The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-04 00:00:00

BAIL COURT—Nov. 3.

Sittings at Nisi Prim at Witstralwakr.—(Before Mr. Justice
Crompton and a Cosmos Jul.)
This was the first day of the first sittings in term. The
list ooutains only 18 entries ; 13 of them are miasmas and
only five new causes. Of these mine were mottled sad
struck oak end others were made remsmelsi sod the moor&
withdraws, in mammas* of the parties sot being ready.
ROBINSON 11. TEA GREAT WISTRIN RAILWAT COMPARE AND

This was ea action for ei7s7niiand Übe Imprisonment. The
defendant pleaded lint, sot guilty ; secioadly, afortillestion,
alleging that the plaintiff and a mu named Morrie ware he
the employ of the company, and that Morgan eemenitted •
felony, and that If *Grath, • servant of the compeny, had
reason to believe that the plaintiff was aiding and abetting
Morgan, and that be wee asocedingly taken lab embody.
Mr. Setjeent Ballantine end Mr. illatyre were counsel
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins, Q. 0., and Mr. Clarke were
counsel for the defecidents.
The plaintiff had bees for three or four years • meant
in the company's employ, and on the day in question Nivel
engaged at work in one of the company's luggage vas..
Smother porter, whilst soppd in another me. took. me the
learned serjeant mid, an improper fancy to a portmanteau,
and abstracted from it • pair of trousers. He wee d
end when marebed the Yews,. were found silos lihr
be wee encordingiy examitted. M'Oneth, who wee also
in the company's employ, mosidered that the nIEI2IIII, from
his position, must have been ewers of the robb267:
gave him into onstady ea aiding and simetieg io the
The defence was that, hem the poaitiou of the pardon.
Waroth had reasonable end probe cause for giving the
plaintiff into custody.
The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiff—damps,
23/.

COURT OF COMMON PLIAL—Nov. S.
Milting, is limo—Melon Laid and JIM,* Bria aad
Jainism, William, BMA, sad Seating.) '

TIM V. DARKZEL—CONYLVISO A KAI AS A LUNATIC.
The piebald in Ude ease was a beaker at Otaaberwell,
sad the &deadest wen relieving dicer el Lambeth. Os the
24th May the dafeadast, with some einitants, Went te this
plaintiff's home end nerved his. to the lanais woad of the
without*. when at the end el four dap be• had en Mimi
of rheumatic goat, whisk Gamed hi &teethe some days
longer, when be wee diseharpd, k being found that he was
a/ wand mind. radar these eireamstanees the *Miff
chimed damages ice hie imprismoanent. The defendant's
ems wee that the plaintiff had get into a very excited 'tats
in ceesequence of exceed,* Itr W&G, sad that hi daughter,
a girl al 17
H, and also the asighboars, oresplained to the de.
fondant. s told the daughter to apply to a magistrate, bat
that functionary sent her back to his to deal with
the mesa She minced a oertilicate of a dotter,
which stated that the plaintiff was of amend
mind, a disease which was aggravated by &fah ; that be was
tight to le at lame ; that be was outrageous, sad was emo-
tionally threatening hi owe life and that of his &Mum'
As the magistrate would Dot set, the dshedaat went and'
inquired of the neighbours, and was infanta* by k pude-
man that tie piminta was very violent, and bad threatened
his children. Ueda the,. 14011101VVROSI be wee et to
the workhouse. Mr. Bain, the math exist, said tit I
was not mil tours Ave der ohm die iihmodast wor tank !
to the workhouse that the coashisioa wee arrived at that he I
was of sound Mind. 'He was violently excited, bat was sot;
stbaciad by the delirium tremeas. The trial of the watt*
took pleas beton Mr. Justice Baka, when it was admitted I
that there mast be • verdict for the plaintiff botame fhb
defendant bad ant ossplied with the ptevilme et the •
Lunacy Act ; but it was submitted that be having mid for I
the benefit of the dmlendant and his family, eassimal
would meetthe MMus, •of thanes. Thejtry, having= ,
tie plaintiff 201/ dump& The nosetioa now wen whether I
a rale to reduce the damages to a nominal amount should •
be made absolute.

Kr. Bret appeased bo show cause ; end Mr. Beriesat
BuJJaatine to support lass rule.
Yr. Justice Ryles maid he feared that the ddesdant might;
have suffered in consequent of a smer4oa from the bevel,
that ties plaietirs daughter mhos.M ao6 be willed to gore
widow, against her father.
The Court, alter some cliscimsioe, maid that the queetion
of damages was one within the province of the pry?, and tt,
would not be jastidable to interfere with the verdict.
Rule discharged.