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London, England, 1859-06-21 00:00:00

JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

joint_sti,:ick.,Banks.. Closing Business
Price. Done.

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100 lAgra&UnitedServiceßk! 50 69 71
40 Australasia all 84 86
25 Bank of Egypt all 20} 21}
100 rank of London , 50
40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo ' all
00 British North America all 56 5$
20 Chtd. Bank of India, 12 2 1 d
100 City 5O 64 65 64} }
100 Colonial 25 --
20.11 'Corn. Bank of Canada all
100 Commercial of London 2O
20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 15} 151
20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all
20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 20} 21}
$0 London and County
50 London Joint Stock
100 London & Westminster 2O
100 o at. Prov. of Eigland 35
20 Do. new lO
S 9 ational Bank 25
20 ew South Wales
25 s rient .Bk. Corporation all --
20 9 ttoman Bank all 16 17 16}
Provincial of Ireland
le Do. New all -
25 South Australia
25 Do. New
25 Union of Australia all 51 53
25 Do. New 2O
60 Union of London lO
100 Unity Mutual 6O
US ' estern Bk of London 60 d
COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. .
Share Securities. Pail! Closing 13u111"22
- Prices. Done.
Can.Gov.6p.c..Ta.& July 100 112 113 :1121
Do. 6p.c.lb.&Aug. 100 110 112
—.- Do. 6p.c.Mr.& Sep. 100 110 112
N.B.Gov.6p.c.ja. &July 10C 108 209 109 84
...-- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100
. N. S. W: Go 7. sp. c. Deb. 100 99} 100} 100}
NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. S.:.
Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 108 109 109
. S..kuNGt..6pc.Jaa&july 100 109 110
• V.l.' Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bkare Miscellaneous. Paid.l Closing Easiness dais
Price.
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10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 13 14
100 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 160 210
25 Australian Agricultural 19 29 31
10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 i
' 10 Berlin Water Works
10 Do New, issued at f 5 die a
50 British American Land 40
20 Brit.& Irish Mar.Tel.A. all 33 3s
20 Do. B, 7p. C. till 1882 all 19 21
2 all 12 14
0 Do. C
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15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14
20 London Discount 5 1/ 11 d
4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 11
10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all
10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 5 ti,
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25 ational Discount Co 5 li II "
10 etherlands Land 6
10 Do do all —,
6 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,l ss. at MIL all i 11
100 .7tr.&NovaScotiaLand 80
1 4 .B.Australasian (Lim.) all I 4
20 orth of Europe Steam all —_.
1 Oriental Gas
1 Do. New Shares . ...
5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 3
50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 78 80 721
60 Do. New lO 11 12
20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr, 10 1.
2 1 d
50 Rhymney Iron
15 Do. New all se 84
100 Royal Mail Steam
1 .not.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) all 115 130
25 South Australian Land ll 38 38
1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip, all
1 Do. do Registered all 1' 1
20 Tr.&Ln.Co.cd:Upr.Can.l 5 .....
100 Van DiemeaVe Lang :al SO 11 "iii.:, " 4-;- ••- --
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LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

(Sittings at Nisi Prins, at Westminster, before Mr. Justice
Hill and a Special Jury.)
AELTWORTII.V. LANE.
This was an action for £73 Is. 7d. for non-performance
of a contract for casting• columns for the Thames Wharf,
Essex-street, Strand—£l3. is. id paid into court—balance
£6O.

Mr. Lane, of Birmingham, was called and examined, and
said he entered into a contract with the plaintiffs to cast cer-
tain columns for a wharf for them on the Thames. The
written contract wag produced, by which plaintiff was
bdund to complete' the works on the Thames on the
15th of January, 1858, for the sum of £2,246, or
£2O per day in default, besides damages. They com-
pleted the works in June, but they were supposed to be
One in February. They made deductions of £575 at the
settlement, in 1859, after' an action was brought. Mr.
Siiall, in London, managed the'business. He came up to
London on the 22d of December. He was then shown

certain columns which were rejected, and found they
were unsound. About three or four had been re-
jected. He complained of the' delay, and of holes being cast
in them. He was again in London in January, and saw Mr.
Ashworth. He complained, and, as we wanted the
columns, we offered a 'pound per ton more. He and
his partner, Mr;Lane, did not say that the contract should
bet set aside if the penalties were not forgiven. The
columns were all delivered by the 13th of February, and
the delay was caused by the non-delivery of the columns
up to the 19th January. He could not say how many times
he came to London to examine the works at Essex wharf.
MI was there when some of the columns were delivered.
Hi demanded extras above the contract price, about £4OO.
Gwyne claimed £1,500 for damages for excess of time.
It -inn; not claimed far insufficient construction, so far as he
kalw. It was finished on 12th June. Cannot say that
-the, delay from February to June was from want of columns,
but; there was delay in Decembnr. He saw th., patterns be-
fore the columns were cash, and believed he asked Mr. Lane to
hale the columns made lighter, and they were so made.
-The caps of the columns were anialler than those shown in
the ibuilding. He did not order shoes to be plat on the
cohimns (shown', pencil.order td•tliat Cl4ct). Cannot re-
collect iithethei he ordered or put up the shoes or made the
pencil writing now shown. Does not recollect that he put
up shoes or brackets. Erackets are. on the plan but not
shoes: Did not direct holes to be drilled in them; they
are not on the plan tracings.

