The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-31 00:00:00

- EVENING, JANUARY

.111 m. c_s r.i AV .
Las iiitslliipsta.
COURT OF EXCREQUER.--J.ax. 30.
situariln.osanasso.—(Before the Lord Cilef Baron and
Bramwell, Charms% and Pigott.)
POLLZIII V. HILL AND 011111111.
Mr. Serjeant Perry on behalf of the defendants, moved
for • rule for a new 44'1 on the ground that the verdict
woe against the evidence, and the damages ezeiesive. The
action was brought by a carpenter in the employ of the
defendant, for bodily injunee sustained by him by the
falling down of a floor cloth manufactory which they
were engaged in building, in eremequesee, se alleged of
its improper misstraelion. The trial took Saco isstar4sl
before Mr. Baron Bramwell, when the jury toted • verdict
for the plaintiff—daraagee,
The Lord Chief Baron mid the OW raised certain point,
of at least a novel character, and Mr. Baron Bramwell
thought that deserved the eonaideration of the court
There would, therefore, be a rule, and the learned counsel
might have it drawn up in any forut which would raise the
questions to be decided.
Buie nisi.
HOLLIS W. HOWIJID.
Mr. Dishy Seymour, 9.0, made an application to alter
the order of reference in this ewe. It was an melon for
breach of promise of marriage, in which the plaintiff
claimed special damage in consequence of having, in con-
sideration of the promise, given up in the defendant's
favour • chance which ahe hakof obtaining an interest in

ass The prisons! wwiiiieseld heall‘einsis further War- I
mation respecting Ws seas Insesisk sad his amnesties% 1
but he appeared noel& is is me, sad he was eventually
given into custody npes the present
The prism, the the seedinosiVeM. Albert, pet
• number of cpageWse to the wham, which apparently
had nothing whatever to do with the ease, and the learned
judge directed the isteepreter to nieke an an to
that effect to the imer.
The prisoner said be Wished to sawdust his defense in
his own way, and he added that the witness must have
been studying Tdldmaque" and "La Fontaine." (A
lough4
Baron Otto von Biome was then examined. He said—
I was formerly envoy extraordinary from the kingdom of
Hanover to this country, and up to the Wth of December
bat I resided at No. 20, Estaapleee. Ido not know •
man named Emerick, and no such person ever visited me
at my residence in Baton-place.
Mr. Lewis to the witness—l must put the question to
you, and ask you whether there is say truth in the state-
ment of the prisoner that you conspired with Bunxick to
comrses the death of the King of Prussia?
Baron Blome (smiling)—Dertainly not.
Mr. Lewis—Did you ever give Emerlak money as a pre-
mium, or to indnoe him to asseednate the Bing of
Prussia,
Baron Blome—No. There is not the slightest founda-
tion for such • statement.
Baron Eichmidtha, the secretary to the Prussian em-
heavy, was questioned at some length by the prisoner for
the purp•se of shoe that when he went to
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the lease of • certelei tleitieliop- in Oiford7stThe -- e ~.---'rr showing arerentlY --- --_ --- - -
ease was one of • very peculiar nature, and there were him on-rwe flub "Minn • morally told • mime'. story. of
what he knew, and that it was at the baron's requeet that
pleas making imputations on the character al the plain-
tiff. It appeared that the plaintiff was the head attendant the statement was taken down in writing. The baron d-
tiff.
wsitereas et the coffee-house, and that the defendant miffed that this was the case, and he also said that the
became acquainted with her from frequenting the place as prisoner intimated that his object was to put him in pom
a customer, and ultimately promised to marry her. She session of the facts in order that
inquiries might be made
introduced iiim to the landlord of the house, and he mir- at Berlin to ascertain whether there was any truth in the
chased his interest in the unexpired term of the lease and statement of Emerick. The whole amount of =
made her Ida „teat et gi; a wok. Afterwards th'e de., given to the prisoner during the proceedings, it alp
fendent agreed to dispose of the lease to her for • certain wmonl7 fln, and this sum appeared toilere been given tf;
him more from charity than any other feeling.
sum. Eventually differences arose between the parties,
and then resent action wee A wh„ the „„ sp. Evidence was then given for the purpose of showing
in the list of causes rertwn for trial before Mr. that no such person ea the man limerick was in ex-
Zerreej Bramwell on • day dart the lest sittings in The
London, he and Mr. Serjeant tine, who • The prisoner, when called upon for his defence, de
dared that whet he had stated respecting the man
for the defendant, and Mr. Hawkins anreirle.
