The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-17 00:00:00

erROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS..

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WNNXIMITILB, St. Ilartdo's•laue.—Yoaday, Feb. 17: Tues.
day. 18; Wednesday, 19: Thursday, 20.
Hl,OOll pay, Porilarsd-road. —Wednesday, Feb.l9 ; Thursday,
20. Friday, 81.
Ilioinnon, Whitehead a.A...ve.—Tiiesday, Feb. la: Friday, 21.
Duncau.terruee.—Tuesday, Feb. 18; Wedues.
day, le; Fnday, SI.
SROXIMMYN, Oitstreet•rowl. —Tnelday. Feb. 18: Thursday, 10.
1/ 'Friday, 21.
Wilinitarat,llreatrresedt.atreet.—Tuesday, Feb. la Thurs-
day. 00 Friday, 21.
nurnwall, Swan-Anat.—Tuesday, Feb. 18: Thursday, 90;
Friday, 21.
Lan SWIM Camberwell New.rusd. —Tuesday. Feb. 18.
(Iry or LONDON. Otilldhalt building,.—Wednesday, Yell. 10;
Saturday, 22,

00IIRT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-Fu. 16.
BEOOND COURT.

After Term Ratt4up at Nisi Priusst Guildhall.— (Before Mr.
Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.)
STANNARD V. CROAT WESTIRS RAILwAT COMPANT.-LETT
TA‘mCNCII3I4' LIMOARIL
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This was an action to recover damages for the non-
delivery of passengers' luggage, left at the cloakroom,
within a rearoaable time, whereby the plaintiff had sus-
tained loss. The defendants denied their liability.
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C. and Mr. loderwick were counsel for
the plaintiff ; Mr. larslaks, Q.C., end Mr. Dishy were
counsel for the defendants.

The pliiiTtiff; a commercial traveller, residing at
Leicester, end travelling for Stow Brothers and Co..
woollen manufacturers, of Leeds, at a salary of 3004 and
expenses, and subject to a fine of 51. for failure of
his attendance at given places on gives days. On
Saturday, the sth October last, the plaintiff arrived at
Parklington from Birmingham, and left his portmanteau
containing his patterns with the porter at the up cloak
room, paying the 2d. fee and receiving a ticket. ft was
neosmary he should be at Sheffield on Monday morning to
transact bin business, and be at Leeds the following day.
Accordingly he went to the down platform on Sunday even-
ing about 8.20 and asked for his luggage, that be might save
the 'J p.m. train from Bunton-square or the 9.15 p.m. train
from the Great Northern, to get to Sheffield that night. He,
however, found no one at the cloak room. It
was locked up. On inquiry of a porter he was
told the office would not be open before nine o'clock,
or a little after. He afterwards went across to the
down platform and saw the statics-roaster or superinten-
dent, and he eventually got his luggage, after a delay of
forty minute', and too late for the Midas for
There was no notice put up of the times for aiming and
opening the room. He was suable to leave London till put
ten the following morning, and did not arrive at Sheffield in
time to transact his humeri that day, and Tuesday being
market day, he had to stay over till the Wednesday.
Mr. Kerslake submitted there was no case. There bad
been no unramomble delay in delivering the goods. The
defer:ideate were acting in the capacity of warehousemen,
and this being Sunday and the plaintiff not having given
notice that he would require his luggage that evening, he
submitted there was no evidence for the jury.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said he could not say there was
an unreasonable delay in the delivery of the luggage. lie
doubted if the defendants were required to keep porters at
the room day and night and on Sundays.
Mr. Macaulay reminded his lordship that • railway sta-
tion was • place of business on • Sunday.
Mr. Justice Blackburn—Yes. But only at certain bears.
He should not stop the OWN but would reserve Mr. Nan-
lake's point and give him leave to more.
Mr. Kenlake, for the defendants, said th. plaintiff had
given no indication thet he would require his Image on
Sunday evening, and instead of going to the down at start-
ing where be would have bass immediately at-
t to, he went to the arrival side. Nothing like the
delay weaned ea stated by the plaintiff, for Ito was taken
to the down platform where he saw the ofileiale, and a man
was sent scrums with him, and the I gime up to him
just u the 5.10 p.m. train was Os Sundays it
was desirable to relieve the Mirada from labour as
much as possible, and the defendants did not profess tokesp
porters at their rooms day and night. They wars
In the position of ordinary warehouseman, sad so action
would lie against such persons for the nesidelivorLof any
article on • Sunday without • special soeffication bees
made to that effect at the tiilllo of depositing it. The prac-
tice was to have the eladtroom of the down platform open
on Sundays half as boar before the starting of the train,
and a quarter of an boar before the arrival of a train on the
arrival platform. Apasssogsr, on applying to the officials
on the down platform, wsuid have hie luggage fetched for
him at any hour on Sunday from the arnval platform
eloak•room.

