The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE,

(THIS DAY.)

EQUITY COURT.
(Before the Lord Chancellor.)
BOOTH= V. HARRIMAN. —MGM?.
This wee an appeal from Vice-Chancellor Wood,
ease, which is only of importance to the parties ins
was seised MIN little time since. The snit wag
by renders to etimpel speedo performance of se a
to purchase certain leasehold collieries in the ,
Durham. The court below decreed specific pert
Bence the present appeal by the defendant.
The Lord Chancellor now delivered his opinion, see
that the Vies•Chseestior was of opinion that*, eeslyt
was for the plinths., only of such interest hit lks ishigar
hid in the mine ; but he Gould not Gomm in that
sion, as he thought it was an agreement to puegiAN ,
but the teem of the agreement were so inisiggs
he could not order specific peeformaeoe. The mup „„,,,
therefore be allowed, sad the bill dismissed wilfijoi,7"

COURT OF EXCHEQIJIM
Easing is Biwa atter Tom—Motors Lord Mid lie
Yullock, sad Barons Martin, Cbuisoll, awl /low

WILSON V. JIWIORT DOCK 0010•1117.—Meipet
This was an action for injuries doe* to a mend mh,
these oircametanose :
The defendants had appointed a marring to take lei*
their dock, and when she arrived at the entrance 1i
found that the gates could not be opened in cossequjuhr
a chain attached to them being broken. The mews
therefore obliged to bring her up at anchor in the ?both
Newport, and when the tide needed she pomade! sal hi;
her back. Under these circumstances the plaintiff aid
compensation for the whole amount of damage is Now
gnome of the breach of contract by the deked,,,,
The defendants paid into court a sum to cover the gem.
of bringing the ship from a dry dock to their eirs
but denied their liability for the actual injerf j,
it on the ground that the alleged came was too rearjs
reader them responsible, and that the pltintiffs temo,
had contributed to the accident by their own sedges h.
mooring the vessel in an improper place in the "twat
the trial before Mr. Justice Byte' at Monism* go
found a verdict for the plaintiff for the amoentelafsee
The Lord Chief Baron and Barons Chinon sag
now thought that the rule obtained for a sew trial, re
mid of the verdict being spinet the evidemosedat
direction by the learned judge, should be made "team,
Mr. Baron Martin, who thought there had bees ma
direction, was of opinion that the rule eliald let
charged.
The majority of judges being of opinion that ARSE*
be anew trial, the rule was made absolute,

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

NANSION-HOUSE.
BDIGULAS 0•1111.—A. PRISMS CHAIGID WITS MIR Ing
ggonige.
A donut looking young man named JoiepA Bak,
brourht before the Lord Mayor, charged with bag
earned in as extensive robbery from the premiss 1/,
Scott, a mantle manufacturer, in Bishopagaterirset
Liudus, solicitor, who attended to conduit*
secutioo, stated that the prosecutor had been TAO]
rely considerable extent, and there was very Ulna
that the prisoner bad beets eareerned is ruing sun
some of the stolen property. The difficulty is Ms Mut
this, that the ouly evidence be yea at must
condition to lay before the court was that of the pigmy
own brother, a lad younger thou himself, who sou is fir
prosecutor's service at the time the robbery was ouniki
and who would a imit that he was coacerard is -
that he had banded the stolen property our Is I
pa:boer.
The Lord Mayor asked if be was to understand tint
was to be attempted to convict the prisoner UM Win
deuce of the actual thief, who was is the panties of pig
out of the himself by convicting has ova briimM

cruse? •
Mr. Lindus said that this was undoubtedly tie mall
there was reason to believe that Leveret otter perm
sides the prisoner were concerned in the robbery, Wes
brother was sextons to make a clean breast of it. Her
ready, however, to leave the matter entirely in hie let
ship's kande.
The Lord Mayor said that if the widens. use pertie
was bound to receive it ; bet he could sot lede wig lid
it appeared to him an lumina course to call i perms*
had actually eomeni: bed a robbery as a wither is mid
his own brother. Hoch a proceeding was, to say the keed
it, a very painful one.
Mr. Lioaus said he quite concurred with hit 1041121
what he stated, sad he would endeavour to Os
evidence sufficient to justify a remand of the proems.
The prosecutor was then examined, and he kali id
Frederick Seeds, the brother of the prisoner, bad
service torten months, but .as discharged a short
He bad since looked over his stock sod he raissedg
the value of 404 or 504, and suspecting Frederick Wag
pat some gaietiese to him, and he admittedthetbseedsel
other peewee bad bees engaged in robbing hit =till
prisoner had resolved part of the stole,
went to his miasme, sad told him what leswianill
with, and he cried, and made no reply.
Upon this evidence the prisoner we's reinalidei