Emerick was the truth, and that he was induced to go to
Joyce, who weft/ insteucted for the plaintiff, thought
the Premien embeasadoes on the Bth of January in con-
that se there were pleas effecting personal character it was
better for both parties tr, have ,d 1 matters in difference 1 sequence of receiving the letter from Emmick announcing
that he had started for Berlin to carry out his project.
referred. An endorsement was then made on their briefs
' He said that he had given the embassy all the information
to the effect that the case should be referred to an arbi-
• in his power, and he had no ides that he was commit-
trator, "with liberty to fix the terms upon which the plain-
tiff may take the defendant's interest in the lease." The ting any offence against the law. The prisoner, in
the course of • very long statement, aid he was by
learned counsel now said that there was an error in those
birth a Pole, and he served as • soldier during the
words, as it was clearly intended that the plaintiff should
take his interest in the lase, end that the arbitrator was Polish Insurrection in 1863, and was present in
and was at length taken prisoner
only te fix the prioe and he moved that the word "shall" fifteen battles.
should be substitutell for may, as otherwise the plaintiff and was confined in Russia for several months. When he
be said he thought he would come to
would be at liberty to refuse to have seything to do with regained his liberty
London to learn the English language, end be had received
the lam The question was brought before Mr. Baron
• assistance from • gentleman of high station, who was now
Bramwell on Emmons, but he held that he had no juria-
unfortunately dead. Since the death of hie patron he
diction to makethe amendment, as the case didnot actually
come on for trial. I had earned an honest livelihood by making stick', and he
I was no swindler, and declared that he was not actuated
Tbe Court thought that the matter was entirely one
fraudulent intention in what he had done.
for Mr. Baron Bramwell, and that if be refused to make an bY any
order with regard to it, and did not refer to them, they ! Mr. Justice Willis, in summing up, said that he had
could not interfere. j thought at the commencement of the case that it might
: very reasonably have been disposed of by the prisoner
Mr. D. Seymour said that immediately the mistake was
discovered notice of it was given to the plaintiff's solicitor, withdrawing the charge he had made, particularly as, no
but be had not consented to the alteration. doubt, the principal object of the prosecution was to yin-
The Lord Chief Baron-You had better see Mr. Baron dicste the character of Baron Bloom, and to show that
Bramwell again on the subject. there was no foundation for the accusation. As the pri-
Appliation refused. I sonar had not acceded to this course, however, they must
— with the matter legally, and the jury would have to
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE, decide whether the charge of libel was establiabed by the
• JAN. 30. evidence.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.) 1 After deliberating for a short time one of the jurymen
. said they bad some difficulty in arriving et a verdict, as
OHM r. °mem they did not believe the prisoner had any intention to
Mr. Searle, for the petitioner, the daughter of a solicitor
and the wife of a surgeon et Bromyard, in Herefordshire.. injure the chesseter of Baron Biome. .
She was married to him in May,lB6o, but after two or The learned judge, in reply, stated that it did not matter
three months' cohabitation the union became unhappy in what the intention was, Thu question wasl whether the
consequence of the respondent's intemperate habits. She prisoner, putthil h nameent
hadedocument comp teed o , and
charged him with having constantly, while in his cups, wn th t a ocum the Meet of injuriously re-
flecting. on the character of the baron.
beaten and ill-used her. Of this she gave several exam-
The jury then returned a verdict of Guilty.
ples, and asked for • judicial separation on the ground
of Welt ary. . Mr. Justice Wines expressed his entire approval of the
' verdict, and said his only difficulty now was in dealing
Decree as prayed. i with the prisoner. He believed the matter to be • 00M-
MILLS V. MILLS.
