The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-21 00:00:00

IMPRESS FROM PARIS.

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PARIS. SUNDA! EVINI3IO.
The Momiteur publishes the names of the func-
tionaries appointed by the Emperor to be what, in
euphemistic phraseology, are called "municipal
councillors" of Paris. The list, containing 60
names in all, comprises two senators, one vice-pre-
sident of the Council of State, four councillors of
state, two judges of the Court of Caseation, two
judges of the Imperial Court, one justice of the
peace, two mayors, one assistant mayor, two ex-
government deputies thrown out at the last elec-
tions, and one director of the Comptoir d'Escompte.
All but seven are chevaliers, officers, or commanders
of the Legion of Honour. An official orator once
affirmed in the Corps Legialatif that the govern-
ment only selected as municipal councillors for
Paris men who were already designated by public
.
opinion, and that public opinion, if appealed to,
would never fail to ratify their nomination. The
beat proof that that speech was a vain boast is that
the government perseveringly refuses to allow Paris
to elect its own municipality. K Haussman's
magnificent plans for spending the citizens' money
are never controlled by anybody but his own
chosen censors. It stands to reason that they are
not likely to be very severe.
Count Walewski's scheme for making copyright
perpetual, which I always regarded as an absurdity,
has been, notwithstanding its high patronage and
its popularity among men of letters, finally knocked
on the head by the Council of State. The Franc,:
says that this rejection is "contrary to
all expectation." No doubt a great many
members of the republic of letters, seduced by au
ad captanden; phrase, had brought themselves to
believe that copyright in perpetuity was not only
equitable but possible. I remember, however,
affirming some two years ago that no responsible
lawyers would ever succeed iu framing a bill
which should make the principle harmonise with
the French code. I took the unpopular aide of
the question, but I am sure it was the common-
sense one.

A new Bourbon alliance is announced. On
October 15 in the Imperial Chapel at Rio de
Janeiro the Princess Isabella, heiress to the Bra-
zilian throne, was married to the Count d'Eu, son
of the Duke de Nemours. The count was gazetted
on his wedding day an honorary marshal in the
Brazilian army.
The Seinaphorc of 3larscilles speaks of a new
Mexican loan as being on the tapis, to be issued by
a Mexican bank recently founded in London with
a branch in Paris.

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A CONVICTS
WIFE.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning au inquiry was held by Mr. Payne,
coroner for the City of London, respecting the death of
Catherine Overall, aged 44 years, who committed suicide
under very singular circumatanoes.
Catherine Dyne, 14, Green Arbour-court, Fore-street,
said that she knew the deceased, who lived at No. 12 in
the same court. She was the widow of • sheriff's officer,
who died 14 mouths ago. Her first husband had been
transported to Australia seven years ego. [lt was
stated that be wee transported for embezzling
moneys belonging to his employers in the City.]
When he was three years absent she married her
second husband. A short time since she heard that her
brat husband was still alive, and that be was &boat to return
to England. She became very desponding, also, from the
fact that her daughter, • girl of 16 years, took 4.. 6d. from
a money bus, and when reprehended said she would leave
the house, which she did. On Wednesday witness saw
her last alive. She then said, "I am very unhappy. I
have • mind to take a dose of laudaeum to eel me to
sleep. I tamed my daughter out doors because she robbed
me, end I expect my first husband beck. lam wretched."
She was of sober habits. 1
Louisa Overall, • little girl, stepdaughter of deceased,
said that the night preceding the death of the deceased, she
said to witness, " Look ! look ! 1 sees bright fan in • dark
cloud. It is at the bedside." She became very angry when
witness said that she could not see it.

The jury returned a verdict of •' Suicide while in a state
of unsound mind."

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

MONDAY, NOS EMI= 21, 8 LX.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(Tins DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir IL T. Rio(!entry.)

THE ♦LLWCL BANK V. BROOL-IMPOBTANT TO

The Vioe-Chancellor gave judgment in this cue, whict
was argued last week. The plaintiffs are backers, act th.
defendants merchants at Liverpool. The defendants, being
indebted to the bank in a sum of about 2,11001., the Mal ,e,,r
of the bank applied to the defendant' for security, and
defendants wrote a letter to the manager, enclosing a !:,*.
of dock warrants for goods of the value of
and undertaking to assign those warrants as security. ..,..
of the defendants called at the bank with this letter, at,i
marked off four of the items contained in the list, -.;
that the goods to which those articles related had 4.r t-1,
been disposed of. The warrant,' not being sent to tte 1,
in accordance with this arrangement, Mr. 810ta..,
deputy manager of the bank, called on the defends t.:, t
obtain the names of the purchasers of the goods an
other dock warrants, and the defendants struck 0.. t. r.
mom items, saying that the goods to which they r. :at. 1..,
already been hypothecated, but promising to send the
warrants. The remainder of the warrants not heir.; . •
the bank pressed for them, and the deferdants then
altogether to give them up, Plaintiffs therefore f.1t.1 IL.,
bill, and the defendants put in a general demurrer
ground of want of equity—the contention at the bar 1.. •
counsel being that there was no promise of forbear,%.7:
the part of the plaintiffs, that therefore there was
sideration, and that consequently there was no .
which the defendants were bound to fulfil. T;;,.
Chancellor, after stating the above facts, said the • jo,,t
was whether it was necessary that there shou!l b.
a promise in order to constitute a considers..:on.
It appeared to him that when a creditor den..., i i
security for the payment of a debt., and in consequence
demand the debtor agreed to give certain securil,,,
although there was no promise on the part of the i
to abstain for any given time from demanding
his debt, the debtor did in fact receive the benefit of
degree of forbearance. Supposing the creditors male
demand for security and the debtor refused it, the cr.
would naturally demand instant payment, but if the !,,t :
promised security, and the creditor, accepted that pr0...1,,
the debtor did in fact receive the benefit of some degr..!..nE
forbearance on the part of the creditor. Upon that g:
it appeared to hint that the demurrer must he °rem:, I