The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-21 00:00:00

DiTIMITO/12 v. mammas.

Io the mune d the d., wan ouggsided by the Vico-
Chancellor that some anungement had better be made
with reference to this moos wkielt a Ivy bad been sum-
moned to try the validity of a patent. It we oeceseary
that something should be dolts, as the munifieetice
legislature not being equal to its widam, it has, sr e
autbosMing each of chancery meta to summon • ,
only provided one jury-box for rooromoodatice d all of
them, and accordingly that hoe which any puma
not imbued with senatorial io would hams en-
pected. The Vice-Chancellor W had ommummod a jaq.
sod the Vice-Chancellor Kiodersloy ming labo jury-boa.

The lesdlog counsel' undertook amok, some armagemspt
to set over the difficulty.

COURT OF QUEEN'S MICH.—JAN. 20.
s&COND COURT.
Sittings at Nisi Prius u Gaildl•3l.--(Befor• Mr. Juatioe
Blackburn and a Gamow Jury.)
No came of any interest came before the court to-day.
!WTI= TO JOBOBIS.
Several jurors were Sued 40s. for oon•atteodance.

Mow. Reilly was brought before Mr. Cords, charged
with being concerned, with others, is a highway robbery
with violence.
Mr. Henry Smith, of Warwick-terrace, Belgrave-road,
solicitor, stated that at about half-past five o'clock on Mon-
day evening, he was passing along Holbora, when he was
attacked near Werra:ea Music Hall by several men, of whom
the prisoner was one. He was seized round the throat so 111
to be nearly straggled. The prisoner laid hold of Ws watch
and tried to twist it from the chain, which, however, was
so strong that he had much difficulty in getting the watch
away. One of the other men called out " pull it," upon
which the prisoner gave it a violent jerk, and broke the
chain. He ran away with the watch. Witness, as soon se
he could release himself, pursued the prisoner, who was
stopped by a bystander. A violent @troute ensued, and
continued for • quarter of an hour or twenty minutes, during
which toter'sl no policeman was to be seep near the spot.
At last a constable came up, and by his assistance the pri-
soner was secured. A boy who happened to be passing
delivered the watch to witness. It was worth 151.
This evidence having been confirmed, the prisoner, who
reserved his defence, was committed for trial.
Benjamin Williams and Jolt's Sprinwidd were charged
with obtaining 19e. by false pretence'.
Mr. Abrams, of Bow-street, defended.
Mr. Walton, the landlord of the Exeter Arms Tavern, in
Berleigbetreet, Strand, stated that the prisoners entered
his home and asked (or • glees of gin and • glees of rum.
Witness was sitting in the bar parWnr and the barmaid
was attending in the shop. Williams, who bad
given the order, put down a sovereign to pay for it. The
other prisoner put down a shilling end pushed the sovereign
back to Williams. Williams again pushed the sovereign
forward to the barmaid and the shilling back to Spriogrield
The barmaid took up the sovereign, and tried it by ringing
it on the counter. Springfield again pushed it to Williams,
and put his owe shilling forward. Finally Williams again
poabed one coin beck to Springfield and the other to the
COURT OF FACRSQUER. --JAN. 90. 6.rmsid, who apparently MA up the sovereign and pub it
back part of the money drawer, where gold is usually
Sittings Bassoo.—(Before Lord Chief Berea Pollock and I placed. Being accustomed to this kiad of fraud, be sus-
Barons Martin, ebannell, and Wilde.) petted that, at the last exchange, the prisoner Williams
1111 ATTOILIZT.GENZILAL V. ABll/881:1) TAUB had substituted • shilling for the sovereign which he pre-
tended to hand to the barmaid. The latter, having just
This was so informatics filed be the Attorney-General tried the sovereign, and think's, the same coin was
against the defendant, • earner and gilder, carrying on , given to her. did not examine it again. He looked into
business in Fleet-street and Orford-street, to recover four I the drawer, and found • shilling in the gold plan. Williams
penalties of 501. each for his having refused to make • , having by, this time got hiss chases, the two were on the
turn of male servants, booms, earrieges, and dogs, kept I point of leaving rather hastily, when wiliness went round
or used by him between the sth of April, 1859, and the ito the door and etoppedthem. Williams then headed him
sth of April, 1861, subject to amemisteet. At the the 19s. at the change, and wanted to get away. Wither,
greater portion of the time above referred to the , however. detained them till a countable came up, to whom
defendant resided at Froogrovra (.1t where !he gave the prisoners in charge.
tho articles were wed; bet about February, be Ist The barmaid coefirmed the statement of her master. At
OS Um' sad minds, and left the neigh beady I the time she took the shilling she thought it was • sen-
t", months before the return should have been made. No , reign. Would swear that this coin was the mine she had
return was made for the house and peewees in Oxford- received from the prisoner, for there was no other mosey in
street nor those in Heel-street, arid the peerages sought to I the gold plaos at the time.
he recovered were io respect of the two latter places. Oat Tb poliesman who apprehended the prisoners stated that
the trial it was objected there wal so proof rmidence he took • sovereign front Williams, who bed it in his mouth
at either of the two else's, rad that ass penalty rely was and was trying to swallow it. He had • severe struggle with
reeosinible rail out four—ous washy foe seek elms of i the primer, who tried bard to prevent him from taking the
artier liable to be assessed. A nab* was token for the nevereiip.

COURT OF COMMON PLIA&-hit. 20.

Eiittinp at Nisi Prins, in Loadaa.—{Brian Mr. Justice
Bylas sad a Common Jory.)

TAXIS V. ISAIRITT.-A TARTIMIG DAJIAOII3 FOR A BROKEN

LEG.
The plaintiff in this are wee a mantle-maker in the City,
and the defendant was a builder. On the evening of the
19th September last, the plaintiff with two friends want
in a chaise cart from the Mail-coach public-house, in the
City, on a visit to the landlord of the Marquis of Salisbury,
Freeling-street, Celedunien-road, and on their way beck
they turned into Beinertountreet- The defeudynt was in
the course of building two houses in this street, and a quan-
tity of rubbish which had bowl dug oat in the amuse of
potting in the drains was thrown into the road. The
plaintiff's ease was, that it was a dark night, :ind, notwith-
standing they were proceeding carefully, one wheel went on
to the beep, overturned the cart, sad the plaintiff's leg was
broken.

—iiiedefwadant's case was that the person who was driving
was not sober (a statement which bad been dented by the
=and his witnesses), and that the accident was attri-
to careless driving.
Mr. Ssvjeasit Parry, Mr. Joyce, and Yr. M. Marshall ap-
peared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Beriatat Ballantine and
Mr. Smith for the defendant.
A good deal of evidence was given pro and con. upon the
question who was in fault,and the jury were locked up to °na-
iades the matter. Just as his lordship was about leaving he
received a communication that there was no probability of
the jury agreeing ; but as the parties did sot think it right
to dienharge them at so early an boar they remained in
charge of the officer, and his lordship left to dispose of busi-
ness at chambers.

Within • few minutes aftereettie the jury came into
court. and said that they found for the plaiatitr—dninagee,
toe farthing.