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

HILL V. HILL.IIINTZNCZ.

Dr. Twist, said that in this ere the jambe/ found that the
Mb bad coadaned tau Owed adultery, and that that husband
had not teas guilty of=. La slimier* begged to move
111.4 Witi4Jll d
Parities dismissed accordingly.
Nt‘l6.l"l. la r. lAN 16.-11 SCOTCH MARIJAOI.

Om the gambit of Mr. Wilson, the coon gave waterier'
foe the marriage (a Scotch cos) to be proved by evit.

SHERIFFS' COURT.—JAN. 8.
(Beim" Mr. Preindorgear, Q.C.)
LAWR•NCS V. WOORS.—IMPORTANT TO LANDLORDS AND
TINANTs.
Plefatiff sought to recover U., one month's rent of a house
°renal, ti by the defendant.
Mr. Buchanan, of Bminghall-.tract, appeared for the de-
fendant, and urged that he luring paid lawns and land tax,
that could be sat spinet plaintiff's claim. lie had also paid
militia rate.
Hie liosonr—That is alway• paid by the tenant. Yon
should have pleaded • est off
Mr. Buchanan—l think that it was paid to the landlord's
we, and can to pleaded as answer to plaintiff's claim fur rent
without pleading a set off.
The documents relative to the tales paid by defendant went
then banded in.
Plaintiff insisted that he should not be milled lapin to net
the stams against hM rent, as they should have bean charged
to the previous landlord.
Mr. Buchanan—They were not paid by defendant until
your terns commenced.
Plaintiff—They were not due in my time. All rates made
la my time I will allow.
His Honour—l think defendant must plead • set off, and
I shall Kim plaintiff judgment.
lie. Buchanan—Your Honour will make an order foe one
month, and that will give me time to plead P
His Honour—Certainly.
INILANCRL 9. NAM.. —7817. ‘'.IILI:E OP A LAWYER.
This wee a claim for 111. 16.. 31., an account .barred by
defendant le egaws as comtuiasion on MICRO goods conaigntd
by plaintiff to defendant's brother et Melbourne.
Plaintiff averted that defendant agreed that the comutlenlem
should to 5 per cont., and is the account soles be was
oliargel 71 per cent. He wee procerdiug to read aletter,irles
Mr. Bachmann, who appeared for the defendant, took some
tochniral objection. Plaintiff we. rather annoyed, and meld
it we. very hard ; he did not know ha should have • lawyer
against home
Ito. Honour—lt appears to be en important tae; you
shall have prokesional advice, and I wall give you an ad-
journment.
Plaintiff—And then I shall have topsy (or that.
Mr. Buchanan—Well, you won't get it fu nothing.
(Laughter.)
Viaintiff—Well, I'll get • lawyer, and will take en ad-
journment.
Mr. Boolteman—You mutt pay our oasts. (Laughter.)
These natters having been settled, the case t.sas adjourned.
sitarists v. COURT.—IMPOUTANT JUDGMEST.
Plaintiff ts • m rvant, and • native of Ireland, and sought
to recursr the sum of for thew stroke' wage., for sa-
viors actually reed.: rod to &Madam, a widow lady, who bad
discharged her under. according to plain id's met.ment, the
following circumstances. Bbe had entered defendant's ser-
vice att damask, at • yearly wore of W.. and had been fa the
•00109,0 three week.. On Sunday Mrs. Court and her
danghtere west to church, and opal their return, defendant
%mad plaintiTs young man In the kitchen, end then and
there parked her off, refusing to pay may wager, and turning
her into the strew, at eleven G'clork at night.
Hi. Honour—When you took the plats, did you introduce
your young man to your mist/tee t
P Ito rote Ott, no.
Hie liosour—And I suppose over said a word about
What le be f
ga-Etter.
II • H.-nour—la be en Irishman?
r•inul—No.
His Honour—Well; do you Wok it mass proper thing
to hag: y -I2T your:: msa to 4.1 )1 Li 111 the absence of your
=lsere. on Sunday night
Plaintiff—Well, perhaps ant.
H,, ilintlo4T—Nu. It entente will do them things, they
mu.t aspect to lose quir pl4c.• and their wages.
Ihrfeniant—lf you honour will porno's. me, I can put a
very I.II rent Iran OD the [patter. I at. a widow, and with
thy* lotaLters ktrp hotpot, there bring 12•. MAO to the
ore. On the S today night in
Iron church, about half-prat sight, 1 smelt a ocry strung