Mr. Pritchard, for the retitioner, the wife of a rrefee. plate hoax at the expense of Baron Biome, but the charac-
atonal betting man. They were married in le 58, mud they ter of that gentleman being entirely vindicated, he was
lived together till 186:e when the petitioner was obliged not desirous of passing a heave sentence, or, indeed, any
sentence at all, il the prisoner would =eke a full retrac-
t° leave her husband on account of his ill-treatment of her.
Since then he had been guilty of adultery. I tation.
Victor denied that he had ever made an accusation
Decree nisi, with costa. ' against the baron, and if there was any accusation in that
INMAN V. INMAN AND BRODIE. I document be was not aware of it.
Dr. Tristram end Mr. Blake Steele for the petitioner, an i Mr. Justice Wines repeated that hehad no desire to pass
auctioneer in London. He married the respondent, n
August, 1864, and was to her 'any sentence it he could help it, and insisted that the pis-
ner ought to make au ample apology to Bas on Biome,
of his brother, "an exceptional according a the testimony ;so
husband." The co-respon-
as it was quite false that he had had au interview with the
dent, William Brodie, was a person of independent weans.. suppornd Emerick, who might be a mere myth. He (the
He went to lodge with the parties in St. James'socluare, learned •
judge) would defer musing sentence till next
Notting-hill, and on the 9th of December, 1865, induced .
the respondent to elope with him. A year elapsed before. ,session, and in the meantime he hoped the prisoner would
of her, and
her husband obtained any Mines fio,linf then make a clean breast of it, end retract altogether the allege-
! tions he had made.
that she was living at I 'Welton with Brodie as his wife, he . The prisoner was then removed in custody.
instituted the present suit. 1 (Before the Recorder.)
Decree nisi, with costs. I William Henry if Porto., 32, a well-dressed young
BACON r. BACON. , men, was indicted for steeling two cheques for the pay-
Mr. Inderwick and .Ir. &Word for the petitioner, the
. meat respectively of 781. 10e.43. and 2181. 15s. 10d., and
wife of • coppersmith in Lambeth. She was married to
the sum of 75/. in money, the property of James Farquhar
him in 1858, and lived with him about five years. She Mortice and another, his masters.
then left him on account of his drunken and brutal con. Messrs. Sleigh and Poland prosecuted ; and Mr. Mon.
duct. Before his her cousin, Matilda Barnes, had come to ' ague Williams, instructed by lir. Beard, conducted the
stay with her. Matilde did her beat to protect the pets- &Nem
Coon from the respondent's violence, am! persuaded her ,
to separate from him ; utter which she began to cohabit sThe prosecutors. Messrs. Morrie' and Dixey, were
hipbrokers and underwriters in the City of Loadon.
with him herself. : They were connected with Lloyd's, and did underwriting
Decree nisi, with costs. ; on their own account, and on account of other persons.
