The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-19 00:00:00

LAW INTEL';AGEIicit.

(THIS DAY.)

The common law cents in Westminster Hall did not
sit this morning unti: half-past eleven o'clock, in conse-
quence of all the j'sdges being in consultation until that
hour with reference to certain new rules proposed for
facilitating business in the courts. There was a rumour
that their lordships also took into their consideration the
points of law raised by lie. Rigby Seymour, Q.C., and
other counsel on behalf of the Fen= prisoners now under
sentence of death at Manchester, but it did not transpire
whether that was actually the came or not.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings in 1-lanr•--(Bqnre—lfnii Chief J.”tile 11041

- and Justices Willer, Bytes, and Keating.)
BCTNZTT, APPIM,LANT, r. BRC/47MT, itzsroutitrr.
This was an appeal from • decision of t'se revising
barrister for the borough of Liverpool, and the facts
were these :—Notice of objection had been given by a per-
son duly qualified, but instead of signing the notice in the
ordinary way he had used • stamp, upon which was en.
graved • fee-simile of his signature, and the question was
whether this notice was signed within the meaning of the
17th sec. of 6th Vict., cap. 18, which said that " every
notice of objection shall be signed by the party objectine
The revising barrister held that the notice was "
and the question now was whether he was right in so hold-
It was a consolidated appeal, and there were no less
than 1,500 votes depenling upon it.
Mr. Charley, for the appellant, referred the court to
several decided cases bearing upon the matter, and he also
referred to some paawges in the Bible to show the meaninz
of the word "sign." Ae quoted one from Daniel, which
said, " And Daniel signed the decree," and added that he
had looked into a lexicon and found that the Hebrew
word used implied signed or traced with his own hand.
Mr. Justice Willes—On what material was the writing !
because recent discoveries show that it might have been on
a brick or a tile ; and in that case it must have been im.
pressed.

Mr. Justice Bytes inquired in what way a person who
could not write was to object
Mr. Charley said that that was a case which was not pro.
vided for by the statute. He also observed that the same
provision as to signing notices of objection we. incor-
porated in the new Reform Act, so that their lordships'
decision would determine the meaning to be put upon
that statute.

Mr. Crompton appeared for the respondent.
The Lord Chief Juatice, however, said that it would be
unnecessary to hear him. It was quite clear upon decided
cases that this would be a good signing within the meaning
of the Statute of Frauds, and also within that of
and in his opinion it was clearly a good signature under
the statute now in question ; the decision of the Revising
Banister was, therefore, perfectly correct, and the appeal
must)* diamiased with costs.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)
THE. LIZIA liANi POlO WWI.

In the ease of Adgerey,;Tiserdlit In the City,
who stands charged with forgeries on the Leeds Bank
amounting to upwards of 100,0001., and whose trial
had been fixed for tomorrow, Mr. F. IL Lewis made an
application for a postponement to next session. His
learned friend, Mr. Poland, bad been instructed to consent
on behalf of the liquidaton.
The Reoorder said as both sides agreed, he should let the
ease stand over till next session.

BRILAUNG faros CKURCH.

Joseph Edtley, William Smith, and Thomas Edwards
were charged with feloniously breaking into Holy Trinity
Church, Woolwich, and stealing three gowns, a band use.
a book, two table-cloths, and two book-stands, the pro-
perty of the churchwardens and parishioners of the parish
and others.

Edaley and Smith pleaded guilty, and Edwards not
111 r. Straight, who appeared for the prosecution, said be
did not propose to offer any evidence against Edwards, and
this prisoner was accordingly discharged, but the tteeorder
warned him to be very careful in future, as he was known
in the court.

Edsley and Smith, who were known RI the smocistes of
thieves, were each sentenced to 18 months' hard labour.