The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-16 00:00:00

BAIL COURT.

Sittings at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—(Before Justice
Blackburn and Common Juries.)
OTTOWE v. DE DIAUNET.
This was an action for assault and slander. The words
complained of were uttered in French, viz., " Vous etes
un cochon, nu voleur, et un
Mr. Talfourd Salter and Mr. Purcell were counsel for
the plaintiff ; Mr. liuddleston, Q.C., was counsel for the
defendant.
The plaintiff is a Frenchman, residing in Hercules-
' buildings, Westminster-road, and the defendant is also a
Frenchman, and carried on business as a photographic artist
in Euston-road, and the wage of action arose in a
cafe in the Haymarket. The plaintiff described
himself as a member of the French bar, but
had left Paris for twelve years, and was now
engaged with • solicitor in the City as translator and
foreign correspondent. The parties were at one time
friends, but in consequence of the defendant having re-
fused to lend the plaintiff 21. or 31. their friendship ceased,
which, as the learned judge said, was no: an uncommon
thing to terminate a friendship, and an angry feeling suc-
ceeded between them. It appeared that some
months since the parties met in the café, when the
plaintiff was engaged in conversation with a gentle-
man from Paris, with whom he was negotiating for • com-
mission or agency in London, but which he lost in conse-
quence of what the defendant said. The plaintiff's case
was that the defendant came up to him, tapped him with
his cane ou the right arm, uttered the words com-
plained of, and made a thrust at him with the cane,
knocking his hat off. The evidence was ex-
ceedingly conflicting, both as to the words used
and the assault. The defendant, however, admitted that he
used strong words, but intended nothing more than ulgar
abuse, and added, "To call a Frenchman • warm was
an every day occurrence, and was repeated over and over
again in a cafe." He intended no particular meaning in the
words.
The learned judge truly characterised it as a trumpery
case, and the jury immediately returned • verdict for the
defendant.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
H %RBIS r. H.lRilltl.. . .

Mr. Inderv.:ck for the petitioner. Her parents kept the
Wyndham Arms, at Swansea, and she was married to the
respondent in 1657. He was a person who had been stay-
ing at the house for some months, and he represented
himself to be a person with an establishment in America.
and to be possessed of great wealth. The honeymoon
was spent at Llandudno, and a brief cohabitation followed
at the Wyndham Anne, after which the respondent came
up to Loudon. He sent fur his wife and lived with her at
the 'Waverley Hotel. Cheapside, for four or five days. Ho
then told her that ho had no means, and advised her to go
home, promising that he would soon follow her. She
never heard anything of him, however, till 1859, when he
put an advertisement in the Swansea papers cautioning
people against trusting her. After this he went to
Farnham, in Surrey, where he proposed marriage to the
sister of a miller at that ilace, to whom lie represented
that he was a widower. Her brother found out who he
was and remonstrated with her, but she refused to gave
him up and she had since been cohabiting with him as
his wife.
The case was adjourned for formal proof of identity.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN ItE EDWARD TITCHENER.
The bankrupt, an attorney and solicitor, practising at
Chichester, came up for examination and discharge. The
debts are returned at 1,96 W., with considerable assets, one
dividend of :1.. 11A. in the pound having been already
paid, and it is anticipated that ultimately a further sum
sufficient to produce 10s. in the pound will ultimately be
divided.
On behalf of the assignees, no opposition was offered, it
being conceded that having regard to the largeness of the
assets, the case was more than usually favourable, and
that the bankrupt was entitled to an immediate order of
discharge.
His Honour at once granted the order of discharge.
IN RE A. H. LEASE.

The bankrupt, described asof Bury St. Edmunds,
banker's clerk, appeared before the court on his own peti-
tion, attributing his difficulties to losses on purchase of
shares and want of capital to meet the calls made thereon.
The liabilities are returned at 1,907/., of which 1,747/. arise
upon shares in the Joint Stock Discount Company
(Limited). and Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited). There
are no assets, the property held as security being returned
at $0!.
Mr. R. Griffiths suppoi ted the bankrupt.
Mr. Ilagley, for the assignees, did not oppose. He said
this was the case of a banker's clerk who had invested all
the money he could obtain in shares which since proved
worse than worthless, as heavy calla had been made upon
them. No doubt the bankrupt considered at the time that
he was making a good iuvestuient, and the assignee felt
that no useful purpose would be answered by keeping him
before the court or requiring him to render additional
accounts.
His Honour granted the order of discharge.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Bodkin, Assistant-Judge.)
AN INGENIOUS TRICK TO OBTAIN SPJNEY.
John Young, 27, clerk, was indicted for obtaining by
false pretences from Hannah Shearagh, the moneys of
Henry L'rassniere, with intent to defraud. There were
two other indictments against him.
It appeared that Louise Bram:acre, sister of the prose-
cutor, lived at No. h 3, Burlington-street, and about a
mouth ago she was waited upon by the prisoner, and in the
presence of her mother said that a telegram had come
from Marseilles, and that they were to call at King
William-street for it. She asked him several ques-
tions about it, but as she could not clearly under-
stand him she thought it the best way to go to the
City, and make inquiries for herself. She went to King
William-street, City, but she could tind no telegraph office,
and when she was going there she saw the prisoner stand-
ing at the bottom of the street, and asked him if there
would be any money to pay, and he said there would not.
It turned out, however, that soon after Louise Brassmere
had gone to the City the prisoner returned to the house
and told Mrs. llrassinere that ho had just met
her daughter, and had left her in the office
of a Mr. Roberts, and that her daughter bad
told him that she had only a pound with her, and
that she had asked him to be good enough to come back
and ask for 4/. 10s. to be sent to her. As Mrs. Braisimere
had no change she gave a 5/. note to the servant, who
accompanied the prisoner. He took her from Huntingdon-
street to Richmond-mid, where he asked her if she could
write her name. He left her standing in the road, and
told
would sign
wait there tovMe r. Roberts,ute
he sh
weherree
turned and beckoned her across the road, when he gave
her a very large letter, and she gave him the 5/. note. He
said it was two shillings more, but he would pay that, and
having asked her name he took out a book and wrote some-
thing down in it. lie told her to take it to her mistress
and that she would know all about it. Wh n the letter
was opened by Mrs.ltnuanuere it was found only to contain
I a piece of blank paper. The prisoner was subsequently
apprehended, and he said he had an unfortunate sister.
In another case he went to the house of Mr. Turner,
of Leighton-grove, Camden Town, and inquired for Mr.
Turner, a lodger, and on being toldthat he was not at home
he said that he had come from Balaton, with a telegraphic
I message for him. He presented a large letter, and said
that there was 7s. 6d. to pay. He was told by the servant
that lie must call again,and on his saying that he could not,
she, thinking that the " message" might be of some im-
portance, paid the 7s. 6d. for it out of her own pocket, and
the prisoner went away. When Mrs. Turner curie home she
opened the letter andiound onlya piece of blank paper init.
A third case was practised on Catherine Evans, servant
to Mr. Moorhonse, of No. 20, Eleanor-street, Richmond-
road, Dalton, where tLe prisoner went and presented a
" telegram" stating that there was 10s. to pay. He said
the case was very important and he could not stop as he
wanted to go and pay for the message. The servant said
she had not got the money but she would go to the lady