The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-19 00:00:00

LA.W INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

JRT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Helots the Judge Ordinary.)
Tour° P. I)EYDY, DAUBENT, AND PAO/.
Desne, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey, for the plaintiff ; Mr.
chamben, Q.C., Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Gates, for
s defendant Dondy ; the Queen's Advocate and Mr. R.
Turner for Miss Daubeny ; Dr. Tristram for the Mimes

testatrix, Miss Alicia Julia Dendy, late of Felt-
,o, Middlesex, wits burnt to death at the age of 44, in
rebruaq last, leaving personal 4' amounting to 5,0001., and
nof 300 acres in the islaad of Sheppey. In 1 857 she
a will, whereby her brother, Mr. Arthur Hyde
, a barrister, took out administration. Licit
however, an old servant of the deceased
in an old number of the Illustrated
another will, dated the 19th of November,
by which she constituted her cousin, Mr. Heath-
Young, • solicitor, at Dorking, and in London,
itor ; and by which she gave her sister, an imbecile,
interest in • sum of 4,5001. with remainder to the
,tiff. To Albinia Daubeny she gave her Sheppey farm,
‘e word " Danbeny ' was etruck through, and the
" and Fain Page " written over, thus trans-
; the bequest to the Misses Page, who were
rot cousins. She gave Miss Danbeny her pearls
. specified a few other legacies. This win. was a bolo-
kph instrument, and it purported to have been attested
Mrs. Hambrook, the tenant of her Sheppey property,
Gilliam Hillsden, a smith and farrier at Feltham, and
Myrna, a gardener, at Feitham. There was a per-
,, attestation claim, and the first witness deposed to the
correct execution of the document ; but the other two,
though they recollected signing their names, could give no
account of the circumstances under which they had

it.
support of the will, much evidence was given to show
though the testatrix was a person of somewhat peen-
' manners—that though she was miserly and taciturn,
Ae was in the full pose ' n of her faculties and was a
perfect woman of businer. The plaintiff also put in a
neat number of letters which the testatrix had written to
on the subject of her affairs ; and they certainly ap-
peared, so far as they went, to sustain his pleas.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goalberia.)
IN RR R. L. EZWIS.—JUDGNIST.
bankrupt was a livery-stable keeper, of Berkeley
mews, and a farmer, of Hendon, in Middlesex. The
'-kits are about 1,2001. He was recently adjourned sine
but on appeal to the Lords Justices, their lordships
expressed an opinion that the bankrupt ought not to be
further adjourned, that the ease should go again before
the commissioner, and that all questions should be con-
ordered at the sitting for order of discharge.
His Honour said he had had some difficulty in inter-
preting the order of the Lords Justices, the terms of which
were somewhat inconsistent ; but presuming that they
meant that the bankrupt ought to be allowed to pass,
he should pass the examination, appending a note
stating the circumstances, as was done in the cases
of Sellers and others. The sitting for order of
discharge would be adjourned. The Lords Justices had
'itimated that all questions were then to be considered
at this was quite contrary to the course which had
always been pursued under bankruptcy—questions of me-
comet and figures being disposed of at the examination
sitting, and those affecting the bankrupt's conduct
it the sitting for order of discharge. The sitting would,
therefore, be confined to those questions only. His
Honour took occasion to express his regret that some more
efficient means did not exist for informing this court of
the decisions made by the Court of Appeal, and of the
grounds on which those decisions were based.
Le RE JOHN STEWART.
The bankrupt was an ironfounder and engineer, of Rus-
sell-place, Blackwell. The case has been before the court
lam May, 1865. The aggregate liabilities are 80,3501. in-
eluding 29,8561. due to unsecured creditors ; 29,1331. to those
holding security, and liabilities of 20,6081. The assets are
Meted at 1,66t1. in good, and 2,8861. in doubtful debts ;
property held as security, 40,000/. ; ditto given up to the
2,1771. ; contracts in hand, 7331. ; property held
trrabeility creditors, 3,700/. ; showing a deficiency of
J,1911. This was an adjourned sitting for discharge.
Mr. E. Reed, Mr. R. Griffiths, and Mr. N. Linklater
appeared for opposing creditors, anti Mr. Sargood for the
bankrupt. There was no opposition on the part of the
assignees. At a former sitting some evidence was taken
in support of the charge against the bankrupt, that he had
contracted debts without probable means of payment.
Mr. Linklater said he was instructed to withdraw the
opposition of Mr. Armstrong, a creditor.
Mr. John Mite, agent of Messrs. Everett ; Mr. E. T.
Hamberetigh, cashier and manager to the bankrupt ; and
other witnesses were examined.
After the case had occupied the court the greater part
of the day it was again adjourned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAT.)