BOW-STRE6T.
A NTISTIBIOI3B
A decently-dressed young girl, named BliesietA Bored
address sod oecapation refused, was brought up Wasik.
Vaughan charged with throwing mesas, to the doped
the foot pawns's.
James Brennan, Inspector of the F division, &psi
that while he was in Bow-street the prisoner Stew s lei
fel of mad and stones at him without say prow&
whatever. She also tried to throw a dad rot
him, and as he advanced towards her she g
on the back of a four-wheel cab which ass
and made her amps. Some time after Sass err
her in front of • crowd which had assembled Nib
the police-station to look at some prisoner in mark 011
observing whom she hid herself amongst the pimple
he sent soother amosteble alter her, sod on his spessill
her she ran away very swiftly. The constable
caught her in Covent-proton niuket, sad
her back to the station. leepector brews spat NM
two bosun in trying to get her name, address, sad
tioo, but only succeeded in procuring the fernier.
sues thought she was out of her mind, sad soordelli
sent for • rumors, but he amid not gets word from is
It appears also that Inspector Wert had sus Wish
afternoon in the street without • shawl, sod he *
to the workhouse. She there Sated,"
Millbenk.street, Westminster. F
man. but she escaped on the road.
Mr. Vaughan-What has you
charge!
Prisoner made no reply.
Mr. Vaughan-Where do you .
Prisoner still would not answer.
Mr. Vaughan-I shall tine yo,
prisonment, and I shall write to
have you examined.
CLERICEN'
A EhtlitLin
Margaret Pottier, a fen,le o.
was charged before Mr. D'Syseoui
disorderly at the doors of the Cir
Last sight about 6 o'clock,
workhouse in a drunken state
She was very noisy, and when
not be admitted while she wee drunk
teenblesome. She was asked to go
sad continued to knock at the door, I
disturbance that it we fouled nee
wee ty. All the way to the polies
sad the language she made nes of w
The prisoner said she was very
done. She did not intend to
eetborities.
Mr. D'Eynoosrt asked if the p
the Clerkenwell Weeklies's.
The porter 'said that she was
was only • few days Woe that
Mr. D'Eywourt-Bare you
stew of intoxication?
Witness-Yea. She has '-
drunkard. I have only ones befi
Mr. D'llyncourt said the world
far drunkards, end ireeteoced '
imprisoomeet in this BAIIIII4 of 4.
The prisoeer, on being remove
lot easily.
MAILLBOROIIOI
OUTILAOIOOII 50W AT TSB 1
Robert Smith and Henry Wa
lows, were charged before Mr. Hi
a poor man named Richard Dee:
Poole, 305 A ; and Weston with -
and Gower, 115 0, sod also with
Smith from the custody of the pollee.
Richard Denyer ssid-Yeaterday I had • tiaket
es her
me by • gentleman in St. Jeases's-etrey:lloP,isk
yard Soup-kitelsoo. went to the w• '-
down there drunk. • seutleesse aek his Mel
but be weld net. Smith wasted to buy es. unjg
because I would not sell mine he wised held
Week luse
_several times, and knocked me dews.
was orerm,da bolding oat soy ticket to Se nig
=.l to sass WHIN Smith Matelbel h Oa so
sad em my Susie( road „I,etsch
that he strut me again, sod several_ ..11
....11"
set ea ma A esesteMe then come, sad 315' ''-
ohsrgir by this personae the kitchen.
Lawmen Peek. 306 A, mid-Abos
I 1011-Pgjis:.
terskey attention I west to Biltr;gg
di
clew the mompialemet bleediag freermr:4•4l
moss t. Be said he bed been
id
mars. west awe the yard. and Smith Ind
se the pumas who bed arenesitted the swift IT
earls. Oa Sides Smith into cus'edlr
—well rough al“ it oath "a Mill
himself en his back lad set so • kicking
sad hying to bite. Two or
stables came to say asistesee, coed
bernmod in by sleep crowd of the worst Porlasis

