The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-06 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, )1)1=11111ER 6,

LAM INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Term Nisi Prins Satiny at Weatminster.—(Before
the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.)
The list for the day contained three causes to lie tried
by special juries, which were expected to occupy the whole
of the clay, but when the cases sure called on the parties
had agreed to send them to refefknoes, and verdicts were
taken by consent without entering into the facts. His
lordship was occupied the remainder of the day trying a
common jury case from the Bail Court of no public in-
terest.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

TEATMAN r. TEATSIAN, DNYreIT, ►NI) 'BLACKBURN.
This morning Sir J►mes Wilde summed up this care,
which was one of divorce, promoted by a hamster on the
Midlard circuit, on the ground of adultery. The facts of
the case have been already reported, and his lordship laid
before the jury a rueful analysis of the evidence, leaving
it to them to say whether it was sufficient to substantiate
the pleas of the petitioner.
The jury, after a short deliberation, found for the re-
spondents on all the issues.

YOUNG r. DENDY.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey
for the plaintiff. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., Dr. Spiaki,
Q.C., and Mr. Gates for the defeedant.

This cue which related to the will of Miss Alicia Julia
Deady, late of Feltham, Middlesex, and in which the
court had granted a new trial, was then begun. It was
likely to last for several days.
COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before Sir Robert Phillimore.)

MARTIN r. 11;CKONOCIIIE--THE RT. ALBANq RITUAL CASE.
This case, on its third day of hearing, was resumed an
hour earlier than on the preceding occasions.
Sir Robert Phillimore announced to the bar that most
anxious as be was to continue the case, day, by day, he found
on consulting the Registrar of the Admiralty Court that
cases were appointed for next week and witnesses would
attend from the country, so that the cases could not be put
off without great expense and inconvenience. He found
he could not resume the case after Saturday till the end of
next week, when arrangement ; could be made.
Mr. Stephen', Q.C., proceeded with his opening speed.,
and the learned counsel bids fair to keep his promise of
occupying six days for his eddies', as he continued with
his first charge in the Articles—namely, the elevation of
the elements of bread and wine; and he urged and
showed from authorities that it was done only for the
of adoration. There was a time when the
denial of the doctrine of Transubstantiation was
punishable with death. The learned counsel having
concluded his argument on the elevation, commenced
the second charge in the Articles—that of lighted
candles. He submitted that lights when not required for
the purpose of giving light were illegal, and had not
been authorised by the acts of uniformity. He discussed
the object of lights before the Reformation, which was
for adoration. Lights depended on the existence of
the altars, and there was the present* of the
Sacrament and its reservation, and when the
altar was abolished and the reservation ceased, the
ipso facto lights were abolished. That was the fair
deduction from the language used. Hr. Stephens
enforced the view he had enunciated. He traced
the existence of the lights before images and
relics to the two lights on the high altar in Edward Vl.'s
reign. He referred to the injunctions of that reign, ex-
tracted from the injunction article, of Cromwell in Remy
VIII's time.

This branch of argument will exhaust one, if not two,
clny's further discussion.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE LAURANCE, LORTIMORE AND
This bankruptcy, though occurring seven years ago, will
be well remembered, from the large amount of liabilities
involved—upwards of a million sterling. The bankrupts
were leather merchants, of Bt. Mary Are. This was a
sitting for dividend, under the separate estate of William
Mortimore. His separate debts were about 40,0001., and •
dividend of 10s. in the pound was paid some time shortly
after the bankruptcy.
Mr. Chester, who represented the assignees, stated that
the assignees had now sufficient in hand to pay the separate
creditors the other 10s. in the pound, and to leave a stir.
plus to be carried to the joint estate. The amount of that
surplus would, however, depend on the decision which was
come to with regard to some disputed claims.
Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of Mr. Thee. Heard Mortimore,
claimed to prove for 4,000/. ; but as the proof was objected
to by the assignees, he asked the court to fix a day for its
discussion.

