The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-23 00:00:00

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thyreanws, Jas. lately paid off, to taken
into dock foe immediate which win occupy, it is expected,
nearly two month. She Ii then to be re-commissioned and employed
ce the conk of Scotland, astersier to a vnitalling dem-A.—Orden have
teen gives for one of the government stem-tna, attached to the
port, to tow the Ilentow, 72, op to Woolwich, mtl to receive fitments
for 1.,v jog aingaidethe Ebbe, 42, es temporary sceceamodation fer ma-
rten; daring the time the new mutat terrankare being sompleted.
The !MV PS(' of the Heehaw, preview to bee last paying off, was at the
bontherdment of St. Jean erAcre, and on the thin of Elyria. when
the was under the comeannd of Capt. Houston Stewart, C.B. now
Cornp:roller-Gcncral of the Coest-Guard.—The Court o( Inquiry,
reported yesteriLiy as held on board the Wildfire, relative to the
accident to the Daphne has finished, and it bee teen decided that •
court-martial shall be held at Portsmouth, on the officers and men of
the chin, for the accident of getting on chore. Pint-Lieut. T. F.
Slight and part of the crew, have therefore left for Portienouth, to
attend the court-menial, and the Daphne cannot therefore he paid
°Email the sentence of the court is known.
penonerne, Jon. 22.—TheSeourge and Rattler P. arrived at Spit.
bead last evening, from the Sphynx, being obliged to return on no.
count of the wind setting in from the southward and westward. The
Dngon and porcupine also arrived thin morning, as well es the Echo
a. t., and the dock yard lumps, all being unable to render any further
andstance, owing to the had weather now setting In. Mono( get-
ting this unfortunate vessel off are almost at an end, at leen for there
Wee. The engineer, shipwrights, and ship's company are employed
en shore in saving as many of the stores as rioasible; av also the fore-
man from Hewn. Penn and Co., to direct the till:tete pieces of the
tantins% mann as the weather will permit. Her peddle wheels have
been removed. On Wednesday the Sphyth was hauled of half •
ship • length; but the weather 'obliged the efforts to he OPPII up, and
the ship war nom driven thrthee up the there again. She has not
yet bilge?, and makes hut little water ; her engines are much injured.
We twin ether heard that smother attempt will be made to extricate
the '.phyrth as soon s the weather changes. The Crocodile gm path
atnnte yetterday, and went out of harbour this morning, and will
'bail for eon this day. The Devon at... to ordered Into bartour to
hansom, slight defects mode good, and will proceed to lama with
anal and provines,
A one-martial will be held to-morrow on board H.M.S. St. Vin-
cent on Capt. J. J. Endow and Mr. logo, Mean, et H.M.& Daphne,
for getting that ship aground on the Slat of December Wt between
Bt. Cotberiner Point and Ventnor.
Peonorion n a Arroorencers.—Annfastrr, In. 22.—J. Turten,
Retired Coutmaniler promoted; W. J. Lake, Chief Officer, Cont.
Guard; F. J. Whipple, Aseietant-Surgeoe, Ocean; John Grant,
Secretary to Ounueodore Sir Terns Herbert ; H. It. L. P. Bailey,
Clerk, St Vincent; W. H. &intend, Senretaey a Creek, Riding
Wooldridge, Itather'e-Amistant, Caledonia.
MILITARY.

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Twit Gnostic, or TIM 47111 Foot is, it Is said, to beconferred upon I
Air It. Width, "the Hero of Mimi'," who is shortly expected to arrive
in England.
We understand that Loan Fermate* flexer.tarrent will not pro.
wed to Portsmouth, to succeed Lieut.-Oat. Sir Ifereules P. Pokehma,
'Leal- in the command of the troops In the south-western district,
beton April, when the noble and gallant lord returns hew the
continent.

Intelitatntr.
LAW NOTICES.
Conn or Qvneshi Ban.—HVLAILT Tenn.-10ns VteroarA.—
UN. 2t. IB47.—This Court will, co Tuesday the lad day of February
next, and two following days and on Monday, the nth day of February,
and lour following days, hold Wangs. and will proceed la discerning of
the winner then pending in the new trial paprr, the crogzer,
and the cpeeol paper, and giving Judgment in assn then
By the Court.
Cotton or Eresoorma.—TllLAT Toast, lOra Vicroatp.—Trninui -
eVir. Joe. 11, 1047.—This Court will hold sittings on Saturday, the
gthday of Fehruary noel, also an Monday, the Bth thy of February
nest, and the Oveneot following days, and ow 'Monday, the 15th day
of February neat, and will proceed in disposhig of the baldness then
pending in the new trial gaper and in the vecial paper ; and on
Monday, the Mad day of Fehewy wet, to deilver juilmorat in all
own then ctanding toe Judgment—By the Court.—Read a open
Court, E. Bennett.

EQUITY COURTS—Yzeratimr.
Before the Lord Chancellor.

