The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DIY.)

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittig. in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chid Jxunioe Erie, and
Justin's Dries, %eating, and Smith.)

JORDAN V. MOM.
m, pi4otiff in this ease was patentee of • proem for
constro"f " composite skips " in this way—ui the first
perfect framed the ship was made of iron, and
:ipoz fan frame wooden pbuiking was afterwards fastened.
Tbe Mount action was to recover damages for an infringe-
ment 1 this patent, and at the trial, the verdict wee
fa the piainta but the question now was whether •
rule ihseld be made absolute to enter • verdict for the
de
AIL or for • new trial.
AIL Geer, Q.c., Mr. Aahton, and Mr. Ledgerd appeared
for the pleurPs ; and Mr. Q.C., Webster, and
smesemars for the defendant.
mr, Justice Byles said that the court was of opinion that
a plan for constructing the frame of a ship of iron, and
cove it with wood, °mild not be made the subject of a
patent it wee dmply substitutingwell
one we
maknown
maiwial for another to effect the same purpose ; and,
foliar, because the alleged invention was old, it
how bun previously the practice to put wooden plank-
iog ed only on wooden frames, but also oa iron frames
more or ism openplete. Under these circumstances, the
role would be absolute to enter • verdict for the defendant
upon those banes which were governed by this decidon.
Rule absolute.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Gonlbuns.)
in RI J. ASHTON.
This was a meeting fore[ination and discharge. The
ha
Mr. was a Rollowey.
Mr. Mums, an behalf of the assignees, now asked that
the petition should be dismissed, on the ground that a debt
due to Mr. Morrell was incorrectly stated in the preliminary
bit. Ms benkrapt filed the petition about ten weeks since,
whilst in prison, and he has remained in custody
libel that time, having failed to produce a certificate
pined und bankrupt bankruptcy, which occurred in
1860. The eges that he paid the fees and
took up the certificate, but afterwards burnt it with some
other papers as useless. Notice had been given that the
amitosis intended to rely upon the evidence now on the
moodier, but no affidavits had been filed in support of
'the application, and a question arose as to the sufficiency
of tbe notice.
Banns having been heard for the assignees, and Mr.
Griffiths for the bankrupt,
MB Honour granted a rule nisi, calling upm the bank-
rapt to show cause why this petition should not be dis-
miss&

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

THS Luz CHARON OF ASSAULT BY ♦ SZSGEANT AND CON-
STAHL'.
police-sergeant Beard and police-constable Taylor, both
of the G division, again surrendered to their recognisance*
charged with assaulting Mr. Angelinetta.
Mr. Collins, barrister, instructed by Mr. Maynard, from
the office of Mr. Beard, attended for the prosecution.
The facts of this case have been fully reported ; and it
will be remembered that the assault complained of was
that the complainant was struck and kicked by the defend-
ants whilst standing in the street near his own house.
Mr. D'Eyneourt committed both defendants for trial,
but admitted them to bail, Taylor in his own recogni-
■nces.

THAMES.
CHARGE OP MANSLAUGHTER.
Jaws Payee, aged 20, a carman, of No. 16, Martha-
street, Camhridge-heath, Bethnal-green, was brought
before Er. Partridge charged with causingthe death of Ade-
laide Myers, a girl aged 12 years, in Goodman's-yard,
Minorite.
Yesterday evening about 7 o'clock the prisoner was
driving a home and van in Goodman's yard at the pace of
about five miles an hour. The deceased ran from the side
of the street with a view of crossing the road, and was
knocked down. The wheels of the van went over the
child's body, and she was killed. The witnesses were of
opinion no blame could be attributed to the prisoner, and
that the occurrence was purely accidental. The prisoner
was driving carefully.
Mr. Partridge liberated the prisoner on his own recog-
niainces until Thursday next, and said a coroner's inquest
would be held on the body, and the case was one which
ought to be fully investigated.

-
5 ei3ezzi-emolr.
Thomas Boswell, a young man, was brought before Mr.
Partridge, charged with fraudulently appropriating to his
own use various sums of money he had received for and on
account of Mra. Catherine Green, a respectable widow,
carrying on the business of a baker and corn-chandler in
Hip-street, Shadwell.
The prisoner had been in the service of Mrs. Green for
twelve months. She had behaved very liberally towards
him, and he had acted with gross ingratitude, and plun-
dered her. In February he robbed her of 31. lls. , and she
forgave him. He had very recently defrauded her of various
sumaof money he received of customersforbreadsuppliedby
Mrs. Green. Two cases were gone into. He received 18s. 20.
of a Mrs. Fleming and 1/. 6s. 3d. of Mrs. Myers. He had not
accounted to his mistress for either sum. He told a police-
consteble that if Mrs. Green thought what wua done was
embezzlement she was very much mistaken, and that he
had lost the money out of his pocket.
Mr. Partridge committed the prisoner for trial.

