The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-05 00:00:00

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6i in L
Banco.—(Before Justices Mellor, Shee, and
sh.)
..ta arum O. THE GOVII.NoRS OP ST. SMITHOLONZW'S
HOSPITAL.

/ye Solicitor-Gen at the sittin of the Court said
was almost Bathe head of theg crown paper list of
Toeulay next ; Sir Roundell Palmer was retained to
the ease on behalf of the corporation, and he (the
ace-General) on the other side. It would be wove-
so to Sir Bounden Palmer that the case should not be
os before Saturday week, and he (the Solicitor-General)
tot to ask their lordships to assent to the arrangement
briterin it was agreed that a day should be named for
,uelog the cue.
Justice MeLlor—Yon do not ask for the cue to take
on that day
rThe Solicitor-General—No.
yt Justice Mellor—Then let it be so.
OGLE r. LORD TARR. _ .

Ir. Liddell, Q.C., said this was an action for the breach
et me contracts for the delivery of iron tried at Man-
doer before Mr. B.ron Martin. The defendant paid
aito court, but the plaintiff refus to take
it. and the jury gave a verdict for tedhe plaintiff
v7I. He moved, in pursuance of leave re-
wed, to enter a nonsuit or a verdict for the defend.
o,s, and also to reduce the damages on the ground
mil there was no evidence to go to the jury to show that
gx plaintiff was entitled to more than had been paid into
°Aft The iron was not delivered within the specified
tag in consequence of the extensive repairs re-
wed at the defendant's iron works. In July
(1.1.1 August of last year, when the contract was
ham,, the price of iron was such that, if
plaintiff had then purchased, the 1001 paid into
nst would have been more than sufficient to pay his loss,
wired of which he delayed the purchase until February
dais year, when iron bad considerably advanced in price,
,pirlefendant therefore contended he was not liable for
La difference.
lie grant ed.
SMITH AND ANOTHER r. LANCASTER.
gr. Temple, Q.C., said this was an action, tried at Len.
OW before Mr. Justice Lush, when the jury returned a
Triad for the plaintiff. He moved for a rule to show
caa why the verdict should not be set aside, and •
Bernal had on the ground that the verdict was against
e•.esor. It was an action for damages alleged to have
bed unstained by the breach of a contract to supply
warmer for the purpose of carrying on the business of
s•Nbbal manufacturer. The defendant contended it was
a owlitional and not an absolute contract.
kale granted.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
stile in Banco. —(Before Lord Chief Justice Erie, and
Justices Willes, Byles, and Keating.)
LoSEUT V. PRICE.

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Be plaintiff in this case sued to recover upon a policy
of entrance for loss sustained in a fire which happened on
by premises in Wood-street, Cheapside. At the trial the
jeer found for the defendants upon the ground that the
chianti had made a false representation as to his losses.
os Saturday List a motion was made for • rule for •
go trial, upon the ground that the verdict was
egsisst the evidence ; and also upon affidavits.
Be Lord Chief Justice now said that in his opinion
we was no ground for being dissatisfied with the verdict ;
ad further, that there was nothing in the affidavits which
well justify the court in disturbing the finding.
Sale refused.
JONFS r. THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
GiffaTtl, Q.C., stated that the plaintiff had been
baked down by an engine whilst he was crossing the
teat Western Railway by a public path, near Swansea,
fore it was light in the morning. At the trial before Mr.
Soon Pigott at Cardiff, the jury found for the plain-
ul for 2U01., but the present motion was to enter a
&omit upon the ground that there was no breach of
!sty upon the part of the company. Upon this point
the plaintiff's counsel said first that the company were
ralty of negligence because the engine was going tender first.
Be Lord Chief Justice—And did he keep his counte-
nsee whilst he urged that! (Laughter.)
Mr. Gitfard must do his friend Mr. Hughes the credit
d saying that he had great command of countenance,
el he would also add that Mr. Baron Pigott
61 not receive the statement with greater favour
tin the Lord Chief Justice did. Theo it was said
CA the driver should have whistled ; and when it was re-
IA that if the driver could have seen the plaintiff so as
t whistle to him, the plaintiff could have seen the engine
it kept out of the way it was then said that there
toed always be whistling when the engine was approach-
c4 a crossing.
Mr. Justice Lyles— Did the tender being first obscure
to light of the engine!
Mr. Giffard—No, for there was a light on the engine.
kale granted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
tinge in Banco.—Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Bramwell, Channell, and Pigott.)
vftlftotti r. stosne.
Thi.was an action to recover a large sum of money for
winces rendered in running the American blockade. It
• tried at the last sittings at Guildhall before Mr. Baron '
Bramwell. when the jury returned a verdict for the plain-
tf—darnages,
The Solicitor-General now moved for a new trial, unless
the plaintiff consented to reduce the damages to 500/.
Ti plaintiff had been fur many years in the service of the
defendant, who was an ivory merchant in the City of
London, and at the time the agreement to go to Naaaau
so entered into was in the receipt of 255. a week. He
ni absent about 20 months, and claimed from the
defendant remuneration at the rate of about 1,000/. a year.
The singular part of the case was that according to the
ph:stiffs evidence he would only be entitled to about
while the evidence for the defence went to show that
ti amount ought to be 500/.
The court granted a rule nisi.

