The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-23 00:00:00

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THE EURESS, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1865.

(Before Vine-Chancellor Sir J. Stuart.)
FORBIN r. PALMS.
Mr. Maims, Q.C., and Mr. Birkbeck, appeared for the
plaintiff is this suit. The bill In it pealed an account of
certain goes which had been made and sold by the defen-
dants, the Mersey Steel and Iron Company, lifter a pa-
tent of the plsintin—hued on the breech-loading eccentric
principle—end so account of a royalty due on the gnus
from Preston to the plaintiff, under certain agreements
in the pleadings meetioned.
yr. Bacon, Q.C., and Mr. Osborne Morgan, appeared for
Preston ; sad Mr. W. hi. Junes, Q.
and 31r. Hay for
the Mersey Steel and Iron Company.
The Vas-Chancellor made • decree for an account of the
guns and of the royalty u prayed ; and directed inquiries
es to the payment of other moneys by and to the plaintiff
and Prestos respectively.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—DEC. 22.
Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—
JBefore Lord Chill
Justios Eris ands Special
lICKBELOW V. NICHOLBOX.—BRILAC/1 OP PBOILIIII OP
MAIIPIAOI.
After our report left yesterday.
Mr. D. Keane, contending that it wu most impro-
bable that the young lady had released the defendant from
his pationtie, or there would have been no necessity for his
saying to her over and over again that he had done
so, read • letter from the plaintiff on the 23rd April,
in which she, in the most ardent and parsionate
terms, stated the contrary to be the truth. She said :
" My dear darling Henry,—Siva you left on Saturday I
have been thinking over what you said to me about Wu&
Ing you from any tie or promise that now binds you and me
to each other, and I have come to the conclusion that no
power on earth shall ever make me release you from the
promise that you have over and over again given me in your
letters, sod that you have made me give you. Do you out-
sider you have noted rightly, when I have loved you as
devotedly se it is possible for a girl to love, and you know
very well that my whole happiness depends on you, and
that you are now killing me by huhu by your cruel, and
I most say heartless 000duet."—" It may go on sow as it
is for 20 years, but I will never give my consent to its
being broken off. I do not consider myself justi-
fied in breaking my own heart ; but if you
choose to do it it is mother thing."—" Never again ask me
to release you from any tie or premise, as my decision is
unaltersble as my love for you ; therefore, my own adored
one, please to dismiss the subject. My protium Henry,
you COMMA know how I long for to hear you tell VIII you did
not mean those cruel words you spoke on Saturday
evening."—" I cannot but think it is only a dream. and
that you will come and tall me you still love me. With
fondest and enduring affection, and trusting to have my
mind soon made easy by some kind words from you, I am,
my own darling, your fondly betrothed wife,
" C. M. Ruirrirt.ou."

Mr. Meyrick Bambara Baran= a solicitor at Pakenham,
said—l am one of the guardians of Miss Rumbalow. The
defendant wrote to me aakiog my sanction to his engage-
ment to the plaintiff, and I gave my sanction. He said he
had 500/, a year then, and would hare a considerable
somesion to his property on attaining 27. Oa the 29th
April last I called on him, to ask him where the plaintiff
and hermother lived. Hatold me at Maids-hill. aedl2o said,
" It is all blown over with me and Charlotte. and I think it
is a good job for her, for I never cared much about her."
He said he had bad a letter from her brother, for which he
ought to be kicked. The plaintiff will have about 1001. a
year when her mother dies. I am the solicitor in this
action.
Cross-examined—l did not at once threaten an action. It
was not until after ample consideration that preoiedings
were takes. (A letter from the plaintiff's brother to the
defendant was put io ; it reproached the defendant with
bireak.ng off the engagement without assigning any reason.
"except that circumstances would not allow you to many,"
and added " You told her that there were circumstances
of to delicate a character that you could Dot teU
her." The writer further said, " They cannot be of that
delicate nature that you cannot inform me, and I shall be
obliged by your doing so at ones." In the event of there
being no satisfactory answer, legal proceedings and sa-
vours of the defendant's conduct "as an officer sad a
geotlernea" were threatened.)
Miss Lucy Rumbelow, the plaintiff's sister, said—Soon
after the defeodant's return from India he toned fault
with my sister's dress ;he did not like it. They never
quarrelled. He was more polite to me and mother than to
my sister. He was cold to my sister.
_ Mr, ilawldosHe kismet your lister; did be kiss you,

then! (h. laugb.)
Witneia—No, and I would not have let him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Henry Sleyrick Rumbelow, the plaintiff's brother
I never got ally answer to my letter to the defendant. I
bare not been kicked; I should like to me him try it.

