The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 28, 1857.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Jimx 27.
(Beim Mr. COOULMAISIIff embus.)
THE LONDON, HANWIOII, AND INOPTINENTAL ATEAM
PACE= COMPANY.
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This was a meeting in the case of the above company,
whose winding .up Is proceeding in this court 'Ruda the I
Joint Stock Companies Act of last session (19 and 20 Yte.,
cap. 47). It wee a meeting under the 88th section of the t
am, for the appointment ci a trade liquidator and an itMital '
liquidator, 11130 in coos. wound up in bankruptcy is al wept
the dada- I essignee, and who, in addition to a variety of
rid pewees given to him, has power "to do and execute
mach other things so may be necessary for winding-up
the sfiaire of the company and distrilintiug its 11111871.."
This company, which had its offices at 44, Moorgate-
street, City, was only eetablished a few months ago, " with
.the view (es the prospectus states) to afford the public in-
creased facilities in the conveyance of mails. peesengrre,
specie, and merchandise between England, via Harwich, and
the parts of Rotterdam, Heathery, Antwerp. &c." The
capital wee announced to be 100.0001., in 10,000 shares of
101. each. Ara/omit the directors, @even in number, was
Colonel Wm. P. Waugh, director of the London and Eastern
Banking Company, since a bankrupt.
The petition for winding-up was presented on the 6th or
July, by Mr. Berton, advertising agent, of Upper Wel.
lington-street, who bad recovered judgment against the
company for 8664 , and the order fur winding-up was made
on the 16th inst.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the creditors; Mr. Lowrance
for the directors of the company. Several proofs hosing
been
M Law ence objected to the proof of Mr. Frith, on the
gr
ound that he was •shereholder of the company, and might,
of being a creditor, be called upon to ountribute to
the emote of the company.
Hie Honour, understanding that there was no contest an
to the choice of mile liquidator, declined to admit any
contested proofs, and adjourned the consideration of them
until the nest meeting.
Mr. Barton, the petitioning creditor, was appointed trade
liquidate & without any oppuntlon. Thu neat meeting was
batik. lb, 4th November. The liabilities of the company
an supposed to be about 3,0001. Mr. Pennell, the
liquidator, states that nothing whatever lime as yet come to
hand hi the shape of meets.
In IXIMINCLICM with this case it may be stated that Mr.
Winslow, the registrar of Mr. Comtnissioner Ooulburn's
court, hs drawn up a table of free to Ist charged in roret
of proceedings taken in this court under the 19 and 20 Niv.
cap. 47. The 100th section of that act euipowers the Lord
Chancellor to make ride. specifying the been to be paid on
then cats; and the table prepared by Mr. Winslow, which
melee the fete ea nearly aa pu.sible the same IN on unalugcue
proceedings in bankruptcy, was now approved by the com-
unaaioner, and directed to he transmitted to the Lord Chan-
cellor. It will probably re avoids approval in the course of
• few dap, and the table of fees will thou ba wade public in
the ordinary way.

noshes with Mrs. B—, but I am sorry. to say that I
have during tho last week been fully convinced that your
statement isnot a correct one, and that you have to pay too
its maintenance, and therefore I think se such is the case
I had better at once break off the engagement.N? —Youra,
" Many AN HADLEY.

