The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-04 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE. 1
METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS.
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Weuisonmum Great Presootutrest—Tueirlay, Dec. 6
Thowdal. 7 : Friday,
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Friday, 8.
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ORWRICII. —Wednesday, Dec. 6.
Woommcn.—Thursday, Dec. 7.
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Tuesday, 6.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BRNO H. —Dm% 2.
After Term NW Prins sittings at Westminster.—{Before
the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
JOWLS r. THI ORLY WIATINN RAILWAY COMPANY.
This was an action to renewer compensation for personal
injuries sustained from the alleged negligence of the de-
fendants' servants.
The defendants pleaded not guilt.
Mr. Huddieston, Q.U. sad Mr. James were counsel
for the plaintiff ; Mr. 'Kerslake, Q. 0., and Mr. Digby,
IPCsrepd4trttftheiadds neD old defendants.
w 76 y of age.
and obtaining her living by daring and seeking. On 0;
evening of the 16th December, 1863, the plaintiff was
returning home from her work from Newgatectreet, through
the Bail and Mouth. yard, in St. Martin's-le-Grand.
when the defendant'have a large depot, and her case
was that whilst doing so a large van driven by a
boy, came out of the entrance to, the and at
such a rate that the horse came on the pavement
and knocked her down, the wheel going over both her lap,
and breaking them ; one being almost severed. She was
immediately taken to Si. Bartholomew's Hospital, where
she remained two months, and was afterwards confieed to
L her bed at home for three months. She was now almost
recovered, but she could only walk with a stick with great
difßaulty.
The defendants denied the negligence, and implied that
the accident happened through the plaintiff's own fault,
the being at the time in a state of intoxication,and evidence
was given to show that the boy was not coming out of the
yard, but wall walking the bores along dngeictreet, and
that just as he name opposite the old woman she staggered
and fell spinet the shaft and under the wheels, itingtriladt
1 before she could be extricated the shouting frightened the
horse, and the wheels poised over her legs.
The plaintiff positively deeied that she woe intoxicated.
and. am is usual in these cases, the evidence was of the most
oonfliotieg ohareoter.
The Lord Chief Justice mid even admitting there was
negligence on the pert of the plaintiff, there arose the
question whether there was a competent driver, because
parsons were not justified in inflicting injury under inch
eircumetences, but were bound to nee every care and caution
to prevent accidents. It might be that the beet driver that
OM set upon a box could not have polled up in time.
Mr. Kerslake said the boy was not employed to drive the
van, but merely to take the cart from spot to spot in and
about the yard.
The jury were unanimous in opinion that there was neg-
ligence on the part of the defendants in employing an in.
competent driver, and returned a verdict for the plaintiff—
damages 2004 _ _ _ __

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—DEC. 2.
SEOOND COURT.
Sittings at Nisi Prins ia Ididdletex.—(Before Mr. Justice
Smith and a Common Jury.)
lennaita v. emu.
This was an action to recover damage' for false impri-
sonment.
Mr. Geary appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. D. Keane,
Q.C., for the defendant.
lt appeared, in the course of the pldatifre case, that the
plaintiff had graduated at the Queen's College, Galway,
and was in the early part of 1858 classical and mathe-
matical teacher at Peckham Collage, an establishment kept
by Mr. Ray. Anon of the defendant was at this time • pupil
at the school. The plaintiff, upon the invitation of the
defendant's son, spent Good Friday in that year at the
defendant's hoed in Rotherhithe, and he took Mrs. Steel,
Miss Steel, and the son to the Crystal Palace on Easter
Monday. Steel on the way home told the plain.
tiff that a fortune teller bad informed her that
" a dark man would marry her daughter." She subsequently
asked bim if he would marry the daughter and would be
content with a well-furnished house as a marriage portion.
He replied that before be agreed to such an arrangement it
would be better that he and the young lady should coffee-
pond with one another. A correspondence ensued, but
afterwards it was broken off, at the suggestion of Miss
Steel, and the lettere were returned. The reasons given
by Miss Steel for this course were that the plaintiff was
too old, and that although the plaintiff himself was • pro-
testant, yet IA his relatives were ROllllll catholic', her
father would not consent to the union. The intercourse wee
afterwards renewed at the instance of Miss Steel, and she
wrote to the plaintiff from • friend's house at Deptford.
stating that she had left her father's house, and asking him
to get a license for them to be married. He called upon
her, and afterwards saw the defeatist, who demanded to
know where his daughter was; but the plaintiff refused to
tell him unless be consented to their using. The defendant
thereupon called in a policeman and laid, "I give this man
into custody for the detention of my daughter. The plain-
tiff was taken to the statiombouse. and in ball an hour the
defendant arrived and varied the charge in this way. He
said, "I gave this man in charge for stealing, with another,
• cheque, and for participating in part of its proceeds."
After a time the defendant signed an agree-
ment that he would consent to the marriage if
the plaintiff disclosed where the young lady was,
and provided his character would beer investigation. The
plaintiff then accompanied the defendant and the constable
to Miss Steel's residence, and by his advice she returned
with her father to Botherhithe in • cab, the plaintiff riding
outside. O gitting to the defendant's hose he said to his
daughter, "oWill you marry a man that is a drunkard, and
one who leads an irregular life The daughter replied,
" Where is your proof of this'" The plaintiff said the
attack was unjust, and he set on foot some investigation to
clear himself, and afterwards called on the defendant, who
was very excited, and gave the plaintiff into muddy for
inciting Miss Steel to rob the defendant of a cheque. The
plaintiff was again taken to the station.howie, where he
was detained for half an hour. The plaintiff commenced an
action for false imprisonment in April, 1859, but had been
unable to proceed with it for want of means.