Re-examined—These pillars were to support the roof.
They were about six inches in diameter. The caps
are smaller than 'those shown on the plan. There were
shoes added to the caps of those of the late delivery.
Henry line, one of, the defendants, visited the works on
29th Deceniber. There was one column up and some
lying on the- ground, He called on Mr. Ashworth to see
if the columns were in hand. He said it was a very bad
job, and he was offered a. pound per column additional.
He promised to get them down as fast as he could. No-
thing was said in his conversation with him at Clerken-
well about penalties.

Cross-extimined by Mr.. Hawkins—lle interfered very
little with the works.

A journeyman engineer in the employ of Messrs. Wynn
and Co., said he tested the columns and rejected about half
a dozen as unsound.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hawkins—Some of the rejected
columns were brought back but not passed. Some of then
had holes drilled in them, but they were sent back. He
tested them with the hammer. Cannot recollect any
cohunn puttied in holes, PO painted over.
Re-examined—Holes. were in some of them.
By a juryman—Soule of them had honeycomb or cast
blisters in them ; these were not sound, and rejected.
The solicitor for Messrs. Line and Lewis said £450 wai
taken instead of £1,600, to compromise the action.
Mr. Atherton, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., addressed
the jury.

The learned Judge summed •up the evidence, and the
jury found a verdict for, the plaintiff for 160, over and above
£l3 Is. 7d. paid into Court.

RUCK V. STILWORTH AND ANOTHER..

This is an action of damages against the defendant, as a
surgeon, for giving a false certificate of lunacy against the
plaintiff, contrary to the act of Parliament, by which he
was confined for a period of ten months in &lunatic asylum.
:Mr. E. James, Q.Gr , opened ..the case few the plaintiff,
An independent gentleman of fortune, married, and has a
wife andasix children in Wales.

Mr. Ruck was called as a 'witness, and, is now under

mination.

SHERIFFS' COURT.

(Before Mr. Kerr and a Jury.)
MX WYFE'B PORTRAIT.--A PINE ARTS JURY.—BROWN Y.

fENNINT..

...Thin. was an action to recover £2 5e., the balance of a
claim Of 13 10e., agreed to be paid to plaintiff for painting
& portrait of defendant's. wife. It will, be reiszezabored that
We cake• canto before AM liroseour-seane flan oil:lolly-end- vita-
, by him referred to a jury.
Plaintiff said he was an artist and portrait, painter of 60
years' standing. He had exhibited 30 years ago At the
Royal Academy, and exercised his abilities from .thecot-
tags; to the palace. Twenty years ago he painted defen-
dant's portrait, which gave great satisfaction, and Mrs.
Tennant even now saw a likeness between that and the
original. He was engaged to "paint" Mrs. Tennant, and as
the work went on he received, by instalments, 255. ; but,
when the picture was sent home, a party of ladies applied
to it adverse criticism, and 'declared that "it wasn't a bit
like." (Laughter.) One lady went so far as to say that
the picture represented "a twenty-stone woman
(laughter)—and that the features were twice the size of
Mrs. Tennant's." Plaintiff offered to measure Mrs. Ten-
nant's features, and compare them with the portrait, but
this was refused, and also payment, hence the present
action.

Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, said that the picture
was not like Mrs. Tennant, and that defendant wished to
have a correct likeness. He should produce the picture and
Mrs. Tennant, and after comparing the two the jury would
say if it vas a piety-0 that could possibly be taken.
Upon this Mrs. Tennant divested her heed of the tiny
covering, named by courtesy a bonnet, and having put on
the cap is which she was "painted," stepped into the wit-
ness-box, defendant at -the same time unfolding the paint-
ing. Some difference then arose as to where the painting
ihould be hung for judgment, and his Honour suggested
that it should be held a little way from the jury, as "dis-
tance might lend enchantment to the view." (Roars of
laughter.)

Mr. Buchanan (pointing to two sweeps in sooty garments
and unwashed faces)—lf the picture were placed on the
heads of these tvio gentlemen, " by very c•ntrast we might
get a good result." (Roars of laughter.)
Mrs. Tennant indignantly complained that the painter
had given her a beard, and, amid shouts of laughter, dis-
claimed all possession of such hirsute appendage.
The artist said it was orly the " shade."
His Honour then summed up, and the jury found for
defendant. •

SINGULAR CASE.-DEANS AND ANOTHER Y. JONES.
This was an action to recover £9 12s. from defendant as
executor of his brother, deceased.

Mr. Buchanan, for plaintiffs, said this was a very pecu-
liar case, and the summons, was for a judgment obtained in
this court. Defendant had taken his brother's business
and his effects, and had actually, upon the hearing of the
original cause, appeared for his brother.

Mr. Hubert Wood, of .Coleman-street-buildings, for de-
fendant, said that defendant did appear for his brother, who
was even then, as judgment was delivered, in his last
sleep, and when the, present defendant arrived with the re-
sult of the trial he, was told his brother had been dead
nearly an hour.
Defendant was called, and deposed to these statements.
Mr. Buchanan cross-examined him as to his possession
of the property of deceased, and he said that he bought it
of the widow, who had not taken out letters of administra-
tion. There was no will.

His Honour—Then the .a.;dow had no right to them.
(To Mr. Buchanan)—Why don't you levy upon them ?
Mr. Bdchanan—So we have done, but the bailiff of this
court was told they belonged to the widow.
Mr. Wood suggested that if defendant's story were true,
no one could make . him liable, and
His Honour nonsuited plaintiffs without costs, telling
them they could levy.

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