The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-01 00:00:00

'COATE or THE DAT..

A jerz bleier beeS sworn is ii;tii;Case.• of "Stoekham v.
Friend.
Mr. Hawkins salted fora postponement OD the ground
that he was not prepared.
Mr. lurou Martin—You ought to have known where the
cue was ou the list.
Mr. Hawkins—When your lordship revs I might to have
Mimes where the ease was. I my I know nothing at all
anent it, for lay brief has just been hooded to me.
(1.2110.) I ask your lordship to put the case off till
31Mr. limos Martta—Yes mad pay the wets of the day.
Mr. Haekise—Yes, sly lord.
Mr. Field—la Ore nut esseory lord—" King v. Easbalt"
tas to the mme parities.
Mr. Harm Martin—Wen, yen seem to have some ash.
dentist papers in your hood. (Laughter.)
Mr. Field—Why, my lord, I have neither witssanse net
brit
Mr. Bares Mortis—Well, let this case stand over as
P
of the costa of the day.
Mr. Henniker, in the sue of Wailer v. Riclurits,"
MI, loot my client is not here. (Laughter.)
This case was also ordered to 'toed over as the SUN
terms aa the other,.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
BURROCCIIS C. BC111101:0149.
The petitioner, the wife of • aolicitor at Staaham.
Norfolk, sued for the restitution of her conjugal rights ;and
her bushel:id in reply charged her with adishary with
ikardros• Charles &kook, a winanmeeiont at Yanseeth.
Dr. Mamma lite., aad Dr. Smiling appeared for the
petition, ; Su F. Slade, Q.C., sad Ik. lipinks, for the
ot.
Ibedirietitioese staled that she wee married to abs it
fea,laut the le of Jaa, Per soma weld eb•
rvolol with her towhead at her smehres in Teemnallit
after which they serened is eleehmsbteseasillmm
ghee lived together till the 17th of es
is the same year. They wen very baggy
that they sometimes lad Illede abed the
leaving eiders so man Ekes. WYasm had
I.taWf. The remesden bed setting sleep ea allecenes
from kis father and his pmetlee, which wee ► wiry mesa
en He seed to go acesstimes to Mr. Weirs, • nide.
miner is Mashes, sometinee he the
sad owastimm to the pilailedieses. Witirst
set have the hone of her ewe weed list ohs bed se-
'sired a letter from a lawyer M Yarmeasi, telinrcher hehem Had sines hem Irving with her winker. Bsd set
sees her hunsed till she nuns to Links. Ms WI now
male may proposal to take bee back.
Croserianuaed —Had had en dispute with the
dust sleet Yr. Moody but had told bar liootoag that
did sot like Mr. &kook's coming to timbers he bad hotter
tell kw so. He &northerly wrote to his Ha did sit
seem realms, but he mid Mat people weds rowerie sheet
Mr. Moon's nits This was quite et Weed of the
sommer ; sod the menden Lel to thee bon oz.
timely friendly with Mr. Mee& After the Mt
letter that was writhes the respeedemt Inds it u with Me.
Mkock again. That letter was written at thep advice of
wilassis breast Welter. They wen ashisedly for above
a week about it ; sad this the elite wens seamed ea
haloes. The respoadeat mete • eased ladles he
Mr. &hock is November. The vigil MPS set he maws
but to the bouts Oa the 17th of Deemeher he en
fond in the hones by the respeadesi. He bed
the latter to ',imam to show it bar. lie told 42:::=
be most Dot nen is, sod stunted sway. He followed her,
soil gave her the letter. At that memo& she been her
husiind coolies, awl baring thee then4abemsapendiso
Melina*, she told him to go into the dni 10016. sad let
himself out. The respoodent sever that abs
neighbour talked shout her walking out with bin. Newer
did walk with him. Mr. Shock had saes kind her had
at Christens time He never knell bees at Yarmouth.
(lees paid a visit to Mies Crick et Tenses* nil stayed a
night with her. Was out to tea with her and bow yougor
sister Emma. West back he.. with lams Crick two er
three times is the coarse of the mak* Wilde shaft
at the front of an house Mr. 110eock came up. His
wanted to see Mies Crick, avid winces, :satin es Emma
Crick's hat and cloak, walked up seal down with
him tin His Crick acme home, which was at
half-past ten. She came with a Mr. Brown, sod witness did
not want him to know that Mr. Siloock was there. She
therefore Jest Emma to see whether It wee Mr. Brown
sad the she west ia et the leek door. Mr. Siloock did
sot kin her ; nor did they both give the Dermot half a
crows. Clam the girl half a crows the next day, when
witseee left Did set flew whether Mr. Siloock gave
her mossy. Oa the 17th of December her husbaed when
he came in did as ink her who was is the house. He said
there was some one them, and took • candle to see who it
we.. Heard words, but did not hear the reeposdest
my be would kick Mr. Biked. Whet he came
bsick he did not ask wittiest what she Amid thick
if he lad harboured • prostitute in the home? He merely
said, " Woe's you have some tea, Annie, dear!" Did not
my, "If you injure Sdcock, you will injure me."
