The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-17 00:00:00

THE EX.PRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17. 1848.

rantee of orderly company, while his eat would typify the
fireside comfort. A series of lecture' would almost imme-
diately be commenced ; of the purpose of them be would say
nothing, inasmuch es he could find lambing new to advance
in their recommendation; but the subject of early closing
was intimately connected with those lectures. Of what
avail was it to have lecturers there, when those who should
be their audiences were debarred from attending ? The
question, however, of early closing, like most questions of
social improvement and happiness, was, after all, a woman's
question; for women had only to say that they solid
not " shop" late, and the shops would soon close early.
Mr. Jerrold concluded amidst hearty applartse.—A series of
addresses were then delivered by Mr. Charles Knight, Mr.
George Thompson, M.P., Mr. George Cruikshank, Mr.
Monckton Manes, M P., &c. The speeches were inter-
spersed with musical aelectioes by the vocalists above.men-
' tkned; the whole forming an entertainment evidently
satisfactory to en assembly which was so numerous as to till
the large room even to inconvenience. About Isalf.paat ten
a ball was opened, which, under the auspices of Weippert's
band, bade lair to he prolonged to a late hour.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUICIDE OP ONE OP THE
PINDRILL Fautte.—By Mr. W. Payne, at the Queen's
Head, St. Martin's.le.Grand, on the body of Charles Pen-
drill, aged 33. The deceased belonged to the family of the
Pendrills, who, for three days concealed King Charles 11.,
before he entered the oak tree. A pension of 100 guineas
• year had been granted to the family for so doing, but
which bad not of late been received. The father of the
deceased was the person who concealed Watson, the Spa.
fields rioter, whom he took to America disguised as a
Quaker. On Saturday night deceased was found hanging
in his bedroom ; he was cut down, and a medical
man was tent for, who, on his arrival, pronounced
life extinct. A brother of deceased said that on
Friday last he called upon witness at his house.
At that time he appeared very dull, and complained
of domestic grievances. Ile had contemplated going to
America on the evening previous to hanging himself.—
Goddard, the summoning officer, produced a letter written
by the deceased, which he found in his room. It com-
menced with " Dear, dear Eliza—good bye. tVe have often
quarrelled while alive. I hope, now that lam gone, you
will be better. Good hye."—A sister of deceased said that
her brother was jealous cf his wife. He was also out of
employment, and she believed that he feared he should
conic to want, and be obliged to part with the money he had
in the Hank.—The wife of deceased said that her husband
suffered mucli on account of the uncertainty of some pro-
ceedings in Chancery respnetieg his pension, which bad been
granted by King Charles 11., and which the family had for
so long a period refused to accept.—Other evidence having
been adduced, the jury returned a verdict of " Tempotary
Insanity."

Brandt : Did you buy these shares from the bankrupt.
or from any other party ?-11r. Moss : I am not aware that
we did. I will explain to you whywe retain them. All
bankers aro in the habit of receiving orders from their
customers to pay money. in London for sham bought for '
them in return foe swaps or certificates. These are sent
down to us, and we retain them until the money is repaid.
In many eases money is advanced in Liverpool upon scrip
or other securities, and I believe one-half of the St. Helen's
shares were deposited with us to be gent up to London to be
taken tip, but they returned to ns. —Mr. Brandt Was it
customary to advance money to the whole amount of the
shares at the value of the day ? —Mr. ?does That would
depend entirely on the credit of the party. In many eases
they had a margin.—Mr. Brandt : You have stated your
belief that your claim on the shares arises from having
made paymeata open them. To whom were those payments
and advances made ?—Mr. Moss: I suppose to Mes,rs.
Davis and Co. Mr. Henry Davis was here re-examined •
some length; after which Mr. Brandt observed that he
thought the object which the assignees had in view might
easily be arranged between the parties. Their principal
object was to arrive at dates, and if the present meeting was
adjourned the books could be gone through. He did not for
a moment suppose that there was a desire on the part of any
one to conceal anything.—Mr. Parsons, principal clerk to
the bankrupt, then underwent a long and metre examina-
tion by Mr. Brandt, in referent* to the bill of lading
of the ship Vigilant. By Mr. Brandt: The ship Vigi-
lant was originally aunt to Rio Janeiro, and did
not arrive in Liverpool until after the bankruptcy.
Tha bill of lading arrived in Liverpool about the 12th or
16th of November, and was sent to A. W. Lyon. The wit-
ness was here further examined as to his general knowledge
of the bill of lading, and in answer to several questions put
to him, he said he did not remember.—The commissioner
said he had read over his evidence on a former examina-
tion, and he must say that he did not seem to recollect what
he ought to de.—Mr. Brandt: Did he actually know that a
bill of lading had art ived ?—Mr. Parsons: Yee—Mr-
Brandt : Did you receive the bill of lading ?—The witness
here hesitated, and maid, he did not remember; when
the commissioner said he must be made to remember.
His Honour said that if he did not answer the ques-
tion as to whether he di-1 or did not believe that he
received the bill of lading he would commit him fer con
tempt—After considerable hesitation the witness said he be-
lieved he did receive it. The witness was here further ems-
mined, after which the case was further adjourned.
DEVONSHIRE.
THE MAGISTRATE, OP FALMOUTH ON Monday in-
vestigated a charge made against Michael Fitzpatrick, an
Irilman, and an apprentice to the brig Sibsons, of Fa'.
mouth, of wilfully stabbing in the abdomen Walter Jen-
kins, a native of Dublin, who erns also a fellow-apprentice,
of which wound the latter died at Tunis. Fitzpatrick was
cent home in his vessel as a prisoner, and a consular cer-
tificate of the fatal result awaited the ship's arrival in Eng-
land. The magistrates committed the prisoner to take has
trial at the Central Criminal Court, and bound over two of
the seamen to appear as witnesses.