The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY V, Ises.

secoeded ties zseolutioe, whir& wu carried by 'edam
1 Urn. A vote of thanks to the chairman raeolocisd the

praossalass.____ _
CM 01 °immix—lt in the intention of Mr.
Charles Nest* to offer himself for rs-elsotion for the city of
Oxford, and he will, it is understood, shortly isms en
address to his ooestitassts, stating the grounds on which he
assts the renewal of their confidence. It is anticipated that
no opposition will be made to the return of Mr. Cardwell
and Mr. Nests.
Nowru Norms—The Speaker will again offer
himself to the electors of North Notts. In the place of
Lord Robert Clinton, who retires from ill-bwalth, it is
thought that Captain Sadao or Lord Edward Clinton will
come forward. Lord Edward is the second son of the late
Duke of Newcastle, sod is about 29 Jean of age.
Norrritoaam.—Mr. Paget, M.P., one of the
sitting members, and Mr. 8 Morley, one of the new candi-
dates, addressed a meeting of the electors at Nottingham on
Thoridity evening, whoa resolutions promising support to
both hon. gentlemen were adopted.
BONDISLAND.—We understand that Mr. Lindsay
has intimated officially to his Sunderland supporters Ws
desire still to 'stein his Net for that borough, and says
that though he cannot appear personally at the emoting
election be will still ask for malaction at the bands of the
emstitueney. The boo. member feels confidant, ws believe.
that he will be well enough to take his mat when the new
parliament shall meet; but if not, he intimates be would at
once range. It was rumoured in Sunderland yesterday that
Mr. Liodsay's friends, being convinced of the hopelessness
of carrying the seat against Alderman Candlish, bad decided
to advise the bon. member to adopt the more judicious
mares of not engaging in any political contest until his
health shall be completely Chro-
nicle.
Aaffaurros.—Captain T. E. Rogers, of Ways
House, Ashburton, a gentleman who has anociansed him-
self as candidate for the representation of this ancient
borough at the general election, arrived at his residence
from India on Wednesday evening.
WEST Coativram..—We have authority for say-
ing that Mr. Richard Davey and Mr. John Se. Alibis, the
members for the Western Envision of Cornwall, will offer
themselves for reelection on the dissolution of parliament,
sad it is understood that their return will not he opposed.
—Western Morning News.

Sir Morton Peto pairedapinst Mr. Disque's
I motion on the pew &Wm with Lord Clan& Hamilton foe.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

EQUITY COURTS.-MAY 26.
(Before the Lords Justioes.)
umvi's CABS.
This was as appeal from a decisloa of the Master of the
Bolls, who had held Mr. William Best to be a omatributory
of the Adelphi Hotel Company.. Is October, 1862, Mr.
Brat seat the usual form of application for 20 shame, and
paid the deposit, and received a banker's receipt for the
mosey. The directors bad Burt formally allotted him
say sham, and he did nothing more.
Baggalley and Mr. Fry for the mammy ; Mr.
FJderten for Mr. Best.
Their lordships were of opinion that whether the law of
the owastry as it stood, or as it was understood and admi-
naiMud, was or was not in a strange and inconvenient
state, thine wu sot ea the part of the geatiemen called
directors any such acceptance of Mr. Best's offer, or any
allotment or appropriation of shares to him, as to constitute
a binding contract between the parties. The appellant's
rime must therefore be removed from the list of contri-
butories.

COURT OF QUEENS BE CB.—MAY 26.
Btttbrp in B• 000. —Wakes Lord Okla Justice Ooakburn,
Justice, Crompkce, Blackburn, sod Blue.)

Am= e. BLNYABD.
This was an action tried before the Lord Chief Justice.
and involved the question whether a post•dated cheque,
payable to order, was invalid. The case came before
the court under the meat ststute with regent to imposing
ld. stamps upon honkers' cheques, and resettling the duties
on bills of ezohitage. On the trial the cheque could not
be given in evidence, sod the plaintiff was urenuited.
Ulthaffely a tuts was obtained by the plaintiff to set the
Doesuit aside and enter the verdict for him.
After hearing the arguments of Mr. Lloyd for the
plaintiff and Mr. Laztoo for the defendant,
ma court made the rule absolute.

COURT OF COMXOI4 PLEAS.—MAT 26.
itiep in Banco.—(Before Lord Chief Jennies Ede. and
Justices Wdise, BO*, •sad Keating.)

IMPS V. TEN LONDON AND 11011111.WW11311 RAILWAY

0011rANY.
The plaintiff in this are was a solicitor living is Kent,
and in 1883 he trend:id for client into Wales, having to
attend • county court at Machyolleth. He cured with him
a portmanteau containing clothes, sad also some deeds sod
moor to be used for the purposes of the suit in the county
court. At the journey's sod the portmanteau wee missing,
and was not found for sorrel days., and the plaintiff was
put to oonsiderable expense and inoonveeierice is searching
for it. In the following year the plaintiff went the same
journey upon the same business, and carried with him the
same deeds. By • singular coincidence the portmanteau
was again missing, though there was only a few hours' delay.
The plaintiff now sued for damages for the temporary loss
of the property, sod at the trial the jury totted for biro for
441. Is. The question 11011, was whether a rule should be
made absolute to reduce the damages to 20/., upon the
ground that the money sad the deeds were not personal
luggage for the ices or detention of which the railway
pry were liable.
Mr. Huddiseton Q.C., arid Mr. Prideaux Appeared to
sheer cause against the rule; and Mr. Kempley to sup-
port it.
The Lard Chief Justice said he was of opinion that the
moor and deeds were not luggage for the plaintiffs per.
mod use on a traveller. What he took with
him in his capacity of attorney for the service of soother
the carriers were not responsible for r personal
person
luggage. - Rule absolute.

