The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENON.

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURTS.
. _ _

(Before Vice -Chancellor Sir R. T;RbrideiN
Mr. Belly said this matter, which stood ern
could not then be taken, as the tteesay.o...l
unable to attend. He asked, therefore that 16.-17%
over till the next seal, on the same undend...*,,s
Mr. Roxburgh sad be appeared for the
tore, and they were extremely anxious th a7lll
at ta..Ml
should be disposed of, because it delayed*. ~e.l
application ot the funds of the company. to tirtult
of a dividend to the creditors. Hans( Cte
magnitude of the cue, the amount of mealy 1.101
and its importance to a vast number of 1770
these motions to be fixed for next Tu y, Tpire
on the paper for that morning.
The Vice-Chancellor quite recognised taw
and propriety of the motions being heard as new...mil
poe4ble, but thought it would be better not to claQt
cause list.
The matter was fixed for Thursday next.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,
Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Cif Jai%
Juetioes Mellor, Shoe, and Lush).
eustwmve r. acwnra.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., said this was as awn
in the Bail Court, before Mr. Justice • Bilkaus,:ll
the jury returned a verdict for the *mita
was for a warranty of a horse sold at Aldridge/2.2
The learned counsel moved to set aside the vmegill;
new trial on the ground that the verdict val
evidence. The question in dispute was whethe,ll4
a private sale, the plaintiff had purchased the Men..
ing to the conditions laid down for the panfuls
of bones in the repository.
The court maid they would consult Iffc,
ben' before giving their decision.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chid but
Barons Bramwell, Channell, and Pliek)
row= 5. CHANCZ.--SAVAGI e. CRAWL
These wee, plaints in the County Curl el
ham to recover in each instance • sum of 41.
damage sustained by the meal* of clitoris acid gob%
chemical works of Messrs. Chance, in a small
izzi
that town. During thepresent term aridelud •
by Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., on the part of the ad,66
for • certiorari to remove the plaint' to this Neel •
ground that they were cues which involved iam
scientific questions as to the apparatus used by eh
ants, and the effects of the gas evolved, and mid cely
properly tried by • special jury in one of tt,e aapmq
courts.
Mr. J. Powell, Q.C., now showed cause spied thinli
contending that it would be a denial el paten pth
plaintiffs, the humble shopkeepers in the *ely.
were driven into the superior courts to recover tier IQ
sums. It appeared that an action spinet the defugayi.
rolling the same question had been tried at the Gime,*
suites before Mr. Baron Channell, and that the Mak,*
had since adopted some improvements in their emu.*
view to abate the nuisance. The present plaintiff Aid
on their afildavits that the nuisance complained oil;
owing not so much to any defect in the "pow, of ye
defendants as to the negligence of their innate g
seemed that the defendants had for some lane
Powell, who kept a draper's shop, and other tertian%
town, small sums of money for injury done to dm pie
by the noxious vapours.
Mr. Huddleston having been beard on the eiber
The Court thought that those cues involving vA
claims were peculiarly ones to be tried in the
and refused to make the rule absolute ; they, boves,i,
timated that if, after two or three of the cue bei
tried in the Birmingham County Court the &fake
found it was absolutely necessary for the peps
justice to have the questions determined by true
court, another application could easily be nada •le
court.
Rule discharged.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORa
(Before the Judge Ordinary.l
MUEBELL V. MUREMLL AND /UM,

