The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-20 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQURR,YEarnDAT.

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Conintria v. RAIIIIDIN.—BILL
INFatenv.
This was as Wien to recover 69i., doe as a bill of ex-
change aeeeptsd by the defendant and indorsed to tee plain-
tiff. Mother swat wan fer 631., the amount of a renewed
bill. There.wes also a meat on an amount statist and
alio armlet kw sold and delivered. The defendant
p:eaded infancy ,ghatk. did sot protein, as d that the goods
'applied were not sewearies. Mr. Edwin Jaws and Mr.
Hawkins were foe the plaintiff; Mr. Chants& for the

defendant.
The plaintiff is a tailor in Conduit.street ; the defendant
is at preen= a porter's such is one of her Majesty's ships.
It appeared that Ia the veer 1843 the defendant was
introduced to the plaintiff, who on the strength of a
brougham, a cob, and a tiger, woe induced to give him
credit. 'believing him to be a young man of property. After
furnishing him with some clothe., the plaintiff discounted
the first bill, which on arriving at maturity was renewed,
sad ultimately dishonoured. An action was accordingly
eemmeneed so far back as September, 1848. The plaintiff
having been informed by the attorney of the defendant that
the latter bad gone abroad, end that there was no prospect
of payment, the matter was allowed to go to sleep ; but the
defendant's attorney bad lately forced the plaintiff to pro-
ceed with the sedan. The plaintiff's counsel stated that
the defendant had sumeeded to considerable property on at-
taining kis majority. The goods supplied, and now seed for,
consisted of two waistcoats, for one of which the plaintiff
charge] four guineas, and for the other two guineas. The
first was described mot Persian silk, rielLy embroidered with
gold and silver, and lined wish matthette.
Mr. Channel, is support of the plea of infancy, said the
eseend bill was dated 28th July, 1843, while the defendant
want rime until the 28th of August. Ile contended that
the defendant was not a piling man of property, as alleged,
but at the time stated was living in a garret in Ryder-street,
en an allowance of IL per week made by an aunt. The
learned maned commented humorously on the extravagant
charges mad* I y the plaintiff for the waistcoat.. It was pre-
posterous to talk of such gewgaws as necessaries, for a young
man in defendant's position in life.
A certificate of defendant's christening at Christ-church,
Newista, on the 28th of Aren't, 1822, was then put in.
Mr. Ramadan, senior, proved tie son's birth on 6th August.
1822, while he wog living in the rules of the Bench. Until
the defendant's appointment as purser's clerk, he had no
other means of subsistence than an allowance of 11. per week
from one of his anat..
Cross-exusined—Witness had been a lieutenant in the
6th Dragoons. lie inherited in 1816 a fortune of 20,0001.
from his grandmother, the whole of which was spent before
the defendant's birth.
Mr. James in reply, contended that the defendant was
bound to Moir that he had indorsed the bill to the plaintiff
daring his latency.
Mr. Baron Platt erneurred, and ruled that as the indorse-
ment might have been made after majority, the verdict must
be for the plaintiff on that issue. The learned baron having
summed up,
The jury found for the plaintiff in respect to the bill—
dummy, 841. 12e. ed.; but on the count tor the gocds they
returned a verdict for the defendant on the ground that they
were not neeessaries.
Leave was given to the defendant to move the court to
enter a 110411 Li•

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YESTERDAY.
Bloom Ma. Coanaresioxsa Bstpurao.
111 RE Ourmaattan
The banknapt was a lace-dealer, in Oxford-admit. This
woe the lest examination meeti.,g. The balance sheet, 'Ro-
by Mr Hutton, extended from 31st December,
1844, to 28th September lest, and contained the following
items :—Te creditors, 1,9891. ; do. holeing security, 3141 ;
liabilities. 1,9671. ; profits, 8,3361. • capital, 9871. By good
debts, 1821.; property, 1711. ; do. 'held by creditors, 3601 ;
trade expenses, 3,8361 disc unt on bills, 1,2741. law ex-
' ileum's, 2481 ; home, and personal exp. nom, 2,6211.; losses,
3,9941.
The bankrupt passed his teat examination without oppo-
sition. -

Is in Foal).
This was the day appointed fee the last examination of
Joseph Ford, inn keeper, Richmond. The bankrupt had
kept the Talbot Hctel. His balance-sheet, covering a
period of three ears, prior to the date of the fiat 120.11
September last;, showed debts to creditors, uneeeneed,
2,2951.: secure 6861. ; profits, 2,7951, assets, about 7001 ;
trade and other expenses, 2,2651, ; losses, 1,0861 ; charge
for interact, 2161. ; neficieney on the Ist of January, 1847,
10321.
Mr. Chapman, for the assignees, said that, considering
the bankrupt had k.pt ne cash-book, 'he accounts were per-
haps as good as they could expect to be rendered.
The bankt opt, in examination, said he kept a day-book,
posting book, and stable book. The unvouched items in his
expenditure, amounting to between 1,1001. and 1,2001., had
been ssiimatad at so much per week. He bad some plate,
which wee pledeed for 371. with a silversmith the day af.er
the date of the flat.
The bankrupt's Solicitor said the fiat had not been then
opened, and the plat alluded to was accounted for in the
balance-sheet.
His Honour said the fact of the bankrupt having pledged
his plate ricer the data of the fiat was a matter which
mast be considered at the certificate meeting. There being
no objection to the accounts, he would now pass his last
examination.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YEBTERDAY.

Dimas 7111 C® COUSIUSIONZI.
Ix RR 010101 NORTH COORS Dacca.—A HARD CABE.
This insolvent, a parser is the navy on half pay, was op-
posedhy Mr Dowse, for Me sre Emanuel, jewelle, at
Plymouth,is
and supported by Mr. Nichols.
It appeared that the Insolvent, who is in the sere and
yellow" period, bad married a young wife, and on hisretora
from abroad in 1847, in the ship Albion, on board of which
he wee purser, he found that he owed vinsiderable debts con-
tracted by her in his absence. About 3001. was spent in pay-
ing some of the debts, he wee obliged to sell his furniture off,
and othsr debts were now on the schedule. To add
to his misfortunes, he was compelled to come to
London and had lost a deal box containing his naval
transactions, and the Admiralty bad called upon him,
red his sureties had to liquids'? a debt of more than 2001,
which arose freak the lour of his accounts in the box which
teas removed from a coffee-home to his lodgings in
Northumberland-court, Strand.
After the case bad proceeded some way, is was stopped by
the insolvent consenting to est aside 261. a year for his
ireditors oat of his half-pay of 1601., en which he was die-