The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-08 00:00:00

LAW INTZLLIWINCIS.

(TBIB DAY.)

COURT OF 0011110 N PLEAS.
Mingo at NW Prise la Ilidellessz.—(11•Ior• lb. Justice
Willa mai • Oposisl Joey.)
!MONO AND W 712 T. TIN VIRTU 01ST. PANCRAS AND

winiiiirs.—ammain Dorman
This was an adieu to ream, damps from the St. Pan-
cras Vestry and their relieving ailed, for a malicious mew
oaths.
Mr. H. James appeared for the plaintiff ; Yr. Liddell,
and Mr. Mullein, far the vestry ; and Mr. George Dea-
nna and Mr. Timely for Mr. litephem
The circumstances out al which the ration mon were
somewhat peculiar. The first-nanied defendant was • nab
driver, and at the merneeceinset of that year, his
wife's father, Mr. Reysolds, win under the ogre of the
parish doctor of St. Pancras, and on the 14th lft Jemmy
Mrs. Fleming applied to the vestry, sad received as
order for relief for 12 weeks for her habit end steelier, the
relief given being *.is. and a loaf weekly. This order me
afterwards renewed for 24 weeks more, the money and bread
Ong handed to Mrs. Fleming. It happened, however.
that her father died on the Nth January, leaving his wife
surviving. When the second order for relief expired, same
inquiries were made, and the result was that Ma.
Flaming was charged before the magistrate at Oierkeewell
with defrauding the parish by reentries the mosey end
bread disc her fathea,s death, the form of the charge being
&Misting them thiam nadir fable pretenoss. She was com-
mitted for trial, and remained in prison from the 28th of
October to the Bth of November, when the peed jury
threw out the bill, and stated that they thought
it should never have been preferred, and
that
Mrs. Fleming was entitled to some oompensatiae.
Ulm the question whether the prosecution had been
undertaken without reasonable and probable cause, or, in
other words, maliciously, Mrs. Firm* was examined, and
she stated that when her father's death occurred she got •
certificate of that fact from the dieter, and handed it to
the then relieving *Wm, Mr. Andrews. sad the same
amount of relief was °aniseed after this without
any repreeset•tirm being made by her, and she
did not know that she was deem wrong in messy* it. After
she ems out of miser Stephens called ups her, end she
showed him the report in a Demmer of what the greed
jury had mid. Stephens said " The parish have not done
with yea yet."
la erees-examioation she (Mad that she bad an two or
three oceadoes told parish °ems that her father was alive
when ia fact he was dead. She denied also that she said
before the maid:ate, " I did do ; bat I had no intention
of defrauding." What she said was, " I did receive the
mosey ; but I did not lame I was doing wrong."
Mr. Liddell submitted that no action would lie
spied the vestry, which wee a public body actin gash&
loud , sad who had simply carried out the sat by appoint-
leg d of the poor sod • relieving cam. Whet bed
been done was date by the latter puma, sad the vestry
was act responsible for h.
Mr. Dimas submitted that thews wee no midges* of the
want of namable sad probable cense in therein Mrs.
, and he mentioned that the hetet' which she had
received' stated that the relief was for her father mid
mother.
Mr. Jame. oriatended that ender the toed set the.vsitry
Der responsible for what was done by the dstaidents, aid
as to the want of reasonable and probable mom, he relied
upon the fact of the esdificat• of death being herded to Mr.
Andrews.
Mr. Justios Willits said that if Andrews bad been the
parson who prosecuted his conduct might have been liable
to some ermiasset ; but perhaps the truth was. that thongl
he knew of the dents, it had escaped his reamer, is the
press of business. It seared to him, leaking at a report
made to the board by Sterriossia, that that mese had anted
with perfect honesty is the matter. The whole of the hots. it
appeared, were not before the peed jury, or th:fachata
would Dot have made the obeetvatioes they did
r zbsie
se was that dam was so evidence at mike spinet
and that the adios would not be against the
vestry ; sad farther, he was of 'pinks that the adios
could not have been entsrlained even if it had been brought
against the directors of thepoor.
The plaintiff was thee nominated.

