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

THE POLICE COURTS•

(Tills DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
A TILAVILLIS TN LONDON.—st,..RTING INTELLIOINCL
James Alexander, who said he was a parkin sada
at Limerick, and had only been a few days in Lanka, le
brought up on remand, on a charge of dealings g:
rug from the shop of Mr. Hart, hosier, ke., la the
He wu, as on the former occasion, defended W

Abrams:
One of the purposes of the remand was to gin t.
officers an opportunity of making inquiries with oilere
to two gold chains, and two silk pocket
which were found on him. In respect to one of 1114'
kerchiefs, embellished with pot trait of " Lai L
yl tie
ist"!
winner of the St. Leger," these inquiries dud
fruitless.
Mr. Shayer, a hosier, in Piccadilly, said that s lea
ago the prisoner came to his shop, and, after kcal,
a variety of silk handkerchiefs, selected this Fing•••
design, of which he said he would Ake two, Itst"
handkerchiefs were folded up in paper, ready fart°
take away, but be asked witness tO
heap d
for the present, as he wins going furtbsr,
should cal as he came back. lie never returned.
seluently one of the " Lord Lyon" handkerchisk
missed from the packet which had been vexed tol
them to the prisoner.
Mr. Abrams asked if handkerchiefs of this Oa
not to be purchased at other shops in London.
Witness—Not precisely. Of course others haw
manufactured, but mine is the only shop in lon ia,.
these are sold.
Mr. Abrams—Surely there are ideal 01 lak
kerchiefs with this portrait of Lord Lyon.
Witness —Yes. It may be the seine porr "If
different border, and the inscription is
Derby," which in mine has been sltered to """'
the St. Leger." My next door neighbour has waif
differing from mine in these respects.
The prisoner was committed for trial on the two(
of stealing the rug and handkerchief.

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THE BISHOP OF NORWICH AND THE Rlt_ii•
BERNEY.—TogIay this remarkable case wu afF.,._,
be le-argued before the Judicial Corniuittee of we'
Council on the 7th Feb. Al already stated, altit lb,"
had been fully argued, and jud,:nont was resersvalik:
cover,' was made that the committee bad
ee "-
properly constituted, because the PIN Privy .„.
who attended had not been assisted by as
bishop or bishop, and on Monday last Mr.
the proctor for the Bishop of Nereid ,
Bkipwith, proctor for Mr. Berney, received IL.m,A
neat on that the came would have to be
and that the earliest day when a prelate e
Clser
coaidell.
would be appointed. The 16th section of tb
. C. 86). Pis
cipline Act, passed in 1840 (3 and 4 Vic
that no appeal should be heard without theproolr
archbishop or bishop, ,
the the rela was not
one who had issued theu commission te
under the.
one sending the case to the Arches Court by ktte!lt'
quest. It seems that the ease cannot be roartelli
the sittings after Hilary Term. The Queeee e'
and Dr. Twin; will appear for Mr. Berne
y. and tn.
Q.C.. with Dr. Tristram, for the Bishop a N°l=l
LEICESTER RAYS TOR NEW ZEAL
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of England," has sold two of his prize sheep -tle
at the Great Yorkshire and the Great Nh 0.. '
shows—fat exportation to the docks of Major
ißemington, Napier, New Zealand.
OWENS COLLEGE, MANCHESTER, —TCIIIPIdA,
noon, • number of gentlemen met at the Towirer'
W. Fairinurn in the chair ; to proulote the eeto:!ye
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