The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-09 00:00:00

COURT OF QUERN'S Brscir.

(bitting. la Ence.—Belem Ind Campbell, aad Justices
Colindr, Wirers, sad Erie.)
Tll3 41:117N (ON TES tIosECTTION oY THE GVAIDIANS
or writ Unit VNI.M) V. JAIOIFx GOODWIN—
CRINIIN4I. INFORMATION.—WORIIIVIVAY Aki ti.
Et, Frederik* Thane, allowed muse anion • role ob-
ligated by Mr Brett Ott beh of of Mr. Jae. Birch and the anew
of the Wan Derby Colon for • criminal ie.
=Mina:arena Mr. loan Goodwill for nein combined
sad published certain neradak.ras liban Mr. Goodwin was
nagger and the acborinuet.r of • charity whoa in the
mien, sad he align that ha wrote the letter enplaned of
tens lido for the purpose of having an inquiry instituted
fate canals natters la ankh he believed the We-
rner wen isternited. She letter costainiag the prnagel
alleged libel na dand the Ills of May, ISM, •ld was in-
drawn to the clanima ef the board of gnalisse. It @eked
It it win evening for the guardian of the
Rake to permit eentrninne to seed in inferior snake to
these Goy had engaged to supply, end if sot, bee
they bed remittal Jaen Dinh to send in poising lasi
Ike knob " which yin of inferior quality to thee•• be
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Yr. Justice Coleridge was entirely of the same opinion.
He entirely declined entering into the actual state of facts
referred to in the aindavits, but It muckier from the affidavits
on both sides, that straw grounds of suspicion rotated,
and he was satisfied that there was no ground for
believing that Goodwin proceeded otherwiee than from
bona ads and from good motives. He thought it
right to add, a• general remark with regard
to bodies of thin kind, that it was not desirable to treat with
too Wrong • band inferior persons in the situation of
Goode's, who were bold enough to make such allega-
tions. Heaven knows that a khoolonster, perhaps
tn their employ, but at all events very much
under their influence, most have difficulties enough in
bringing forwmil • caw of this description. Om also knows
how extremely difficult it must be for the' iisupers them-
selves to expose malpractica from which they ender.
Abuses in three institutions were among the most
chievom and oppressive that could be, and therefore he
should be very sorry to hold too strict a band over such in-
quiries a. that sought by the defendant in this case.
Mr. Jae ice 14 ightman said the question woe not so
much whether the charges were really well founded to the
letter, but whether Goodwin was actuated by a sense of
duty towards the paupers, with whom he was to a certain
intent connected. As schoolmaster he had a public duly to
perform, and he was justified in exposing any malpractices
which might have existed in the workhouse., and there
wa• sufficient on the face of the a/Maria to show
that he might have entertained s sincere opinion that as km-
Cgesyetern was carried on in the workhouse, and that In
the paupers did mot get the allowances whkh according
to the contracts t were entitled to receive. And se the
court wee influenced by • sincere desire to remora amok einem
where they existed conn• to law, and aeringthat the motives
here were devoid of all malls which wee en einntiel
dient in these mew, he agreed with hie leaned brothers that
the rule should be discharged.
Mr. Justice Ere having expressed the same opinion,
The rule wee discharged.
Sir Frederick Thesiger sail the defendant was a very pace
man, end he hoped their lordships would not make him pay ,
the cons. _

11;116mapbell—lat the rate be discharged with costs.
filr Frederick Theriger—To be paid by Mr. Jame. Binh f
Lord Campbell—Yee; he in put forward la the case.
Rule discharged with out..

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.
CO%tTT WAIT COIIIIITIOINTII.—IN la J. WIL,ON.
In this came an Important derision was given on county
court commitments. no ens we. opened on Saturday, and
resumed this morning, beibee the Chief Commiaioner by
Mr. Sturgeon, who applied for the discharge of the Maul-
ventotho had been summoned et the Oldness County Court,
in Lancsahire, for • debt ten yearn old. As he lived la
Westminster, he could not attend, and on the 2nd of October
an order of commitment was made, on which he was taken
on tho 31. t of October for thirty days, and is now in White-
mom-areal prism.
Mr. Sturgeon proved that the insolvent obtained his /u-
-terine order under the Protection Act on the 23rd October,
to be heard on the 27th November. Ho therefore applied
for his discharge.
The Mel Conneivrioner gars an elaborate judgment, sad
as the as would form a precedent, it was an important
cpasetion. The repeal of the 102nd section of the County
Courts' Act was relied upon, but be did not think it touched
the men The roan did not appear, and the commitment was
for non-appearance, and in euch came this court did not in-
terfere. The law Ina strong enough before the act of lad
year, but it was pealed to save the court at Westminster
the trouble of deriding the matter. Some county court* bed
disregarded the protection of this court, and the court at
Westminster shirked the decision. His Honour referred to
the nee of the Queen's Chaplain, in which he considered the
question of privilege had been carried too far. In this case
the commitment wee on the 2nd Oct , and the protection of
the court rem net obtained until the 23rd of the same mouth.
The court bad sever interfered under such circumatanole,
and thtione application for discharge must be refund. Ap-
plica refused.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