Lad send for her jewel ease, sit throw his things out cm
the table or floor. Was ear' angry with him because be
would not ask her to explain. Did oot offer to explain.
Did not remember throwing out • locket containing his
portrait. Did not believe that she did so, for she
had it still Ordered a fire to be lighted is
the best bedroom. Dal not say she would not sleep with
the respondeut. Slept with the servant in the best bed-
room ; and the respondent in the room they usually occu-
pied. Did not leave the neat day ; but did not see her
husband afterwards.
Be-examined—Mr. Burroughs gays her pesmirdoe to go
to Mn. Cock's. Was uot friendly with hi father when be
went to his house. The only reams why she put on Emma
Crick's hat was because witness's ow. had white feathers
on it, and the evening was damp. Emma was about
fourteen years old, sad wee with her all the
time. Mr. Merck had not beets In the house
more than two or three minutes on the 17th of December
before her husband came in. Witness's brother recommended
her husband to write to Mr. Siloock, because he (the
re.poodent) did not seem to have courage to speak to him.
sal he seemed often to be grumbling about Mr. Silcock's
cumin. Mr. Silcuck was his acquaintance. lie introduced
him to witness.
By the Judge—Wrote to witson's mother that the
Wtnt threatened to kick Mr. Silcuck out, and he
fou seed sot do that, fur 1 am going." The
'email, Elie Heat, bod toll witness that.
The witoess's evidence warn supported by that of her
mother, Mrs. Coleman.
Fir F. Slade conteml,..l that riot only was the petitioner
Dot entitled to the rumelv she sought, but there bad never
base • move shaisieleen I,ole of et! rooter,' than for such •
woman to mite before a court of (mica
Me ONO was proceeding when our report Wt.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Miller, Registrar.)
Is as ram souusor.—re a " Para w ozroarr."—as-
MAL OF TIC COCKY TO IWBFIXD Tel ?TCT.
This was the adjourned meeting of eruditon under the
110th section of the *tweet fur the purpose of resolving
on the within; op of the state out of court.
Ms. Lewis appeared as before fur the creditors who are
favourable to the proceedings being in prints.
Mr. Hathweed tendered a proof for 12."./. on behalf of a
penes named Chapman, 'raiding in Does-street, lelingtom
w►ese wife bed been ■ depositor in the so-called " Natiothl
lthunines and Investment Anociation."
Mr. Leine mid it hid already been decided that those
profs wield not be received.
Mr. Rockwood said that the circaa.at►nres of this proof
Wile different from those before tendered. There
the wife had bees the depositor, sail the Miabsoil sought
to prove ow her behalf.
The Registrar said that did not make any Menem The
proof could sot be admitted.
The following rendution was then submitted for the sig-
nature of the erediton present :
" to Tau leaner or rrraa NORILIPOS, he.
"This being the dry for the adjourned meeting of ere.
dim.. in this matter held pursuant to the resolutions
pawed bye maj••nty of creslitois of the mid bankrupt,
precut at a meeting of creditors held before Mr. Registrar
Miller, at the 'min of Beakruptcy. London, to the
IMb day of January law, whereby it was re-
mind that no further proceedings in this matter should he
takes is lsokruptcy. and that sorb meeting should be ad-
".•usel tot 14 days, in order that WOOS of Ma re-
mlutiose mqb► he gives as required by the 110th
sesi•ie of the Bankruptcy Act, 1861, we, being
a majority in number, representing tbrse•gnartsn
in ‘aloe of the creditors present at this adjourned
meting, do resolve that the proceedings In bank-
ImPtcy ia this matter be suspended ender mad
br virtue of the loth moth* of the Bankruptcy
Act, HMI, sod that the estate sod effects of the said
bankrupt lie wound up mod administered by Joseph Wil-
liam Bennett mid L. Wieder Collingwood, the sensuous of
the said bankrupt, elected on the 27th day of December,
I'.l. out of bankruptcy, in like mother as in bankruptcy.
fa as the difference in the muds of administratiou will
admit."
nut, two creditors were percent ; but others, to the nom-
-1.-rof about 20, were remanded by Mr. Lewis, who sigoed
the r solutioe ou their behalf.
(Before Mr. Commiedoner Rolsoyd.)
Mr. Lewis afterwards brought the meater under the no-
ti•e of Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, w►o wee sitting in an
adjoining court. lie reported the resolution passed by the
coshing, and eskl that the 110th section did not provide in
what way the (wart 'Wald bike adios mere the meelintion
of the creditors. The bsakrapery mow steed is Ws way.
The lost amathation meeting was Azad ter the 18th
or Pshreary. At the Bret seeseleg asesplise led
been takes to the power of the inditen to pass
the preliminary resolution ; but Ind )11011 Mood
assairaossly. Of coons it was thew to asp mad beep ow