(Before the Recorder.)
THE CHARGE OF PERJURY AGAINST THE POLICE.
Mr. Cooper applied to the court to allow the defendant
Matthew Hayes, the constable, who was convicted of per-
jury at the last session of the court, to be admitted
to bail.
The learned counsel said that his lordship was aware of
the remarkable circumstances miler which the conviction
took place, and that a charge of conspiracy was still pend-
ing against the defendant and another constable named
Barry, which would be disposed of in the Court of
Queen's Beach. He said it appeared to him that under
those circumstances the court would only think it a rea-
sonable application that the defendant should be admitted
to bail.
Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prosecution, said that
it had been instituted solely upon public grounds, and
there was not the slightest vindictivefeeling in the matter.
Be had, therefore, not a word to say upon the subject of
the application, and he was not instructed to oppose it,
but should leave the matter entirely in the hands of the
court.
The Recorder said he was glad of this opportunity of
expressing his opinion that there were no grounds
for complaining of the manner in which the prosecution
hail been conducted, or of the motives that had led to it,
sail it appeared to him that if a master believed that any-
one in his employ had been falsely charged with an offence
he had a perfect right to protect him, and to provide funds
for that purpose if it was necessary. With regard to the
application of Mr. Cooper, although the charge was un-
doubtedly one of a very serious character, still he thought
that nailer all the circumstances the case was one
in which bail ought to be taken, that in such an
amount as would ensure the attendance of the defendant
to receive judgment if it should be necessary. He then
ordered the defendant to enter into his own recognisance
I in the sum of 5001., and to find two sureties in 2501. each
for his appearance to receive judgment when called upon.
He also ordered that twenty-four hours' notice should be
given.
THE EMBEZZLEMENT BY THE DEPUTY-RECEIVER OP THE
CHARTERHOUSE.
Benjamin Gore Booth, 47, a gentlemanly-looking man,
who was formerly employed as deputy-receiver to the go-
vernors of the Charterhouse, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment which charged him with embezzling the several sums
of 22.51., 901., and the monies of his employers.
Mr. Metcalfe, who was instructed for the defence, urged
SS behalf of the prisoner that very great latitude had been
allowed to him by the mode in which the business was
conducted, and that be was allowed to retain money in
his possession until it amounted to 2001. or 4001., and that
I great discretion was permitted as to the aounts
that were to be paid in to the Bank omf Eng.
land, where the prosecutors kept an account.
The prisoner had borne a most excellent chit,
meter down to the period of this transaction, and he
bad formerly been employed in the service of a firm where
150,0001. had passed through his hands in two years, and
he had always conducted himself in the most exemplary
manner.
The Recorder said that the prisoner had pleaded guilty
to a very serious offence. and his conduct was aggravated
by the fact that he had made false entries in the books,
sad had fabricated a passbook for the purpose of con-
cealing his dishonest conduct. Under these circumstances
the court had no alternative but to inflict upon him a
sentence of five years' penal servitude.
DE.SPERATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER.
Seined Beektoood, 49, was charged with feloniously
cutting and wounding his wife, Hannah Beckwood, with
intent to murder her.
Mr. M. Williams prosecuted.
The prosecutor and the prisoner in this case stood in the
!elation of man and wife, and it appeared that they were
le poor circumstances, and the prisoner's home, as he
described it, had been sold up. They were sleeping
together on the night of the 20th November, and about I
o'clock in the morning the prisoner appeared to have asked
his wife if she was asleep, and on her replying that she was
not, he suddenly seized her by the throat, and thus pre-
vented her from calling out, and then proceeded to attempt
to cut her throat with a knife which he used in his busi-
ness as a shoemaker. The prosecutrix contrived to give an
alarm, and she was rescued from the prisoner's violence,
and he then said be knew what he had done, and he was
only sorry he bad not done it effectually. It appeared
that the prisoner fancied he had some grievance against
his wife, for which there did not appear to be any founds.
i,Oll. and that this had actuated him to oommit the
offence.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of wounding his
wife with intent to murder her, and he was sentenced to
Sheen years' penal servitude.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)
E7izabeth Baxter, 39, widow, was indicted for feloniously
killing and slaying Charles Easter, her husband. She was
also charged on the coroner's inquisition with the man-
slaughter,
Mr. Metcalfe /tad Mr. Daly appeared for the prosecution.
From the evidence of Mary Easter, a daughter of the
prisoner and of the deceased, it appeared that on the