The Express.
London, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

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HOUSE OF LORDS.
Friona : Ma Lord Chancellor. Lord Brougham, Lord Coraptoll, and
other Poem
WORDOWOUTH O. WOOD.—CONSTIICCTION ors W,
Al TO Till WORD SUITIYING."— This TM an appeal
against a decision of the Master of the Rolls, and another
of the Lord Chancellor, affirming it. The appellant.
are the children of Mr. C. Wordsworth, the barrister,
and their maternal uncl,s and aunts are the respondents.
The question anise on the will of the respondents' father,
Mr. Joseph Wood, formerly an extensive brewer of West-
minster, and wee whether, in a bequest by him to ha" sur-
viving female children," the word " surviving" was to be
referred to his own death or the death of tie widow ; the
latter event having been unquestionably referred to iu the
words "then surviving children" in a preceding put of the
mid. By referring the former words to the death of the
widow, the appellants, whose mother (one of the testator's
daughters) pre-deceased her mother, would be excluded
from sharing in the bequest—and that was the effect of the
decrees appealed against- Mr. Hodgson and Mr. HolL for
the appellants, had net concluded their arguments at the rising
of the house, when the further hearing was adjourned to this
day.

COURT 01, BANKRUPTCY.
Wore Mr. Coonniudensr Shepherd.
EXTINEMI FAILVIIII IN THE PAPER TRADE.—IN RI
SPICIIR AND POULTON.—Taese bankrupts carried on a
very extensive business es paper manufacturers, basins three
Hills—one at Alton, one at Bognor, and the other at Wands-
' worth. They were also fanners and hop-growers, and one of
the partners, I. E. Spicer, traded as a paper manufacturer
ud farmer ou his o account. They now came up unott
their balance-sheet, which embraced the period between July,
184 E, and November, 1848. The debts and liabilities
amount to upwards of 12,2601. The maws about 1,7001., of
which 2361. congaed of bad and doubtful debts. With re-
spect to the private balance-sheet of J. E. Spicer, which
rune over the same period of time as the joint balanee-eheet,
the following are the principal items therein s—Private debts

CHARGE OF M•NsLAUGHTEN. —Mary Berns, 30, a mar-
ried woman, was indicted fur the manslaughter of William
Bridges. The mother of the prisoner kept • beer-611.1,
called the Artichoke, in Stepney, and nn the lot of April
she went there to take charge of it, on account of her mother
being ill. In the course of the evening the deceased and
several other persons were in the tap•rtinn, and conducted
themselves in a very disorderly manner, and upon the pri-
goner interfering and requesting the deceased (who it seemed
was intoxicated, and the most noisy of the company) to de-'
sist, he rpplied • very foul epithet to her. And the prisoner,
according to the testimony of the witnesses, immediately
pulled him off his chair, and stamped up.in hun while he
was on the ground. He was taken to tho hospital, where
he died two days afterwards. The cause of death, the sur-
geon said, might have been occasioned by the description of
mimics imputed to the prisoner. Upon the cross-examina-
tion
of the witnesses, it appeared very evident that they
were actuated by ill-feeling towards the prisoner; and also
that on the night in question they lia.l been most violent
and 'Muir's, and at the time the deceased fell dwell he had
rule in his pocket, which was bros. en Ly the tall, end the
surgeon deposed :hat this broken iustrument might have
caused the injury which led to his death. The jury ac-
quint d the prisoner.
THE losoeser ox MESSRS. FELLER.—ME Clarkson'
imlied.hthhisweilortelasilitz t,o
rom jec;iin orililre,ertba.tiiths ows.umconof
Timed last week of forgery upon Messrs' . Fuller, the
bankers, should be given up to those gentlemen.--Baron
Alderson said there were other charges of a similar nature
against the prisoner, and it wee impossible to ascertain of
whch forgery this money was the proceed'. He should,
therefore, decline to make any order, but must leave the
sheriffs to eeerei.e their discretion on the subject.
NEW Col; RT.—Before the Iteeorder and Alderman Farneornb..

EADITALRYINT BP A PAAOCNIAL OPTICAL—J. Trial
was indietad for ensbessling in May, 1846, the lOW of
71. 61. Bd., 18s., and 11. 5s , moneys he had received on account
of the Commissioner. of Pa.h.fr, for the parish of Saint Mary,
•rts ' .

Whitstehapel. The facts of tots case hale been airy ady re-
ported fully. The trial of the charge occupied a considerable
time, although the rect.rder, at an ear:y stage of the proceed-
ings, expressed a very decided opinion that the indictuseat
cou'd not stand upon the evidence adduced, but the parish
authotiffes seemed determined to go on, and if possible alter
his lordship's exprcascd opinion. In this they failed, and the
jury returned a verdict of acquittal. The prisoner was again
inffcted for a lice offence. In this case he was convietedand
sentenced to toselve months bud labour.
Teruo (bear.—Bcforo Mx. C0111.114.1011ff Bullock.

DAHINa ROHM:RT.—William Kinq, 22, and Thomas
Bailey, 22, were indicted for feloniously breaking into the
dwelling.bouse of Robert Linsey, and stealing therein 36
I rings, • seal, two brooches, sever,il diamond and breast pins,
value 181., his property. King pleaded guilty. The prow-
tutor is a jeweller, carrying on business' in Crown-street,
Ensbury. On the 10th of April, he left his shop for about
a quarter of an hour, end during his absence the prisoners,
although it was mid-day, went to the window, removed •
pane of glass, and drew out a card on which were 36 wed-
ding-nags, • seal, brooches, and several diamond and breast-
pins. Two lads observed this, and gave information, and a
clerk in the employ of Mesas. Whitbread, the brewers, ob-
serving the prisoners walking sharply off, and seeing them
endeavouring to eaeocal a card, pursued them. One got
away, and King was secured, but he had in his flight thrown
the rings over a garden wall. These were recovered. Ten
days afterwards Briley was taken, upon his person was a
wire bent so as to draw articles from windows. The lads
identified Bailey as the companion of King.—The prisoners
were found Guilty.—A former conviction for felony was
proved against Bailey.—Sentenced to 10 years' transporta-
tion each.