The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-08 00:00:00

11.kIL CoI:RT.
tUttings at Nisi Prins at Westminster.—Ml elon Mr. Justice
Shoe and a Common Jury.)

ThiA court Ilia not sit until nearly 13 o'clock, in cons°.
4cl:cc of his lor.khip having to attend a meeting of the
,dge. for the consideration of the points raised about the
La.. Fenian trial At 'Manchester.

DARBY V. BEALE, AN', "THEM.

The further hearing of this case was resumed this morn-
. Dr. Lankester and Colonel Dickson were called.
y both 11,inwed that the plaintiff promised to bold
r !it 111 free from all preliminary liabilities in the formation
..t tne New IZeforni Club. _ _

1 Le c .se hat not concluded when our report left.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

>-r.iu« at Nisi Prius.—tlkfure Mr. Itarou Martin and a
Common Jury.)
PIMA, r vivi%v _ _

This was an action fur false imprisonment. The defen-
dant pleaded a justification.
Mr. Garth, Q.('., and Mr. Day were counsel for the
pL ; Mr. Gitfard, t!.C., for the defendant.
The plaintiff was a young man, a clerk to the sheriffs
of Middlesex, and the defendant wax • builder. It
appeared that the plaintiff was employed in taking
an inventory of the furniture of a house which the
sheriffs bad seized under an execution ; and in the course
of his examination of the property, he found in
thawer a gold chain worth about :ea., which
he took care of personally for the purpose of de-
livering it up to his employers. The daughter
of the defendant had seen him put the chain in his
pocket, and having informed her father of the circum-
stance, he followed the defendant, and finding him on the
top of an omnibus at the Royal Oak, Bayswater, gave him
into custody for stealing it. Ile was locked up all night,
but upon being broueht before a magistrate in the
morning was discharged.
The defence was that the circumstances under which
the chain was taken justified the defendant in the course
he bad adopted.
Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up, told the juii that
in his opinion there was no pretence for charging
the plaintiff with felony and said the only question for
them was the amount of damages.
The jury retired, and on returning into court gave a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages, one farthing.

COURT nal DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

CAL7SM.
(Before the Judge Ordinary, Mr. Baron Channell, and Mr.
Justice Keating.)
HVI,DV V. RUDDY.

This was an appeal from the order of the Judge Ordinar
in the matter of alimony pendente lite, upon the wife's
petition for a judicial separation. The respondent carried
on bus Mess at No. 3, queenbithe, as dealer in rags and
cotton waste, and his wife alleged that be was making an
',iconic of till/. a year, besides which he had a beneficial
lease in the premises he occupied. She also stated that
vie had had a rt versionary interest in 5,0001., which had
been sold fur OW., and that her husband, who was a
clerk when be married her, had had that money. He
stated, however, that he was not making above 201. a year,
and that he was living upon his friends, but the Judge
thdinary Lol ordered him to pay his wife 501. a year.
The appellant in plrson said that he had not yet got
the lease of his premises, and that till he had it he could
not any on his business at a profit, for people would not
let him have goods.
. . .

Dr. Tnstmin, for the wife, contended that the appel-
lant 11.01 not given any evidence to rebut the case which
she had set up, and that the award of the Judge Ordinal/
was really a very moderate one under the circumstances.
The court unanimously dismissed the appeal, with costa.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Hoßoyd.)
IN RE G. W. THOMPSON.

The bankrupt was described as a farmer and tripe-
dresser, of Goswell-street and of Whetstone. Against
debts of 51,45/., including 5751. on accommodation bills,
there were assets of about soot. This was the sitting for
examination and discharge.
Mr. Miller, for the assignees, stated that the bankrupt
had been ill for twelve months, during which time his
deficiency had been increased; but there was no objection
to his receiving his order.
Mr. Hall opposed for a creditor, and complained that
the bankrupt had not sufficiently explained his deficiency.
Mr. Brough, wbo appeared for the bankrupt, urged that
the order of the court as to accounts had been fully com-
plied with.
His Honour was of opinion that the accounts were suf-
ficient, but would give the creditors time to examine
them.
Adjourned accordingly.
_ _

(Before Mr:oommieeioner. Gonlburn.)
IN RE OfISORNE.

This was an adjourned sitting for examination and dis-
charge in the came of George Osborne, the well-known
cheesemonger and provision dealer of Ludgate-hill. The
account■, prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, show
liabilities to the amount of 34,0001. The assets are
thus stated :—Good debts, 2,7481. ; doubtful ditto,
2,173/. ; had ditto, 8,347/. ; property given up to the as-
signees, 4,216/. ; ditto held as security, 5,847/. At a divi-
dend sitting held a few days ago, it was reported that
3,00 W. stood to the credit of the estates, and a resolution
was passed declaring a dividend of 2a. in the pound. At
the last sitting the bankrupt had been ordered to file cash,
goods, and deficiency accounts.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the assignees, and Mr.
Mono. for the bankrupt.
The additional accounts having been only recently filed,
an adjournment was taken by consent till the 13th of
January, and it was arranged that if the assignees required
further information they should tender requisitions to the
bankrupt within three weeks,