The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

. 41 IN
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(THIS

NQUITT 001711,11.
tßefore the toed Clianosaor.)
MIMI! e. ZOLLUUT.
This wite an appeal from FienCbseeellor Weed, kliegs's.
Mons fo which wire the valkiley and lef elopement ef a patent
so forimprovement le the manufacture of uremia dye,
and which was heard at great length balm his lordship cm
a motion to dissolve an lejsnottoo to restrain the tree of the
patent made by the con* below. The Lord Chanoellor
haviog deeded that the patent was bad to law on amount of
invalidity of the speoificatiom deolia.d, as a necessary oom
sequence, to deal with the questions of infringement sod
novelty which had Ms raised. The matter wee sow est
down for the bearing of the came, sod a dieenssion cress as
to the beat form in which the declaration of the mart should
be made hi order to the disposal of all the questions involved
he by the House of Lords. At Mirth—
lord Chancellor, who had offered to make an ardor
which would reserve the quadric of the dismiseal of the
bill said after the appeal en the pest of law as to the va-
lidity—loaded that be would mike as order reversion the
decree of the Vice -Obascellor as all the hem diw4ving
the *junction, and dismissing plaintiff's hill wittiest
ewes.
Sr F. Kelly, Kr. Grevo Q.C., Giese, Yr. G. IL.
Ward, Q.C., Mr. Drewry, sod Mr.. 7. A. Remelt were for
the plabetiffe ; Mr. Bolt. lb. Hindman*, Mr. Bur, and
Kr. Day IMO as the atlas/ side.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Matey at Nisi Yrins in 1114dlimusz.—(Briore Mr.
Jamb
Willie aid s Cosmos Jury.)
us= F. 111X0.—ACTON OF ASSAULT Malian `• SOY
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This was an sake to mom damages Ds as assault said
to have bees anomittod by Tom ,ige th• well-known
Mr. Kesealey and Mr. Byre Lloyd (instraetad
etk appeared for the plaistiff, sad Mr. Buideast
dsmin Dostroctod by Mr. Thos. Beard) fit the defendant.
Mr. Kenealey, in opening the case, said tbs. a perms
named Bush, who kept a bettior-oalos is Ike City, bad
promised the plaintiff, who got his living by maids( bets
span commission, U. in Waseca to a rsoe at Goadwood
when an outsider woo. On the Zird May last the *kalif!
saw Bush and King walking at Tattersall's, and asked Bush
for tits sour. Some tow wards passed, asti the deleadent
*track the plaintiff on the back of the head. The blow
neat him down as though he had been hit by a cameos ball.
The defendant had pleaded that the plaintiff had first se-
rultad him, butush • piss was absurd. for the plaintiff
was a man about five feet high and between 50 and 60
years of age, whilst tie defendant yam one of the most
powerful men in the world and in the prime of life.
James Larkin, the plaintiff, said that Mr. Bush kept a
betties-office in Bell-yard, Grauchurchatreet, and witness
had bin in the habit of &lag business with kiss. Bush
hulas' King in his fights, and King went about with Binh
to protein him. Whoa be asked Bush for the Si. the
defendant said, '"No,get away you scamp." Plaistiffsaid,
" It is nothing to do with jou, what's a was bat his word!"
King than said, "I will give you five pounds," sod irtruok
'Maus on the back of the bead and knocked
him down os to the pavaroanX King sad Bash then
Et is= a cab and drove away. Witous bad bis wounds
at the hospitaL Hie forehead, ears, °beak, and
back of his head ware cut by falling on the pavement, and
his coat and waistcoat were covered with bloodand .
onus'
The twit
day was the first day of ttis MOO at Epsom,
was not able to go thus
Mr. Justice W alas—Are you is the ring—a light weight
or anything of that sort'.
Whams—No.
Mr. Juno* Willes-1 asked with pedant simplicity, be-
oases he seems a small man for anybody to strike, even if
angry with him.
IP/Maas—The injuries were not oared for Ares weeks.
Crospuemined—Witoses did not sell nub oo nos.
muses. Whes he first came up to Newmarket,. it a pat
mind him for surd and be had ors he gave it him and
revolved mossy for it. (A 'ugh.) He bad suer sold puny
handicap books.
Mr. Justios Willie—A man must sot strike another be.
caws be sells cards. I suppose you have some answer to
this, or elms it is ooly an aggravation to ink thus goistiona.
Mr. Unjust Atkisson said he believed that he had •
perfect answer to it.
Witases—The Of. was sot a bet, but mossy Ment Mr.
Bash had prombied
Mr. Justice Willis—What for, to hansetrlag the farm. ite?
(Loseitur.)
Wasson admitted that he had had a glass or two extra
when be spoke to Mr. Binh, but he was not drunk sod
capable.
neural men who MOO In Tattersall's yard were examined,
and they said that a blow was struck by King.
Thomas King himself sue at tersruds a:amine& He
said that he bad sow left the priu.ring. He ti
DOS at in May, and what took plus was
a month or two after that. The plaintiff was drunk. Mr.
Bosh was walking up the yard six or seven yards ahead of
Union Larkia went up sad spoke to Mr. Bosh about
some horse, and Bash said, " Get away, you scamp."
Larkin weal op again. and got hold of Mr. Bub's coat sod
pulled a botto• off. Witness went up and said, "Do you
know what you are doing, you scoundrel`.' and larkis
this came at witoem, sod wiener pot out hie arm,
and Larkin ran against it and fell. (Laughter)
Witoess never struck bias. Larkin got up and blischguarded
them scandalously. Witmer saw Larkin at the Cauibridge
meeting is October following, hut Larkin add nothing to
his, sad wanes' beard nothing about any assault until
November, when a lawyer's letter was sent to Mr. Bash's
for him. There was no pretence for saying that situ=
rut about with Mr. Bush to protect
Ms. Bosh said that ha bad never promised the plaintiff
Si. The plaintiff was drunk and he went up to the witness
sad said, " Put me oa to something." Witmer told ham
to get away. The plaintiff went up to him again and laid
hold of hie coat, and when wham pulsed him
away a button was torn off. The plaintiff would
have fallen, but there were a good many people
about him sad they kept him up. He followed abusing
witness, and he also abused King when be came op. King
gave him a shove, and down he fell. The plaintiff got up
and followed them, and tried to prevent witness setting
into his carnage. The plaistirs nose was then bleeding.
Mr. Scott gave similar evidence.
The jury found for the plaintiff—damages U.
Mr. Ksualey applied for a certificate for costa.
Mr. Justice Willes said be should allow the law to take
ha course ; he should sot interfere on either side.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(B.fars Mr. Oomroissioner Flobroyd.)
111 IC PAUL BEDFORD.
This was a Ittioj adjourned from Thursday last, to receive
a proposal from the bankrupt, the welLksowu comedi in at
the AdelphL
Mr. C. Lewis, oo his behalf, stated that owing to the
highly successful beoett which Mr. Bedford had last week
he was sow is a positioo to offer N. is the pound to his
creditors, which they had agreed to aocept, em a composition
is discharge of their debts. This being dose, it was pro-
posed to make an order annulling the bankruptcy.
}he Honour made the requisite calm