Several railway officials were celled, who swore that the
luggage wu given up to the plaintiff about 10 minutes past
8 o'clock.
The jury returned 'verdict for the plaintiff, damages
405., after having been locked up four hours.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-Fl 3. 15.

&Wadi M Nisi Prius in London.—(Baton Lord Chid
Justice Erle end a Special Jury.)
The court was again occupied all day with the Epsom
Junction Railway accident, and the matter was not con-
cluded.

SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Nisi Prri;sl;ll.o c:cker.:l(ilefons Mr. Justice
Bytes sod s Common Jury.)

GROITIVI r. ASHAULItht A WOWAN.
The defendant in this cam was • licensed victualler, keep.
ing the Flower Pot at Sunbury, and the (Aston at the
Regent's park barracks, and waa also the proprietor of the
Lord Raglan, at Wiodsor ' • and be wan sued to recover
damages for moults said to have been committed upon Jane
droves, the plaintiff, • distant relation of his by marriage,
and a person with whom he was formerly on very intimate
terms._ _ . _

Mr. Serjeant Parry and Mr. Robertson GriMtha appeared
for the plush/ ; Mr. thrisaat Badaatine and Mr. Garth
for the defeedaot.

The plaintiff was called, and she stated that when she
was about 17 she became Intimate with the defendant, who
was then a married man, and that about three years later
she was confined of a boy, now Dearly 15, of whom the de-
fendant was the father. On the 15th of June last she went
to Sunbury, and sent a man to the defendant's house for
him. Ste was told that he had gone to Hampton-east,
but she learnt that he was, in fact, oo hie way to Saabimy
College, and she made haste and overtook him. She ask,
I must have something for the child ;" and he than
knocked her down by the gates of the co•llege. She got up
and followed him into the college grounds; he turned back,
and she still followed him. She hung on to the cart, and he
horsewhipped her, first telling her to let go, and she saying
she would not. On the 4th of September she went to the
defendant with her brother-in-law, her sister, and the boy.
She asked him to do sometbiug for the boy, and he told her
to go to his solicitor. Amoy words ensued, and she fol-
lowed him about, when he hit her in the mouth, and jobbed
her repeatedly with a puot.polel which he had in his hand,
the blows falling upon her arms, breast, and other parte.
In cross-exammatiou she admitted that they went frees
Sunbury to Hampton Court, and went through the palm,
and that she visited a lawyer before she went to a doctor.
She did not "know exactly" that the defendant was um-
; ried when she became acquainted with him. The defend-
ant gave to. a week to support the boy for a good many
years, and in 1859 her mother sued him for money claimed
for the keep of the boy. That action was settled by the
defendant paying 40/, to the plaintiff, and 50f. for her
costa. In October following there was another action which
was settled, and this brought the matter down to the time
when the boy was net to schooL In January, 1840, then
was soother action for 371. odd ; and that was referred to
Mr. O'Connell, and the result was that nothing was re-
cited. Mr. Sajers, the defendant's attorney, said he
thought he could get the boy a place, at Is. or tie. a week,
but the boy had no home to go to. Elbe did not decline to
let the boy go, but she did not know Mr. Sayers meant it.
She sent the following letter to Mr. Sayers Attest TJ,
MIL Ido bops that you will use every MAYON with Cole
for the sake of the child who in quite destitute of clothe..
Should you fail, my plan; for the destruction of Cole's hap-
piness will be earned out, for I am now resolved to wait no
loot °Stir c; and
Iwahamten= cirimareyn bring
garrd Trill, filet willt he tea
great satisfaction to have my revenge."
Some other evidence was given in support of the plaintiff's
case.

