The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCL-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Mlle is &moo. Lord tAisl Justice &mill dad
thilikill Willa., Bytes, and Keating.)

MILTON (APPILLUIT) W. LIMB (111111PONDIIN?).
The court this morning gave judgmeat in this spinal
from • denies of the Revising Barrister for Manchester,
which was argued on Saturday.
The Lord Chief Julia and the other judges delivered
separate judgments, bat they all agreed that there was no
suficiaat authority for saying that by the assaica
law wawa had • right to vote for numbers of
parasol*, whilst on the ether hand there was the un-
interrupted radios of wearies to show that wawa
had not veal. There was no mated case to favour
of the vote, main that in • acts to Olive v. Ingram
when that. was rearenee to • seenarnipt report of a
case to show that WOWS would vete. This nine, how-
ever, woo only to be fouad in severe modern reports, whilst
there was no releases to say sail can in Strange; and
Lord Coke gave his lames opinion the °air way. In
his (the Chief Justice's) °pinks the Reform Ad of 1867,
in saying that ma &mid vets, although osaidered ia
conjunottas with Sr Atha Boseilly's An, did not this
women to vote. TM Ism "men "in the Rehm Act did
not include women ; and even if it did, than women would
ones within the tent " incapacitated." For these
reams he thought that the union of the Beaming Bar-
rister reaming the vets should be allased, bat be also
thought that it was • cue to which no eons should be
allowed.

Mr. Justice Myles, after going over the sum grounds,
maid that he hoped that their unanimous decision, ooupled
with the unanimous &Mien od the Court of Seemion in
Scotland, would for ever exorcise and lay the ghod of •
doubt which ought never to have arisen. (Laughter.)
Appeal diamiseed.

In eight or nine other cases of appeals raising the ques-
tion u to women's votes, the court, after some discussion
in one or two cases, held that the judgment already given
determined all these cases.
MOORE, REPELLLICT, C. EMI WARS CUM OP lILLTORD.

The statement in this case was that the name of
Martha Wilson, and also the names of 1,340 other women,
had been placed by the overseers of Salford upon the list
of voters ; and at the revision no one objected to the re-
tention of there names. The Revising Barrister, however,
held that the overseers had mistaken their duty in placing
the names of women upon the list ; that they were dis-
qualified on account of sex; and that therefore he ought
expunge the names.

Mr. Russell, Q.C., for the appellant, oontended that as
no objection was made to the names the Revising Barrister
had no power to expunge the names. Without objection
the banister would have no means of deciding whether
the names were those of women or men, his only means of
judging would be from the names, but Gomm= had borne
women's names, and some names, such as Jesse, were Qom-
mou both to men and women.

[The learned counsel was proceeding when our report left.]

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
. _

Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice, and
Justices Lush, Hannan, and Hayes.)
DARBY N. REALMS ♦AD owns.

This was a ease arising out of the attempted formation
of a new Reform Club.

--Mr. Francis said it had been arranged with all the de-
fendants excepting Mr. Sturgeon, a barrister, that further
proceedings this cue should be stayed. He had to ask
their lordabips, on Mr. Sturgeon's behalf, to allow the
rule for a new trial to stand over, as in all probability he
would be able to arrange to enter a stet proeessus in his
case also.

App—h-rXtion granted.
The Court then took the 013131 in the enlarged rule
PaPer•

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THZ QUW C. THE UT. Z. I. HATS AND OTIZZi.
In this case a rule had been obtained by the Rev. R.
W. Himedey, rector of Stow-in-the-Wold, calling upon
the ddendants, certain justioes acting in that division,
to show cause why a certiorari should not WWI to bring
up a conviction for the purpose of being quashed. It
appeared that the local authorities caused • fire-plug to
be inserted in a main which runs under a pathway adjoin-
ing the churchyard which the Rev. Mr. lUppeeley claimed
as his freehold as rector of the parish, the ground in
question being consecrated ground. Before the magis-
trates the rev. gentleman objected to their jurisdiction on
the ground of title, but the justices over-ruled the point,
finding that the question of title did not arise, but
whether the pathway came within the definition of •
street under the interpretation clams of the act of parlia-
ment. The case was then gone into, and it being proved
to their satisfaction that the defendant and his man had
broken the pipe in question, the justices convicted them.
Mr. Barrington showed cause against the rule ; Mr.
Sawyer and Mr. Evans supported it.
The court held that the question of title did not arise,
and discharged the rule with costs.
Rule discharged accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bdore Mr. Co--nndonar Baess.)
APILICATION TO imam • MISSION.
James Brotherton, a musical string maker, residing in
Winch/der-street, Bethnal-green, had petitioned the
Court, describing himself as above, but had omitted from
his description his plane of business, Three Colt-lane,
Mile-end. Ois this ground it was asked that the petition
should be dismissed.
His Honour gave leave to amend the petition, and
adjourned the application for release for that purpose.
Mr. Banks and Mr. Hudson appeared in the case.

m RIAYIL

The bankrupt was ;caper, of Station House, Rad-
ian]. This was a sitting for examination and discharge.
Debts 6341. ; the property had been taken under a bill of
sale.
Hr. Phelps asked for an adjournment with a view to
inquiry into the validity of the bill of isle. Adjourned
accordingly.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-ST=BT.
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CAerin Taos Hewes, a Dutch commission agent, was
charged before Mr. Mansfield with stealing an umbrella
at the Raleigh Club, Regent-street, the preperty of Mr.
Charles Graham, a member of the club.
Mr. rromtt appeared for the prisoner.
James Oulu, -the hall porter of the club, said that
on Sunday night, about 8 o'clock, he was standing
in the hall of the club when he heard a foot-
step, and on looking round saw the prisoner take
an umbrella from the umbrella stand and make for the
door. He stepped forward, and asked the prisoner what
he was np to, when be threw the umbrella on the mat, and
bolted. He went after the prisoner, who went into the
back entrance of Carlton-chambers, where he was @scared
and given into custody. The umbrella was the property
of Yr. Graham, a member of the club.
Police-constable Dation, 86 C, said that on going to
take the prisoner into custody, he made off, but he went
after him and took him, and after a violent struggle suc-
ceeded with amistance in getting him to the station. The
prisoner shammed drunkenness, and said he did not know
what he was doing, and at the same time asked him what
he would be done to. The prisoner, however, was not at
all drunk.
Mr. Froggett having cross-examined the witness and
addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's behalf,
Mr. Mansfeld expressed his intention of sending the
case for trial.
Mr. Frogged said that, actinlitinder his advice, the pri-
soner would plead guilty, and, having done so, he was
committed for three months wi hard labour.