The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

tuba Intelligenct.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-Jmy 2.

Sittings at Nisi Prins in London.—(Befora Lord Chief
Justice Erie sad • special jury.)

TOSEPII v. LAME .—PRACTICE OP Tall STOCK =CHANGE.

The plaintiff in this case was a stockbroker, in busi-
ness in Shortees-oourt, and the defendant was a medical
man. The plaintiff, as Maker for the defendant, contracted
to sell 250 shares in the Oil Wells Company of Canada;
but the defendant having repudiated the contract, and the
shares having risen in value, the plaintiff bad to pay to the
purchaser Ws 1. 10s., and be now sued to recover this sum
and also 41. 3s. 4d. for commission. The defendant paid the
commission into oourt, and denied his liability beyond that
amount.
Mr. Serjeant Pigott, Mr. Iluddleaton, Q.C., and Mr. IL
James appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Coleridge, Q.C.,
and Mr. Bernard for the defendant.
It appeared that the Stock Exchange appointed the 20th
Feb. as the Battling day, but previous to that day the de-
fondant wrote to the plaintiff, "I entirely rfspadiate any
transaction in these shares, and I give you notice that I will
not complete the contract made by you as my broker." The
plaintiff, under these circumstances, made terms with Mr.
Lyons, the purchaser, on the 21st Feb., and handed him
over the 6871. las. which was now sued for.
For the defenos it was stated that there was a rule of the
Stock Exchange in these terms, " Regiatend shares or stook,
if not delivered within ten days, may be bought as against
the seller at or after 12 o'clock on the eleventh day after the
date of the ticket, and all lose sustained thereby shall be
paid by him ;" sad that, sby this role tee days' time
beyond the settliag-day was allowed for completion of the
tranmotion, the plaintiff had no right to arrange the matter
until the expiration of the ten days. The shares might have
fallen in price within this time, and the defendant ought
not to have been precluded from having the beoellt of this
chance. To this it was answered that, the defendant having
expreesly repudiated the contract, his broker was entitled
for his own protection to conclude the transaction as soon as
be could.
_ _

Some evidence having been given by the secretary of the
Stock Exchange ax to the custom of the Exchange,
Hier Lordship expressedhia opinion that, according to the
custom, the plaintiff wee entitled to recover.
Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JUL! 2.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
_
_RIGOR
f RIGOR AND HOPILINS.
.

Mr. KanlakeJl.C: for the petitioner ;
Dr. Tristram for the respondent; Mr. Searle for the oo•
respondent.
Josiah Higgs, the master of a merchant vessel, married
the respondent at Bristol in the year 1851. They cohabited
whenever Rigs was salons in that city or neighbourhood,
and they had in the course of their married life three chil-
dren. In August Late blacksmith named Stickney surprised
the respondent in a field of wheat at Frampton Cotteril.
with Henry Hopkins, a =Hater, who lived in that part of
the country. A brooch belonging to the nspondent and a
stick belonging to Hopkins were afterwards found in the
field. There was also some other corroboration.

For the defence, however, it was couteoded that Stick-
my 's evidence woe unworthy of credit ; aed on behalf of
the wife a case of cruelty conduciog to adultery was set up;
butfthe acts complained of appeared to have occurred after
the misconduct of the respondents had been committed.
The jury, therefore, found for the petitioner.
Decree Wei with costa

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--Juix
(Bofors Mr. Commissioner Fuse)
IN RI SZNIMIA.
This was the sitting for examination and discharge. The
bankrupt was described as a commission agent, of Norwood.
The accounts were not filed.
Mr. ()caddis', for the official assignee, stated that this
was the fourth bankruptcy, and asked for an adjournment
sine die.
The bankrupt stating that he could file bin accounts in a
few days, au adjournment for three weeks was ordered, at
the bankrupt's expense.

The bankrupt, • timber merchant, of Poplar, applied for
his order of discharge. The liabilities are upwards of
11,0001. ; security to the extent of 4,9001. is held by soup
of the creditors.
Mr. C. E. Lewis supported. There was no opposition.
The order we. granted.

THE POLICE COURTS.

SOUTHWARK.

Janes Reid, a lightennan, was brought before Mr. Bur-
nham, charged with committing violent assaults on Margaret
Reid, his wife.

The compleinant, a deoent-looking young female, who ex-
hibited bruises on her face and arms, said she had been
married to prisoner four months, and they lived in queen-
street, Horeelydown. Soon after they were married be
commenced to ill-uee her, continuing his brutal treatment
to the present time.

Mr. Burnham asked what was the cause of his brutality'
Witness replied that latterly he got drunk every Satur-
day night, squandering his money with drunken com-
panions. When he returned borne he ill-used her and
knocked her about. On Saturday night last, because she
asked for money to buy Sunday's dinner, he knocked her
about and blacked her eyes, and once he cut her bead with a
knife.

