The Sun.
London, England, 1859-03-11 00:00:00

IN RE COOPER.

This was a meeting for the last examination of this bank-
rupt, a baker, in the Blackfriars-road and Gray's-inn-lane.
The accounts, by Messrs. Butler and Cannings, show—
Debtor to creditors, £895; to trustees under wife's marriage
settlement, £575, for which they hold property £4OO ; to
creditors holding lease, £617. An adjournment took place,
for the assignees to make inquiries.

CLERKENWELL COUNTY COURT.

THE LAW OP LOST BANK NOTES.-IMPORTANT CASE,

At this court, in the course of the week, was tried Bennett
v. Newman, a special case, bearing upon the law of lost
bank notes.

Mr. Clarke, of Bedford-row, for the plaintiff, a tradesman,
of Holloway, stated that in January last plaintiff's wife lost
a £5 note, and knowing the party from whom he received
it, obtained thenumber, and gave notice to stop it at the Bank
of England. A few days afterwards the Bank authorities
notified to plaintiff that the note had been paid in by a
bank in the city. Plaintiff then traced the note down to
a publican in Gray's-inn-lane (the defendant) who in-
formed him that the note was received over the counter in
the ordinary way of business. A man and two women pre-
sented the note, and expending ls. in refreshment, re-
ceived £4 19s. change.

Defendant admitted that he did not take the names or
addresses of the parties, who were strangers to him.
Mr. Clarke asked Mr. Wakeling, who appeared for the
defendant, if he would admit the facts, but that gentleman
said he would prefer having them proved. Some witnesses
proved the facts, and Mr. Clarke supposed the defence
would be that a bank-note was a negotiable instrument, and
had been taken in the ordinary way of trade, and that
consequently defendant was not liable, but Mr. Clarke
cited several cases, bearing on the law of the case,
and submitted that plaintiff was entitled to a verdict.
Mr. Wakeling contended that it would be very hard upon
tradesmen if they were to be liable for every bank note
taken over the counter. Probably the note was lost by
carelessness.

Mr. Sergeant Jones said the law was entirely with Mr
Clarke. He remembered a case in which Crockford, the
betting man, lost a £2OO note on a race course, and two
years afterwards sued a person in the superior court ani re-
covered. If tradesmen would take the trouble to put the
names and addresses of parties on the notes taken in busi-
ness, and thus know from whom they received them, there
would be no hardship in the matter, but, if they would be
careless and not take the trouble, they must accept the risk
and consequences.
Verdict for plaintiff, with full costs.

FOREIGN GRAIN IMPORTED INTO
;HULL:—
During the past fortnight, the following duty has been
paid on foreign grain imported into Hull :--1;156 75., on
£3,314279
sq.
,r s.
ons of 6 w 9 hgeras. t ;
of
oats
;1 , on 15,134 qrs. of barley ;
£75
25., on 1,502 qrs. of beans ;
cwt .of
.El 6 45.,
wheat flour on 324 qrs. of
totals ; and £395 95.
434 sa. 7d.
Td. on 20,870
,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(Tills DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
itOFMTIRY BY AN OLD SERVANT.—WEII. SkeateS, whose
case was reported in The Sun of Monday, wal; placed at the
bar, on remand, charged with robbing his employers,
Messrs. Cook and Son, of some articles of stationery.
The prosecutors recommended the prisoner to mercy, and
Mr. Perry (from Mr. Buchanan's) addressed the bench. at
some length on his behalf. He pointed out the length of
time prisoner had been in the service of Messrs. Cook smd
Son (23 years), and that nothing to further c riminate b Lire
had been discovered since Monday last. He hoped the
Lord Mayor would bear in mind the recommendation of the
prosecutors, and on behalf of the prisoner he pleaded gull ty.
The Lord Mayor said ho was astonished to find old s er-
vants forfeiting all title to respect for long and faith ful
services for trifling matters of this kind. Under all the
circumstances, prisoner must go to Holloway for t• We
months.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
BILUT&T, ASSAULTS.—John Jacobs, a low-looking fello W,
Was cb.arged with annoying, and smashing a pane of gli iss
of 0„le value of 50s. at the house of, Mr. Henry Hart, bee ;r-
-house-keeper, 79, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square ; a: ad
also with assaulting William King, barman, Henry Bu
tr-
gess, a coach painter, and James Reed, 412 S.
Mr. Hart said the prisoner came into his house on tl fie
previous afternoon, and seeing that he had already had t,
much to drink he, as was his rule, refused to let him ha' re
any more. After some time he succeeded in getting hi ai
out, and shut the door, but soon after he came back an
began kicking violently at the door, and then deliberately
smashed the glass, value 50s.

William King, barman, proved pursuing prisoner arta
being struck a violent blow on the back of his head by hini.
Henry Burgess, a coach painter, of 9, Pitt-street, Tot-
tenham-court-road, proved going for a constable to give
prisoner into custody, when ho struck him, and made seve-
ral attempts to kick him and others. He had seen him
smash the window.

James Reed, 412 S, took prisoner into custody, and at
the station, having behaved with great violence on the way,
he kicked him violently in a delicate part, causing hire
great pain, and which he still felt very acutely. •
Mr. Bingham said he would keep him for some time.
He was a lamentable specimen of what a man might come
to through drink. Having acted like a wild beast, he must
be treated as one. He should sentence him to one month
for the assault on the constable, and to pay the damage
done to the window, or another month.