The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-22 00:00:00

A WOMAN COMKITMD FOR. MANSLAUGHTEIt.

FATAL RESULT OF AN MISR QUARREL.

(THIS DAY.)

This morning Dr. Lankester resumed an 4,1-
jammed inquiry in the board-room of Holborn Uniso Work.
nouse respecting the death of Jobs Maearthy, a plasterer's
labourer, aged 33, who died as alleged from the result of a
blow ma the head with a pair of firs tongs, inflicted by a
woman named Ellen Keefe.

Mr. Louis Lewis again appeared for the defence of the
itocused, who, under the Secretary of States warrant, was
brought up from the Hones of Detention to hest the evidence
against her. . . . • . .

The Coroner having motioned the woman in the maul
form, read over the evidenoe taken at the last examination.
Novak Brown, sister to the accused, who bed been struck,
gave a narrative of the affair. She said that when her
sister, Mts. Keefe, laid her child down, hiacerthy kicked
her on the forehead. She maw her sister afterwards with
the tons. but owing to witness being partially bliad with
the blood in her eyes from a blow she hvl received, she
did not see her strike the man. If abe did, it was in self.
defence. _

By the advice of Mr. Lewis the accused made an nnsworn
statement that deceased entered her room while she wan
singing to her baby. She told him to p, sod be said he
would not without a policeman, and further said, '• yoa
never bad inch a chip as I will give you before 110
go." She then laid the baby on the door, when Sla.,,rtby
kicked her on the head, and knocked her senseless
against the fireplace. When she recovered she saw
her sister bleeding, and she thought she wu killed,
She said, "My God, we're all killed, and then saw the.
Macarthy with the poker. She (Keefe) then seized the tongs
and hit Macarthy on the heed, but she did not think sbe
hurt him much. She scarcely knew whether she hit any
one or not, she was so agitated.
. . .

The Coroner then summed up, showing the law upon the
oar, when
The jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter against
Ellen Keefe."
_ _

The Coroner made out his warrant, and spud to ~ceept
bail after the magisterial investigation.