ditor to may that the ressisliss wee Wand ; anal le was
'axiom, as repromantieg the sadipses I. haw whit its
court would do upon the hob
res. sthmisstimigso
those." asked the mat to man
was soge elder lir
proceedings ocooldi
edf Unm
histioi et the
court w or in t cidl
The r —The bankrupt map en making •
full disclosure and discovery of him mbar Wes he oaa
have aoy hark sealer the act, before bma sok fur an
cedar of
Kr. Leird=t for aught that appears, he may never
sor= to mm fors. order of clinchers,. He hat sot yet
The Oosagskoloaar—lf the proceeding' are inupeaded by
the weditots, vary wail I don't know that the court coo
lake say mativeperk
Yr. Levrio—l sow ask Um court, em reprwenting the as•
*seem, to me what the means have dam They have,
by • 'cry large ins, tamed • moolatios anmenthag the
promeediaga. It is bisuartmall that the amigame should know
whether es further ikaky is east opts Was in wows:ion
with the I should he prepared, os their
WWI lay ,to that thomeoldinp are metaally
hut I desire to do wire it. court thinks I ought t7pariirt; Si
rufereeme to hither preemdissa.
The Osmmiciturr—Tke Int duty of the bankrupt is to
saawadsw to ids beshavotao ; mid it is a question whether Ilk
tho do ate[ that would bare the II
earl lei
its ft
last noptatibility.
Ms. Lewis— there is swam point ; the samba are sh
swims I. daily ; sad in ordinary shromstasese it would be N.
the dithr of the creditors' lapel/ 0111 • lividsad ; but
111 the m a are they will sot be
Notified
The Com sa.
itsythiss est the smiposs misht do
whisk we. really for the be. el the ersditers, the mart I
wish readily minims* is. If the amismos law=
m pope,ty which they with to divide, there is
isibresolution to prevent them thing on
Yr. Louie—Bat 'after dividing the smarm they would
mill be palest to the juriedietioo of the wort, sad the ss.
wort might disroputl the ruodutios GI creditors. elm
Ito Oraimiesioaer—l dos% think that I should dia. I.
mod
11r,
_Lewis—l ea the mart to leek II the Dressedisms aod
No whelks, upon the ism et them, the teeelatlea bees t
paned lay the remdsite isoissity el tie oroditeas, @Ed to ak
resersias said sot spas it the me- sk
&Ism and the wigwam will solaritew Wrotherewisaere ie • Ilk
basiosioe it is nt ss sad. Ns
Ns
The Othithisthassr--Yas mos the lashamploy is sat tiros
away with by • tad wader the 110th moths, beam% re.
by tie War port ad the radio., the smut is to give:ea N.
beokrapt d as order el dieshuip wigs be N.
mho • full ilissisome end discovery of hie estate sad lib
assts. It is of the preesedinaps, 1:111.
with a view to any oat ansh other
mamma as they sthy think proper for the beat of the !NIS
eststm

