The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-07 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-M ty 6.

Sittings at Niel Prins In Iliddlem,—(Before fir. Justice
Williams and a Common Jury.)
117NTLEY r. 11).-LIBRL.

ne plaintiff is • wholesale ironmonger and general far-
stelae!, and at the Wear God of 1868 he Med uced an attorney
won IWO le apply to the defendant and depend payment
N• swat debt answer to thin application the defendant
mete the Istko whisk brood the libel now and se. the
delbedist esmareced es :—" if yea kasw an the dr-
owsiness yea meld be ashamed, as • respectable solicitor,
N base earldeir le do with such a man as Huntley," and
mbar rise killer swarka continued, "1 can only add, if I
IMO guilty d the diegracefol conduct of this impudent and
isessust se, I should be ashamed to show my face any
time. As far so his transactions in banner generally are
tossesaid, be in made a laughing-stork in all the isaighboas-
Wed, rid his ffiegunng tricks ate looked upon by all
regestable mu with wore ." and the letter concluded, " I
=et bow the opportunity of publicly exposing this
Weep at impositkin." in addition to the libel
lbws woo • swat beaded upon verbal slander.
'intense was sand, and the jury gave a verdict for the
plalatlfi—dmYee sae farthing.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-MAT 8.

BlMlap at 1I Prins.—(Babe Mr. Baron Watson and
Common Judea.)

LAM O. TIM 101311.1AATTAN MALILWAY COMPANY:.

ACCIDENT.

The plaintiff brought this action foe bides sustalaed by
nacos of ths alleged sogligasos of the dollimkars* wrote. The plea sus sot guilty.
Mr. tittsoot Penindoeff sod Mr. Titres wore mums* firl
r
ths
ths Ward,. Mr. law* Jams and Mr. Joao appeared for
The ploittlif, who is a journeyman pointer, recidint Is
Lwiska, west with his wife We to 'lett a friend at oolwich op
Ms 301 k of January last. Shortly before eight o'clock the
ammo ossabg they 'turned to the station with the inks-
don of getting beat to Lonlen. The plaintiff's wife got
tato a third.closs 0w15.% and ha was abt.at to fallow bar,
hookas his WI is the sip, whew the train want forward
with sjitit, sad he won thrown between tics rails and the
Oaken. H. was token to St. Thomas's Ifospind, when it
woo found that the small bons of his Ise was disiewatioL The
following day he was token to Westatter Hospital, when
he rem&aed es an loipalisat for twenty.four days, and des
that period down to March 14th he had berm mashie fo assay
work.

TG plaintiff, his wife, two soldiers wbo were present, sad
two surgeons at the hoepital,*wsre examined, sad depoied
that the plaintiff wu per4ctly sober wham the sceideet oo-
corred.

On the part of the cocipatey the driver of the trails wee
called, and swore that it did not move until it started for
London. The guard ;and the cation master were also called
and more that the pl.intiff and his wife were so drunk that
they could hardly stand—that the wife vomitted bum the
effects of drink on her peseep to London; a soldier who wee
'Argent, the station. master at London•beidge, and the com-
pany's surgeon, deoued that the phootiff was drunk, end to
that was al tribu.erl the accident.
The learned judge, in ramming up mid, that on one side
or the other them was perjury. It was either en abominable
and wicked estenipt t n the part of the plahriff to extort
men from the coroptny, or elsethe eervent, of the wea-
pon had entered into s league to protect their fellow-aervaate
boa the cheer of negligence. It would be for the jury to
my to whisk side they would attach credences but be would
observe that If it could to proved that perjury had bean COMP
raffled, the punishment should Weaver.
Thejary found a verdict fa tin plaintilf—dainem 401.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MAT 6.
Melon the hedge Ordiaary.)
1111LRIXOTON V. TIMILMOTOW LCD JOlOl6Oll.
This was a suit relating to the will of Willisza Torringtoe,
late of Earth, Norfolk, which wespropoaaded by the plain-
tiff, dm scale of the deceased, eat opposed by his mother
and sciister, on the grooad d tame influence and want of
capa
Mr.ty. fierjeant Pigott sod Dr. Tristraas appeared for the
'Meal; Dr. Phil! more, 4C., amid Mr. D. D. Keane lee
iM delendsat.
The deceased wee a person of excessively intemperate
habits, and we. liable to fits of delirium tremens. He also
sneered from other formidable maladies. Oa the ifith of
January last he west with the plaintiff to Mr. Mixed, •
respectable aolie;tor, at Wiebesch, to hare his sult drawn.
Reese than in • vicarious stets of health, a medical man,
Mr. Tubbs, WOP scot for to examine him; and as both be and
the solicitor were eatisfied as to his capacity, they allowed
him to execute the instrument. He left 2001. to one of his
sisters in itinores, end the remainder of hie prop/sty. which
was not wood, robie, to the children of the I.lsin•iff. The
deceased died suddenly two days after making his will, and
at the ego of thirty-two.
A greet mamba of witnesses were celled on both side~,
and they gore erdence, es is stael in such caeca of a very
contlietang &avert, r.
Ths jury found the kneels favour of the plaintiff.

