The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

THE E.

MURDER AND SUICIDE IN BERESHIRE.

READING GRAND MILITARY AND HUNT
WISEPLBORAMIS-WumunAv.
The second and amelading day of this meeting was
seem men anfortaaate is weather than Tuesday. Rain
sat with little intermission the whole ot the day, and,
being accompanied by a high wind, its diaagreeable effects
were greatly increased. Although the elements were per-
=there was a large increase in the attendance as corn-
with that of the preview day, and the sport was
greatly superior, the fields being larger and theme better
eautested. The Berkshire 0. filkehsse rodea-
tics of Nome heavy wagerig, Phxloher being favourite ;
bat Milford, Meanwood and Daisy had a heat of friends,
sash being freely backed at their respective prices. The
huskers of the favourite, when most jubilant, were
doomed to disaPpoiatment, as the hone came down when
re y well, and the result of this was that
tape be acre a match between Daisy and Meanwood,
hat the latter, immediately Page called upon him, took up
the running, and won by four lengths. The following is
*detailed 'stern of the sport :
THIS linermesea' Puma, • handicap of 30 eon. ;
winners extra. About two miles and a half.
Mr. F. Cl. liolmon's Triumpher, by Arsenal-Indrixtry„
:. yn, list Ilb
Yr. I'. Merton's The Tartar, 6 yrs, 10st llb .... klnner) 2
Betting :3to 1 on Triumpher. The pair alternately
led until reaching the fence preceding the water jump,
where the favourite took up the running, and won in a
center by ten lengths.
A HANDICAP SILIANG STUPLECHASE of 3 sows. each,
with 25 added ; the wiener to be sold for 40 cove. About
two miles and a half. (9 subs.)
Mr. indrawn's Loins. aged. list 21b B. Land) 1
Mr. Ureenish nd Saucebox. aged, 10st 71b 'Rickards) 2
Tbe%ollowlng also ran : -Teddy,Raptiare, St Maximum, Comet,
Dr. Lightfoot In to, and Monitor.
Betting : sto 2 apt St. Maximum, 5
Tod apt Lot 84,
7to 1 apt Sancebox, 10 to 1 each mst y (at first 4
to 11 and Rapture, and 100 to 8 apt Comet. The latter
made play, followed by Monitor, Itapture, and Dr. Light-
foot, Lot 81 and St. Maximum bringing up the rear.
At the first fence Monitor " cannoned " Comet, fell, and
was not persevered with, and at the next obstacle St.
Maximum came to grief, and galloped in riderless. The
drop fence disposed of Comet and Dr. Lightfoot, and Lot
84 was the only animal who had not fallen as he passed the
stand, as Rapture and Sancebox both fell at the farm
fence, and Teddy blundered at the brook and came down
heavily. Richards remounted Sancebox, but the animal
dill further prejudiced his chance of success by refusing
the " water jump ;" he was, however, persevered with,
sod gradually diminished the winner's laid, but Ben Land,
a gentlemanly-look-
who rode Lot 84 very judiciously, l Benjam
_landed him a winner -
by six lengths. Dr. Lightfoot staked himself very badly. Mr..ddle-aged man, was yesterday
in Gore Booth,
The winner was not sold, ing, middle-aged brought before the
a warrant signed
.THIS HERE:WEI Ores STEEPLECHASE of 10 tors. each, Lord Mayor, at the Mansinn-house, upon .
with 70 added ; winners extra. About 3j miles. (15 subs.) by his lordship, in custody of Serge an.
zzungt Fuananella thitee.lingCity
ter T. Hidarm's Meanwood d'i b!, by Oulaton by . detective officer, charged with emoe
Cowl-. aged. list 71b J
age) 1 ' several large sums of money, the property of the above
Mr. W. R. IL Powell's Daisy, aged, Mt 411) ...'J Pope) 2
.COQration, his masters.
