The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1848

is applied. No wonder that tenons doubtsof the ministry weathering the storm
are entertained
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The chancre are that they will be
as
etyo thheaypeoseraibi.edility
wrecked by their own folly. They have driven the vessel of
the state upon a rock by their new and miserable policy, and
now seek to bock her into smooth water by a unmans
almost as fatal as that which ran them into danger.
MEX.
A COUNTY MEETING was held at Chelmsford
yesterday. It had been suggested by the conservatives to
petition aglow the Jewish Disabilities Bill, hit a large
number of persons of more liberal tendeneiesh wait assem-
bled, resolutions were ultimately carried in favouria stead of
against the admission of Jews to parliament.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL.
01F011), Fen. 24.—TheBoard of Heads of I ha
m,
ve
just tatted the following notice to evening sales byaa cu
which it Jewell knot a throughout the university have been great
evil which t
ad. majolity of the az kali tradesmen have long desired to
see abollth— At • meeting of the viec-chunceller, heads of
how., and proctors, in the delegates' room, Feb. 21, lab, represen-
Wiegy laving been made to the board that junior mcmhces of the
adversity are to the practice (contrary to the spirit and tenor of the
statutes, Ili. Iv.) of frequenting to the evening Sousa
Odor rettea , and •hops In
the town where rides by auction ire hoklen, and there n to
believe diet serious evils have resulted awl are likely to mutt from
the pcectice, undergraduates are hereby admonished notto attend at
or take any part in Wee holden ma ahov.coennoned.

No LESSITHAN TIERZI Inn lIISHOrItICa will, it said,
shortly be formed by the division et as many wee now deemed too ex-
tenoive far efßeient episcopal superintenikoce. Two of theft are
already named se being intended to be bestowed ; the one on the Rev.
Dr. Dale, Rector of St. Pancras, and the other on the Rev. Dr.
tient, Rector of Bloomsbury, and brother to the Earl of Llarendoo.—
Hants Iseirperidelit.
SALE 01' ADVOWSONa.—The following perpetual advow-
sow have been advertised fur sale by auction —Buckingham V., with
ccoktenee, valued in Clergy List at '17101., but .toted by the auctioneer
to be of the estimated Immod value of 5001." Present patron the
Puke of Buckingham. The incumbent is the Rev. 11. Crow, who
woo
instituted in 'SM.—The ime advictiocinent offers the following
livings, the patronage of all bring at pnwent the property of the same
nobitroan, via. :—Prestomiliosett IL, Buck., stated ro Clergy List to
be worth 457/., eotlmateil yearly valuewith reskknoe Walter
Stratford R., Bucks, in Clergy List 4001., mtimated value 4201., with
reoidence ; Vernon It., Becks, returned as 195 t., connoted value
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2501., wmated ith residence ; and Vinniere R., Oxfordshire, retained at 3451.,
value 5501., with reoldericc.

NAVAL.
ADMIRMAY, EFT. 24.—APCOINTMENT11.—Col.toin J. E.
Erskine, to llavaiu.—Comnander A. N. Volution, to bo Inspect-
ing Commander of Coast Guard.—Mate T. C. Cholmeley, to Ganges.—
Midshipmen lt. Moore, to Champion; A. D. Mercer. to Ganes.
Clerks' Aißiataute:: J. M. Kl tchuni, to Wellesley; G. M. Blythe, to
Gommaval Cadet.: A. C. Curtis, to Havana ; J. ()rant, to
Ganges.—Gunner. . W. Broom, to Agisooart.

