The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-06 00:00:00

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f dill consulate ;be by was introduced hies to
ial. • Franc* who required his services ;h.
mll Po.'" in
riled waved a great deal of money for it ; he was
rleogUoutcd"Dtg had navel about 501. from the
0.10 during the eighteen months previous to the
001°'
O ° the plane's ma The astendaate did not Bell
Wtririns hang addremed the jury upon the
.14.4,h. garjmnt Salentine was herd in mitigation of
el..— He said it was a lamatable and usfortunate mei-
the defludants had admitted their liability, but
r„. Or duty to see no exaggerated demand ma made
~—gggi. They were ready and willing to pay a far and
','• as caopensation. The medical mea on both
..1,--, la with oaadoor aid honesty made a
;4 oOw ems, and it was to be regretted it was
Two potraly adopted in oases of this kind. The
a sasterial oonsideratica for them was this man's
''''.• and earninp when the accident occurred.
Olgthe claim was exaggerated the oorn-
md considered it their duty to the
roadies to have itinvestigated. TM kevper of a private
:goyOM did not find much favour in this country,
g a NM strange to the damideats that he amid be
igs ti make $OOl. a year, and it must be borne in mind
iii it 'dictating that return there were no books to guide
ig. gad they had merely to take it one awarticra.
Do sot often that a man of the plaintiffs me made such
imi tads in life, and if he had, he ha had more
soma gmerally fell to other men. There wee a
.ggs of obscurity surrounding the truth of the
;Mrs aping& They, had his state.
rimy nothug in ortafirmalam of lt,=l mlat have
igi my easily obtained If Me. Be omplaieed that Mr.
top or Mr. Willilllllloll had not been called to show
ame the net profits on the transactions said to have
to had with them. Om of the greatest evils reil-
goloPiniel had to deal with was the exaggerated claims
oma made upon them. Many, were genuine, and in
gm without heatation they made immediate sad
embalm-
di mirionsatioe ; but there were others, which it was
got boy to box* investigated in a court of law, and the
.met was one of them.
rile Lord Chief Justice said the law did not denounoe the
of an inquiry office, and. there was no reason why
iga Mould not follow it to are mosey that was not a
mass for them, but what wits the Oaatiff making at
lime of the accident, and what oommanstion he
mid receive for the foes of beams, ruffian, and ex.
ma he had been put to in oonseqcence of the accident.
sc jury, after about tweety' minutes deliberation, m-
il gra a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages, 1,500/.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
SECOND COURT.
goy at Nisi Prim in Middlesex.—(Belom Mr. Justice
Myles and a Common Jury.)
HALLIDAY O. BOORREL
rib ar interpleader isms to try whether some cabs and
Abu property belonged to the plaintiff or to the defendant,
by shoo they bad been seized in execution.
112. Harris appeared foe the pelaintiff ;
ytel and Mr. Serjeant
Atkinson for the defeeftnt.
a coffes-honm, and
TM plaintiff was a widow, keeping
ber MI was a cab proprietor in business in Littleher y ork.
nom. Her cam was that in August last she ad
els, is three sums, 2001., and took the bill of Is
the
in
ratica, and afterwards entered into pmesesion of
Friainos was that plaintiff's circumstances were such
jit was extremely impnbable that she should have lent
TOL, sad an aNged conversation was deposed to the
elect that the plaintiff's son intended to defeat his

eitora
Re lordship said that he did not think that the evidence
II to this conversation was reliable ; but the circumstances
et the plaintiff had to pay 52/. • year rent for her coffee•
ewe, that her &skims were at the utmost 141. • week,
that she had sic children, had an extremely important
swig upon the probable truth of her ause.
The pry found for the defendant.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Balers the Judge Ordinary.)
GILDLET AND GIUNLIT D. DAVIS AND ercan.
Ir. Kerslake, Q.C., and Mr. Pracherd foe the plain-
er. ; Mr. Hudelleston, Q.C., and Mr. J. 0. Galls for
idendanta.
The defendants propounded a will executed on the 24th
d Deestaber, 1863, by Mark Davis, late of Portobello, near
nista. Staffordshire
w, who died on the 12th of Sep.
isubw,lB64. Probate as resisted by the plaintiffs, the
Imelda of the der/snood end her husband. co the usual
Friel of undue execution, want of capacity, and undue

