The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE THIS DAY.

VICE-CIIANCELLOR'S COURT.
IN RE OTEREND AND GURNEY-DARES AND PEACH.
Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Malins this morning de-
livered judgment in the cases of Messrs. Oakes and Peach,
which is of immense importance to all who are connected
either as shareholders or creditors with the limited liability
company of Overend and Gurney. Messrs. Oakes and
Peach were shareholders in the firm, and (representing an
association of shareholders) claimed to have their names
removed from the list of contributories on the ground that
they had been induced to become shareholders by fraud,
and that the transactions were void by reason of such
fraud. Vico-Chancellor Malins strongly censured the con-
duct of the directors, who induced persons to take shares
knowing the company to bo insolvent, but said that, look
ing to all the circumstances, he could not remove the ap-
plicants from the list of contributories until all the debts of
the company wore paid. With regard to costs, he must re-
mark that the case of the creditors was equally hard with
that of the shareholders, and if ho relieved Messrs. Oakes
and Peach from the costs, they must come out of the fund
from which the creditors would be paid. He must, there-
fore, dismiss the motion with costs. It is understood that
there will be an appeal to the Lords Justices.

POLICE INTELLIGEtTCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

RIDDING SOCIETY OP A DANGEROUS CHARACTER.—
George Barnett, described as a bootcloser, and refasing his
address, was charged before Mr. Knox on a warrant with
assaulting Eliza Ann Godsell.
The complainant, a well-dressed young woman, was an
unfortunate, residing in Crescent-street, Hampstead-road,
said that on the 11th August last the prisoner came up to
her in Regent-street and struck her in the face, stating
that he would have her life if she did not live with him.
She took out a summons against him at that court, but he
did not appear to it, and a warrant was granted against
him. A day or two ago tho prisoner met her and threat-
ened to kill her if she did not live with him.

In answer to Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Lewis,
Great Marlborough-street, the complainant said she had
lived with tho prisoner as his wife, and had had two
children by him. She did not live with a man named
John Hart.

Police-constable Faulkner, 340 A, proved seeing the
prisoner annoying the complainant in Regent-street, and
last night he took him into custody. The complainant
told him (Faulkner) that she had kept the prisoner on her
prostitution.
Police-constable Allwood, 186 C, said the prisoner was
once sent from that court for three months' with another
man for loitering about windows, and threatening gentle-
men.

The prisoner said he could prove the complainant lived
with Hart, who was the other man alluded to by 186 C.
Mr. Knox said that whatever tho woman might be she
was entitled to protection. The prisoner was a dangerous
person, and he should commit him for two months for the
assault, and order him to find two sureties in £5O each, for
six months, for threatening the complainant on a subse-
quent occasion.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(This Day.)

The market opens with a steady tone. Sales
probably 10,000 or 12,000 bales.

Metropolitan Board of Works.

The usual weekly meeting of the members of this
Board was held yesterday at their offices in Spring-
gardens, Sir John Thwaites in the chair.

FINANCE.

The cash statement showed the total cash balance
in the hands of the treasurer up to the 4th inst. to
be £589,251 4s. 2d. Cheques not presented,
£97,848 ss. 11d. ; and Mortgage Debt Sinking
Fund, £17,926 10s. 3d. New Three per Cent. An-
nuities.