The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 11, 1862.

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COURT OF COMMON PLEA&—Jutx 10.
Sittings at Mai Priam is Loadoa.—(Brian Lard Chid
Artie* Eris and a Special Jury.)
umnaox T. LAZZ AND ANOTHZIL —rAigninsair

The plaintiff in thisclWlna dimmed and general
merchant, in Bucklenbury, and the defendant, Mr.
Line, bad been • farmer in Warwickshire ; but sub-
sequently be was • member of the Arm of Steams
and Lane, wheel manufacturers in Newington-cause-
way. The action was to recover; the amount of a
bill of exchange for Is4l. fa. 3d., drawn by the plaintiff, and
accepted in the name of Stearns and Lane. Mr. Stearns had
suffered judgment by default.
Mr. Digby Seymour and Mr. Cole appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Sergeant Hayes and Mr. Sergeant
Brien for Mr. Lane.

The acceptance having been proved, the defence was that
Mr. Stearn. had bad some transactions in diamond' with
the plaintiff and gave him his own acceptance, but subse-
quently he gave in exchange for this the acceptance in the
name of the firm which was now sued upon. Mr. Stearns
bad no authority to give the acceptance of the firm in ex-
change for his own.
His Lordship held that Mr. Late was not bound unless
Mr. Stearns bad authority to give the acceptance. He maw
no evidence of any such authority.
The jury coincided in this opinion and found a verdict for
the defendant.

read to the epitome.] Cannot tell what "Trig heareuse" ,
means. Do nob know whet " Baby " mama. I often bed •
children with me. Cannot tell whet "My baby—three
EQUITY 00IIRT&—Juvr 10. times" signifies "April 12. Walked in tows with Baby"
(Before Vice-Chancellor Wood.) —(1 laugh)—moat mean Mr. Wedgewood. lam not sure •
Mont O. NN7ROPOUTAN BOARD 07 WORRB—THR AR7 that it does in the other places cited.
AND NT177117 Or BCAVENOIRING. The Judge—Do you mean to slay that seriously?
Wither —I do.
This was a motion to restrain the defendants from taking mr.
the plaintiff's " tot shop" for the purposes of the new street 1.013.11110:Ildget todee-1" April 17. Saw Baby in bed." That
from Bj"kfthrt-road to High.elleek B"ough • The Witwas—l suppose so. I saw him io the Argyll-road. I
plaintiff was a dust coetnictor, and be carried on his buai-
nese upon his `'manufactory," at the Grove, Southwark, •
portion of which was the tot shop in question. The maim- alone at dinner "—means. I have nephews and nieces. I
really cannot ear whet " Le cher enfant is—two horns
do not know what is the mean. gof " Saturday, May 4.
house, • slop shoot, and • yard for heaping
met*" °Nalwited' addition to the tot °het; an engine Dined out avec le Cheri." I remember cubits any-
etel-- body "darling," or "then."
storing the dust. The defendants, requiring a por- Mr. Serjeant Shee—But surely, madam, there must be
Lion only of these premises, gave the usual notice very few mill then Your husband, 1
to take that part. This portion the plaintiff refusedeu foPrer::: wham yea •
to sell requiring the board to take the entire premises.mess—Inever called my husband Cheri. (Laughter.)
on the ground that they formed a " manufactory witMe
the meaning of the Lends Clauses Act, and therefore could Mr. Serjeaut Shoe—Hero is another entry—" Very fine—
not be taken, compulsorily, in part only. It appeared' 7
At bane all day avec le chit. enfant Ws heurewe."
that the process of manufacture was this :—The dust, &a, I Witness—l don't know why you should reed Bee if there
was shot in the yard us it was brought in. It was next was no stop. Mr. Wedpwood came to me in Ryder-street
sifted, and the dust proper stored ready for sale. The • dozen times. My husband bad ordered him to leave the
scrap iron, rags, old shoes, bones, bottles, and cinders, were house before his letter came into his (Mr. Tumor's) hands.
again separated, sorted, and in the tot shop cleaned. The The letter produced is that which he wrote to me after that.
" hard core," i.e., old tin and crockery, were then carried [Mr. Tamer said in the document that his heart had been
to the engine-house and crushed by the stamper; there. broken by " that accursed letter." He could pot believe
The defendants disputing that this was a manufacture, I that the petitioner could have rejected his Labours to sup-
declined to take more than the tot shop. And hence this • port her and lon by such " heartless and immoral conduct."
suit and motion. ' He added, that unless she explained her conduct all inter-
Sir EL Cairns, Mr. Giffard, and Mr. F. Bury, for the I course between them must cease.] I wrote to my husband
motion ; Mr. Rolt, Mr. Wilcock, and Mr. C. Hall were on • very frequently from Bordeaux, but I never complained of
the other side. any unkindness ea his pert. I never assaulted toy htisband.
The Vice-Chancellor said that the question was whether Mr. Serimint Shee—Did you take him by the hair
Bus process carried on upon this building could be called a and drag him about the room ?
manufacture. It certainly appeared that much ingenuity and Witness—Have you seen him ? Him hair is so abort that
industrious application were used in the 'plaintiff's business, Do one could do it.
including • resort to various different and distinct processes. The Judge—One has beard of persona having their hair
upon the whole it appeared that this was such • case as cut to prevent it from being pulled. (Laughter.)
the legislature intended to provide for in the case of "a Examination resumed— Never pulled his hair except is
manufactory" and the injunction must therefore be granted. I fun. Once, when he was fighting me, 1 palled off his epee-
bleier andbroke them in self-defence. Never threatened
him with a knife or threw the poker at him. I have put
my back agaiust the door and kept him in the room when
he wanted to leave it—that is, as far as a woman could
restrain a big man. He has annoyed me excessively about
his female patients, bet I never wee of him. I have
had grave suspicions of him, and I may have acquainted
him with them. I have tried to borrow money at one of
his patient* without his knowledge, but she was also a
friend of mine. The last time he laid his hand upon me
in anger was in 1852. After the commencement of the suit
I went to the house and insisted on remaining
there. saying that it was my home. I told
Mr. Turner that I would not leave it without force. Then
he told me that he had reason to suspect me of infidelity,
and that be must insist on my leaving.
Be-examined—The last time I experienced violence from
him was whim be knotted me down in 1858. His conduct
was brutal. He was always annoying and distremieg me.
He maw dews to the farm and destroyed my puppies.
(laughter.) He also killed my bantams, and I think my
game hens. Mr. Wedgewood was an invalid, and was in bed
till four o'clock in the day. Everybody went into his room.
He was a kind of pet in the house, and was called " Baby."
My husband called him "brother." My husband knew of
my going out with him. He once quarrelled with him be-
cause he had brought me home too late, and he requested
him to leave the house. The next morning he wrote to him
requesting him to come back. W hen be came, my husband
kissed him, and hung over hie neck. (Laughter.) We
treated him like • "Baby." He ones told him when he
heard him come in at four o'clock in the morning logo sad
fetch him some beer, and being anything he
could find for the " 'Deities." Mr. Wedgewood accordingly
took my husband some beer into his room, and then having
come into toy chamber with some strawberries, he called
out, " I am helping her to eat them." My bedroom door
was never shut. We wait toCireneester with the intention
of going to the dog show at Birmingham. I had a day
there. I was too late for the train—Wedgewood was always
too late. I then said we would go to throwester to en Mr.
Hanbury, • friend of mine, who had purchased one of my
dogs, and who bad a fine collection of than animal'. Mr.
Hanbury lived two miles from Cirencester. We arrived
late on Saturday evening, and the next morning we went to
Mr. Hanbury's, when we saw the pug I had sold him. I
have amused myself with breeding valuable dogs, and I
won one of the high prizes at Birmingham. With regard to
in debts, they were chiefly on account of my eon. The
whole of Emmanuel', bill was for him.
By the Judge—The letter to Mr. Wedgewood was written
at my request, and on my representation that to quarrel
might my character.
additional evidence having been given, the court
adjourned.

