The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-05 00:00:00

WARYLEBONE.

Mqjor Cooke, oneWierbitr7jnty--7s honourable eons of
Oentlemen-at-Arms, residing at Betownhouse, Hamp-
stead, attended to answer a summons, taken out against
him by Dr. Penton, of No. 7, Lower Grosvenor-
place, charging him with unlawfully detaining an um-
brella. Both parties were members of the Army and Navy
Club.
Dr. Penton, on being sworn, said that on the 13th of
January last he missed his umbrella, which he had left in
the stand of the hall of the Army and Navy Club-house,
and saw no more of it till the Bth of lest month, when he
saw it standing in the identical spot in which he had left
it. As a matter of course, he took possession of it, but in
a few momenta after Major Cooke came up to him and
claimed it as his property, and, seising hold of it, forced it
out of his hand. In the struggle it was broken in two. Its
value, he conceived to be about 12e.
Mary Fenn, servant to Miss James, niece to Major Cooke,
said that, on the Bth of last month, the major brought home
an althea.. It was broken. It was her mistress's pro-
perty. It had been in her ponemion, she believed, for
about two years. The major used to take it out frequently
with him.
Miss Marguerites Carolina James, having been morn,
said the umbrella was her property. She had purchased It
in 1849; it had latterly been too shabby for her to use. The
major and the servants used it. With regard to the present
ease, she never brew respectable pebple to be so annoyed
by such trumpery stuff; she was shamed of it altogether ;
It was rubbish, and nothing but rubbish.
Major Cooke told the isseletnite that on the Bth of June,
having finished his duties at the palace' ho went partially
dressed in uniform to the Club-house, and when on the
point of leaving, the porter told him that a gentleman
had taken his umbrella away, and pointed out the due.
tor as the person who had done so. Upon this he went
up to that gentleman, and observing that he had two um-
biellu in his hand, he said to his, "Sir, I think mut of
those umbrellas is mine. Will you allow me to look at
them 1" To which be replied, • No, sir; I will not let
you look at them. I shall put an end to ths kind of work
in Shaikh, and I shall all a policeman and give you in
ehelera" He (Major Cooke) said be felt quite astonished
at sue. *leitspeage. However, as it was then raining very
heady. Illnaght be had as good a right to help himself
to an niMbeeila as it was evident to him seta doctor had, and
there/Me be admitted he took what he maddened to be his
pryer bent
Mr. 1•1•6 sekt there inlet be a mistake wnsewhere, as
then was wane eel pot meet conflicting evidence given
on each side. He &NM sensider himself bound to dis-
miss Unease, regretting very much that it had ever been
brought before him. •

SALE OF THE 11H11,11111 • OOLi.WTION.--0a Satur-
day Messrs. Hoggart, Korth*, and Trig, completed the
second portion of the sae of this highly interesting exhibi-
tion. The total realisod by, tie sale eXceefts 10,00 W., and
the attendance of buyers and spectators during the week
was very numerous. On
.11'4ay were -sold the arms and
implements of war, from which the folk:owing and other lots
were purchased by an agent of the Plena government.
Lot 17= a battle-axe of tine steel, Inlaid with gold, from
Lahore, 141. 14. Lot 1733, a ditto, with sheath, 261. Lot I
1735, a dagger of line Hammes steel inlaid with gold, ivory
hilt, 101. 134. Lot 1762, a puttah or large Sword for gym-
nastic exorcism, beautifully inlaid with gold, 171. Lot 1770,
a large kharida, fine Damascus double blade, inlaid
with told, gold handle and scabbard, 211. Ws.
Lot 1803, a dsome sword, with Damascus blade, inlaid
with gold, from Rajpootna, 18'. 10s. DA 1818, a splendid
dagger, the hilt of green enamel, set with diamonds and
rubies, and crimson velvet scabbard, from Itajpootna, 461.
Lot 1027, a Damascus Battle-ace, fronrltsjpootna, 101. 10s.
Lot 11126, a ditto from Catch, 211. Several iota were se-
eared by the English government fm the collection in the
Tower, being specimens of war spears and armour from
Central India, Rajpootna and other provinces, also the fol-
lowleg Ron, • bandiese sword with Damascus blade,
onsemente4 with gold. 281. 10s. Lot -1829, a long war
spear, from Catch, 211. 6s , and several other lots were pair.
chased the Tower of London. The specimens of native
saddlery breemand shawls sold during the week, fetched
liggt iienst„ which were—Lot 1281, a large shawl
ftei , 1 yards
_agape, 621. Lot 1232, a ditto,
36/. Lot 1233, a &Mk 311. Lot 1566, a Genoa velvet
canopy cover from Buss, MIL Lot 1560, a ditto of crim-
son velvet, 441. Lot Mt • Meese velvet state umbrella,
ISt Lot 1131, a gime Idimpb. brocade, from Rename,
30 inches wide, N 4 I yfrh kw, N.
New COUNTY CdURTS ACT.—Oa Saturday the
ne'w act (la and 16 Vie., cap. 64), further to facilitate and
arrange proceedings in the County Courts, containing 19
dame, was printed. It Is lawful for the Lord Chancellor
to appoint five of the County Court Pages to arrange' •
seals of fees, to be submitted to the hedges of the superior
courts for approval. County Court appeals may be heard
by Nue superior courts in term and oat of term. Ajudge
at &ambers may make an order entitling a igaiatis to
have his eats. Warrants of distraint may be reissued,
and protection is granted to the *Seers la respect to the
same. On petition to her Majesty the jurisdiction of a court
of local jurisdiction may be excluded from that of the
County Court in concurrent cases. Ihe accounts of clerks
are to be audited, end an account of the fees to be de-
livered. The parties to a suit, an attorney, or barrister, or
other patty by leave of the judge, may appear in a County
Court, Instead of the party to the suit, and address the
court subject to the regulations of the same. The Hundred
Courts of 01Now and Hemlingford are abolished, and com-
pensation granted to the officers. The greatest salary to be
paid to a County Court judge isto be 1,5001., and to • clerk
700/. In no case is • judge to be . paid less than 1.2*.
Retiring pensions as oy be .gsmitesL After throe months
from the 10th him Jtidgeitof As Monti Courts are not Se
parties at the bar, or as special *ado&