The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(More the lard Chancellor.)
NI PAM TIM LONDON AND SOUTH WHIM" SUL
, WATSON AND OVga,TatD.
This was an appeal from an order of Mr. Coraraissie
Gonburn. The matter mine before the omit Wow
tinder summons in reference to a sum of MAW us.
at the instance of the London and Smith wen. H
War John Watson and John Ovemeal, trading ea
m and Co., Brehopegatelareet,as rearm
The Arm of Watson and Co. had executed a fee rd
mg up their affairs ma the inspectorship ; and they net
ammo= by proof of the execution of the deed,
'Admit& that they had a good defame le sag au
brought against them for the alleged debt, au ais
esa
On the part of the London and South•Wertem Baal
was urged that the deed was no answer to tie ta
debtor summons, and that m nonmeenting ask
to the deed they were entitled to pressed maim
debtors is bankruptey, and also with their actin t
that was to betodehnkavdee isaud,sarialtylegfedor costs. me
, on the ant
were snimed
Monet made an order that a bond for 5001. i. and tire Me
in 2501. each, should be given by the debtors se sae
for aorta. Against this the present appeal was ism&
Mr. Daniel was for the appeal
Mr. Boom and Mr. Keenest Reed supported the aim
The Lord Chancellor said that it had been mai
the respondents that the commiesiener kit
deed a discretion in this use, which me 8
him by the Bankruptcy Act of UM ; but be
riot agree that the discretion had been propel, mu
It appeared to him that on the face of lb the aeeseid
wee bound by the deed ; and it was net stamery
security should have been given for swim The 4
would, therefore, be varied by stilling eat lie pert •
directed such security to be given.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

noseggrsa ox 1111 rrrm.aro oaliwar.-00nellor
Thome Permit, aged 21, James Brries .1802
Mom Hoookiso, aged 19, were emegg we,
Dneoart with stea from the truces of the Mil
Railway, one bale of Scotch plaid cloth, et the inn
801., at the goods otodon at Town, St. pig
The primers was truth. ehargal with Malaga 111
of boots sad a roll of cloth from the rem realest' gag
Mr. Stekageo, solicitor, of Frederick-rarest,
road, appauW2or the prosecution, and said be hal a
that the wholios, .the prisoners might be mailir
arrobbeebe-of this description had lately ism
much on the incr.., and owing to the extorts
station, and the fact that there were other has el
leg, roaming latio it was very difficult to app..
thieves. He should clearly show that the proms
esinspanions, and he should be able to tease eons
stolen := to the of the prison.
The that on the morning of ti
April, at about half-past 1, the Scottish gorge
arrived at the Agar-town station, and then it ma o
that all the covers to the trucks were prep* fists
abort time afterwardsliLeasbridge, of the eonk
police-constables, saw the whole of the primula!
the side of the track, and, suspecting that they me
no good, he went towards them. The prisoners the
to run, and he followed them and saw them threw
bundles of cloth away. They were apprehended,
inquiries that were made by Police-sergeant Cook,
was found that the prisoners had stoles it.
from one of the trucks. He afterwards
tamed that one of the prisoners bad stolen some
from one of the trucks on the musing of
Sid of April, sad had the same morning offered
them to a coal porter at the station ; failing in that I
some young women residing in Charlesstrest, Dr.
to pawn them. The boots were now produced, sod
identified as harlot been meet. by Mr. Many. of 1
ter to Mr.Clarabui,
Thep tanners in answer to the charge said GM dry
plead guilty if the magistrate would deal with li
at once, or if he would not do that they bad to se
they might be sent to Newgate for trial, as time
thould have a fair dial. If they were sent to the lam
bones (the Middlesex Saigon') it was ad a sort
chance what they got.
Mr. Ricketts mid that through the diligence of In
Woodrow of the company's police, and Police-a
Cook, 81f, the pieonms could be clearly shown I
stolen a piece of calico from the compsay's trucks,
he understood the magistrate would commit on d
charged be had gone into, he should not go into that
however, might mention that he should prefer the
meat fee that robbery against the primers at the es
Mr. D'Eynoostrt committed the primen to the
sex Sessions for trial, and directed, athe police
that the prisoners were known, that mtgu . el
previous convictions might be produced mina tb
The prisoner Puna said it was hard that the
should lay to blacken his character, fee he was as he
the world would allow him to be.
The prisoners were then removed.
Mr. Superintendent Webb, of the Y &Aim,
the case on behalf of the Commissioners of Poise.

