The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-17 00:00:00

AT THE 800TH.

(From the New York !ribose, Julie &)
The Republic (Richmond) states that the Wm,
(landholders) of several rostra' mantles of Virgiais met lie
Thursday at Locale Courthouse, and fwd upon 5 doh. per
meth as the price they would pay far negro Libra tins
ewer —the negro to clothe himself sad pay his own doeler'S
bills. This will MIMI ha !equate to the blacks, who are
quite aware that they have hitherto been hired oat, by
their masters and for those whey' herellt, at 10 doh.
to 25 doh. per month. Yet we would urge every roe of
them to accept the 5 doh. per math sad oars it, pro-
vided he ono get no more. "Strikes" are almost al-
ways blunders—the labourer, roadie; idle at his own
cost, Write* growing daily lees sad lees able to mist the
demands of capital. Always work for the best price lon
can get, is the safe rule, sad thus qualify yourself for
earning and requiring more. The negro who works for
sve dollars per meth, and has a young family to support
out ci the proosede, will see hard times; but he will not
*often them by sembig nothing at all. And a free man
at work, sad thus earning some sort of a living, may always
hope to do better at the close of his present eagagemeat.
General Patrick, Provost•Msrehal-Gerseral of the Army el
on
the Potomac, attended a nneetisg of blacks st Itkamond
the 29th ult., and urged all those who had swarmed in from
the oountry to retina to it sad hire out to the farmers
(late
planters) for the most they could get. Hs cautioned
thole who should remain easiest idioms's, and ad-
monished all that freedom implied industry and
frugality. Much advice is freely given all over the
South, sad the blacks gesereny hear teed heed It.
Yet they follow oar armies and flock into eines, dim
because they prise liberty, and fear that it may be snatched
away if they remain with their old masters. Some complain
ci bud urge, and my they cannot trust their late marry ;
but very puerally they cheerfully accept kind weeds sad
fair p mire when tendered, sad go to work at the low
wages offered them. Aid the masters, who at first
would have no cleanup with hie Degrees, are finding that
the Degrees are as necessary to them as they to the
armee, and are back those they tee hastily repelled.
Rear, though anarchy, idleness, and famine are very
prevalent, it is plain that matters are gradually improving,
so that the number of the unemployed is dimisieltiag.
Marriages smog the blacks hitherto living together with-
out say formal tie are hemmi Varyend the tencleacry from
bed so better is very general little besides food, sad
boas too much of that, will be grown this year ea the
South ; bat Dent year will see the condition of those states
bravely altered. Meanwhile, farming lands, forests, mines,
waterpower, ho., are for pale dog cheap throughout the
south, and those in want of either may buy them this year
is my" "an'

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittiop at Niol Pries is likidisem—(Beices Hr. Jostle,
Hybl awl a Homines Jay.)
TIMID C. MULL
This was ea sake bag& to rawer damps in egg*
pima of the &deadest sot hada' nude a good title to n
public-homes Timm was a farther claim for the deposit
which had bees_paitl, bat this sum was pod Ma wort.
Mr. Serisent Medd Atlthstoo and Kr. Le Bratoo appoint
for as plaintiff, and Hr. Heddloston and Mr. bolt for the
tistendaat.
Oa the T7tb Jemmy Let the plaintiff speed to iski, et
the adesdast the Whulsor Castle, in Albaspetreet, Rm.
wintnpeztr, wither. was a stipulate's at the dofeedeg*
Meth esesive fee hie interest 1,0001. and weft slimy,
ties was that if Meows. Banbury sad Field, the tes*
should not swept the plaintiff as tenant, or skald nit
great him a Iwo foe the at
at
net and 1,6001. premium the &peat thoold gm
Marne& and the agreement should be rod
tills
tuned ad that the original loam which wee from ten
moon, asiabied a stipalesioa that the premises Midi set
be teed as a pablie-home without mast ; it sewed Mg
thin hid buss no such wasset. end therefore the plaiatiTs
went off.
ba7rthe defeedent ft was mid that the ph/stiff, drys,
dant, sad deo the pease of whom he took ia 1849, Pik
nada an manilas, whisk entaiiied so
carry* on the heeiness of a publican, and *Whew
nothing at sack eseemet. The boas hd. n fast, an.
aged as a pablio4owes few maul year'. unkallina
had ran out when ihn bomb now in guano. was id*
into, and the plaintiff lied sot intended to be bead pm.
aonally by say stipulation as to the browses rinsing
lam
His lordship hod that the ca. mud depend
altar the
cooetaction to be pat ape the miasmata ; sad NON
ffinanagioa a vodka. was sabered tat the plaintiff ka
=rabid.* to the opinion of the court spa &
:giel the sposessat.

