The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-25 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
.•..ulsoico.—(Lterore Lord Chief Justice Bovill, and
Justices Wales and BON.)
against
r. TORIMIS.
..,- . 0 Ls an action against Mr. Dl'Cullagh Torrens,ld.P.,
' ...alv, to recover damages upon the ground that he
..p....r1y detained some documents entreated to him
'. ' purpweof presents; a petition to the House of
:. ,„. praymg for inquiry into some proceedings in
'II ~. of Lords in reference to an appeal in which the
.. was interested. At the trial before Mr. Justice
'. .:, a days ago the plaintiff was nonsuited.
; ~'‘te Loyd now moved fora rule to eater a verdict
'... j.' ,iron or for a new trial upon the ground that
,nu had been iuiproperly 'unsuited. He stated
' . • ',
lintitt was n 1 years old and deaf, and that he
• ' •,.I his ease at the trial in person. When Mr. Jus-
,li.. aaked if he had any other witnesses, he did not
, ,na what was said, and therefore did
roil witness whom be had there. There
I oxe‘er, evidence that the documents had
... ~.I.al to the defendan, and that they had not
•.natted when the action was brought, and he
•r, •l th .t this was all that it was necessary for the
....! 1.. 'love. Another part of the m was for a
.: .1 ~ new trial upon the following gund, which was
•at an Alidavit of the plaintif It ro
was stated that
.. , Ith of January last a clerk to the defendant'sletters
mato''-
..!!,.,i upon the plaintiff to inspect some
.
the plair,tiff asked to have admitted. The clerk
• • 1 obe..unl the next morning it and the others were
..
• ..I to he missing. that no one but the clerk had been in
•-...u! -. that the eltnitted document was produced by
.!, .dani, rotti,l at the trial, and that on the morn-
_,:the trial then ther letters were left by some person
..ilown with th I.l.,intitrs landlady with instructions to
.e 6,10 to hill].
T;.e 1.0r.1 Chief .I‘ntice said • rule would be granted
•4‘ the first point to enter a verdict for the
.plaintiff for
:.alaial druniges. As to the letters which had been
!,. the natire of them was not brought before the
• ! !..pau attidAvit, and probably if it had been they
wt ha"! Atered the result. There must, therefore,
::!!!!! upon this point. In his opinion it would be
- tin
the rule should be in the office for a week to
~1, I.:,rties an opportunity of seeing whether they
• . Iwt aini, to enter a stet procures.
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I.'CRT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
STIRRUP C. STIR/117P.
!, M. ran Lloyd for the petitioner; Dr. Spinks,
.L 1 Dr. Tristram for the respondent.
Is itioiter had been a nurse in the Royal Infirmary
• I..ri risail. hat in May, 1864, she was engaged by the
ot Stirrup, a carrier, in Cheapside, in that town,
.re of I,k wife, who lay ill of a disorder that ter-
. t.. 1 ivtally. Mn.s Stirrup died on the 15th, and on
of the same month of May, 1864, he married
titiouer. The parties, from motives of decency,
• t',:r hasty match secret, and during this time it was
that the respondent behaved very well. Soon
• t... marriage was divulged, however, it was alleged
• L. I.a begun to be very quarrelsome. He persisted
.ttaig his grown-up son to live in the house with
„Lich his new wife objected to. The petitioner
• • : ih.it he had often beaten her and kicked
.L.I that one stormy night in April, 1865,
I rime' her out of doors without bonnet or shawL
• .t.. the respondent agreed to send his son away,
: • ,iid ; hut in I)ecember the young man insisted on
Ask again. This renewed the strife, and on the
•t• t hristinas Day the respondent called the peti.
• • mto a room, locked the door seized her by the
•. heat, kicked her, and broke three of her rite. This
by a final separation.
! r.-•-•esamination the petitioner denied that she was
oak. or that she ever swore at her husband. He
• hvril enough himself. (A laugh.) Had never
:t..1 him except as occasion required—(a laugh)—
, • •is self-defence. Did not take whisky in her tea.
•• i t
better neat. (Laughter.) The quarrels had
... heave through her husband's son calling her a
.•n old women.
• :. opondent, who was called in his own defence, said
years of age. Ills son was about :10, and had
lived with hint and assisted him in his business.
• 1 married the petitioner because he had nobody to
it.. of his house, for he was away all day. He
however, that she was addicted to drink and spent
oil he had placed in her hands to pay his men.
• he was drunk h language was so bail that it
LA-illy be repeated ier
n a court of justice. Her story
• L tirely false. He had never struck her, and the
which she had shown to witnesses had been: caused
• . holding her while she wait in fits of pamion. As to
they had been broken by falling against the edge

