The Express.
London, England, 1867-04-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENC&

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before Mr. Church, Chief Clerk.)
PUBLIC COMPLNIZm IX CHANCERY.

Mr. Church, the chief clerk of Vice-Chancellor Stuart,
the vacation judge, had a list before him of nearly 70
applications from the several courts. In a number of
cases applications were made for time to answer, and in
matters in which time had been given, the learned gentle.
man, at the request of the other side, made the parties
Day fie. 81 costs.

THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY.
There were several cases before Mr. Church, in which the
London, Chatham, and Dover Railway were defendants, and
applications were made for further time to answer. In one,
" Harrison v. the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway,"
further time was objected to, on the plea that the answer
extended to 300 folios. Time was granted to the first day
of term. In another case, " The Imperial Mercantile
Credit v. The London, Chatham, and Dover Railway," no
further time was allowed by the plaintiffs, and the chief
clerk gave 14 days. This railway will, in a few days,
appear before the chief clerk in a new phase. All claims
are to be sent in by the 15th instant, and three days have
already been appointed for the proof of debts in reference
to the matter of the debenture-holders, and the claims of
various parties on elegits, and banes directed to be tried.
The proof of debts will occupy several days.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
A COURAGEOUS WOMAN AMONGST TRITZVER.

Edwar4 tiemaedy, 17, living at 26:;si;OU171ane, Fleet.
lane, tailor, and CAarles Browse, 19, Field-lane, were
placed at the bar before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged
with being concerned with another man not in custody in
attempting to steal about 2 cwt. of lead from the roof of
the house No. IR, Field-lane.
. . .

Sarah Goilfreisaid that her husband and herself were
placed in the house IR, Field-lane, to take care of it. On
Saturday evening about a quarter-past 6 o'clock she was
in her front room when she was informed by her children
that there were three men on the roof of the house. She
went up stairs and saw the two prisoners and another
man on the roof. The lifted up a trap when they saw
her and dropped down into the place where she was, that
being their only means of escape. She caught hold of two of
them when Brown pushed her down a whole eight of
stairs, and she fell heavily to the bottom. While she was
on the ground Kennedy kicked and jumped on her. She
struggled to her feet and again seised Brown, when the
man who escaped came up to her, seized her by the wrist,
wrenched her arm violently, and forced her into a room
and up against the fire-place, at the same time making use
of most filthy language. She was consequently obliged to
release her bold, and then three men got away. She saw
the two prisoners and the other man, with the lead in
their hands rolling it up ready to take away.
J. A. Lammas, 324, said that he was called about half-
past 6 on Saturday evening to take the prisoner Brown
into custody, on the double charge of attempting to steal
the lead and assaulting Mrs. Godfrey. When he heard
the charge Brown said, " I suppose I shall get two months
for this innocently, as I did for stealing the watch."
Francis Russell, 320, proved taking Kennedy into
custody at half-past 6 o'clock, when he said he knew no-
thing about it, as he had been working with his father
unit a short tune before when he left home.

Mrs. Godfrey was recalled, and swore positively to the
Prisoners.
. . . .

Kennedy's father said his boy was working for him up
to a few minute% before 7.

Sir R. W. Carden asked how that could be when he was
in custody at half•past 6.
Lammas said that Mrs. Kennedy was at the station at
ten minutes to 7 o'clock making inquiries about her son.
Kennedy's father persisted in his assertion.
Sir R. W. Carden said he did not believe a word he said,
and remanded the prisoners.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
STEALING BANK NOTES.
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Ann linarningiong, 17, was charged before Mr. Tyr-
whitt with stealing two 101. notes, the property of Mr.
George Arnold, No. 3, St. Martin's-place.
Mrs. Elizabeth Arnold, wife of the prosecutor, stated
that on Sunday last she nursed two 101. notes from a
workbox in her bedroom, and believing that the prisoner,
who had been in her service but had left on the previous
Thursday, had stolen them, she communicated with the
police.
The prisoner said if her mistress would let her off she
would pay her every quarter-day her wages.
Police.constablo Butcher, a plain-clothes officer of the
C division, said that yesterday evening he went to No. 118,
Adelaide-road, St. John's-wood, where the prisoner was
living in service, and on telling her the charge she said
that she had taken the notes, one before Christmas and
the other afterwards. The prisoner said that she had
picked up with • young man whose name she did not
know, and that he wanted money, and she took the notes
for the purpose of giving him some money, and that he
afterwards went away and she saw no more of him, and that
having left No. 3, St. Martin's-place, she got another situa-
tion. The prisoner's master refused to let him see the pri-
soner's boxes, although the prisoner admitted that she
had laid out a good deal of money on clothes, and that
they were in the boxes. The superintendent had told
him to apply to his worship to know what he was to do
in the case.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked Mn. Arnold whether she had
missed anything else besides the notes.
Mrs. Arnold said a gentleman in the house had missed
15s.'worth of stamps. She did not know whether the pri-
soner had them in the box or not.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that before a search warrant was
granted the officer had better go to the person and explain
the state of things.
Butcher said that on showing the gentleman his war-
rant card lsat night, he told him that anybody could get
such a thing as that, and, for aught he knew, he (Butcher)
might be an omnibus driver.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week, and
said that, if necessary, a search warrant would be granted.

