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London, England, 1859-03-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS DAY.)

HOUSE OF LORDS.

(Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham
Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown,
and. other peers.)

APPEAL-THE SCOTTISH NORTH EASTERN RAILWAY COM-
PANY V. SIR W. D. STEWART, BART.
The further hearing of this important appeal was re-
sumed this morning. This is an appeal from a decision of
the second division of the Court of Session in
favour of the respondent. The respondent sued the
company for specific performance of an agreement
to take about eighty acres of his land for the formation of
their branch line of railway from Perth to Dunkeld, by the
respondent's lands at Murthly and Birnam Wood, to Dun-
keld. This branch line was abandoned, and the respondent
claimed and obtained a decree for £14,500, consequential
damage. The company appealed. Counsel for the appel-
lants and respondent were fully heard on Monday and
Tuesday last, and the further hearing was then adjourned
to this day. At the conclusion of the arguments of counsel
in this case their lordships consulted together, and the Lord
Chancellor adjourned the further consideration of the cause
sine ds.
Judgment reserved.

ROLLS COURT.
(Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.)
HOUGHTON V. BANKARTS.-JUDGMENT. •

His Honour th© Master of the Rolls said—ln this case
the first question is, whether in the circumstances which
have occurred in the events of time, and in particular what
has occurred since the month of July, 1858, when the
plaintiff gave notice to the defendant that the operations
in their works, and in particular the additional erection
of their works, was a nuisance, entitled him to
an injunction P His Honour considered that the erection
of three additional furnaces in the Britten Ferry Copper-
works, after notice that the operations in the original works
were a nuisance, entitled the plaintiff to an injunction, and
his Honour granted an injunction accordingly. His
Honour directed three issues to be tried at law, before a
special jury, in such a manner as the Court shall direct, to
ascertain the injury and damage done to the plaintiff's three
farms by the defendants' copper-works. His Honour did
not think that there was any acquiescence by the plaintiff in
the nuisance, either original or increased, and did not think
there was any objection in point of time, and he hoped the
issues would be tried as soon as possible.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.)
IN RE COWELL AND BROCK.

These bankrupts were described as of the Castle Brewery,
St. George's-road, brewers, and to-day was appointed for
their last examination. The balance• sheet is in course of
preparation by Messrs. Butler and Cannings, and by their
preliminary statement it appears the debts due to unsecured
creditors amounts to £13,577 ; and to creditors fully secured,
£4,589. Creditors by good debts, £1,597 ; doubtful esti-
mated to realise £27; bad, £235 Bs. Property, £3,033;
surplus property in hands of secured creditors, £4,589.
An adjournment was taken by consent.
IN RE GLENNIE.

This bankrupt was described as of Harley-street, Caven-
dish-square, boarding-house keeper, and this was a meeting
for proof of debts and choice of assignee. Mr. Murrough,
New-inn, attended for the petitioning creditor, and a trade
assignee was chosen. Messrs. Hart Brothers were ap-
pointed accountants to the estate.

WHITECHAPEL COUNTY COURT.
(Before Mr. Sergeant Manning.)
A CIVIL WAR IN WHITECHAPEL-FRUCHE V. SPIER.
Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Beard
for the defendant.

Mr. Buchanan stated that the action was brought to re-
cover £44 95., for money lent and board and lodging supplied
from January, 1857, to April, 1858. Defendant had been
in great distress, and, being a fellow-countryman of plain-
tiff, had been assisted by him, and defendant refused to re-
pay him for the same.

Plaintiff was called, and swore to the above facts.
In his cross-examination by Mr. Beard he admitted that
at the time he was assisting defendant he was in no employ-
ment, but was receiving assistance from his club.
Mr. Beard, for defendant, said he should satisfactorily
prove that the present was a malicious summons, and that
defendant was not indebted to the plaintiff one farthing.
The parties were German Jews, and the matter arose out of
a quarrel between the women. To prove this ho called
defendant, who said that so far from being assisted by plain-
tiff he had done a great deal for that person, who was in
much distress at the time mentioned. Last January
plaintiff's wifo was summoned to a police court for some
assault committed upon Mrs. Spier, and hence the present
summons.

His Honour thought the matter was not clear as regarded
plaintiff's claim, and it was strange the matter had stood
over till this time. He should give defendant a verdict
with costs.

At this result, the court, which was densely crowded
with partisans of each suitor, was speedily emptied, and the
din of war burst upon tho ears of the quiet inhabitants of
Osborn-street. In the melee, the plaintiff's wife was so
seriously injured, that she was brought back into the court
in a state of insensibility. The fight raged uninterruptedly
for a short time, but at the cry of police the crowd dis-
persed, and the plaintiff's wife, having recovered, left the
court.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(TRIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
THE SHAM LOAN SOCIETY.

John Morris Reid; alias John Campbell, Samuel Thomp-
son, Ann Thompson, were indicted with having unlawfully
amongst themselves and with divers other persons con-
spired, combined, confederated, and agreed by certain un-
lawful devices, feloniously and fraudulently to cheat and
defraud certain persons of their moneys, and with having
in pursuance of and according to the said conspiracy and
agreement amongst themselves obtained by such devices of
and from divers of her Majesty's subjects their moneys,
against the peace, &c.
It will be recollected from the numerous examinations
the prisoners underwent at the Clerkenwell Police-court that
the prisoners advertised in all the country papers under the
title of the "Mercantile Loan Fund Association; Office,
2, Weymouth-terrace, New North-road, London, N.,"
and they professed to make immediate cash advances. The
advertisement ran as follows :—" This association, pos-
sessing the advantage of a largo paid •up capital, offers im-
mediate cash advances, in sums from £2O to £5OO, with
the least possible delay, for long or short periods, at 5
per cent. per annum, repayable by such monthly or
quarterly instalments as may suit the borrower's con-
venience. The sum applied for granted in full." The
advertisement was signed " John Campbell, resident
manager." When persons answered the advertise-
ment it was the plan of the prisoners to write back
and say that if a post-office order was sent for the amount
of the travelling expenses, their agent should at once call,
and having inquired into the reference, would at once pay
the money.
The prisoners were all indicted for felony.
On being arraigned the male prisoners pleaded guilty to
the charge of conspiring.
Mr. Bodkin, who conducted the prosecution, being satis-
fied with this, Reed and Thompson were sentenced to 18
months' imprisonment, and the woman was discharged.
This concluded the business of the session.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
REFUSAL OF A PARENT TO ALLOW HIS CHILD TO GO
TO A REFORMATORY.--Sarah Jane Percy, a girly 12 years
of age, who has been in custody charged with stealing a
half-sovereign, the money of Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, a
teacher of music, in Newman-street, Oxford-street, and
which robbery was offeeted with great adroitness while the
prosecutrix was making some purchases in the shop of
Messrs. Winter, linendrapers, of the Tottenham-court-
road, was again brought up.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Marlborough-street, appeared for
the prisoner, and said it was a lamentable case, and thought
there might have been some mistake in it, and that
the purse might have been dropped by the prosecutrix
herself, and the girl seeing the half-sovereign might have
been allured by the sight of it.
_ _

Mr. Bingham said he had been very anxious about the
case and had made very careful inquiries, and without going
into the particulars of the case he would state he had come
to the conclusion that the best thing he could do for the
girl was to send her to an industrial school for a long period,
but that he objected to do without her father's consent.
He might choose either between that or her being sent to
prison for six weeks.
'rho father refused to allow her to be sent to the school,
preferring she should be sent to prison for six weeks.