The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-16 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY

COUNCIL—Maraca lb.

Their lordships sat today for the purpove of delivering
judgments in cases which had been previously argued. In
the cares of " Jarivrin v. De La Mare," arid " Bayley v.
Bartlett and others," which were both appeals from Jersey,
judgment was given in favour of the appellants. In the
appeal of " Maddox v. Fisher," their losips varied the
order made by the Court of Admiralty.

EQUITY COURTS.—Kutca 15.
(Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.)
LETHBRIDGE T. LETHBRIDGE.

The questions upon this appeal, which was argued on the
sth betook were—first, whether the appellant, Sir John
Henkel Lethbridge, was, under the provisuassof the will of
his late brother, Sir Thomas Buckler Lethbridge, entitled
to occupy the perk surrounding the family mansion
of Sandhill.park, in Sumenietehire, without paying
rent or compenuithm to the trustees of the testa-
tor's estate ; and secondly, whether be was entitled to
have the fruit and kitchen garden and vinery andornanental
Lees and shrube attached to the mansion kept in a proper
state of cultivation at the expense of tho estate of the tes-
tator. The appeal was from the refusal of Vioe-Chancellor
Stuart to give any directions as to these questions, which
had also been raised by petition before him.
Their lordships were of opinion that, the trustees of the
testator's estate not objecting, the appellant was entitled to
occupy the park us well as the !nausea' house ; sold that
the burden was thrown upon the trustees dunng the
appellant.' oecupntien of the mansion-bones, out only of
keeping the vinery awl forcing pits in repair, but also that
of furnishing the garden at the expense of the estate, a ith
any plants, shrubs, or ornamental trees which, in their
judgment, might be necessary fur the proper enjoyment and
occupation of the same.
Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., Mr. Bacon, (Ix., Mr. Elmsley,
Q.C., Mr. Amphlett, Q.C. Mr. SpriopU Thompson, Mr.
Piggott, and Mr. H. Cadmani Jones appeared for the dif-
ferent parties to the suit.

vied, on the 15th of October, 1857, at the registrar's office,
at Stoke Demerol, Devon, the father of the young
lady being present, and the prisoner describing himselfes a
widower, and at the mime time stating .that his wife had
gone with him to the Crimea, and that she died on the day
the last action took place at HetaetopuL The parties lived
together as man and wife mita the year 1%0, whet' the
second wife removed infuriustion that the prisoner had 3
wife living, and she taxed him with it, but he declared it
was nut true, and said that, the woman referred to was
merely an old mistress, and that he hail ceabed all con-
nexion with her, and that she was in poie.ession of a docu-
ment drawn up by a solicitor, by which he undertook to
allow her a certain sum per month. The Fecund wife was
satisfied for some time with this explanation, but
upon receiving further information relating to the
first wife, she again taxed the prisoner with
having been married before, and he repeated his
denial, and requested her to write to the women whom
she supposed to be his first wife, and tell her that he was
very ill and could not writs to her himself, and send her an
order for 41., and promise to pay her W. per mouth in
future, mad she did so. The prisoner shortly after this was
called away by his duty, and she made inquiries, which re-
sulted in the discreet:Ey that the prisoner's first wife was
alive, and the prisoner was then given into custody upon the
present charge. The prosecutrix, a very fine young woman,
stated, in answer tolpiestioes put to her in cross-examination
by Mr. Ribton, that the priwner had no money with her,
and that be had always behaved to her in a kind and
affectionate manner, and they were very happy until she
heard about the first marriage.
Mr. Ribton, in his address' to the jury for the prisoner,
said it wee imporible for him to deny that he had com-
mitted the legal offence imputed to him, but he was. in-
structed to state that he bail always borne a high character,
and had conducted himself with very great revery, and
had received several medals. He also urged that
the prfemer and his first wife had separated vo-
luntarily, and that the second marriage had not been con-
tracted with any mercenary object.
The jury having returned a verdict of Guilt,,,
Mr. Ribton addressed his lordship and said he was
informed that if a lenient sentence were passed upon the
prisoner the authorities would, in all probability, reinstate
i him in the position he formerly held n the service. of the
country, and he trusted the court would consider that,
under all the circumstances, it was out called upon to visit
the prisoner with a severe punishment.
Mr. Justice Wightinan said be would consider what len-
tetee should be pronounced upon the prisoner, and in the
meantime he would respite the judgment.

WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—Exenne, MAscit 14.

(Before Br. Justice win.)

(mix r. 'UWE& -EXTRAORDTNARY CASE.

This was a special jury case. Mr. Collier, Q.C., and. Mr.
if. T. Cole, were for IM plaintiff; and Mr. loieridge, Q.C.,
and Mr. Kingdoo were for the defendant.
The facts of this can were of an extraordinary character,
and the court was crowded during the trial. The plaintilf
is a young solicitor, of Holsworthy, in the north of Devon,
and the defendant is • Hebrew china merchant, jeweller,
kc., of Exeter. The action was brought to recover 500 f.„
which bad been advanced to the defendant by plaistiff,
as it was alleged by the latter, by misrepresentation and
(mud.

Mr. Collier, in his opening, said the circumstances of the
case would furnish an amusing and instructive lessen in
the art of raising the wind. It appeared from the evidence
for the plaintiff, that in July lest Mr. Coham came to
Exeter Moires, sad called at Mr. Elsner's shop to make
some purchaissa. Whilst there Elsner informed the plain-
tiff that be had purchased some pawn tickets of • man at
Bristol, a jeweller, who bad pledged a quitutity
of jewellery, watches, and rings, at Mr. Brook-
irret.Exeter, and all he wanted was 400 j. to
them. The articles were worth 7001.,
and if he could obtain that money, the transaction would
pay 76 pee cent. He also said that he was possessed of •
valuable stock and furniture, and that he did not owe any-
thing. The plaintiff, by the defendant's representations,
said he would lend him the money, but that he had not
• suffitesot sum in his possession. He had, however, some
Cornwall Preference Shares, upon which be could raise the
amount, and Elsner immediately said if he would write a
letter to his clerk at Holsworthy, • distance of
70 miles from Exeter, he would take it to him,
and bring back the shares. To this the plaintiff coa-
-1 sealed, and Mr. Eisner started off immediately,
and retureedthe next day with the shares. These were
sold, smiths plaintiff advanced 5001. to defendant, who
pm him • promissory note, in which he agreed to pay 20
per cent. interest for the money. There was also a further
agreement that the goods redeemed should be sold, and the
profits divided between them. The defendant redeemed
sowed the articles, but in consequence of information which
be bad received Mr. Coham became dissatisfied with Pia
iitnstattois; awc; .....anandoa repayment of the money, A
correspondence took place, and it was iliscoyeryil thal the
articles pledged, which ware raid to have been originally
the property of • " Bristol main," were Mr. ELmer's own,
that he had pledged them some time before, and that he
bad redemed a portion of them with Mr. Coham's tummy.
Several witnesses were called. who proved that the de-
fendant made similar proposals to them ; that he was in
debt, and had had several writs served upon him lately ;
and that the furniture which he represented to be his was
made over to his wife.

For the defence it wan denied that Elsner had mid any-
thing about a Bristol man, bet that he had represented to
plaintiff that hie was a learative business, requiring a little
capital, and that the plaintiff, by the inducement of bug.,
profits, had advanced the money. The allegation of fraud
wan indignantly denied, and defendant also denied that be
had said he did not owe anything.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount claimed.

This concluded the business of the wires, and the court
rose at half•peet nine p.m.

