The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
The court ast is Imam at 10 o'clock this morning for the
porous° of delimit( judgment is mom pre ',lowly arousal.
The learned judges present worst Mr. Hiroo Martin, Mr.
Harm Bramwell, Mr. llama sod Mr. Baron
Wilde.

bltowN I. THE BRISTOL AHD unto ILEILWET COMPATIT.—

Jl' ntais.tr.
Mr. Baron Bramwell delivered the judgment of the court
in thr caw, which had been tried before Mr. Baron Martin.
lle ISM there were several counts, and it was conceded
that on one of two counts the plaintiff could
not le entitled to a verdict. The coward for
the defendant applied to the loathed judge not to
eater the verdict on one or other of the counts, but to
know on what grounds the jury had found their verdict for
the plaintiff, and that application the lecrned judge had in
the opinion of the court properly refused, for If such a rule
were to be kid down Irbil by jury would be impracticable.
Mr. Hama Martin said he would not pledge Itomseif to the
exact Menu, of the application made by his brother Kbog-
litha but he contiderol when the judge had rammed up.
kis dote was over.

Judimeut fur the plaintiff.
BRADLEY r. LICSNAPACE.—JUDGMEXT.
This was in action tried before Mr. Berea Wilde on a bill
of lading sgsiust the captain of a vessel, to whom bid
been consigned a number of bags of flour, some of
eight and the others of twelve stone. The plaistiff
complained that the defendant had delivered too large a
somber of the IJ strum bap to the party who held the
ether bill of lading. The jury had found for the plaintiff,
sad a ride was afterwards obtained to set it aside.
lb. awe Martin delivered the judgment of himself and
Bares Mansell. in f.ivoor of the plaintiff.
Mr. Biros Wilds delivered hs own sod the Lord Chief
llama's judent. that the male to enter the verdict for the
.isteedast should he made absolute.
Mr. Bum !kismet' said that the court being equilly
divided the practice was for the junior judge to withdrew
his judgment, which would give the parties an opportunity
of taking the case to a wart of error.
Judgment for the plaintiff.

UDALL ATIREBTOL-31711011111317.
This an actiou tried before Mr. Baron Martin, without a
jury, brought by the plaintiff agabot the defendant, for the
wilful miarepreaentation by the agent of the latter of the
value of a log of mahogany, by which the plaintiff wax in-
duced to purchase it. The learned judge nonsuited the
plaintiff, and a rule was subsequently obtained raising the
quevtiun whether pribeipal was bound by the deliberate
fraud of his agent, and by which he had obtained the
benefit of a contract.

Mr. IlarotN:i id; delivered judgment for the plaintiff.
Mr. %zoo Bramwell awl Mr. Baron Martin held contra.
Judgment for the defendant.

TUE ATTORNET•GIUNZIAI. T. noylk—THE

DOTTLM.
This was an information filed by the Attornev-General
to recover the amount of suceersion duties, payable by de.
fondant, the question being who was the predecessor from
whom the estate was derived, on which depended whether
the defendant was liable to pay I or 3 per cent.
Mr. Baron Bramwell delivered the judgment of the court
is favour of the crown.
Tat lIATTRI OF BR KERRY PRI TON, BART.
The was the petition of Sir Henry Peyton, Bart., against
en msemmiat of duty made on his 'omission by the Com.
minim= of Inland Revenue, and the question was whether
the memensent should have been made with respect to
certain incumbrancea created by the petitioner and his
father.

Mr. Baron Bramwell delivered hia judgment in favour of
the appellant
Mr. Baron Martin pan the judgment of the Lord Chief
Berea, Berm Wilda, and himself in favour of the crown.
Judgment for the crown.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERK &NW ELL.
ATTEMPT TO COMM 81:K1DI EN TO irsw NIVEL
A respastablyattired women, abort 60 years of age, who
pee the same of Sarah Baker. and described herself es •
charwoman, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with
Ntsmotiag to commit suicide by throwing herself into the
New ver at Black itock•lane, Winston.
From the evidence of William Johnson, the keeper of the
New River sluice at Highbury, it appeared that this morn-
ing, shortly before 6 o'clock, be saw the prisoner looking
about m a very suspicious manner, and when she thought
so one was looking she lay down by the side of the misread
roiled herself in. He and another man pulled her out, when
she said she wished she had been allowed to commit suicide.
It appeared that she had been waiting about Dear the spot
for some hours, but was prevented from committing the
rash ad by some persons being near engaged in fishing.
The prisoner said abs did not intend to commit suicide,
but fell into the river when she was stooping to get a drink
of water.

Polieii:coustable Gloss., 220 N, said that the prisoner had
been drinking all the week, and when she left her boom
she told the persoes, in the house to look after her things,
as she should never return. They thinking that it was
only •drunken statement took no notice of it.
D'Eyucourt remanded the prisoner fur a week for the
rhos to make further inquiry.