The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-22 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

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Sittings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Bane Pollock, and
Brews Martin, Bramwell, and ChanneiL)
Mr. Harding' (laird haring attained the dignity of
Queen's esuaael, was this morning called within the bar.

A man named Michael Fitzsimmons, lying M
Durham Gaol on • charge et murder, bring blond se
Thursday night, shortly after the visit of the prime maim
He used his Modems as a halter, fastening them to the
hinge al his °endear. The murder with which he vs
cadged was othanitted is Sunderland on the 2nd MM.
The driver and fireman of the train which ran
into the expels at Westoe.super-Mare Jimetiou on Tuesday
night have been committed for trial by the local beach en
a charge of having, by their aegligisos, eadfingera the bee
of the pamengers travelling by the two teens. It will be
remembered that the express was stopped at the *anima
foe a slight repair, and that the danger signal was tweed
on. The seared brain ought to have shipped at Weds,
but, notwithstanding this arrangement and the algal dame
it dashed into the dation at full speed, =deg the swims
injury to person and prcperty which we have remise*
described.
A FEMALE CUT TO PIM:ES ET AN TAME
TRAIN. —This (Saturday) morning information was reeled
by Mr. Cartier, coroner, that Emma Chant, aged 45, d
5, Orompeourt, Ben , Sydenhanc, bad been WWII
the following manner. It swam the the
dens d, who was married, had just eft home, sod
was about craning the hue of railway awe the
Lower Sydeuham station, waiting at the main
to allow al the down train, which was them about hung
the stenos, to paw. The unfortunate woman the Fe.
ended arrow the nee of metals, not perceiving that ea
express up Maio was approaching, the repos of thigh
struck her and hurled her body • considerable disbar.
When picked up one leg was toned to be severed, sad the
other frightfully crushed, whilst the other injuries she bed
sustained leaves no doubt that her death must have bees
insiannumous. The body was removed to • neighbor*
inn to await the Won't.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM,
AID Dow Ran,war.—This (Saturday) morning Be. Bed'
ford, the wooer for Westminster, reamed infoguathe did
on the preceding day one of the railway aermata, the was
shunting some goods trains at the Stewardelase dads%
was crumbed by the buffers of two trains, sad so elm*
injured, that it was deemed expedient to remove him to IL
Gimes Hospital, but shortly after hie snivel Uwe Mk
was found to be extinct. The Inquest will be held ea
Monday.
SERIOUS FIRES AND GALLANT RESCUE or LOS.
=Dee.)—This moruir g, about • quarter tel 3 deka.
eke out in the premises belonging to Yr. Ttet G.
Walker, a tobacconist and cigar merchant, No. Mt, Pests'
mile.teed. In the OMEN of a few minutes Cadres
Little arrived with the escape belonging to the sell%
stationed at King'ecram, end having assisted several of as
inmates out, went into the burning premises to mere
the Merest rooms. This search was ems**
'ordinate, for upon entering the back room be found • tey
about 14 years of age lying on the floor, insensible ins the
fumes of the burning tobacco and snuff. Little 'sized bin
by the waist and carried him down the ladder into the
street, and owing to the restoratives administered the bq
recovered.. The
i shop and the contents were destroyed. A
fire also took place n the promisee of Mr. Cocker,.
draper. No. 87. Bolioshroke-row,Malworth. The imam
=r d to subdue the flames, but Conductor Bettoestais'
" fire dog " was ran over an engine sad killed
EXECUTION IN THELLND.—Tbe execution of the
unfortunate man Michael Lynch, who was eoevicted at the
last assizes of the murder of his father, took place on These
day at Cork. There was • very large crowd of spend"
amongst whom were a great many women and alibi:es.
The prisoner was convicted mainly on his owe confmige,
aid he now acknowledged the justice of the seeteees. Hs
died without • struggle.
DAMAGES AGAINST A GASH:KEEP= cos ASSAULT.
IWO A POACHILIL— At the Brumley County Court,
day, the Judge (Mr. Marshall) decided the am of "
Hwm
'haw arbirkell," which for some time past hue
time usual interest in the district. The action ins tragic
to recover 501. for assault adder the following cisme
stances —The complainant. a fork grinder, of BralMide.
seer Sheaeld, for years has been known as a mealier, we
his son aged 24 years, has followed is hie steps se
far as looking after game is coecerned. whilst the
fondant is bead gamekeeper to Lord Wharroliffe.
