The Express.
London, England, 1850-02-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

• COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Brrrnme AT Thii have. Waimaverza.-13zrote Loaves= haws
Wium AND Ormuz. Juana.
DOwitu O. CLATTON.--ACTION TO RZOOTIII DAXIIOIIII

POl TEI DITINTION Or • WIPE.
Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. O'Malley, appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Seejeant WiAlas and Mr. Lash for the
defendant.

Thk was an action brought to recover ooespertsation In
damages for the detention of the plaintiff's wife by her
father, the defendant. It appeared that the defeadeat's
daughter had an illegitimate child by the plaintiff, after
which they were married. The plaintiff's wife re-
sided wi h her father, the defendant, at Rosherville,
near Gravest red, and returned to his residence after her
marriage. The plaintiff wrote to defendant, requeeting that
his wife might be allowed to live with him, notwithstanding
which she remained nadir her father's roof fee several
weeks, when the present action was brought. After the
service of the declaration the defendant sent his daughter
beak to her husband, and paid CA into court by way of
coripeasation.
The learned Snjeant having opened the case tau far,
The Lord Chief Justice suggested that, to avoid a further
exposer of the domestic strain of the puller, it would be well
to are if some arrangement could sot be made between them.
Attu a conference between the learned gentlemen on
either aide, it was tamed that the jury should be dis-
charged, it being understood that a separation had bran ar-
ranged between the plaintiff and the defendant's daughter.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
limas Mx. Ivenes TALPOCID.
THe FOROZZY VPOR Tax ROSMAN CIOYIIINICEIIT.
Up'a the a ,plication of Mr. Ularkton, the above case was
fixed to be taken on Friday snornieg.
AITeMPITO EXTORT KONST
W. Humphreys was indicted for demanding money with
menaces from Caroline Ellis.
It appeared thet the nrisoaer is one of those persons who
are in the habit of preferring indictment, against Partlss for
keeping disorderly houses, with the view to extort money
from them by compromising the charge; and it was proved
in the present case that he had demanded 51. from the pro-
secutrix with that object.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty. Sentence was
deferred.

SURREY SESSIONS.
THIS DAY.

armee Mona. POCKLII, ENC 4, AND A rah. Breen or MAOPITIATCS.
ROBBING THU SOUTH EASTIBILN RAILWAY COUPANY.--.
H. Burge.sa was indicted fir stealing, at Si. Olarre, Bluth-
wark, two reflectors and a quantity of copper, the property
of the &nth Erstern Railway Company.
This was rather a carious case, the robbery having been
detected by Wild, the policeman who was yesterday tried and
coavieted for robbery. Mr. Charnock, who was retained
by the prisoner, alter having consulted with him for
tome aslant's, stated that his elie t would withdraw his
plea of not guilty, end plead guilty,ecosc quietly the evidence
of Wild would not be required, and cansiderable difficulty
would be saved to the bench in bringing up a convicted wit-
new. He understood that the company intended to recom-
mend him to matey.
Mr. Look*, for the railway company, stated that they did
not wish to be harsh with the prisoner, as he believed he wee
the elupo of others who were now at large. The railway com-
pany had lost considerable property lately, but it had been a
difficult thing to detect the thieves ; oonseqeently, they ap-
plied to the police stollen at Stone--and, and Wild, the
policemen, woe dirtArd to watch the store-rooms. The
prisoner was employed to clean the r. (lectors, end had acme
the warehouse were the old reflectors were kept. On the'
'violet of the 15th of January het, the poisoner wes seen to'
leave the warehouse with something bulky in his po session,
when Wild followed into • marine store dealer's in
Union-street, when he pulled the reflectors and a quantity of
copper from under hie jacket. The rell-ctors were completely
doubled up and spoiled, to enable the prisoner to carry them
away.
The Chairman said public cempanies who had such va-
luable property laying about must be protected. and he con-
sidered the pritonerought to be very thankful for their recom-
mendation. Under these circumstances, he should sentence
him to three months' hard labour at Brixton.