HAMPSON V. HAMMON AND THE GUEEN:,9 PROCTOR The prisoner was in their employment as chief clerk and
(INTERVENING.) , cashier, and heel been so for a period of six or seven years
Mr. °mend, Q.C., and Mr. Underwick for the Queen's up to September, 1867, when, in consequence of certain
Proctor The petitioner was the widow of a publican named matter which came to Messrs. Morrice and Dixey's know-
Rehired:on, who kept the Green Man, at Manchester. In ledge, they gave him notice to leave. He had • salary of
March, 1864, she was married to Paul Hampson, end, after 1701. • year, and had facilities which he took advantage
cohabiting with him for a year, she brought a suit against of to the very serious detriment of his employers. The
him for cruelty and adultery. The court granted her a offence imputed tibial was that he stole the two cheques
decree nisL but the Queen's Proctor intervened, and referred to in the indictment and 75!. in bank notes,
charged her with having committed bigamy with one Slav all of which bad to pass through his hands in the
shell Rook", her barmen. This it seems she had really ordinary course of hairless, and applied part of the pro-
done ; and after it they went back to the Green MILO, conic to his own use, falsifying the entries in his cash-
where, according to • witness named Tillotson, they sat book in order to conceal the defalcations. In August,
crying together, and saying " they bed done it." (A leile, it appeared that the prosecutors told the prisoner
laugh.) All the parties-the petititioner, Rooks, end wit• that they were dissatisfied will the manner in which be
nese- were perfectly aware that she had a husband kept his accounts, and that they intended to all in an ac-
already. Could not tell why the second .v-rriage had ailment. To this the prisoner strongly objected, and said
been contracted, but supposed that Rooks wanted to get he would work overtime to get thew all right. Messrs.
some money. Morrice and Dixey, however, said, "We will get en se.
Petition dismissed. , countent to get them into proper order, and you can go
on with your ordinary work ;" and an secetictens was sc.
CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT. ;ctilredinglywrul.led in, and wade a thorough examination of
As already stated, in consequence of some-
- thing which took place, the prosecutors were induced to
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.) give the prisoner his notice to lave in September last.
THE PRETENDED PLOT TO ARRAMSINATE THE NINO OF rionietinse afterwards they wrote to hen, asking an expla-
PIVANIA. nation in reference to some matters of account which were
Gesture Victor, '23, • Frenchman, described as is stick not satisfactory. but he did not make his appearance,
maker,was charged with publishing a false, scandalous, and and they felt it their duty to apply for s warrant for his
defamatory libel concerning Baron Biome, formerly the apprehenheaion. The prisoner absconded, but wee sp-
Hanoverian Minister in this country. prehended by detective Neiman, at Torquay, Devonshire.,
The indictment also alleged that the defendant hail where he was living under the name of ,Webb, and bad
falsely accused the same nobleman of being concerned in • • himself by dyeing his hair•
plot to assassinate the King of Prate, and with having he jury, after half an hour's deliberation, found the
employed • person named Wilhelm Emerick for that pur• prisoner G,,iftg, hut recommended hire to mercy. They
,fl he well knowing at the time such statement to be ee. added en expression of dissatisfaction with the manner in
which the prosecutors kept their accounts.
Mr. Sleigh and Mr. F. H. Lewis conducted the proserm. Mr. Sleigh thought it right to state that the prisoner
tion. The defendant bed no counsel, and upon his iecre- had defrauded the prosecutors to • very serious amount.
sating that he was not sufficiently acquainted with Eng ish The accountant who made an examination of the
to understand the prooeedings, the evidence was interpreted accounts was then recalled, and stated that the defalca-
te him by M. Albert. tions of the prisoner amounted to 2,8001., extending over •
The prisoner, it will be remembered, was only corn- period of five years. The amounts received were always
nutted for trial on Monday lest, when the evidence correctly placed under their respective dates, but in Jima-
wee given very fully. The offence imputed to the ramble instances the cestemp were wrong.
defendant was that he bed gone to the Prussian embassy The primmer remarked that two of the cosh books were
on the Bth of January last and represented that be audited before he left the service of the pea/outer', end
bad a very important secret to communicate. He there was in them only • deficiency of 401., •All. of which
then stated that he had been lodging with • person named were charged to him, and paid to Mr. Morrice on the day
Emerick, a Hanoverian soldier, who was • very deep- :he left. He contended that it was utterly impossible the
rate men, and who had been employed to aseaseinste the
King of Prussia, and had gone to Berlin provided with remainder of he books could have been examined in the
short time that had rimmed since September, and that it
bombs and &belie for the purpose ; and he at the same would take several years to go over them.
time intended that the person who had employed Emerick The Recorder passed • sentence of sax years' penal ma-
to carry out the project was • man of distinction, formerly vitude.
connected with the Hanoverian government. The de- ' (Before the Common Serjeant.)
fendent was subsequently introduced to Baron Von • EBAVDELENT couscree FOR THICLEREENWELL MELTE?
