The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-16 00:00:00

The handwriting of the defendant to the bills of exchange
having been proved,
Mr. Wendt', on behalf of the defendant, said the trane-
Maio= on the part of the plaintiff were of a most oppressive
character. The defeadant, some time since, brought an
action against the pie' 'if for an assault, and recovered
1001. damages. The defendant had had his arra broken by
the violence of the plaintiff in the assault he th.n com-
plained of. The defendant, who wee a man of 65 years of
age, wan formerly a manufacturer of British plate, and
carried on his business in the Oxford Arena-passage, Pater-
noster-row. In 1543 a fire brok out on his premises, when
• quantity of his plate was removed to Black Horse-emir,
Fleet street. In the summer of 1830 the defendant called
on the plaintiff, a silversmith, residing in Lloyd-square, and
asked him to purchase some plate which had been saved
from the fire. The plaintiff eventually consented to ad-
vance 271. 15s. on a bill for 301., the defendant depositing
the plate as collateral security. Subsequently the defendant
represented to the plaintiff that he was entitled to property
worth 17,0001. • year, and the plaintiff agreed to make cer-
tain advances to the defendant ts recover the property, and
pending the leest proceedings, he took the defendant and
his wife to board and lodge in his house, instead of allowing
them • weekly sum for their maintenance ; the defendant
and his wife agreeing to do the domestic work of the house,
in consequence of which the plaintiff discharged his ser-
vants. After some time the plaintiff found that there was
but little chance of recovering the property, and intimated
to the defendant and his wife that they must seek a resi-
dence elsewhere. Upon this a severe alteration arose—the
plaintiff tried in every way to get the defendant and his
wife out of his house : he closed the sh of the apart-
ments which they occupied, poured water from a wabsring-
pm on the floor and furniture, and, in a scuffle, finally
broke the defendant's arm. The defendant then brought an
action against him fur the assault, and obtained a verdict
with 1061. damages. The defendant was called to prove
' these facts; and as to the bills which were the subject of
the action, the defendant said he had never been called
on to pay the first until he had brought his action
for the assault, and he denied his acceptance to the
second. lie also denied having signed several documents
which were produced, purporting to bear his signature,
and which were acknowledgments for money advanced by
the plaintiff to him. The defendant further stated that the
' plaintiff was indebted to him 5001. and upward., for the
plate he had deposited with him, as also for wages he had
agreed to pay to himself and has wife; and in • further
sun of 211. en another account.
These statements were rebutted by the plaintiff; and two
other witness;se who proved that the British plate de-
posited with the plaintiff, upon being put up for sale by
auction, only fetched 281. 7s. fld.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
SU 121.3 d., after having made certain deductions.

ADMIItALTY COURT.—YrsrzeDAT.
B. roes Da. tessimens.
Tut CoMWODOaI.—SALVAOI.
This was a suit brought by the owners of the Julia
against the Commodore for salvage services rendered on the
17th of September.
The Julia, a collier, while on her voyage from Cardiff to
Falmouth, descried the Commodore about eight miles off
the Lizard, but afterwards lost sight of her. She again saw
her in a dismasted state, and, on bearing down upon her,
found that she was a seheoner, bound with a cargo of sul-
phur from Dublin to Newcastle. The Julia towed her up
to Penzance, which she made in about ten hours. A com-
mission of anpraisement had been taken out in this case,
Ms value of the vessel having been disputed.
Dr. It. Phillimore and Dr. Deane appeared for the salvors,
and the Queen's Advocate and Dr. Swaby for the owners.
Dr. Lushington, having spoken in high terms of the
promptitude which the salvors had shown in undertaking
the service, and stated that it merited a reward both on
account of the danger in which the schooner was, and the
delay which they had suffered in prosecuting their own
voyage, said that the commission of appraisement was
quite unnecessary, and must be at their own cost. The
value of the Commodore was estimated at NU., and he
should award the sum of 1201., which was to cover all de-
mands, including the commis ion of appraisement.
INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Baran TWO Cans Calouswoms.
Ix as Groton LETT, oveaewiae LSWI3.—A BETTING
MM.
This insolvent applied to be discharged under the act.
Mr. Dowse appeared for a creditor named Dallar, and Mr.
Z. Reed for a Mr. Barlow. Mr. Sargood supported.
According to the description in the schedule, the insol-
vent had been an auctioneer, alcian-ofilos keeper, attorney's
clerk, and a betting agent. Evidence was given that the
insolvent bad gone by the name of " George Jones," which
he had not mentioned in the schedule.
The Chief Commissioner held that the name of "George
Jones " must be included in the description of the in-
solvent.
It appeared, in reference to the complaint of Mr. Barlow,
that the insolvent signed an agreement to take a house, in
which he was described as • " *elicitor." It was stated on
the part of the insolvent that it was an error, as he should
have been described as a " solicitor'relerk."
The emit adjourned the case for an amended description.
IN as ELDRIST.—GOING TO Attazimm•.
This insolvent was a boot and shoemaker in Resell-
genre, Drury-lane. He was going to Australia, and was
arreeted by a creditor named Chambers, his landlord, and
se m now opposed nia application to be discharged. It ap-
=that the insolvent's wife told Chambers that her
was going to Australia, on which he obtained a
Me order, and he was arrested.
creditor stated his complaint, and said he had to »-
path. premises he had let to the insolvent befoul he
mid give them up to the Duke of Bedford.
The insolvent was discharged.
Ix Tal MATSUI OF WILLIAM WATSON OLDINISZAW.
This insolvent, an attorney in fokenhouse-yard, applied
to be discharged from prison ; Mr. Down append for •
Mr. Newman, Mr. Sargood for • Mr. Uwe, and Mr.
Macrae for • Mr. Walker; Mr. Nichols supported.
la this case the debts on the schedule were 15,3881., and
the debts owing to the insolvent 8,7201. Formerly the in-
solvent had • good practice, but he had been mixed up with
tree railway prelesess and claimed from them more than
MEL TBB be the &claim against • Mr. Durant for about
Sef/OL la adages es the crediton represented by counsel,
an old woman nausi Clarke opposed for 7001. left by her
son, which the innaivent had and had lent to another
person.
The principal oplanit:on was by Mr. Newman. The in-
solvent had 3001. ef that person's money, which he lent to a
client, and it we, lost.
Mr. Walker, an attorney, complained that he had paid
181. 10s. to hare some deeds stamped, on which money was
raised.
The insolvent said the money bad been used in Once dis-
bursements, and the deeds were not stamped.
It appeared that the insolvent had been lately out of
business, supported by his friends. He bad been in a bad
state of health since be had bean in Whiteeroes-street
prison.
The ease occupied the court until the end of the day, and
was adjourned to Tuesday next.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL. __ _

