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London, England, 1846-02-28 00:00:00

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RAILWAY COMMITTEES.

(YESTERDAY.)

lab-Committee, No. I. •
This Committee resumed its sittings to-day at twelve o'clock, in
Room No. 7 ; Mr. Strutt in the Chair.
GRAND UNION.
This adjourned case was the drat called on.
Mr. Burke appeare i for the promoters ; and Mr. Thomas, from
Dorrington and Hayward's, appeared for the petitioners against

the Bill.
Several of the allegations submitted, were declared by the Com-
mittee to be most frivolous, and of no possible service to the case for
the opposition. A few of them were allowed and others overruled.
Mr. Bunita objected to the allegations contained in one part of the
petition being heard, inasmuch as one of the consenting parties to the
petition had withdrawn his name from it. •
Mr. nimbus could not consent to Buell a prec,eed—
ing. The party who had signed the petition, it would
appear, had been compensated by the promoters, and that
alone caused him to withdraw his opposition. Now he was
of opinion that the petitioner having withdrawn his name from the
petition, could not admit of the allegations being withdrawn, inas-
much as the petition had come to the Committee from the
House of Commons, and was therefore "the property of
the House. Had the petitioner been willing to withdraw
his opposition, he ought to have petitioned the House to that effect,
and failing so to do, he had no control over the petition. Ho, there-
fore, submitted that the proposition of his Hon. Friend could not be
entertained.
The room was then cleared, aid after half-an-hour's deliberation,
the parties were Galled in and informed by
The CuAinuani that the Committee had given their most
attentive consideration to the question, in consequence of the bearing
it would be likely to have on other Bills. The Committee regretted
that the standing order was not more clear upon the point, but they
were of opinion, that where a party .was willing to withdraw
an opposition, the allegations In spell petition' only affecting his own
property, he could do so without petitioning the House to that effect.
The most proper course would be to petition the Housea for power to
withdraw that petition ; but, under the circumstances "of the case,
the Committee were of opinion that the petition In the present case
could be withdrawn.
The petition was then withdrawn, and the Committee declared
that the standing orders bad boon complied with, except in a few in-
stances of imperfect notices to
.parties whose property ivas on the
line.

STANDING ORDERS COMMITTEES.
HOUSE OF LORDS.

This Committee resumedrits sittings at twelve o'clock. The fol'ow-
ing companies having been declared to have complied with the stand-
ing orders, their Bills passed:—The Longford to Sligo Extension
Railway, the Sligo and Shannon Railway. The Committee reported
that tbo standing orders had not been complied with in the case of
the Wexford,,Carlow, and Dublin Railway.
THE MIDLAND GREAT WESTERN.-31ULLINGAR TO
• . GAL WAY.
The Committee reported that several cases of non-compliance
were established, some of which they allowed to, be cured by the
abandonment of a branch line to the dock of Galway. .
They also reported that the standing orders had not been complied
with in the case of lands belonging to Mr. Dudley Pearse, near Bal.
limosloe, the effect of which will be to confine the extension of the
line to that town.
The capital of the line 19 770,9001., and its length is about S 7 miles.
This decision renders the line as a mode of communication be,
tween Dublin and Galway a mere nullity.
The case occupied the whole day, and the Committee adjourned
at four o'clock to Monday next.

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LAW ISTELLIGENCE. .
BANKRUPTCY COURT, Feb, 27.
(Bofors Adr. Commissioner FINE.)
IN .IL ONES. E J •
, . •
PrEITIONINO cEEDITOE'S ,COSTS.—III this case the petitioning ere,
ditor resides at Luton, iii Piedfurdshire, and an applidation was wads
for an orderfbr'hls expenses, atfexecution having been put in on the
bankrupt's goods.
The Learned Cousussmsaut .said he coula not.make any order on
this subject. An argument might be raised that the law should be
altered,'but, as it stood, the petitioning creditor must pay his .°wn
travelling expenses the cane as any other creditor.
TbeSolicitor said the steps taken by the petitioning creditor were
for the benefit of the.eatate.
The Learned Celostessosrait repeated that he could not interfere.
TIIE CO3k,IKZECIAL D./NE. OF LONDON V. SOSINSON,
'This Was a's:illusions under the 6th and 7th Victoria, calling on the
defendant, who is a tailor in gt, Paul's Churchyard, to show cause
why he did pay th; sum 0f66/., the balance of a bill of exchange.
The Solicitor to the bank said that terms had been prePosed, and
as the CompasY were not desirous of pressing harshly, he would
consent to an adjournment for a week. -
The case was accordingly adjourned.

