The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

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EQUITY COURTS.

•nma VICLOWCI
111 Tlll MA Tll OP Till TI

CON

WI MID Dl=

Mr. Glum (with whom was Mr. W. W. Cooper) ap-
peered in @tippet of the petition, which had bees amended
accordieg to the direction of the amid, as rerorted
in the Daily New of the 12th alumo, by add-
ing the names of the petitioners, sad some oartim-
lars. The company carried on the business of a Fire La-
mmas °Moo, bat were in the habit of ra•insnrlog them-
selves against risk is other offices. It ►ad tem hill at
low ander tenets of the circumstances of Me cue, that the
touristy in which the Protestant Company had sought to
re-users itself,was only lisble to make good the losses which
had falai spot the letter company. Hesse had arisen the
necessity for the present petitioe. •
The Viee-Chancellor thoaght this a very *atm rlinairy
mode if doing basiaeu.
Mr. Glare said that he believed it was a very ISMINS
practice among illlllllllllC3 off sec.
The

'eked it ell the d:rsetors had been
served with the petition

Mr. M:ssee said that the company had been served: mad
Mr. Orenside appeared for a sharehllder who had lose
served with the pet( ion, and who consented to ea order Is.
wind lo g ep the eeepsey.
The Via-Chaacellor—l really think that, coder the dr-
eemateaces of :his ease, I bad better refer the matter to
e►asbers, to 'squire whether it is espedient that an order
for wiadlag up should be granted.
Oriel aterrediegly.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THE DAY.

STIIALDIO • 10111 /JD CAB.
Thema Beyer, 23, of ftelitez-street, Orwell-street, Bt.
Lake's, a wiper StalS•f, sad Therm Palmer, 40, well kern
to the polies sr a " err oreekusee," readies at 24, Per
Treeetreet, Orwellwrrert, Br. Lake% cf so °repair,
were Orr et die bar bider Mr. Tyrwhitt, erred with
steeling from the frost of the Lamle, Br pair here,
Old street, St. Laker, a holes sad cab, the property of Mr.
Jo3ethee Bedford.

It a; peered from the evidence, that this naming the dti-
en of the cab wee pining down Old-street, whoa mole% t►e
public house of Mr. Snort open be drove up, sad went to
and had a small drop of gin and water. Wises be treat la
M saw tbe tire priseeirs sad another sea there
and shortly after the, all left together, aad drove of
with the cab. Oa the *about dedieg it gem be gave
tafereotion to pollee vastable Bee, 95 0, who
shortly afterwerds appeals/U.l the prisoners
with the Gab la their possessioa. Oe searching Palmer's
apartmeats, Bee found three beree.elotht, two nearly new,
sad a quantity of oaplieates relating to gold rings, silver
eneff bones, a quantity of wearing apparel, sad a large
eastor of house-breekiag isstrareenta, moistlyg of
skektoa keys, a Pommy, Ale, and other " aseassery "
articles.

The prisoners were remanded riatil Thursday seat.

DEATH OF MR. GUTHRIS, F.R.S.

We regret to announce the death of that distin-
guished satirise, Mr. 0. J. Guthrie, which tcok place yes-
terday moving, at his residence, b.rkeley-street, Berkeley.
square. Mr. Umbria was born In 1785, sad commeatied et
an early age, in the arm y of bis try, a career which
trooduct.d him 0 the bighgt flee. is his profession.
His various pun contribution to the heeling art,
chiefly in the lona of lectures, contemplate almost
ev.iy form of I. sion to which the human body is
liable; be• his chief attention was directed to the eye
sad Its diseases. The Ophihaloiiis Hospital in Kier/
William a feet, Strand, was founded by .Mr. Guthrie
at a lima whoa the epeeist study of distinct breaches of
surgery was less easel than at pre•eot, end bevies hen es-
labllehed almost eatirdp Ly his exerting, received for forty
years the !advantage of his steady sepport. Mr. Oathrie
was foe many years one of the examinees of the Itoya. Col-
lege of Burgeon, and ireveral times became president of that
eminent a rrorstion. His death woe act nnezpected,
haring been preceded by I months' illness arising
from an effevion of the lieut. He leaves on sea, Mr. C. C.
Guthrie, end a daughter.

THE OPPOSITION AND THE PAILTIES.—Ths
Herald of this noising Isis:—" 81r Jame Graham, sad
the three right honourable. who sit beside UN, bare, thank
Hessen, little la motet with the opposition. The
treacherous @appall of the leading Peolites is, for the rte-
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mat, gives to ea edministration which, it mat be cos-
(mod, mods it, sad maims thankfully the smallest
essitribotion. The sympathies of them gestlemea
ere nitorally with those asthma who are des-
' nista of alsninistrative eapacity, especially i• the ended of
the war, for we most not forget that the magnifigent boa-
glirg at the fastest was the posher week of Lord Aberdeen
and his fear Nellie colleagues. The Ninom have then-
fore been consistent for once in supporting tram whom ma-
segment of the war /3 nearly clingides with their own.
Ws ham only to congratulate the ministry o• their dues-
Moo of strength end the mares of it."

Sir Henry Ward has been journeylog overland
through dwtrieta *bet have sever before echoed to t►e tread
of boo Majesty's repreeeetativo, sad tth rethptioa that hoe
awaited him mast bath beta truly aratifyisg. The natives
of the dietriet of Jain hays availed tbeaueithe of the
Oeversoe's 'kit to such as ezthat that it is said go lea
theta bye haadred petitions were presented to hit.—Cellato
isamuser.
The Anglo-French Company who have purchased
the Omni &rsw Coopsay's wearrien, hays takes the
letter eogipeay'e promisee la the Soothamptha Docks. The
Aagto-Freseh C..p..y purpose mama, the weasels
they has purebred to Calcutta. They will loath at the
We of rumen.

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY

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