The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-10 00:00:00

KARLBOROUGH-STREET.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF DIVORCE AND NIATRINIONIAL
SUITS.
pal Coort—(Before Lord Campbell, Mr. Baron Martin,
and Sir C. Creeewell.)
11%111.1151.0iT C. lIARCHNIONT.
Pr. rhinimore appliid to the court to postpone the
,4100 for a rule nod on the pert of Mr. hisrch-
,,,,,t, it UPIII.O of the 'brews of the leading counsel,
yr. Macau'. y, who woo prevented from attending in cones-
gravure of a aercro cold. He had received a letter to that effect
te the morning, and he was not in a position to do jam.ca to
se% not having had time to prepare himself for arguing
the [Ants at issue.
1..A1 Campbell said that by consenting to the prop-writ of
the learned routed, the court would be pined in a situttien
,t ,neat thtlicuity, the court braving reel before term, in order
e‘p,ilite the lii•inem. He bed not the plight:cc Itesita-
u a lo calling on him (Dr. Phillium.) to proceed with the
010t101.

Attie ra short postpoecturst, the motion was prooredect
with.

1/r. Phillioore (in reply to Lord Comfits. II) said them were
emend grimed. on which hie client relied fur setting nude
the endict that had been returned by the jury. In the
snit place. t coo alleged that the verdict waa
against evidence; secondly, that it wee, what .51 the
num thing, against the weight of the stridence; thirdly, that
the teamed judge helm. whom the am true tried had excluded
citue evidence which shoshl have been admitted, that he
(the Judge Ordinary) did not give a clear statement as to the
kw of cruelty, that fished misdirects.' the jury.. to the p int.
of law involved. sad lastly, that Mini lett them too much to
du, over what was the hew. Therese occupied right days in
hearing, the judge aciropiol a comiderabn time in his charge,
sad the Jury took tome hones in deliberating on their verdict.
lie was coaceltiently placed in a state of greet dtlllealty in
euguing the present to eion, without having had tom to go
through the evidence veer fully. The rase was one of • very
complicated character, aft I one in "Met. there was • great
difficulty in arriving at the truth without going
into details of the live• f t o .eu pews.
It oppose% d that the marrieds took piece on ths 17tH of Oc-
tober, I Si)7, and the tool ergs/soon on the 10th of June.
Se that they lived together altogether only shoat nine
mantis The plea for Reparation by the petitioner did not
net oa one act committed by Mr Marchmont, bet a swine,
that amounted t t cruelty, used rendered her engirt-
!smeary of dtutger to lit. and limb. It should
elan be retnetuberod that one ground felled oe
by the petitioner—carte ly. that hr had frequently endeavoured
to extort nosey trout her Ly thin .te— bad teen abandoned by
the jedce to the July without any comment, The verdict of
Me jury was of a eery extraordinary diameter, fee they
bind that Mr. bisnUneint bad been guilty of illetroctiNt his
will, snit yet reo tereended that she should make him cum.
penication (or the lose he suateumd I. Its possislary drama-
lime. by the marriage.

At tbic mclusiosii limo leaned commars addrer,
TM wort Mused lb elhoreby coolinalag
bang el aviary.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bohn Ills. Comakairear Oesibera.)

