The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-09 00:00:00

LAW AND POLICZ

TILE CREDIT OF A LIINA'TIC.—In tho Court of Queen's
Bench, the right of a wife to pledge the credit of a lunatic
husband has been tried. The husband was under confine-
ment as a lunatic, but the wife had an allowance sufficient
for a support. She ordered some repairs to be done to
her house, and the plaintiff, finding he could not sue her,
sued her husband for the amount. The court held that
there was no implied authority to pledge her husband's
credit, as there wero sufficient funds in the hands of
the wife. The plaintiff, therefore, was not entitled to
recover.

THE CHELSEA ELECTION.—A case arising out of the last
election for Chelsea, has been tried in the Court of
Common Pleas. The action had been tried before Mr.
Justice Keating, when the defendant had a verdict. It
was brought for work and labour, and for money
paid by the plaintiff, as chairman of one of the local
committees. At first he had not expected payment, and the
verdict of the jury was found on that ground. The court
thought the jury had decided properly, and a rule was
refused.

SHARES IN OYEREND AND CIVIINEY.—A special case has
been stated in the Court of Exchequer. The action was
brought against a jobber on the Stock Exchange, to recover
calls on certain shares in Overend, Gurney, and Co. The
plaintiff, Mr. Maxted, is a gentleman residing at Hull, and
at the time of sale to the defendant was owner and original
allottee of shares, for which he paid £3OO. The shares had
been transferred in June 1866 to a Dr. Smith, of Nor-
wich, who had given orders to his brokers for
the purchase of Overend and Gurney shares
in the April preceding. Dr. Smith, however,
never executed one transfer, and had afterwards
been adjudicated a bankrupt. The plaintiff had proved
against his estate for the amount of a call made on behalf
of the shares, but had received no dividend. Under these
circumstances, the plaintiff's name remained on the
ragister of shareholders, and he now sought to recover
£lOO, the amount of two calls on the shares. The question
was whether the defendant, as original purchaser of the
shares from the plaintiff, was bound to indemnify him
against all future liabilities upon them. For the,
plaintiff it was contended that thero was no
custom of the Stock Exchange whereby shares pur-
chased could be held over by a broker from one accoun
day to another without the authority of his principal.
It was also argued that Dr. Smith was not a bond fide pur-
chaser as he had not authorised the use of his name a
.iltimate purchaser. On the other side it was said that
the defendant was not liable, as the plaintiff had accepted
the defendant's nominee and executed a transfer to him
The Court held that the defendant was liable, as Dr. SmitL•
had given no authority to his brokers to enter into the con-
tract, and had not ratified it. Judgment for the plaintiff.
CHARGE OF FORGERY.--A young man, fashionably
dressed, named Garford, was charged at Marylebone
Police-cow t, with forgery. A saddler, named Bartley, said
the prisoner produced a bill of exchange for £5O at three
months' date, drawn by his mother, and accepted by him-.
self, and asked him to get it cashed for him, which ho did,
giving ZIO for it. The mother made an affidavit that the
signature was not hers. Tile prisoner was committed for
trial, there being other charges against him.

THE LATE Mu. PEABODY.—The remains of the
late Mr. George Peabody will be removed from No. 80,
Eaton-square, the residence of Sir Curtis Lampson, on
wriday next, the 12th instant, at half-past twelve o'clock,
to Westminster Abbey, where a funeral service will be per-
formed at cne o'clock.

Mn. Tanmox, M.P.—On Monday morning Mr
Hermon, M.P. for Preston, met; with an accident whicl
imperilled lyis life. While bein2; driven in a closed car-
-in-1e down Church-street, the horse took fright, ran away,
.:.mc into collision with a lamp-post, threw o!f the driver,
nd srns'ael the conveyance. Thcrc was great alarm in
strcct. Luckily, Mr. Hermon did not sustain any
njuries. •

A whale eighty two feet in length and about
thirty feet in girth has been cast ashore at Longriddy, on
She HaddingtonN cor.:;L, about thirteen miles from Edin
burgh. It was in a very exhausted condition when it
reached the shore, and was soon killed by the villagers
with fire-arms. On Monday the North British Railway ran
excursion trains to the place, and the roads between Edin-
burgh and Longriddy were thronged with persons in all
kinds of conveyances, and on foot, going to see the whale,
which at mid-day was surrounded by thousands of people,
many of whom cut their initials in the animal and carried
Away portious of the fleokand whalebone.

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.

WIIITBY.

Major Worsley is finally chosen as the Conservative
candidate to oppose the re-election of Mr. W. IT.
Gladstone. The gallant officer arrived in the borough
on Saturd* and met with a warm welcome. Major
Worsley fought Mr. Gladstone at the last election,
but was defeated by 804 to 51P " Whether the
new register," says the Standard, " has improved
Major Worsley's chance remains to bo seen, but Mr.
Gladstone is beyond doubt the popular candidate."