The Express.
London, England, 1859-01-13 00:00:00

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A poor woman riarmdH;;ell:l;ing at 21, Stangsteetreet,
Westminster-road, applied to Mr. Norton for advice in re-
ference to her deurliter, who had left her home since Wed-
nesday laid, and whom she had not seen since, or been able
to trace, in spite of constant inquiries. She stated that her
daughter, who wee about 18 years of age, had previously been
engaged se a dancer at the Olympic Theatre. Afterwards
she got an engagement at her Majesty's Theatre; and in
April led Mr. Mewl, the ballet master, had her bound
es an apprentice to him for three 'ewe, the
toms being that she was to have 181. for the
Best year. 201. for the sexed, and 721. for the third.
On the bankruptcy of Mr. Lamley some disagreement took
pion respecting the agreement. Ultimately the indentures
were given up to Mr. Measol, on payment of 41.10 e. By this
time engagements had been made at all the theatres for the
Christmas pieces, and her daughter was unable to get occu-
pation. Her daughter was mach depressed in spirits through
this, and wrote a note to a lady requesting her to toasts-
Levert with Mr. Magma to obtain practice for her. She left
her home on the Wednesday In question with the avowed in-
tention of delivering We noes.
After hearing the poor women's statement. Mr. Norton
expressed a hope that the publicity given to the watter would
have the effect of procuring 10100 information about her
daughter, end handed her a half-movereign from the poor-
box.

CHURCH-RASE DISPUTE.—MT. William Jarrett
and Mr. John Former appeared to summonses, on Tuesday,
before the tench of magistrates at Detested, Kent, at the
Marano. of Messrs. Wilkins and Joy, churchwardens of
Sutton Yakima, for refusing to pay a sum of 7s. 70., re-
spectively due front each of them, on account of a chetah
rate of ed. In the pound, made on the Wed of October last
Mr. Monclitateollcitor, appeared for the churchwarden+. i and
Mr. Bennett, of Ludgate•hill, Ci,y, for the def-ndants. It ap-
peared from the elimination of several witeesess, that In the
year IBM the sum of 1.0001. way advanced by Capt. Sullivan
and Sir J. Filmer for there-building of the parish church, the
rate, of the parish being mortgaged for the re-payment of the
amount. The stipulated payments not having been made
from year to year (end by which the debt ought long since to
have been entirely liquidated)! the defendants objected to the
payment of a retrospective rats, on the ground that the debt
should have been paid off by their ritedeceawirs. After some
deliberation the benckdecidedupon dismissing the eummonsas
on the ground that sufficient Cattle hart been shown by whici
the legality of the rate wits dieputed, leaving the church-
warden. to seek a remedy in the superior courts. A large
number of other ratepayers have refused to pay similar de-
mands made upon them for the like reasons, and in the
meantime the churchwardens have been celled upon to pay
the last year's instalment of the mortgage debt.
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