The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COLTIVp OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—May 10.
After term' NW Prins sittings at Wastmibster.—(Befon
Lose Chid Justine Cockbarn and Cosmos Juries.)
. • STiAll e. WILLL•II2.
This was au nation co • bill of sachems for 351. 20. 6d.
The deradent pleaded • singular Om. Hs did not deny
the making., acartars, or dishonour of the bell, but that
tie said William Byram, the drawer, and the first endorser
of the bill, were one and the same person.
Mr. J. Browne was counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Fescue
fee the defendant.
_ 71i• • phristiff is a stone merchant, having. • wharf at
end the defendant is a cowkesper wring en
brim* at Fulham. A penes gamed Symeeter, stamesimos
at Falhant, was indebted to the plaintiff in about
1011., and be pvoposed Ito give him a bill in
pert payment, a bill tempted by himself and
endorsed by the defendant. Ms plaintiff, not knowing
much about bills of exchange, drew it oe Spawn., payable
border, the plaintiff endorsing it to the defendant and
the defendant endorsing it back again to him. When
the bill became due plaintiff red Wiliam', upon which be
laid be oonld not bared, or if he wee red, he should, as
the second endorser, sue the platatiff, who was the dent
endorser, beck again. The learned counsel far the plaiatiff.
however, said that it had base decided is this court and in
the Court of Common Pleas, that as 'adorer in the posi-
tion of the defendant could be sued without remedy
against
the first endorser, the defendant having eadoreed itno
considetation between him and the plaintiff.
ThiLord Chief Jodie' asked why the plaintiff had not
demurred to the plea.
Mr. J. Browne said Its arid sot, became the plea was
prima fade a geed one.
Mr. Symonds was celled and deposed that when he gave
the bal the defendant owed him double its mount. lie
took the ball the same .day that it was drawn and andereed
1 by the plaintiff and asked the defendant to edam it, and
be did so. He got the bill discounted and handed the
money over to the plaintiff. WiIBIONI still owed him double
the amount of the bill.

The ;;d Chief iliatics said the plaintiff had a right to
mower. epos which
Mr. Pewee withdrew flow the cue, aed
The jury retrweed a verdiotter the plaintiff for the meant
eleimaed.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

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(Belem the Recorder.)
Mania WMland, 22. an Irish tailor, was charged with
an em elt epos Frederick Karlin. a police-constable, in
the execulace of hie duty.
Kr. Gaud conducted the prceecution on behalf of the
I Oomminiocere af Police.
appeered that on the night of the 6th allay the pron.
auks faun the primmer on Tower-bill, very drank, and in-
deed of Wang has to the police-station he very kindly
as him to his own residence. The moinent be got Inside
it appeared that be took off his coat, rushed at the pro-
mentor, and kicked him, and assaulted him in the most
braid meaner. He also Weaned that be would " bite
his nose off," and tried to force his mouth close to
preermator's face, apparently with the intention of ramie(
oat his savage thresh
The prineer, when naffed upon far his defence, set up an
ban howl, and declared that he was Moment.
He was fiend Guilty, and sentenced to flies months'
imminent's% and had labour.
Jahn Archer, 61, pleaded guilty to several Indictments
Freda c him with steeling plate, the property of George
Viscount Templets's, his master.
Yr. a, who was instructed to prosecute. said that
the ;wiener had been is the Barrios of the prosecutor as
butler MOO the yem lff6o. sad the peahen academe was
piled him, sonmehao that at the time the robbery 'maim-
vend whose. about termed tolndiand,
would bßaag:Wler :It establishment entirely under his
charge. It had, however, been anertained that the prisms,
had pledged plate ci the value of 2001., end he was ill.
aimed te call his lordship's &nestles to the feet that the
pawnbrokers appeared to have taken in the property with-
out any inquiry, although it bad a coronet upon it, and the
arms of the family of the prosecutor wee emblazoned upon
a coasidereble portion of it.
The Recorder put some questices to the cwabrokera, and
they admitted that they bawl taken the is pledge from
the prkomir without 'irking any bag and the only ex-
planation they gave was that they believed the prisoner to
be a respzetebbi man, and that the plate, most of which was
very amen, wee his owe properig.
Thspeamed Judge said %Miley had acted very ieemert
sod it wee neosesary that such proceedings
put a stop to. He then ordered the whole of the property
to be remand, sod directed that nose of the pawnbrokers
should be paid their averse,
The *soma was aseteneed to eighteen months' Lard
labour.

The mad jary came into wart with the remaining bill
which had been found. and Yr. Poland said there was ow
am regarding which he had been inslrmated by the older al
the court to oak that tbe bill might not be promoted Were
the grand jury natal sett emsion. The case rested almost
entirely open the evidence of • witness named Jena Ham-
Awry, who bad act appeared Wore the grand jary.
The police umpeator had goalto the betas which she bad
given, and wee told by her Ineband that she kit in the
morning far the purpose of attending the wart, and he did
sot know why she had not dame as. The officer went again
yesterday to are what bad become of bar, and her husband
mid elm had not been home ail night, sad he had seen
nothing at bar sham the day previous, sad the immolation
haviagleen merle oat in her name, she being •• married
woman it could not be retreated.

