The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-21 00:00:00

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MR. EDMUNDS

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THE ILLNESS OF THE OEAREWITCH.
BT. PETERSBURG, Aram 20.
Telegrams from Nice state that the Ozarswitsh
yesterday morning was delirious. The cerebral in-
flammation had increased, the pulse wm more feeble,
and there was lees warmth in the body. Drs.
Pirogow and Oppolser were expected.

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EYNNING, APRIL 111, 1865.

THE PATENT OFFICE

TILE OFFICIAL INQUIM
This morning were published, in a blue book of
259 pages, various reports, soontuals, mtsats., he., relating
to Mr. Edusuades ease at the Patent Officre. Most of the
bets mentioned hem have already ford their way into
the public journals.
The " preliminary ripest" to the Lad Chancellor' and
to the Oommiesionen of Patents, of Morn. Greenwood
end Nadas* was dated the 12th of July last.
These petlanen, it is stated, had been prepared to
recommend Mr. Edmonds' removal from hie offices on
remit of his ateestire, harsh, sad unneomeartly severe
conduct towards his subordinates, tad his sari neglect of
his duty, when their attention wee drawn to more serious
matters. Various details are gone Into respecting the do-
tal:slims and incorrect coconuts, the inquiry commissioners
hinging against bin, in eubetaure, as the result of their
investiptions, the following principal charges : —l. That
Mr. Edmunds had, from the year 1852, withheld from the
public purse large sums of mosey which he ought to have
amounted for and paid quarterly In every year' felon that
time to the present. 2. That he had is 1853 advanced
5001. out of the public monies for the purchase of skimp,
sod had in 1863 taken 500/. (in pu•ported repayment) out of
public monies and put it into his private pocket. 3. That be
had purchased stamps at wholesale prices, sold them is the
Patent-office ea retell mien, and put the difference into his
own pocket indeed of crediting the amount to the public,
the percher having been made out of public maim. 4.
That he had drawn large sums out of the public monies of
the office to his own use, and had given no account of such
MOM 5. That he had withheld •um of 3991. 7a. 4d., for
which he ought to have gives credit to the Treaty, sad
had three times passed his mounts, while that sum wee in
his hands, without noticing it.
On the 20th of September Mr. Edmunds submitted a
lengthened statement to the Lord Chancellor. At the
outset he reminds his lordship that in the early part
of 1863 he (Mr. Edmunds) applied for leave to
resign his aloes of Clerk of the Patents and Clerk of the
Commiasiosen of Patents, requesting at the =me time his
lordship's load releases in obtaining from the Treasury
the allowance to which he was entitled. Upon the perusal
of Mrs & Greenwood sad Hindmareh's report, " my pre-
vionsly existing desire for retirement," lays Mr. Edmunds,
" revived with additional force. It wu evident to me, for
resume which I will explain more folly presently, that I
could not hope to Maio, with advantage to the public w-
eir the offices of the Clerk of the Patents and Clerk
of the Commissioners of Patents ; and an intimation was
the made to your lordship that I was preened to
resign thaw allow. In answer I was informed, by a
written oesunnertion from your lordship, that if I
thought proper to surrender the offices, and would under-
take forthwith to account for and pay over to the Treasury
all sums of moony due from me as Clerk of the Patents, the
proceedings fixed for the Monday follow:ng would
not be taken. It was, however, added ' The
Lord Chancellor will take the opinion of Lord
Cranworth and Lord Kingedown as to the course which,
under all the circumstances of the we, it will be the duty
of her lordship to adopt with reference to the attar of
reading clerk and clerk of the private committees held by
Mr. Edmunds in the House of Lords.' Oa the folio% ing
day (the 30th July), the offices of Clerk of the Patents and
Clerk of the Commissioners of Patents were surrendered
to your lordship, and an undertaking to amount given, and
at the same time a hope was expressed that your lordship
would think it right not to take the opinion of
Lord Cranworth and Lord Bingedown until your
lordship shall be in parsnips of my answer
to the reports of Mears. Greenwood and Hind/march. In
reply, a communication, dated August 8, was received from
your lordship's eecreeary, in which, after explaining that
the delay in replying had been oared by your lordship's
Illness, it was stated that your lordship had treated the
report, ' being the result of inquiries made in Mr. Ed-
munds's presence, as an admitted document, and tress-
milted it to Lord Cranworth and Lord Kinpdown f bee-
Mrs your lodsbip iaavi that you would ZIA Pi aid MI
full opportunity of explanation sad anewer.ll To some al
the charges be owns that he is In default, but he says that
he stands cleared from all fraudulent intent ; and as to
soother he says, " while no charge can legally he brought
against me, I regret for my owe sake that I should have
acted as I have does" He adds that he is ready to
pay into her Majesty's Bachelor the amount whir
on an investigation of his books by a professed ea
oountant, appeared to have been raved by him
and not yet paid over. He urges that his duties in the
House of Lords are in no way connected with these pro-
ceedings, and that the ices of his office there would bring
with it absolute destitution.