Mr. Williams's Ariescott, aged, llst 4lb (Elekabyl 3 . Freshfield, jun., of the firm of Freshfield and Sons,
The following also ran' Philw*Pher'SPaicncnck' bijit°rd. Ind the solicitors to the Rank of England, attended on behDli
Bel 3 Fevre.
Betting : sto 2 apt Philosopher, 4 to 1 apt Milford, of the prosecution ; Mr. Buchanan appeared for the pri-
gto '2 apt Bleanwood, 5 to 1 apt Daisy, 10 to 1 apt s°l!!st-
Arlescott, and 12 to 1 each apt Spatchcock and Ben DI . Freshfield said he had the honour to eppear
Nevis. Mena: took up the running after going a few on _ behalf of the governors of the Charterbouse, to
asides, followed by Daisy, Philosopher, Spatchcock, and rater a charge against the prisoner, who had been
Meanwood, Ben Nevis and Milford being early out of the in their service, of having stolen several sums of money
rase by persistently refusing. Little variation and no which had come into his possession on their behalf, and
casualty occurred until they had run once round the which he had aroriated to his own use. He should not
course, when Philosopher came down heavily two fences be able to completer he case that day, and he only pro-
-90/
from the water jump, the accident being received with Posed to go into evidence
.in relation to two sums of .
exulting shouta from the bookmakers. Arlescott was and NY. sufficient to justify a remand, and on a future
still left with the lead, and at a geed pace led occasion be should give further evidence with regard to
past the stand the second time, followed by Daisy, 3lean- other large sums of money. The • mstances under
wood, and Spatchcock, but as they approached the gored whichthe offences
hurdles he wart headed by Daisy, bleauwood, before
teach- prisoner went into the service.
.of
.the Charterhouse,
der
log the next fence, taking second place. A most interest- 181;3, and in 18414 he was appointee deputy receiver, under
l tsee between the pair commenced, hut Meanwood, full Mr. Keightley, who was the head receiver
oft running, headed Daisy two fences from home, and won and his duty was to receive rents and other
clue to the corporation and to enter
Way
by
leer
lengths' Aries'*" being beaten a similar moniesa
book, and at certain re 'oda to pay. them in to
distance for second money. Spatchcock would have them in
where the gonvernors had a drawing
finished a respectable fourth, but Captain Harford very the Bank of England,
wisely eased him when he found the leaders had cla.red account, and the office-book kept by the prisoner ought to
the brook. • have been a correct copy of the pass-book of the Bank of
• A STEKPLIICHASS HANDICAP of 5 sovs. each, 2 ft, with Eng Land. He was sorry to say, however, that in order to
25 added ; winners extra. Two miles and half. conceal his defalcstions the prisoner had made up an entirely
Mr Ellisores Arleseutt, by Birkenhead-Gratis, aged, slat
fictitious passbook, in which false entries of the amounts
Tali
Yr. Barter's Serious Case, aged, list 211,
Mr. W. Booth's Pineapple, aged,
neat 21,
klyflsher and tat also tan. ' absence from the office on his holiday this fictitious
Betting :9to 4 apt Pineapple, sto 2 apt Serious pass-book was sent to the Bank of England to be
Osee, 3to 1 apt 1. lyfisher, and 7to 2 apt Arlescott. examined, and the fraud was immediately discovered.
Flyfisher led past the stand, but after clearing the The specific charges he should at present prefer
first fence Arleacott took up the running, Flyfisher against the prisoner were that on the 24th of August he
going on second, and serious Case next. After going should have paid into the Bank of England the sum of
once round the latter went to the front, as they sp. '",vsli. 10.. whereas, io point of fact, he only paid in
'preached the third fence from home. Here, how- °WY. 10:. 10,1.. thus embezzling and misappropriating the
ever, he came to grief, but Ben Land gamely stuck to him, remaining 901. ; and that on the 9th of August he received
anti succeeded in getting into the saddle, but although a sum of _'-'if., which he did not appear to have accounted
ridden vigorously he could never again reach Arlescott, for in any way whatever. He should also prove that on a
who won by four lengths. Pineapple was a bad third, F- subsei meta occasion, when he should have paid in a sum
fisher fourth. Elise fell at the fence on the top of the hill,
anti was not afterwards persevered with. of nOO. '.. he kept back 50/. ;and he should show that with
regard to this item and the former one of 90/. the prisoner
A CUP value JO sore., a handicap for beaten horses. had made false entries in the fictitious pans-book he had
About a mile and a half.
