The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-19 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 19, , 1860.

tab) Enttlligintt.

BAIL COURT.—Aran. 18.
Sittings at Nisi Prisc—(Bstori Mr. Jurtice Wightinan and
Oonunon Jurist)

COOMBS r. BUOIL -PA=

Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Hannon were counsel for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Gray represented Go
defendant.
This was an action brow& by the plaintiff, a bricklayer
and builder, of Cheahunt, against the defendant, an at-
torney, for false impriatinment. It appeared that the plain-
tiff, being engaged in • law suit, mortgaged his property to
the defendant, his &Mangy, and being unsuccessful, it was
foreclosed. The plaintiff had removed a, chimnerpiece and
some elates and boards after the sale, as he considered they
were not included in the mortgage, and for this the de-
fendant had given him into custody. He was taken before
• magistrate, who dismissed the charge, and then he brought
the present action.
The jury, after a lengthened deliberation, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages 40a.

COURT OF FJECHEQUER.—Aran. 18.
Sittings in Banco.-(Blare the Lord Chief Baron, and
Barons Bart* Bramwell, and Wilde.)

Mr. Macaulay moved for a ipsw trial in this case, tried
before the Lord Met Baron at Warwick, on the ground
that the verdict was against evidence. It appeered that
the plaintiff was riding near Edgbasten, when the pole of
the defendant's cart, driven by his servant, came into colli-
sion with his leg, threw him off his horse, and caused inju•
rice which kept him in his house for two meths.
Their licdships granted the rule.
woTron r. SWAM—SEDUCTION.

This was an action brought to receiver d►mages for the
@eduction of the plaintiff's daughter, and the trial before
Yr. Baron Bramwell resulted in • verdict for the plaintiff.
Yr. Bill now moved to set aside the verdict, on the
ground that it was against evidence. It appeared that the
plaintiff's daughter, who was sleeping in the vine room
with her sister, asserted that the defendant, who resided in
the home, had got into her bed, and had had illicit inter-
course with her against her will, alleging she had been
=4l. The result was that • child, said to be eight
old, was born. It had been shown at the
trial that the room door of the parents was open, se was
that of the girl herself ; that she had made no noise, nor
had she made any conmunication to her f►ther or mother
for seven months. It was •4o sworn to by a medical
gentleman of respectability that he bad seen an improper
intercourse between the plaintiff's daughter and a medical
student named Walter Green nice months before the birth
of the child.

The iicTrciChief Baron said the court was of opinion that
the learned gentleman should take a rule.
Rule nisi accordingly.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius.—Before Mr. Baron Chaar .11 and
Common Juries.)
BEILILILL 4. BUD. —MI ATTORIfree BILL

This was an action, part heard yesterday, to recover the
amount of an attorney's bin. The defendant paid 511. into
court in satisfaction of the claim, and aa to the rest pleaded
never indebted.

Mr. Henry Jamas and Mr. Shaw Wiese were coneeel for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Shee and Mr. Jones were for the
defendant.

The plaintiff is an attorney at Gray's-inn , and the defen-
dant is a gentleman of property, living in Wale& The de-
fendant having been sued for a call on some shares in the
Colchote Mining Company, the plaintiff defended the action
as the attorney, and his bill of costs amounted to 180/.
Of this he received 301., and now sued for the balance.
The defence was that the plaintiff bad undertaken to de-
fend the action for the costs out of pocket.
The jury, having been locked up nearly the whole of the
day up to five o'clock, were discharged without coming to a
verdict.

