The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-24 00:00:00

!From the General Boar of Health, Nor. 23.).

NlrtapeoLts.—The returns from the division.
M, ..d P, of she Metropolitan Police, site b wee
and 6 death..

D,•snur —Nev. 20. Cues of diarrhoea, 91 ; approach's'
ehs!era, ti; cholera, 4; death,' from cholera, 3. Total CUM
of diarihara since the first outbreak, 2,915, approaching
bolus, 141; cholera, 276 ; deaths, 142.
Lirsaroot..—Nov. 11 to 22. Cason of cholera, 10 ;

death), 13.
Dausste.—Nov. 19. Deaths frost cholera, 1; deaths
aunt outbreak, 3.
ARIIROATIL—Nov. 21. Cams of cholera, 1, death, 1;
il.ates sites outbreak, It
Lire est basett.—Nov. 21. Cases of cholera, 2 ;
deaths, 2; uses sites ostbroal, 3; deaths, 3.
Ousatow.—Now. 20. Case of cholera, 1; death, 1; cues
site astbreak, 2; deaths, 2.

Kau) rattellteence.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YYSTERDAT.
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AND tali.

ZX AAAAA DISAT IN II BCNNT.-DISAPIPIAILANCZ OZ /I

SOLICITOS AT trawlican.
Mr. Willie, ea the part of Mr. Alfred Hoary Dray, the
articled clerk of Mr. Bunny, an attorney sad solicitor, at
Newbury, who had lately left this country, without say la-
tension of retaraisg, and without having smirked Mr.
Dray's articles' moved that that gentleman should be dis-
charged from lits articles, and beat liberty to serve the re-
mainder of his term with Mr. Talbot, another solicitor at
Newbury. He also moved that the rule M returnable at
the last day of term, sad that service at the usual residences
be sufficient.

The court granted a rule nisi.
NVLAZ V. BUTHILILLAND.—THI

Hotel, Piazzi, Covent-garden, under the statute 25 Gee. 11,
c. 3ti, see. 2, for keeping a room for the purp se of singing
and music, without having obtained the license prescribed
by the said set.
It appeared from the evidence of three witnesses, who had
been employed for the purples by the plaintiff (who was
stated to ne an attorney) to visit the establishment in ques-
tion, that on the 29th of August last they had gone to
" Beene's," sad had visited the supper rooms down stain.
They there found tables laid for Nippon and other refresh-
ments, at which a great number of gentlemen were seated,
eating, drinking, and smoking cigars. The suppers. wen
partaken of *boot 10 o'clock atststht. At the upper end of
the room there was a raised platform, upon which we.
Oland a grand piano, by Broa wood, and on which a pro-
(regional person performed the socompanimeuts to the
glen, solos, sad choruses sac, by other saesubers of the
musical profession On leaving the room they had been
only charged the prices of the refreshments of which they
had partakes, and no charge was said. for admipion.
Evidence was then given of the fact that the defendant was
the proprietor of the establishment, and that he had not
any dancing or music license granted to him for the
premises.
Mr. Bramwell, for the defendant, contended that the only
question for the Jury in this case, was were the premises kept
only, or at all for the purpoessof music and singing, instead
of for the ordinary porpoise of a tavern or hotel. He sub
mined that the room was kept, in reality, ter the ordinary
purposes of • tavern or hotel, and, therefore, although
music :and singing were introduced as subsidiaries, that
the ease was not brought within the meaning and intent of
the 25 Geo. 2nd, e. 38, 860.2. In order that the case should
fall within that statute it was necessary that the plaintiff
should prove that the room was kept for mono and singing,
and not for the ordinary purposes of a tonna or hotel.
This proof had not been produced, and he therefore sub-
mined that the defendant was entitled to • verdict.

Mr. Baron Platt having summed up, the jury returned a
verdict for the defendant, gilding that the room was kept
for the ordinary purposes of a Mid or tavern.

