The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-21 00:00:00

Nato 'minima.

EQUITY COURTS.—JuLT 20.
(Before the Maitar of the Rolls.)
STAUNTON O. CAISSON COMPANY.
His Honour gem judgment in this mum, which it will be
remembered related to matters of sccount between the com-
piny end their fanner London agent, Mr. H. Stanton,
whose estate was to course of administration by the court.
Hie honour, after mitering into some detail am to the se-
conds, said that the result of the evidence was to show an
apparent deficiency of three or four thousand pounds an-
nually in the sums accounted for by the late Mr. Stadion to
his employere, and that the mAinationa soggeeted were
wholly inadequate to explain so large • defalcation. With
r to the contention that them accounts had in fact been
e=t annually by the compsny his honour observed that
Mr. &Moan had occupied stridden very analogous to that
of a director , that he, with e conairrenc• of the Carron
manager, had made out the accounts just as he chose, had
given jest what information he pleased, and no more • and it
we. Impossible after that to say that the shareholders were
bound by the annual settlements, which had been made
in that manner. His honour made a decree for opening
the mediae as between the estate of Mr. Stainton and the
Carron Company.

In this case, which we reported a few days ago, the Master
of the Rolls, after having read the evidence, repeated his
opinion that, thigigh there was a cane of strong suapicion,
there was not enh to warrant the getting aside of the
deed. He would give an bane to try the question if the
plaintiff or defendant desired it ; and if that was not wished,
salt probably would not be, where the amount was so mall,
the bill must be climbed without costa.
Both parties declined an last*, and the hill wee accordingly
dismissed.

%ladenley.)

In this case a testator named Harriman Are his property
o bird, to his daughter Mary, the wife of
Tltamtrute7lite: one
tlife • at her death in trust for her
children, and in default' of children upon trust for such
persons es she might by will appoint; and upon trust, as to
another third, for his daughter Elisabeth, the wife of B. B.
Leslie, upon the aims terms as the jift to Mary. William
Leslie and R. B. Leslie were bah al them executors of the
will. Itimpinat, 1846, Mary Lobo died without km,
by will lass share of Harrison's pro-
peek"tiley her =William Leslie. In 1853 W.Leelk, who
asemetor of Rargisenhadeasmitioddekalt, died, aid thaw.
mthata R. B. Leahy wbe woo NI Maar; took estadminhers-
to has. • patience the Maar Reniereeproperty con-
fided of leseebeld Moss a lieberbasset, eMee • end R.
B. Lodi% korai by the death a W brother Mime eels
ensontew, deposited dee his. of tam bias with • Man.
Dena and Co., to some a abate isht Obis ewe. At the
the it the deposit, Ida. E. B. Weds wits Elisabeth wee
still Hang. From the Megan Mamma of farts, it will
as that at the Ms tithe deposit tithe base, R. B. UM
had an interest is mentor in the entirety of the leasehelds ;
that be had an Interest as admiakkator of William In or
of them, and that be had a further kneed in such err
third, subject to payment of Williams deM, tr., as one of
William Leslie's nest of kin. tinder seep dreitsnas, it
was sought In this suit, which was a aft to oimialWar Mr-
risen's estate, to mate the ens-thud which ens • In R. B.
Leslie es administrator of his brother liable to wee the
default which he, as Harrison's executor, had committed In
depositing the deeds to cover his own private debt.
Mr. Swanton (with whom we. Mr. S. Smith) sad lb. Belly
(with whom was Mr. C. Hall) argued the point, which la an
entirely new one so far is authorities are concerned.
The Vice •Chancellor said that, as regarded William's de-
fault, the there coming to R. B. Leslie, as his administrator
wee liable, inasmuch as he took air a volunteer and appointee
under liarrison's will. Dot such share could not be taken as
liable in the hands of R. B. Leslie to make good the default
of the latter, for it was only In his hands subject to an
account being taken of the debts and liabilities of William,
an account which could not be taken In the suit pending
before him.

Tbis case involved the question as to the intermits of cer-
tain parties (claiming commonable and other rights in Hadley-
common), In • sum of 1,6001., the produce of certain moneys
raid in ,y the Great Northam Railway Company on their
taking • part of the common. The common was formerly a
portion of Enfield Chase. The rights of the parties were
effected by rules made in 1777 and In 1843, and the main
question was under which set of rules ought the fund to be
distributed.
Mr. Hardy, Mr. Daily, and Mr. Cottrell were for the
parties interested.
The 'Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that the Wes of 1777
most be adhered to; but made no declaration, considering
that the best swum was to refer the matter to chambers.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-JILT 20.
(Before Commissioners Phillips sad )[tuphy.)

IN AZ WILLIAM WOOI)LEY. -
Thin case' reported last week, we retuned, and neespied
acme time otter the other business was cenebeded. On the
preent octanes than were rig counsel engaed. Mr.
Nichol', /dr. Cotton (of the Chaticery bar), and Mr. Sleigh
were for Messrs. Boddington, merchants, in the City; Mr.
Seeped for the DlPignee ; Mr. DOWre represented tho es-
iignee of Caphdn Woodley under • second insolvency; Mr.
Southgate for Woredkey.
The pence* Trance was ea to • proof of about 13,0001.
of Mears. Boddlegtoo. The inaolvent was discharged in
1841. One of his two estates In the West ladies had been
sold sad pureksied by Years. Boddingtou for 201. The
property den the abolition of slavery had been greatly de-
preciated. Mears. Boddington had received two dividmds
under the ineolvency, and 1,0001., another dividend, wee re-
tained pending the premed proceedings. The affidavits read
were very T0111132120%18.
The one ocospied the wart again to its Tieing.

KENT SUMMER ASSIZES.
The commission for these wines will be opened at Maid-
stone on Thursday next, sad business commenced in both
courts on the following morning. At present there are
only about 4.5 prisoners for trial, but the calendar, in point
of aims, is unusually heavy, and ten days have omec-
quaintly hKsn nasX,,wd by the judge. for the holding of the
some. There are no lees than five indictments for wilful
murder, namely, Amelia Colyer and Charlotte Butcher (re-
manded from the last Lent wires), charged with strangling
the infant of the former prieoner, at liernbill, on the 9th
January; George Kebble Edwards, for killing his brother,
Thomas Edwards. with an axe, at Maildone, no the
19th March; Charles Chumlcy, for murdering Elisabeth
Jones, by striking bar on the head with a broom,
at Maidetone, on the 13th April ; Stephen Fox. for shooting
Mary Ann Hadley, at Canterbury, on the 14th May ; and
Samuel Baker, tor slaying Edward McCarron, at Dtnl, on
the 29th April. The calendar also includes an indictment
against a loan named (home Parker, for stabbing and
wounding Mary Ann Elise Taylor, and attempting to dis-
charge a boded pistol at her, with intent to mania, her, at
Northfieet, on the 30th May; 4 charges of burglary; lof
robbery with violence; 2 of emberslement ; 1 attempt to
commit self-destruction; I concealment of birth; 1 keeping
a disorderly Louse; and the remainder felonies and larecnies
of the usual description Tine judges are Chief Baron Pol-
lock and Mr. Justice Willos.