The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-14 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Pigott and Cleashy.)
rozerson r. 0831rT0N.7-awns or COXPOGITION.

This cane raised •novel point with regard to deeds of
composition. It was an interpleeder issue tried before
Mr. Baron Martin during the present term, when a ver-
dict was entered for the plaintiff.
Mr. C. H. Anderson. pursuant to leave reserved, now
moved to enter a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff
was trustee under a deed of composition executed on the
Ist August last, by a Mr. Prior. The defendant put in
execution on the 3rd August against the goods of Prior,
and this action was brought to try the right to
the goods. The solicitor for three of the cre-
ditors was Mr. Crutwell, and their assent to
the deed was given by the managing elerk of
Mr. Cratwell's London agents. It was proved that these
three creditors had authorised Mr. Crutwell to assent, but
the learned counsel contended that their solicitor could not
delegate his authority to his London &gaga, and again
that the London agents could not delegate the
authority to their clerk. It was also objected
that the assent was conditional as it reserved rights under
a fernier deed. Another point was that the deed not being
proyerly assented to was intended to operate solely under
the 192nd section of the Bankruptcy Act, 1841, and there-
fore was an escrow, and did not pass the property.
The court granted a rule on all the points.

COtET OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Batare the Judge Ordinary.)

IZIKAII V.

The Judge Ordinary gave judgment in this case, which
was heard two days ago. He considered the charge of
cruelty not proved ; and, as regarded the charge of de.
sorties, he could not look on it as made out. The parties
had separated kindly in Jamaica, when Mrs. Keech re-
turned home for the rake of her health. Her husband
afterwards wrote to her desiring her to come out
to him, and informing her that her passage money was
lodged for her at his agents. She replied that her health
still continued weak, and the regpondi nt disappeared for
some years. When his wife discovered where he wag, she
applied to him for an allowance, which he made her till
he 106 i 1115 situation. It did not appear. therefore, that he
had separated from her against her wish; and the court
could not grant a divorce, though bath parties seemed
now to desire it. At the pa ne time ag the re pondent's
adultery was established, if Nino Keoch desired relief by
way of judicial separat.on, the court would be willing to
award it her.

POLICE COURTS.-MMI3 DAY.)

GUILDHALL.

CAUTION TO COUNTRY uvrcuaes.-131,11/30NIMer.
William &nesse, the younger, of Wisbech, Cam-
bridgeshire, was convicted before Alderman Owden for
sending two quarters of beef to Lendenhall-market for
the purpose of sale and intended for human food, the
same being diseased, unsound, unwholesome, and unlit
for the food of man.
Ahluman Owden said that country butchers most be
taught that they must not send their bad meat to London
to t oison the people. Ile then sentenced the defendant
to le imprisoned for one calendar month.
•NC:litll CAbE OP bEYDIXO R&D NEAT TO THE LONDON
NA.RIAT.

Jan Shmpsofs, a butcher, of lleddin7,ton, Cambridge-
shire, was obi) summoned before Alderman Owden
by the Commiseionfrs of Sewers for sending
the OXMAN of a pig to Nowgate-market for sale as haman
food, the same being diseased, unsound, unwholesome,
and untit for the food of man.

Alderman Owden fined the defendant 101. and 31. 3e.
costa, or one zkenth's imprisonment.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ALLBGED 20231 MY •Y ♦ OLNO LW pyousoAmmas.

John Gress!, • young man, was charged before Mr.
d'Eystooart with being concerned with others not in C4O-
- to stealing a watch of the value of 71. from the per
of Mr. Wawa Saunders. draper, No. 25, Lamb's-coa-
dnit-street.
William lancsehire, a stableman, in the employ of Mr.
Gray, of Oxford-street, proved fleeing the prosecutor, the
prisoner, and others drinking at the Oxford Stores, and
afterwards law tke prisoner and the prosecutor up Mr.
Gray's yard, and as they were noisy he turned them out.
Charles Xepl, • cab-driver, said that while driving
along Oxford4rest, the prisoner, standing at the door of
the Oxford Stores, whistled to him, and on hi. pulling up
told him to pull round the corner and liedid 11,D. The
prosecutor afterwards gut into his cab and asked him to
take Min bona. The prisoner got in too, but he made the
prisoner and the prosecutor get out. The prisoner
tied souther man got alongside the prosecutor
who directly afterwards complained of Insane his watch,
he (witness) baring previously told a constable to look
after the prosecutor. He subsequently took the prose-
cutor hoiae.