The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIFOROX.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
SAIDLIUIOII ir. SANDBILION AID OLINKIL
The Solicitor-General and Dr. Elpieks for the pstithi
the Quesa's Advocate and Yr. Woollett for the aspeggs
Mr. Snobby Cooper for the oo.respondent.
In this rase the husband, who was • el* antini
couneeted with an India* Railway, sued far a
oa the gronad of his wife's adultery 'A
reecoadeet Gibson, who was described es ax
up of foint.etock companies, and 18 her* se
Breed-erreet-buildioga. The cause was tried es tas!
;mt. Not the jery, being unable to agree. were
&awl
without 'Meg a verdict. The {rues were sew wt. y
again, ar, praotically spsakieg, the OMB Oridental we a
which has already been ortsd.
Rho ease was rosee g whoa we weans pram)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wore kr. Oommlesioner Holropt)
Di Ad menu AND 1101/18.
The bankrupts were merchant. of Addia.accask
They failed is Marsh Is* with liabilities to the Mims
260,000 i. end s delicieeer an the fear of the menu* of
wards of 100,0001. Thni wee an adjourned tiltieg So
charge. At a former sitting the Imakrupt Louise's 45
endued at great tenth, and sought to !meet Mr w
nefortasate result of their trading b, alum as Nun.
loss oo osoldgements to Amelia& during the dell ma
Mr. Reed, for the sasigsees, stated that addiliong
meats hod been filed aim* the last aittiag, and, they
eatisfaetory,they appeared fobs the best thst tiatria
. .

_7 cowdrintie'r. " -
Mr. Lunatics, for creditors, upreesed the sass 40.4,
Kr. uskister. for other ereditora, opposed The tm,
mete reproessted that a debt of over 18,0004 vas
Iwo Lewin', of New York ; but there wee as
this, end sothing bed been received from his.
on the Naive's to state bow fez they had lansgmtd
additional socouste. sod whether they went ealblelsi
the statement of • capital of 6,4001. on the 14 haut
1864.
Yr. Reed sold the mehraess wars well ammo If 1,
fallacy of that amount, which was focteded on a uppio
unmet due from the brother of the bankrupt Lame, Iby
which turned eat sot to be due.
Yr. Ltnklater took further objections to the atemis,
[The owe was proceeding whoa one report lefti
(Before Mt. Gonsnissiouer %mhos.)
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The bankrupt, a timber-mitehant, of Hallesse,yeate,
plied foe his relessee from custody. Debts about 1,31 tr
Yr. Manna opposed fora creditor. The
assets. He had been bankrupt and insolvent 04
in 1880 be had Eisen a bill of sale for 1501. to Xt. smit
a creditor for 3001.
The bankrupt, examined, said he had got a tidal
ourttlioat• under his former bankruptcy. of ter thieve*
enseension. He had taken up his rertificets.
L Hie Hoseur—l will sot stir a step till that =Mein
pro
Baahrupt—ljefortanately, I burnt it.
Ur. Griffiths—l dare say you did not Shia* mink di
testimonial. (Laughter.)
His Honour dismissed the application.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(7.1118 DAY.)

XAELBOIIOI7GH-STRZET.
Wlll INATING.

Michael Ifrzky arOtigii-looking man, sr ibal
before Kr. Knox with amenities his wife.
The complainant, on the charge being first braes sib
the court, stated that her husband was in the NM*
habit of ill-using her. tied at the SAM time the *AN
her arm, which was since discoloured. She abs illett
other conducts on the part of her husband at a Owl
nature, and said he was a hay, drunks. fellow.
The prisoner said his wife was a drank's, mpesei
woman, and that she had struck him ea the
poker. The complainant said she was a charms@ db
Reform Cnnb. sod oould call witnesses to speak be Was
ter. She had not stew* her husband with a pshekki*
son struck him in taking the poker from him milasi
tooting ker. The eon was called, and bete est heel
plainant's statement. Kr. Knox ordered the woad*
to make leonine. respecting the parties.
The Aker sow stated that he had amerthisedthill
wort both in the habit of drinking, and that there mem
little difference between them.
A waiter from the Reform Club was mild by the
plainant, and he gave her a good diameter, Led ON
news were called by the primmer, and they Aged It
the complainant was a woman of a mestaggtaystiegmkt
and that her voice could be heard in ths street Wasik
the came home of an arming, aid they Mimi I
wanted to set rid of her husband. Elba was abs g I
habit of drinking.
Mr. Knox said he had no doubt what the elm moth
was the truth of the matter, and that scestimie ties est
sad sometimes the other, and that there said set a flab
(shoal* between them. The prisoner wee slang wear s 1
had swanked his wife, sad he must be taught tikes h
hands off his wife. He would not seed his for theM
tam as at first he intended to do, but would consill
for two maths with bard labour.

