The Express.
London, England, 1857-04-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banoo.—Befom Lord Campbell and .14%
Erie and Crompton.)

THE CONVICT XANPELL r. TH F. QI LEX IN 'COOL
On Wedneeday last the Court in tbis case granted slew
hums corpus directed to the Kenper of )4,44,404,
to tiring up the body of Thomas Manna,
sentenes of death, for tho murder of lanes
Burney, of the 49th regiment, in order that he 040
smelly aseign errors upon the judgment upon 'herb be V
beta convicted. The prisoner, it will be reseeded,
tried before Mr. Baron Bramwell, at Maidstone, 04.
oember last, when certain objections& were nthel knu
counsel as to the manner in whirl some al the jeey
been challenged on the part of the crown; sad the Aueo
General lasing, in virtue of the power vested is It**
his fiat fora writ of error, the Home Secretor, Ind rem
I the execution, that, to the 6th of February, eta Arnett%
6th of May, for the purpose of enabling the poims
Weed in the case to be argued before this court. ".
l'he prisoner was accordingly brought up thin to
enn*
' the custody et one of the abatis connected with tee 104
Maidstone, and placed in the lira row behind the bar,
wan then nearly filled with harridan. He be matt oft*
abort stature and thin frame, with a largo beard of tint kit,
hair, and strongly marked features, yet mild imperil
to be shoot thirty yews of age. lie was 40
sargrit his own riv te clothes, and meowed to be kill
health, and little disconcerted at the µmaim he 00,.41i4
An the proceedings were of a wane. bat need
'
we give them in the exact form in which they took 100
Mr. F. Russell, the counnel, who defended the primate
his trial said—My Lords, the plaintiff in error, 'Tier
Maxwell, prays oyer of the necked of the indictment, 04%
proceedings against him.
Lord Campbell—Let it he reitd:

it Ina agreed that the record should be taken Unlit
Mr. Russell—He also prays leave to assign elvers Qs
mooed.

Lord Campbell—Let errors be assigned. The Croesiml
instanter.

Mr. linsoell—He also prays oyes of the record of Oleo
quisition against him.
Lord Campbell—Let it ho read.
(This record eras also taken as read.)
Mr. Russell—Ho prays lease to assign errors in theme!
also.

Lord Campbell—let it be eo.
Mr. RusseU—lle also pro) a the court to amigo Dimmers,
to argue the point of law in hie belmlf.
Lord Campbell—Counavl will be Reigned to hint.
Mr. Rumeil—The names of the tunnel the prisoner "Ma
to have appear to that paper. (Handing a slip of Pitplt
the court.) lam furthermatructed to move to hare Unite
put down in the crown paper.
Lord Campbell—Let it be put down in that paper.
Mr. Russell—The prisoner wishea to have the cue gm
on the 2nd of May.
Lord Campbell—Let it be argued on the gad of May.
Mr. R ll—Will the court mention any Mabel
Lord Campbell—At the sitting of the court. Lei the*
sorter in the meantime be committed to her Majesty, pd d
N and brought up again when the organ :mini!
ewgate,
plane on hie writ of error.
The prisoner was then removed in custody.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
(Sittings at Nisi Prism in London.—Be(ore Kr. Jima
Williams and a Common Jury.)
COCIOHAW C. CRINKISHANK.-31K, GFOROZ CIVIIMUST

