The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-03 00:00:00

LITERATURE AND. WOULD-BE M.P.'S.

WALK sit v.. SvEroar.--ln the Bail Court, on Saturday, Mr.
James said that ho appeared on behalf of Major Walker, the
plaintiff, who had obtained a rule against the defendant, a
candidate for the representation of Greenwich, to show cause
why execution should not be issued againit him for the
full amount of £9OO, notwithstanding that ho had obtained
the protection of the bankruptcy court. MI present appli-
cation was to file affidavits in reply to those that
bad been filed by Colonel Sleigh. The rule was first
obtained ex parte, and it would appear that an action
was brought by the plaintiff against the defendant for
having fraudulently represented to the plaintiff the value
of a publication called the British Army Despatch, which
the defendant had sold to the plaintiff for £9OO. The trial
was withdrawn in consequence of the defendant undertaking to
pay the plaintiff's costs forthwith, and £5OO by two instal.
meats, £250 on the 15th June, and £250 on the Ist March,
1867, and in default, full judgment to issue for £9OO. The
first instalment not having been paid, .the plaintiff proceeded
to arrest the defendant, when he met the Sheriff, '
with a protection from the Bankruptcy Court to, the 24th
February. Colonel Sleigh had filed an affidavit in
answer to the affidavits on which the rule was granted,
setting out at length a series of lette:s, a correspondence
with. Major Walker, 'which it was necessary that gentleman
should answer, they having refoi enco to matters antecedent to
the action. By the compromise of the action, Major Walker
wait prevented from going into the witness box and explaining
the correspondence, with a view to show misrepresentation ; he
therefore now asked to be permitted to file supplemental
effidav'ts, the matter to be considered any day at chambers, or
to stand over till next term. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the
defendant, said, he did not object to the filing of the
supplemental affidavits, if returnable next term. He thought
it right to state, on the part of Colonel Sleigh, that although
he did not pay the first instalment on the day it was due, that
his solicitor called on the plaintiff's solicitor the following day,
tendered the amount, and offered to give security for the
remainder, but that it was refused. Mr. James submitted that
that was a discussion on the merits that did not then arise.
The season why the offer was not accepted was that the plaintiff
found that the defendant had obtained his protection from the
Bankruptcy Court. Mr. Scrjoant Ballantine : Not until you
claimed the £9OO. Mr. James : He got protection, and
probably will be returned for Greenwich before it expires, and
SO we shall be defeated: Mr. Justice Erie : Let the rule be
enlarged till next terms.te give the plaintiff an opportunity of
replying to the defendant's affidavits. Rule enlarged accord-
ingly.

TILE COLCHESTER. REPRESENTATION.—WO have authority
to state, with reference to the expected. vacancy in the
representation of Colchester, that Mr. John Taverner
Miller, formerly member for Maldon, is the candidate on
whom the choice of the codservative party has fallen, and
there can be no doubt of his triumphant return. Mr.
Hamilton, who alto issued an address to the electors as a
conservative, will not persevere on the present occasion,
being very properly resolved in no way to divide the party.
Mr. Guidon Rebow is the whig candidate. He is a great
partisan of Lord John Russell, and at Brookes's is regarded
as one of the aristocratic fraternity which constitutes the
whig oligarchy. In 1847 ho stood for North Essex on
conservative principles, and had election cards printed, in
which his name was coupled with that of Sir John Tyrell.
But he managed to let the secret out as to' his real
sympathies, and he was disowned and soundly defeated
accordingly,—.2he Press. ,