The Express.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COl7/tT OF QUZEN'S BENCH.—FI3. 21.
Af tse Tarns NW Pries Shiny at Ogidliag.--(Hdere
Lord Chief Jae** Madeira sad • Special Jury.)
mrsatinat AND AMDT2II O. WIDIMOS AID LIOTILTD.
This was ha segos to recover the sum of 30,0001. for
lOW. of which was for moimirdot doe from
the ls to the plaintiffs. es signed betimes them.
ass ' the ammo for the benefit of the defendants,
ea the of the Agarainan Iron Works Company
de the seat al 10,900., to pay the deporit cm the
mime OI the ism gecko from Mr. Orayshaw Bagley ;
s•Sailtualasam of 5,0001. for commission due
frapi tO to the plaintiffs, ea agreed,
he by the plaintiffs to the defendants in
torortee ether_ WOW to be adviser& to the hoodoo
jkaketiftrilli or Demo of the directors thereof, for the
purposed assigns( the &Isaiah, in bringing the aid
Absramos Ina Wake Oompany (Limited) before the
pablio, sad thereby promoting the intends of the diked-
aat• The dafeatimai denied their liability.
Mr. Seriant Parry, Mr. Jos. Scoriae, Q. 0., and Mr. J.
0. Griffith, were conned for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hawkins,
Q. 0., and Mr. Garth, were counsel for lb. Wickeee, and
Mr. Shaw, for Mr. Folob, the defendants bevies emerged
their defence.
This was em igloo again some exiaordimmy trausno•
tins in coenegoo with purchasing mermatila intaldop
sad formiog them Into limited joint gook ampoules. The
skim in this alas awsared, as the plaintiffs learned omosel
said, at fist to startle me, bat when they recollected that
the promotms gotloo,oool. by their bargain, he thought
the jury would think the ablest& were entitled to recover
the clam they now made, andthat the jury would not think
it morbitaat under the eirtiarostances. Illy, works Mira
limad. for 250,0001., and said to the company for
000 l
At the mooing= of the plaintiff's as
The learned Judge was about to bold that there was no
ONO to go to the jti, reserving lease to Mr. Salami Parry,
oa the part of the AMUSE, to move the ooart above.
Mr. amides, however, said he would rather all his 'M-
amma and take a verdict, than stand the chance of the era
going to the court above.
Mr. Hsinchu thee addressed the j ea ths past el the
ddeadant Wilma, and Mr. Shaw them our the
part of thedefoodant Folob. They said they would produce
*video's which would utterly ciontradiee that on the part
of the pleintiffs. It was sot tree that the defendant bad
giro say order or mired into any &grimmest with the
plaintiffs for the purpose of disposing of the Mares m
VhedThe leased comaal also 000 tended that, even sup-
ia scientist had bora mired into, still the plas-
failed to carry it out.
Mr. Witham woe then milled, sad denied that he ever
aimed intotai yitedreereent with the plaintiffs. The pis/n-
-ig Barham to him %woe the subject. but he (the de-
leadost) to have anytr to do with gm" amount
of his having bees crammed in the Wiodham OW. Be-
fore be parobsed the property of Mr. Bailey for 250,0001.
the latter mot a Mr. John Bithardson down to vales it
in his (Bailey's) favour. He acoordiagly valusd it at
302,0001. The company afterwards sent down a gestlesnaa
named Blackwell to veins it, and be valued it at
330,0001.
At the conclusion of the defendant's evidence the owe
was adjourned till this (Wednesday) morning.

COURT OF COMMON PLEB.—Fea. 21.
Intim at NIA Priam is Loadoo.—(Before Mr. Juleps
Myles sad a Comma Ju7.)
PILIIIVS V. TEM warnom AND roam WIWI= RAILWAY

COMPAINT.—• LAWMII.B LI:100MM.
The plaintiff is this CMI wan a solicitor poetising nest
tad he sought to mover damages in come-
ghillies= delay in delivenag his luggage to him on two
mambos whilst jousseyhg in Wales.
The jury f for the Oebilir, sad meemed the diamem
is the iirst mot at 444 la, end in the second at 20f.

COURT OP 11011ZQUKR.—Fda 21.
Sitlisp at NW Prins
Pollockoilhall.—(l3d the Lard Chief
Bann sad a Special Jaw.)
WLEVI V. 31.11111DALZ AID MULL
In thin antics, which me brought by the wife al a labour-
ing man agaitut Mears.Pickford eadOcmpany, the carriers,
to recover damages, in powwow:ewe of haw* her leg
broken by the peewees of their servants, in removing a
bale of cotton from a van in Gresham-street, the jury, not
being able to agree, were locked up, and had not
bias liberated at the time the wart row last
night. Mown wen speed, and the twelfth stated that
there was no probability of his altering his opinion, and ex-
pressed a hope that the parties would swept the verdict of
the eleven. The ddeadants' solicitor detained to take their
verdict. and they were all consequently looked up, but after
being absent a considerable time. they came into court and
gave the verdict for the plaintiff.
Damages 501.

