The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

CONSISTORY COURT.

ISPORB DS. LCINDIOIOII.
L 1 Y I LIT.—A cnuore DM1C171,17.

h 9 was a suit of divorce by reams el adnitary, brayed
t:.e hatband against the wife: but at the last mama
as ,•." teed that Mrs. Ley wee not of age, and could
c thirster,, be a pasty in the canes.

Le,bingtote queehed the proceedings se es to allow
t t) be brought before bita to moan shops.

COURT OF
MORI IR 0

SWANS.

11111 LOYAL BRITISH BANK.—IN RE OILLOTT.
A petition was this morning presented, wider the ar-
renvemmt clauses, by lir. George CUD% one of the
sew il:feetOre of the Royal Britiah Bank. The
pet:Meer describes himself so a tailor, of No. 36,
Stand, and a director of the Royal British Bank. The
object of this proceeding is, of course, smartly to obtain
protection, it being evident, from the preeeedinge in the
eir:Out l►w courts, that neither the chancery nor the bank-
ruptcy proceedings afford that " shield" to individual
Mareholdtre which hoe bees so mesh deeideraMd. So
recently as yesterday a verdict was obtained at Galldhall
against one of thew unfortunate individuals.

•
Mr. Glllott'• psalms was received in the ordinary way,
and protection was immediately Ovals. The first meeting
wu appointed for the 72nd of Jannuy.

fa 11 ZING AND lINO.
The buknipts were corn werehants, of Dallas/ham This
was the essminstion wetting. Oaa of the haskispts,
Ortevias Kiss, WWI runt], sparkled at the CatMd
Criminal Curt, ou a chugs of passim forged asseptasees,
and is saw end. +roles his susses. The soseasto set
being 1140, an adjoarasesse low six walks wu ordered.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

MANSION ROUSE.
James Hamlin, a lame mac, who pee upon ortatekee, sad
Henry inner, were brveght before the Lord Meyer, shamed
with having attempted to pick pockets.
Iliadic' who bat been some time known to the polio,
aad had been discharged a fortnight ago, after conesemeat
for three months is the How of Cornett= tot theft, said
he had serer tried a pocket due his dlsehargo, and that he
had followed the haulms as a hatter., Is t • streets slam
most honestly and pereeveriagly.
The lord Mayor said the leag reatammemt with geed
Hying had mo effect upon the talquitosta penults of the
prisoesr, sad therefore 21 day. with hard 'obey earl
poor diet, bread and water, should be tried.
foam was sentenced for the same period.
GUILDHALL.
George Fenner wag ehuged with lettering is the law
touts with the latent to risk posketa.
City Polioe-coostable AI, odd he saw the primmer is the
Lord Mayer's Court. la Kw 1 081111061•4011214.......
the pockets, bet sal sShtsdy W
lie watched him Mal sessilsaide WE% fr--
Cn.oaer observed it, sal mat his lie iishispii
and ending hie was wsidwd, ism sot las the
lobby, sad despairiag of fieltaawdilmouipmestimmed him,
s.d not Betties a setisfeetery wait bin isWedy.
Mimeos kiwi made isq•lry, mai Shogi=pailleoll
his previous sititatioa by by mbiallembi
Su Joh' coM•VTO said thol kwg as Ws bine Wil
mot Mdse. him to commit Sissy, ,She wighowies
set Istvan with It, but ullie basset lila Sepia
a pocket, then the °Meer sidoW lift liMMe;tom
they would deal with Mo.
TM rinser was this wed,

BOW.STBEET.
1011BIRT AT 11l LTCIOY IVIATILL
As ill-tairoarrd fellow, wise said hi is was EOM
was charged with stealer a ma Mem me of Um
ending* et the LyeettiN noun last .
Mr. Hoary J awes kobfasso, fades, vlisittioddaror,
In Ism; Ind that lest ovosiog Is Ism Y lho OS of this
Lloroa. sad Botha, Massif ovar-bsoloi, la lab oft his
Met, put it M the tors, sad sit down is it Abed on Mar
shinned. Ito stood kw a low stswirsta, Isavlsedte oat
sa the oat. la • few mints' dm ellertable •16 moo sp
M kin sad showed him Ids mot. whisk Ito had sot pyr-
itous), .Lord.
Policorergmat • RI sold Ito woo es dot, la Os
pit et the tine la sposstas, sad sow tiro plow
is, the poeketi of several psreaa. The witness took a
position when he could oh.rme the priapism withost
beteg pen by him. After wateklag fee soots tins,
wits.ws sew him take up the pramtsotor's swat sad walk
away wits It /oirsrdi the estresee. Wilms, stepped Inn,
saylsp, " Rollos ! old fellow, that is sot your soot,"
tom which the prisoner lot It fall open the mu* wed
basso to is towards tbs door. Witness egad Ma,
hook him I. Marge, sad, after showing the coat to the
prownstor, who Ideantled it, sod oaluad It at Mont IL,
viten, removed the primers to the statics-how.
The primmer maid he food Y. seat layiag on the Seer,
aad took it so for to. plummet misfits It to the deedumpez,
to tat motored to it. owner.

