The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-23 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTY, Ihic.2l.—:-ATroiNnnwre.--Acting
Maw Thaw Km, to Ilut Pandora . .. . .

Mum's Amounts: John Reid and W. J. W. Yelland, to
the Vokano ; U. W. Bantu, to the Borate.

C. Fos, to
Our Queen; sad T. J. Jones, to the AmpAtinto.

Posyskorrif, Dec. 22.—The Hogue, 00, screw
guard ship, Captain blardougall, took in her powder and
shell on Friday, and nib d from Spithead yesterday, at
11.30 sae., on her voyage to the Corset Cork.—The Eery.
din, 26, la the Bum, is Wag prepared for oommiesioaing.
The lantana*, 12, Commander J. U. (hoop, programs
rapidly fur completion for deputies foe New Zealand.—
During the short time the Phaeton, 60. Captain Elliott,
remained here undergoing sppaces of damages suffered in
the nisi cruises with Commodore Martin's squadron, the
large number of 2'2 of her crew deserted. This number
eo•pribed 0 A.B.'s, 4 petty officer-, 2 marlin, 3 ordinary
mamma, 1 first class boy, and 3 sieond cleat. A reward of
N. sue has been offered for their apprehension. We bare
heard of nothing in the ship or the character of het officers to
account for this wholesale desertion ; but it is probable that
the constant daty anJ kr qm of and great fatigue incident to
the part the Pintails has taken in the late trial cruises el the
western squadron may hare something to du with it. Till
above desertions are, we learn, independent of,. considerable
number of dlsaleads from the Phaeton on account of incom-
petesey, had kilobits, Ike.

Moinitris, Dtc. 4.—H.111.6. Wellesley (Vice-
Ads'bal the Earl of Deadensld), the Mikes, tee Plumps,
and the Sappho were at Bermuda ; 11.11 B. Strewth aed
Alarm were crafting ; Inflexible. at Nicaragua , Persian, at
Pert Royal.

MILITARY.

THI atritouszo beckzAss OF THIS AimY.—The
Unita ibreiss Gamete, in annalsg to a pangesph as this
subject which lately appeared in the Bniish Army Dirwatek,
states " Thus is no intention vintner of augmenting the
force by a single sun ; on the contrary, a further diminution
will probably take place soon after the meets' of parlia-
ment."

DEATHS OP GENERAL OFTICESS.—Eifnce 1846 IP
massy as 108 poen' officers have died.

THE L tTE FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION AT THE
Moira CULLIZAT.—The Inquest, held before Alexander
Cathhertson, corium, and a respectable irry, at the Globe
laa, Aberavon, on the body of James airs. one of the
usiormaate sufferers by this explosion, has brought to
seism, and bat resulted in a verdict which, if it does not es
regards criminal consequences amount to one r saa-
✓ightar, Ist M its nicest censure approaches very closely
to Ir. The verdict returaed by the Jury was as follows :
We Bari AAA the evidence la sot t to wartaat as la
is a verdict of nmeslaeghter, but upon the bare
pridessee of Foster (one of ths employer of the arm) Idsaaelf,
he is highly censurable, and net worthy to hold the important
gouda he is entrusted with, and that this unanimous
=al the jury bs sommanicated to lessee. India and
14, essaarta, traria, that they will deal with Ida r
die ase fizaaral; tad we art Parr, of opinion that
Di r. La... vow exclusively and, the unfatazate ansiderat
ithis'ohni aimed would have been avoided. We dada
tug the ja,th efrlanim Squire was ralattaL"
3. Kamm Basikweg. Nog., the goverameat eMr, at:
Naiad sad saleted fa tha *Wu, and Woe* me.
iambi OM Vast Wm lap.

EQUITY COURT6.—BATITZDAT.
Immo vim Loss CIILIWALIOIL
BIIIIIIIILL IP. Ti. BAST ANGLIAN RAILWAY COVITAWY,
111 Parra Bowns.—Bxaccriox Casnrroa.—Raosress.
Mr. Bolt mad Me form of the order agreed epos byte
cenassl on be* sides la this sass for kis Lordship'ten (see the 3tisigiasst ef Ms Lordship in the Express of
Friday).
Mr. Bolt afterwards, ia the wane of the day, asked
leave to present • petit/en on behalf of another szecntios
creditor of the above rionspeny, praying that h. also nay be
allowed to meats his judgment ovine% the company's car-
riages and other affects, notwithstanding the passed= of
them by the !seam in the cease.
His Lordship said the petition might, of coarse, be pre-
tested ; and, to the warn of Nome msavereation between
kiln sad Mr. Bolt, it was amused that the petition should
be beard by one of the vice-chancellon.
His Lordship then heard and divined of two 'pedal saws
in bankruptcy, "In re Gradgintoa," and " In is Kaniot,"
which prseanted no point worth noticing. He affirmed Vice-
Chancellor Knight Braos's orders in both.

