The Express.
London, England, 1858-06-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRFSS, THURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 10, 1858.

defendant's servant. The defendant paid four guineas into
court in satisfaction of the Wks.
The plaintiff, who is 86 years of age, is a messenger at
the box-office of the Lyceum Theatre daring the day, and
attends the dreas-circle in the evening. The defendant is a
media manufacturer at laisworth. At nine o'clock on the
evening of February the bth the plaintiff was ashes Brad-
shaw, Bt. Mee* whin he ins h oohed down by the deka-
dent's sat. He was &slated home to Vinegar-yard, sufhr-
vfrom wounds in his leg, which have not yet healed. He
confined to his bed the following day, and the
day after he went to a doctor in Drury-lane.
Yoe two months he had been an out-patient
at King's Collage Hospital, and was now suffering, and unable
Se attend to his dune'.
if his cross-examination, the plaintiff stated that he was
paid 10s. 6d. a week for his attentlanos at the theatre, bat in
addition to this be made on an average 15a. a week in vr-
ing complimentary orders, the recipients of which made him
little presents, and on the day in question he had received
104.

The defence was that the um paid into court was ample
easpenaation to the plaiatiff, sad to *tippet of this case
some witnesses were called. One of them stated that the
*Ott/ had said to him he would maks a good Job of this
matter, and it would set lai.n up spin. The plaintiff did not
'ppm much hurt, but walked like a man with toads, fest
(Laughter)
Another witness, named Lowe, deposed that he had seen
the plantar eve woke agotarsa he said he felt no 11l effects
tress the accident. The tiff was then walking out of a
tap-room, and seemed to rather " bocesy." (Laughter.)
Cross- ezamfaed—His reason for Baling that the plaintiff
appeared to ha " boomer wee, that his hair wu not near so
oxistortatile as onal—(laughter)—and he was rather flushed
is the face.

A surgeon ocansenid with tines Collage Hospital.=
given evidence of the trifling nature of the injuries sustained
by the plaintiff,
The Jury, without hearing the speeches of counsel or the
summing up, expressed their opinion that the four guineas
paid into court was sufficient compensation for the plaiatirs
injuries, and found a verdict for the defendant.

WILDI V. 101

This wee an interpleader issue to try the right to certain
Foods seized by the sheriff of Middlesex under a writ of fl. fa.,
in enaction of "Jones v. Sherwood."
The case on behalf of the plaintiff, an auctioneer at Nor-
with, end High Bailiff of the County Court there, was that
in December last he was introduced to a Colonel Aubrey,
who resided at 6, Richmond-terrace, Warwick-road, Maids,-
hal, to whom he made an advance of 1001., taking a promis-
sory note for 1201., and, as a collateral security, the furniture
of the house In question. By the terms of the arrangement
the plaintiff was to be at liberty to sell the furniture if
the money were not paid in two months. Col. Aubrey left
and had not taken up his note. It appeared
that he had purchased the furniture from Mr. Johnson, an
upholsterer in the Edgware-road, and had not paid for it.
Mr. Johnson obtained judgment against the colonel, and put
in an execution ; but an ent was come to between
hint and the plaintiff, under w ch the execution was with-
' drawn. The plaintiff being unwilling to sell the goods at a
merides, put in • friend named Dr. Sherwood as his tenant
(lea peer to year, not charging him either rent or for the
me of the furniture. Dr. Sherwood had become a party W a
bill et exchange which bad been discounted by Lemnos
Levi, widened by him to Joesph George, a clerk to ea attor-
ney reeed Pedaloes, then to another clerk, and finally to the
present ddadant. The bill had been paid, but 51. 10a. re-
mained dos with respect to coats, and the defendant put la an
pressatmeanies and seized the furniture which was the subject of
tho
The pisintiff sad Dr. Sherwood were called, and both
denied, in the most positive term, that the latter bad any
interest in the goods in question.
Mr. J. 0. Grifflts then addressed the jury for the defend-
ant, but called no witnesses.
Mr. Baran Martin, in summing up, told the jury they must
find for the plaintiff, unless they disbelieved him and Dr.
Mewood.

The jury Immediately returned a verdict for the plaintiff.
Mr. Baron Martin then said—l wee told by the defendant's
attorney yesterday that the plaintiff would not appear. This
is • perfectly undefended cese, and I have a very peat mind
to commit the attorney for centemp.

COURT OF PROBATE.—Jinn 9.
(Bit. re 99 C. Clusswea.)
111.11 K V. SUATI AND RAID.

The testator, Noses nibbeed, died at the age of 88, leaving
a smell property, which he bequeathed by a will dated the
let of July, 1886, to big brother-ha-law, the defendant
Shasta. The validity of the inatnimest wee disputed by a
relation of Hibberd'm wife, named Jane Belbin, who was the
executrix under a former will, on the ground that Skean had
fraudulently substituted the paper which the testator had
signed for the one be had intended to execute. The sole
point in the sass was a question of credibility between Sheets
and one of the attesting witnesees.
The jury, after s short consultation, found the issue sub-
mitted to them in favour of the will.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.--JuNis 9.
Wore the Chief Commialkear.)

Mr. Nichols moved tOdiemies the petition in the case,
which was filed under the Protection Act in 1864, on the
ground that the debts had been paid and eatisded.
It • from the report of the dhow of the court that
the tors, with the exception of four to a small amonst,
bed essonted • deed releasing their debts, and the debts of
the bur small creditors had been paid into court.
The Chief Commissioner thought it was • roandabo=
of getting a release. Ho the petition to be die