00IIRT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCJE.
(Before the Judge Ordieury.)
?MD= O. PIZLDU.
Mr. Staveler Hill appeared for the petitioner, a wife, who
sought a judicial separation on the pound of her husband's
cruelty.
The parties were married in 1848, the respondent being a
mariner. They heed for several years together at Gesptat,
but at lut, obtaining a pension for long worries, the respon-
dent gave himself up to drink, and became eo violent that
in October, 1863, the petitioner was obliged to Imre him.
Separatios as prayed.
THOMPBOX V. THOMPSON MID CLAW.
Dr. Spinks for the petitioner.
The parties were wedded in September, 1860, the peti-
timer being a colliery manager, at Gerard's-bridge. near
St. Helen's, Lascashoe, and the responded, • lbs. LAU,
being &widow. They lived happily together • bet there had
bees no hens. The 00-respondeet wee also 'imaneeted. with
the oolliery,and was combo: 41y at the hoops of the pstitiour.
At tomtit, however, he obtained a situation in Wake and
left Boos after this the petitioner found a letter which
led him to ask an explanation of his wife, and a quarrel en-
sued between them. The resposident then went to pay a
visit to her brothers, sad on the 91/111 al January
last she wrote her husband an affeedoeste letter, in which
she spoke of her return, bat mentioeed that she wee unwell
and was about to ass a doctor. A few days later she wrote
spin, eta* that she found eh* wee about to be a mother,
and that she wield never ester her heitases boon with
another man's child. She beggedhiuthereforato oast her off
and think so more of her ; bat at all units sot to hunt her
down like a thid. Inquiries were then mode end evidence
procured to Sa the charge of adultery upon the reepoedest.
A fragment of • letter re Clarke's kandwri4g was found
in Km Thompoon's drawer, in which he said. What pore
and tut 'Whig feelings I entertain of you. You are to my
heart as manna from heaven, which oretinually reproduces
imperishable devotion and unalterable affection."
Waimea were called, who spoke to seeing various acts of
familiarity.
Decree nisi, with soots.
MOBWIE V. MORGAN LIM 1101VIVT.
Mr. Geary for the petitioner.
The marriage week 1853. The petitioner, a Olivet and
gilder, lived at Evertor, near Liverpool, and in
respondent October,
1, the respondent was detected m the commission of
adultery with a dock porter named John Bossy.
Decree rani, with costa.
Garr= o. O.ILITTN.
Mr. Searle for the petitioner.
The marriage was la 1852 ; the husbud was a day labourer
in London. A separation afterwards took ekes on account
of his miwenduct, and two or three years afterwards he
committed bigamy, for which he is now undergoing a term
of imprisonment in Wandsworth Gaol.
Decree nisi, with costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow, as Gounnissionee.)
IN RE JOHN LEON.
The bankrupt, described am a Maurer, of Brocuptou, was
late the stipendiary magistrate at the Worship-street polies-
court. This was the eating for order of discharge. The
liabilities are sot ism than 33,8411., chiefly wing cat of
Stock Exchange transactions ; assets and property held as