Barone eu Munn or rem Bout.
BLitt anlOoa e. Banoure.—ftentivita.
Mr.Tanter, with whom was hir.E.Webster, moved in this
cue, in behalf of the plaintiff, for • receiver of certain real
/stow in Stalfordahlre, formerly the property of Mr. Thomas
Bainbrigge, deceased. The object of the suit wu to set addle
a will, made in 1818, by Thome. Ssinbrigge, in favour of
' Mary Anne Balobrigge, and her issue, she bring the
daughter of Elizabeth Arnold, the reputed daughter of the
testator, and to set up a prior will of the testator, dated 12th
August, 1815. The testator was a person of eccentric habits,
and it wu alleged by the bill that he was in such a state
of mind at the time of making the will of 1818 as to
render it void. An Tune wee directed by the court to
try the validity of this will, which wu tried at the loot
&mixes for the county of Stafford, and a verdict wu given
for the plaintiff to this suit, setting &aide the will of 1818. A
rule nisi for a new trial had been obtained, but it had not
been made absolute. The defendants, who claimed under
the will of 1818, were still in receipt of the rents of the es-
tates. And the present application woo made in order to
have the rents received and paid into court to abide the
tendt of the litig►tion.
Meson. R. Palmer and Prior opposed the application.
The Muter of the Rolls expressed his opinion that the
°mut had jarisdiation to interfere. He would look at the
affidavits sad consider the cue, and send a note of his deci-
sion to the regfatrar.

Hamm Loan au/yearn Climate/calm )•
CHAMBERS v. TAYLOR.
Mr. Taylor applied for the discharge of the defendant,
who bad been in prison for contempt in not answering, ever
sinew 183.5. It appeared that the contempt had been cleared
in 1836, bat that the prisoner had nevertheless ever sines
continued is eonfinement. The tame motion had been made
on Wednesday last, and had bees directed to stand over, that
the plaintiffs might be served with notice. AU the plaintiffs
had since bees served.
His Lordship mid the process of the court would have to
suffer the discredit of the defendant's long confinement,
though it bad, &abates, arisen from bit own obstinacy.
Mr. Taylor said it had arisen rather from the defendant's
igneraties than his obstinacy; and the feet of his Simmers-
ties had bees overlooked by the persons appointed under Sir
Edward Begdea's Act to visit the prison.
His lordship made the order asked, and observed that the
defendant amid hardly have failed to pensioned of his right
to be ellseharged, if he bad Wes really desirous of having
the prises.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—SATtraDAY.

lIIITLIMA AT Nu Pam AT CIV.DIIAII,-81700.3 LOW) CUL/11111

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LCD A SfICIAL Jean.
DANIELL O. CIALLIS ADD AMOTISSZ.—ILLLIOSD ILLIOAL
CONVIRSION Or GOODS SOLD WWII AM BISCOIIOI4.
This was as maims ot trim, wiling oat of the affairs of
Mr. Bobs, the bookseller, to moms damages for the loss of
a considerable sweat of property, which it was said the de-
fendants had converted to their own use. They bad pleaded
the general issue ; also, that the plaintiff was not possessed ;
and, 'gaily, team and Imenee.
The Solicitor General, Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Sewell ap.
peered for the plaintiff; and Mr. Seward Shoe, Mr. Cham-
bers. Q.C., Mr. Bramwell, and Mr. Burchell for the de-
leafiest&
This trial occupied the court two days, and was concluded
at 7 o'clock this evening. A great deal of documentary sad
oral evideuste was adduced on both sides; the general reader
will, however, best understand the case from a short mina-
tire
It appeared, from the statements of counsel and the evi-
dence, teat the plaintiff was a solicitor, residing at Melksharo,
fa Wiltshire, who sued in his capacity of trustee under a
asr'esn deed of trait. He complained that the defendants,
had illegally seised property which belonged to partis in
sack deed, and that eves if the property wee liable to at isure
it bad been takes by the defendants in collusion with a per-
son named Hoare. The defendants, the late sheriffs of
Middlesex' were only nominally the defeedanm, the real
defendant being Stomas, their officer, by whom they were
iadenindied. The action, as we have before stated, arose
out ..I the affairs of Mr. Bob,, the bookseller, known to all.
That gentleman had collected a valuable stock of books of
erect variety ; bat, his purchams having exceeded his sales,
became embarrassed, and in the year 1844 wry made •
backrupt. Ills credit, however, dui not coffer, and some of
his friend*, including the Bishop of Llandaff. purchased the
whole of the property for the sum of 1,5001., and left him to
carry on the liminess, with the complete management of the
whole of the stock. After that tome Mr. Bobs increased his
stock very largely, so that in the year 1845 it was worth
from 7,0001. to 8,0001. By these means and by the accept.
arm of bills ler debts due before his bankruptcy, he again
hisonme embarrassed for want of ready money. In them
eilecanutanois be was introduced toe Mr. Hem", • solicitor, in
Lincoln's-ion fields, and by degrees placed himself en-
tirely in his heads. Is the year 1845 Mr. Bob,, in order
to secure to Mr. Hoare certain advance" which he had made,
and others which he might make, to the extent of 4,0001.,
megned to him all the property which he possessed which
had not been previously assigned to the Bishop of Llandaff ;
and by • subeeptent deed of the 23rd of January, 184 G, for
securing the sum of 3,0001 advanced by one Cep, ain Look,
the brother in-law of the plaintiff Daniell, the said property
was assigned to Beaten, upon Mutt, alter satisfying Captain
Long 's claim, to ware what might be due to Hoare, and the
residue to Mr. Bohn. It was lelfgelted by Mr. Hoare that as
the property was of • ffactuathig character, it would be well
that there should be • judgment registered against Mr.
Bohn, in order that C "Mtn Long might at any time come
down open
larawproporty sot 'signed by the deed ; and that
ro pposition assented to by Captain Long, it wee accor-
dingly data pea the execution .1 the deed of January,
1846, Mr. John B, ohs, Mr. Jams Bohn's brother, was pat

