The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-25 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 25, 1867

vindication in reference to a circular which has been pub-
' liahed within your district. It purports to be bailed by
the Debt Recovery Association. The oflices are at No. 2,
Bow-street, Covent-garden, and it offers to its members
the following advantages :—" Ist. The secretary can be
consulted upon all matters. 2nd. Upon debts recovered
no costs are incurred. 3rd. If a debt is not recovered,
coats out of pocket only are charged. 4th. All moneys
recovered are handed over immediately. sth. Doubtful
debts are bought by the association. tub. Cash advances
made upon personal and other security. 7th. Bankruptcy,
divorce, probate matters, and criminal prosecutions at-
tended. Bth. A solicitor attends court upon the hearing of
all eases." Now sir, if the circular alluded to contained no
more than this It would not upon these facts be my duty
to take any notice of it. But the secretary whom, it appears,
members have the advantage of consulting, is described as
" Mr. Lewis, barrister-at-law, special pleader, member of
the Rome Circuit, Middlesex Sessions, Central Criminal
Coart twelve years." Now, if you will please to refer to
this year's " Law List," yonwill find that there is only one
member of the bar to whom that description applies. There
is a person named Charles Wray Lewis, who was formerly
a member of the bar, but he was disbarred by Gray's-inn.
At all events, I am not the person alluded to as
on this disgraceful kind of business, of representiantrag-
self to be a barrister acting as a solicitor to recover debts.
I think it right to make this statement to you, and I shall
also think it my duty to communicate the facts to the
Law Institute, and I have no doubt that they will act as
becomes them. If, however, they should not think proper
to take action in the matter, I will.
Mr. Flowers—Really, looking at the words of the cir-
cular, one would almost think it was you. I have looked
through the " Law List," and can find no other counsel
of the name of Lewis who is a special pleader of the
Rome Circuit, Central Criminal Court, and Middlesex
Sessions.

Mr. Lewis—Four or five gentlemen of the name of
Lewis have from time to time written Co the papers to say
that they are not the same person as Mr. Charles Wray
Lewis, and one of them, unfortunately, has the same
initials—Mr. Charles Warner Lewis.

Subsequently, Mr. Willis, solicitor, waited upon Mr.
Flowers to make a statement in reference to the same
matter. He had been informed of the application of Mr.
F. H. Lewis, and he found that in the circular produced
by that gentleman, he was described as solicitor to the
Debt Recovery Association. Now he wished to state that he
was solicitor to that association. His name had
been inserted without his consent or knowledge. He had
no connexion with Mr. Wray Lewis, except that he had
an arrangement with him for the use of a portion of his
office. When he was informed that these circulars had
been printed with his name as solicitor, he insisted upon
their withdrawal, and also that all copies of them should
be destroyed. At the time he understood that the demand
should be complied with, and even now he believed that if
any copies of that circular bad been Maned, it must have
been by mistake.
MARYLEBONE.
_ _ _ _

Eleanor Loader, a young woman with golden hair, wail
charged on a summons " For that she did unlawfully make
use of threats towards William Thomas Loader, her hus-
band, whereby he apprehended she would do him some
grievous bodily harm."
This case caused a deal of laughter in court. The husband,
who is • thin diminutive man, said—l am a tailor, end
work at home. On Saturday week I took my work home
and received my money. On the way home I bought a
piece of beef and a piece of skirt and two cabbages. The
beef and a cabbage was for Sunday's dinner, and the skirt
and the other cabbage for supper. When I got in
doors I placed them on the table as my wife was dusting
the drawers. The child pulled the two cabbages down and
I gave it a slap. She said I should not do it as it was her
child. I said I would as it was as much my child as here.
She said it wee not, and took up the piece of flank and
struck me with it. I resented. Murder was being done,
of course, and the landlord came up. He advised me to
go out for • time till she had cooled down. She said,
" You dare go out, and 111 put a flower pot on your head
as you go out." I did, however, go out, although I was
afraid. On my return I cut half the skirt, put it in the
frying-pan, and when it was fried I ate it. She fried and
ate the r other half. We didn't wait for the cabbage,
as it would be so long. I was going out, and she said I
had better not be gone long as she was going away. At
mapper we both sat down and ate very heartily.
Mr. d'Eyncourt —Then you had two 'uppers ?
Complainant—Yes; we had fried skirt and Spanish
onions, of which we are both very fond. (Loud laughter.)
Mr. Clarke—l suppose you had the Spanish onions to
make it up?
Complainant—No, we did not, for she had • cab at the
door, and took some of the things and went off, and has not
returned since. She left me with a child only nine months
old in a dying state.
Cross-examined—She did come afterwards to see her
child, and I said she should not come in. The child has
been dying for three weeks. Her father came and held
both my hands while she went upstairs to see the child.
Her sister also went upstairs. She did tell me that for
my conduct on that occasion if she caught me outside she
would give me a good hiding, perhaps I might deserve one
for it.

