The Express.
London, England, 1863-02-11 00:00:00

BISHOP 11. CHISSALL. -CURIOUS CA/11.

This was an action to recover the value of a Hansom
cab sod • set of harness belonging to the plaintiff.
The defendant pleaded several pleas, denying that the
goods were the property of the plaintiff.
Mr. Hoary James waa counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hud-
dketon, Q.Q, and Mr. Barnard for the defendant.
' Mr. Henry Jame', in opening the plaintiff's case, said the
plaintiff wee formerly a cab driver in the employ of the de-
fendant, who was • cab proprietor. About two months
before the last Derby-day the plaintiff was standing in
front of Simpson's Divan, in the Biased, when a gentle-
man named Beot came up to him sod engaged him to drive
him about all night. That gentleman was a young, and
what often turned out to be, foolish man. He was a man of
property, and, mounting to the learned counsel's opinion,
to get rid of his money as soon uhe could. Having
=lidthe plaintiff to drive him about for several days
nights, he engaged him to take him to the Derby, and
paid him 104 for five days. After that he took the plaintiff
down to his estate at Eastbouree, where be treated him very
kindly for • long time, and ultimately made him •
preempt of a Hansom cab and suet of harness, for which
be gave the plaintiff a sum amounting to over 501. to pay
for them. The cab and hareem was purchased of the de-
fendant and paid for by the plaintiff. The defendant had
for some reason or other refused to give the plaintiff the
cab or the harness, and the action was brought to either
recover the goods or their value.
02iseiplaintiff was than called in support of the learned
a opening.
In cress-examination he admitted that he bad been twice
in prim, once for felony and once for ill treating his
wife. He denied that he had seduced one of Mr. Bent's
servant's whilst he was staying with him at Eastbourne. He
bad told them all that be was unmarried. He did
not tell Mr. Bent that he was John Sullivan ; but he did
sot
J den that he was when other people told Mr. Bent that
be was ohn Sullivan, the pugilist.
The defames was that Mr. Bent, who was a young gentle-
man of large fortune, living at Eastbourne, had engaged the
plaintiff to take hint about to various parts of the metropolis,
and had paid him 101. to take him to Epsom, at the time of
the Derby, forties days. He was constantly in tows, sad when
he came op be engaged the plaintiff to drive him about.
They became very ftmdly, and the plaintiff proposed that
be should purchease private Hansom, but allow him to ply
for hire with it when he (Mr. Beet) was not in town. Ac-
cordingly he gave the plaintiff 451. to purchase • private
Hansom which the defendant had for sale, and 61. or 71. for
• set of hareem Mr. Bent just at that time left London for
Fastbouree, and took the plaintiff with him. The plaintiff
had not been down there long before Mr. Bent
beard that the plaintiff had seduced one of his
servants, bad promised to marry her, and had been
pl. London and asked the defendant to write to his (the
aintiff's) " swell," meaning Mr. Bent, and tell him that
it would oast 71. to take out the number of the cab, whereas
the expense was only about 21. 10s. These matters com-
ing to Mr. Bent's knowledge, he at once sent the plaintiff
away, and refused to let him inside the house again.
He never pve the plaintiff the cab, but always held it u
his own. me plaintiff subsequently went up to London,
and tried to get the cab and harness away from the defend.
ant's yard, but, the defendant having received a letter
from Mr. Bent, be refused to let the plaintiff have them,
and the next thing that was heard about the matter was
the writ,

--'/LeTury, without hearing the pester portion of the de-
fendant • witnewee, laid they were all agreed, and
Yr. James elected to be nonsnited.
The plaintiff wne therefore Dogmata.

COURT OF BANIERIIPTCY.—Fan. 10.
(Before Mr. Registrar Rifler.)
1.2 W. CLIPIMITZR.
The bankrupt was a tobacconist, of King Wrlliam•street,
City. This was the drat sitting. The bankrupt attributer,
his failure to harms of trade. His debts are about 70111. ;
sue* doubtful. Mr. Seckandorf, printer, of Flost•treet,
was chosen trade aasignee.
(Before Mr. Registrar Higesta)

tx as Etzseessaamii.
This wu soother flat sitting. The bankrupt was a
inirgeon, of Tosbeidge. Was debts are about 5001. uscleidiag
Ma to the treeless, under his wife's marriage settle-
ment, made in February last year.
Mr. Linklater and Mr. A. Tuner appeared for creditors ;
Xr.
gns*. Cooper, socountaot, Greshamotreet, was chosen trade
ensi
111 U C. Y. WM
The hank:rapt was desanled as a leather-seller, of Black-
frian-road. This was the sitting for choice of assignees.
The preliminary statement of Messrs. Brown and Dubois,
shows debts, 800 f. ; meets, between% 2001. and 300 f. An
amigose was chasm.