Schroidthals, the secretary to the Prussian embassy, and FUND.
23, clerk, was charged with obtaining
at his suggestion he made the following statement in Edward Forwen,
writing, which was the libel that was the subject of the money by false pretences.
indictment : " Statement of Gustave Victor, made this Bth Mr. Pater end Mr. Flood prosecuted ; Mr. Tilley and MARKETS.
day of Jam , 1868, at the Chaneellerie of the Prussian Mr. Starling defended.
with an offence of •• misehiev-
Embesey.-I here in London for upwards of six The primmer was charged TALLOW.-Tnuserme Eeiretre.-The market was
months with a certain Wilhelm Emerick, who stated him• ens and heatless character under the following train- TALLOW.;
n.,.„,. 4ga; gg; ao 42a, a. ; march, 42a, 6d.
arrived from Paris. At first tbis person was entirely with- ported the Vint-, Wanirnote for the Cies Prus.,:t
*elf te be a Illne'erian °Beer, and that be had recently stances. It appared that on St. Thomas's Day he re-
December, 435. 9eL buyers. Deliveries to Led evening,
out money, but after • while be received money from eating advantage of this circumstance he coiled on 1,088 casks. Arrival", none.
rime 421,4. 3.1. ; 7A.p-r-ni to. june, 424. tid., buyers ; October to
various sources, amongst others from a certain Hanoverian merchants on business' in that ward, and solicited —.._
baron who resides in Eaton-place. Latterly Emerick be subscriptions for tae relief of those who had suffered by LACE AND EcitiEßY.-Ncermeogur, JAN. 30.-
came continually more mysterious, and talked about a There is spin ineressed eonfidenee in mat departments
duty he had to fulfil, that he must avenge Garr his got up for this purpose at the City Press office. By these
the Clerkenwell explosion, alleging that a fund was being
of the lace trade. end as evidence that prices have
secreteay
King epee the King of Prosaic I drew his attention to mans be obtained about 71. in sums of ss. and 10m, but it
the fact that in reality Count Bismarck was the nudism- turned out on inquiry being made that no fund was being hers of lace thread the advance is fully 3d. per lb. There
tore. .bet he Persisted in his view. Yesterday morning Le raised at the City Press office at all. The prisoner was la a fair • uiry. for goods both for home markets sad for
touched the bottom st last we notice that for nun-
isnonentl started for Berlin, and I received the annexed then apprehended, and admitted that he had spent the supping. During the week there has been ruttier DMXO
letter. As limerick is • desperate man and asserts money. addi that he intended to remit the subscriptions doing for Canada, end altogether there ere reasons fee
himself to be in possession of Orsini shells, I feel myself to the Lord Mayor when they reached 201. saying the prespests are brighter then they have been
in duty bound to give information of his criminal Mute- • The jury returned • verdict of Guilty, but recommended mina 1862. la the hosiery trad
ete the improvement noticed
team Farther tamest in the matter I have not, as I ens the prisoner to mercy. since the beginning of the year as not maintained to an
not a Pralalan subject Emerlok was a member of the The Common Serpent sentenced him to twelve months' „via eateitt, hue ontoderehle confidence is felt in the
Society of Faithful Hanoverian', lied lived here without impcoonmene, stability and prospects of the business, arising from prioes
work, and se I tali teem means which were plead having settled down with • tendency to firmnem.-Nost-
at hie dispeeeL" The referred to in the above ' THE POLICE COURTS. eingemes Journal. -
stenneseit we
in the following term. It was dated from • —.-0--. COTTON.-idvelseeme, JAN. 30.-We have had •
the Cesium-strewn railway ststiss, end addressed to the I
prisoner : I MANSION-HOUSIL mod demand for cotton teelsy, and a •very active and
pro- before the Lord Mayor for further aumination es several vious ernes. The sales 1 , .
