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THURSDAY , EVENING, JANUARY 22, 1852.

LAW INTELLIGENCE,
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, Jan. 21.
BUSINESS OF THE COURT.
Lord CAMPBELL gave notice that the Court would
on Monday, the 2d, and Tuesday, the 31 of February,
hold sittings in banco out of term, and would do the
same on Monday, the 9th, and Tuesday, the 10th of
February ; and would likewise sit in banco on Satur-
day, the 21st of February. Oa the first of these days
the Court would take the country new trials, and
then the Crown and the special papers, and such
cases as might be selected. On Saturday, the 21st
of February, the Court would sit to give judgments.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Jan. 21.
(Sittings in Banco.)
FELL V. GOBLIN AND ANOTHER.
This was a demurrer to a declaration; and the
question whsch arose upon it was whether a guaran-
tee which it set out, and in respect of which the
action was brought, raised a joint obligation on the
part of the defendants, or whether its effect was only
to create a several liability, in the latter of which
events there would be a rnisjoinder, as the plaintiff
had sued both the sureties. The expression in the
guarantee upon which the question arose is as fol-
lows :—" We undertake to guarantee that the 4001.
shall be duly paid to you (the plaintiff) when the said
acceptance shall become due, in the proportion of
2001. each."
Mr. Wiles appeared in support of the demurrer.

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him, called on
The COURT, without nyaring

...
Mr. WORDSWORTH, in support of the declaration,
who argued that the obligation raised by the gua-
rantee was
joint, and relied on "Byers v. Dobie," 1
H. BL, 206.
The Cimr BARON distinguished the case from that
relied on. The question was, what the parties
meant ? He had no doubt the defendants meant to
indemnifyplaintiff as the to the whole, by each
guaranteeing a part.
Judgment for the defendants.

COURT OR B-4NKRUPTCY, Jan. 21.
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANQUE.)
IN RE CUMMING.
;The bankrupt, a bookseller in Lamb's Conduit-
street, came up question of certificate. The
ahcounta were over a period of four and a half years,
and showed that the bankrupt, who had commenced
with a capital of 1,1861., and had since received a
legacy of 4641., now owed to unsecured creditors,
2,926/. ; secured, 1,175/. The assets, including pro-
perty in the hands of creditors, amounted to 2,0471.
i Mr. LAWRENCE supported the bankrupt.
Mr. HUBBARD, for the assignees, stated that the as-
signees did not oppose, but he would call attention to
the fact that the assets were large, notwithstanding
;,fiat large sums had been expended for discounts, and
there was about 2,000/. of debts owing to members of
the bankrupt's family.
His HONOUR said he did not see enythink like un-
avoidable loss or misfortune in the case before the
court, for the bankrupt's trading appeared to have
been reckless, and be had not even kept a bill-bock,
although he bad bad bill transactions to a large
amount. Looking then to these circumstances,_ the
certificate would be suspended for six months from
the last examination meeting ; when granted to be of
the third class. The bankrupt would, however, have
protection.

IN BE WHITMORE•
This was also a certificate meeting. Toe bank-
rupt, Pascoe Whitmore, of Church-street, Hackney,
draper, commenced with a capital, on the Ist January,
1850, of 5631., and ended with debts to the amount
of 1,0211., to meet which there was about 4801. of
assets.

Mr. LAwaANcz supported the plaiutiff'a appl
cation.

Mr. PRITCHARD appeared for the assignees to op-
pose, and having stated the grounds of complaint,
including the obtaining by the bankrupt of a large
quantity of goods shortly before the bankruptcy, and
the indulging in•railway shares and horseracing, called
the bankrupt.
The bankrupt deposed that he had dealt in Great
Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and other rail-
way shares ; he had lost 241. in one day on Leeds
fifths ; he did not deny baying made some time bar-
gains.
His HONOUR observed that it had been held by se-
veral of his brother Commissioners that the penal
clauses respecting gambling did not recognise losses
by railway shares as gambling.
The further examination of the bankrupt admitted
that he had lost Si. on the Northumberland Plate, 51.
at Goodwood, 51. on the St. Leger, and 8/. in one
day at Hampton races. Being liable on some bills to
the amount of 2501. in the hands of Messrs. Barnett,
Hoare, and Co., he had called his creditors together,
his estate allowing 15s. in the pound.
In answer to Mr.'LAWRANCE,

