The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

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The plaintiffs in this ease Means. Delmore and Smith,
are coal merchants at Pimlico, sad they sued to recover
damages in consequence of a barge belonging to them bar.
fag been sunk, u was alleged, by the negligent, of the de-
fendants.
Mr. Sajt. Spies and Mr. nithank appeared for tie plain-
tiffs; aad Mr. Kaowles, Q.O , and Kr. Within, were for
the defendants.
On the 13th October last the plaintiffs' barge, the Jane,
was in the I'uol, coming up towards London-bridge, with
• cargo of 42 toes of coal. When the barge was near the
entrance to the London docks the man on the barge saw
the difendent's steam-vessel, Concordia, a head, she at the
time tiotng down against tide. When she neared the barge
she fur a moment slackened speed, but she immediately
resumed her former sfeed, and so created such • swell that
the birge went down. The man on board was unable to
swim, but be was fortunately picked up by a fisherman ;
the coals were capsind end went to the bottom, and the
barge was carried up the river nearly to London-bridge.
The plaintiffs' ease was, that the Concordia was going at
an improper epee& By the 7th and Bth Cho. IV., cep. 174,
see. 51, the Court of Aldermen were empowered to make re-
gulations as tothe speed at which steam vessels were Joints
the Pool, and they, on the 22nd Dee., 1815, ordered that no
steamer of 200 tons and upwards should go at more than sin
miles en hoar with tide, or foe, miles against tide. The
registir of the Concordia was 3J6 was, and it was said that
she, at the time of the accident, was going at seven or eight
miles an hour. This was aomplahed of as a distinct act of
aeglit tea on the part of the defendants, and it was further
said that the circumstances, geserally, showed that there
was subteen in navigating the Concordia.
On the part of the defendants, it was positively asserted
that the Concordia was not going at the rate of more than
four miles an hour, but was, in tact, considerably within
that speed . that then was so negligence on the part of the
company's ',feasts ; and that the accident was mainly
caused by the barge being improperly sad caressively
loaded.
The Joey hand a verdict ter the plaintiffs for 76f. 14s.

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RUPTCY ....NI:in:MAT •
--n 1,4311.
STRAW 111031715 T TIMM.

This was the esetilleste monist is the ease of H. J.
Wads,. straw bonnet aster. is the Waterleo-road. His
ashes wen UM • liabilities, 7601.; arms about 4001.
Hs assn at the begisnian of 1662 ; his moats
bad his. at; Made sad domestic impasse Plat.; losses
(chiefly by diertedelies) 6361
Mr. Waist alma Us ease of Hems. Ambient sad Sou)
opposed, Ow the esigness. The prissipal grease were
that the inelospi bed his. issedsrat few some sot-
withstanding ski& he bed sewed Arms a sash shisp is
CasiNerwall, le • larger sae is Waterino-read. He had
bees is the habit of piss about with a cart, selling the
Domains whisk his wife made up.
The bankrupt admitted that he had failed ten lean ago,
is imasesseme of the failure of a large Ann in the city.
Mr. Ceases, the 0416111 amiesee, stated that a consign-
must suds by the bankrupt to Australia was Sot ezpected
to realise asythisg.
The —lt mess they do not wear straw
bonnets them.

Mr. Weller saki that notwithstanding the growing diffi-
culties of the bankrupt, be had gone on lamming his pur-
chases, till at lest be came to a dead lock. la 1852, his
purchases were 2.000/. • I. the seven moatbs of 1853,
4.0001. He had kept no books, sad wu unable to account
for greet pert of his sales. His expenditure wu to • Brest
extent navoueluid.

Vie Commissioner—l we here a low sa sale of property.
4931.; bow was that inclined ?
Mr. Canaan—On the +aloof ►ie stock by tender after the
bankruptcy ; it consisted of straw bannats, which suffered
a p reat depreciatins.
His Hosour—But for that ha would hare had a respect-
able amount of assets.

Mr. C said his trade expenses aloes had bean up-
wards of 6001, whits his ;snits were only 691. It bad
bees his regular course of betimes to tell at a loss.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, urged that there was
so trace of fraud in the ease, sad that the bankrupt had
gone on tradiag with the consent at the creditors, who
knew his eircussitaaces. It was acknowledged is the
trade that the straw boeset busts's' bad bees is •
worse state than in the last three years. The iacrease of
purchases bad arises from his taking sad stockiag a larger
ship is the Waterloo-rood.
pie Caustaissietser—Where Is the Watarloo-road ?

Mr. Laureates—la Lambeth; on the other side Water-
loo bridge. The bankrupt's besieges was very much de-
pestles' as the name ; sad the mash of a bed cies was
that the Foods went out of fashion sad wen rendered (an-
saleable ; for the requirmamits of fashion wire es peremp-
tory ia the Waterloo-road as in Boad-stnet. The principal
expesditure was for travelling expenses, which, from their
nature, could not be vouched.
Hi► Honour did not see any ground for refusing ths
beak:apt an immediate certificate of the third class.

IN 111
W. Smith, of the Ship and Star puhlic•howie. Shadwell.
applied for his certificate. His debts were about bOOl. ;
property held, 4231. There were no available amts.
Mr. Child, for the assignees, did sot oppose, stating that
the bankrupt had undergone 10 weeks' imprisonment.
His Honour granted a third clams certificate.

IN RZ Z. J. Will.

This was the last examination meeting. The bankrupt
was a silversmith, jeweller, and dealer in pianofortes, of
Leadenlsall-street. The aimounts, prepared by Mr. Fowlll,
show the debts to be 2,5111. ; sail, in good debts, 3741. ;
property put down at 1,8271. The profits bad been 1,08 W.;
Made elms's, 5071. ; house ditto, 6711. ; deficiency, April,
18.52, 3391. . . . .

The examination wu adjourned by eommest, is order to
assume into a certain proof.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTEADAT.