The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-19 00:00:00

11.aW 3inteilignice.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YgszaRatir.
Biro's YR. Coonitmonnt VoxstAnctut.
FILIQUENT IMBOLVENCIES.

Henry Rine, brewer, of Manchester and Salford, came up
for him taat easasination. The accounts had only bean filed
a weak.

lir. Cola for the aseigsees, did not object to his paring ;
but his honour conceived that the rule requiring the accounts
to be filed ten clear days before the bankrupt's passing, was
imperative.
bankrupt stetted on examination that he had bean
insolvent in August or September 1848, when his debts were
near 1,0001., of which upwards of 6001. were unsatisfied.
Had been insolvent in 1844, and then owed about 6001. or
7001 • in 1942, he was bankrupt, when his debts were
10;0061. or 12,0001., but he had paid 128.134. to the pound on
that amount; but he ,did not get his certificate till 1846.
Had ems oat of gaol la November 1848, and bens& the
brewing trade in February following. Had previously dealt
in oil sad colours. Had kept regular books in hes tassels'
buboes. His cash book bad an entry of 3001.• as capital in
Feb. 1849; it had never been 1,8001. Had reoeived that
money homilies. Hem's trusts!, who is time dead. That
wee kis say capital. Did not give up kis fureiture under
his last insolvency ; it had been previously sold.
would swear he had left no money with • person named
Ewa box. going to gaol, nor was any /owed up It his
waistcoat Ellie did not return him any waistcoat on his
coming eat of gaol; ens might have beau left amongst his
sloths. when he went to geol. The eash-benk he had used
had artisan, belonged to some other person; sad this
assonntod for "oene leaves having been taken out. He was
vary elepely questioned as to the apparent irregularities in
this book, most ot whiett he explained. am. lops, it an-
'peered, had been removed from his premises about the Sim
of the bankruptcy, but of this he had given information to
the esiguese
• witness named Whits deposed that ha had seen the
bankrupt's cash ledger I. November or December lest, whoa
the await of capital wee entered as 1,3001. The book had
.sines be shored. After the failure the bankrupt at first
rernaed to eve up the beck. He said he was perfectly sot-
icon{ is Dizenetr Wt.
Hr. LILWrII4OII appeared far tho bankrupt
T. examination was ultimately adjourned for a mouth.

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
~OXFORD CIRCUIT.-BMPTOED, MARCR 16.

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SI Mt Clam Rasmus aim%
War*. wodisoftwararget with arise; esabeinded as
the 131 t Aeon, lest, at Ihou•-upea-Thas, lid., winds
wu laid la ate meant as the money of sae Win. Nish* (the
treasarer tithe Earl d Ugheidge Lodge of Odd Fe lows of
the Manchester Usity in that town), end in a sewed count
as the money el Edward Mark Baker, sad others, the trustees
of
The vr4o~er wr a member and the paid secretary of the
abovo ge. He was appointed in 1845, in the usual
, muter, by the vote of the warty. He received 31. a year
' u suretuy, sad U. a year as sick visitor. It was his duty
to attend ese ledge on lodge oLhts, which were held aloe •
fortskight, and to native the contributioas ol members, and
enter them la the contribution book, and pay them over
to the treasurer that night. It was discovered that several
members had paid their contributions, and that there was
no entry of the payments by them. This was the cue with
regard to the sum in question.
Mr. Vaughan submitted that the primmer was not the
unseat or clerk of the treasurer or trustees, as he was ap-
pointed by the society at large, paid by them, and removed
' by them, and that ss he was one of the society, the words
" and others," is the lamed coast, included himself, and
he could not be charged with a fraud upon himself.
Mr. Meteyard, for the proweatiou referred to " Rex. v.
Wall" (IMood. C. C., 249), and " iteg. c. Miller" (2 Mood.
C. C , 249), and
His lordship having ruled that these cases were conclusive
upon him,
Mr. Vasshan addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoner,
dwelling especially upon the excellent character which he
bore.

His lordship then summed up the cue, urging very
strongly all the facts that tended to establish the prisoner's
The jury deliberated for upwards of 20 minutes, and then
pronouneed a verdict of Not Cheilly.
The eouneel ler the prosecution stated that they were pre-
pared to go on with other ch against the prisoner, but
it being then put twelve o'clock, his lerdship would not
sit longer, and the court adjourned to nine o'clock this
morning•

NORTFIERN CIRCUIT.—Yoas, AIARcu 16.
Nw Palm—Barons Ma. BARON Ammon.
WARS AND Wry* V. WALKIB.
This sou en action for a libel. The plaintiff is a cabinet-
maker and glass dealer at Sedate. The defendant is also a
cabinetmaker at Bedale, and a cousin of the plaintiff'.
wife. It appeared that the defendant had formerly been
employed as a workman by the plaintiff, and that alter the
dehadint set up on hie own account as a cabinet-maker in
the town, some ill-feeling arose between them. The defend-
eat lassies been told by soma person that the plalutifi's wife
had said something derogatory to his character, he got
printed a small placard, of which the following is a copy :
PVILIC Nance.—The public are most respectfully requested to pay
no attention to tales put forth by that notorioaa, deceptive and
and
woman, Sarah Wake, gime and china denier, ie., wh from
rcitot
toaa disposition, having pecuniary interest in view, fa utterly
regardless of any persun's character who may in any way oppme her.
—hada* Oct 24, 1849.
The defendant posted these on the walls of Bedelo on two
several market days The plaintiff sent his apprentice to
colour them over, but the defendant stopped him, threatened
to kick him, and told him to tell his mistress be would put
up four or five more.
Mr. Serjeant Wi.kins, for the defence, contended that this
was an absurd piece of folly, calculated to do nobody harm
but the defendant.
The learned Judge, in summing up, told the jury that to
calls women en " ill-tongued woman," whereas she ought
to be soft spoken, wan no doubt libellous, and it was (or them
to say what damages they would give.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 40e.
MARCH 18.
CROWN COVRT.—Bcrou ME. BARON ROLF&
THE PLATI ROBBERY AT LEEDS.
W. Green and T Kay, who were convicted of receiving
stolen property in London, the proceeds et plate and other
robberies in Leeds, were placed at the bar, on the openirg
of the court, to receive sentence.
Mr. Overend, on behalf of the prisoners, moved an arrest
of judgment, on account of en alleged inaccuracy in both
indictments.
His Lin:ship overruled the objection, end sentenced the
prisoners to be severally transported fir 14 ytats.
THE SCARBOROUGH SAVINGS BANE DEFAULTER.
T. Smursoaite, who pieaded guilty to two separate indict-
metre of embizzling certain sumo of money received from
tne depositors of the savings b.enk at Scarborough, was next
place d at the bar.
Sentenced to be imprisoned in York Caele for two yew.