The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-09 00:00:00

Labe Intagaut.

KIMSOYOLITAN COUNTY 0017211.
Mini days appointed for As prase week.
wiriscourak Bt. Martids4sas.—Wedanday,Jlollll Thurs.
Portland-road.—Wednesday, Julie 11 ; Thursday,

MAZTLEDOIN,

.—Wedneaday, Jane 11; Thum-

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OREDNON
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.—Tuesday, June 10; Thursday, It.
HOW, lioiswead.—Friday, June 13.
Frescot-street.—Tuesday, June 10: Thursday,
12 ; Friday, It.
NOOTHWANI, Biranwtreet.—Monday, June 0 ; Thursday, 12;
Friday, 13.
Ultima, Camberwell New-rand.—Tuesday, June 10; Wed-
nesday, 11.
GIIINWICH. —Friday, JUDO IL
W ANDS WORTH.—ThursdAy, June 12.
CirT Of LONDON, Guildhall-DNUNIDeI. —Wednesday, June 11 ;
Saturday, 14.

EQUITY 001111,T£4.—JuNz 7.
(Before Vico-(lianoollor Sir W. P. Wood.)
RE THE =GLIDE WIDOW,' FOND AND GENERAL LITE

ABISOCIATION.
•
This was a petitiois presented for the purpose of having
the affairs of the company wound up. It appeared that in
1858 an amalgamation was effected between the above com-
pany and the Commercial, Life Aasurance Company, one of
the conditions of the arrangement being that the English
Widows should take all assets and discharge all the liabili-
ties of the Commercial, including certain debts claimed by
some of the directors to be due from the company in re-
spect of cash advances secured by promissory notes of the
company. In October, 1860, the united associations sold
their business to the British Nation Life Assurance Aaiocia-
tion, but the purchase money being insufficient to di charge
all the liabilitier(including the amounts claimed by the ditto-
, torsof the Commercial), the present petition was preeeutedfor
winding up the affairs of the sinalgamsted companies. The
petition was opposed by some of the shareholders and
directors on various grounds, as to the validity of the amed-
pmation, and the liability of the English Widows for the
debts alleged to be due to the directors of the Coinmercial,ko.
Mr. Bolt and Mr. De Gez appeared in support of the
petition, which was opposed by Mr. Gifford, Mr. Fisher,
and Mr. Fooks. . _ .

The VionChaneellor said that as there were various
questions of amount involving contribution and adjustment
of equities, &c., between the shareholders, the cum wee
one in which a winding up order ought to be roads. He
abstained from giving any opinion whatever on the present
occasion as to the validity of the arrangement between the
two companies, or the other questions which bad been
raised. Those questions would have to be settled hereafter,
and without pronouncing for either side, the order would be
made for winding up according to the prayer.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—JuNz 7.
Bitting. iii Brno.—{Before Lord Chid Jortioe Erie, sod
Juatioes W Wimps, Willis, and Byles.)
WILLIAMSON V. TER LONDON AND BRIORION RAILWAY
COMPANIL—ACCIDENT.

This was an nation for damages for injuries sustained by
the plaintiff in an accident which happened on the defen-
dants' line, and the company having paid 4001. into court, the
jury found that this amount was sufficient. Subsequently
a rule for a new trial was obtained upon the ground that the
plaintiff had been prejudiced at the trial in consequence
of a misunderstanding between Mr. /krill and Yr. Serjeant
Shee, as to certain terms agreed upon in reference to the
conduct of the cause. The question now was whether this
rule should be made absolute. _ _

Mr. Borth, Mr. G. Denman, and Mr. Hannan appeared to
show crane ; and Mr. &Omni Shea and Mr. Butler itisby to
support the rule.
The case was not concluded when the court rose.

COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEAL.—Jtaf 7.
(Before Lord Chief Jeetios Cockburn, Loyd Chid JUlPiiioll
Erie, Justices Williams, Wightman, Willes, Blackburn,
Byles, Barons Martin, Chatmell, and Bramwell)

?HZ QUEEN V. PLITCREL -THIS BUNION SLVINOS

The prisoner, Horatio Samuel Fletcher, was tried at Staf-
ford before Mr. Harms Chamiell, under the recent Fraudulent
Trustees Act, for appropriating and converting certain money
deposited in the a Savings Bank to his own use. The
prisoner, it will be recollected, was trustee, secretary, and
*enure; for a considerable period, and filled the three
offices at the time of the committal of the offence. The
jury found as a fact that he was a trustee of the bank when
the offences were committed, and the learned judge directed
a verdict of guilty to be entered, subject to the point raised
by the learned counsel for the prisoner. and reserved by the
learned judge, viz., whether upon the facts so found by the
jury and those stated in the came, together with the rules
of the bask, the prisoner was a trustee under the act. The
prisoner was admitted to ball in 7601., and two sureties in
the same amount. The rem came before the Ordinary
Court of Appeal last term, but as their lordships could not
agree, the case was referred to the full court.
Mr. Matthews appeared on behalf of the prisoner, and
contended that the conviction wasted. The sot was limited
in its operation to express Uinta under a will, deed, or some
instrument in writing. Assignees in bankruptcy sod liqui-
dators of joint-stock companies were made liable by the act,
but no reference was made to levies' banks, and he con-
tended that the savings bank rules were not an instrument
in writing within the meaning of the set. The prisoner
wee trustee, treasurer, and secretary at the mime time,
which created a difficulty in the case, and it was impossible
to say in what capacity the money was embezzled. He
had given a hoed for 5061. The prisoner ought to have been
indicted under Peel's Act. . .

liir7DoTrcFes- ;air•sppe;red in support of the conviction.
The Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, after consultiog with
the other learned judges, said they would take time to con-
sider whether they would call upon the other side to support
the conviction.
Judgment deferred ►ccordingly.