security about 1,100/. The bankrupt's expenditure in the
two years preceding his bankruptcy we. 1,0501. The cre-
ditors are principally relatives or friends and stook and
share brokers. One creditor, Emma Hill, is a creditor for
5,3041., for cash.
Mr. E. Reed appeared for the &rigs= ; Mr. Sargood and
Mr. R. Griffiths for creditors ; sad Mr. H. Linklater for the
beetroot.
Mr. Reed said that the magma, who represented credi-
tors to a large amount, mad sot but feel that the bank-
' mpt's conduct was open to censure. He had speculated
largely on the Stock Exchange, but the creditors had not
instructed the assignee to oppose. The loss was most
severely felt by the bankrupt, who had been compelled to
resign his officio of metropolitan agitate.
Mr. Griffiths opposed for Mr. Mark Geier, auctioneer, of
Greshametrest, a creditor for 3071.
Mr. r. Beard, solicitor, Basinghall-eireet, was examined—
He deposed that io November. 1863. the bankrupt applied
to him to obtain him an advance of 3001. for an immediate
emergency until his next quarter's salary was due. Witness
saw his client, Mr. Coles, and introduced him to bankrupt
tithe police-court where he was acting as magistrate.
. (`oleo took his promissory Date at two mouths,
before the expiration of which the quarter's
Nasty would be due. Something wee said about security ;
hut ultimately Mr. Coles, though a perfect stranger, agreed
to tabs Mr. Leigh's promissory sots, and admired 2751.
Bankrupt said nothing whatever about hie being In debt or
having made an assignment.
Mr. M. Coles, auctioneer awl estate treat. Gorham-
shriek stated that be went with Mr. Beard to Wor-
ship.street polios-oou rt in November. 1863, and wee
introduced to the bankrupt_ is his private room
Itaelircurt wished to borrow 3004 for an emergency, till his
r='s sorry was due. Witnws took Ids ward me a gen-
; hetought his position as a polio* magistrate
portent's for any amount, ae good as the Bank of Ragland.
Had he known that he owed 33,0001. he would not hare
done so. Witness advanced 2751., and took a bill of
two moths for 300/. It wsa not met when due.
Proceedings were token; bankrupt mitered judgment
to go by default, and then came to this court. H. dis-
tinctly promised to repay the mossy wham he received his
quarter's salary. nu then he was a perfect Munger to
witasss
By Mr. Liaklater —He said that when his quarter's
salary biome dos he should be prepared to meet the bilL
The bankrupt, examined by Mr. Griffiths, admitted
applying to Mr. Beard for the advance. Previous to that,
is December 1862, he had executed a deed of
meat, by which he undertook to pay 8001. a year out d
salary ei 1,2001. to certain creditors mined. When Mr.
Ooles aria ihOIIEWSOCO be had a large spesulative that
open on the Stock Exchange ; but he tireght that V it
turned eat right be should be able to repay Mr. Coles.
atelier he thee owed 32,0001., but he bad no doubt
cep his payments under the deed, which
omered=ol 27,0004
His Honour wished to know what amount of oreMters
there were not included in the deed at the tints Mr. Cokes
Aar was ecetracted.
Mr. Liablator said It was °alp about 6001.