s._
The bankrupt said that his betting was amongst
his friends, and was generally " he would bet 5/. on
or against the field." He had only.been once to the
races—that was Newmarket.
Mr. rBITCLIARD said that the bankrupt's purchases
bad been larger than usual is March and April last,
and he had endeavoured to excuse himself by saying
it was in anticipation of the Exhibition ; but he (Mr.
Pritchard) felt that such an excuse would not weigh
with the Court.
Mr. LAWItANCE contended that the bankrupt had
in no way indulged in gambling, and that what he
had done was done by gentlemen in a much higher
position—%to make a few private bets.
His HONOUft said the bankrupt had mixed in horse-
racing, but for which propensity he would have been
in a more favourable position, and railway shares ;
and whether a
man won or lost by betting, the prin-
ciple concerned was the same. With respect to the
purchases in May
and April last, the Court did not
think that they had been increased in contemplation
of bankruptcy if,
with that view, they had been in-
creased, th© ;
Court would have marked such a course.
The gaming was disreputable in a trader, and must
be visited heavily. Credit would be given the bank-
rupt as to the statement that the purchase of goods
had been larger in anticipation of the Exhibition, all
persons, particularly
to drapers and dealers in articles of
do
display, expecting a large trade about that
period. A
tact Creditable to the bankrupt was, that
finding himself unexpectedly involved in difficulties
he had called his creditors together, and put himself
under the protection of that Court when he had
assets. The books had bsen imperfectly kept, and
the certificate would be suspended four months from
the last examination meeting ;
meantime.
when granted to be of
the third class, with protection in the

11l1DDLESEX SESSIONS,
istant-Judge, at
Jan. 21.
(Before Mr. Sergeant ADAIN's, A,,s
the Guildhall, Westminster.)
The Court sat again to-day at Westminster, to
dispose of the remaining appeals.
Edward Ramsay surrendered in discharge of his
bail to appeal against a conviction of Mr. Paynter for
endeavouring to procure a charitable contribution
under false pretences from Mr. Ileald, the husband
of the celebrated " Lola Mont Es."
Mr. Cockle appeared in support of the conviction ;
Mr. liebton for the defendant.
Upon the case being called on,
Mr. COCKLE wished it to be postponed, on the
ground that a principal witness for the prosecution
was then in Italy.
The Learned JUDGE inquired whether he was pre-
pared with an affidavit to that effect ?
Mr. COCKLE said he held Mr. Ballantine's brief,
and was not prepared with such an affidavit. He
should, therefore, leave the matter entirely in the
hands of the Court.
The Learned J.,,unGE said it was a very strange
proceeding. Mr. Jia:lantine had yesterday mentioned
the case, which had been postponed till this day to
meat the convenience of the
parties concerned ; but
he bad neither directly nor indirectly given any inti-
mation that the ease could not come on in conse-
quence of the absence of a material witness.
The Magistrates
on the bench concurred in the
observations
that had fallen from the Learned Judge.
The Learned j
but to quash JUDGE said the Court bad no alterna-
tivethe conviction, which was quashed
accordingly.