Mr. Barcham asked why she did not then give him into
custody.
She replied that she did not like, and he promised not to
beat her again. However, he knocked her about on the
previous evening, when she was compelled to give him into
custody. She however did not wish him to be punished
provided he promised to refrain from drink.
Mr. Bambara here asked the prisoner what he had to say
in answer to the charge.
He replied that it was his wife's bad temper, for when he
came home a little in liquor she abused horn sod aggravated
him so much that is. could not help giving her a tap. He,
however, had not illused her as she described. The black
eyes and the cut were caused by a fall.
Mr. &velem to•ld him that be was a cowardly, brutal
fellow, and had not his wife interceded in his favour he
should have punished him with the utmost severity of the
law. He must, however, be taught that he would not be
allowed to act so brutally to his wife, consequently ha sen-
tenced hint to six weeks' hard labour at Wsworth.

SCSPICIOUS DEATH.—Last evening Dr. Lan-
beater held an inquiry at the Lord Wellington Tavern,
University-street, respecting the death of a man unknown,
who expired from fearful injuries received under suspicions
oircumatances. Inspector Garfortb said that on last Satur-
day night deceased was seen to fall off the door-step of
No. 86 or 87, Gowerstreet. An omnibus driver, named
Gibbs, assisted him up, and the police brought him to the
station, P. C. Appleby said that he thought deceased was
drunk, and some dry blood was noticed about his month.
He spoke incoherently, and was at first locked up in the
cell, but afterwards, by the direction of the surgeon, he was
taken to the hospital, where he diedon Tuesday morning. All
efforts to find out who he wax had as yet been unsuccessful,
but he had evidently experienced very violent usage. Mr.
Sydney Ringer said that deceased was brought to the
University Hospital in a state of insensibility, and with
marks of extreme violence on his person. Two of the
front teeth were knocked out, there were severe bruises on
the right temple and forehead, and on the right ear. There
was a wound on the chin and • contused wound on the
inner part of the right elbow. The left leg and thigh were
also injured, and also the back, one of the ribs being
broken. Deceased died on Tuesday. The post mortars ex-
amination showed that there was a fracture of the skull
five inches long, and that one of the teeth was in the
stomach. Such injuries would most likely have been
caused by blows from • blunt instrument. By
the Coroner—The one fall described certainly did not
cause such injuries. It was in the highest degree
improbable, sod was almost impossible that a series
of falls bad done so. The falls must base been not only of
extraordinary force, but he must have fallen ou almost every
portion of his person in succession. it ass hardly possible
that • fall could have knocked his (root tooth down his
throat, and the fall that did that could not of course have
fractured the left temple, or injured the left aide of the left
thigh, orate leek. Deceased was about 45 years of age.
' Police-constable 47 Beard that deceased, when taken to the
statics, had about Bs. 44.1., for the most part in threepenny
bits, upon him, but nothing to lead to his identification. The
Coroner said that from the evidence the inference was
natural that deceased had been killed by means of some
blunt instrument, with which blows had been inflicted with
extraordinary violence. He should adjourn the court to
give the police time to procure further evidence, and, if
possible, to trace out the parties with whom deceased was
lad Bees. The proceedings were adjourned accordingly.
EMANCIPATED SLAVb.—The following extract
from a letter from Boston, dated the Bth June, is somewhat
touching:—"l could make your heart glow with tales of
the emancipated slaves. A soli of one of the best familiar
in Boston was murdered in cold blood by • band of rebel
guerillas. The body, when recovered, was brought to New
Orleans, sad the freed Dogmas for three days heaped the
roan where itlay with flowers, literally draping the walla with
garlands, sad weaving . tapestry of roses and jeseamine to
make • shrine for their deliverer. The grandest and purest
laurels, surely, these ever won by Christian warrior. The
young man was one of a family of five brothers, all in the '
field, and now the second of the five who has fallen."

B;HEVNATIBII AND ITS REMEDY.-113t-rie treat-
ment of chronic rheumatism, medical men now rely confidently
upon Dr. de lonsdie celebrated Light. Brown Cod Liver oil, the
unfailing efficacy of this remedy having been demonstrated in
innumerable cases of chronic rheumatism which had resisted all
ether means of relief and cure. Benjamin Clarke, Esq., M.
N.Y., Author of "Notes and Suggestion; on Cod Liver Oil and
Ile Uses," bears his testimony to Its unequalled efficacy In the
following terms I prescribed Dr. de Jonah's Cod Liver MI
for a Mead of mine, whose ease of rheumatism had baffled all
the resources of medicine for more than fifteen years, and I
have been very moveably impel:mod by its effort& He baa now
laid his crutches aside, sad, from his position In society,
I should think he must bare widely spread the report of
the ueettilneas of Dr. de JonigHe Lißrown Cod Liver
Olt- Dr. d• ;oodles WM Brews Cod Liver Oil is sold
ffel7 In capsuled Imperial hdlf.plats. 2a. ed.. pints, a& : (Marla
9a., by his sole cona, Amer, Hartard, and Co., 7T, Osnad,
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