The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COVET FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL
CAUSE& •
•
(woe the Judge
Jumbo Ordisery,s ellor.) Mr. Bern Beasswell, and . •
M
Tb. appeal of the respeadente in the ore of Codeleglen
e. cogriegton sad Andsesee have been withdrawn.
BOWLET V. IOWLit.
. Q.C., and Dr. Tristram, for the petitioner;
Drpork Q. 0., and Dr. Swats; foe the respoodent
was
et and
a wife's suit for dissolution, on the
d adultery. After the jury was swore
STN. was sod a juror withdrawn. Finding, how.
woja , thst the terms of the oompromise were not such as
ag, align the hid been led to sopped% the wife reps-
moot it but the court held that the suit was at
m is& She then presented a new *Sin alleging fresh I
,baa,cy, as wall se the adultery and cruelty which bed
jose 11, 'Ojai, of the former petition, and which ate
folsoded had hese revived by lb* subsequent miscarried
• gbereposient The Judge Ordinary was, however ei
yin that the old averments could not be ',eluded In
amend petition, and as regarded the sew ones the °sup
eostained an express stipulation that the peel.
should not institute any further procetedhage in the
Pram Court. Rim
android therefore tbmght the matter
wig
not adjudicate. to direct any mode of trial.
Fe is decision Mrs. Rowley appealed.
Dr. Twin maintained that the Judge Ordinary had so
arras r regarded the setting down of any cam in
width the plisdiap were finished ; but that if he had, be
en not well or properly exercised it; for the agreement
re entirely depeedent upon the future good conduct of the
lospondast Even if it had included a olnee giving the err
wooden leave and license to live in adultery, it could not
In sewn ; for the policy of the law would avoid soy
each corrupt bargain.
The court held that if the respondent did not apply
within the present term to have the first pet'tthe
diereimed, the petitioner should be entitled to re-
err her applionton for inetruations an to the mode of
ithd in the second petition, and to have snob pet'.
lila tried. This course would enable her to obtain
thempiniott of the ultimate court of appeal, and rendered
thesosseary to discuss at present the effect of the egret-
net or of the order.

THZ POLIOR COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WOBSHIP.STREET.
121111111L1111,111. lIT a CLERK.
NIA Knight, a clerk is the 'serials of Messrs Venable',
ayes, awry* as an extensive business is Wlaibschapel,
erm 'cloned with onaliessiement.
Xs. Warne, on the part of the praiscutios, said that the
s defalcations amounted to about V W., although he
been too' in his situation. The system he carried
is ma to pay over • certain sum as having been collected
byl and withholding the greeter amount, afterwards
WMxi to get brief pomeo don of the book sontainiog
of such payment, sod insert thereto the figure of the
sissy he had embeszied. ln the persist awe he had m-
elted 171. odd, paid over the V. and odd silver, and saber
quietly introduced a stroke before the sena is the book,
Milan it appear that the full amount had been paid by
Idia. He admitted that this was the feet in all imitation,
eagstar thire bad not been any complicity.
who appeared very mach ashamed of himself,
ordese'd for MAL

!LLD:MS lIIITIRLST.
Alin Swage, • pawnbroker in Whitaahapel, woo lined
10• sod 3e. cats for baying charged id. over and above the
legal amount of interest on • pledge.
The complainant. James Fox, had been an moistest to •
pawnbroker, sad of course well knew the rata of interest.
Detendasit declared that the overcharge was not wins],
withal hie inetroetioas to his shopman were to be most
awful in each matters.
Ir. Cooks, in addition to the fine, severely reprimanded
aileadast.

SOUTHWARK.
SINGTILAZ WATCH 105151!.
hate Williams, a dirty looking old women, and Helm
Beddeng, a young 101, about 18 ?min of age, were &mod
with stealing a valsahlo silver watch, the property of as
re and oolournsin, carry* oa business at 7/7, Kentetrest.
The prosecutor said t►at the peireen came tato his sham
god tea time and the older sand pi he meld
employ her m charwoman, at some tame pietes, tall
the younged as her daughter. He told her dud he had
a female who did the :Xllla•WaTa regularly, but she
might go into his sitting room and pot that to rights.
At that time his watch wee hanging up on the
top of the mantelpiece. While he was earwig a customer
the young girl maidenly left the shop, and a little while
afterwards be mimed his watch. Feeling satisBed that the
old woman knew all about it, he called in a constable and
gave bee into custody.
yyse ceosrarszninadoo, witness said that they had some
ballendhalf. It might be two pots, but no gin. The
females had piekles and water-oremer—(laughter)—end
did as they liked in the room, but be did sot give either
Lave to take his watch.
Dairies, 38 K, said he was on duty at the polios-station
that evening when the younger prisoner came and asked if
an old warns' named Williams was not looked up for steal.
lag • watch. He told her that she was, and asked her
what she wanted, when she replied that she wanted to
give hermit up, as she was the thief. She was taken before
Ike impector to whom she repeated the statement, and
added that the old woman took the watch off the nail and
gave it to her and told her to rim off with it. She wee then
Wised up, and from information she gave the watch was
fend at a pawnbrokers.'
The Towager prieoesr mid what the washable bad stated
was quite true, but the prosecutor acted indecently towards
kr.
The prosecutor denied that and called on the old woman
to support him in bin decks'.
The pawnbroker here presented the watch, sad identified
Zang*, prisoner as pledging it for 11. ss. She said her
seat her to pledge it as her father was dead, and
they wanted money to purchase mourning.
Both prisoners pleaded guilty, when
The magistrate sentenced the old woman to three months',
sad the other to two months' herd labour at Wandsworth.