The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-20 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

Sittings at Nisi Plitia.—(Bcfore the Lord Chief Baron and
a Special Jury.)
TALLKY V. OkAY.
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This was an action against the London and County
Bank for dishonouring a cheque.
.The defendants pleaded
that they had no balance belonging to the plaintiff to
meet the cheque, and a variety of other pleas.
Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Henry James were for the
plaintiff ; Mr. Berjeant Ballantine and Mr. Bush Cooper
for the defendants.

The plaintiff was an attorney residing nearTwyford, and
kept an account with the defendants at the Knightsbridge
broach. In July, 1867, be paid in a sum of MI. 4s. into
tillrybranch of the defendants' bank at Reading, with a
notice that it was to be transferred to his account at
Knightsbridge. In December he drew a cheque for
(IW. 10s., which was not paid. On demanding an explana-
tion it appeared that the branch at Reading had by an
error transferred the 261. 4a. to the credit of a Mr.
Talks, instead of to that of Mr. Talleyt and
the result was that the amount standing to the plaintiff
crodit was not sufficient to satisfy the cheque for
69/. 10s.

At the conclusion of the examination of the plaintiff, an
arrangement was come to, by which it was left to his
lordship to say to what amount the plaintiff was
entitled.

A verdict was then entered for the plaintiff, by consent,
with 601. damages.
Mr. Berjeant Ballantine erpreseed regret on the part of
the bank that, owing to the indistinctness of the plain-
tiffs handwriting, the mistake occurred.

POLICE COURTS.-(TILLS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
SOBBING ♦ JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.

John Celli*, described as a labourer, was this morning
brought before the Lord Mayor, on the charge of being
concerned with four other men in robbing Mr. William
Brock, a justice of the peace at Canterbury, of a gold
watch, chain, and seal, value thirty guineas.
The prosecutor was crossing London-bridge yesterday
afternoon when he was knocked down by the prisoner
and four other men, who pushed him against a van,
whereby he was placed in imminent danger of his
life, and as it was he was veerryy much in-
jured on the arm and hip. Immed ately after-
wards he missed his watch and chain, and
saw the prisoner struggling with Curtis, a detective officer.
The other men made an attempt to rescue, but, further
assistance having arrived, the prisoner was conveyed to
the station.

The prisoner, who was said to be well known to the
police, said he would reserve his defence.
The Lord Mayor committed the prisoner to Nowgate for
trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

NumwAT RO3/111:111' NT WELL-KNOWN :m7lll.
Jewry Bayard described as a bruslunaker, and Alfred
Uoper, described as a tinker, were charged before Mr.
Knox with the following robbery:
Mr. Charles Owen, accountant, of No. 40, Park-street,
Dorset-square, said that shortly after 9 o'clock last
night, be was proceeding from Berwick-street, Oxford-
street, towards the Regent-circus, and while crossing Queen-
street, the prisoner Howard came in front of him and caught
hold of his watch chain and pulled it, while Cooper at the
same time tripped him up, and he fell on his back. On
getting up he mimed his watch and saw his chain hanging
down m front of him. Haring called "stop thief," the
prisoner was pursued and captured, and the watch was
afterwards handed to him (prosecutor) by a person who
picked u.
Serge it
p ant Smith, 1 C, said that he was in the Marlbo-
rough-mews station last night when, hearing cries of " stop
thief," he ran into the mews and saw a crowd of persons
running after the prisoners calling "stop thief." He fol-
lowed into Blenheim-mews ; there the prisoners were
stopped, and he took them into custody and to the station,
and on telling them the charge, Cooper said he did not
know anything about it, but Howard said it was
all right. He searched them, but could not
find anything on them, and on going into Queen-street
saw the prosecutor, who appeared to have been very much
hurt, and ho received the watch and chain from him. One
of the prisoners gave an address at Mile-end, and the
other at Deptford.
Mr. Knox said the prisoners would go to the Old Bailey
for highway robbery, but would be remanded, that pre-
vious convictions might be proved.

