The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-25 00:00:00

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COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YEsTERDAT.
llrrrixos AT NIMI PAM" t 1 1403.1•01.—Mr0111 Ms. Lenses
WeLLI•IO ANII A brrCIAL •11.16%
ODAMId AND ANoTnEtt P. AvERT.—GooDs DETAINED
Tun FitgionT.
This was an action to recover damages in consequence of
the detention of the plaintiffs' goods, and there was also a
count in Grover.
/dr. Bramwell, Q.C., and Mr. Willes, appeared for the
plaintiffs ; and Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Unthank were
for the defendant.
The facts of the case are shortly these: The plaintiffs
were London merchants, and the defendant was a ship-
owner at North Shields, and the own( r of a barque
called the Mary .Ansell. This vessel was in the latter
Kertw omf last
anit at
ora Nw
voyage
' efeoleni- York, an
a,
tpod wrttaos chartered
London. I
Nl7,
New-
man cossigned the cargo to Messrs. Cooper, Fitton, and
WLean his ship-brokers, and, according to the usual
course of busii.en, the freight should be paid to them. The
amount of friiiieit in the present case, 1331. 17s. Bd., was
accordingly paid to these gentlemen on the 28th of De-
cember, ISSO, but they had since failed, and the question
now was whether before this date the plaintiffs bad
notice not to pay the freight to Meson. Cooper,
Fitton and M.Lean. The plaintiffs sent barges to
the St. liatharine's Dock, and the MI cake was
taken from the Mary Ansel' and put on board the barges.
The captain, however, refused to give the ordinary " past"
to enable the barges to get out of the doe!:, and the dock
company, acting under the indemnity of the defendant,
detained the barges, and put the plaintiffs to expenses
amounting to 421. 10s. In addition to this they lost Ai. in
consequence of not being able to complete a sale of the
oil cake fur which they had leirgaint•ti and these sums
formed the amount sought to be recovered in the present
action.
Both the plaintiffs and the defendant and many other
witnesses were called, but the great point was whether pre-
view the 2,01 December, 18,i0, a verbal notice was given
to the plaintiffs not to pay the freight to Messrs. Cooper,
Fitton, and 31•Lcan, but to pay it to Mr. Hutchinson, who
had been appointed to act for the defendant.
The jury bound a verdict for the plaintiffs for 921. 10s.
The case occupied the whole of yesterday, and lusted until
-le two o'clock to-day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-TESTERDAT.
Suomi Ms. 00.111.10,0 l Ver•ISLANtil.
IN HE ELLIC

The bankrupt, an ironmonger, at Rotherhithe, applied
for his certificate. His unsecured debts were 957 f. ; assets
about 20th. ; there was also a considerable amount of lia-
bilities.
Mr Pierey supported the bankrupt.
Mr. Norton opposed fur the assignees on the ground
that the bankrupt had deceived them as to his property,
and had lead Clem to seize some fixtures and other matters,
in respect of which an action hail been brought against
them, and they had been obliged to give up the property.
His Honour granted a secoud•class certificate.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTERDAY.

0/30110111PIKIL LAM,.
IN THE MATTEIL OF WILLIAM MONEY.—AccootuuArioN
BILLA.

This insolvent, late clerk to Mr. Justice Coleridge, ap-
plied to Ise discharged from prison.
Mr. Nichols opposed for a Mr. Bolton ; and Mr. Barlow,
patent agent, appcarM hi person.
The insolvent was discharged under the act in August
last year, when his debts were considerable. He had been
dismissed from his situation, and, according to a letter from
Mr. Justice Coleridge to Mr. Barlow (which was read),
his eldest son was appointed at 501. a year, and the insol-
vent's wife, through the kindness of the learned judge,
was paid '251. a mouth, making 3.501. The remainder of the
salary, which in the whole was about 7001., was paid to
trustees under a deed for former creditor's, arising
out of a speculation in a brick field. Before the last in-
solvency he hail accepted bills ter Horatio Carter, who had
a patent, and icon afterwards accepted other bills, which
caused his present insolvency. lie had omitted debts from
the former schedule. Mr. Bolton WAS the holder of a bill
endorsed to him by one Barnett Joseph. Mr. Barlow was
employed to enrol a specification of a patent for Carter, and
toot the insole, ut's acceptance for 10/. 16s. about a mouth
after his discharge under the act. lie was not aware of
that circumstance, or that he had been dismissed from
his situation, otherwise he should nut have taken the bill.
Mr. Commissioner Law investigated the complaints, and
said it was necessary boat Mr. Bolton should attend to prove
whether the hill was paid to him by Joseph before it was
due. As to Mr. Barlow, the case was a clear one ; he had
been very ill-treated by the insolvent.
The case was adjourned to the Gth of January.
Thu court rose for the Christmas holidays.