The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-03 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 3, 1852.1

in the trust to sell at a price flied without exercising any
.iiseretion as to whether the sale would be iseneficial nr not.
It was said that the contract had ready. d the sanction of
two extraordinary general meetings put:Aunt to thu pro-
i.ions of the deed or ...aliment. In my opinion, however,
the proprietors present at them lemmings could not bind
the ioneoity or *trent ;Lath" in a way r. ,t coi.teniplated
by the thed of settlement. No doub: the consent of every
member of the company would have been sultle,ent, and if
it Whiten a feature in this toss that the consent of every
member had been obtained, then there would be an in.tance
of absolute owners dealing with their own propene,
and there would have been an sad of ths ease.
was said that this point was not raised on the
pleadings, and after referring to the statements in the bill
and answer, I think it could not be said that it was a fea-
ture in the case that the consent of all the individual pro-
prietors hail been obtained. The matter rested in the
resolutions pm.sed at the extraordinary general meetings,
and nothing more. The court, therefore, could not compel
the defendants to enter into a contract of thw kind, unless
it was satisfied that there had been the individual consent
which had been mentioned. It is with great regret that I
come to this conclusion, but it appears to nie that the trus-
tees and managing body of to-day had no authority to enter
into a contract to hind the future managing body fur a
Cri:degreoftt2eld Ytcg: litigation to sell en trot tenon. It
place,
isce ,graej lot
all these capenux had been incurred. I therefore dismiss
the original bill without costs. A erose-bill had been filed
to obtain discovery on unnecessary points; on this ground
the cross-bill must be dismissed with costs.
COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—YEarEaDAy.

drank about 6 o'clock, at which time she was in bed, and
on his entering the room she asked him if he had not Past
left a woman of base character, when be rep.ivel that the
women alluded to ass no worse than she was, and at once
began to throw various articles or crockeryware at her.
One of them, • basis, struck her on the forehead, and was
broken to pieces, a deep cut being iorlicted. He
dragged her out of bed and about the room by
the hair of the head, beat her with his fists,
and kicked her in various parts of her body. She
called out for assistance, and a boy fetched a con-
stable, when sbe woo so hurt and so weak from loss of
blood, occasioned by the wound on her forehead, that she'
had to be taken to • hospital to have the wound dressed.
This was borne out by the evidence of the boy and the con-
stable, but she now, however, staled that the defendant she
was sure and positive, did not intentionally throw the basin
at her bead ; that he did not drag bee by the hair until she
had served him in the tame way ; and that though she had to
he taken to the hospital, she was'nt hurt at all. (A laugh )
She was confident he would not have attacked her at all, it
she nod not aggravated him to do so, and she begged to say
that she did CI she possibly could to aggravate him, anti
she was confident the cut canto on her forehead by pure ac.
cident.

41.;..kasistant Judge—But do you really mean to say that
he did not seize you by the hair of the head, and drag you
out of bed ?

I had hold of his hair first.
The Assistant 3udge—And you now seriously mean to say
that he did uut hurt you, and to make yourself out the ag-
gressor.
Witness—Well, he hurt me very little indeed, and I'm
certain sure he uid not mean to hurt me at

The Assistant-Judge said it would be useless to go on
with the Can further, and it wan quite dear what the
woman's object was. Ile then tn:d the jury that they must
acquit the defendant, as in reality there wee no case made
out against the defendant, but he should take care that tho
woman received no ezpenses The law would amply pro-
tect • wife from the brutal conduct of a husband it she
sought that protection ; but it was not to be tolerated that
• woman should go before a magistrate and make a serious
charge against her husband, and then come before a jury
and commit scandalous perjury, denying all she said before
to get him off.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Assistant-Judge, in telling the defendant to quit the
dock, said he was a disgrauld brute, and had a very fitting
person for his wife.

THB POLICE COURTS.
WANSION-HOUSE.