The plaintiff having deposed to these circumstance', "Wad
on cross-examination that be had on one occasion received •
sovereign in &letter from Mid Steel. lie had not had 21. 10s.
He admitted having written • letter to her, in which be
said, in reference to her leaving home, " If your father
would be inclined to act vindictively after leaving home,
he could have you arrested and searched in case be mimed
anything ; but if nothing only what belonged to yourself
could be found on you, then he could do nothing. This is
the English law in such cede ; therefore whatever money you
intend to procure, place it in the hand of some faithful
friend in whom you could put implicit confidence. What-
ever articles of dress you intend to procure, do the same."
He added that he was 44, and Miss Steel was about 19. He
had occasionally lodged in Fetter-lane at 4d. a night, and
had seen barristers there. (Laughtd.) The defendant
said that the manager of the house in Fetter.lane stated
that the plaintiff was the worst of the 300 lodger", and
that he frequei.tly came home drunk and borrowed the
price of the lodging. He was charged by an employer at
Hammersmith with drunkenness and fined 10s. Widow
also admitted that on one occasion he was driokiog at
deers' public-houses with a pupil 17 or 18 years old.
The jury stopped the case, and returned a verdict for the
defendant.
His Lordship said he entirely concurred with the verdict,
and added that • more infamous action had never been
brought into court.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
DEC. 2.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
BENTLEY r. BENTLEY LED PAT.
The jury found for the petitioner.
Decree nisi, with costs.
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EVANS r. EVANS AND BEM
Dr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, a master bader,
at Cbeslpwhay, near Walsall. He married the respondent
in 1g44, but there bad been no children. The co-respondent
(who was also a married man), was a small coal master is
the same neighbourhood, and he was in the habit of visiting
the respondent as soon as her husband had left home in the
morning for his work. Receivieg a hint of what rasoll
on, however, the petitioner one day suddenly returned
surprised the defendants together. Bird made his escape
through a window, and we pursued by the infuriated hus-
band, to the great diversion of the seighbours, who called
the affair "an ox bunt." The respondent soon afterwards
went to live with Mr. and Mrs. Bird.
The jury amassed the damages at 1507., which the court
ordered to be paid to the petitioner, to whom it granted a
I decree nisi, with coati.

SHOCKING DEATH IN VICTORIA-YARK.—An in- I 1
quirt' was held by Mr. Humphreys, Middlesex coroner, at 1
the gown's Hotel Hackney-wick, on Friday, relative to the
death in Victoria-park, of Mr. James Lewis, aged 43 years.
The deceased, who lived at No. 74, Edward-street, Step.
nay, was • ship agent, in good employment. He was,
however, very apprehensive that be would not be able to
fulfil his' duties satisfactorily, and that he would come I
to want. It Is supposed that in • state of alarm
of this groundless nature he went on Tuesday last
to Victoria-park, instead of ping to attend to he business
I at the Sailors Home. He sat down upon • seat in the raja
A CHILD LEFT AT ONE OF TEE METROPOLITAN RAIL- . and cold, and he was found dead there in the afternoon by
WAY STATIONS.-00 Friday evening about nine o'clock • flag : Park-constable Brion. It appeared that the unfortunate
basket eoatainieg • Irving female child wrapped in fi e ' deceased was the eon of • clergyman, and hid formerly
limas sad new flannel was discovered by • porter named been • policeeergeant. Ile was in the habit of going to
Gresokalgb, under a seat on the down platform of the the polies-station and begging that the inspector would take
Metropolitan Railway station, Edgware-road. The infant, care of him, lest he should ems to want. He had
on being taken out of the basket (which was • new one, a pension from the police force, and was in the receipt of a
and bound strongly round with new cord). was found to be income Dr. Brenton said that the immediate canes
suffering from col and in • comatose state, the result of tithe deceased's death was disease of the heed, and the
lan overdose of morphia. 'Jr. Kirby was sent for ..a jury returned • verdict to that effect.
promptly attended. By the admioistratioe of stimulaots I ROBBING A Cursca.—Early on Sundsy morning
and the application of mustard, supplied from the refresh• the vestry room of Christ Church, Watney-stmt
was
ment-weem. the tube wee partially restated, and wan tallow broken into by thieves, hod all the drawers oroken open, as
by the police to the Marylebone workhouse, where it died mill as the cosh box in which the communion alma were
ow Saturday this morning from the else% of the nunldda• kept. The money was taken, but tbe box was left behind.
No true of the mother or Peruse leaving the child has yet It is supposed that the thieves were di Curbed in their
been discovered. I work of plunder, as they took nothing away from the holy
ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL, GRAY'S-MN-ROAM—Tim of the church itself ; neither the communion plate nor the
1 somber of patients relieved at this hospital &tries the robes of the clergy are kept io the vestry. No clue has yet
week ending December 2 was 3,729, of which 1,349 were bees obtained es to the parties who transmitted the felon'.
MOW MOM eros sot.