Berjeant Balbiotite said that although the defendant,
from circumetances which he need not detail, had never re.
cognised the boy as his eon, yet he had always been will*
to assist him. He bail, however, been persecuted by the
plaintiff until his life was made miserable, for she would
never let him alone, and she bunted his very life out. She
bad caused three actions to be brought against him
for the maintenance of the boy, two of which
he had settled, though there will not the slight-
est legal claim against him, rather than have
the exposure consequeot upon going to trial ; and is the
third action the award was that there was no claim upon
him. This being so, the plaintiff was no doubt anxious to
get soy ground for further actions, so that compromise
should succeed compromise until there was no more nosy
left. The matter had gone on to such an extent that the
defendant felt compelled to come into court to have the
decision of a jury ; and he would state upon his oath that
he had never—certainly never intentionally—struck the
plaintiff at all ; and that her story was a tissue of fabrica-
tions.
At this stage of the case his lordship made a suggestion to
the leading counsel for a settlement, and subsequently saw
them privately in his room, and stated what be thought
Amid be done. _ _

The soggee---tiOn of his lordship was however not at owe
acceded to, sod the farther hearing was adjourned nail
Woods (this day), in the hope that further cousideration
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THE POLICE COURTS.
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MANSION-HOUSE.
E4p-nral L. Roy, a Belgian, was reexamined on a charge
of forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 2,300 trance,
to N. Dayville, a French merchant, of Leadenhall-street,
with intent to defraud Moon Carnet and Co., bankers, of
Brussels. The facts of this men have already been stated,
and it will be remembered that several other bills were
placed in the hands of M. Dayville, the acceptances of
which, upon inquiry, turned out to have been forged.
The prosecutor was nor'-examined on Saturday by Mr.
Lewis, jun., with a view to show that there were other
firms at Brussels named Caillat, besides the bankers, who
might have accepted the bill.
Mr. Wootner, for the prosecution, asked for a remand, in
order to produce further evidence in support of the charges.
This application was granted.
BOW-STREET.
John Toplin, a gentlemanly-looking man, of about 35,
was charged with having unlawfully in his possession eight
certificates of the National Bank of Australia and ten shares
of the Melbourne and Hudson's Bay Railway Company,
with other shares to the value of about 6,5001., all which
had been stolen from a portmanteau belonging to Mr.
James Willem Nuttlebury, • solicitor, while staying at
Morley's Hotel.
Mr. Nuttlebury stated that these shares and many others
were taken from his portmanteau on the night of the 20th
of November last. The portmanteau was cut open from
end to end, and also along the top. A pair of studs was
taken at the same time. Witness said he was solicitor to
the bank and also to the railway. The shares could not be
transferred without his signature.
Sergeant Holmes stated that he could produce evidence
that the etude had been pledged, and the duplicates were in
the prisoner's possession. Ile therefore asked for • remand.
Mr. Lewis, jun., who defended the prisoner, said there
was no evidence of the steeling of the studs. He should be
able to show that Mr. Taplin was a highly respectable
man, and had come into the possession of these shares in •
perfectly innocent manner.
Sergeant Holmes said the prisoner had twice attempted to
commit suicide by strangling or hanging since he had been
in custody.
A waiter from the hotel was called, who said he had seen
• person whom he believed to be tho prisoner at the hotel on
the night of the robbery, and had Been him come down stain
from the direction of Mr. Nuttlebury's room. He could
not, however, swear positively that the prisoner was
the man.

