The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QIIRINI3 BENCH.
at Nisi Priu at GoilpitlL—pm... Lord chief

Justice, Cockburn and a Speck Jury.)
ONWELL AND OTSIMS V. JACKSON AND owns.
Taii farther hearing of this remarkable are was resumed
.-a, Q.C., Hr. Field, Q.C., and Yr. Hannon
were counsel for the plaintiff ; Kr. &omit awris, mr.
Ballaatine, arid Mr. Wilke, for the defmc&at.
Ite drat witness called this morning wee the min Bartoo
way ,
am is the testator's employ, and who it was alleged
with Gregory the attestation of the fiat rieetian
ll,tited that when he we. called into the room he saw
coal sitting in a chair with some papers and ink on
rte tibia and a pen in his hard. Hunan said to him
N.,. thee, sign this document." He took the pen sad
~:a IL Greg_ory did the same. The paper they signed
tiled up. He did not know that it was a codicil. Yr.
yang' was not writing when they went in.
fir. field—Now jest hear that part of your affidavit in
ct,..eery :—" I swear that I saw George Nuttall subscribe
ante his name to the said document." Is that Um at.
"tt :toess7l do cot think I saw him write it.

,
ir Field—Wu dun affidavit read over to you before you
n'rwew—lt wee
:nevi it!

The Lord Chief Justice—Wu the ink upon the paper that
,:;end wet or dry
.11 .totes7llc! eat know.

The Lord Chief Justice—Nauman, sir, you must ammo
we it ; hens your signature direct under the last lima of
the document.
Wacese—The paper was folded up when I signed it.
C; ...examined—At the *emigration in clammy he said
Else told him that if anyone asked him about the
sxtr.l he was to my it was node in October 1868. Thai
vii trim. He also said that Else told him be would give
Ursgory 204 • year for life. He supposed teat
e contained in the codicil. Else said if they would
;,,s; it a secret and carry it to their graves he would
them 201. a year for lids sod if anything happeoed
to them he would provide for thir wives and chic duo. That
so was. Os the tint reat.slay after Mr. Nattall's death
paid him 101. He did so wan on the second mat-
lie (witness) thought that it was matey left him in
:.; codicil. They ware told that Mr. Natio)l bad left them
•e year. They received 2001. each after Mr. Nattall's

Lord Chief Justioe—Who mid you the 90O&
Witaew —Mr. Else. They reosived 200 i. each mid two
sifts from Mr. Else.
Rt-eramiued by Mr. Hanleke—What wee the eseret?
NC:tnra hesitated.

Ide Lord Chief Jtisties—Now. sir. ahead up ; speak the
tnitii. end the whole truth ; look the jury full in the face,
wan it. Be careful bow you sourer the question.
wa use —lt wee that the oodacil was not gamine, Lod
said we were to keep it nerd and carry it to our grams.
Mr. Karelake—Who were in the roam?
triunes—Myself and Yr. Else.
Mr. Kerslake—Wheat wea Gregory ?
Witness—Be bad goes out to fetch same beer.
Mr. Kerslake—What did be mesa by saying the codicil
<L. not genuine ? What did be say ?
;cures—That it was signed at a different time, and that
me what be wiabed us to keep secret.
Mr Kerslake—Were you not eked at the trial at Derby
;nestles, and did you not say you could not remember
Sesiux it hammed succ► a long time before
witness—l do not recoiled it. I might hare said so.
ITU ease was promeding whoa we went to pram]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Mousy.)
U XLIZABETH TURNER.
This wu a divideed meeting. The bankrupt was described
the Globe, Reginitytrest, Lambeth-walk, sad of the
:ocgdale Arms. Hill-street, Peckham, Homed victualler.
Hobert Wood, of the firm of Moors. Wood and
appeared for the meioses.
The unsecured debts sr, G 871.; secured. 2,6234; and cm the
cater side it appears the brokers of the oonn took from
widow 11/., and them was cash taken and paid to the
assignee 16i. l(. Property was given up which
;..; and the property ne the hands of creditors is
-,::rd at 1,7301. The dsvidend, it is anticipated, will be
I'm; 2e. to 2a. 6d. in the pound.
The dividend was declared pro formA.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.)
RE JAMBS PHIPPS JOREBO.I.
This was a meeting for the appointment at assignees.
The bankrupt, James Phipps lobes's°. of 10, Bread-attest,
Ciatheole, was a warehouseman and commission agent.
Mr. Dana, from the office of Memrs. &shoat, Son, and
Morris. represeated the principal creditors ; sad Mr. J. T.
Irsherkrupt.ns, of Aldernissibury, watched the saeba, for the
t .o
The bankrupt came to the court on his own petition on
the Rib of Pelbroary, and filed a Matecamt *Ming
hi debts at 3,3891. 4R. 10d. The failure is ascribed to
Imes in trade on realisation of goods, sad also insuftl-
;:eney of prate to meet expenses.
Mr. Edward Barron, of Milk-street, merchant. sad Mr.
lohn Young, of Manchester, manufacturer, were appointed
'signer for the next sitting Axed for the 6th of ApriL

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL
CICILD imams IX Till CRT-2041D.

