The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1850.

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Second prise, 31„ Sibibitse sad breeder: Yr. Marks
Bendel!, Chadbory, soar Embus.
Third prise, 21 Esbibitor sad breeder : Mr. Jobs Bey'
Jamie Twitabell, Wsibv. 24ortbaniptimiabire.
Cuss 111V..--13TOILI Flee.
First pries, M. lislutntor end brooder : Mr. Janes B ilii-
wia, Kiss's Norton.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE PAST
WSIIK.

Myth this Seethe Owen Snort.]
The mortality of London, during recant weeks, has
undergoes sauna' itsetsvioop. The deaths ititill•ered in
the four weeks of November were suceenvely 921, 906,
1,016, 361; ia the week ending last Saturday they resa
again to 1,004, In the tan weeks, tioneeponding to lase,
the years 1840.9, the avows was 1,128; but this
member is mutt increment! by the nausea, which prevailed
towards the end of 1847, when, la a simile week, the deaths
wasted to 2,454. As compared with the previous week
Oslo. November 30c11) the present return shows an is-
MON both is
the epidemic elms of diseases, and is litheness
011ie reparatory organs, the deaths from the former Meg
lithe 196 to 229, and thee, from the latter class (emissive of '
giatkieis), which were 160, being now 208. Amongst spin.
smith small pox is remarkable for a suddenly augmented rats
elf mortality alter inareeslng by smell degrees till it rum-
bezel 14 deaths, the present return shows that it was fatal
last week in nuns, two of which occurred to persons above
16 years of age. The etb-district Chrtgehurah, Meryl*.
Mee. ham been already noticed as a locality in which the
semplalat wei rife, and where six deaths from it had
warred in a week. The same registrar now nuns four
deaths from small pox, all, like the siz othen, in Limon-
grove, one of which ha
to a girl, aged 16 years. and
another to a female servant, aged 29; the latter case being
deeciibed la the medical certificate as Tunis, after vie-
sinatios at six yeses of ego (so mark left on the
arm)." limplag-orogh also hes become more fatal ;
it carried off 33 children in the previous weak,
end 60 in the kat, three-fourths of whom bad not completed
their sound year. Influenza was fatal to three persons of
advanced age. Diarrhea and dysentery number 25 ; typhus,
which smug epidemies presses with more equal severity ea
old and yowsg, aamben 43 cases. A routed man, who
attended a Anal ease el typhus in Virint'*-baildinge, Chelsea,
describes the plus as " pestilential in the extreme," and
adds that, " tla other mess of fever have occurred in the
saes house."
The births of 789 boys sad 769 girls, la all 1,668 children,
were registered in the week. The avenge of five corre-
sponding weskit in 1846-9 was 1,337.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the barometer was
unusually high. The mean daily reading wee above 30 is.
on every day except Wedneeday, when it was 29.982 in.; on
Friday, the mean we. 30'290 ; and the mean of the week
wee 30148. The SOAR temperature wee below the average
of the same days in seven
.years, on the ant three days of
the week, and above it during the remainder. Go Sunday
the meth temperature was 361 dig., or 61 deg. below the
average; ce Thursday it was 601 deg., or 9 6 deg. above
the avenge, changes which sues to operate unfavourably on
the public windhe mesa temperature of the week was
42 6 deg. Thewas generally in the south-east.

EQUITY COURTS.—YiIITiIDAT
Berme VtelaCestoomma 1,1111/T Dam.
BUSINSIO or TSB COURT.
The Vies Chancellor, address's the Attorney-General,
maid that is the presest state of the beVw M tM start it
bad bees cemeidered likely to be a ssayssisat smanmewsnt
W bare a member (act ezeoiding 10) of sheet gam eel
mums at the bead of the piper every day. The repliers
would therefore set down seek eases upon applioatien by tke
eelieiton. With regard to causes and claims whisk were to
be eonsidertd duet, his Honour had ceafetted yids Mr. Col-
ville, the senior registrar, and thought it would be a very
awful rule to set down as short mune whit& were gestified
by the coossel, es one side only, as being proper to be so set
down subject vs this remark, that it such owes should, when
they 'came on, appear to be not properly so plead in the
Laieerei they
the Trie:rlcid oveser'sliedrit wtridarAThrs who hid
bare to pay the
wets whisk that promediag had ocessiosed.
The Attomey•Genersi said be was requested by the bar
to impress a hope thee the sitting oa Monday in Christmas
week might be dispensed welt.
The Vies
said that the 23rd of Dumber did
sot appear is his sittiogi paper. lie wee always desirous of
accommodating the bat, and did et the more readily on this
000seion as he intended to sit inßaakruptcy on the day
berme the lint day of tam.

