The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

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WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Biroaz F. BATIXT, Rao. JUDO!.
Bolts V. LORD KRANZ. _
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This was an action brought by the plaintiff, Mies Bone,
of 150 Piccadilly, against the defendant Lord Edward
Arthur Wellington Keane, to recover the sum of 61.18 i. 2d.,
for the use and occupation of certain furnished apartments,
under the following extisordinary circumstances:
Mr. De-li-Masi, solicitor, appeared for the plaintiff; and
Mr. Dod, for the defendant.
The plaintiff stated that the apartments were taken by
Capt. Keane, brother of the noble defendant, and they
assisted of a drawing-room and two beet bedrooms, besides
servants' room, at 6 guineas per week His lordship took
possession of the apartments, and at the end of three days
• left without giving the slightest notice of his intention to
quit. Firing and other little incidental matters were to be
paid for extra, and upon his lordship's; leaving he tendered
31. 9.., which was refused, witness telling him that eke
should :put to be paid for the week, which would make
the bill the amount of the present claim.
Cross-examined—Nothing was said about a dressing-
room octal Lady Keane came, when it was mentioned; end
when Capt. Keane took the apartments, he said they would
do very nioely, for his lordship wee only coming to rough
it. (Laughter.) Her ladyship said cannot you put a screen
acmes the room, and the suggestion was adopted; but his
lordship went away on the Wednesday, greatly senoyed at
not having a dressustroom.
Defendant's Attorney Did you go to his lordship's apart
meats respecting payment rather on the " rough 1" (A
laugh.)—Witness: 1 went with my mother to his lodgings,
at 29, George-street, Hanover-square. We went in the
morning, and hen's to wait all the blessed day. (Renewed
laughter.) We could not get paid, although I had been there
a great many tinies.—Was not a policeman sent for toremuve
you and your mamma I—Witnees: 1 believe a policeman
was called. (Loud laughter.) I was told that his lordship
had guns out the back way, tut we did not go away, because
we wen determined to see him it possible.
Mrs. Bone, the mother of the last witness, was next ex-
amined. She wes present when the apartments were taken
of her daughter, and heard nothing said about a dressing-
room. On the second day something w,.s complained of, and
a letter was sent.

Mr. Dori said the defence to the action was that the de-
fendant did not have the accommodati,ru stipulated for, t.nd
that :herefore he was justified in leaving without giving
proper notice.
Captain Keane, of the Royal Navy, and brother to the
noble defendant, deposed to his having on the 28th Novem-
ber last made arrangements for the apartmenta for his lord-
ship. Witness having received a letter trom hid brother, stating
that the party would be increased, called again in Piccadilly,
to make further arrangements, and then distinctly mictioaed
that a dressing-room would be required, when the lady told
me that there was a lodger in the house who occupied a
dressing-room, and be was runt to go to Brighten ; as soon
as be left defendant should have it. lle did not, however,
leave, and witness's brother gave up the apartments in e .n-
-sequence. I, eapostula•ed with Mrs. Bone about giving some
diming room, and she said she considered she had acted up
to the contract by fining a screen in the bed-room. (Roan
of l►ughter.)
Captain 800. Keane, the younger (also brother of the de-
fendant), gave evidence. Tula witness was present when
his lordst.ip offered the money for the half week, and said
that he wu leaving entirely on account of the non- hilfilment
of the agreement in providiag him with suitable accommo-
dation.

Mr. D.-la Mare said it was singular that neither the noble
Windont nor his lady had made an appearance in court,
since it was clear that the testimony of his ladship himself
would have been moat satisfactory, and without any diets-
spect to the noble defeatism, he iuSinitted that his absence
was a fair subject fur comment. The solicitor contended that
the plaintitf was entitled to a verdict for the full amount
claimed, insomuch as his lordship had evidently no right to
quit the premises without giving some no; ice, because as to
the dressaug room he knew on entering that be should be
deprived of that, even euppoeicg it to have ►een stipu-
lated for.

The 1 d Judge—lt 1/11.125 to all that the defendant
did not get what he bargained for, and therefore I hold that
to be a sufficient justification for leaving without notice.
And when he offered 31 9s. he did quite sufficient. I can
only give a verdict fur that amount. Although my verdict
virtually is for the defendant.