-SECONDARIES COURT Feb. 27.
(Before Mr. Secondary POTTEII.). •
lIINWILL O. Mi.
Tlie plaintiff in this action is a carpenter, and the defendant a
banker at Kensington. The action was brought to recover the sum of
61. is., for work done for the defendant.
The payment ef21.108. on account was admitted, andthedefendant
had PAU 21. 10s. Into Court.' The defence was, that the plaintiff had
overcharged for the work. The evidence:was 'vary contictory.
On the part :a the Plaintiff it was shown that„the plaintiff had been
engaged in•yarious repairs of the *minter, &c., and charged for the
work by the day, and also materials, and it was swore that the bill
was fair and reasenable.
For the defendant two surveyors and builders were called. They
were both of opfnion that in such st.job the charge should char: en mea-
surement, and not by time—the first estimated the fair es at
41. 155., and the-other at 51. Is, 11d.
Mr. Thomas, fir the defendant, Contandedi that there was no bind-
ing rule as to the mode of charging, and did not consider the jury
would take such a close calculation as the last witness had made,
when the diference was so small between the sum allowed and
that paid.
• The Sadommiav said it, was entirely a question for the jury
The jury gave a verdict for the plahitig.
This was-the only case tried this morniimg,

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

- HOME CIRCUIT, Heitford, Feb.-,27.
The Commission of Assize for the county -ofilerts was
opened to-day by Mr. Baron AIDERS3,ON. £ '
The business is rather heavy fort county, there being
lwenty-three.prisoners
.for trial, gmf,c-efenty causes, two of
which are special jury cases:` • - 4' ..4 -,
- Mr. Baron ALDERSON iiispoed of two or. three cases in the
Crown,Court, and will lit again to moms* to try pr*orters,,
but the Civil' business Will not commence hilifore Moqay., .
4O
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,1-.. ~•-• °-
IT, Carli , 'Feb4.ls. •
lay at New e, Mlii-Justice
an early , i 14.41-justice
the few a'.."4- atilrern the
Ay,

NO RYHE
This being tht
Coleridge proce4
Ntteson reanaini
calendar.
Charles Stead
O'Brien; at Peru
' TA details of
givOi'd the atta
men working on
hoOe of a person
lishmen lodge?
h4en sine active
prosecutor was'
was found g4ili
Joseph .Andrezat
Mooney.
This was a pc
Was clearly ider
eutor, an frishm,
•--Verdict,`Guilty. • •
• ' An indicttinent for riotiaid been found against John Hob-
day, convicted yesterclaf; Geo. Fallowfield,•Charlea -ttead,
'Joseph Amlreivs,, and Jolt(ii Richardson, btit•dt was arranged;
they pleading guilty to the riot, that those not convicted of
fothefbffeacekshould be discharged on their recognizances
to 'keep the peace; and to come up and receive judgment if
called on.
- His LORDSHIP then prOceeded, in a most impressive •ad-
dress, to pass sentence on the prisoners. He characterised
the attack. made on the house of M'Levi, and the treatment
of the inmates, as one of the . most cowardly, brutal, and
savage aetsihe had (flier beard related in a court of. justice ;
and observing that it wzdnecessary to repress such outrages
by a severe example, sentenced Hobday to be transportkd for
15 years' Stead to• 18 months'months'imprisonment, and Andrews to
12 months: •
11=11=1,111

cutting ___..„.:oundigt John
inst. '*; .
the mime these
lade by ant ibiSr.of Baglish-
and CarlislOtailwatA-ou the
11PLevi, Atliere, a number of
T was ide!itified haying
le outrage, 4tid by whom the
and severely woincled. • He
assault.
'd for an assault on, James

tme transaction. The prisoner
a party by whom the prose-
ed down and severely. beaten.

