The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-23 00:00:00

LOSS OF 4 STBANZBAND FIFTY LIV 23 BY

FIR[.

Intelligence was received in Liverpool yesterday
by the Canadian mail steamer of the dearer:Poe by firs of
the 'pleaded New York river steamer Berkshire. The in-
talisman comes via New York, and is dated Juin 9. The
despatch says :—" The steamer Berkshire was burped at
&cape blend, eight miles below Boadout. The fire origi-
nated in the lamp room, caused by the explosion of a leap.
The steamer had about 150 passengers. A strong south
wind blew the flames aft, preventieg many of the passengers
from going forward. She was grounded with only four feet
of water at the beam. Forty or fifty passengers are sup-
posed to be lost. The boat was built only six weeks ago.
She was furnished io splendid style. The ball was harmed
to the water's edge. The boat was valued at 200,000 doh.
Folly insured."

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TIRF/tfa•T. Jon IS. LL

GRAND FETE AND BAZAAR AT THE HoRTI.
CULTURAL GARDENS.—(THIS DAY.)

This morning the fate and bazaar in aid of the
banding fund of the Female School of Art, Bloomsbury,
won opened with much success. Long before
11 o'clock the approaches to the Horticultural Gar-
dens were lined with carriages, and the company ceeticaed
beanie. till some time later. Their royal highnesses the
Prince ►nd Princes of Wales arrived shortly before one
osteek►t the month entreats, and were at once led to an
apartment, where the ceremony of receiving purses, contain-
ing 51., wee proceeded with. The Princes., accompanied by
Mir Louie' Gans, the secretary, and the Prince, then
opened the bazaar, and in the course of their progress the
Princess made several purchases. The Princess wore a black
dress with a white cloak trimmed with black, and a white
bonnet.

The band of the Grenadier Guards was In attendance, and
the let Middlesex Engineers acted ss a guard of honour. At
one time the crowd was so great on the staircase leading to
the throna room that recourse was had to the breaking of a
number of windows to get fresh air.
Among the lady patrooesses who kept stalls for the
sale of fancy wares were Mrs. Miloer Gibson, Mrs.
Henry Cole, Lady Trevelyan, Lady Rich, Mrs. C.
Mallet, Miss C. G. Eradonloy, Mrs. Lionel Woodhouse
and Mims Woodhouse, Countess Harley Teleki, Viscountess
Rework'', Vlaconntees Combernsere, Lady Louisa Wharn.
cliffs, Viscountess Stratford De Radcliffe, Countess of
Tankerrille, Mrs. Hoary Ree►e, the Barooess Marochetti,
Countess of Airlie, Lady Stanley of Alderley, Mrs. C.
Gceehse, and Mw Louisa Gam

THE CASE OP THE BISHOP OP NATAL.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF PRIVY COUNCIL.
(THIS DAY).

This morning the first proceeding in England con.
meted with the depoition of the Right Rev. J. W. Colimo,
Bishop of Natal, from his see, was commenced before the
Judicial Committee of Privy Council, at Whitehall. There
were present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wensleydale, Lord
Kingedown, Lord Cranworth, Lord Chelmsford, Sir Edward
Ryan, and Sir J. T. Coleridge.
Mr. W. M. James, Q.C., Mr. J. Fitsjames Stephen, and
Mr. J.Weatlake appeared for the Bishop of Natal. The pro-
esedinp being en partseno counsel appeared for the Bishop
of Cape Town or the prosecutors.
The petition, the details of which were stated by Mr.
James, prayed that her Majesty would be pleased to declare
the petitioner to be entitled to bold his see until the
letters patent granted to him should be cancelled by
due process of law for some sufficient cause
of forfeiture, and to declare that the letters
patent granted to the Bishop of Caps Town in so far as they
purported to create a court of criminal justice within the
colony and to give to the Archbishop of Canterbury an
appellate jurisdiction, had been unduly obtained from her
Majesty and did not affect the petitioner's rights. The
petitioner also prayed th►t the pretended trial and *esteem
were void and of no effect, and that an inhibition, as was
usu►l in ecclesiastical cases, should issue against the pro-
ceedings under the sentence pending the appeal.
The Lord Chancellor. in the name of their lordships, or.
dead the petition to stand over until the sittings of the
Judicial Committee of Privy Council in or after Michael-
mas 611111, with liberty to Dr. Coleus° to serve the petition
on such persons as he might desire to serve. Their lord-
ships, he said, declined fee the present to eetertain the
question of inhibitioe, since to grant it would be to mistime
jurisdiction on the part of the Bishop of Cape Tows.

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The case was then ordered to stand over until the Mi-
chaelmas sittings.
The Bishop of Natal was present daring the proceedings.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

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After Tina Bittinsu M Nisi Prins at Wastosinster.—(Bsferis
Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and • Special Jury.)
DOIBDALE V. Till SiDDLIRIV COMPANY.
This was an notion brought by the plaintiff, an assistant
of the !tiddlers' Company, to rwriver, in fact. • certain
amount for fees and emoluments, which be alleged he had
been deprived of. The defendants pleaded twelve pleas,
setting out their reasons for not complying therewith.
Mr. D. Seymour, Q.C., Mr. Butler Rigby, and Mr. Peter
Williams, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins,
Q.C., Mr. R. Clarks, Mr.• Gifford, and Mr. Prentice, were
counsel for the defendants.

