The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY

COURT OP COMMON COUNCIL.
The City parliament held another meeting yea-
ADlMMairt, J Mi. 2S. Areenrni KIRK -k, lIP- teals', pursuant to adjaeranwat.
at:k tante :CI fl. PsYlitcar. CAt. to dm Victoria sad The Right Ho.. **Low Yam pneilled, and gam
Albert. vies UM Hew &mph Damn. wed : wee a very full Mesdames of newien of the we* ?be
sad A. C. to the Earplug, Mlovriog aldermen won Wee pews,:—Yuen. Wilma,
Cononanier O. . Parkin, to the lanyatim Ilumphery. Hale. Flask, Oonder.W. Lawns" J. O. law.
Lieutenant H. Racked, to the Wows. reface, Chen* Mecbi, Roes, Abbir, and Dais.
nab- Lantana O. E. Doinviie, to the
!FLthannen. j _ _ THE LATT lITLAKCIOLTCOLLITIT Aomewer.
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NATAL AND MILITARY.

81119.011 D. L. Dor ea to the
Asirbet Barroom C. K. Oodfrey. to the Ear:talus.
Ad*/ Arnisinat Surgeons: J. A. Hatch, to the lovesti-
Woe ; aid B. A. Birch, to the Burritos.
Payesslar C. G. Burney. to the Eurielus.
Assistant Psyntenter G. W. Jones, to the Euryslos.
Clerk A. De Dias, to the Etaryann

Mr. /si ;Rein; ga v7iac;6llT;that,arthewsztriart. he
should move that the sum a one hundred plasm be granted
by the corporation towards the relief a the widows and
try and other sufferers the lath melancholy accident
M °ePtlien su
Bartley Collier (H Isar.)
LI Mr. SNELNG au that the steadies olden should
be suspended, and the wary sheath be granted at
coos. (Hair, hear) It would be very useful to the meeo
tarts parsons who were sufferers by the calamity, and
would set a noble exempts to the whole country. (Mows.)
Alderman Dace wooded the propositioa of Mr. heel-
ling, sad said that he did so upon the priaciple that " he
gives twilit who (legal quickly." (Hear, bear.)
The motion wee put and curial mmainsormly, sad it was
that the money should be at twee beaded to the
tivordural yor, in order that he might remit II to the proper
quarter.

23.
The Shannon, 51, acrew frigate, Captain James
V. It. Wainwright. was brought down this marake to
'floorings off Gosport, to Mimi her couipaanss.
The Pigmy, steam vessel, Master William Jangles, MlR-
nuked a portico of the 41st Regiment from Oet sad
landed them this afterueue at the dockyard.
The Itholernsatbus, 4, steam store-ship Nader F. B.
Sterdes, commaader, gads to-morrow morning for Wool-
wich.
The lire Qoeen, steam vowel, Master F. W. Paul, was
token into dock this afternoon.
The St. Vutceat, 101, Captain Thome Wilson, was
shifted this rooming from her meanest, sod lashed aloogride
the ladle of Wellington, to allow the Elhanaon to be takes
to ber moorings for the adjustment of her componen
The tieseer steam sloop, Commander Gongs N.
Jackson, ffal oat sail until this morning. fine was &Weed
for the (emboss Highlander, whit* obi accompanied to
Inland.

Letters were read from the secretaries of the Butchers'
Charitable Asa:million and the Semmes Miamian, thanking
the court for its doestione of one hundred gamma and fifty
&seas inepsetively In aid of their funds.
The Whys wen ordered to be entered upon the journal'
of the seat.

TRIM 111TROPOLITLY RAILWAT.
TIN Tome CLIME reported that all application had been
rembeen behalf of the Metropolitan Railway, claiming a sum
at IL I. M., for preparing a list of the shareholders of
llesapany, agreeably to the order of the court.
The court, amid some laughter, made an order for the
payment of the amount claimed.