f3B.—Yl36ll5ftOAT.
ram Lou Czar B•10/1 AND
LIMOS COMM ARM
The canoe list fee the after term London tittle's contain
60 remanets and 30 now ewes. Of the former 42, and of
the latter 6, are masked for special juries.
roots Lan ASOTESS e. B/SHOP.—PsTurs Crowns.
This wee ea action to rammer 231. lls. 24., the balance of
SS account doe for work and labour and on scoonnt stated,
to which the defendant pleaded that kw woe indebted.
Yr. Needham wee for the plaintiffs, sad Mr. Boning, 0.0.,
for the defendant.
The plaintiffs, Mame. Poole and Carpool, am patent
agents, and they Nought to recover from the defseadent,
Bishop, formerly in business as an iron merchant, the sem all
231. 115.24., the Wanes of an ectooat for prolemianei
charges incurred in eliciting and procuring a certain pant
oa the retainer of the defendant, io 1847, for an thymus* eft'
preventing smoky chimnies. The total of the acoment we
1331. 2d. Credit was given for two ems el 101. atti
1001., sad the plaintiffs now sought to recover the Wen"
231. lls. 2d.
Mr. noggins, for the defendant, submitted that sew ail
the charga were unreasonable, remands; that at the time
the defendant gave instructions to the plaintiffs he was In.
formed by them that the expense would be about 1001., sal
that 1101. would artaialy 00•11 r all espeoass, and he peal
that sum as credited in the account. The fees actually sr
able io a patent for Ergland, Wales, and the colonies, hn
contended amounted only to 961. according to the Soh i
lowing particulars :—Dielaratioo, Is. 64,; ?Mottoes Been
eery of Mate, 21.2 e. 6d. ; report Attorney-General, 41 4e.;
warrant, 71. 13s. 6d.• bill heterney-Cieneral, 161. 16e. ;
signature to bill, 71.135. 6d. ; Privy seal, 41.10 e. 6d.;
signet fees, 61. Os. lid. ; great seal awe, 491. 13e. The plain.
WU, he submitted, had charged larger suss, and also items
as remuneration for their own trouble, of a larger amount
than they were properly entitled to. He asked the jury to
redoes the claim by the following sums :—Signet•oflice fees,
aa owe Mugge of 11. le.; great seal, 21.; letters, 11. 11.;
should not be eherged. Bpscilication stamps and other ex.
pewee, 21. of overcharge. Drawing epecification, 31. 134.6 d.
of overcharge.
The Lord Chief Baron left it to the jury to ay whether,
in the abeam* of any evidence to support the ease of the
defendant, they would discredit the witaceme for the plain-
tiffs, who had deposed to the charges being such as were
usually paid by the public.
The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiffs foe the aliment

