The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-21 00:00:00

Cabo Entelltatnce.

EQUITY COURTS.-31.titcti 20.
(Wen the Mairs of the Rolls.)
UM= e. =tit Dr.
This wee a motion minim out of a 1.i:I tiled in consequence
el certain transactions which followed upon the littioatMo so
elan noticed under the title of "Se iufeu v. Swinfen." In
that ease it will be remembered the question raised related
to the validity 44 the will of Mr. Some) Swinfen, the
father of Mrs. Patience swiefen'. (tow Mr.. Hrownl, lint
husband. " Swinfen v. Swinten" was trad .it the Stafford
A.m. in March 1:4:4, and resulted in a compromise, which
was sulsvmentiv set aside tio the ground that Mrs. Swim
fea's ivuusel iad no authority to Assent to it. The estate
the title to which wee then in question was elated
to lir worth afoot 10,0004, end the above named
defendant was engaged es counsel for Mn. Swinton
en the litigation which followed the compromise,
and *loch termleatol in Mrs. Swinfinis favour. It was
Stat.d lit the bill now filed that mane short time after that
the defendant perstuuled Mrs. Swinton to execute
• Ikea whereby all the Swinfen estate was unarmed to him
in fee soil.' to her life interest therein and to certain con-
tiugcut charges not exceeding in the whole the sum of
20.isaY. The consideration for this deed appeared to be
Jae profesconal services conceived by Mrs. Swinton to have
bees rendrred to her by the defendant. It was stated
a 1... that shortly after the execution of this deed the de-
feedant prepared a will for Mn. Swinton, whereby
eableet to certain thi2 ree be wag male devise., of
the property, and such will the defendant was
app intent one of the election. It was, however,
fist er executed by the lady. In the latter pin of
last year Mrs. Swinton married the co.plaintiff, Mr. Brown,
aud shortly afterinuda the defendant commenced an action
agsiust thermals* plaintiffs, claiming to recover for pro-
feaional service' in " Swinton v. Swinten " and for money
pv.l. A-.c. The particulars of demand in this action were
ultiinately fixed at *UM. upon accounts stated between
Ills defendant and Mrs. Swinfen in IMO. It was further
stated that handbills had lately been distributed by the de-
fendant in the county of Stafford. ennouocing—" Shortly
will be published the Serpent of Bwinfen," which it appeared
was intended to show " How the serpent bail stung her
benefactor."
The object of the present snit was to set aside the above-
inentioted dead and the co-called stated acoouots, and to
obtain an injunction to prevent the defendant from dealing
with or encumbering the real estate and from prosecuting
the action, and also from issuing the threatened publication.
Mr. Cole. 14. C., and Mr. Kay were for the plaintiffs; sod
Mr. C. Barber and Mr. Kennedy (the defendant) appeared
kr the defence.
The motion was ordered to stand over till the Bret seal is
mit term, the defendant undertaking not to deal with the
legal estate, and not to set upon any judgment he might
met in the action until four days star the first day of Easter
ium, sod not to publish the threatened document.

COURT OF PROBATZ AND DIVORCE.
MAWS 20.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
NCNT r. mum! AND HUNT. —MANNA CASK.
(('ontinued from yesterday's Zama.)
For the wife the adultery was admitted, but oho bad
pleaded several recriminatory charges against Um. husband,
one of adultery with her sister, Jae* Crum. To
support this allegation, Jane Cross and another person were
galled on their sebovenaii, but they did not appear.
The Jury found a verdict for the husband on all the
The court made a decree nisi. It also granted decrees
in the MOM of "Thompson v. Thompson and Barran,* and
of " Hall v. Hall end Williams," tried yesterday ; but it
Wand costa in the former Matas,&

SMOCK e. AND COX.
Yr. Daly appeared for the petitioner, Mr. Robert Stork,
so engraver, is Loudon. He married the respondent in
Bepteniber, 1556, and the charge of adultery against her
was proved by a policeman, who early one morning saw her
pdherieg dowers to give to the co-respondent. She said to
• •• You may as well come in, Bill, for he's not come
beme." Soon afterwards the witnees head her asy, " Why
dolt you take off your boots sod come to bed" It was
stunmer, and the window was pertly open. Moro was as
evidence of confeesicas by the paramoura
The respoodents did not appear. It was stated that Co:
had saluted as a common soldier.
The jury (who had only been sworn to swam damages)
weds,' the petitioner a shilling.
The Jude said they had set a very fair value oa the
some. Ile then made a decree nisi, with costa.