lie was rtstaaded for farther Inquiry.
WORSHIP-STREIT"
7•1• POL CAIII.
Eliza Carat r.:29, of prsporseerAm appermansoess=
before Mr. Hamill, charged with stumping
seder the folkoing poloist circa's/tams:
Brener, 69 N dtdrka, said he was an IS lisilabse
Light st sleveo o'clock, lad sow the teggensb•
tog in • haulms state; soddenly oho 611. and SO MAW
soaring to la'''. het he hew' hen htmb a SISSPSI:
Sad gravies a phial MOM "
Ste ova, quilt) L.unnis, bus sag—a
hr
to a 'method geatleaaan, who wiled lal• 111111Mell
poop, oho roe /sated. Witmer wig Sat bta NU
knew the pone, wow's, and could IMI tatiminn
of her Toth ottani" She had • very
who formerly kept a large basin's' fa ibiosa, hat Instsf
her with such brutality that after elm had quits ezhaseted
hat 'Padua') 3TS to reclaim hiss, she was, to eau her 'tiro
eompolled to Wars his roof. This ma bad alum rimmed
sad was heir% at Portland Town.
Defendsat is aaaaa agitation esplaised that she had heard
on Tender lost of her owe unapt at the time mho lived with
her hatband taring been that day confiaed with a child by
him, sad she Osmod to ascertain this fast which was avow.
idly tfv t,uth. list husband would not allow her to no
her ch.ldren bit her on the hand, refilling any aseistaaes
for her eapput—l.le was not endurable, sad the mellowed
the poison.
Her hasbood's brother hero stopped forward and lodirp
many eosa•wed the that:meat of his relative's creel beha-
viour, and &detail, that he had takes her for protection into
hi. owe
Mr. Reatiail desired his to take her to Maryklthno sad
procure a warrant against her abandosed partner.

GREENWICH.

TUNATRICLL

Willis Smith, proprietor of as aolidensed theatrisal
booth, appeared t *sewer • summons at the instants et
the leesee of the D.pttord Theatre, charged him with
theatricelly reyrdseating a mato •drains, entitled "Pedlar's
Acre; or, the WI. of Seven llosbuide," without nudes
from the Lord Chamberlain, or coanty magistrates, as re-
gaited by the act 6 sad 7 Viet., esp. 68, me. 11.
Mr. So.smm appeared is support of the sosplalat, mad
Mr. Pennies for toe defence.
Mr. &town havieg briefly opened the ease :
William William, scone painter, of the Deptford Theatre,
said, at about belt-post eight o'clock, as the ovens/ of '
Monday, lit inst., he west to defendant's booth, welch
/a erected o the fair ground, Is Bridge-street, Greenwich.
It was then whet was called the "second house." He paid
2d. at the weir .o a female and entered. The play produced
was " P.dl.r'a Acre ; or, the Wife of Seven Hasbands,"
and defeed.ot to-it a low comedy part—Gorman Gander—
and was dressed in the customary style. There wire KHIOS
and dialn.u) the etc,' as at other theatres.
By M. Pelttern.—Witnitse Dui ad the ploy, bat
had seen it performed ones at the Pavilion. He could mot
repeat the sir-le of the dialogue. Ho however remembered
that Gorses (leader (Um defeadup), whoa supposed to be
at B)nthwark fair with hie sweetheart, saying ' I'll by
you riap—not only Mon bat a cradle." (Laughter.) lie We
temono.r, d se yea perms being on the stage, three of whom
Mere pedler •, end the Wesel of Cibraell Gender "to give
alms to each as they," their outing oently stealing his puree,
Winterising U , depositing in ii. places atone. And he
further reit:premed the female who played the wife saying
to her hushes'', "Do SOS come home drank, or it will be
fatal to you or ia.s."
Palinwro•eraar Penem, 16 8., ssid‘he wont into defend-
act's broth th eight le question, and saw the above
piece played. 1 here were suns and Irene*, end he thought
it was played !Ivory tidy." (Laughter.) Amount the
townie, w.re a great any bole, who used very bad lan-
page. Wanes,. west M tree.
Then were no other witnesses present.
Mr. l'elham submitted that the cies was not proved, Wait
mach as there was so septette showing that toe tomfoolery
and mumbling he of dialogue, as pneelted by his sliest,
was a part of ins leaned play. He thought it was strain-
leg a point to mairaily the dirty suites and mums dressed
Up to saw. their audience into a theetricil l erformamm;
and with respect to the conduct of the place, which had been
there for th, le.t ten months, he then held in his hand •
list, sien.il by eh rit 150 of the respectable inhabitants of
the natality, woo had appended their pigment'', on his
fondest'. p+at's e...•T The learned gentleman thought tha do.
fonre •twt Insley C3old On/ Wier* the lessee oldie
Deptford I • a..., where the legitimate drama wu enacted,
end for which theatre such a spleadid bill was presented.
Inspector Wilson °Nerved the names of the mums on
that list by-d quite away from the plan, and oes of them
"aided at 110111/. The spot wee cioeupied by ezhibitices
usilar 4, to. defeadant's every winter, remaiaing there till
the Idest.r I.lr, and ware always tionsidered a nuisume.
The mse..trate said that penmen injury was no i•gro-
disat is the complicit, seNser was the morality et isms

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to tbo awn omplabet.
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