The Express.
London, England, 1860-06-22 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.--Jusz_2l.

Sittings at Nigi Prius.—(BotoWthe Lord Chief Baron sad
Coniniou Juries.)
MORO/LN r. RAVICY. —time% nnonnurs.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover the
value of a gold watch, a chain, a ring, and other articles
which were stolen from his bedroom, whil3 be was staving
at the Great Northern Hotel. On going to bed he had left
the property safe in his room, but on getting up the neat
mornin; they were gone.
The defence was that a notice was posted up in the bed-
rooms, stating that the proprietor would not be answerable
for valuables last unless left at the tar.

The Lord Chief Baron directed the jury that the notice
could not apply to valuables worn about the person, but to
other property.
The jury found for the plaintiff for 3GI. IGs. W., the
amount claimed.

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Oa Friday last the half of pole was received for the
poor-box from "E. R.," in aooordanoe with whose request
it was acknowledged in the Dudy NMI. We ere roquested
to state that the other half has not yet been remit ed.

WESTMINSTER.
The Rer. Canon Terser, of 4, St. George'esquare, Pim-
lico, was charged with assaulting Felix Edmond Hoy, a
little boy.
Complainant, who is tea years of age, said that on that
day week, at. *boat 11 o'clook is the morning, ho went to
defeudant's house with the milk for the family, and being
kept a quarter of an hour, rang the area bell three times.
Defendant then came out, and told hint to go away ; but in
• minute after called him back, and then complainant rang
the bell again, and culled out " milk." Defendant was at
the door when he called him back, and where complainant
rang the bell was six yanls away from him. Defendant
struck him in the face with his open hand, and knocked him
right into the gutter. When be struck him, he said " Take
that.," and then he went in-doors.
Complainant said the blow gave him • black eye, and it
was stated by the officers of the court that it was die.
coloured when application was made for the sununona
Witness, in crm-examination by • banister by whom
defendant was accompanied, whoee name did not transpire,
said be coiled out milk as many times as he rang the bell,
which was under the study window ; iu the first place the
defendaut told him to go away and nut make • noise, and
then he told him to put down the milk and wait till the
servaLt came, when, instead of being quiet, he took hold of
the lull and rang again, and called out milk ; he only rang
it once after he told him to be quiet, but be pulled it bald
had had his ears boxed before, but took out a sum-
mons for it. His mother boxed his ears when he miscon.
ducted himself -when be was saucy.
The barrister, who had admitted that defendant gave the
boy a box of the ears, said that he had expressed his regret
to the mother.

The mother denied this, and said that when she went to
defendant to remonstrate with him for ill.treating her
child be treated her in a very ungentlenuirdy manner, and
asked her whether she wanted a shilling or the boy wanted
a shilling. She had brought up fifteen cliiklren in the
tenets of the (lurch of England, and she did not think de-
fendant's conduct as a clergyman proper towards her.
Mr. legham observed that he could not my defendant
had acted quite properly in striking her eon • he bad al.
lone(' his temper to get the better of his judgOsent, but it
was only fair to him to my that it had been aroused by the
pruvosaUon given by the boy after lie was told to be quiet;
it must be considered that although a clergyman, the dm
fondant partook of the common frailties of our nature
and that the herself, if similarly provoked, m• bas;
done the mine thing, but not, perhaps, so violen . The
child did not now, however, appear to have g the
matter with him.

The mother maid the appearances so observable when the
summons wan obtained a week ago bed boon effaced by
constant fomentation.

'The barrister said that Oanon her was being constantly
*Buoyed while engaged in absostshig literary pursuits in hia
study by boys. In cousequeuese of the disturbance made by
ecesuplainant, he went out Irma his study and requested hint
to be quiet, when lie ague nog the bell eery violently and
rolled out " Milk."

Attar further evi&up,
Mr. lughara said ilhat as defendant haul °spewed his
regret, he should reepsamend a withdrawal of the awe, as
it would leave DO Illip
Thd little buy'u er replied that be did not think be
oiLight, to withdraw •he thought, although a elergynian,
.1 he ought to be A •
let him know he wee not to ddl•uw
another men'e Oil. .
Mr. Ingham the fine would be very small.
The father replied he did not mind that w long as he waa
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