The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,

Sittings at Nisi Prins in Leedom. —(Befors Yr. Insilco
Keating and Omura Jeri.)

DAM r. CANTWAIOIII7.-111LACIII OW 1110;111.11 or 11111.1111.402.
The defendant in this miss was • butler in the service of Mr.
Hamill'', of StrattoinatiMil, PlocacWly, and in the astumn
of 1*59, he went as • via* to some friends at ND-
pentnek, near Litton, and they took him to Luton
to see the straw plait manufacture. He went to
the manufactory of Mr. Hawker., and then ow
the plaintiff at work. An intimacy took place, sod • cone-
wail carried us until Mepternber, 1890, ohm the
rtrinitaT, wrote • letter, breaking off the eepgommat.
She mesas{ adios was then brought, and the defendant
pleaded not guilty, and also a plea that the plaintiff had
formerly been of unsound mind, but this latter plea the
court had held upon demurrer to be no answer to the
action.

Mr. Hawkins, Mr Macoamara and Mr. Mood* appeared
kw Qs *laid!, and Mr. ()reread for lb. defendant.
IS was on the part of the plaintiff, and sot denied
a. that
by Moro bad boos a promise to marry ;
hi b mos absou is orarassainstir that the *okra _ . . .. .
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lathe; was is a lunatic asylum, awl led bus theri Aw hie
yews ; and eight yeillft ago he wes is the amyl®
for ewes mouths. A sister was is the asylum
now. and had been for four months. A brother
hal died in an hospital. His brain had been affected. The
plaintiff brown went to the Bedford Lunatic Asylum, is
}Shivery, 18.58. and rewarmed there until the 14th of
July of that year, but had not slam that time had is; return
of the malady.
His lordship directed the jury that the plaintiff was en-
titled to recover, and left it to them to my what should be
the damages an der the naelsocholy cirmunelasom d the

The jury found for Um" plaintiff, &maps 20t.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mien Yr. Oommillimer Goodbarn.)
DI IR CRADLES BOARD. -JUDGMENT. —acrußAL Or MO•

Me bankrupt was • minima* beddiso sod onalikem vas-
stdoctorer et Weroldpelmet and Devonebine-equare. He
Me m* aligned for Ids certificate, supported by Mr. Law-
Meet and oppensd by Mr. Bagley, for Mr. Webb, of Wor-
onoff, • creditor. on the ground of fraud.
His nessur now gave judgroest. He said he Wllll clearly
floras that the bankrupt had committed • eery pose
Mr. Webb, sad that very artful mem bad been
o
relleare to shoat him out of 116/. The Makeup bed
mot only beemeed doles to the amount of 1,&101. ea Me
am mesa* bet be bed beams @effigy for ether
porting to • large amount. This was nee ci
those same where Mr bankrupt's wife had presort,.
emend I. b and wasted in Ulster ; those trustees bed
almond -nary to the bankrupt, taking • warrant el
eteeteey, wino h ambled them le sweep el the whale d'
he prepelly at say moment; and this bad been dually
does. It frogmen* happened that bankrupts wheat
wives bad separate Moms. wan seabird through that cir-
cumstance to perpetrate wake fraud and injustice on their
creditors. To meet debts and Liabilities of 3,0001. the ally
wets were Of. The baskrupt seemed a gross profit Om-
ral so en* of MAL, but this was more than eh-
by the Muds expenses ; and there were besides
espleme sad lame of 1,4641. The trustees under
ths marriage andenimet (the bmkrupt's father and Mr. Mar.
seetheser. abeam et the mairmali lied .old the b."'
nipl'esknk sod fornitun et • Imo of MK The baskrapt had
bogus os a peeme, Wei M. Irma than sothiag ; I. two
!ears he had neurred debts of and elided with tot
berthieg to pay anybody. Ti. tradiag heal hen very
reckless ; this wee peeved he bin Iwnsi become
revelry for cohere to the retest of CO/.
Hr astmedirots msde the matter much woes,. H.
114 sompsended with his creditors lie Itt4H, ha • bor.
mood fanny foe the peewee ; and he het taken the bsssM
of the lasolnitt Act twelve years ago.—his father barbs
re him in prima to suable him to do so. Again, the father
wee see of the trustees who tore the bankrupt's goods in
sneistem ; sad yet shown\ the plaintiff is the segos. he
denied that he knew of the ineentii se being pet In.
is the world would an. the parties Moe brie=
time foe • onespiracy. that they hail acted la
"sent But Mr. Welk oisoplaiseil that the bed
ostractel with him • debt by mesas of freed foam
reruns ; sad this chance was fully established. At a
ism rhea the hsokropt was without a Wade%
..44 his fursiture, he ordend goods el
W.hl, to the amount of 1111.. barium so resessible
" reelable espertatios of being ahie to pay for demo la
,"rot the order, the bankrupt lad refereed to Mr. Wilkie-
`li• of Ludgate-hill ; this threw Mr. Webb's meat of lb
r'nol : and when ha mat to Waldman's, be was
" far the booknipt's hear. mite we
stal who we reedy to assist his can lest
dittaulties, as he bad dons Ware. Under those
ry •,,n.t...swee, the oortillente (third am) =mil be
een..,64..1 for sit mouths. the beekrupt to be without pr.
tet.e Cr that time; but the execution certified' if rip-
phniwould he Maimed by the registrar for three womb
I'. yes the Lsakrupt the opportenity of appealing, le
nosh.

IX as a. CAIL.
Th. laintrapt. • cowkaaper, faramprly of llatteeaaa, sad
ht. ..f tlaidrehead, applied for hi errtificate. Deka
5.171, ; &ai of trilby' sisamt. nen was ao app.

H;. Dario eaprorted.
Hat Hamner seal the rapt ought to hare 'domed
hade gave ep hie bunt's= at Battersea ; ltatoad of that
h. gone to It froth plac3, sod lectured further debts.
Th. • ertoust. ,thud clue) would be ennead...a for eta
tu.otba.