—Some Of the shares in question were found in his pocket
when apprehended, and he told the officer that he had won
them in a billiard room.
assoanded for further exernhatiou.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.

The report of the directors to the thirty-first half-
yearly meeting, to be held on Saturday next, bas been leaned.
The capital account shows the receipts to the 31st Decem-
ber. 1861, to be 11,994,128/. Be. ; and expenditure,
1:112.,3871. 13e. sd. ; the balance, 31st December, 1861,
181,7401. lls. 7d. The outlay upon this account during
the t months has been 129,584/. 10s. ; the prinei
amounts are 51,361/., on account of the company's subscrip-
tion to the Gaston and Liverpool line ; 20,6431. chiefly
for the new junction with the North London Railway, and
for enlarging Hatfield station, to accommodate the traffic of
the Hertford, Luton, and Dunstable branches ; and 48,190/.
for additional rolling stock. 49,000 new irredeemable pre-
ference shims of 51. each, representing 245,000/. out of the
360,0001. authorised to be raised by the meeting in August
last, have been issued, the whole of which were taken up and
the first two calls duly paid. The remaining shares, repre-
senting the props/rod subscription to the Stockport and
Timperley and West Cheshire undertakings, hays not been
allotted, in consequence of the temporary nomcornpletion of
the agreement for securing satisfactory arrangements for
this company's traffic over those lines, and others in con-
nexion therewith. ln the course of the last half-year
65,7201. has been received on account of the company's
Four per Cent. Perpetual Debenture Stock in substitutioe
of mortgages. The total now amounts to 1,822,2721. The
average interest on the mortgage debt, including debenture
stock, is now 41. ls. 11d. per cent. A resolution will be
submitted to the meeting to authorise the conversion of the
mortgage debt of the East Lincolnshire Railway,into Great
Northern Railway Perpetual Debeature 1. pursuant
to the provision, of the Great Northern Railway Act of 1859.
The revcoue account shows on the half-year's working of the
undertaking, °compared with the same period in
1860, an Morgue la the gross that for
noel& of 59,5011. 5., 10d.
and IRAs gram expenditure of Lila 18s. 3d. or a total
exam of receipt@ over expandstnre of 58,1841. 7s. id.
The net belmes at the dipped of the proprietors will amble
the mallag to declare dividend ea the Original, the B, and
the • Moils, at the following rates :—Original stock, at
the rata of 71. 15s. per cenal per annum, giving 51.17 e. Id.
for the h•11-,,Ye4z B stock, 54 per cent. for the half-year,
6 melds( up per cent. for the yam; A Meek, 41. 154 per
mot. for the half-year, being the yam_
after payment of
the per mat. per annum to the B stock, guaranteed by
A sliesit. The balance mamining in hand will be 42i4
Os. Si.

LONDON AND ELAVEWALL RAILWAY.

