The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARLS 29, .If f.

LAW INTELLIGENCE. WEATHER REPORT.—(THIS DAY.)
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(THIS DAY.) gam" Mu= 110, $ LSI
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. 0.
I Before Mr. Commissioner Faisal _..,_._. .. --
I 9 BC TIIItD I r. TRIM' 11.% TIMIS SANK (LI MITID). gnaw. .... 10.10 If SO I. o
Thu MU the adjourned sitting for settling the list of ear aggsgm'a ♦... UM U 117 LILL 14r O.N
tributuries. At the last sitting about 500 names were me LEM UM Ili 40 Z. r
tied on the list, and the court now proceeded with the re DIMITIOR :s. 411 41 LILL r
mail:oder. ARINIUME MU 41 40 L&L •
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Mr. Roxburgh and Mr. Tucker appeared for the official rimwellimiwtr ....7 1111.1111211 rlii : IL •
liluelstor • Mr. Doris. Mr. Lawrence, Mr. Lioklater, and "msg. an do a aim r
oft]. r gentlemen for alleged shareholders or contributories. imAnroaksjeg; mug gg a I. • - ,
The tint .sae taken was that of Mr. Chesil), whose mane IinpOOLUD UM 10 MI 11/.11.1T. r I
stood over from the last sitting, awl who was down tut LIVIOIIOOi. MT 46 111 LLB. a
Li al shares. Qvzurroen WIT el a IL b 1
Vasurna WIT in U 11. W. •
Mr. Lamaism unimated to the name standing on the
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list for thosabore number of shares, and also that of Mr. uszioiYAallcdna '• an a : xt. • —.
Co., far I,sl:oshame. Dona an a a it. a I - •
This camplisted schedule A, containing those persons who Parmelee, ?WA et a 14.0.& 0
had pied the deposit of is. per share. PIIIIIILAMID Mn a a L 1r lit 0.05
Mr. Roxborgh proposed to take the names in Bonn MUM=
Sr 11.117
B rod C. thole wbo had paid der than :If. Of reaaaa
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~,ohio. oo *La. a.-- T 1.. ii .......esined only four nervosa '31131" • ' ***** or 44 46 ILL

Mr. Lawrence resested to the name standing on the
list for the above arbor of shares, and also that of Mr.
Co., for 1,51:13 shares.
This completed schedule A, cont•ining those persons wbo
had peid tramper of ts. per sham.
Mr. Boshergh proposed to take the names in Bete
B tad C, those wbo had paid lees than .Is. or
thAniiti as their shares. List D contained only four pewee
who bad bees diners of the Life Assurance Trrory, and
who had imadasted the affairs of the District Marines Bank
since its briars wee of to the Life A °luta"
Treasury, it Her., loran, hut who rennet original share-
holders in the District s.itiobe Peek. The articles of asso-
ciation geed the .Lmiliiicatioo of directors at 300 share ;
and those gentlemen must be considered as having taken
those rem by the acts they had done. They had granted
lore, draws cheques, sod taken the entire man.
i t of the company. A late before
ttrititer ye the Rolla, that of the Bank of Deposit,
had decided this pre The Marquis of Abetworn, without
accepting say riser or stock of the company, had acted r
a director, sad bed takes fees far se doing. The Mart at
the Rolls held that the marquis, barn contested to set ea
• director, rag be taken to have hews the coallis-
ti,,u, which was bolding 100/. of the aompsay a rek.
Dery the qualificetiou was 300 shares: and it wee
✓ight to place the names cie the list ter that
number each. By the agreement entered into la Ufa with
the Life Assuraoce Tr.eisury. it was recited that the Disler
Nemo Bank was under liabilities of 17,1141., whir It was
unable to meet, except by calling up the remaining 15e.e.
its sham. The four directors*. the Life Assurance
whom it was now sought to fix on the lint, were John Jura
Ride. Eilmutid Lloyd Barham, Christopher M'Adair
robaaa l'er The agreement between the two
tmasferrad all the property of the Savings .I=r.
I moors, with an err to We shareholders to the formai
tare shares is the latter. The agreement was air
carried out, owing to Its sot being confirmed by a general
meeting of shareholden of the Treasury; sad on this ground
they eared that they were sot liable for the debts of the
Savings Bank. Whether this was not so or not, the four
gentlemen above named were clearly liable as ehareholdets,
for they had mended the whole house. of the bask
from September. 1440, dims to the date of the wiodincep
order.
Mr. Cottrell, on behalf of Mr. Barbee sod Mr.
M'Adena, contested that there wee so liability in law.
Mr. Lamers, far Mr. Pepper, made the same contention.
Mr. Plenock, late secretor) to the einspany, produced
the Wade book, sad proved the &traders of the four
ntler% rove.eanied sa directors at tech of
the meeting. glace October, MO. They bad weed
deposit nice* sad drawn crones as the banker
of the crow the laity Bank sad the Beak of Wand.
N o other perses interfered is the affairs of the Beak from
odder, bows to the date of the grinding op feeder.
If cheitesyuhd sot hem sired by two of the four retie.
men,would not have bees paid. Ines the agrestrat
with the le Assurer Treasury was erred, the old
&rectum at the District &ergs Beak retired.
The Cornmerser—What became of them

