The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-05 00:00:00

NAVAL_

ADMIRALTY APPOINTMENTS, OCT. 4.—Lient. W. C.
Mamball, and Mat^ G. li. Mama, A. 2nd Master C. W. Hugbev,
Midahipmen G. riaconte, F.. H. Buck, and Naval Cadet J. G. G.
McHardy, BePeroplam. Chief Fmodncer, 9rd clam, J. Throw, Wil-
liam and Mary. Amish-Engineer, tad alms, J. Doamy, Alban.

SPORTING.
TAITERSALL'S—yovnAT.

Cza.atairrecg agetiinoatniacence (8 to
t), 10 to 1 nest Rob Roy (t), 10 to I eget tilyamis 10 to 1 alert
War Eagle (t and art on), 14 tot oast Wood Pigeon (t and Mt off),
Is to I set Wm Whig fi 20 to 1 &gat Lady Wildoir (t), 20 to 1 ant
Omerouch, 22 to 1 ages Vanity (t). 23 to 1 apt Tortlionter (t to 1001 ),
25 to 1 mew Girlie. SO to 1 apt Inheritress, 30 to 1 mid Annandale,
SS to 1 arc Bingham, 33 to 5 Tamils, 40 to 1 agn Debtoing.
The investments were prime! on the four Med favouritea,
Resainalectoe, lyres, and Roy being backed for the most
money—the majority of the beta art L 'lrma awraging 9to 1. The
111im Whip f, Vanity, Lady Midair, Cawronek, and Tafthonter bad a
few friend*, but In no instances, we beliere, did the outlay moved
Pkg. For the reason mentioned a Mort time back. via, that nearly
all the favourites for the Orearewlteh are also engaged, and some of
them backed, for the Climbridgeeltire, we =snot too Wm/Iytre, impress
the nemanty Ocomparing books. Thursday neat will be the beat day
Ice the purpose.
CLEARWELL STAISTS.—Even on Loadstone._

6A17111111028 it; 1 apt Prior of St.
Margaret's (t), 500 to 30 apt War ►egls (t), 20 to I apt Rob Roy
(t), 20 to 1 wit Ciysta (v. 20 to 1 apt Biaclbird (1). 25 to 1 twist
Gerakbne ft), 25 to I apt FOVINCLOPUIV ft). Rob Roy area backed for
abut 1001., ['lmes for double that amount, and Blackbird for 150/.
DERAY.-15 to I not Loadotone, 2.5 to 1 vet Glen-
dower, 30 to 1 apt The Stinger (,t), 3,000 to 75 aget Gems (t), 3,000
to 10 apt Deerstalker.

tab) Enid(tante.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Before Mr. Comnosconer bliejAerd.
A °ODD EoTATE.—IN BE CHARLES LEWl.l.—Thin bank-
rupt, • tin-plate worker, of Ftangate, cause up on the
balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Maynard (Bread-etreet), to
pass hie lost examination. H 5 debts were 2.7001., and assets
stated to be about 1,8001. The creditors felt perfectly satis-
fied with the accuracy of the accounts, and the bankrupt
was declared to have passed his last examination, and • day
was named for his certificate.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
Before D. C. Simian, eel., Judge.
LIABTIATT OP SHERIFFS' OFFICERS FOR THE ACTS OP
THEIR SERTANTS.—SCHLESINGER O. SU/MAN.—CI:RIOT'S
CASE.—The plaintiff; Mr. J. Schlesinger, residing in
Upper North-place, Gray's-inn-road, sought to recover of
the defendant, the sheriff's officer, the sum of 61.—0 n Sun-
day, July 25, he was taken to the defendant's lock-up house
in Cursitor-street, Chancery-hue, and delivered into the cus-
tody of a man named Davie, the turnkey of the establish.
•ment. The plaintiff never having been in a place of that
description before, knew not what to do, and in the after-
noon gave Davis a 51. note and a sovereign to get changer'.
This was not done, but Davis declared that the money had been
given to him as a bribe and kept it. The plaintiff's wife on
getting into the passage of the house taxed Davis with hay-
ing robbed her husband, and threatened to give him in charge
if he did not refund it, but ho took no notice of the matter.
The next day she maw the defendant, who told her that he
" had discharged Davis who owned to having the money but
would not give it up." She told him that her husband would
bring an action to recover the moni, but he laughed and mid
" the idea of a convicted felon bringing an action,"—On cross-
examination, the wife admitted t her husband had been
convicted of perjury-, and was taken to Sloman's bowie after
the conviction. She denied most positive:y that the money
was given to Davis ise a bribe to let her husband out—Mr.
Gill, on the part of the defendant, contended that the action
was brought against the defendant for money had and
received, and as such could not be maintained. No evidence
had been sh sawn that Mr. Sloman had ever received a farthing
of the money, or that any person, as his agent, had taken it
for him. On the contrary, the evidence, Re far as it had
gone, showed that the mosey was given as a bribe.—The
learned judge said the evidence to him was very different,
and he must hold Mr. Sloman to be liable for the act of his
servant.—John Davis was sworn, and stated, that in the
month of July lavt he was turnkey at Mr. Sloman's " lock-
up," in Cursitor-street. Ile recollected the plaintiff being
brought there about one o'clock on Sunday, the 25th
of July. In the course of the day a conversation
took place between him and the plaintiff, when the latter
made a proposition to give him 101., the diamond studs out
of his shirt, and the ring off his finger to release him, but
witness would not agree to it. Ho made that proposition
twenty times in the course of the day, but witness refused.
In the evening he " pushed " 61. into his hand, " and forced
him to take it." That was given for no other purpose than to
procure his discharge. The defendant had never had any part
of it, but discharged witness as 'noels he heanlof the cireum-
stance. When the plaintiff rive the 61. he said he would
give him another 61. on Monday.—The cress-examination
was being continued when the Icon ned judge interposed, and
said that he did not know whether he wee acting eight in
admitting the witness's evidence, lie was deftly interested in
the case.—After a long argument, Mr. Gill consented to a ver-
dict being taken against him, leave being given to move for
a new tnal.—The learned counsel for the plaintiff begged to
exonerate Mr. Slonsan from any participation in the act of
his servant.
FRACAM AT THE OFFRA.—K NIGHT r. BtwoHAK.—Mr.
Charnoek said the plaintiff in the present case was principal
check-taker at her Majesty's Tocarre, and sought to re-
cover 201. damages for an assault committed upon him by
the defendant, who gave his address at the Reform Club.
The summons had been left et the club-house, and that with
all papers had been forwarded by the porter to Mr. Bing-
ham. Before the summon was issued the solicitor for the
defendant had agreed to accept service, but he was not then
present, and he (Mr. Charnoek) made the present Replica-
tion to know how they were to proceed.—The learned judge
said he most have some eoidostce to prove that Mr. Bingham
had received the summens.—Mr. Charnock said ell he could
do was to show that the porter, at the Reform Club, had
forwarded all papers left at the club-house to Mr. Bing-
ham, wbo was a young gentleman of fortune, but whose
address they could not se-certain. If the application was
noticed in the papers there could be no doubt about Mr.
Bingham appearing, and the pleintiti would be saved a con-
siderable. deal of trouble.- The case, after some discussion,
was adjourned for six lecke, the plaintiffs attorney und. r-
taking to see the defendant's attorney in the interim, and
agree to his accepting service.