COURT OF RANICRUPTCIr.—MAy 8.
(lief re Mr. Commirskeer Evass.)
TIIE MUT 11AM DISTILLERY COMPANY.

This was a dividend little'. Several proof. of debt were
pot in and admitted.
Mr. Linklater spewed for lb* official liquidator.
Amosgst the proofs wee one for 7,0221., by Mr. (nat, for
money advanced oa the &coast of Lillr. It appearing that
some of the bulb had been cancelled in mistake, a claim was
admitted for the menet.
Mr. Bagley tendered a proof for 1,33.51. for Meier,. Pb Id
and Hilton, architects 1111(1 mares) ore, for voek and laborer
done at tb. sMilb ry.
Mr. Linklater devoted the proof, bat was willing to admit
it se • claim, avalkci to investiyatinn.
Mr. Cnidiery said the claimants had not been employed by
the oinipany, bat by Mr. We►bi and this claim had only
barn made a few days age.
En mod se a eloitiv--wridense to he pieta • i'hia eix week..
A proof for 7,4861., by Mr. W. Carter, oopperamith, of
Streaked, was admitted.
Tim dividend, it is szpected, will be about 2s. in the
pound.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—IIAT I.
(adore Mr. Commlegions, Murphy.)
Tug uristsum DANZ OE SCOTIAND.-111 RE EDWARD
ALTERS COLWALL.

ft. bitolveat, wise hod brim a whclerals istillie&r on Fish-
atimit-hitl, sad a hrlokinakrr in Sower, was op dby Mr.
Dowse os the port of the Western Desk of
Mr. Served euppottid.
The ow dlavinmd tome extraordinary eirmimotaneet con-
sorted with Bill tr. ma-irons" The Woman Bank of
adriland bad drocurnred largely for Moira. Walters of
Glamors end when they became bankrupt the book held
11,762/. of bills accepted by the ioacilmat, end on which they
now opposed. The insolvent was with Meter. Walliwe to seat
grodaro Armoire sad west. accept bills. He oda. i el he had
&owed Wats Misers. Wallace to upwards of 67,04.101. 1A•
pelmet " batch" emodsted of 27 bill., all of which were
produced is court. In the coulee of tits ere it was intansted
by the bused consraimioner that the manager of the bank
afoul I attend, so the inoolvent 'toted that he believed moDey
lied last been obtoiced, sad then his !malamute had been
°biased, The insolvent admitted that ha had received a
eematirlou of 1I per rest. ma be bills.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy said it was a material question
with him whether the rook merely took ths insolernt s .owe
to give crummy to alas 1).11, or whether they looked upon him
sa a panics who could moat the liabilities.
Mr. Sargood mode sours strong remarks on tte rummer
ht whisk joist stork banks toot bide, and contended that the
Western Beak of Scotland, wbich hid had bills with the in-
solvent's ace pumas to an vnorthous amount, • u'd not
hove bees deluded with the holier that tboy were bond fide
trassactious.
Mr. Dow... marked that no doubt the inducement to the
inacilvent to tempt the lolls wee the payment of ono and a
quarto& per amt. es his estamieeier.
Xr. Cessmeethethe Meephy we. 17 a t MM. dirposed to
peas thim ass without rerioeetheea de. duo, as a warning to
ether peeti-e_thst they wen sot :mom their aomptaaose,
seeirliUhr dho the eed dirwtors in
MEC limb As this wee Ibb Ant ere GM. Idol bambini

id tow ilirth M the palate that he drew a wide distinction in
the case et the Wester& Bank of Scotland, as it was a joint
stock leek. ma the loss would fall on the shareholders, being
ender the naillailed Bability law, and a private bank, in
with ernes the lose would fell on the manager and directory,
u they wan the only parties liable. But in this case there '
were ether persona—the shareholders, and they were the
Hebb, end whose fortunes ware staked to relieve the
reths positcre. This insolvent bed no right, and could not be
justified in accepting mob a number of bills, even supposing
the managers knew that he wean man of straw. In dealing
with this case, he should consider the temptation the insol-
vent had met with, in the facility with which the bills were
taken by the bank ; but it was a case which, for the sake
doors, he mold not pus over, on the trod principle
thee • man had no right to Lane his acceptances to such us
attest, and as • protection to shareholders in joint stock
beaks, who were liable to the depositors, and who were in
such oases the sufferers. His Honour gave judge:seat of six
months from the vesting order, being the full extent of the
diserstienary clause.