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who was a cotton merchant, had sold on credit consider-
able quantities of cotton to Mr. Mylne. holding a mort-
gage security for his advances. In the beginning of 1842
Mr. Mylne, wishing to have the credit extended, proposed
the guarantee of the defendant for .E. 300 ; and on the 12th
of January the defendant accordingly executed the gua-
rantee in question. Mr. Galley died in the June follow-
ing, and Mr. Mylne in the September following. He
proved to be insolvent, and there was then owing to Mr.
Galley, on account of cotton sold, a sum of upwards of
£1,300, besides several hundred pounds for money lent.
Mrs. Galley administered the effects of her husband tinder
the Court of Chancery, and in the course of these pro-
ceedings the estate mortgaged by Mylne was sold ; but
even with other sums obtained from Mylne's represen-
tatives and other persons whose guarantees Mr. Galley
held a large balance still remained due. The payment
was now resisted on the ground stated in the pleas, that it
was sought to put the guarantee in force contrary to good
faith, inasmuch as when Mr. Taylor signed it he did it
under the representation that Galley wanted it only for
the purpose of showing it his bankers to induce them to
suppose he had a security to that extent, but he never in-
tended to put it in force against Taylor as a security to
himself. Mr. Galley's brother was present, and was now
called as a witness to prove the execution of the guarantee.
He stated, nothing of the kind alleged in the plea took
place ; that Mr. Taylor was certainly unwilling at first to
execute it. saying that he was an old man, and did not like
to have anything to do with such things ; but that there
was no such statement as that suggested made by Mr.
Galley.

On the other hand, Mrs. Mylne, who was also present
when the guarantee was executed, was called for the de-
fence, and her statement certainly on the point was to-
tally inconsistent with that of Mr. Galley, the witness. _

It appeared, however, from the evidence of Mr. Wood-
fall, called for the plaintiff, that after the death of Mr.
Mylne and Mr. Galley, he had acted for the widow, Mrs.
Galley, in conducting her affairs as administratrix, and
that in applying to Mr. Taylor respecting this guarantee,
he promised to pay it, and only proposed some reduction
in the interest. _ . .

HIS LORDSHIP summed up to the jury. leaving it to
them to say to which side they would give credit, but in-
timating that where a person puts his name to a written
document of this kind, bearing no such condition on the
face of it, he ought, to get rid of his liability, make out his
case by very cogent evidence.
Verdict for the plaintiff.

CROWN COURT

THURSDAY

John Greenhalg, 26, and David Kay, 50, were charged
with having, at Tottington, burgiariously broken and
entered the dwelling-house of Samuel Coop, and stolen
therefrom two yards of flannel, two pounds of cheese,
and two pounds of bread, his property. The case for the
prosecution having been partly proceeded with, the learned
judge and jury were of opinion that the matter was more
a " lark" than a burglary, the prisoners were acquitted.
Charles Foley, 21, was charged with having, at Man-
chester, feloniously broken and entered the dwelling-house
of James Jones, Lower Mosley-street, with intent to steal
the goods and chattels therein. The prisoner effected his
entrance by the coal grid.—Guilty. To be imprisoned

for a year.
John Markey, 17, was charged with having feloniously
broken and entered the dwelling-house of William Imrie,
at Bootle-cum-Linacra, on the 28th of February, and
stolen therein twelve silver tea spoons, seven dinner forks,
eight dessert forks, five dessert spoons, a salt stand, two
salt spoons, six egg cups, and a bible.—Guilty. There
was another charge of burglary against the prisoner, but
it was not gone into.—To be transported for seven years.
James Cropper, 32, and William Darby, 22, were
charged with having, on the 4th of March, at Bury, bur-
glariously broken and entered the dwelling-house of John
Horrox, with intent to steal the goods and chattels therein.
The jury found Cropper guilty, and Darby was acquitted.
Cropper was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment and
hard labour. _ _ _

William Nelson, 27, was charged with having, on the
25th of February, at Goosnargh-with-Newsham, feloni-
ously broken and entered the dwelling-house of James
Cottam, and stolen therefrom one gun, one silver watch,
and one handkerchief. the property of James Cottam.—
Mr. Segar was for the prosecution ; the prisoner was un-
defended.—The prisoner was acquitted, his identity not

having been made out to the satisfaction of the jury

•
Joseph Sampson, 45, was indicted for having, at Ash-
ton-under Lyne, feloniously put off to Ralph Ogden a
forged request for the delivery of goods, with intent to de-
fraud him. It appeared the prisoner was a labourer on
the Hudderfield and Manchester Railway at Ashton-
under-Lyne. The jury found the prisoner guilty, but re-
commended him to mercy, and strongly reproved the sys-
tem pursued towards the men. His Lordship said he
perfectly agreed with the jury as to the loose manner in
which the tickets were made out. He sentenced the pri-
soner to imprisonment for three months, and hard labour.
John Weston, a little lad, was indicted for having
stabbed two other lads on the 4th of February, at Man-
chester. Mr. Sowler prosecuted. The lads all worked at
the same mill, and a quarrel ensued, which resulted in
the prisoner being turned out of the room ; on going
home at night, he came behind the two boys and stabbed
them. His lordship said that they could not find so
young a lad guilty with any intent ; and on his grand-
father, who was present, promising to give the gaoler
orders that he should be whipped, he would discharge
him in the morning.