Mr. harton's Elise, by laugh.allallagh-Corrandre. I before alluded to. Upon these facts being proved he
6 yrs, list
A. lathed 1 , should ask for a remand, and on a future day the case
The following also ran:-Nlonitar, Bonnie Scot. and Saucebox. would be completed.
Betting : Even on Monitor, 7to 4 apt Saucebox, and Mr. Archibald Keightley deposed that he was the
4to 1 agst Elise. The favourite made play. followed by receiver for the governors of the Charterhouse, and
Elise to the hurdles on the far side where the latter took the prisoner, who had formerly been employed as a
up the running, and Monitor falling two fences from home, clerk, was appointed to assist him in his duties in Sep-
Mime came in alone. Sea half
outpaced from the start, teurber. 1944, anti he occupied a portion of witness's office.
was polled up after going half a mile, and Bonnie Scot, It was his duty to receive the rents and other moneys that
who refused at the first fenoe, was not persevered with. were due to the governors and to enter them in a hook,
and also to enter in the same hook the amounts paid in by
him to the Bank of England to the credit of the Charter-
BETTING AT MANCHESTER.-WEITNESDAT. house. There was no particular period fixed for the pri-
WATEILIA4O COURSG CUP. toner to pay the money he received into the Bank of Eng-
-25 to 1. on the Oddl off, land, but the sums generally paid in varied from 2001. to
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 400/.. and in the meantime the whole of the cash and
9to 2 agst Berndt (off. tsto 1 1 SOO to lOU apt Plaudit 't it w) . .in prisoner.He
D . y. securities were the charge of the • had
the book that was kept by bins, and lie
9to 1 apt Plaudit it and off; 1610 to 20 mot The Palmer t) referred tob •
found that on the 24th of August ho ad received a
sum of 2"19/. 10s. 10:1. from various sources, and it
IXOTINGTON HUNT MEETING. -To- XtouitOW. appeared hy his book also that on that clay he had raid the
Tun SUTTON BONENGTON WELTER ST \ KES, by sub- amount into the Bank of England to the credit of the go-
nerlption of 5 son. each, with 50 added ; 1 4st 711, each; vernors, and it also appeared by another hook, which the
Nocund to save stake ; winners, 71b extra ; maidens allowed prisoner represented to be the pa.ss-book, of the Bank, that
51b ; three horses to start, or the aided money will no:, be this sum had been pal in. He bed since ascertained by
given. Trent Bank Stakes Course. an entry in the genuine pass-book of the Bank of England
Age Age Age that the prisoner instead of paying in 299/. 10s. 10,1. only
ltobin Adair ;late Ploughboy a Clifb.n Grove .. paid in 20:1/. lOs• 10‘1., and this not on the 24th of August.
Truant, late Kate date Gipsy Surly Peter .... i but on the •'4th and ^9th. On the Ilth of August it also
Tom l'alue) .. a Jane;
General
Ignoramus .... 6 hi))
THE V isiroits' Prare. of 30 sore., for horses the pro- possession, and that he had paid those amounts into the
perty of farmers or their sons only, which have never won tank of Entlaniatort upon examining thegenuine pass-book
any steeplechase, hurdle race, or fiat race of any descrip- It turned out that he had kept back 50/. of the amount. Mr.
tion : nun-professional riders ; second to receive :, soya. Keightley went on to may that by a receipt that was pro-
Trent Bank Stakes Course.- Sportsman, The Miller, duced, dated the 7th of Au Test.l Mei. the prisoner appeared
Scrambler, Coleorton Lass, Jack of Trumps, Ignoramus, to have received the sum of tril. for half a year's rent due
Lady Melbourne, Athole, Ashford, g by Rocaet, ant Mor- from a gentleman named Langstaff for Name property
path. occupied bv him belonging to the Charterhouse at Duns by.
