The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-03 00:00:00

WAY COMPANY.

Lord Chief Justice Erie in giving his opinion, at great
length, which was ultimately the judgment of the Court,
said—the declaration in this case is for the loss of a dog
that was to be carried by the defendants, belonging to the
plaintiff, according to agreement. The Court below held
he was entitled to recover the value of the dog, £2l; and
the question is whether on the facts proved he is now en-
titled to hold that judgment. ills lordship on considering
the several clauses in the railway act, oiserved that the
plaintiff had not paid the additional insurance for an
extra valuable risk above £5. The plaintiff only
paid 35., which included an ordinary risk,
whereas he should have paid 1 ls. for an extra
risk on the dog which was accidentally killed, and on this
ground, and considering the decisions of the court in similar
cases, his lordship was of opinion that the decision of the
Court of Queen's Bench should be reversed, and judgment
given for the defendants. _

Mr. Baron Wilde was of a contrary opinion, and thought
that the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench, in favour
of the plaintiff, should be affirmed.

Mr. Baron Bramwell, Mr. Baron Channell, Mr. Justice
Williams, and Mr. Justice Keating were of the same
opinion as Chief Justice Erie.

The decision of the Court of Queen's Bench was re-
versed,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

UNPROVOKED ASSAULT.—COMMITTAL IVITROUT A
FlNE.—Edward Mullaby, a rough-looking young man, was
charged with a violent and unprovoked assault on Mr.
Philip Willis, of 26, York-street, Bryanston-square.

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Mr. Willis was passing a beershop where there had been
a concert, on Saturday night, near Tottenham-court-road,
just at the time the company were being turned out, when
the prisoner as soon as he left the house, went up to him
and knocked off his spectacles, and gave him a violent blow
in the face, not the least provocation being given. Fortu-
nately the assault was witnessed by Stone, 137 E, and Mr.
Willis would have met, doubtless, with very severe treat-
ment, as a ring of ruffians was at once formed round Mr.
Willis.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should commit the prisoner for six
weeks. There should be no fine, as it was an unprovoked
and ruffianly assault, and it was only a pity that the pri-
soner had not met with some one who would have given
him a good punishing for his ccnduct.
The prisoner was then committed for six weeks.
Stanislas Walliewitz, a Pole, and who has been once con-
victed; was charged before Mr Tyrwhitt as follows :
Sergeant Thomas, of the Detective Department, Scotland..
yard, said—On Saturday night last, while with Sergeant
Wallis in Soho-square, I met the prisoner, and knowing
him as a suspected person, I asked what he had about him.
He replied, " Nothing." I told him I should take him to
the station, and did so, and on searching him I found a
gold Geneva watch, maker's name " Bennet," with the
number, 1,702, on the case. I asked the prisoner where he
got the watch from, and he said he bought it and the
Albert chain of a Frenchman about three months before.
I also found a pin on the prisoner, which he said he bought
in Cheapside. I have every reason to believe the watch to
be stolen, and the prisoner is well known, and has been
convicted.

Prisoner—l bought the watch and chain of a French-
man at the Cai6 de la Regence, Windmill. street, for £5
108., the man stating he was going to France.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—Are you sure, sergeant, he said he had
nothing about him ?

Sergeant Thomas—l am, your worship.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand the prisoner till Wednes-
day.

THAMES.

THE USE OF THE KNIFE IN RATCLIFF HIGHWAY.—
James Briant, an Irish seaman, was charged with cutting
and wounding Johanna Collins, his countrywoman, in
Ratcliff-highway, within a few yards of the place where
James Gardner, who has since died, was stabbed.
The prisoner, a wild, reckless fellow, who has been on
shore for three weeks, has been staying with Collins, who
belongs to the class called unfortunate, and, according to
her account, he had only given her 6s. in the course of that
time. On Saturday night they met in Ratcliff-highway
and quarrelled. The prisoner made an attempt to stab the
woman, but he only cut her apron in several places. A
partial reconciliation was affected, and the sailor, the com-
plainant, and a woman named Margaret Gibbons, went
into a public -house and drank some gin. The prisoner
was disposed to be quarrelsome again, and a man took
Briant's knife out of his belt and put it behind the bar, at
the same time remarking, "You are not going to do murder
in this neighbourhood." The prisoner said, " I don't wish
to do murder. lam going away with my ship at three
o'clock in the morning. The two women and the pri-
soner all left the publichouse together. The women
were desirous of getting rid of 4he prisoner, and said to him
we can go home by ourselves. The prioner who had a small
penknife in his hand, immediately attacked Collins with
great fury, and knocked her down several times with his
fists, and then stabbed her on the head with the penknife.
He also cut her thumb. Collins fell and called out, "Oh
Margaret I am stabbed." Gibbons said, " Don't murder
the woman," and the prisoner ran away. Gibbons ex-
claimed, " The woman is dead," and ran after the prisoner
calling out " Murder, murder." The fellow was stopped
by a constable of the K division, who said he wanted him
for stabbing a woman. The prisoner made no resistance,
treated the charge with great levity, and said " all right,
policeman."
Mr. John Brown Ross, physician and surgeon, of No. 56,
High-street, Shadwell, who has been called upon almost
nightly for some time past to attend persons wounded in
the King David-lane•station• house, said he went there at
half-past 11 o'clock on Saturday night, to see the woman
Collins. There was a large contusion on the top of the
head, an incised wound on the right side of the head 2i
inches in length, penetrating to the bone, and a bruise on
the right elbow. None of the wounds were dangerouS to
life. The woman was the worse for liquor. The blood
flowed copiously from the wounds. Her face was battered
and swollen very much. _ _

The prisoner, who made no defence, was committed for

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER,-SITvRDAY.

There was not so much interest exhibited on the Grand
National to-day. The only animal in request was The
Dane, against whom 100 to 9 was taken ; 20 to 1 was offered
bar one. Very little was done on the Chester Cup. 300 to
10 was offered on the field, and offers were made to take
1,000 to 30 that they named the winner, which resulted in
nothing. Old Calabar was backed for the Derby at 100 to
8 ; 40 to 1 was asked for against Zetland, and 50 to 1 would
have been taken against Spite. Long odds are offered
against outsiders for the Waterloo Cup, but there is nothing
doing to warrant a quotation. Closing prices :

GRAND NATIONAL STEELECRASE.
100 to 9 agst The Dane (taken)
20 to 1 bar one (offered)
25 to 1 agst Thamastown (taken)
25 to 1 agst Tippler (wanted)
25 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered)
100 to 3 agst Anatis (taken and offered)
100 to 3 agst Xanthus (wanted)
100 to 3 agst Tumbler (offered)
50 to 1 agst Blackrose (taken)
50 to 1 agst Corona (taken)
DERBY.
100 to 12 agst Buckstone (offered)
100 to 8 agst Old Calabar (taken)
110 to 8 agst The Marquis (offered)
40 to 1 agst Zetland (wanted)
50 to 1 agst Spite (wanted)
CHESTER CUP.
30 to lon the field (offered)
40 to 1 agst Bro'via Duchess (taken)
40 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken)

The Opinione says the diplomatic correspondence
between Rome and the French Government now made
public demonstrates anew the impossibility of the Italian
nation hoping for reconciliation with the Papacy. It is
added that this correspondence will open a vast field for
debate in the Italian Parliament. I hear that the agents
of Antonelli in Paris are organising their party in the
French Chambers; and Count de Persigny, the Minister of
the Interior, is to be especially honoured by attacks, on ac-
count of his d...lermination to make the Church subservient
to the State in all temporal affairs.