The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

co.( ST OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
• .tr.• r .isrtn:c RAILIVAT COMPANT.
,et ion broogbt by the plaintiff to recover
• I, damages for injuries sustained whilst tra-
„ u.•- defendants' railway.
1( the ease, if tried, would boom, that
•••,, the court n considerable time. There wag a
• letenc. in the medical evidence, and the better
i I • to Like a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to a
!.. .o”.e impartial gentleman who would decide
.•, .ad it necessary would have power to reduce

. .
,ot 114'tontine, who appeared on the other side,
hat eoupw.aorl
t thereupon taken for the plaintiff, subject to

SECOND COI: /IT.
. Mr. Justice Shee sod a Special Jury.)
BILLING:, V. PRATT.
. which was au action for the value of four pieces
vra‘ resumed this morning.
••, rross.esamined by Mr. Talford Salter, said he
• .••• •,1 5.,1, a and purchase on commission, but he had
Persons to do so—gentlemen without re-
,• • I.rotit. from the transaction. lie considered 303/.

. the tapestry after it was cleaned and re-
t., ,11,1 not thick that he expended more than V.
fort he sold them for 100'. to Mr. Cowan.
ern were sold to Mr. Holford about
after Mr. Cowan purchased them. He
• e rgider it was a fair question to ask
. :•d plodlled tapestry, he bad, however, raised
propnty. Mr. Cowan bad been a customer
• • 1.. or 12 years ; he had only had one other
•• .• -•rtion with Cowan, and that resulted in no
tapestry was in such a dirty state and
•• ,t••n that it could not have been kept for
r ire and wrapped up in sheets. Camphor
r would preserve tapestry. but turpentine
th would destroy it. To the interrogatories
- rs.t to hi-n, he stated in January last that he
koow whether it was in London or in the

.•r shee—llaf you knew Mr. liolford had it.
—Yes : but I did not know then at that time
• a bid a second transaction with Cowan
afterwards, and he might have paid him
'Anttuml notes received for Mr. Holford's cheque.
. . a trans Action about pilasters, and it came exactly

' eqke Shea—The tapestry was very much moth.
, .1 he showe,: to Mn. lie Burgh the remains of the
t.:enh The four pieces would not here sold for
t on, and he told Mn. de Burgh so. Mr. Cowan
,e. and he described to Mr. Cowan the state of
lie zest 10)/.for them readily.

.r: of Warwick deposed that I;e7sa w one of the
tile defendant's gallery. He had gone there on
It was hung up very high. It was not in a re-
'. cad or bad state—it appeared in the ordinary
tapestry. He was salted about Mt. for them.
t..e following day and they were sold. The piece
• • defendant's was in the same state as the piece
ed.
..:lined—The piece wm hanging very high. and
esenine it carefully. He had seen sufficient
. time to tints to form an opinion.
Wrizlit, furniture manufacturer and dealer in

that he was sent for by Mr. Pratt to
piece of tapestry in his gallery, but be
,wader it quite good enough for his
- lie claimed to purchase the lit at 100/., or
w colours were faded, and it was not fit for general
:ri.•.ti+s. The colours in the piece produced were
. • than those is the piece Ileum in the defendant's
Ile was afterwards sent to look at the tapestry
• i. okra Currie. He should not have given more than
for the lot to sell again.
the case was proceeding when oar report left.]
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(before Mr. Commissioner Gonlburn.)
IN RE CISIELD.
oankrapt, a hay dealer, of Greenhorn, Berko, ap-
t hu dischorge from debts of 3.39/.

• !:,..tier eppos;d for Messrs Toomey, creditors for 1601.
:ftr,;ed the bankrupt with haring represented that
;usntity of nay in his possession, and obtained an
of 160/., when it turned out that he had no hay

