The Express.
London, England, 1848-01-12 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

The presiding'
judges in this oourtlor the present term,
which commenced yesterday, at 10 o'clock, are—the Lord
Chief Baron, Barons Parke, Alderson, and Platt. The cases
heard yesterday did not involve any question of public or
professional interest.

ARCHES COURT.
Before Sir H.J,Fust.

THS OFFICE Or THE JUDOS PROMOTED or BUHDER V.
MATOR, CLEM/C.—This was a cause of office, end was brought
to this court by letters of request, under the hand and seal
of the Bishop of Oxford. No appearance having been given
for the reverend defendant, the proceedings were carried on
in pvenam.—ln 1823 Mr. Mawr was licensed u the perpetual
curate of Forest-hill, in the county and diocese of Oxford, the
curacy having been augmented by the bounties of Queen
Anne, and being a benefice of souls. In 1325 he procured
himself to be inducted into the rectory of liadisigh, Essex,
without a legal dispensation. The Bishop of Oxford,
through his secretary, instituted the present suit, with a
view of depriving the rev. gentleman of the first living, and
relied upon a decree of the Council of Lateran, binding upon
the clergy of this country, and which declares that whoever
shall take a second benefice of souls without license shall
forfeit the first —The Queen's Advocate and 82r. l'hillimore
having been heard for the promoter, the learned judge pro-
nounced a sentence of deprivation.
The court rose at an early hour, in consequence of the
absence of several of the counsel, who were engaged in Dr.
flampden's case.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Cornmimioorr
Iv ne WILLIAM JOLLEV.—ACCOMMODATION
This bankrupt, a poulterer, of Charing-cross, applied for his
certificee. It appeared that the balance-sheet embraced a
period of 1.5 years, and showed that he owed to creditors
2,923/., and holding security 9001. odd. The liabilities
amounted to 3,5.551., the bankrupt having commenced busi-
ness with a capital of 1,1871. The assets were stated to he,
by debtors good, 1451.; and doubtful 5831. The profits were
11,0131., and expencea about 12,0001. Mr. Rise, in opponi-
tion, stated that this was a friendly fiat, and the bankrupt
having disposed of his property, or a certain portion of it,
shortly before the fiat, now came to this court with nothing
for the creditors, although he was still carrying on business.
lie had been dealing in accommodation bills to a large
amount, the books had been improperly kept, and the ex-
penses exceeded the profits. It was further complained that
he (the bankrupt) had stated in the cash account that his
profits in the last twelve menthe amounted to 7501.,
and hie profits formerly amounted to only 6001.,
and that he did not have two-thirds of the amount of
business in the last twelve months which he formerly
had. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Kiss) prayed that
the certificate be suspended for a lengthened period of time.
—Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of the bankrupt, stated that it
was not the custom of the trade to keep very regular books.
He had been unfortunate in trade, having lost a large capital,
and had been drawn into the accommodation transactions
by (as alleged) a Capt. M'Orath.—The learned Commissioner
said that the case appeared to rest itself upon the accom-
modation transactions, upon which ground a suspension of
the certificate must take place. No person dealing with the
bankrupt, a retail poulterer, could suppose that he was deal-
, ing with such paper. His Honour wished here to remark,
that it was unfortunate for the creditors that the court had
i.ot the power of imprisoning a man, which power was now
left to the creditors, to be done indirectly. He (the learned
Commissioner) thought that the law should be so framed
that a power should be rested somewhere of melting the
punishment directly and imprisonment with or without hard
labour, according to the facts of the ease; and his Honour
was of opinion that if such a course were pursued there would
be an end to the many frauds which were of every-day
occurrence. However, the law was not so, and the punish-
ment was done indirectly. la this case the certificate must
be suspended for six months. Protection for one mouth was

POLICE.-v
. ESTES-DAY.
MANSION-110179E.-CHARGE OP EMHI

G. Prince, a person who Wall in the employ inent of Messrs.
Teulmin, of Great St. Helen's, ship brokers, was charged
wit► having embezzled money received for his employers.—
A. porter to Mr. Thompson, of Cowper's-court, Cornhill,
stated that he had delivered 91. 9s. for freight to the pri-
soner for Messrs. Toulmin.—The prisoner's duty was to
account to another clerk for all sums above 61. lie disap-
peared some time ago, but was met by Trew (City police-
man) at Nottingham, and taken into custody. Upon being
told that he was wanted for a deficiency of 701., he said the
amount did not exceed that sum. The prosecutors expressed
it to be their intention to confine the prosecution to the
simple deficiency for the above-mentioned freight.—Com-
mitted for trial.
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CHAYITY.—The Lord Mayor acknowledged the receipt of
101. frog• the Mercers' Company, and 51. from the Cloth-
workers' Company, through the hands of Alderman Mus-
grove. for the poor-box.
GUILDHALL.—Cuaktri.—A donatioa of il. to the
poor-box was handed in by Mr. Ald. Musgrove from the
Master and Wardens of the Cletkworkers' Company.
BOW-STREET.—CRARGE OP EMBEZZLEMENT.—A per-
son named Harrison, who was a cashier in the western
branch of the London Joint Stock Bank, was re-examined,
charged with embeesling large sums of money from the
bank.—Mr. Robertson, manager of the bank, said that the
prisoner was a clerk in that bank in July last, and down to
the 3rd of January instant, and it was his duty to receive
and pay money at the counter, and enter the same in the
proper books. They were in the habit of exchanging gold
for notes to their customers, and it was the duty of the pri-
soner to enter the money received in the received osah
book, and the money paid in the paid-out cash book.