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ZOTONINIION •. 31eZILOS—rweswerews NOTI.
Mt. Lash mined, punnet to leave reserved, to eater •
venial fee the plaintiff It this ens. It was an action ea a
promissory note for 2,0001. Ends by the has ell rs.
Riehardeoa, and indorsed by her to the plaintiff. At the
trial the lacy fatal fur the Weeniest. It appeared that
Mrs. Rithenison, who was the umber. in-law of the de-
fends**. bad advaseed him the sum of 1,6001. for the per-
form egoneklieg him to carry cabin tossintn, and was also
sun" Ad hlm in the amount of 6004, 3401. of which she
had paid. The note In question was given as security f.r
these two sums. The defeadast bad given his 1 0 U
lief ire the note, but Mn. Ritherdeos requested turth.r
security. It Wei. however, be! intention that :he 2.0001
sisoeld being to her grastletiildren—the children of the
diells•dast—end, on its heist made. it was endorsed with
Mess words November let, 1851.—1 n the event of my
daddy this withionteutiosed ansouut of 201. Is not to be
411smoild st Ibe se.ker, bat the same into remain at lots
vet i awl `ante!y to be divided amongst toe children
r=lld In. Marker, say daughter " The question
YlMidi lordships would have to decide was, whether
OM Abet alr obi memorandum was such ae no: to mike
▪ esimemb a promissory note. He would submit the
MINA MIAs words were, that. if the mosey were not claimed
by Mos. Rishardson in her lifetime, then the 2,001. was
net to be geld to the executors, but divided amongost the
obildren.
Lord Campbell—After her death the maker would not be
MOO ob M asidApon it. This is not a simple .outran to
Pfirionztages
that
it
was,
as Mrs. Richardson could
base ismisaill tilis mosey at any time.
The enOMlMilff an the &Indent was not liable, as the
seta, 6=22trfunditionid, was not negotiable. He was
seta,
duly lig*•
ak teamed.
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PLIIIO4 IP.

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IL—ACTION Po ROBBY WON AT
BILLIARDS. _ .

Mr. Cain wed Mr. Brewer appeared for the plena
tad Mr. Rowe and Mr. Tiered for the defendant.
This was an action brought to rower a sum of 661. 14s.
oa a cheque drawn by the defendant in favour of the plain-
tiff. Than were also state for mosey lent, end upon
amount stated. The defendant pleaded that M did not
make the cheque, and that the Fumy had bees won at
billiards.
It appeared, from the stateliest of the plaintirs coussl,
that this case had bees adjourned from Baster, at the eon-
elusion of the *Lars on", in consequence of the absence
of • wines, on the part of this defendant. In May, 1864,
the plaintiff, a pageant residing at Clapham, wee intro-
duced to tat defesdant by a gentleman if the tune of Soy •
sour. TM defeadeat stated that he was a gestlestan
who had jut Mused from Australia in buttes, and that
be was 11mg at at hotel it Leicester-equine. After some
tine the adast asked the pinta to let some menu,
661. 14e., which he owed his, stand over and he would
gin him at I 0 U for it. The planted' easented, and the
defendant prosaiesd to pay him is a few days, as he said be
was snag to resin some sonny. Some time after this the
fant& wont to the hotel in Lenten? square, aad Squired
r tin defearlatt, hut found that be hadleft sad /we
the ems After some time the plaintiff dissented that
the t was staying it Devoeshire with a MSS&
The plastid wrote to him &Slag him to wsd Ma the
mosey, to whisk the&Saba spilled try lauding • Settee
gar the amount, but Imes& Ms tel
oral it fee ten
days. At dee
was
ef lea anye die peassed the
=Sikh was I*Asorseed. *kW alkee that
moths Inter fees the &Mika sentilleg Is
Om amount.
Thom letter were put in, the cheque beiag objected to
as bung bees drawn more than 16 miles from the place
where it was payable, wittiest baring the requisite stamp.
TM defence was, that the defendant, who came of age in
May, 1864, had jest returned from Australia, where he had
Mon for three year, sad barite takes up his abode at an
Meal in Unseen square, and one eveship, after he bad
bass piviag a dieter to his brother and several friends,
be walked down the Strand and went into the Orford
std Oembelds billiard rooms. He played at " pool" for
MIS tea, sad won 11. or 225. Dario' the Ant gam',
the philmilt and a pore= of the same of Seymour,
stood the seta, sad begat talkies to the defendant,
whoa the ether pumas in the room had lett, which was
attest 11 Vasa. The plaint ff asked the defendant to
play with him for money, to which thit defendant replied
that he would rather not play for mosey. However,
finding that he was witting the gane,.be ceiteented to play
for 11. per gem*. The plaintiff wienieg this, they played
for hisher sums, the plaintiff always wining by only owe
or two points. Seymour backed the defendant, and induced
him to play double or quits, as be tithed to pet his mousy
back. The defendant, after having ion 661., refused to
play any longer, and the plaintiff asked him to gin him an
10 U, which the defendant did. When be got home be
was told that he had been taken in by " sharpen," and
that be ought not to pay the money. He bad accordingly
refused to pay it, as he believed that the play had not beet
fair.
The defendant having been celled, and having proved
this statement,
His Lordship said that, upon this evidence, the jury
would be of opiaion that the mown had been won at bil-
' liards, which would satisfy the defendant's plea. It did not
matter whether it was won fairly or not, bat it would rest
with the court alone to say whether the plea that it was won
at billiards was a =Meet% defence under the statute.
This was at once agreed to by the counsel on both sidee.
err e. SUNNIIN.—ACTION rot ASSAULT AND FAWN