The next papers in the blue-book are the obestationse
separately made, of Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Hrodmarele
epee Mr. Edmunds's statement. Mr. Greenwood says that
not one of the chuges contained in their report is
denied by Mr. Edmunds. He states plainly that they have
been compelled, by what has taken plea, to diacredit Mr.
Edmunds's word, end Mr. Greenwood adds that the in-
quiry is at present (29th of October) by so meals ex-
heated. Mr. Hindman*, taking the same paned an Mr.
Greenwood, in • report of much greater length, dated
November 1, meatier incideetally that they had held 11
dales+, each of several hours' duratiou, sod that they had
found great difficulties in obtaining information. He makes
various charges spinet Mr. Edmunds of attempting to
divert them from the course of the;r inqu'ry, and accuses
him of making various assertions opposed to the troth.
"The violation of b;s duties to the crows and public,"
says Mr. Hindrauch, " and the gross miscooduct of which
Mr. Edmonds has been guilty, appears to me to deserve the
severest reprobation, if no greeter punishment. The
statute 24 and 25 Vick, c. 96 (the Li-cony Act), by section
70 provides (amongst other things), that whosoever, being
employed in the public service of her Majesty, and en-
treated by virtue of such employment a ith the receipt,
custody, management, or control of any money, shell em-
bezzle any money entrusted to, or receive 1 or taken into
possession by him by virtue of hie employ.neut, or any part
thereof, ur is soy manner fraudulently apply or &spas
of the same, or any part thereof, to his own u^e or benefit,
or for any purpose whatsoever except for the public 'orrice,
shall be deemed to have feloniously stolen the came from
her Majesty. Mr. Edmunds will have s:eat reason to con-
gratulate himself if, through the leniency of the crown, he
shall not be deemed to have sited with a fraudulent intent
of such a description u to make him chargeable with
educes spinet the provisions of the statute above std."
On the 17th of Drama, Mr. Ebnunds forwarded to
the Lad Chancellor • reply to Mr. Greenwood's observa-
tions, and this is followed in the return by a second report
of Menus. Greenwood and Hindmarch, dated the 31st of
January last, cempletiug their inquiries into the conduct of
Mr. Edmunds end Mr. Roscoe in the Patent-051a. This
report ossupies 15 pages of the blue-book. 'With regard to
Mr. ituroe's ore, we may state that though the commis-
siren say that " perhaps with such an example before him
it cannot be wondered that Mr. Races should have followed
such a coons," yet from his gross misconduct he ought
no longer to remain io the office which he holds ander the
Commissioners of Patents. "We are not in • position to
say precisely how much of the mosey withheld from the
Exchequer her been taken by Mr. Edmund. end how ranch
I by Kr. Sober Verily the larger amount has been taken
- by Mr. Edmunds."
.2 Upon the whole Mors. Greenwood nod Hiedmarch are
satisfied, and find that the following rums payable to the
1 Consolidated Fund and Suitors' Fee Fund respectively, and
1 for whir Mr. Edmunds was responsible, were withheld by
2 him at the commencement of their isquiry
4 Balance of money due for fees payable to the Con.
2 solidated Fund. exclusive of the amounts of
- 12. 1043 deducted per ak'n..
