The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-13 00:00:00

Lab *ntelligence.

EQUITY COURTS.—YESTERDAY.
BEFOIe atte Mama or roe R 01.1.1.
OIID V. PARII2I.—WAILIEFIELD SUKS MILLS.
Thu Muter of the ItoUs gave judgment on the motion for
extending the injunction which had been pentad txparte
in this cue, to rea•rain the defendant, who belonged to an
awonation called the An•i-Sokc Anociatien, from selling

Hour at Wakefield which hats not been ground
at the mills of the plaintiff. It appeared that
the plaintiff was the owner of certain mills at
Wakefield, at which, under letters patent, granted
by James 1., he claimed the privilege to 'nod all the flour
whi.b was sold or used in the parish of Wakefield. The
right or custom claimed b 7 the plaintiff had frequently been
the subject of litigation an the Duchy Court of Lancaster
and elsewhere, and the plaintiff had hitherto succeeded in
maintaining his claim. The existence, however, of the
custom being considered by the defendants not to extend to
the preventing the sale and consumption of fixes. imported
into the town irom other pleas, they had lately commenced
the sale of flier co imported and not ground at the plaintiff's
mills. And the plaintiff obtained an tx-parto injunction to
restrain them from so doing, on the ground that it was an
infringement of hie rights. It appeared that the mills
wen originally watarraijs, and that the plaintiff now
worked them by steam, and it was, amongst other things,
alleged against the plaintiff's claim, that the custom, or soke,
applied only to water-mills, and not to steam-mills.
The Master of the It thought that, having regard to
the previous suits in which the plaintiff had succeeded in sus-
Wolof/Abe custom, he ought to grant the injunction. But,
at the same time, he was of opinion that the circumstances
of the ease were such that he ought to call upon the plaintiff
to establish his right at law. He expressly declined to give
any opinion as to the validity or invalidity of the custom.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Yesnsma,
Snow: Xa. COlllll/610X111 YOXIISAMILK.
In RN C. J. CARTTLA.

The bankrupt, Charles Joseph Carter, wee a "elicitor, of
Greenwich and Shooter's.WU, also coroner for West Kent,
and proprietor of the West Kent Guardian. lle bad been
made bankrupt on his own petition, tiled on the 16th of
Fcbrusay, having Ant 'might to take advantage of the
arrangement classes of the new ant This was a meeting fur
the choice of "Menem. Debts to the amount of 2,2631. were
proved, and Mr. Charles NotUdge, of Mriztoaltill, gentle-
man, was chosen trade assignee.

A petition was opened yestardey againsillenjamin Smith,
deeenbsd as a copper smelter, of Threadneedle street and the
Besen4h, end silversmith, of Dukastrett, Lincoln's• tam The
liehllitses are said to be nem 200,000 i. A messenger has been
despatched to Paris to take steps for obtaining poestasion of
the property there, believed to be worth 16,0001, mr.
Whitings to the oilidol Amiga**.

FANS.

HOME CIRCUIT.—Lzwza, MAlcu 12.
The eommissi m for Um musty of Mituem was opened on
Monday. This morning business was Fromeded with in
both worts. Thecae's list is very meagre, them b• lag only 10
menu, tour of On m being spatial jory ems. There &eek pri.
sours fte trial es the mown side, and many of the mem are
of a very onions ehumeter. Laid Chief Justice Wilde eat
in the Crown Court, and Yr. hunk* Neale presided oa Ole
Civil side.
Air. Janke Mauls got *reset the vitae of the common
jury oases by the aMtlile of the day, sad he then promenul
to try primers. The special jury causes will be taken at 10
o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. in their order.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Lnrcour, MARCH 11.
In the NW Prim Court, the new Chief Justice, Lad
Campbell, made hie first appearance hi his official
character. He wee received by a very full bar, and bowed
bL ackaowledgment of the reception.
Citows CorLav—llmom ROAN Riau.

Edward Whitfield, iyentii,wasindicted for setting fire
to • straw stack and cow hovel, on the 6th of January, on
the premises of Mr. William ailby. at Sway&ld. It ap-
peared the prosecutor had incurred the malice of the pri-
soner for hiving prosecuted him for a petty felony : and
some 15 months ago, he was found under • bean-stack on
the premises, with • box of heifer matches on his
person. On the night of the fire for which
the prisoner wits indicted, he was seen near the
premises about an hour before it broke out. He was also
seen in the stack yard, wben usistance had arrived to ex-
tinguish the tire ; but on being uked to lend his aid, he
said he er,uld not if the whole stack yard was is fismts.
He wished all Sway field was on fire, and if old Dolby was
there, he would push him into the pond. Daring the pro-
gress of the cosffsgration he said to a person, " It dose not
half barn. If I had known, I would have lit it in another
' plies or two."
Guilty. Fifteen years' transportation.