PRENDIROAST V. LIISHINOTOX AND OTHERS.—ANNUITY
011 T Of A FIND TO BE SELECTED ET TRUSTEES.-111
this caw the Lord Chancellor affirmed the judgment of Vice-
Chancellor Wigram, with costs.
Ex PARTP. TEE COUNTERS DOWAGER OP STAIR.-10
LUNACT.—Thin was a petition presented by Lady Stair,
praying that the COMEDSTiOII of lunacy under which she was
found a lunatic about 2.5 years ago, might be superseded. It
appeared. front the affidavits and reports read by her lady-
ship's counsel, that she was one of the daughters of Mr.
Gordon, of Cluny, in Scotland, and was been in 1772; that
is 1904 she was privately married to Mr. Dalrymple, who,
is 1839, succeeded to the title of Earl of Stair; and that in
1819 elle obtained a divorce from him in the Consistory Court
of Scotland She was encourated to rue for that divorce by
a person (whose name was not mentioned) who promised to
marry her as soon as she obtained the divorce, but who, 35
she afterwards discovered, was employed by the husband to

induce her to sue for the divorce, and, of course, declined to
marry her. The discovery of this deceit unhinged her mind,
and, it the instance of her brother, Colonel Gordon, and her
sister, Lady Johnstone, a commission was issued, and she
was found incapable of taking care of herself and her affairs.
She was then, and for many years, up to 1816, confined to
her house in St. John's-wood, together with her sister, Mary
Gordon, who died a few years ago. For the last two or three
years the persons employed in her ladyship's service saw an
evident improvement in her conduct and habit& ; and in July
last, upon a petition presented to the Lord Chancellor, sup-
ported by affidavits, his lordship directed all restraint on her
person to be removed, and gave her leave to go to her rela-
tions in Scotland, where she now resides.
Mr. J. Parker, with whom was Mr. R. Palmer, read, in
support of the present petition, numt roue affidavits contain-
ing the opinions of several eminent persons, legal and medi-
cal, including those of Drs. Southey, Bright, and Sutherland,
all to the effect that her ladyship was perfectly capable of
managing herself and her affairs. Although the petition
prayed a superseders of the commission, the learned counsel
asked that it may be only suspended as to her ladvship's per-
sonal liberty, until certain accounts pending between her and
her brother, Colonel Gordon, could be taken before the
master, after which the supersedeas might be issued.
the Lord Chancellor said be had no authority fora partial
superseders, or fit making a decision iu futuro. If a party
was in .II condition for the removal of all restraint at present,
she may not be ro after an unlimited interval. Indeed it
was not usual to supersede a commission at all without ioopec
tion of the party; and his lordship referred to a cane, in
which although the medical men and others reported that
sanity was completely restored, yet the party on being
brought before the Lord Chancellor, was found to be ir.com-
petent. Mr. Romilly, with whom was Mr. Willeuck, fer
Colonel Gordon, said there would be na difficulty in taking
the accounts, as the colonel wu ready to go before the mas-
ter. Mr. Teed, Mr. Dickinson, and Mr. Shapter, appeared
for the committees of the estate and of tre person. On the
application of Mr. l'arker, after conferring wish the other
counsel, the petition wee ordered to stand over for a few day e.

Before Vice-Chancellor Knight Brace.
McNetts o'. WILLICKSON. INJUNCTION. COPT.
stout —Mr. Bacon and Mr. Renshaw on the part of the
plaintiff, Sir John Mc Neile, moved for a special injunction
to restrain Messrs. Williamson and Rust, publishers in the
Strand, and Messrs. Edward George Hughes and W. J.
Hughes, authors and compilers, from selling or disposing of
a book entitled " Comprehensive Tables for the Calculation
of Earthwork, as connected with Railways, Canals, Docks,
Harbours, Re." published by Messrs. Williamson and Co.,
and to restrain them from printing, publialing, selling, or
diepoting of any other book or publication, containing any
calculation, arithmetical results, or figures, copied or taken
from the work of the plaintiff entitled " Tables for Calcu-
lating the Cubic Quantity of Earthwork in the Cuttings and
Embankments of Canals, Railways, and Turnpike Roads."
The motion was supported by affidavits showing that, in the
two works, the same errors had occurrel to the number of
seven, that although the plaintiff's work was not mice re.
(erred to in the defendant's publication, yet, in the adver-
tisement which accompanied it, the publishers, after stating
that the plaintiff 's work was well known, added : " That
work is now out of print, a -nd very scarce. The
publishers, therefore, offer this work, &c.," and
that the 3efenalant, Edward George Hughes, ever
since he had had notice of these proceedings, hod kept out
of the way, and had only stated generally in
' his affidavit that he had not "copied" the plaantifra work.
The learned counsel for the plaintiff relied mainly on these
circumstances. Mr. Teed and Mr. Nevinson (or the de-
fendants, contended that tho evidence was very weak, rnd
°Starved that there were several errors in the two works that
were not identical.
His Honour asked Mr. Teed whether ho was willing to
consent that, if it wag established to the satisfaction of this
court, that there had been an invasion of copyright, damages
should be given in this court if the plaintiff should so desire;
and whether he was ready to facilitate legal proceedings ?
Mr. Teed replied in the affirmative.
His Honour then directed Vast the motion should stand
over, with liberty to the plaintiff to bring such action so he
might be advised : the defendants in the meantime to keep
an account.