The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-16 00:00:00

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

The court resumed its sittings this morning, but, it
was occupied with probate business of no particular

Al already stated the number of causes in the Divorce
Court is 182, which is a reduction of sixteen upon the
list for Hilary term. There are nineteen to be tried
before special, and 2.1 before common juries. There are
22 petitions for judicial separation, 5 for restitution of
conjugal rights, and 3 for nullity of marriage. There are
two cases for the full court. The probate business is heavy.
There are 9 suits to be tried by special and three by com-
mon juries, beaides 20 by the judge sitting alone.

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before the Right Boa. Sir Robert Philnman.)

PROCEEDINGS AOAINST A CLERGYMAN FOE NOT PIGIPOIRM-
ING PUBLIC DIVINE AERTICL-THE BISHOP OP WINCHESTER
P. THE REY. LEWIS RAOG.

Thin toss a ;idiomMuted by the Bishop of Winchester
against the Rev. Mr. Rea, the incumbent of Eochinswell•
with•Sydmooton, near Southampton, for not performing
public divine service in the church of St. Mary,
Sydosonton.
Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey appeared for the
Bishop of Winchester; Mr. Brooks, the proctor, re-
presented the defendant.
The point is, whether the incumbent, having a bene-
fice with two churches—one of 601. and the other of 501.
a year—could clone one of them. He alleged that when
the church was re-built no endowment was made, and he
could not pay a curate. A question was mimed as to
whether the church was consecrated, and the Privy
Council held it had been consecrated, end the decision was
binding on this court.
His lordship said the complaint was that Mr. Ragg had
not obeyed the wishes of his bishop to perform a marvioe in
the church, and no service had been performed since May
5, 1867. He had to consider the parishioners as well as
Mr. liagg, and he should give to Saturday week, and
unless Mr. Ragg (who excused his &banes on: account of
indisposition)appeared, or counsel or proctor on his behaU,
he should proceed to give judgment on that occasion.
Order accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Kr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RI LAURENCI, NOITINORE, AXD RCHRADEL
The bankrupts were leather factors, of St. Mary-awe
and Liverpool, whose failure nearly eight can ago, with
liabilities of nearly a million sterling, creaMd some eseastioa
in the meroantile world at the time. This wan a sitting for
final dividend under the separate rata» of Mr. Laurier».
Already dividends amounting to 17e. 6d. in the pound,
have been paid on this estate, and it was dated that a
further dividend of 2s. 6d. was now ready to be declared
mating up payment in full, and leaving a considerable
surplus to be carried to the joint estate, on which divi-
dends of 3a. 4d. in the pound only have as yet been paid.
The creditors on both the other private estates have also
been paid in full, and the surplus carried to the joint
estate. _ _

(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
IN RN JOHN ORRILL LINTII. .

The bankrupt, wVo IsCfesCribed as ageneral agent, of
Caonon-eireet, is well known from his commotion with the
celebrated Galway packet contract. The ease has been
before the court since October, 1866, and has frequently
been reported. The debts are stated at 9,918/., and the
amounts show a surplus of upwards el 47,0001., subject to
the realisation of certain doubtful claims. At the last
sitting an adjournment was ordered on the bankrupt's
application, with a view to his annullinlithhisembankruptcy.
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bankruptnow stated that Berea ,am of the
assignees, was dead, and he asked that the °Metal sedge.e
should be authorised to take steps to realise the meets, as
there was mfacient to pay the debts Ire times over.
Mr. Lawrence, on the pert of the 'arriving assignee,
maid that he could not concur in the moraine *aim of
Mr. Lever as to the value of the meta. The bankrupt
I still declined to take his discharge, and wished for an-
other adjournment ; but of 0011r10 there must be a limit to
thorn &Lye.
The bankrupt said that 5.0001. had been offered for his
interest is a conommion, and one of his claims wee worth
26,0001. ; so that he could not honestly take his order ef
"Pia 'Lour said be did not wish to form an ardor of
discharge upon the bankrupt ; but unless some definite
result were arrived at at the last sitting the came would be
adjourned sine die.
Adjourned till the 26th of May.