The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-07 00:00:00

LAMBETH.

Mr. Herbert Harris 6;M in, insaof the official smarm
ander the Court of Beakraptcy, and receiver of the awe sad
effects of dm Royal Surrey Gardena Company (limited),
appeared Ware the Hon. G. C. Norton to alniTOT trio sum-
monses, me slaw emise_uhy an order should not be made is
him Ihr the gamut of 2701., o Mei to the parish of Hewing-
ton tor rates dim keen the Surrey Hardens Compaq.
Mr. Baliefem, the banister, Instructed by Mr. Chaster,
*Wm le the peel& of Neanngton, attended to support the
anamemen; awl Mr. Keene, instructed by Mr. Jena,
the defendant.
sPra beat
ltelinsem armed the case at some length, and sen-
tential, mmiNem weber legal authorities, that the defendant,
as officialliq se tinder the Winding. op Art, was legally
liable fee the payment of the rates due to the pada while
receiver over the properly.
Mr. Keene, in reply, argued that the defendant wee merely
en officer under the Court of Chancery, and could only sot
under the direction of that coma As seal dicer, be weld

only pay those sums upon which the court made orders, and
It would therefore he hard on him to make him or his goods
liable for the payment of a saw which the court might re-
pudiate. Tim learned gentleman, in conclusion, said that in
point of fact Mr. Camara, as the officer under the Court of
Chancery, was not liable to the payment of the rates in
question, and that the Court of Bankruptcy was the proper
place to apply for them.
Mr. Robinson said that an application had been made to
the Court of Bankruptcy, but they could ant get • farthing,
as there were no PA.'S. At the request of the learned
gentleman the defendant was sworn, and in reply to ques-
tions put to him he said he had received about 9001. from
Mr. Bourgeon'e committee and other resources, fur letting out
the gardens during the period over which the rate* claimed
from him ran over, and out of that sum hisd made disburse-
masts which left • balance of only 231. In hie bands. In
June lest he let the gardens to Mr. Coombe for 13,000!., and
out of that amount received 3,0004
Mr. Robinson contended that according to his own show-
fog Mr. Carmen had such a beneficial occupation of the
property as enabled him to make 9001. out of a, and there-
, fore he had a perfect right to pay the perish the poor-rates
for the time, particularly as the gardens, being open, had no
doubt increased the pauperism in Newington parish.
Alter • lengthened discussion and arguments pro and con.,
Mr. Norton declined making any order in the case, but at
the same time expressed • hope when the proper time came,
and when the affairs were wound up, the court would not
allow the pariah to lose the rates.
Mr. William Alexander Coombe next appeared to • sum-
mons to show cause why an order should not be mode on
him for the payment of rates amounting to 691. 16.5. led., due
by him daring his occupation of the Survey Gelatins since
the 17th of June last. Mr. Coombe complained of the
excessive rating of the property, and said that instead of
1,2001. it should not be rated un more than one thousand a
year.
Mr. Chester observed that Mr. Coombe would have an
opportunity of appealing against the next rating, when, if
any excess was found, the parish officers would pity every
attention to it; and upon this understanding Mr. Coombe
agreed to pay the amount claimed.

SOUTHWARK.
Stephen Balm; a rat trap manufacturer, was brought
before Mr. Combs, charged with committing a savage assault
upon his wife, Hama Bethel.
The complainant, who was far advanced in pregnancy,
stated that she had been married to the prisoner fifteen
years, and had five children. He was • very good husband,
and never misconducted himself bat when in liquor. As
for the braises on her face and arms, they ware caused by her
falling down-stairs on Saturday laat. She hoped his worship
would discharge him, as he never ill-used her, and she did
not give him into cumody.
Sergeant Smith, 4 H, here stepped forward end Informed
his worship that the prisoner was a brute. On Sunday
morning, about one o'clock, witness was on duty in Bond-
street, Borough-road, where the prisoner and his family re-
sided. The children were in the street entirely naked, and
the prisoner was beating his wife in the house with the fire
shovel. She gave him in charge, but when they arrived at the
station house she begged him off.
The complainant denied that her husband had assaulted
her. She fell down stairs and mused the bruises.
Sergeant Smith told his worship that she had cuts on her
body inflicted by the prisoner and the officer who appre-
hended him saw him Ulnae her. . . .

Charles Llewenden, 228 M, said that about seven o'clock
on the previous evening the complainant rushed out of ►er
house, with bruises on her face and arms. She told him her
husband had inflicted them, and he returned to the house,
and took him into custody.
The wife here again interfered, asking his worship to for-
give him, as she was the cause of all the ill•usage
Mr. Combs told him he was a cowardly brutal fellow, and
ha should sentence him to au months' hard labour in the
Hots of Correction at Wandsworth.