GREENWICH.
IMPORTANT EXCISE INFORMATION AND CONVICTION.
Mr. Joseph Austin, landlord of the Ship and Billet
public-house, Woolwich-road, Greenwich, was summoned
at the instance of the excise authorities, charging him
with employing his servant to sell beer other than on the
premises for which such sale was authorised and described
ul his license.
Mr. Marshall attended for the prosecution, and Mr.
Lowes, solicitor, of Waibrook, City, for the defendant.

The question raised was one which affects the trade of
licensed victuallers and beer•shop keepers in the suburbs
of Loudon, that of the right of hawking or sending out beer
by their servants and selling it to customers. A com-
plaint had been made that the defendant's ser-
vant was sent out with cans of beer, which he
carried after the fashion of milkmen, by means of a yoke ;
and that the beer and ales were called out in the streets

for a distance of a quarter of a mile, and in neighbourhoods
in which other licensed houses are situate. An excise
officer was accordingly employed, who made two pur-
chases, on separate days, in the street, of ale and beer, of
defendant's servant.

Mr. Lowes, for the defendant, said it was the practice in
all the suburbs of London for beer to be sent out at stated
intervals, and that the defendant had supplied his servant
with a book containing the names of customers who were
to be served by him, and that, consequently, the sale in
the streets to the excise officer or any other chance
Customer was against the orders he had received. In ad-
dition to this he (Mr. Lowes) contended that the gravamen
of the offence ►lleged was not so much the selling of the
beer in the streets, but rather that the defendant's servant
had gone too far from home to sell the beer, and had thus
interfered with other licensed houses.
Mr. Marshall said the information had been laid conse-
quent upon complaints made, and that defendant had been
before cautioned and summoned.
Mr. Maude said he had no doubt whatever that the
defendant had infringed the terms of his license, and Un-
posed the mitigated penalty of 10/. and costs.

THE

ELECTION COMMITTENS.-(THIS DAY.)

lirsgsymp.

The committee appointed to try the petition
against the return of Mr. W. H. Leathern, the sitting
member for Wakefield, re-sesembled this morning, Mr.
Grego!" in the ohair, and the following witnesses were
examined.
Benjamin Lawrence Clarkson produced the waste cash
book of the firm of Messrs. George Lee and Bons, worsted
spinners, Wakageld. On the -22nd August there was an
entry of &. lent to George Wilkinson. Witness handed
the money to Wilkinson, who signed • receipt. Nothing
was mid about voting at the time. The entry was made
at the time of the loan.
Cross-examined—There are four partners in the firm,
Henry Lee being one of them.
William • detective oMcer of the City of London
police force, produced • warrant for the apprehension of
Henry Barrett. It had been in his charge Lime October
last, and he had been unable to execute it. It charged
Barrett with embezzling 3001.
George Moorhouse, a groper and town councillor of
Wakefield, knew Henry Barrett, whose father was a gar-
dener, and who need to bet a great deal on horse rafts. A
few days after the polling day saw Barrett at the Angel
Inn when the landlord handed him two 100/. notes, saying
" That is yours on Mr. Hull's bet on the election."
Champagne and sherry were then ordered in. Witness
said to Barrett, " You are doing well on the election,"
and Barrett replied, " This is nothing to what I have
done."
night
William

l—l was told that the bet warn made the

it before the election.
William Armstrong, a town councillor of Wakefield,
said he was not a member of Mr. Leatham's com-
mittee, and never acted on any oommitee. Knew
William Sykes, • stonemason. Employed a man named
Gainey. Gave no money to be given to Sykes. Gooney
never applied to him for money for Sykes or
for a man named Fieldhouse. Did not seetafilriknegs
on going near the Royal Oak on the day of the • .
Did not tell Sykes to get some money out of his des Did
not furnish any money directly or indirectly, to anyone
for the purpose of this election. Never sanctioned such
proceedings. Had seen the evidence taken before the corn-
, mittee in the public prints, and had come up from Wake-
field at his own expense, and without suggestion from any-
one, in order to oontradiat the evident* of Sykes and
Fieldhouse.
Witness was cross-examined at considerable length, but
his evidence remained unshaken.
At the close of the evidence of this witness,
The Chairman said—Mr. Armstrong, your conduct has
been most straightforward and proper in coming up here
to give evidence on this occasion.
Thomas Gooney, assistant in the employ of the last
witness. Knew Sykes. Sykes went to him on the morn-
ing before the election and told him that Fieldhouse was
going to vote for Latham, but that he would like 12/. for
his vote. Witness said, • There is no money to be had
on our side, but from what I have heard, a person of the
name of Barrett has some heavy bets about the election,
and 171 see if I ain't get the money from him." Went to
Barrett the same night, at the Royal Hotel, and bad a
conversation with him about the money.
[Left sitting.]