The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCL.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
maimsi immio.—Bseire Lord Co opWI sad Justine
Wightsuss, jrb, and Crompton.)

rim Girl= r. NV WIWIVI AND OTHIIO.--10.0YAL
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BIITIPII Iwt

Mr. D. Seymour, at the 'Stine of the court this morning,
vend on the pert of Mr. Caceres, one of the defendant.
sad the ta.• =auger of the Royal British Beak, for a
ew r.; d in this cue, on the ground of miediree-
hog eal of the verdict being against the 'vide,. •,.
and else on the ground of Purvis,. After repeating some of
the arguments used by Mr. Swrj.ent Able, to show that the
balance-short on which the peuereutiou we. founded, wini
properly drawn out, he proceeded to deal with
the question as to the general position occupied by
Mr. embers in the bank, and first of all complained
of the direction of Lord Campbell in telling the jury that
eh/tough Mr. Cameros wee not a director end had not a vote
at the breed, be wee answerable for the manner in which the
balance-sheet was made out, because It wae prepared under
his supenutealuce sad direction. He (Mr. Seymour) had
pone carefully through all the evid..see, but be could not
End any revive statement that the balance-sheet was pre-
dl him.
erupbell—There can be no doubt that tier clerks
made out the balance-sheet under his supervision, as general
•

)7i7U se, moor submitted that every act of Mr. Camerae
ea, done under the suµ•rintendence and control of the
directors, who therefore moat alone be treated as the respon-
sible parties. The accountant was the pop.r perwo to maks
out the balanes•sheet ; by him it was heeded to the general
manager, who presented it to the directors without making
any alteration in the dimes. The mode of preparing it was
to tote a printed balanoe•shtwt of the previous half-year, sod
t. otruduce the ;rupee sums applicable to theism Ma months.
Led Campbell—There is no objection to the form of the
balancanshert.

Mr. D. Seymour thee adverted to some of the hew in the
document, and contended that there was no other Owe for
the assertion of the debt, theapt ender the word
meets. Ile next aubsnitted that Mr. Cameron
never acted officially and as the servant of the bank,
being liable to be discharged at any period, and
that the evidence mum be strong to show a mains animus on
his part before he cold be held responsible for the contenta
of the balanciesbeet. In Coneyn's Digest it wag set down that
• as event ass not responsible for corrupted wine if he had cor-
rupted it by the direction of his re rater, and as Mr. Cameron's
attendance upon ilea board was toned, and se he had no vote,
and was entirely subject to the control of the directors, he
could not be held liable for the balance-sheet, even
supposing it wire corrupted, became in laying it
before them, he merely acted in his of and ministerial
character_ He challenged the prosecution to point out •
Feriae of evidence which proved that his client wag guilty
of any personal deceit, or that in what he had done he acted.'
• voluntary, active, and reeponeible agent. In that cotateetios
be was fondled by Mr. Cern/eon's affidavit, which, although
it might be looked at with some degree of prejudice, as
coming from a man who wth now of
meat (be (be ccosidered for the accountability of other.),
was yet deser rug the attention of the court. Mr.
Cameron state-1 teat the accountant exclusively pre-
pared the balance-sbeet, and that neither he nor any
of the directors altered or inserted any figures in it, and that
the accountant was sir officially responsible for its accu-
racy. He also stated that ot the tine- of its preparation there
was in the Oh -e en thostant named Munroe, and that it soy
&erste n. were made an the bath e. sheet, they were male by
Munroe. by the direction of Crawf ird, the aocountant, end
that he ;('ameron) hod called the attention of the prosecution
before the tnel to the importance of procuring the t..rvittnoe
of that person as • triunes. Mr. Cameros was unable, owing
to the whole of his property and funds being seized by the
bank, to pay the eitatratt of bringing him to London.
It was true that Mr. Latheron'ename appeared in the balance-
sheet, bat it was placed there sa a mere matter of couree, he
never having really signed it himself, and on the face of the
daimon there were printed the words, "by order
of the heave!," showing therefore that if hie signature
Ina attached to it that !oust be treated as a
ministerial sit, for which he was not responsible. There
was no conclusive proof whatever that he acted
in confederacy, or eves in common fellowship with the
Mentors. They had attempted to make bim the scapegoat
—to show that he wee the jaggier and they the poppets •
but it weepier, °thieved*, for wherever bight was let lath
the erese It appeared tient be was a nnte.comenting and pro-
Win pert, to every false step labia was taken by the
directors. Instead of tieing, as represented, the UM
and soul of the concern, he was controlled is
everything by thole gentlemen who pretended that
they understood Scot. h Linking better than he
did, and rejects,/ the advice of a blithe and clearer bead
then their owe. If they had followed his advice instead of
rejecting It—am they bed done from ignorance or from
vanity, which generally accompanied ignorance—there
would have been no state prieemition, the bank would have
surmounted it. dance:ties and been flourishing now or if it
bad foiled, it iviuki not Lev* raised that wide spread rule
which they bad sow to lament. On thees grounds he sub-
mitted that no personal sift of fraud or deceit had been
brileht hone to Mr.Cournin, and be wished the court would
dr tie that there ought to be a fresh consideration of the
matter, whee the attendance of Mr. Monroe—who
could prate that Mr. Comoros never Interfered directly or
indirectly for the purpose of altering the figure. in the
balanie-sheet—mighr be obtained. If they granted that
eel or e he believed Mr. Canada would come out of this
tribulatioe sad great trial with hie character as unscathed
ant free from engine as it was before it became clouded by
this unlocked for and unhappy sequel.
Lord Canipb-ill— We will look into the information and
the evidence irk fore we lona any opinion.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bodges Mr. Conantiasionw Fans.)
IN RC TOWN•IIND, A.P. PUS 011LE3WICH.
This was a sitting fur the choice of assignees to the estate
of the bankrupt, one of the tensest members fur Greenwich,
and an auctioneer of that town.
It is.t.iteri that there we. a meeting at Mr. Towneend'e house
nn Friday I eat, when a proposition was made by him to pay ors
the lit of 2a. in the pound, and to put aside 300/. a year
until every • relitnr was paid 20e. in the pound. The creditors
generally seemed dispored to agree to this arr t ; hat
Mr. Hewitt, representing a creditor, toll them he thought it
was utterly impo-tuble fur any man is Mr. Townsend', satia-
tion to pay 30U1. • year, and that they had better make it
100/. There were about furry-two creditors present, and the
amendedirropeal was carried with but one dissentient.
Mr. Tucker (Greritic. and Tacker), for the bankrupt,
ottkrted to the adorinion of • prod tendered on behalf of
Mr. Wynne, en am:armor. for 9161,
Mr. Lear aim, for Mr. Wynne, stated he was formerly in
partuerntili with the bankrupt; the partnership was d,-
a ired, Mr. Wynne bad paid all the partnership debt., and
now sought to prove, on • balance of &tenants, including
• premium, which the chief cletk of Vtoe-Ctotucellur Stuart
fraud on • reference to him, due to Mr. Wynne, and the
V we- ChAncolt.r approved of the finding.
Mr Tucker contended that the proof lets the subject of en
mad, ',led Chancery salt, end therefore could not now be ad-
nutted.
Hie Honour admitred the proof.
Mr. Lennon said Mr Wynne baring formerly been
Mr. Townsead's puny would hake ne part in the choice.
dMr.
trade Malik el Lenoweer•hieraee, Resent',-park, wee
oers el
Mr. Tacker, the 'a nee.
bettor of Mr. Towneand, state. that the
espenredese will be completed in • hw days.
(Before Mr. COIDIT(IWOOPIT Evans.)
VIZ LONDON awn r keTERN RANKING CORPORATION.
A potion was prorated fur adjudication of bankruptcy
against thin Dolor KM. PORINTIL
Sir Cherie. Folio, Bart., and Co., of King William-
street, merchants, are the petitioning creditors. Their debt
le stated et 1,016/.
The adjudicatioa has sot yet been nude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

THIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.
77,4.40• Cram&ld, dirk to Mews. Pound, of Loadenhall-
street, trunknick.lll, was charged with embezzlement.
Mr. Pounl, the wine. partner, said he bed sent the pri-
soma, wto had been in Lis employment about fire years,
to the London and Wertmineter Bank rerly In the last
month, to lode the amount of 1021. L. 10.1. un bank notes
and quince It was afterwards ucertoin...l that the pri-
enor hel paid into the bank lees than that sum. lie
had b-en emit with other sums, which also appearel to have
beer paid m aid, woo: deficiencies, amounting, to 251. Last
M .play he eticconded from their employment.
A clerk in the London and Weetuonster Bank gave evi-
dence ae to the amounts ;mid into the tank by the printer,
from which it appeared that the defalcations amounted to
the sum swilled in the charge.
Funnel!, the down re, said he apprehended the prisoner,
and opal tak,ag him into custody told him of the cheep,
seism him ly his empioyere, and the observation he made
we. that he w.a eery for it.
Mr. Rood bent I that the Lord Mayor would be as
Indint as is eeible, in consideratiou of the parents of the
oris..ter, who were to,at rompectaMe.
The Lord Mayor said he was obliged to send • maw of so
awls Importance as a breach of trust by a confidential ser-
vant to be decided by a jury.
The prisoner was tLen committed for trial.
WANDSWORTH.
ATTIPIPT Tn 105 • HOtSI.
A dark-compleatret .1 voting roan, who gave the name of
Hooey Got-dome", and who descrited himself as al=
as
dealer, w plied in the dock bctore Mr. Ingham, c
with osteologist to rob the house of ea old Crimean hero
named John Shelforil, residing at No. 1, Surrey-terrace,
Battersea. brides-toad.
It appeared from the evil ow that the promeotor emu a
supernumerary engaged in Battersea New Park, and on
TOsaday efters.am rout (Gar o'clock be was sitting in the
Gant pertur of his house with his wife, reeding the news-
Palm. when their att.oltlon was drawn to a noire in front.
As they but had e stang:6 r of windows broluet by the boys in
Me eelittbowitood, Mrs. Milord went to the window to