KING, HEENAN, ke., SUMMONED REPOSE nEZ
MAGISTRATE&

SERVING THE SUMMONSES INN LONDON.
[Fran the Surrey Standard of this day.]
After the fight which took place at Wadharst, on
the 10th test., the cirennistenees appear to have attracted
the athletics of the magistrates of the division, and on the
lath iostans, mammoth** were issued by Edward Watsoo
Mouth. Meq., of Wadhurat Castle, against Thomas King,
John Cannel Heenan, Thomas Sayers, John Macdonald,
Jerry Noon, Boss Tyler, James Mice, and Robert Travers,
all of London, pugilists, as principals and eiders and
abettors of the prise fight on the 10th instant, at
Wadhurst. These summonses were handed over to Supt.
Bennett, to fiod oat the men, and serve each per
if possible. Mr. Bennett immediately proceeded to
Loudon, and solicited the assistance of one of the metro.
politan police which Captain Harris, one of the coni-
miseioners, readily ranted. They then went to the bar of
the public.house kept by Robert Travers (who is a man of
colour), in Castle-street, Leicester-square. Mrs. Travel
said Mr. Travers was not at home. Mr. Bennett's col-
league, however, knew Travers, and after waiting some time
heard hie voice. He was then soon found, sod served with
a summons ; he was very civil, and said, " I think it is very
hard that 1 should be summoned, as I was not engaged
in any way at the tight ; I only looked on." They then went
to Holywell-lane, to the Old king John publichoule, kept
by James Mace, who, it was stated, had gone in the country,
sod it was uncertain when he would return. After going
to a number of other places visited by fighting men, near
n.idnight Mr. Bennett and his companion pulled up at the
Psvilioo Theatre, WhitechapeL By persuasion and thrum
they got to the stage by a private entrance. In the bolas
they found Thomas King ; after reading the summons to
him he was very excited, used bad language, and said they
all ought to be ashamed of themselves to summon him.
Superintendent Bennett then served the summons on
him. In the mime box was " Bose " Tyler; on Super.
intendant Bennett reading the summons to him,
be said "My name is not Boss Tyler [Boss, it
lip , was only a nickname, be having only one eye!,
it is an insult to call ine that name." Sept. Bennett
said, " You are known by that name, and I shall serve the
summons upon you." He replied, " I shan't take it, and if
you take the liberty to touch me with it, I'll give you some-
thing." Mr. Bennett's colleague said, " Bogs, it's so use to
talk in that manner ; we know yen," and Bose, after giving
a verbal specimen of ruffianism, cooled down, sad invited his
"friends to drink, which they declined. Two other men
then came up, to whom Tyler said, " Why the
' eint you summoned '.' You was at the fight as well as roe."
The men said, "Nonsense, Bees, you know we were not
there." Thomas Sayers's house, which is at 10. Bells
Yee CoWges, Ca mden.road,Cunden-tow n, was found locked
up three days running, and Supt. Bennett was told he was
gone into the country. Hassan was found in a respectable
private house at Pimlico, which, through a third person, the
great American pugilist gad appointed as a rendezvous for the
service of the summons. Ile received the superintendent
and his companion in a gentlemanly manner, asked them
to take seats by the fire, and invited them to take a glass
of wine and a cigar. He left them shortly after to see
his medical attendant, saying, "Yon may depend I will
attend to the summons." After this there was a good
hunt for Jerry Noon, Mace, Sayers, and Macdonald.
There being on the same day a prize fight between Baker
and Goss they could not be toned. The next day, at the
Fist-endof London, however, they foiled Macdonaki,who has
the appearance and manner of s respectable man. Mace was
served by leaving the summons at his house. Superin•
tendent Bennett then went to Brighton, and found Sayers
had left that town the night before by a London train.
King and Heenan had but little marks on their face from
the light, and Kiug was on the stage of the Pavilion Theatre,
Whitechspel, showing to the audience the trophies he had
woo in the fight. The following is a copy of the summons
issued :

"To Thomas King, John Carmel Heenan. Macau sayers,
John Macdonald, Jerr► Noon, Bow Tyler, James Mace,

and Robert Travers, all of Lot;don.
"Whereas information bath thin day been laid before the
undersigned, one of her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in
and for the said county of Sussex, by George Campion
Courtbope, Eaquire, of Wbiligh, in the said count), for
that you, and each of you, on the tenth day of December,
in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-three, at the parish of Wadhurst, in the county
aforesaid, did, together with divers other persona, to the
number of five hundred and more, unlawfully and riotously
assemble to disturb the public peace, and did then and there
distuib the public peace, and did then and there unlawfully
and riotously aren't and beat the said Thomas King lad
John Carmel Heenan, against the peace of our Lady the
Queen, her crown and dignity.
"These are, therefore, to command you, in her Majesty's
name, to be and appear on Tuesday, the twenty-second day
December instant, at eleven o'clock forenoon, at Mark Crow,
in Itotherfield, in the said comity of Sussex, before such
justices of the peace for the said county as may thins be
there, to answer to the said information, and to be further
dealt with according to law.
"Given under my hand and seal this fourteenth day of
December, in the year of our Lord ooe thousand eight bun'
dyed and sixty-three, at Wadhurst oasUe, in the society
aforesaid, "EDWARD WATSON BMTTH."

(nom a I[ORTER]
King, Heenan. and their backers and supporters met st the
Loudon.bridge station this moroing, and 101 l for Wadhurst by
the parliamentary traicatb.Asccompanied by their solicitor.
Mr. Beard, of Basingbalbstreet. It was the first time
liectian appeared in public since the fight. The effects of
the recent punishment were scarcely perceptible. They all
iototaled to plead guilty, at least such was the report pre'
Talent.

