The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.

Lord Ramill7 has appointed Mr. Bohm
the Court of Chancery , in succession to
Parker, whose sad death occurred the egthill
The appointment has given lively satirise** h
bar, and especially to that portion of it chid,
the Rolls Court, the decisions of which Mr. %Zit
many )ears so ably reported. The learned redisim
this day sworn in before his lordship in °pee waft

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,
amino in B.o3o.—{Before Justices Bisskteatoil
and Shea.)

IMPARTS VICTOR WIDIRLII/11. --111 I THRICE USA
TIZATY.

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Mr. McMahon applied for a writ of haber wpm Ist
up Victor Wideman, under the following eeelesou
The applicant, who wee a French subject, had am
this country, and during his absence he bad hem
• bankrupt, and poroosedings bad been take* is the ye
courts against him as a fraudulent beans, me
issued a warrant for his arrest. That was see es
country, and the Secretary of State lamed the
process thereon, and the applicant was appeethewa
taken before Sir Thomas Henry at Bow-streM, emu,
with the offence. It was contended that the 'video
which the magistrate acted was merely a coq d eiee
oeedings taken in the French courts, and did set di
a prima facie aim of guilt against the applieed el
make him amenable for a similar offence he thine
The vplioant had applied several times for eople I
depoodtions, but they- had been refused. Noaides
produced except the production of the deposition.
Mr. Justice Shee—Are they in the natured a neee
Mr. McMahon—No. A mere warrant to smell
this charge. The extradition treaty used the vords
of criminality and not proof of guilt.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said that if the dugs
properly attested, they, no doubt, dieclesa prix
evidence of the criminality of the party. It los a
tion deserving discussion, and the court smelly
rule—not the writ—to show cause why the writ EN
be issued. It would have been better if the tranyle
the word " guilt," instead of " criminality.'
Rule nisi accordingly.
ZIMPACt (arreLL•trr) v. BEILGLIST NMI=
Mr. Anstey appeared for the appellant, sad dali
no one had been instructed to appear in support i
conviction. It appeared that the appellant, a he
Buokinghamshire, had been convicted of reek
sheep acmes • highway, contrary to an order h
prohibiting the removal of cattle from one ph
another. After hearing the case read,
The Court said it would be necessary to math
the magistrates to be amended, so as to state when
sheep were moved from one part of the farm sa
highway to another part of the farm, or whet'ser tie
moved from one farm or place to another distant 1
place ; but in order to save expense the court deli
if the latter should turn out to be the can thane
would be good but if not, it must be quashed sirterms of the order in question.
Judgment accordingly.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Justin
Justices Willes, Keating, and Smith.)
stetsons:us r. Lorin. PAOLA.
Mr. Bovill, Q.C., applied for a rule callag
plaintiff in this case to show cause why a psi
should not issue restraining him from proceedings
action which bad been commenced is the Lord

Court.
The plaintiff's affidavit of debt states that the P
pt was indebted to him in a sum of are
200,000/. for money had and received for leis
way of receiving certain taxes, which had beet'
to the plaintiff under a contract, dated in lff
plaintiff having commenced his action in the lag
Court proceeded to attach all moneys which were
thereafter be in the hands of the Peninsular sail
Steam Navigation Company on behalf the hi
writ of prohibition was applied for on behalf of tit
aular and Oriental Company upon an affidavit, ab
that the contact relied on by the plaintiff mei
Egypt, and the taxes in question were received
of the revenues of Egypt, and in that calory,
er
fore out of the jurisdiction of the Lord Mary
The learned counsel also quoted " Underlaid
Queen of Spain," and " D'Haber v. the Queen cif?
17 of Q.R., to show that no action would lie ia
against a foreign sovereign.
Rule granted

COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIM
CAUSES.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice, the Lord Chief S
the Judge Ordinary.)
REVILE V. THZ ATTORICEE-GENEILLL.--THE "El
OLIVE."

ti
This morning Mr. Netherclift, the expert,
by Dr. Smith on the subject of the alleged Of
George lIL Having looked through a Dumb
authentic sign manuals of his Majesty, the •
decidedly of opinion that the signatures in qui
genuine.