IX RX JANIS FAME IS01.—" TINA BARGAINS."
The beakmpt ma described se ea aactioente, of Ormere'-
hl4l-cedart. Pftelevy. sad of Minerva-term% New-come.
This weeds, meition meeting. The ',port of Mr.
I'easell. the ullkial saviente, thieve the extremely ebeqamed
career which this bankrupt has roe. This was the third
hantruptry, he having been bankrupt terms in 1834 sad
1951, en the last occasion he obtained a third-elan certifi-
cate after twelve months' easomenekm. Us wa. also iserilvest
is 1941, sad had conirounded with his creditor.. In 1847.
if.. prevent helstice-sheet commenced on let April, 1837,
with • enrol= of 3.6121., out of which he lied
wiled 2,200!. oft his wife. HM present debts sad
haishoes were 7511., withobt any available wet&
For three scathe he had traded at 94, Morph:M.
s• • clothier, incurring • loos of 3011. The profits
shown ley the baleare-rhem, arra the result
if Lao *predations in Consols. The expenses one., put down
at 9001, sad the Liefly bed debt') 1,47,11. Ibe book.
had been imperfectly kept.
Mr. Lars. Ifllderli s proof far 3731., on behalf of Mr.
type, mot Hooker, who claimed for brokerage, and for gamey
pawl t n *retial of the bankrupt.
Mr. Charles Lyme, stock-broker, of Trafalgar-rend, Old
Sent-road, devised—The bankrupt applied to me to conduct
transactions for him in the funds. My inatructions wen to
buy for him a Totn:ily of Consols In May, June, sad July
has. 1 wa• to buy at men for the July a. ..-ounr.
The Contunastrner—What M the meaning of buying for
the July a-count ?
Witness-1 he tdoek iris to be delivered m the 4th of
July.
Ibe Cominioioner —Taking the chance, therefore, of
what the sto k would be worth.
Vietnam—Ma could have taken up the Mock if he Mci.
If he did not do ea 1 we• obliged to do it for hon.
The Coromisiloner—Tbst is what is called a time bargain.
It i• bay:ag stock to be delivered as a future
WUXI/0-14W Ibt, Mocks ere cloud from the 3rd of Joss
till the 4th of July, and the stock bought in Jose
t,uld not be delivered earlier. I now peek to
prove for my brokerage on the traasactiots TAL, sad for an
optima, 751.—that i., I gave by his order 1 per cent.
ear 20,000/. Consols., to give we the call ar 961 during the
whole of the July account. I lid 10,000 e with Murray and
Machu-demi and 10,0004 with N. 8. Withal,. by a call
meth that I rould nbligo them to deliver me that stork
at that price so say time during that rect.od. 1 plod the 751.
by hankrape• ceder. I aloe claim 2732, for the ddlerencv 1
paid tin the account.
The Comadmioner—What doe. he mean by that °
Mr. Penton —l'hat i• the actual boa—the amount which
be was obliged to pay when the beekeopt hihd to hike op
the stock.

ifit;;;--I dotal to Aron for 273/. 151. Is revert of than
difforesers.

The Comtobeineer—This mono to have been stem:section
between brother job•ere.
V. tam.— No am tot a jqbber , I ant a serorebroker.

The :,ate—Ho; .40 yim nu an that this mosey
was paid as W aossons. Impose yoz took the tarn of the
maker

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Witness—l got nothing by th• turn of the market, only
the brokerage.
Mr. Lume—Did you pey the money for at his Ts-
quel.!

Wiiasee—l did, at his request. I had had PPversl teen-
▪ Caine with Win before, and I hese pisi tooth more then
I ban Wee eseelvtd ci or foe him.
The Camissioner—it appears to have been a regular
• k- sociuttit. Go on.
Warne—law Dm at the close of the ser-lunt. That
was et We }hue rwidrocs, He 'lid, " Pay the aeconut.
and I wig Moor you a cheque to-ttiot row tato the City." I
do:1 on, wed I have waver wen boo note. Me. ha.
and et e? portion a it* you toy, foe brokerage
is
Wkaise—Tr,W.

as...
The Commisaanser—But Is that gala kiwi ?
Kr. Loama—Ota yes; the brokerage and commie:sloe is.
The Commieeioner —I em nnt quire sure of that. I think
you might fish no many an lad of parliament *genet these
weeny slingethr r, shah are in fart gambling. There is
aurthing in the Conimlidatins Art about a baoknapt who
has :legit in time bargains not having hi. cartificate • them:
fore no had better not go much at length into this, if the
beakrupt waste his condi:ate.
Mr. Ponhe ((i.e the ...iglu er)—That only applies in owes
*here the bankrupt Lis incurred a certain Iwo of Ka et
iay mu time.
The Commissioner—And there Is • loss here.
Is,. rooks—Bat as he has Luc plaid it, then Is no loss to
Ike meta**.

Tbe inns of 751. is not for • tiros Dant•in it
all . n istor what is calla! an optOos, sod the moor, wm
paid dons.

The Commiewioner, after rtf•rring to name ewes which bed
Mtn produced, god h. should rejeet the proof altogether
M. Lure. opposed the beelitope'll petwing bi• imeneinetion
es the ground that he had not arcounted tor money received.
Tbr Commiettoner—Bat if a man goes on the Stork
b I•bw4re Gad sorties • profit by three Illegal time bme arge,
~
`toot me how r.tt tan call upon him to give • detailed
• • ter in bir tril.are-ebevit of three gambling tranitactior.r.
1. vi might am well mimeo a betting man to produce hie
b"' ar-temb.
Mt. Loma said i further objeetion war that the bankrupt
bvd vented 2,201 V. on h.. wen shortly hereto hie tear krugui•
A. the %relearn, would not inquire mot this tettleow.t, awn
leitie so avant, the ending whom he represented would