A question now arose as to the cost., which was strongly
preset(' by Mr. Dad, bat overruled by the ltarned Judge.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION HOUSE.
A New PROCESS or PORTRAIT PAINTING. Frederick
Faster. who seated himself to be as artist and taker of like-
ness shy the new process," was summoned for having as.
smutted and used abusive languege towards Mr. F. E. Tho-
fold, Finsbury-square, medical r udent.
Some days ago a gentleman, who was about to go into
Lincolnshire by the railroad, was tempted by the contents of
a handbill, which promised to give coloured sketches ele-
gantly finished for one shilling each, to enter the premises of
the defendant in Orseechurcb-street, and take a sitting.
When, however, the likeness, as it wu called, was
ready, the demand made for the painting by the " new
process" was ten shillings, and the original having re-
fused to pay the difference between that sum and the
sum announeed in the handbill, the defendant detained him
in the studio until a compromise of four shillings was
effected. By that forcible detention the journey by railroad
was prevented, but the injured party being obliged to leave
town, could not avail himself of an application to the Lord
Mayor, and therefore left the matter in the hands of the
complainent, with whom he als • left the " likeness" to be
produced in court.
Mr. Foster acid that in consequence of the above repre-
sentations he went, accompanied by a friend, into Grace-
church street, where one of the new process" handbills
was given to him by a porter at the door. He ascended the
staircase, and was introouced to the defendant and a Mr.
Shade, who seemed to be the operating artist, and was asked
to look at a variety of specimens of the skill of the establish-
ment. Seated behind a sere en Mr. Shade commenced the
process of taking has likeness, and was engaged in it about
ten minutes, when witness said he had to go into Fenchurch.
street, and would expect that the finishing stroke would be
put to the likeness by the time he should return. The de-
fendant said that a deposit must be left in his hands, and
that he would not be satisfied with less than halt the
amount of the charge, which was Is. 6d. The demand was
followed up by correspouding action, the defendant having
placed his back against the door and refused to allow the
csaplainaat, who had offered to pay one shilling, to leave the
premises. Witness, however, with the aid of kis lei. nd, got
nut of the place, having suffered in nothing but dignity,
which was in some measure offended by the threat to be
kicked down stair".
Alderman Hung
you
Witness—No.
Alderman Humpltery—lt was well for him that he did
not. Well, Mr. Foster, what have you to say to this
charge ?
The defendant said it was quite impossible to describe the
deplorable condition to which artists were reduced at the
present moment. It was true he issued hand-bills and used
other means of getting customers, but he denied that he had
practised any de (option, although put to muck trouble and
expense by the ruSanly conduct of some visitors. It was
true he took likenesses for a shilling each, but the clam of
miniature selected by the complainant required a more skit- '
fan hand than his, and accordingly he employed Mr. Shade
to take the face, which was cheep at the price. (A laegh.)
It was not long since four gentlemen had sat for their like-
nesses, and boltel without paying a farthing, and he was
therefore obliged to require a deposit. If the complainant
had said he wished for a ghillies likeness, he certainly should
have been accommodate d, but nothing of the kind had been
asked tor, and as for the charge of tumult, not the least
movement bad taken place beyond the closing of the door.
Alderman Humphery—You do not seen tor be aware that
the act of forcibly detaining a person is an assault.
Here the likeness of the gentleman who had been son-
pelted to pay before he left the defendant's moles' was
sihibited. It excited much laughter.
• The defendant admitted that he was sometimes at !suit
in hi:, likenesses, but then he willingly " tried again," sale
athon,,.ll complaints sgainst him might now and then break
forth, the, were not of a merlons nature.
, Aldermen Belardter7 said if the party who bad been
obliged to go lob, the country were present, instead of
the complainant, who it appeared had not given any
money, the nmpin eat might have proved serious. lie
advised the defendle.t to seek seem other esployenent,
and he recommended Ml'• Shade r if that glettletala wished
to keit out of the shads a..taffnaer, not to get behind the
dsfsadalt's screen man to take. likenesses upon the new
=e6— which mesa' ten :lunatic instead of cue.
ter.)
Me. Shade said he was by Isere aeeitimt ea the ',miss.
'at the time, ankes
pland he was not aware that Mine smash or im-
position hod ta.

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COTTON.—Livsiu.oot, JAN. 2.—Tke market to-day
was et and the sales were about 9.000 balm including 5,u00 taken
for

CLOTS.—Liars, Jaw. 1. —The business transacted in
the Cloth-ball to-day and on Saturday has not been very extensive,
bat in some aims large merchant deliveries bare taken place. Prices
aresomeatuit Mabee. The brainees in the warehouses is good, and a
good foreign trade ispretty coafideatly looked forward to.

CORN.—Bestrinni, 3.—The no was a good attend-
anse at this day's market abaft fareiors and millers, and an averam
amount of business was transacted, at Iss extreme rates of lest were.
Wheat sold at from lea Id. to 17a. per buliti; Barley, 2is. to 275. per
qr.; Oats, 13a. to las. per qr.
Barrow, Jan. 2.—W• have been only alodrrately supplied
with Wheat to-day, which was taken readily, at hilly is. adraner,
fine reds making 41s. • and • few *Bid sempleit,t Odin and
Beans the turn deare;. Prier: Wheat, red, 3i,a. to Ch.; white,
dia. Oats, 12a. to les. &NU" Us. to 275. per qr.
CHICHISTINS, JUL 2.—Our market has boon woi.l supplied
Wheat to-day, some of which was sold early, at an &dreary orb. to
28. per qr. en the KIM of WA market-day; but tho m.O ket edema
very dull, sad lest week's price* could scared, be exceeded. The
supply of other articles is good, which move off slowly, at about
previous ndes. %beet, 40a to Os. Barley, 225. to 2th. Oats, lie.
to 88. Beans, SOL to 345. Pass, 30a. to 335. Flour, 30s. to Sea. per
MAL
Naweac, Jae. 2.—The business effected on the C,ern Ex-
itance this day was collectively of an upward tendency, and the quo.
tationa of last week woo exesed.l for Wheat Is. to 2s. ; and Barley,
le. per qr.

Niv;carrtn, J4lO. 2.—The weather has been variable
Osoe daturdm, frost and snow alternating. lb-day we have rain, but
at:.‘ an indication to treat again. At our market this morning we
Lai g madame show of Wheat hoot the growers; and, having no.
thbbir cr.mb in from the come, a clearance wasesLiraill effected, at • shade
gag sago:tars rates ; but in south as ties and foreign in
=cs:v • moisrate bushier high Pretax of
moll* to check trameatione ; but, whore sales occurred,
tpa gs. pr rot: eras obtains/ kr dm new Norfolk red ; for new
noise ggs etettle Mahar prime were elan. Ali made Ms.
sgssekw paws g,:s held at Vie. to Ms. Pb, For we ex
me* Inquiry. aZd the adman noted cm ilaturZitTherdee
wail musinse, dries Nessibelds making 010. to nal.mot
atlas. viamess. resgestfvelg. Zee whams awn v. big 'Ohl admin. 10 ear isaitsar—as;
ti=sat pareasslarst say traysassua4 Wag pretty well
; Brlstikg sets whaast dm.% Sal erg It spina