POLICE
INTELLIGENCE,
Henr omin21
,IANSION-HOUSE.
u
,
a great number of
charged with hating committed
others, was of frauds upon wine merchants and
brought, before the Lord Mayor for fur-
ther examivatioh. The justice room was filled by
the victimised and the inquisitive before the prisoner
was put to the bar. The following new cases, the
details of Which were frequently interrupted by
laughter,
were brought forward :
William Henry Menden, clerk to Mr. R. C. Mea-
d
en) of No. 3s Walbrook, wine merchant, said—On
the 28th or 29th of November the prisoner called at
our offices and
asked if our brandy, gin, and rum
were
good, stating at the same time that he had been
in the habit of get good from Mr. Alexander,
who had for ing very
we had a Iwerly occupied the premises. I told him
-arge
quantity of Mr. Alexander's stock,
and I could
answer for its being very good. He then
Commenced giving a very long order. He
said he
should want a hogshead of pale
and a hog
shead of brown brandy, a hogs-
head of
port, a hogshead of sherry, 30 gallons
of whiskey, so
or 100 gallons of gin, a puncheon of
Jamaica
run; a puncheon of Demerara rum, six cases
of champagne and 15 or twenty dozen of fine old
crusted port at 48s. or 50s. a dozen ; and he gave his
name and address Henry Cromwell, 15, Seymour-
street, Euston-souere. He then asked me for sam-
ples of the various spirit, and a bottle of port and a
bottle of champagne as samples of the wine. I gave
him samples of spirits, but I refused to give him the
port and champagne as I could not find his name in
Mr. Alexander's list. lie said he alw,v3 paid Mr.
Alexander cash, and his mane was never entered in
the books. I said it was strange his name was not
in the books, as Mr. Alexander kept his books in A

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business-like manner. He observed that he had paid
3,1 r. Alexander 700/. in two years. He then agreed
to call next day, at three o'clock, to take away about
SO gallons of gin. As soon as he went I visited Mr.
Alexander, at Kensington, and learned from him that
be knew nothing at all about the; prisoner. At the
appointed time the prisoner called next day, and 1
made him out the bill for the gin. He said he had sold
a few more things, and that he wanted more and larger
samples. I then told him I could not let him have any
more ',samples, as I had seen Mr. Alexander, who
knew nothing at all about him, and I began to cross-
question him. He said that it was through customers
that he paid that gentleman; but when I asked him
their names be told me if I would open Mr. Alex-
ander's book he would show me plenty of them., In
a week he called again, and asked me whether my
brother was going to execute the orders. I said,
"Not without the money." " What," said he, "do
you think people are such fools as to pay without
knowing what they are going to have ?"
The LORD MAYOR—Did you give him the samples
upon the representation he made, that he had paid
money to Mr. Alexander ? Witness—l did.
The prisoner—What incomparable lies he tells !
Give him the book. Let him be sworn.
The LORD MAYOR—He is sworn.
The prisoner—Very weii. Now tell me, do you
keen a traveller ?

The LORD MAYOR told the witness that he was not
obliged to answer that, or any other question which
was irrelevant to the charge.
The prisoner—l ask no irrelevant question. It is
my wish to show what these wine merchants, or wine
doctors are. I have one answer for the whole of
them. Is it not usual to get up samples to give to
travellers for what is called the wine business ?