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• iferar rad thir wee s very proper 'abject of Wharf,
" the o." bed he+, bankrupt twits before sad the assireta
WWI tt• tr.r.b•Via.kit. The easadastlott. mast therefore
.1: arced.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

wArreloy-nousx.
T oses Hoot., a 'binaries, Oarrelfar, amodoillatie bey
of 11. was cheered web araelian a Fume from tlma abop of
Ile norm lima. of lowhoball-oerket.
He wile Woe, prow in hod, and did ant dear Ne cant,
••• tha ofilesr wee hod him in charge old be had
made ovny pa,gWn len.siry, 41,111 f mod the priesoar to he
• ••rl had boy. Illy Caber wee a wiry vast/ratable
Ts' ••4 "le end t have taken roily possible cos
Wbiles hot lb. primmer bad dofentool all his ellvrtrt
ran away 1-. an bone oh.. be pleased. end
be. knee over Stow what her we. of him till he returned
mons of be ears frt., oil. In the preent Osman*
2 72.44., benseen-One 4w hint vainly is every
*Sward. of le, ox,nr b.% mad did ant area arm
'fen he wan, (.r ad 40 Oniv within the test boor he
had '"" bye. r rr sddroo, end the r,ik'e hall n.. 1,0.
ebb
boarvver. wee well known.
,
al 1 Ole; tees In rustudy for stealing a watch, bat
diedrool.

"6...4 ear', mad et wee I.comtahlm In no MOM
'hell he true el • i...ream. eee,l b• motet heavily mm••••••• 4
• elidb maid mrt leo if pr ramel few by bid parents.
1C•• lid e• aa.-1 I,:e• tk.• priory.; but Mn. 60 etiber
rest "4 4'0.4 trith the rue. anti Itto prionemer mo.t thgre.
an 0. 'yr innovned .nth WWI.. I', twenty-420 4.y..
..A"tte in.... •ppe.a•teroe. tad I•met te•ege • Omer"' in
• I•aer. them ormemsee wool I delabdome to •
V"•ene t.. Pero. le).•11 e't beteg Item Gaut the Ictor-els, slithfugts
bet (4 a Wad. pima.

A LOVE AFFAIM.
Edward Val aline Wing, • ble-looking
EWA, was chard with knocking at du door of Mr. R=
livsas, Priactwcourt, Newport-market, without a 'avid
tiellAO.

The complidniust said that about I o'clock on Sunday
morning he heard s hawk at his street door, and on opening
it there was no one there; but a few minutes afterwards,
hearing s tapping at the shutters, he again went out, end
discovered the accused, and gave him into custody.
Mr. Hoodoo said there most be some reason for his going
to his house.

The complainant mid the acrueed told biro be had kept
company with hie daughter for three years. He understood
from his daughter that he followed her shout wherever she
went, and she did not wish to have anything to do with him.
She had got another engagement. Ilia daughter was in
Court,

The daughter, a rather good-looking girl, said she did not
wish to have anything to do with him.
The arrused said be had known the lady three retro, and
wart out on Saturday night with her lot • walk as usual,
and be called to see her again.
The daughter admitted ehe met the accused on Saturday
night, and after a good deal of perstimion took threepenoy-
worth of brandy with him.
The accused, who did not seem to understand the tide affairs
was taking, said the youog dui' bad called to we him twice
the previous week.
Mr. Beedon said he should order the ecru... 4 to enter foto
Isla own recoguiliance to keep the pear•, and he would adviee
the young lady If aids wanted to be off with en old love not to
drink with hum.

WESTMINSTER.
4 C. NG OP sWINDLERS.

Jobs Stammers, a low•lonkieg fellow, of about 20, was
charged with the following disgraceful conduct
Thomas Holmes, who keepe a small coffee-shop in the
Vauxhall-raid, Westminster, said that at 1 on Sunday morn•
lug defendant, with oil others, entered the house, and after
having refreshment to the amount of 2.. 20., he
asked them for the money, when defendant said I'll poke
Your - - eye out." He then tucked up hie sleeve. to 044
and pulled the sleeve of prosecutor's jacket off. Prosecutor
got ham nutoide the door, when prisoner threw hint down and
thremened his life.

