The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-01 00:00:00

COURT OP 0071110 N PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Prism in Lanilon.—(Betor• Lord Mei
Justice Cale and • Special Jury.)

DAVY v. PIJIBICRTOII.-8111017LLIt- CAIM OP DIIIPUTED

This cam was partly heard yesterday. It wee an action
by a medical man to recover damages for a llbsi contained in
certain anonymous letters met to his wife and some of Lis
friends and patients, imputing to him misconduct in re-
femme to a lady whom he was attending.
Mr. Lush, Zr. Kerslake. and Mr. Hoomman appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. Bovill and Mr. Guth for the de-
fendant.

The plaintiff's counsel commenced by laying before the
jury evidence in reference to handwriting.
Mr. Merritt, 'lathier at the London and County Bank at
B.omford, said b• had known the handwriting of the de-
fondant for many years, both as ► customer of the book and
as director of a banding society with which witness was
connected. He believed the addremes on the envelopes
were in the defendant's handwriting.
Mr. Lush—Now look at the libels. Whose handivrituig
do you belie►e them to be io
Witome—l do not know the handwriting. Ido not
rsocesiss it. Ido not come here as a witness willingly.
Mr. G. Addison, who had been for six years clerk in the
hank at Bamford, said he was very well acquainted with
the defendant's signature—more so than with his hand.
writing generally. As far as he could judge, the addresses
upon the envelope were in the defendant's handwriting.
Mr. Harelske—Gui you form any opinion as to whose
handwriting the libels themselves are in

Witness—l cannot.
Mr. Cornelius Green erprused his opinion that the ad-
dream on the envelopes were written by the defendant.
' Mr. John Davis gave a contrary opinion, and Mr. Boyd., the
defendant's solicitor (who wu called for another purpose),
said that the writing on the envelopes was not at all of the
same character as the defendant's writing.
Mr. Nethercliff and Mr. Allard, experts In boid.
writim gave evidence to the effect that they believed that
the admen opoo the envelopes were in the defendant's
wrr.‘Davy, the plaintiff, proved the receipt of the loony.
moos letter by his wife, and weld that them wee not one
word of truth in it.

Thisw;;Tbeplitn tiffs case.
(Ms cone was procestiog whoa we want to press.]

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
GRANT V. GIANT, BOWLS, AND PATTIE/N.
On the 31st at January last the wart prooomeed s decree
ski in this cue, and the petitioner had since died, having
left a will, of which probate wu taken out on the 28th of
February, 1882, and by which a Mr. Young sou appointed
executor sad guardian of his children.
Dr. Philhmons, Q.C., now moved that the children of the
petitioner might be glowed to intervene by their
and have the decree nisi obtained by their faCr
pounced absolute. The learned counsel contended that oaths
decree nisi the children came into the suit, and that they
were entitled to have the inchoate sentence completed.
[The trial was proceeding when our report left.]
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
NB ANDREW DICIER.
The bankrupt was • job.master, carrying on the Wart-end
Livery Stables, Hammersmith. This was the adjourned ex-
aniination meeting. The debts are 366/. ; sue* nil.
It appeared that the bankrupt had not complied with on
order of the court made on • former =anon as to the pay.
meat of costs, and the examination wan, therefore, adjourned
sine din without protection.
RE EATON AND ZATON.-1111 JORINDICTION OF TEE COUNT.
Mr. F. J. Reed said in this can • deed had been exe-
cuted to trustees under satins 97 of the Bankruptcy Act,
and his application was for a summons to examine is. it
the debtors. This would raise • question upon which the
couutry commissioners differed as to whether persons who
executed trust deeds were subject to the jurisdiction of
the district courts or the court in . The
facia of this case were short. The bankrupts,
; Charles Eaton and Spencer Eaton, who were leather Lactate
Ist Birmingham, executed a deed under which Mamas. Cox,
Sandbach, and Richardson were trustees ; the deed sou
agreed to by • ooneiderable number of the creditors, sad
duly registered under the 192nd sec. of the act. They rir
sided within the jurisdiction of the Birmingham Court;
bat Mr. Commissioner Saunders bad declined to great
similar application, being of opinion that the jurisdiction
vested in the court in Loudon.
His Honour deferred judgment until tomorrow room*.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIB DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
IDIDOCrION AND AITIMPTILD MOD&