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mitted that the bankers, if they refused to pay this
cheque because they did not know the endorse.
ments of Mrs. Isherwood or her family, might
hove been liable to an action by the company,
to which there would have been no defence. Ile also coo. '
tended that this was not a mere mercantile transaction, but
specific one, in which the questionwhether proper
caution bad been used. It was not because these endorse-
ments were forgeries that the liability ought to be thrown
on the bankers, for no carelessness was alleged against them.
Upon the whole, therefore, he contended that the company 4
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had given quite a sufficient authority to the defendants to
pay the money, and they ought to boar the lose, h
Admissions were then put in, in which the defendants set it
out the manner in which business had been carried on 9,
between them and the company.
Sir F. Kelly having replied, Lord Penman left it to the 1
jury to say whether they considered the acceptance of this
bill by the company was enough to induce the bankers to
believe that the endorsements were genuine.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendants, " under
' the special cireumatences."—Lord De 1101611: "What special
' circumstances? I really can't see any."—The Foremen :
1 "
From the cinumatancea of the endorsements being on the
beck of the bill, my lord."

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Lane.
RAILWAY ADYM EN ITISEMTS.-W. Thomas, publisher, of
Catherine-street, Strand, applied for his certificate, which
was not opposed. The bankrupt attributed his difficulties to
having made himself liable for the advertisements of a num-
ber of the bubble railway schemes of 1848, for which he had
never been reimbursed. It was stated, that since the fiat the
bankrupt had done all in his power to assist the creditors,
and had been unremitting in his attention to the official as-
signee.—Tie Commissioner said it was highly desirable that ,
no credit whatever should be given to railway companies for
advertisements, for it might be safely concluded that when
they asked for credit they were n ither more nor less than
bubbles. In fact, it was partitularly desirable that adver-
tising agents should not give credit to such partite; for they
were thereby lending themselves to an imposition and a
dulusion on the public. He would, however, grant the
certificate.

SHERIFF'S COURT.
Before Mr. Under-sheriff Borchelt and a Common fury.
BURR O. BAMBUEN.—CRI34. COY. This was a writ of
inquiry to assess damages in an action brought by Mr. Wm.
Burr against Thomas Ramsden, to recover compensation in
damages for his having held criminal conversation with
Bath Matilda Burr, his wife, to which the defendant suf-
fered judgment to go by default, thereby admitting the alle-
gations in the declaration. The damages were laid at 5,0001.
—The plaintiff's attorney informed the court that it had
been agreed between himself and the defendant's attorney
that a verdict should pass for his client for 5001.—The de-
feudant's attorney having expressed concurrence on the part
of his client, the learned Under-Sheriff directed the jury to
find accordingly.—Damages 5001.

BLOOUSBURY OOUNTY COURT.
Before U. Math, Ist
CBAlill T. BARNARD GREGUILT.—Lvatous CAGE.—This
was an action brought by the plaiatiff, hat
ot
Ifampstead, Offlif.st the defendant, se heir-at-law of a gen-
tleman named Thompson, late of the l'riory, Hampstead, to
recover the sum of 111. odd for work and labour done.—The
defendant did not appear, but the circumstances of the cue
are as fellows:—The deceased, Mr. Thompson, was an
elderly gentleman of very eccentric habits, and it may be
recollected that, on her ?dainty coming to the throne, he
sent to the Palace, as a present to the Queen, an ivory bed- ,
stead, and several articles of antique furniture, formerly, as
stated, belonging to Qliver Cromwell. S ime time prior to 11
his death, which happened between four 311(1 fist: years ago, g
he became acquainted u ith the delemlant ; a close
friendship f
followed, and, on his dying, it was found Ly his a
will that the whole of his property was bequeathed 9,
to defendant. The next of kin of the deceased
gentleman, two nepheggs and a niece, di>put,d the t
validity of the document, and the property, amounting to 2
many thousand pounds, was thrown into Chancery. 'fhe
will was subsequently pronounced to be legal by the requi- 4
site authorities, and mauers were finally arranged by de-
fendant taking pcsseasion of the property, giving a certain
sum to each of the nephews, marrying the niece, and making
himself amenable for all the debts deceased owed. The
plaintiff by his books and on his oath proved having com-
menced attending deceased in 184'2 up to the time of his
death, cutting and dressing his hair, shaving him, supplying
him with perfumes and pornatum, and setting his pen-
knives. —The Judge having convinced himself that the
items were nut charged for beyond a reasonable rate, gave
judgment for the plaintiff, and an order was made fur the
immediate payment of the claim, with oats.