The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-20 00:00:00

CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELHOTIONS BILL

The house then, in oommittee, resumed the eassideretion
of the clauses of the Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill.
An alteration, proposed by Sir G. GREY, in the wording
of the eighth clause, giving protection to a witness required
by a committee or commimuoners to answer a question or
questions that might tend to criminate him, was egreed to,
after a short debate.

The remaining clauses in the bill IMO likewise agreed to.
Various new chimes, of whir& notice had been given, were
discussed, none of them being adopted, except
A clause moved by Mr. PULLER, rendering any person
convicted of bribery, treatieg, or undue Menem,. at an
election, or against whom judgment shall have been ob-
tained for any penal sum recoverable under the Corrupt
Practices Prevention Acts in respect of any such offence,
incapable of being °laded or sitting in parliament for five
years: and . -

moved by Mr. HUNT, providing for the pay-
ment of the costa of commissioners of inquiry by the
county, borough, or place where the coramismou was held
to inquire into the extensive prevalence of bribery, treat-
ing, or other corrupt practice@ at an election, in oases where
the commissiooeni shall have reported that much practices
did extensively prevail.
The bowie then went into committee upon the Telegraphs
Bill ; but only a few of the clauses were gone through when
the chairman was ordered to report programa

MARINE MUTINY BILL.
This bill was reed a mooed time.
MUTINY BILL.

In answer to Mr. HENTSY,
Sir G. C. LEWIS said that the Indian Mutiny Act was
embodied in this bill. The European troops in India bad
hitherto been subject to a separate Mutiny Act which was
embodied in the present bill.
On clause 23, which relates to the corporal punishment at
eoldi
Mr. P. HENNESSY objected to the clams.
The committee divided, when there appeared :
For the clause
Against -27
The clause was accordingly ordered to stand part of
the bill.

The remaining clauses were agreed to, and the house
resumed.

LNCLOBURE BILL.

The bill VII reed a second time.
TRUSTEES (SCOTLAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL.
This bill pawed through committee.
HARES (IRELAND) BILL.
This bill was reed a third time and paused.
THAMES CONSERVANCY.

kfrallPlT moved for a select committee to inquire into
the operation of the several acts of parliament relating to
the conservancy of the river Thames, to the buoyage, beacon-
age, and ballastage of the river from Staines to Yantlet
Creek, and to the regulation of vessels navigating or ply-
ing on the river between the aforesaid limits.
The motion was agreed to.

VACCINATION (IRELAND).

Sir R. PEEL moved for and obt•ieed leave to bring in •
bill to further extend and make compulsory the practice of
varoinatioujn Ireland.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENT.

Sir G. GREY obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend
the Local Government Act.

_JUDGMENTS (IRELAND).

Leave wu glue to Mr. WurreurDE to introduce a bill to
amend the law of judgments affecting land in Ireland.
The house adjourned at ten minutes to 1 o'clock.

Rain Inttfligenct.

HOUSE OF LORDS.—MARca 19.
APPEALS.
1100RROURR V. LORD.

This part•haud appeal was concluded to-day, having
occupied a considerable time in the argument. It was an
appeal
from a decree and several orders in the Court of
Chancery made by Vice-Chancellor Kindersley. The ques-
tion involved turns on the disposition of the personal estate
of Dr. Peter Cochrane, who was a native of Scotland, bat
for 40 years in the Bengal medical establishment of the
East India Company. The questions raised by the appeal
are in substance, firstly, whether Peter Cochrane, the testa-
tor, ever went throh any ceremony of marriage with
Redeem Seabee, in Wia. Secondly, if so, whether such
ceremony amounted to a legal marriage. Thirdly, whether,
if the evidence was sufficient to establish the marriage, sash
a prima facie cane was not made out as entitled the appel-
lants (Susan Moorhouse being admitted to be a child of
the testator by Raheem Beebe.) to an order on their appli-
cation for a commission to India to take further evidence
in support of the alleged marriage. Fourthly, whether the
testator was not domiciled in France at the date of his will
sod time of his decease, or at one of those penods. Filthily,
whether the bequest of 12,5004 in favour of Susan Moor-
home contained in former wills, not expressly revoked by
the last will, was revoked by such last wilL The court
below held that there was not sufficient evidence of any
•marr•age of the testator with Raheem Beebe., and no such
prima facie case as entitled the appellants to a communion
to obtain further evidence in support thereof - that the tes-
tator was domiciled in Scotland at the date of his will and
time of his decease ; and that his last will had the effect of
entirely revoking his former ones, although it did not wel-
kin any express clause of revocation.
The noble and learned lords before whom the case wee
argued—namely, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, and
Lord Kingedown-1101, delivered their opinion without
bearing the counsel for the respoodenta, unanimously
affirmed the decision of the court below, and dismissed the
appeal with ante.

