The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-28 00:00:00

booksd. puhihihej by him, bat which-
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A idiom from Btatiommi Hall produced the
the book, which had been left there by the RiguirY
document was signed " Robert David Wet.
This was the canornden of the defendant's ease.
Mr. Justice Kw.tiuX is summing uP. drew
the feet that the evade complained of easattsd eft'," u
parts statement, and such statements melt he la
itangyslytohisbe reedeapprubatiwithoilia: ande cancoutte.
Courtney, the reporter, is not pnbithe
statement until be lad the mart oomph.* sinoressrrs
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absolute truth, and added that this course 'sae • ""'
to Mr. Courtney ant to thes=tant tsp.
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left it
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The jury found a verdict for the defendant.

ARCHES COURT.
(Before the Right Hon. Dr. Laihingicio
THE BISHOP OP NORWICH P. THE BEV. THOUS
This case, reported on the 14th inst., was rimed skit
day. It was a suit presented by the Bishop d
the Bev. Thomas Berney, rector of Branaiii
Mrtislt, on the complaint of the Bev. hew EZ.!
Cularaiar, rector of Best Carlton' the
for so • ting the chastity of hie wife,
and her sister, Miss Durraat, on foes
The defendant denied the charge, and as it was a eviii
proceeding, it was alleged that he could not be end
in the cause. The case was before the court ea thoja;
and 14th instant, on both of which °Domicils 'Nib...
wasgiven, and the court addressed on the port of•
Bishoprn ed. of Norwich, and the further hearing irm
ad vaill
, Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Tristram again apply*
the part of the Bishop of Norwich ; Dr. Trants.r.:
Q.C., Mr. Ssnlaks, Q.C., sad. Dr. Middleton were
defendant. _ _

Travers Twiu proceeded to address the cowl is%
part of the defendant. The nature of the obey vi
peculiar. It was a solicitation of chastity by 0,e,„
and otherwise. He trusted that he Amid b,
satisfy his lordship that there was a total absence of be,
borative evidence to establish the ebuzge, and, mai&
that the moral evidence—and that waa the only eTi4Z,
Mr. Berney could adduce before the court it
odic. way. The learned counsel proceeded ~y
address. _ _ _

The ease will occupy some time, as Dr. Deane
on the part of the Bishop. It may probably not be
to-day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goaliminl)

APPLICATION TO STAY PHOCLLINNOL •
Mr. Reed applied to the court to stay pcoessina
bankruptcy in a case where a deed of composition la
executed on the 17th of May, and a petition for Id**
tion had been presented on the 19th. The too
were upwards d 3,0001., and the debtor sok
affidavit that he should be able to °Ma iy
consent of the requisite majority, in number and ribs
his creditors, if the usual time, 28 days, were allowedly
debts were about 7,0001., and already nine credits', Au
debts amounted to 3,0581., had already executed the SA
The debtor was confident that, with the estate olds
own management, he should be able to pay his di* i
full.

Mr. Bagley, for the petitioning creditor, eareead
the application, and an order was made accordingly.
(Before Mr. Regirtrar Murray.)
IN >rs A. POTOUS.
The bankrupt was a commission agent, of New Bali
street. This was the first sitting. The debts ers sYy
at about 8,000/. ; assets between 500/. and 60d. >tcl
Demetrius Pitzipions, commission agent, of Threshed'
street, was chosen assignee. Messrs. Linklaters and BA
wood are solicitors under the proceedings.
IN RE CAPTAIN UNDERWOOD.
This was another first sitting. The bankrupt, I.
Underwood, was a captain and adjutant of vein*
described as of Malvern Villas, Hounslow. His debts.
about 1,3001. He ascribes hie failure to the fact d 6
father's will, under which he takes an interest of a,
being disputed in the Court of Probate.
Mr. Pellstt, wine merchant of Hounslow, Ina au
assignee ; Mr. E. Johnson is the solicitor under the p
needing'.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERBENWYLL.
CHARGE Or CAUSING THE DEATH OF A CHIID.
George Rule, aged 49, a carman, in the employ de
brewer of Mile-end, was charged with causing tie call
of Daniel Greeson, aged fire years, in the Euettemoid,k,
Pancras.
The evidence went to show that the deceased wee tip
behind a cab when he jumped off and immediately.,
knocked down by a dray and was killed oa the et
He was picked up at once, and it was found that his had
had been smashed. No fault was attributable to tie
prisoner, who was perfectly sober, and who wee &rig
his horses at a foot pace. The prisoner received a ped
character as a steady man, and several reepectableit.
nesses were in attendance who stated that no blineue
attached to him.
Police-constable Taylor, 98 Y, said that when be eel
to the spot all the bystanders said that the death es
purely accidental.
The father of the unfortunate child said that he did at
consider the prisoner was to blame in the matter. Heied
heard that the cabman on whose cat, his eon was tisig
had whipped the boy, and in getting off the Nast
happened.
The magistrate said that there was no doubt if Ow de
man found the boy riding on the springs he did shah is
whip behind. The prisoner would be discharged, u thee
was no blame attached to him—in fact, the death ippon'
to be a pure accident.
The prisoner, who seemed deeply affected, then left di
court with his friends.

