The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Viee-Chancellor Sir R. T. Kindersley.)
HE OVEREND, GURNEY', AND CO.
Mr. Roxburgh, who appeared for the company, said that
the six petitions for the winding up of the 00000r11, having
stood over from time to time to enable the company to
determine upon the course to be pursued with regard to
the liquidation, now came before the court as unopposed.
A meeting was held on the 11th of June, at which share-
holders representing 56,705 out of 100,000 shares
were present, and resolutions were unanimously adopted
under the provisions of the Companies Act of 1862, in favour
of the voluntary winding-up under the snpervision of the
court. Mr. Turquand and Mr. Harding, public accountants,
were appointed liquidators, and a committee consisting of
Messrs. Kingacote and Grisell, shareholdcrs,and Mr.Oppen-
heim, a depositor, was nominated to act with the official
liquidators. Concurrence in these resolutions had since
been expressed on the part of creditors to the extent Of
5,130,000/. (the aggregate of liabilities being about
10,000,0001.), and the course recommended by the meeting
appeared to be generally regarded as that which was most
beneficial for the interests alike of creditors and contribu-
tories.
The Vice-Chancellor made an order upon all the petitions
for continuing the voluntary winding-up under the super-
vision of the court, the coats of the petitioners to be paid
out of the estate.
Mr. Glasse, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Westlake,
Mr. Hastings, Mr. Edmund James, and Mr. Lintlley repre-
sented the petitioners and other parties interested in the

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings at Nisi Prius in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice
Willes and a Special Jury.)
DAWKINS V. LORD ROKZBV.
The hearing of this case, which was an action by CoL
Dawkins, late of the Coldstream Guards, to recover da-
mages for false imprisonment, and also for being compelled
to retire upon half-pay, was resumed this morning.
Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Ray-
mond appeared for the plaintiff ; and the Solicitor-General,
Mr. Royal, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, and Mr. Dowdeswell for
the defendant.
There was another action, arising out of the same cir-
cumstances, against the Duke of Cambridge ; but, after
some discussion, the jury in that case were discharged for
the sittings, unless they should receive to-night a com-
munication that they must attend to-morrow, it being
thought probable that the present case would last the
whole of to-morrow, which is the last day of _the sittings
in Middlesex.
Colonel Dawkins was called into the box, and his
examination in chief was resumed. Ho was questioned as
to the proceedings of the court of inquiry which was
held in July, 1864, and his counsel sought to put in
evidence the whole of the voluminous proceedings,
but his lordship held that they were not admissible.
He, however, allowed the evidence of Lord Rokehy to be
read, and also the report of the Court of Inquiry. The
witness continued by saying that he was summoned to the
Horse Guards to hear the report read, and he was going to
state what the Commander-in-Chief said to him on that oc-
casion,but this was ruled to be inadmissible,because the de-
fendant was not present when the communication was made.
In consequence of something that the Duke of Cambridge
said witness applied for a court-martial, but his request
was not granted. He was not allowed after this to return
to his duty, though he applied to be allowed to do so.
He was reprimanded in a letter from the Adju-
tant-General in October, 1864, and on the 13th
November his father died. He was soon after-
wards ordered to attend at the Horse Guards, and
when he did so General Forster desired him to with-
draw all that he had written, and that he should there-
upon return to his duty. He declined to do this unless
the general officers who had written against him with-
drew what they had said. Witness requested that he
might not be desired to return to duty at once, or
account of the recent death of his father, but he
left under the impression that he was to resume his duty.
Witness wrote a letter on the 12th of December, 1364, in
which he stated that false statements had been made by
several officers to his prejudice, and after a correspondence
a second court of inquiry was ordered, and it assembled on
the 10th of February, 1865, and he was ordered to attend
and substantiate his statements.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant Judge.)
Ceerw 1I ,nilt4n Finney, the young man who was con
victed a month ago for stealing a silver spoon, the pro-
perty of Charles Cooper, the lessee of the Albion Tavern,
Russell-street, Covent-garden, was brought up for judg-
ment.
Mr. Sleigh appeared on behalf of the prisoner.
On being placed in the dock this morning the appear-
ance of the prisoner was most marked from the tins(
when be surrendered to take his trial. He was evident'
ill, and appeared to be very much depressed.
Mr. Sleigh said he understood that this young man was
suffering under a severe (lisease of the heart, and all that
he had to urge in addition to the good character whir'
had been given to him on a former occasion was, that t'
prisoner had been now a month in a prison, and uni
these circumstances he entreated his lordship to deal m*
cifully with him.
The Assistant-Judge said it was most painful to
court to pass sentence upon a person who was not only
the position of a gentleman himself, but was the son of
gentleman, and was one who, rather than commit
offence, ought to have set an example to oth(
The case had stood over to allow an application
be made to the Home Secretary on his bohi
for a pardon, but from the inquiries that h
been made he (the learned Judge) had no doubt whate'
as to tho propriety of the verdict at which the jury
arrived. It was his duty to deal with the prisoner a
would with auy other person, and the sentence upon
was that he be imprisoned and kept to such hard Lebo;
as he would be able to perform for five months.
The prisoner, who appeared to feel his situation dee;
was then removed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)