The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DA Y. )

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Butoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice Ede and
Justices Byles and Keating.)
REUISTIt %MN APPEALS.

court this morning continued its sittings, for the
hearing appeals from the decisions of revising

F (AITELLANT) ,s. (REVONDENT).
I 11;t• Wall 10 appeal from a devision of the revising bar-
, tie borough of Kidderminster, and the facts were
:', The name of Thomas Guest, junior, was
• . t,,1 o upon the ground that he hail not for the pre-
..r...mths resided within the borough oriwithin seven
tl., i.• '• He dhl reside in the borough until
. :':• • , February last, when he was con-
„, .or assault, and sentenced to six
, • .* :aiptisonment, without the option of pay.i
!Irv. and he went to prison accordingly.
or,-ier held that the respondent was not disqualified;
.• roe W.... 1 whether hu uas right in so

Q.C.. appeared f.o ti., appellant, and Mr.
for the respond, ut.
thought th t • ~1,.• W. 1.4 wrong,
ehimant hAvv,z, !Jat the , ..f being at
.1., 11 his own wroo,;t .1,1. he ti.ul I • luring the
• ,u,:h a resiueuee n the ,r•• or seven
,ied, as would entitle hi o: 5,, te.
; 4110,01

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

IlAnco.—(Before Lind Caw! 11..r.q. Pollock and
Barocu Bramwell, C:Linell, and I'. utt.)
CORNISH r. CLEIFT.— trirultECT7

..art gave judgment in this case, which was am

• bvt,t a . •Itutticeßyles at Exeter.

• • i .nt sought to re-enter by reason of the defendant
• . !..:..1 to repair certain buildings the premises
• • . .1. Ihe jury found for she plaintiff. Their lord-
wuln absolute a rule to set aside the etediet
• : aud w enter a verdict for the defausLuit.
I OSTER r. GAMIIO:4.-JCDCIIENT.

..cliou by a tailor against a young man ap-
t a farmer in the neighbourhood of Oxford, Sol
'. for goods supplied, including French kid gloves,
coat, a racing jacket, cap. and breeches, and
that description. It was tried before Mr.
at Oxford, when the jury gave a verdict
At the tirte the goods were ordered the
.1:t snag under age, and the question was whether
them were necessaries. The use was argued a few
upon a rule for a new trial, on the ground that the
was against the et Wenn°.
, 'art now doted that the rule would be made abso-
-.:.h the defendant agreed to the damages being re-

.TORTEN r..1E:1017R4
tisi, use Mr. Macuareara allowed cause against a rule
_.d Ll Mr. t'. Crompton, to allow the defendant to add
under the sluing Act which had been die.
a by Mr. Baron Martin at chambers. It was an
• cpen a contract of indemnity brought by a stock
• •er in respect of certain transactions on behalf of the
...Lt. _ _

c..3rt made the rule ab.olate, and said that any dia•
to the of the pleaa miiht be raised upon

u!e abfolate.
• LANCASHIRE AND WORESIBRE RAILWAY.
a.,.4 au action for damages for bodily injuries cue.
:be defendants' railway, tried at Mszcheeter, and
“:.1•11 the jury found • verdict for a larger amount
' images than were laid in the declaration.
rile was obtained and argued during the pee.
•• term for a new trial, oa the ground that the judge
. _ , poser to enlarge the damages in the declamuon after
had given their verdict, and the court reserved
• ent.
Temple, Q.C.. now intimated to the court that the
. had WOW to au arrangement.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Lord Ordinary.)
[ORSON r. BOCSO3.
. I-. Mundell moved that the cue of the petitioner might
• red by adidsvit. The respondent was the conrict
.2. wh,.; was transported for his frauds upon the Crystal
....e Company ; and he was now charged with having
• : bigamous marriage in Austr.dia with one Jane
• The learned gentleman admitted that there was no
‘.:.1 precedent for his motion ; but, under the very peen.
..: circumstances of the case, be hoped the court would
.:.t the application. If not, be prayed for a commission
imine witneues.
-•:r J. P. Wilde could not depart from the rule of the
and allow proof by affidavit, when there had been no
•_riction for the bigamy. He would, however, grant a
xisaion u prayed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Pepys.)
I. U! THOMAS IX/MOUES.
r:‘,. bankrupt was described as a stockjobber, formerly of
court and Moutpelier•villas, Stockwell, DOW a pri.
• ,r Newgate. Theo.'s, will be is the recollection of the
f:,ra the kngalar circumstances under which the built.
r.:!•: ass apprehended, being almost a literal fulfilment of a
I, . ; incident in Ur. Frith's great picture of the " Rail-
s •••• tier." He came to the court on his own petition on
h h.q. He attributes his inability to meet his engage.
• to the recent financial crisis. The debts are returned
.., '. If this amount 9,1201. is in respect of stocks
• .ares purchased by the bankrupt, and subsequently
• ; so that the amount realised will go in redaction of
tl.- ...as on the batkrupea estate.
•-• • ,roofs of debts were now taken, and lir. Joseph
l.ra: :Lam. gentleman. of Lower Porchester.street, Bays-
..t. chosen creditors' assignee. Messrs. Lewis and
. • are the solicitors under the proceedings. It is said to
t. t' ^ intention of the creditors to take the matter out of