COURT OF
Non Paws we Ovum,

INSOLVENThme DEnn
mBTORS' COURT.
LAW—. YzarmwAT,
a. OVICKIMONne
Ix rill Mullen or Insane Renal Sunni.
This insolvent, the well knows discount agent, having
offices in Northumberland-street, Strand, wham ease was
reported is our paper on the 3rd instant, again came up.
The publicity given to the former proceedings of this cursor-
denary au* his created a good deal of interest, and fresh
parties appeared on the prams occasion. The insolvent,
who is a very plausible man, had advertised to advance
money to gentlemen, and on the former examination two
government clerks complained that they had only got 161. on
a 6W. bill ; and on the part et a clergyman a complaint sou
made that he had placed a 1001. bill in his hand to be die.
counted, and had obtained no money. Mr. David Leopold
Lewis, wine merchant, of Water lane, Tower-street, ad•
mitted that he bad the bill in his possession, and promised to
restore it to the clergyman, and the emu ordered him
(Lewis) to furnish an amen% of all his dealings with the
insolvent in bill transeeitione. it was now stated that Mr.
Lewis was net forthcoming. No farther account had been
Wed, and the insolvent had not bean able to procure his
attendance.
Mr. Sargood said he was instructed on the put of the
clergyman for whom he appeared on the last occasion. The
court would remember that la the midst of the examination
of Mr. Lewis, that gentleman napped the ease by a voluntary
to give up the bill in question within 24 hours. He
Mr. Sargood) was now instructed to inform the mart that
bill had not been given up, nor could Mr. Lewis be found
at his place of business.
• clerk to the insolvent's attorney proved that attempts
bad been made to procure the attendance of Mr. Lewis, but
without looses.
Mr. Seeped mid be was farther instructed on the part of
Jahn Sewell, of Wickhill-house, Bracknell, Berkshire,
a you g gentleman of property, and his object was to coin.
mu:irate with one Lieut. Hallows before he opposed.
In answer to the pout the insolvent said he had a trans-
action with Lient. Hallows, bat not with Mr. Sowell.
Mr. Sargood mentioned that there was a 601. bill accepted
by Mr. Bewail for the accommodation of Lieut. Hallows,
which bill was handed by Hallows to the Insolvent, and not
one shilling bad beenigot for it.
The insolvent admitted that he had such a bill, and that it
went to Mr. Lewis.
Mr. Sargood said an action had been commenced on the
bill against Mr. Sewell. The learned counsel also appeared
tor a Lieut. Campbell, whose bill had been obtained by the
Insolvent, and a letter was read addressed to him. For the
bill Mr. Campbell had not received a shilling.
The insolvent likewise admitted that he had the bill and
paid It over to Mr. Lewis. He said he was not aware that
Kr. Lewis had taken the name of Levi. He had never re-
ceived anything for Mr. Campbell's bill.
Mr. Commissioner Law remarked that there bad been a
good deal of important business transacted by the insolvent
in the last twelve months, although the schedule was a
perfect blank.
The insolvent said under these eases his name was not en
the bills in any shape or way. He was not liable upon them
mar had he received anything for them. He had ender
owed to procure the att. adanee of Lewis and Levi, but
ntedisot compel them to come.
A oelisitor asked for notice, and the learned commissioner
mid be weld not be heard. There were, no doubt, several
pecions emitted, and they should have an opportunity of
immolating with the creditors.
The iasolveat said these applications took his by surprise.
Mr. CANISINAOIItf Law said the insolvent had abstained
from giving the information required, so he must show that
he had used empty effort in tie power to procure farther
emanate. His Honour referred to what occurred on the
last occasion, when Mr. Lewis had talked of his reputation,
aid deelszed that he would give up the hills placed by the
insolvent in his hands, though he should be a loser of mart
than 2,0001. The learned eonendadoner made some stron
remarks on the manner in which Me bills had been obtained
from the several parties.
This extraordinary ease was eoaclnded by an adjournment
to the 19th January, to furnish further account', tad to pro-
dam Lewis and Levi.
The insolvent was remanded to prison.

tatiell /Of WO would bats bees bit parties ; but as thews bad
sot ban violates, an sestets* of th• court ma, that be be
1 tesuspeeted for sets* pars.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.
Boniwormscs.—Sir Peter Laurie begged to arkaowledge
a &nation ot 101. to the peer box from tie Drapers' Com-
pany. The worthy alderman *heaved that it was mach
misled, se that charitable fled wee in rather a low state.
wormallilk A

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CHAIIOI or FILONY HT • RAILWAY CLIRIL
Syera. a clerk is the Enquiry-office at the goods station of
the Eastern Counties Railway, in Brick-lane, Bboreditcb,
was charged with embezzling vuloss sums of money, the
property of the company.
James Tabs, cashier to the company, proved that it was
the duty of the prisoner to render as account daily of the
transmission of goods, topther with the total amount of
carriage, into his (whams's) hands. Oa the 21st of No-
vember, prisoner was suspended, and oa the zard he !twelve d
the sum of 31. from a tanner named Haydon, near Cam-
bridge, although he had not been reealled to office. A
Mikados was proved against him also on the 'iOth of
November of IL 195., reosived from a person named Cox,
of Cambridge. He was apprehended on the 25th.
The prisoner was fully committed, bat admitted to bail la
two sureties of 1001. each.