Witness—l suppose they retired foto private We. (A
laugh.)
Comadmieser Awl Dow it is sought to drag them
from their retiremest. A pergola might go to sleep if he
bled, bet he would Dot oa that aecoliat owe to be a di-
rector, though he might be a very idle aim. (Issughter.)
Whams further said that sir 'Masao was allowed to
the directors se fete les their attendance. Before the
change ustoollourld. a gross sum was allowed, 200
a to feet isseler.
Purim:seri= hsoiestim fared,
Mr. Roam& reed ibe reported the case of thn Marquis
of Abeam% esseatly ilbsidell by the Master of the Rolls,
aid said that this was a wash assays cue.
Mr. Ueda. teetesealeag dr subsidise already placed oo
the list, maileried Ad the fear geetleasse referred to were
sieerly Bella Though they bed sot taboo shares actually,
they mat/he Mow to hare agreed to qualify.
Till the
the Master of the Rolle was set aside the court
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dbound by it.
Mr. Owelmell eseaderwl Mat the Maggio of Alareare's
are lad we vollimee to this eat. The owe of tits Beak of
was mks Mee 7 awl $ Victoria, by which se Geo
Daps
eheiler eeeil ere foamier. By sabsequest wee
that quininabils bail boos abodiebed.
[He ass go posessilks vim cm "spirt left. I

SURREY SESSIONS.
(rHU DAY.)

Ormve Puff. rjr, 29, ;alE4iciixl. for ferniassely assault-
big Emily )hyoard. and violeotly stealing her be person
a shawl, her property.
Mr. Collier prosecuted, and Mr. Thomson loSorsiol the
primmer.
The proseentris, a respectable-looting you2firsewreatan, said
as the w a dressmaker, sod resided is the
Lambeth. tin the afternoon of the Mb Wear
she went to the soldiers' Daughter liens at
Hampstead, and returned brie by omnibus r far as Hr.
grrford.market. she ensiled the bridge, and wee
under the railway arches towards borne, whew
came up to her mod rather rudely accosted bar. =
him Le was mistaken in the party, and endeavoured to pan
him, when he touched her under the chin, sod esdeavoured
to take liberties with her. She again told him to go away
awl not molest her, when be matched the shawl from
bee shoulders, aad ran off with it. Sr par-
sued him, &bog out " Stop thief," aad •
r,.nitable immediately came up and secured
Lim. tier shawl re tor is ribbons by the prisoner's
rioters.

