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London, England, 1858-04-30 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCE".

(Sittings in Banco before Lord Campbell, Julticoa
Wightman, Erle, and Crompton.)
The Court was occupied the greater portion of the
day in hearing spacial cases of no public interest.

PRINCE OF WALES INSURANCE COMPANY V. HARDING,

MANAGER OF THE ATHENZUM INSURANCE COMPANY.

-JUDGMENT.

Thts was an application fcr a new trial. The plain-
tiffs had insured the life of Mr. Jodrell in a large ■um,
and reassured three policies in the defendant's office.
After the death of Mr. Jodrell the defendant refused to
pay the policies, alleging special reasons for the refusal.
The court, after 'entering minutely into all the points
raised, said there were no grounds for disturbing the
verdict.

Rule discharged

COURT OF CONIIION PLEAS.

(SiAingi in Banco before Mr. Juvice CrOwder, Mr.
Justice Wines, and 11r. Justice Byles.)
KIISHE V. PIOOBD.

In this case a rule had been obtained for a new trial.
The action was originally heard in the Lord Mayor's
Court, before the Recorder, when a verdict was returned
for the defendant. Tee plaintiff obtained discount of
the defendant for a bill of 1001., taking in payment a
certain number of gold chains that were to be of a spe-
cific quality, but afterwards they were f ►und to be of an
inferior quality, and a question of fraud was raised on
the trial but negatived by the jury. The sum in dispute
was 261. 11. s.

Mr. H. James appeared t9-day, and consented to the
rule being made absolute for 201.
Mr. Powell, for the plaintiff, consented.
Rule granted absolute accordingly.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings in Banco, before the Lord Chief Baron and
Barons Martin, Bramwell, and Channel].)
READ V. KING-MISCHIEVOUS DOGS.

This was an action tried at Guildhall before Mr. Baron
Bramwell, when a verdict was returned for the plaintiff,
damages 20/. The plaintiff is a silk merchant, carrying
on bssinees in the City, and residing in Kent. The
defendant is a surgeon, residing at Elthaw.
Mr. Robinson obtained a rule on a former day, calling
upon the plaintiff to show cause why the verdict should
not be set aside and a new verdict had, on the ground
that the verdict was against the evidence, and the im-
proper receptim of evidence.
Mr. Hall, to-day, showed cause against the rule, on
the ground that it was not necessary to show that the
dogs were mischievous or savage.
The Court took time to consider their decision.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Befora Mr. Commissioner Faue.)

THE ROYAL BRITISH BANS.-IE RE H. I. CAMERON.

To-day was appointed for the adjourned last exaroina•
tion of this bankrupt, who was the manager of the Royal
British Bank.

Mr. Linklater, on behal of the assignee 9, asked for a
further adjournment for two months, and that the bank-
rapt's solicitor should undertake that an account of the
debts and liabilities, and the assets should be handed
over to the official assignee withic one month. Several
adjournments bad taken place on promises made that
some account should be fi,ed.

Hii Honour asked vihs the accounts had not been
filed (the bankruptcy hay.ng taken place nearly twelve
months since).

Mr. Linklater said that the reason given on former
occasions was that as the tankrupt was about to be. tried
with the Irectors of the ltayal British Bank he feared
that any accounts he filed might be used in evidence

against him.
Mr. Cotterill, for the baskrupf-, said that an applica-
tion bad been made for a new trial.
His Honour said that had nothing to do with the
natter. The bankrupt roust do his duty towards his
cre,litor4, and the better way would be to adjourn the
case sine die, and leave the assignees to pursue any
cour-e they may tbink proper.

Mr. LiiiLlata said he would be content if the under•
tAking he requested was given.

His Honour did not stia why the ordinary balance-
sheet should not be filed, and not a mere statement,
Mr. Linklater said that wouli probably occupy a
considerable time. Toe general statement, in the first
iwitance, would assist the aes•gnees.

The case was ultimately ad ourned, tr. Cotterell
giving tie required undertaking.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(TIis Day.)

MARLBOROU_GKREEr..
DARING ROBBERY OV AN OPERA. C:4LABS.—Ann
Delaney, a determined-looking woman, with an infant
in her arms, was charged before Mr. Bead 3 o with steal-
ing an opera glass, value 20e., the property of Alfred
G. G. Bonar, the secretary to her Majesty's Legation
at Bavaria.

