The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENOL

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF =CHEQUER.
Sittings at Nisi Prim at Gaildhell.—(Before Leg OW
Baru Pollock and Special Juries.)
Tllii wee the first city of the sittings after term la Lea-
doe. The list*, WOOS is a very heavy oam Then ere lie
entrim, 17 being rimiest.. and the rest now uses. All
I many as 41 cases are narked for special )arise.
BUTLZIL T. YOWL
In this ease, which wee as action for slander, the parties,
who were both &Morales, agreed te a verdom for the plain.
tiff —decimalise, 1001.; all unpntatious upon the plaintiff
being withdrawn.
The court waa occupied duriag the morning with the use
of "Gppenbeim v. The London General Omnibus Com-
pany,' which was an motion for injury done toe
a phaeton
by being roe 100 new St. Sary's Ohara, in toe
armed, by
one of the tiefandsate omnibuses. 'The &ludas,. denied
1 that the occident, which happusil on the 10th March last,
was roomed by sua negligence of their driver.
likely to last the greater pert of the day. The trial was
___.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before Sir J. Wilde, Judge Ordinary.)
JOllll v. KNIGHT AND WILLLAIIB.
This was a moat importaat MN involving an estate,
pommel sad real, of more than ball a million of mosey.
Mr. Coleridge, Q. 0., Mt. Powell, Q.C., Dr. Womb', sad
Kr. Hastings, appeared for the *iota ; Sir H. Oakes,
Q.C., Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., Kr. Rear, and Mr. Marlowe, for
Knight; Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., tlerjeant Ballerinas,
and Dr. Spicks, for Williams.
The testator was a wine merchaat at Worcester, aad
lauded proprietor in the immediate seighbourhood of that
eity. was a bachelor but had three natural childrea by
three several women who wets servants in his
lime. Of these one was Thomas Woodward, a
parson of no great mental cumielty and of whom
Use testator always took ears, by leaving in all
his testamentary smarmed', butevulently did sot intend
to make the prMepal mildest of his bounty. Another of
theme adorn children was Sophie Jones, the plaiatilf ia
this notion, "ad who had three children ; sad the third was
George Western. He was extremely attached toWestcro,end
evidently Wooded to make him the chief hair of his property.
and in Gee of his wills had enjoined him to take the name
and arms of Williams. Besides these be left 17 or 18 legi-
timate nephews and Moen George Winters died is 1860,
and then the testator appeared to have taken to Mrs. Jones
and her children ea his pruisipal heirs. He was a great will
maker, and bad made, brat and lest, no fewer than 37 will+.
'rho opponents of the will were the remmetatives of the
nephews end nieces, and the ground of objection was the
alleged imbecility of the doomed at the time he made the
last will and codicils, which wea the year before his death
in 11362 at the spot 80.
The case will probably hat Novara days.

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.
(Balms Mr. Oemasisalaserlroyd.)
U JAMS FOWL
The bankrupt was described sad iscount awl wank-
vim mink of Ilya House, Em-road. Fulham. lie
sew applied for his release from custody. Debts about
1,0001. It was stated that he had bests twice bankrupt, sad
ewe impolvast, before.
Mr. &mood opposed the cud said the bault.
rapt WM detained ut custody upon a apts. to bold to bail.
Es promos& the court would foliow the awl aeon* in
times ems &ad refine Um applicottos.
His Hower dismissed the applicatias. sad said the bank-
rupt oat apply to the omit out of which the process
issued,

(Before Mr. Commissioner GOMUNIFIt.)
IN RI /I•IIDY.—APPLICATION FOR aurae&
The baskrupt applied for his release from custody. Debts
about 3001.
Mr. Milieu, opposed, end ailed that the application
should be Maned till after the choice of the assignees.
Some of the liabilities were on scoommodation bills.
Mr. IL Griffiths, io supporting the applicatwo, urged the
smalloces of the amount for which the bankrupt was in
custody, only 391.
bankrupt Mated that be had boon three weeks in
The
custody. He had bees induced to join • friend in a bill.
His Honour deferred the application till after the choice.
its L. nocnitrosr.
The bankrupt was • picture-franis-maker, of C7Ollll.
street, Finsbury. This was an adjourned sittisg for ex-
amination and discharge. The debts are about 1,9001.
of which 3001. is for law oasts ; 4701. for arrears on
Stock Exchange tranmotioss ; 1501. preliminary expenses
in forming • oompauy ; and Ha on accommodation bills,
gives to his stook-broker for kelpies open his accotuit
: Mr. Bergood stated that there had boss several adjourn-
ments, the bankruptcy having takes pilace as long ago as
December, 1863, and the bankrupt bad bees seven or eight
weeks in custody.
11r. K. Griffiths opposed for creditors.
Mr. Ricoh appeared for the assignees, and asked for as
adjournment. Certain Chancery proceedinp were
and as the bankrupt's evidence would probably be=
it was desirable that he should be kept before the court.
His Honour acceded, and pasted w adjournment.

SECONDARIES' COURT.
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter sad a Jury.)
Yowl= V. TTEDL--TIMOTYINT 01 A VALOABLI
" NOT TIT TOR TEN 111211. no."
This was an action in the Raahequer to recover the
amount of damage through negligence by the defendant, to
• valuable horse hired of Mr. Fowler, horse dealer and job
muter, of GiUinsham-aireet, Pimlico. Judgment bed been
allowed to go by default, and a court of isquiry was issued
to MOM the isompeneation to be awarded.
Mr. Butler Rigby, the barrister, appeared for the plain-
tiff. The defendant neither pleaded nor appeared in court
From the statement of the learned counsel and the evi-
dence of Mr. Polska, it appeared that the defendant, who
was a stockbroker, and nephew of the late Mr. Mandala,
the saginess, residing at Norwood, hired a fast bone of the
plaintiff at ten Anineu a month, which was the usual price
in the season. He kept it from Jane to September, and then
retuned it in such • deplorable condition that Kr. Fowler
mainly knew the animal, which was worth from 70 to 80
`Mamie. It was laid up for two moetbs and doctored,k
four
but
Its tail bail be cropped
and would not grow. It too
months, and would not do for the West Ead. A fine
horse without a tail would not do at the West End for sale
or hire. ( A laugh.)
The learned Secondary said the plaintiff could only reco-
for the damage, by the action, not for the hire. The
jury could estimate the damage does to the hone, and that
is woe *out foe the West End people.
The Inny sameeni the damage at 30 ohms.