The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGIFNCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

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After Term Sit is at Nu Priam at Weatmlester.—Wei.„
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.)
RAM AND WYNN V. THZ NORTH LONDON RAILWAY (AMAN!.
This wu an action to recover ocenpetchtien I. dames.,
(*or:E rica sustained by the plaintiff's wife, owing to this
all negligence of the defendants' "aromas. Th. 4,
f ts pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. DowdesweU were anemia
for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Lush, Q.C., and Mr. J. Brown for
the defendants.

The plaintiff and his wile are coffeehouse.kespert is
Camden-town, and at the time of the accident he also had a
coffeehouse in lioundeditch, which the wife managed,
to and fro daily bv the defeodante line. In I:
!sat when she arrived at the Feuchurchotreet sta.
Lion she proceeded to get out of the carriage,
but being then rather • portly root, she hid
to get out sideways. Just, however, as she was dont to
step on to the platform the ce moved, and she fellheavily and was seriously injures, She wan cached
between six and seven weeks to her bed, and had not yet
recovered the injury to her spine.
The returned a verdict for the defendants, but ex.
r... a hope that the defendants would not mesa got

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
CUDWORTH AND MUMMY V. MU&
Dr. %sinks and Mr. Searle for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Edrrwd
James, Q.C., sad Dr. Tristram for the defendant.
This was a snit to establish the validity of a will usegted
on the 30th of May, 1862, by Mary Mills, under a power
and it wee contested by Wm. Henry Mills, her husband,
who denied the due execution and teetsmentery capacity of
the deceased. He also averred that the will bad beep
Mined by the undue influence of Rachel nutter sad
others.

The tee4trix was originally named Toplis. She had been
a public singer, but latterly she was housekeeper to a
Mr. Jobs Watts. who. at his death in 1650, left her the
sum of 1,000/. The will was opposed, and the net sum re•
calved by the executor, Dr. Beaman, on her smut wee
only WOl. or 6001. An arrangement was made
with the consent of Mills (to whom she vu
about to be married) that Dr. Bean= should
take the mosey and allow the deceased an annuity of 4;,.
Is 1&32, when the marriage occurred, she had 1,7001. in the
feuds. Mille was then • clerk at • guinea a week io the
office of Messrs. Ford, the carriers; but he was
now in the employ of the Great Western Rail
way. He was • widower, with ooe Noe ; sod
he lodged with the deceased at No. 14, Cardiagtonatreet,
Hampetesd-road. On her marriage, the testatrix put her
1,700/. fold settlement, and retained full power over it eat
only during her lifetime but at her death ; though in the
event of her not making any appointment it wee provided
that her property in settlement shouldgo to her husband.
In support of the will it was that the conduct of
the defendant had not been good ;tat be had become of
intemperate habits, and that he had treated his wife with so
mach harshness that she hail even thought of applying to
the court for a judicial 'operation. She mu advised, how.
ever, that she had condoned his 000 duct, sod mast wait till
he repeated it. She had made a will in 1859, in which she
chiefly benefited her stepson, but by the instrumeotbefore the
court she left him silly 501. She also bequeathed the like
sums to Benjamin Cudworth, • schoolmaster, at St. John's.
wood ; and the residue to her gool.daughter, Mary Ano
Racked Forster Bradbury, or in the event of her death, to
her mother, Catherine Forster Bradbury. Mrs Bradbury vu
herself the daughter of the woman who nursed the demised.
It was stated that Mrs. Mills had entrusted a sum of Be'.
which she bad laved during her coverture to her husbands,
be invested in their joist names. Mills brought her back
something which purported to be a bank receipt ; but some
time afterwards, when he was urging her to sell out a poe.
Lion of her capital, she offered to let him have the 2001. He
was then obliged to confess that he had never invested it
at all, but that he had spent it. After this
she wrote to her trustee directvcg him not to gay
her annuity to her husband or to anyone but herself ; sad
after she had executed the will in dispute she gave one d
' her executors a letter of Introduction to the other ; and she
also wrote to Mr. Cawood's, stating that he
husband bad threatened to get her money by mesas
of a forged will, lied desiring him to lodge the paper now
propounded at Doctor's Commove the moment the broth
was out of her body, or as woo afterwards as might be. Her
note concluded by calling God to witness that her only
genuine will was that before the court. She died io De-
cember last.
(The plaintiffs can was proceeding when we went to
press.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fans.)
His Honour took his seat this morning for the first time
since hie vacation. Within the last few day. his coon his
been tastily refitted, on something approaching the plan is
which that of Mr. Commissioner Goulbora has hoes recon-
structed ; but, owing to the court itself being less °ammo•
dims, and the necessity of taking off a pewee to give the
commissioDer a private accent to the bench, the alterations
have not resulted in greatly adding to the convenience of
those having business in the court, beyond the gentlemen
of the bar, for whom an additional row of seats is provided.
IN RE SANDERS.
The bankrupt, described as • confectioner, of Helped-
lane, Sboreditch, applied for his order of discharge.
Mr. E Reed asked that the petitioner should be did
missed, on the ground of mistleecriptioo.
The bankrupt being examined, denied having oceseied
promisee in Dove-row Hackney-road. It he bad described
himself in a bill of sale as Thomas Sanders, of Dove-tor.
Goldsmiths'-row, Hackney, it must be false.
Mr. W. Joao, a creditor for 66/., deposed that the leaks
rupt bad told him that he was occupying a shop at Na 2.
Dove-row, and was doing well. He afterwards maw the
bankrupt and him wife in the shop.
His Honour dismissed the petition.
IN RE JAMES EWLNO RITCHIE.—" THE ILLUSTRATED NEu•
OF THE WORLD."
The bankrupt was described as a publisher, of Fleet-street
and of Finchley. He was recently proprietor and publisher
of the paper named above. This was the sitting for cede
and discharge. Debts, 3,7001. ; property held as security
(being the newspaper above-mentioned). valued at 1.300 i.
Mr. G. Lawrence. for the assignees, offered no opposition
Mr. Ssrgood supported.
His Honour granted the order.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE WOODBEID,E.
The bankrupt was a farmer, of Kirby-le-Sokeri, Eises.
This was the sitting for examination and discharge. he
unsecured debts ere 4,9371., on which a divided of ss.
the pound has been paid.
Mr. C. E. Lewis asked for as adjournment sine die, on the
ground of defective accounts and removal of property.
Mr. Sargood, oo behalf of the bankrupt, urged that sue.
dent are had been bestowed on the accounts and u:rd
that the bankrupt should be allowed to pass.
His Honour passed the bankrupt's examination, sal
adjourned the order of discharge.
(Before Mr. Commissioner COUlharn.)
IN RE SWANsOII.
The bankrupt was a haberdasher, of West Ham. ,
was the sitting for order of discharge.
rb..
Is examination by Mr. Aldridge, the bankrupt admitted
that he was in the receipt of 108/. a year from the dirtetim
of St. Katherine's Dock in eggnog of 35 years' faithful
service. Thia was entirely omitted from his statement
A creditor haying stated that the bankrupt bad told kin
that his pension was 190/.,
His
of Honour directbe
accounts
ou a tllatikadjournment for iinfoiry, end
amendment la

