The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-17 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING♦, DECEMBER 17, 1862.

—J. Fernahaw and T. Farnshaw, Lockwood. Yorkshire, mill-
wrighta—C. L. Watering and Wilson, IMBIAOII-Vab-Hull.
ship brokers—James Hartley, W. Hartley, sad John Hartley.
Kendal, Westmoreland, bakere—A V. Birdwell and T. I Lardy.
Manchester. telegrevhic engineers—O. Pearson and W. 4asp.
heard, Bngbrooke Wharf, Nortiummionihfre—.l. Nadel.
Nadel, and F. Bead* Orsini-Ars* Orly, and Melina
Jord. Mad Mesta, so tar as r da 7. ftadal—B.. J. Starr
and J. W(rthy, Belletreet, rare.road, bootinakers—
A. W. Hayward and T. N. Hayward. Wandraglid, Blaugham,
and Clayton. Surer, general dealers—F. W. deeds and W.
J. Jerome, New Oxiord-street, anetleneer•—J. Webster. Webster, and R. Webster. Leeds. plumbers. so be II re-
it. Webster—N. Mason and J. Maim, Birmingltran,
. Moseley and W. Moseley, Limped, India MArber
dealers—J. Akroyd and J. Walton, Rallis; Yorkshire, anal mer-
chants—lf. W. Jambs, T. R. Grande. and A. T. Da
Botiocaley. A. Bermuda, sad B. Bottomley, Bradford, York-
shire. stuff rnanulacturen, so far anregard@ A. BotbormleyJaenes
Azar and John. Eggar, Bentley and Blnsied, Hante—li. O. Haw.
tin and H. Monett, Barking-churchyard. City, stationers—J. B.
Farrar and J., Farrar. Halifax, Yorkshire, machine makers.

soCirca 811QUZSTRATIONS.
Coto Onumt, Glasgow, leather merchant, Dec. 20, at the
?sanity Hall, Glasgow.
allegannint Haim= Latinm. Glaagow, grain merchant. Dec. 20,
at the Faculty Hall, Glasgow.
HUSH RONALD. Maybole, farmer, Dec. 13, at the Star Hotel. Ayr.
JAMES CRIZIOUTON, Anglaprth, Dumfrlcsahlre, firmer, Dec. 77,
at the Kings Arms Hotel, Dumfries.
ALT:MID= Una= and James 0111ILLABI ianotott. Glasgow,
warehoniessu. Deo. Id, at the Crow Hotel, Glasgow.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Avg=Aixr, Thic. 16.—APPOINTIONTIL—Disat•4r
P.. C. T. Youel, to oommaad the Indostiy.
Mr. R. Bogue has been nominated to a naval cedigrlip.

PORTSMOUTH, rim. 16.

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The Neptune, 86, screw, Captain .Gee.diry F. P.
Hereby, wee paid out of commiasion to-day.
On Monday night an official trial was made, at Portsmouth
of the light and noel apparatus Moulted b j Captain Bolton,
of the 12th Regiment of Foot, in the Tureens of Ida r•
General Lord William Paulet and othie. cat:isle. Signalling
wiz carried on for three hours between. Bembridge Down, in
the Isle of Wight, Portedowe-b.ill (four miles from
Portsmouth, on the main laud), South/ea Castle,
and Portsmouth, and the esperirunts were successful in
the fullest sense of the word. The chief features of the
light are Be extraordinary brilliancy and power of trans-
mitting signals to • long distance, its portability for unties
in the field during military operations, and tea non-liability
to interruption from the enemy. We understands pro-
bable that the experiment will be repea form.
The light was tested last August at AlibealsoU, in the pm•
sence of General Pennefather, and previouly at Wool-
wich, and at other military stations.

IA ft Intdlistna.

EQUITY 001TRTEL—Dar,. 16.
(Before Use muter of the Roth.)
5.412 O. caoocaw•w.

