The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-09 00:00:00

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FILINCI V.

1.1 CA/21111111 STRONG.

Rats Intilligtnct.

EQ1:11 Y COURTS.—IIEc. 8.
tik• ,66 .La u 111. MAMMAS all MI LOW SUMO&

In this cm a petition woo prreettei to Vme•Chaneellor
Iltaart to enable a young lady, under age, to make • valid
orttliment on her 'murky, shads' tt e terms of • meat set
of perFassest, 18th and 19th Victoria, e. 43. By that
statute it is enacted that shall be lawfal for every Ja-
al spew, or is asatemplatiou of Lis es her marriage, with
the sate. ion of the Court of et:sherry, to make a valid and
binding settlement, or coatract for n settlement, of all or
any parr of his o. her property, or penerty over which he
or she hie any power of appoint:taut, whether vial or
Firmest, aid whether is possession, reversion, remainder,
or ezpet!ancy, and every conveyance, appointment, and se-
Moment of suck real rr peafowl estate or matfett to
Make a conveyance, appointment, or &reign:eine thereof,
szecuted by such infant with the approbation of the said
emir, for the purpcse of giving eff et to such settlementa
shall be as and effectual as it the person ewe
" neidrt..*•
Mme wen of the full age of twenty-ore yearn.
Chancellor's evostructioe of the lei was that say applailite
under tt by so infant for the airfare' of obtaining thelaiSfY
tine of the coot to enable a valid acttlement to be imilis.lllo.
stfruni the infant a ward of court, and Jimmied on tbigaila
the obligation to inquire also as to the propriety of tin sow
as otherwl.e the court might be called of to ammo
a sottlement on a highly improper marriage. This
was raised core before in a maid "Re Dalton," w&ellsiregie
oast from the Vics-Cbsacellor for the opinion of the lords
Justices, wto 'offered it to the Lord Chancellor for deci-
sion. In that can his lordship Intimated his opiska that
it was not Intended to impne on the court my
other duty than that of looking to tM propriety of the
settlement, though what is each partition, use might
he a proper settlement must sometimes bed to
en inqu ry as to all the effeminate, ommeatml
with the marriage. Whew the present sss as
before the Vim-Chancellor, he felt that the decides b . Ba

Dalton" did sot alter or talest his view of the Malaise of
the act. Accadingly, en application, was made to the Lord
Chancellor to hear and decide toil ease, in order to settle
the point of law. His lordship, with that view, desired the
assittance of ;he Lords lattices; and the full mart mord-
body set this morning to hear the tin.
Mr. Eitershewe, Q.O , sppeated for the petitioner, and wee
proceeding with hie Negotiant, whin it chanced to MIMI
oat that ell the nearest relations and (guardians of the young
lady were quite contest with the propriety and fitness of the
esarriage. On this
lord Justice Hsigbt Bruce icterromd, sod asked Tabs-
ther the cart could sot be relieved from daddies the ques-
tion by an affidavit being suede of the fast eif all prase
Min g wiled as to the propriety of the massless?, He
would be glad to be relieved frau siva; say dailies es the
past.
If,. Bapebaws said that sink an affidavit could wiliest*
doubt be oNtaisod.
The Court than directed that such as affidavit should
;deduced, sad es its prednetios the View Clanoellor's order
would be varied so so to allow the petitioner to take advee-
tag* of the act. It mast be anderstord that so decides wee
gives with regard to the point rand.
The Lords Justices thee retired, the object of their kitties
Wl* the Lord Cbencellor, sanely, the lollies of a ate.
beefed point of law, baring bees *minty avoided.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dic. 8.
AT PM ISM DI LONDON. -.llolr JAMB

