The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-26 00:00:00

THE WRITE SEA SQUADRON.

HASIMERTEST, luxe S.
The British squadron destined for operations in the
Whit. Sea, consisting of the Meaoder, 44, Captain
Baas (commodore), Phtenix, 9, screw, Commander
Reyes, and Ariel, 9, screw, Commander Luce,
this port to the northward yesterday. The 41::::6
frigate Cleopatra is now lying in this harbour, wait-
ing for two steamers to join her, when they will also
meted to their destination.
BEIWEN, Joeil2.
A French mac-of-wu steamer, bound for the White
Bea, arrived here yesterday, and after coaling pro-
ceeded to-day.

COPENHAGEN, Arne 21.
The accident which happened to the King, and
which 1 telegraphed to the Daily News, might
easily have been attended with fatal consequences,
as his Majesty is a full-blooded heavy man. He was
riding in to town from the neighbouring country villa
of Skodsborg, where he is residing this summer, to
give his usual Monday's audiences, attended by the
gentlemen of his suite, when a dog dew out of a
roadside inn called the Constantin, and bit the King's
bores in the leg, which plunged so dreadfully us to
throw the King out of his saddle and heavily on to
the road, where he lay insensible for several minutes.
He was then carritd into the adjacent country-house
of Professor Hoist, whilst melange= were sent off
for medical assistance. Dr. Lund, the King's physi-
cian, immediately bled him, and ascertained that no
bones were broken, and that he had sustained no fur-
ther injuries than a severe contusion of the right
shoulder. He drove back to Skodsborg in a carriage,
and the latest bulletins published state that be is
going on very favourably.

tab) intelligence.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—JuNE 25.
AMMO AT NIAI PLIVA LOPPOS.-- MATORI CRISS JAITIOS
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?BRONSON V. WILT.—COLLISION ON TUE
This was an action to remove: damages in aossoqueacie of
a collision which happened .move: the afternoon of the 6th
December last, between the Ann, Eat Indium's, and the
Araby, a collier. The plaintiff was the owner of the Araby,
sad the defendant was a Cinque Port pilot, end had control
of the Asa at the time of the accident. Damages were New
asked for upon the ground that the collision bed beeneamesd
by the negligence or incapacity of the defendant.
On the day in question both vessels were below Gram-
sad, is a piece called the Lower Dope Reach, and tbq
were both coming up the river, the Ann being tugged. It
was admitted on all hands that the right thing for the
defendant to have done in coming up with the Araby was
to have ordered the Indiaman's helm to he pia bard a•port
Thu it was proved he did do, but the 'naiads's' did not
answer her helm, and so came in collision. The carpenter of
the Ann, in his examination, said that he had told the
defendant that the Indisman was a queer steering ship,
bat the delsadant wee rather hard of hearing, and witness
could not my whether be properly understood what was
said. Under thete circumstances the plaintiff's soused
sontended that if the defendant bad heard that she was e
queer steering ship, he ought to have been more that era-
nutty careful, and that at all events, having piloted her all
the way from Duogenees, he ought to have found out her
qualities before the accident happened.
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, and it was
agreed tie amount of damages should be settled out of
court. if•M

Still, V. 111111211TON1.—ACTIOW IT AI( APPAINTICZ
£OAINST HIS XMITIIit.
This wee an nation by an apprentice against his tauter to
recover damages, upon the ground that the Rioter had not
performed his covenant to teeth the plaintiff the art of wood
engraving, and all the various branches connected there-
with, and also to board and lodge him in a proper m
According to the plaintiff's case he had not been soft
ciently instructed by the defendant, but for a great portion
of the time he had bun left to himself, indent other times
he bad been employed in menial work not connected with
the art of weed eograving. The plaintiff and two other
witnesses were called, and some of the plaintiff's work was
eabibited ; and the jury then impressed au opinion in favour
of the defendant. Plaintiff's mantle, however, elected to
be son-sited, and • verdict was accordingly entered.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—Jusa 25.
OTTINOS AT NM 1111111,--DIPADD TIM LOAD CUM/ !AWN AND
mum. mum.
NANTIN AND ANOTHER V. THE CIISTAS NAIAD'
costresT.
The declaration Mated that the plaintiffs sued the de-
fendants for materials provided, end on an account stated.
The defendants pleaded indebted.
Kr. Knowles and Kr. Thompson appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Ur. Bramwell and blr. Bovill represented the