clinnt
ewt respecting
rt'il7,4olKLlSTing,"thAeTruHili.:llislit.".—ndAug,oodis atom
of Hassocks' Gate Inn, where he resided during his train-
ing. It appears that a day or two previous to the enemas-
ter with kleensio, King, during his " play hours" from
training—the "ruling passion" being strong in him—induced
" mine host" to have a sotto in the parlour. the host to do
all the bitting. the great pogdist stipulating not to return it,
but only to parry the blows. Warmiog at his work, " mine
host" let fall his blows both fast and furious. " Now,"
said King, who wu standing with his b.ck close to the wall
of the room, " hit me full in the face." Quick as thought
the request was responded to, and with equal quicklime did
King avoid the blow by shifting his bead, when the knuckle.
of the worthy host went with such treniciplous force against
the wall that the sponge was immediately thrown up. In.
deed, Mll serious was the iujury austrouil. that mine host
was compelled to seek urgesl aid iu Brightest, and there is
every probability of his retaining a lestiug memento of the
visit of the great pugilist to his house.- -sarres Mandan!.
THE COLOURED ARMY OF THE UNITED STATE...—.A
letter from Port Hudson states that a grand review of
the whole Corps d'Afrique had taken place, end is described
by those who witnessed it its • magnificent affair. General
Viilliams was in command of the entire carps, Wooded by
General Wadsworth, General Thomas, and the corps toll
division commanders. Gooeral Andrews and coeval
Ullman, who all espreased themselves highly de-
lighted with the efficiency of the men, RS these
stalwart black warriors went through their ma-
nieuvres, or stood erect with their long lines of
glistening bayonets, Sim as granite rocks, each soldier
feeling proud of the occasion and of himself. Colonel
W. Hamlin, son of the vice-pruideot. commented the
first division, and Colonel Jones commanded the secood.
The first brigade was ounnaialed by Colooel James C.
Clark, formerly in the army of the Potomac,
chief of General Sernour's stall. The second bilged*
was commanded by Colonel Dickey. The coloured
t are described as wonderfully advaoced .8
drill, l, considering how much time they ha,e to
devote to the construction of fortification.. There
is nothing they are more anxious for then to be
marched against this seamy. There is not to be found
the whole army a more true, loyal, and devoted set of owe ;
and the most experieoced officers declare that there "
nothing whatever to prevent their becoming, with time sod
attention, equal to any regulars which the Visited State'
can put in the field. They have every element of tree
tooldiers—oounige, fidelity, physical strength sod en.
durance. aptitude for drill, and— most important of all -
natural love of order, obedience, and subordiaation to -Me'
nor officers.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir R. T. Blarney.)
EINIST c.

lo this case the bill was tiled to set said. a leue of coal
race, order the Cadley Estate, near Swansea. The
we was granted in 1840 by the late Countess de Will*
• was tenant for life under the will of her father,
Ito. Owns, of G sun Abbey. It was granted to Mr. Mart*
who we,: a member of the Swansea Coal Company. sad by
biro assigned for a valuable oonsideration to the SWAMIS
caul Compauy. The bill alleged that the Issas was
granted ultra sires, and was petjudiciel to the interests
of Captain Gwyn, who sumeeded to the estate after the
death of the Countess de Winte. It also charged fraud and
that the coact had been bribed to e•eteise undue influence
own' the countess to induce her to give her signature. The
me was argued at great length several weeks ago and judg-
ment was reserved.
The Vice. Chancellor now gave judgment, and after re-
• the whole of the circumstances said the plaintiff
had been guilty of latches, Lod on that ground was not entitled
to relief. The bill asked, in the alternative, that if
the lease were declared valid the plaintiff might be decreed
to account for the coal got, and ppaay the rents reserved by
the loam. But he had not deelwd thelsase valid, and
though be war not saying that plaintiff was not entitled to
this alternative relief be was not entitled to it in this suit
The bill must be diamissed with ousts. but without pre-
judice to any proceeding at law which the plaintiff may be
advised to take, or to any bill he may be advised to file on
the validity of the loam
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Prim in London.—(Before Lord Chief
Justice Erb/ and a Special Jury.)
Lecc.o FOll amen or PRONIU OF
MARRIAGE AGAINST A NAJOH-GiNNILAL.
la opening the pleadings it was stated that the plaintiff
mu Mos Frances Georgians Langan, the defendant was
James Victor Hughes, sod the action was to recover di-
mmer for a breach of a promise to marry the plaintiff. The
defoodaat by his plea simply denied that he had made the
promise.
Mr. Kerslake, Q.C.. and Mr. Murray appeared for the
plaudit!. and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and kr. Mundell for the
defendant...