Tne LORD MAYOR (through Mr. Goodman, the
chief clerk) intimated to the prisoner that the general
mode of conducting business did not bear upon the
question of his guilt or innocence.
The prisoner—l require to be answered. Your
Lordship is judging me without hearing me. lam
able to rebut all this kind of accusation • but you
allow a swarm of hornets to attack me, and deny me
the opportunity or means of defence.
Mr. Goodman—The Lord Mayor is anxious, for
your own sake, that you should not make statements
calculated to aggravate the character of the charges
against you, and elsewhere operate to your prejudice.
The prisoner—l thank his Lordship very much,
but I want to trace the usages of the wine trade for
the information of the people. I say it is the practice
to make up samples fee the sale of all sorts of rubbish.
I know all about it. They put a V upon a sauriple
bottle, intimating that the article is " vaeid," and they
tell the simple customer that it means the " vintage."
—(Laughter.) I have seen their way of wine
making. I know how they strain the puddings.—
(Great laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—You are doing yourself no
service by this mode of abusing gentlemen becau.,e
they charge you with having defrauded them.
Mr. W. Alexander, of Hoe:Alan, Kensington, said—
I disposed of my business to Mr. Aleaden. I had
carried on business in Walbrook for nearly twenty
years. I never saw the prisoner before, and never
received a farthing from him, either in the way of bu-
siness or any other way.
The LORD MAYOR (to the prisoner)—Do you wish
to ask Mr. Alexander any question ? The prisoner—
No; I know nothing about him.—(Laughter.) Now
I deny the charge of this queer fellow altogether.
This case has been regularly bolstered up. All my
accusers have concocted the matter. It is well known
that in every department in London where travellers
are kept, whether upon salary or cotnuaission, firms
are in the habit of supplying them with samples of
the goods they wish to make sale of. Now, if a tra-
veller be upon a salary his time belongs to his em-
ployer. If he be upon commission then it is not the
custom of the trade to require him to bring back the
residue, or ends or bottoms of the samples left aftcr
tasting. The person who sells upon commission has
to pay his own expenses out of his own pocket, and
for wear and tear, unless he succeeds in making a sale,
in which case he gets something like remuneration by
way of commission. Now, could it be expected that
a commission agent, not being a paid servant, should
bring back the bottles ? No respectable house would
think of such a thing. Now, to my positive know-
ledge it is the practice of many of those who call
themselves wine merchants to use travellers as news-
papers for advertising all sorts of trash.--(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—I advise you to change your
mode of defence.
The prisoner---If they play at bowls shall they not
have rubbers ? Here they all come down upon me
with false charges, and shall I not retaliate by telling
a little truth ?—(Laughter.) All these samples were
given to me for the express purpose of trying to
effect sales for the parties. I have always tried to
sell, but I found it impracticable, on account of the
immense difference between the value and the price.
Now, there is an order, and the money ready, if he
chosen to take it, fur Mr. Harper, who was here the
other day. A, for the rest of my accusers, you may
put them all in a bag and shake them up well to-
gether.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Reader, of the firm of Reader and Howard, of
the Neptune Brewery, to whom the prisoner referred
Mr. Clay, the wine merchant, as stated on a former
examination, attended, and stated that the prisoner
never had been in the employment of the firm, and
never had been authorised to refer to the house.
Mr. Goddard, the solicitor, appeared to charge the
prisoner with embezzlement, committed upon the
house of Larchen and Co., brewers, while in the
employment of that firm. He said that the prisoner
had upon one of the occasions in which he had
appropriated the money of his employers shown
great adroitness. A beer-shop keeper, who dealt with
Messrs. Larchen and Co., had paid the prisoner 51.
for the firm, and was requested by Mr. Larchen to
give the defaulter into custody of a policeman. The
customer once met the prisoner in the City-1.00,
and accordingly collared him, and called for the
police. The moment, however, the officer appeared,
the prisoner turned the tables upon his accuser,
charged him, and had him taken before the magis-
trate at Clerkenwell Police-court, when the unfor-
tunate beer-shop keeper was fined 40a. for the unwar-
rantable attack upon the gentleman.—(Laughter.)
The prisoner was then committed for trial upon two
charges, but remanded upon several others for some
days.
There were, the police-officers stated, 20 other cases
in court against the prisoner ; but he very coolly said,
that he could look down with dignity upon the whole
set of fellows who assembled together in so base a
conspiracy against an innocent and honourable man.
Remanded till Wednesday next.
GUILDHALL.
Mr. Lake, a straw hatmaker, of Aldersgate-street,
appeared before the sitting alderman to expose a novel
mode of swindling, of which he had been made the
victim. At this time of the year tradespeople are
sending in their accounts. Some parties watch the
messengers, and as soon as they have delivered their
bills call at the house and ask for them back, under
the plea of a mistake having been made in the ac-
counts. By this means they obtain the invoice, and
also the name of the tradesman by whom it has been
sent. A few days slue he sent his porter with a bill
for 6/. to Dr. Bennett, of Finsbury-square, and
shortly afterwards a man called there and asked for
the bill back again, as there was a mistake in it which
should be corrected. He obtained the bill, and in the
evening a man, dressed like a butler, called at Mr.
Lake's house to pay Dr. Bennett's account, and pro-
ducing a cheque for 121. 10s. drawn in that gentle-
man's favour on the Devon and Cornwall Banking
Company, at Newton Abbott, and signed Richard
Hayes, no difficulty was made in giving the balance
to him. The cheque was presented in due form,
when it was returned from the manager of the bank-
ing company, stating that no such person had an
account there, and that only a short time since another
cheque, signed by the same party, had been presented
there:
Mr. Lane was advised to give information to the
Police, and endeavour to trace the man who had
brought him the cheque.