eampea_y.
Mr. Kande., ia opening the cue, said the plaintiffs we.
wood engravers, carrying on liminess in Long-acre, and the
defendants were members of a company, incorporated under
an act of parliament, for the purpose of erecting and eon-
ductiog that well-known edifice at Sydenhem, the Crystal
Palace. The ebject of the action was to recover 1631. for
work done, and materials supplied to the defendants. It
would be well to state that up to the opening of the Palace,
there were various departments, two of which were de-
signated respectively "the fine arts department," and the
"literary department." Soon after the opening of the
Palace guide books were issued by the company, and, in
order to make them more complete, it was deemed ad-
visable to illustrate them with plates. The plaintiffs, who
were acquainted with Mr. Pbillipe, who was connected
with the literary department, applied to hint at the'
latter end of 1852, to obtain for them the engraving
of the plates for the floe arts department, ono
accordingly on the 12th of January they received
a letter from • Mr. 0 dated from the Crystal
Panes, who said their communication had been forwarded
fa Kr. Phillip, end that it would be laid before the proper
Kann of the company. Subsequently the plaintiffs exe.
sated sad were paid for a small order by the financial officer
of the fine arts department, and they continued to work for
the company till the Christmu of 1863, when the bill
amounted to 191. odd, which on being seat In was duly
paid. Things went on in this way, and at lest the work,
which was *onetime sent t 2 the Crystal Palace and some-
times to Bradbury and Evans', amounted to 1631. In the
meantime a change had taken place in the fine arts depart-
ment—Mr. Bonhomie's situation—the gentleman who had
conducted that breach of the business—having been filled by
Mr. Delamotte. The plaintiffs applied to Mr. Delmont
for payment of their account, and having been referred from
one to the other, they were finally compelled to bring their
action to Mover the amount for the actual work supplied
to the defendants.
The Chief Baron—lt appears to me that this is a question
of law, and not a matter for the consideratLn of the jury.
Mr. Knowles thought he could establish the defendants'
liability.
Lundy examined: He was one of the plaintiffs. He was
acquainted with the late Mr. Phillips, who had an office at
the Crystal Palace, and at the latter end of 1852 they
applied to him for the engraving of the plates for the com-
pany, and on the 16th of January, 1853, they received a
letter from Mr. Groves, saying their application had been
forwarded to the pepper quarter. Mr. Owen Jones had an
cake in the fine arts department, in which office Mr
Bonhomie was engaged. On the 16th June, 1853, they had
sent same "Meeks " to a Mr. Sharpe, Barnsbory, Islington
for which Mr. Kinloek, the financi °filar of the fine artsal
department, paid. Some of the woodcuts which were sent
to Mr. Sharpe were distributed throughout the guide books.
When the goods were sent to Sharpe he signed delivery
tickets.
Mr. Bramwell, on the part of the defendents, submitted
that what Sharpe had done could not bind the Crystal
Palace Company. Those demonists were not admissible
is evidence.
The Lord Chief Baron suggested that the case should be
stated for the opinioa of the court. The learned counsel for
the defendants would afford every facility in his power, and
state the grounds on which his defence jested.
Mr. Braswell said if be admitted those documents In
evidence they would be used against him. His clients had
defended this action from a point of honour, as they wars in
no degree responsible fin the claim made by the plaintiff'.
He would protest against any imputation being cast on the
defendan.s.
The Lord Chief Baron—There is not the slightest imps
tenon on your clients.
After • short discussion between the counsel on both
sides, the cause was referred to Mr. Rote, with power to
the learned counsel to adjudicate finally upon it or to draw
up a case for the opinion of the court.
A verdict was then entered for the plaintiffs, subject to a
reference.

SOLOMON V. VISCOUNT 13011111T0N.,
Sir F. Thesiger applied to have this case postponed. He
would state as the ground of his application that Viscount
Somerton had just received intelligence of the death of his
brother, who ►ad been lately killed in the Crimea.
Mr. Edwin James thought the proposal a most reasonable
one. It would not be decent, under the circumstances, to
offer any opposition on the part of the plaiatiff.
The cause was accordingly made a remanet.

COURT OF BA]
was MA.

:Y.—JUNE 25.
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IN it ITRANMI MID CO.—TIII LASS BARRING TAILORS.
This was the Brat meeting under the bankruptcy of Wm.
Strahan, Sir John Dean Paul, and Robert Makin Bates,
heaters, of 217 and 218, Strand, and also carrying on the
lesisess of navy agents, under the firm of Harold and Co.,
at 41, Norfolk-street, Strand. The petition was filed on the
11th of June, as announced at the time in the Duly Nom,
lad t►e adjudication was immediately made. On the bank-
... Pay being wetted, this day was appointed for the proof
sf &Ma sad choice of assignees. The petitioning creditor
la Illaslngs John Tatham, proctor, of 26, Great Carter-lane,
lobs is a ereditor for 1,6941. for monies had and received by
the bankrupts on his banking account, and for which no
security or satisfaction had been given.
The sitting took place at eleven o'clock, but for some
time before that hour the court was crowded to ex-
cess
; and in the course of the proceedings it became
neeessary to throw open one of the other courts for
the ;surpass of receiving such proofs as were unopposed.
The business was much facilitated by the excellent arrange-
' =env. of Messrs. Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, the solicitors
under the petition, who, for several days before the meeting,
had received proofs at their office, and hadithem examined
by the official anignie. Such creditor. as had availed
themselves of this facility had merely to go through the
formality of swearing to their proofs in open court. The
following are some of the creditne who proved :—Lord
Palmerston, the Duke of Devonshire, the Earl of Cimarron,
Viscount Melbourne, Earl of Dysart, Sir A. Ashton, Sir C.
Coot*, Sir Ches. Young, Lord Lisburne; Walnut College,
Osford ; Lord Cavendish; parish of St. Clement Danes ; Earl
of Burlington ; Mr.W. Spottiswoode, Queen's printer; the
Duke of Rutland, Lord J. J. R. Manners, Right Hos. C. C.
Masser; Lord Galway, Lnd Aylmer, Christ Church Col-
lege, S. A. °alphas; Counts.. of Craven, Countess
Vendors, Marquis of Clanricarde, Sir Lucius Cann,
Lient.-Oeneral Thompson, Sir D. Muncestn, the RNA.
Caroline Pennington, Lieut.-General Buller, Sir R. Anal*
Lady Manners, Lord Ewers, Mr. Cavendish, the Earl d
Bradford, and Sir B. Maenamare.
The bankrupts were Draught up in custody, bat were es el
at drat is the wart where the proofs were takes. Mr. Bak.
lamina appeared for lb. Strohm and Sir J. D. Paul (se IS
the proceedings I. the pollee court), and Mr. Parry for Mr.
Bates. Mr. MUM*, represseted the Marquis of Clout-
elude, Vienna Galway, and other creditors, whose Nava.
gate claims are about 200,0001. Mr. Lialdater appeared Sc,
Sir Lades Coals, sod other creditors. Mr. Cooper rope-
seated the Duke of littlest!, lard Jobs Mum% and Lord