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LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Aram le.
AISAIILT -CALLAN V. BROWN.
This was an action of assault and Imprisonment. The declara-
tion charged the defendant with causing the plaintiff to be taken to
the watch-house b a watchman.
The defendant Onded a justification, and set forth that the plain.
tiff at an early hour in the morning, entering a room which he oc-
cupied In the defendant's house, made a peat noise in the passage,
and on his refusal to permit the defendant and his family to en-
joy any quiet, he put his band upon him, and sent the plaintiff to
the wahhhoose. _ _

It that the defendant is an undertaker, and residing
in -plat, Edgeware.road, and that the plaintiff is a lodger
in the house. There happened to be a large box in the plaintiff's
r and having an idea that it contained a dead body, the plain-
tiff to have It opened, and would not go to bed until he
saw it opened. Aaading to the witnesses the plaintiff used insult.
ing ex and wished to know the contents of the box. Some
one in the watchman, who took him to the watchbouse.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE told the jury there was nothing to
justify the defendant in sending the man to the watch-house, but if
they found he was insisting on that which he had no right to ask,
small damages would be sufficient.
The box contained nothing but clothes.
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, with a farthing damages.
?MORETON T. CRAMMER&
The plaintiff, a gardener, who has attained the age of 87, brought
this action minima a baker at Putney, to recover 1111. lent under
the following eirestalianees :—The daughter of the plaintiff was
desirous of mod% into business with the defendant, and old
Thornton, who had mud property, sold out stock to lend the de-
fendant IW. The old OM called upon hint some time after, to
give a note aa security !sr the loan, but it was refused, and the
plaintiff brought this aegis&
George Thornton, the as it the plaintiff, and several other wit-
nesses, proved the plaindlih arse.
Mr. Baonsatcx, on the part of the defendant, called Elizabeth
Phillips, the plaintiff's daughter, who endeavoured to prove that the
one hundred and eleven pounds had been given to her, and not the
defendant, for the purpose of defraying the expences of housekeep-
ing, whilst ha father was lodging with them at Putney.
The jury, without hearing the Judge sum up, found a verdict for
the plalotW--Damages, 1001.

JAMES V. 000DXAN.
This was an action on the cue, brought to recover damages for
an injury done to the plaintiff by the improper conduct of the de-
fendant's servant. It appeared that in Anna last, the plaintiff
was in his gig.urt in Feschurch-street, and that the defendant's
servant was -driving his master's cart in an opposite direction, in a
very careless manner, the reins being quite slack, and not having
any command over the horse; the consequence was, he tub against
the plaintiff's gig, which was overturned, and the plaintiff had his
leg fractured and his arm severely injured.
The plaintiff's witnesses proved that the defendant's servant had
no command over the horse, and that the bit was out of the animal's
mouth. It was also said that if the horse had been pulled up after
the collision of the two vehicles, no material injury would have been
sustained. Two medical gentlemen proved that his leg was frac-
tured, that his arm was severely hurt, and that these injuries con-
fined him to his bed foe 'even weeks, and to this day he wu lame
and obliged to walk with a stick, and his health was affected by any
laborious exertion in his occupation, which was that of a brush.
maker.

Mr. 011111EY, for the defendant, addressed the Court, and con.
tended that the plaintiff's witnesses had not proved any actual neg-
ligence on the part of the defendant's servant, but declined to call
any witnesses.
Lord TaNDZIDZM summed up the evidence, and
The jury, after a few minutes' deliberation, found a verdict for
the plaintiff.—Damages 1001.

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.-APRIL 15.

OLD COURT.

