The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-22 00:00:00

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, AUGUST 21.

WA.
WALLINGTON O. DALM.—Tun RIOT Or PATIN?.

Mr. Martin was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Watson for the
defendant. Its the year 11347 a patent for the manufacture
of gelatine was greeted to a Mr. Bwinbourne, and by him
assigned to the plaintiff. The mode of working the gela-
tine was by getting the glue from pieces of bides, by strip-
ping them of the hairs, washing them of all impurities,
divas, cutting them into stripe by a carpenter's plane, and
then washing then, until everything was cleared away except
the fibre and the gelatine globules. It was afterwards put
into water somewhat under boiling point, and the gelatine
having been ditsalved was carried on to alive or marble
plates, dried, and then tut up 'or use. This was
said to he an improvement upon all other pre-
vious proeeues, being much more simple and also
dispensing with acids and Wood as a mesas of
purification, and it was contended that the defendant bad
infringed the patent by carrying out an arrangement sub-
stantially standar to that adopted by the plaintiff.
Immediately after the opening of the cue, a legal object-
Lion was takrn 17 the defendant's counsel, which proved
fatal to the plaintiff's case.
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At the tittle our report left Liverpool, an uninteresting
am, which had been before the court for many hours, and
which was likely to continue for several brunt more, was
proceeding. After that is disposed of there remains but one
other cause for trial, and it is the intention of Mr. 'notice
Cress+.ll, if practicable, to complete the business thin
evening.
BRFOIII Ma. lonic' Wranrway.
Tnis THRELPALL FOROBRIES.

It having been Red that the trial of Mr. William
TAreljall, against whom there were four separate indict-
ments for forgeries of bills of exchange, should be the first
bwiness proceeded with, the court was much throrged with
commercial men.

Mr. Bliss and Mr. Blair appeared to prosecute ; and Mr.
Serje tut Wilkins, Mr. Hall, and Mr. Aspinall to defend the
prisoner.
The Clerk of Arraigns then read the draught of the Rut
indictment, which charged the prisoner William Threlfall,
Ist, of the borough of Liverpool, labourer, that he, on the
20th of April last. forged a certein bill of exchange for the
payment of 1,0001, with intent to defraud Charles Tyson;
the indictment also charged the prienner with having forged
a false ladomment to the second bill, with inteat to defraud
other persons.
Mr. ff,rjeant Wilkins begged to call his lordship's attentim
to affidavits which had been mad► in reference to this parti-
' miler indictment aimst the prisoner. The effect of these
affidavi.s was t►at the prisoner was not prepared to meet the
charge which had just been read against him by the officer
of the court ; he was prepared for hie de eau in the two
cues upon which he had been committed by the magi.-
trate', but of the present indictment the prisot er bail not the
slightest knowledge, and wee, therefore, not prepared to
meet the charge.

Mr. Bliss said notice had been given to the prisoner's
attorney on the commissi•m day, and a copy of the bills fur-
nished.

Mr. f3erjeant Wilkins—We have rot received a shadow of
information; neither were we informed of the bills nor fur-
nished with the names of the parties on the back of the in.
dictment.

Mr. Bliss said he understood minutes had Men taken of
them for the purpose of informing the prisoner for what he
au indicted.

Mr. Berteent Wilkins said, his application wee to postpone
the present cue, and to go on, if the prosecution chose to do
so, with the other cases on the depositions.
The Judge—lt certainly is not so satis'actory that he
shoed, underthe circumstances, be tried on Chit case, which
has not been before the maitistrates.
Mr. Bliss said, the prisoner had h►d information t►at be
was to be indicted for forgeries of bills of szebanize ; he was
now indicted for the forgery of an acceptance of a bill drawn
by himself; and if the indictments in the other cases were to
be proceeded with, it would be of little invariance to the
prisoner upon which he was tried.
His Lordship remarked th►t if the present had been the
only cue against the prisoner, he should Lave thought the
reasons urged were sufficient to grant a postponement.
Mr. Serteant Wilkins said the object of L rd Campbell's
Criminal Consolidation Bill was to enable to traverse uuless
seven days' notice wu given previously to the indictment
being found.

His Lordship said this hill bad not paved the legislature,
and could not be ur,,ed as law in the case.
His lordebip (addressing Mr. Bliss) then said—lf you
purpose to take either of the eases, or all of them, upon
which the prisoner was actually committed, and upon which
he might have had reasonable ground to suppose he would
be tried at these assure, you may go on with them ; but it,
on the other hand, you do not feel disposed to go on with
then, then the whole may stand over till nest assizes.
Mr. Bliss hoped his lordship would aecert,in the ground
urged for postponement before he ordered that the cue
should stand over.
Mr. Brebner and the prisoner were then sworn, and their
affidavits were to the effect that they were totally unpre-
pared to proceed with the defence.
The other indictments were then read, in order that the
prisoner might plead to them. One of them charted that
the prisoner, on the Ist of March la!, had possession of a
forged bill of exchange for 1,0001., purporting to be dray*
by Joseph Ryland', on dee Hull Mill end Flex Cotton Cris-
ply, with the view to defraud Timothy Bourne Bourne.
The next was for having possession, under like eircumstant u,
of a bill of exchat go for 2,0001, with the same obji et ; and
the other for having, on the 24th of April, had possession of
a bill of exchange for 8401. with intent to defraud James
Bateman Thorpe.
Mr. Ayinail addressed the court in favour of the adjourn-
ment of the us..

;fie • Hie o ip again intimated to Mr. Bli s that he could
proceed, if be thought proper, with the other eases, or post-
pone them, along with the present one, until next assizes.
Mr. Bliss—We propose, then, my lord, to postpone the
whole.

Mr. &prima wilkine—l ask my learned friend, my lord,
ea a matter of ewartesy, for the applioadon sin only be in
that form, that he will allow copies of the indictments in the
other eases to be furnished is ma.

Mr. Bliss laid that there was nothing fresh in the Indict-
ment but the addition of the names of witnerms,
Mr. Hall urged that to obtain a copy of these names, wit-
nesses to be milled against the prisoner, was the very obiset
of the application.
His Lordship said the object of the application was a
matter which did sot come within ►is province, but rested
with Mr. Bliss, 111 a point of
Mr. Berjesat sly bad, is
ray sews other people's dinnlty. (lasghta.)