into '
possession undei the plaintiff, and Mr. Janus Bobs
continued as before to canyon the business. The business was
in 1846 moved to Ne. 66, 8.. James's-street, where Mr.
Hoare occupied the first mud second noon in his bureau as
an attorney. A further dud wee, on the 11th of August,
1816, executti, whereby Mr. Bohn, by direction of Captain
Ling and Mr. Hoare, by way of thither assurance, usthned
all the property whisks he then possessed to the plaintiff Mr.
Daniell; and us tee month of October Mr. Daniell's case
was put up on the front of the shop,_ At that time nothing
was due from Mr. Bohn to Mr. Hears, the latter having
received the 3,0001, from Captain Long, and having repeld
himself the &dunces which he had made to the extent of
1,700 e., lad keeping the sum of 1,3001. for the purpose of
making further advances. Io that you there was a balance'
in Mr.Zohn's luau ; but Mr. Hoare got into difficulties, sad
It was alleged had enstethoured to destroy every account which
might show the value of the property. It however appeared
that the value of Ile. Bohe's property could be accurately
ascertained: for prior to that time Mr. Bohn had had •
estalog.e of ,his property printed, with the selling pries of
Neal article amazed. It would thus appear that the tto
../zarr worth 12,0001., indepeadently of the books be-
ta the Bishop of Llsnds2. If 201. per cent. Irmo
=1 as an allowance to the trade, that would still
leave nearly 10,0001, as the value of the property. In
November, 1846, without communicating with Mr. Daniell
or Captain Loeg, Hoare directed his clerk Howell to issue
• I. fa. upon the judgment which had been recovered
opine Mr. Bohn, and the sheriff wee put in possession
cm the 12th of November, Mr. Bohn being at Oxford at the
time. Mr. Hoare then sold 0001. worth of books at 8 Alm
by's, but failing to sell the remainder, • bill of male was exe-
cuted by 61whael, the thane's officer, whereby the property,
worth 10,0001., was made over to Mr. Hoare for the nominal
consideration of 1,6001. It wee the duty (meld the lensed
counsel) of a sheriff to ascertain the value of the property which
he serest and in this butanes he ought to have referred fur
that pupae to Ms. Bohn, whose stub it was, but this was
not dense. The poverty was the. sold by a furniture sac
denser, in Cheasery lam (Mr. Pries), who could not be
expected to know Se Wee of each kind of works. Accord-
ingly, they were lumped Septihsr in the meat extraordinary
way, and in the meshes, *MA was compiled blunders were
made in the description of the works whisk were of the
meat ludicrous character. Now, this tale was wader • tau
dulcet enmities ; or, at all events, a portion of the property
seised be to lir. Daniell under the deedro=ust,
50 1. Mr. slier he disarmed all these p,
bed beam s& Maur bankrupt The learned counsel then &s-
-cribed haw Mr. Isis's maimearipte sad ppm had been
diessversd by Ms Mrs up and destroyed `sae of the collate
et the hew la St. Jummesonst, hem whisk he bad re-
moved six mob tell at meamaripte, prime, mad eorrespond-
eau of • valuable demerlptlem, mad ormaleded by sayirg that
the Nee wee ems of the meet essailalou which had been
brought into a 00117 t Of Judie.
For the defence it was contended that • colour bad been
given by Mr. Bohn to his transestions with Mr. Hoare,
which the facts did not warrant. Mr. Bohn had been served
with a writ of summons and • notice of declaration, prior to
judgment being signed by default, end there could be no
doubt he knee what the conuqueaces must be as well se
any man In the legal profession. It was clear that Mr.
Bohn knew that there were legal proceedings against him in
November and December, for he bad himself seen Biomes,
the sheriff's officer, on his premises in November, and he
must have known that the object of all those prate:Hap
was to complete the security which had been given to
Captain Long. It was also contended that from first
to last the whole control of the pro and in-
' stitution and undue of heel peoeeed gi, wee en-
treated to Hoare, with the All howled/4 sad gement
'of Daniell; sad if the juy wore eallided that all which
Hoare had dose wee by the astkertty of Drelell they meld
net peully had a nr.ilet yam the fielkidengliitscfligh
all be Wart a sadist spinet Mek ism
Lettere were put 1m miasma, and several wheaten idled to
prove that Demi& artruird lha whoa mighttlinall of
property sail easwellito add salsa ON Idt
what he plowed ilt Capella Leagijaivir a I sit ON rpm
dosing hie moldier noon had %phi Ems's