The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAT.

COUNT OP COMMON PLEAS.
1..it5..4 al NW FILM IP 111140L1M1.-1111,00a 1 L Mina WILL

nttiON a Citiairsr.—nwetAsae TOR ♦ "L•DT.'r
Two ww, ea eltwa up a bill of ozebeaga far 1001,
dated tire 14 h of M►rch, payable at a 'soot!, and drawn
ye Mr. llerrey epos toe deleadent. Tho peen was that the
le:: had bore actrepted for j.w.ll.ry stuck mu to be sup-
MIS/ Jam Porter, wh.eh je +eller, Led sem bees
4,..med to her, sad hot the pletuttlf had takes tha
aot ce of the fern and 'mama coceideteriou,

tt•, Wanes sad Yr. CharcoA appeared for the plait
t and Mr. Hawkies fur tea defeadast.

Mr Hawkins said that the def. Wes a gentleman la I
thr way• who lied lately returned from abroad, aid be Or
lesird the scim epos the grouad that ha had bee. sheeted
oit d the bal. to March laic, Mr. Chanter took up his
)10 with Yea Joao Porter, in the home No. 42, Cher
-t•itnet, -ken Me was residing with
tele, halos. awn afterwards the kadltely latroduced his
to. Mr. Murray, who wee to supply Miss Potter with
purl cry, and the defendaat gess tho bill in genetics os as
.tent of ev-b jewellery. Moe Porter, however, had parted
witt the bill grittiest getting the jewellery, sad thereto,*
the preient 'slim wee dr (aided.
Mee Porter was sailed and said that &rudest had lived
watt her someday*. Mr. Murray wee • Jew and a jeweller,
sod he bad hem in the habit uf vieitivg et Charlotte-street.
She beard nothing of any palmitin, until ohs wonting
when the def.adaat nue down stein and laid, "1 ham
Ora Mr. Murray a bill for 1001 for j.welltry or yo..'.
Mr. Mussy brought her a brooch. She could not tell whet
sort of a brt intr. There were els* two bracelets, sad a
watch and shim. Could not tell when she bed the things
—She did tot trouble her heed et ell about the niet:er.
she kept the dings for s day sada night and then maned
thee to Mr. Morny, a tallow she owed 701. for Jewell's,
'Lich ehe had had this tees months before.

Mr. Jostles Wllle►—Tho witness swears that ehe ►ad
jewellery Pr the bill; that lb* owed Murray matey aid
chose to pay the debt with the jewellery, w►ich I will sot
say your client was fool enough to give her. There is as
lad otthe case.
♦'eedtet for the plaintiff for lOU.

COURT OF

MM. XL 0011/0010Will MUNI.
1$ RI lITZAIIAN, PAVL, LID Wall.

This wae a eittlimi he the declaret.oa of a dividend seder
tbs j )ist and willow* IN tau. The promediage won of a
portly form.l character. Boat math proofs were admitted,
aad cthere which had been dimmed at fame, sittlap wen
d'..pwed of.

Mr La• r tore, representing the assignees, said that a proof
had been turfered at a former meeting by Mews. Bytes
rod Billing. for 2,0004 upon a bill of exebaap drawn by
the (.law'ells upon the bankrupts. It appeared ham Mr.
Billings's deposition that the bill had been lodged is Ms
kande by a person mused Stacway, as security for as ad-
verts of 2601. He sow commuted to give an undertakieg
Met al 03 reestvisi dividends to eke aroma of 250:. arid
interest, the proof might be exposited.
The Commissioner—l see so orjeatios to that vont,.

