The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

IN 811

This was the ctrificate meat.no in the cue of J. Wi:eoa.
described as a sh-p-3roker, of Ken.i.h•tesen and coheir
places. Hie liabil.toes were 1,0817.; co mete. In July,
18.53, he had a capital of 6501, but he had lammed a loss et
1,2971. on the barque Hentitt a.
Mr. G,ddard opposed on othalf of the children of a per-
son named Pattrr-on, late of Whit•hearn, under whose
w,'l the bankrupt had been SW-CW.OT, charging him with
a breach of t,ust. Ibe baokropt had rece,v d money modes
the will by the sale of fresh, Id property and was is,w is
debtad to the estate 182/

Mr. Chidley, on behalf of the bank rapt, obi( c.ed that the
patty copco.ing was no• a creditor, end had peen no notice of
opposition. He hid not bevel a word of the opposition
until be Caine kt) wart.

The baukrupte:.e;(l, in rower to questions from the
C. ore, th.t d,e a rriend of hit, end
hid left hi; children under his rt to brUg them up, which
he hdd daut a fat as he %es ebbe. Pettereou died is 1847.
th.l%) were three exec.. tors, sod witnere wee the sutviving
one. fie had prd loon semi 011 ee'Oeet of the retire
then he hid rtce.v.Al; but he hid credited the rewind with
2501., which bed Lima received by owe of Ws cc-trusteee.

CM SHERIFFS' COURT.

LIMAS R. LI. INAT,
JUIRARD T. COX.

The plainUff in tt is action is as tut" t and modeller is
was, and delercl,tt an opt•'ian end co can.hlt r at the
Linwood Gallery, and the act .nn was br, tight to rtc:ver
191. 9e. for injuries to acme w. x mode l',•• arLieh had been
let to defenl.nt on hire.

Mr. Das ies stated the case for the plentiff, from which it
appeared that in May, Inet year, defend-ut hired a great
Lumber of models from the *hate; and airmen them was
a gr up of four hguri s, and the accessories, represent; eg
en iLeident in the war, es., t' Retry Andrews defending
himself againet three Itweisns," a figure of a Highlander,
and another •f Vo.tsire. By inadst rtent exposure, how-
ever, e f the figures, they wise injured by the action of the
inn to such an exteLt they would require ti 133 almcst
wholly remo tolled.
The plaintiff wa• e died, and proeed that he had executed
the model*, and let them cn hire to hi defendant. They
were at that time in a perfect condition. Ile Ind had a
great deal of tr. able in prepsring the group, Is be
went to Woolw,ch to obtain a cetrect likeness of
Andrew., and he could cult now get another.
He wee engsg-d for o weeks in the work, and he
considered his Ist,urs ecirih 4 gui• ems week. The High-
lander was an original, and he had sold a rpy to the
Ddlhess of Sutherland for 10 guineas. Voltiire was worth
41. He was bent doable, and could not bv got on Lk lege
again.

Plaintiff, in crosi-ezuninetion by Mr. Roberts, said
Voltaire wee an origirol model—Pe declined to disclose big
veret .s to what iho materidls were—he emit' not do any-
th'eg with V, ltsire.

IL. Vo:t art. w.s introduced to the contt dressed in the
hr Went c atoms ot the per 01, sad instead of being erect,
apreired ins rnture of profound obeisance to the I d
Jeep, and est led the risibility. of the c)urt end aud.erios.
On the group being pretonted to notice, all the a:tors is
the to ne erpeered hors ce comtnt.
His Honour—That seems after the battle.

The Highlander wAs ae•ere y iejured.

Mr. Robettt said he shoull in the first p:ace contend tbat
defendant WAS not liab:e for an act of Providence, or for
more intones beat of the sun tbsn might bare been expected.
and be wcull prove that gr. at e tre had b •an taken of the
art Wee, but if his hocour wuot opinion that de tendant was
liable he would prove that the amount of damage hal been
exaggerated.

Mr. 131,seett, di C,ndant's etiscstant—Great cue had been
taken, and the blind drawn down, bu, o• e morning in May
the sun wu unusually hot and did the t amage.

. Mr. George Llwins, • modeller in wax, eatim-ted
the value of the figures in the group at t 1 ree guineas
each, and he would re, ore them to Merr original state for
4L, end Voltaire (Cr 15r.

Toe plaintiff, in sneerer to the horned judge, grid ha had
only bad the group to two month., sod the Highlander
t►ree years. He would not t.l.e them back.

His Honour gave judgment for 'A 4a., defendant return-
ing a Fair of lapel valued at 2/. 4..

THE PuiICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Ball, eberged wi.h reference to gold stolen in its
transit from this c ,nrtry t, the continet.t, wee brought
main before the Lai Moyer.

Mr. INlkia, for the S mth Baste re Company, stated that
although much bad resulted from the inquiries made since the
last euam•nstion, witnesses could not be brought forward to
connect the prisoner in such a manner with the rieeuratirn
as w.iald justly Lim in sap Wog a e.nvirtioo, and as the
prisoner had bee& a long time is rvieon, and there was
another charge against him, on wb•ch his L Hillis would
probably commit, it was the intention of the prone ito:s to
consent to dirrharge the prisoner as eonarnet the
robbery of the gold.
Mr. Brilliantine, for the prisoner, submitted that the Lord
Mayor was hound to take bail upon thz second charge, and
said his cheat was willing 1.1 give *mil: security to appear
atom the tan eases.

Kr. Iluotphrela tTea brougb a charge against the pri-
soner lir having atseconded front his bail in the year 1841,
since which portal be bad not been heard cf until taken
into custody on the hitt chew on which evidciice wee
takes.

The p►isoner stu then discharged as to the first roe and
emanated on the ercsnd.