The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

CHANCERY CHAMBERS.
(Before Mr. Church, Chief Clerk.)
DIVIDVID IN BANNED'S BANKING CASE.
This morning Mr. Handeon renewed the application to
Mr. Church to declare a dividend in the winding up lUKAIKE
of Berned's Bank. The indebtedness is large, and biter
the money obtained with " call " of 401., it was proposed
by the official liquidators that they should commence pay.
ing the numerous creditors • dividend. An altidavit was
produced from one of the liquidators as to the dram it,
the matter to justify him in proposing a dividend of 3a is
the pound. Further information was now given, and the
dividend, as mentioned, was asked to be sanctioned.
The Chief Clerk made an order for the payment of $
first dividend of 3s. in the pound on the debts proved.
A question was then raised as to compromises. It wss
proposed that • large sum should be paid upon shares to
accept a compromise propoeed, and the matter was to p
before the Master of the
The dividend of 3a., the first, will be shortly paid to
the creditors whose debts have been proved under the
estate.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittings in Banco.—(Before the Lord Chief Justice and
Justices Blackburn, Mellor, and Shee.)
Ex PARTE HALL AHD ANOTHER.—THE TAILOILs. STRIKL
Mr. Keane, Q.C., said he was instructed to move for a
certiorari to remove the indictment in this case from the
Central Criminal Court. It was necessary for hint to mike
the motion this morning, because be understood the is.
dictment had been found, or w.us likely to be found, to-day
by the grand jury. It was an indictment for conspiracy
arising out of the tailor.' strike. _

Mr.-Justice Blackburn said a caveat bad been lodged at
the Crown-office, so that it should not be done withost
notice to the prosecution.
The Lord Chief Justice asked why the application bad
not been made earlier.

Mr. Keane said it arose from the attorney not being
instructed before.

The Loral Chief Justice said he understood it was very
likely the defendants were being then tried at the pld
Bailey. The effect of the caveat was that the prosecution
should have early notice of this application, and be heard
spinet it; consequently it would be useless to grant a
role.

fir. Keane said that if the rule were granted the learned
judge at the Central Criminal Court might be induced to
delay hearing the case. The defendants were coot.
milted for conspiracy in endeavouring to intinl.
date—not • tailor, but • tailuress in the men-
tion of her work. It was suggested that in addition to
questions of law that might ►rise for the decision of the
court for the consideration of crown eagles reeerved, them
was so strong a feeling at present existing, not only between
the master tailors and their operatives, but the various
classes of tradesmen who employed operatives, that the
defendants would stand a better chance if they could be
tried in this court before a special jury than at the Central
Criminal Court.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said the effect of granting the
rule would be to throw the trial over until text February.
The men were committed as far back as the 10th of Mar.
The Lord Chief Justice said that considering the present
state of the relations which existed between masters and
men, it was not unlikely that the men might think
that a certain amount of prejudice might exiat against
them if they were tried by masters who were in a state of
antagonism to them. On the other hand theme were so Inge
• number of jurors summoned, that he thought the pun'
might very easily be weeded of the employers of labour,
and a jury selected of shopkeepers only, by which means
the defendants would obtain a fair trial, and thereby avoid
delay until February next.
Mr. Keane submitted that the jurors so selected might
have • prejudice in having to wear shabby clothes this tine
weather. (Laughter.)
Mr. Justice Blackburn said he should have thought the
prejudice on that head would have applied more to special
jurymen than the others.
Mr. Keane said the right of challenge did not exist is
cases of misdemeanour.

Mr. Justice Blackburn said that practically it did.
Where there wee a reasonable objection to a juryman is s
case of misdemeanour the juror was set aside.
The Lori Chief Justice said it would be a reasonable
objection in the case of an employer of labour being called,
and that therefore the defendants would have a fair Md.
Considering also the late period at which the applicitioa
bad been made, the rule could not be granted.
Rule refused.