The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-05 00:00:00

ILain intelitattice.

COURT OF QUEEVB BENCH.—YEgsTERDAY.
ISITTDOIS AT Net PUTS, AT WMIIINATIM.-ELTUAS LOAD
CAXPAILL AAA COMMOT AWES.

CHOI:CH r. THE-W;;t7Tll VE;TEIT; RAILWAT COMPAVIr,

This was an action brought by a rails, ay carrier against
the South Western Railway Company, to mmver the sum
of U. 101., the value of two scotches which had been sent
from London, directed to Southampton, by the South
Wi 4tern Railway. We reserve our report for the present,
as the cos- Wai adjourned until to-morrow morning, owing
to Lord Campbell rising at one o'clock, to bc preacut at the
opening of parliament.

COURT OF CO.IDION PLE.IB.—YEsTEADAY.
Bmrtos AT NISI Paid Ilt MIDDL/CM.—IhJIMI. CMS/ JIIIIICIJIIVIII

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MID . COMMON JrIIT.
BOOTH T. CLIVI'.-FAL.T: INITIttg+.NMENT.

In this case the plaintiff, who was a carpenter, sued in
forma pauperis, and the defendant was the judge of the
Surrey County Court.
It appeared that the plaintiff ow:.1 a person called Still
about 61., for which he was summoned to appear in the
County Court. The plaintiff had petitioned the Insolvent
Debtor.' Court, and wet tlisc har,rcd by that court in respect
of the debt in question. When brought before the defen-
dant on a judgment summons he produced his schedule to
show that he had been discharged from the debt, notwith-
standing which the defendant mode an order for the pay-
ment .of the debt. The plaintiff's attorney then proceeded
to the Petty Bag-office, and obtained a writ of prohibition
front Chancery. This was also shown to the de-
fendant, hut he refused to pay any attention to it. and
committed the plaintiff to prison the present action was
brought to recover compensat• in slam tgssi for the injury
which the plaintiff had sustained by the imprisonment.
For the defence it was contended that as the defendant had
only acted in conformity with his YupposNl authority under
the County Courts Act, and not from any feeling of malice,
nu action for damages could not lee maintained. The de-
fendant had also pleaded that he had not reccited a month's
notice of the action, to which, in his official capacity, ho
was entitled.

Under the direction of the learned judge the jury found
for the defendant; and if the court should be of opinion
that his direction was wrung, then the the plaintiff, da-
mages 40s.
TIATLTY r. DAL/L--FALSE IMPRTKONMENT.

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Thy plaintiff in thin Cane wan an inventor of hor-c
daughter hon., in Whitechapet, and the &lend:lnt a .ur-
geon in the Commercial-road.
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It alqw.tred that the plaintiff was indebted to the defen-
dant in a sum of about 16/. for medical attendance, for
hick defendant obtained a judgment against him in the
Whitechaprl County Court in 1818. and he was ordered to
pay the amount in instalments of Isio. a week. Being un-
able to do so he was arrested and committed to prison, and
whilst there he petitioned the In .olvent Debtors' Court,
when• the defendant opposed him, but he was ultimately
Ili,bartsvd. The defendant then• thnutt-ned to resive the
proceedings of the County Court against him, but was tad
by the learned Commissioner that he could not legally 110
M. In May', 1449, however, nearly I !monthssiloT the plain-
tiff had hem discharged by the Insolvent Debtors' Court, the
defendant implied to the trountyCourt for a judgment warrant,
upon which the plaintiff' was brOll2llt up ; and notwith-
standing the production of his whedule, he was again ordered
to pay Fa. a week, and in default was committed for 20
days. In COUSelltleflCC of his imprisonment at the instiga-
tion of the defendant, the plaintiff had in this ease brought
his action against him instead of the judge of the court,
alleging that the d.•febdant ass attuated by malicious
motives in the proceedings which he had taken. For
the defence it was contended. first, that there war no evi-
dence to Hi the defendant ; and secondly, if Oure was, the
plaintiff had not sustained any real damage, as in the then
state of the law, it was doubtful whether a person discharged
under the Insolvent Debtors' Act, was not still liahle under
the County Court Act. The jury retired Mr a short time,
and returned with a verdict 'bribe piniutiff damages 40s.

COURT OF EXCIIEQUEIL—YEsrEnnts.

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Nal hum—Bo-oat N. Y. Pet.....CMILY BAR= AAA ♦ Maucoar..

64;171(-3;Ji.
ii11).40:1; v. littlIERT,.-A Friltlltl. BULL

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This was an twtion on the ease against the defendant for
keeping a bull, three mid savage, and which to the defend-
ant's kllOWlillge woo accustomed to gore mid attack -
kind, and to roomier damages for injuries received be the
plaintiff from the said bull. The &Mahout pleaded not
guilty.
It appeared that the plaintiff was an old man, rather
deaf mid blind, and that 114 he was walkinq along the
Hackney-road. he was overtaken by a herd of cows and the
defendant's bull which was being driven home from pasture.
Unfortunately the plaintiff had a basket in his hand in
which was a parcel wrapped up in a red handkerchief, and
the hull no sooner espied the parcel than he knocked the
plaintiff down, and gored him, broke two of his ribs, and
produced a eoneussion of the bran,. The defendant paid
every attention to the unfortunate man's inj aries, ado octor was
called in, and os he did not get well, the doctor was changed,
with the (season of the defendant, and eventually the
plaintiff recovered, but not altogether, he being still a
cripple. The defendant was then inked for further relief,
but having declined, the present action was brought
against him. In support of the main ifftredients in the
ease—namely, the knowledge of the habits of the h,, I—it
was shewn that on a former occasion the bull haul made a
similar attack upon a third party. The defendant attributed
theekseurrence to the red handkerchief.

The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff, with 201.
damages.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT—YEsTERDAY.

TliE MATTPU OF SPENCER PEILCIVAL lIAMPAUN

This insolvent, dt•scribtd as • "travelling auctioneer,
was opposed by Mr. Cooke, on the part of his detaining
creditor. Ile was his own advocat.•. The complaint
against the insolvent was that he had improperly obtained
goods, with which he went to America, and after he had
disposed of the Sallie returned to this country, and lutd not
paid for them.
It appeared that he had travelled to America as an auc-
tioneer, where he remained about two years, and after his
return to this country he was sued and put into prison. He
attributed his insolvency to the losses he sustained in
America.

The Chief Commissioner thought it wds a ease for the
exercise of the discretionary clause, and adjudged the
imul-
sent to the fall period—six months' inapri.owneut from
the vesting ostler.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
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OLD COURT.--1s, ESTI:MAY.
Dm= nil Iltscoutur.R.
FORGING A MILITARY PAY,.

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Janus bursa, 21, a private in one of the regiments of
Foot Guards, pleaded guilty to a charge of uttering a forged
travelling pass upon the Eastern Counties Railway, with
intent to cheat the directors of that company.
The facteof this case have recently appeared in the Police
reports.
The Recorder, in passing sentence, said there was no
doubt that the prisoner had committed a very serious
offence, and the company had acted very properly in bring-
ing the matter forward as a caution to others. At the same
time there were. some favourable circumstances in his
and he should, therefore, not feel himself called upon to
subject him to a severe or degrading punishment ; but it
I must be perfectly well understood by the prisoner and all
others in his position, that if the offence was repeated, a
punishment of thut description would most certainly he
intlicted.—He then ordered the prisoner to be confined in
Newgatefor one week.