TM. was sa &eke to fewer various nue of sioasy,
dabbed to be du to the pla stitfa reopen of haunch%
Unsaellus hetwees tun sad the defendant.
filk.idesia Jeans and Mr. HaWkin appeared for the
=O. aid Mr. Athena' in and Mr. Mufety for t
no plaiatiff wu a train: of hones at Newmarket, lad
Iludolsolust was a publican at Haddonfield. It sneered
Oat la the spies of 1854 a loans aimed Census had was
IMO NON at War JO, sad also oas stAesthesaptes.
hie we a ulna' not," aid ascordiae *Cum Shtt
01.1111. Ins sold by eastloa, the prim NOW( Win 260
=L It w struged that the plalatfir sad defulast
as
ow. the bone fa equal moieties, aid aaothersE
the ausagesesat wee that 291, then du to the
MIMI.* the beese. Avoid be paid by the d
diDesltol. earns nee {.salted, in resew of C se
sash a annat that tat doholesee half would Is 1711.
/Lanni pan of thew related tea lone hailed ANI/Alat,
whin was a tenants he the D=14111864, mud at I*.
tiff at the dehadeare req Anneall he
+blob the plainilf •11 pail; sad and odd n►
thee het of 26L sane TM Olaf,
sow might to norm So M. ant he Mg he nymph ta
onaszma with None. sod MI. he no bele. no Iliad,
owl wee pane weetredbei to phi, then Mao •
lehlipiee Wu she Ono WM* delleaden, end the dr
Sews sot ap ono that the Mohr sod dedioleot were pert.
ion la trahroan ft Ones% NA this a edt of law and sot
be aelatalaed Y enema to the ponosoldp tnanadaa.
Ai to the ItIOL bat, tt we mid that *a /limit bad an
emptied oaths dehodnee dimensioned kbe nod the
.at day hobo hod ands the bet, sod she that he bad dir
obeyedsad lidoss.sdkoo. by tales thin to sae baud of
three bil MI eeht _ _ _

11; fre tbo plototiff for 2662. 11..10d.,
woltioet to Oho spin at do toots with tupoct to the quo-
Ws as to the poWtaloohlp.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCB.

r, Dic. 8.

1100112 NB. LION wanes.
The eestaleetew of assize wee r peas! lan. ibis mania;
b Mr. Sues Wastes, who strived from Iltairozel. After
Wirsdisi distal, tarries et Bt. Chafe' Chetah, be presestied
is tbebbire•hall, when he eltatied the vend jun. These
saw saws 'messes Is the calendar. Two are with
ester, few, with howeehreakisi. owe with t of
birth, sad ewe with abased's.

XXX XO&DBa IX 11111WSIXIXT.
. ?be trued joys retuned a tree bill ageism aeles Heil*
*barged elle tlee nerd's if Deepenls Brasley. sad the
trial mill UXISIIIIMIS tameness (resides) @leashes.

Hiehsrd Muria, • fern leboorer, wee aborted with ab-
thatiso frost Ur home end paresta' custody • youg girl,
wd 16, amsed Amino Humphreys, the dasghtta of lids
Hamphrer, farmer, Billingsley. The peutoomforo, •
Imputable kakis, fusser, stated that the pettosoo had
boos a his employ, as a labourer, from Mqlset up to
thw 26th of Novembev. Shorty after eight efalsokom that
fight ha west to hod, supposing that the priessor sod the
not of die osusate had gone too. He thought Ids
for AIMS was also goat. About hallf•post ilglth Ids=
&sifter woo to his, sad told him that Asesondlie aM
MOM were Wising. He got up and west ailhatehemi. bid
did sot @tossed is eatehisit them. Ms Mod moral
modeles of tosorhis apparel telooging to the primmer tad
hi daughter. reedy placed for them leg away.
Margaret Humphrey daughter of the prosecutor, stated
that tia gotag to bed Os th• sight of the 26th ihe mimed
bar eistor, and gave the slum.
131111jUilt Pause, farm lab niter, sad brothusis-lsw of
the prisoner, dated that he lived at Harpewood, a Iler-
'We pariah, sad that.. the might of the Seth of November,
bottoms twelve and one o'clock, the prism'r same to hi.
Mush is umpasy with a young mesas. Petition told
him she war • daughter of his master's, who had termed her
oat of dun. Prissier asked for this girl to stay ell sight,
had he coasested to allow her. Prisoner said ho would go
hook to hie usetar's, sad get him to take the girl home
&PAL
ilspevistoadeat Baiter, of the musty vile*, said be took
the Fluster Into custody epos a chug, of ablution. lie
hid, " They will do so good wick her (this girl) if they
faros her house, for oho vowed sad declared to me lest right
dm would nob away with herself if they did. lam goal
to many her is Msy, and she is gels, to settles till Ikea."
Primmer was then locked op.
The defuse* was, that the girl hal desired the primer
to teks her &wily, so she we. afisid of her father.
The jury found the prisoner Gushy.
Mr. bums Watson having alluded to the bemuse of ths
prisoner, who war 26, in enticing so young • girl from her
home, seatencod kiss to be imprisoaed for Ulu maths.