The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-14 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURTS OF COMMON LAW.
All the courts of common law sat at Guildhall We
morning ; but nothing of general importance had stemma
when our report left. In tics Court of Queues Mrs*
there was an action being tried for goods sold and delimna.
in the Common Pleas • ease of slander had juin
opened; and in the Court of Exchequer there was an ludic*
whisk wee likely to last the entire day, to recover dorm"
from a pilot for Injury done to *barge by bring run brio 4the river, near St. Katharine's Docks, by steamer read
the Stork, belonging to the defendant.

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before the Right Hon. Dr. Luahington.)
THE BISHOP OP 1110ZWIOH T. THZ HET. THOMAS MM.
This cue, which occupied the whole of Saturday au
resumed this morning. It was • suit of the odic, cd ye
judge promoted by the Bishop of Norwich soma Gs
luy. Thomas Berney, rector of Brecon Ash, fee aiGo.a
misconduct towards Mrs. Cumming, the wife of the pr,
James John Cumming, rector of East Carlton, sad
sister Miss Durrant.

and Dr. Tristram he
the higkeP ; Dr- Twisa. c.,
Middleton were for the defendant.

The Bev. Mr. bumming was the first witness relied tide
morning. He ended that East Carlton, of which be we
rector, was the next parish to Brecon Ash, and as thee
was no residence at his parish he rented the pant
house of Brecon Ash of Mr. Berney for some years. Ifs we
living in the house in May and June, 1864, when the ice,
reams in question happened. Mr. Berney dined move Chea
at his house than he wished. He was in the habit of icelk,
ing from church with the ladies, and stayed so late the
when dinner was announced he was obliged to ask hint,
dine. He (Mr. Cumming) did not wish for emapeny
Sunday. In oonsegeases of what he heard from km: cow
ming he wrote to Mr. Berney and received an amen me
in court.

—Er:fries objected to the letter being reed. This ws
a criminal prosecution, and Mr. Berney could not bass,
mined ; and on the ground that the letter was ass
pleaded in the articles he submitted it was not admiwilis,
Dr. Deane handed the letter to his lordship to deesia
whether it could be remind, and, after reading tha suit
he saw no objection to the letter.
The letter was aoscrdin4lY read, apologising foci& am
duct. Mr. Cumming said in considered it was an isash
and wrote another letter. On the 18th June he mats his
complaint to the bishop.
[The case was proceeding when the report left]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Oommiinioner Holroyd.)
IN at WY. 51ItICITY AND KATITILL BENNITI.—APPLICIVISe

701 RILICAI6.
The bankrupte—father and daughter—bad wad
on business for several years at Bradford is yort.
shire, the father aa a grocer, the daughter
• milliner. Having got into rifficulties, thy
came to reside in Mile-end-road, London, where they am
both arrested at the suit of Mr. John Holmes, of Bradford,
for a debt of 951. 10s., money borrowed by the =
1.:
but for which the father had become surety. He
his failure to this, and to lanes incurred in his ova noi-
nem Martha Bennett attributes her failure to badred
trade, pressure by the detaining creditor, and law entr,
Her debts are 3491.

Hr. iiit.Trii;Copposed the application. The aim.
ing creditor'. action had been brought u long ago ulfil%
The bankrupts pleaded, and put the plainttff to sswy
possible expense. Ultimately it was tried as an sada
fended cause and verdicts were obtained. In the maw
time the bankrupts had disposed of their property('
Bradford and came up to London.
After hearing Mr. Billion (from the office of Mr. Nu.
day) for the bankrupts,
His Honour said the question of vexatious &Aft
would be more properly gone into on the wlintios fig
order of discharge. As there was no probability of Gs
bankrupts absconding, he would make an order for this
release from custody.

The bankrupt was a warehouseman, in Careydna Tas
debts are about 1,500 f. At a former sitting a Tualatin
was passed for takin* the case out of court on payment d
a composition of ls. in the pound ; and, on the applicants
of Mr. Cattley, his Honour now confirmed the ans.