The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-09 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAB.—Dsc. 8.

&Wags at Nisi Pries in I.emdon.—(Bdon Lard Chief
Justice Erie and a Common Jan.)

O. CLI►TOY.-ALLIOID MIIILSPIJOIXTA.
110 N.

Shia was adios to recover ;Images fir alleged Mare-
proasistios rdweaoe to ,be value of • public boo*.
Mr. Haddlutos aad Mr. Maude apppeeaerred for the plaiatiß,
sad Ms. Hawkins sod Mr. Watkis for the de-
loadiat.

The Plaintiff Is • publican. and in Septa& sr OM, be
thwitiared for the percher from Mts. Clifton, the deludes;
of the New Inn, Famborourh. In refugee, to that maim;
Mr. DM, en anthienser at Windsor, wrote to the phlatiff •
Iserew,wldeli eentslud the following purr :—"I have
sea Mrs. Clithines Meth, and he tells me that he has
Wein her returns fur the last three years. of the
ham Nay, sod it will overage for the last year
Si. per
_day, sad for the two previous years about lei.,
sag he 11Ww that with • man of business it may be brought
to ill the same again." The plaintiff purchased on the huh
of ibis eepaiseentatton, and gave 4001. tor the goodwill and
kn. /sr the appeasement, exclusive of etc bet be found
that fining the ma or seven months which he remained in
=Ur receipts did not average 31. edgy. and be oleo
the Wan had shortly boron bean offered for sale
be IOBC gesiwill. Re ultimately sold the hones to Mr.
ffeekle, who bed previously rented the stables and yard, for
100 i. pawn' cad 6171. valuation, end he now s)aimed
ditenspes feel s
The debase wee that Mrs. Clifton had made no false
npresedstiss, see authorised any to to made; that
aim was obliged to leave the house in wow
gems of • sake to quit from Messrs. Nevill
sad 11•114, the landlords, mad the course she took
was to place the matter in the hands of • publican named
Bulbs, • friend of hen, and Mr. Abreliama, a broker. The
latter gentleman inspected her book., and in • circular which
he issued truly described the taking., he. As to kr.Desa,
it was rid that he hod never really been employed by
one, though he had received, as • gift, 61. from Mr.
son, and he had also !soiled half Mr. Abraham's muds-
slon and half of 601. which be (Mr. Dann) bad suggested
should be snowed In consequence of his introducing • we.
tear who gave mush more then wet expected to ha got.
His lordship ithesehed the jury that the defendant would
be lidie only ta the west ofbw saving made or eat erised
le be wade a Wes strewed is dismal tot de /setter is
queedies.
The Jury bead for de ilshadist.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Doc. 8.
(Dios the Mat C--Liter.)
tx TIN 11•1711111 01 Lift/ BARN/712.
This insolvent, who had bent a nib papristar, at White-
chapel, was opposed by air. Robertson Olathe, on the
part of a creditor, named Gingen, and several others. Mr.
Denny was 000neel for the ineelmat.
This cam bad been several times before the court, and had
bees adjourned for the insolvent to file some accounts. The
complaint was that the insolvent bed Improperly disposed of
his property to the dot:latent of hie creditors.
Counsel were heard es the part of their reoperate* Meats.
The leased Chief Commissioner yronnanoed a jadgaseat
of sir meths (rider the ellecretionery clause) from the vest-
ing order is September.
(Before Mr. Constiedeser Murphy.)
TN 1V DlTDitr ELITOL.

This Insolvent, who had been • board end lodging-bones
keeper, is Dover-street, Piccadilly, wee opposed by Mr.
Reed, for a schoolmaster at Calais named Hennakio, and
Mr. Jennings, an attorney. Three creditors opposed in
The CON presented some remarkable features. The Insol-
vent was a bankrupt in 1840 se en underwriter whin his
debt. were large. Is 1961 he wee discoarged at Dear, whin
hie debts were upwards el 7,0001., and in 1867 he want to
Ipeeich Übe the bead' of the act, and his petition
was dismissed on the ground that it was •
friendly arrest. Ha had brat is businees in Dover-
street, and since January last had been in prism, and amid
not come up before for the want of funds. Since 1847 the
furniture In Dover-street, which belonged to him woe=
chimed by hie daughter's uncle and given to ;lir.
then be (insolvent) bad been discharged under the est,
Hennekin bad been paid about 2001., and Mr. Jennings wee
the Maoist:toes attorney. The insolvent's daughter had sold
off the furniture.