Mr. Lewis—Wan ye M.
swath t.ifeestion would of Num nth»>rnowarogs. On
Then tea be so ethreinatith esig bong held if N.
thiTrg==slidiaelsell lie theft that wield have 11
W West el eispeagag the proosedimB9 With' the r
hinkruth To seepard them is favour el the eraditen
seem quit, eight, t INN thee pared a reeolatko to tbst N.
egret in the nep pointed eat by the act of geriltheat. The 11.,_
Wise ppaarr d the 110th soaks clearly shows that the
th
' are net to be seapsedel for all purposes. The rir
preserdtags must be kept alive, to enable the banlorept to st,
at (eras order of iAlsrge, should ha chooss to de ea, lg.
Aar making a full disclosure. as required by the act.lt It
, awns that the test meeting of creditors was nailed ander 10
the asatioa of the set (the Itiktb) sad a rassintioa was la
Nod odor sastbor ; but so full soda has am gives of
Ir seseed meting. and as the set deer sot require any to
satin se the dry I de act expires any opinion g
fir. Louie—l void the vallety al the es
ath theillreuridiar mike an order sus- N.
gantheg the
_presesdinsgs until farther enter.
ne Donethither--As at pressen adobes% it appears to 5
m. that the whale pressalsp se& set to be sunpneded, tt
as that road lave the West at prevaellegthe bankrupt at.
from doing that whisk itis his Int deny to de. Bet I will N.
°sander the maker. th
a as POSWALL.
The bankrupt, George Hosealk earth to the inert ea his
own petition as the 9th of December Let. Re is diserribed
•" of Kisiotrest, Bioko's& and of No. I* laud. and is.
it. of 8R they'svirre, Bigassa& isemshaira eine*, sad N
also dark sad manager te llessre. Rah blowsll. ar
and 00., wise repeasseefastarersof 130, Strand. Therese Ile
was etharbabis from the theltrupt being the pease stl 5,.41L
when anNiko was brought, by Maths. Glen rod
for dares dose to ore of their submarine °shim, whoa, es,
the natter bang refined to arbitration, an award was node M.
&t bankrupt for 18751. The costs are alinated at Ilk
the
and the bankrupt also owes about 1,9001. for Nets I. SIL
11 •10481 r math
This one a sitting for examination and discharge, but an
et
adieorneowat was taken by motet.

licsair siould now mike as

TB:E POLlug coURTS.
THIS DAY.)

.1.1•••••• Y•• •• AMON.
• 'IOW! WEIN 000 IT.
Helen Kealogan, a servant, residing at 37, Red Lion.
street, Huston, was placed at the her before Mr. D'Eyn•
court, charged with assaulting Nary Lyoch, and wilfully ne
breaking five panes of glass, also wilfully burning four le
drams, two chemises, three bonnet, and other articles, at
311g.erularnetreet, St. Andrew's. te
e primmer is a very violent women, and has before been
custody at this court on charges of violence. When she
wee brought into court she screamed out, jumping on the go
MU, made an endeavour to get at the complainant, and IS
MOM that she would murder her. On the police interfering 18
to t her violence she struck and kicked at them,
pg also bit their hands. for the purpose of makin them
Mee their hold. So violent was her coednet, and her im.
miseations and threats so bad. that Mr. WErncourt directed --
Mat she should be removed and handcuffs placed on her.
From the evidence it appeared that the prisoner is jealous
el the oornplaimet, sad last night, while the complainant
was absent, the defewilmiA get into the room, and corn.
sagarmi boaldtig owl &sem* all the goods in the place.
Obi also sal frets He armee end bonne* and it was a
peat matituitthe house was not set on fire. As soon
as the tom entered the house the defendant sprang
oe ber, sot been for the arrival of the police, ohs
would hue mob& her threat into execution.
Police-emelalle Harrod, 201 0, said the prisoner kid
him that she left her situation for the purpose of mur-
dering the complainant. She stated that she was jealous
of her because she was cohabiting with a man by whom
she (prisoner) had had a child. On the way to the
station the prisoner eodeavoured to strike the com-
plainant.
The primmer, whose hair wee dishevelled, mid that if
she was put into prison when she came out she would be
bung for the -. She was a liar, and she was deter.
mined to have her revenge and would have it at 001--
time or other.