Mary Ann Stan, JoAa;161ro;i:;;;IC.' eager, charged
with having robd Mr. Gooch at Al,lborough Fair of
bank-notes, were brought up for the purpose of being deli-
vered to the custody 01 the chief constable of the Norwich
police in order to be taken to Norwich for trial.
Mr. George Gooch, of Marsham, in Norfolk, stock dealer
and farmer, said—l was at Aldborowth Fair on Monday,
the 21st of June. I went to a friend's house to spend the
evening, and remained there till ten o'clock. I was per-
fectly sober, and I went to a booth to look for my sou, who
was not there, and I sat down in the place till about twelve
o'clock, when I left it to get my horse and gig. As I was
crowing the green the female prisoner came up and asked
me to take a walk with her. I refused, and told her I did
not want her company. She then walked a few yards at
the side of me, and she turned her face to me and got hold
of me. The two male prisoners then came from behind a
stall and asked me what I was going to do with their
woman; and I replied that I had nothing to du with her,
and I did not want to have anything to do with her. She
then let go her hold of me, and ran away, and they ran
after her together. 1 was alarmed, and, putting my hand
to my trousers' pocket, missed my purse, containing up-
wards of 5001., besides securities. I never saw an) one of
them afterwards till I sow them in custody.
Sir reuse Laurie—Are you sure that the prisoners are the
persons ?
Witness—l have not the slightest doubt. I have since
seen in the possession of a constable the clothes which the
two men had on when they accosted me.
Mr. Edward Jones, superintendent of the Norfolk rural
police, said that he was at Aldborough fair on the day
of the night of the robbery, and bad wen the prisoners
there.

The three prisoners were then identified u notorious
thieves, and
Sir Peter Laurie delivered them to Mr. Dunne, the chief
constable. _

Sir Peter Laurie stated to the Lord Mayor, who subset
quently sat in the justice room, that he thought it neces-
sary to call the attention of his lordship, us chief magistrate,
to the dangerous practice, lately so much lucre:wed, of
driving light carts and other vehicle* through the streets of
the city. Numerous accidents occurred, he had reason to
believe, daily in consequence of reckless driving and riding,
particularly at the corners of streets, and lanes, where, for
obvious reasons, the hazard to which life sad limb were
exposed was more imminent. 'The Commissioner of the
Metropolitan Police had, he observed, given very strict
directions upon the subject; and if such precaution, were
necessary in other parts of London, the city required to be
watched with at least as much care.

The Lord Mayor at once ordered that placards should be
put up in the most public parts of the city, intimating that
the law which inflicted the penalty of •Ws. for every viola-
tion should be peremptorily carried out in the cute of any
person who should be found riding or driving with rapidity
through the streets, under whatever pretext. His lordship
then read the clause of the police act giving power to the
magistrates to fine, and, in delimit of the payment of the
fine, to imprison the delinquent for one month.

!amigo Betterido, tea dealer, of 162, Whitecrosa.street,
St. Luke's, was Aand at the has before Mr. D'Eyncourt
for rtexaminatioa, ekarpdtt the besiege), of the Monarch

Mrs Insurance Coispani with arson.
William Joseph Cooke having been sworn, said that he
was in the service of the prisoner as shopmaa, and carried
on business at a branch shop, situate No. 48, Chapel-street,
Islington, where the prisoner commenced business about
the Bth of May but. 'The shop was stocked; most of the
stock came from the shop in Whitecros•street. Heard the
prisoner say that a fire would take place on several occa-
sions. The first dons he mentioned it was on the Bth of
May. Witness made a memorandum of the conversation
immediately after it took place.
Mr. Barnard, for the defendant, asked witness to explain
the nature of the conversation that took place between them.
Witneu.—He said that he was embarrassed rather in his
circumstances. He proposed that be should set fire to his
premises in Whitecrou-street, and claim from the Insur-
ance Company a larger sum than his stock was insured (or.
Mr. D'Eyncourt.—When did you make your memo-
randums _

Witness.—On the same days that the conversations took
plaee.
I Mr. D'Eyneourt...-Wbat led to these conversation'
Witness.—lle spoke of being pressed for money. On the
20th of May witnessmade a memorandum, which he now read
from kis book and which ran as follows:—" Mr. Betteridge
now proposes to substitute his premises, 46, Chapel-street,
Islington, for operating upon instead of the premises in
Whitecross-street. Ile thought it proper to set them on
fire instead of the premise,' in Whitecross.street. One res.
son was that the former was at a greater distance from the
fire-station than the other."