THE WILLE.SLEY STAKEs, by subscription of 3 soya. each, in Lincolnshire. and no entry whatever appeared to have
with :',O added ; second to save stake ; winners of any been made by the prbioner in reference to this amount. ex-
steeplechase, hurdle race, or fiat see
ders; (athes e \ ceptea), , cept that in the fictitious referent to WAS an entry
7lb ; twice, 141 b extra; gentlemen ri ; profe:sionals, under the date of the Lith of August of "Sundries, 225/."
'Tlb extra ; three to start, or the added money will not be There was no entry relating to this stun, however, in the
even. Four miles, over a fair hunting country. . genuine pass-book of the Bank. The prisoner went away
Age Age Age for his holiday on the 24th of August, and daring his
Morris Daneerdate Queen of Hearts 6 Leander ... .... a Env the supposed ,a ,hook was sent to the Bank of
:mum Ir.: Life hb' a .• nd, and the defalcations were at once discovered.
Toe IivNiNGToN HUN: OpEN STEEPLEcEAsZ (Hand'. Mr. Buchanan said that as the case must be remanded,
sap), by subscription of 10 soya each, 3 ft, with ITO added,
lie should decline putting any questions in crosa-examina-
for 3-yr.olds and upwards ; second to save stake , airmen lion on the p
after the weights are out, once, alb ; twice, 1016 extra. Mr. Goodaresent occasion.
11. a clerk in the private drawing-office of the
Trent Lank Stakes course. „ Bank of England, deposed that the governor* of the
Ago st lb
Bertaaet o 13 7 Sir William ..... A.
"a lii ''; Charterhouse kept an account with the Beek. The pri-
spateli..s-k ..... - the person who generally paid in money on
Glollule a 12 10 tattle Peter.... all o account a the Charter-house. and on the a3th of August
Crusade
Brandyy. Wine .... .alt 1 Honeysuckle
aprite
Climity 1; ,y ll 10 Bridemiaid .... . a 10 7
5 ill 9 handed him a slip on witich were the different amounts of
livid It„„ght„,,
...
.. 6 10 , which the. 2091. ]Or, 10x1• was composed, and the items
Pau 4 11 e Rival a 10 0 were in his handwriting.
Mr. Lister Baynes. another clerk in the drawing-office of
lady Newark hb' 6 It 6 Tally ho
late DANEM:Ri STAKEs, by subscription of 5 Kiss each, : the Bank of England. produced the genuine pass-book
with 21 added: mares and geldings allowed 31b andthoogh- , showing the true state of the account between the
breds, 141 b extra ;weight for age. One mile • half, governors of the Charterhouse and the Bank, and he also
en the llat. ' stated that the other book in which the false entries had
Age Age Age been made was entirely fictitious, and in point of fact did
Jane Shore
Giblet lie a Ilttle Goy
a 'iak'r'ftre •• - a England.
iiidll Cot, by Elcot Brighton
th ti`
1 r. oo r ,
THB STAND OPEN . SELLING Race, by subscription of e on the 4th of August the prisoner only paid in a rum of
10 secs. each, 5 It, with In added ; weight for age ;selling . 8891. Its 9d. instead of 939/. 14s. 9,1., and upon this esri-
allowances. Two miles, over a fair hunting .further consideration of the case was adjourned
~,..try. denee the
WK
edding Peal, 4 yes, atinka, Leander, Skiff (Late No
forTfthewpeeribso, net it was stated is very respectably
Name), :sod Kathleen. I connected,
and has a large family. When he was apprehended a seven-
___ - , barrel revolver was found upon him, every chamber of
SALMON IN THE MEDWAY.-A deputation from which was loaded with powder and ball.
