The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Viesebascaar Fir J. &cart.)
.forroN r. HUI JOHN I EIDISN-•H UDDERS/11LO MAN?
RIGHT.

Q.C., Mr. Daniell,Q.C., and Mr. Fielding-
appeared for the plaintiff in this suit, ttiroiit of
~.h to restrain an . action of ejectment t by
Bamaden against the plaintiff, and to ' a
for the specific performance of an agreement to grant
"" to the latter. The property involved in the
...'.1.t00 is situated at Paddock, about • mile
Huddersfield, and is of very considerable
It appeared from the opening statement of
;-..l,ear Del counsel for the plaintiff, that is the lifetime of
;7, we sir John Hamadan, and in the year 1837, there pre-
ustoni. or system, that the tenants on the estate
(which belonged to Sir John Remedied were in
b▪
aba of taking verbal leases of their land, such
being understood to be for • period of
r vesrs, renewable for ever, on payment within
rers of two years' root —or after twenty years,
thin forty —of ten yearn' rent. In 1837 the plaintiff
to Mr. joseph Brook, the agent of Sir
gamaden, living at Huddersfield, to mark out
• for • house at Paddock. He paid Mre.
Bro▪
ok a fee on the *wagon : the land wee
. Ara out; and the plaintiff (made tenant of it, at a rent
• per, annum. In 1838 the plaintiff built • house on the
winch house he has occupied ever slam In 1839 the
rte Sir John Ramadan died, having left a part of the
*,rites (including that now in question), in the
!accts of trustees during the minority of the
&faint. In 1844 the trustees obtained a private act of
diament enabling them to grant leases of the estates for
,retra,at larger rents than those hitherto received. In 18S7
•Cironderstandings arose between the plaintiff and Sir John
lamalen. and ultimately the latter gave the plaintiff notice
•oit, oo the assumption that he wee only tenant at will.
se the orontiti not giving up the poaneWoo, Sir John
',ought the action of ejectment wkkh it was sought by
thig bill to restrain. The plaintiff, in support of his
owe, here contended that the system of verbal hoeing
trop which he relied yam twofold : one, under •
Eve without any writing; the other, under • parole
..,.renneet for the future grant at slew; and that he was •
Pont under the latter dem That, in feet, 4 had by the
rstom of Huddersfield, • tenant right of renewal for sixty
ion at the end of every twenty, a convention which ways
?rig by the defendant
The Attorney.iieneral, Mr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. Chap-
man Barber appeared for the defendant.
Tie plaintiff's case is still prooseding, and bide fair to
wary die attention of the wart for some oonaderable
smt.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
Medan the Judge Ordinary.)
80% CEIL r. BEIM.

re. ltrinb for the plaintiff ; Yr. Edward James, Q. 0.,
mi lir. Pritchard for the defendant
to was a snit to establish the validity of • will. The
• wof floe testator, William Bowker, a retired waste
c •tou deder, late of Sale, Cheshire. propounded the will of
husbiod, by which he bad left the whole of his pro.
;.t.t. w her. Tbe defendant was • relative of the de
turner wife, and he opposed probate on the ground
e, out; of due execution and testamentary capacity.
7:e Will was prepared by Mr. Gould, who was a
himself, though the managing clerk of
Meschester tirm. It was executed in the pre
kwr 4 that gentleman and of Mr. Renshaw,
t:- medical attendant of the deceased. He bad previously
G,: an apoplectic attack, but he had reams/red before the
• All made, namely oo the 13th Deoember
_1862 ; and
u. wetting witnesses deposed to the perfect formality of
c•—tecution and the sanity of the testator. By a former
s:: Mr. Bowker had given his wife only • life interest in
▪ mpedy. He died is April last at the aged 57.
the case WAS proceeding when we went to pram]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Corrunioriooor Osodburn.)
nr RE WATT AND LONG.

bsakrupts were shipping merchants, of Brakes-
- ••. Upper Thames-street. This was the adjourned vit-
. order of discharge in the cue of Watt. Long has
pled, and Watt not being able to file any satisfactory
nti the case has been before the court snarly 15 months.
,ogrcured debts are upwards of B,Boof. ; no 'meta.
Licklater opposed. for the assignees. It appeared
• ..te bankrupts had been in the habit of obtaining ad.
on gords from Mr. Joseph Devisee, of Cheapside,
-hanged them interest io some caves at the extra-
rate of GO per cent. These transections had bees
red by Long,wbo bad absconded, but there was reason
,re that Watt knew of them.

= Hooour said it was a question whether the bankrupt
I • -'t to be criminslly prosecuted.
later did not think that the creditor would ge
• - trouble and expense of that. An anonvmoos letter
• ••••,r) received, supposed to be from Loss, attempting to
-.I for the deficiency. He did not wish to press hardly
.tenkrupt, but justice to the commercial world re-
-i he should suffer some punishment
r hearing Mr. Mustiere for the bankrupt,
ni Honour deferred judgment until Monday.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DST.)