The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-30 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

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8111PXY V. EVANB.—BILLS Or MECHAM:II.
This was an action which had been brought by an at-
torney, as the endorsee of • bill of exchange, against
the defendant es the acceptor. It appeared from the
evidence adduced on behalf of the plaintiff at the trial,
that in the month of December, 1840, the defendant,
who resided at Aberdare, in Olamarganshire, west
over to Belfast, in Inland, for the purpose of seeing
the firm of Scott, Brothers, who were nurserymen
and seedsmen, carrying on business in that place, and
with whom he had had business transactions. Accord.
ing to the evidence of Peter Scott, one of the mem-
ben of the firm of Scott, Brothers, the other
partner being a Mr. John Scan, it appeared that he and
the defendant sand to exchange acceptances, and that,
when the bills lucerne due, each party was to take up the
acceptance of the other. The defendant signed a blank bill
of exchange, which Peter Scott filled up for 2801., and paned
away to most a debt of another brother of his, named
Wil Soon. The acceptance given by Peter Scott
to the defendant could only be filled up to the extent
of 301., the bill only having • half-crown stamp. At the
same time the acceptances were exchanged, Peter Scott laid
that memorandums ware exchanged, in which the agree-
ment to take each other's acceptances was mentioned. On
noes-examination, this witness admitted that he had
just ban a bankrupt when this transaction oc•
caned, aid that tie defendant complained that he was
being rued on a forma bill of exchange, ia which Peter
Blatt was concerned. Peter Scott also admitted that the de-
fendant had said that his signature to the bill of 2801 and
the memorandum was • forgery, and that he had n ex.
changed acceptances with him. A elites of Peter Scott's
was called, and she proved seeing her brother Peter and the
defendant writing at a desk, and that her brother told
her that the defendant had lent him his asseptanee. Thomas
Scott, another brother of Peter Scott's, wee called, and he
stated that he had no doubt the signatures of the bill and
the memorandum were in the defendant's handwriting.
The cam on the part of the defendant was that Peter Scott
had committed forgery and perjury, and that the defendant
had never signed any blank acceptance or given any memo-
randum. It was said that it was not likely that he would,
when he had been unfairly dealt by in a former tranaaction
with Peter Scott. On behalf of the defendant, two witnesses
were called, the first of whom said the signature to the bill
was not la the defendant's handwriting, bet that the sig-
nature to the memorandum was. The other mid that
neither of the signatures was in the defendaat's hand-
writing. The ease was tried before Mr. Justice Williams,
at the sittings at nisi prius in the present term, and a verdict
was found for the plaintiff.
Mr. Bramwell now moved for a rule for a new trial, on
the ground that the verdict was gal= the evidenos.
The Court, however, said they then& the readies rietly
found, the weight of ',Mares Wei is favour el the
tiff. One of the defendant's eriftessee essallseabk sedated
the plaintiff Ps ease madly that the dgeotore to the me-
morandum was in the dedenduit's hand . Mr. Jel-
-1 tin Williams, who Wei the ewe, wee caned with the
verdict, and the court =geed there ought to be on rule.
Rale refused aceordlagly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Bayou X. Consmezeran govuoax.
11.2 COLLUICI
The bankrupt, Thomas C wu a butcher at
Abingdon. Mk was the day the the last ex-
amination ; bat the accounts, w in tails of pupa.
ration by Mr. Hutton, of Baalaksakiny, babe Wry veinal.
nom, had not bora Med. An was tionalbaa
ordered for a taw weeks. 21mo owasabstit MOIL;
sad ft Is estimated that the mob produce lastoWdi
lAA 3001.

SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—THIS DAY.
Cooper and Davis report en, Utile dolor. at
the %Lewis, quotatinue :—Polate 86.. to 'NIL;
inferior, 66.. to 63a. ; Rowse, 64.. to 60..; Clover, 66.. to
Sta. ; Straw, 23.. to 951.