THAMES.
A NEAT Or SWINDLEILE,
Jobs En ,tow, gtettAl to he 90 years of ago, but who looked
older, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with un-
lawfully conspiring with ethers to defraud manufacturers
and tradesmen of their goods.
It appears root several complaints have been made to
Mr. Howie, the superintendent of the K divide.,
that a gang of *windier, had tumid themselves
at a place called Union-wharf, Narrow *treat, Lime-
honer, and had obtained large quantuie of geode of
redoes tradesmen and munifacturers under false pretences,
and had sold them under cost Moe. On Saturday afternoon
• putios-constabro named Sheridan, 443 K, took the primmer
into melody en the wharf. Ile found upon him only a
pocket-book containing memorandums, • Crimean medal,
and rore pawnbrokers' duplicates. The prisoner wee gives
in charge by a Mr. Simpson, fur obtaining goods under
&lee prorogue..
The prisoner rid he knew nothing mum of his own father,
and was very reserved.
John Rkhard Taylor mid* had keen in the service of
Henry Duval, of Union-wharf. The primer was the son
of the proprietor of the wharf. Witness was employed se a
sort of auctioneer and valuer, to sell the preesede—he meant
the goods brought to the wharf. Some wire mined at
91. le., mesa ordered and brought to the wharf, which he
sold for SI. 10s. They sllowed him to de es.
Mr. Yardley—Whom do you mesa by key ?
Witnese—Tba primmer, hie timber, end shin. Twisty-
/me leaden arrived on three dillinnt seamelone, sad were nd
resolved by the prosiest. After the Int Manaaction of the
whe, witesse was not admitted to the place. He did not
know where the prisoner'. tether and others had gone. Several
persons, including the prisoner, were in the practice of re-
Writ" goods sad melting them for • less price than they win
petrehmesi for.
Mr. Yardley—Fora less peke than they were invoiced to
you far!
Wit:wee—Yea. sir.
Mr. William Simpson, • rosnufacturer In Birmingham,
and at pigment staying at No. 199, Holborn, said that • tew
weeks se he received an order for iron fenders hon. • Mr.
' Duval, of Union-wharf. It was stated that the fenders were
ism:laded to be sent to Amoeba. lie executed the ceder
through his London agent. The value of the fenders was
901. He had Moos understood that the fenders were sold at
a leas prise than be could manufseture them for.
Mr. Yardley—Have you been paid for them?
Mr. Simpson—No, air.
Mr. Yardley—And you complain that you have been de-
frauded of goods value 901. ?
Mr. Shawn—Yee, sir.
Other persona were waiting to prefer claims.
Mr. Yordloy—thee is some evidence of a conspiracy to
defraud. I wilt remand the prisoner until Saturday neat.

FIRE AT AN limn. .—Abowt ten minutes past two
Pick yawn& (Sunday) words, a In was discovered
sagfrog ha this tedraoaov of the Victoria Halal, Fleetwood, the
peporty el aad occupied by Mr. Henry Dodd. Nothing bid
• were shell of the hotel ia left . The IfT•110to
and the whole boaselteld 1 Mr. Dour. narrowly
urspoll.e.l=l Maki, for the Imes bed acquired
addrarmeiewrfere the be was even
dieuevevol. is home et its origin.
Tberssisil Ira apparently sae at Ms Waste, put
Zsleek se/ the new at the disaster le et present •
elery. hediedindily at the discovery of the fire, the to-
atlas al the ackadede. beam were aroused from sleep, sod
a greet deal el their peporty wee loudly removed into the
best, when Y vereeiwed until the Maass were setodued.
Mr. Dodd IieICION. is gold in a answer of an tworitaire
whim • peed= We vu found hued swag the rains
rierrairmarlmt.in sevend hoops, by Mt. Marriott. in
rem Where the seeriielso had stood.
riot
we dee in the sem drawer, 300 f. la private teak
isiwhich 4 destroyed. The alto-
ttroing frees some were
ads reenahy is very bat
stud esoaat emit yet be ended. Kr. Dodd is fully
ilemoir-Afesehreewerrilliwe.