CENTR AL CRIMINAL COURT.
ati) COURT. •
(Beier* Mr. liaronTiomi and Mr. Justice Mat-La.)
Losai Phillips , 27, was charged with feloniously forging an accept-
ance to a bill of exchange fcr 971., with intent to defraud Lyon
Miehv ------. were jive -other charged, but only three were pre-
ferred
' The
twitter
to char
Mr. l
serious,.
the cc
,of tei
1 Itio
81., ti
-Th,
° ' gel

y. lie was recommended by the pro-
,r the Court Witnesses were also called

ng sentence, said that the offence was go
:ed by the displeasure of the Court, and
*a be that he be transported for the term

;ted for stealing eight silver forks, value
Westley.
have pawned two of tne forks stolen.
ha' imprisonment, with hard labour, the
Alitary confinement.
tged 51, a solleitor,avas indicted for felo-
a certan instrument purpOrting te,be an
f the Accotintant-General of the Court of
,5561. 175., with intent, to defraud,
41n, Bodkin, Mr. 'Waddington. , and Mr.
and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., with Mr.
fence.
opened the ease by referring -to ' the'
referred to this species of offence, and lee
theteliturnstanires ol the case, which may, be per-
A better understooWn the eyadente ertim Witnesses.
Jeri liarrard,-ctir the4beic-stag..ef,abt- Icoouute Gen e
4flett...exaninednyZl4o:tark--lotsinced, a document marked EV'
an office copy .441E—IGLALsits• of the iv.-
Edward Franks.
The document was read at Icagth by the clerk, and contained an
order to pay the sum of 5,5961. 11-g. Into the Bank of Inland te the
eredit of the Accountant-General of the Court of Chancery.
Thomas Jones Bellamy examined by Mr. WADDINGTON—Resided
at Brighton. Was trustee in the affairs of Mr. Banks, a lunatic.
Mr. Foster was a co-truatee. He knew the prisoner, Mr. Garey,
firw he: a
ieterested, and they alwi employed him to save sapenee. In the
younger children the, parties beieficially
received ,the letter produced from the
prisoner. An •rder had been made directing himself
name,
trustee to pay in certain sums to the Bank of England in the of
the Accountant-General. He received three cheques to have h(tsig- •
nature affixed, one of the cheques being for the sum mentioned in the
indictment. He signed the cheque, and crcssed it "Bank of Eng-
land, to account of the Accountant-General." That appeared to be
struck out, and " Goslingsand Co." sabstituted instead. After signing
the cheque he transmitted it to Mr. Foster. He afterwards received
a letter from the prisoner, 'dated Jan. 17, stating that he had paid
the cheques into the Bank of England, and inclosing receipts alleged
to be signed by W. R. West, one of the cashiers of the Bank, for the
Bank and the Accounts.nt-General. On the 20th February, witness
and too-trustee; sale& at the elle* of the A.cosuntant-General's,
and made intsairy into the matter. The money was afterwards paid
by witness te the Accountant-General.
Cross examined by Mr. MeasTAGUI XT. Tristran
was employed as a solicir in part ef these transactions. His costa
were 4001. A commission of lunacy wait taken out on Mr. Finks in
1325, but his insanity from the year ISIS was so.t, that any
deeds of his after that period were void. B mastlement ef
1806 the deceased had willed certain sums to the younger children,
which the heir-at-law disputed. Mr. Garey then undertook the
cause, and received the money which had been so settled upon them.
He did not know whether Mr. Gazes, had advanced his own money
for the purposes of the suit, bat as the matter was very involved the
espeases must have been very heavy. He (witness) paid the pri-
soner some 2001., but the costs must have been greatly above this
amount. The costs, he, believed, were as high as 2,0001.
Charles James Foster, a banister, and co-trnstee with Mr. Bel-
anty, examined by Mr. CLARK —7lad affixed his name to a cheque
for 2,5961. 17s. The words " Goslings and Co." were not upon it
then. The cheque was afterwards taken to Mr. Garey's. In De-
cember last he received a communication from Mr. Bellamy, and in
consequence he saw the prisoner -at Southampton-buildings, in his
aMeS. He asked him if he had the receipts, and he said he would
have them in a day or two. He could not recollect the words which
passed between them, but the impression was that Mr. Garey had
paid the money. Some time after he accompanied Mr. Bellamy to
the Accountant-General, and in this month he went to the Bank of