1 Alarmist* amount of sums of .2e. lea. per skit
abstracteda - from the monies received In the office
I for account of the ,3,0122 16 0
- Amount of diseermta Jokes for the private use of
- Mesas Unwed, and Rusooe, for stamps pur-
l!' chased with public money 6,131 13 6
S Deficiency In payments due to Balton' Fee Fund NO 710
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L 17,490 • 10


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CAPWRZ OP A GANG OP 0001-IIGHTERS.
EXTRAORDINASY SUNS.

At the Meriborongh-street Polies-court thin
morning, the following persons were Weed bakes Mr.
Knox charged by Mr. Calera, Seeraitry d the Royal
Soddy for the Prevention of Malty to Animals,
as follows /—Samuel Crowther, of No. 12, Ponies-
ter•place, groom, for keeping, using. sad acting is the
smasiament of • place at the Queen's Heed ledffilt-hosele
Queen's Headlamp, Great Wiadmill-Week for the per
pose of fighting rocks ; William Shaw, the Ladled of the
hoses, for permitting and suffering the place to be used for
the purpose of fighting awoke ; Whiner °Wirer, Pass-
worth, Warwickshire, licensed vidaellse ; John Borough,
Abbey-house, Cumberland, fanner ; William Reek 1, Driy-
nitre-toed, Peckham, greengrocer, for eating in the manage-
ment and using the place ; Throw Davis, 19, Shappertoa-
attest, Islington, &itemise ; Henry Booth, Raton-drest,
Oldham, weaver, for musing and procuring to hs cruelly
ill-treated and tortured osetain woks ; Captain Anguatue
Berkeley, Albion Hotel, Oooksperntrest ; Ordeal Henry
Armitage, of 15,, St, George's-road, Ecolentoacquare ; Irma
Gomm, 3, Salisbury-place, Victoria-park, soda water masa-
facto= ; John Brook, 131, Grange-road, Betstond-
irsy, so occupation ion; lard
Johnson, 40, Emilia-
stamt„ Carlisle, Bawd victoalkr ; Charles Evessrd,
of Charles-street, Saint Ann's, licensed victualler ;
Philip Rem, 31, Seaway-etre* Odecdntrod, Jeweller
Andrew Watson, 17, Camden-road, Camden-town, no coon-
patios ; George Morgan, of 7, North Wharf-road. Padding-
ton, clerk ; Henry Skeen*. of Ladbroke Villa, Southampton,
no occupation ; Henry Gram, Eaves•hill, Dealer. no occe-
potion ; Robert Thomas Visor, Tunbridge, no occupation ;
Thomas Plumber, Rugby; Edward Everest, 160, New
Orcesnoad, butcher; Henry Gomm. 5, Butt's Cottages,
Queen's-road, Peekham ; James Thoruton, West Dulwich
Chaa, Burdock. Rogge, Saner, carpenter ; T. Buddaham,
34, Castlentreet, Ordard-stmet ; Jobs Leas. Horeleydelds.
Wolverharoptor, nail maker; John Smith, St. John's,
Woes:miter, merchant; Thomas Greco, Stafford, Dudley;
Joha &too. High-street, Bradford, sinew ; Alexander
Barclay, of 251, Oxford-street, boot-maker ; Win. Paget,
Cloughor, victualler; Wm. Bishop, 251, Oxforddreet ;
and John Allen, Strand-on-the-Green, Kew, foe siding,
encouraging, and witting is the fighting of certain coda.
A scene like the court presented has not been witnessed
for years, every part, including the approachm, being
densely crowded.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Beata appeared for the mown-
lice, instructed by Mr. Ricketts, of Frederick-street,
Gray's lon-road ; and Mr. Edwud Lewis, of Great Marl-
borough-street, appeared for the primers.
