The Sun.
London, England, 1856-09-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mr. Commissioner Fane was the sitting Commissioner,
but thcre was.no case of the slightest interest.

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK.
No proceedings were taken in this caee to-day,

SHERIFFS' COURT.
YEATES V. LEWIS.

I3IPOIITANT QUESTION AS TO LIABILITY OF INDORSEES 07

CHEQUES ON BANKERS.

This was an action brought to rec3ver the sum of
5/. from the indorses of a banker's cheque.
It appeared from the evidence adduced that on the
231 July last a person named Simpson went to the
office of a Mr. Philpott, in Bell alley, City, and asked
him to cash a cheque for 51. The cheque was dated
the 28th, and Philpott agreed to do so, on
being allowed ten shillings as discount, which was
done, but on the 28th-another application was made for
three days further time, which was granted. Eventually,
however, the cheque was presented at the bankers, and
the answer was "No effects." When the cheque was
discounted, Philpots refused to do it unless it was en.
dorsed by the defendant. The cheque was subsequently
passed to plaintiff, who not knowing Simpson, the
drawers sued defendant on the indorsee.

Mr. Davies contended that there was no delivery to
the plaintiff by defendant, with the intention of vesting
the property in him. 4 Samuel v. Green, 16 L. J.

His Honour, however, held that it was an affair be-
tween the parties that the defendant should pay the
am )unt 'of the cheque, and take his remedy agiinst
Phdpot, who had obtained the cash from plaintiff,
who was the innocent holder, and only discounted the
cheque on the faith of defendant's indorsement.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

PICKING POCKETS IN AN OMNIBUS.—MrB. mould,
the wife of a large omnibus proprietor, and stated to be
a lady of large personal property, surrendered to her
recognisances upon a charge of picking pockets in an
omnibus.

The court and its vicinity was densely crowded by
the friends of the accused.

Mr. Bingham, in givirg judgment, said—l do not
see any evidence here for a iary. The prisoner, on
being accused, gave her proper address, and turns out to
be the wife of an opulent tradesman. In the omnibus,
about the time that the alleged offence took place,
was a person with loose sleeves, and, no doubt, loose
character. (Laughter). This man suddenly left the
omnibus, and I have no doubt that he was the person
who took the purse.

Mrs. Would, who was deeply affected, was at once
discharged: and received the warm congratulations of
her friends.

SOUTHWARK.

IMPUDENT WATCH ROBBERY. Thos. Tadman, a
young fellow, well known to the police as a companion
of notorious thieves, whose father is an undertaker re-
siding in Kent-street, was brought up charged with steal-
ing a silver watch from the person of Daniel Macarthy.
The prosecutor, a sailor, stated that on Sunday night,
shortly after nine o'clock, he parted with some friends
near St. George's Church, and on turning away to proceed
home the prisoner rushed up against him and snatched
his watch from his waistcoat pocket. He was about to
run off with it when a constable came up and took him
into custody;

Police-constable 482 A. said that he was on duty on
Tuesday night near St. George's Church, when he saw
the prisoner running towards him pursued by the pro•
secutor, who chsrged him with stealing his watch.
Witness took the prisoner into custody with the watch
in his possession.

The magistrate asked what was known of the pri•

sonar I

The constable replied that he was a companion of
notorious thieves, and had been in custody for felony
before, but he did not know if he had been previously
convicted.

The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge, and the ma•
gistrate committed him to six months' hard labour in
the House of Correction, under the New Criminal
Justices Act.