AND A RUMPUS COMPANY.
The plaintiff in this came is a matinee and nate t
Horne-oboe-court, Ludgate-hill, and he brought the eth
against Mr. Cruikshank, the artist, to recover the an I
6(11. 9s. 6d., the price of goode supplied to a Life and Fe
Ineannce Company for the working cline& of which*.
Croikslunk wee formerly a director.
Mr. Digby Seymour appeared for the plaintiff, and Y.
&siesta Shay and Mr. Ogle were for the defendant.
Evidence was called for the plaintiff to prove that the poi
had been supplied to the company upon the order of 11:.
Howell, the secretary, end it wee also proved that
Craikehank was one of the directors.
Mr. Self-ant Shee then addreleed the jury for the &Ann
sad submitted that the mere feet of Mr. Critikelan hang
connoted to become a director would not make bin fii
unless be gave authority to order the goods in question,
they would tied, from Mr. Cruikshank's evidence, that
had not given any authority at ell.
Mr. George Crulkakank Wan then called—He said, I
the defendant in this action, eel have been fur many pa
endeavouring to improve the condition of the worth
awes. Howell applud to me to beroeae a cotruatee ofsi
compare y with Sir John Shelley, about June or J 1
lest. He told me that a number of benevolent gentiles
were desirous of establishing a life insurance company 11,6
benefit of the working claws. I consented to bootee atom
with Sir John Shelley. Howell told me afterwards the*
John Shelley was to have been the chairman. and its
mended me to take the office of chairman, so I nein
known. I said I would see Sir John Shelley, but be wilb
was oat of town. After a great deal of solicitation I •
muted to act provisionally. There was a list of dine
with Sir J. Shelley's name attached to it. Most of this.
were fictitious, or had been used without any sad..
whatever. The Dank of London was named as dell
where the funds of the company were kept. I monad
that neither Sir John Shelley nor the Bank of Lauda'
authorieed their names to be need. The whole of the chess
repudiated. There %were no directors in fact. The clay§
was a man who I afterwards found out wee a journeyes
bricklayer. (A laugh.)
Mr. Ogle—Oh, tier journeymen bricklayer consult
honour the company and to become a director (tenni
Mr. Cruikshank—Yee. I discovered the fraud sal •
posed it. I inquired of Mr. Howell how the expense ell
company were to be provided fur, and he told me that It
Nicholl, the solicitor, was to provide for all the expired
the company. I had not known Howell previous to 1
making this application to me. He woo a pafeet nig
to me. I attended two or three of the meenags. Abell
last meeting in the early part of August I went to 13ead$
where I remained about three weeks. Before I lat k
Scotland I might have seen a prospectus of the c
but I never read it. (A propecous of the rompey
here banded to the witness.) I ace Mr. Howell isle
desaibed se the manager and as a director, but be wet*
the secretary. On one occasion I went to the offices .19
company by the invitation of Howell, and I waited throe
hour for the directors, hut none came. I said, Tana
no directors :" Nicholl said there were sufficient to MID
board, but I said I would not be a party to such a bolt el
corner meeting so that. Mr. Nicholl said that h well
all afterwards be brought before the public, and I said die
that was so I did not mind, as I was always for earyall
being brought before the public. I never on any wan
gave Mr. Howell authority to order any goods far thetas
puny, nor did I know that any were ordered. lal at
know that any ordc-re had been given on Rowan al es eye
pany. On my return from Scotland, I said I Aniline,
into the legality of the company. I found that term Its
were illegal, and that the signature of Mr. Till Prat et
paper which Mr. Howell showed me wee a farthen told Mr. Howell that I would have nothing mite o
do with it, and I watched my opportunity and withdrew
tirely from the company.
Cress-examined—l cannot say that I saw the coffee
machine supplied by the plaintiff at the office, ter the lel
not. Ido not recollect seeing a date box there eider I
cannot say whether there was one or was not. I truths
only three or four times. I did not see any ledgers lytuf a
the office counter nor any books at ell. I mean to ray de
I saw no forms and policies in the office. There might in
been some prottpectusee lying about the office.
Mr. Seymour—ln this book, you nee, there is • ranee
Lion of the minutes and all that.
Witness—Oh, yes, there was all that humbug, of cal
for a particular purpose. I did not order any prospectu6o
be sent to me to Scotland, but Mr. Howell said he e-all
send me some down, though he never did. I told Had
that I would use my influence in Glasgow, Mennen" 01
Edinburgh, if he sent me some down, and he promised I
do so.

Re-examined—There were mime other prospectors,. wi
there are some in which my name is not mentioned at all
Chairmen.

Mr. Serjeant Sheo—l may state as a fact to your Ired 4
that in one of these prospectuses I find the name 0111/
learned friend on the other ride, Mr. Rigby Sepsis
(Laughter.)
Mr. Seymour—l never knew anything at all about head
just now, my lord.
The sane woo part beard venterday, and hie lordship tie
taking his scat upon the bench this morning, HiggeOd'ff'
some arrangement should i.e come to between the plea
There was no doubt that the pinionff bed been a loser, in
that Mr. Cruikehank had been made • dupe.
Mr. Cruiknhank wee williug to abide by anythinfiffka
his lordship might suggest.
The learned conned then withdrew from the mart ime
the judge's private room, to endeavour to arrange the mall
and upon their return into court,
Mr. Seymour said his client had agreed to term Pt
verdict would, therefore, be entered for the plaintiff, mead
to terms agreed upon.
Mr. Ogle concurred with that.
Ilia lordship said be was very glad that the parfig,ti
come to terms. Mr. Cruikshank had been • greet
factor to the public and to the working clown, end he W
read with great pleasure many of hie works.
The verthct was then entered for the plaintiff, eatO
terms agreed upon between the inirtien, which our repot.
was informed were that the plaintiff was to mince 2.??.
The only two other omen in the list having boo Map!.
of, the court rose at about a quarter to eleven o'clock.
Matins in Banco.—Before Chief Justice Cockbusli
Justices Creeswell, Crowder, and Willis)
XING V. THE ACCVMFLATITII LIFE TITID AND tUU
•1411:11.ANCE COMFANT.—TILANNIEREINO THE

OF AN assuaastez COMPANT.
Mr. Petersdorff moved for leave to enter a verdict',
the defendants, or a nonsuit pursuant to kave isstrve" W
Mr. Justice Williams, before whom the cause was Win
day or two ago. 'the plaintiff bad insured his Wk.!
lOW. in the defendants' Ob.*, and be was tops 6 o","'',
premium for twenty years, or until his death if it OT
sooner happen. One of the terms of the policy irt6 then
plaintiff was to share in the profits. After the compinfr
been in ezietenoe for some time. the directors anniefes
it should be dissolved, and that their business
transferred to the Anglo-Anstralian end Universal PI
Life Aasurance Company. The plaintiff, bowel'',