The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-23 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.

Lord Chief Justice BoviU, accompanied by several other
judges, entered the court this morning, and announced
that sittings in error would talc. place on the following
days: —For errors from the Queen's Bench, Saturday,
June 13 ; Monday, 15, and Tuesday, 15. For errors from
the Common Pleas : Wednesday, June 17 ; Thursday,
13, and Friday, 19. For errors from the Exchequer :
Saturday, June 2U, and Monday, 22.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
BLAND T. BLAND ABD BTORbIuNT.

Mr. D. Seymour, Q.C., Dr. Spinka, Q C.. and Mr.
Inderwick for the petitioner; Serjeant Parry, Mr. Searle,
and Mr. A. Charles for the respondent ; Mr. Francis for
the co-respondent.
. . .

In Sestember, 1860, the petitioner, a merchant, in
Miocing- nee, married the respondent, the daughter of a
gentleman in Liverpool. He afterwards took her to
Madras, where he became • partner in the firm of
Maxwell, Bland, and Co. They lived together till
March, 1863, when the respondent came home for her
health. She Was followed by her husband in February,
1864, who resumed the cohabitation at Cheshunt,
while there they made the professional acquaintance of
Mr. Henry James Stormont, a medical lams, who was
married and had a family. That acquaintance gradually
ripened into a dote intimacy, and it was suggested that,
during the petitioner's absence from home (for business
often took him to Liverpool, London, and elsewhere), the
co-respondent had availed himself of the opportunity to
corrupt Mrs. Bland. At length a scandal was created,
and the Vicar of Cheshunt even felt called upon to
remonstrate with Mr. Stormont, who alleged professional
reasons for the frequency of his visits. At length, on the
14th of February, 1867. the respondent went to London
and stayed there for a week. This led to a separation,
both the respondents leaving Cheshunt. There bad been
tao children of the marriage, and the petitioner claimed
5,1)001. as damages. The respondent pleaded a denial, and
allegation of cruelty and neglect.
[The trial whitetail proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bofors Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RC EDWARD MOM. - -

The bankrupt was a commission agent, late of 11, Albert-
road, Dalston. He states that he owes 140(., and has no
property
This was an application for release out of custody.
Mr. J. Geaussent opposed for the detaining creditor, Mr.
Holderneas, pianoforte manufacturer in Oxford-street. He
said that the bankrupt had purchased a piano from Mr.
Holdernesa, fur which be was to have paid 42J. Instead of
doing so he pawned the piano for 2.31., and the creditor had
not even been able to recover the duplicate.
Mr. Denney supported the application, and said that
the bankrupt had been nine weeks in cuitody.
In reply to the Commissioner, the bankrupt stated that
he only required time to enable him to pay his debts. He
intended to have paid for the piano, but was disappointed
in the receipt of a large sum due to him for commission.
His Honour said that as the choico of assignees had not
taken place, the application must stand over ; and he
should require the bankrupt to file cash and property
accounts for 12 month, before the bankruptcy.
Order accordingly.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

THAMES.
A THIRY AND ARECTIVER.

Henry Larrence and YLaterenee,jun., father and
son,were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a
silver watch and a money box, containing silver monies,
from the dwelling house of Mr. Frederick Norris, Wap.
The younger prisoner was errand boy to the prosecutor.
On Sunday last Ur. Norris missed a watch which was
hanging on to a nail in his bedroom. He missed a child's
money box containing ea. at the same time. He gave
information to the police. lin the preceding day the elder
prisoner offered the stolen watch in pawn at the shop of
Mr. Levy, in Shadwell, and it was stopped. The prisoner
was detained, and he said the watch was one which his
son picked up in Wapping. The boy was afterwards
arrested, and admitted the theft.
Both prisoners were committed for trial.

A new African exploring expedition has been
fitted out in Dublin, and will start in a few days. It has
been organised by Captain Faulkner, who first proposed
it, and Captain Norman, late of the 69th Regiment. Cap-
tain Faulkner will also be accompanied by Captain C sae-
ment, late of the 14th Regiment ; Captain Cubbins, late
of the 56th Regiment ; and Mr. Perrin, an engineer in the
shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Walpole, Webb, and Bewley.
A pretty little steam yacht, ingeniously constructed, has
been built for the party. It is intended to be used in pur-
suing the exploration of Lake Nyasa' from the point
where Dr. Livingstone was last beard of. The party will
I set out from Southampton on the 9th of Jane in the
Union Company's Cape mail steamer for Natal, where they
will charter a vessel to take them to the mouth of the
Zambesi, and thence they will follow the track of the late
expedition.

The Association for the Sale of Work by Ladies
of Limited Means has removed from Berners-street to
47, Groat Portland-otmet. A large number of the lady
workers are wives, widows, or daughters of officers in
our army and n►vy, and of prdessional men, m►ny of
them reared in wealth and luxury, but now gratefully ac-
cepting the opportunity of earning a fear shillings by
needlework.

LIVERPOOL, M.& 23. —The screw steamer
Great Britain, Captain Orsy, from Melbourne on the
/sth alt., passed Holyhead at 7 a.m. today. She brings
79,317 canoes el gold.
MARCH ouT OF THE CI rY or LONDON MILITIA.
—(THIS Dar.)—ln honour of her Majesty's birthday,
the City of London Militia consisting of ten com-
panies, and numbering nearly GOO men, left their
barracks in the City-road at 11 o'clock this morning for
a march out. Colonel Wilson was in command,
and Major Allen, Dr. Charles, and Captain Hall were
present. The regiment, preceded by the band,
marched through Finsbury-square, along Moorgate-
street, and thence into Princes-street to the Man-
sion-house, at which point they halted. The Lord
Mayor and Lady Mayoress, and, as was stated,
the Lord Mayor of Dublin, having appeared before them,
the whole of the men presented arms. This having been
acknowledged, the order to march was given, and the
corps left to return to their barracks. The route taken
was down the Poultry into King-street, through Moorgate-
street and by Finsbury. Not the slightest hitch was
observed during the proceedings. On the parade-ground
a few evolutions were gone through, after which the men
were dismissed.
LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS FOR THE
ENSUING WlLER.—Monday : Geographical, 1, Annie'',
nary ; Linnean, 3, Anniversary. Tuesday : Royal Institu-
tion, 3," Development of Animals," Dr. Foster ; Ethnolo-
gical, 4, Anniversary; Engineers, 9, President's Conver-
sealant. Wednesday: Archleologioal Association, 8
" Roman Earrings," Mr. Holt ; " Death of the Red
Comyn," Mr. Irving; "Remains of the Morse in London,"
Mr. Coming. Thursday : Royal Institution, 3, " Astro.
nomy," Professor Grant ; Mathematical, 8, "Certain
Conies and Cubic Curves," Professor Smith ; " A Certain
Definite Integral " Mr. Crofton ; Royal, 8j - Antiquaries,
Bj, " Oriental illee," Mr. Hendeeeon • Goola,gical, 84,
" American Birds," Messrs. Solater and galvin , lncub-
ation of the Apteryz," Mr. Bartlett ; " Mammalian Fauna 4
Queensland,' Mr. Brown ; " Species of Melo and Cymba,
Mr. Ponton. Friday : Royal Institution, 8, " Imagination
and History," Mr. Lucky. Saturday : Royal Institution,
3, "Astronomy," Profissor Grant —Atacoanot.