The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-05 00:00:00

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LA Ifir INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OP 11X0HP.Q171OL —Jinx 4.
filittinp at Nisi Prins at Guildhall: —(Bohr* Yr. Baron
Pardo sing a Special Joey.)

OUTTOM C. WO ORMAN WINTON ,MAILMAN COMPANY.
" repeth Puma."
The plaintiff, Mr. Nue% was a carrier In Aldersgate-
doset, and be brought tide seem to rearm cartels over-
ate/1M wire, he alleged, had been made by the defendants
on parcels be bed entrusted to them for carriage to different
towns in the west of lingleod.
Mr. Joseph Browne sod • Mr. (Meths' ware for the
kff ; and lb. M. Beath, Q.C., and Mr. Raymond for
Weeded..
eme sided the quaellos if " packed parcels," which
has bees the subject of digatiou ia the different omirle for
many 79ere Fait. The plaintiff wee in the habit of collect-
Mg mean parcels for conveyasce to verbose parts of the
weal) of. England. lie placed these for * pertgeoka tows la
ow pared, and addremod it to his agent there, and the aged
,cowed it and delivered the contents. Epos sack a packed
rea the 00twrotY reamed a meek higher rate them
sr other parcel. For instant*. by tris rider 5 el".
conveyed from London to Bath, they charged 14a. ad.,
imbed of fis. 5d., which the plaintiff contended was So
mem ohm,.
Josses Browne, in opening the mac, said be sada
Trove that this practice of Dandles " packed puede
edited 400 g Deface nelerays were formed, and that it wee
• carthal •on to an zoo;
le extent, not, oily by
tamers, but hy the 'pel who:ha homes is the Cdy,
Whir for a 'rigot • sent in their ewe pediment Meal
penile /or their camtempook la the 1 eet of the
Great Wasters Railway Company there wee a
demo yequirise them to charge equally for all
pareel, had hiet yob the Court of ,Camemos- Ages decided
that *Mekong wee is twee. the Chief Justice only es-
tertaining • diffused opinion. The case was then taken to
the Carat of Exchequer Chamber, who were unanimously
of *pintos that the equality dame remained in fares, sad
was in ao respect overruled or qualified by later acts of
palladia. There was • long series of other &-
Mimi lin the books all to the same sleet, sad
probably if the deleadede bad been private indiv
viduale they would have submitted to those expositions
of the lair, but public companies were said to have
oononeetencom cad as the anpesses of such a trial as this
would have no perceptible effect ma the dividend, be sup-
pawed they preferred litigetios. The present claim was for
9601., the overcharges made by the oompeay lease Decem
her, 1861; and eves if the plaintiff's right to it were
established be could not recover interest, and therefore in
any ewe would ruffer a loss. The plaintiff bad brought a'
adios for ovetcbsrges ma& from May, NW, to
her, 1861, and in that instance the parties agreed to
Wet the matter to Mr. Meson to stem • special ems for
the opinion of the court. This was done, and wheel the
ease came on for argument the company submitted at once
to have judgment entered against them, and the money
wee paid. The facts were procaely the maw fa the pm-
mot sem bat the company resisted the slain, aid be
sup-
poped whole ground would have to be none over again.
Evidence was given to show that Mina. Copestaks, Moore,
and Oompaey, Messrs. Pewsos std Company, Messrs.
Mention and Dillon and other weltiteovra firms in the
City,
_bad been in the hahit for many years of sending
packed percale without being charged any extra sem.
Mr. loviegtoa. of the Old Beaky. mid he had been a
artier for 40 years, and the praMice of seeding packed
pagoda by different carriers was notorious during the whole
of Stud

ib• ac;clutim of pia lAtictirs 'rialtos, Mr. M. smith I
submitted that there was no case.
Mr. Baron Martin held that there was evidams to go to
the yarn.
Mr. i 1 smith tendered a bill of mosptions to his lord-
ship's ruling in regard to this point and other palate as to
**adularia. of evidence, with • view to the ems being
token to the Court of Exchequer Chamber.
Mr. Baron Martin, in summing up. commented severely
on railway companies, with their spermons capital. Idiot.
lag imestious which had long been decided by one of the
highest court. ia the country, and entailing enormous as-
perse on private badiridusis, some of whom might be
wholly unable at meet these.
The jury foetid a 'erect foe the plaintiff, with 1,0001.
damages, but it was encased that the actual amount of
damages &cold be ascertained by • reference, in the event
of Me Court of Exchequer °belabor deciding in brow of
the plaintiff.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(Before the Assieteat Judge.)
The July Quarter 8111111101111 et the Peace for the county of
Middlesex commuted yesterday at the Bessioarbouse,
Clerkanwell-greeo, before Mr. W. H. Bodkin. the Amisteat-
judge, Mr. J. Pays*, deputy smistentludge, and a beach of
msgiMrstra.
The caleodar costales the cubes 01 87 whalers for trial,
ef whom 71 are for (*logy and 15 for misdemeanour. The
degrees of education emu follows : Foitier.rea4 DOT write,
32; read sod write imperfectly, 37 ; read only, 13; mid
and write well, 5 ; sad of superior eduestioo, acme.
The Assistant Judge briefly addressed the steamers ef
the peed jury ss to the matured *Mr duties, tallies them
that it was not their duty to try the eases that would come
before tbrm, but to see if there was • sufficient prim* facie
la each as. to justify them in muffin the primers for
trial. They used Dot bear all the witueeme ie a ere, if
they were satisfied with one witases. At the seam time
they should rot Wow out a bill until they bad beard all the
warmest

The greed jary then retired to their room.
Hedor Lalie, 22, tailor, was indicted for stealing the sum
01 31., the smoke of Macbill Scott, his master.
The promontor is a tailor, carrying as basioem in Picker.
implese, Paddinton, earl the prisoner wee in his employ as
a persemsan. Hamm some summons of the prisoner be
•11101iella the till and marked seven sovereigns, and put
kook the till into a glass one. and locked it up, het leaving
the keys in the lock. The primmer ems to work about
seven o'clock is the mining, and remained there mid
dinner time, so other parson being proems during the
whole of the time. At diem: time his master asked him
if he was softie to his diaper, cud be said he was nut,
but afterwards said be would go out and have half a pint
of beer at a public-house that was close by. Instead, bow.
ever, of doing so he went to his own house, which was dis-
tant about two miter and a half. When be was goals the
promoutor examioed his till, and found three of the novo
reigns to be missing. When the prisoner Gams back to his
work, the peneeoator showed him his keys, asking kite if ha
knew any 'cm shout them, or the three sovereigns. The
•pprruraoownerr made no reply, was agitated, and mold have "brim
k•ocked down with a feather." A poliessan was met for,
and the primer was given into custody, and the officer
then proceeded to his resideoce, where hi wife gave him
a sovereign, which she said the prisoner had recently
given to her, and which proved to be need those marked
by the procentor. The policeman told the poisoner ha
had been to his house, and his wife had gives hies •
sovereign, for which he accounted by saying be had bees
paid it by a pence be worked for on the Saturday night
before. On making inquiries it was fisted that the prisoner
had worked for this person, but all the money he had to
receive from him was Lie.

The jury fossil the prisoner
Samuel Doble, police-oesstable 147 D, said the prisooer
was convicted on the 27th of September, 11463, at the Ham-
mersmith pains court. •ad sesteneed to be imprisoned for
two mosthe fur stadia( a scat, vase 21., is the Moscow.
road, &vomiter.
The Assistant-Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and
kept to herd labour for twelve mouths.