IS RR BAZAR ANN PICKARD.
The bankrupt was described as • dealer io watches, of 7..
Hatton-garden. She came to the court oo her own petitia.
owing 3,610/., of which 2,388/. was due to armoured or
dikes ;
_assent returned at 1,200/.
Mr. Sargood, Mr. Linklater, and Mr. Godfrey apparel
for creditors ; Mr. Weymouth for the assignees ; sad Yr.
E. Reed fur the bankrupt. An adjournment was asksd
the amignees. in order that the bankrupt might femur
cash and goods accounts. Nearly all the debts, it was MAW:.
had been contracted in the last nine mouths
Mr. Sargood said the mires, a Mr. Zittan, wos residror
in Switzerland, and great utchuvenieuce was felt frow t:
absence. Part of the baakrupt's debts were contrete
duriog her partnership in Paris with • Madame Mir
,hand, and it was in respect of a debt dw
from this firm that the assignee had tu9"l
The creditors whom be represented were more savoll
to look after the assignee than the baukrtill;
and a motion would shortly be submittul for the mow
of the assignee. tG
Mr. Liaidater said that the assignee was acting io
interest of Madame Marchand, and was seeking to
the estate auto her bands.
After anexamisation of Madame Marchand. who stir.
that thebankrupt had antedate her agent iu loadoo.
that she was reepoesible to M. Zittan, the assignee, fm tk"
goods supplied to the bankrupt,
His Honour directed an adjournment, sad said be 4°'
grant • rule to show cause why • fresh assignee sbeatlrr!
be appointed. Meantime additional accounts shouldbe
nished.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THI3 DAY.)

(Befogs Boron Chanoell.
COASOR OF )10111M.
Fanny Swan Woolfe, 7.3, a goollookiog girl, devil ni^
Uprnarriede ono charged with the wilful murder of tsr dir
Ornate child.
Mr. Bowden prosecuted. The prisoner was defends'
Mr. Sleigh.
Thin was one of those distressing cases which. of
hare, unhappily, been too frequently brought to the
of the public. The prismer was to the Nor vice of f
residiog et Hampstead, as cook, and on the morning
lilt of November she complained to a fellow set% set
whom she slept of being in great pain, and there 54,7,
doubt that in the course of that night she was &hie...!
the child in question. The prisoner on being intern, k.