IMPORTANT MOVEM VT IN THE BUILDING TRADE.
—Four of the most eminent building firms of London, viz.,
Lucas Brothers, Kelk, Smith (of Pimlico), and Peto and
Co., have decided, on and after the 23rd inst., to pay their
workmen by the hour, in order to take away the slightest
excuse for another strike on the nine hours' question. The
trade generally will, it u expected, adopt the arrangement
in a short time. The rate of wages will be 7d. per hour for
skilled mechanics and 41d. per hour for labourers, being an
advance of about le. 2d. per week to the former and 8.1. per
week to the latter, mourning that they work 581 hours per
week, as at present.
TaE .GREAT EASTERN. —3 I ILFORD HA MN. —lt
has been definitely settled that the Great Eastern steamer
shall be taken off the gridiron at Nayland, on Tuesday, the
Seth of the present month, and removed to the " Man-of-
War's read,' just below Pembroke Royal Dockyard, and
moored at the spot she occupied on her arrival from America.
Captain Carnegie and other directors are on board at present,
from whom the above arrangements have emanated. A
further attraction occurs at the same period—the Defiance,
90 gun steam screw line-of-battle ship, will be launched from
the adjacent royal dockyard on the 27th. These ossonrrences
create considerable excitement throughout the county
generally. The " Man-of-War's road" abovemeutioned is
capacious anchorage locality, a short distance below the
dockyard, where men-of-war having their powder on hoard
come to and are anchored, being the nearest approach under
such circumstances they are allowed to make to that arsenal.
he capacity may be calculated upon, when even the Great
Eastern can ride there at single anchor at the lowest spring
tides the Blenheim line-of-battle ship and other vessels
also riding there.

CHILD MURDER 111 EIHREWRBITEY.—An atrocious
ems of child murder was investigated before the magistrates
at Shrewsbury on Thursday. About noon on Sunday, as •
countryman was walking along the banks of the River
Severn, at tfonkmoor, a short distance from Shrewsbury,
he saw the body of a male child, some ten or twelve mouths'
lying dead on the river side. It had a piece of flannel
tied round it, socks on its feet, and a shirt on. It was
taken to the polies statioo, and inquiries made as to
the child's mother. She was ascertained to be living as
servant to the Rev. E. H. Gifford, head meater. King
Edward'a school, Birmingham, where she was apprviieniled
on Wednesday morning. Her name is Flisabeth Griffin.
Some time before Christmas she had pliced the chill (an
illegitimate one) with Mrs. Grist, of Barker-street, Shrews-
bony, to =mound on Sunday evening, the 3rd inst., prisoner
took the child from Mn. Grist's, paying she was going to
plan it with another person in a different part of the town.
The same night she returned to Mrs. t:rtst's without the
child, and slept there. She left on flue following AVednesdny,
and went to her situation. rife, grist identified the body
of the child. The evidence of the sturgeon was to the effect
that the child had been thrown into the water alive. After
hearing the evideere, the prhamer was committed on
charge of wilful murder, when she said she could not support
her two children.

SUICIDIS 07 A LADY IN HYDE-PARK. --Yesterday
rooming Mr. Bedford, the coroner for Westminster, xeceived
information of the death of Mrs. Hannah Elizabeth Goodge.
aged 51, of Coburg{ terrace, Vauxhall Bridge-road, Pimlico.
Who committed self-destruction under the follow* circum-
stances :—lt appeared that the unfortunate lady bad been
lately in a very melancholy and desponding state of mind.
She wont out for a walk a day or two sin." and 'brew her.
self into the Serpentine, Hyde-park. Drags were put into
requisition, and she was taken out and conveyed to St.
George's Hospital, where she expired. No cause is ',signed
for the rash act. The deceased wee is alum* circum-
stances.

Mr. A. Baotrou, Wine and Spirit Merchant, of
lit. Strand. has altered his prices in accordance with the further
reduction of the wine duties. He is now saltine excellent Port
and Sherry at les per dozen, and a good sound Claret at 114. Per
dozen, bottles Licluded..-lAdyertbiementl

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