The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-26 00:00:00

Great Western line. The Great Western Company had
given the defendants every facility for doing so ; but it
frequently happened that if an engine started out at
six o'clock in the morning it would not get through
the barrier, in order to cross the Great estern line,
until six o'clock at night. Engines, under such cir-
cumstances, frequently hid to stay out all night, much
to the damage of their character as steady-going engines.
(A laugh.) In a statement issued by the directors of the
West London Company in December, 1844, they admitted
that they were greatly in debt, that there were four judg-
ment. against them; and an execution, under which all
their available property had been seized, with the exception
of six cottages, and they had been contracted to be sold for
3301. Moreover, there was a bridge on the line which was
too low for ordinary sized engines to pass underneath it.
The learned counsel also urged that if the plaintiffs were
entitled to any damages at all, it would be preposterous to
talk of such an amount as that which had been indicated
by his learned friend. To prove the impracticability of
working the West London hue, for passengers, he should
that the North We-secret:Company had been applied
to, to run trains during the coming Exhibition, in conse-
quence of which they had caused a report to be spade as to
the practicability a doing so; and the result had been that
they had been obliged to decline it.
The court then adjourned.
At the meeting of the court this (Tuesday) morning, it
had been arranged between the parties that a verdict should
be entered for the plaintiffs upon the first, second, and third
breaches, damages, Is.; on the fourth breach, damages,
4041. Ifs.; and on the fifth breach, damages, 411. 2a. 2d.;
which might be increased to the sum of 3241., upon an ex-
;urination of the accounts. Upon the sixth breach a verdict
generally to be entered for the plaintiff; either party to be
at liberty to bring the matter before the court upon motion,
the two questions to be raised being whether, upon the
construction of the covenant, the defendants were bound to
run passenger trains. and if so, whether they were to run
them in connexion with trains on the North-Western line,
the damages to he assessed upon the principal count, otter
the opinion of the court had been taken upon the construe-
tionof the covenant. . . . . .

The eourt then proceeded to try the only remaining enure
in the lint, which waa a queation of guarantee, of no public
interest whatever.

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OVERIJOARD AT SEA.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff in pursuance
of none meet (Aiwa in the Court of Chancery, to ri CON r
the value of a cargo of Orchilla weed thrown overboard the
Helena. which was the defendant's property. 91/. was paid
into court. It app.:wed the Orchilla weed was tisk d for
dying purposes, and sold at 301. per ton. The vessel sprang
two leaks on her passage homewards, and the cargo n
thrown overboard fur her k eurit
The jury found a verdict fur the plaintiff, with 213/. 1....
damages, including the sum paid into court.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—CAzusix. FRB. 24.

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On Saturday afternoon Mr. Justice Croswell soul Mr.
Baron Platt opened the assizes in this city. The high
sheriff, G. 11. Read, E.q., who is a member of the Society
of Friend., received their lordships ut the eitudvl station.
Their 'lordships on Sunday morning attended divine service
at the cathedral in state.

On Monday the court was opened at ten o'clock.
The calentiar presented a list of about 28 prisoners. one
or two being out on hail. there were several cases of an
nrgrarated description, but the majority were for minor
offence4.
Mr. Justice Creswell presided in the crown court ; Mr.
Baron I'Litt sat at nisi prius.

limas Us. Jrnlca Comma..
ALLEGRO PERJUILT.

Henry Tweddle and 7a;; Blowy were indicted for per-
jury. The case of henry Tweddle was proceeded with in
the first place. Mr. James, wi* whom was Mr. Busier,
appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Overend and Mr. T.
luster for the prisoner.
This was an indictment for perjury, alleged to have been
committed iu an affiliation ease, at the General Quarter
Seoions held at Carlisle, on Jan. lst, 1840, in an appeal in
which Joseph Tweddle seas the appellant, and Jane Oasis
the respondent. The evidence disclosed a great deal of
proNigary on the part of the principal actors in the %Mlle,
without throwing any light on the real truth of the
twitter.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Godly.
This announcement was hailed with applause, which was
immediately repressed.
Mr. James stated that it was not his intention, after the
verdict of the jury, to go into the other case.
tieveral snuffler cases were tried, but none of sufficient
Interest to deserve mention.
The court ruse at six o'clock.
Nina N11.14-I.lk ',RE Ma. BARON PI Alt.
The learned baron took his scat in this court at ten
o'clock. There were only seven causes entered, two of which
were settled before the court opened. Three of the remaining
the are of no importance. The other two are important, and
relate to the same parties, namely a person named Benson,
the owner or worker of Fourstones colliery, in Northum-
berland, and Mr. Black, a respectable coal agent, who un-
dertook to tool his coals in retail at Carlisle, **sky, Peu-
rith, Plummon, and other places, and, in some
in-
%tunesa, to ship to Ireland. The arrangement com-
menced on the 18th of January, 1640, and came to a sud-
den end on the 19th of July in the same year, when Ben-
son, with more haste than judgment, preferred before the
local magistrates at Carlisle a charge of embezzlement
against Mr. Black. A long hearin4 took place. The re-
sult was that the case was dismissed, and Mr. Black
promptly send Mr. Benson with notice of an action fur
damages fur illegal detention and defamatory. impu-
tation. On the other hand, Benson brought his action
against Mark, for the recovery of a Mann on various
agency transactions which he alleged to be due to hint,
amounting to upwards of 480/. This was of course done
with a trkw to parry the action for damages, which is a
special jwy ease.