The Express.
London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Gold, 1371. Sterling exchange on London, 108};
620 United States Bonds, 1061 ; Illinois, 114 i ;
Erie, 60.

NEW YORK, FEB. 7.

The reconstruction committee has reported a
bill for dividing the states which took part in the
rebellion into five military districts, under military
governments.

NEW YORK, Fn. 7, EVENING.

Gold, 1374. Sterling Exchange on London,
108 i; 5-20 United States Bonds, 104 ; Illinois,
115 ; Erie, 59i. Cotton—Middling Upland, 33c.

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WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

FRIDAY. Fissuiar 8. 8 A.U.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

CHANCERY CHAMBERS.
(Belem the Chief Clerk.)

OVEREND, GURYEY, AND CoMPANY—APPLWATION TOR A

CALL OF 300 i. AGAINST A LAITY.
Mears. Maynard and Denton, on the part of the official
liquidators, made an application to Mr. Buckley, the chief
clerk attached to the court of \'ice•Chancellor
under special circumstances, for a call of SOU(. against a
lady in this matter, holding 10 shares, on which a call
had been made. An affidavit was produced, and handed
to the learned gentleman, who read the same.
The Chief Clerk presumed there were special circum-
stances for the present application on a call of 5001. against
a lady.
It was stated that there were special circumstances.
The Chief Clerk granted the application.
THE BLAKELY ORDNANCE COMPANY.

This matter 17ie1;efore Mr.Clinrch,tieeilt4 clerk at the
Rolls Chambers. Mr. C. E. Lewis was for the liquidators,
Mr. Hays for Captain Blakel and Mr. Francis fur the
U United States government. The question was as to the
production of documents by the liquidators on the applica-
tion of the American government with regard to guns, Am,
minufacturel for the Confederates.

After a lengthened discussion the !natter was adjourned
to Wednesday nest, to take the opinion of the Master of
the Rolls on the point.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(Sittings at Nid Prins in Middlesex.)—Before Lord Chief
Justice flovill and a Special Jury.
IUMP r. ROBINSON.

The hearing of this ease was resumed this morning. The
question in the muse was whether the infant plaintiff,
Horatio Hampt was the son of Mr. John Hamp, deceased,
and Frances, his wife, and upon the answer to this ques-
tion depended the right to an estate of 3,0001. a year.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr.
H. James, appeared for the plaintiff •, Mr. E. James,
q.c., Mr. Field, Q.C., Mr. Cleave, and Mr. Matthews, for
the defendant; and Mr. Archibald attended to watch
the proceedings on behalf of the trustees of the testator's
will.

- Mr. William Turner, the brother-in-las of Mrs. Hanip,
was cross-examined. He denied that there had been any
improper intimacy between him and Mrs. Ramp, and he
also denied that he had lived with her for several days at
the Volunteers, at Chester Homo, in Birmingham, and at
other places. He admitted that he bad been employed at
a week to watch a Mrs. Holden, who was party to a
suit in the Divorce Court, but he denied that part of his
employment was to commit adultery with her if he could.
He was to find out the woman, her habits, and whom she
met, and it was • good berth too.
Miss Elisabeth Turner said that in the spring of 11461
she frequently went with her aunt to meet her uncle, Mr.
John Hamp, at Birmingham. Witness generally went to
• friend's and left Mr. and Mrs. Hump together. Mr.
Ramp also frequently visited his wife at Shirley in 1861
and 1862, the plaintiff being born in January, 1862.
Cross-examined—She remembered seeing a woman
named Williams beside the dead body of Mr. John Hump.
Williams asked her if there was any child living, but
witnem made no answer. She was • servant, and witness
did not know why she should tell her. She also denied
that she had told Miss Price, Miss Jones, and Mrs. Win-
' spear, and others, that the boy Horatio was not the son
of her aunt, Frances, but of another aunt, who had run
away with an officer.
Mr. John Harrison, a horse salevnum in Birmingham,
negatived a suggestion that had been made—that the per-
son who had called upon Mrs. Ramp, at Shirley, and was
said to be her husband, war in fact himself.
Mr. W. li. Hawkins stated he had known Mr. John
Hamp during almost the whole of his life. Mr. Hemp and
his wife always lived on affectionate terms. In April, 1861,
he met Mr. and M. Hemp together in Birmingham, and
spoke to Mr. lamp. This was the last time he saw him.
It was about five weeks after the Liverpool Grand National
Steeplechase was run, and it was the year that "Jealousy"
won. (A racing record was put in which showed that the
race was run on the 12th March, 1861.) The witnessadded
that the plaintiff was so like Mr. John Hemp that no one
could doubt that they were father and son.
[The case was proceeding when our report left.]