The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-21 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

Sittings at Nisi Pries in London.—(Baton Lord Chid
Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.)
BTIORTEB AND ANOTHER V. HOURS AND OTHERS.
.... . . . .

The plaintiffs in this came were stock-broken in the
City, and the defendants were bankers at Leeds. On the
11th December last the plaintiffs sent a clerk to a sale of the
London Stock and Share Company (Limited), with Untrue.
tions to purchase some bonds of the Marseilles Extension
Railway and Land Company (Limited). He bought 15 at
101. each, and subsequently 1501. was paid to Mr. Aspi.
nail, the auctioneer. When the plaintiffs took the bonds
to the office of the Marseilles Company for registration the
secretary refused to recognise them, and said that the
plaintiffs had no right to have them in their possession.
The present action was to recover back the 1501. upon the
ground that the plaintiffs received no value whatever for
their money.
Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Hodgson appeared for the
plaintiffs ; and Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Philbrick
for the defendants. _ _

The plaintiffs' ease was that the documents were not in
fact bonds at all ; they were not in the form of bonds, and
they were not stamped.
The Lord Chief Justice mid that if they were what were
popularly known as Marseilles Bonds, it was not neoessary
that they should be bonds in the strict sense of the term.
It was further said that the obligations had been im-
properly circulated by a person in whose bands they were
placed, and that a day or two before the sale the
of the company called at the office of the auctions:Zeta
said that the obligations bad been issued in • particular
manner, that there was no right to sell them, and that
they were valueless to the party holding them.
On the other hand, it was said that the defendants had
taken the bonds in the regular course of business, and had
given value for them.
The Lord Chief Justice said that the question in the
cause was no doubt • very important one, and upon his
suggestion it was, after a good deal of discussion, arranged
that there should be a verdict for the plaintiff, subject to
the Opinion of thecourt upon the facts as stated in • special
owe.

TIM POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHIP-STREET.
AY ATTENIPTTO STRANGLE A WIFE.

John Allen was brought up in the custody of warrant-
officer Sergeant Smith, on a warrant charging him with
hating attempted to strangle his wife.
Ann Allen deposed that she was prisoneem wife, and
lived with him at 30, Golden-lane, St. Luke's, and on
Monday last, about 4 o'clock in the morning, he
beat her with great severity, stalking her repeatedly in
the face and swearing that he would " finish " her.
She was awakened by his beating her; he had forced
one of his hands into her month, and was striking
her with the other. Ho had severely injured her lips and
eyes, and she was suffering from bridges he had caused on
her body. She had been to a funeral on the Sunday with
him, and she now attributed his violence to jealousy.
Sarah Lyons, a niece of the prosecutrix, gave evidence
that at the time spoken of she heard the proseontrix
screaming, and had gone to her aunt's assistance, and
then found prisoner with his hand to her mouth, and that
after he had struck her several times lie attempted
to strangle her, repeating that he would make a finish of
it. He had previously ordered her out of the room, but
she had refused to go when he struck her.
A witness named Charlotte Tingley, living in the same
house, gave evidence of having heard cries, and on going
uptake found prisoner kneeling on his wife and beating
her with one hand and attempting to strangle her with the
other. A man afterwards interfered, and the woman was
rescued from further violence.
John Thomas Coxhead stated that he lived at 30,
Golden-lane, and on Monday last was awakened by scums
of " murder," and went for the police ; he had seen pease.
cutrix covered with blood, he thought she was dying.
Mr. Newton, animadverting on the prisoner'. conduct,
called hini a brutal ruffian, and sentenced him to a term of
air months' imprisonment.

WANDSWORTH.
CHARGE AGAINST A SHOPMAIL—SINGULAZ CASE.
Beer!, belle? and George Tattle, respectably dreseel
hamoths, were charged with steeling a piece of cambric
ndkerchiefs, containing twelve, the property of Mr.
George Jarman, a linendraper, of Hope-place, Battersea.
Mr. Condy appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Mayo
for the prisoners.
The persecutor stated that Deller had been in his service
2 years as shopman. Yesterday be asked permission
to go over to the railway station for two turkeys which he
expected from the country, He bad no business to tate
any goods away to supply other persons. He was first in-
formed of the robbery by the pohce bringing the handker
chiefs to him.
In answer to questions by Mr. Mayo, the witness said
Deller told him that he paid for the handkerchiefs by
putting a 2s. piece in the tilL The witness explained his
mode of business. His assistants were allowed to bare
thing's, but only on telling him what they had taken, so
as t o allow him to enter the goods and deduct the amount
from their wages.
Police-constable Barrett, of the X diriaion,said—Yeater
day, at a quartet to 1 o'clock, he was on duty at the
Padd'ngton-station,in Dudley-grove, when he was called
to a pawnbroker's shop, where he found Tattle with the
handkerchiefs. On asking him where he obtained them le
said they were given to him by Deller. Witness then went
to the shop of the prosecutor and made inquiries. Beller
was called, when he said he knew about the handkerchiefs,
and that be paid 2s. into the till for them. lie gave them
to Tattle for hie mother.
By Mr. Mayo—Witness did not believe that the prisoner
said he put a two shilling piece into the till. lie did not
say when he put the two shillings into the till.
The prosecutor was re-called and stated that he forma
no eutry in his book of the handkerchiefs having beta
entered to Deller. The cost price of the handkerchiefs was
2s. and the selling price wash. 9d. The prisoner mu the
only assistant be had.
Mr. Dayman said that with regard to Tattle there wu
no evidence of complicity and therefore be would be dir
charged. However, with retard to Droller he should re.
mend him for a week.
GREENWICH.
LOCKING UP CHILDREN IN A POLICE CELL.
James Pauline and Wiffisas Welsh, respectably dressed
lads, aged respectively 12 and 10, belonging to Nether
hithe, were charged before Mr. Traill with .; o,,troying
holly tree, value 11., growing in the garden of the house,
41, Dartmouth-terrace, Rotherhitbe.
The prisoners were detected in the set of taking the
holly branches for Christmas decorations, and so coop
pletely had the tree been stripped that even Iran of the
young roots had been torn up, and the tree completely
destroyed. The owner said the value of the tree wee 11..
be having some time since paid to a grower 1:•s. lii. for
each tree planted in front of his property.
The father of Poulton complained that bin son and ths
other prisoner should have been confined in a police 0;1
all night, as he thought bail, which was tendered, guisb'
have been accepted for their appearance.
Mr. Trail! said he had nothing to do with rs lice rtrouge.
ments ; but the offence of stealing holly wl,s baldly tiro%tt
to admit of bail being accepted.
The prosecutor said, after the punishment the prisetert
bad already. received, he had no desire to press the cWO
further against them.
Mr. Trail! said it was necessary, so prevalent was 110
practice of destroying holly trees at this season of lb!
year, to punish all cues that were brought termini. sn'
he could not even allow such young lads as the prix eel
to escape. They had already been locked up some hoot
and were both liable to the whole damage committed. 01
a heavy penalty, but he should divide the damage 11;4'
between them with a fine of Is. each, or seven dart
p weE
.The money was paid, and the youthful offeiole.e:
discharged.

The Irish Railway Commissioners met rested')
at 2, Victoria-divot, Westminster. Present-:-Sir me!:,
ander Y. Spearman, Bart. ; Mr. John Fowler, C.E.
Mr. Seymour Clarke. The secretary, W. Neilson 11.
=eh, LLD., was also present.