admittance. He called with it at her house, and said
he was connected with the theatre.
The prisoner declined saying anyl,hing in his de-
fence, and he was ordered to be remanded, in order
to give time for further inquiries.
LAMBETH.
A HUNGRY POLICEMAN.— George Reamington, a
constable belonging to the P, or Walworth division
of police, attended before the Hon. G. C. Norton, by
by order of the Commissioners, to answer to the fol-
lowing complaint :
Mr. Thomas John Seabrook, of No. 7, Lacy-
terrace, Penton-place, Walworth, depcs'd, that on
Sunday, the 4th inst., his family had a loin of roast
pork for dinner, and after supper, the joint was placed
in a safe in the front area. On the following morn-
ing the safe was found open, and a considerable por-
tion of the pork gone. On the Tuesday following, a
boiled rabbit which was left was placed in the same
safe, and on the Wednesday morning the safe was
again found open, and the rabbit partly devoured.
Mr. NORTON—Was it your opinion that the cats
got to the safe on both occasions ? Witness—lt was,
your worship ; thongh I was somewhat puzzled
bow they could get at the sate, particu-
after the first time, as I had tighteoed the
button or fastening. Oa the morning of tha;
day week, himself and his wife had been awoke at
about a quarter to three o'clock, and they both ex-
claimed, almost at the same moment, "There are
those troublesome cats again at the safe ;"
and he got out of bed for the purpose of surprising
them. He went forth armed with a good stick, and
on reaching the kitchen and pulling aside the window
curtain to catch a sight of the safe, he was not a
little surprised to see a policeman standing in front
with his bull's eye turned on, and he had evidently
been helping hinaseli from the eatables. It was also
quite clear to him (witness) that the constable musc
have caught instant sight of him, for he instantl
hurried up the area-steps and ran towards the Ken-
nington-road.

Sir. NORTON—From the view you had of the men
are you quite sure he was a police constable ? Wit-
ness—l am quite certain of that, your Worship,
though I had no opportunity of seeing his number.
Mr. NORTON—Then are you enabled to say the
defendant is the man ? Witness—l should nut like
to go the length of swearing positively to his being
the person, as I had not an opportunity in the hurry
of the moment to observe his number nor his features,
but I have no moral doubt be i 3 the man.
Mr. NORTON—Hid the area-gate been locked ?
Witryfe,F—lt LAS not bees latterly, a 3 the key had
been lost.

In his cross-examination by Mr. Parry, the barris-
ter, who attended on behalf of the defendant, the
witness admitted that on going to the station, as ru-
commended by Mr. EllifAt, the magistrate, he, on a
number of constables being drawn up before him, in
the first instance, fixed on 307 P as the person whose
figure closely resembled that of the man he had seen
in his area, but he afterwards pointed out the defen-
dant, and believed him to be the person.
Mrs. Susannah Gillins, landlady of the Giraffe