EXTENSIVE PIES NEAR THE DOCK&
(THIS DAV)

OFFICIAL REPORT OF TOE DAMAGE
About half-past 2 o'clock this morning the sate
sive pile of warehouses Weight( to Kern Wism
Metcalf, wharfingers, situated on the bottle side of lie
'Meet, Lower East Smithfield, IWO toned to be ,
The warehouses are lettered A, B, aad C, sad ad
chiefly with jute—the basement of the Wes tailings*
occupied by Messrs. Hoare soil Co., the bruin, Mimi
&a, thelrbm wry adj elitism is Ban-street. The WOO".
from some unexplained cause among the juts law
floors of A warehouse. The plea hal toga oeshmisi d,
lozked up the previous night at 6 o'clock, whine/Ml*
was comparatively safe, but about the hour meatimell as
pollee doing duty in the oeightoorisood sew bee
smoke spreediog forth from windows of the wedded h
question, and before there was time to male the Awl,
get entrance to the building, the whole of the MlPer PSI r•
was on lire, penetrating the roof. Oa thsistellfoolla
outbreak reaching the Fire Brigade station in the ibbillt
it was instantly telegraphed to all the other fire 'WWI'
Landes, and in 25 mieutes some sera. or slibl
laud engines had arrived with as many
tamed 01
firemen, Captain Shaw, superintend* the gio
tions. The two river steam Bolting engines VOA SO
up alongside the wharf, and the hose were lei V
ie
Burr-street. Notwithstanding this powerful fore, fo
'stead° I rapidly, and sat wed B warehouse. whisk
became is a blase, assts{ eonai lerable suiteseastiodli
those interested in the property Adanat glf
men made great efforts to stay the offros,
the fire by entering the bertiog floors with MIN
brooches, bat they could not withstand the Will was
smoke from the jute, and many of the men was skWil
suffocated from it. They, however, got u surto WM.
it was possible, sad after many hour: bud Idiom feli‘je.
embed M stopping its career, though sot b."
waged into letter C warehouse. Up to 10 dolma Oh
sooreiag there still remained mach fire et
al
ruins', sad on SWOUSt of the mat qua*f of
is likely to be for some time a venal embus j
et
playing to prevent a fresh outbreak.
The subjoined is a raspy of the official report of Cellb
Shaw this morning to the Board of Works "d,„l/1/
various London lossursees companies, {Wed flo°'
the utast of damage done by the fire :
"Celled at 2i a.m. of the 16th ind. is a 11,002
Barr-street, Lower East Smithfield. Proved le boo
assured is the warehouse of *nom Matsu sal
wharlagas ; suss of fire stoker's's. Propirtr 6111/1"...1
sod damaged, tended is Sun, Plamois, Imparts'. Of
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Exchange. Damage :
" First sod wood doors of A warehouse burned
m willilli
roof off ; mooed floor of B trarehones bared °Mud,
off. Lower floors in each warehouse partly bursolol
awilffed * water. &Goad floor of 0 warehouse sal°
teats partly burped and damaged by maim
" Stook in hammock of A warehouse, occupied bY 1.14
More and Oa. brewers. used as stores, 'wily bersoi 0
damaged by water. Some empty osehs burped is MO
I'OOM mead door.
" No. 4 Burr-street, premises of Mr. J. Walt 1P610:0111
mmtente sod baildiog slightly damaged by 1114 it•
is Norwiek Union Office."

Ms Paws Esautrriox.—The committee ct
Xtduthre eonsinithienere for the Pull ll:bilabial 010
(apparatus and applinition of the Masi art.) unt
teeday at the South IC eosiegtoo X[llllllo4
Hos. Lord Houghton, Right Hon. H. A. BreenAddw
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Right Hes. Sir G. Clerk, Boot, Right Hon. C. B. it
M.P., Right Hon. Sir Joh(' S. 14kingtee, Soh, 11._
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O. Wentworth Dike, Best, M.P., Lieutensot-00!
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&Use, FAIL. Mr. Edward Bootleg. C.F., 111. :1
Clark, Kr. W. J. liamiltoe, Ur. J. F. lioridri, 1111_,A".
• Bedgrave, B.A. The committee appointed
foe the several 'lathes eompriaed la the group'
manufacturer at Lowell, in the United Wl'
line liken eat a pedant fee wishing cups end taabiste.