The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-05 00:00:00

RULES OF PRACTICE FOR ME COUNTY
COURTS IN ENGLAND.
These rules, just issued, are comprised in fifty-two
clauses, respecting the entering of plaints, serving sum-
monses. We give an abstract of the most ins-
portanti—Clause 2 orders, that on entering the plaint,
the plaintiff shall, if the rum sought to bo recovered
exceed SI., deliver at the office of the clerk as many copies
of a statement of the particulars of demand, or Cause of
action, as there are defendants, with an additional copy to
6!e: provided always, that in all cases, the judge, in his dis-
cretion, and on such terms as be mar think fit, may adjourn
the Cause at the hearing, for the delivery of a statruaent of
particulars or further particulars. 5. The clerk 'hull annex
to each summons to be served one of the copies of the Mato-
, meat of the particulars of the plaintiff's demand Lanished
to him pursuant to rule 2, sealed with the seal of the court.
6. Every such summons must be served ten clear daysbefoee
the holding of the court at which it shall be returnable. 7.
The service. of any summons to appear to • plaint, most
be either personal, or by delivering the same to some person
at the place of abode, or the place of business of the defend-
ant. 13. The bailiff who serves a summons to appear to a
plaint, shall indorse on a copy of such summons the time end
manner of the service thereof, and shall produce such copy,
so indorsed, at the court at which such summons shall be
returnable, and such copy shall he filed by the clerk of the
court. 14. These rules apply to the service of all summonses,
judgments, orders, notices, and processes, whatsoever, issuing
under the authority of the said act, except where otherwise
directed by the said act or any rule under the
authority thereof. 15. Where the defendant pays
money into court, the same must be paid into
court five clear days before the return of the summons.
19. Where a defendant intends to rely on the special de-
fence of infancy, coverture, the Statute of Limitations, Or
his discharge under any statute relating to bankrupts, or
any act for the relief of insolvent debtors, he shall give
notice is writing to the clerk of the court, fire clear days
before the day en which the summons is returnable : pro-
vided always, that where such notice shall not have been
given, the judge, in his discretion, and oa such terms as he
shall think fit, may adjourn the hearing of the cause, to
enable the defendant to give such notice such number of
days before the day to which the hearing may be adjourned,
as the judge may think proper. 23. When any order is
made for the payment of any debt, damages, coats, or other
sum of money by instalments, such instalments shell be
payable at the office of the clerk of court, at such periods
as the court shall order ; and if no order be made, then
the first shall become due at the expiration of
one calendar month from the day of making the order,
and every successive instalment at like periods of a calendar
month from tke day of the previous instalment becoming due.
27. Execution on a judgment is not to issue by or against
any person not a party to such suit, without a plaint and
summons upon the judgment, the proceedings in which shall
be the same as in ordinary cases. 32. The judge shall in
each case order what number of witnesses shall be allowed
on taxation of costs, the allowance for whore ettendsnee
shall be according to the scale in the schedule, unless other-
' wise ordered, but is no case to exceed such scale. 36. All
costs shell be taxed by the clerk of the court. 37. No
warrant of execution or commitment shall be executed after
the expiration of two calendar months from the date thereof.
44. The office of the clerk shall be open daily, and the office
hours shall be from ten o'clock in the morning until four in
the afternoon. 45. At every court, or at such other times as
the judge shall require, the high bailiff shall deliver a state-
ment or return, pursuant to the form in the schedule, of
what shall have been done since his last return under every
been required to execute.
process of execution orcommitment, which be shall have

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FOREIONEM IN DM-
TREBS.—The annual meeting of this society, of which the
Duke of Wellington is president. was held yesterday, ut the
London Tavern—John Labouchere, Esq., presiding. The
report reed detailed the proceedings during the past year
and acknowledged the support which had been received
from the Royal Family. At the annual dinner, presided
user by the Duke of Cambridge, the sum of 1,4111. was col-
lected. The total receipts during the year amounted to
2,4901. 12s. 6d. The expenditure had exceeded that
sum, being 2,6061. In consequence of this balance
against them, the oommittee had been compelled-
to dispose of stock to the amount of 4001. During the pest
year, the number of foreigners relieved mu 2,62% making a
total,' since the foundation of the society, of 70,920 ; and 142
had been enabled to return to their homer. There were at
present 90 peneinners receiving two shillings a week, and 85
receiving five shillings. The casual relief during the year
had amounted to 1,1881. 16e., which included dieburiernents
to those who had been enabled to return home. The report
was adopted on the motion of the Rey. Mr. Caper ; and
hopes were expressed that the society would he in a more
prosperous condition next year. The annual subscriptions
were then announced from the usual sources, and twe've
additional pensioners were elected, which concluded the
business.
CLERICAL, MEDICAL, AND GENERAL LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of the directors of
this society was held yesterday, at their office in Great Rue-
oelldttreet, Bloomsbury, to confirm the business despabhed
at the extraordinary general meeting held on the 7th of
January last, and which was reported in this paper of the Bth
of the same month. Further than this, the only business
done was the re•election of direeters and auditors.

