The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-04 00:00:00

jalge at the coat, ust, mewed that the prison had made
the declarations before bin now alleged as perm,.
Mr. M'lntyre addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
called Joseph Bentley, his beether, who gave a distinct denial
to was porticos of the peoescatur's and the prosecutor's
wife's statement._ _ _

The jury bawl do priousar Guilty.
Soutane' woo defined.

of the prisoner ill the last oase,
was nazi shamed with the suns offence emaisitted cm the
same day. The charge arose out of the Dame transaction.
The primer had been sent by Ralph Bentley to raisin the
101. whisk his Wain had agreed to lend him. She gave it
him, and he had subsequently admitted receiving it. When,
however, the cuss " Astbury v. Bentley" wu tried at
Runcorn, the piscine swore that he wu only ant to Mrs.
Astbury for 31.105., and that that amount wu all he re-
ceived. This statement was the perjury alleged in the in-
, diounest.—Verdiet Guilty. Butanes defined.

lb. lomat Csuaria.z.

TALXCAIIIIIII, WIDUNISIIIIII JUNCTION
RAILWAY COMPANY O. COTTUIPOWIN AND OTHERS.—
LummriT OP Exicurou TO RAILWAY CALLA

Thu was an action to recover two several sums of 1581.155.

an. 75W., BingW. amount of twc;C;il44on
311. shares in the above company held by a pima named
(*Milan, now deceased, the defendants, Meurs.Cotteswortb,
W. Nicol, and 0. A. Carruthers, being executon under his

Mr. Wslsby, ia stating the ease, said all he had to prove
that at the time the calls mere made GNU= au •

shareholder, and that the defendants were his tors.
The Jedge—Are his executors liable for his debts without
any reference to assets 7
Mr. Webby apprehended they were, and referred to •
clause in the Campania Consolidation Clauses Act with
reference to the subject.
The register of the shareholders was then produced, proving
that the deemed was • shareholder at the time the calls were
mad*, and also that the name still remained on the register.
The probate of the will of the deceased was also put in, from
which it appeared that it was proved by Cotteeworth only.
Mr. Davidson contended that so tar as Nicol and Carru-
thers were concerned he was entitled to a nonsuit on the
ground that they had net proved the will. lie ;leo con-
tended that the plaintiffs must be nonsuited so far as Cottea-
worth was concerned, the register proving that the share.
were still in the name of the deemed, and not transferred to
the ezecutors.

His Lordship ruled that there was no evidence against any
of the defendants except Cotteswortb. lie was oleo of opi-
nion that an action would not he against executors except the
shares were held an their own right, sad the register proved
that the defendants were not shareholders. . _

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A nonsuit was then entered, with liberty to the plaintiff
to move to enter a verdict for the amount stated in the dr
elaration.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

AN UNPIIOTLCTIND FENALi:LirGoodland was charged
with attempting to defraud Anne Doran.
The prosecutrix, who is a native of Launceston, arrived in
town yesterday by railway, and at once proceeded to that
far-tamed hostelry, the "Belle Sausage." There the prisoner
insisted on forcing her to avail herself of his services—thrust
aside the waiters and porters belonging to the place in the
most unceremonious manner, and declared that he had made
up his mind to devote himself to her service for the remainder
cf the day. Ile told the ostler to look carefully after the
tries of the prosecutrix, and promised to give kim
61. for his trouble, particularly cautioning him at
the lame time not to give them up unless either he or the
' lady sent for them. The proeecutrix endeavoured to escape
from the persecution of these "proffered services," and took
refuge in a confectioner's shop. The prisoner, in the first
Meta ice, had informed her that he was an inspector of police,
but upon consulting a constable who was passing the shop
that she had intered, her alarm was rot lessened by finding
that her tormenting cicerone h.id no connexion with the police
force, and he was then immediately given into custody.
The prisoner protested that in tendering his assistants to
the lady be had been actuated by the most disinterested
motive..

The Alderman said he could not credit the assertion, and
fined him 51, and in default of payment to be imprisoned for
a month, with bard labour. _ _ _

011TAI.NINO GOODS DT FA/LL-D.—Charles Lockingeors and
Samuel Grieves were placed at the bar for final examina-
tion, charged with obtaining goods to the value of 221., of
Mr. Wightwiek, of 105, Fleet-street, under fraudulent
pretences.
The evidence having been completed, the prisoners were
committed to take their trial at the Old Bailey.