The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

THE PRINCIPALITIES.

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The Nord publishes the following despatch from
Jassy, dated yesterday :—" It is absolutely false
that a Russo-Turkish force has entered Moldavia."

(luarna's TELEGRAMS.)
PRUSSIA.

BIT/MIN, KAY 25.

In case of war Prussia intends to convoke a
German parliament to meet in Berlin, to which
will be admitted all representatives from the diffe-
rent German States, who are returned on tho elec-
toral basis of the number of inhabitants.
POTSDAM, MAT 25.

At the baptism of the infant princess, which took
place yesterday, the royal infant was held during
the ceremony by the King of Prussia and the
Princess Marie of Hohenzollern.

The Prince of Hohenzollern, father of the Rou-
manian Hoapodar, was not present. His absence,
it was stated, was caused by the fact of his prepa-
ring to take his departure for tho Principalities at
the invitation of the Roumanian deputation.

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.LIA 4
fount 00171 M.
(Before Vios-Chanosllor Mr B. T. Bindersley.)
EX MUM =MT, *JD 00.
Kr. Glans and Mr. Edmund James appeared in support
of the petition of Thomas Masters Usbome, a contributory,
for the winding up of the company nyder the provision of
the Companies' Act of ME, and sided that the petit*,
might stand over till the mit petition day.
Mr. Roxburgh, who ',preemie& the company, Mated that
at a meeting of shareholders which toot place yesterday,
a resolution wee pawed, in consequence of which it was
hoped that the matter might be settled out of murk
The petition was ordered to stand over for a week.

ILIGENCE.
DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCEL
filittimps in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Jostles sad
Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and MOO
111 PAWS TILE nnv. JORN HZYSIUMG
Mr. J. Browne, Q.C., moved far • rule to show mule
why a mandamus should not ism directed to the
parishioners of Lazenby, in Cumberland, commanding
them to meet in vestry, and proceed to the
election of • churchwarden on the ground that the
present chief warden had been illegally elected. The
perish of Lazenby was divided into two townships, and
during the whole of the incumbency of the rev. applicant
and for 40 years the practice bad been for the incumbent
to appoint one churchwarden, and the parishioners of the
whole parish in vestry to elect another. On the 25th March
last a vestry meeting was convened of the inhabitants of one
of the townships for the purpose of electing overseers
end surveyors of highways, and after they had been
elected, the vestry, against the protest*f the umembeet,
proceeded to elect • churchwarden for the whole of the
parish. That was clearly an illegal proceeding because
the act required that at least three days' notice should
be given of the special purpose for which the vestry was
to be held.

Rule granted.
711 Z WEST DKRBT LOCAL BOARD V.
Mr. Charles Russell appeared on behalf of the defendant
for a rule calling upon certain justices to show cause why
they should not state a case for the opinion of this court.
The defendant was charged and connoted before the jus-
tices, under the 10th and 11th Via, cap. 34, sea. 126, of
the Towns Clauses Improvement Act, for using cer-
tain premises m a slaughter-honse, without first
having obtained a licence. The defendant was a
servant in the employ of a butcher named Bennett and he
had taken certain sheep by his master's direction to the
Liverpool New Cattle Market Company's premises and
slaughtered them in a place which we. not licensed.
The act imposed a penalty not exceeding 51. on any person
who without having first obtained a license used it for the
purpose of slaughtering cattle. The learned counsel con.
tended that the set did not apply to the servant who obeyed
his master's orders, but to the person who was in the use
or occupation of the premises. It was smatter of great im-
portance, although the magistrates had refused to state a
case on the ground that the objection was frivolous and it
was desirable to have the point argued and decided by this
court.
Rule granted.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittings at Nisi Prins.—(Before Baron Pigott and
Common Jury.)
HOWARD T.

In this cam, whicliWas;nactionfor the seduction of
the plaintiff's daughter, the trial of which was yesterday,
after some discussion, postponed until this morning, on
the suggestion of the learned judge, with a view to a
settlement, the parties agreed to withdraw the record.