The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, DlAacit 12..—1 he 52nd regt. leave this au-
rieon in three divietons on Monday and two following dr.. itaa-
chester.—The Bth (Eat Norfolk) regt. will arrive here from W:ne tes-
ter, on the same days, to replace the 52d.-11, first bathilion ki the
ttli mgt. (the grit corns fur foreign *Trice) i. to proceed to Mahar
soon es shim can be provided, as the entire regiment is now at Corti.
The battalion ordered oat will embark at that plate ; the other balls.
lion will go to the Mediterranean in the course of this )ese, probably
to Malta also.—The Atwllot asap-ship, Com. Radcliffe, vrived at the
Mauritius on the 17th Dre., all well. The 3Sth reil were to embark
on the let Jan., and to mil on the 9rd for Digitise!.
NATIONAL DIFENCE.—W e (Naval and If ilitary Gazette)
have good grounds for asserting that all intention of mains an army
of reserve or grand national guard has now teen abandoned, eat 4
that whatever forte may be rained, it wi I be in the tame and ham ft
militia, with vary few changes from its old cooettuatioo.

LAW Entriliarenci.
EQUITY COURTS,
Before the Lord Chancellor.
HAWLEY O. MIRO/MI STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY COI*
PANT.—ARBITTLATION.-1 RUED I, L ARITT.—This was an ap-
peal motion to discharge an order of Vice Chancellor Knight
Bruce, setting aside an award. It appeared that the plain-
tiffs a. e occupiers of collieries throu,h which the defendcate
line of railway was to psis, and not being able to ay.* with
the defendants as to the amount of compensation for the
damages the railway wouid fault the) aNi.inted an an itra-
tor on the sth of last November, and the defendants ap-
pointed another. These not being able to agree. toned it
necessary to appoint an umpire. Oo the 16th of November,
the last day allowed by law lor the purpose, one only of the
arbitrators attended and appo.nted the umpire, and he,
without taking new evidence, made his award. For this Ir-
regularity the Vice-Chanceilor thought tic award ought sot
to stand.—Mr. Serjeant Allen, Sir F. Simpkinson, and Mr.
J. Campbell, were heard in support of the motion. Mr. J.
Rumen and Mr. Malins contra.—Sr. F. Simpkineon was
heard in reply.—The Lord Chancellor: the principal ohjee-
tion to the award was that it was made without committal-
cation with the railway company, and the question was
whether an award so made, in the absence of, and witLiUt
notice to, one of the parties, can be supported. In looking at
the cases that were referred to, he did nut lii,d any of them to
apply. here the railway company gave the um • -notice
not to proceed ; and if he did they would if* sbogsglilp
hie award for the irregularity. If the ira, bad lemia 7.
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power under the acts of parliament to gomptwaegakg his
award without notice to tloe company, his podia vault' not •
be the less, notwithstanding the want of notice.: But still he -..
knew they would object, and they rupee be would 50t...:
tait,
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cases), the case chiefly referred 1., the at • shoe gave tie ' :'
party notice that he would make his Likud on • da74-: •/,'
named; so there it was the partya own fasit/ _ (/)
and not the arbitrator's, for he gave • distinct Dodge .'
that he would proceed. The absence, - ' ---
bitrator was not satisfactorily stenos"
as if they wished to escape from t.l•
attended to hear the evidence 1,
being to UTE the trouble and
witnesses over again. But he
cided'on a knowledge of facts,:
dance on both aides. Toe time
trauma having expired on the
jurisdiction fell on the umpire oii ..
gamed that he heard all the en'dettoe

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