Two creditors in person. a bootmaker and a laundryman,
complained that they save credit to the insolvent.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy said he should give•jedgmeat
for the small debt. of the creditors in person. There had bees
a .` &wily compact," and a man wee asked to get credit ea a
handsome house in whirls he had no interest It wee a came
of magnitude, and he should deal in the same manner as ht •
different en., notwithstanding the tone the insolvent had
been in proton, sow nearly twelve month..
The court gees a jadgment of three months from the veto-
ing order, making ea latrieoereeat of twelve mouths in all.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—Dec. 8.
(Brian Yr. Kw.)
COMM 9. COSDZL-TII LAW O► Till WOAD.

Thu ones we ac't b reenver---OLgegoihMOdetenicats t (an
aldermen of the city of Leaden), nutted to comeguence of
the alleged negligeoce et defeedaes servenr.
On the part of plaantiff it wee deposed this, upon a certain
day, • line of vehicles were upon London bridge, of which
Ilse plaintsfspey-carnage end defendant's light cart formed
• portion. Through the reckless conduct of defendant's
driver, the p ny-carriage wee backed on to an omnibus pole
and damaged.
Plain, 'a sitars's were crow examined by the aldermen,
and said they could not tee over the cart.
Defeedaht then celled hie driver and a police-oonstabla,
who said that the accident wee unavoidable. The fact wag,
that there wee a general "poll up" of the whole line of
vehicles, and defendant's driver had no altanative bet to back
with the rest. _

Upon this his Honour °burred, that =hes aegligense
were shown, ',Wool! could act recover. If parties sainestad
with carts and hones would play at "beds and tails," they
nowt tate the composer. H. had frequently as..
vehicles drirtio so cineatopther as to preclude all possibility
of parties ercesien wit► safety. Hs was not surprised, whoa
soda a coarse ass adopted, that accidents costarred.
Plaintiff as. sinistuted.

TREDOZTT 11. PAIUIZII,-.WIT PAINT.

This wasanacThlus I:;nreover U. fie, the value of certain
articles of clu.hing asseagal by SONS tet paint upon de-
fsadant's promo..
Hu Honour (to ptslatiff )—I morose you ran !against the
paint
Elaintiff—Yes.
His I:loamy—I sin very sorry for you, but you suit
mover.

1;1-aintiff—thafbt mat he to put " witt paint ?"
His Honout—Nn.

Defendant—Vie painter was al work.
Hie Honour—lt se very clear. The paint bon your pre-
miere, and, tboregb was protection should be afforded coder
Wiwi, plaintiff cannot recover.
Defendant .sid the mope were in some wart s caution.
His Honour found for defendant, %About costa.

BURGLARY AND ROBBERY OP AT BRAD-
101113.—Betirent the boars of eight end ten oa Wednesday
sight, the dwelling of Mr. Janes Ferieh, m SL Jesses'e•
square, Roma, Bradford, sea entered by thieves end robbed
of 1,6001. in gold sad hill. in provistiel notes. Mr. Perish Is
• retired ehopkeeper of indepeadasit means, end a widower,
with oae servasL It bad hews arranged that the servant
girl, Betsy Ledireed, should go out on Wednesday maim,
in company with another young women, to en exhibition of
a diorama in the mini, and the Mr. Ferirh eb.iald nouns in
IM bottle. Bhs sciooediegly went out shortly after OMer
eclair, but eke had sot been tug Row before Mr. Fetish,
asseles hi. =tad, looked ap the bowie end west to that of
a bleed et some distance. Oa returning, shortly alter ten
o'clock, the servant girl foaled the lota= door elm dad do
house In perfrot darkness. la her alarm, as shit
Y ys, thinking Mr. Perk* wee killed, she ran beck sad
railed to several orightinars to kr wistarias. It wee them
discovered that the hoes* bed bees entered through the
kitchen window; every daer which was locked had hoes
opened, sad the mosey of Mr. Awl* as before mentioned,
bad been stolen from • de her (ehkat had been bogus apse)
la • drawer in hie bedroom. The window all weenlaaae:
Wed with bleed, as tf • tidal had at Ide laird is
the pees is the kierhas wisdom ; wand n jelseVe shisel,=
wee marked with bleed, wee Mk bdiei The pollee have
is was dm is, saiesavered m Mesmer the thieves. Kr.
Perish hod it some time pet advertised messy In lead
=I berrewere,; iseprsdisUi divine hie sem sad