The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-18 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF 0011:11O19 PLELEIL—MAY 17.
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Prim is Ltados.--01efero Me. Jsslies
lied* and • Monson Joey.)
OARDZIIII v. 'MOOT.
TM. was an actio• upon • bill of eschaap for 1201.
dated 9th July, 1864, dries im Ems ILfd, ..d
by the damndest.
Mr. Dishy Seymour, Q. 0., sal Mr. Cele aroma far the
&MOM ; sod Mr. Bassett for the defesdao
The soceptasos was admitted aposi the pleedings ; end the
counsel for the defendast Mated tbat hie idlest was • young
man of good family sod position. bet sot amid as to
wmaaintances be made. H. beams serainted with Mr.
Lloyd in Paris, and acespted the bill is Tuition for hi
moommodation. Mr. Lloyd paid the bill at maturity, and
it was rubseptently mimed ; and be hoped to prove that
the plabstiff took the bill with nodes of them Orem.

stamen
Mr. Homey Talbot was called, aed 'aid that Mr. Lloyd
Lad as olio' in Paris, tad earned os the busioses of •
banker. la July witness owed him 126/. for money lost by
betting, and for mosey raised op= bills. Whams gave hire
two blank bills, owe of whin' was the ass sow weed oa, to
discharge ebb debt, and some mare money. He never m-
onied anything for the bill sow sued Co.
Mr. Justice Smith said that the circumstances showed
that the bill was not an accommodation bill.
Mr. Hansen then raised another define, that the bill bad
bees Digotiated in England witboat having as adhesive
stamp pissed upon it is secordtoos with the 17th aid 181 k
Vic., cap. 13. There iris some question, however, whether
the defame was properly raised upon the pleadings.
Mr. Justice Smith directed a verdict for the plaintiff far
1241. 2s. 841., sad rosined the point as to stamp for the
full murk
acorr (cw•trintaLair or LOS DON) V. Louts.
This was an action to recover penalties upon the
that the defendant had acted se • broker without Cris Ig
been admitted and swore by the Court of Aldermen.
Mr. J. J. Powell. Q.C., sad Mr. Archibald appeared far
the plaintiff ; sad Mr. H. H. Jamas sad Mr. Batboy for the
defendant.
Mr. Powell mid that the corpora Mas of London had felt
it to be their duty to king this action to recover three
penalties of 1001. from the defeethist, who called himself •
colonial broker and earned on bagasse in Croes.laae, bar
the City, without having bees admitted as a broker.
The juriediction of the City in this matter was
an which was very beashAil to the public, and
its glisten= could be clearly tasted for upwards of 600
years. It was recognised in a statute of Edward I. sad it
bid continued from that time until thevreat. Further
than this, the chute= of the city ha bow forfeited
under • quo ~mato timid is riga el
Charles IL, it was deemed advisable that artalu
of the privileges of the City should be reneguing I
by statute ; and ormisiquistly as aet was
in the reign of Au* which nada, among other t iramsp,d
that If soy perms should take upon hislf to act as broker
without being admitted by the Court of Al4lOlOOO, be eboeid
be subject to • pissity for every trammed= to when
Ise so acted ; arid by the VI 111„ sap. 60. the pastry
was iseresasd to 1001. In this ea= it would be shows that
on the 21st Oct., 1664. the difeadant asked as broker far
both parties, in referents to the 'ale ori 5 tons of linseed
oil, by Denning and Co., to logos and Co. land subasquia*
in reference to two contracts for the nano cif portions of
the oil to Mims. Domain sad Co. Is refaiscs to these
transaction' he charged 41. 13s. for omostissimi.
Evideace was pvia la support of this cam.
Mr. James submitted that his client wee sot liable, te-
ams what had takim plane were not real sales of oil, bat
damply gambling treami for differences.
Mr. Janice Smith mid that be did not think that the
objection was • good one, but be should leave the question
of feet to the jury.
The jury found that the fled woken was intended to be
carried eat, bat the ethers were wt. They added that all
three contracts ware gad= so far as the broker was oat-
estnerL
A =idiot woo entered for the plaintiff for 3001., have
being reserved to the detrodent to move the full court to
reduce the amount by taking off two of the penalties.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MAT 17.
(Bean the Jodie Ordinary.)

BIDILDOI7OII O. BABJWIT.
The Quisn's Advocate, Yr. Sanlake, Q. 0., sad Dr.
Spinks for the plaintiff ; Mr. Down!, Q. 0., amd Dr. Ws bey
for the defendant.
In this snit the plaintiff, the awake, propemaded the
will rd the Rev. Richard Bareaby, Lae of Toppling's, Wit
York. The will bore date the 17th Jana, LBO, sad the
testator, who woe of ementris habits, died at sea hotel I.
York, in the month of November lees year, poisoned al
property to the amount of about 10,000/. Probate was m-
olded by the defeadeat, hie brother, on the potted of
inanity.
Soon after the ease had opened, an arrangement woe cone
to between the puties, the termerng that there should
be an equal dietation of the .
The court therefore proem:wed for the will.