DOUBT OF BANICRUPTCY.--YrzrzaDAY.
/1100ILS v. 001011111110112 PONIILLPIW/L.
IX u BLACK AND COI%

This was the wildcats ate in the case of James
Black and Ruppert Cope, iron-.enfants, of Vulcan Wharf,
Barlotreet, Blackfriars. The amounts, which extended
over only firs months prior to the failure in June lest,
began with a capital or surplus of &IL, and showed a sam of
1,5691. due to immured creditors, with 2,2931. of liabilities.
The masts wore pat down at 3861. in good debts, and 1,2101.
is property. The prelim were 2321; trade ezponses, 17M;
drawn out by the ruiners, 1971.
Is (hobos, the skid assign's. repealed AM Os leeks
had bees Nimbly moil
Mr. hr the 4:eop willsout eggrasig the op-
plicatios ke akositios to the ibei that as
the 14th Mob a week dm petitioning creditor's bill
was disimasorod, the had aides of the stoppage of Mr.
Wilma, et Pert whisk oedema them to a
howls.Melo . They did not come to
ttYebr met till the 7th at him Dlask admitted having
acosplad a goat number of Ml*, ea blank stamps, for
the essommodaticos of Wilsos—ls the saarmat of 1,0001. Hs
did Mb willing his prism's boomledge, but afterwards
lei* him et b. Wises bed hen big imspieyer, and was a
reboil of his. These bills osommt thole A tort-
sAlatrebekse the bankruptey he had pail tar a bill of
'a. et Glasgow, tad bad endorsed a hill /sr 401., and
seat seas pipirea to a walker named Ask by which he
woo mimed "'this 14e. 101. Ow MEOW hooks knows,
previous to May last, that Meek was aosepliog aosseamoda-
tioa bills for Wilson, but said that ha rill est Wow et the
batch of 1,1001. till near the time et die hiskruploy.
Mr. Liaklater, who appeared km Ospe, rommined him to
show that previous to this 18ek 41 Mop be kaew of only
ate bill betas out for Wibses sessmosdedsm. It had
been accepted by Cope without lb insowledge. It was not
until Wilson's failure that Meek mhoilled be had aeorpted
bills for him to the amount of MIMS se 1,41111. As soon as
be heard this, he determined is issahroplisy. He had no
knowledge of the small pragmatist' pepussals referred to.
The transaction with Ash was in posisomes el a former
arrangement.
Mr. Hollows admitted that the asolggees wars indebted
to the candour of the bankrupts for whnitting them prefe-
rential payments, which *atomise would probably not
have been discovered._

Mr. Linklater stated that the bankrupts had bees is the
*employ of the Vulcan Iron Company, NA prabanill
the business, giving bills at 8,6, and 13 essestis, a peed ef
the maildence plead in them by their Swim Niployers.
But for the large amount of liabilities band by Black,
the nee would have been a very meittesiess sue; and of
them 'Midfields Ur. Cope knew nothing ill the failure of
Wilson. Mr. Cope was at that time fns beam, and was
astonished at the receipt of the falbmoing baler from his
partner:

