The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1855.

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mamas matinse to be diememd, I cannot withdraw from
my opteim, otherwise I should be admitting that which I
meld net for one moment entertain.
Sir Peter Laurie having read the usual caution,
The prisoner D tvidson said—" With all due respect I beg
to say that I manse (until I am furnished with eopies or
the documents whisk Mee been put is evidence by the dif.
Greet 'timeless Makes pee) mike any fall statement, such
as yea mill see far. TM prosecutors have, 1 suppose,
thenekt the L Important to give In evideace against
M WWI set have produced them. You, sir, have
them material to the purposes of justice, or
maid net have received them, or allowed them to have
been spikes of sad referred to by the witnesses
ekes eviag evidence upon oath. I think it
Xtistd my Isral advisers think so too, that I should not
meet bet oboe have copies of documents which are
emakkeel les my pesmeteve and the magistrate so mate
to zedis=ssailes as to be produced sad referred
flatly
to in the of the witness.'. My legal advisers
have applied for the espies, and they have not been fur.
althea. You, sir, have the power of requiring from the
eramestors the documents themselves or copies of them, so
that yes may them to or incorporate them in the
deposition; and I trust that io your avowed love of impar-
Majou will exercise that power, so as to enable me
se have with the depositions copies of those documents.
They are absolutely essential to my defence, and without
them I cannot give any answer balm you to the chari,e
made spinet me. You, sir, as the magistrate, I am in-
formed, are required by the 18th and 20 h section. of the
Manta made in the 12th year of the present Queen's *poi
Sep. 42, to hear from me what I have to say to the abacgail
end to Totem my statement to the court with the dopes&
tioas. I respectfully request ol you (in order that I may be
enabled to add to this my statement) to have d to the
depositions (and to afford me copies of) such portions of the
prom/dines in bankruptcy, and also of the other does-
meats which have been produced is evidence berme you, as
my legal advisers may think it necessary for me to have,
bet In particular I require (se my legal advisers have
before required) to be furnished with the fellowing—vis
a copy of the petition for adjudication of bankruptcy egelast
me ; copies of the proofs respectively of the petitioners
creditor's debt, the trading, and the act of bankruptcy; a
copy of the adjudication of bankruptcy; a copy of the
advertisement in the London Owego, and a copy of the
notiss or summons stated to have been served, requiring me
to appear, marauder, and be swathed under the said pet&
ties ; and I make this request in order that you may be
enabled to return to the court with the depositioas seek
documents, and also snob addition to this my sttaatemea le
further answer to the charge, se may deem material. I
have instructed my attorney, and he is prepared to pay the
fees and charges for the copies of the depoeitioas
and the documents referred to thereto, se above set
forth. I respectively bat earnestly request that you
will not seemiait me for trial without having am.
sexed to, se Incorporated is the deposals/me the above
Amass%
_wilds am so material and necessary fee te
have, as limpet them I eaanot make such asesere te the
Wire as with then I might be ambisi eel
i. le ie.
Oman ®sedan said he should news his defame,
and limb pelmeam were then emmaitted for trial upon the
beakruptap otiar, but were remanded for a week to
enable the 011/ eiter to make inquiries with mad is,
the hoe& set Menest d wiih the bankruptcy, and to aside
whether the cep would prosecute or not.
Mr. Peewee said he would give the prisoners the earliest
--Instils es le what steps he would take in the matter.