Defendant—He is a brute. He left me last year when
I was near my confinement to fetch a doctor and did not
return. On the Saturday bateau the day named be gave
me a black eye.
Complainant—Yes, when you threw a pitcher of water
over me.

Mr. d'Eynoourt—Did you give her a black eye?
Complainant—Yea, I did in the Kale.
Defendant—He has given me two black eyes.
Complainant—The cause of my bother is a man I am
jealous of, and I found her in his bonne. He is in court
now, and she is lodging at his brother's bones. She ran
away from home before her marriage, and I have had to
throw razors out of window before now, as she was going
to cut her throat. . _ _

The commons was then dismissed for some arrange-
ment or a separation to be come to.

Mr. Elliott gave his opinion as to the operation of the
New Master and Servant Act. A case came before Mr.
Partridge at the court, as was reported in our columns on
Wednesday, in which that gentleman expressed himself as
of opinion that sins the new act was passed the jurisdic-
tion of the magistrate was gone to hear the ease, and re-
ferred the applicant to the County Court for his remedy
to recover wages, and directed the fee paid for the ram-
mons to be returned. No summonses have since been
Lewd for wages claimed by journeymen in this court, and
the opinion now delivered will remove the impression that
the magistrate has no authority to hear such matters. The
learned magistrate (Mr. Elliott) gave instructions that
summonses should be issued as hitherto for wages. He
expressed himself in the following manner :—" It does
not appear to me that the act in any way affects the
magistrate's jurisdiction with respect to the recovery of
wages for work done ; they may be recovered as be-
fore the passing of the act, either before • magistrate
or in the County Court. The new act is strictly confined
to the cases of dispatesbetween master and servant therein
enumerated, and the provisions is that act are to that
effect • substitution for the provisions contained in the
old acts as enumerated in the first schedule of the new act,
sad in these cases the proceedings must be under the new
eat, but in all other respects the provisions in the old acts
remain in force. I may observe that it does not appear to
me that the new act will be very extensive in its appli-
cation, as it is confined strictly to the our where the 1
relation of master and servant and operative exists, as
defined by the judges in decided cams under the old acts.
It will not therefore be applicable to the case of domestic
Lervants, nor to the case of pleas work done under con.
tract, where the relation of master and servant does not
exist. Mr. Elliott added that summonses would now be
issued at this court and also at Southwark court, where
Mr. Partridge was one of the magistrates. He had wished
the act to be considered.

THE 817APT.CTED WI TIE-111711DZII AT WOLVlR-
nAmrrox. —There is reason to conclude that the post-
mortem examination upon the body of the woman who
was found dead on Sunday night in Wolverhampton, after
ber husband had threatened to murder her, has died of
synoope, The injuries upon her temples and face and
head might have been caused by the List, but these were
not of themselves sufficient to cause death. The poor
creature was reduced to the most pitiable condition of
weakness by reason of the ruffianism of ber husband, and
the partial starvation to which he subjected her. In this
condition such treatment, or even being pushed upon the
wall of cinders, and then trodden upon, as is more than
likely in this came would have led to the painful issue
described. Grert excitement continues to be manifested
in the town, the place of the death is thronged by spec-
tators? and shocking accounta are given of the treatment
to which the unhappy woman has been subjected for so
many years.

THE BIRKENHEAD MURDRIL—The Birkenhead
county maglanatae, yesterday, finally committed for trial
James Markey, who was charged with the murder and
robbery, under the most flagrant and daring circumstances,
of Hugh M'Kebon, a marine-store dealer, in February last.
Markey was arrested recently in Dundalk.
A CHILD POISONED BY GODFREY'S CORDIAL.—
Lest evening Mr. Payne, the City coroner, held an inquiry
at Guy's limmital, respecting the death of Mary Mammy,
aged six weeks. The deceased was the daughter of •
bricklayer, living at 13, Booth-court, Kent-street, Borough.
On Friday she was very cross, and a woman named Bliss-
beth Louis advised her mother to give her genie of God-
frey's Cordial. After the cordial was administered the
deceased went to sleep for 10 hours, and her mother be-
coming alarmed took her to Guy's Hospital. Mr.
Henry Taylor, surgeon, said that the deceased was suffer-
ing from all the symptoms of opium poisoning when she
was brought to the hospital. He kept her alive for nine
hours by means of the galvanic battery. She then died.
Godfrey's Cordial contained one drop of opium to 24 drops
of other matter. A child so young ought not to have
opiumth. "at all. The jury returned a verdlet of "Accidental
dea

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