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before Dr. Lushington, Dean of Arches.)
:,lETICING AND EVAN A r. THE REV. F. W. KINURFORD..

RITUALISM.
name, which had been pending some time, now came
otter bearing, end was decided. It was a suit instituted
the churchwaolens of St. Thomas, Stamford-hill, in the
loose of London, against the Rev. Frederick Williams
Ilsgsford. the: incumbent of the district church, for
nature certain alterations in the interior of the church
vnbout legal authority.
Deme, qt.. appeared for the churchwardens ; and
tle Queen's Advocate fur the incumbent, Mr. Kingsford.
Toe cos was before the court in June last, when the
prof Arches referred the mater to Archdeacon Sinclair
f.,ao to make a personal inspection and report to him on
t, alterations made. The cause had been sent to the
cont letterf requests from the Bishop of
Ladon's Courts , o
an.l in pursuance of the order
tele Archdeacon Sinclair had made a personal
cumulation of the church. He thought certain altera-
D" made should remain, hot there were others of an
ctachonable character—as to arm chairs, the free seats,
5, altar cloths, and the colour of cloths covering the
ucrameatal ee4sels. (hi these several points the matter
to• came before the court, and the opinion of the dean
In, to be taken.
Iv. Lease addressed the court, and requested a decree
uto the alterations to be made, and the matters recom-
Mmied he the archdeacon should be restned. The court
tadrecommeuded that a report should be made, and he
aPprehenaid that it should be carried out. The course
tage,ted had caused cleat expense.
. The I.preen's Advocate adverted to the several ahem-
'loS suggested, awl if the court thought they should be
carncd out, they could be done. Some were for ornament,
slid the expense hail notbeen by the parish, but by the
"rirfunn and his friends. The case only illustrated
!that he bad preached for years, the foUy of clergymen
mtrtsitieing alterations in churches without legal sanction.
His lordship gave hie opinion as to the chairs to be kept
the old ones had been sold by auction, which should not
Ckne,Lnri that the free seats be restored. As to the colour
,tist on the altur, which were allowable in the case of St.
"r"bas by the Privy Council, they would remain as faro"
rammed by th it judirment, but the cloths covering the
sacramental vessels artist be removed. In his opinion, the
Incumbent had been guilty of a great error of judgment,
!ad these days to altjration should be made without
‘,84 authority, and the defendant would have to pay the
tx2enses of the
The court made a decree that certain alterations be
, ade. and directed a cwitirrnatory faculty aa to other
-utters. The defendant was condemned as to the coats.
Order accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commisaioner Goulburn.)
IN RE IttIWMAN, BOWMAN, AND EAST.
Thu was an adjourned sitting for examination and
dis-
ie in the matter of Charles Bowman, John Frederick
'man, :and Ch.irle4 James East, who had traded in
tbni,hfli as sugar refiners, at 78, Leman-street,
T., tecB4Pel. The adjudication was made on the 12th of
last. Tue unsecured debts amount to no leas
.5.325 f. ; due to creditors claiming to hold security,
liabilities on bills which have since been paid,
wl to he paid in full. 114111. ; good debts, 1,5611. ;
do., .1 14:1. ; property given up, 9,3:33/.
Mt. Linklater appeared for the assignees, and Mr. •
`'Lana for the bankrupts.
the bankrupts passed their examination by consent,
ed the coned ration of the orders of discharge was
I.l)ltiroe d until the 17th of December.
IN RC LOUIS AND BERNARD ISAACS.
• The bankrupts were merchants of Hounaditch. At the
41t,, '404 an adjournment was ordered to enable the
71189 to Communicate with parties In Australia to
'°o" the bankrupts had made large occurignmenta.
0. Lewis, for the assignees, now stated that since
ittrting a sum of 3,000/. had been received from
• e, and it was probable that a tardier sum of
would be remised.
MI Honour observed that this would be very gratifying
loft for the creditors.
kr. Lewis asked for a further adjournment.

