The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-24 00:00:00

COURT OFCOIIMON PLEAS,—DEo..23,

Sitting;at Nisi Prius in Landon.—(Before Lord Wet
Jertiee Borill and a Special Jury.)

The plaintiff in this case was a solicitor, living in York-
read, Lambeth, and the defendant was a merchant in
business in Fountain-street. Manchester. The action was
to recover damages upon the ground that the plaintiff
having sold and the defendant having bought some shares
in the concern of Meows. &mend. Gurney and Co.
(Limited), the latter lad not aeoepted the transfer of the
shares, and registered himself as owner. and that in con-
seqnsnos the plaintiff had had to pay calls upon them.
Mr. J. Brown, 4.C., and Mr. Anderson appeared for
the plaintiff; and the Solicitor-General and Mi. Rew for
the defendant.
It appeared that at the time of the failure of Overwind,
Gurney, and Co. (Limited), on the 10th May, 1864 the
plaintiff held 20 shares in the concern, and upon which
shares 15/. each had been paid. On the 12th of May has
instructed his broker, Mr. Havenhill, to menthe shares, and
be did sell at le4 discount to Mr. Menotti, • jobber.
After various other sales the last purchaser before the set-
tlement-day was the defendant.
A discussion took place between the learned counsel as
to the legal liability. It was said that it had been held in
Grinnell r. Bristowe, and also in some cases in Chancery,
that under such circumstances as these the jobber was not
liable; but it was urged by the Solicitor-General that
there was no authority for saying that the first seller could
sue the lust purchaser.
It was at length awned that a verdict should be entered
fur the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the full
court upon a swi.;al cape.
The Load Chief Justice said that ho believed that the
decisions hail settled this matter against the defendant ;
but, however, he lied a perfect right to endeavour to dis-
tinguish his ease from those.
WINFEIi P. TUE BOIT= lIVATIRN SAI LIVIA OOKPLNY.
The plaintiff was a young man under 21; be was the
son of a gasfitter in Soho, and had been in the habit of
assisting his father in his business. Between six and seven
o'clock on the evening of the 21th of October last he wee
dining his father's cart In Chapel-street, Islington,
when he met one of the defendants' vans going in the
opposite direction. The two vehicles came in collision,
the body of the cart was broken off from the aids,
and the plaintiff was thrown out, and be received a con-
siderable nervous shock, and had been far from well
since. The present action was to recover damages for
the son's injuries ; and there was also another action
which bad been brought by the father. The oompisay
was sought to be made liable upon the around that rt
was the negligence of the driver which bad caused the
mischief.
Dr. Hesealey, Q.C., Mr. Meanie Moir, and Mr. Pater
appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Wood for the de-
fendants.
In the mans of the ease an t was some to
to settle both actions, and a was takes far the
plaintiff by consent for lOW.
This was the last ease tried, and at its end the mart
rose for the vacation.

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the etudes d which they led been robbed, and this ul-
timo& the preneenteee awe time age to employ detective
earn to wait tbe gremiess ; hot at that has they were
InOnntoirled is making any detection. However, on
Wednesday, the Zed of Decembet, • clue was obtained,
which wee followed up by the Mauro and which ulti-
mately led to the arrest and conviction of the prisoners.
The Amistent Judge, is pawing mottoes, said this
was a very mime moo immesh as Blogg and Garrett
were in the employment of the prossoutore, and had
robbed them to • very large amount. 114 regarded Tom-
linson, he was a wholwle receiver of stolen pods ; and
Beckley, notwitbstssdiag she had received as &cepa
mum by her husband being sentenced to ten years'
penal servitude, still went co receiving stolen goods. The
sentence dpon each of the prisoners was dye years' penal
servitude. _ _ _

In returning a true bill the grand jury made the follow-
ing presentment:
" Beesices House, Clericenwell.
The grand jury beg respectfully to commend Robert
Carter and WO= Chamberlain, detective OfilMrS, to
the favourable consideration of the court, as thri
their effective exertions • large quantity of stolen goods,
the property of Jesse Willows and another, ha, been
tram d, and in the performance of which duty Robert
Carter has suffered revere personal injury.
" Dec. 22." F. B. HOBLETB, Foreman.
The Amistant Judge said he concurred in the observa-
tions of the grand jury, and ordered the ofticAs to receive
• reward of 2S. each.

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