The Sun.
London, England, 1869-11-26 00:00:00

LAW IN7ELLIGENCE-

.(71iis Day).

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
SADLER V. SMITH.

To-day the Lord Chief Baron, Justices Willes
and Keating, and Barons Channel), Piggott, and
Cleasby heard the appeal, Sadler v. Smith, from
the decision of the Court of Queen's Bench. It
was an action brought by Sadler, a waterman,
against the defendant, the proprietor of the Sports-
awn, to recover the sum of £3OO, the amount
of his stakes, which he had deposited with the
defendant as stakeholder in a right-away scull-
ing race, to be rowed by Sadler and Kelly, from
Putney to Mortlake. The action was tried at Guild-
hall, before the Lord Chief Justice, when his lord-
ship left to the jury certain questions which they
answered in the affirmative, whereupon he directed
a verdict to be entered for the plaintiff for the
amount claimed, with leave to the defendant to
move to enter the verdict for him, on the ground
that the referee's decision was final. A rule was
accordingly appliel for and granted, and after bear-
ing the argument of counsel the Court of Queen's
Bench discharged the rule and upheld the decision
of the jury. It was against that decision that the
defendant now appealed.
Mr. Garth submitted that as by the terms of the
race the decision of the referee was to be final, the
dispute in question was within the jurisdiction, and
he having decided it this court could not interfere.
Whether the decision was right or wrong it must
stand, and no action could be brought until set aside
by some court, probably of Equity.
The court ultimately gave judgment in favour of
Sadler, and in confirmation of the decision of the
Court of Queen's Bench.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUR7.—This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Byles.)
ARSON BY A PUBLICAN.

John Cusack, licensed victualler, keeping the
Dolphin in Red-cress street, was indicted for felo-
niously attempting to destroy his house by fire.
The prisoner, it appeared, had insured the con-
tents of the house for £6OO, and on the 2d of
Augustan alarm was given when the house was en-
tered and found to be on fire in 14 different
places. A hole had been made in the roof to make
the draught perfect, and dishes, filled with paraffin,
were found in the bar and other parts of the house.
The most ample preparation had been made to make
the destruction of the house certain. Baskets, con-
taining paper, and other light inflammable articles,
were heaped up in two rooms, all of which had
been satured with paraffin. The insurance had
been effected for the sum of £6OO, but on an exa-
mination being made of ter the fire was extinguished,
it was found that at the highest valuation the goods
o❑ the premises were not worth more than £2OO.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, but the
learned judge postponed passing sentence.

POLICE LVIELLIGENC'E.—IhIs Day.

MARLBORO UGII- STREET.

COWARDLY ASSAULT A FRESCIEMAN,—OSWIIid Gearl,
a French hairdresser, living in Frith-street, Soho, was
charged before Mr Newton with assaulting Catherine
Smith, an unfortunate.
The complainant said that shortly before one o'clock
that morning the prisoner wanted her to have a glass of
ale, and she went with him into a public-house in Charles-
street, Oxford-street, and on leaving because she would
not allow him to pull her about, he struck her three or
four times with his umbrella, cutting her head and hand,
and then tried to get away. She asked a man who was
passing to go with her after the prisoner, and he did so,
and on seeing a constable, she gave the prisoner into

custody.
James Summers, a butcher, proved seeing the prisoner
strike the complainant, and seeing her head bleeding.
The prisoner, who spoke very good English, pretended
he did not understand the evidence, but it was evident
that he did.
Mr. Newton fined him 40s. or a month.