The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCA

1“11:1ITY COUBTS.-11Asair 17.
(Before the Leeds iodises.)
MO worms 011119111111 AL FIBILANCI
This wee au appeal from sa order of the Vice•Chaasllar
Wood. who had atm* the ruse of Mr. Ship off the list of
contributories.
Mr. G. M. Gaud was proesediag to opea the cam when
Mr. Mme, for the direstors, sited for leave to appear.
as therendt aught be that they might have to bear the

whole loss.
After some discassios, their lardeldps pave Hr. Mae-
kason's clients leave to give =ties of motion tot that day
week to dieehorge the order
.
The Lord Judie, Knight Bros expressed same doubt
whether they weed have time to bast the motion Ware
the sort row, and &skirl bow long the owe occupied before
the Vies-Chascollor ?
Mr. Gifford—Notion& about an boar and o bait.
Lord Jostles Knight Bros—But we shall have the
addition of Mr. Ifsekescem argument. He is goiog to ex-
plain the wowing of the words Mavens' and Credit
Whiner.
Mr. Maokesea—My argoateat will mot prolong the hear*
very meal.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
lissog 17.
(Behr the ledge Ordinary.)
saner V. Baths; Warr, AND leffellol.
The jar, is this ore found for the burr on the isms,
except those relating to &ethos. against whom the evidence
was not thought eiarently str.
Sir J. Wads then proaoaoad n decree sill ; bat rid
that inesideriag the profligacy al Ow respondent's be-
haviour, it arm not a ease foe are solar O'Brien.

COURT OF BANIRIIPTCY.—DIAscx 17.
(Before Mr. Comades4oser Holroyd.)
111_213 JONATHAN KATTBZWII.

The ban trupt7de7c;il;il;sa job-master, ol Tartstreet,
Paddington, is well Wawa as the " cabman " who gave
'videos* on the trial of Mallet This was the adjourned
sitting for examination and discharge. Ito debts are stated
at 7471. ; so asiete.
Mr. Griffiths, for the bankrupt, asked for an adjournment
el the sitting. The bankrupt claimed to be entitled to the
3001. reward offered ter the discovery of the murderer of
Mr. Brims ; no part of that reward had beer paid ; and tt
was proposed to take an adjouromeet with a view to an
offer being made to the onditors He believed that the
goverment was *tingly impressed with the foaling that
the reward ought to be paid to the bankrupt
Mr. Brasil', for the sasimises, elated net the government
had already paid over to the solicitor for the amigeere 1001.,
their portion of the reward ; so that his trisid's statement
was not quite correct. The North London Railway Com-
pany and Mere. Roberts and Co. bad also promised to
pay over the rewards offered by them negatively to the
magma ; so that those sums would bane available tor
the creditors. 11 the creditor. wished to take the matter
out of court, the angina bad no objection.
Mr. Griffiths said that the bankrupt hod ben informed at
the Treasury, two days ago, that the reward bad sot bees
pad Is the assignees, andthat there wee sointention at so
paying it.
His Honer said it the bankruptcy should go on. it was
desirable that the bankrupt should put oo his accounts a
statement as to the arcurastanots nadir which the money
was clamed.
The was an adjourned for that purpose.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-STAFFORD, MULCH 17.

(Mars Mr. Justice Misting.)
V. HOLLINGS._

Mr. Headleston, J. 0. GriMs were for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Metalware. defended.
Mr. HudcUseton meld that the action was see in which
the plaintiff, May Aso Dean, sought to recover 1,3001. as
damages in consequenceof the &deadest bating broken a
contract in which they bad agreed to marry each
other. The plaintiff was 29 years of age, and
was the daughter of a respectable former in a
small way, living at Etatterley, in North Staffordshire. The
defendant was the sae of an opulent iteighbonring farmer,
whose property adjoined that upan which the plaintiff re-
sided. The families were eolinected by marriage. The
defendant became acquainted with the plaintiff fourteen
years ago, and shortly afterwards be seduced her, sad
a child as born. He had promised to marry her, bat
had sot taken stops for so doing. Other children were
born, until now the plaintiff had Ave, all by him. From
his repeated promises to do so, it wee thought that he
would marry the plaintiff as loon as his property
was more fully under his management, At oat time
be had obtained the ownership of the small
property. of the plaintiff by giving her the mums, of an
early alliance, but he again backed out of it. The plaintiff ,
then summoned him, in order that he might be forest to
ooctribate to the support of the shildren, but she withdrew
these measures upon his solemn preemies to marry her sad
make her a honest and respectable woman. „Findiog that
be did not do so, she, acting under the advice of
bar family, took the premed steps in coder that a
sofficieet amount might be *Maisel as damages is would
suMos to support and educate the platetirs children,
th doing which, up to the present tints, she bed exhausted
all the small property into the possession of which she had
come by the death of her father. The learned counsel was
not in • privation to speak positively as to de circumstances
and position of the defendant, but he understood that at
the moot time he bad a large farm, and that oaths death
of has mother be would come into from 8001. to 1,0001. •
Witnesses were called to prove the statism& of the
learned counsel.
. . . . .

oTsThe—Piit4;f the defendant, it was urged that he was
not hi the possession of the property that had bean rose-
but simply managed it on behalf of his mother. Thg
owned adverted in strong terms to the manner ii
which the plaintiff had brought the seeks, sad contended
that small damages would fully meet the naosasities of the
ens.
After his Lordship bad summed up,
The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiff. Damages,
400/.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.

MmicEzerrs, MAzcz 17.

Coots Com.—(Befare Mr. Justine ethes)
Weans lisatinds, 96, ern inclined kw the crilfal
wonder of Taylor Tilleydesdlard al t. Glebe pablirhalise,
Ifrookinter, by stables( his la the abdomen with a bade=
the 9ed Joinery last Mr. Pep prosesestad, sad Mr. Bets
wood dthatied the primmer.
Robert Pans, surges*, said, as the 2ad Jamas, last he
was celled is to attend Mr. Tilley, sad kind hist solaria
from a welted la the 'Worm It yawners
the tusk protruded ban it. life died the= the
foliceress *IA The wised was ash as sigh* ken beau
nosed by the limits prodsold. It was as 'gash sad • half
loss sad deep, and %dilated seashisrable fans The
dinettes of the gnat was fess below upwards. and ens
such as sight ceneisly haws bate ameld by deseesed ills
upon the halls It might ben his peadesed b as sader,,i
hand throat.

Tice deposithes at ttu derissesd takes before • magistrate
es his dielbbed waft me/ UM statmesot was Oat tho
yammer and mother mom were having weeds in hi. beim.
ihe Globe Inn,
_liireh-lue, sad the primmer pulled out a
pocket belie. He ITWay) Naked the enamor to put the
belie la hh pubic and as be did sot de se, be Mini to take
it frees b sod the prises thee stabbed Ma. He
Osossimed) nothlag to do with the quarrel; it did sot
sumo him mid bs did not intestate tiff be me the knife.
After emillnoskey 'video* bad bees takem,the prhour's
stabseemt at te time he
Is
exam lned beton magis-
trates me psth oviderms, which be said, " I was quite
useemeleue at the time."
Kr. Hopwood eddreesed the jury for the defames.
Ia summing up, the lammed JUge dwelt strongly twos
the fact tbat there wen little, almost so evidence to reduce
the ease to wee of manslaughter.
The jury retired, sad were shiest more this two bears,
sad le the mentime the court bums densely crowded Is
every part, from as anticipation of a capital osuietioe.
When the jury did return, the foreman gave is • verdict
of
Tbs leented Judge then pared sentence of death in ths
usual form.