The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THUS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAs.
!SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Nil leis is Lomita.—(Before —(Before Mr. Justice Byles
W a 0••••• J ary.)

61110T1111 W. COLIL —ALLIMID a/HMV LT.
Upon the dales of the court Ail •13r*OS this "4W'
•lash Ins partly baud ow !4winrday. wee willed ore.
Mr. Marren; Parry and Mr. Robertson Oriithe apporred
for the plaintiff. and Mr. harjeast ilidisatias sad Kr.
I ;arth for the defeiklant.
The ne.mtiatem t,r a wttleritent •naxestal by his iordehip
was resumed tins mursin,t, sINI attar a good deal d discus-
*too brtisseu the learnest counsel, the matt, r win &wailed-
Mr dsrmant 141111410 e ..1111 ha hod communicated with
his chest, awl he era. hound to say thnt ant boki now
reiunsable and fair in hi. mode of dealing with the pro.
iwaition nick hr finer met with in hi. life ; and this being
• •0 arrangement hnl Nen come to, sad a juror would be
withdrawn upon carton terra..
Mr. Jostler Hs In told the jury that, having heard only
*we sided the question. they ought to form nu opinion
upon the matter.

•
VAIVrT e. LINDnIII.I- -RI:NMI:ft. DONN CAnn.
The plaintiff was a Lund', Dian at Hrouipton, and the
&leadoff was s eab proprietor in Golsten Lion.yard, Due.
.et emu* tie the evening of the 41st September last
the plaintiff was &ivies his cart, with some linen in it,
ft 40 White inAi•ntiett to street. Si. idee.s..hon
oc..urreil with a Ilaormi cal. Isilonging to the de.
fiviLsiit, who shiny at. MArtin'a-lsoe. The
plaintiff was thrown wt, bis hnne was au much hurt that
It Mal to be kilhd, and the shalt of the cart cad the
limner wen. broken.
I vinu:o• vivre now claimed for the kea eastaimid, cad the
was who was is fault. Upon this, of coarse. the
, Takao: wa. cuothrting.
The Jury found a verdict fur the plaintiff, damps
11:11.. ad.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Mitt** at Nisi rrias.—(fiefors Mr. Baron Wilds sad
Vocal Juries.)
eur trsrort AND OTHEIIIM r WILDE. —ZUCTIIIC

s.rove, Mr. Hilohnersh and soother learnt.' gis-
ttrymm .ere counsel foe the plaintiffs ; Mr. Bevil', Mr.
Woody, ■ed Mr. Webster were weasel for the defendant.

Th gr. an adios for the isfringesient of two patents
Liken out by Professor Wheatstose for certain ioaprovs•
meets Is sisettic telegniplik sppirstas. It was set down
1• I the last sitting; sad, having been tried two days. tens
..11,orsed, sal was specially sppointed for todsy. On the
cm, being called ow,
11.4r.nt Wilde ISO it would be better if possible that
it sb.eild be referral.
. .

%nor • low couveratioo between the learned counsel
Mr Morall mageetal that the lambed judge should Meet Mr.
t.nnr and hoseeU to his private room, which his lordship
a...toted to, and on their retorta into court,

Mr. Iliro;esatol a reference bad been agreed to on terms.
Sir. Win.. Wilde *aut that whim he suggested that the
r 1,1%, shtuld be referred he hail Dot done so with respect to
the probable length of the trial, or the impossibility of
try in; it ; but the extreme comphcatiou of the instrument.,
as welltas the peculiarity si the subject, which was highly
aneetitie, reedered mt, if Yfe lodgment, utterly impossible
to try it before a jury.
The jury were then discharged without coming to •
renhet.

COURT OF 13XNKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gon
RC SIDNEY ►RARRAI%

The bankrupt, an importer of foreign goods, of Bishop-
gstostreet, recently applied for his certificate. He was
opposed on the ground of having obtained goods os credit
when be was knowingly insehreut.
His Honour now gave judgment. He said this was one
of the last of the cases under the old act. The
bankrupt was opposed by two of his creditors ;
and no wander, far the came was one which moat
icy excited suspicion and reprobation. The
abrupt was a foreiper—• dealer in lleerscharn pipes ;
and his trasesetiens had been to a very large amount. He
began Ida blame-.bat is Jas. 1, VOA with • deficiency of
1.41511. He night clearly to have stopped when he began
instead of ping on and making hinoslf so much worse. His
lialehties were upwards of 12,0U0f. ; and his estate would
pay • dividend of Is. 6d., or at the moat 2s. There were
liabilities on bills of meshy 6,0001., a large propoi tion
of which would be ;unwed against the estate. On returns
of 13,950 t. he put dome a gnaw profit of 2,174/. ; but the
trade expenses, interisteeddiscount, sad bed debts, amounted
together to ti,MKg. The bankrupt had dealt very eaten-
sively in acismiroodatine bids ; and though his trade returns
had been but 11,9tU1., his cash receipts amounted to 94,1421.;
and this explained the large item of 3,7254 charged for
intenot and than:mint. He had kept his books well, with
the exceptive of his cash-book—the most import-
ant book sod it was so defective that it bad
been nenneary to raise a fresh one for the whole
of the 21 months over which his balance•sbeet extended.
The bankrupt had dealt largely in accommodation bills ;
and when • man once entered on that course there was
no knowing where he would stop. The case was
one which deserved the reprobation of the court, and
had justly excited the indignation of the creditors. But for
the fact that the bankrupt had been tan years in basilicas
without failure, the court would have withheld protection.
The certificate would be suspended for twelve months—
when issued to be of the thinl clam. Protection would be
peen for three months, renewable unless cause were shown
to the contrary.

IN Itt 14:11JANIN LAILL-DIACHARGIE 11,1,TNED.
The bankrupt, describing himself u " an independent
gentlenian," of wan piece in Buckingham:Mire, but who
Lad am in Aylesbury pal for two years for non.paymeet
of mAt., applied for his discharge from custody. The
rase was adjourned on a former occasion, there being some
doubt as to whether proper notices had been served
on the enftlitor•

M'tiregor now appeared to oppose for a creilitoe.
The bankrupt wee in custody for a ceotenipt of court. He had
been enpged is a suit in the Conti of Probate, when, it
appearing to Sir C. Cromwell that t►an was name to sap-
pee be dad forged a will, be was ordered to pay costs,
larit, and waa ow:omitted for nos-payment. It was sub.
witted that this was ono of the excepted eases in the 112th
section.

11 is !loamy said it was important to los that proper
notices were served in these prime cases. Frequently
the primmer, mad* affidavit of havng posted the noteme when
they had sot does so. le thiamine the notices had oat beeo
properly served in the first instance, as was pored by •
creditor now appearing to oppose. lie ems of opinion that
this case .nore within the exceptions mootsoned
is the 113 h we., and that it was oat ace in
which the coast might to *terries he dame.
tiooary power Thin was net the ease of • person in cus-
tody for • simple debt, but he had been committal fur am.
tempt by • court of competent juriadiction.
Discharge rafiseed.

It RR GODIRIT.
Th. hskrztpt, a groat, ae liromptoa, applied for his
ordor of diacharge. Lkelita of trithug amuilaiL
Mr. Nadine opposed_ ; Mr. Lamar. wipparlawL
lin 'fauna: saapaolail the onkr of discharge for two
tomtits. on the grinand that the bankrupt be noatiacted
debts without railaashla or probable aware d paying
Wan.