The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-17 00:00:00

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EQUITY COURTS.—Jazx 16.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Bin P. Wood.)
o. THi LAIIGHLY DOM PAMIR.
This was a motion to restrain the defendants from so build-
ing their new hotel in Portland-place as to impede the light
and air enjoyed by the plaintiff as owner of premises abut-
ting upon the rear of the proposed hotel. It appeared that
the hotel was to be erected at a distance of 180 feet from the
plaintiff's premises, and it was urged that at that distance
they could have no scpreciable effect, but in reply it was
pointed out that the new hotel was to be 90 feet at the least
in height, and must from its magnitude form a considerable
interference with the plaintiff 's rights.
The Vice-Chancellor was of opinion that there was a aame
calling for the interference of the court, and directed the
injanction to iseue. But the plaintiff mast give the usual
undertaking as to damages, if he should fail to maintain his
moist the Waring.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JULY 16.
(Bofors the Jody Ordinary.)
OICOrf V. BCOTT.7BYICILL JURY.

After our report left yesterday,
Yr. Kerslake contended that the unhappiness which had
arisen between Captain Scott and his wife wee entirely
owing to the influence of Mrs. Morrie, who from the first
had taken a strong prejudice against her eon-in-law. He
strongly censored the conduct of the respondent in instruct-
ing her attorney to put allegations of the roost offensive de-
scription into her answer, and then leaving them without
making the slightest attempt to support them with evidence.
A great portion of the statement she had made was incre-
dible, and uncorroborated by the smallest particle of inde-
pendent testimony. It was even contradicted by the tenour
of her own lettere, and it would be denied in the most em-
phatic manner poeaible by the petitioner. The learned
gentleman then called
Captain Scott, who made • general denial of his wife's
statements. . . . .

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At the omelasion of the witneeee evidence the court
adjourned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before the Recorder.)
Bartholentew Lowy, 19, labourer, and Michael Long, 22,
labourer (brothers), who bad pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging them with assaulting Elisabeth Fitzgerald,
were brought up for sentence.
The Recorder said that on looking over the depositions be
found that this was one of those outrages known as Irish
faction fights, which must be put down by the strong ann of
the law. The sentence on the prisoners WY that they be
severally imprisoned and kept to hard latent for three
calendar months.

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Jana Connor and Janes Scanlan, two little urchins, who
bad pleaded guilty to an indictment charging them with
picking pockets, were sentenced to one month'. imprison-
ment, and then to be kept in a Reformatory for the term of
three years.
Grove Jones, 28, painter, • man of respectable exterior,
was indicted for stealing • coat and hat value Is., the pro-
perty of James Laws.
The facts of this case were shortly these. The prisoner
presented himself at the house of the mother of the prose-
cutor and engaged apartments, and having done so returned
in • abort time and requested to be furnished with writing
materials. The request was complied with, and the prisoner
was left alone in the parlour. In • abort time be quitted
the home, and was seen by Mrs. Laws running away at the
top of his speed, with a boodle under hie arm. The prisoner
effected his escape, when it was discovered that he had
taken with him the oast and • new bat belonging to her eon,
the prisoner leaving his own hat (a very old one) behind
him. It appeared that three weeks afterwards the prisoner
made a simikr attempt at another lodging-house, but in this
instance, instead of effecting his escape, he ran into the
arms of • police-constable, by whom he was secured and
conveyed to the police-station. There was a former convic-
tion proved against the prisoner.
The jury at once returned • verdict of Guilty, and the
prisoner was sentenced to eighteen mouths' imprisonment
with hard labour.

John Taylor, 14, was indicted for dealing 3s. 6d., the
moneys of Elizabeth Cowell, at Greenwich.
The prisoner was proved to have been seen by the prose-
cutriz to enter her shop sad creep stealthily behind the
counter, and to &hatred the money mentioned in the in-
dictment from the till, with which he wee absconding, when
he was stopped by s poliorconstable, who happened to be
pasaing at the time.
The jury found the priaoner Gladly, and, a former convic-
tion being proved against him, he was sentenced to one
month's imprisonment, and then to be kept in a reformatory
for the term of three years.