Wortley Hall. On the morning of the 12th of December.
the younger Beardshaw was taken from his father's been
on the charge of night poaching. About two bolus she,
Thirkell. Dot being aware of the apprehension, went to the
complainant's house, and (according to the dstreneav d
several wigwams in support of the ease) attacked Sim.
Beardshaw very savagely. She cried out for mistimed.
when the complainant got out of bed and ran dowastaire
te Unhitch.° when Thisken struck him with a life my
server, leavini im seamless. For the damn* the delmWt
said he went to apprehend theyouoger Beerdebarabut jested
of going into the house he sent in Police-constable Cep.
The emstable eA Jed that be went into the home, asked to
look round to see if the young man charged with tight pad'
leg was there (not being aware of his apprehension), width
was refused by Mrs. Beardabaw. Her husband (plaintiff) this
some down and Mauch him, sad had the blow returned. Os
CLERKENWELL. Orom.examiaaties the constable admitted boding the
THE INTENSIVE EuRGLARDIS AT JEWELLERS' SHOPS AT the
defendant his staff Dome distance from the home of
DEDUCT AND 1r
29, plaintiff. The leaned judge, in delivering judgment, said
Andrew fferindaaltsr. aged 29, a native of Gemosay that but for the previous character of the plaintiff, the art
Gwhitwoo descrit....ibeeirt.hiummetth,as a.watchaargeakeristor:idmris!
DatErali,. was of such a character as to demand bear" damages. The*
scald sot be a doubt but that the plaintiff bed bees reed
court with having in his palmation at GroweLbroad, de, sesiolledl Mimed, and hat death resulted the def
eadssk
Luke's, • 'lumber of silver watches', eight *stab meet would have been guilty of manslaughter, if sot of • nun
meets, and other articles of jewellery, and not giving an awe awls" seance- Th. Plaiatg had be/n illegally "d-
-emount of the same to the satisfaction of the polies. vieleatly assaulted, and it ought to be known that the We
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, appeared fee the prosecution and would not permit a man to be kindred down by • paw
Mr. Pater, barriater ,stelaaded. ' keeper bemuse he was • poacher. With resat to laa
The greater portion of the property, it has hem mesa evidence of the poliosodiesr, he hoped his copied to ths
Dosed, had been stolen from the sloop of Mr, W. H. matter would be brought ender the notice of Colonel Oribbe.
Daum, peadiad eaegbmairees jeweller, of No. 1. aw.. theetiel_coestable,,and thatiLwould be ievesdem tad. o.o*
sirist,
they, whose pearaisee were brakes into on th, should therefore gym • verdict for the plaintiff for
sight el the 6th Manch, and jewellery sad watches stelae damages with costa—Leeds Jfercur,u.
to be
I. the value of about 2001. The thieves gabbed edsidaalan Reymann IN LANCASHIRE.—We appear
to the house by foreleg the done with jemmy. and crow• eneroachine, and rather rapidly, that moderate reds
bars, sad a °mike bit had bees used and apiece cut out of of pan which distinguishes the uteeniestuilig
the panels of the doors. mime of Loanablee in times of ordinary Wird?.
Policassegmat Evans, 22 G, an active plaia-aluthas During the three weeks of the evident month upwards
°Soar, said that three weeks since he saw the prisoner 8,000 peewe have ceased to oe chargeable to the pen
meanie( down Spencer-street, elerkenwell, and rases is the cotton union& Last week 2,210 west off the
that all was not correct be followed hien, and law ha ge relief lists of the guardiees. Only one union is re
tax
into • pawnbroker's shop. He went in and asked the prl. as having more paupers ; eve experieeced no chedn.
saner what be had got there, sad he said, " Nothing' end
sod twenty-two counted fewer recipients. I. tes
the pawnbroker at that asenneet said he wee adds. out a latter group we observe that the Ashton-uoder-Lyne miss
duplicate for • watch that the primmer bad had 200 fewer paupers • Blackburn apices, 120; Bey, "Dime
offered in pima He then took the primmer late 190; Charley, 110; Chceitei, 150; Manchester. 420
custody, and on going to the prisoner's reddeeme ton, 290; and Rochdale, 100. At the same time the
_r_te•
be found a number of depliaates relating to watches and ' crewel& the number of sand able-bodied paupers was 87!"-
ether jewellery, and on a bench • number of watch cease no reestbaes " 2171. lees in outdoor relief thee et
of new, and maze plates of watcher. All the numbers the sewed weer rApril ; sod 2,0701. less than in them
of the watches were altered by the addition be • amber comeemding week of HEW The pauperism mow 1
or the alteratios of some of the original numbers, and tin of the population of the mikes originally affected bY
mass as some of the plates had bees thawed, gad i mean —ll„,aachaster Gauttii4ll*
some cases names hod bees added. SUMO of the names THE 'JILT irl ZIMERIC RAILWAY oals.--Sorees
that had been added belonged to legitimate makers, aid 1 maks no we announced that the Great Wasters West
the others were mere featly. I Othipany contemplated the removal of their wigged the
ampiA
awn:geom.