"14 deer Gurnav-In hurry I yet write von these few frauds Deakin, 27, commercial traveller, was brought
lines as adieu, and put thee on thy oath to keep theare 8 000 of wheels 4,000
miss that you gayest me. Farewell, and pray for thy charges of embeeding monies bel=wto his employee, are for export and imecedsbien._
faithful friend WILBvJc EMERICg. Mews. Jones, Lloyd, and Co., w tea-dealers, 14, irm market at an edema of fall per lb. on pre-
WOOL AND WORST/eD.-Beetroure Jean
"If God will be meniful to me I shall come back to little Tower-street. is still rather more ipnguiry in wool, bet
Leaden-ferewell." Yr. Humphreys, solicitor, Giltsparlambses, N
The stocks of those at weal which are meet in
Mr. Hems& Rends, • pi:Allman engaged in the Clam street, cowl-tutted the prosecution ; and Mr. Frank= confined to the en
ea.(
itiemedielle mints of Wants%
eellerie of
the Premien embassy, was called to prove the appeared on behalf of the trneier.their
incest
ander wbisk tie didesasst styli
ed pa the Mr. B•aebrns •Nla to so into Wes demand ere sot Wavy, sad etstdes• d•••f&jr,
the
Mmes, end ass pridessoll the slimed Usalsos Maw charmed embeaskinest, endPeenerifeets whisk he ebould ries& Mew do begs sale a noun

Yesterday, Mr. J. J. Andrews and Mr. E. T. Trott, of
the firm of Dudgeon and Co., shipbuilders and engineers.
of Wilma, Poplar, came before Mr. Benson, to solicit his
advice and assistance in • matter which they considered
of the highest importance to the public travelling on the
Thames. Mr. Andrews said he had for some time post
taken a weekly. ticket to pass betweeu the Kent and Mid-
dlesex shores in the Greenwich and Poplar ferry steam-
boat, for which he maid 14.1. per week, or 'Ai. per day. On
the morning of 'Wednesday, the 22nd of the present
month, at six o'clock. he went to the pier at Greenwich,
from which the boat started, for the purpose of being
ferried across the stream to Poplar, and found the gate
locked. Upon asking for an explanation, be was informed
that the steamer bad been engaged to take a party of prize-
fighters, their backers and friends, to a tight down the
river. He and his friend were obliged to hire a
small boat to convey them from Greenwich to Poplar.
The wateruien, taking advantage of their helpless position,
charged them double fare each, and similar fares in the
evening, when they returned from Poplar to Greenwich.
There were fifty or sixty other mechanics sad labourers in
the same predusament, and many of them, not having •
farthing in their possession, were obliged to remain in
Greenwish, and lost a day's work each.
Mr. Benson—Did you pay in *Amalie ?
Mr. Aadrews--Yee, sir, end received a ticket. (The
document was produced.) It was a case of great hardship
upon us, bed • Mill harder case upon the poor men who
lost a day's work each, and who had not the means of pay-
ing; waterman to ferry them across the Thames. We
addled at the ferry-office and asked for ea explanation, and
insult was added to injury. We were told to go and hang
ourselves as speedily as poesible.
Mr. Benson said it was most grom misconduct on the
put of the owners of the ferry-boat, and asked where the
tickets were purchased.
Mr. Andrews—ln the parish of All Saints, Poplar,
on this side of the rives. We paid in advance forour tickets.
Mr. Trott confirmed the statement of his friend, and
said a great many poor men lost a day's work.
Mr. "Benson was afraid the only remedy was in the
county-court, for • breach of contract. He would help the
applicants by a summary remedy if weals. He would
look into the law as the subject, and it the applicants
would take the trouble of waiting upon him again he
would state more fully the law on the subject, and let
them know whether he could interfere. The applicants
might rest sawed they were not without aremedy either
in the Thames police-court or the Bow coanty-court. A
murmur of applause, which was instantly suppressed, fol-
lowed the announcement.