THE RECENT COLLISION ON THE RlVER.—Yester-
day, a communication was received by the London manner
of the London, Leith, and Edinburgh Steam Navigation
Company, to which the Royal Victoria steam-ship, that run
down the schooner Rose, on Sunday morning, off Hole
Haven, belongs, giving some additional particulars, which
were adduced et a meeting of the directors at Leith, speci-
ally called to inquire into the cause of the disaster. Captain
hleiklereid, the master of the Royal Victoria steam-ship,
stated that he left St, ixatherine's-wharf, London, on Satur-
day night, at twelve o'clock. The pilot left her at the usual
place, Gravesend. He then took the control of the steamer,
and on arriving off the creek at Hole Haven, about half a
mile from the shore, the accident occurred ; it wee between
three and four o'clock on Sunday morning. On nearing
Hole Haven he noticed three vessels a-head. One was under
canvas, and the other two were at anchor. He wanted togs
to the northward between the two at anchor, as he could not
get to the southward, the sailing vessel being doee on to
him. He was on the bridge, and the carpenter was with
him. The second mate, Johnson, was at the helm. It was
the carpenter's duty to be on the look out, and Dicluionwas
on the bow. The night was clear, and he saw the vessels
half a mile off. He would have gone to the southward
of the vessels if there had been room, and aka, being
unable to ge between the vessel under canvass and
those at anchor, he resolved on steering between the
latter. He desired the helm to "Port, port," " hard sport."
The helm, in consequence of the ebb tide, did not steer
well, and he directed the engineer to stop the engines and
reverse them, so as to go astern. It was too late, -however,
to prevent the collision; the steamer struck the schooner,
and in four or five minutes she went down. Some portion
of her went under the steamer. He instantly directed a
boat to be lowered to save the crew; but it picked up none.
He did not see any of the crew. The steamer was brought
to an anchor, and for two hours remained near the spot
where the Rose went down. It then continued its course to
Leith. The captain of the schooner was brought on board
the steamer. None of the passengers were alarmed by the
accident, excepting those on deck. One of the Royal Vic-
toria's anchors was torn away. The facts elicited by this
inquiry were deemed sufficient to warrant the company in,
immediately adopting steps for raising the schooner. 'l'he
Whitstable " madmen," however, seemed to have antici-
pated the company's intentions; for, in the course of yes-
terday, a number of them were very busy about the wreck,
and it is said they will succeed in lifting her.

INQUESTS, YESTERDAY.—ST. PANCRAS WORK-
aomm.—Before Mr. Mills, at the Elephant and Castle, St.
Pancras-road, on the body of Richard W. Ward, aged 22, late
an inmate of the workhouse. The deceased, who was subject
to epileptic fits, slept in a ward with 11 other paupers. Oa
Tuesday night he had four fits. At 7 o'clock he was found
dead. Mr. Cooper, surgeon, stated that there wasno separate
ward for epileptic paupers. The coroner hoped the guardians
would not allow any tomato elapse without making such •
provision for them. The jury concurred in all the observa-
tions of the coroner. Verdict, " Natural death."—Tai
DAVOS)), or LUCIFER MATCHCS.—III the Middlesex Dios.
pital, by Mr. Mills, on the body of Emily Mary Acton,
aged 7, the daughter of Mr. Smith, 7, Rathbone-place. The
deceased and her brother, 4 years old, were left by them-
selves • few minutes, while their mother went to market,
when the younger child set fire to his sister's clothes with a
lucifer match. Her screams brought assistance, but she was
No frightfully burned that she only survived a short time.
The coroner said that people should be most particularly
cautious in putting such matches beyond the reach of chil-
dren. Verdict, "Accidental death."