These Sessions opened this morning before the Right Hon. the
LORD MAYOR, Mr. Justice J. PARK, and Mr. Justice GAULLE.
Henry Wright Smith, a respectable-looking young man, was in-
dicted with having, on the Ist of February last, stolen from the
dwelling-house of George Ducket two watches, with various articles
of jewellery. value 501. There were four other indictments against
the prisoner.
Mrs. Elisabeth Canon examined.—l reside with my brother,
George Dueket, at 1011, Upper Seymour-street, Somer's.town. On
the 29th of January the prisoner called at my brother's house, in
which there were lodgings to let; prisoner took them, and said he
would come and take possession of than next day. He referred me
fora character to 3, Jedd-place. I went there, but could not get any
intelligence of the person to whom he referred me. On his coming the
next day, I told him so. Prisoner then said I had made a mistake,
as it was to 22, Judd-place 1 should have gone. Before I had time fa
any further inquiry be came and took possession of the lodgings.
This was on Saturday. He slept there that night ; he went out on
Sunday, and did not return until Monday; on his return I remarked
to him that his luggage had not come; he said that it had tootitl
through mistake, to No. 111. He was in and out of the
during the day. I did not see him go out the last time. In the
course of the evening I missed my trinket-box out of the room, as
well as several articles of wearing apparel, out of a trunk. (Witness
then enumerated the various articles mentioned in the indictment.)
I never saw the prisoner until after he was arrested. I was present
when my property was found.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ctsarsox—ls separated from her hus.
bend ; does not know where he is. The property stolen is hers, in-
dependent of her husband. There were no other lodgers in the
house except one lady. She is not here.
Sevaal pawnbrokers were examined, who proved the prisoner
pledged the property with them, and which was identified by the
prosecutor.
Mr. Joseph examined—The prisoner and his mother and
sister lodged In my house. Prisoner left it three or four months
previous to the present affair, owing to a certain transaction. I de.
sired Limbrick, the officer, to keep an eye on the prisoner. Earl
in February I met him at the upper end of Seymour-street; I
told him that there was a letter at my house for him from his
mother, and I asked him to come along with me, which he did ; on
our arrival at my house I saw Limbrick the officer ; I called him ;
he came, and searched the prisoner.
Cross-examined by NIL Cx.tassos—Never heard the prisoner
was deranged until latterly, during the time he lodged in my house.
Never heard that he always slept in his house with a dagger under
his pillow. His mother is a highly respectable woman.
Limbrick, the officer, proved searching the prisoner, and finding
several duplicates on him ; and prisoner having confessed the
robbery.
Mary Butt examined—The prisoner lodged in the house of my
mother. He brought the small trunk which is now produced
with him.

Croes.e.xamined--She never lived with the prisoner as his wife...-.
Never read the story of George Barnwell. Recollects his taking
laudanum ;he was very ill at the time. Knows it was laudanum
from the doctor saying so.
The case for the prosecution here closed.
The prisoner declined saying anything in his defence.
Elisa Watktns examined—The prisoner and the last witness,
Mary Butt, lodged in my house in December last ; they lived
together as man and wife. Prisoner, while in my house, took lau-
danum, and was very ill, in consequence of which I apprised his
mother and sister, and they came to my house. Prisoner behaved
very stranOy in my house.
Mrs. Elisabeth Smyth, examined by Mr. CLARKSON—I am the
mother of the prisoner; I recollect frequently finding a dagger, as
well as a carving knife, under his pillow. He has been since a child
subject to a disease is his bead. His elder brother yes similarly
affected, and I believe his death was occasioned by that affliction.
Mr. Justice PARE recapitulated the evidence, when the Jury im-
mediately returned a verdict of Guilty.—Death.
Mr. Justice Pill then said he should trouble them to try
another indictment against the prisoner, for robbing Messrs. Sewell
and Cross, in whose employment he was. The value of the property
was upwards of 301.
The prisoner was then put on his trial, and the propetty stolen
was identified from the house.mark, which was, D. J. L. M.
B. U. 8. R," the initial letters of the following sentence, intended
as an admonition to the young men of the establishment. "Do
justice, love mercy, be upright, and sincerely righteous."
The prisoner was found Guilty ; and
Mr. Justice PAIR said that he would not proceed on any other
of the indictments, of which, he regretted to say, there were five
more, all of which were for robbing his masters ; and he addressed
the prisoner, and said that it was with the greatest pain he witnessed
one so young in such a vortex of crime, and therefore he should re-
commend him not to indulge any hopes of mercy.
The pawnbrokers were then obliged to restore all the stolen pro-
perty; and the quantity at wearing apparel which he had stolen
from hie fellow-shoprnates exceeded any thing we have witnessed.
The value of the property altogether stolen exceeds 20(U. The pri.
soner did not seem the least moved. He was very respectably dressed.
NEW COURT.

Michael Quirt/oft, med 90, was indicted for stealing four guitars,
a number of flutes, rWins, and other musical instruments, value
2001. the property of Thomas Welsh, FAq. the proprietor of the
late Argyll Rooms.
Mr. Welsh stated that the prisoner was in his employment in the
situation of potter, in whom he always placed the most implicit
confidence. About the 92d of February last he received information
which induced him to look over his stock of musical instruments,
and discovered that a number of the most valuable had been stolen;
they consisted of guitars, fates, violins, skc. He suspected the pri-

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