JOH-STREET.
Twa STRIII AT TMI CRYSTAL PALACI.—The ease of
W. St. Clair, which has been so often brought forward at
this smut was divided yesterday by Mr. Bieghans.
The magistrate recapitulated the facts, which appeared
more than once in the Empress, and examined in detail
the objections and defence of the prisoner. The statute
under which the defendant was prosecuted was 6 Geo. IV.,
e. 129, s. 3, which makes it a misdemeanour to attempt to
gospel a pence by intimidation to change his mode of pr-
eying en badness. The defendant bad written • letter to
eomplainant stating Ws view of the
by
of the workmen,
laying down a im
mune to be pursued by complainant, and
th ing certain coaeequences in case of refusal. It vets
represented for the defence that the contents of this letter
wore intended as friendly advice, mediation, or criticism, and
not as threats. But it wee absurd to say that toiling a man
that wiles, he will consult en iaterested adviser, he shall be
advertised as the constructor of a dangerous and disgraceful
edifice, was not threatening him. Whether C:air's arm and
open hand or his clenched fist wee extended, and whether
his words were " you may," re " you shall repent this," on
occasion of the visit of the fifty glaziers to Mr. Fox in the
afternoon when the letter had been sent, was immaterial.
Gesture and language each had Weenies to the letter.
In that letter he (the magistrate) saw • breach of the
statute is the language of the letter, which was repeated in
the subsequent interview. It was to be regretted that
defendant had not employed the interval between
the summons and hearing to reconsider the posi-
tion he bad taken up, and express contrition for
• proceeding of which it was not too much to say that it was
as dishonest as it was unlawful. The judgment of the court
was that, under the 6 George IV., for this offence the de-
fendant be imprisoned fee two meatus, without hard labour.
Mr. Nippon, with the view, as we understood, of appealing
against this decision, required to be furnished with • copy of
the judgment and conviction.
Mr. Bingham was not aware that the law obliged him to
give more than • minute of the conviction.
Mr. Rippon begged to remind the court that the fifty men
who had accompanied the defendant had been sent for by the
foreman of the won,.
' Mr.Binghats said he bad stated that circumstance distinctly
in his judgment. He considered, however, whatever might
be the nature of the request the defendant had to make to
Me. Fox, it ought not to have teen made at • time when he
was accompanied by • hotly of fifty persons.
WESTMINSTBR.
PIioTECTION or OMNIBVe TRATELLIMU—TIenry Kite
and Annie Leary were charged under the following or-
eurneelineee :
William Miller, conductor of a Brampton omnibus, stated
that while he was in the Ouster's Arms, Fulham-road, on
the previous evening, the defendants, dressed as labouring
men, took their seats in his 'bus ; • third, their friend, was
about to enter, when complainant objected on account of his
filthy condition, added to drunkenness, which latter was
true of all three. Upon this defendants commenced a series
of annoyance, tried to drag the conductor from hie step, and
to pull in their friend ; and, while doing so, dams& d the
fittings of the carriage and deterred passengers from entering.
D.tendants, who complained that they had been ill-used,
said that they were In punait of a lost dog, and it was im-
portant that they should travel in company. They had one
dog in the carriage, and their excluded friend bad another
in hiss:ass.
The magistrate said three drunken men and two dogs
were not to be tolerated in a public conveyance, and lined
them 7s. each for the assault, Kite to pay in addition the
damage sustained by the conductor.
LAMBETH.
IMPODSMT HIGHWAY It .-IVilieson Newman
was charged with being concerned with another person, not
in custody, in a highway robbery.
Mr. Henry Dawson, a wholesale stationer, residing in
Carter street, Walworth, deposed that about hairiest 11
Vele& en the night before, when within • few doors of Ide
awn bowie, two men approached him from behind, and one
ed China taking him by the collar said " Won't you give us
egmething to drink ?" and before he (witnees) had time to
IMMO? he was dung to the ground with some violence.
While on the ground the prisoner struck him • violent
blew on the face, when witness grasped him by the legs,
end calling out police, held him until a constable came up,
M whom he gave him in charge. On examining his left
bead trouser* pocket he found that it was turned inside out,
and he mined from it 7s. ;10d. in Biller, which bed been
safe but a few minutes before. Mr. Dawson declared he had
net spoken to nor seen say females in the street at the time,
end so near was he to his own house at the time of the rob
buy that he had the street door key in his hand.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.