The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-16 00:00:00

prudent Inman would not be deceived by the apparent
ownership of geode, but might be expected to inquire
wh ther goods exposed for sato by them were their own or
sei.t on commission. On these grounds the court thought
li
thi verdict ought to stand.
CROCITORD 0. LORD ILAIDSTONII.—MT. James moved in
tlus* case for a new trial, on the ground of misdirection.
The action was for the use and oceupation of Crockford's
club, and for dinners and wines supplied to the defendant
One of tO plena was that the club in notation was a common
gaming-bosse. The Chief Baron decided that it was not a
common gamiag.house, because it was not open to all the
world, being accessible only to subscribers. It was not con-
tended that a common gaming-home meant a house com-
monly used for gaming purposes, as Crockford's was proved
to be, and that it made no difference whether persona were
admitted on payment of an annual subscription, or of half-
! a-arown at the door.—The court granted a rule to show cause.
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JUDGES' CHAMBERS.
Before 11r. Justice Pile.
Twit Duni CRANK= or BRUNSWICK O. VALIANCE.—
This was an action brought by the Duke of Brunswick
against his former 'elicitor for recovery of a moiety of the costs
incurred in the joint defence of the duke and his attorney, to
the action brought against them by Barnard Gregory for the
alleged conspiracy to hiss and hoot him from the stage of
Covent Garden Theatre, in February, 1543.—1 t appeared
that the defendant had obtained en order of Mr. Justice
Coleridge for the plaintiff to deliver to the defendant the
particulars of his claim in the present action with dates,
&c., and, as is usuel, restraining the duke from proceeding
with the action until such particulars were given. A vague
statement, claiming 6001 as the moiety, however, was de-
Beet cd by the duke, and the declaration in the action accom-
panied the statement —The present was an application to
set aside the declaration for irregularity, the same having
been delivered in defiance of the order of Mr. Justice Cole-
ridge, the statement of alleged claim being insufficient.—An
order woe made by Mr. Justice Erie to act aside the declara-
tion for irregularity, with casts.

PREROGATIVE COURT. ‘r.,-'°'''VM.
DANONR OP WALING WILLS ON PIIINTID FORMS.— A
motion was brought before the court to-day, relative to the
will of Mr. Patslow, and which strikingly illustrates the
impolicy of making wills without legal assistance. The
testator, it appears, had
,purehaeed one of the printed forms,
" bold under the taking ' name of " How to make a will,"
or some such popular designation, and it is now found, to
the cost of the pastes intended to be benefited, that Mr.
Parsiow signed hie name in the wrong plaee, so that the
will is mere waste paper, probate having been refused. The
public cannot be too cautious in such matters, as cases of
nearly a similar kind frequently come under the jurisdiction
fro the Prerogative Court, and of mune, under the crinvist
pviaions of the act, have all to be dealt with in like
manner.

SECONDARIES' COURT.
Before Mr SeecedaryJames.
HANNA C. HANKB.—FATHEZ AND SON.—The plaintiff
and defendant in this action are father and son, the former
bringing the action to recover 41. Os. Od. in money lent, to
which the latter pleaded a set-off.—The learned Secondary,
in summing up, said this was about the most incomprehen-
sible case he had ever tried. Its hearing had occupied a long
time, and it was a great pity, that such paltry squabbles
could not be settled without bringing them into a court of
law. The simple question for the jury MO, whether or not
the loan had been proved, and whether the defendant's set-
off had been mode out to their satisfaction.—Verdict for the
plaintiff.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Ocsilearn.
Newereraa SPECULATIONS.-11. Mayhew, formerly a
proprietor of the Era newspaper, and connected with Panels,
came up to pea his final examination, which had been ad-
journed sins die for want of sufficient accounts. Mr. Braham,
a solicitor, and one of the creditors, opposed the bankrupt.
He claimed oasts for the last opposition, and contended that
Wonder aids* soot Test that the bankrupt shouldnot come
up %Ms me le bad fed raw balasoreheet, and paid the
ants. TM Marna cemaimiarrer said, the general rule
was that the coats should be the costs of the assignees,
and the court fees. It was for the assignees to oppose, and
not individual creditors, end if costs were allowed to them
as a general rule, it would be • premium for oppressive
opposition, and the bankrupt might be subjected
to great injustice.—Mr. Brabam said few debts bad been
proved, and the one chosen as soignee was silent.
The learned Commissioner—l need not remind you that
there is the official easignee, whose duty it is to look after
the estate, and it was on his report principally the examina-
tion was adjourned. You have taken upon yourself the
duty of the assignee. .As I am not of opinion that you are
entitled to costs, I do not see why the bankrupt should not
now pass.—Mr. Braham pressed for an adjournment for a
short time, for the attendance of a Mr. Corke.—The learned
Commissioner subiequeatly said that the bankrupt was en-
titled to pass ; the subject of his conduct might be inquired
into when he came up for his certificate. --The 6th of Febru-
ary was appointed for the application for the certificate.