A respectablynttired young woman, who appeared to
feel her position very acutely, mid who gave the name of
&Ina Kest, aged • dursetie servant, ern brought
before Mr. Barker charged with wilfully murder*, her
tew-bore Warn is the City-road.
Mr. Beard, of Bringlaalletrest, breaded ter the defines;
and Impostor Judge, N diviaion, watched the ere as be-
half of the preemar.
Mrs. Thereat Levey, of 341. City-reed. said—The prreasr•
was my sear; and bad been so for shoat 8 mostha, Oa
Friday three weeks 1 left my house about • gamier pest 12,
and retuned here about 4. I braked at the deer aa hour
before I wee admitted, and then I wee very mash frighered
at teeing the priers, looking very ill. She thee west into
the kitchen, and I arced her what was the matter
with her. sad she said it was bathing hot astral
came. I asked her for the address of her mother. rat she
would not give it to me, saying that she did not want her
mother. Feeling direatirsd I seat for my medical MD.
She said she would go to her mother the following
day. When the doctor mar she was rill very
cbitioate, but when I mid I would send for a
police-constable she gave me the address of her mother.
I went to toe mother, who said that she had no room for her
daughter, but afters great deal of persuasion she came to
Bee her daughter. The pruner mkt she knew nothing was
the matter with her. and rather negated me.
Cromexamined—l was sot swaps what was the rarer
with her, nor wee I aware that she was ill in the moos.
'tir. I did not refuse to let her go hoer. Tr darer saw
her at my request.
Police-sergeant Taylor, 33 N. mid—On Friday
rffed tot, 341,
City-road. From what I heard I went ire the kitchen and
saw the prisoner miring there apparently very ill. I sent
for Dr. Powell. I assisted her upstairs. I then made a
search for the child. I went to the privy in the bare yard,
sad after ennobles of the seat I found the body at a male
child nearly covered over with sail, with • pros of ea old
Mating tied tightly rowed its seek. I them washed the
child, and called the doctor to meth
Mr. Josiah Taylor Powell, M.D., 222, Cltyneed„ said —I
called hy Mrs. Levey, about half-peat Iva en the 20th
of last mooth, sod went downgrades sad saw the primer is
the kitchen with her hand over her facer with a gnat rosy
marks of blood about the prat Irked her what was the
matter, and she said nothing at all ; she did not west ray
doctor. I tried some time to lad cot what was the rarer.
She would not let me erodes her. At shoot half-par
ti I was fetched again sad smeared her lied wave it r
my opinion that the prisoner had been delivered of •
child. She Ina taken upstairs, and I than disaoweesdl that
within • few hours she bad been delivered of a child.
Afterwards I wee called dowsers tato the 'dials, sod
found the sergeant wailing • dead child. I mastoid
it and found • piece of ruff road it. ark. 1 have
sine made a post morn= examination. Maternally
I found that the naval string had been tors about
it loch and a half. The far and head wag
noy mach congested, and the lips livid. Intenally the
train was corseted, as were the lamp, which floated en
Suter. The lunge were fall of air all over. The heart
contained no blood. The other organs were perfectly
healthy, and the stomach wee empty. The child bad partly
breathed.

51;:itsrker—W hat do yin say was He muss cr death ?
Wilson—l should say it was suffocated.
Lt. Barker—Was the pia* of stuff find tightly road
the neck!

unem—Yee ; the skin under the ligature vii wide%
and the parts above and below were raised.
Cross-mamined—l will not undertake to sweet Urge wee
tor legalise mildews of the ehdd from its mother.
Mr. Beard said an inquest had been held, aid the Jury
murned a verdict of wilful murder. but the corowar
aid be boiled the magistrates would mod the ease fur the
tacrialmett of birth.
Mr. Barker said the prisoner would be emit to the
Central Criminal Court for trial

M A RLBOROUGH-STRIZET.
rAtit kORDIN A RT f dARO! OF Ammons) FRAUD:

RoBBERT OF • tIEOP',I CAPTAIN ON DOA= •817.
Two fellows. named James Joao end Joke Cortneffy
were charged before Mr. Tyrerbist with eedeaweerin to
^h.tain U. by false and fraudebast pretenses from Xrtt .
.11.. m Frederick Williams, jewel asaa oaken, al 29. Leg-
gier. Sobo.
Mr. Williams—About a quarter-pest T yesterday
l-r prisoner Jones accosted me fa the steer . and
me a chant for wile, representing it te bu ear gold. and to
be composed of twelve nagger. which lad bees takes from
neer in Australia. Jessie rid the rein Weaned to the
'pta,l3 of a ship. and the oaprie had died es hie we,
to Engird ; that the whale of tie Gram with the ezesplien
el himself aad tbe ship's carpantso. who wee .14.4113:4:
the oppftim side of roe the way. Mara ; as/ alma
4" ^sortie death they b d leeles the shale and rem
• ,*ellery, sad • a rarity. of Apr- net telenea. Jere