"rand the farmer. Wright 11 Wright 7
her mind, sad
not get a word 17-ar gumtree of
• Wee had Me twee tee totally
• shawl, and he tat hi 20.0001. to
htedthat haPussidifial
lie sent her thee Ai
a. - MEN
on to say in were lib
Oise? The orii
ec, held today
roe 7,. x mi. fir'Ae ?swarms it
o the deplsin Weigh
The sub
et the ter
rwELL. ns. bd. ; a:
ctsVaL.
of so home or reel Kr. POLL
i
tenet with bens &Pk Dr. Godds
herkeewell WotidMil „mullein b
, the prisoner w.O who was Om
i and dem.nied The OEIAI
she was told that
_._. deceased an
drunk she beer Mow Be then al
to go away, bat weld Clerkenwell
loor, and eamod sail a ta the boar!
I neomeary to Pee hr ter okothe
olio states she Ni Mr. flav
of we diagreedsiamil They an se
err sorry for what de the death a
to illiat the v well It wee
muniestion
o pis, nir bad Woe MO The mots
TH:11 1
!sectoneertdiinaisaiourpdaillyueris aaikomo.l2oll usararyMterisogbofffna,
the pros
the ohareater .II hie Mr. ELI
*fore seen her desk- memorial ,
orkhoase was not e . a A lathy i
the premier to bee Le subject, w!
Co. mottos.
owed, aaid she *Si till i • Grove Me tea.
sem
WI STRUT. • sewer l% Hi
lows .--M
HAW-YAZD War Ora° • • 7
reams, two mutt- 7,000/. ; If,
lisoz—flanth with ,ai 9,000/. ; hit
7lD.Dthporlaseirth itanalititamdagP:t
ogre/n*77 : f8aq•70....d........,
srday L hid .......,,_ .
Akiiv
ma's-Any:lw •so a"; • I
40 the and Wk.., Ssaretery c
mass sok hie tetrocil; :: last the
fled to buy NOP 'h
*Wears ,
▪he eed held
rat toe, with
hooded N does . .
ty to Whet to de f01e.3; ~tut., arrive
Atli snatched it ,ose Inic *e 1 Ists.,
lig reedMwe'gs .w Sip a
sad Borstal of I loireoltoo r
rose, sad Smith wethe I
elan. Ported to I
boat haret, 2al i*Po• us I
ast to idefelw., of ha eAshe
* elle
odiag fres _., to ~..sa maim
rd beef.. 8-/-127.411-914 lierfet-Par

At hit we got him away, but we had all our work to do to
keep the crowd of. I was throws twice and tripped up I
orm times by Weston. On the way to the station stones
are thrown at the pollee, sad Weston incited the crowl to
&tuck the police, and when we succeeded in getting Smith
to the station, Weston was taken in. Illy ribs 'are
via we, by Smith's kicking me while he was on the i
dic4vA
Snor—lt seems a mandaloos thing to occur at a
oho Weeded for the relief of poor peter:roc
plop Weeded
Bowles—The persons assembling at the place
aro vocally very quiet.
Boohoo Brasier, 158 C—l saw Weston kick Poole several
time& Weston also incited the crowd to attack the police
b., caw out " Roscoe. Don't let the take h;in "
~osinggwer, 11 Smith).
Gos C—l west to the assistance of the other eon.
&we, and reosiyed two blows on the back of the head from
wood, who hods stink in his hand. I was knocked down.
Weston called oat severe' times, " Oleo it to the
W, Cane, 35 o—l assisted the other constable, and we
toi to carry Smith a great portion of the way to the Ma-
tto, Wesson all the way inciting a large crowd to remise
sloth. Smith was in the habit of going two or three
owe a week drunk to the soup kitchen, and I have had
offal times to eject him. I have koowa him far years es
trey amblesolne and rough fellow.
Mr. Knox—l shell send the ease to the sessioss. The
ttliee moat be protected.
'-guith-1 have s wife and family.
Weston—l sever had a stick in my head. That is all I
tore to say.
Its depositions having been completed, the prisoners
saw sommitted for trinl, Mr. Knox requesting Inspector
Posies lio see that Deis (who has no home) was looked
ihst is the workhouse tillthe trial.