. ........
Mr.... D'Ey Exam remanded the prisoner fora week and
directed inquiries to be made about her.

THE HAWIZET COLLIERY RELIEF FUND.—During
yesterday, the contributions for the relief a the sufferers

by the Hartley Colliery accident continued to flow in at
the Msesiou-honse to a greater extent than on any of the
preceding days ; and, at the ekes of the day, the total
amount received was upwards of 1,3601., making aa
aggregate total of 5,630 f. received awe Monday.

Was MAlrriNear.—A weekly contemporary has
published a paragraph, which has been attentively copied,
reporting
_a no.able improvement in the health of Miss
Harriet Martineau. As the statement is occasioning ineon.
veedeac• to a lady who does not each publicity, we are re.
quested to state that it is without foundatioa.
00bgitalitg ELHOTION.—Sir Henry Bruce was
yesterday declared duly elected as member for Coleraine,
without opposition.
rougiGN-Orrter., JAN. 20.—Tiro Queen bee been
pleased to approve of Mr. William John &evens aa consul
at Malta for hie Royal Highness the finial Duke of Meek-
lenbcrerficliwerm.— Gazette.
WHITEHALL, JAN. 31.—The Queen ban been
pleased to grant the place of one of the Lords of Session in n,
Seotlaoil to Robert Macfarlane, Esq., advocate, in the room 12
of Alerasder Wood, Esq., rasigned.—Gazerre.
1.1.1
WHITEHALL, JAN. 27.—The certificate gran....
by the Committee of her Majesty's Privy Council ea noel
tura, under the Act 20 sad 21 Viet., aid, to the litllearges
Romeo catholic lace echoed, at Everton-eresont, Liverpool, ,
in the county of Lancaster, has been withdrawn by the IWO
Secretary of State, coder the provisions of the loduitriel
Schools Act, 1861.—Ga:rtfe.I
ETII,IOIAXIICAL Scurry.—Thia society will meet •
on Tuesday evening, Feb. 4, at II o'clock, whoa the follow- '
jug paper will he read, "On the acclintatiiedem of moo," IC
by Dr. James Hunt, AC A.. honorary esevetery. Ut
MN
The managers of the St. John'', Roxton, Savings Its
Bank. ceased to receive deposits on the day en which the let
find Poet-office Savings Bank was opened, and socouregedN.
the immediate withdrawal of all wawa entrusted to Its
charge.
Ile
OLVNTELR.I. UNITORMOL—We underatand that se
as arrangement is shout being made at the Clothiag De- IN
partmeet of the Warollice, by which volunteers nay obtain N.
cloth for their uniforms at the coat price at which Rig pro- to
duced to the government. In order to avail themselves el gb.
this very considerate boon, however, somethieg like
fortuity of colour must be adopted among the different
corr. At present the colours available at the Clothing We
Department are blue—for Artillery, HUME, kw—
scarlet, and rifle green. We believe the authorities
will be ready to stretch a point, and manufacture ow shade a;
of grey, should there be a general desire for it among the el,
volunteer regiment". But, as far as we ran hear, the °oleos IL
most likely to find favour when new uniforms are required, N
is ttrataational ow with which our grand tradition' are sew- ei
slaw. Par many reasons scarlet ought to be the .
salver, and we hope to see it generally adopted. The as
ardle* cannot undertake to have the clothing made Rs so
er to supply equipments or ornaments of ally klud—duty gm
dad Nary Gazette.
WILZCIL NEAR ITAYLEN.—The Huguenot, Captain
Tarbes, Colombo to Loodos, laden with ooffee sod oil, west lg.
ashore en Thursday night, near Maples; wow of 111 men ao
saved.