Ahem Roberta, a neatly dressed young gul, was charged
before Yr. (looks with attempting to drown herself In the
a:s °anal.
1, 79 N, said—This morning it 3 o'clock I was
on duty near Haydon-plece, Hortoo, and saw
the prisoner walking hurriedly towards the minsl,
to reach which, however, she was from that
spot compelled to get over some palings. This she
did, sod her object then being certain, I sprang after and
'seized her as she was in the act of plunging into
the water. She struaded very hard to accomplish
her purpose, and afterwards, when I questioned her as
to the motive for such a wretched act, she replied that
her mistress had, late on the previous evening, sent her out
on an errand, that some man got into conversation with her,
and afterwards induced her to aocompury him to some house
where he accomplished her ruin, that she was consequently
ashamed and afraid to return at two o'clock is the morning,
and after walking about for more than an hour in great
trouble, she resolved to destroy herself.
The parents of the prisoner, very decent persons, in great
distress, stated that they had not seen their daughter sines
last Whit.fgooday, until made acquainted with the lament-
able circumstance now before the clod, and that they
thought she was comfortably settled in service. She had
always been a very good girl, and they could not at all
account for her having been thus lured to ruin.
The constable added, in answer to questions from the
magistrate, that he had seen the prisoner's mistress, who
had refused to take her back after the commission of so
serious an attempt as that in question.
The prisoner made no contradiction of her story to the
police, and was remanded.

WZATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

TUESDAY. JULY 1, E LE.

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1166 READ 29.90 63 67 W. 5 r 4
Lirmarour
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344.00 60 66 W.N. W. 7 0
Jinn 80.15 61 14 W. 6 •
rocumw 30.01 66 60 W.N.W. 6 C
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LONeop 28.83 60 67 N. W. 2
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Armin; unsettled. unsettled.
AN ab•ve. IenTAND. As above.
W.N.W. te N.N.W., W. CioraAL. Westerly. =Waste,
moderate. showery. few showers.
W. to N., moderate to B.W.IbOLAND. As next above.
fresh. Ans.
As next above.

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Tate.
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dente, flue. truth, reiterant no.

DEATH FROM LOCKJAW. —Yesterday morning I
mason named John Croft, aged 50, reitdrfg at 9, Exle'
roue-street, Ehury-square, expired at St.Oeorges Hor
pital under singular and painful circumstances. Oa the lsk
ult. Croft was employed upon the work. of Mews. Swat
and Taylor, Commercial-road, Punlioo, and whilst moot
a huge stone, it suddenly tipped over and fell oa his hods
it severely. He was admitted to St. George's Hs'
p7•l,lere amputation of the thumb was deemed nee°.
rry, and was performed by Mr. F. Wodehouse Brain, the
house surgeon. Yesterday Warm est in, Andes our ono-
siooed his death. Jr logger will be held.
MELANCHOLY OCCII/LZHIC2.—Lot Saturday era-
in!, Mr. H. Raffles Waltbew, the deputy °meow ice
Middlesex, held an inquest at the Royal Oak, Beirorom
ErkWakerellidagt*, aged on the
thyme,. WlayttiainUeutbei.Be-C44"eagal tut"), wHic,
come from Oxford to take part in a religious discussion it
Middleton-hall, Islington. He was on a visit to the he'.
Mr. Viers; of Barnehury-park, and was • geotletose 4
great uttermost', and well versed in Persia., Hiod.mtaia
Arabic, and other oriental languages. The evidence trend
that on Wednesday last he went upstairs to his bed-1. ore
wash his hands, before going to diluter, when suddcul, I
great noise was heard, and on the Rev. Mr. Vincent 04
into his room be was found dead on the floor. .‘
storm examination proved that be died of disease of de
heart, and • verdict was returned snowdrift.
The rich vicarage of Eling, in Hants, is vacant
by the ridden teeth on Saturday of the Rev. Facia
maps.