WOOLWICH, JAIL 23.
The Rorlotica, transport reseal, Captain Lee,
left the rime this day, with war elms for the trews
&tattooed in Ireland, Mullahs' two complete batteries el
12. pounder Armstrong rues, with the secemary carriages,
limbers, ho., for Major Oreso's E sad Captain Morns s A
field MUM.' ere at Cork. The Winkel sod two other
hired steswrosiesle ore Mill shipping war stores for North
A merits said the West lithos at the Royal Amami wharf,
the Spartaa sad Parthenon baring left the Amor with
similar Norse. the forum for Halifax sad the friar for
Jamaica. A large gnanalty of ammunition for liniell
sod other stoma -hare bens farevaled tor the me dMe
troops at Dover. ithurnellita. sad Onishattar tamp. Seem
al Goat*, targets Mrs sloe berm foronnisi to le
ea the meet el hewer sod Eget, Ise the pasties orrell
ems at the Mashed forts and Masts& limen.
A ststomeat winch appeared this week le a monde'
Mursaltitor the effect that the again. selehlihment of the
Royal men at Woolwich has hose broken op, is SD•
tirrly wi out fonsdatioe, is the estallMiliMeall it in fall
operation. mid employe loamy bimdreis d meekest), bw
sides womeo, is the masidartere of military dstbM for
various corps. Many important improvements ham se-
costly been introduced, sad some large Oran hew hsen
completed for the Royal Artillery sod Royal ragisessi •
forms

CHATHAM, Jar. MI.
A general parade of the omcera and men of this
divilios of floral Marines Light lalastry took pies thb
moors* on Ile await°a of the prow:atation of Awes
medals, shirk, together with the usual gratuities, bibe ben
awarded by the Lords Coserabsiosere of the Admiralty to
Drue•liakor A. Lewis, Sergeant R. Leith, and Sergeant
T. Bowers, for long terries sad unriteriess einekrok The
three acopooennemetooed eines deseeskid hem sash hese
le the tarps upwards of 21 yews. herbs the whale of
whirl lengthened period they base sleep bone and
exemplary diameters. Zhu nn-Maiwe Lewis awl
esw
Bowers receive a gratuity of 151. ewe. awl Swwwkat=
a gratuity of 10f.

rat CANADIAN WIDITION.

• fiERGBANT-MAJOR'S A0001771T OF Tag
VOYAGE OP THZ 017AADIL
We (Plymouth Journal) bays agonieed die Fa- '
lowing letter from a neseantinajor let Disttellem Ofeserke 1
Guanbi, os board the Adriatic, to a friend is Dememeet, 1
which will, no doubt, prove intweellegteoreolent :
Halifax, NomStriit,FedJess. IPL
" Dear Old Prised,- -After meganstsektg the dimple el 4
the deep for eleven days and nigh* I lad Named ia
Halifax. People In the Old Omar, (Yankseima) my, ;
'Go to Halifax :' amd to Halifax I ism sass 014 —,
were you ever see sick ? if you we set I_l yea sever,
will. 1 suffered frightfully, and, 1 radsK set with I
the stoicism of am 'Oise. W. bed 1,400 men es beard,
stowed away something like all as top ol sash ether. I
Then the rations were an but Inviting. Tea! Clod 1
form re me for calling tb their wog names, foe 1
verily behave it was moth* mare nor lees sham a tar rope
staperided in a boiler of water, with a small entitle of
near in it. The chocolate I can my nothing about
for not on. in ten drank it. The pea soap, the first day, I
was something awful ; some commune got all peas, and ,
the other a kind of liquor. The soldiers no board (like the
Persian army, under Darius, which drank the rivers dry)
attacked the water burets, immediately after, is good
force. The adjutant, after they had emptied one barrel,
ordered them away from the aniesd; they would eat go,
but were mutinous enough to my est, 'Throw him over-
board.' They then brought the 11: is them, Wilke
woe cleared the ways. They were mad with thigh
The cooking, altogether, was • set sulkiest
boilers. The ' duff,' commonly celled g, which wee
supposed to be for dinner, was belled during Ike
.....kailis
night, and issued out before breaktaM ; so Moth to your
teeth that you could not get them elsesed far an hour after.
I was tolerably well up to Christmas Bee when it coo
ennead to blow a gale. The gel* continued the whole el
that and Christmas Day, and the day following._ A mom
miserable Christmas I never passed. Not a particle mired
soy lips for the three days, although I got a thiff of a Imre
fromtbesalooe. Then I thought of •Home,sweetHosse' TM
voyage, altogether, was lonely. I thett the ether neer
leg, as I lay in bed, that I should Ike to bear a baby au,
just for novelty's sake. On Sunday lilt we were ea the
banks of Newfoundland, and 'Pleaded putting in the
following morning at Sydney, Cape Brehm Island, for mat.
log. then, if primiblo, up the St. Lawrence eely we chinas&
most foriunately, to meet the Persia (which bad taken eat
the Ist Battalion Itith Regiment) returning from the Si.
Lawrence. She made her way an far as a place called BM,
and commenced landing her troops. Nine companies wens
safely on shore, when the ice drifted down ie each mamas
that she was driven from her moorings end obliged M males
clot to sea, with the company and all the baggage es board.
She left behind six of the ship's boats aid twisty of her
crew. Hearing this, we gave up the tbeeglsta of trying to
named the St. Lawrence, and, la compare y with the Persia,
arrived safely in Halifax Harbour es Tuesday lam. It
appeared in the Hal yaz Chronicle of to-day, that the
Parana was lost at the month of the S. Lenses, haw*
on board the Scots Fusilier Guards, tad ether troops, brat
it turned out to be tales They are now at Sydney. We
are sow taking in coal, and expect I. leave ea Motley for
St. John's, New Brunswick, then overgad to Quebec, up-
wards of !MO mile,, part by marehing sad part by sleighing.
Each dicer will have carried for him 40Ibe. of baggage
only. It is frightfully cold here; you can see nothing but
ice and mow, and sledges dying from oase part of the town
to another, each drawn by one miserable animal, called a
horse, with a couple of belle jingling round his meek to give
notice of his approach. Things are generally very clump,
meat particularly-2A. per lb.; lobsters, Id. each; sugar'
10d. per lb.; mm, f,,. per gallop ; clothes, very deer. The
ladies appear is monster crioolines. The weather is so se-
vere that I dread the journey, but I hope to be there by
the end of the month, with a Wee from you awaiting my
arrival.— Ever yours,
, let Battalion Orenidier Guards.*