ccitutrrrm. OE TWO HOUSEBREAKERS.
John Gurney and John Fay, two well-known thlwis
were charged with being at the back of some hones
Cam len-town for a felonious purpose.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, defended.
For some time put a number of robberies of lionise
taken place from the backs of the houses in C.andenotla
and it has been found necessary to have extra conesse
employed to detect the thieves. Police-sergeant
16 Y, an active officer, saw the prisoners loitering :
Camden-street, and, suspecting them watched, and °I
them get over a low walL He went to the spot
there found that there were three per nes #
garden, but he only succeeded in apprehending us
two prisoners, and could not get them to the polioes!sna
without a desperate struggle. Both the prisoners, It"
stated, have been several times in custody on charged
felony, and one of them has been sentenced to pensive
vitude.
The magistrate sentenced each of the prisoners loth*
months' hard labour in the House of Correction.

THAMES.
MENDICANCY AT A HUMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL
Timothy Grady and Mary Bray, natives of Ireland, rat
brought before Mr. Paget, charged with solicinvl 11"
in front of the large Roman Catholic Church dealt:Mlo
St. Michael and St. Mary, in the Commercial-rood Fse.
In consequence of some observations made by Firi
a few weeks since Inspector Roberts, of the S.
tioned a police-constable specially in front of the dank!
put down the begging nuisance which prevailed thes.vo
the clergy have seconded the efforts of the police bid*
couraging the practice, and advising their dock cot to bv
stow money on beggars. Yesterday morning all the beclr,_
departed peaceably on the bidding of polioecossof
James Rugby, No. 140 11, with the exception of ths
goners. They were taken into custody. Grid, "I'4l
violent, and twice threw the police-constable on the "I
to the station-honse. He was searched, and
taken from him. He was in a great rage at leaf ""'
fered with in his " rights and liberties.
Mr. Paget sentenced the male prisoner to I.4eir
prisonment and hard labour, and director 1v47;,
oberts to communicate that sentence to the wonne, vv'
was very deaf, and he would discharge her. He ,add!
mined to putush with severity all mendicants bc9o,
before him in future. He requested Roche, the 41#21'f.,:
the court, to inform the clergy of the Roman Con
Church his obligations to them for the efforts till ‘,*
made to put an end to a very bad practice, and 110,...1
Paget) was determined to put down by evnl or
means in his power.

CAUTION TO BurrraNs.
John Williams, a labourer, was charged With b4ll,
police-constable named Nicholas, No. 433 K, on Ssl
night, in Stepney.
The constable took the prisoner into custeell for
sds
drunk and disorderly, and he was very oueralle°l'
required the services of two police-constables to
him.
Mr. Paget doubted whether the sentence he wee Pb4,l,
to indict was at all adequate for the dastardlyastault
dw
the prisoner had committed. lie made it s
which he never meant to deviate, to inflict the
punishment when policemen were kicked. TeTb4",,...1
ought to commit the prisoner for trial. Hew 'lO
him to be imprisoned for two months, and kept to
labour.

CONVOCATION.—The meeting of the prelate& so
clergy of the convocation of Canterbury on Fmial
June 1, will be only pro fiend. It is understood
sleet
convocation will meet again for despatch of basilica vw

June 28.
Count de Montalembert is seriously ill. ge
-AAA to
had a se.av return of an intestine malady with
hie been teen for many years agitated.
The Dean and Chapter of Westminster hirea
minted the Rey. John Vernon, KA, of Mgda.prier
Oxford, Assistant Secretary of the Society for the
game of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, to the Tio7r...r
Midagtm, near Perahore, Worcestershire, rendered
by the death of the Bev. Joseph Irwin. M.A.