Mr. Blade and Mr. Maynard appeared for the plaintiff ;
end Mr. fferjemst Hinglake and Mr. T. Saunders for the
&Andean.
TM. was an ration brought by the plaintiff, a journey-
sees against the defendant, the landlord of the
White art Tavern, at Atwortk, North Wilts, for an assault
and false imprisonment. The defeadant pleaded not guilty
by statute.
The plaintiff's noes was, that he lived at the village of
Atworth, where the defendant canted ea his business,
sad that one of the defeatism'', nieces, Mary Warren. and
the *Mastiff had formed an atteebment for each other.
At first all appeared to go on well, bet for some cease or
ether, the defendant changed towards the plaintiff, sad
refused to allow him to continue his addresses to his niece.
On the llith Apill, 1853, Mary Warren and her anal had
a queried abseil die plaietiff, the winsequeme of which
ma% that Mast Warns was told to leave the home im-
mediately. SIM meet up stairs. mode her clothes up late
• beadle, mad Mai the plaintiff, asked him to take her to
Mr pemineeleff li Mom. The plaintiff endeavoured to
perisile Mr to reef gie bar limele'o, but ohs would sot de
skied Mee kVA anallialai to No bar safely to bar growl-
selhat% Mem Whim they bed got se far as the neat
illleWhh hhileilmeM menet* teem with two policemen.
Irbe ielisleite rave him into custody fee theft, and he was
*mem Moe, basionlisd, and dragged to the lock-up. The
pelMeilleitileirebed him, and be wu locked up far 17 hours,
elms be tens takes Mime the magistrate ; and than, instead
Olio deihnilent setipardng his charge of theft, he accused
him of abd the girl Mary Warren. The magistrate
diseharged him immediately on hearing the ease. The plain-
tiff at JIM lime man age, his father, as his neat
felssi. ea mine against the defendant in the
=Oil" bet the deleadast having taken out a eer-
it meedimentimod. A second action having been
oemmemeil WOs plaineff after be came of age, it had
bas mama to this seen.
liaiLiMindff, in hie croarezamination, admitted that
Mew Winos was now only 16, and that when their court-
oblitisse lemmeseed she was oely 14 years of see. He had
Mims Mr eat throe times. On on occasion he had taken
bee tips inn, where they slept all night. the did ant
rem& oat with bin for seven or eight days.
Several other witnesses were called in rapport of the
plaintiff's case.
The defense was that the plaintiff had always bee&
satieing the girl away from her home. The defendant
had taken her when she wan only three years old, and bad
brought her up ; bat the plaintiff had been eminently taking
her away, and keeping her out eh night. The defendant
had frequently mimed article. and money from the home,
lied seeing that Mary Warren had taken a bundle away
' with bee, be followed her, sad found the beadle in the poe-
seeelea of the defendant. He accordingly pews Tic Into
enetely, and when the nee came oe before the maatetrate
the illedendant seed he only wished to protect the girt, and
ups the plaintiff premising not to moteet her any mere he
Mil wt pass the charge of theft, sad the plaintiff was
"Ifilnemesbneleg been called on the put of the defendant,
Wl's& sepieeL
His Lerbleip. in oemming up, said there were two ques-
tions for the jury In Mdse—fint, whether the defendant
basally biaaNd that • felony bad been committed when
he gem the yiellatif into custody ; and, seendly, what
masa of anew would meet the case.
The bey, ,her having retired for some time, found a 1
enema rite the plaintiff, with damages of 40s. to carry cats;
ea the ether leessies, they did sot thick the defendant
loses* believed a Mee" had been emulated.

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COCZNALL V. MI VAX LAND COMPL7I7.—IOI-
- 01 lIMABBII.

The plaintiff is this ease Zai•Temetly a iseiaber of the
leo of Cockrell, Larkin,. eat Company, which failed is
lop, sad he now 'tomtit to mover damages tow the
sessed that 200 sham is the Vas Dienes% Lead Ceo-
pm, held by him, had bees desisted to Is (whited tubbiest
tbs-neersery nquieitee heels.' been complied with bp the
Myna,. The trial took place at Guildhall bellies the
Chief J aids% sad **jury gave a verdict he the plabatiff
tar LOON.
ilmjenst sow moved fora sew trial, est stand
that ten est nailed that WAR+, were is ar•--