Mr. Colam, the Secrete of the Roma Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Adonis, by witch society the pro-
secution wet instituted, was is attendanos.
A box of elver spurs, scissors, files, and saw, weights
and scales, and a large number of live and dead cocks were
produced by Mr. Love and Inspector Teroperloy.
To enable the primers to be placed before the magis-
trate the dock hag to removed and forms substituted, and
there wee each a seem of excitement when the public were
admitted that the magistrate had to threaten to have the
court cleared if silence was not obtained.
Mr. Metcalfe, in opening the case, said he was instructed
on behalf of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals to prosecute the prisoners, Nome for using the
house for cockfiehtiog, and others for encouraging it. Be
the 12th and 13th Victoria, chap. 92, sec. 3, every person
keeping a house and using it for the purpose was liable to a
hoe of 51., and any person encouraging or wilting is cock-
fighting wee liable to a fine of 51.
Mr. Metcalfe then celled Mr. Love, the chid officer d
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
who said—Yesterday afternoon, acaompauied by a filled, I
went to the Queen's Hod public-house, kept by Shaw. On
entering I heard the crowing of cooks, loud talking, and
shuffling of feet in an upper room. In a few minutes after
Shaw came down a flight of stairs leading from an upper
room, .Ot eta foot of the stairs there was I curtain, and
when it was moved I saw the stairs. Shaw said "Do
you wars to speak to me?" I having previously sent
for him. I mid " Yes, is Captain Robinson upstairs?" He
then went upstairs moving the curtain ode. He had with
him the prisoner Smith, who I believe is a merchant at
Worcester. I asked Smith if Captain Robinson was up-
stairs, sad he said, "I don't know Robinson." I then said,
" Is Captain Goff upstairs I " and he said, "No, 1 have just
come from Goff." I then said, " Well, how are you getting
on with the cookfighbag upstairs'" and he said, " Very
well; we have been at it some time." I then raid, look-
ing at my watch, that I had some time to spare, and that
I could go and see a round or two, and wont
upstairs with him, another person also going
up at the same time. Smith said before I went up, " Well,
I suppose its all square, because I got into a men at Chester.
The society have lamed me with a aummonsfor cook-lighting
there." He then moved the curtain and we went upstairs.
At the top of the stairs he knocked at a door which was
opened by a person inside, and we were allowed to pass
On
getting is Crowther came to me and said, " Now, sir, your
fee." I said, "What fee?" and he replied, " The admission
fee." I said " Whet is it!" and he rid. "You must
pay the lame as all the rest have have boas—a ball sove-
reign." I said, "I will not pay that ; it is an extortion,"
and he then said. " Well, as you were not bare at the
beginning we will charge you lase—a hall crown," sad I paid
it, as did the others. He used the word "regular " when
speaking of the fee. We spoke loudly, and there were per
sous near enough to hear us. At that moment the cock-
fighting was going on. The room was about ten yards long
and five mom. There was a pit in the mid-
dle of the room, formed with four planks placed
at right angles, about 4 feet square. I noticed • quantity
of feathers ea a carpet in the pit. There were 60 or 70
persona in the room. Captain Berkeley was sitting at me
end of the pit, in an arm ch air , acting as chairman or
referee. Shortly after taking my seat Davis arid Booth,
followed by Kent and Mime, came in, each of the latter
carrying a beg with a live cock in it. Brough followed
with weights and medal. Booth took the cook out of the bag
held by Gayer, and Davis the one out of the bag
held by Kent, and as the cocks were held by Booth and
Davis, a cap was placed over them and they were placed one
after the other in males and weighed by Break After
cocks were weighed all but Davis and Booth left the pit. I
saw the legs of the birds, and there were artificial spun on
them similar to those produced. They appeared to be made
of silver. I noticed that the tails, wings, and nooks
were closely shaved down. I saw Booth and Davis
handling the cocks, and thrusting them at each other.
The cocks then pecked each other fiercely in the head,
and once or twios • there was a difficulty in separating
then. Booth and Davis then placed them on the carpet
and the cocks began to fight, and did so for three or four
minutes, using the artificial mum I saw the feathers
flying out of the csocks, and blood came from their beaks.