towasatereathlled.
namwbb4o
paid him for doing it. reproonvadthethawattehit,Mialmrand had lee and endwtrair thlll7l.•llPaadiWriaaa probabilrtyathawattnithePsehleddiali
directors would fall epee this eity. We to
avzild
la ereee-marahatie a by Mr. pate, the whams said lis &Wed la stating that it has now boo drilsltif.l7
did not think that it was an thing mama when he was is remove theme extenelve workshops to Oxford.— OM
asked to alter the numbers. Hs wee met aware that it was airoaida.

KOWAN en GARTH.
This wee an action to recover 2,8721., under one of thes
e
cotton centrede which have bar very general in Liverpool
mime the exameocessent of the Anaemia war. It wee tried
at Lisol before Mr. duties Mellor. when a verdict was
retarud for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
Mr. Brett, Q.C., now moved by leave of the learned
judge fora rule to show exude why a sournit should not
to entered or why the damages should not be redsmed to a
sominal cam. The question wee whether the defendant was
boned by the custom at Liveepool to swept the cotton,
although it was not delivered at the time and ;a the quan-
little agreed upon.
The gout granted a rule.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Beton the Judie Ordinary.)

ABOZIIIT a, AZOINT.
The Queen's Advocate and Yr. Willie for the plaintiff ;
Dr. Bpinks for the defendant.
Thomas Argent, a soldier in the 45th Foot, went with his
regiment to the Oape of Good Hope In the
year 1842, and be afterwards joined the Colonial
Moulted Rifles. He continued at the Cape till
his death which happened recently. In Nara. 1850,
married Amelia Adams, and In October. 1852, he
divorced her for adoltery with one HenryWelkagton
Palmer. Subsequently he married ISleanor Pei&
nears, the plaintiff, who now prayed for letters
of administration on the ground that she was his lawful
widow. Her application was resisted by the defendant, a
brother of the demised, on the pound that the divorce by
the colonial court, was not cognisable in this country. This
was the only point raised by the court.
The Quads Advocate contended that the deceased, not-
withstanding his character as a soldier, had acquired a Cape
domicile, gat his mttnye was subject to the jurisdiction of
the colonial court ; that this court was hon by the
principle of comity to give effect to he decree.
Dr. Spiolis contra contended that the domicile of the
deceased remained in Befriend, and that no foreign or Polo-
nisi iribasal had power dissolve his marriage.
The case was not concluded when we went to press.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Begirt= Winslow, ea Commissioner.)
IN TEM WAITER or A 111136T-DZID.
This was an application by a dissenting creditor to be
allowed to issue execution on a judgment obtained on the
29th June last for 941., under the 198th section of the act
of 1861.
Mt. R. Griffiths, in sqpport of the application, stated 'that
the debtor had executed two deeds of composition, one
August, 1864, and the other in March last. By the Arab
deed a oompositioo of 2e. 6d. in the pound was to be paid to
the cre, ditors in iratalnasate at three and six months. Mmes.
Gibson warehousemen, of Fridayotreet, had beau inserted
in that deed as assenting creditors for 5231., the fact being
that they did not erect at all, and were not creditors for
that amount. No composition had beau paid under
that deed. For the mooed deed of the 3rd of
March, 1865, Miens. Gibson were not Wearied at all. Os
Mom grounds it was asked that Idelera. Gibson might be
allowed to hens execution, to defeat which appeared to
have been the object of the deed. Bad Meson. Gibson
been properly inserted as dissenting creditors the as-
sets hive been rediwed below the requisite
proportion, and the deed would have been void.
It was also bad on another ground ; the deed granted an
absolute release, and at the close was a provision that all
the creditors, whether assenting or Dot, should be bound
by the deed.
Mr. Lucas appeared in support of the deed.
It being stated that Misers. Gibson had not made an
affidavit of their dissent, the bearing of the application was
adjourned for that purpose.