This case was opened, rderday, cad was argued on behalf
of the plaintiff dozing the greater part of this day. It is
unneomaary, la the view which the Moeller of the Rolls
took of the matter, to go into the particulars of it, as
without calling upon the counsel for the defendants hi
Honour at once pve judgment. The bill, be said, was
filed for the specific performance of an w. *meat for the
aesignment by Mr. Bolt, one of the defendants, to the
plaintiff of the Interest which the latter had possessed in a
contract for carrying the mails between Doves and Weed,
and Dover and Odom. The interest of the plaintiff in this
subject had passed to his assignees on hi bankruptcy,
in 1855, and the agreement sought to be enforced war
alleged to have been subsequently entered into between the
plaintiff and defendant at the office of Messrs. Wier and
Ball, accountants. A minute of such agreement, under
date lit October, 1867, was made in his daybook by Mr.
Ball as follows :—" Mr. Newton, Mr. Bolt, Mr. Mare, Mr.
Ball being present, Mr. Newbon stated that Mr. Mare was
to have the Dover mail on paying 5,000 sovereigns. This
Mr. Bolt assented to.—John Ball His Honour com-
mended at length on this minute, which he observed as
being made by Mr. Ball, who was the agent of neither
Crticould bind no one, and, moreover, it was, as to
ffect, denied by Mr. Bolt. Having remarked upon a
letter written by M. Mare to Mr. Bolt in January. 1868,
to the effect that if the latter proceeded with negotiations
for the sale or treader of his (Mr. Mare's) interests in
the mail contacts steps would be taken to restrain
him, his Honour observed upon the time which the plain-
tiff had allowed to elapse between the dated his letter and
the filing of his bill, and added that in cases of this
de-
scription the court was considerably inflamed by the nature
of the subject matter of the suit. It was familiar to all
acquainted with the practice of the soarer that in some
came, as in that of " Southoombe v. the Bishop of Exeter."
so short a period as fifteen months of ladies had been held
fatal to the claims of the plaintiff. Then the question was
raised about apiece of land, but here the subject of con-
tention was quite
transitory in character, and was
one in which it was impossible for the court
to place the parties as they would have
been had specific performance been sought in
proper time. In deciding against the plaintiff on the
ground of lathes, his Honour wished to be understood as
expressing no opinion upon the other circumstances of the
ease, which, hd it gone on, would have required di/cumin
sad oonsideration. After remarkimi upon the case of
" Harrington r. Chtirchward,” in which he said the ques-
tion now before the court could not possibly have been
raised, he dismissed the bill with costs.
Mr. Selwyn, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. Roxburgh were for
the plaintiff ; the Solicitor-General, Mr. Waller, and Mr.
Harcourt, for Mr. Rolt ; and Sir Hugh Cairns, Mr. South-
gate, and Mr. Langley, for the defendant Churchyard.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Dsc. 16.
After Term Sittinp J NW Prise at Guildhall.—(Brian
Lord Chid Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
Emma r. BROM -LIM.
(Oontioned trrenyederday:e /err.)

Further 4i;ideeice was given of "thel3;iliile; °Dissected
with the policy and its dispute, which gave rile to the pub-
lication of the pamphlet, and the directors' reply, containing
the alleged libel.
This was the defendant's' case.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly having replied upon the cue,
Mr. M. Chambers addressed the jury. He was unable
to discover what the defendants intended—whether they
Intended to relieve Mr. Kcenig from the charge of being a
fraudulent man, or whether they meant to Impute fraud to
him. Throughout the proceedings in reference to this case,
end in Sir F. Kelly's speech, there was the mime determi-
ned= •
Willing to wound, but yet afraid to ships."

