wee cosine.
Teem the beelesn's mumenearis, it appealed that hie asectaVirtill""miLmm-LUIWATIII PIUS arl"ritb°llt
tether ins ten. bst he Anima I. him adieus. The the "IlTbl4 foe beibpsine mud flatuteen.. the set
ad=6preeed their diner benne ben Ibtainey, tadarenea,
pea seedineued at Cab% Zeal, bat he bed sever seed menemeen mad dallnied assidlotloss. Thiwalt.
it. He red the heed waiter *beat Ik. fewentabroad new. prepurecaof them mint gab sge hJOl:YeteesgtellUe
• ease altar he shined oak hod set oiled es Mr. Bbhop. the puma Ise to revalte=Wille".• they an tweslaio
.k long time the water nil him he Amid sail the sae. by use every
hersomifffrOs sfe_)!
It had bees IA at the hotel vita owes thugs. He owed r.relta
iee l. the awn tad Nellege
et Ina
a ameba of debts, now in his acLedale, at the time he soli "'" the "irpreisider Irolloways =Lath
the inn.
244. Less, wag Sklblideolas New Toth; hf aLlimpo.
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