IN Et J. BARTON.
: wa,• the: f••st sitting under the bankruptcy of John
• • 13..rtr.o..leicribed as a metal broker, of 014 Broad-
E: The adjudication was on the bankrupt's own iteti-
tc lie owes upwards cf 37,0001. Ti.. largest creditors
,'esers. fusty sod harken, of liveries, whose
t retuned at rir..o/. Co.,e bankrupt ascribes his failure
f..C.mre of rue of his principal clerks, and great de-
. n it the I.emrities on which Le had made advances.
V. iiarton, metal broker, Grz.c.acturch-street, was

rENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Itacorder.)

f• constable in the 11 division of Police,
t, take his •ri upon an iodicticent charging
..:...,;cf••t; Sarah rowpertz, and causing her actual
. an.. He was also charged in another count with
awl Mr. F. 11. Lewis prosecuted. sod
-•• it lir. Collings were counsel for the

• w IAI sire,.dy been investigated at the Middlesex
- conse,,ueece of the jury not being able to
•.• tueto without a verdict, and
lea• r,tncced to th:s court by a writ of certiorari,
• • ,•••,-;... • .ceedin,o were instituted.
;,i,ared for the prosecution, were as
d r.t's beat was in the district of spited-
. a-4 i• ..i•i•-,17e4 that the occurrence took plane
r -, Le- latter end of Augur:. when the prose-
_ I.lell-laa,.. Spitalfiel4s, near her
' ! .• • 7..1 let the prisoner face to fact.
band at the time, which it appeared
t •: t. fr.,::l one of the stalls in the lane, and was in
,-f the ....net whet, the prosecutrix
1 Le what be had L. his mouth
•-. she rtmonstrate4 with him, and
•• La! ! dune that for, and he
: I e,;:ior her very foul and disgusting
,•-ecutrit ..toed hioa uhy he Lad insulted
• ti,;,l Ler to go away, and if she did not he
: • • •!.c .:htaan, and he began to pull her
•• • !.i.nt • She asked him wby he was I
it after insulting her, and
• • ;it !.,1 1w :not on, which be Lad
ito a quid not .1,, so, but can.
• • ..: i.er in ouch a violent man-
' ro corcrleteir off her back and
her t.. taste., Ler clothes sad
Lis treatment. Even.
station a,.1 the inspector then
- he Mot against her, and he
• • , Lad told her to move on, and
r slid that was no charge and
ha dischari,
•, was at the tuts
; • :^sr• 7. e•aa very much distreesed after
~.If,,also n,url, afterwards from the
• • ..., L. was cot.,:i'.:ed to have medical
.1 d .1 stre• -ma was afterwards
• ,• ni, and the case was sent for
• s' when, as above grated, the
• • • A decision. and were discharged.
• • the principal witness for the
a; ~atne length, but nothing
izi,l that tended to *hake
• • 'he d,,frodent, as on the
• , ..,.Acre denial that he had
awl a number of witnesses were
; • 4-, a when we went to press, and it
,!. ,I. 1e of the day.

• • u- Fist;..—Ou Saturlay
of Litnefiel4 ffnuse, Middleton,
.uting w.th the f adhain hounds,
,14; fell from his horse
, f p. After the bat fall he was
n 1..! t a quarter•past 3in the
r.. the conclusion that the
la a TIL of apoplexy.