the corporation of Rochester, comprising Alderman Levy I
and Councillors Councillors Cobb and Goldeton, having waited upon 1 „
the Home Secretary, 31r. Walpole, with reference tO the i COALS FOR THE POoR.-heat evening the Lord
formation of a fishery district for the river Medway, were , Mayor presided at the annual general meeting of the Asso-
informed that he bad issued the statutable notice for the . ciation for the Relief of the l'oor of the Lonna f London
formation of such district, and that the matter WAS now and parts adjacent with coals, held at then Coffee-
in the hands of the court of quarter sessions, SO which ' house, Ludgate-ha The minutes of the previous meeting
body any objection must be addressed. The district as ' having been read and confirmed, the secretary (Mr. Lott)
notified by the Home Secretary comprises the :Medway, I read the report of the committee, which stated that
with its tributaries in Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, with its during the last winter ...'0.:193 parcels of coals were de-
estuary, and so much of the coast as lies between the ; livered at the abodes of the poor of London. The corn-
math boundary of the Stour fishery district at the North mittee hall been compelled to ask the trustees not o
nlyn
Foreland and all streams running into the sea in the county to convert the loan in the previous year of 50/. in
of Kent beyond the Stour fishery boundary. ' gift to the charity, but also to grant • further sum of
La DON GENERAL OMNIBUS COMPANY (LIMITED). ii
.30/. to meet the expenses of the year With this help
-Traffic receipts for the week ending December 2, , the amounts showed a balance in hand of 29/. 19s. with
10,0271. fia. fid. 1 which to begin the operations of the present season.
-. omen- to know that the charity was
[Advertisement. ]FloLLovraY's PILLS. 11 The committee had reason
, as much appreciated as ever by the poor of the city and
toes Inquiry.--Surrounded as we are by exciting eludes o: disease
it, beconics oily duty to seek some means of expelling impurities ' its vicinity' The report, on the motion of the Rev.
boo the body or rendering them harmless. Professor Iloilo y Mr. Gibbs, seconded by the Rev. Mr. Chase, was Amani-
tas discovered a medicine capable of effecting this alldomortant ! mously adopted. Colonel and Alderman Wilson proposed
rilm•-lit'l haslien•rocials placed it within the reach of Om poor- a vote ofthanks to the Lord Mayor for presiding. His
contaminitil or desithre constituents of the blood. which, when lordship, in acknowledging the compliment, said the task
cow
ottladtot, to
nto era: ,trrottits fevers, inn,.-inniiiiions, and of presiding at the meeting of this charity Was to him,
and undermine the systemor consign their victims so untimely tomb, li, mid.r.,„,. dii, as it had been to hisiiredecessor, one of real pleasure•
islets and unhealthy towns. these pills, after Silently proving During his year of office he would nee his best exertions
themselves the beet Protectors against fevers, d:c . have within to further such causes as that which they had met to
Umlaut few years been adopted by the profeuion and public. , support. The proceedings then terminated.

NEWBURY, WzDNLtDAY.—This town and neigh-
bourhood has to-day been thrown into a state of excite-
ment by a shocking murder and the suicide of the mnr-
derer. For some years put an attractive looking young
woman, named Shaw, who has a number of relatives in
this locality, has led a very dimoluate life, and fill' CODA-
derable period she cohabited with a journeyman butcher,
natured Martin, who was formerly in the service of Mr.
