The Sun.
London, England, 1839-12-14 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON- PLEAS,Drc. 13

Sittings at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice COLTMAN
and a Special Jury.)
PATENT CABS—HANSOM V. WILBY.

This was an action for the infringement of a patent.
Mr. Hill and Mr. Shea were for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Ball for the defendant.

The plaintiff's case was, that a year or two ago be
had taken out a patent for the construction of a new
species of cab, to be honourably designated as the
" Safety:. The peculiar features of the new vehicle
were the placing of the driver's seat behind, and ele-
vating it, so as to act as a counterpoise, the carriage
being on springs above the scat of the passenger, and
so placed upon a long framework, the carriage forming,
without the wheels, a perfect sledge ; that accident,
either by breaking of the belly-hand of the horse, or
coming off of the wheel, would not be dangerous.
Moreover, there was a moveable shutter, or glass
blind work, worked with great ease and facility ; and
a shield between the horse's heels and the passenger,
who entered in front. The defendant, it was alleged,
had infringed this patent by using a cab resembling, in
its main features, the plaintiff's, differing principally in
the absence of an instrument invented by the plaintiff,
called an " odometre," whereby the owner of the cab
could tell precisely how many miles the vehicle had tra-
velled each day ; and the passenger could also tell what
distance he had gone.
The verdict was for the plaintiff, with nominal da-
mages.

SECONDARIES' COURT, Dec. 13.
RICHARDSON V. WHITE.
This was an action brought by Mr. John Richard-
son, a type dealer, against the defendant, a printer, re-
siding in Wyoh-street, to recover the sum of 51.185., a
balance of acccunt.
For the Vaintiff, a carman proved the delivery of
certain gocds at thlwarehouse of the defend n ; and the
plaintiff's son statcd that he had applied Ln va bus oc-
casions for money, but neither the quantity of type de-
livered, nor the amount applied for, was shown.
A letter was put in from the defendant to the plain-
tiff, requesting plaintiff to take a bat for the 151., in-
stead of money for one for 101., which had become due,
and saying that this would pace defendant .51. more out
of plaintiff's amount. This, it was contended, proved
that there was more than 15/. due at that time. Pay-
ments to the amount of 151. Ss. Si. were admitted.
Witnesses were called for the defence, but their evi-
dence was of little importance, and the Jury returned a
verdict for the phial for Si. 10s. 6d.

COURT OF EXCISE, DEc. 12.

THE BLESSINGTON ESTATE.-IN THE CASE OF COUNT

D'ORS A 1.

Mr. Wilkinson, an auctioneer, applied for the return
of duty paid upon the sale of an annuity of 89.11., granted
by the Count D'Orsay, and secured upon a rent-
charge, devised to the grantor under the will of the
late Lord Blessington. Upon the marriage of the
daughter of Lurd Blessington to the Count, his Lord-
ship contracted to settle the sum of 40,0001. upon his
daughter, the Countess D'Orsay, giving to the husband
a life-interest in the same, to accrue, in the form
of a rent-charge, upon her father's estates in Ireland,
equivalent to the then legal interest of the sum so
contracted to be settled. The Noble Lord, accord-
ingly, by his will, charged his estates with the payment
of that suns, and Count D'Orsay granted the annuity
in question for his own life, securci upon the rent-.
charge, to which he was presumed to be entitled under
the marriage settlement and will. The purchaser ob..
jected, first, that the title of Lord Blessington to the
estates so charged could not be made out ; and, Sc.
condly, the Count D'Orsay being an alien, be could
have no interest in the rent-charge, which, so far as it
was presumed to belong to him, was, in consequence of
his alienage, the property of the Crown.
After along and intricate discussion with Mr. Mavow,
the solicitor for the Crown, Mr. Saehell, the solicitor
for the vendor, convinced the Court that the objections
were insuperable, and the return was allowed.
Mr. Robins applied to the Court for the return of
ape
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but
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which id p upon the
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gone sale
off of a freehold
in
consequence
estate in
guenceofti,e
vendor, Mrs. Mary Wilcox, being unable to prove her
title.

The COURT—As the case is of so trifling a nature,
we dismiss the application.
Mr. Robins made a second application, for the return
of duty upon the sale of 500/. reversionary property,
subject to liabilities, which the vendor could neither re-
move to the satisfaction of the purchaser, nor establish
to the satisfaction of the Court, and the complaint was
dismissed.

BERMONDSEY .REFINEMENT.—At a barber's
shop in Fashion-street, Bermondsey, is the follolling
intimation :--Heads ornitnented and chins surveyed ;
also a new invented rest for the bead while the surveyor
is operating." The proprietor of this establishment
has evidently " drawn the line somewhere." As the
watchman says in Much Ado about Nothing—" Wliat
a deformed thief this Fashion is."
DEATH FROM TAKING Nux VOMICA.—on
Thursday afternoon, at three o'clock, an inquisition was
taken by Mr. Wak!ey, at the Royal Oak, Great Earl-
street, on the body of Sophia Edwards, aged '23
poisoned herself on Tuesday last by taking flux vo; who
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