The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-16 00:00:00

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Bailey for fraud in obtaining mossy from a lady, kis defence
be that the money had beep lent to him, be was
but the !record who tried the
fmvoundliberailtmtedy.
him on bail, and he made teethe.
uou of the whole or part of the mosey, and no
untrue was ever passed upon him. Afterwards he reesived
i letter friar the lady borstal, in which she exptemed has
jeep contrition for bar*/ prosecuted him ; and if there
hay been in criminal, as In civil come an opportunity of
obtamieg a new trial, such a new trial would have been
ir,,zited to the plaintiff upon the letter of the promentrix.
The ptoatiff had led a varied, if molten Myatt:trona carer ;
k, had been for some time a member of the literary
for three years he was Paris Me a
espetable journal, end be had mitt= pro nohow to be
oed for the purpose of public entertainments, In 1863 he
I connected with two gentlemen, who entraeted him
sit money with which to discount bills at large interest.
The osmes of those gentlemen bad been furnished to him
(Mr. Serpent Parry) by the plaintiff, and though it was not
c,bed to mention their names publicly, still if the counsel
for the marquis asked for them they would be at owe given.
The plaintiff was examined at length in support of the
above statement ; and he Liao said that be had taken the
num of Thomas, partly on account of the cirmunstaziose
which have been mentioned, and partly because having ex.
itetstions in Ireland, his family objected to his
[reline as a money scrivener in his earn name.
He added, that for the sixth bill for I,ooof.
he pre a cheque on the 7th November, for 200 L,
en the 12th November another for 6501.• there was
due to him by Kr. Curlew's on another traumatic.,
kna the remaining 501. was charged far discount. On the
tart five bills he was paid for renewal 4501.

—The witness was Mose-examinsd at length, principal) yin
reference to his pecuniary affair, and has various bill
trsorections. He admitted that he heel hem in-
rotreot in 1848, and again in 1866: and in 1863,
to compromised with ha creditors. As to the gentle-
r..,4o who supplied him with money, with which to diaoount
t he said that at various times he bad bad upwards of
~,10/. from Mr. Whittington, a distiller in Bistarpigute-
;:r,ei ; sad be had also had money from Mr. Pewee a gen-
tleman of the highest respectability and a member of the
Carlton Club. He added that he had made Worts to obtain
atteodsoes of Mr. Curlew* who was ill, but without
eat. He was now =Mg Mr. Ontiewis for money due to

Curlewia said be received the cheque for 2,000/. from
the plaintiff on amount of the diamond of the five
acd bladed it to his father. His father was r7l, end bad
een all this year.
This vas the plaintiff 'a case.

Mr. 543,144124 O'Brien was proceeding to address the fury
f:r the defendant, but in the course of his speech it was as-
so laced that en arrangement had been come to.
A venliet was accordingly returned by consent for the
plaintiff for 3.0001.
In another action of a similar %stars a visdiet was tam
:.r the plaintiff, by consent, for 5001.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
8111TH V. 8111TH.

11r. Stara,' HillKrtie petitioner, who sonAt •
d,aoltitiou of her marriage on account of her husband's
adultery and bigamy. She was married to her husband
SO long ago as 1825, and cohabited with him
for :5) years at Calais, where he was • lace-
maker. Afterwards he returned to Nottioglarn, and
bred there for some years with his funny, which consisted
consisted of six children. He then deserted them, and
came to London where he contracted • bigamous marriage
with Sarah Jones.

The court, having examined the petitiax in order to es-
t Nish the identity of the partiee,granted a decree nisi with
costa.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wore Mr._oo/11Mile00112. Pam)

BC u BABTWILL.
The bankrupt wee a builder and plumber, al Gipsy.kal,
Norwood. This was the sitting for examination sad dis-
charge. The bankrupt ow upwards of 22,00 X ; end the
property held ss security is returned at more than 23,0004
Mr. Bagley, for the assignees, required particulate of ell
the mortgaged property ; sod an edieurnosent for that pu-
pae was ordered.
(Before lit. Oommisslessr Gotillsarn.)