tab) EtatManta.

Mr. H. W. VALCATiCs,tinchilrnanof the Bridgrbouse
Maine Committee, who bad a motion upon the paper to
obtain designs and estimates for the constasetioo of a new
bridge at Blankfriars, and roorinmendisg for adoptiat a
drip seat in by Mr. Page for an iron bridge of Ouse
I maim at the estimated eon of 243,0001., said he thought
I tin Gabfest was of too alai bipartisan to be di eared es
W proem. semi" and he ositd that • span' day
sinuld be bed for this owan&iatka al the gumbos.
It apponal to be the insaiiimoos apieics 414 the and
that the Illtsgestion was ase that shield he a/Mad oat,
and Thursday next at 2 o'clock was appointed for the par
pm.

TO AlIfCl
Mr. Di Jziart, so misses prosakarar waba:Zia b 7
Aadertoo whe Ire podsarly plural s ups. thep.per,
piper th:r• proposal ia S mot aunt speak " shot
tiis ;owl sastrilisio lb* son of 5001. towards tb• toad
N. he Ws midis. al orrapeorisi to his Ws Royal Highasss
Priam Ooossot.•

00IIRT OP COMMON PLEA/IL-JAL 2&

OW. •$ NW Prim i• 111 iddhscc.—(Difors Mr. Julio,
80. ••d • Cannon Jury.)

The reeoluttea MS pet sad weld mealeeede, es woo
mho 'doe Yoe the away ehoold he haatedistely
to eh, Lord Nom so the tirearanr of the memo-
Mel feed sow is previa

ILIMS AND OTELM o. lIAITAGS '
TER Lolia)011-111110011 MIL
plaintiffs were id ism who. soon after the fire at
Leaden-bridge, wee employed to cleanse the drains under
the ism d • Yr. Obeementan,wbicb were in that neigh. 1
kesulood It was pert of the terms that the men should
immillrffresto whisk they might find in the drains, arid they '
did is hid celled 'beat three toss. The defendant, how. I
ever, took pawed of this pee" claiming to have par. I
chased it as add. ; but the part of the plaintiffs it
was contended that the ham many_ warehouses .
having become mixedtogether it was impansibk to say to '
diem this pastime, quantity belonged, end therefore the
ddeadast weld make out on title to deprive the plaintiffs
of the pommel= at their property.
After some evidesce had been given is was agreed that ;
there should be • wedict for the plaintiffs for 301.
DAVY V. PZMITON.—PHOTOOILLPII 01 A MIL.
lestiff, who was a medical practitioner in Essex,
clued a far a libel °obtained is an anonymous
letter, astlrbire Indent denied that be had written this
letter but said that he bed MOOD to believe that it might ,
have been written by his son, who was in Australia. Under
these circumstances a contnamies was going out to Aus-
tralia to examine the sea, and • few days sip the defendant
applied for leave to photograph the leeter mid the envelope.
Mr. Honyman now- sabmitted that the rule to give this
liberty should not be made absolute, sad died that in
"Hughes v. Ledy Dinarbea," when leave waa panted to
inspect the beadwriMag al the dourness Wen this eon.
dition was appended, that the names sad outdraws 61 the
persons inspecting should be given to the other side ; so
that if necessary this observatbn might be made to the
jury " You brought 911 perdue to look at the letters, sad
dare only toren five of them to give evidence." Such • Con-
dition would be entirely segsdived by granting a photo.
graphic copy, for this copy could be shown to 500 perms,
out of whom a few ooald be selected to 'peek as tithe hand-
' mites.
' Mr. Bovill, on the other *la, said that if the &feudist
should be given a photographic espy the plaintiff 'add
retain the original, so that they would both be in • similar
' position ; and as the original letter would be sent to
Australia with the eseendeeiou is wmvery desirable that
there should be • photograph, for the origins] might peg.
bizto the bottom of thole&
Lard Chief Justice thought that by granting the,
apsdisetion they would be furtg the intsresta of truth,
whilst he obi ant see how it would farther the intends of
these who wished to deceive,
/1416 shield&

