The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-21 00:00:00

LOI INVILLIGINOII.
(TlllB DLL)

EQUITY COURT.
r:ore Vioe•Chancellor Sir W. P. Weed,l
1.05u0:4 VIFIGHT AND OUTICIT ‘IIOII7ZANCi
ASSOCIATION•
surportedapetitionamyoehalf of a
E.
• 1 meador for the winding-up thin COCIPADY.
for the cOUlpany, and the order was &eked
13 Tit accounting for non-service. It appeared
..,I,3ny. which was •• mutual insurance moo-
' m•rer registered. The petitioner had
~t 4.sinat a Mr. Ilenell, the secretary, in
to which the secretary pleaded his
This plea was overruled, and the were-
., I.,wond.wl. Accordingly, the petitioner did
who the directors were. Hs bad served the
bad up to a late period acted as solicitor
wy, but this was not a 'Wildcat service
toter.. There was also • question as
nt. This application had been advertised
• 4:•,-, tr, and another London paper, but bad
• pet seven clear days before Saturday
the petition was in the paper, though in time
,e When it cause to be heard.
i'hauctllor said there intuit be a re-advertise-
• i tlyn, in the absence of the secretary, and non-
' • .a as to the directors, he would
petitioner give leave to
wonber of the company, if the
name.

BAIL COURT.
at Nisi Prins at Westrnitaster.--4Before Mr.
Justice Slice and • Common Jury.)
r. SANGER AND OTHZBN.
:rt
an %Ctioll to recover the sum of 811. Is., for
qq lied.
:crjeaut Ilallantine and Mr. Granton were counsel
ci,asabers, Q.
and Mr. Turner
r.
.. .1, it:el:tuts.
',iota, arc the well-known glass chandelier menu-
carrying on busman in Houndsditch, and
into are the proprieton of the Islington
Ilia In making the ne-• ary preparations
• Log the circus .•
in Ivoo the defendants required
umd they accordingly entered into Dego.
the plu:tititts. The latter suggested that the
.i.:• should hire them for six weeks at 401. per
. hut the ilcfendanta ultimately agreed to buy
tie, endof six weeks it was proposed to
•• dawn, but as the Belgium ball was
: it was not done, and the plaintiffs entered
vrang,ti.ent to light the hall for the ball
concerts, and the defendant's cue wu that
• .•. Ober., were used for that purpose for which he
•ct et: of 90/. for the hire. The plaintiffs denied
I the defendant's chandeliers in lighting the
• • lleljun bell and concerts.
• a verdict was taken for the plaintiffs for the
• • , with leave to the defendant to move on
....Lao. of hiring whether there was evidence to sup-
i• . CJlltraCt•
•

COURT OF PROBATE.
(licfore Sir J. P. Wilde.)
xousu r.
delivered judgment in this case this morn.
,• application for a new trial in the pro.
~.‘tion which has taken place respecting the
use will of Miss Deady. who left her ruperty to
....... 11r. Deady, her brother, the defendant in this
i• u.li thut his sister was of unsound mind, but two
.riffs have decided that at the time she executed
w.s.. of sound mind, memory, and understand.
this wonting refused to grant a rule
::.• r ucw trial, either upon the ground of the ver-
.-..:ugaiost the weight of evidence, or misdirection
• A- of the jury.
.fa. d accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Couimiseioner liolroyd.)
%yr xis BoLTOAL—APPLICATION 1401 RELEASE.
Anipt, John ilaycroft Bolton' a captain in her
-to h Regiment of Foot, late of Half Moon-street,
Jermyn-street, and other Fleece, applied for
• from custody. His debts are 5,97•01. Alleged
• (Allure, " insufficiency of income and interest on

•
supported the application.
N 'whet' (from the office of Mr. Lomax) opposed, on
~.1 that no benefit would accrue to the estate from
• of the bankrupt ; also that he bad the intention
abroad, where his regiment at present was