England, mad with Mr. Bellamy paid the money over again..
John H. H. Tristran handed the cheque so often referred to to
Mr. Garey. It had not then the words " Goslings and Co." on it. It
was creased to the Bank of England. When he asked for
the receipts, the prisoner said that they were at the Accountant-
General's office, and on subsequent occasions he said that he had
not had time to send for them,
Mr. Strange, cashier `in the banking•houtse of Goslings and CO.,
proved having received the cheque in question from the prisoner.
A clerk, from Messrs. Coutts and Co., spoke to the fact of the
cheque having been brought to their house, and duly honoured on
presentation.
Alfred. Kinns—Was a writing-clerk's. the prisoner's office last No-
vember. He entered the prisoner's service on the 10th of November
last, and left on the 24th of January following. The document
now produced, purporting to be a receipt from the Bank of England
for the cheque paid into Gosling and Co., is in my hand-writing. He
wrote it on the 17th of January, at the desire of the
prisoner. The piece of paper on which he wrote was brought
to him by Mr. Garey. Upon giving it to him ho desired
him not to spoil it as it was folded in a particular mann*.
The prisoner also brought 'a piece •of paper which was to serve as a
copy for the alleged forged certificate. This copy WAS in the hand-
writing of Mr. Gamy.
Inspector-Haynes examined by the ATToaresv-Gierentar.—lle had
apprehended the prisoner. The only papers he took possession of were
those which were found on his person, Finding upon examination
that none of these papers referred to the charge upon which the pri-
soner was taken into custody, he returned them all at the station-
house in Bow-street.
Daring the time he was writing the
Alfred Kinns re-called—
alleged forged certificate the prisoner came from his Mier office
several times to give him directions how he should do it.
Samuel Parkinson, clerk la the Aceountant-General's office—The
usual course of business was, that the solicitor brought the order,
which was read through by the clerk, to understand the object of it.
In paying money to the credit of the Accountant-General it was
usual first te Si to that functionary's office in Chancery-
lane, and there, upon the production of cash or a cheque,
a certificate was given to the solicitor in attendance, which certificate
was handed into t
on he
of England with the money. The Bank
gave a receipt upon the money being paid in, and this • receipt was
the Accountant-General's-office, who affixed
afterwards brought to
dered the
his signature, and thus ren aoknevrledgment perfect. The
sauced was not such a one as would be given
certificate now pr— The Aces. t
under the eircumstaces. d
of
the
ant-General always received
private information every ay sums of money paid into the
Bank of England, under orders granted by the Court of Chancery.
id, he made in the Record-office, and among the
From the search wh
tent-General's office
books kept in the Accent' it did net appear that
by
was ever paid the prisoner. It could not
the sum in question his knowledge.
have been paid in
without
e
At the 'close of the case for the prosecution, Mr. Chambers took
some legal objections
to theindictment, but they were overruled by
the Court. Counsel then addressed the jury, and contended that
The Learned Cou k
out
the evidence did not ma -e any intention on the part of Mr.
Geary to defraud.
A number of witnesses
were then called, who deposed to the pri-
soners
an of honour
' character as a m and integrity.
Mr. Justice
MA ME summed uP the case, and the jury found the
prisoner guilty after Navin
The Learned 301)01, g made yearn propriate address,
sentenced him to be transported for fifteen

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met. piers wero five nt
d.
Le priso4r pleaded. Guilt 3
ter t6th. consideration of
Htno
iaractor.
r. Baron sitta, in tisasin
its, that must be inorko
,entene (Luba theref4ro
in years.
k•hdrci ' tttrtta Indict
:h6 props y of Nictiolia 1
A prisonei• was pirovetkto
!,ateneed t 4 twelve month
,fortnight . be kept in eel
dtv,-aid Br at Gearei; itg
Lily-fo'rkin And utterint 2
!ti eopi of certiflcato bf
Llicery, for t snra of 2,51
he AttOrne -General, M
rk attendedlo prosecato
Ty, appeared for the defer
be ATTowt*T-GotittALL.
tute.of Ciforga 1., which ?I.
n stated iti'de6il ti6eireu
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