EQJJITY COURTS.—MAscit 19.
(Before the Lords Justices.)
Cf El THE HOPE lICTIIAL ASSOILAMOZ COMPANY.
This was an appeal from a winding-up order of the Master
of the Rolls. The petitioner was the assignee of a judgment
for 1,2001. which had been entered up spied the opmpeny,
and which the company alleges to hare been obtained by
fraud.
Their lordships discharged the order of the Muter of the
with costa in the mart below. _ _

.
Mr., Hobbonae and Mr. Beeman appeared for the appal-
lasts ; Mr. Selwyn and Mr. B.eaburgh for the reepondeat..

(Before the Master of the Rolls )
=KM P. ROUPELL
The arsanient oo the exceptions to the answer in this
was opened this afternoon.
Mr. Molt, Mr. Hoblionse. Mr. Selwyn, Mr. C. Swanton,
and Mr. Cotton appear in it.

(Before Viee-asorollor Bir B. T. Kinder'ley.)
COMTHORTI r. WALTHAM.

This visa a motion for an injunction to restrain
the defendant from accepting, drawing, indorsing,
er negotiating any notes or bills of exchange
in the name of a partnership which existed between
the parties. In September, 1861, the plaintiff,
who is an officer in the army, saw the following advert'''.
meet in the Times—. Money. —An artisan requires as
honourable friend to aid him is procuring and working
a patent that must prove the moot lucrative,
lasting and universal of all modern discoveries. Ad-
dress F. H. W., 15, Place-street. Ilaverstock-hill."
Plaintiff answered this advertisement, and ultimately en-
tared into • partnership with the defeedent, under the firm
of Waltham sod Co.. the plaintiff agreeing to advance 3001.
to work • patent to improve the method of indenting or
embossing metals ; and defendant was to have • weekly
salary of 21. 10s., until ball the pro6ta reached that amount.
Eventually plaintiff advanced further sums, aniountiogalto-
gether to nearly 9001. Defendant had drawn and negotiated
a promissory note for 21/., which plaintiff alleged was in
violation of good faith, and plaintiff bad been sued alma It.
There were no profits from the business, not were there
likely to be a ; and in February defendant wrote to
plaintiff demanding 421. foe his services, and threatening
that unless' the amount were paid, he would drew bills in
the name of the firm.

• Mr. Goldsmith appeared in aupport of the motion.
The Vice-ChaneeLor, after remaking on the facility with
which the plaintiff had been induced to pest with hie money,
granted the injunctiou.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Kama 19.
(Before the Judge (hfline:T.)
PirrusoN r. rarreow Inn Mau..
Mr. Kidd was counsel for the petitioner; Dr. Dram
Q.C.. and Mr. Searle ter the respoodest. The coneeptimlent
did noteppear.
The petitiooer was arigieslly • working bootanaker sad
las t a bootbinder. They were married in the
year mid they had had three children. In 1846 they
took a coffeehouse in Meetise-hoose-Ism‘ Chatham, when
the co-mepositiot Hall, • °anima-maker, was received ss •
ledger. About the year 1849 the reepoodents both disap-
peared, sod roe time afterwards they wore found firing
topther in Leedom as man and wife. There was • counter
plea of cruelty of a somewhat singular nature, vaniely, that
tie parkiticear hid attempted to compel her to take noxious