(Laughter.) •
Hswkine—Was there a little unpleeenntnees about
little engegenteut of your own !
Witness—l do not know whether I ought to answer that

had been four years in India, and oa leaving claimed 1,1001.
from the company for detention and salary, but they dig.
prated it. He had riot mentioned that claim in
his statement, nor gieeu up the papers relating to
it. His salary was at find 0001., and afterwards 7304
In Oho year before his bankruptcy his expenditure was
about 7201., minus 155/. for insurance on his life. The in.
suranoe was for 3,000. One premium had become due sines
the bankruptcy, but was not paid. He owed 4001. to the
Reliance lasuraneroffica, borrowed in July last, and Ms
policy was deposited as security. He returned from lodic.
in May Wt. The 4001. was applied in payment of debts.
and for his support. He had sot mentioned the policy or
the debts in his I:silence-sheet, as he did sot think it was
worth anything. He took a famished house at Fulham, in
July, for six months( at 21. 10s. a week ; he was then
without means of subsistence, but hoped to get employ-
ment. Two months' rent was now dus. He had now about
31. in the Agra Bank. Did not mention that because he
did no; think It worth while. Had drawn a cheque on the
bank for 21. 18s. since his bankruptcy. He had an interest
in a saw mill near Madras, but had given it up before leav-
log ladle. He got nothing for it.
After bearing Mr. Reed for the bankrupt,
His Honour said the emissions from the statement were
so important that he could only come to the conclusion that
they were wilful, and must, therefore, dismiss the petition.
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lit 1111 NICHOLLS. —AL DIVORCI CABZ.
The bankrupt, described as of Pentonville-road, applied
for his order of discharge from debta of 2001.
Mr. Sergood opposed, and elicited from the bankrupt
that he had filed petition to get rid of the costs of •
snit in the Divorce Court, in which he was co-respoodent.
incurred wu ouly 21 in September last, and since then had
{• debt of about 601. to his father for money lent.
Mrs. Campbell, the lady. who was the respondent in the
dimes suit, had occupied lodginp in his father's house
He owed 36}. to a publican who had supplied wine and
spirits to him at the hones in Hemingford-road, where Mrs
Campbell lived. Hewes theaunder 21 yearsof age. The same
was the case with regard to two other small debts. In his
three days' statement he had put down only five cre-
ditors ;is his belangoehest he had isserted 14. When he
filed the first statement be was excited, and forgot the
other nine creditors. He was at that time a student for
the civil service, and bad a character to loot. He owed
is. Bd. for carriage hire for Monet and Mrs. Campbell.
He owed a grew" r 6s. 6d. for vegetables supplied in
H • ford- where Mrs. Campbell lived. He had
wento .11 from those persons, but they credited him. He
to Hemingford-road to assist Mrs. Campbell to keep
her moons* and to keep her from drink. (Laughter.)
By Mr. Denny, who appeared for the bankrupt—Part of
the publioan's debt had been contracted after he was 21,
and the man held him responsible for it, so did Mr. /Urger,
who had supplied some silk to him and Mrs. CampbelL
He had been studying for the civil service three or four
years. The debt to his father was to enable him to defend
the divorce suit. His solicitor had abandoned the ogee
because be said Mrs. Campbell hod confessed that she bad
committed adultery with him. This confession was made
when she was in a state of intoxication. The judge refused
to make an order until the Queen's proctor wee consulted
on the question of coonivanee. His attorney agreed to con-
duct his use for 501., and he paid him 51. or 101. When
the attorney threw up the use he instructed counsel him-
self. When the suit was commenced against him he was
in a situation, at 2.5 a. a week, with a trade protection society
at the west sod, but he was obliged to give it up.
Mr. Donny asked that the three days statement might be
amended by the insertion of the omitted debts.
Ilia Honour said this was not a case where the slightest
lenience should be exercised. Out of 14 creditors the
bankrupt had chosen to omit 0, and the petition must be

Mr. Woolrych asked the prisoners whether they preferred
being tried by him or being sent to the minion&
Both prisoners pleaded wiaLing to have it settled
at onoa.
Mr. Woolryeh told them that be had no doubt they were
expert thieves and had been previously couviMed, but
there wss no proof of that before him. Re should, there-
fore, sentence each to six months' hard labour in Wands-
worth House of Correction.
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