The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-31 00:00:00

fAX r. COX.

On the 21st of January last the court made a decree nisi
for • divorce at the suit of Mrs. Coz on the ground of
adultery and desertion. The Queen's proctor had since in-
torveried, and
Mr. Phipson now appeared on behalf of the Atterney.oe-
neraL The grounds upon which the Queen's proctor had
intervened were these. In the first place, the case on be-
half of the petitioner bad been almost entirely conducted by
a Mr. Crisp, who was the clerk of the respondent's solicitor;
and this gentleman had made au affidavit in the case, in
w►ich be described himself ns a "gentleman," and gave his
private address am at Stoke Newington. Another
remarkable fact was that though the citation was nut served
on the respondent at Sydney, in Australia, till the 23r,1 of
December, 18.10, and was not returned till the 31st of Mar,
1860, an appearance was entered for him on the 21st of
January. Another circumstance of suspicion was that Mr.
Powell, the petitioner'. solicitor, bad left Euglend at the
close of 1860, and a month before the trial, and no new
attorney had been appointed till this morning. In answer
to these statements affidavits had been filed to the effect
that before the petitioner left Sydney she served a notice
upon her hushed to the effect that she was coining to
England for the purpose of prosecutiug her suit, and
called upon him to appoint some solicitor in this
country who might be served in his behalf. 011
her arrival in England she went to Mr. Paul
with whom both she and her husband bad been intimately
acquainted, and was advised by him to place her case in the
hands of Mr. Powell. She did so, and she afterwards re-
ceived a notice, dated January, 1860, that Mr. Paul would
act on the respondent's behalf. In consequence of that ap-
poiutnient the appearance of the Inutile:A bad been put in
before the return of the citation. Afterwards Mr. Powell
transferred his business to Mr. Paul, and the petitioner
then appointed a new solicitor—a Mr. Lowesey. Mr.
Paul explained that Mr. Powell being new to London
practice, he had allowed bin Chancery clerk, Mr. t 'lisp,
to give him information. He (Mr. Paul) also idmitted that
he had taken great interest in the cause, and had instructed
his den. Crisp to afford Mr. Powell every facility in his
power ; otherwise he had not interfered in the case. Crisp
made a similar affidavit, but he did not explain the descrip-
tion he had given of himself. After these explanations he
(Mr. Phipeon) would leave the case in the hand. of the court,
but he thought his linnlship would be of opinion that the
Attorney-General had bail gond reason to interfere.
Dr. Diane. D.C., and Mr. Bushhe appeared for the peti•
tioner ; Dr. Pbilliniore, Q.C., for the respondent.
Sir C. Cresswell was not at all surprised that the
Attorney-General should have intervened. He could not
help thinking that the attorney's clerk Crisp was not jus-
tified in giving the description he had of himself, end the
court was satisfied that he would not have done so if he had
been making an affidavit for his employer. He (Sir C.
Creswell) had no authority over him at present, but if
ever he became a practising attorney, he would advise him
to be more cautious. The rule nisi would be made abso-
lute ; end an the court had no ground of complaint against
either Mrs. Cox or her husband, the costs must fall upon
the public, as was provided by the act of parliament.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—MAY 30.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
Ur RE THE. UNION DISCOUNT CoMr%NT (LIMITED.)

' This was an adjourned sitting for settling the list of coo-
tribntories. Already some 20 or 30 names have been placed
on the list, for betaken of from 10 to NO share* Heide to
the amount of about 1,11001. have been proved against the
estate ; the total liabilities are under 3,000/.
Mr. Bagley appeared for the official liquidator.
Mr. E. T. Moss, on behalf of four gentlemen, whom It
wee proposed to place on the list as the joint holden of 360
shares, took the objection that the transfer had been made
to them merely as a matter of convenience and as trustees
for the compeny, no consideration having passed.
Hr. Begley contended that the appearance of the names
on the register was coaclimive evidence, and obliged the
court to *co them on the list.
His Honour decided that the names should be placed on
the list.

Mr. Boot appeared in person, and said that when be took
the shares it was on the condition that lie should hare
nothing to pay.
The Commissioner—That is co answer. You must be
placed on the hit.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the Rev. Mr. Brailsford, of
Taboarae, Derma, whom it was proposed to place oa the
list for 100 shares. The name appeared on the register,
but Mr. Brailsford denied having accepted the shares.
His Hamar considered that the name being on th
register was suffident.