Edward Wilson, butcher, of Northbrook-street, but was
discharged from his employment for theft. He subee-
quently conducted himself badly, and was committed to
Reading Gaol for a brutal assault on the girl Shaw. He
has recently returned to the neighbourhood, and last
night he was seen drinking with her at a pnblio-house in
the town, Shaw being in company with another man, who
it appears accompanied her to her home, a short distance
witlaout the boundary of the borough. At an early hour
this morning Martin went to some neighbours of Shaw's,
and inquired if they did not hear a row in the house last
night, and replying in the affirmative they expressed their
belief that he knew something about it. Afte he
r this
walked away, and the suspicions of the neighbours being
aroused, the house of Shaw was entered, and the bedroom
presented a frightful spectacle. The unfortunate woman
was lying greatly disfigured and quite dead, and the man
who had been seen in her company last night was found in
a dreadful state of suffering. The murderer had evi-
dently used a butcher's implement and battered Shaw's
head in a merciless manner, and it was clear that the poor
creature had done the best to defend ff.
herself with her
hands, as several of her fingers were chop
about,
ped o
Her paramour's head had also been beateu
and the surgeons who were called in extracted
several pieces of his skull. He lies in a most
precarious condition. It appears that the murderer, after
conversing with the neighbours this morning, went tote
walked
public-house, took a glass of beer, and morning, eat
to
Enborne, where he took off some of his clothes, and having
tied his legs, jumped into the Kennet and Avon Canal, his
body being found soon afterwards. The paramour of Shaw
had lately come to Newbury to conduct a beer-house for
his brother, who had been committed to gaol for some
offence. An inquest will be held before the coroner for the
the
district to-morrow. The county of Berke has, during
of thim
past few years, been remarkably free from crimes
serious character, and the excitement prevailing in the
locality in consequence of this tragedy has not been
equalled for a very considerable period.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE DEPUTY
RECEIVER OF THE CHARTERHOUSE.

BAIL COURT.—Dtc. 5.
After Term Nisi Prius Sittings in Westminster.—(Before
Mr. Justice Shee and a Special Jury.)
PRINCE T. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action to recover compensation in damages
for injuries received through the alleged negligence of the

defendants' servants.
Mr. Bridgman was counsel for the plaintiff ; Sir George
Honymsn and Mr. Waddy.were counsel for the defendants.
The plaintiff is a cab driver, and on the aith December,
1865, he was travelling from Enfield. with his wife and
child. The train was due at Bishorsgate station at 7.10,
but owing to the excess of traffic it did not arrive until
nearly eight o'clock. The train was very long, and being
unable to entirely come under the covered station, the
plaintiff, his wife, and child had to alight outside the sta-
tion, on a narrow platform. On the opposite aide of the
platform is a narrow cutting for the accommodation of the
Tilbury trains, and in consequence of there being no
railings to protect the passengers and an insufficiency of
light, plaintiff fell into the cutting and injured his knee.
Plaintiff was assisted rip, and he and his wife and child
went to the station-muter and complained, and in the
course of the conversation the station-master said that he
had been connected with railways for thirty years, but be
had never known a place so unprotected where so few acci-
dents bail happened. Plaintiff was still suffering in his
knee, but Mr. A. W. Moore, surgeon, of Bessborough-
street, Pimlico, said he did not think it would be of a per-
manent character. On the part of the defence several
witnesses were culled ; among them Mr. Wendover, from
the engineer's office, who said that if a railing were pot up
in the middle of the platform it might protect the public.
but it would materially impede the traffic. Mr. Godfrey,
the station-master, denied the accuracy of the plaintiff's
statement with regard to the conversation that took place
between them. Her knew that other accidents bad hap-

pened at this spot.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages
631., with a recommendation to the company to erect a rail
near where the accident happened.

(Before a Common Jury.)
Hilt-ST v. ASIITON.-FALSE IMPRISONMENT.
This was an action for false imprisonment. The de-
fendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr. IlmliHeston, Q.C., and Mr. Sleigh were counsel for
the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Parry, Mr. Sharpe, and Mr.
Pearce were counsel for the defendant.