to az Wow limos
The bankrupt was • merchant, of bove-larfa, City. This
was the adjourned sitting far examination and discharge.
The liabilities amount to tbe extemalteery sum of a quarter
of • million, of which the following are the priecipal items :
Due to uoucured creditors, 37,9381. ; to those holding aeon-
rity, 126,6371. ; liabilities on bills diemonnted, 85,0141. ; ditto
on accommodation bills, 4,5971. The tmencumbered assets are
stated at 2,7011. only ; but the property held by the secured
creditors, evasisting chiefly of consignments, is returned as of
the value of 154,0001. The largest creditors are Isaac
Lenin., of New York, 71,0001., is respect of which security
is held, and 10,8801. on bills ; A. Solomon', of Old Change,
26,151/. (eseunri). At the last sitting an adjourenseet was
ordered for the bankrupt to fumisb ma, goods. aod defi-
ciency accounts, also so account of his dealings in stooks
and shares.
NOD* of the required accounts halm been Wed, Imola r
adjournment for two months was taken.
Mr. Abrahams appeared for the seeignees.
114 RR DOVRBY.—muussioase CHARGE&
Mr. Nay brought before the oourt the exorbitant
charge made by the messenger in this we for pre-
paring an inventory of the bankrupt's effects. The Molt. rt
of the wart bad bee. abolished, and it was new the duty of
the men anger to make out the Mastery. A anon was
sent to the bankrupt's premises, who knew nothieg at all
about the business—did not even know the names of the
articles in the trade, and for making an inventory of about
1001, worth of goods he bad charged 91. 16a—the
time occupied being six hours and a half. The hill had
been tax d without notice to the 111161111141111, ad this item
had been allowed. in the other two 000rts thou charges
were not allowed, sod it wu desirable that the preottoe
of the courts should be uniform.
Mr. Edwards, the official assignee, mid it was neesseary
that a list or inventory of the bankrupt's elude should be
taken, otherwise the messenger would be coestently open
to the suspicion of &Mandan property, bet ke must ad-
mit that this charge wasexorbitent
His Honour directed the re-taxation of the bill.
in ax was. RORHRT&
The bankrupt, a merchant, of Catehed-friars, applied for
his order of discharge. Debt, about 3.11001.
Mr. B. Reed opposed, for Morn. Phillips and Smith,
creditors, who complained that the bankrupt bad, is
November, 1863, bought tin plates of them to the *meant
of 4601., and having obtained an advance of 3001. on them.
had allowed it to go on in discharge of a debt to another
creditor. It was asked that the bankrupt, who had failed
twice before, should be oommitted for six maths' under
the penal clauses.
After bearing Mr. gargood for the baekrupt,
His Honour sespeoUd the order for 12 maths wittiest
protootioe foe six months.
(Wore Mr. Registrar Maslow, as Oesatimioner.)
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ni in mucanz. IIiCLIT.
Tbo baskropt was demoribsd am a 'Wigwam Jeweller, Of
Prfaco'scrayst, Flosburv. Thia was the sictiagiotar 011iali.
adios sad dfasbargo. Tba mersrants
Hirt Brothers dhow likeable of =rad T
e** soda
about 1,200 t.
A resolution of anclitors bavieg been pusad for taking the
°mascot of court under the 110 arc., mho usual order was
sada.