The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-10 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

After Term Niei Prius sittings st Guildhall.—(Before
the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.)

This was the last day of the sittings. The fiat con-
tained two causes for trial this day ; but, as they were
both referred, the court rose at half past 10 &clock.
30 special juries had to be made romanete out of 70 at
the commencement of the sittings, in consequence of want
of time to try them. The whole of the common juries
have been diapoeed of.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)

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Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. E.
L. Smith, for the plaintiffs; Serjoant Ballantine, Mr. M.
Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the defendants.

This was a suit nelatingto the will of Mr. Richard George
Kilbee, formerly a merchant, who, while on a visit at Dr.
Kynaxton' • the headmaster of St. Paul' s School, wae seised
with a mortal illness. He sent for Mr. Oliver, a solicitor,
who drew a will for him, and it was duly executed. Pro-
bate was, however, resisted on • number of grounds,
including a plea of undue influence against Dr. Ityriaston;
but an arrangement was effected out of court, whereby all
imputations were frankly withdrawn, and
The court decreed probate.

TILTON V. JOEL AND JON, PLATON INTIVININO.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Serjeant Ballantbae, Dr. Spinks,
Q.C., and Mr. Searle for the plaintiff; Mr. Price, Q.C.,
and Mr. Inderwick for the defendants ; Dr. Tristram for
the intervener.

This was a suit relating to the will of Louis Victor
Flatow, the well-known lecture dealer. It bore date
the 2nd of September, 1867, and was propounded by his
widow ; and it was opposed subetantielly by his aster,
Mrs. Joel, on the ground of undue execution, want of
capacity, and undue influence.
The testator was a Prussian Jew ; but having
settled in this country he managed to divest
himself of all traces of his nationality or religion. He mar-
ried the plaintiff in Canterbury Cathedral, and it was not
till afterwards that she discovered he was of the Hebrew
race. However, he told her that all stratagems were fair in
love and war' and he lived on very good terms with her.
In 1864 he had reverses and became insolvent ; but his
wife having had some property left her, he turned it to
such good account that when he died in 1867 he had paid
of all his creditors, and saved 600001. In his last illnes
he made several wills substantially of the same character ;
but by the last he gave his father lOW. a year for his life,
his sister, the defendant, 2,00 W., and the residue to his

[The case was proceeding when our report left.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commieeioaer Hoßoyd.)
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The bankrupt was a general merchant of Addle-street,
Wood-street, trading as " Raudnitz and Co."
This was the sitting for examination and discharge.
The debts are 6,617/. ; assets returned at about 6001.

Mr. R. Griffiths opposed for the assignees. The ac-
counts were exceedingly unsatisfactory. The object of
the bankrupt's going into business appeared to
have been merely to obtain goods on credit from
wholesale houses in different parts of the country.
Out of purchases of 4,100/., 1,680/. was not ac-
counted for. Explanation was also required as
to the disposal of 1,0001. worth of goods
to Mr. Burton, of the Broadway, Late-hill.
On another ground the accounts must be amended—the
bankrupt stated that his solicitor, Mr. Ines,held bills
for 149/., on which he claimed a lien ; but he was not
returned as a creditor, either secured or unsecured.
After hearing Mr. lanes for the bankrupt,
His Honour said there were two points on which an ad-
journment would be necessary—au amendment of the
goods account, and an account of the bankrupt's trans-
actions with Mr. Burton.
Adjourned accordingly.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
• TRAINER 07 TOUNO MIMES.

Charles Smith, who described himself as a tailor, was
charged before Mr. Knox with assaulting Andrew Bartley,
a servant, residing at No. 63,'Broad-street.
The prosecutor said that on returning home last night to
63, Broad-street, where be was at present staying, he got
into conversation with the prisoner and another man,
and on their telling him that they had been locked out of
their lodgings he took them home with him to sleep, and
having made up a bed for them retired to rest. On get-
ting up that morning he found the prisoner in bed, but the
other man gone and a quantity of his property also, of the
value of 141. He went downstairs with the prisoner, who
tried to get away, and on taking hold of bun to prevent
him the prisoner struck him violently in the face. He
gave the prisoner into the custody of a constable.
The prisoner, who was in his shirt sleeves, said that he
had been robbed by the other man as well as the prosecutor.
He was a respectable tailor living in Peter-street, and
knew nothing of the other man.
Mr. Knox sent the constable to the address the prisoner
gave in Peter-street, and on returning to the court, he
said that the prisoner was not known there at all.
The prisoner said he could assure the magistrate he was
a respectable man.
At this stage of the case, Gordon, a plain clothes officer
of the C division, happened to walk into the court, and
baying recognised the prisoner, stepped forward and
said that he knew the prisoner as a trainer of
young thieves. A few nights ago he turned the prisoner
out of a public-house in Compton-street, on which occasion
he was in company of about a dozen young thieves from
the Dials. He also knew the prisoner to be the companion
of a notorious receiver. He believed his real name to be
Bryan. and that he had been once transported.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.

THE 'Vasil RAILWAYS QVESTION.—In answer
to Sir Colman O'Loghlen, the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer stated that the Irish Railways Commissioners are to
present a supplemental report, and we infer, from the
slight indication given by Mr. Hunt of its nature that
they have been asked to form an estimate or draw up a
plan of purchase. Of course, we do not expect that any
plan of the kind will receive serious consideration, far
len+ would we hint that it mould possibly be adopted pre-
vious to the general election. The government have
not acquired such a character for boldness
in deciding on large questions as would inspire
a hope that they would net in this matter in
un energetic and coniprebensive spirit. Nevertheless,
we accept the fact of their requiring a " purchase es-
timate " to be made, as an acknowledgment that
public opinion is maturing on the subject. The propo-
-I.Rn-in is by no means shelved. On the contrary, the
propriety of the principle has been very distinctly ad-
nutted, in the general approval of the Telegraphs
Purchase Bill. We regard that as a step on the road to
Iri,ll railways purchase. The buying lip of the Irish
hues, and a gllVellillitalt working of them, will not men,
so new or quixotic an idea, when the government are
managing the business of telegraphy.—Dablin Ewing
Melt.

EVENING, JULY 10,

MINES.-(T1118 DAY.)

@NB O'CLOCK.
The dealings in British mining shares are Ida
upon a vary limited scale. Woof (iiverton, are
at 691 to 811; Great Retails*, 31 to 31
Prince of Wake, 38s. 6d. to 375. 6d. ; Wheal
Sates, 60 to 63 ; Clifford, 21 to 1; North Tres-
herby, 13s. to 145.; Grenville, 29 to 31 ; Great
Vor, 18 to 18; Great Lazey, 161 to 17; Bast
Caradon, 3 to 31 ; and Marks Valley, 7 to 71.
Foreign and colonial mining shares are
without variation, at the following prices :
St. John del Rey, 181 to 191; Don Podro, 21 to
3 prem. ; Anglo-Brazilian, 1 to 1 prem. ;
Peatarena, 1 :to ) dis. ; Chontales, 2 to
Roosa Grande, to prem. ; Anglo-Italian, par
to 1 prem. ; United Mexican, 11, to 1 ; Froatino
and Bolivia, 2 to 1 ; and Port Phillip, 11 tot
The Great Republic Gold and Silver Mining
Company of Virginia announoe that they have
deposited with Messrs. Prescott, Groto, and Co.
the funds for the payment of tho half-yearly inte-
rest duo on the bond., on the inst.