Tho defendants a surgeon in Cavendish-square, and
the plaintiff hail been occasionally employed by him as
butler iu the absence of the permanent butler. Two ser-
vices of plate had been entrusted to the plaintiff to clean,
but he was unable to clean the larger service, and be locked
it up in the cupboard. In the evening be went for a
',bort time to smoke his pipe and read the evening news-
paper, and he returned to the defendant's house before
going home to sleep. In the morning the plaintiff discovered
that the largest service had disappeared, and while he was
making sTarch for it the defendant appeared, and on ascer-
taining what hail occurred gave directions for a police-
constale to be sent for; the plaintiff besought the de-
fendant to have a search made in the house before resort-
ing to so extreme a measure, but a policeman, however.
arrived in the meantime, and certain questions were put
to the plaintiff. At first he denied that be went out the
previous evening, but afterwards admitted that he had
been out for a short time. Upontlie suggestion of the de-
fendant the plaintiff acoumpanieda policeman to thestation,
where after the lapse of ashort time the defendant ap-
peared and formaßy signed the charge-sheet on which the
plaintiff was accused on suspicion of stealing the plate.
The plaintiff was locked up and taken before a magis-
trate, who remanded him. He was thereupon conveyed
to the House of Detention, where he was locked up all
night. About nine o'clock the following morning the
plate was discovered in a cupboard which was used for
the reception of clothes. The defendant, on ascertaining
it, went to the police-station and gave orders for the plain-
tiff's liberation. Plaintiff subsequently applied for re-
dress, but the defendant refused, and this action was
brought.
The learned counsel for the defendant urged that it was
not his client who had given the plaintiff into custody,
but the inspector of Marlborough-street police-sta-
tion ; and he only charged him with an offence
after he had been given into custody by the con-
stable to the inspector at the station ; that he was not
in custody when be accompanied the constable to the
station, and it was only on the suggestion of the inspector
that be was formally charged with the felony.
The learned judge told the jury that the defendant was
not liable if they thought he had not given the plaintiff
into custody, but if they should be of a different opinion,
they would then consider what amount of damages the
plaintiff was entitled to receive.
5f Verdict for the plaintiff—damages 150/.
-book

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Dec. 5.
Sittings at Nisi Prior in3liddlesex.—(Before Lord Mel
Justice Bovill ands Special Jury.)
LEWIS T. CRICKETT.
This was an action to recover damages for an illega.

distress.
Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., end Mr. Roll appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Kingston,
for the defendant.
The plaintiff was an auctioneer in business in Coleman-
street, City, and living at Stoke Newington-green. in a
house belonging to the defendant. The house was let to
the plaintiff in 1862, upon lease, and there was the usual
covenant that the plaintiff should repair. On the 10th of
October last the defendant wrote to the plaintiff, as be had
done on previous occasions, requesting him to pay the
Michaelmas rent to Mr. Williams, of the firm of Kingdon
and Williams,his solicitors. The letter was taken bye clerk of
Messrs. Kingdon and Williams to the plaintiff, whoasked for
an allowance for the cost of repairing a part of the drawing-
room ceiling, which had fallen through, the laths being
rotten. The request was refused, when a few days' delay
occurred, and the plaintiff asked time to consult his soli-
citor. On the 15th the clerk again saw the plaintiff, and
read to him a letter of the defendant, threatening to die- I
train if the plaintiff refused to pay the rent. On the
same day the plaintiff consulted his solicitor, and finding
that he had no legal claim in reference to repairing the
ceiling, be, at 10 o'clock on the morning of the 16th, wrote
to Messrs. Kingdon and Williams, sayingthat if theywould
send a clerk with the receipt he would hand him a
cheque for the rent, leaving all other questions for settle-
ment as he might be advised. Mr. Williams was out, and
the defendant's receipt could not be found ; but, later in
the day, the plaintiff handed the clerk the cheque, and
received a receipt from him. At 2 o'clock on
the following day • distress was put in for the rent,
and when the plaintiff got home he found a man
in poasession, and had to pay the rent again before
he could get the man withdrawn. Another circumstance
I was that the plaintiff said that he was particularly
anxious to prevent a distress being put in, in consequence
of the oondition of hie wife at the time.

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