The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-12 00:00:00

'NM GALWAY ?ACM' COXTRACT.

lasolvent, a bervisearablaw, who was the plaintiff
In the ratios " Irwin v. Lever," be be discharged es
as Steins osier nubs the PreeseAct
Mr. Swgood appeared 1 oppose the application as the
part el Mr. Lever, N.P.
An objection woe relied to the appliaatiee as several
room& The insolvent was in custody tar the male el a
boson in the adios hreaght by him aphid Mr. Lever, as
use of the diresten of the Atlantic Royal Mail Steam
,viatica Oempany, sod the gametic.* was wbotisar he was
neetdice fora debt. Another paint was that he had
• large chile as the eovernsiest, at whisk he gave evidsoce
More • select committee of the Hare at Ocensoes, sad of
that cirrainsteme there was no mentisa made is the seise.
dais aid therefore the preeradisip were not in a proper
sedition in which the &Windom maid be trade.
A clerk from the Slim a Mean. Wham and Val ses%
the roliciturs fur Mr. Lever, was aslld, and described the
law proceschaga In theist sties the tray, alter remit-
=psi • voriliet for 1,0001. holism the are had bees
There was • sow trial, md that Miry pm ea Wl-
ammo, beton lb* as. was maeleded, that they had made
op floor Wed against the daise, and Mr. Dishy Seymour
ue the part of the issulvent, sheeted to he mantited.
Swivels had visited in his seheible that lass the trial
miss on he was offered 500 f., bat ea offer wee mode with-
out pplothee.
A question pot by Sir Stafford Northeote, respectiog a
dais the insoent bad os the goverument,was read from a
pirissneutery report. He said he had, and that Sir
kohanl Bothell would speak to Lord Palmerston, and that
hir Ridwird had invited him to dionor.
Mr. Conuntienuser Nichols eked the insolvent whether he
lad a dais" on the government of 101.0,000/. or any such
umiak

The insolvent mid whatever claim be had wee of a pri•
rate nature, and onubl sot he put on the schedule.
The attorney's clerk maul lie had beard the insolvent was
ortereded in a churn respecting the crown lauds of
Hanover.
The insolvent said there was an action to to tried to-
rounow by hint an., Mr. Holmes against Mr. Lever, and he
was arrested to prevail his being present.
The clerk denied the allegation, mad said the insolvent
had rca into the sheriff's officer's arms.
Mr. Commissicwer Nichols decided that the came mine
ethic the act, and that the claim of 100,000 L could be
nopured into ow the trial.
The court misted the discharge tin the leering.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Baron Bram.o.)

TII ROOMY OF THE COMMERFIAL BANC.
Jai* Demite, 46, and James lideroft, 50, agent, were
roily Sleeted for Media' several large seas of 'nosey, the
raPatty el the trustees sod proprietor. of the Co' anemia!
11.11 k, the aortae of the primmer Dunks.
Gifrard, Mr. Poland, awl Mr. H. Giffard conducted
' Pressettim ; Mr. Metcalfe defended Hordes ; and Mr.
Hurtles, Q.C., ens specially retemed for Hoicroft.
Hr. (Allard, he epenieg the ease for the promention, mid
tlat the primmer* at the bar were charged with mealier
'overall rums of matey 'whetting to the Commercial Bank,
it, ohm Novice the prisoner Imrilen had been employed
for several years .a clerk. The other prisoner, Holcroft,
Ltd, it appeared, been on intimate terms with
f"r several Tear., and there wenßO doubt that tiSiLad
e
i• en extensively engaged in various specnlatiotia the
on the part of the prillOSCUtiou wee that they
L r a tcry ingeoious o et:teepee, abstracted • very imp
money from the leak till, which mosey they hod
Irrlarted to their own peepers. The leaned etemeel
ti o proceeded to give • Narrative of the facts of the ems,
tlie wheelers were thee examined.
It will be remembered that the primmer Darden was for
tea years in the service of the Coeurnermal Bank, and that
he had the principal control and management of the books
of the arm. He wee originally paid a salary of LOW. per an-
Iglu, but last year, and oily shortly before the discovery
gook phes that lel to the present emptily, his veltrY
„.'!" meal to 150/. per ammo. la communism of some-
"mut that occurred at the comemmeement of you 1861
an my eaigatios took plea Into the affairs of the bask, and
the malt wan that it we found that nearly 70,0001. bri
hen detsorted from the hack, the result being that the
esuo.lahrosat woe °Patrolled to close. Immediately slat
th• dimoovery Tiquiry we made thee prismer liardrat and
at ones admitted his guilt. other primer, it ap-
tomed, had carried na the bearer of a boot and shoe
esesulacterer, end he had bees Os very intimate tonne
with the other premier, and there was no doubt that
tile 7, had hem extessisely swaged io apeculations of some
on or other. lise llokroft being take. into custody,