George Carton was brought before Alderman Salomon
on a remanded charge of maliciously stabbing his father.
Some fresh evidence was adduced, widths magistrate an-
nounced his intention of sending the case before a jury.

WORSHIP-STREET.
George Tomlings, a respectably-dressedmas, carryingon
business as an oil and colourman in Doswell-street; John
Wolfe, • carman, in his service; and three men, named
Edward Lucas, John Lynch, and John Jones, were
charged with having been concerned in stealing two hun-
dredweight of glue, the property of Mr. Barnes Calvert, a
wholesale oil merchant, in Cross street, Finsbury.
John Tringbam, clerk to the preeecutor, stated that the
prisoner Tomlings had been an occasional customer of his
employer for some time put, in whose service the prisoners
Lucas, Lynch, and Jones bad been employed, the former as
• warehouseman and the two latter as porters. On the
evening of Thursday, the 3rd inst., the prisoner. Tousling,
entered the counting-house and ordered 3 hundredweight
of glue, with a reluest that it might be at once delivered to
him, as he intended to cart it home in his van, which he
ti haleft at the door in charge of Wolfe, the carman. Wit-
ness was about to make out an invoice for the goodie, when
Lucas, who was standing by, officiously interposed, and
filled up the blank invoice for three hundredweight, ac-
cording to the order of Tomlings, with whom he afterwards
proceeded to a warehouse on the first floor, where the glue
was deposited ; but, the suspicions of witness having been
previously excited, he kept a ekes watch upon their move-
ments, and distinctly saw four or Ave hundredweight of
glue lowered down into the van instead of three hundred-
weight, which had been ordered by Tousling,. Witness
made no observation at the time to either of the prisoners,
all of whom were present, and must have been fully cog-
nisant of the transaction ; but immediately after the goods
had been driven away by Wolfe he communicated what he
had witnessed to one of the lien.
Walter White, town traveller to the prosecutor, stated
that in consequence of an intimation which he received
from the last witness, he at once followed the van and ac-
costed Wolfe, the driver, who, in answer to his questions,
said that he had just been to the warehouse for three bags
of glue which his muter had purchased, but on examining
the inside of the cut he observed that there were five bags,
each containing a hundredweight, for which Wolfe endea-
voured to account by stating that the overplus belonged to
his employer.
The prisoner Tomlings was then separately charged with
having feloniously received • large quantity of stone blue,
shot, and ether articles belonging to the same prosecutor,
well knowing them to have been stolen.
Inspector Brennan stated that after taking Tomlings into
custody, he proceeded to search bis premises, in which he
discovered 2, bags of stone blue, seven packages of shot,
and five begs of glue, in addition to that which formed the
subject of the first charge, together with several outside
wrappers bearing the private marks of the prosecutor.
Walter White, the prosecutor's traveller, identified the
wrappers produced as has employer's property, and stated
that the prisoner had never purchased any stone blue at
their warehouse, but on examining their stock of that arti-
cle it was discovered that they had lost no less than 413 lbs.
since the 27th of December last. There had also been a
corresponding deficiency in starch, shot, and almost every
article in which they dealt, and their aggregate loss during
that period amounted to at least 4001.
After some further evidence, the whole of the prisoners,
who reserved their defence, were fully committed in the
Ant ewe, but Tomlings was ordered to be brought up again
fur W production of further evident, spurn hiss, and