The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

THE RXPREM TUIIRSPAY EVENII*LrEBRVAXY 1856.

DUBLIN. Fa. Is.
The first ball for the mason, in Dublin Cade, took
=est night. Upwards of 1,000 cards had been
The next mete-regal lever will be held on the
6th of next month, to be followed by a drawhirroom
next diky.
The pretreated law eon between the traatme of
Evan's charity and the Beak of Ireland, whielt was
serried into the House of Lords, and has excited so
much public interest los several rare poet, has at
length been rattled by a cam , by the toms of
whia the Bank directors agree to replan in their
books, to the credit of the trate.% the amount of
abstracted stook (about 9,0004, and to pay up all the
dividends doe from the time the trustees were last
credited with them by the late Mr. William Gram,
that is, about the end of 1846 or beginning of 1848.
It is understood that the partite are to pay each their
own costs in the original Lotion, and that the Bank
will pay those of the proceedings for the new trial
which was about to take place when this opus-
preemie, was effected.
Sir Edward If'Donnell, who sou Lord Mayor of
Dublin in 1864, has been made to pay rather dearly
for the reforms which he endeavoured to effect in the
Dablin marketa daring his year of °Moe. Yesterday, I
ths Queen's Bench, a verdict for 3001. damages
was given spinet him in an action taken by • hay
fader named M'Dermott, far illegally interfering
with hie business of weighataster oa that ocoasion.

BANE.RUPT couut—DIMIUS, TUESDAY.
IN NI CAXILLI cams amaze, OTNIEWLI D'LLANOON,
IMADING VIDES TEN NAME AND STYLI OF DUNCAN
AND co., 49, vrammeinetair, numm.
There wee a meetbileakimes fee prod debts ead Sadeaaaaiutioa, esamisatios, bat tie had ahmesied.
TM Cemmisimee that be had sem • meet cf
mut emreorthamy peamedtase IN Leeks to thh wetter,
from whisk it apposed *at the beakrept had Am or eta
berm, med that $ maim Itedesitled to defraud
to aa asonsous etwoust. ThetlY.aiq aa4N.r is that
mart had nada a very lon aidavl4 halted ea the poem
sours ht Leaden.
Hie Hearuir thee asked Mr. Walker what hid bees the
milt of kis visit ti Loarles ?

Mr. Welker-1W ;Ai' seisms el propene to • large
amour to six Merest places. sad I Mimed Mosatorits
to tile *Asia asetore, Mr. Metpby ; Mt be is mot ebb t
ettrod.

WOHeantesioaer said ha wn any led he had samie-
tined the Babe whisk nsesesiow to His Henn
Una vial a letter lied Ikea landed ts bin lion Mr,
Michael Annals, oorresposdeat af leo aniones is Lea-
den, heerleg testimony to the pal NW atoll` with whisk
Mr. Walker kid inn while is that sky ; sat e=
the opisioa that his felt to it would pone neat
to the credit= et the Win
'dinned.
After one debts had Ina pored, the nutter was

Kato *ttttlitatnce.
EQUITY COURTS.—Fxs. 13.

N 7011.11 MI LOIN JIMIC7II OW APB A&
Kt PARTS 3MIX/di. IN 11 SOD TLIOOI AND 00..

The nalrepts in this .e
tee were the proprietor of Violin
esitle and yard., mil His was as appeal from the donates
' of the CommleMemer refute* to admit • proof for 1,3501,
undated by the appellant as the value of a quantity of
timber belvapng to alm, whisk was meidentally bunt
they,
to nails laths yard, and in the eneudy of the bankru; U,
to whom it bed been teat to be secure. It appeared that
is August, 1863, Mr. Batsman, a timber merchast, agreed
with tt • bankrupts to send timber to their mlls to be
saws, they agreeing an them pert to boll all timber which
should be as sect, and which should be in their custody te-
nted hoes less or damage by lie, sad pay to him
the fall vales of all or so Vlach thereof at l
should happen to be bent. Timber alleged to
be of the vane of the amount tendered in proof
wee Mt by Mr. Batsman to the bankrupt's mills early is
1866, which, on the lith Febtuary, 1866. wan &attend by
lee. Oa the 17th May toilowing Bateman breaght an
action for the value ef the timber. Os the 31st May the
adjudication took place. Notwithstanding this the proceed-
Jags is the action Inn continued, and they resolved in a
verdict for 1,8601. damages in favour of the plalatiff. The
define set up to the action vas that tie agree.
at was sot •• valid me, bat there was sold
cc
as to the valne of no timber or the automat !
of loss to the plaiatiff. Oa the 10th September jingeseat
was signed, bat no execution bad bon lamed. The am-
missioas• refused to allow the proof Undated, foe two roe-
ecom—iltet, that no claim against du estate bad bees
unpin tbassasest recovered in the actin ; and ere mdly,
tt at the MOMS ordains bad sot bees a attained, sad soul! .
not be. The sem was argued in January last, when Mr.
Bents and Mr. Selwyn !appeared for the appellant; and Mr.
Swanstoo and Mr. Bagley instill.
Tbe dr ciefoo of the watt woe now delivered.
Lord Jostles Knight Brun obsonieg than the main gum-
ties was as to the nature of the entreat between the pa-
ties; through the terms of that entrant he thought it se-
mammary to go. The evidence was 'Valiant to a diary him
that the bankrupt, speed to become the neaten of the
Sabot finest Ism or damep by firs ; that is, that there
was an agnomen nitwits the parties lot valuable upside-
reties, that the baskrept wield make rest to N. "nub....
any damage tram tiro which might take place to the goods
or the timber while in their pememion; but whether to an
amnia mending the value of the timber at the time of its
delivery be was in doubt; end as to that if the parties
esald cot agree, the sees wiinld hove to go busk to the cant-
sabeioner. The Ars took place before the set of bankruptcy,
and be was of opines that the bankrupts were liable for
the vans of the thane at the time of the Its, subject to
any right of 04t-off or of mutual credit betwee• the Fatties.
Lord Justin Turner said the two points taken by the
reepoadents wen first, that the teentrset was to WWI the
goods evilest ire, and that therefore they wire net answer.
able in damages for a breath of it; sad, sesondly, flat it
was not • e taunt to make good the vane of the timber,
but that, if it wore, the value eeald not be areertained, and
therefore mot be admitted to proof. Upon both points he
differed from the reepondento. The order made was that
the matter eboald go bask to the commissioner with a deals•
ration that the petitioner was entitled to prove for the
value of the timber at the time of the Ire, the petitioner un-
dertaking cot to require to be paid more than the amount
orse vehte of the timber at tho time of its del very to the
krupts.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-Fiii
MEM AT NM PIM AT OPTIMUM AWNS MIL
LOAD CUD" DAMP AIM =MOM MAIM