dreAßold Logan, a tailitary-looking man of superior ap-
pearance, was indicted for stealing a bay gelding value
311. 10a., the property of He Pearce.
Mr. Ribtog appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Collins
defended the pneoote.
From the opening statement of Mr. Ribton it appeared
that the prisoner, who went by the name of Captain Logan,
entered into a negotiation with the coachman of the prose-
cutor for the purchase of a pony belonging to the latter, and
for which the price of 35 guineas was at find demanded.
Ultimately this was reduced to 30 guineas, but before com-
pleting the purchase the prisoner expressed a wish to ride
and try the animal. and with that view directed that the
pony should be brought round to his residence, No. 133,
Slosinetreet, on the following morning, Monday, the Bth of
June last. The request was complied with, and -the prisoner
was told by the pl.:mentor's coachman that be mast either
return the pony. or send a cheque for the amount agreed
opal. The prisoner called at the house of the coachman.
and told his wife that be highly approved of the pony, and
that if her husband called upon him the next morning at
9 o'clock be would give him a cheque for the amount.
The coachman accordingly coiled, and the prisoner gave
him a cheque for 311. 10s. upon Meson. Stevens and Sons,
foreign and colonial merchants, Cornhill, which cheque
the coachman presented the same day, but was answered
that there were n 1 effects. It was shown that on the
same day the prisoner offered the pony for sale for 24f., and
it was ultimately traced to Cambridge, where it was taken
into the possession of the police, with whom it still re-
mained. The prisoner was apprehended just as he was
about to quit his lodgings, in filosnestrest, by Police-ser-
geant Charles I:Iodic:le, 26 B, to whom he said that the
coachman wee a stupid fellow, sod that he (prisoner) had
plenty of money in the hands of Stenos and Suns, who were
his banker.

This closed the evidence for the prosecution.
The Recorder sated Mr. Ribtou if he did not intend to
call any person connected with the firm of Stevens and Son,
to show whether or not the prisoner had say available funds
in their hands.

Mr. Ribtoo replied in the negative.
The Recorder said that there was an end of the cue, and
directed the jury to acquit the prisooer.
The Jury ea:coedit:l4ly returned a verdict of Poi Guilty,
and the prisoner was dicbarged.
Williams Dowling, 14; Henry Ouohlon, 15; and Alf red
Miles, 14 (the two latter of wbum surrendered in discharge
of their bail), were indicted for stealing a hum, cart, two
rugs, and a whip, the property of John William Vale.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, sod Mr. Dickiedefeoded Dowling,
soil Mr. Colinas dot ended Oughton and Niles.
The circumstances of this ease were somewhat peculiar.
It appeared that shout 10 o'clock in toe morning of the
11th Juoe last the prosecutor, who is an Essex farmer,
drove up in his horse and cart to the corner of
Wiochesterstreet, Broad•street,City, where be was accosted
by the prisoner Dowling, who offered to take care of the
horse and cart for him. The prosecutor cooseoted and
went away, leaving his property an the cost dr of the lad
Dowling, who at the time was wearing a leather apron.
After a temporary absence of not more than five minutes
the prosecutor returned to the spot, when to his dismay and
astonishment he found that the horse, vehicle, and property
had disappeared. From information he received, however,
he went down at once with a City officer to klampton.court
Races, and bad scarcely arrived on the course when he saw
his horse and cart driven by Dowling, and with the other
two prisoners riding in it. come upon the ground. The
three lads were at won taken into custody, and committed
by the magistrates sitting at Kingston for triel. When
before the magistrates Dowling stated that he had nothing
to say in answer to the charge. The prisoner Oughton,
however, said that Dowling had called epee him and offered
to drive him down to the non for a shilling, alleging that
the cart belonged to his master ; and Miles made a similar
statement

The Recorder intimated his opinion that there was no ease
at all against Oughton and Miles, and with regard to Dow-
bag the tiuestioa vies whether or not he took the horse and
cart with intent to steal them, or whether he merely meant
to steal a ride to the ranee. _ _

—The jury bal; intimated that they were satisfied that
though the prisoner Dowling had stolen the horse and cart,
be had no felonious intention. They then returned a verdict
of Not Guilty in favour of all the pnaoners, who were at
once discharged.
Louise Gifford, 30, married, was indicted for stealing a
quad' 7 of Sswillcry, the property of Solomon Reuben, and
count she ,em charged with receiving the same
knowing it to have been stolen.
Mr. Collins prosecuted; sad Mr. F. H. Lewis defended
the prisoner.
It appeared is evidence that the prosecutor, who is a
travelling jeweller, went. on the 4th lls y last, to the Mid-
Kent Railway station at London-bridge, boring with him a
leather bag =taping between 8004 and 9001. worth of
jewellery of all descriptions. He planed the bag on the
platform while he was procuring bin ticket, and on his return
he found it and the whole of his property gone. On the fth
May the prisoner, who was accompanied by a returoed con-
vict named Gifford, offered a pair of oar-ring for pledge at