[The ease was proceeding when our report left.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Conaniasioner Winslow.)
Ix HE 1i,,8n5.--Arri.ICATION rare ItELT.APSI.
Iwokrupt, described as of Downhain-read. Kings-
, of business, applied for his release from cum-
I wbts under 3001. He had formerly been in bug-
. linendraper.
I Lan eau opposed, on the ground that the bankrupt
•. part of his property at the time when a
"nicer was in possession, tho officer having been
utly shut out at the back of the premises.
M.,, shine, who supported the application, stated
goods bad been removed by the bankrupt's
slaw, to whom they belonged.
• I.,skrupt, in examination, stated that • sheriff's
• • 11.1.1 allowed him to take away certain goods, for the
•• of raising money on them.
I Incur said he should not grant a release until the
ript hat filed an account of the goods he had dis-

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IN AR DODNN.
• 1.7.1, rept wee a perfumer and custom-house agent,
Lemeeter.square; debts shoat I,oooi.
' opposed. There was a former bankruptcy
• .le.ler which the bankrupt had not obtained his

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•.our said the application ought not to have been
• r such circumstances, and refused it.
-,lacy said he wished to take the opinion of the
1,, whether solicitors' clerks could be beard in
- in chambers.
said that the fact was that they were beard,
• ..t vivre some whom he should be glad to exclude.
'lwy, in answer to the commissioner, said that
. • • 1., aid in the Judge's Chambers, and in the Chem-
,.• t ~..l'oort of Chancery. lie presumed that that was
,••• tlw convenience of the principals.
11.- ~aol that it would be impossible in many
fo. ti.. *L.osineas to be conducted unless clerks were
:•• 1.. , .. 5,,1 I Appear in those cases. At the same time
•a Isla,: th.d ..4.11113 examination of clerks was established.
• ~c”rt• that none but persons of respectability
. ...I 1., hc.,rd in chambers.

WORSHIP.STREET.
LIZCTINU A BROKER'S RAW.
Iderly roan, giving the name of Jobs Word, reel-
IA King-street, Whitechapel, was charged with u-
• ig Juices Curtis, a broker's assi%taot, and unlawfully
bun from certain premises wherein be was legally
...I. rrisoner was further charged with assaulting

constable 138 N.
,m the statement of the prosecutor, Curtis, it would
: • ..r that yesterday afternoon, in consequence of instruc-
t. " received from his employer, he proceeded to the
occupied by the prisoner, there to distrain upon
• mods for a debt of 121. Arriving some time before the
,oer returned from his work, be awaited his appearance
. ! shen, upon his entering, he asked him for the debt due,
....tier replied, "What do you want r "Twelve pouncle,"
the answer. " I'll give it you," said the prisoner, and
t. upon laid hands upon the prosecutor to eject him. He
kicked and struck on the face and head, his hand being
'.ten. and, moreover, was forcibly ejected. (Prosecutor's
..- bore the appearance of having been rather se.
'' handled, long scratches from temple to
&c., being most conspicuous.) Being thrust
t. he went to fetch a policeman, and
evidence of the constable, 138 N, proved the
—rid commission of the vioknos against the pri-
•unkr, who upon the consteble's telling him the charge,
unlawfully ejecting the man Curtis, and proceeding
tole bin. into custody, struck him a violent blow on the
nr.took a running kick at him, end met him full in the
and when actually seized got the constable's thumb
r, his mouth,and indicted serious injury thereon by a bite.
lb was very violent all the way to the station.
The prisoner now asked the witness Curtis—Did you
kw me your warrant?
Wituess--No, you did not give me time.
The magistrate thereon remarked that the prosecutor.
r.,,t having produced his warrant, prisoner was not bound
to know that he (prosecutor) was legally there, therefore
k. sould not convict him ; but for the assault on the con.
be must pay a fine of 40s. or be imprisoned for one

THAMES.
‘TE(KIoUS OUTRAGE IX • DISTRICT POST-Ornat.
5,4,,eg Mason, a wall•lnsowu thief, about 22 years of
was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with 'ldolize'

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Mn.. Mary Ann Craig, the wife of David Craig, of the
PAvofsce receiving house, and money ceder office, Penny-
te4.. Poplar, said that on Thursday evening at 15
"i'",lvs before 8 o'clock she counted up 501.
4, gold which she laid on the counter and
tlnted her hack to obtain a beg from the
i‘ziour. She was net a moment gone, and as she turned
"'cod to return to the shop she saw a man sitting on the
(.water with his hand over the gold. She rushed towards
rknoney, and seized the villain, who at the same moment
"A up a handful of gold and struck her. She struggled
Liza with him for some time, but unfortunately he got
with 15 sovereigns. The shop door was opened for
b 1 a confederate as he was leaving the shop. She