The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-24 00:00:00

WINDING-UP OF JOINT STOCK COMPANIES'

DIRECT BIRMINGHAM, OXFORD, AND READING
RAlLWAT.—Yooterday his Honour Master Brougham' fixed
the payment of the call of 21. 12e. 6d. per share, payable as
the lath of January. His Honour then proceeded to review
the omen of the following visional ooramitteemen :
Henn. J. B. Benkbead, W H. Cooper, W. Heater, J.
Onions, B. H. Sieben, and J. *Thorn. The cues were Mom
of parties who bad accepted shares by letter, as in the (sae
of Upftll, end Mr. Hi:burgh, the counsel for Mr. Hutton,
the ofileial menage!, aped that they were governed by she
woo principle The terms of the letter of aciseptanm being
mpg His Honour in Mr. Benkbead's ems arms hie same
oil the list. The other parties were resettled oh the list, it
bola, intimated that there wee nothing to distinguish their
emu front that of Upfill. Notice *lapped *was given against
the finding of the Muter, sad it was arranged that pending
the appeal, the all as regards them should be suapeaded.
INDRFENDENT ASSURANCE CONPANT.--eTeetwedny
Hie Honour Muter Timmy proceeded with the settlement
of the affair, of this emapagy, which was established ialB4B,
I for extending the he of of life asenranoe ammo the
dame, Baines we. commenced with a raised aapthal of I
614 E only sad a borrowed capital of 1,0001. from the bankers
and both were exhausted la carrying oaths Miriam, whisk
the petitioners allege we. serried on in an extremists man
am. Policies to the &smut of 3,0001. have bosoms payable,
and others to a large amottat an ezpreted to fall dm with-
out funds to meet them. Is proceeding with the settlement
of the list of cootribsterier ant haute taken wee that of

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hie shares. It woe arg.d on his behalf that when kw emu:lW
the deed se Warms wore placed against lib maim, bat tint
WMay were embeegaestl immersed by seam other party, and
Said rem was called on to predates the sueming
wirers w the deed. Mr. Bo:bombs for the amid masa•
ger epposmedtkie. enstanding that Me amt made Um books al
aosapamy pima WU evident*, and that the oar was
=41.14 mbar side of provusg the ow. Adjumned for
elpflestm.
TINS tit Horn ComPANT.—Yestorday life
Hower limier Brougham fixed 16th of Jemmy Mn the
appointment of an cflicial manager to tab mammy esta-
blished in lan, and wader which an howl is Cheltenham,
'Mak was unewpoemelal wpm erected at a met of 40.0001. by
more than twenty pawns, sad upon which there are mort
liars mow wdming to the smuswit of 1110001.

