The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-08 00:00:00

COURT OP OOMMON PLEAS.

Sittings in Banoo.—(Before Lord Chief Justice BowM mad
Justices Willes and Smith.)
The court sat this morning for the purpose of delivering
judgment in cases which had stood over for consideration.

THE WHITSTABLE TREE 118HERIER V. MAIMS.

The Lord Chief Justice said that the question in this
case was whether the plaintiffs had a right to demand
anchorage dues from all vessels casting anchor upon a cer-
tain place known as the anchorage ground, which was near
Whitstable. In a former ease the same question was
raised, and the plaintiffs based their case upon this, that
they were owners of the soil of the anchorage ground. The
House of Lords in that case held that the plaintiffs'
right could not be supported upon the ground upon
which it had been placed, and the special case upon
which the court was now asked to give judgment
stated that from time immemorial the lords of the manor
had always claimed anchorage dues for vessels anchoring
upon theground, and that there were buoys and beacons
kept up for the protection of the vessels. The court was
of opinion that the immemorial payment must be assumed
to be founded upon a right to claim it, and therefore that
the plaintiffs were entitled to judgment.
Judgment for the plaintiffs.
DAGO...LEY r. HAWLEY.

This was an action to recover back the price of a boiler
under these circumstances. The boiler had been sold
under a distress for poor rates to the defendant, and he
afterwards sold it to the plaintiff at an increased price.
The plaintiff found that he could not remove the boiler
without pulling down a portion of a wall, and therefore
be could not get possession of the article which he bad
bought. The question now was whether the defendant had
given a warranty that be had a right to sell ; and it was
admitted that there was no express warranty, and that if
there was ►ny it must be implied from the circumstances
of the case. . . .

The court held that both parties were acquainted with
the circumstances, and therefore that no wartauty on the
part of the defendant could be inferred.
Judgment for the defendant.
THE COUFI.ANB HTONE QUARRY COMPANY C. PARKER.
This was an action to recover the amount of • circular
note which bad been issued by the National Rank of
London for payment in France, and which had been lost
in transmission. The bank was willing to repay the
money upon having an indemnity in a form propma
by them ; but the parties differed about the terms of the
indemnity ; and therefore the court was asked to
decide whether the plaintiffs could of right claim back the
monTheey court now said that their judgment was for the de-
fendant ; but the reasons on which it was founded would
not be state.' until next term.
Judgment for the defendant.
The other cases which stood over for judgment were
further postponed until next term.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The July session of the Central Criminal Court Was
opened this morning before the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Salomon., Abbiss, and
Begley, Mr. Sheriff Lyoett, the llnd-r-Sheritts, &c.
The Ent edition of the calendar contains the names of
92 prisoner.. and 8 others are oat on bail. The commit-
manta are as folio :—From the city of London, 27 ; from
Middlesex, 46 ; Essex, 5 ; rent, 14 ; and Surrey, 8. The
offences are thus classified :—Feloniously wounding, 6 ;
forgery, 7 assault with intent to rob, 1 ; burglary. 10 ;
housebreaking, 4 ; robbery, 13; feloniously receiving stolen
goods, 6 ; manslaughter, 1' • hoseestesliag, 1' • stealing
post letters, 2 ; embezzlement, 6; larceny, 2'.1; and uttering
counterfeit coin, 7. Most of the cases appear
to be of the ordinary character, the principal
charge of public interest being the one against the young
man Alexander Frederick Watkins, for attempting to
murder his sweetheart at Buckhurst•hill, which was post-
poned from the last session in consequence of the absence
of the proeecutrix. It is announced that since the tram-
action took place the parties have been married, so that
it is very doubtful, if this should be the fact, whether the
prosecutrix will appear and give evidence in support of the
charge.
Several of the gentlemen who had been announced to
serve on the grand jury were fined 10/. for non-attendance.
The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, observed that
he was happy to say that the cases which would be brought
before thesis were not very numerous, and fur the most
part were not of a serious description. There was only one
case in the calendar in which human life bad been
volved, and in this case it appeared that the accused and
deceased haul quarrelled in a public house, the landlord of
which caused them to leave • a fight ensued outside the
house, in which the deoease:l was knocked down by the
prisoner and was taken home insensible and died in a few
days—the immediate cause of death being concussion of
the brain. It would be for the grand jury to say whether
that result had been caused by enact of the prirmier. There
was a charge of rape against a surgeon-dentist named Free-
' Man, in which it was alleged th e offence had been committed
after the abstraction of some of the teeth of the prosecutrix,
under the 'influence of chloroform, sad the charge mainly
rested on the testimony of the prosecutrie. It would,
therefore, he necessary that the grand jury should look to
ascertain whether she received any confirmation by other
witnesses, and that a prima facie case was male out that
called for a full and further inquiry. Ile must mention
that at these sessions there were four loinre climmes arising
out of the unfortunate dispute existing between the
master tailors and their men in the metropula. No doubt
the grand jury were aware of the present st,te of the
law on this subject, and that it was now lawful
teethe masters to combine to agree as to the men they em-
ployed and the wages to be paid, and it was also lawful for
the men to combine to agree as to the rate they required to
be paid. In fact, both masters and Men were left freeto act
for their respective interests. In the present cases it
seemed that a system of moleetati in of masters has bees
resorted to by watching their workshops, sad it would he
for the jury to say whether this amounted to intimidation.
The learned Recorder, after referring to the case of
Edgeley, chugged with the frauds and forgeries on the late
Leeds Banking Company, the facts of which base already
been repeatedly detailed, remitted the grand jury to the
commencement of their labours.

SALISBURY CATE EDRAL.—The capstone of this
cathedral spire, immediately under the vane, hiving been
discoverer' to be in a very decayed state, workmen are now
engaged in its repair. At so lofty an altitude, upwards
of 4110 feet. a work of this sort is not an easy matter. Ind
it has, ther-tore, become necessary, in order to enable
them to do it effectually, to surround that part of the
spire neer the weather door with a strong platform, from
which a series of Ave others have been erected st certain
distances above one another, the last being at the summit.
The ascent from the weather door to the top is accom-
plished on the outside by means of shout 20 Iron handles
firmly fixed in the spire. Surrounded by scaffolding ow
the extreme top, the spire new presents a very curious
apprentice.