The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-19 00:00:00

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mna_ ''"11Alla COURT.
Afar Terra Many st Nil Priam, at Wattraisatar.—
(Wore Mr. Janke Mellor and a Ocairon Jury.)
=OWN v. inun—ellotamit OW P 11.111113.
This was an action for breach of premiss of cards°.
The defendant dialed that he made the promise.
Mr. Thinina Q. 0., and Mr. H. F. Lewis were nomad
for the plaintiff. Mr. Monne !Maros was conceal for
the defensot.
The plaintiff Is • wooing talons' about 3d wan
ci age, sad the dalsadent is a eonfodirmer. about 40
years of age, and at the time of the alleged pro-
was a widower with four children. The plaintiff
mass in Queernreet, Longmont, sad the defendant oar.
rtes on Simbasins a the anise of Little BS. Aadrew-
Week -dials. The partite had ben sempaintid with
seek other for segos years, sad during the timed the wife's
linen, which lasted from Deosniber, 1863, till Main, 1864„
when she died, the plaintiff vino& bee sod attended bar in
her illness. Plaintiff oondonally attended to the
defendant's ehikkem after his wife's death, and
two mouths after that event the defendant
began to intimate to the plaintiff that be thought
it was desirable that a matrimodal engagement
should take place between than That was eomensaicated
to the plaintiff's married 'Mar, sod the mesh was that the
marriage was fixed to take ninon the following23edisavary
—lO months after the wilds death—that being the aunt.
versary of Lis fleet marriage. and he allegedas a ninon
for in taking plan on that day, because his first
marriage had been a happy on. la December be
said be thought Janney would be too sady and put it off
to the following March. Al the time drew nigh the plaintiff
beard something which led her to Imagiee that the &feu-
dant would not fulfil Ma promise, and accordingly on the
13th of March Mrs. Brown, plaintiff's rister-in-law, caned
on him and shook hands with him in the shop, but she
had no opportunity of speaking to him. He this left,
and she and the plaintiff watched nail he risme
out of the shop. They then went up to him and
spoke to him. He requested them not to make
a disturbance In the street, and as his request they went to
• public-bowie and talked the matter over, when they learnt
from him that he did not intend to fulfil his premise. De-
fendant was married on the 21st March kat, and OD the
22nd Messrs. Lewis sad Lewis wrote to him asking for con
but so moths bad bees taken of ft.
fpenrrellhite, plaintiff's sister, said it was the wish of the
defendant's deceased wife that he should marry the plaintiff,
as she thought the plaintiff would make • good weether for
her calcites. She corroborated the above taste as to the
promise of marriage,
and the &yen 'bar& where it should
take place. In a °Permeation with the defendant witness
exorcised • hope that if he married her slater she would
have no children, because two families rarely agreed
together. He replied that be hoped she would have two,
for then with the other loos it would maks half 441enon—
(aughter)—and plaintiff would know how to be a better
mother to his first children.
In orom-examlnation she said her sister was not
paid as a charwoman when ache attended on Mrs. Men.
She bad lived with the defendant as his servant. Her
(Mrs. White's) husband wee present at the above conversa-
tion, sod at its conclusion they all had a drop of gin.
(Laughter.)
Mrs. Eleanor Mary Brown, plaintiff's sear-in-law, gave
corroborative evidence as to the promise of marriage.
Hearing that the defendant was about to break off the match,
she called on him, and afterwards with the plaintiff waited
for him in the street, and at his request they went to a public
house in Oranbournembreet, Lekester equme. eel had some
brandy and water ; he thin told them that be could not
marry the plaintiff, and expand a wish that she might
meet with as good • husband as he hoped he should meet
with • wife. Wither told him that sort of tlibig would
not suit—(laughter)-and advised him to withdraw from his
wood eagaganamtbsfor• it was too late. He said he could
not. He could sot tell her why, bat that he bad not made
his own wedding. He said he knew be was a rogne—(laugh-
ter)—and that he had acted se one towards the plaintiff.
Mr. Denman—Wen you present at his mooed marriage!
Witness—No.
Mr. Denman—l thought you went to see him tuna off.
(Laughter.)
In cross.examination witness said she took • friendly glass
with the defendant at the public-hone in Cranbrurae-
street, aa no doubt the learned sauna for the defendant
took with a friend some times. (laughter.) They did not
drink seven or eight glasses of brandy sad water between
then She bad so doubt the plaintiff put in a
word as well as herself in the conversation ; plaintiff did
not put her hand into the defendant's pocket and take out
ss. Defendant was not a little intoxicated, her sister was
crying at the time they were in the publici.howis ; they only
had two three pennyworth' of hot brandy and water.
The certificate of the snood merrier was piet
The defendant called no witnesses.
Mr. Denman replied, animadverting on the lien of maw
examination that had been suggested with regard to the
plaintiff's conduct is the public-hones.
Mr. Montagu Williams addressed the jury in mitigation
of damages, and observed that his croneninusatiou relative
to what took place in the public-bonse wee
merely with a
view to show that the parties were on friendly terms at
the time.
The jury ultimately returned a verdict for the plaintiff
damages, 401.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goalbrun.)
RI DX JANIS IrriVICIIS TRIP?.
The bankrupt formerly carried on the business of a dealer
in stocks and shares at Clement'rlone, Lomberdotrest He
applied last week to pass his examination under a bank-
ruptcy which occurred in the year 1857, and the othe now
stood on the paper for judgment.
His Honour, in giving judgment, said, the gelation which
he had to determine was whether the bankrupt was en-
titled to Knish hie examination se having made a full die-
oovery of his 'elate and effects. He referred to the ante-
cedents of the bankrupt, which were somewhat remark-
able. The bankrupt first came before this court in the
year 1850, owing WOOL. and obtained his certificate
in the following year. The bankrupt again made his
appearance in this court in the year 1857, owing debts
amounting to 15,0001., and with assets of nominal value.
The proosedings under that bankruptcy were adjourned
sine die by Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque, on the ground
that certain entries in the bankrupt's books were wilfully
untrue, and a month's protection was glove, in order that an
appeal might be presented. The bankrupt never appealed, and
he now sought to get the judgment reversed by another
commissioner, on the ground that the decision was not sup-
ported by the evidence. Be did not think that the bank-
rupt had produced any evidence or given any mesa to
induce this court to come to the conclusion that be was
entitled to pees hie examination. The bankrupt had never
taken any step to reverse the judgment of Mr. Commissioner
Fonblarigne, but went abroad and kept his creditors at de-
fiance. Re was of opinion that the meditate were also en-
titled to an account from the bankrupt of what he bad
been doing since the TORT 1857, and that the account ought
to embrace his transactions up to the vomit time. Being
of opinion, therefore, that the stoonnta upon which the
bankrupt sought to pees were wholly insufficient, the el' -
thin for examination would be adjourned sine die, and pro-
tection withheld.
Mr. Sargood asked that the plomedisp untierthe third
bankruptcy should be adjourned for a short time with pro-
tection to enable the bankrupt to appeal. •
Mr. Linklater objected to the allowanoe of any protection,
and asked the court not to make on order oi the subject.
Hie Honour said be would take time to consider whether
be would allow protection fox a limited period, and give
judgment on Thursday.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