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Sittings at Niel Prins in Middieser.—(Before Mr. Justice
Beating and a Comma Jury.)
D'ALCOIN T. LLOARD.—COPYRIGHT IN " JOLLY DOGS."
This was an salmi to mover damages for the alleged
Infringement
_of copyright in the popular wog known as
"Jolly Dap" or " Slap-bane."
Mr. Hawk's., Q. 0., and Mr. Charles Rummell appeared for
Ithe plaintiff ; and Mr. H. James for the defendant.
Mr. Hawkins said that the plaintiff was a mimic pub-
lisher in Rathbone-per, and the defendant carried on a
Millar business in Holborn. In October, 1864, the plain-
tiff bought the copyright of the song in question of Mr.
Har.rjloalasit, elite had w
the ritten tfrungitu;Kiterndttet ggrottonesor,l.:
thepubthe "Gnat Vance" was induced to clog it, end it
was DOW a most popular song. The full name of the song
In; "Jolly stop • Mrs all jolly dog, mob jolly dogs ue
we • or, Slap bang, here we are again ;" and February,
18611, the defendant published a polka called " The slap
bang, here we are spin polka," sod in the oourse of the
I dance the dancers were to mg "Slap bang, here we am
span ; what jolly folks are we." The plaintiff did Mt
leisim say oopyright io the music of hie song ; but the in-
=t that he complained of was the use of words so
La those of his song.
Mr. D'lJoara, the plaintiff, said that he bed spent up-
wards of 1001. in bringing his song before the public. The
Ming prise was ls. 3d. a copy. the cost being about led.
The defendant yablished his polka at 6d. The sale of wit-
uses'e soup rens tram 200 a week in October, to 600 in Feb-
rility, and afterwards rapidly sunk. until it got down to 100
in May. He bad himself sold permission to a person to
frahlish • "Slap tang" polka for 101. 10a. and had relined
the offer of 211. for Dominion to publish • set of quartiles
with the same title. He thought his copyright was now
worth 3001., and that it would have been worth 3001. or
4001. more had it sot been injured by the defeedent's pub-
licatioa.
Mx. Harry Copeland mid that he composed the words of
the plaietifs song. It had attained great popularity, •
fast which did sot say muck for the taste of the British
public, far though he had written 100 soap, this was the
Lent of them all. (Laughter.)
Mr. Hawkies—lf the public bad sting year beet, then. It
met ham driven them mad with wistaey. (Renewed
limititzril_What is your best?
I think the one founded upon Mr. fiat's story
of " Twice Bound the Clock."
Mr. Hawkins—What do on tall it!
Wiinem—l call it "
Mr. Hawkins (to his junior)—Make a note of that. (Loud
law=iudagd_
He frequently heard the air played in
streets mush to his aneomace.
Mr. Janes—Amoyeace; why, I should ham thought it
immartslity.
Wilma mutilated—He fist sung it in Dublin in Ja-
Mal. 1864. but the medial students kicked up meh avow
end broke es niaey gleams that be wee not allowed to con-
tinue Magirig it. (Laughter.) He afterwards 'eV at
Brighton, when it was • " hit." He sold the copy ht to
jthe *Miff fee a mines, sad himself emu ably
well pakl—(lairghtor)—but ha should add that the plaintiff
bed Peen him several pounds Mace is eammeenes of the
peat popularity sad ails of the sing.
Mr. libuniket, Mr. Vance, emit singer; Mr. Wm. West,
" • Maliseator of mope obuseter end stamp orator ;" Mr.
Bawd Ismaion, musical &rester ; and Mr. Wm. B.
Wight, comedies, muss examined llPollBhe Ow (WY-
, right in the sang. sad sho refereme Mpureggimitarity,
' and the damegidees by the defeedast's
In asessmintelosibie, it appeared AM the musks was
ion'with that of in ammo sues waled " The
Questiows were able said wish the view of
diewles Ikd wawa iodise to the refrain el IM pkaintire
ems bed esenelimet keno used Whoa Igen. "TM Deep-
ie a meg gilled "Map berg ; er, the Advesinres at
floismee 1-stMek" and ia the meg in the pententline el
"Bey dics." performed at the SWIM Theelll
lfhrt of the whims* denied knowledp d iiieekeare-
elemna eampsted by the qmstiem or MMendiebed the.
pielatire meg Men the other emmeitiene. •
At the seentoeicia of the plaistiffs ems, the farther bear-
' Mg tour adjemsed saw Saturday OM day).