fully, and the result was that ve little was left for the
aeltors. In November, 1857, • singular letter
was written to the bankrupts by Todd and Co.,
in which they plainly stated that their great object
was " to keepbt their credit good, and assist each other as
as mach poen in every way whatever." In November,
1857, Todd and . wrote that they had no banker, sod
were perfectly helpless ; that if they could get their wages
paid they should do well ; and urging the bankrupts to get
their own acceptances discounted and mead them the pro-
ceeds. Another charge against the bankrupts warn that„ in
October, 1857, they applied to Mesas. Allsopp and Co. to
secure them about 6001. worth of beer in the spring ; they
applied for the delivery in May, 1858, and 150 thdi. of ale
were supplied, to the amount of 6751. They were left on
the adjoining wharf ; and the next day 4001. worth of the
ale waa sent to Messrs. Sanders and Cameron, at a leas
price than the bankrupts had agreed to pay Means Allsopp.
On the 30th of June, the account being due, Mr. Forster,
Yawn. Allsopp's agent, applied for payment; he
was put off from time to time; he put it to
the bankrupts whether they were 'elven! ; they al-
leged that it was a mere temporary . In ,nitEtAe.r.a.-
bar Mr. Foster got a bill for 1751. on Hicks and
who, as well as the bankrupts, stopped shortly after
only 4s. in the pound had been paid on the bill.
_Mews.
Allsopp had previously refused to serve Sanders andars.
Came-
ron, to whom the bankrupts had sent the beer. As this
transaction was more than three months before the bank-
ruptcy it did not come under the penal clauses ; but it wee
clear that the bankrupts were hopelessly insolvent when
they incurred this debt. From Mr. Scott, of the Ayres
Quay Bottle Company, Snoderland, the bankrupts had ob-
tained in May, June, and September, 1858, goods to the
amount of 7671., at four months' credit, representing that
they were then wholly clear of Todd and Co.'s embarrass-
'Dente ; and this at • time when they must have foreseen
that failure was imminent. They had given further orders,
which bad not been executed, in cocueequenoe of their failing
to meet their first acceptance for 2171., and asking for its
renewal. These goods had been obtained within three
months of the bankruptcy. Messrs. Allnutt and Perkins,
wine-merchants, of Mark-lane, had supplied the bankrupts
in June and August with wines to the amount of 2171. This
was the first transaction, and not • farthing had been peid.
Messrs. Maley and Co. were creditors for 1601. for wines,
also a first transaction, the goods being supplied in JUDO,
August, and September ; and the warrants found Casir way
into the possession of Mr. Demme, another secured credi-
tor. The bankrupts had obtained a bill for 4001. from
Malin. Aiken and Wallace, bill-broken, on the pretence of
getting it diacounted. had done this, but had paid
over no part of the
Mr. H. Ramsey Yor=er, the London representative of
the house of Allsopp and Co. ; Mr. Thomas Scott, of the
Ayres Quay Bottle Company, Sunderland ; Mr. It. P.
Perkin, of the firm of Allnutt and Co. ; Mr. W. Allen, of
the firm of Aiken, Brown, and Co. ; Mr. James Selby,
of the firm of Mosley and Co., wine merchants ; Mr. Ed-
ward Beach, of the fins of Beach, Son, and Nephew export
wax and tallow chandlers ; and the ankrupt Francis were
examined at considerable length.
It being five o'clock, the further hearing of the case was
adjourned until Saturday.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goaburn.)
THE TELEGRAPH CABLE COMPANY.

The petition for winding-up presented against this com-
pany, and appointed for hearing to-day, was dismissed by
consent.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Antu, 17.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)
IN RE GEORGE POKE.

This insolvent, who applied for his final order, was op-
posed by Mr. &mood, on the part of a person named Yar-
wood.

It appeared that the insolvent had brought an action of
slander against Mr. Yarwood, and a verdict was given in
his favour. There had been some unpleasantness between
the parties, and the complaint was on account of law ex-
penses.
The court declined to grant tlxo final order, saying that the
jury bad decided the matter.
Adjourned sine die.

IN RE SAMUEL PILSAY.
In this awe, in which Mr. opposed, Mr. Denney,
for the insolvent, said an otter of had been made' Rod an
acknowledgment for 6L more. It appeared that the mo-
ney had not been produced, and the insolvent said he had
not now the money in his possession.
Mr. Denney imid subsequently that alrthe insolvent could
pay waa 31 10s., but the meilitor wanted his " pound of
flesh."
Mr. Sargood—No, not his pound of flesh, but the adjudi-
cation of the court.

The learned Commissioner adjourned the case until to
hoping that the parties would settle the matter.
The case wad accordingly adjourned.