MARLBOROUGH-STRUT.
ROBBERY 07 TEI WILSTERN BRANCH 01 THZ
ENGLAND.
Zama Woodhouse, a charwomen, employed
western branch of the Bank of &.ond, 13101
gardens, was charged before Mr. Knox with steel*
at the bank.
Police-oonirtable Henry Dawson, 301 A, odd that
sequence of information he received from X
the manager of the Bank, he went to
street, Grosvenor-square, and saw the 7
told her that he was an officer, and that thine he
stolen from the bank where she warn that
said she had not taken anything, and offered
the place searched. He then naked her what zoo
had, and she took from her pocket a penal and a
which she said she must have received la
sl
ss. given to her by Mr. Wright, the messenger to
He then told her that two 58. psclutffte .61
bad been taken from a drawer in the hens,
searched the place, but found only some saber ws
pocket book. He then put some questions to I
whether she had made some purchases, sad ea be
that she had at the shop of Mr. Gadstone, Orftei
he went there, and found that two penny pieta b
taken which bore similar marks to throe on the pee
up by the prisoner, the marks having been put eh
a gentleman connected with the bank. Re thrill
prisoner into custody.
Mr. James Lord, cashier at the bank, eta
number of pence were marked by him,
_and will
done up in five4hilling packets, and placed in a
which was locked. He afterwards missed two pc
In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said the
must have opened the drawer with a key on abe
desk which was not locked. Altogether seven ea
had been stolen.
Mr. Pym, the manager of the bank, said the lee
and the pocket-book were similar to those seeds!'
Remanded

THE WIGAN MURDER.—William TIN
apprehended on a charge of complicity in *
murder, wee brought up for further elands
Wigan, yesterday. Thompson was brought fra
dale shout half-past 10, and he was convey
the railway station to the Court House In • e
street in front of the hall was completely Mk
dense crowd assembled apparently in order to
glimpse of the prisoner ; and, as soon as the do
opened, the court wee crowded in every gaset
intandent Ellison having ordered the primmer
up, informed the magistrates that he did not
offering any evidence. Mr. Hilton then spills
discharge which was granted. The Flamer
charged on his own confession with having I
eerned in the murder, has died in Kirkdale
ti Mess have transpired, beyond the fact that
and burial have taken place within the last few
will be remembered that, at the assizes, whe
Walton were remanded, Healey was so weak
had to be accommodated with a chair in the doll
ammoniac. was then that of • dying man.—J
Guardia*.
SERGEANT DARRAGH.—It was our paint
to record, in our last week's number, the trig sop
to death of the above unhappy man, who so far 1
duty to his sovneiv, his country, and his prep
to allow himself to be seduced by Fenian tzsi
tampering with his allegiance.
ruusrioe of kis sentence there cannot
slightest doubt, lout we turn with heartfelt
from that ungracious topic, to the act of mercy'
the misguided man, for years, we true
setioa and repentance. We believe we shell Is
in saying that Darragh owes his life solely to th
goodness of heart, es well as to her Majesty's fel
on and genuine appreciation of the univereal less
army. We here-been informed that the Priv/
were unanimous in pressing upon the Queen the
, necessity of allowing the law to take its opium,
1 so urgent were the remonstrances of the Council,
Majerty had actually permitted the death-weer
signed. Ver7 shortly after, however, her Majal
name to the infliction of the capital punisher*
I• sash Weal* that orders were sent to caned
rant ; and Ire the Queen's own special wen
sentence was commuted to penal servitade
/*mice Gazette.
Stemicamit FATAL ACCIDEPIT.—A singat
has occurred at Cllapton North to • boy named
Leonard, aged 14. On Monday last • bell-hanger
a hole through the post of the garden door it
insert the bell-wits. when the deceased, whe
the packs unobserved by the workman, mines
ffaisheel, applied his left eye to the hole, eke•
107114.211 n MUedneedi and the instrument eater
's eye, perforating the brain and caustag
the following day.— Westmoreland Goo:W.