I:,ed appeared for the bankrupt.
• li..nour said that the case bad not been brought
the penal clauses of the act ; and though the cre-
...as a much-wronged man, he could not refuse the
_rt his order of discharge.
(Before Mr. Registrar Erougbanaa)
IN RE Tkilt REV. W. %, KIN.:.
bankrupt, described as of Percy-street, Tottenham-
mid, was tbe rector of Fleet Marston, near Aylesbury.
was the first sitting. The debts are stated at between
. and ;.000/. T. r bankrupt, in examination, admitted
•i e bad filed a deed of arrangement under the 1920 d sec.
I his debts was doe as administrator to his father, who
about twelve months ago. Part of it was for Epsom
(•t laugh.) Several proofs were admitted. Mr. E.
ihridge. fruiterer, Fleet.atreet, and Mr. A. Kirkland,
neer, Carey street, were chosen assignees. Messrs.
sod Co., Carey-street, are the solicitors under the

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

December adjourned general sessions of the peace
county of Middlesex commenced this morning at
—ions-Loom. Clerkenwell•green, before Mr. Bodkin,
act judge. and a bench of magistrates. The calendar
to the Dames of elti prisoners committed for trial,
74 were indicted for felosy and 12 for mile-
...:

LOBBING TORYRITILS. SOCIEVIS.
-,4 icier', 47, caulker, wu indicted for em.
• .I:.{ ~veral sums of 921. 54. 11., and 461. 17s. 6d.,
1,..d received es servant to the Court of St.
No. 1.71-1, Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly
traces, of which are Henry Slater and others,
!:., it There was also a second indictment
t••r feloniously embezzling the several sums of
le he had received as servant to William
AI. 1 others, trustees of the East London sod Essex
• .` too Ancient Order of Foresters' Friendly Society,

r.v.er pleaded guilty to both indictments.
31-talfr ATTAared for the prosecution. Mr. Cooper
•- - -

er bad been for many years treasurer of the
- • and seemed to have soklyaid unlimited con.
cn 'Ls disposal of the funds subscribed by the
• . "I'Le noes permitted him to retain &certain
Lis bands for the payment of demands which

t:o:. to time made' upon bim, but all beyond •
uut was required to be invested in the funds to
- "cl to the natim of the societies. He was &loots-
' r.. 1 ace the warrants obtained afteresch investment

v ttst Le had done what was directed,
,f doing so he appropriated the se.
•.• barue.l in the indictment to his own
her his soda and to give • Co.•
!• tomes.' of Lis transactions he permuted
• •• Lad been used before but altered to repro-
- rtl.-ular amount supposed to be Wrested, sod
•::•ktrll. suspicion he periodically paid the divideods
s.. rue from the supposed invested stock. It
- • that the pnaooer bad not spent the money.
..t. btir.l that be had been robbed of 2001. Ile
• sto.ps or made known to the police his loss,
•• ••• I! R..a believed that this story was altogether

' • •' oommented on the heartlessness of
• ,00,1:Ict in robbing a benevolent society. and
0,;,:e must be made io these cases of embezzle-
•-,,,eoce im him was that be be kept io penal
Lr t; re ve..re.

lliE POUC COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

M.‘ i:LEPIROUGH,STREET.
sNoWBALLING.
'. a lad. wu charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt
•
-.A that on the previous morning about
' ' he SAW tbe defetelant soil about four
..tl.,street, Leicester•aguare, snowballing
• kloug the street, elderly persona going
selected. One person cam-
• ',h., that his bat bad been broken by •
:•, one .f the lads. As the defendant wee
•: and the mut active, he took him

r the defendant to find cons bail in
r s f,,r two months
AN oNNIFIrs tONDUCTOR.
Brplyes, sculptor, of No. 3,llm:tent-
.l t «fore Mr. rvrwbitt with being drunk
Inky ...itumonda, omnibus conductor,

• -01 the defendant got into his omnibus on
•I. was giving some ladies change, he
• • ,t:c:ng that he was drunk. While pas-

t. near Berwick-street, the defee'dent
the window of the door and pre him •

Ile t-ld the defendant to keep his
• •m 1 ..n the °imam@ reaching the end of
•.•lout got out, and as he would not
• t t.e oi:Juihua waiting a quarter of eu
• • .f -he defendant would like to settle
• • rductor, he would permit him to

rrontinned to the magistrate that the
I tn,•ke 70. Cel.. he having lost • day's
• ' L•laut declined to give it him, where-
d the defendant 20s.
~1:•41111'-STREET.
T NtltD/R.
•:. Lull-headed coarse follow, was
Carulioo Barging.