P.S. Yon eon have your clothenaidiieikingii. have
of yours on Saturday neat."
The statement of Um prisoner was also put in. It was sa
follows :
" Of course the reams why I did it was because she de-
ceived me. 1 had promiard her Therein'', she consented. I
went to her house on Monday evening. She was not at
home. 1 left her hones at 9 u clot k, and I went again on
Tuesday at six o'clock. She wee not at home. I sake 1 her
mother when she was. She saki she did not know. I
stayed to helf-peat nine, and went to her home again. I
stayed there until smatter-past lin, and then she returned
Lome. We went into the front room. I asked her then
what was the reason of this unpleasantnese. She mid it
was my own fault. I mod, 'lle it PO then: I said, ' Give
tee a decided answer; yes or no: then,' I mid,' I will leave
you for ever.' Then she said, No, Stephen, I will moot
you to-morrow night precisely at tight o'clock,' which was
yesterday. She did nut meet tne. 1 went to her house at
seven, and asked her mother if she had been home. Her
mother mid, Yes, and gone out again.' I went to Mrs.
Carter's, at Tanabe'', and inquired for her. They did not
know where she man therefore I returned to Mr. Gurney'e
bowie. I did not me her last evening at all. Ithe would not
see toe. I did not see her until menu o'clock this morning.
She said, • Stephen, forgive ow,' and I said, ' Nu, I can't.'
1 have nothing more to my.
STRVIII!:( Fox (X), Lis mark."
This eloped the awe for the prosecution.
Mr. Itibton then proceeded to address the jury for the
primmer, but he evidently felt that the evidence for the pro-
escution was of so overwhelming a character, that it was
Impolem fir him to attempt to struggle against a ennilotion.
He, however, made the meat of the only point that could be
raised in the cams, namely, that the prisoner had worked
himself up to a fit of ungovernable frenzy, and that he am
on that account not responsible, crirainally, fur the act ho
heel committed.
The learned Judge having summed up, the jury, after a
brief dehberatioo, returned a verdict of Guilty, and his lord-
ship having put on the black cap, sentenced the wagoner to
bas executed, without holding on the slightest loupe that any
mercy would be extended to him.
We read in the South Easters Gaulle :—" Stephen Fox,
the onurderer of the young woman to whom he had Lein pity-
ing Lis tuldnamett (Mary Ann Hadley), was removed bow the
Canterbury gaol on Thursday Imt, in the presence of a vast
concourse of spectators. On the day revtous he had been
visited by his father and several relations from Faversham,
includiug hie uncle, with whom Ito entered freely into con-
vener ion, and he was observed to abed tars on allusion being
made to his past career. Ile expressed his regret at having
been guilty of such an atrocious crime as that of murder, end
appeared somewhat duller then usual. At the same time he
asserted that he was happy and comfortable—a statement he
has frequently made to the chaplain during hie confineruent
indeed, he has more than once made the extraordinary avowal
that he never knew what happiness was until he entered
Westgate gaol. The liev. Mr. Blusher (the chaplain) was so
convinced of the sincerity of the prixoner's repentance, that he
administered the Sacrament twkc., to him during his confine-
ment in the city gaol. Precisely at five minutes to two
o'clock on Thureday, a fly drove up Pound-lane, and stopped
at the entrance to the prison. Inspector Budd got out of the
vehicle and immediately entered the gaol. The prison
authorities were then potting the chains on the murderer,
, who carelemly observed, ' I have broken stronger chain.'
than these ; but I shan't Love such as them in the other
The door of the gaol was then opened, and Fox
milked to the fly, but was obliged to be sedated into it,
the sight of the crowd so much allowing him. The conveyance
was then driven off to the railway station, followed by a greet
number of persons. On masiug Westgate Arch. the pri-
mmer was hooted by a number or bays in the crowd. and he
fainted away in the fly. A second-chew canine was in midi-
area on one of the sidinge, into which the prisoner was carried
by Police-tuneable Holloway. lie was joined by the go-
vernor of Westguto gaol, Mr. Stone, and Police-constable
Epps. Great excitement prevailed at the station, which was
COMpietely besieged by epertaters, who crowded tomirds the
surUge in shish Fox was sitting. leaning hie bead on the
sheekter of one of the conetablee. Kane water was obtained,
Owed& he partook, and he muemliet revived. In toiler to
avoid as much as pomade tho gaze of the public, the ear-
, rises wee then .bunted to the oppottite aide of the line, where
Ile meshed until the train arrived front Ramsgate, to which
it man Unsaid. While stepping for the train • young seem,
am espaintance of the murderers, stepped on to the car.
win: shook him by the hand. Fox gratefully glanced
at end thanked him. The emotion of the prisoner at
Ude was very intense ; h a whole frame appeared
racked with excitement and anguish. It was a
three meek& when the train took its departure r=
stems. There were four other primners (from St. Augur
tirdegfeel) also in the train, in charge of the governor and
ens af the K.C.C."
The Kentish Gazelle usys:—" Through floe evmpatlov of
many of the citizens and others, a neat tomb has I;ece ereiood
in St. Gregory's churehvattl, over the remains of the mur-
dered girl, Mary Ann liadley. It bears the following in-
eceiptioa :—• Sacred to the meincry of Mary Aun
who died May 14th, 1857, aged VI yarn.' '!'hare is also an
appropriate urea. and at the bottom, ' This stone is erected
by public 'sympathy.' "

CnIL VIDV..
ILLINO V. THE 11CCIDINTAL URATII INSVRANCT. CO*

PANT,

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This cause was again resumed to-day at 11 o'clock.
Mr. M. Chamber*, Q.C., Mr, Laeh, Q.C., and Mr. J. F.
Smith. append for the plaintiff, and Sotjeant Slate, Mr.
Hawkinn. end Mr. 'Webby for the eempaey.
A reel deal of evidence was gone into of the same chit.
meter so that which:visa adduced on Seturdey, the object
of it being to chow that the deceased, Janice Shilling, suf-
fered severely from rupture, also that he bad en abscess on
the top of the head, which buret, and that afterwarde he was
eventually *abject to litsenrlthat he wes in such a week state
that he could not walk alongthe strce•t without hoblin by the
houses, and also that be had repeatrally been beard to cry
that he ithonid have fallen into the lire end been hurncal to
death if some one had not anebted Lira. It woe abet proved
that he used to levies a gotten of Maur and a shilling ri week
from the parish before he went to live with Lie ens.
Evidence was likewise given that Thomas Shilling
had insured his own end Lio father's life for
1,0001. each in the Railway Accideur Insurance Company in
April, ISM; Lut it appeared that both amounts had been
paid. A good many of the without" who were examined
wee. related to the demoted, end there appeared to be no
doubt that they were a good deal annoyed at their not getting
a share of the money, and it way admitted that statements
had been made by some of them that they would give the
plaintiff some trouble at the 6.1,1,5.
The l‘nd Chief Baron having pummel up the whole of
the evidence, the jury retired, nod after being in deliberation
nearly two hours, they gave a rennet fur the plaintiff.