The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-16 00:00:00

STIIDIXT AT ADDLOOMIII.

Mr. J. J. Powell ad that this cue had been tried beton
Lord Chief Joao* Cockburn in Middlesex, when there was
a soma saps% to the claim of the court, and the present
mottos was for a role to est aside that antra and enter a
verdict for the paid& The anion arose out of the follow-
tag eireumehotose:—The plaintiff wee a in Cork-street,
Bo:Lawton-gardens, and the dahudaat raided at Aldboragh,
in Boddk. The defendant's sou had besm a student at
Addisoembe, and the plaintiff supplied him with claws to
' the amount of 691. 10s. 6d. This amine to the knowledge of
the defendant, who, on Jan. 26, 1867, wrote to the plaintiff,
I saying, " 1 have just been informed, sad am deeply dcr reeled
at she ehanteful way in which you end others have been try-
ing to nda my poor boy by sapplyieg him with goods on
credit." And after repudiating any liability, the de:admit
continua " The following is wit hoM prejudice on either
side. Should you think St to keep entirely from him, by
yourself or your agent, and not trust him any further sum or
molest him la any way, or if he does not through your in-
flashoe, introduction, or advice contract any further debt, I
all undertake to monde one moiety end try to provide the
means for him to pay the rest.' The plaintiff replied,
" Herewith I send the account as dared, and have directed
that your son shall have no further &apply." ffebseassatly,
the plaintiff's attorneye wrote, " Our client ia willing to ao-
cept from Mr. Garrett, sea., the half of his claim he dis-
charge of his demand oa bias, reserving to himself his tights,
whatever they may be, avast Mr. Garrett, jun., for the re-
maining halt; or be will mks 601. in discharge of his whole
claim against him." The plaintiff's came was that on this
a there wee an agreement, by whirls the defen-
drmilndce
bound himself to pay half hie eon's debt, and ha
wee sow sued to recover it. The learned counsel submitted
that the anion Ina maintainable.
. . .

Tbe Comer wei7t vision teat there should be no role,
mod It wee amuctitual, memo/.

COURT OF EXCHHQUER.—Aran. 16.
map is BLINO.—(Blore tb. Lad qhlef !iFoo, sad

Barons Burwell, Wslam, mad Clionern

SIM MAI4IOII OF 9Z1T7011/1 V. WAITS:I.IIIICTXIfT.

Mr. Buddies.= moved to ester a make for the de-
feadiat In thie ow, whioh tea on action of ejectment. The
Len were devoid of Miens*.

-11;;;;27retoeed the role.

Yea. O'Malley moved far a rule, calling on the plaintiff to
show canoe why the verdict In Una ease should not be en-
tared fur the defendant. The rase had been tried before hfr.
Baron amnion at the sittings after last term, and the
learned judge reserved leave to the defendant to move on two
grounds, namely, whether he should have amended the mooed,
and whether there was evidence to go to the jury in support of
the amendment. The learned counsel also moved an the
=that the verdict woe spinet the weight of evidence.
don was honest by the plaintiff on the ask of a
public-house, in which there wee a watranty that a certain
trade had been done, and the evidence foiling to establish one
of the counts, the learned judge bad amended the dada-
ration.
The court granted a rule del.

COURT OF ARCHES.—Apm 15.
(Before Dr. Laihtmitan.)
Mr. Bag Wart was Wadded a proctor.
1111LLIAND t. ILZIIT AND 8A1L13.--CUCRCB ILATIN.

This wee a suit brought by the churchwarthme of St.
Helen's, Abiogdou, to mover the sum of 461. alleged to
he due from Yr. Williams, on amount of two church rater.
Mr. Williams not having apptared in the Consistory Court of
Oxford, judgment bad been pronounoed against him and a
significant had issued ; &garnet which he now appealed.
Dr. Deana, Q.C., on behalf of the churchwardens, objected
to the admission of the libel of Eye&
The Queen's Advocate end Dr. Spinks appeared for the
apet.
-Lueltin gton admitted the libel.

NA 1/1.1 9. 70111111 AND 811609.

In this arse Mews. Forbes sod Simon, the churohwardran
of Reigate, had been charged by Mr. Harper, a parishioner,
with amnions, in having taken in a small portion of the
churchyard for the purpose of widening • road. Dr. Lush-
ingtoe, when the CUM was heard, expressed an opinion that
the articles had been proved, but postponed his sentence.
The learned Judge now obeerved that he was esrisded of
his power to decline admoniabing the defendants to restore
the churchyard to its former state. He would not however
pronounce his Pool decree on the present ocossiou, but would
afford Mr. Harper an opportunity of withdrawing his prayer.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Ariu. 16.
(Before Itr. Cominiesionm Murphy.)
/Altra 1,11/OTI.
This insolvent, an attorney, was opposed by Mr. Dowse
for s creditor named Woolf's; Mr. &r¢ support. d.
In December, 1857, the Insolvent obtained his final order
under the Protection Act. He bed Mace incurred a number
of dolts and liebditiel, the latter with a person named Mills,
who was discharged und, r the sot akw days since. The bill
held by the opponing credits wee one bearing the names of
the insolvent and Mills.
The cowl gave a judgment of three months render the
discretionary dims., which would keep him two mouths
longer in primes, the judgment being from the vesting order.