"TU. lianlake said that the plaintiff was a lady of good
both, and she sued the defendant, a major-general, is the
arms., hot now retired, in consequence of a breach by
him of an engagement entered into 'may years age, and re-
newed from time to time, to marry her. The only plea
being a denial of the engagement—if it had become neosseary
for him (which he was happy to say it was not) he should have
showed the jury by a oorrespoodemos exteodiag over Veen
sod years that the peamis had bees made and renewed •
and he should also bare showed them that Major-Generai
Hughes bad now put it oat of his power to perform his
promise to Miss Langan, inasmuch as he had married
another lady. This being so, and the breach not being jus-
tified in any way, the only possible question would be the
amount of damages. He bad therefore conferred with his
leaned friend who appeared for the defendant, and had
arranged the amount of damages to be paid • and the only
duty of the jury would be to give a verdict in accordance
with that arrangement.
Mr. Colendge said that through the candour of his learned
friend he had bad an opportunity of seeing the letters of
Major-General Hughes ; and after havieg seen them he felt
that it would be idle to take up the time of the jury with
the question whether a promise to marry had been mad%
fur the letters showed abundantly cooclusive to his mind
that such a promise had been made ; and therefore the
oaly question was one of damages for barb% broken
a promise very solemnly entered into. Under
than circumstances he had agreed co the part
ci Major-Gime& Hughes to give substantial damages.
He was bound also to say that having heard from his
loused friend that there was a letter in which Miss
laapn thought that Major-General Hughes made some
red ection upon her, he wished to say that there we no
intention to cast the smallest imputation d any hied ; end
Lilt if there remained any suspicion that there was an im-
putation, Major-General Hughes, through him, withdrew it.
Is cooclusion he bed simply to say that Major-Geseral
Hughes, like many other people, had changed his mind,
sad most pay for it, and the jury would find s verdict for
the plaintiff --damages I,OOW.
Verdict accordingly.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Stasis at Nisi Pnas at GaildhaU.—(Befors Lord Chid
Bator Pollock and a Common Jury.)
LIMO 11. WWII LID MIOTHEL —ALLOW= NEOLIGLIPCI