WORSHIP•STREET.
A RAD CARE c/II ROOMING FURNISHED LODGINGS.

George and Emma Slaughter, man and wife, were charged
with robbing their furnished lodgings.
The wife, who appeared to be scarcely above 15 years of
age, burst into tears when called upon to answer to her
name, and the husband, seeing this, followed the example.
Both were wretchedly clad, and manifestly required
nourishment. They had been lodgers of a person
named Dixon, in the vicinity of this court, previous
to last August, and it was shown that in the same month,
as also in the November and February following, they bad
pledged blankets, but not for a larger amount in the total
than 3e. 3d. The young wife kept her shawl to her face
while the husband in tremulous tones related the suffer-
ings they bad endured in the time mentioned. He said—
We have had hut one meal a day, and, since Christmas,
not any on a Sunday save once. I have been continually in
and out of work, the latter far more frequently than
the former, and obtaining the merest pittance. I had uo
intention of keeping these blankets in pledge. lam owed
Ge. Bd. now, and will redeem them directly I get that
money.
Mr. Newton—How have these people been living?
Prosecntrix—How? Why, by (Pledging my property to
be sure. I've been as good to them as a mother.
Prisoner—You have. I don't deny it.
Mr. Newton—Will you tell me that since August last.
ma'am, you bad no knowledge these things wore in pledge?
Prosecutrix--Certainly not ; I took them for vet, diffe-
rent persona
Mr. Newton—The wife is discharged ; the husband, I
am sorry to say, I must tine le. and the value of the
pledge, or he will be imprisoned seven days (To the
wife)—There now, see if you can't raise 3s. 9d. (and the
attenuated form of the wife glided from the court).

THANES.
THE CANE OV. CAPTAIN CARET.

It will no doubt be in the recollection of our readers
that the circumstances attending the mutilation and sin-
gular preservation of Captain John Casey, the master of
the ship Jane Lowden, created • painful interest
in the public mind when the case was made known
List summer in consequence of an application made on
his behalf to Mr. Partridge at this court. His ship became
waterlogged in the Atlantic ocean. All the crew, 16 in
number, sought refuge in the maintop, and all perished
except the unfortunate captain, who was exposed to the
elumeuts for :33 days, and for 23 days did not
taste a morsel of food. He was rescued by the
crew of the Dutch barque Ida Elizabeth. He was
then a wasted skeleton and weighed 421 b e. only.
The kindest attention was paid to him by the master of
the Dutch ship, he was conveyed to the Helder, in Hol-
land, and was an inmate of the hospital there for five
months. Si: fingers and five Wes were amputated. The
Dutch people from the king downwards paid him
every attention. The greatest skill and care was
devoted to his case, and he at last reached
London. By the kindness and recommendations of the
Rev. Mr. Jameson, English chaplain at the Hague,
upwards of 2001. was collected for him in Holland, and I
invested by the Rev. Mr. Tyacke, vicar of Padatow, on
behalf of his wife and family. Upwards of 400/.
was sent to Mr. Partridge for the benefit of
Captain Casey, and the whole amount was in-
vested by Mr. Livingston, the chief usher of the
court, in the Three per Cents. A letter from Captain
Casey, who has been living at Padstow, in Cornwall, since
last October, was received this morning, stating that his
mutilated hands and feet were healed up, and that he
could walk about the town, that his friend Captain
James Mangle, R.N., of Fairfield, near Exeter, a large-
hearted and Christian gentleman, was very kind and atten-
tive to him. Captain Casey's remarkable preservation, sad
his misfortunes, have excited sympathy in a foreign land.
It was announced to Mr. Partridge this morning that 195
rupees, 19/. 10s., had been forwarded to him from 3Ol.
from Quebec, and an additional 5/. from his ben
evolentben
patron, the Rev. Mr. Jameson. Captain Casey begged
leave to request that these donations might be acknow-
ledged through the medium of the press, and at the
same time to express his gratitude and the heartfelt '