Ur. Laureate said that a pro3f had been teidered,
March last, on behalf of FP: rerald's trustees, against the
rep estate of Mr. Strahu, bat upon the evideace this
produced, his bower wu of opinion that so proof could
he sad. against the separate estate, inasmuch as there we.
as er.deace el Mr. Scubas Wei a party 63 Use
brush of trust. The creditors had appealed, and had opened
tie shot. question bane lb. Lords leviers, reducing
pat deal of evidence which was sot given before his Ho-
arier ; and the Lords Justices bud directed the proof to be
&blotted for 13,0001, act 17,000 L, effaiest the eefeefete
estate of Mr. Straws
The

iVery wall. Let tha order of the
Court of Appeal be flied, and the proof made accordingly.
It transpired in the course of the proseedirge that a divi-
dend of Is. Pd. has been paid on the jviat estate, sad the
await ass in hand, it is anticipated, will yield a farther
dividend of ; bat some days suit elapse before tae
snot meant sea be ascertained. Dividends of 19. pd
h►ve bees paid os 'sib of the operate asset.; sad further
divideade will be declared on then of probably the Imo
&omit as on the joint estate.
Fresh proofs to the amorist of 10.6001. were admitted
assists the lout estate. Claims to the automat of upwards
of 30,0004., arbiters ►ad been pneiouly made against Gael of
the I, phrlitll 011,1114, well /1 .11 enneerted into proofs, sad
al owed to 'Mad spinet each of the estates.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
unuottonomir CRAIOII 07115402 g AOALIIST TWO Dors.
This remain( there worn a charge of soma simian two
boys. named Hiram MsGill, aged 12 yea.., and Osetne
11'041, sod 14 pus, living with their parents at No. 10,
Little Esrl♦toet, Seam Dials.
7he tem was ems which sensed mach Jolene, the same
premien having been wilfully set oat An shoat Ma weeks
bet, by a mea, sawed Richard Moore, a carver sad gilder,
who was esavieled at the Old Bailey, ea Thursday last, mad
sestmeed to two years' impriseemmet.
William amens, a methaaie I.ving la the rime Mamas
the prisoner, stet d that yesterday (Sunday) morning shoat
half-Piet Ave o'clock, while he was is bed, he was alarmed
by a mod( smell of Gm He got up, sad en postai the
doer of hie room, a satinet iag smoke *sterol. He enseed
hie wife lad ch I Ices, sad said, " The house te oa Are ; get
up•" Oa teething the passes* leading t, the street, he
band Are regiag la a cupboard under the staircase ea the
pound floor The two prisonere, who were droned, were
studio( at the beek-yard door quite nammentell. Wit
ems naked 'o rpe frost door aid celled, "Polk, I—Are!"
The prieeseis' (other sad other pumas reeked down, sad
MA a suavity of water the than were eattagMetsed by
60** Ow of the mamma raa for Mr. Sinks., t►e
laadlard.

Peliec-weastahle 71 F, slid that he heard • WI for antis.
tree while he wee ea duty yewerday moislag I. Sena
Dills. Woofs% after tie it. was subdued, asked *el
Mager Weiner, while .he Wool ia the yard, whethee
km Uwe saythiag of ike ire, wham he said,
"Whew 1 dime down t the watirwleest la the
yard, I sew • wowaa who tried to epee the
deer. She freed 'hat she mould act pt la, aad
she fen away." Witness reported this to laegnellor
Mitchell at the Bow street steno's, sad sabseqeratly the
hays were spprehoided. Wastes easesiaad the plasm, sad
head that lb. espbeer I hid bees Lied with amiss,.
laapect r Miteb.ll aftereoen satirised the two
we:sewers separately, sad limed great diserepasaies la their
Esteems te.

Mr. George, the laarrord, who /see thus late custody.
rated that the yoserr primmer caws to his primes ren-
desce yeeurday securing sad said. Mt. &ekes, your
hues ices are." Wits's, fully believed that the maim
had bus wilfully fired.
Ths father of the priusu 'aid the younger by left Ids
bedroom logo to the close% but abort!, afterwards retuned
aid told his brtther Its place was es tire. The bey. went,
in his opinion, issocest of the charge. Mrs. Moen, the
Wife of the man who we. convicted, had bees hard to ley
that ehe would be ravaged.
Ace officer, however, went to the house of hen. Meets
Awl, alter the are sod feud 11,r la bed.
Ile prisoners wets tentacled for • week.