The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGKNOL

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCL
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
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CORCORAN AND RAINS V. DR7K ENRON. --11PICIAL DAL
Dr. Deane,Mr. Quaiu, and Mr. Leans MEC,
tor the plaintiffs ; /dr. Serpent Parry, Dr. [kinks, am xi,.
Hastings for the respondent ; Mr. D. 1). Keane for legume
ander the will.
The testatrix was originally Lydia Augusta Barkit, toil
was stated to have been a deecoodaot from the family ,r
Oliver Cromwell. She was born in comparatively tumble
eirerunatumes, but she was married to a eredth.
distiller and wine-merchant at Bedloed, hayed
Rawlins. With biro she lived for several year,
and at his death in 1852 he left her the whole of hie estate
absolutely. It consisted of real, copyhold, and personal
fr_o_t_iyrt , Weides half the business iu which he had been
The testatrix lived at Grove House, !homy,
7.27. but in the autumn of 1853 she went over te
Dahlia, when the exhibition was going on, and she troM
the aoquairitance of Mr. James Corcoran, a furrier,
that city. He proposed to her, and was accepted, sad
marriege settlements were drawn up with the utmost for.
mality. Amongst other things it was stipulated that Br.
Corcoran should give up hie business and should come to re-
side at Grove House. Pending the negotiations Mrs. &whin
executed • codicil, in which she left him, in the neat of ter
death before the marriage, an annuity of 4001, The wedding
took plane in January, 1854, at which time Mn. Coterie
was about 52 oe 53 years of age, her husband being two w
three yearn her junior. They lived very happily tateth,
WI the 4th of last December, when she died. she
bad bum a great will maker, but the paper gm
=by the execrators bore date the 15th
81. She had, however, previously executed a will
in November, 1858, the provisions of which were My
miler. She left nearly the whole of her Property to Mt
husband (who had of late managed the distillery bunnies no'
only on her behalf but on behalf of the owners of the other
share of the business), but she gave four public-homes to
the four children of her brother, Mr. Burka, of Australia.
Probate was resisted, nominally by Mrs. Dickeosoe,
sister of the deceased, but really on behalf of Mr. 13oriit,
the pleas being that the paper propounded wee not the
of the deceased, that it had not bees duly executed, that
the deceased was not of testamentary capecity, tad thet
the instrument had been procured by the tundra) Wont;
importunity, and control of Mr. Corcoran, the plaintiff.
Is support of the will evidence was given of the formal
execution of it in the presence of two members of the firm
of attorneys whom she employed to transact her Intel beg.
treas. It was mho sworn that they had not had the alight*
oommunicatiou with the husband of the deceased, sad that
she was of perfect capacity.
At this stage of the proceedings a canpremies was
effected, and
A verdict entered for the plaintiffs.
Sir James Wilde then decreed probate.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. CommiMiceer Gonlburn.)
IN 111 J. SIMPSON.
The bankrupt, formerly a fanner and lime.berner. of
,ford, and now out of busies.; of Cbarlottastriet,
Whiteehapel, applied for his order of discharge. Debt',
8101. ; on accommodation bills, =9l. No assets;
bad dente,
.4681.
" " • .

Mr. Chidley appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Lumley fa
creditors ; and Mr. E. Reed for the bankrupt.
It • that us memorandum had been placed on de
ings of what was done at the last sitting.
Hie Honour complained of this M an irregularity on tle
part of the solicitor to the assignees.
Mr. Chidley said the order had been certainly dram
up and handed either to the registrar or the messenger;
but in the c infusion which prevailed in • very crosdel
court, the order had probably been lost.
Hi Honour directed that • fresh order should be dam
uP•
Mr. Lumley said hie client, Mr. Harvey, complained the
the plaintiff had bought six Losses of bim at Chollock bus,
giving • cheque for 160/., which, on presentation at La
London and County Bank, turned out to be worthlem
The Commissioner —That seems to be rather • case for fa
police-court. How do you put it under our act of pule.
ment ?

Mr. Lumley said the court might order a prosecution
under the =IA section ; but u the creditor had taleo col
proceedings in the Court of Exchequer, and obtained ;nig.
mein, it would probably be held that the criminal °Hetet
was condoned. He would pier the cue spinet the Mub
rapt under the set, as a ease of incur* • debt without
probable means of payment.
His Honour, after cooferring with the °facial mimes,
and learning that the accounts were very detective, said he
should direct an adjouramant sine die, with leave to
bankrupt to have a day mauled, at his own expose, when
prepared with bettor accounts.
Protection for two mouths.

The bankrupt was a pa birca;,lf the Whestsbeaf, Shad.
well. He now C 42110 before the court, owing 8/. 8.. oily to
unsecured creditors. and 30/ to creditors holding qty,
the property held being of the value of 131.
Mr. Aldridge said the bankrupt had been adjudicated by
the registrar. He had been benlaupt ao recently u Yard
Wt; he afterwards meet into Weiner at two places, war
arrested, applied for his relater, and was sent back until Is
had been in prison four months.
The Oommimioner —Well, what are we to do with
. . .

Yr. Aldridge—l suppose you most discharge him.
The Oommissioner—This is really taking out ► some
ticket in bankruptcy. He comes here twice within ow per.
However, he does not get his ticket without tour mowd
imprisonment.
Order granted.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Baron Channa)

drew Godlow, 30, ardor. WiUiamlteon,2o. sail?,
and Marmara Buckley, 20. spinster, were charged eh
feloniously wounding Mary Ann Butt, with intent to do Mr
grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Collies prosecuted, and Mr. Bibton and Mr. IMY
were counsel for the prisoners.
The prommutrix, it appeared, was of the clue called
fortunate, and resided in one of the low localities is ms
East end of the town, and the female prisoner was cis
of the same class. On the night of the 6th of
vember the prisoners and the prceecutrix were mad
at • "wake,' sad while they were all more x
lam in • state of intoxication • quarrel toi
place between the female prisoner sod the ptomain.
which ended in • struggle in which the prosecutrix excel
several injuries, inflicted by some sharp instrument, axed
which was very close to the jugular vein. The primer
said that it was not a knife with which she inflicted as
wounds, but • piece of glass. The male prisoners
vev
charged with aiding Buckley in the assault. It wcsel
mitts& however, that the prommutrix commenced to
queneL
Some witnesses were called, but when the prosealn
was called the did not mistier ; and by the direction of ta
judge the jury returned • verdict of Not Guilty. sells
recogebanoss of the proirecutrix were ordered to $
ortreated.

(Before the Recorder )
George Priest, 20, was iodicted for felooiouslF ad
fraudulently forging a false certificate of birth, with atei
to obtain an appointment in the Customs.
Mr. Kemble prosecuted ; Mr. Metcalfe defended.
It appeared that the primmer had been employed is
Customs for some mouths put. and he was only waiting tl
be attained the age of 20 to be placed upon the rtylk
staff. lie only wanted three months to the right age, bra
becoming impatient he procured the certificate of his bin
and altered the date of 1814 to that of 1843. The ewes
of the figure 4, and the substitution of the 3, was ISM.
clumsily performed and so the fraud was detected.
The Jury found the prisoner Guifty, sod the leared
Recorder aentesoed him to be imprisoned sod kept to ha
labour for the space el two oalasdar months.