The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
AWFUL Rene.

In this ease a testatru had made a will in the yak
1885 ; but the attorney by whom the instrument ma
drawn had, per incurs= written the dabs isaa. me
happened bat the testatrix had executed aaother teal&
mentary paper in Nod ; and this latter appeared, they,
fore' on the face et the two documents to be the last.
D. /Via& argued that the rule of law which farbodit
court to vary & will on parole evidence applied, and
therefore probate ought not to granted, ae there waa
another will in existenae of late!. date.

Dr. iffainbay, on the other side, contended that the dais
was, in point of fact, no part of the will, and that tar
court had a perfect right to satisfy itself by parole e•ids*
as to the real date of the execution.

Sir J. Wilde considered that the court wu baud ts
*sustain which was the last will of the testatrix sak2Aa
this purpose it ought to have fresh evidence. Be
decreed probate of the misdated instrument, the eosin
come out of the estate.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)

IN RE CHARLES UNWELL —THZ LONDON JOINT ATo
DISCOUNT COMPANY.

The bankrupt was a stock broker, of Wamefindiedk
late in partnership with C. T. Allen. He monies 44
failure to disputes with his partner, and constipate,*
peneion on the Stock Exchange by the committee—leo d
business thereby, and want of capital. The liabilities ea
about 10,0001., of which 3,3001. is due to Messrs. Oven*
Gurney, and Co.
This was the first sitting. On the proof of Mad,
Overend, Gurney, and Co., being submitted, it was skid
that they had discounted the bills fur the Lotidau Jsiph
stock Discount Company, who had procured
at
to be drawn and accepted by the bank/apt s
person named Irving for the InFlree of tisk,
money by their discount. As the bills had not isei
indorsed to Messrs. Overend and Co., obJeetkin win tigd
by Mr. Leversou to their proof • but it spawn( that It
had given value for them, the . hag We ow
•
a right to prove under this estate.
Mr. T. Saffery, accountant, of Old Jewry-chambers,
chosen assignee. Messrs. Lowrance end Co. are the erg
eitors under the proceedings.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL
EXTENSIVZ ROBEERY BY A sHOPWoIgAN.—A SAD CAW
Harriet Blom, aged 20, • shop woman, was eine*
before Mr. Barker with stealing several plum of gloves*
other articles, of the value of between 7/. and 8/. tho p,
perty of her
01,141oyer, Mr. William Davis, liaseikap;
of 182, Freest! Lilington.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor," defended.
The prisoner had been in the service of the rarer
for about a month, and when he engaged her he lead
excellent character with her from her h. sq. A
ployer, in whose service she had been for the*
18 months. From what came to the knowledp of lk I
Davis he suspected that the prisoner was robbing Sew
he asked her to allow him to look at some lora she h
been wearing. She produced them, and the
found his mark on them. The prisoner at that =
she had stolen them, but afterwards said that al
goods in her possession with the prosecutor's make
them belonged to him. Police-constable Newbolddlki
was then called in, and the prisoner was given isto
A large number of pairs of gloves were then Saadi
prisoner's boxes.
Mr. Ricketta hoped the magistrate would deal with elk
ease as one of unlawful possession, as by Kr doing thepi
sonar would not then be branded aa a febe. the to
young, and as this was her first offence he hoped the re
locator would lean to the vide of mercy, and not inn 6
case harshly. The friends of the prisoner were highly ee
'packable and felt very sad at seeing the prison la sail
position. Whatever puniahment she relieved her bier
would when she left prison see to her sad take repute
of her.
The prosecutor said he should wish to reerumad,th
prisoner to the merciful consideration of the cork
Mr. Barker said that he considered cues of rebel le
servants who were placed in situations of trust as nej
grave offences. After what had been said in the prewar
favour, and the recommendation to mercy, he weld ei
send the case for trial, but he should paw on het a re
tence of four months' imprisonment with hard lath
and she might think herself fortunate that she was at
sent for a longer term.
The prisoner, who seemed to feel her position mark
was then removed, ribbing bitterly.
A DISORDERLY APPRENTICE itmer TO MO.
George Bradbury, of No. 10, New-end, Hanisisid, or
brought before Mr. Barker and charged by his nethe,th.
William Mark Wade, plumber and zinc works, el re
liornsey-road, with unlawfully absenting himself Enable
work without his master's authority or other lawfalara
The defendant has before beep charged with silk
offence, and then his master begged him off. Os trim