COURT OF 11:XCHF.Q17ER-4A.. 23.

Mr. Low premeeded • palt;o7inTra the committee of the
Orphan Waldo' earl. Hrentock-hill, for • mar of
Amonpreeenti • similar pritioo Irma the
Ratana•May sod Mr. Deka, r dr did Deputy Lloyd
Ivor the Lowden brie, few Itesing the Mad to Bead.
no whole of the soUsee were rimed to the Cog.
Ora, sad Pianos Conran
Ir. Linn treeett up • report her the Coil, Con,
sad Dram Caralttea reentwor lieg • great of two
lambed iron to the loyal tree Hospital, sod of we
barbed gators to the Loyal Orem' Disparity.
Tic=r6 'Weed to, all the court roe id nerds
adj

Ellithip Barrao.—(Bolaro es Lord Chief 13aron, and
Bursa Nut* Chanson, and Wilda.)

On tbs bar being pee
Mr. tierient laws ssidrattitthe next new trial be did
sot thick that at that boar (kolf-put 3) their lordships
scald make program.
The Loud Chief Baron—Whid is the owe
I lierisaitt Shea—lt is • rlght al way ono. It is ray
lord.
t mys
Lod Chief Bares—Who is on the other side?
Mr. andssat Bison—Mr. Chambers, who is addressing
Mastar Wanes and • jury elsowhiro. (Icriglitor
In. Bun Wilde—l sapposs this aim Is not to stand over
will the otber is finished. (Renewed langharr.)
The ain was than ordered to stand our.

COURT OF BA)
(Began Mr.

IX lIICZAZDS.

r.—J.x. 23.
Ito.)

