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London, England, 1858-07-07 00:00:00

ROLLS COURT.

(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)
THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY COM

PANY V. THE WARRINGTON AND STOCKPORT RAILW LY

COMPANY.

This part-heard motion for decree per order, and for
an injunction to restrain the defendants from using the
railway station at Chester, was resumed and concluded
this morning, and his honour the Mater of the Rolls re-
served judgment.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE DAVIDSON AND GORDON 7-TILE WEST RAN DIS

TILLERY.

This was an adjourned meeting for the examination
of these bankrupts, Daniel Mitchell Davidson and
Cosmo Wm. Gordon, of Mincing-lane, and of Cousen's-
lane, Upper Thames-street, in the City of London,
colonial brokers, metal agents, and of West Ham-lane,
in the county of Ess•ex, distillers, &c.
The bankrupts, it will be remembered, were con-
victed of fraud and sentenced, and the term of
their imprisonment having expired, their balance-
sheet bas been filed by Messrs. Hart Brothers,
commencing January, 1853, to June, 1854, and shows
debtor to creditors, 36,023/. 2s. ld. ; to ditto holding
security, 231,3291. ss. 7d.; surplus, Jan. Ist, 1853,
53,5201. 63.; profits in trading, 2651. Gs.; ditto at the West
Ham Distillery, 22,4131.131.; liabilities, 52,9451. lie. 9d.;
ditto on account el T. Webb, 7,8451. 8 ;.; ditto on bills re-
oeiva.ble, 104,0831 7s. ld.; total, 164,8761. (less 90,0001.),
74,8741. Creditor—By good debts, 3781. 63. ; doubtful,
5,439/. ; bad debts carried to losses, 11,3711. 13s. 9d. ;
property surrendered to official assignee, 2,6001. ; ditto
in hands of creditors, 120,425/. 18s. ld. ; amount stand-
ing to the debit of the West Ham Distidery, 206,1891.
s. 10d.

The bankrupts bad also filed separate balance•sheets
but the items were of no interest.

Mr. Nicholson, the official assignee, handed in a
lengthy and elaborate report tracing the bankrupts'
transactions from 1841, when they were:;in partnership
with a Mr. Sargent up to the time of the bankruptcy.
Mr. Elmslie was for the assignees, and asked for an
adjournment for investigation tf the accounts, which
was granted, and an allowance made to the brankrupts
as they had materially assisted the assignees in realising
the asstt,

CRIMINAL COURT.—(This Day.)

OLD COURT.

(B: fore Mr. Justice Williams and Mr. Justice Willis.)
ATTEMPT TO MURDER.

William Dobson, an aged man, was indicted for at-
empting to murder bis wife, another count in the in-
dictment charged the prisoner with wounding, with in-
tent to do grievous bodily harm.
The prisoner was undefended.
Eliza Dobson said—/ am the wife of the prisoner.
We have been married for 30 years,' but have been living
separated for the last four. On the evening of the 14th
of June last I was standing at the corner of Erle-street,
St. Giles's, talking to my daughter, when the prisoner
came up tome. I tried to avoid him and crossed to the
opposite side of the street, but be followed and seizd
me very roughly by the shoulder, and I then said to him,
‘• Don't take hold of me so brattish, you have a
different sort of person to deal with now." He let go
his hold, but in a short time after he again took hold of
me, and I then told him to leave go. He repeated my
words, and immediately afterwards he struck me a
violent blow on the shoulder. I did not know that I
had been stabbed, but shortly after I put up my hand
to where the prisoner had struck me, and found blood
flowing very freeiy. In a few minutes after I fell to the
ground insensible, and I recollect nothing more of what
occurred until I found myself in the hospital.
A number of witnesses spoke to the fact of the assault,
and one of them produced au old broken table knife,
covered with blood, which had been found near the spot,
The house surgeon of Charing-cross Hospital said, on
the evening of the 14:h of June the proseeutris was
brought to that establishment, suffering from a wound
near the shoulder. Tee wound having been temporarily
dressed was examined the next morning, when it was
discovered to be a deep punctured wound above the
collar-bone, about three ur four inches in depth and an
inch in length. The blood had flowed very copiously.
It bad penetrated to the blade-bone, by which the point
of the weapon had been turned. Great viuleece must
bays been used to produce such a wound. For three
days the woman was in imminent danger. The knife
now put into my hand would cawc such a wound as I
have epoken to.
The jury found the prisoner guilty on the second count
—wounding, with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
The learned judge sentenced the prisoner to tbree
Jeers' penal servitude.
CHARGE OF MANSLAITGHTER,—John Perry was in-
dieted for the manslaughter of John Bainbard, on the
16th of June.
Mr. Cooper appeared fur the prosecution ; Mr. Sleigh
defended the prisoner.
George Hose Innes—l am an articled clerk. Or the
16th of June, between five and six, I was near Clifford's_
inn-passage. I heard a cart approaching quickly. The
horse was galloping at about nine or ten miles an hour.
The cart was going towards St. Paul's. I saw the de-
ceased as he was stepping off the pavement. The shafts
or the shoulder of the horse struck him in the chest. He
was thrown down with considerable violence, after which
he was picked up by the police, and the cart proceeded
for a short distance, when it was stopped by the police,
or else pulled up. several people called out directly
the accident oceurred. The prisoner was perfectly
sober.

Cross-examined—l was on the opposite side of the
way. The cart was about a yard from the kerb on his
proper side.

_
Hill, 315 City police—On the 16th of Juno I was on
duty in Fleet-street. I saw the prisoner driving his
cart. His horse was galloping at the rate of nine or ten
miles an hour. I saw the deceased attempt to crate
Fleet-street at the end of Cliff4.4rd's-inn-passage. The
horse or cart knocked him down. I then put up my
hand for the prisoner to stop, and he did so. The gen-
tleman- was taken to Bartholomecw's Hospital, where he
died. I saw the cart approaching bawl) the gentleman
was knocked down. The street was perfactly clear. It
was about six in the evening. The vehicle the prisoner
drove was a newspaper cart.

The house surgeon of St. Batholotnesv's Hospital said
the deceased gentleman was brought to the institution
on the 16th of 'Tune. He was suff.mug from a com
pound fracture of the left leg. He died on the 28th
of Jane.

Mr. Sleigh addressed tho jury far the prisoner, and
contended that the charge against the pzieouer was not
made out.

Mr. Justice Williams said the person who was en
trusted with a horse and cart was expected to Exercise a
certain amount of skill and caution, and if the death of
the gentleman was attributed to any want of caution on
the part of the person so entrusted, then he Wag liable

for the consequences. A person might drive a horse
along a country road at the pace at which the prisoner
was proved to have been driving without committ,ng

any offence, but it became a question whether he was
justified in driving at the rate of nine or ten miles an

hour through the metropolis, even though the streets

were clear at the time.

The jury, after a short consultation, returned a ver-
dictof not guilty.

Mr, Justice Williams—There wag no oarelessnegs ?

The Foreman—No, no carelessness. It Was a mode•

rate pace if the street was clear.

TD.IRD COURT.
(Before the Common Sergeant.)
IBDEOENT ASSAULT.

A young man, named gaintrall, was indicted for in-
decently assaulting Maria M'Carthy, with iateut, toe.
From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutrix
and the prisoner were in the service of Mr. Muffitt, a
licensed victualler, carrying on bu9iness in Budges.
street, Covent garden, the former as mccLral servant and
the latter as barman. On the morning of the 22d of
ilarch, about half-past five, the prosecutrix was awoke
by finding the prisoner in tier 'bed. She immediately