The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-26 00:00:00

IN TII2 FEASTER OF TEE AMILTIO BANZDIO

The question in this appeal from Vice-Chancellor Stuart
was whether the name of a Mr. Bomenjes, of Bombay,
ought to be included in the list of contributories of this
company in respect of some shares which he had thaw-
!erred before the winding rap commenced. By deed of
settlement of lb.) company it was provided that shares
could not be transferred without the approval of the
court of directors ; but the court of directors were em-
powered to delegate any of their powers to any of their
managers. The business of the beak wee earned on at
Bombay, though the head office was in London ; and it
eppearei that in May, 11164, the court of directors had by
power of attorney given authority to Mr. Anthony
Morrison, the manager at Bombay, to ascent to
any transfer of shares, and to approve of any
proloerd transferee. Tim manager at- Bombay had
approved of Mr. Bo=ll.oo'll proposed transferees and
had registered the treaders to them, but the court of
directors afterwards expreesed their disapproval. It ap-
peared that at the foot of the certificate of the dares
there was a note as follows :—" This share can only be
transferred by deed duly executed to be lodged with the
bank, and the transferee deed not become actual pro-
prietor till his name is registered in the books in London."
tinder these circumstances the Vice-Chancellor refused to
include Mr. Boinanjes in the list of contributories, and
the official liquidator appealed.
Their Lordships (without calling on Mr. Domenjeo's
counsel) dismissed the appeal with cots.
Mr. Dickinson, Q.C., and Mr. Kekewich, appeared for
the official liquidator; Mr. E. K. Karelia°, Q.C., and Mr.
Frocter for Mr. Boman*.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
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(Before Mr. Jostle, Bytes.)
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Jobs Mullett, 28. and Frederick Augustus Ferrer, soli-
citor, were charged with forging • bill of exchange for
840/., with intent to defraud,
Mr. F. H. Lewis pro‘ecuted ; Mr. Montagu Williams
appealed for the prisoner Mullett.
It will be remembered that there prisoners wore tried at
de last session for forging a bill of exchange fur 8001.,
which purported to be accepted by Furl Dudley, and on
that occasion Farrar warfound guilty and Hallett was
acquitted. At the commencement of the present inquiry,
the conned for the prosecution intimated that it wan not
his intention to proceed with the charge against the pri-
soner Farrar, and the case against llulktt war alone
gone into.
The evidence went to chow that the prisoner was on
fr.endly terms with a gentleman named Eversileld, who
recided at Denne-park, Horsham, and the offence imputed
to him was that he bad forged thisgenticman's acceptance
to • bill of exchange for :OW., which was afterward,
passed into the hands of Farrar, who was called as a
witness for the proeecut on, who procured discowd for
it. The acceptance to this bill was clearly proved to be a
forgery, and Mr. Eventeld was called, who stated that
be not only never accepted the bill, but that he never gave
authority to the prisoner or any other persorr to accept
such an inctrumenL A letter written by the prisoner
Mullett to the private solicitor of Mr. Everefleld wan also
put in, in which be expressed his sorrow for what he had
done, and stated that he had reason to believe that forged
bills upon Mr. Evendield were in tho Lauds of different
parties to the amount of 2,00 W.
Mr. Montagu Williams made an able address to the
jury on behalf of the prisoner, and he produced some
letters that had been written by Mr. Eve:afield to Hallett,
which be endeavoured to show were of such • character
as would justify him in supposing that he had the autho-
rity of that gentleman for making are of his name in the
way he bad done. The learned counsel also endeavoured
to prove that Hallett had been the dupe of the other
prisoner, Farrar, in the transaction.
The jury found the prisoner Mullett Guilty, and he and
Farrar were brought up for judgment, and sentenced to
ten years' penal servitude.

(Before Baron Pigott).
Gary* eosin, a respectable-lookinf man, surrendered to
take lus trial for the manslaughter o Berber! Whyley.
Ifr. Bibton prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by
Mr. Warner Weigh.
The jury returned • verdict of Not °silty.
(Before the Common fierjeant.)
-TI OUTRAGE AT NOTTING-RILL.
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Charles Beeler, 20, was charged with feloniously assault-
ing Priscilla Russell, with intent to murder her. In other
counts of the indictment the intent of the prisoner wee
laid to be to maim and disable the prosecutrix, and to do
her grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner was also charged with committing a bur-
glary in the dwelling-house of the same prosecutes, and
stealing two 61. Bank of England notes, her property.
The prisoner is a mild and inoffensive looking young
man, and no one from his appearance would have open-
dered him likely to have committed such a dreadful crime
as the one imputed to him it being almost a miracle that
the life of the prosecutrii was nut sacrificed upon the
occasion. _ _

-_Mr. Poland and ]fr. Bantu conducted the resecation
on behalf of the Treaury, the case having been taken up
by the government on behalf of the public.
Mr. Poland opened the case at some length, and the
circumstances under which the charge was preferred
agaiat the prisoner will be fresh in the recollection of tho
public. The preeecubil was • single lady, residing at No.
64, Tavistock-crescent, Westboume-park, the ouly occu-
pants of the premises being herself and • female servant,
the sister of the prisoner. About half-past ten at night
on the 20th of September, the proeseutrix and her sister
bad supped together, and while they were doing so they
heard a noise in the kitchen down stairs. They made a
search about the premixes but could not and anything to
justify el
psi but, at this t* there was :so doubt
that the prisoner must have pommeled some-
tillers about the house. The yinmeoutrix and her
servant went to bed, having lirst, as they thought,
secured the house. The former slept on the
ground-floor, and it appeared that she was awoke
between one and two o'clock on the following
morning bido that slept in the room barking; and
she also observed that the gaa in the Image had been
lighted. The prossonnix called out to her servant ; and
not receiving any answer, she went to the window, and
was about to open it to give an alarm, when some person
entered the room. and, without saying • word, com-
menced • most brutal attack upon her with • hatchet.
The lira blow seemed to have felled her to the ground,
and Ler throat was then cut, and several wounds were in-
flicted with a knife upon her arms, her fees, her and
other Tara of her 1211 W. brutal then
seemed to have left the housellex after Wilzig • desk and
stealing two 6/. bank nettle, an COPIM gimq
and other enticing ; and the unfortunate lady
seemed to lave staggered alter bin into