Mr. Bonar said he resided al 13, Lower Belgrave-
street, Etton-sgeare, and that ou the previous evening,
in coming out of the Opera House, in the Haymarket,
he was accosted by the prisoner, who was begging.
After going a short distraice, he imagined hAi felt a touch
at his pscket, but thought nothineof it far a a raiment, and,
mis'iog the weightof the operagiseet he then found he had
been robbed. Oo turning round ho saw no one near him but
the prisoner, but from the adroit raanner in which it was
done, and from the manner of the woman he could
scarcely believe she had done it. He spoke to a police-
man about it, buteven then did not feel c:stisfied she bad
done it. However, on the officer searching hcr, it was
found in her breast, under her clotllo9. :He then gave
her into castey.
Police ninstaole Bentley said that the prisoner, on the
previous evening, had done a nearly similar thing, but
on that occasion it was a pocket bandke.tsclaief, and she
had also put that in her breast.
Mr. Btadon said, a more audacious rcat,bery be bad
never heard. The manner in which it wai; done showed
she was in the practice of doing strata things, and he
was determined to put a stop to such robberies. He
should, therefore, sentence her to hard labour for six
months.

THAMES.
PRECOCIOUS DEPRAVI TY . Thorns) Clamcey, aged 10,
but who did not look so old, and is ose of the m-st auda-
cious young thieves that ever came in,o a police court,
was brought bef ,re Mr. Selfe charged with stealing
171 lbs. of iron, the property of some perwon u. known.
Tile prisoner is the son of a police cot stable of the K
division, and has set at defiance the wise counsels and
good advice of his father, who hears a most excellent
character, and is a very good officer. The buy ran away
from school some time ago, and then broke away from
his home and mixed with vagrant and dlishonest boys,
who made a thief of him, and he was convicted
felony in November last and committed to prison.
lite father had since endeavoured to reclaim him
and keep him at home, but without effect.
Last night he waq detected by a police constable named
Lewis,No. 403 K, with
some other young thieve,
carrying a bag containing 17lIns. of iron, which be had
no doubt stolen. The prisontr refused to say how he
became possessed 'of the iron.
The prisoLer'a father said he did not ltaiow what to do
with his con, and that if he could be sent to a reforma-
tory school he would gladly contribute towaris his
maintenance. He could not keep the boy at home or
at school.
Mr. Selfe said he felt pity for the fatker, but he could
not allow the bey to be preying en tam public. He
sentenced the prisoner to two months: imprisonment
and bard labour, and afterwards to be nt to a Refor-
matory School for five years.

SIR JOSEPH PArroN, M.P.—We learn from the
on Derby Mercury that. a few days ago, the workpeople
the Chatsworth e‘tate of the Duke (,1 Devonshire pre-
sented to Sir Joseph Paxton, M.P., a
Piece of plate,
with au address, expressive of the "teem and gratitude
which his conduct towards them had created. The plate
consisted of an inkstand, with richly ornamented border
and a pierced plate, containing two handsomely cut
an-
glasses, with richly chased taps, a
a wafer hex in the
centre, on which is placed a taper candlestick. On one
side is engraved Sir Joseph's arms, e,,(1
on the other
the following inscription :—"Presented to Sir Joseph
Paxton, M.P., on the occasion of his
resigning the
agency of the Chatsworth estates, es
00 mark of the
esteem in which he is held by the werkpeople in the
employment of his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, at
Chatsworth.—March 25, 1858."
THE LORDS' MINUTES.—From the minutes of the
House of Lords little can bo learnt respecting the
actual votes of their lordships, and were it not for the
reporters of the press the fate of the Oaths Bill o
Tuesday would still be unknown to our readers. As a
4` " proof of this we copy verbatim the minute on the
Oaths Bill and the rejection of the clause admitting the
Jews into Parharneet :—" Oaths Bill—Order of the
day for the house to be put in committee and the
Lords summoned read ;—House in committee accordingly ; an amendment (Lord Wicklow's) moved
and negatived ; an a,nendment (the Lord Charxellor's)
moved, and (after long debate), on question, agreed to ;
esterda
a further amendment made ; the report thereof to be
reeeived on Thursday next," The division
list, it is true, is appended, 'c (y y).
ut the above is the regular
" minute" of proceeding. Why not be more explicit.
PORTSMOUTH DOCKYARD.—Fifty shipwrights were en-
tered as extra men at this dockyard, yesterday, for the
financial year, and 20 smiths. Upwards cf 200 candi-
dates offered themselves.