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

STOPCRAFT V. TAYLOR.

ADVERTISING. —The plaintiff in this case, the pro.
prietor of a publication called the Commercial Daily
List, and defendant is a stockbroker in King's Arms'
yard, Moorgatustreet, and the claim was for 101. 16so
for advertisements inserted in that publication.
Defendant paid 1/. 4s. into court, and pleaded nil debit
as to the rest.

For the plainfiff it was shown that defendant, who jS
the patentee of a machine for the manufacture of a snb•

stitute for flax from hop.bine, was waited upon by *
person named Miller, an agent of plaintiff, who induced
him to give an order for insertions daily for six months,
and defendant countermanded the order at three week*
but plaintiff continued the insertion.

The defence was, that defendant had been induced t 0
sign the order by misrepresentation, his understanding
being that he might rescind the order at any time,
although he had signed an order of a different tendenc9•
In proof of this defendant produced a card on which the
draft of the order was written by the agent, and said tboA
he signed the order believing it to be a copy, which it
was not.

His Lordship said that in his opinion the defendant
bad been misled, and the discrepancy between the
order and the card could not be reconciled.
The jury immediately gave a verdict fur the defer
dant.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commirsioner Fane.)

IN RE FORD.

The bankrupt was described as of Chipping Lambourceo
Berks, innkeeper, and applied for hi 4 certificate, Bur
ported by Mr. Linklater.

Mr. Chidley opposed for a Mr. SMCCIII, a gentleman
well known on the turf, on the ground that the bank'
rupt bad lost more than 20/. on betting within 12 months!
of his bankruptcy.

The bankrupt was rigidly examined by Mr. Chidlei?
and stated that he was and had been a " trainer" f°r
many years, and although he had betted largely f°l
others, he had never lost more than 101. on any moo
during 12 months.

His Honour askei why bankrupt had gone into bus?
ness ?

Mr. Linklater said that Mr. Drinkald and Mr. Saxes
were so satisfied with his conduct that they advanced hi°
5001. each to purchase the freehold of the Lion 10139
and why Mr. Saxon now opposed he could not surmise''
His Honour said that, from the features disclosed
over the balance-sheet, he was of opinion that the WA:
rupt was entitled to an immediate certificate of the secoo
class.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This DaY)'

MANSION.HoUSE.
MANSLAIIGHTEL-EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
Joseph Dunne, waiter at the Anti Galilean pubiltr
house,o Billinggatemarket, was placed at the bar, befol
ld Ilumphrey, charged with the manslaughter °i
a man named Richard Bransconibe, about 55 years
..d°
age, and known as "one arin'd Dick." Deceastid 1";
a noted character, and obtained his living by selling
oysters,

Mr. Hobler appeared fur the prisoner.
Wm. Goodacre, waterman, dep.sed that on Thursdni
afternoon last, between 4 and 5 o'clock, he was at the
i
above public house when the deceased came
tt;
He ran up against or pushed the prisoner, Iv'
made some remark, on which the deceased strut
him a violent blow in the mouth. Prisoner turue
round and gave deceased a violent blow in ttil
throat or chest, which caused him to reel and fa
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 titaoug''
deceased was dead, on which he replied " Let
we'll come to; the —, I'll give him more yet." After
the lapse of three quarters of an hour deceased w 7.
brought back and put in the tap-room. He appeared tv
oe dead. A doctor was sent for, and on his examining
him he pronounced him dead. Before witness went t:11
look at deceased, the prisoner said deceased had loosened
cis teeth and his mouth was bleeding. After seeing dr
ceased near the water, witness went back and told the
prisoner, he believed the 'man was dead—that- he bad
killed him. Prisoner replied "It was a bad job'
ne ought to have held his tongue." An In
quest was held the same evening cn
sod a verdict of accidental death returned'
Witness was not present, nor had he given evidence be'
Lure on this case. He informed the police of what 136
knew yesterday. He believed it was stated at the
quest that the deceased fell accidentally.
Mr. Alderman Humphrey expres,ed his surprise tiAt
an inquest should have been held so speedily on a:
uody ; it looked very much a§ if it was wished tc itrunggi;
up the affair. He did not mean to insinuate that to
oner wilfully killed the deceased, or that the euronel...
knew the facts of the case.

Police-serdeaut 57 deposed that on Thursday evening
'ait, about a quarter before 6 o'clock, he saw the
deceased laying near the water's edge apparently deed'
de had the body conveyed to the Anti-Gallican public
li'euse, and sect for a surgeon about ten minutes or
quarter of an hour after. Mr. Crosbie, 13, Fenchureh
street, and another surgeon came and examined the de'
teased. They pronounced him dead, but were unable to
say if be had fractured his scull. The body was then
placed in a shell and conveyed to the dead-house, o''
Mary-at-hill. An inquest was held on the body about
an hour and a-half or two hours after, but witneue
knew nothing of it till the following morning.
Mr. fabler 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, btt
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. Nobler.—Ho 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
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 ALti-Galilean public-house'
it was thought best to hold the invest on the deceased
there, as the Coroner was informed all the witnesses
were at hand. The jury were sworn, and on the evi'
deuce produced before them returned a verdict of seer'
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 half-past 5 o'clock the deceased came in and
struck prisoner a violent blow on the mouth; be did 11°'
see prisoner return the blow, but almost immediately ke
saw the deceased reel round and fall off the door step on
zo the pavement ; the prisoner afterwards went up stairs
and left the house; he was not present at the inquest.
Evidence was given to show that the deceased was (6
very insulting, quarrelsome man, and as he bad but one
arm his conduct was tolerated in many instances.
After hearing further evidence,
Mr. Al, erman Humphrey said he 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.

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