The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-25 00:00:00

Eats fateilyzatet.

EQUITY COURTEL—Nov. 24.

(Bare dr

pike Nr John &mart And Mr. Justine
Cremona.)

•toot B. BROOK. - TALIDITT OP m ILLILVIAOI
ABROAD OP A WIDOW= RITZ DUI DIMS= RITZ'S
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The orpiment in tido
the
which ft erdl be remembered
Involves the validity of the marriage of a widower with his
domed wiles deter he a foreign country whin such mar-
dicers kpl, wee resumed to-day.
Athorrery-for the crown, on
detnedey oreensencedGmZ OngvtlTlay concloded his argument.
He mid a grist number of prams had been delusively
la to halleve that marriages contracted In a foreign
oemdryas=id,hare but lepl In the country where they
wancould be upheld in this country; end it was
toptetence that such debate= should be dissolved. Ad-
vertisements In the papers bad Invited pinions to avail them-
Nikes oldie kw of foreign countries to reference to them
egam=• he therein* rejoiced that an opportunity bad
ier this state of things end Putting In
end to the doubts =fitting which must risen from the
Meeks. This wee set the immtlen of the validity of a
iserriage of poser domiciled In llehleswig-Hohotein; lent it
wee a lairetap dewed &midi,* Math sub** retorting
there for the sole peepossafewieleg the law of this country,
sad oontraotin(a mairierm in the validity of which one of
the centractrag_partke bad no Milt, for Mr. Brook, the tea-
toter, in his wffl, egged the eldhlren of his second marriage
his reputed children. The great portion for the decision of
the court was es to the mining of the swede In the Mar-
eine Act of 1836, the 6 and 6 Wm. IV., c. 64, " prohibited
degrees." Whatever that meant, marriage, within prohi-
bited degrees were made absolutely void. He contended that

bad always the status of illegitimacy. The learned gentlemen,
after mitring to and commenting on mem sad
concluded by saying that if, In this case, the cord=
bold the deceased child to have been legitimate, it would
nullify the statute, and its provisions could be daha4d by a
few home' sail to a foreign country.
Mr. Wickets, followed on the same side, emend*
that the law cat subject, se laid :down by Mr.
Justice Morey, was laid down by him under the pecu-
liar ofrommtuace of the American States. His attention

was mainly directed to the rights and obligations of those
states inter se. Now, the connexion of those states was not
international, but talmiclpal, emalli,nrh more indolent
connexion,
co nnexion, sod invoicing a greater of reopen by the
different states for the laws of the dates This om-
en:bastion would explain how it was that Mr. bolt. Storey
expressed himself with some degree of incaution, and in •
way which the authoritiee be cited did sot authorise.
The Court then stated that It would be.., Sir Fibre,
Kelly in reply to-morrow mongag, tad ruse early.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Nov. 24.
(Sittings in Baneo.—Before Chief Audios Cockbuts, sad
Justices Williams, Crowder, sad Willis.)
lINDALL V. ALISON;.IIOIIEMIXT 701 BALL
Ths plaintiff in this owe was formerly the proprietor of the
Neptune Inn, at South Shields, and in November, 1868, he
entered into en greemant to sell the inn to the defendant for
1,0001. The plaintiff 'a case was, that it war understood be-
tween them that the defendant should also purchase the fur-
niture, although nothing was said about it in the agreement
The present action waa to recover the value of thetiure,
and at the trial before Mr. Baron Watson a verdict was
found for the plaintiff'. In the coarse of the present term,
however, a rule INA obtained to enter a verdict for the de-
fendant, upon tha ground that what had oceumed did not
amount to a delivery and aoceptaare of the goods within the
Statute of Frauds. Am to the qquestion what the agreement
was about the furniture, the evidmos was very contradictory,
end another branch of the rule was for a new trial, upon the
ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and to-day
mu* wee shown against this rule being made absolute.
Mr. Pickering, Q.C., and Mr. Heath, sppar to show
cease; sad Mx. Natality, Q.C., and Mr. Lildall, to support
the rale.
The court intimated their Intention of speaking to Mr.
Baron Watson before giebg say derieion.
Judgment postponed.

COURT OF BANILRUPTCY.—Noy. 94.
Mars Mr. Ccaunissicser. Hoirori.)
IN 11 5L11071.-TIE PUNT PRESS.

This was the mening flog choke of enigmas In the as.. of
Burrows Willoocks Arthur Sleigh, who was up to February
last the proprietor el a penny nag paper, and was a
MINACICamtaI candidate On Orsuswich at the last general eke-
tics. Thos adjudication was made on tho petition of Mr.
Thomas Brook Bridges Stevens, solicitor, of Adam-street
Adelphi ; and the bankrupt is deecribed as a newspaper
prince, amen:cider, boiler, and ehspinau of No.
Strand, of Conilaidaterme, Wandswortg-road, and Grove-lane, Camberwell. The act of bankruptcy is• deck-
ration of insolvency made by the bankrupt on the 6th inst.
The affidavit of toadies was to the effect that be bad traded
as • newspaper proprince and vendor up to February last.
Before the ordinary proceedings were commenced,
Mr. Yonge took objection to the validity of the adjudica-
tion. It appeared that In August lee, a sequestration had
bean obtained against the bankrupt In the Scotch courts, and
a recall was applied foe, on the ground that the residence was
not miftkient (a maddens of 40 days in Scotland being UMW-
nary). After one or two adjournments, Mr. Sleigh intimated
his intention of not oforing any farther opposition to the
figment of recall, which was amordingly pronounced by
rd Mackenzie, the judge ordinary, on the 13th met. As
the present adjudication was founded on a declaration of in-
solvency, made on the 6th inst., and as the adjudication
itself was wide on the 10th loot., before the sequestration
was reviled, It was contended that the proceedings under
the present adjudication were altegether irregular, and could
not be upheld.
The Counniasioner—Aseuming that It bo on you cannot
do anything at this stage. The adjudication had been made,
and if you want to upset it you must proceed in the muter
way, by petition to this court. But it will be for you to con-
sider whether, after the sequestration has been recalled, it is
worth your while to go on with such a petition.
Mr. Yunge tendered a proof against the estate for 6.50/., on
behalf of Major Walker, of Charlton, who had obtained •
judgment order against the bankrupt to that amount, arising
out of the sale by the bankrupt of the British Army Dived,
Mr. Horton, for the bankrupt, contended that only 3001,
wee due, and proposed to examine the bankrupt.
His Honour held that this was unnecomary; the judge's
order was mincingly, as to the =omit —Proof admitted.
Mr. Norton objected to the appointment of Major Walker
as assignee, on the ground that a great deal of litigation had
been going on between him and the bankrupt. He was rota
trader, but a major in the militia ; and he was not present.
Mr, Yoege said lee had the necessary power to set for him.
Ho was the largeet creditor.
Bankrupt (with much warmth)—lle is not. I have larger
creditors than be. If it had not been for this man pursuing
me en, I should never have been in this court.
His Honour did not think the objections urged against
Major Welker ought to weigh ; and he was appointed sole
The bankrupt's liabilities are stated at 4,0001. ; assets about
2001.

Tba bankrupt, a licensed victualler, of K entiab. to wn,
pseud him azatulnation unopposed.