COURT Or PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Befere the JP* Ordinary.)
=MID C. 13011110114, narrows, ADD MOW.
Q. 0.,
Mx. Day sad Mille& for the petitioner ; Mr. Coked"
Mr. Ben. sad Mr. Pritchard, for the rencedeet ;
Yr. Cole for Mathews farms Mr. Hollsad. for Osborn.
Wortley Bedford, ,a n the seighbouvhood it BA,
end for a Mended= of his marriage ea aoseutof hi wife s
adultery with the einespoodents. The respondent dined
the charm and imputed adultery and ornolly to km has.
bend. Matthews pleaded not guilty, end alleged tbaa the
petitioner had ben nesseary to the edgily, if say, bad
connived at it, had undosed it, and had himself ken play
of edditory. Oehornsimply leavened tin chirp.
The marrioni had takes pins in 1851, the parties being hen
very young ; and the respondent being the daughter of the
curets el On parish in which the petition?' farm was tile.
and. There hod been four children. In 1862 =tan Wen
rune into the possession of the husband I. awe man
nor not
add
and excited ids ouphins.
They were 'by the respondent to Matthews,
neighbouring farmer, and they were couched ia affection*
language, istempersed with various pious entinosete She
salad him to remember her in his prayers, es she did bin
in hem end she spoke of religion as the only true eosin
in trouble. She asked, "What was life trident lour
and said that she had sewn had any from his—
meaning apparently her husband. Having reed these letten
the petitioner charged his wife with liaddelity ; but sios pro.
tasted that though elle might have been too wadi it
Matthews' °money sloe Whose gailty of no oriminlity al
conduct, sad she promised to behave more elretunspody la
the Innen The petitioner then forgave her sod the eon.
bitation ontinned without iaterruption. The copses.
lion with Matthews appeared to have altogether mud
and be had Moos married. In 1863, bower, the responst
made the acquaintance of William Onorne, a young re.,
the nephew of anther farmer in the neighbourhood; sad it
was alleged that the intimacy soon ripened into an impeem
one, When it came to the ears of her husband, be sset he
home to her father, who had removed into FAIN; ad
hied his petition.
The criminal witnense were two tenants named Hand
Pyle sod Eijighoth Fens. Th. former had ben is the
serviced Matthews, '2l had been discharged by him. Elle
had stated that M. Elidfort: had paid frequent virta to bur
muter, and that on nob nession the nrondeed bad ben
in his room. Estee had been in Mn. Bedford's en .
vice, and she said that Osborn bad frequectliLbes:
there. She deposed to having once peeped
a crack in the Admen partition, through whisk
she could see into the hitches, and she spoke to men=
which, if believed, wield he decisive of the case. All the
witnesses wore severely eromeannuked. and sae of this •
stated that Mrs. Bedford had excused herself on the phi .
that she regarded O.borne as a mere boy and thought 111
moo of kissing him than she should of cue of lin
own children.
For the defence it was contended that the letters anighl
not have been addressed to Matthews at all, although they
began •• Dearest Clement" (the co-respoodeet's earn bang
Robert Clement Matthews), and at any rate they contained
DO expression from which actual guilt could be intend.
It was urged that the evidence of the "emote was on.
tradictory and incredible. A witness was also called die
stated that be bad seen the petitiner in a hone of doubt.
tel character in Bath.
[the con was not ocroolodul whoa we went to press. I .

