The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

,4XPR,E,547:,r441,1160f-eifffN4lSck, JANUARY ,22, x.86;61

A Court of Common Council was held yesterday
is the Conned Chamer, Guildhall. The Loan 11•Toa
prodded.
Tie REM estessycEß reed • long list of billa, railway sod
others, to brought forward in theapproaching session of
parliament, that were likely to affect e City of London.
He at the same time said that with regard to noise of them
if the corporation should fad it expedieet to oppose them
it was necessary that proceedings should be speedily

The whole of the bills were referred to the Law and Par-
liamentary Committee, in order that they might take them
iota oomuderation sad report forthwith.

Mr. H. L. TAYLOR asked the penniasion of the court to
mention a subject which he said was of considerable import-
an" not only to the citizens of Louden, but also to the nibs-
'Meats of the metropolis at large. He said that he had
reason to believe that a communication had been made to
the Metropolitaa Board of Works by the Home
Secretary to the effect that it was intended to
raise a fire-brigele in the metropolis, and a/though
he was not in a position to inform the smart of the pre-
cise nature of the step that was intended to be taken, it
woos that would undoubtedly very materially affect the
rates of the iahabitanta of the metropolis, and also those
of the City of London, and be therefore asked the court
to mount to allow the matter to go before a committee,
in order that they might make the neosenuy inquiries, sad
collect the necessary information, sad report thereupos to
the court. (Heir, hear.) Hs should therefore propose
that the subject be referred to the General Purposes Com-
mittee. . .

supported Mr. RoDcut the motion, sad mid that from
what he had heard be believed that if the scheme in con-
templation by the government we. carried out, it would cost
the citizens of London a very large mina of money.
The Luna Marna observed that lashadreasou to know that
communications had forsemetime been gang cm between the
Metropolitan Board of Weeks and the Home Searetary with •
view to pleas is the hands of the former the creational • fire
brigade for the metropolis, and that if the plan was carried
out it would entail • very homy charge up= the ratepayers
of the metropolis. He might also state that be believed that
one portion of the proposed scheme was to relieve the dif-
ferent bre atom from the payment of the amount now con.
tributed by them towards the support of the present fire
br.gade. (Hear. hear.)
The motion of Mr. Taylor was then agreed to.
At this stage of the proceedings the public were directed
to retire, sad some matter affecting the corporation waa
discussed with closed doors.

COOK! OP COMMON id ug cuz. I &USW 111Zgy limy consider necessaryte
' pesseeMltrelstais parliameet of railway schemes
whiff railway through the said ward.
Mx" Deputy Bolin teiteed that it should be referred to
the Law and Parliamentary Oetentittee, to take muck slopes
they thought fit, and be report to the wart
Mr. Deputy Low seconded the motion.
Mr. Alderman SIDNIT also supported the motion, ad
said that some of the inhabitants- already been served
with six notices respecting various railway schemes, which,
it carried out, would virtually put a stop to the trade which
was carried on in that part of the city ; and those who
attended this meeting thou ht that the Court of Common
Council was the proper place to present au address, and that
it waa the duty of that body to approach parliament against
the wild and destructive schemes which now threatened the
City.
The motion was sand to, and the court adjourned.

Itabr tutriligruct.
EQUITY COURTS.—Jax. 2L
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
FOIWILL V. BOBTOCIL
This sea a nit to try the validity of a patent which was
grouted to Charles Tiol Judkins in October, Itis2, and
',Waned to the plaintiff, for certain improvements in the
manufacture of sewing mhchines. The plaintiff had filed
• numberof bills to the extent of about 130 to restrain de-
fendants front alleged infringements in his patent ; some of
these defendants were manufactorms of articles in the pro-
gress of which they used sewing machines ; others were the
makers of machines ; while others again were the patentees.
Upon application to the Lord Chancellor his lordship
directed the comes to be consolidated into dames, and an-
nounced that is the first instance he would try the validity
of the plaintiff's patent ; this, accordingly, came on to-day.
It was stated oa the hoagies of the cause that over 100 pa-
tents have been taken out in sewing machines.
The plaintiff and Mr. Bovill, engineer in her Majesty's
dockyards, were examined in favour of the plaintiff's
machine.
Mr. Grove, Mr. Manidy Mr. Lisoook Webb, and Mr.
Asks, ware for the plaintiff ; Mr. Bovill, Mr. ifindtnarab,
Mr. Webster, sad Mr. Talfourd Salter, wore for the
ddendanta.
The case is only part heard.

(More

fir R. T. Simianley.)

The object of this suit is to obtain the direction of the
mart as to certain met (nods. Mr. George Roberts. •
resident of London, made his will in 1825, by which he be-
queathed 5,000 dole. of Virginian stock and 2,000 dots. of
United States stock to kis brothers and sisters for life, and
after their death to the President and VoinProsident of
the United States sod to the Governor of Pennsylvania, on
trust to invest 2.000 dole. is land, and to invest the rents
and interest of the stock and let it accumulate until it
amounted to 100.000 dole., and that they should then found
• college for the instruction of the youth of Pennsylvania,
that moral philosophy be taught in such eollsgs, sod that
• professor be engaged " who shall advocate sod locales
the natural rights of the black people of every clime and
country until they be restored to an equality of civil
rights with their white brethren throughout the Union."
The testator died in 1828, and the brothers and Miters of
the testator are all sines deed. One of the brothers, Limo
Avenel Roberts, by his will devised the residue of his per-
sonal estate to the trustee of the Free 011/1101at School of
Eremite= for the benefit of that school, and five certificates
of 1,000 dollars Virginia stock, belonging to Isaac Avsrill
Roberts, have come into possession of the trustees of the
salmi After the death of Laws the trustees nadir his will
canted a memorial to the then President of the United
Stites, setting forth the will, and submitting that under the
English law the bequest to found a college would have been
void, noder the statute of mart:main, sod the Secretary for
the State of Virginia wrote to them, stating that
the matter had been laid before the Attorney-
General of the State, who wee of opinion that
the bequest sod the will could not be enforced and should
not if it could, for the reason that the purpose of the de-
vise was of donbtful utility ; and saltsequeotly Mr. Dallas,
the ambassador of the United States, wrote to the trustees
a letter to the effect that the President sal Vios-President
declined the trust. Under these eireanntanom the present
bill wee filed to take the direction of the court.

