The Sun.
London, England, 1867-11-25 00:00:00

LAW INEELLIGENCE.—This Day.

'TIE COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco bQfore Mr. Justice Blackburn

IN RE NORTII-EASTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. Ilor ice Lloyd applied for a mandamus
against the North-Eastern Railway Comp thy, call-
ing upon them to show cause why they shoal 1 not
register two separate transfers of the stock into the
name of Mr. Robinson Watson. He states that
the facts connected with this application were
lengthy and intricate, but he would as simply as
possible detail them to the court. A Mr. Jackson
had 1,600 shares in the year 1853 in a railway,
which had since merged into the North-Eastern
Railway. In May of that year, however, he mort-
gaged these shares for £lO,OOO to the Argus, and
they were held in the names of trustees then
appointed. Some time after this the railway
in question was, by an act of Parliament,
wound up and amalgamated, and the shares were
vested in the names of fresh trustees. Finally, the
mortgage was taken up by Mr. Robinson Watson,
and although they were worth something like
£20,000, there was no knowledge as to where they
had got to since their transfer from the Argus.
Mr. Justice 131ackburne—I think it right to in-
form you that lam one of the defendants. I sup-
pose that is of no consequence.
Mr. Lloyd—Not in the least, my, lord ;.it can't
affect me. The learned counsel then contended
that he was entitled to have the 1,600 shares of
West Hartlepool Railway Stock registered.
Rule granted.
IN RE THE BOROUGH OF SCARBOROUGH.

Mr. Bayliss applied for a quo warranto as to why
the election of Mr. Alfred John Ingwell as a town
councillor should not be set aside on the following
grounds. It appeared that at the last ward
election 281 votes were registered for Mr.
Ingwell, and 279 for a Dr. Jackson, and
the reason why he had asked for this rule was,
that there had been a personation amongst the
voters for Mr. Ingwell of two persons who had died
in 1866, and another who was at sea. He had
furnished complete affidavits upon this and all the
other points.
Mr. Justice Blackburn—ls there no other
point ?
Mr. Bayliss—Yes, there is the case of a John
Inskip, who voted for the north and the south,
too, which was also illegal.

Mr. Justice Blackburn—Cannot they vote for
both wards?

Mr. Bayliss—No, my lord ; such voting
vitiate both votes.

The rule granted.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day,

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTACK ON THE POLICE.—IMPRISONMENT WITH•
OUT FlNES.—Michael Whorty, an Irish labourer,
was charged before Tyrwhitt with assaulting police-
constable Lane, 216 D, and Sorry, 30 D.
Police constable Lane said—l was on duty yes-
terday afternoon in Oxford-street, between Duke-
street and Orchard-street, when 1 saw the prisoner
and about 20 or 30 others, all of whom were more
or less drunk, standing together on the pavement.
I requested them to go away, when the prisoner
said, " We will not go till we think proper, and we
will let you chaps see that you can't do as you like."
I told him that if he did not more I shoul I be
obliged to take him into custody, ani he then made
use of disgusting language, upon which I
took him into custody. After going about 200
-yards the prisoner succeede'l in releasing him-
self, and kicked me on the legs„ and struck
me in the face several times, and on another con-
stable coining to my assistance the prisoner also
kicked him, and a crowd then got round us, and we
were pelted with stones. I can hardly walk from
the kicking the prisoner gave me. It required four
of us to get the prisoner to the station, and on the
way one of the prisoners came up and whistled, and
then we were pelted with stones by the crowd, and
30 D had his head cut open.

Mr. Tyrwhitt—lle (the prisoner and his com-
panions) formed part of the procession to the park.
Lane—The prisoner and his companions had come
from the park, and had possession of the pavement,
so that no one could pass without going into the
road.

Prisoner-- Was I drunk or sober ?
Lane—Drunk, and you made use of very bad
language.

Police-constable Surry, 30 D—l was on duty
yesterday afternoon in Oxford-street, and saw 216
D surrounded by a crowd, and no one could pass.
I went up and asked the prisoner why he did not
go away as 216 D requested him to do, when he
made use of a most filthy expression. 216 D then
took him, and after going a short distance he struck
216 D several times in the face and kicked. I then
seized hold of him, when he kicked me several times
in the lower part of the body. While holding the
prisoner by the collar one of the prisoner's com-
panions from behind gave me a severe blow
on the back of the hand, and on our getting into
Wigmore-street the crowd again pelted us with
stones, and a large stone struck me on the back of
the head, cutting it and causing it to bleed, and I
was obliged to go home in consequence.

Prisoner—l went to the meeting in the park, and
met two young men, and went into a public-
house at half-past two. On leaving the
house when they were closing we went
across the road and met some more chaps just
after coming out of another public-house. There
were a good many of us standing there at the time,
and the police wanted us to go on, and took more
notice of me than the others, and pulled me about ;
but I was not drunk, as they say.
Mr. Tyrwhitt—You are one of those violent fel-
lows about London ready for any possible mischief
which could be found. You will be committed for
fourteen days for each assault. There will be no
flue at all, and you will have hard labour.