A roan .ho was In the bowie corroborated the statemsat ;
they all threatened tbs promegtor.
Mr. l'aynter geld it seemed defendant sod his rompanions
were grenadiers, who went into spoor mates house sad lasi
refreshment, and when requested to pay went on in this
dwgrecefol manner.

Defeedant eras fined 40.., and 10e. costa, and in default
committed for .is weeks.

LAMBETH.

A powerful fellow, enveloped in a huge smock frock, was
plered at the bar before Mr. Elliott, en a charge of begging.
Poliee•conatahle 64 P mid that in consequence of the
annoyance to which the inhabitant+ of Boston-hill bed
been suljected, particularly on Sunday evenings, by ths
importunities of sturdy beggars, he sod • brother constable
were rut out in plebe cloths. on the previoue evening to
look after the ottenders. They ea not bean long out when
they sew the prisoner Mop several gentlemen and ladies
and beg • copper from them. saying he had walked all the way
from Croydon. and bed not Ind a morsel to eat the whole day.
lie also knocked at several doors and asked for alms; be
elm addressed him (witness) sod his brother constable, and
asked them for a "copper for the pair countrymen."
Police-constable 190 P corroborated the testimony of the
Isst witness, and the pawner declined altering any thing in
hie defence.

Mr. Elliott °twined that it was not to be borne with that
pertone of hie datcription rhoul.l he allowed to be sad
annoy the public, and committed him foe fourteen days hard
labour.

The next primmer planed at the bar was • Manama ill,
!oohing fellow, dreamed na the tinitoanx at • manna, who gave
the name of Thou., Katy, sad wax charged with begging
elan.

- - .
The antibiosis the Wit ewe deposed to hawk's icon the
peawner hvg from many persons and knock et several doors,
and he asked them (the witamese) for "'something for the
poor soldier."
The prisoner, in reply to the charge. said be hal been
discharged from the Merinos on a pension of 6d. a day, end
poverty drove him to beg.
He was committed to the House of Correction for tea
days.

UNION LINK OP AUSTRALIA.-(77178 ILLY.)

This afternoon the mail half-yeerly meeting of
the proprietors of the above beak was held at the bank, is
Old Broad-street; Hr. H. Booms In the chair. The at-
tendance was very nneseenne.
The report reprereated the badness of the hank up to the
30th of November to be highly ratisfectory. Larger nooses
had been made for hod end doubLOl debt!, in accordance
with the rec tortsenda, ions of the inspector. in the colociet.
The bolding account had been reduced, and it wet now
proposed to mike a considerable addition to the
reserve feed. The Wince of profit sod loos for
the hell-year enabled the director, to recommend e
dividend of 21. 10s. per chore of the first end eccond issues,
and 11. 10e. per there of the third Laing at the
rate of 10 per rcpt. for the half-yeer. The follow-
ing are the items of the general lodiusce-eheat i
L•dbilitice—arculistimb 600,2841. ; deposits, 2,424.1611.
4. ; tolls payable end other liabilities (including bills
for collection, mid romans@ held against doubtful dependen-
cies, and on ancient of reeerwi food), 1,027,6861. 10e. 66. •
balance of undivided polite, 97,6371. 15.. Id.; reserve fetid
(Invested ea per c tetra). 200,0001 ; cspital paid upto 30th June
het, 920,0001. ; ditto aubsequeeitly, 77,1401 ; in course of
payment in the colonies, I.B6ol.—Total, 5,946,8991. 10e. dd.
Acosta : —Specimen band, and rash balsam. 952,0001.95. 44.;
belies, 35,1631. 6.. sd. ; beak premien and property,
0001.; govetament sectuitiee, 173,3001. 3e.; bills re-
eelweblet, end other seruritke (including bills for collectina),
4.495,93.51. 12a. 9d. ; investmont of reverse fund,
New Three pie Cent.., 200,0001. TWO? 5.946.8991. 10s. 66.
Sieti,nient of Priets.—Balance of undivided profits at June,
1859, 07,0691. 12e. 54.; out of which a dividiold was de-
clare f, by way of interest, amounting to 82,0001; leaving e
balance of 5,0991. 12e. 51. ; to which are now to be added
cite protlisot the (wet half-year, as reported, 94 2141.45. 2d. •
deduct ille[l2ll tax foe half.year. 1,6761 le,
2,. Bd. • balance d undivided pronto, 97.6371. 15e. Id. Re-
serve fund, es reported at June, 1858. 200,0001.
. . .