His Honour said that the best °muse would be for the
parties to agree on the facts, as far iui they could do so,
in the first instance, and then come before the court to
argue the question.
Mr. Lawrence said there was another point on
which many of the separate creditors whom he repre-
sented were desirous to obtain the opinion of the
court, the question, namely, whether they were entitled
to interest' on their respective debts before the surplus
was banded over to the joint estate. In this case the
excess of assets over 20s. in the pound had arisen in re.
'pea of the improved value of certain reversionary interests
which, if realised at the time of the bankruptcy, would have
yielded farless than they had now done, and in such case
It was doubtful whether the estate would have paid 20s.
in the pound. As it was, the joint creditors were bene-
fitting by the delay to which the separate creditors had
been subjected, and u the latter had had to pay interest
for their money, it would be unjust to deprive them of the
interest which had accumulated on their debts from the
date of the bankruptcy.
Mr. Chester said that there would have been sufficient
to pay the separate creditors 20s. in the pound if the estate
had been reslleed at the time.
His Honour said it had not been the practice to allow
interest in such cases ; but if the joint creditors consented
to the separate eretliton having their interest before the
surplus wee carried over, there could be no objection to it.
Mr. Chester—But they do not consent.
The Commissioner—Then the matter must be brought
before me in the regular way. Meantime if you can agree
upon any of the facts it will be better to do so.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN DD M. NALVDT,
. . .

The bankrupt was a merchant, of Lime-street and of
Clapton-square, Hackney. The accounts which have been
published disclose liabilities of the startling amount of
130,345/.; assets and property held as security shout 49,000/.
A proposal had been made and assented to by the creditors
for the payment of a composition of ls. 2d. in the pound,
on the unsecured debts ; but his Honour refused to con-
firm the resolution on the ground that the proposed divi-
dend was insufficient. Thereupon ensued an appeal to the
Lords Justices, who confirmed his Honour's decision. This
was a sitting for discharge, the examination having been
paned.
The order of discharge was suspended for 12 months.
IN RC WATKIN.
. . .

The bankrupt was a cab-owner, of Hannibal-mews, Step-
ney. This wu the sitting for examination and discharge.
Mr. Reed opposed for a creditor. In his answers to re-
quisitions, the bankrupt had stated that he had no cabs or
horses at the time of his bankruptcy ; but it had since
been discovered that be bad four cabs and five horses at
that time.

His Honour said there was no class of oases where fraud
was more common than amongst cab proprietors. This
was a case where the bankrupt ought to be prosecuted.
The amignee, who was friendly to the bankrupt, stated
that his effects had been token in execution just before the
bankruptcy. He believed that the cabs were only hired
ones.

Ultimately, his Honour directed the remoral of the as-
signee, end adjourned the sitting for a new choice.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

THAMES.
• " CONSCIUMILMTRICILEN " APPLICANT.
A well-dressed mechanic, about 40 years of age, came
before Mr. Paget, for his advice. He said he was married
to a woman he believed to be the widow of her eeoond
husband, whom he followed to the crave. A few
weeks since the children of his wife by her first
marriage gave her the cold shoulder, and upon in-
quiring the cause of their displeasure, she said
they were dissatisfied with her for marrying him while
their father was alive. He questioned his wife, and she
said that she left her first husband in Devonshire many
years ago, followed another man, with whom she bad
been carrying on an intrigue, to London, lived
with him in • state of concubinage for a year and
then married him. He asked her why she did not
reveal the secret to him before, and she replied, "I thought
my first husband was dead when I married George Man-
ning (her second husband), for I had not heard of him or
from him for a very long time and it is so many years
since I heard anything at all about him that he has no pull
upon me at all.
Mr. Paget—When did you marry this woman'
Applicant—ln March last, at Bromley old church.
Mr. Paget--Has she behaved well to you?
Applicant—Very well indeed, but I am a Christian man
and have the grace of God in my heart, and my conscience
will not allow me to be living in a state of adultery with
any woman.
Mr. Paget—When did you leave her'
Applicant—Last Monday.
Mr. Paget—How do you know her first husband is alive'
Applicant—Her children, who are all grown up, told me
so ; they say their father is in Devonshire. Their mother
kept the secret (and women can keep their own secrets
better than men) as long as she could. I have committed
• great sin, and am conscience-stricken.
Mr. Paget said it appeared to him that the applicant
had a ppoaing she was a widow, and
that she also believed she was a widow. The applicant had
no occasion to reproach himself, and he ought not to let
the matter weigh very heavily on his conscience for what
he had done. He could not give any advice to the man
what to do, became there was no charge before him.