SPICKII O. NOBS.,

The declaration stated that the defendant
_agreed to
marry the plaintiff, bat that ha dinner& maenad another
woman, and that, is consideration of the plaintiff under-
taking not to an action against him for his breech of
proem, he to pay her 3001. It then stated that the
defeadant ors y paid 1004, and this acting was brought to
newer the balance. The defeedant plinded that he did
not promise to marry the plaintiff, sad that he did sue
make the other promise.
Mr. Serjeant Bellantine and Mr. H. T. Cole were counsel
for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Haddleston, Q.C., sad Mr. Phil-
brick for the defendant.
In opening the ma, Mr. Sergeant Ballantim said the
plaintiff Mrs. Mary Ann Spicier, was a widow, and the de-
redact, Mr. Charles Moss, a ship and ingenues broker.
This was not a matter of sentiment which required any
marl to their imaginations, and involved only a question
of a purely mercantile nature. Some time ago the plaintiff
lived as housekeeper with a lady in Howland-stmt. Totten-
ham court-road. The defendant, who wee reprwsted as a
penal of fascinating manners, saw walking
down the street followed her, and at last
manned up courage to address to her a few words. She
unfortunately listened and was fascinated, and as intimacy
sprang up between them. At first it was only friendly sad
social, but after a time the defendant avowed peat affection
for the lady, and be was afraid she did not inMhit that pro
prier of conduct which she ought to bre done. She yielded
to his fascination and became his mistress. Sometimes she
went by his DAMN and sometimes he west by her name,
there being an equitable exchange between them in that
respect. After the lapse of a year and a half the defendant
announced to her that be intended to marry another person.
The plaintiff felt herself in residerable difficulty, bat war
willing to Mien bra hula his engagement to many her for
a eoosidsratios of 3001., which was a perfectly legal trans-
action, and am so far satisfactory that it put an and to an
illicit and improper intercourse. The defendant did marry,
sad he paid the *Miff 1001., but declined to give her the
remaining 2004. The learned rural observed, is Gonda-
miry that widows were proverbially fortunate, and that
after tha separation Mrs. Seiner made a favourable Immo-
lioll upon a Mr. Gay, who was now under an immanent
to man/ her.
Mr. Ruddiest/fa, for the defence, contended that • neon
scandalous, barefaced, and impudent attempt at ex-
tortion than this had aim been committed. The
defendant, a young man, had been the victim
of the plaintiff, and was at last obliged to
martin the *immerses to his young wife, who now
stood by him, sod he was resolved, rather tbsa roller to
be the victim of this woman's anortioe, taring the matter
into court, and brave whatever exposure might he thstgligit-
la 1860, the defendant then being very young sad unser-
vied, picked up the plaintiff in Thtteeltam-coort-rosal,
and aka took him home to the hour in Howland-aret
which was a regular brothiL He there had oonnexion
with her, and the intimacy thus formed was contianed from
time to time, the defendant supplying her with money.
The learned counsel then rid he believed there was hardly
a man in court who had not in his youth yielded to some
such temptation as that which had proved too much for
the defendant. Very general laughter followed this obser-
vation, whersupos
The Lord Chief Buns said—The general voice seems to
say that the learned counsel should speak for himself slow.
flugghtsr4
Mr. Huddleston, in continuation of his address, maid that
in April,lB62, the connexion between the plaintiff endure.
that ceased, and that as soon as it was known that the de-
fendant was going to get married, the plaintiff and those in
league with her commeneed to make extortionate demands,
to which the defendant unfortunately listened. No sooner
had he given her some money than renewed demands and
renewed threats wen made, and having given bee is all
about 401., he agreed to make up the sum to 1001. He meet
her 601., and she returned his letters as well as • receipt in
the following termi :—" Received this 24th day of
June, 1863, a sum of 40t, being the last part payment
al 1001. in full settlement of all claims that I have against
Om Mrs, fun.—M. A. Spicer." The letter accompany-
ing the receipt was es follows ' The lint halves of notes
ems to hand yesterday. The letters mired an the wily
ones myself or Mr. Guy possess, the others having been
Iburnt when received upon my oath. This I Malan to 11
my last application to you. r lam perfectly satisfied.
The defendant, ea the receipt of the above, forwarded the
ramtining balm of notes in an envelope, without any wira-
inset, hoping that the matter was for ever set at rest Mr.
Mom, the defendant, married a young lady on the 16llt of
July, 1863, and a few menthe afterwards the plaintiff began
to apply for more money, and not euacaedhg in her en-
deavours she employed a solicitor to act for her, and
he applied to the defendant for 3001., which was
alleged to be balance due to her. The learned
muted then stated that he should prove that the unsigned
letter, dated the 27th Jose, 1863, rid to be from the.
feeder, inclosing halves of notes, and expreenag a hops
that he would not be troubled foe the remaMfag MX until
the apeted time, was feet written by the defender, sad
must Marston lee • forgery.
Mr. Sensor Bellastre here interposed, sad said those
letters, and other which bad been headed to him, had rem
epee him by mrpries, sad they left an imprepsios on his
rind that he ought not to keep up the ease say logger. Ile
would therefore withdraw, and miser to a seesnit.
Mr. Haddlestaa—That is fast what I expected from way
isermi friend.
The Load Older Barna mid be bad a Moog minks Ifigh
the plaintiff was by straits el" mailed in this case filen
i;i:zerridasere, se the f of the entre was a
to many.
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