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In cross-examination by Mr. Thomson wits.= said that
as aeon as the prisoner accosted her he called her E :oil
shecertainly ray to him it was singular be iSould
roll her by her right same, bat she told him the did
nit know hint anal as moo as be tried to bs familiar
with her she told him to leave her. Mae use • respectable
von% woman, end sot a woman of the town (crying).
The I liairtnan here iuterveted, ass) told the counsel that
ilol not think such questions should be premed, as the
gonlug woman appeared to be respectable, sad gave her evi-
denee in a ttraiglitforwarl manner.
Mr. Thimoon earl he only went by his instructions. Ile
was infornwl that the priaecutris was • prostitute, and
tbot the primmer only pulled of bear shawl, ao that she
rindht go home with him. Ile (the Larded counsel) had DO
wish to Annoy her.
The evidenio I. and another reastable, contradicted
the whole of the primer's defence. mid pawed that the pro-
reenter wee a respectable yeses 'tom
The jury. without heeiteikm, lard his Guilty; and the
court aciateihisd him te Isar aseathe bard Wiser.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORRH I PATRISP:r.
MEAT r0:4.411r,TE, A ETRE.

Mr. Osorpv Batten. au eating house keeper, in the Old.
silmeteenad, Mt. Lobe's, appeared hefore Mr. Knox to answer
• dim made lay the London Fire Unpile for baring es-
ti:ciao& • dm is new of the chimnie• of hie premiere.
. SEW attended in support of the claim.
One el the He Minnie attach.. 4 to the station of Whit,o-
erearetweet said that on the 'ests of February last fee was
called to dadasidamfa shop, and took with him • small en.
l, disarm sod worked by bawl ; that he saw fireiesuing
inen • chimney there. and a sweep was in the kitchen
raking out owe et the furnaces ; that he then *eta to the
top of the hoer. head the snot alight in the chimney, and
extinguished the lire by pouring two pails of water thereon.
s 4 t; added to the above testimony that he perceived dame
from the chimney just in the act of dying out ; that there
wen • great number of sparks ; that this coatinned for
~'.out half an hour: rind that the engine was sent for.
A man named Harcourt confirmed this, and said he
• glad to fetch the engine, which enabled him to awls •
41:11ing. the price always paid far making • "
I lefrMdisat, in reply to this evidence, contended that there
had riot been say actual Are : the fact was that he had •
:de ini b. ikr, and although the chimney was swept rega-
-1 once a mantis, .puke would at tinges be emitted from
The., were. bounce, so indistinct as only to be seen is
Light weather. There was sot say danger to bi:oz
- healed from such • trivial circumstance, which
he ovoidal.
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%I r. Beard put it to the court whether be bad not proved
• ••iAio, to award oe the p irt of the fire brigade.
Mr. Knot, after eons questineing. oheerred that he felt
•dne difficulty in coming to a decision. Was it always
Air the 'wises wheu fire was seen issuing fros
• Imola, ! If so, there were eumberloes instances of such
c,inneited with factories that had fallen under his own
~'eetratien. us which, to the bort of his belief, the goodies
Aid nit been entertained. AU ysssow roust know that it
us. r.ornmon to observe even dasss issuing free factory
rbu and it was not to be swypeord that a claim of
award be established, biome say idle penes Woes to
nee after a seam for the she el Wearing a well
asteutv. ele would, however, remand the bear* fer
the atteolairoe of snow skillet wow taw lam matter.

OPENING Of TN, WOW SOIMANT RAILWAY MOW
TAI YYny M WATCHIT.-08 Thursday the opium, a the
Mane hoe took place. The saw has of rail, whisk le about
15 miles is keg* ma through a inset of eevadrurielt
quality, rod varied in it. egraulteral preduells, 71te pi*
eiPul pima pones. sia whose vicinity the lime ad Pike
Any are elation% en Ltileard. Ourullidkbei
lleathdidd, 111speebror, aid WakehoL