The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
fittings la DISOO.-(Bitall Justine Mellor and Shea.)
At the sitting of the court,
Mr. Justice Mellor announced
that the Lord Chief Juetioe was better, and would be in
wart in the course
of to-day.
WORMING/ON o. BUDLOW.--JoHoHENT.
Mr. Justice Mellor delivered the judgment of the court
in this case. It was for • mandamus calling upon
the local board of health of Moss-side to make a rate
for the payment of a certain sum of money, due nailer
• contract for work and labour done. The plaintiff had
obtained a judgment "phut the board ter the sum of
upwards of 3,0001., and the question was whether the delay
of more that sex months before commencing the action was
a bar to the mandamue. The court said there was
great difficulty in the case, and it wee the first that
they had been called upon to decide on this point. After
referring to the facts of the ease, and the law es
on the point, the court held that • rate mightbe madterZ
of the judgment six months after the judgment, though the
action had been brought more than six months after the
execution of the contract. if it could be shown there bad
been no undue delay in bringing the action on the part of
plaintiff. The delay had been fully explained sad justified
in this case, and therefore the judgment of the court would
be foe the plaintiff..
J udgmeot acoordingly.
TOO QUIECt O. HALL Amp Leeotoenr.
In the am, which arises out of the now notorious case
for of
f
"Bouillon e. Valentin," Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., moved
rule absolute, in the first instance, to move iato this
court the trial here of any indictment or indict-
mental that might be found at the Central Criminal
Court against Mr. Hall, the solicitor is this cam, amid La-
fenced., who is now undergoing his seeteswe for perjury.
Mr. Hall had been committed on bail for forgery
_and con-
spiracy, and this being the first day of the Old Bailey
merlon, it was necessary to make the application, in order
to prevent the trial taking ;dace at the Old Bailer. Mr.
Coleridge read extracts from Mr. HAIN affidavits,
explaining and exonerating his market in reference to the
various transactions ; after which
Mr. Justice Mellor said the learned counsel were entitled
to • role.

COIJET OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings in Banoo.-03efore Lord Chid Justice Erle, and
Justices Willis, Bytes, sod Keating.)
BXGISTILATION arrnat.s.
This was the first of the days appmated far hearing sp-
peels from decisions of revising banisters.
ionrit o. HOLLOWAY AND °THEW.
The facts in this case were these : The appellant had
objected to the BMW of 27 persona, and gave noose to the
overseers in this form—" To the overseers theirofe parish of
Whittlema, in the county of Cambridge. eby give
you notice that I object to the tames of
the persons mentioned and described below being
retained upon the list of voters for the
eounty of Cambridge," and then followed a schedule con-
taining the names and particulars required by the act of
parliament. The revising barrister held that this schedule
was not such • notice of objection as was required by the
7th section of the 6th Viet., cap. IR, but that] there
should have been • separate notice of ection
to the overseers in the case of such person ob-
jected to. This being his opinion, he refused to hear the
ease; but if the court should think that he was wrong,
then the names of the 29 persons were to be struck out of
the list of voters.
Mr. Markby, for the appellant , submitted that the notice
was sufficient.
Mr. Justice Byles—At least it wee a novelty.
Mr. Markby—No doubt it wasi bat he could find
nothing in the account that required separate notice to
the overseers in each case. The parties themselves had
each had a separate notice.
No one appeared for the respondents.
The Lord Chief Justice said that the statute re-
quired that • notice should be given to the
overseers of the objeton to each voter in the form
No. 4, schedule A, or to the like effect." Be
thought that this notice, though • novel one, was to the
" like effect" as the form in the statute. In the strictest
sense all that the statute oould have required would be 29
sheen of paper, containing exactly the seine ideas that this
objector had comprised in one.
reversed.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissiossr Winslow.)
lie RE H. C. riturron.
The bankrupt, described uof York-road, Lambeth, of no
occupation, applied for his order of discharge hem debts of
621/.
M.
Sykes appeared for the official assignees.
The bankrupt, examined, stated that be bad never been
in any busb ;hi was supported by his friends. Be was
liable in respect of accommodation bills, some of which bag
been accepted for relatives. and one or two for Monde. He
expected gratuities from his friends to enable him to mast
the bills.
His Honour suspended the order for six months, on t
ground of contractiog debte without probable MOW pahe
of y-
ment.

Rf int n'itatAlt.
The bankrupt was a tailor, of Balre-pood-road, late of
Cheapside. This wu the sitting for examination and dis-
charge. Debts, 5181. ; assets stated at upwards of 1,7001.
Mr. R. Griffiths opposed ; Mr. Brough 'imported.
The examination of the bankrupt diseloeed that he was
the owner of a patent for sewing on buttons, which he
had put down in his balance-sheet es of the value
of 1,5001., bet which he asserted to be worth 15,0001. At
one time he had an office in Rupert-street, Haymarket,
and advertised to teach tailors cutting for a fee of five
guineas, and sometimes more. In the first year he was
in London he made 1701. He bad another patent for
mounting the body, taking the outline for coat, waist-
coat, and trousers ; but it became extinct a year ago. lie
snide a good deal of money by it.
His Honour directed en adjournment for accounts of
patents.

(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN RE BROWNIIIO.—TEZ LATE CHIRP CLERK OP TIM COURT
OF 001E011 PLEAS.
The bankrupt was described as late of Park-lane, chief
clerk of the Court of Common Pleas. The debts are about
6,000/., on which • dividend of Bs. in th pound has been
paid, and a further dividend of 4s. Will now be declared.
The bankrupt was confined in the Queen's Beath Prison for
upwards of 25 year', and was one of the first prisoners dis.
charged under the new act.
IP RE PRE NICE.
The bankrupt was a cattle-dealer, of Cavendish. Suffolk.
The debts are about 3501. The bankrupt attributes his
failure to losses sustained by the purchase of pigs which
became diseased. Assignees were now chosen, and a day
appointed for the next sitting.