The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(TlllB DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vice-ehancellor air R. T. Kiedarsley.)

RE THE MORE COUNTIES Lin ASSURANCE OMPANT.

US PART. OAINTIII.
The Viee.Chanoellor gave judgment in this cam which
e,.iiie before the court on an adjourned summoes front
chambers, and wee argued on the 7th December, and
co the 13th February. His Honour mid this
wis a summons by the official manager of the
company to set Midi) an weeniest of compromise
between the official manager cod Mr. Octavian Oroaritin,
made under these circumstances The winding-op order of
the mummy was made on the 13th January, 1539 ; and a
person named limey Nixon was pot no the let of contribu•
tones so being a shareholder -holding some share*
in the company. lo March, POO, a call was made,
and Nisoo Sled as affidavit station his Mability
to pay, sad about the same time Gentili brought
in a claim a. creditor for 17•/. for rent. Some in-
formation which the official manager had obtained induced
him to think that. onstied of Niece bein put on the hat of
contributories. I;arstiu ought to have nmax,
spect of these ti) shame. la the menth Jed, 11611,
t.antio bad transferred these shame to Nixes, the
alleged c„.wjamgtion being 30/. ; and the said
manager suspeeted that this was a mere odour-
gm„ tnn.fer, ...1 ayordiogly he crosseimmined names in
chambers on his Affidavit, the result of which wee that
"sr,n rem.tined for twelve months a. they were without
any step beteg takes use way or the other. In J 11111427,
ISM. the official manager entered into a communication
with Gentili is reference to his claim as a creditor, the re-
sult d which was the compromise in question, Gannet agree
Ms to reduce hls claim as • creditor to ror. , and the official
Aydin that Gamtin should not be ton the
lot coataibiatories. Subsequently the omcial manager,
thinkisg he ought to instigate the matter further, did so,
and be came to the conclusion that he ought to eodeavour
to wt the cnotpromise aside, and he insisted that the mob
pre,. is, ought to be set aside as these groundsfret, that It
we. not blotting on the official beta es before it was
entered on the minutes it was fat before the Jodie
oar iwirgaJt. That ground be (the ViemehaseeMer) wee of
cpmo n was quite untenable. It war sot neermary baking
Wore the judge in parson If the parties did
sot desire the feeereetttoa of the judge, though, if
riqer party desired to have the epistles of the
ryes in the meet trivial matter, he was entitled
p.• have it. But dre dither party dead it. Moreover,
it was the duty of this official manager as ester the proceed.
••• on the file. sad ha could not now he allowed to say
thlt the compromise wee sot binding, because be had not
d.Ate what it was his tosuidso duty to do. The sett ground
ic which it was submitted that the compromise
war ad binding was that Gordis had, is his
crowssaminatioa, made statements that were ad
true, sad is proof of this allegation the official assigns bed
Slat as affidavit by Nixon. to this affidavit Nide Ada
that Gamin stated to him that he was afraid be rived
incur some heavy liability in respect of them as be
thought the company mint fail, and be regooded
who wee his clerk and his broffidistaw, lie bed the
share. traniferreil to him, and Nffins_ agreed I. this.
'the price paid for the shares was "X., but Nixed Iffierld
that Garman gave him the ,or thee lisipaid him It
rat of Oantia's own money whieh bed be Ma bawds as
clerk. la reply to this Gamin bad Sod as affidavemiti wb's\
om
he denied that the transfer was oolonnble, mid he that
Niue was a ',Manny* parson. and had made the
he hat out of revenge. His Honour then west Ia haul
through the two affidavit', mid mid the conclusion he had
more to was, that Dentin was to be believed mid Miss
WM not, and that the compromise most be tiecLired to be
bolding. The coed to be paid out of the meets of the
coripany.
Mr. Glues sad Hr. Higgins appeared for the offidel
manor; Hz. Boalmigh far 111 r. trardia.

COURT OF PROBATI AND DrFONCK
(Beton IM Judge 0E6=74
MA:LCOCIL r. 1111CDOSCOSE Alp Aislowa—pow THP

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Dr. Wambry mai Ile. Hail se Herne eppeand for the
petitioner ; Dr. Swabs, end Mr. Searle fee Sr reaperlents.
The petitions. • butcher at Gravessnd, minted tik,
respondent to December, 10.10. He lived with her sheet ix
veer, and had carol children by. bee ; ant at INS* her
Lust. became, ei he aleid, en in tenaperate that Ise was
obliged to separate himself from her. If. allowed bas how.
ever, a potted • week. At first she meat le fit Albion
where the had fries!, ; bet she afterwarde removed to
Plurnsteleit. where abs kept • little *rook end it was
averred that she WMI io the habit of ramie* 111•0 at her
home.
Margaret Foley. • oeighbonr of hem, stated that antengid
the peewee who visited her was • Freeerensn, who the r-
eporter amid was as editor of the Tines. Herigirse.) Wit.
seas irked her what she was doing with him . She said he
took dews say news that occurred, and was instreratieg
her in therm. set She wee to send what she wrote to
the DelrOpepa, and he had told her that it would mia lase
lUe. • week. (Latrines) The witness also deposed to the
emits of the co-roapoadeat, who was described it • mall
budder.