The defendant; appeared to shrink from making a direct
charge, but yet to be reedy to destroy character by
imputation. The learned counsel at considerable lesgth
analysed the evidence, and in conclusion urged that the
directors' pamphlet was a malicious libel, and called upon
the jury to return their verdict for the plaintiff.
The learned counsel had not concluded when the court
rose.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Dze. 16.
(Before Mr. Regietrar Roche.)
ng JOAN IRAUCHT.—THE LORD NILSON DURIC•RALL.—
IZZORERATIOR TO ILANAGIRIL
The bankrupt, described ea a wine merchant, of Regent-
street, had kept the Lord Nelson Music-hall, in Easton-
road, for a short time before the license was refused by the
meet:rake. This was the adjourned sitting for choice of
assignees. According to the estimate of Messrs. Hart, the
accountants engaged in the case, the liabilities are about
12,600/. ; assets uncertain.
Several proofs were admitted, and Mr. Billet, described
as a gentleman, of South Belgrave-street, who ia agent to
some foreign house, was chosen trade assignee.
Mr. Bra/Baugh said the majority of the creditors for
whom be appeared proposed that Mr. James Cooper, of the
firm of Johnstone, Cooper, and Wintle, accountanta, should
be appointed manager of the estate.
Some one asked if Mr. Cooper was a creditor.
Mr. Bradlarigh said he was not, and on that ground he
was the more fit for the office.
The Registrar—What is the use of a manager! There
seems to be no estate to manage.
Mr. Bradlaugh—There is not now, bat there may be.
There is a manufactory in Switzerland, and other property
on the continent; and it is not impossible that there may
be forthcoming assets.
A Creditor—There is no estate, no debts, no property, no
assets of any kind. I object to the appointment of a
1101111140 r.
The Registrar—Under those circumstances the creditors
ought to be very careful how they appoint a manager.
Mr. &adlangh said the creditors proposed to act in strict
conformity with the act, and in no way to exceed its pro.
vision&
The Registrar, after referring to the observations of the
Lord Chancellor in the case of " Still mid u to the
appointment of managers, said that every possible care
ought to be taken in the appointment of such an offieer,other-
wise intolerable abases would arise. He made these re.
marks rather for the consideration of the creditors them-
selves than as addressed to the solicitors.
A Solicitor—The bankrupt has already sworn there is no
estate.
Mr. Bradlaugh—lt is because we believe there is an estate
that we wish to have a manager.
The Registrar—lf the appointment is made, the creditors
ought in the first instance clearly to define the datiesof the
manager, and also the precise amount of his remuneration.
Mr. Bradlangh said be would take care that the require-
ments of the act were in all respects complied with.
A resolution was then passed appointing Mr. Cooper
manager, on the followingconditione:—"To be paid such re-
muneration out of the estate, for such period as the creditors'
assignee may think sufficient—such remuneration not to
exceed the scale allowed to °Meld assignees for their re-
muneration ander the general missend orders."

CENTRAL ORIMLYAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Memos Beejesat.)
.. .

Jesee Idly, 19, was charged with laving, in company
with another man, assaulted and robbed Henry Green of a
watch ease and a two-shilling piers.
Mr. MegaMo Williams primmuted ; the prisoner was
leaded Mr. Collins.
The prosecutor in this case was a coach trimmer, residing
in Paredise-place, laliogWq and between nine and ten
o'clock on the night of the 24th of November he was on
his way home, and west into a c-loouse called the
Pickering Arms, near his own rea, and obtained •
pot of porter. W hen be had goes • short distance from
the public-house he was suddenly seised from behind, ad at
the same moment • snatch was made at his watch, and he
received a blow in the face. A struggle then took
place between him and his smallest', daring which the
case of his watch was forced off and he was robbed of that
and • two-shilling piece. The prosecutor sew the prisoner
• day or two afterwards standing near the Angel, at Isling-
too, and recognised him as one of the men who load arreffted
and robbed him, and gave him into custody. In answer to
questions that were put to him by the learned counsel for
the prisoner, he admitted that he bad been to several
public-houses during the evening, and that he was not quite
sober, and it a/so appeared that the struggle that took place
at the time the alleged robbery was committed, was of such a
gentle character that only a portion of the beer was spilled,
and the prosecutor took the rest home and drank it with
hisirr . upper.
. Co in his address to the jury for the prisoner,
said that this was one of those ass that had lately been
maviSed into garotte robberies, to the great alarm of the
public, but he urged that it was nothing of the sort,
and that the truth of the story was that as the
prosecutor, in his half-drunken state, bad got into some
squabble in the street, and he said it was impossible to rely
upon his testimony as to the identity of the prisoner.
The Common-See:joint having summed up, the jury, after
a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.