ADAMS 11.11111,8111D.—ALLIO1D 1111ACII Or 00IMIACT.
Mr. Watson sod Mr. Buller appeared for the p'aintiff ;
sad Mr. &rjsant /Mee and Mr. Tenser ft r the defendant.
This wee as action to recover damages for the son-per.
formes°, of a 'entreat by which the defeadatt undertook to
eosvey the tlelstiff and his wife to Loado3 la his rallies
vessel, the Commodore. The pisiatif who was in the ser-
vice of the cocoas is Jemmies, way ensious to return to
Ragland, and champs pegged with the captain of the
vessel for spasms* br himself and wife, for a sum of 40/..
whisk east was to laded. tend and extras. The vessel
wag advertised t 3 sail in Aogast. When the plaintiff paid
his mosey the sepias told hint he sapectel to mil about
the 10th of that moat!, bet net Wiry: guile bided be oboald
take his ship from Kiageto• to the Bleck River to d'i up,
sad that he would give him three days' notice of his sail-
ing. The plaintiff, relying urns this eontract, disposed of
all his good., sod west into lodes's, expecting to be sum-
named daily, but he received no moths fr tm Ito captain, nor
did be know anything of his mow meats until tbe.3rd October,
whet' he wee informed that the Commodore had Idled. The
plaintiff up is this took a piing. to Boathesept• n in the
steam ship Aires', which colt him 64f. 10e ,aid it was f
this sum and incidental espouses, amounting to upwards of
1001., that 133 brought the pr :sent actioa.
Os the part of the defendant the contract was repudiated
as being • matter between the plaintiff and the captain sad
set with himself. Up en the arrival t f the captain in Rag-
land be waited upon tics plaintiff end tendered bins hie de-
posit; bat, the plaintiff baying to the nuiestime commenced
his action, refused to atop! it.
The Chief Baron, at toe ectsclusien of the *Tidier., for
the defendant, directed a nossalt.
Nossoited ocaerdingly.

COURT OF

r.—lrza 13.

MOMS Xi 01111111111 Mil POP scholium.
IN NZ PMILLIPO LND PHILLIPS.
This tees the examination meeting la the ease of Robert
Lawrenee Phillip, sad George Ihruglss Phillipy aiereharats
of King William-street, C.ty, sal late of lso;sibey. The
aecouet., prepared by Meters. Butler aad Maepb. rasa, ex-
lead over five years prior to the taskraptey ; the following
•re the principal iterate:
To creditors humored ......." £33,41.1 J I
To ereditare to tee paid la fall I 3 4
Ts ilabilities par metre 1 117 4
Ms reit'• 3,159 0 0
lb ear prop;rlSes d the emir assets at Batas
sod Co.
IL
ll= at sc
iuumeessent (a Sas tram L. sad
2,200 0 0

7,1154 14 11

di um Ma Wag of Baton oM Os., of Bombay $,136 lb 6
farfamoMoomba of surplus smabb.•
amyrzo. TkY
.64=0 imam Mo =Mutt of • sole,
V. Lam." Ifelisison keno as oat
Tank, mal Lassambe, Caamosouon. Qty.)
Ily WO apnoea
By mimeo lrawlap :
R. L. Mire
0. D. TILUIIm
TWO Oldie

1,921 3 8

1,100 0 0
1,100 0 0
2 I 4
2,202 3 4
By loam 20,481 4 1
By 1.. and B. MUD, 2,200 0 0
( oan
t L pee sada, debited in tbelz solount and Included
34 lis of auditors.)
By habilltla, per =atm., ..... 1,817 I 4
237,938 14 11
The bankrupts paned without oppailloa.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-FEB. 13.