One fell on its side, and they were then both picked up by
Booth and Davis. I noticed that both birds were gasping
and the blood running out of their mouths. They were
then put down for another round, and one had its wing
broken, blood coming from the face of each bird, and from
the thigh of one which bed bees perforated with the spur.
Davis then counted 40. The cocks then tried to get up, and
they were carried out by Booth ad Davis. Captain Berke-
ley then left the room with other persons, and west into •
room where we afterwards found some live rocks. The
persona returned with Captain Berkeley with other
birds, the scales, he., and there was • second
fisht, at the sod of which Captain Berkeley
again left the room, and' returned with others. I
saw three fights altogether. While the fighting was going
no all the prisoners called out, "Go it Booth !" " Well
done, Davis!" " 171 bet 501. even on Davis r'
The betting varied as the fight wad on. Viper,
Plumber, and Smith entered the pit occasionally
and took the cocks from Booth and Davie, weighed
them in their hands. sad than whispered to
the handlers and to Captain Berkeley. Saw mossy pass all
round the room, and entries nude en please of paper.
This is a paper toned en me of prisoners. At the sod of
the three fights the police entered and there was a general
womb's, and some got away through windows on to the
adjoining how& Some of the prism's got Into • room
and the door had to be forced to get at them. I saber
quietly went into the room where I had seen Captain
Berkeley enter and I found four ma& deed sad
much mutilated. and several live sews which net bees
fought. Shaw ref used to let se go upstairs for
same time, saying they were private rooms. There' were mire
for taking off the natural emus, film for filing them down,
and whew for clipping the wings sad tails.
Mr. Knox said he saw no reason for making any
difference in the amount of filer, and be should
sentence every one of the prisoners before him to pay a fine
of 51.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S MOE.

Bitting, is Beam—Were Lea Mei Justice' Ceddiers,
andJsstiess Ifkikbana, Malls,, sad Biwa.)
Slim= v. am? MINMIMN Malin COMPANY.
Mr. tirevert).o., mid Mb was as seam laieditGlersorgoo
bikes Mr. Aram Blisidanrs. wars the far? Mimed•
mtheeoggegibi *MK lemmin Ming mes thee
is • =ndron
l. asert
er is W irslhe. dehisdests. The
mid the meths was
te seems Bla PL. valve of snots owto
by hies et Lela. end 121. 12a. for
sad lay }WM 22/ MA
rat I=stmidalpsiare 10a. sit. le the yams d
Be moved pusessatt to leave .reseved to am,
the wadi* far the deleedests er for • sew Mel as the
=1 that the Tardier! was splint the id.
TM ram is =rate the leaned embed
simerved was very Mt the principle to.
mived was ow comidsrable iirtesse to tailway
The ism el 222. was to eons the vale
Inallteeds, end the mom cm the t were decline that
the rawner if lest eseis was set SSW«, te mem what
masa Nam boon lie relit as the rusk.
Ms. Jessie' Mellor said it we for the jury to my whs.
thus there was any, sad if so, what damage bad bees sew
Ward by the owner at the timed the low. He amid sot
seeress a speed% esasizcat.
Mr. Grove said so of preit mold arise here.
The Lead Chid settee said sorely a teem *mid
ressiver fen Wing ~
Thes la* will to the miring aid mks
seethes pwrehoso. question was, what was the rah*
el tise goods to the plaintiff is Math. Ttalff most ban
serere edditionel vales there.
.IdGrare said he miler nonce far loss of profit
ikon& the ses•delimry e goods.
Ms Lord Cidif Janis. said the law was madly had
epee the wane d to rot allowiog tO Heppe
WM es the sera-asi of goods.
Mr. Jostles Bleekbuna said so man imported goods with.
an reit, sad the ciliation was what had they Lammed
is value in the pima whim the ems lived.
Mr. OTOTO mid the value was what they mild be got
fcc, mil that was the suss paid late omit in this NM by w 40111•41•110.