SOUTHWARK.
AITIMPTID BUICIDI TN THII POLICI-CILL.
Elisabeth Grant, a youog woman about 18 years of age,
en brought before Mr. Woolryob, charged iu the first
Maus, with unk and riotous, and committing an
is on her ester; and In the second instance with
attempting to Ursula herself in the police-cell.
Pohoe-constable 124 L uld that the prisoner was given
his custody near the Waterloo-road for assulting her
rider. They were both unfortunate females, and bad been
qurrelling all the evening, and at last the prisoner fol-
ioed the other, and attacked her like a tigress. He then
NIL her to the station-house, and she was locked up.
The sitter confirmed the statement made by the officer,
ebenLamb 72 L said be had charge of the Tower-street
Police-station. The prisoner was brought in about 11
o'clock at night, and he locked her up in a call by herself.
About an hour afterwards be had occasion to unlock the
cell door whr z be saw the prisoner lying on the floor appa-
rently lifeless. He took hold of her and found that she was
quite black in the face, and that she bad fastened her
waistband tightly round her neck. He instantly cut it off
and carried her into the reserve room, and sent for the
dirisiosal surgeon ; but before he came she recovered. Had
set witness entered the cell at that time no doubt her life
would have been saorificod.
Mr. Woolrych asked her what she had to say for attempt-
ing to commit suicide.
Slie replied that she knew nothing about it, asshe was the
worse for liquor. She never did such a thing before.
Mr. Wooh7ch told her that he should have thought that
tar immoral mode of life would have been sufficient
without attacking her sister, who followed the same un-
fortunate pursuit, and then making such a determined
attempt on her life. She did not seem to feel her critical
pontos and the serious offence she bad committed, there-
fore he should remand her until Wednesday, so that in the
Duane* the chaplain of the gaol might be enabled to
show her the enormity of her offence.

ROBBERY OF
INSPECT £290 BY
OR4 POLICE SUB-

COMMITTAL OF THE PRISONER FOR TRIAL.
Yesterday, Henry Donaldson, sub-inspector of
police in the Newcastle-upon-Tyne force, was brought up oar
runes& dinged withstealiog £l9O in Bank of England notes,
the mune being the property of John Murphy, labourer,
at the Felling Chemical Weak whilst he was in custody
for being drank and iocapable, on the night of the 16th
January, 1863. The ease excited great interest, the court
being crowded to excess. Outside a large mob hooted and
hissed the officers in their peerage to and from the gaol.
The prosecution wee conducted by Mr. Sebbage, the
chief coustable, and the defence by Mr. Joel. Police-
c Instable Martin deposed that he found Murphy drurt
and helpless in the Arcade, and took him to the Manors
station. Sub-inspector Donaldson was there at the time,
and he left the &ceased in his charge at twenty-five
minutes past seven o'clock. inspector Amos stated that he
came on duty at eight, and relieved Donaldeon, who told
him that there was a man in the cell who bad been brought
in drank, and that the chief copal Ible hat left orders that
as it was Friday night (and the magistrates did not sit
until Mouthy) be might go away if be rallied. He then
pointed to a purse and some things on the table, and said
there WTR the man's property. He (witness) asked how
much money there was, but could not recollect exactly
what reply was made. Au officer named Hogg (who had
sines left the town) was on reserve at that time, and Sub-
Inspector Wally°e entered the premises at about 10
o'clock. Those were the only two men on duty who
were present before Murphy was brought out of his sell
end liberated about about half-pest 11 the same night.
What the property was delivered to Murphy he asked if
there was no more, end received a reply that there was not.
Nomad had been kept of the amount of money or of the
articles token from him or delivered to him. Mr. Frederick
Jots Peek, of the Bank of England, proved the stop-
maioeftwo 1001. notes and twenty IX note.. Mrs.
, the mother of the prisoner, deposed that the
had received several notes from her son. and passed them
to various tradesmen in payment for goods. Mr. Sabbage,
the chief constable, deposed that he never imbued any
ordais at the diners Police-station on the evening of the
16th January, 1863, with regard to the liberation of a man
named Murphy there charged with being drank. Mr.
Joel desired the beech to deal with the case summarily,
this being the whole of the evidence. The magistrates
declined to do so, remerlaiug that the charge was a very
serious one, particularly when the prisoner's position of
trust was regarded. The solicitor then rejoined that it was
difficult to offer any defence ; and the Mayor (Mr. Dodds)
who presided, committed Donaldson to the arises for trial.