It appeared, from the plaintiff's case, that he claimed, as
an assistant of the Saddler.' Company, to recover certain
fees. and to be entitled to oertais beneficial rights and
privileges due to him, and to which he was entitled
under the judgment of the House of Lords,
which, smarmed his appointment to the office—
and to be restored to his office. The case had bees several
times before the public. In 1828 the plaintiff obtained the
freedom of the Saddlers' Company, and on the 23rd April,
1549, he was • candidate for the office of 'snidest, and as
the Zith July, 1849, his election was maimed, and on the
ltith October, 1849, it was officially communicated to
him. He took his seat and discharged the duties
for some short time, but oa the 20th Deoember, by
a vote of the Saddlers' Company, his appointment was
rescinded. The company was incorporated by charter of
(harles IL, and the company, by virtue of their poem,
posed • resolution that bankruptcy or insolvency should be
a bar to the admission of any person to be an assistant of
the company. The plaintiff was neither a bankrupt nor is-
solveat in the ordinary sense of the term, but he was
in embarrassed circumstances and he was is fast
an insolvent. On the 25th of July, 1853, a man-
damus issued to which there was • return, and the
company alleged fraud on the part of the plaintiff in his
obtaining his return. The mandamus came oo for hearing
on the 14th December, 1858, before the late Lord Campbell
and • special jury, and it ended in • special verdict for
the plaintiff, which came on to be argued on 9th Jane, 1860.
The Court of Queen's Bench gave judgment for the plaintiff.
It want before the House of Lords, sad their lord-
ships bald that the plaintiff wie still as assistant
of the company, that belied legally in office, and that the
fact of his being insolvent did not invalidate his election,
and they declared that the mandamus most be carried out in
as full, perfect, absolute, sod ample a manger as if be had not
been expelled all the rights and benefits appertaining
to the office. He, however, had not received one
shilling of the fees sod emoluments to which be con-
sidered he was entitled. Os 30th July last the plaintiff
called at the office of the Saddlers' Company, and asserted
his claim to be reinstated, and to inspect the books, in
order that be might ascertain the amount of fees
that had become due to him io the meantime. Mr.
Humplorrs, the clerk, however, asked him if be ad-
mitted bum to be the clerk to the company. The
plaintiff, however, remonstrated, upon which he wee
told that if he did not leave • policeman would be called is.
That was done, and the plaintiff left. On the 12th August
the plaintiff received a letter from the clerk, requesting his
attendance at a court to be held on the 14th, for the pur-
pose of taking the seat and being restored to the
office. The plaintiff took with him • copy of the
House of Lords' judgment as the peremptory man-
damus could not be sealed in consequence of the
Lord Chancellor being out of town, it being is the
vacation. On that day he attended at the Hall,
sod accompanied the Master Warden and assistants to
church. and afterwards be attended the court, bat he ob-
jected to them proceeding with the general business of the
company until he had bees paid his amen of fees
and emoluments. net, however, was not dose, and before
the court broke up Mr. Milroy took from his
pocket • paper, from which he read a resolution he pro-
posed to move on • future day, referring to the most !sheet
points in the plaintiff's misfortunes, and that the plaintiff's
appointment be rescinded, and that be be ousted from
his office. He was summoned, and attended one
cr two subsequent meetings, when he was sub-
jected to the same manifeetatioss of feeling.
lo Uetober the peremptory mandamus issued, the Lord
Chancellor having returned to town, and the following day
the plaintiff was formally suspended from his °Soo, and
excluded from their future meetings. He attended on Lord
Mayor's-day, but he was refused admittance, and was
turned out by the police, by direction d this defendants.
[The ease was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(adore the Judge Ordinary.)

Dr. Wambey for the petitioner. The maniacs was in
MO, and the parties cohabited till 162, when the peti-
tioner was obliged to leave her husband, in oonsequeooe of
his ill-treaftneot of her. They bad till then kept an inn at
Melambs Regis, Doreetshire, and they had had three Ail-
dram. Proof of adultery with a servant having bees given,
The Onrt made a decree nisi, with costs.
KIBBLII e.

Dr. Spinks and Mr.liacer. Green for the petitioner.
Toe respondent In this cam was a clerk at Live9xioL He
married the petitioner in March, 1852, and in November,
1855, he had a dieegreement with his employers which
caused him to leave the country. Hie wife then came to
tows and obtained • eituatioa in Ragentatreet, which she
still retained. In 1857 the respondent returned from America,
but in the following March he west to New Zeeland ; and be
there obtained• situation as reporter to the Nekonloaminer.
In May, 1858, be °entreated & bigamous marriage, which had
resulted in the birth of four children.
Decree ski, with costs.
BASI•CO I. BASLVG
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Dr. Spinke for the petitioner. The respondent. • clerk le
London, married her in JOl7, 18.51 ; bat in September,
he left her and sailed for Australia, where he formed
an Woken:as coosesion with another woman. This was
proved by a woman who had formerly lived in the colony.
and also by a letter of the respondent's containing an abject
confession of hie guilt, and en earnest petition to bs allowed
to return.

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Sir J. 1% ads said it might be that the right to a divorce
had accrued, not orthstanding the respondent's ofer to ro-
ue. the matr.monial cohabitation ; but be should like to
look at the rases beaming on the point 'before he made
decree.