The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-26 00:00:00

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EQII
(Before Vioe-Cha
TWFIBORNIt r.

Sir R. Palmer, Q.C.,
Q.C., and Mr. C. Barbel
these causes, applied to
a special examiner, piny
Mr. G. M. Gifford.
Solicitor-General (Mr.
Webb, for the plaintiff,
to consent to the apt
examiner; but he had n
would be proposed.

Sir R. Palmer said he
motion should be heard f
Mr. Gifford said tha
pointed, he did not see
could come on then.
motion day before the va
desirous to crossexamine
Sir R. Palmer said he t
friend wished to have the
some way or the other be
The Vice-Chancellor s
the parties had better set
once.

After some farther eon•
The Vice-Chancellor mi
examiner ; and it wu its
bar had been applied to,
to set.

Mr. W. M. James, Q.C.
other defendauta.

VICKES
The plaintiff, Edward
James N ickers, are broth
tiller,' business in Alders,
Edward. and in that deed
should be at liberty to
upon which notice Edward
re-purchase at a valuation
by two valuers." In use
James was to be at liberty t. 4
be relieved from certain on
What happened was, the tJ,
Edward toelect. Edwardel
were appointed, when Jam
would not go on with the
to file a bill, when some fr
and a new agreement wee
was to pa Edward cer
In full duchargs of all
prepared to carry out this
their respective attorneys,
whereupon this bill was
of Edward to have specific
agreements ; that James II
the valuation, or if not t
whichever agreement JILL
bound by he might be den
Mr. W. M. James, Q.(
Denney, were for the plait
Kay, Q.C., and Mr. C. Ha
The defences were three
the valuation fell short of
bitration, and was not a o
perform specifically ; secon
ment was verbal only, ru
frauds ; and thirdly, that
the defendant to execute t
At the conclusion of the
The Vice-Chancellor sai
second agreement.
The case was argued on t
The Vice-Chancellor, in
said that under the peculiar
rangements were provided
if they could not agree, an
forcing the other side to
wu reluctantly *lmpelled
say that here there was r
could enforce and the bill x
daring the conduct of the

COURT OF PROB,
(Before the .1

HIJTLICT r. TI.
The Attorney-General, D
Mr. Crossley for the axonal
Dr. Tristram for the with
Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Day, a

This wu a suit relating to
provision merchant in Bloc]
last. He had began life as
of a cheesemonger, but be h
nen on his own account,
worth 140,0001.
linTeartYshort timo ago be
and had executed a will leav
three months after his des
to Mr. Timms, her first I
Probate was resisted by th
ground of incapacity, and
Motley did not know or sr
will.

The opposition was, howe
opening of the cue, and
The court decreed probate.

THE POLI(
(THIS

SEANSIOI
UNLAWFULLY PoBBErf
A shabby-looking young
Taylor', was brought before 1
of being in possession of a c
stolen.
It appeared that in Septen
had her pocket picked of th
was drawn upon the
kept an account. The ch
bank, but nothing was Ia
afternoon, when the prisoner
on his being questioned, bet
from a lady, who had purehm
for 10/., and he gave her ten
said that this lady was an en
did not know where to find
lady who lost the cheque hod
not likely to return to Engles
Alderman Lusk committed
BOW-S 7
GALLANT RESISTANCN AN I
William Webster, a smart
charged with highway robber
Mr. John Wolf, en elderly
ford-square, stated that bet we
he was on his way home, ant
street into Carolinestreet, he
men were hovering about urn
street, one of them ( the priaonei
twoof theothers static:Rung thei
that he was brought to a at:
seized his watch, and tore it
eye-glass fell to the ground,
determined not to low his prof
it from him again. The prism
pursued him, and though
the ground by one of tl
.
wan 'up again in a second,
He thought he must have hit
events he staggered back a
ben at liberty to continue
boner. The prisoner, finding
on him, lay down on tl
ecostable of Hanway-street, al
of, " Stop thief," Came up and
QM:erste struggle succeeded,
man, in conveying him to the a
was worth 53f., and witness ha
at the time.
Middleton, the local constab
roborated.
The prisoner was remanded.
WANDSW
ALLEOF.D MATH Or A WIVE Ft
HUNRA:
Richard Roberts, a shoemake
road, Nine Elms, was brought
yesterday by Mr. Selfe, charge
is his wife, Maria Roberts, wh
In this ease it was o'ilerved tl
had refused to hold an inquest
'dosed to give a certificate as ti
The first witness examined
fciligent little girl, aged ii ye
Prisoner, and she stated that
nether died she was at No. 1
thought it was in the mornim
front room on the sofa. She
it) in her arms as silo was
be. would take the baby to I
Crn mother said he should I
take tbe ild away, an
then knelt
her MI
41 the shochulder. He ell
tbroet. He got the baby from
we kept kneeling upon her, an,
tben put both his bands upon
1,0 frightened that she ran doe
to ••
little girl, and went a
Mother had no black eye whe
when her grandmother came
son her mother since, as she cc
The prisoner said he did not i
a mistake. Three medical men
coroner's officer, and there was
Mira Snellin, the grandrnothi
the deceased she had a dreadfi
told the doctor who attended I