11141 Lord Chief Joshas mkt the comma, appeared ill
have kept the una at arm's length, sod at the het mu
have paid the 221. Into court.
Mr. Grove eaid there was only the asesssmy delay d
leo 'nary.
Yr. Inc*. Blackburn said it would have been her:obis
for soy judge to have goes the Welsh Orson sad hen
tried the rem there, sill lime failed to perceive them ms
a habit then, on the part of the Great Waders Railway.
sot to meet the public in that pert of the kingdom very
The Load Chief Junior said no mosey was pfil
this ono until Nose ottospb was mad* to 'dorm do
claim It was a great pity the porkies did sot come Msouse amicable arrangement instead of embarking ia Blip.
tioe.
Mr. Grove mid the company had given the plaintiff the
Latinist due on the purchase over the value of the gouda
The Lord CIMINI Justice said that was but a poor rum
nosh= to a *edemas for the loin of hi goods.
Bale granted.
MAMMY P. BARLOW AND AMMO&

Mr. Bovill. mid this was as ietion for libel hid
before the Lord Chief Julies at defidhall, when the jury
returned a verdict for the plaintiff damages 250/. Esmond
me the put et the detendiats for a ride to show cagtaill
the verdict should not be set aside and a new trial
on the grounds that the verdict was spinet evidence, sad
that the damages were exceedve. The defendants were the
publishers of the Journal of OasLighting, he., and the article
complained at reheated es the plaintiff's &meta
ta reference to his 'video°, giyen before parliamentary
committees with reprd to pa bilk. The plaintiff was an
adman for testing pe without notice to the complain,
and the satiable in question in reference to notice or so
notice before testing pm said the plaintiff's "imputations
of dishonesty to gas companies in general inhibits a rocklei
sees of unfounded amertion that we could sot have said-
gated." The semeadarticile dated that "theevidesagivsaby
Mr. Hadley is support of the mind propoeitioa
the testing officers of expirations to proceed to toot Ike
quality of the pm without nodes, suggests practices which
every holiest pa company ia England would made, sad
111 U be read by them with greater indignation this his ego-
meadows with the notorious Fliatoff. Tin insinuatios that
grows fraud is committed by ps companies of chsegisg
the quality of gas after notice given of the intention to tom
it is we feel confident, am prmaffime as it is malioionin
The learned counsel contsa that this wee but a fair cam
met upon the evidence given by Mr. Headley Woes the
parliamentary couimittes that by the nee of email coal site
notice, gas commies dossed the quality at the gee mad
frustrated the o ng,
bject of losti.
The Lord Chief Judiee said the sting of the chirp on
that the plaintiff had acted mai:dimly. It was one Vag
toes that it a mace in a wild and stupid eethusiasm inst.
• he maw a hand end insinuated it—that it was pined•
en and rub, but here the plaintiff was charged winning
maliciously. That must fairly be taken to mean that the
plaintiff had made charges with the knowledge of their
being grout:idler.
Mr. Justice Blackbarn said, to say that a men tell' au
honest downright lie was bad enough. but to say that he
malidoesly imputed one was a great deal wont. (Laughter.)
Mr. Justice Mellor said that but for the word malicious
he should have considered the article a fair oommeet.
Mr. Bovill said the case was tried by a Laden jury,
who
wore, no doubt, gas consumers. It was well know. that
some of the gas consumers in the City ware very dissatisfied.
Mr. Jetties Blackburn said such an insinuation was set
malicious. It might not be groundless.
The Lord Chid Justice said that if the case west dews
again for trial, in all probability it would be tried by s
jury of discontented ps ooesumers. He thought the
court could not grant a rule, upon the ground that the
article was a fair comment.
Hr. Bovill said, with reference to the second point the
damages were exesseive, considering that the article dii
not go far beyond a fair comment.
The Lord Chief Justine said he thought 1001. would bats
been sufficient.
Mr. Justice Mellor said they were all of (minim, that the
damages were too high.