Mr. Barnard.—When did the next conversation take
place ?
Witem.—On the lit of June.
Mr. D'llyncourt—How did you meet these proposals ?
Witness—l appeared to acquiesce in them.
Mr. Barnard—What did he allude to on the Ist of June
Witness—The substitution of the premises in Chapel-
street instead of those in Whitecross-street to set fire to.
He said there was some iron-work over the door to let out
the heated air. He proposed having his name written and
pasting it over the door, so sa to prevent the light or fire
being diswvered. He (prisoner) renewed the subject on
the Ist of June.

—Mr.l3;iyneourt suggested that the memorandum book
should be impounded, and said ho would remand the pri-
soner for further examination.

Mr. Reed, for the prisoner, requested that bail might be
accepted; if so, to any amount.
Mr. D'Eyncours declined taking bail.
The evidence of the reluctant witness, Henry Judge, who
warn examined on Thursday, wu then read over, and he
was bound over to appear and give evidence on a futureday.

IMMENSE CONSIONMENTB OW GOLD PROM Atm-

rortio.—Yesterday, information wu received of the arri-
val of the barque Posthumous, Davison, master, off Beachy
Head, from Melbourne (Port Phillip), which she left on
the 15th of March, and Port Phillip Beads on the 18th of
March. The Posthumous landed the mails at Eastbourne,
and proceeded for London. She is lade. with wool, oil,
and a quantity of gold, which is supposed to be the largest
consignment yet made from the colony. A letter has been
received from Captain Davison, in which he asp, "Gold
was arriving at Melbourne from the diggings at the rate of
about two toes per week. I bring home a freight, and
amongst, the nuggets I have the king of all nuggets—it is
the largest of any pure gold specimen (weighs 27 lb. 6 oz.
15 dwt.) found in these, to all appearance, inexhaustible
gold regions." A great number of ships the cargoes of
which have been embarked, were detained for want of sea-
men,
_the greater portion of the ships' companies haying de.
serted and gone to the diggings, where many are doing
well. The Vanguard andilienjamin Reaps are loaded and
waiting for seamen in Hobson's Bay. The amount of gold
consigned to and received in the port of London during the
put week approaches 600,0001, six vessels—viz., the Wel-
lington, Thomas Hughes, and Syria from Port Phillip, the
Wandsworth and Regina from Sydney, and the Britannia
from Portland Bay—leaving brought home 53,623 ounces of
the precious metal, and the remittances received from the
colony within the last three weeks exceed 1,250,0001. in
value.

Tug PRINCESS CiAVROMMA OF Coolto.—This in-
teresting young personage to whom her Majesty on Wed-
nesday gave her own name " Victoria," at the baptismal
font, was present in the House of Lords on the occa-
sion of the prorogation. The Princess is a bright-
eyed delicate featured copper-coloured little thing, about
seven or eight years of age. When the ex-Rmah, her
father, gave up his child into her Majesty's charge, he
handed to her the following instruction and prayer My
dearest daughter : Endeavour to gain every day more and
more the grace, and to merit the love and kindness of her
Meet Gracious Majesty the Queen; thßi thereby all
Europe, India, and the rest of the world may bear and be
pleased with your good conduct and tame. May heaven
bless you and keepiou always undre its divine protection
and special care! This is my advice to you, my dearest
daughter, and my most earnest prayer to the Almighty in
your behalf.—H. H. Vas %Lammas, Prime of Coorg."