Rani intelligence.
(X)UItT OF EXCHFAVER.—YEerzaDAy.
MC Tanis IT 00tLDIALL.—IhrOa• TIM Lou
Cu.,l BUM ass •
Looms sesces• Jour.
LIMES IP. PUS•I/4.--PATIST RIGHTS.
This was an soften to recover soinieal damages for the
inftingement of a patent. The defendant plead • great
number of pleas as the reetwd. The main point, however,
wee that the inroad's was not • new one.
Mr. Crowder, Q.C., Mr. Batt, Q C., and Mr. drove, were
for the plaintiff; and fit F. Thesiger, Mr. G. W. Johnson,
Mr. M. B.l*, sod asoaer leassM gentleman, were for the
defendant.
Tile case occupied the wart the satire day, and involved
tadtaisel and missale details whiolt timid not be intelligibly
reported within any reasonable compass. The plaintiff is the
palest*, of an improved method of combining niateriaft not
hitherto need for manure, the object being to obtain super
phosphates from phosphates of lime.
After many scientific witnesses bad bees rzunined, in-
cluding Dr. Miller, the eminent chemical lecturer, Professor
Brandt, of the Byrd Institution, Professor Anew*, of King's
College, As It was arranged that the L,rd Chief Bugs
should dine; the jury to find for the defendant on the mate-
rial issues, and that the plaintiff should tender a bill of ex.
options, in order to bare certain legal questioas involved
decided by the proper court.
The jury found for the defendant as directed.
This coscloded the business of the south.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE NORTON-6 ROBBERY AND ATTEMPTIL
STRANOVIATIOR.—Mkiass Thompson, alias the "Bieck
Dieurusul," abarged with having been concerned in corn-
raittieg tenon daring robbery, seeuersenied with violence,
on the person of Mr. A. Dubois, the particulars of which
appeared in the Daily Nese on Friday last, was re-
examined.
The prisoner was now defended by. Mr. Cross, solicitor, of
Berrey-street, Strand.
The evidence adduced oa the former examination having
been Teed over by Mr. Leadley, the chief-clerk, the pri-
soner's solicitor then proceeded to CUM-M=lllll the
prosecutor es to his identity of the prisoner, but elicited
nothing whatever to shake the evidence he offered on the
previous omelet), he (the prosecutor) being confident the
prisoner was the man who gagged and rubbed him.
Several gentlemen who bad been robbed by similar means
wart in court, but could not distinctly swear that the
prisoner was the person who commits d tae climes.
The prisoner, who persisted in his innocence, was fully
committed fey trial.
MARTLRBONR.
CONFLAOLETION AT CLAPHAM.—CONTZSDION OP Till
INCINDIARY,—Edward Amos. • carpenter, was charged on
Ifs own confession with setting fire to the property of Capt.
Rom, at Clapham.
Tsang, 140 D, said—On Saturday night, at 11 o'clock,
the prisoner came up to me in the New road, and asked me
if 1 sees the policeman on duty there. 1 told him that I was;
and be then said, " 1 Ind better give myself up to you, for
if I don't lam sure to be taken before the morning." He
said that some man had seat • letter to Captain Ross's beo-
thee intimating when the party could be met with who bad
"lees it" (alluding of course to the fire). I asked him
pardealaly what he delivered himself up for, and his
sourer was setting fire to • workshop belonging to Captain
Ras, at Clapham, who was building there • terrace. ICOR-
mod him to the station-house. He told me that he wisbed
be bad burnt *rase deal more, and that he intended to hays
vas down the next night to set fire to the whole of tbe
buildinge. the way to this court. yesterday morning,
he said, " I know nothing about setting fire to the place. I
was there about the time the fire happened, but I had
Retinae to do with it. Captain Roes and 1 have been upon
very rod terms, and he Was slimya an excellent master.
I only said what I did last night to get something to eat,
god to obtain a loosing, as I had no money." The prisoner
had been employed as • carpenter in the erection of a tu-
nes now building for Captain Ross; and about thus weeks
ago he was discharged, improperly as he imagined, by Wood,
the foreman of the works.
Prisoner was remanded until Friday next.
WANDS WORTH.
Ax tuaceeW•erudier.— Wm. Stevens, of 23, Lansdowne-
place, South Lambeth, builder, was charged with assault
ing a broker's man, and stealing his warrant of distress, and
George Thomas Kenning, of 2, Fletcher's piece, ;Wands-
worth road, builder, was also charged with assaulting the
broker's man.
Henry Stags, of No. 7, Mill Pond-road, Bermondsey,
stated that he was an assistant to Mr James Chipperfield,
broker, who held • warrant from Mr. D. 8. Manton t
distrait& on the premises of the defendant Kenning for 7
for rent due at Michaelmas; he went there on Saturday
morning, and the gate being opened walked in. He saw
defendant Kenning, told him what he wanted, said
he expected his muter every minute, and pro-
ceeded to take an inventory of the property
that was in the yard. Kenning left the premises for an hour,
cautioning him not to open the gate to any one in his
absence, and on his return told him to make him out a re-
ceipt ter 71. The witness said he bad no stamped receipt,
bat his master would be there very soon, and would give -
him. Kenning then went oat, as he said, to get an °Mous
turn him out, but brought in the other defendant, Stevens,
who demanded witness to produce his authority for being
there, saying that he was an honourable and honest man.
The witness said he did not know who or what he was, and
he should not produce it. Keenine then salted to see it,
end he produced it, when Stevens snatched it out of his hands,
sad saying it was an illegal document put it in his pocket.
The witness said he would give him in charge for the
robbery. They left the premises for • leer minute., and on
their return stud if he could not give a stamped receipt they
would bundle him out, and Kenning's son opened the gate
whilst his father caught him by the throat, and Stevens
enlisted him by the coat, and tore it all to pieces. A police
officer was homing by, who saw how he was treated, sad he
told him to take St into custody for the robbery and
sssaalt; Kenning followed to the station, and was charged
also.
Mr. Mao, who appeared for the defendants, cloy
examined the broker's man at some length, in the 000rse .
which he stated he had been to Kenning's premises fifty
times, but only got possession once. He did not ask him to
send a lad for • stamp, but he tander,d him the money.
Did not know that the goods were worth 1601. St did
not ask him if his name was in the warrant, until after
had taken it. The policeman had got the warrant.
Mr. Beadon
k.ow.hohasaked
fiw itot
up
ir thewith w
the date:Manned hihrl.ldahad
The witness said be had.
Mr. Beadon—And not in the presence of Mr. Manton
or the broker ?
The whosss replied in the negative.
Mr. Beadon than observed the charge mut be dismissed'
thelwarrant was an illegal one, and the broker's man had
committed a trespass.