The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-03 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

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RE WY. eOIIIIITT—APPLICATION FOR A HABEAS COIPTIS.
Mrs. Cobbett this morning, according to her peonies of
yesterday, repeated leer applicatka for &writ of habeas corpse
to bring up Mr. Wm. Cobbett. her Imatead, in order that he
might be discharged from the custody of the keeper of the
Quern's prawn. She said that a., she understood it, the ques-
tion wee whether her huelAnd had paid fees or not, sad that
it was supposed that Mr. Justice Crowder had made an order
to send her husband bade to Morsemonger-lane gaol because
he would not pay the tipostf to.i fee, but it was important to
know that no such order had been made.
. . . . .

The Chief Justice mid he understood that an order had
been made to remora Mr. C,bbett from the sheriff's prison to
the Queen's prison, but that in consequence of Mr. Cobbett's
not paving the fee, the order fall to the ground.
Mrs. Cobbett contended that it was not legal to take '.dr.
Cobbett tack to liorsecoonger•kne.
The Chief Jostles—All the court wanted to kr,,,ar wee
whether the affidavit bad been amended by Artier; Quit the
Si. hed been paid, for if Mr. Cebbitt had refuted /my that
Se the court was clearly of opinion that he had b ma properly
remanded back to Horeensonger-lane gaol.
Mrs. Cobbett said she was prepared to slur a tut it yea a
mown is. and the Crown could have lodged r. detainer against
Mr. Cobbett. She was advised that their Rh ha had mimed
to pay the he, yet be was entitled to hi. i" ia,hata.a,
Mr. Justice Crowder—The affidavit n ,tet protraead showed
Qat the Is. had not been paid.
Kn. Cobbett said that the affidavit ahowatt mitt? mend..
The art notparliament, though it Nue, that the fee shonld be
CidMdid say that if it WWI • Agd her hushaad should
ken beck to the sheriff's prime t,
The Chief Artie* said he ea. *him, that the mar. pur.
MA by Mr. Justice Crowder v quite comet ; that -Mr.
Cobbet having cane before Ur , to be removed to the Queen's
toos • ou•thdl the ' was bound to pay the
m="Ot6 Moir" ky the act of parliament, aa a condition
t to his telino•si, ' mil that not having paid it he had
to
•••••••4 to the sheriff's prison.
Ths writ was mord'
siely tehttea.
•• 1, OW • •11.0—QVUTION OT tOWERT.
aY case was • frank maker at the 1111111 i
Pat dof t 0..., ito defendant was a clerk in the Getout
, in the course of hie trade had
.„„••••o •"" °. ' schemes, dated the 7th of March, 1856, for
" 510.."0,!' AS, and purpating to have been drawn by
Thomas Milk arceptsd by- the ffdmdant and endorsed to
Wright, who td
to plaintiff. The defence was that the
1••, •1•0".• was a forgery, and at the trial before Mr.
satin WMe the jury pee a verdict for the defendant.
.."•.". a tale wee obtained for a new trial upon
the
__„,Pr of surprise • that the reelict was against the
trooma tied that fresh 'erkienre had been discovered. To-
.l,or.off • ass shown against this rule being made absolute.
Ballentme eppeared to 'how cause, and Mr.
Hawldae is sappers the rule.
The
_l Mei JustMe said the court thought that under all
•nr eteselmees there should be a new ti el, but that
. be ebbs* the covert giving any opinion one way or
Men It was alleged onone side that there was forgery,
eld en the ether that there was perjury ; and, therefore, the
co' ite 'nue abide the wrest.
Male absehdo.

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