This was en action to recever;;;Pensation in damages
for loge sestelned by the plaintiff by reason of an attorney
hie* as alleged performed his work unskilfully and with-
out due diligeoingcie. The defendants pleaded a variety of
pleas
deny the
Mr. Mammlay, o,lairee.Cleorge Efoneymao, and Mr.
Marshall Grilaths were consist for the plaintiff ; and Mr.
M. Chambeirs, Q.C., and Mr. Raymond for the defendants.
The adios was brought by William Harding, formerly a
baker at Aldborough. Suffolk, &phut the executors of the
late George Brieham, an attorney, who carried
ea babas, at Aldborougb, and also at No. 7,
London, bat died in December last year.
The plaintiff, who was a young man, bad beeo In the
babitol supplying Mr. Basham's family, at Aldborough,with
breed, bat about the beginning or 1862 he got into difficul-
ties in ammoniac@ of engaging in some unfortunate specula-
tion, and Mr. Basham advised him to become a bankrupt.
He adopted that mune, sod afterwards, by the advice of
his friends, came to London with the view of establish-
ing himself there in buiripsse. Having seen an advertise-
meet in one of the newspapers respecting • betimes and
lease to be disposed of be went to • Mr. Boerne, an sue-
times& and was referred by him to • Mr. Basest, • floor
merchant, residing at Chelsea, who had • baker's shop at
50, l'estoo.etrset, Pentooville, forgets. The plaintiff saw the
shop, which was in the occupation of • person named Tyler,
ad after some negotiation he agreed to give Hemet.
831. for the lease, which be represented had twelve years
to run, subject to the rout and all the rates and taxes being
paid op to Much, 1862. He employed Mr. flashgun to act
for bins an his attorney in the matter and draw up the
agreement, sod, according to the opening statement of
emosel, he went to hie office in Staple-inn, on the 15th
Na., 1802, and Oa being told by Mr. Benham that he had
sees the lease, and that it was all right, he signed an agree-
mat by which be woe to pay down 50/. in cash
to Mr. Bisset and give him a bill at three
months for 434 It then appeared that the plaintiff complied
with them terms, but Tyler reamed to give up poesegnion,
sod Bessetput in an execution upon the goods en the premien.
The molt was that Tyler shut up the shop and brought the
bulimia to an end. It then transpired that Basset hod no
Internet whatever in the Issas. The house belonged to •
Mr. Rhodes, who in Jaanary, 1853, gave • lease of it
to Marrs. towropes and Lazio*. In 1854 Laren
beam lefalkik and • year afterwards died in •
lunatic asylum. Lawrence continued in pommies of
the premises, but borrowed on mongaim upon them • stun
of 3501. from • Mr. Wright, with whose he deposited the
lets. Lawrence beams insolverit in 1856, sod Sagest,
bong one of the creditors, said to him, " If you go out el
the house, I will forego my debt and give you 81. to put in
year pocket." To this proposal Lawrence assented, and
Benet, no getting possession of the house and shop, let
them to Tyler, who carried on the baker's business,
until the distress was levied. Afterwards Mr.
Buda, brought an action on behalf of the
plaintiff Wind Beret for damages, but ultimately
discontinued it, and without the plaintiff's knowledge or
reelect. When the bill for 431. became due the plaintiff
ma sued upon it by • discounting tailor named Curlew*
sad a judgment being obtained was arrested in January last
tad remained in prison fur some time. It appeared that the
Flak of Mr. Bsaham went with Beret to see the Isom, but
it env transpired that it was the nouuterpart which was in
the hands of the solicitors of Mr. Rhodes who knew nothing
about the mortgage. Under three eircumstancesthe plaintiff
sought damages for the loss he had sustained, and the only
'Medina was whether there had been any negligee,* on the
put of the attorney.
After some evidence had been adduced in support of these
het&
The Parties mine to a privets arrangement std agreed to
terminate the action by withdrawing a juror.
A juror wee ea:ceding] e withdrawn.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordin )
LISTKII &ND OTHERS n. sum Aary ID OTHICILS.
In this dies a codicil had been regularly executed by a
testator ; but the jury had found that he had no animus
katandi, sad had signed the paper with a mere collateral
abject, namely. to en force some family arrangement which
be bad at heart.
Sir J. Wilde observed that the point which had been
raised was one of enormous importance. Nothing could be
to daBgoroum than to allow a solemn formal institution
land °. set
&tido by mere parole evidence. Oo the other
by
Wu clearer kw than that there must he the
animas testandi. In this case the court thought it had been
e'lezlP proud that the codicil bad been intended u a mere
'bow ; bat it wu far from raying that it would be always
3Pooorl to act in sorb a MOO op the men finding of a jary.
will would be admitted to probate without the codicil
and tke coats of the parties propounding the latter mots;
soros oat of the estate.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Bothell.)
IN 111 101 AND COTIllt
• 114+gm °lrroSfa, Robert Edward Ede and George Cutkr,
gm•holder sad boilermakers of Wenlock.road.
'4,1„,,„,'"•d• This sea the first sittisg. The debta are stated
omeets about &Mi. Mr. Edward French, age t.
0_ , last Bacidarsb. ry and Mr. Robinson, agent. of
-mr s.mbroarl were chosen creditors' amipees. Mr.
IhMbreys, of the firm of Hooey sod Hamphrsys. so*
"u""ts, wan appointed meager of the estate.

The remains of a gigantic animal of the bear
asides have been dug out of a land slip near Talbot, in New
ith W ales. The animal when alive must have been 10
wet a too.
eet iN length. 41 feet high. Lad most probably wei4hod