Bankrupt, further ached, mid that Mr. Osiers
cue of the hit adverse made to him. Ile had beneeTi
roomy al various peers to provide raise, the
ewer is Mmestrek going the rug wayrelite,
borrowed 2061. el Mr. Hair. Cooke, or gins • peed."'
note for that amt. That was befcee the dram Ore.
Odes. He only nosier 1801. from Oahe,
ruses was on the 3rd, the other oe the 11th i
1863. At that Men era the operletive mew mai
stead, he was sot lowly tadebted.
By Mr. flargood-Has (*Pasted • seelesPries
deer Novembwr, 1860. He was remend hite
;Serillaidre ea kis owe applied*. He mere' Lao,
• year to ete 15 try and 1,2001. is Ludes. Ms ease
bad wee bog hew. When he MN to Lagoa be 4
iiebk het add-sot asy to what smash-it night be,
mak es WOOL. *lading the ion be strelest
tile bib* ef • bolatrock bank. Re del
• be bed beeserd his debts by 7,0031. truss
Mau er the easestiss al the dead, whoa he ewer,"
He kilt have owed over 25,0X1, when he err Ids.
den Before that he bed had lanes by speculative rue%
..the Meek lard raga whops as moth el, kook ,
16eirgid he hel as usernt then open athe 040* C
I amok She ergefug to London he had lost by zerh,
Boss on the Stack Exchange perhaps 4,
6,0001., bat he scald not 'peek lett „,,e,
seresesy. He bad gives all the informatics I. hie hw
""
Is Ids answers to the sequlsitions. In y ,41
idelted above 4,0001. is respect of stock
Mess, end had 5OOl. in ie puv"P *l64*
Put is psi
baseutions. Whoa hel, came to B ire
L°ll °Win 21,1244
COOL, he bad, besides his salary, • boom sad hod
is 2601. • year bat out al that he had
Mi. • year to the morigeffile. who bad rises ewe it
nisi,. of ebe peapiley. • bad also 154 a year Ire Nos
is North litaffordshini. slam
martgard, kh
=1,0301. was doe to friers and relations, with rte
he expected to make ea ansagement. la ileyalek
applied to Mr. Thomas FlW4t., of Bond-oar Watte,
through Mr. Back* ialrtor, for • ken of 6001. gt
Bride wu sot his rep* solicitor, but be bad )mows
f= year'. Through hie Internet* the
His debts sad liabilities woes tie W.
err" *oat 540331.; and go *oar of Monier *
about 1,3301. per arra. He did sot tell Mr. Berk elq
he owed-uersly that he wonted •kr of mew. 114
iltalB62, he applied to the Mutual
Areidation for • lose of 1081. 114
dew wen this isoreased hy his Mb
it
Mr. Flight, Mr. Niue, and Mr. Platt. Re
sot slate the amount of his debts to the msociatioa.
wse • general repreiestatias of his ability to ray el‘l4o
he
would repay at • certain time ; but no *cite mile
seetrion was nude as to the amount of his debts.
His Rososr-What berms of the deed?
Mr. Barger -lt did sr comply with the act of me
meat, and shared the fate of all such documents.
Fausinetion ccatissid-la the deed be reeled mead
ton Mr. Briscoe, 3001. • Mr. Gudgeon, 4151. ;
5201. ; Emma Bill Il.idtf ; F. and G. Walker, 3,0818 M
Yarmouth Bank, 8001. ; aid others to the smart el 7,1*
Brae of those had beau paid by the sir al paw*
teem that time and his bankruptcy. Some LIN.~
esitted from his belaacrebest by consent. 81ace the des
of the deed his debt to Daunt and Co. had Ism heft*
S about 6,000.
Evart sad Co.'s by 3001., other s 1
Mr. l'Etes Flight, of Bond-court, Holbrook, 6pael
that rut Mr. Buckle called upon him be stand Ilanlll
frier ens miring lis magistracy in derforthhire, rho
swig to Louden ea an leo* al 1,2001. a year ; end the
be required • loss of 8001. or 8001. to 'sails dos
to dear off all his liabilities in the country,
darner was andreeed by Mr. Leigh. Hat
suspicion that he owed • shill* broad *
or witness would sot have lest the mosey with* as.
city. Bankrupt ;proposed to repay 1501. a cane.
mriteheee had ao erarfly but a policy of imanace es 16
life and that of hi daughter. He undertook to mew de
bell if beekrapt knit up his payment". The let Tor
was paid, the second was sot. Boos after wile= humid
the deed air the debts of 28,0031., to his great estorier
By Mr. Lisklater-The aloe in whisk the immoun
were offered was The Preserver ; wits= was the pure
tor of that office.
Mr. Linklater-I dressy you have • very lute rem
feud ?
Mr. fiargood-You seed sot answer that,
Examisaties coadinued-laquiry fees sere charged-bet
guineas, at least. Mr. Leigh gave him Id 61
not resumber their rues. Mr. Beale mid
about the bankrupt weak* to purchase sums fruit*
He charged 401. far dreamt in roues ; be abused MI,
and took • promissory note for 8001.8001. bag lama *
the ingenues and expenses. The premien% is lies per
on the bankrupts life was 741. ; the policy wee far Mar br
14 year. The rani* of the redeemer prey IS INN
Leigh's life was 1231. 10s. ; it was covered by a elegh
(
(he car was proceeding when our report left)