run the defendant stopped away from his work, preterit
that he was ill. From inquiries that Mr. Wade mobil
surgeon he ascertained that the defendant was fit to wok
The defendant was very negligent at his work el
would not keep proper hours. As Mr. Wade bad eta
apprentices in his employ, he asked that the defamer
might be punished as a w.irning to them. Re had do
all he could to encourage the defendant to behave hind
properly, but all to no put pose.
The defendant seemed to treat the matter se a gal
joke, and said he was not bound to go to work if he fek
unwell.
Mr. Barker said the certificates produced 'hewed id
the defendant was able to go to work. The deltsid
must be taught that he could not do as he pkerf.
then sentenced the prisoner to 14 days' imprison:at is
the House of Correction, with hard labour.
The defendant, who seemed surprised at the dearth
was then removed in custody.
ANOTHER UNRULY APPRENTICE
Thomas Bank, of 2, Tavistock-terrace, Upper Rellonfi
wiwwtheaharsirlilarbyohffiesnracelatrtrh,
complainant, gr.
Mr. Ricketta appmre.l for the comp
eMabor. Jvoehn. Pratt, a brudenthee.
Wakeling for the defence.
The case
he did not
wwasishfttly mdefadenedanoutt ; bpunither4the ocenheplathalltualy
him cautioned.
tolMdrhim. Barhkeerdischa
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FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE THAMES EEEASIKIDIL
—(THIS DAT.)—This morning James Fordyce, • Isdiaol
employ of Mr. Furness, contractor for the westerse.
of the Thames Embankment, whilst engaged cc
fell into the river. The lifebuoy was promptly eat sval
and boats put °if to the rescue, but all efforts to sink,
were unsucceesful, and he was drowned. The bcd/
not recovered for some time after. Information WINO ,
forwarded to the coroner.
SHOCKING DEATH PROM THE SITE 01, A Doo.--
An imquest was held yesterday, at Middleton-ma"
near Darlington, before Mr. J. Settle, eorener,l
body of Humphrey lee, 39 years of age, with we':
three children, who died on Sunday evening Ira"'
bite of a dog, which developed hydrophobia. It IP
peered from the evidence of the deceased's Wen
Matthew Leo, and others that about six wag,
the deceased was bitten by a dog, when exPIPI
loosing him from a rabbit trap in which be had bult
caught. The wound healed up, and no notice fro kW_
of it. About a week before his death the decesieg
unwell, and, after being at Harlington on felt EW
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showed very feverish symptoms that night, A
pains in his finger where he hid been bitten, end all
did not like to sleep with his wife, as he felt dirred,,*
lay hold of her like a dog. The chief evidence Ina
of the surgeon who attended the deceased will ••
occasional assistance of three other medical lay,.
This gentleman, Mr. Robert Pattie, Oiled rc
on Saturday the deceased on his grit seeing Ittle_,Y;
a repugnance to water, and at this time the peels
eye' were dilated. Various remedies and stuts:Pills.;l
relieve the deceased were tried, colloidal]; of
blisters, icc. The only thing affording relief, sad it!
only of a temporary character, was chloratorve..a•
deceased got worse, and on Sunday morning, t'be,mnr.
notion of the handkerchief applying the I=s,
ceased him to leap from his bed, and wywn of
and knees in one corner of the room, barking
He afterwards partially yielded to the drug, .t".„..„.
wholly. At eleven o'clock on Sunday morel I'll-
fellow had to be bound to the bed, his feet and Dew
ever being left at lib.irty. The deceased was goal;
conscious, and warned off all about him who
paroxysms came upon him which hapeemd fit
The it
quently, especially on Sunday afternoon.
ceased at this time frothed at the mollt•
nostrils, barked, spat, and yelped, at the taro itel
pashing his teeth. About 7 o'clock on Sunday rr,
rag the poor man got thoroughly exhausted, and from!!
time to his death, which occurred about exhausted, an
ode
comparatively calm. As showing the peculiar
of this disease, the witness stated that for two bours
Sunday afternoon the deceased could not bear the IWO.
noise in the room without experiencing • fit 1104
returned a verdict of "Death from hydrophobia,"
the following addenda to their venlict We thla!•,„
imperative that immediate steps should be taken, ors
by the local or other authorities, to compel theme •
all dogs going at large to provide muzzles for
and that the police should be empowered to dolls, r;
dog found straying without being muzzled. I,l_°
ther think it would be wire policy on the pert °I I'We
meet to compel the owners of all dogs to Pi tale.' de
order to ensure their doing so, that the government sun'
rities should provide a collar at the expense of the w
and any dog found straying without such Collar nor,
destroyed.° The deceased was a respectable ens, °°"
parish clerk el Middleton.