iffarates.
The treater in his youth had boon a maker of gridirons, ! ;
bun, and such like articles ; but he had gradually be- I ,
rms a manufacturer of hardware in a small way, and M ,
left property worth about MOO/. He was an illiterate 1
an, and given to drink. kis had been twine married,
ad the female plaintiff was the a
fruit of th t
e earlier
sensetion. In 1863 he made proposal o his
send wife, who accepted him on condition that he would
Mak himself of his intemperate habits. He promised to
km, but he did not keep his word, for in the you follow-
egh• west to Birmingham, where he drank himself into '
Miriam tremens, and wee eat mate of a untie
asylum
flor •
'
Maus. After this he really reform. lu 1862 he made I
ail dividing his property between his wife and daughter ;
tat in the year following elm wee married to a key-stamper
not
word Grimley. It was alleged that this match did
OS the testator any great satisfaction ; and that
/1863 the Grimleys decoyed him to their house under the
pomace that his daughter was seriously ill, and then
attempted to make him sign a hood for 300/. It was mig-
rated that this made him very angry, and led him to exe-
cute the will before the court, the effect of which was to
nosier about 361. • yew from his daughter to his wife.
[The case bad not made much program when we went to
mei

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
Dr I ,
11 VEVA:M.—TIM STW4D lICSUC•BALL.
The bankrupt, James Edmund Stevens, described as of
t. George's.road, Kilburn, of no business or occupation
rs ,
one of the directors of the Strand Munk-hall
'beinany (Limited). The adjudication is on his own ,
*Mon and the cause of failure is thus stated :
13 consequence of liability incurred by the as •
I director of the Strand Music-hall Company ,
limited), now in roam of being wound-up in •
the Court of Chancery, and the property of that I
=posy being of a nature not readily convseertible ,
alms at a sacrifice, and through being sued by veral
tightens of the company." The bankrupt had filed the usual
Meliminary statement ; but the liabilities, which are chiefly
a account of the nompany, are not cast up: they appear to be
Mont 20,000/. The largest creditors are the European and
American Fioancial Corporation— 7,7001., secured by a first
dluta op the Strand Masic-hall, which is estimated to be of the
Wu of 300001. Messrs. Dairies sod Son, gloss-merchant',
Botindsditch, are creditors for 5,093 t., bolding bills and
Mai of the bankrupt and other directors of the company.
This was the first sitting. Several proofs of debt were
"le, and Mr. Saffiliy, accountant, was chosen creditors'
llsacsee. Mr. Michael, of Barge-yard, is the solicitor under

tiel-reCieed-Mg
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
Ott J. C. SHLCILLITON.—THE STRAND MCSIC• HALL
The bankrupt, John Collier Shackleton. described as a
neuhant of Botelph-I.ne, was another of the unfortunate "
Hectors of the Strand Mimic-hall Company. He thus de-
suited the cause of his failure;—" Having been a director
d the Strand Music-hall Company (Limited), and having
Ma induced to make myself liable for the debts of the com-
lay to upwards of 18,0001., and some of the creditors of
the said company having refused to give me time to pay
till the Strand Music-hall is sold, which I believe will i
Wise more than the amount of the debts for which I am
lake." The liabilities are substantially the same as in
Stevens's case. The debt of the European and Amp- •
wan Company is stated at 8,2001., secured by bonds of the
omtuny to the amount of about 15,000!.
This Wln the sitting for proof of debts and choice of assig-
ner. The same assignee was chosen as in Stevens's case,
Mr. Safery, the accountant, and Mr. Michael was
appointed the solicitor.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS•
(THIS DAY.)

SECOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payne.)
A hIDGELAR VERDICT.
. Re,,r) Paticr, 17, labourer, and James Piper, 23, were
',dieted for stealing a pair of boots, value 125., the property
of Edwin Davis.
The me possessed no public interest except in the peen-
fruity of the verdict—viz., •• We find the prisoner Parker
C"''.:/ ; and the other prisoner, Piper, we find Not Guilty,
rvinghini the benefit of a very great doubt of his innocence,
tat Irish your lordship to caution him."
Mr. Dodgkinson (clerk)—ls that your verdict?
The Foreman of the Jury—Yee, sir.
Mr. Payne reserved senteum until to-morrow upon
Parker.
After the two prisoners were removed,
The Foreman said—Mr lord, I fancy you did not appre-
hend what we said. We have such serious mivgivings
shoat the innocence of the second party, although we have
riven him the benefit of that doubt, that we wish you
wrongly to reprimand him.
The prisoners were brought back and again put in the
Emir.
Mr. Payne (addremiog the prisoner) —The jury say that,
%nigh they have given you the benefit of a doubt, they
hre a very strong opinion about your being 0000erned. and
nigh to give you the benefit of the doubt in their mind
tt the same time. I agree with them that it is a case of
/trystrong suspicion against you. Their erpreation is • wish
terve you • serious caution what you do, for it is sure to
hog you here again. It is • caution to you, and do not
resume upon it. There is a shop in the neighbourhood
Wm robbed of 111.. and another shop stolen from. If you
take warning from the narrow escape you pars had, you
way redeem your character ; but if you presume upon the
',nape, you will very likely bring yourself to min. Be
!Wins, sail behave yourself properly in future.