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INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Before the Chief Cotandnioner and Corandadoner Phillips.
ALLNOID FRAUD AND PZILIFURT.—The insolvent in this
cue, James Goulding, came up on an adjournment, for the
of producing additional evidence in his defame.
PlXaseformer hearing was reported in this paper, and in
addition to the evidence then adduced, the insolvent to-day
endeavoured to substantiate his former statement in contra-
diction to Mr. Stapl.ton's (the opposing creditor's) charge,
by the examination of a man named Hancock, who swore to
having been in company with the insolvent on a particular
occasion, when Mr. Stapleton most positively asserted that
he, the insolvent, was otherwise engaged. It appeared that
the insolvent was introduced to the opposing creditor as a
partwho wished to eminence business, and in order to
obtain credit from Mr. Stapleton, he, the insolvent, repre-
sented that he expected shortly to receive through his wife
a sum of 1,2001., which he intended to apply to business put-
poses.—The insolvent was remanded for six months, for
having contracted a debt by means of false representations.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
Before Mr. Sidearm Adams.
Itsoutavorse or TAR Covar.—The learned Judge raid
be was completely exhausted by the Magmas of this wagon.
Ho had tried 150 prisoners, and be had had to examine at
least 300 witnesses without any assistance whatever. He
did not think that any other judge in the land would go
through so great a labour. The learned Judge added, that
in two years he had tried at least 300 causes wherein the
prisoners had been before convicted, and he had tried 12
this session; all of which ought to have been tried at the
Old Halley where Mere were six jud. , and the unior one
had one-fourth mere salary than himself. The county
magistrates could not allow these additional expenses, ex-
cept in important eases, and this mode had been approved
and sanctioned by the judges. It was • bad state of things.

TOWER HAMLETS COURT OF REQUESTS.
Tin Rev. Baran Hogarty, broker, Rose-
mary-lane, attended to prosecute a summons issued against
the Rev. Bryan King, rector of St. George-in-the-Eau, for
the recovery of monies paid u a burial fee for the interment
of Susan Whelan.—Mr. Hwarty repeated at great length
the whole statement respecting his sister-in-law's death and
burial. He bad applied for the fees four several times, on
the ground that as no services had been rendered, no pay
ought to be required: and he felt it his duty to see whether
he could not get back the ten shillings he paid for burial
fees from the rev. gentleman, or any portion of it.—
A Mr. Linklater denied that Mr. King had received any fee
for the performance of the burial sernco—Mr. Buelifield, a
commissioner. observed that u fu as the evidence before
them went, they could not recognise Mr. King before them
in the matter at all. It was the sexton who bad received
the money, and it was he who ought to be proceeded
—Mr. Linklater here said he could prove that Mr. King
never received the fees at all, and that the greater portion
was sent to the churchwarden.—Mr. Verrill, parish clerk,
admitted that he had received 10s. as burial fees on the oc-
casion, in the presence of the rector, who at that time did
not know the cucumetancee connected with the death of the
young woman. These fees were divided among the various
officers. There was 6s. 6d. to go to the churchwardens, Is. 6d.
to the rector, Is. to the pariah clerk, and lc to the sexton.—
After several observations, the commissioners came to the
conclusion that, to try the question fairly, the sexton ought
to be the party summoned, and therefore the summona
against the Itev. Bryan King was dismissed, without preju-
dice to the alarm.

POLICE. - _ESTERDAY.
MANSION-HOUSE.—Cnseon or FRAUD AND CON-
SPIRACY.—Mr. P. Scanlan, Mr. W. Hulick, and Mr. H.
Flight, again appeared for farther examination upon the
charge of having conspired to defraud Mr. Margetson,.of
Aldermanbury, of 1001., by borrowing that sum of him
upon the security of Direct Lincoln, East Belford, and
Sheffield Junction Railway shares. Before the cue pro-
ceeded, Mr. Shuttleworth said to the Lord Mayor that a
calumnious assertion had been made spinet him in his
absence, and that was, that Mr. Bevan, the secretary to
the company, had said in the justice-room, that he (Mr.
Shuttlewortb) had " fraudulently drawn cheques to defraud
the committee of the Stock Exchange." Here Mr. Shuttie.
worth produced before his lordship five cheques which he
had signed in conjunction with two other members of the com-
mittee, dated in January end February, 1848 and
enured his lordship that he had never signed any other ohequee
for or in connexion with the company. The charge made by Idr.
Bevan wu entirely false, and the fake imputation having
appeared in the newspapers, he felt it absolutely necessary
to put himself right with his friends and the public, by
giving the most unqualified denial to the statement.—Mr.
Ballantine then addressed the Lord Mayor. The
learned counsel stated that he *believed the case was
about to be closed in a manner the most agreeable to all
parties. It would be admitted by Mr. Mergetson that
the defendants had shown every willingness to re-
turn the money which had been borrowed upon
the shares, sad that gentleman wu, he believed, read 7 to
accept the Oar, and slob= all farther p gs.
If under these eireinewiewees the Iced Mayor peemeted no
obstacle, the osespisimat woad not peered teriber, and
the immediate netkutien to Vida Ye (WRY eseeklered
Mr. Margetses ealletal awl& he meas.—Mr. Demean said
that all he could sly se to Mr. Meeieet, lie dint, was, that
that gentleman Mt limit ebiesedwa and wan
ready to make intinedlate rudentlea iesMilsbe required.
—Mr. Humphreys, ea tart of Mr. Margeteon, said that
that gentleman considered inueelf debauched of 1001., and
determined not to submit to the lose without eauaing an
investigation to be made.—The Lord Mayor said it appeared
to him that a fraud had been committed spinet the com-
plainant, and he was determined to make every effort in his
power as a magistrate to do justice in such a case. However,
there undoubtedly were in his belief dilticultiis which a jury
would not may overcome. He felt, under such circum-
stances, that the course he wu bound to take was to die-