The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-10 00:00:00

BOW ACTIONS FOB LIBEL EBB GOT UP.

Mr. Thadlista°, Q.C., said be had also to move for a
similar rule at the same attorney in the case of Percival
and Wife v. Levy. It appeared that an article appeared in
the Dodo Telegraph which reflected on the character of the
plaintiff's wife, and their attention was called to it by the
attorney. Be called upon Percival, pointed out the article,
and asked them to allow him to bring an action naked the
proprietor for libel, promising not to charge them with
caste, and holding out the possibility of their getting 1001.
damages. The action was tried at Croydon, mid a verdict
returned to the plaintiffs, damages 504 Nine mouths after
the trial the attorney told Percival that the proceedings
would be set aside mikes he would take 251. ; and as it
would make no difference to them, as they would
have no ousts to pay, he advised them to take
it. They assented, and then the amount was doled
out to them in small sums from 2s. Gd. upwards. When be
had paid him 251. he said, "Now you have received the
whole of the 251.—that's all I have received from the
defendant's attorney in
damages. I have nothing more to
pay you." The applicant swore in his affidavit that he had
been informed, and believed, that this attorney received the
whole of the 501. in damages, and 1901. 4s. 4d. costa.

The Lord Chief Justioe asked the learned counsel if that
was all bia affidavit stated. There might be ea explanation
of the conduct. _ _

Yr. Huddleston said the attorney went to Percival, mid
told him that it be would let him bring the action he might
recover 1001. damages, without its costing him a shinier,
because he would be content with the costa be should get
against the paper.
The Lord Chief Justice said the attorney wow booed ie
that case to pay over the amount of the damages.
Rule granted.

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TIM LORD RATOR.
The Lord Mayor, the Common Se 'emit, the Sheriff., Am,
came into court after leaving the Exchequer, .uid invited
their lordships to the civic I:satinet.

HUDSON V. THE EINCHERS OP THE MIDDLE TEMPLL
We understand that Sir J. T. Coleridge, the late eminent
judge, to whom this cam was referred, has awarded MI,
damages to Mr. Hudson, for the ar►ult am! false imprison-
ment.

TEE CONCENTRATION OP TRH Lam Corrals.—
lAA evening the first general meeting of the twenty-first
session of the Law Amendnieut Society was held at the
offices, 3, Waterloo-plasm, Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., M.P.,
in the chair. Mr. Palmer moved the following resolution :
—'• That a committee be appointed to consider what action
should be taken with reference to the proposal of bringing
together into one place or neighbourhood all the
superior courts of judicature, with the °Mose attached
thereto, end to report on the same." lie mid last year
in consequence of the standing orders of the Howe of
Commons not being complied with the bill for ocesoentrating
the courts could not be introduced, but be was now in a
position to state that the bill would be introduced in the
ensuing missioo. Mr. Edward Webster esoooded the
motion. After a discussion. in which the chairman' Mr.
Thomas Webster, Mr. Collier, Q.C., sod others took part,
the resolution was adopted. The annual addressi from the
council of the society was next read. It detailed at some
length the various public measures passed in the last ses-
sion of parliament, and recorded the operations al the
society doting the past year.
MID KENT HALLWAT.—A special general meet-
, log of the shareholders in this company was held yesterday
at the offices of the company, 19, Dukostreet, Wedminster,
for the purpose of authorisieg the directors to borrow ma
mortgage or hood a sum or sums of money not exceeding in
all 15,000 f. The meeting was presided over by Mr. Wit.
kinson, the chairmen of the directors, who moved resole.
Lions to the effect that Use directors be sad are hereby'
authorised to borrow oe mortgage or hoed any sum or sums
of money net exceeding is the whole 15,000/., under the
provisions and for the purposes of the Mid Kent (Addis.
aerobe) Railway Act, 1862, such sum or aunts to be raised
by the manias of 3,000 posference shares. of the go.usa
amount of M. each, 14 of which payable as deposit,
and the rest in U. calls. The resolution, haring been
secoaded he Mr. L. Simpson, was adopted, sad a vete of
Omaha to t us chairman terminated the prooesdhige
CRYSTAL Par.aca —Nadar's Car and two Balloons
strived at the Palmas yesterday.