Mr. Bevil' said he would take his rule for a new trial apse
that point nukes the plaintiff consented to reduce the
da
manes to 1001.
Bole granted accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings at Nisi Pains in Niddlaex.--IBefore Kr. Jastiot
Keating and &Common Jury.)
arninwon OT TEI COURT.
The number of causes an down for hearing at this
sitting is annually large, there being no leis than 138 entries.
This is no doubt to moms extent caused by the abolition 4:1
the London sittings in term, an alteration which has met
general npproval by those haying business to trensict in the
courts.

CLA11:1 r. UWE=
The plaintiff in this case sought to recover damages foe
injuries be bad matained in censequeece of the Weal a
dog. The defendant paid 304 into court, no that the 5517
question was whether this amount was erfatiest to ceesper
sate the plaiatiff.
The Solicitor-Gmeral and Mr. Prentice appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Serjeant Parry for the defeodmit.
The plaintiff was a greengrocer sod poulterer, is Maser
in Maidens, ; and the dsfaidaat, Major Lawrie, ado co•
sided be that town. Os the 14th of December last the
plaintiff wee walling in Maidatooe, and passed the the
which afterwards turned round, came slily ber
hind the plaintiff, and hit his leg. The lasiitd2_
maimed to go about his busimes but afterwar
of ea cm
Major Lawrie, be saw • doctor, who told lete
the art was modem. He was sot allowed to nee his lar
for about • mouth, and though the wooed keeled over
about the end of January it bad frequently broken out
again. The leareed Solicitor-Clesseral added that the act
was a spiteful one and had bitten many people.
Mt. Bulimia Parry said it was a litikt terrier too inches
high.
The Solieitor-Geeeral, in oentionation. said that b•chasig
show that the plaintiff's loft in bis huskier. alone had base
70/., and in addition he was of Warne entitled to sorts KW
pinwales for the suffering he had endured.
To the comma of the 'samba/lea of the pl•iatiff, an
arrangement wee cores to by the counsel iu the case.
Mr. Serjeset Parry said that his client was anxious Set
ha should deny that hie leaned friend bad gime the dot a
trim character, the truth was that the anneal Wes
rerf
ziuiet end go:d tempered, and was, indeed, quite • fa
vourite
His Lordship expressed • hope that care would be takes
to prevent the dog biting anybody in future.
A verdict was then tame by comsat for the plaintiff foe
20/., heyoed the ems raid into amt.
Bigwigs in Banoo.—(Safore Lord Chief Justice ,NG
Justin Bytes, and Mr. Justice M. Smith.)Erie
11111.01.130 rem arw JUDO&
naming Mr. Justice Moslem Smith moo asiMg
seat pon the beech was sworn in in the mud forme*.
oaths being administered by Master Puke.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE,
(Beton the Jody Ordinary.)
0001 L AND COON IP. =NUL
Dr. Deane, QC., sod Yr. Clarkson, fog tloo plata& 1
Mr. Harslake, Q,C., and Dr. Swink, far the didasdast.
71•3 testatrix, Mrs. Jane Aylward, late of Carlisle, axe-
astad • will sad two eorlicils (sow propowaded by the !MP
tiffs, her nephews), oa the Bth of Nay last, wad a
tbs dosantwats was raids& by the defion=brishog
of a the pound of sada' weal"
wet to
capacity, sod ado. Winanss.
Mts. Aylward had not lived happily with her hohlar
sad had is fast been separated from Idea fee • real awsbeir I
et years. He ha, however, peadastasad bac Her
aossisted of saviors oat el an ereanity of 0001. a year .4.
she bad loss enjoyed. She gave aa =silty of law
to Mn. Omsk bar Wear I sa rosalty al 101. to her own"
1081. sash to the plaintiffs • and various manor igrz .
Sb. divided her residas li:etwoon her sos, John
Aylward, sa her grandson, Joha Maul Aylward Lewis
sad her
;
"dgeatlansaib. II";
batit was statot° gitl"thabert sherwairad"iniao proPliqt. tharig