The application was concurred in by Mr. Lawranco fir
the haniuupts, and au urder was made accordiugly.

.
IN la HA2VIT rmiLrert.
The bankrupt wee a cominimion agent, of Friday-street.
The case has been several times before the court. The
liabilities are 1ti,215/., against which the assets and pro-
perty held as security are stated at about 4,0001.
lir. Linklater for creditors, asked for additional ce-
ments. The bankrupt had admitted having rendered
false account sales, and further inquiry had become necer-
nary.
Mr. Phelps, who represented the assignees, consented to
the ad'ournment, and suggested that the adjourned sitting
now asked for should be for examination only--another
sitting being taken for the order of discharge.
Order acoordiagly.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

TheNovembergeneral sessions of the peace forthe county
of Middlesex commenced this morning at the Sessions-
house, Clerkenwell-green, before Mr. Bodkin, assistant-
judge; Mr. J. Payne, deputy-assistant judge, and the fol-
lolnng magistrates : Sir John Thwaitea, Mr. Loveland,
Mr. Edwards, Mr. Wolsey, Dr. Jervis, Mr. G. Ashley
Dodd, Mr. Rankine, Mr. Goodson, M.P.

THE CALENDAR.
The calendar is very heavy and contains the names of
135 prisoners in custody committed for trialtesides several
others admitted to bail

HOUSEBREAKING.
James Bowyer, labourer, was indicted for breaking
and euteriog the counting-hove of Messrs. Cottam and
Hellen, with intent to steal in the same.
The prisoner pleaded guilty.
The prisoner had previously been in the employment
of Mews. Cottaiu and Millen, the extensive iron•
founders in St. Pancras-road, and from information that
was received from the foreman of the establishment, Ser-
geant John Cook, S Y, with police-constable 9 Y, went
to the premises between between 9 and 10 o'clock at
night on the 59th of October. They remained in the yard
of the promises until a quarter-past 11, when they
went into the eounting•house and there watched
the prisoner, who had obtained access to the
building by passing over the roof of another
house. He remained there until after 1 o'clock in the
morning, and on attempting to leave was stopped by the con-
stat•lc, and on going back to the counting-house they found
that the till had been cut about a good deal with a knife
in an attempt to open it, but it had not been successful.
In the prisoner's pocket was found a knife, and the size of
the marks on the till exactly corresponded with it. The
prisoner was then taken to the station-house and charged
with the attempt to commit the robbery.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and
kept to hard labour for three months.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
DARING [tram ROBBERY.
Darid Benjamin, 23, a powerful-looking young man,
describing himself to be a hawker, was brought up in Clle.
tody by Detective officer Charles Brown and charged be-
fore Mr. Alderman Fiunis with violently assaulting Mr.
Samuel Caswell and stealing from his person two DN. and
one W. Bank of England notes, six sovereigns, and 15s. in
silver, his moneys and property.
Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoner.
The evidence of the prosecutor disclosed that he was oat
of business and resided at Melton-place, Euston-square,
and that on the 24th April last, about 6 in the evening and
broad daylight, he was passing along Cannon-street, going
in the direction of Fleet-street, and when at the corner of
Bush-lane he received a desperate blow on the nose and
left eye, which partially stunned him. The blow could nut
have been inflicted with the fist, but must have been
done with some heavy instrument such as a life preserver,
and the effect has been to break his nose and to lacerate
his eye very severely. Be resisted his assailant whom he
could not recognise, but received from him a severe blow
which fractured his jaw, and at the same moment his
purse containing the notes and money already mentioned
was abstracted, and the man got away, but he believed it
would be proved by other witnesses that the prisoner was

the man.
A porter named Hawkins, employed in one of the
warehouses near the spot, was called and proved that
he saw the prosecutor assaulted, and the prisoner, who
bad joined in the attack, had run away, and Police-con-
stable Wales, 551, also proved that he came up after
the robbery, and saw the prisoner making his I
escape. He had been on the look out fur the
prisoner for a fortnight after the robbery, but
had learned that the prisoner had gone to Liverpool
with theintention of going to America, and in consequence
he discontinued his search after him. On Sunday, how-
ever, the prisoner was seen with several of his companions
in Petticoat-lane and was taken into custody by Dctee-
tive-officer Charles Brown, who stated that some of the
stolen notes bad been paid into the Bank of England,
but he. the otticer, Bad not yet had time to trace them, and
Le would therefore ask for a remand, when he should be
able to establish the fact that the prisoner Lad been
seen in the company of the prosecutor at the Bay-tree
Tavern, in St. Su ithin't-lane, and afterwards to go away
with him in the direction of Cannon-street on the evening
when the outrage and robbery were perpetrated. The
officer added that the prisoner was well known.
Mr. Alderman }lnnis remanded the prisoner for a week.
CLERKENWELL.
THE LATE ESCAPE Or s PRISONER.