Dr. Spinks, for the petitioner, a fish deafen Cr
Grimsby. The marriage was in 1R52, and the pvoal4
together till last year. They had three ebfdrm ra
petitionerwas obliged in the way of bunter tetrarch.'
deal, and the respondent took advantage of linens,
contract an adulterous intimacy with Fuller, the
surveyor at Grimsby.
Decree nisi with wets.
teem NOTT.
Dr. Spinke and Mr. Searle for the petitioner, Mem
the wife of a physician in Glouceetwntrest, Tat
They were married in 1852, and they lived monk
about nine years. In 1861, when Mrs. Non me lop
ing with her mother at Boulogne. the respoodese rile
his furniture and disapptated. He had since bin
Maidstone, and had made many applications to kiwi
for money. She bad had a fortune of 10,000/. eettke me
her ; but he had never offered to return to al.
tion. On the oontrasy, when she asked da "
come back be declined to do so. A deed of Itpl/1011111
drawn up, and was actually signed by the putie,aie
which the petitioner would have given the reepesisis
allowance of V. a week, but it was not completed, tars
it was found that he had forged her name mind
money upon it.
Evidence of adultery at Maidstone hat* spa im
given,
The court made a decree nisi.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN Se RILET.—CASIS OF A BETTING
The bankrupt, described as a boot and shouoikLal
professional pedestrian, of Wilson-street, Finsbury, II
been engaged in transactions on the turf, arid stein
the principal race meetings, and being a nwoberil
tte
public rooms at Newmarket. He came before to
ai
with debts of 2211/. only, and was opposed on hir Oct
tion for discharge by a publican in Colemsnetreemon
Davis, who had obtained judgment against tki kaki
for a debt arising out of a betting transaction.
His Honour observed that this case had bees 10
before the court through a squabble between tweimf
men ; for the bankrupt had only four debts, and WI II
the opposing creditor was above 100/. The Inaknetel
begun by winning 1,1001., and his accounts shored
had got rid of it. Formerly to be a member of showed
Newmarket was a guarantee of a man's respectibilie;2l.,
a boot and shoemaker, or professional pedeitria. owl
not have had much chance of admission there. Ilia
However, all that might be altered now. 11:90,1
course in this case would have been to dime di
petition, but as there was a judgment 1101
the bankrupt, he would have been liable
taken on it. It had been asked that the banks
110
furnish a detailed account giving the names of 1111a1PP
tons from whom he had won money ; but this vs •
reasonable, looking at the two apologie4 for book
the bankrupt had produced. The cwirt would, *vile
pass the examination ; the order of discharge to Wahl
at another sitting.
Mr. Sargood and Mr. E. Reed appeared MO csa

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
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STATE or A 1:01.
beMary Jukes, 9, was charged before Mr. Da
ige Marquisdoh
Townshend said that about 11 o
night he saw the littlegirl leading about& blind matiovr
public-house in King-street, liury-street, and the sss
bourhood, and saw her beg and receive money fro,
if
rent persons, and being anxious to stop the pre*
children leading about persons for the purpow of beffa
he had caused her to be brought to the court. Tim
father was also begging, and he (the marquis) eligki
charged him with begging also, but his object ess sr;
which he had stated. At the station the ferat„,
mitted that about a fortnight ago he was ;
to the Westminster Police court and informed thstd
was brought there again his daughter would be tares °
from him.
Campbell, 209 C, proved taking the girl into earris!t:,
Mr. Knox remanded the girl, and told the couoi
make inquiries into her history. In the um:tangs iller
would be sent to the is orkhome.
Jahn Cranny, 11 and Th,onas Crnonr,,,B,
were charged with begging, both being in s meer
plorable state.
Sergeant Bunee, 5 C, said that yesterby aft/raise}
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saw the two boys and some others 1x ;gtng in St. from
place, and having seen them receive money from to
gentlemen he took them into custody. Al
stated that they lived in l'a-ilfonlbury he ward Ts•—j.i.
made inquiries viti ascertained that their father irse`74-
and that their mother was crossing sweeper.
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a brother iu the reformatory at Walthamstow.
bad scarcely any home, the place being io
condition. fatheretilY
A man, who said he was the boy's WI). '
could do nothing with thm.
In answer to M r. Knox,e it was stated that the loir
placeH e undWelsh,erstoodw
where
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to the fact that the toes of one of the boys were ow—.
they appeared to be rotting oil.
Mr. Knox said he would remand the bele for Litheoris
sent, and he would try and see whether they °°tbotle
sent to Feltham. He thought that the best arite..jil
could adopt, as it would give the boy an
lop
having his foot attended to. The gaoler of
would give them a good meal. • 1411111
John Alarander, another boy, was charged witil
in Tottenham-court-road.
The case was proved by Stoker, 744 A.
apehebirri:iwtdnreCt Christmas there w