I: I loneur adjourned the application until after the
: • for choice of assignee*.
IN RE CHICK.
binkrupt was a cloth-mmiufactnrer, of Chard, in
, • -,,tebire. Debts, 1,300/. ; no aasebs.
!•1 . Phelps opposed for creditors.
1: • I.inkrupt was examined as to his transactions with
... i'.1141..•. farmer, of Axminster, to whom be had
1.111 of sale in February last for an
eonsidenitien of .1001. This 2001., it sp-
lit 1,,,l been paid by Pearce to two banks,to
, 1,:ol become surety for the bankrupt ; and the
• >.,1,.. which comprised the whole of him property,
I. •t, •41. en to Pearce on condition of Ids bed
iu
e.o&A ming
- •, Powiession was taken, and the property
... 1...... than a month. It realised 1101., and l'earce
i 1. ,:.I..!tx H. on his account.
. t I...:.ring Ur. Reed for the bankrupt,
0... Lottour passed the examination.
ilkfore Mr. Commirrioner Winslow.)
IN RE HENRY LEWIN.
7' . Linkrmit was a merchant of $2, Cheapside, trading,
I 1 , tto•rdlip with Philip Lewis, as H. Lewis
- • -. ..sl having houses In Broadway, New York,
. - ,t, Francisco. The adjudication was made
t,.., iwtition of Messrs. Barron, warehouse-
le . Aldrmanbury, on the '..l6th October last.
-.... 1... fore that time the bankrupt had left this
• ~:sad hes not surrendered to the adjudication.
im.-tigation of his affairs made by Mr. Latlbury,
....mt. the liabilities appear to amount to about

the sitting far examination and discharge.
• rtkrert, not appearing, Was ordered to be pro.

.
IR RI: JOBS °BRILL LIVER.
7: ...v is well known, not only from the time it has
• ..mre the court—since Oct., llterti— but from the
• • I.l', rounection with the abortive contract for the
,u,e of moils from Galway to the United Stater.
• • as a general agent, of 114, Cannon-
accounts bare been already published.
l‘slolan are stated at 9,9114/., and the assets
much I.rg. r amount, 47,9411., embracing largo
•mu the Royal Mail Steam Navigation Company,
mt. t.m nil.. and Co., and Sir Morton Pete, Bart.t
are st to arise out of various financial awl
tht,!e ti ooactions.
ho. wan son adjourned sitting for examination and dis-
dt tin. last sitting it was stated that the bank •
rookin,: arrangements for paying his creditors in
.00l an adjouniment was ordered to this day.
::•. appeared for the surviving assignee, who
th, bankrupt should paw, but Mr. Lever
.•i for an adjournment to pay his creditors in full, and
of course there could be no objection.
• • hsukrupt stated that he was at present negotiating
• .ale of au asset which would pay his debts in full.
:tomer to his Honour,
olio Liwrinoo said there was reasonable hope of an ar-
• • In-in„ concluded, although the assignee was not
• • :mut as the bankrupt.
,•,,-.oninisioner granted a further adjournment.

TILE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MAIsTSION-HOUSE.
1 II 111.:F AT TRACI/ ALIAINsT A COMMERCIAL TRATTLLER.
/t.pcc, described as a commercial traveller, late of
1,.n1t. T, Herta, woe charged before Alderman Hale, with
..1!. ring n forged cheque.
u the afternoon of Saturday the 13th December, the
Inaaser eutered the shop of the Commercial Cloth-
,: company, in Cheapside, and obtained three
of boy.' clothing on approbation, the
ar-
,went being that be was to select one of the
and return the other two. He signed to leave as ee-
c:my :V. les., and in payment of thin sum tendered a
on Roberta, Lubbock, and Co., bankers, for 10/.,
T., 'eine the difference, 6/. 10s. On Monday morning he
t.-,rmal two of the suits and retained one, the price
'! which was 25a. lie then received the balance be-
y., en this amount, and the 3i. 10a. left as security. The
ue was afterwards presented at the bank but was
e..aonoured.
.1 clerk from Mews. Roberts, Lubbock, and Co., stated
that the prisoner bad had a misall account but at their
septet it was closed in September 1866. Since then
s-veral cheques lad been presented bearing the prisoner's
',mature, but thee had been returned.
Mr. Alderman Hale committed him for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
TRW:ATI:MING AND ADRALLTING A WITNESS.
llurn Bacon, a labourer, living in Seville-street, Mary-
khoise, was charged before Yr. Tyrwhitt with being eon-
biped with two other men named George Pybus and
wan, in threatening Alfred (inland, traveller, in
the employ of Mr. Still, ginger beer manufacturer, of
Wells-street, Orford-street.
The complainant, who was some years ago a witness
;Wm, Dunn, was on the evening of the 14th with his
totter in his van in Saville-street. Marylebone, when the
three men shove-named came up to bias, and Bacon, after
remarking " There's the Gillands," stopped the horse ;
!'Ybill then got into the van, and struck the complainant's
%eater, aad Dunn drew • knife and threatened to stab the
liirlainant for "lagging" (transporting) him for five years.
Ih, complainant jumped out of the van to get away from
no, when Bacon put nit his leg and tried to throw the
templainant down. Dunn, wbois " ticket-of-leave man,"
'4•101f been convicted of burglary and Pybus, who has
Weal times been oonviMed, were brought before the