Till POLLUX COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)
XABIBOROIIGHSTAKEL

GAUOTFORIAWDROMMUM.
loan Walkrs, a gee fitter, charged with bens emend
with two others not in eurtody in violestly smasNig an
stealing from the Renee of Joseph Frederick sier
worth, a boy, 37 ounces of gold, of the value ell lit. to
property of Mean. Herbert, jeweller of No. 8, Newlin
street, Oxfordetreet, was again brought before Yt. Tyr.
whitt.
Mr. H. Lewis (Lewis and Sons) Wilmington utak jos
'seated on behalf of the Preemie Metals sel
Mr. Louis Lewis, of Hy-plees, appeared for the renew.
The boy
si:a.cietli was returning from theist*
mills B St. Martin's-lane, with 37 nem
of gold, in a Deg, strapped across his shoulder, set
when in Newinswyardesews,tnear his master's hose, ha
was accosted by • man, and before he mild newer hie le
men put his buds round his neck and seized his than
tightly, at the same time boldiog hie had heck. Tea
other men then cause down the mews, and the del
of the bag was cid, the bag containing the
taken away, and the boy throws heavily to the p
Inforcastios wee then given to the police, and Impute
Bryant, of the G division, apprehended the prisoner inlets
bmldinp, WhitschapeL
William Wild, a boy employed at Messrs. Jackie° se
Graham's, Oxford-aeon., who bad seen the three men vitt
the boy Chillingsworth down the inseams orcesexasna,
by Mr. L Lewis, and said he saw the priesein
face when the premier came to the top
the plan, and looked round and wog Iht
He afterwards saw the prisoner in custody sue*
mina other sue. He did not know whether they set
policemeu—they wan not in manna He told the
that the men he noticed wore a billy-cook bat end/
whisker, and wee unbar dont. The news why be
the men was becalm be thought they were larking sdM
the boy (Chilliepworth). He recognised the printer W
his general appeareses, and sot by his henna
Jc=lah Frederick Chillingsworth, the boy who was e
nal ,and whose throat was a good deal island, ins
called and eronweismined by Mr. I. Lewis, indeed Is
would not swear positively to the prisoner, but be belied
he was on of the men.
Mr. H. Lewis asked for mother remand.
Mr. Tyrwhit• pasted it, stating that the wiper nail
go
before • Puy.
CLERBE4 WELL.
ROBBERY FROM THE GLIM JnacnoN CANAL comnFri
MIS'
Joke BA4rP, aged 24, an ecgine fitter, real. ing at
Bydoweirest, Islington, was charged before Mr. Bader
with steeling a queasily of calico from the premises of WS
Grand Junction Canal, at Islington.
Mr. Wotanr appeared for the prosecution.
t The evidence went to show that the prisoner bad toe
■
the employ of the company for some time, mitres reeling
liberal wages. At one of the warehouse; the whole of Ws
store-rooms have been cut through for the purpose of ens
ing • steam.lift. Os Saturday it was found the onwaa;;l
Wee of cotton goods had been taken from the
and concealed in the coal cellar. In COlllOO2O/01:0
*eatable 242 was set to watch, and he saw the prieslB
several times pass down through the cativo in the kg
and go into the eel cellar. Yesterday, at a little
ells
6 o'clock, the primer again coma from the
of the building into the cellar, went to the kale cl
tad took out of it about 80 yards. As the primer
Mesring to snood with the booty, the coastal:Le WM
him, awl said, " I have got you at last Ina
said, "For God's sake have mercy inn ma.
are geort a wife and family, and my wife newly nano
go to W." The oonenblii took the primmer into 04:1
and as he (the constable) was aseseding the Lairs WI
and fell into the cellar, sad he had a very narrow ant
Hereepprelasedid the prisoner, who bad made
liter labiog him to the policeatetion, searched his,
td
deem, and there found 38 yards of calico, which was smile
to that which had been previously stolen from theists..
The premier mid be WY vary sorry for what he had aisi:
and hoped the snagistrte would take a lenient view of
case cm account of wife and children.
M. Barber said it weal a very bad ease. and oneus6#
the prisoner to the Manson Sessions for trial

A BM= Ls • LlvirkKon ClamTa.—Ou iILOI6IO
emoting laid an socidsat of an alarming satin omarredad
Myers' Circus, OrowshalLetrest, Liverpool. appsem
"ma a galraw-Past eight, dariog the perforteasee ad a
Wes, aAallarl ou the west side of the ring, costailif
about 150 Wow, principally children' gave way is ado
queues of the oseripants making to the front for the Wel
of having a better view of one of the acts, in whirl me cl
the dowse (Yr. Jennings) was placed in a box by '
Oa
Masker (Ur. Delavantr). The crash of falling limb.
sad tive *mann of women and childria, minglad Ism
ti
a
KOMI with miss of " Firs, firs," created a saes
indescribable mansion and uproar, during. whilk
/
there was one gaga& rush for the passages apricot h.
the street. By the exertions, however, of the sosnign
the excitement of the frantic audience was spread 10._,
no aceideote beyood those created by the falba. of th• r.
1 levy vomited. The cry of firs was ceased. Do ...
comovesos of some of the gas piping in the pawl
broker', and the ignition of the gas at one or two d
leakages. This, however, wee soon got nuder,whia
as
task al mumving the wooded wag proceeded lOW fl
ultimately found that 16 children wars same ogler toorralf
N
iojmud and ware at once emoreyed to the
Hospit•l and Northers Dispensary, where they were li'
tended to. Two of the tasters remain in a promisee'.
ditiou.