James Engtish,sged 26, of 4, Chapel-place,
fields, a French polisher, were charged with stealing on
the 4th ult. a silver watch, value 41., the property of Jaie,
English, of 7, Merhu's-place, Clerkeuwell, also French

polisher.
The prisoner was brought to this court on Tuesday last
on the above charge, and whilst police-constable Redford,
342 A, left the prisoner in the waiting-room, and came
into court with the charge-sheet, the prisoner made his
escape. Although his haunts were known, it was not
until today that he was recaptured by police-constables
Redford and Perry, 176 F. The facts of the case were very
simple. The prisoner went to the prosecutor's house (the
prosecutor is cousin of the prisoner), and was
assisted. The prosecutor left the prisoner iu his
apartment, and when he returned he found that the pri-
soner bad absconded, taking with him the watch. Wnen
the prisoner was taken into custody on the charge, he said
that he was very sorry, and then handed the prosecutor the
duplicate relating to the watch.
The Magistrate inquired if anything was known of the
antecedents of the primmer!
Police-constable Ranger, 1996, said the prisoner's father
was a highly respectable tradesman. The prisoner had
before been in custody on charges of felony, and was an
idle fellow.
The prisoner, in defence, said he took the watch because
he was in distress, but he intended returning it as soon as
he got the money. The reason why he escaped from the
court was that his wife was in a delicate state of health.
and he wanted her to know where he was. (A laugh.) He
hoped the magistrate would take a uterciful view of his
case on acmunt of the feelings of his " dear " wife.
The magistrate sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction for six
calendar months.
The prisoner, who pretended to cry, was then removed.
31ARLBOItOUGH-STREET.
THE CoNDITIoN or HYDE PARK.
Cath,rinc Lwaard, an unfortunate, was charged with
disorderly conduct in Hyde-park.
Police-constable Faasage, 604 A, stated that about
9 o'clock on Saturday evening he saw the prisoner stop
and speak to several gentlemen in Hyde-park, and he then
took her into custody.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the constable said he had
known the prisoner as a frequenter of the park for about
six months.
The prisoner admitted speaking to gentlemen, but what
she said was no harm.
Barns, the gaoler, in reply to Mr. Tyrwhitt, said he did
not think the prisoner had been charged before.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said something must be done with the
park. lie could nut see why it should become a cesspool,
and why respectable people passing through the park
should be annoyed. As the prisoner was not recollected
at the court, he would fine her 2Us. or 14 days, but if she
came again she would be fined 40s. or a mouth.
WANDSWORTH.
A riiNFUL CASE'
On Mr. Ingham taking his seat on the bench this moni-
ing he opened a letter addressed to him from the
Secretary of State's office, stating in effect that in the
case of George Stone, a carpenter, of No. 32, Gray-street,
Putney, who was committed to prison for 21 days' hard
labour, for violently assaulting Stephen Farmer, assistant
bailiff at the Wandsworth County Court, while executing
a warrant of distress—Mr. Walpole had felt justified,
wider the circumstances, in advising her Majesty to remit
the remainder of the prisoner's sentence.
Mr. Ingham— I am glad to see that there was no loss of
time. I suppose he was out of prison on Thursday
morning!
Mr. Andrew (the clerk)— Yes, sir, on Thursday.

FENIAN PREPARATIONS AT NEW YORK. -'.NI EW
Yon&, OCT. 23.—The Fenian headquarters wear a lively
appearance. Forty thousand uniforms are said to be mak-
ing. They are to be similar to thou worn by the United
States army, except the buttons. The caps are to have a
band of green ribbon, and the harp of Erin is to appear on
the front. There is no truth in the report that Colonel
Roberta has sold the arms under his control to Santa Anna.

THE QUEBEC FIRE.—AID TOR 'FRB SUFFERERS.
--Quanc, Oct'. 23.—The Grand Trunk Railway carry
free all contributions for the relief of the sufferers by the
great Are. large supplies el produce are coming in from
the 'country parishes. Carpenters and joiners are working
gratilitousb at the erection of temporary shads. Forty
thomand dollars have been contributed for the relief of
the sufferers. The weather is fine.