The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-10 00:00:00

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

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(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
W•27oa V. WASS= AID O•SILSIL-1,0001. D•K•tIIS
AwaJtallo AGMIIIIT • 001191111..
In this ass. which was undefecdod. • jury was moth
to awes damages, which were estimated by the petitioner
himself at I,ooof. Dr. Warebey appeared on his behalf.
He had married the respondent in 1854, and had lived with
her en perfectly good terms till suicide • com-
peratively recent period. Be wee the proprietor of the
refreshment rooms at the Worcester station of the Oxford
Worcester, and Wolyierhampton Railway. The co-respond-
eat, who was formerly the manager of the ga•-worts of
the same city, used to come to the room", end • consider-
able Memory bad thus spnaug up between the parties.
The husband, however, suspected Nothing till 1804, when a
box came into his hands directed to his wife. Ste was
from home at the time, and, thinking that it might eposhiht
something that it would be neomeary to forward to her,
he opened it, Pod toned that it was filled with photegrephs,
trinket', aad lave-letters which his wife had written
to Outlet., but which Outlet bad thought for sores rea-
son to return. There were an malty as 200 of them. It
smeared that at this moment the co-respondent wee in
Wakefield county prime, suffering four years' penal servi-
tads for &treadle the eve company ; but
The jury the damages at the fall amount claimed.
Deere* chi, with sods.

1301:71iT OF MiNICIUTPTOY.
(Before Mr. Comminioner Wiselow).
DI:PORTANT DECISION ONDEZ A 1111:181 DIEM
Two debtor., partners, had entered isto a deed of com-
position with their joint creditors.
Mr. Chidley, =behalf of a separate creator, applied for
Ism to lone executiort, as the ground that the separate
creditors were not bound by the deed.
Mr. Pulleys, having beim hard on the other side,
Hie amour referred to the rue of the European Coattail
Railway Company o. Weston (Common Law Reports,
Mirth, 1866), where it bad been held that • deed be-
tween the members of * Ana and the joint creditors, wee
so ter to a proceeding br • separate creditor. The ope-
rate debts were set Latiefied by the deed, sad therefore ex-
ecution mast inns.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.

ASSAIILT Off • POLIORKAN HT i BOUM&
A smart young fellow, a private in the Scotch Emilie?
Guards, named MONSON O'Hara, was brought before Alder-
man Finals charged with the following outrage :
Henry Trinder, • City police coostabl^ stated that
on Friday evening, about 8 o'clock, he was on duty
la Lower Thammotrest, when he saw the pri-
mmer and another !soldier tarrying a basket of
linen between them, and just as he was about to pass
him, the Owner struck him a tremendous blow on
the mouth. The offset of the blow wee to knock ont one
of his teeth, sad dash him against the shutters of a shop,
and he bled profusely. The prisoner did this without the
slightest provocation, sad sot a word passed between them
before the blew was struck.
Alderman Finals asked if the prisoner was amok.
The constable rosined that he could not say he was drunk,
Vat he was "under the influence."
The prisoner, in an impudent tone, asked the constable
what he meet by " under the influence..*' Ho must have
been either drunk or solar. (A laugh.)
Tie prisoner, when called tip m for an explanation of his
extraordinary imednet, replied In a earelese tone that he
knew noshing about it. Re mid he had never assaulted
the mailable, sod he believed he wee drunk himself and
had run against a limp-poet. (A laugh.)
Alderman Fiesta told the primmer him conduct had been
very bad, and his detain* made it wens. He should, there-
fore, rot inflict a fine, but should sentence him to seven
bye' hard labour.
The prteoeer, impudently—Thank you, my lord ; cannot
you send the police-constable along with as.
The prisoner then took off his belt and appeared In-
Abed to be violist, but he seemed to think better of it,
ad threw big belt to the sergeant. exelaindeg, "Take care
A that, serpent • lam a prisoner now," and he was then
movedto the lok-up.
WORSHIP-STREET.
TIGHT OP ItIFOttAL TO LIMIT TIM POLICE.
Mr. William Leech, landlord of the Hope and Anchor,
A Hackney, was called upon to answers complaint brought
waled him by the polionauthoritire, Pc having refused to
Andt Poles-sergeant Powder; 177 N, when required so
to de.

The sergeant stated that cm the 28th nl4, at 3 o'clock
am., he beard a onetinual singing and apparently dancing in
Me defendant's house; that lea thereupon knocked and
inquired what it meant. Defendant, who had himself
opened the door, replied " I base a party, a private perty,
ebovestairs." Witless observed, " I must some in and
see;" bat defead.at refused to permit him, at the same
time remarking, " You are at liberty to go along the pak
mges and examine the parlour and tap-room, if you plow."
Witness said that he must go to the room where the
singing was going forward. but on again being denied, left
the house.
Mr. Ellison—Are there any rooms up stairs for business
of the trade ?
Witness—rot sure I don't know, sir.
Defendant—lt was my own bedroom, sir. The fact is, I
have a nephew who has jest come of age, and wishing to
hold a little merry-making on the occasion, we arranged to
have it there, thinking it would avoid all unpleasantness.
Mr. Ellison—The police have aright of admission to any
part of premises that are lionised—if you choose to hese
losing and dancing m a bedroom it's all the same.
William Miller, the nephew mentioned, said that the
company cmipri-eit only the relatives of the families—
heathers and sisters.

Mr. Ellison, in dealing with the case, said that it wen
admitted the room bad been io lase for other than its law-
ful purls, e, ; that the ro.iee &early had • sight to demand
and to be admitted. Defendant was oolv called noon now
to answer fsr refurng, sad not for selliog, or any other
effuses.

Deferulant erre—seed Die surprim at being compelled to
let a eonatable beta his most private apartment upon
deemed.

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Pine and noels.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SERIOUS CFIARGCB ecunter AN ADVTATTB2I

CLITIE.

Henry B•egna, clerk ie the employ of Mesers. Riviegton,
hookullerm, of Waterlocrplace, was brought before Mr.
Ham on a warrant, by 1) term. 361 A, charged with ob-
taining, by false poitenma. from Mr. Francis Haggard
Airington a cheque for 111. 12.. 6d., with intent to defraud.
Hr. Wontner, inn., appeared for the prosecution, and is
opening the cue, sad he wail only prepared t. go into one
ease that day, but he was afraid there would be several
others. one being that of forgery. The system pursued by
the prisoner had been going on fora long time, the seconsta
haring been falsified in some instances, while in others
stamps had been take° out of old account books sad placid
to mew accounts.
Hr. Francis Ilansard Riviegtoo, of the km of Hems.
Rieleiten, publidurs, Waterloo-place, seed—The prisoner
has been about three years clerk is our employ, awl it is
his day to amnia* the accounts foe advertie-
lei in different papers, and on his informing
re of the animate I gave him cheques to fry I
them. He had advertised in Notes end Queries. I
aad on the 24th February, the prisoner OP MO to me in the
*mintier-11'nm., and brought me a memorandum, on it mem i
written "Portend Queries, ill. 12s. M.,' sad the number
at the pegs on the advertisement ledger as which the re'
ripe was to betakes. Os the primmer returning in a few mi-
antes with the Heifer n der hie 'rms. if persons were waiting
to be Paid, I gave a cheque for the amount. Oa the Ist el
Petah I received • letter from the ad for of Bair end
aid in tioneequenoe I referred to the ledger, and
We that the amount 111. 12a. U. was =Una