WANDSWORTH.
MR/310 ems= BOBBEBT!

A young man, who gave the name of George lona, was
charged with stealing a purse, containing 20s. in silver,
from the person of Miss Emma Elizabeth Williams, of
Beaumont Lodge, Grove-road, Clapham-park, under
very daring circumstances.
The complainant stated that yesterday afternoon she
was walking with her sister along the Cavendish-road,
holding her Rams.' in the right hand and her purse
with a letter in her other hand. She was also hold-
ing up her dress with the left hand and was
not aware that her purse could be seen, as her cloak
was over it. The prisoner suddenly rushed up
to her, and gave her left arm a wrench. Coming so un-
expectedly upon her she bad no power to resist hum, and
he took the puree and letter out of her hand and ran off
with them. She followed, calling out " Stop thief," and he
was eventually secured.
The prisoner—l am not the man.
The witness was questioned, and said that although she
could not recognise his features, yet she identified him
from his general appearanm.
The sister was caand she swore positively to the
prisoner. She stated that she saw the ;owner imock up
against her sister, who immediately said her purse had
been stolen.

Corroborative evidence was given, and the prisoner was
committed for trial.

BRISTOL ELECTION COMMITTEE.

(TlllB .1)41.)

The committee appointed to try the merits of
the petition against the return of Mr. Miles met again this
morning:2lll o'clock, Mr. Howes in the chair.
Mr. eant Ballantine, Mr. H. James, and Mr. Norris
amappearedll support of the petition; Mr. H. Gifford and
Mr. Mathews, Q.C., for the fitting member.
After the examination of several witnesses, the register
of voters was put in by the deputy sheriff and the com-
mittee then adjourned.

We regret to see that the practice of placarding
the walls with the announcements of forthcoming sensa-
tional sermons on topics of the day, is on the increase in
South London. One struggling cause this week seeks to
attract • caagregstion by copying Madame Rachel's ad-
vertisement--" Beautiful for ever r —BostA Loridols Prom

FATAL AouIDF.NTS TO BATHERS IN TIIR BER-
/ERTHGL—On Thursday morning, about seven o'clock, a
young man was drowned in the Serpentine. He had
succeeded in swimming nearly across the lake, when he
got into one of the 'boats which are usually moored in the
morning near the north shore. Haring rested for a short
time he dived off, and swam for the shore. A boy who
was swimming near him saw him strugling and turn
round, apparently with the intention of-recrossing the
water. The lad cried out for help, and swam away from
the poor fellow, being afraid of being dragged down by
him. When the men of the Royal Humane Society
arrived in their boats the lad who saw the sad accident
was so confused that he could not ball where the unfor-
tunate yo an went down ; and, although three boats
en with the drags, it was more than an hour
were 'women
and a half the body wee found in about ten feet of
water, a few yards from the shore. It was identified as
that of Edward Sherwood. of 30, Cumberland-street,
Pimlico. Yesterday another fatal accident occurred. A
gentleman bathing suddenly sunk. The Royal Humans
Society's men, after great di/Realty, succeeded in ending
the body, but life was extinct. Deceased was shout 25
years of' 6 feet 10 inches high, coesplexion and hair
hoo. Me Pam is marked with the name of Davis. The
body lies at St. George's Workhouse, Hanover-situare.
THOUGHTLESS CRUELTY. The Nottingham
county coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of
Henry Higley, a boy 6 years of age, who met his death
under the following circumstances :—The deceased and
' another lad, named John Wren, were playing together
near Mr. Watson's lace factory, at Beeston, when Wren,
who is 13 years of age, mired hold of his companion and
held him over a grate from which some steam from the
factory pipe was issuing. The poor boy was fearfully
scalded, and a there time . afterwards he • dial. It was
shown that Wren wilfully held the lad upon the grate,
and the jury returned a verdict of "Manslaughter"
against him, the coroner committing him for trial at the
anima.