Mu °midge maid he was iestrected am behalf of the *-
weer, sod maid then was mot the slightest pntwos for the
=poultice that the witless me kept oat the way am the
pad of the primmer. He believed the fad was that the wit-
s.= had dal= that which ehe could ad mabstaatiate
sod was is reality afraid to rows, knowing the peril she
ma is..

7147leepeotor was elMd, whoeernsboeated whet hulloes
dated be Mr. Aid.
Cirlidge sold It wee as wheeled of oeourresse to keep
Inch • serious arm as that easiest the prisabart Imaging
ewer k 1 for • meala seder Nosh eliessidenese.
The Itecordie &Med era lomat* W=km, and
eeedested to retire boil kr prisseer, 5001.
and toe sursiisslolllol. _ _

The threw of the reed jury mid before retain he
whited to Mdne beim theism. eseeral *imp wtheithedearim
under their setise deicing the time they bad bees messed
in the duties al their ease, end width they ithented worthy
ef remark, feeling that in some came their Item bed hem
sesmseimily assapied, aid be 'eked permisies to reed •
statimest width bad boss lbws' lip. Be ties reed se fel-
lows :—" The grand jury email; sung without same-
waitieg to the mart that eta of about si pro-
moted to them DO fewer than six we
ethaged with Aeolis' mosey under the mount d
10a, 16 lovely* mosey end preperly miler
the value of ff., sad bet few oases of really serious therseter
spinet either mime er preparty. The peed jury, ems-
posed of gesthellin cad namieste whom time mid mews-
Wee are both vault& cad imperthat, big to repreesat to
this east thei,witile tePrdiell the meeStahon of the peed
jury se a valuable mimosa sad security both toward. w-
ars. charged with offenses and the mural interests of the
withey amidst that very natty of the mess should have
of by tie presiding magic:rate. The greed
jig allude snore particularly to mem is which previous
eonvielices an thews, sad ewe in which the stoles pro-
perty is found ems the amesett. The grand jury
ate of °violas that the particularly,
, ham Wring meat experience amt as=
the &latest
phases el gent, am well enieptheat to mottle the wt of of ouch sheer anima end that molt mem otight sot
to meow the time tad atiestion of the mend Jeri." The
Matemest caseisded by thesideg Mr. Avery an the Mimes
of the afar the amisieste they bad reedited the greed
jury, aby thinking taur Iceman, who had prodded
°ter them . .

--ThefirMardwr remedied that very often where the
amounts were email semething had happened pre-
viously. Then apia. the magistrates in moo, MEM
hid not the po to dispose of t
sales the prisonerwer
pleaded guilty, andhe it
pm/ow parided rot guilty, and desired to be
tried, he was entitled to go before& jury of his oonntrymen.
The remarks of the grand jury, however, should be for-
warded to the proper gamier, and be was glad that be
amid relater them from any further duties sad thanked
them for the amuser fe which they bad disp seed of the
Madame that had some before them.

(Bofors Ilr.

Kerr.)

lairebetA 2hispew spiester, via gindieled tar fete-
s/mealy attempting is barna
The primmer guilty.
it appeared she ovaberm aiming an • mime al
aelessptin to Manly ha lit tar es now es eleven
Team bat ea ivory aeassies bar eadernoure Ism Mee fro-
tested. She Me soma time been saavirded, and may
Mr
le annady.
Mr. Oanaebeisaar Karr tad her that he mod pet bar
where abs wield to tenni rare et, ea she did not seen
°spans at telg an al liersiiL The 111•61111109 of abs swirl
w that aloe be baptismal tar the Roca of twelve raleatter
math,. _ _ _

o;s—rie rhoispems Doi* bolder, mosadeeed to hie
lan to mower as Mbelmest
a peeteereadjewee al..elm*,
W with bevies ..rend se he ez tar I. • press
Th maatiptyr et diimmerem' asall Welty tcw hams toed. I
pleadad raft.
Yr. Petaled appeared ea behalf el the Oramimiesers et
Omen. Kr. Dm* fiehaled the primmer.
It appeared Mal the *Meer wee • Imeetwr, :airlift at
Ilsolms, f. lisedseirbm sod liwe es She 20112 of Mar* he
WM ten Waft be Yr. WIIOOO, • foram sod
armed II is ibe meal wasser, Skite he used it op to
Imam b hie owe ruse.
Yr. Balm 'aid ti had edgiest the *maw S. pbesi
gabby, Ineasee he wee aa semmory. having Mal up the
mem •to Lotus is lie owe mane. The waft Weston
wee it way the aid ellester, eat Ite it was who had
hest the eriaelpel miters melee the primer.
The Ormumbeicew mid he bad imbed mew the depositiose.
sad he %sad se aztesselimpeiresweissme whelever. Kr.
Wooten hod mid that it ft Int set pod kabala he buried,
whom ths *maw aseweredliertll4.iterpei mem* for the
gimes ; mit od mrrrires .The 01001009 the
mart me that he be tee viz watt" UM he he
teed la et the emplestie. et that Yam mad that he lay ia
rims men 010 am be poll.