public-home, in Penton-place, said that on Twelfth
N ight, on going up stairs to her bed-rooin, she looked
from her window, and saw a policeman go down the
area steps of Mr. Seabrook's house, and return in about
five or six minutes. She did not take any particular
notice of the circumstance beyond mentioning it to
her husband, as she thought he might have found the
gate open, and gene down to see that all was right.
Mr. NORTON—Or perhaps to look after the cats.
Mr. Parry, in reply to the charge, said that on a
representation of the circumstance being made to the
Commissioners, an offer had been teafle to the defeu-
dent to resign, and had he been guilty of the offence
imputed to him, he (Mr. Parry) bad no doubt he
would hava availed himself of this favourable offer.
On the contrary, he at once refused it, and declaring
his perfect innocence of the mean offence, and relying
on 12 years' excellent character In the force, which
Mr. Lund, his superintendent, was present to vouch
for, he preferred the present inquiry. lie (Mr.
Parry) would be enabled to prove, beyond all doubt,
that the defendant had not been on duty at all on the
first night that anything bad been missed from Mr.
Seabrook's safe. On the contrary—and this was a
singular fact—the very man which Mr. Seabrook had,
in the first instance, selected, 307 P, was the person
who was on duty on the beat in which Mr. Sea-
brook's house is situated, on that night, and this
he considered an important and favourable circum-
stance to his client. The defendant had been, as he
before stated, twelve years in the force, and bore a
very good character, and he submitted that nothing
that had been stated had affected that character in the
slightest degree. His guilt was not to be inferred
from the fact of his being a constable on the beat, as
the officers on the adjoining beats had ample oppor-
tunities of visiting the complainant's larder while the
defendant was on another part of his rounds.
Mr. NoRToN remarked that one thing was quite
clear, and that was, that it was a police-constable who
had been guilty of this mean and contemptible con-
duct; but, at the name time, he thought it woalil be
very wrong to attach the guilt to the defendant or the
other man. He regretted very much that the guilt
had not been brought home to the proper party that
they might be properly punished, and the innocent
not be compelled to suffer the odium of their offence.
Mr. Seabrook said he had brought for ward the com-
plaint alone on public grounds.
Mr. NORTON felt satisfied with the fact, and die-
missed the charge.
Yesterday Richard Jones, a little fellow only 15
years of age, was charged before the Hon. G. C.
Norton, with being concerned with several other
boys, not in custody, with assaulting and covering
with mud two young women named Eslopp and Wall.
From the statements of the complainants it appeared
that on the night before they had been assailed by
the prisoner and several other boys, who, in the first
instance, demanded some money of them as " fresh
faces" on the Westminster-road, and said they had
always been in the habit of demanding and getting
money from all the new comers who walked the West-
minster-road. They (the witnesses) refused to give
them anything, upon which they were attacked,
tbrown down, and covered with mud, so that their
clothes were completely spoiled.
The prisoner did not deny the charge, but said that
he and the other boys had received 3d. from a person
named Dickson, who keeps or lives at a brothel in
Webber-row, in the neighbourhood, to pelt the two
young women with mud and send them off the road.
The complainant Wall informed the magistrate
that on Monday night the person Dickson, after
abusing her in the most scandalous manner, bad
knocked her down twice, and loosened her teeth so
with the blows that she could scarcely eat anything.
When asked the cause for the fellow so ill-using her,
the unfortunate creature replied she knew of none
beyond the presence of herself and her companions in
the Westminster-road at night interfering with the
wretched calling of the females at the brothel, with
one of whom Dickson lived.
On hearing this, Mr. NORTON at once directed that
a warrant be made out for the apprehension of Dick-
son, and soon after a young fellow, of Jew-like ap-
pearance, and long curly locks, was brought up in
custody of Saunders, one of the summoning officers,
and placed alongside " the boy Jones."
The complainant Wall was then re-sworn, and re-
peated her former evidence as to the prisoner Dick-
son's brutality, and her statement was fully corrobo-
rated by two other witnesses.
A boy named Somes also swore that he was present
on the night before when a woman, in the presence of
Dickson, gave one of the women at a house in Web-
ber-street threepence to give to some boys to pelt the
two young women with mud, so as to get them off the
road, and Dickson at the time said he should give them
sixpence on the next night to do the same thing.
The prisoner Jones confirmed this fact; and Dick-
son, when asked what he had to say to the charge,
acknowledged that he had knocked down Wall, but
said she had first bit his hand. In reply to the ques-
tions of the magistrate, the fellow acknowledged that
he lived with one of the females in the brothel, 64,
Webber-street; she was in the habit of walking the
Westminster-road for her living ; but denied living on
the wages of her prostitution. He earned his own
living, he said, by playing an accordion at musical
, parties ; and added that the complainants were in the
habit of annoying his young woman and other females
in the Westminster-road.
, Mr. NORTON had very little doubt, though he denied
the fact, that he was one of those fellows who lived on
the wages of prostitution, and convicted him in the
full penalty of 51,, or in default to two months'
im-
prisonment, for thea
assault on the young woman Wall.
The boy Jones
w
taking to give s discharged on his father
under-
him a sound flogging.

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&c, ought to ba carefully avoided. From this it will be
seen that the vinegar most liable to this dangerous impreg-
nation is distilled vinegar, in the preparation of which, on a
large scale, metallic utensils are very commonly employed.—
Lancet,