THE POLICE COURTS.
(TIM DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-SMELT.
ROBUST AT BATHS ASH WASHHOTIST.S.
Mary Bridgeton, hearing a child it her arms sod givieg
her address in Primes's-row. Newport-market, wee charted
with stealing at the st. Martin's baths and washbowls.
Orange-street, Leicester-square, some shirts and other
articles, the property of John Green, rending in Cm&
street, Long-acre.
The wife of the prosecutor wu at the wasbhotters yen,-
day, when the prisoner offered to haag up muss shirts fw
his, and took them sway under that . lasted tif '
doing se. however, she walked off wi them. The mews
was than commuoicated with. sod she gave the primmer
into custody. The prosecutor dad not wish to press the

argche.
The prisoner said she was sorry. She did it from imp,
her child having no broad to eat.
Mr. Newfield said that was no excuse, as the prime
could have goo' to the perish for relief. He considered N
• case he ooald not par over without puelahneet, the
prisoner having robbed a poor woman like the promothig.
He should commit the prisoner for soma days, with bed
labour.
WOBBEHP-EITHBET.
FURIOUS DITTOS) hiD ASSAULT.
William Hiscoke, living in lioyetonetreet, Bethnal-Vs%
was charged with f orb:mole driving a hone drswiog a ah
sod aerating and reaming over Police-constable Enea. 35$
K division.
The complainant's heed was wrapped in hospital nag%
be limped with difficulty into the witness-box sod wu ea-
commodated with a seat. He deposed—Batmen 10 led
11 o'clock on the night of the 10th instant I wee SI
ditty in the Cambridgia•road. Bethel-green. whoa I best
the furious galloping of a hone and immediately oftener& .
;erosive& a cab approaching me from the direction of Back-
uerpere.silvpsui: cps:, hand
imeadty advancedipma
gpaceor t eel;
signalsig
safer thseinekdriver
mtoestoap,
hbeiut,hyie dbidlonwot takwitehththeethibl:
nodes, although be mast have seen me, coneqemilf
I made umiak at the reins ; this hap Strom lam •
iii hie whip upon my hes& I fell, the 'WNW
of the tab paned over my leg, and I became Ithesibla I
was removed to the hospital where I have remoieed aatil
Wacky. My bead was Laid open by the force of the 11W%
and I ant told that my ankle bone is fractured. I bra ,
suffered from those Warier very great pain.
' In orathexambeatke complaint'. said—l Wail Wit
deficient is the an who wee driving, and the pm "
terrible. lam certain it was not Ice than 16 mile on hest.
I dos% know hew the horse wee stopped or defendant
Bridging affecting this wee not hoard, but it MS .
tioned that defendant did not wear any badge, and the
driving for soother may.
Mr. Kitson remarked that the ens woe oce a nth fit.
vow, if true testimony bad beep gine. and likely le le
fraught with results so serious. that he should idioms,
further bearing for a week, but would in the twan"lh is.
oept hail in two garages of 301. ma and deleadaath en
reeognietheesiallol.
MARYLEBONE. I
TURES BURGLARS COIOITTITD FOR TRIAL. - ci.rrra Wroth '
Three stroag.lookies you's men, who gave the Wart el
Harry Thompson, Louis Ditriee, sad George lasses,'
brought up for reexaminatiori upon the followieg nor.'
The evidence showed that about 2 o'clock re the month
of the 7th instant, James Devon, 110 D. west Isle tilt
enekaars of Gioneaster-gardene, of which Ise had the to/.
He saw the throe mincers cresching down blind theta i.
Is reply to him, they said they had been to the ,
palace. sad having lied a drop too much they got
•to sleep. Mae officer did not then attempt to litI
them into melody, bat mid that if that was all
bad one it was no harry, that he had the key of TO i
by width he could let them out before the t
came. They followed bite, sod with his key he .. i
the doer of a long prep. When they were is 01 1
the offices that himself in with them; sod lag ;
feeling in his pocket, be said he had not got the
el the pi* at the other end to let them out : •
he forget that his esegeant had. He told them Owl re •
sergeant was a geed sort of fellow, and when be 071
would Meese them 'IL They biome very fidgettr II
eoaflawsea., and veld the sergeant was • von loog ....s
By way of beguiling away their tima, the officer ethfr.,...-:
Films with Whom and lights from hie lamp. Aftw '''' a
lamed abest as bear sad • half footsteps were bail* t
Ms gateway from she mews. The °Sow le • .
1 E:lbtim thiproefiung to be the lemplight473
threw the k of the gate, wheels he
along is hi
, over the top of the IA
rid she lemplighter to open the gate eltd .18.''
,le his amistanoe. 'The primers exclaimed own 00
' either bad receded on them. Devsll took Thocilwat....kaa
I James late enetedy, and Pink, the lamplightwi ""'"