The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-16 00:00:00

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tee deal with matters of this
the society he its.t enrolled. provided tbs.
.•i the society we the %ante, Or allialgotir to the
les that act, or for other purposes
not At healing of the case it was
e. v Clic reek, th et :As .*.e.ety 1e...1 two ohj.,t.s—one
ester ..f es • onion and the other
, they aveliti.,l to entert.tin the summons, and
: it.
. :I'.ll and Mr. Alscnantart contended that the
• tier justices enahl not lee supporte.l.
•• I t. however, (maimed their deeisioo.

11:IZT OF COMMON PLEAS.
.ttit.;, Prim.' in Mi.i.liesec..—(Before Mr. Justice
I;yle3 and a COOIIIIOII Jury.)
, WIFE r. 1,.\RL1\,..

')"! v ..t. ;..3i..11 to recover tlartmgei for I,ersoita

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D. Seymour. Q.C., and Mr. Brandt appeared for
I • 'it • ,nd Mr. :ierje.int Parry and Mr. T. r3a ter
femlunr.

Th• I !•aitiii. Mrs. Austin. was a Windrow, and her
E nis a cabman. About half-past ti on the even-
:: ...t th. !nil November she was passing the defendant a
is :it the corner of (treat and Little Queen-
.•, t. Lme lii's-inn-fields. At this moment a lay wbo
I the shutters let (Jim fall, an! it struck
MI-. .1•• im upon the right shoul•!er, and nearly knocked
Sle•ilidnotthink at thattimethatthe mutter was
s I .:t :1•4 shegot no restiluring the night she went neat
I: I:. 4.4 4 .olkge Hospital, and remained an outpatient
• . I ,i-tioAt. She then consulted Mr. Cooper, V 1 üburn-
.l •• , • i still remained under his treatment. She was
sit yt to r‘siiiiie her ocetTation, and she still sof-
t,. Ip. in. The boy who ens putting up the shutters
ig enough to be entrusted with such a duty. and
M. ~ A addsd that she hail seen him twice at the de-
.P!.• shop since the iccident.
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Porter, a lad who was 14 years old last Oc-
ti.t, ~i.l that lie was in the ilk fewbuit's service, and on
th ni!it in question was putting up the shutters.
i Watts, a lad nearly as old as himself, came by,
aul s..i I he would give him a lift ; he would put up the
last dm t:‘.r whilst witness fetched the bar. The shutter
a, is tae hands of Watts, and witness had gone for the
ala ti the accident happened.
Watt, ;aye a similar account, and Added that the cause
id the ac. Went was that Mrs. Austin, in passing, knocked
against Ilia right arm.
The ,butter was iu court, and was identified by two or
three witnesses for the defendant ; but Mrs. Austin be-
lieved that it was not the shutter that struck her, because
itwas lit tipped with iron on the top corners. His lordship
al-o said that since the =se ciannieuced yesterday he had
been to ci.sit the place of the accident.
In the ssmming up the jury were directed that the de-
fendant would he liable if the boy Watts caused the la-
ps). t °ugh negligence, without any contributory negli-
tt.ure on the dart of Mrs. Austin, because Porter bail
allowed Wstts to du duty as his substitute.
The jury found for the defendant, and recommended
him to see if he could not afford Mrs. Austin some little
rcuistance.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Sittino iu Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron and
Herons Channel awl Pigott.)
only three judges sat in this court to-day, Mr. Baron
M.,rtin h..ving been suddenly called to Ireland, in con-
sequence of the death of his brother.
The new Queen's Counsel, whoae names appear under
the head i,f the Queen's Ranch, were called within the lam
at the sit ring of the court.
After hearing one notion for a new trial, which in-
volved nu feature of public interest, their lordships pro-
ceeded with the special paper.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
itslltNr ROBBERY IN BRIME•sYREET, BLACEFRIARE.
J9s, Wthsoi, who gave his address at 19, Webber-
row, Union-street, Borotfgh, heirdresser, and Charles
Edward,, who gave his address at 12, Union-row, New
Kent.road, machinist, were placed at the btu. before Sir
R. W. Carden, charged with being in the unlawful pos-
session of a cheque which had been stolen.
Mr. R. Smith, of Serjeant's-inn!proaecuted, and stated
that the prosecutor was going to the London, Chatham,
and Dover Railway Station, and when he got near the
gates he was surrounded by three tall men mud a woman,
who hustled him, and then decamped. As soon as they
were gene he felt in his pocket and found that he had been
robbed of two cheques and a considerable amount in
gold, which were in a bag in his pocket, and
be believed that the prisoners were two of the gang who
had C(1111111itted that daring robbery.
Mr. Fronds Whittle, cashier at the Chancery-lane
breach of the Union Hank of London, said, this morning
about half-past 9 o'clock, the cheque produced was
presented to him for payment by the prisoner Wil-
son. The cheque was drawn by Mr. Cooper. The
cheque was endorsed " James Snow." That gentleman
had been there before and had given them notice not to
for that ch•lue. When Wilson came into the bank he
beaded the cheque across the counter for payment and
witnes,L,koned him into the manager's room where he
was given into custody.
William snow said he was manager to Messrs. Chaplin
and Horne at the Dolt-in-Tun, Fleet-street, and lived at
ltristun. He left his office at ten mi-
nutes pa I 'I o'clock last night, and at that
time be had in his possession two cheques and
in, in gold. When he was near the Ludgate-
hill stitini three men and a woman hustled him,
and after they had left him be missed his bag containing
the two cheques and 161. in gold. He went the first thing
iu the morning and stopped the payment of the cheques.
He saw the prisoner Wilson at the bank, and he
was given into custody. When he came out of
the duos of the banking-house with his friend
his attention was called to Edwards, who was standing at
the cortier of Itell.yanl. When he saw witness he darted
omf iusturtlistely, but a policeman punned him and took
hi', into t.ttstotly. The policeman was outside the bank
and fr.,ai information which he (witness) had
Dr u to his friend, and which his friend
ha,! imparted to the °dicer, he watched him. The endorse-
tnt of ot. ..11e cheque was not on it when it was taken from
his pocks t. It was not in his handwriting and was not
smitten ity hie authority.
(..0.5.t.,...,:ttinckl by Edwards—He could not swear that
he lEduard+l was one of the three men that attacked him,
611, believed him to be one.
simumonda, 461. saw the prisoner Edwards in
ritanctsry•lane, and in consequence of what Mr. Snow's
fnend '4.1 to him he watched him. He was then nearly
‘i,posi:e the bank, and Mr. Snow's friend went into
th, I in;d:ng. Edwards then shifted his position
sad west to the corner of Bell-yard. When
Nmow, and his friend made their appearance
eotnin.; from the hank he took to his heels and ran as
Sede
lb,' . 1,, cool,!, lie ran into Fleet-stmt. turned up
's-lce and returned into Carey-street, where he was
st,,;/++l :dl taken to the bank. He took him to the station,
:.ttttnti 79. I 1 on him.
John Webb, took Wilson into custody, and at the
Ration he searched him. He found on hint two medals
haitation of sovereigns, but eo money. He also found
tire r.tcing cards on the prisoner, and a betting-book
with two ',saes in it.
Smith said that was all the evidence he had
t,,v, to het if A reward were granted be hoped to be
nil,. to apprehend the other parties,.
sa. W. Carden said he would grant the remand.
Edwards :eked to be admitted to bail, but that was
Priaoners were then remands&