The C
11 %IRWIN 0110•11Dtd thSt he we. coined upon to pre-
aide, os to the indisposition of Mr. Brook., the chairman,
bet happily the amisfectory nature of the report rendered the
dude. of titer:hate exceedingly light. The only point which
called fi,ir observation was the proposed arlditton to the
metre* fund. The directors would submit a resolui ion mother-
ining the cosamitoti of 200,000/. New Three per Cents. into
New Zealand Pour per Cent Bonds. The operation would
Involve is kw et 11,00 W., which woo be dednend from the
next half year's profits , but the elteratiou in the does of the
security would give en additional income from the b.nkie in-
vestment of et least one per cent. He moved the adoption of
Ike report.
Mr. WI tssom asked whether the directors contem-
plated applylog to the government for the charter P
The ClIAIRIal•N replied that sine the passing of the
Limited Liability Act the government had declined to grant
any farther charters.
Mr. itlixstgeox wished to know, then, if the directors
Intended avallblg themselves of the new act'
. .

The CHAIRMAN replied in the negative, sod for this
reason, the Limited Liability Act did ant apply M the
mintier., end, therefore, the registration of the bank under
its provisions would confer no advantages ow the proprietors.
It would not limit their liability in the c doaes, where the
principal obligatiose of the book ealateri.
Mr. WILKINSON 111:1t1H1i'ttd that the bank had a good claim
upon the proyeenteent for a charter' seeing the Limittd
Lishility Act did sot extend to colonial hanks.
The Ca AIRMAN said the subject would not be beet sight of.

Toe report was then adopted, Kati the dividend (grieved
Payable in London on sod atter the With inetsut, free of
income tax, sod in the colonies with the sdditinn of the
income tax. A repolutiou was also passed authorieiag the
conversion of 200,000 f. New Three per Cent.. Into Fur per
Cent. New Zealand Bonds. A third resolution was agreed
to increasing the amount aneually est apart for the rem.-
nerstion of the dinettes, with the view of enabling the
&Ireton to %omen the remunerating of the chairman of

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coormatrrea (Yr. J. J. Commina), to that entre. if they
should think proper so to do, that would make his stipta
1,5001. per ammo).
The proceedings dosed with a cordial vote of thanks to
the charrman sod anotsra.

On Saturday evening Lola Monte/. delivered a
teeter. is the Free-trad►hall, Manchester. The local
Ardaniwer was delighted. "We certainly anticipated," it
imps, "to fled not only • strong-minded woman,' but One
of the tree ancient Amazonian order; when lo: nod behold'
them stepped upon the pl•ltitin a lady of mi Idle height,
delicate in limb end 'rueful as • fawn, with m bead in
which the intellectual is coe.idernbly develnpo.l; • face of
pireelag—sosn• of our friends were inclined to say tucina-
thig—expreselea ; a claw. .west-toncd, yet ringing voles, and
•ea esinaciatirm so distinct, that we venture to think not
word was loot throughout the evening in that vast area mid
'hut rwimmly-peckcd audience. Madame Monte: worea high
dress of rich black oak raker. with a small miler of white
point lace; bar deck heir we. foe from the enrembroao• et
jewellery, sad she dammed with tinge or bracelets, at
that other clam of modern ornament to which rod sons
gives a lees complimentary app.ll.ition. In the delivery of
the wideres there ewe coneuminate art (Replayed; •wry
point told, sow ageiting smiles and laughter. end anon, with
ran eloquence, drawing forth enthmia•tio plaudits."
SHOEKtRG ACCIDENT ON THE GREAT NORTHERN
11411. W T.—Os Seturdey morning, a derodful and fatal
omdent ecturad upon the Greve Northern !Seaway, at the
K sisineties Statics, about five roam from D mesa... It sp-
peen, from infornamion gleaned upon the spo. soon after the
strident, that ■ plate•layer wen repairing the line in the
vicinity of the Rogeington Station, and, mewing ea op train
apprnaching,ate stepped upon one aide to allow of its poising.
From some awn or other he we, intent upon watching t►e
terriegr• per, end, nttrely unconecioess of ant thing else, he
did not me the approach of • down tram end cesargoroily
made no effort to get out of Os way. The eagthoodtaver of
tbs down train maw the ass between the metals and pat the I
whistle on, but without area , and although he mode all
possible egertiou to pull up, he could not do eo, sad the
poor fellow wee run over sad liteeJly eut to pieces. Some
portioata of the body were found attached to the angina when
it reached Doscastrir.—Jfertchtster Goaniine.