Mr. Glean and Mr. Oiler appeared for the plastids ; Mr.
Osborne and Mr. Serrault for the tatives of Ben.
jainin Roberta; Mr. Walfoed and Mr. Holland for the
trudges of the school ; Mr. Townsend and Mr. Lie for
other parties ; and Mr. Wickens for the AtterneyOeseral.
The Vice-Chancellor expensed a doubt whether the snore
repudiation of a trust by the trustees did away with the
trust, and he directed an inquiry as to whether the devise
tor charitable purposes under Georges will were void, or
were capable of being carried into elect seder the law of
the State of Pennsylvania, and whether the President aid
Vine-President of the United States and the Ooveraer of
Pennsylvania bad declined or were willing to accept the
trust. lle also directed that an account be ink* of the
setae of bane.
(Before

»-Cluaesog Sir W. P. Wood.)
TANI* V. WALTON.

This ease pro rbieto the (audios whether unregistered
judgment creditor, were entatled to priority over simple
000teaot in the administration of the NUN of the doomed
debtor.

FL F. Shebbeeze, Mr. W. Pe* Mr. Dryden, sal
Mr. Hilton were ie the awe.

i.hiTfiWei;,;;;eiro; sold that, her* rapid to the
decisions on Act of Wil iam sad Mary, sad to the more
recent act of Lord St. Leopards, there could be no doubt
but these debts must sated on en rituality.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOH.-JAN. 21.

Bittinp in &non (lbstore tie Lord Chid Justice Cock-
burn and Justices Crompton and Blackburn.)
PARSONS V. ISUROTT.
_ _

This was an action for libeL The libel complained of
waa that the plaintiff. when director of the Hammersmith
aad City Railway, had, with two others, become the pur-
chasers of laud required by the railway at &101. per acre,
and had afterwards offered it to the oompasy in the name
of the vendor at 10,000 i. per acre for two scree of the land.
A rule had been obtained by the defsodant, who pleaded
a justification, to inspect certain documents end takiscomea.
That bad' been done, bat the plaintiff refused to give them

Over.
Mr. Lush. Q.C., now applied for another role compelling
the piaintiff to hand them over.—Rnle irritated.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA.B.--Jvc. 21.

Sitthap in Banoo.—(Before Laid Chief Jokiee Ede, sad
Jostler Williams. Wi11.., sod Keatieg.)

°ILL= r. THE TORTE [AMU EAUWAT COX?AJT.-THZ

The complainant in this cam was a coal merchant in the
north of England, sad he has frequently complained that he
had not been fairly dealt with by the railway company. la
1857 be obtained an injunction to restrain them from
placing him under any undue or nareasousbledimilvantsge
as compared with certain other persoos in referencia to the
carriage of coal along the hoe.
lb. o:lade now applied for a ride for an sltscloneat,es
for some order against tha company, upon the ground tbat
they had not obeyed the injunction. They bad carried his
coal, sot in his own name, however, but is tli• name of a
colliery owner, and in eoneequiess of his sot baring cartels
depot facilities be bad for the last twelve months sustained
• diaadvantage which ropraseated a cost of about 100 f. a
mouth. He had continued to early on him trade in spite
of this disadvantage, but alliniatedy they refused to carry his
coals at all. and hence this application.
The Lord Chief Justice said the company had made a
✓ule to snail coal only for coal owners, and when the
colliery owner refund to have Mr. Oxladies coal carried in
his Dame they bad declined to carry the coa/a any longer.
The railway company bad • right to make tbe rule t• carry
for colliery owners and XL Oxhide sot being • many
owner had no right to complain that his coal was net
carried.—Rule mimed.

Mr. Pulling did not bane an execution, but again applied for
'she mosey, winch was ultimately paid by the defendant,
accompanied by a letter of a very abusive character, written
by the defendant, stating that be should long ago have
paid the meow seldrithabisikag the overcharges, but be
waisted Mr. Pellteg to look is and talk it over. The letter
west on to nay that in collecting some kinds of debts •
gawp, itssersipulons, pettyfogging lawyer was very nodal.
and he wee sorry he had lost his•OfTillell, aid laialted with
the words, "Not being • gentleman you cannot feel like
one. Take your pluadar, end much good may it do you."
This was the find letter, upon which the summons was
originally granted, but adios that the defendant had written
soother to Mr. Palling, is which were the words, " Your
excuse in that, Wiwi poor, and not having much practice,
you pick everybody's pocket you can put your hands on."
The 31. and 44 17s. make 71. odd dear plunder."
Them ware the letters which proved the charge set forth
in the summons, and for which Mr. Smith, on behalf of
his client, sought redress
Mr. Aldermen Beaky suggested that Mr. Smith should
propose some other sort of apology if the one already given
was not sufficiently ample, sod the parties eventually retired
into an adjoining room, and on coming into court Mr. Smith
said Mr. Cobbett had given a moat ample written apology to
Mr. Palling, with pennimicm to publish it if he thought dt.
The defendant was thou bound over in OM., and the case
was diaminsd.