Evidence wan also given to show that Ashdown had even-
tually tak,m the cott Lge, and that the respondent continued
to live there u a lodger with him and Mrs. White, his
motherin-law. /the was afterwards delivered of another
child. The respondent was afterwards taken before
Mr. Treill, the magistrate, on a charge of desertiog
thi. child. She sail its father was a teacher of lsogus4es,
who bad gone to narbadoes. She wee committed to
Neirgste for trial.
There were recriminatory aliegatioas of cruelty, adultery,
sad netilect ; but no evidence was given to support them.
The jury found a verdict to the 'duct that the respondent
Lel committed adultery, but asti with Ashdown.
The Court then wade a dooms id.

THE POLICE COURT&
(THIS DAY.)

GREENWICH.

lITRANCE C11•14:11 OP

Verinor Br,tes, an old woman of diminutive stature, was
placed in the dock before Mr. Trail', charged with attempt.
lug %outdate money from • yonag man named Arthur Chas.
Joitins, • clerk, of Homey-street, Greenwich, under pre- '
teem of telling hie fortune.
The complaisant it appeared, was at the Spread Eagle
public Lou,,. Stockwell street, Greenwich, on Friday
evening, whet the prisoser entered, and, pro-
ducing a pack of cants, asked him to AIMe them
and she would tell his fortune. He took the
card.. and the prisoner then maid be was " king of
dienvoils," telling him to place a sixpence upon it, and she
would tell hie fortune. iontead of doing which he kept the
cult, col intimated his intention of giving her into custody,
upon which elm commenced as attack upon him, striking
him several times.
('.,lice-cosstablo 1143 It deposed to taking the prisoner
in... , melody, and also receiving the pack of cards produced
from the complainant.
The primmer o,iied that she profaned to tell fortunes.
end accounted f‘n Ler posaemion of the cards by saying
she had picked thou up two days previously on coming
from Woolwich.

Holman. 24; R, one of the mtionsoiting CAMS of the
court, identoint thy prisoner as having been previously
charged. and veld he had known her between Ilse and six
pars es travelling shout and visiting public-houses with
cants in her povse.ion.
Mr. TrAill sentenc.ll the pirate to three mouths' impri-
sonment, nth herd labour.

&twit!."ln Srir Di IN • C•ll.—(Tuts DAT.)-
A determined act of alf-deastsliaa woo gentraitted this
Cuatuolay)lll.4'olll4. he John Omnill, • yeah 19 years of
age, coo of an nfLial consented with the Poet-ofice,
Chslehunt, Kent. It appears that the deceased had left
borne ma Tuesday of.ht la,t, for the purpose of seeking ism-
ployoient, MO at .; o'clock this rnoroi he was at the
Crown acid Anchor public boues.in the I)id Ie kravl,whets
he hired • cab, telling the cahoots le drive him
to Chide hunt Iht arriving upon Chilleinretoont.
mon the driver was alarmed at hearing the repeat of lino
arms, sod oa jumping down sina opening the eabeleor, be
was horntied at moo' blood Swung from the ARM MIT of
the deeramed, a piatol, which had been reesotly dis-
charged, lying near him. Medical aseistatice was
immediately sought, bat the deceased expired before its
arrival. lasi& the call was fueled • letter written by the
.I.,,eisel and addressed in his father, in which he allele' to
h:. iotesitaoa of committing wields, end, alluding to family
zriemeose as the MONK eaptemmed a hope of forewomen
The body sow owlet, aa isquisa
SEItIOVA 711111 AT CIIIMTICL-(THIA DAV.)-
This morning • firs brolusent on the egtessive maionlecter-
premime heloss,:ing to soars. Wait= sad Gs, termed
the Chiswick indierobbsr sod Wsterproodat Works.
:wale is the Itritish Scheed-issomo-lsais TM prely to
testi..n covered some armee el gressd, es wkleA good the
shove. the rain -rooms, the ashlars? daps, the
steam hoder-bousea sod oonek• other 'anonym The
stole of those buildings or sear& so, were of subsiontial
briek sod timber, beim two doors high. but the !mimed
yiickly levelled witheintioloratEened the grater pa-
tios' of the veltable t. By we Alio&
the firs was tali bat not until • merle=
amount of peopsrty was timmtroy.ed, which is the
ret by Captain Mow Brick building, 1111
feet bug, used se melting reenn, rolling houses, and engi-
neers' et,epe, bunged doers • the contents and snacidoorp
drstroved. Frost of lsolisr-houses sod shade eggo-
site itanl by bent. Came of lino naksown. lamed is
the Pb flee Meas."

CRIMMINS AtriDlVlT.—The Echo de /a Sa/fract
Mates that no Udine. Ducoa4ssy, wife of the Prucurear
fnp'rial d Reasorentin, wee arranging her drain et a glass
eves the usetelpiece, her crinoline caught fire, and she was
is a ineenewt Is a Naas U. Damsel's", who was in the
rem, num is her assi.kaaes, sad bad bit bands serenely
hunt la endeavouring to estinguish the Barnes. Thew
exile lieenght ether aid, sad owe of the servants, having the
=of mind to saveloys his mistress in a blanket, the
ere sone extinguished. The barns which the lady
has received, though severe, are not dangerous.