The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY _ EVENING, APRIL 20, 1868.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Bitting. in Banoo.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Martin and Pigott.)
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This was an action against • young lady for libel, con-
Woad in a letter adgressod to the first mortgagee of her
father's estate in Cornwall, the object of which was to
prevent a lease of a farm being granted to the plaintiff,
who was tenant in possession under a promise of • leen;
and at the trial before Mr. Baron Martin, in Middlesex,
the jury forted • verdict for the defendant, on the ground
that the letter was a privileged communication.
Mr. D. Keane, Q.C., now moved for a new trial on the
ground of misdirection by the learned judge, in having
left it to the jury to my whether the defendant had heard
what she professed to have heard, and believed it to be
true. He contended that the judge should have asked the
jury whether the communication was made by her bona
fide, and whether it was reasonable on her part to believe
what she alleged she had beard ; and further,
that the facts within her own knowledge just
before writing the letter were inconsistent with the state-
ments which it contained. At the trial the defendant re-
luctantly gave in the course of orossexarnination the
names of the parties from whom she mid she had received
the information given in the letter, and the learned
counsel also moved on the affidavits of those , in
which in substance they denied that they made the
statements which she attributed to them.
The Goan was of opinion that there had been no min.
direction but granted a rule upon the affidavits.
Rule nisi.

00IIRT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Were Mr. Comraisionar licaroyd.)
LW RI WET WOLTOANO AMADIJIDI ?vas.

The b•nlirnpt wan a profess& of markt, of Wandsworth.
road, formeely of Orferdutroot. This was the sitting for
exambniket and diesharge. The debts are slated et
10,0591., all easept the 91. being in of sells en
shares of oompeaM in lito'autilicmed , inel the African
Trading °mammy, the
the Humber Tres Works, the Lamm and Gairesalente.
tion Company, the Leaden Gee Mater Oompsay, and
Smith, Knight, and Co. His liability to the latter com-
pany amounts to 6,0001. The bankrupt attributes his
hum to that of the aaspenus in which he held shares.
There is met a figure on the creditor side of the balsam-
sheet.
Kr. A for the official 'Mime, asked for an
adjournment forldridge, inquiry, whisk was ordered.
IN NI OMAN HAMILTON MINH
The bankrupt. formerly a captain in the army, bad
Moe beim • writer in the Customs, sad had also engaged
in speculative building, He sow applied far his release
from eastedy. The debts are 1,0004 He attributes his
failure to net enfliekratly undsortending the Widens la
which he
ph:alba.
Hr. Rood for the detaining creditor, sad asked
that the shoold stead over tin after the ten
days' statement was filed, or should only be granted ea
the beakrept giving bail to appear.
The bankrupt mud be was prepared to give any amount
at Honour panted the rams subject to the beakrept
entering Into his own romoinsisanee of 5001., and finding
two minim of 2501. each.
IN HZ NPANNOTDAT TAM CAILALAMAL
The bankrupt wes fennarly • merchant, of Leadenhall-
street, gum of 'Atm, °NNW, sad elsewhere. Debts,
; sante of Lidisiseast.
Mr. Reed eeeeeed far Roberts and Ce. bankers,
who elaesed 110. beabeild baying derma in their
bends weethisee bib M eendemode, and that their!
odwaiwrde of 5,0001. November,
015—Willie whit hie coeditors for 2s. in the
proug4 bat ha& sir isetelnent of la.
wed ley Marna bed defended the setna,Blia
is the verdist prig npriabbvimp end eau to ibis court.
Kr. Begiey,-"fer Ileo denied that the bill.