The Sun.
London, England, 1856-07-16 00:00:00

STOPCRAFT V. TAYLOR.

ADVERTISING.—The plaintiff in this case, the PT,
prietor of a publication called the Commercial Pci"
List, and defendant is a stockbroker in King's MID°.
yard, Moorgate•street, and the claim was for 10/. 1664
for advertisements inserted in that publication.
Defendant paid 1/. 4s. into court, and pleaded nil deb°
as to the rest.

For the plaintiff it was shown that defendant, who i!
the patentee of a machine for the manufacture of a so'
stitute for flax from hop-bine, was waited upon by
person named Miller, an agent of plaintiff, who itldneeci
him to give an order for insertions daily for six mcnti*
and defendant countermanded the order at three week 4
but plaintiff continued the insertion.
The defence was, that defendant had been induced "-
sign the order by misrepresentation, his understanding
being that he might rescind the order at any time,
although ho had signed an order of a different tendenoP
In proof of this defendant produced a card on which On
draft of the order was written by the agent, and said 00
he signed the order believing it to be a copy, which-
was not.
His Lordship said that in his opinion the defends
had been misled, and the discrepancy between On
order and the card could not be reconciled.
The jury immediately gave a verdict for the defer
dant.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.)
IN RR FORD.

The bankrupt was described as ofChipping Lambourrief
Berke, innkeeper, and applied for hia certificate, sq.
ported by Mr. Linklater.

Mr. Chidley opposed for a Mr. Saxon, a gentlen3o
well known on the turf, on the ground that the bot
rupt bad lost more than 201. on betting within 12 moot'''.
of his bankruptcy. _

The bankrupt was rigidly examined by Mr. Chidier'
and stated that he was and had been a " trainer" fot
many years, and although he had betted largely f°l
others, he bad never lost more than 101. on any 111°G
during 12 months.

His Honour askei why bankrupt had gone into btlol4
news ?

Mr. Linklater said that Mr. Drinkald and Mr. Saxon
were so satisfied with his conduct that they advanced hid
5001. each to purchase the freehold of the Lion I'°'
and why Mr. Saxon now opposed he could not surraii*
His Honour said that, from the features discloEed
over the balance sheet, he was of opinion that the bank:
rupt was entitled to an immediate certificate of the secoo°'
class.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day)'

MANSION-HOUSE.
MANSLAUGHTER.-EXTRAORDINART CASE.
Joseph Dunne, waiter at the Anti Gallican
house, Billinpgate-market was placed at the bar, before!
Mr. Aid. Humphrey, charged with the manslaughter tif
a man named Richard Branscombe, about 55
years °I
age, and known as " one-arai'd Dick." Deceased villg
a noted character, and obtained his living by sellip°
oysters.

Mr. nobler appeared for the prisoner.
Wm. Goodacre, Waterman, deposed that on Thursday
afternoon last, between 4 and 5 o'clock, be was at the
above public house when the deceased came ill'
' lie ran up against or pushed the prisoner, wbo
made some remark, on which the deceased struck.,..
him a violent blow in the mouth. Prisoner turned
round and gave deceased a violent blow in the
throat or chest, which caused him to reel and fall
through the doorway over the step on the pavement
The deceased was then moved to the water's edge and *
doctor sent for. Witness told the prisoner he thought
deceased was dead, on which be replied " Let him got
we'll come to; the —, I'll give him more yet." After
the lapse of three quarters of an hour deceased WWI
brought back and put in the tap-room. He appeared to
tie dead. A doctor was sent for, and on his examining
him he pronounced him dead. Before witness went to
look at deceased, the prisoner said deceased had Ibosened
nis teeth and his mouth was bleeding. After seeing de-
ceased near the water, witness went back and told the
prisoner, he believed the man was dead—that be bad
killed him. Prisoner replied "It was a bad job—"
he ought to have held his tongue." An in'
quest was held the same evening on deceased,
and a verdict of accidental death returned.
Witness was not present, nor had he given evidence be"
f‘,re on this case. lie informed the police of what be
knew yesterday. He believed it was stated at the in'
quest that the deceased fell accidentally.
Mr. Alderman Humphrey expressed his surprise that
an inquest should have been held so speedily on the
body ; it looked very much as if it was wished to smuggle
up the affair. He did not mean to insinuate that the
pri-oner wilfully killed the deceased, or that the coroner
knew the facts of the case.
Police-sergeant 57 deposed that on Thursday evening
last, about a quarter before 6 o'clock, be saw the
deceased laying near the water's edge apparently dead.
lie had the body conveyed to the Anti-Gallivan public•
house, and sent for .a surgeon about ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour after. Mr. Crosbie, 13, Fenchurch
street, and another surgeon came and examined the de-
*eased. They pronounced him dead, but were unable to
say if he had fractured his scull. The body was then
placed in a shell and conveyed to the dead-house, St.
Mary-at-hill. An inquest was held on the body about
an hour and a-half or two hours after, but witness
knew nothing of it till the following morning.
Mr. nobler said another inquest was held at the house
that same evening, and it was thought desirable to
hold the inquest on the deceased then.
Mr. Alderman Humphrey said that might be so, bet
there was no evidence of that. It appeared strange
that a man should be knocked down, die, and an inquest
held on the body so soon after.
Witness examined by Mr. Hobler.—He had known
deceased for three years ; he was in the habit of getting
drunk, and was then a very quarrelsome man.
By Mr. Alderman Humphrey.—Deceased has not yet
been buried. He was to have been buried yesterday,
but under the circumstances the Inspector prevented it.
One of the jurymen at the inquest was present, and
said that as the Coroner was holding an inquest on the
evening in question at the Anti-Gallican public-house,
it was thought best to hold the inquest on the deceased
there, as the Coroner was informed all the witnesses
were at band. The jury were sworn, and on the evi-
dence produced before them returned a verdict of acci-
dental death. Witness, who lived opposite, saw the de.
ceased fall, but he could not say if he was knocked down.
Deceased was rarely sober, and was a very troublesome
fellow.

Ge. rge Bowler, brother of the landlord and who acted
as barman, deposed that the deceased had been in and
out several times in the day, and had been drinking.
About
o'clock the deceased came in and
violent blow on the mouth; be did not
struck
prisoner half
see prisoner return the blow, but almost immediately he
saw the deceased reel round and fall off the door step on
to the pavement ; the prisoner afterwards went up stairs
and left the house; ho was not present at the inquest.
Evidence was given to show that the deceased was a
very insulting. quarrelsome man, and as he bad but one
arm his conduct was tolerated in many instances.
After hearing further evidence,
Mr. Alderman Humphrey said be felt certain the
Coroner would not have held the inquest the same night
if he had had an idea that the prisoner had struck de-
ceased.
The prisoner was then remanded on bail.