NAVAL AN)) MILITARY.

ADMIZAINT,,
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shipmen C. L. Le Strange, J. W. Ramsay, F. S. Smythies,
and L Fansbaw to the St.
Engineers F. J. Taplin, toGtretramberland, for servioe in
the Argus ; and J. Hill, confirmed in the Fiegard.
Acting First, Clams Assistant Engineer W. Rumble, to the
Cumberland, for service in the Sem.
Acting Second Class Assistant -Engineer W. Comma, to
the Defence.
Lama A. IL Sims and E. V. B. Gaunt have been nomi.
anted to naval cadetehipe.

CHATHAM, JULY 10.
noon; 10R INDIA.—The following troops are
ordered to embark at Gravesend tomorrow, on board the
hired East India troopship Sydenhem, for Madras :-260
nos-oommissioned officers and men of the Royal Artillery,
from Shorecliffe ; and 21 men of the ladle Rogineen,
from this garrison. The following detachments hare also
been placed under orders to embark for Madras, on the 15th
instant, on board the screw steamer Mauritius, 300 horse-
power, via.:-2f15 men of the Royal Artillery, 73 men of
the Royal Horse Artillery, 41t men of the Ist bafttlion Ist
Royals, and one man of the 17th LIMON%

12ER TOWER HAM MES (STOLE NRWINOTON CORES).
The official inspection of this corps took place on Wednes-
day evening, in the Rev. T. Memold's Park, Stoke New-
ington, before Lieutenant-Colonel Morris. Captain Heals.
was in oommand. The occasion was also taken advantage of
for presenting the corps with a salver bugle, the gift al Sir
Moreton Peto, Bart., M.P., mid for the distribution of prism
At the conclusion of the inspection, Lieutenant• Colonel
Morris briefly addressed the corps, and complimented
Captain Reales upon its efficiency. Miss Isabella Smith,
after some appropriate remarks, presented the prizes to the
successful competitors. Sir Moreton Peto, in a speech of
some length, presented the bugle to the corps through
Captain Healer. Lieutenant-Colonel Morris, Sir Moreton
Peto, and Mr. William Cox, dined with the officers, at their
invitation, at the Albion, in the evening.