The Jane shdused general sessions of the pares far the
county of Mid: oranmeeeed this mokrimt at the bes-
Ilion' House, Olerksowell-gresee, before Mr. Bodkin, lusts-
taut Judge, and a bomb of magistrates. The calendar con-
tains the names of 108 prisoners committed for trial, 74 for
felony, and 34 for miniestiessonr. The low state of educa-
tion of the prisoner; as disclosed by the calendar, was most
remarkable, and goes to prove that in the metropolis it is
even worm than is many of the rural districts. Of the 108
prisoners committed, 48 can neither read nor write, 1 can
read only, and 62 eon only mad sod write imperfectly, sad
7 only were reported es beim able to mod and write well.
The grand jury haring bass ewers, the assistant-judge
briefly addressed ties ea the Mann el their dukes.

TIM POLIOZ COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

LITTER or GARIBALDI TO KARL BLIND.—no
Italian press has the following letter :—" My Dear Blind,— -
BOW-STRUT.
Sams progress is at a stead-eta and to your superior in-
tellect the causes of this deed-lock are assuredly well BAWER AND APPRENTICE.
known. The world it in want of a leading nation : not for Josiah Collier, • youth between 19 sad 20 years of age,
domineering over it, but for conducting it on the path of apprentios to Mr. David Robert Adams, of 000 We-court,
duty, which is nothing more than the intercity of nations Careyetrest, law stationer, appeared to answer four sutu-
red the overthrow of the barriers which political egotism monies, at the instance of his
kis neater, charging biro with
hes raised. Yes, the world is in want of • leading people, insolent language, neglecting duty, lad abase:Ling him-
whit*, similar to the knights-errant of old, would devote self on two ommeroas.
Wilt to redress the wrongs, to take the side of the weak, A se:Almada from the office of Mr. Wheat appeared ter
sad to sacrifice for a while its own material welfare in order the complainant, sad Mr. Smyth for the defame. •
to attain to a far more valuable good, viz., the The case for the complainant was as follows:—That the
natisfaction of having mitigated the sufferings of fellow- dshodant was apprenticed from Rommaael Hospital for a
IMO. A people that came courageously to the front with premium of 101., and for a period of seven years. which
each a noble object would rally round itself all those who would expire in about two years. He was an out-door ap-
ace °word, al those who would fain rise from the abyss prentice, sad was to receive wages is the sairmasiv• year. at
of misfortune into which the perveisity of governments has the rates of Ba, Ba., 10e., 12a.„ 1110., Ma., sod 18s.
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thrown them. This paramount post of hamar, which the per week. Now, it &preen that an armistice, atter •
vicheitudes of modern limes have lett vacant, could be few years' isesnottion, dude' which his eseirleas see of
I occupied by the German ashen. The serious and *Soso- comparatively little valve to hls MAR, asaiffly mikes
pbical character of your compatriots would be • guineas* snob Mims that, on the cautery,wen ie el
cad a pledge of stability for us aIL Shake, then, yea, alth more value than the wages paid to hire. Ia Name ow. A.
your robust Germsaic aims, the rage* fabric of year thirty seater desires to keep the boy to hie week, la fulfilmien, de
• Visits I Fenn, it the heart of Europe which you inhabit: the original bargain, while the boy le psis ally aazl to
; the hammier unity of year fifty million ; sad we shall all get away that he may earn more emery elenitan.
. throw ourselves with enthusiastic eagernees into your Mr. Adams complained that far seem time past alter
brotherly ranks! With love and gratitude. I, thirster % dant had exhibited • retootane to do his week, sad • Air
woo your Eidgeooote so the wise of the futu of Is geed pasitiou to redeems mid ineuteedlaatlea. sod them SSW
nation, sad as the mouthpiece of the prplere
of hamea mouses bad been takes out to beige the whale ease before
, waliderlty. Give my warmest salatatiose to your featilb to the court.
I oar Womb. sad Wien me ever yeas. G. Gaataanit." Mr. Adams stated that dal the 20th lan sheath, &dew