.
" Lethiera Key 13, 1863.
"My dear Mr. Cope,—Cosse home inelenter. Be sure
now. lam beast on all sides,' and en threatened with
bankruptcy on Monday on the oil bill. he be line en tles-
day, and we will meet hers oa MumMy warakg. las
sorely vexed and annoyed. Arrow hr loan or cash, if
you am, and we will write for it.—Team, rot, truly,
"Jas. Butz."
The payment to Ash of a 401. bill was evidently a fulfil-
soma of • provion• wow...at ; to have •Foriestad which
wAsld have been an set of fraud. As far as Cope was con-
the beakruptey arm entirely from unavoidable lees
and Wellsenute for be did net know silks liabilities until
east Ow wawa tnawwL
Ma* stated that Cope know of the blank stamps being
es* le Wilson the day after. He believed Wilson to be an
honest man sad a friend ; he was one of his former em-
Pllfensur said that but for these unfortunate scoosa-
modatios bilk times mew might have carried on a stems-
del trade, and never Moe been here at all. He had, there-
fore, to eensidsr by lobes, halt this had arisen. He would
my willingly ham 'mane to the conclusion that Cops was
'surely blameless ; bah he mould net, as Cope was aware of
Black haing amp** Ilisos hills to a musk kora amesst
thole theiry moos of beim would mamma I mid be meld
not eassider Oat a bankrupt, bad wings Inen unavoidable
losses or udeibeemse, whim a peons lad permitted
kis partner to assent amismasilation bills to a'
Inge seasmal Olga we to lave a second-
s'sm sordihmlo kateredkkly. iMmk was infinitely
sees culpable. Ha we the posses who bad recklessly
given
_maths mooptemes of the Ina to Mhos, to a muck
mount ass was warraated by the nature of their
meant whisk most necessarily have involved
their mkt Wiesner *son bills were returned dishonoured ;
sad wens att., he bed resorted to UN unguarded expedient
of giving blank soseptances. It also appeared that Black,
who wee respeedble for the book keeping of the concern,
I did not eater these bills properly in the books which he was
' bland to keep. Had he done so' his partner would have
had earlier notice of the sitrsaue danger in which they
stood. At ette time ha had doubted whether he could grant
Bleak a certificate at all or not ; bet, taking into account
the ether etraintstattees of the cam which were aft uteri-
Serious, he would great his a oertifieste of the third class
suspended ford months (from the date of the last sisal.
nation), with protection in the interval.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-VEnZADAT.

BUMS ■L
IN FRI Itialsa OF 1

ER lIIMPIIT.
COMMIX RAIIIII.

This insolvent, who was a clerk in the Admiralty-adios,
Semareet-lsowar, applied for his final order. Since the first
Soaring he had given notice to hie creditors that he could
not carry oat his proposal to pay 101. a year out of his salary
of 902. ow the ground that he had lost his situation since he
filed his petition.
The final order was ranted.
LW RI JOHN D. OILLIES.—COSTS IN COUNTY COURTS.

This insolvent, • pianoforte masker, who applied under
the Protection Act, war opposed by Mr. Ernest Reed for
Mr. :Llewellyn, • pianoforte maker. Mr. Nichols sup-
ported.
The parties had dealt together, an *Mimi in • county
moan was brought for 241., which was referred to arbitra-
tion, and the onto were more than VA Some question
arose about tits insolvent's wife being exelnded es a witness
by the arbitrator.
Mr. Cenunissioner Murphy ordered her to be galled as •
witness. He referred to the Evidence Amendment Act of the
last session, 16 and 17 Vic. cap. 83, by which the wives of
parties were admitaible as witnesses. He, therefore, re-
ceived her evidence,

His Honour after hearing counsel held that it was a ease
to pats under the act, and named a day for the final order.

MIDDLESEX BESSIONB.-YFATERDAY.
117.3111 U. SAAJTAIrf ADAMS. ASSISTANT itna; AT WIATIIIIIIII72.
Gilbert, whose case wee mentioned on Monday, was
brought up for judgment.
Mr. Torre produced a certificate from the Horse Guards,
to the effect that the prisoner had borne • good character
for the seven years he had been in the army. He mentioned
that the inhabitants of the neighbourhood entertained so
good an opinion of him that some of them had drawn up a
memorial, showing doubts se to the correctness of the verdict
against him.
No one appeared to substantiate an assertion made at the
trial, that ha had been before convicted, and had been guilty
of similar offences.
The Assistant-Judge said he should treat this as a first
offence, and as the prisoner had been already in prison seven
weeks, be should sentence him to be kept to hard labour for
one month further.
James Maeliell was indicted for a nuisance at New Brant-
ford.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the defendant, and stated
that he would plead guilty, and was willing to enter into
a recognisance to come up for judgment when called upon.
Whatever the court thought he ought to do with !event
to the nuisance complained of, would be done willitgly by
the defendant.
Mr. Bodkin, on the part of the prosecution, which was
instituted by the local authorities, stated the grout& of
their having taken these proceedings. The defendant was
a butcher, and had occupied premises in New Brentbrd for
four or five years, an i in the yard connected therewith, he
kept furry or fifty pigs, which were fed on the offal of his
trade. The stench arising from this yard was enotgh to
poison the air. Thedefendant was b la dealer it hides