The bankrupt, Martha Augusta A. Richards, was
described as of No. 13, Cesteratreet, Oneveoor-place,
spinster, of no oestoelles.
The statement of asessate shows :—Dr. To creditors on-
soared, 1,7181. 17s; Wellitan bolding mouthy, 4101. ;
liabilities es bills dineroated, 1,3001. The mete are re-
amed aside. M. ; led. 316 ; law expenses, Lail.;
dissent sad Mew* 11101. ; is. by sale by paths audios
of feseittoe. pints, fte., I,ooof. ; liabilities for width bank.
rape bad remised so oeseidwation, 1,3001. ; home.
I.ia._ expos* 601. Personal expmes, seek as
hire of aorisEedsrei, MK ; 111,111111 of
h 4141 114 s ... sad law, by deign Rao °bake-
Meet, 0001. Defideney : !lanai sad lase, 3001. The bank.
rup stato her expiators for the year proceeds. her
Biers to have bees 1301., bat elie is wahle to slats it for
Me year blare, bat birsved it to be about the same
amount. Awing the oredikes ars : Mr. Meadows, job-
master, of Maim, 351., fey hire of horse and
Johoso4. 1.4816444 Mid 'OW, Fiseadilly, 71. Ea, ritirer;i
supplied ; Joie Le Clientiamd, jeweller, Wit:Tole-eke*
43L, foveae seggßed ; Meakiagand Davim, Holhorn•hill,
WA St. 6d., for glob neggisd re the shaped draws, sad
law meta. The aredibeee held* seessity are thee re-
amed : Jame Iraemod. 1111k_Barsimirors* Portland.
tid. sesesbese. NIL ; M. Clow Oa Prith-sereet,
.. ....... emir weedmis BIM •IS of exchange,
Wllist Jae., amped by es Forbes,
.....itlieu reran% ad drawn
herb Mr. elslPirs mimed
r..... 7—..... 41., ..di for whisk lamiongt states
ehe remind se ewneklemidea. Mr. William Boss, Mt,
Brook-street, Growenorsquare, 3701. This was a joint and
promissory note given by bankrupt and a Mrs. Thorne, for
which she states she received no 'consideration. Mr.
Chamberlain, of TottenhawooMroad, solicitor, is also re-
turned for 2151., for bills drawn by " Beek," and accepted
by the bankrupt. The bill of sale given was pronounced
fraudulent by the vierchaseellor.
Mr. W. R. &Wawa, of No. 13, Hashighall-street. op-
posed foe several meditate ; Mr. .idge, the crown soli-
citor, watched the ease ; sad Mr. Begley supported.
Mr. Buchanan said that be opposed as the following
grams : first, that the debar el his alkali bad bees we-
meted without reisoesble expectances of payment ; and for
a further ground, that the credit was obWned by false and
fraudulent representation', viz., that when she pve the
orders, she reproented that mho was a niece to Lord Tre-
&gar, and she was cousin to Sir Godfrey Mope, that she
bad considerable house property, sod that his (Mr.
Buchanan 's) client was to spare so expecie in fitting op her
house. That she expected 4001. a seer from the death of
her mainie, and she had large awns of money out at
Moe&
wcailare Mier t Walters was examined by Mr. Buchanan,
sad that she was a loleaphouseaseper, of Haw-
liarewoodapate, Meryieboo. Her debt was
291. 1 , for board, lodging, food. and goods sad household
furniture.
The bankrupt, exambred by Mr. Buchanan, was seked
when she first Mane sconalated with Mrs. Walt.., ? She
denied having wee lived all M. beam se the. Welters. She
denied Istria, ever I.dwd er boarded at her Douse. She
never slept In her Doane is her life. She toted
that she Ws entitled to 4001. a year at the death of her
"scrums" sad she did set ewe her a faxehieg. She deukd
Mat bee mother was la the mks.
Mr. Beeboan lbw MI6 ewe 'Hest is We box, whose
widows rebutted the reelisteny of the bankrupt. She
we crossaxamined by the UMW counsel, who, however,
did sot scooted is shaking the *Meow
Mr. William Thring was then 'manhood by Mr. Bu-
chanan, and stated that he was a plumber, builder, sod
decorator ; that the balance due to him was 350/. for
work done to a house in 1159. His nohow:teat for giving
her credit was. that she represented she had got may
houses in the City which she wanted him to repair ; that
she had got large same of money out at Wawa, and that
be was to spare no expense in making her bows very els.
gant ; that she was niece to Lord Tradegar, ad she was
cowls to Sir Godfrey Ildan ; but that alter the reedit had
bias given h• discovered there was litne hoped getting
4001. a year, for her mother was in the Is receiving paw.
filial relief. (Lingtiew.)
Mr. Braden, a senator, was called, and Is answer to
Mr. Benham's potioas, suited that be would rather not
sewer whether the beakespes mother winin the onion
or receiving parish renaL
Ma Beasem—Tbet esserees osirThddynt.ees as welL I will
we
losable you am loolbar. Mr.
Me. Mille man end Mr. 1 k shy loving been Mad pro sad
era,
The Commissioner raid, be had no doubt Martha Richards
I was a swindler. He did not believe one word she had said
'this day in wort, sad that, therefore, the last examination
and order of discharge would be dimmed in. die, without
protection.

SHERIFFS' COURT, Rea LION Squmis
Z.
(Before Mr. tinder Sheriff Harebell, and • Jury.)
COLINAN V. 111721 Z.

Thin was also a breach of promise OWN is which the
6sma wets laid at 1.0001.
Yr.sswes. as counsel for the plaintiff, sated for such as
sassont as weld enable the young woman to provide for
herself sad The plaintiff is the daughter of • farmer,
war Roystoa, Cambridgeshire, and bad come to London to
visit • friend at May lield•ernioe„ Rottiorbitbe. The de-
! fandaat, a shipelmuidler, having offices at the Commercial-
I docks, resided on the same terrace, and became acquainted
I with her. The plaintiff went home, sod aabsequeutly re-
turned to Loodou, when the seduction it was Oa's& took
place. Some lettere were read couched in affectionate terms,
The defendant, as io the other ease, did not appear, awl io
order to Mcrae' the damages it was shown that he had
given claret and champegrie at a sapper, and it was stated
that the parents of the you 2g woman would not receive hard
hems, but made lair a ems i allowance for herself and child.
The ja.ry sowed the demos fa ibis was also at lax.

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