The report of the directors, to he presented at the
general meeting, to-morrow, shows that the groin
revenue for the half-year, including the balance of
4691. lb. 2d. from the previous account, has been
51,710/. 17s. Id., and the expenditure 19,5701.
12. 11d, leaving a net profit of 32,1401, 4s. 2d. On com-
paring the accounts with those for the corresponding
six months of the previous year, there is a decrease in the
receipts of 2,319/. 44. 7d., but in 1860, the revenue was
credited with 1,9461. 13a. 4d. for old stores and materials,
for which there is no corresponding item in the present ac-
count ; and allowing for that sum, the actual decrease in
the ordinary sources of revenue during the past half-year
will bo only 372/. Ils. 3d. There is also as increase of
8391. Is. sd. in the expenses, occasioned dually by additional
oast of maintaining the permanent way. In the P
traffic between London and Blackwell there
been some falling off, which is to be ascribed to the
depression of trade. In the receipts from the other
pamenger traffic there is gamily an improvement.
The directors are disappointed at the tardy development of
the goods traffic in connexion with their new warehouses
and doper& There is • slight increase in the Great Northern
traffic, and promises are given that considerable additional
traffic will be obtained from that company so soca as the
increased accommodation which is being provided for them
can be made available. The favourable state of the weather
during the winter has enabled the contractor to make good
preens with the new station for the Midland Company at
the Miseries, and it is expected that the branch Roe to the
London Docks will be finished in the autumn of this year.
It is essential that arrangements should now be made for
seising the balance of the new chase capital of 309,000/.,
and after careful consideration of the subject, the board
hare tome to the conclusion that it will be better, as •
financial operation, to obtain the money by preference
shares, rather than by the issue of • larger number of ordi•
nary shares at • greatly reduced price, and consequent of
a nominal value much beyond the amount which would be
actually obtained upon them. It being important that,
In the event of the plan now suggested meeting with the
approval of the proprietors, the delay of a year should
not take place in obtaining the requisite parliamentary
powers for carrying it into effect, the directors have taken
the preliminary steps for promoting in the present session •
bill for that purpose. It is proposed to take powers for
giving the holders of such of the new shares as have been
taken up the option of exchanging those shares for ;worm-
ence shares at par ; the bill will also define the rights and
privileges conferred by the stock of the company into which
the former capital was converted, and will enable the cora-
pany to acquire some small portions of additional lands. The
bill will have to be submitted to the proprietors at a special
meeting convened for that purpose, previously to its pro-
ceeding to the House of Lords. The balance available fret
dividend, after providing for interest on debentures, in
24,3001. 2s, 7d., which enables the directors to recommend
the payment of • dividend for the half-year at the rate of
31.105. per cent, per annum. The interest payable on the
new share capital for the half-year will be at the rate of 51,
per cent. per annum.

NORTH LONDON RAILWAY.

The report of the directors of this company for
the past half-year shows the following result :=-Ciroes
receipts, 84.963/. 176. 3d. ; gross expenditure, 40.9327.
18a. BcL-37,030/ 18a. 7d.: odd balance from previous half.
year, 472/. la. lid.; total. 97,5001. Oa 6d.; deduct interest on
the debenture debt, 8,1081. 3e. lid. ; leaving available
for dividend, 29.394?. 16e. 7d. From this balance the di-
rectory recommend the payment at a dividend at the rate of
5; per cent. per annum, which will leave 523/. 19s. Id. to
be carried forward to the account of the current half-year.
Comparing the receipts with those of the corresponding
period of 1860, the result is as follows : Yammers, in.
creased receipts, 660/. ; goods, ditto, 1,837/. ; coals, ditto,
148/. All the principal items of Irdinary expenditure show
a reduction ; end were it not for the lsrge amount which has
been debited in the past half.year, under the head of comma-
nations, the general result would have been still more satisfac-
tory. The arrangement under which the Hampstead Junction
Railway is worked has rendered this company primarily
liable to the sufferers from the lamentable accident upon
that line on the 2nd Sept. last. Serials doubts, however,
having arisen as to the amount of liability attaching to the
other companies concerned, the director', with a view of
avoiding litigation, have thought it expedient, in the
interests of the company, to enter hate an amicable arrange-
ment with the London Rod North Westin Company, noder
which the proportion of the espeners arising out of that
sodded to be borne by the North Leaden Comps:446mA
at one-third of the whole amount, and the sun in
the past half/ear's mount is in pest lignidstion the
rm. The London sad North Westin ikespaay have
tie proportion of tbe new preferences are capital
re t City brooch, to which the yr.'s entitledd se pro-
prision of North London stook. ne beinee remaining
animated will be allotted on applkatiee to the meretery.
The directors are taking dims for proceeding with the pur-
chase of the property required for the new Wench, and the
works will be commenced at the earliest pomade time.

The Shipwrecked Fishermen and Mariners' Royal,
&serelest hem forwarded an additional oontributioa
of 1801. to the 'Skald Lifeboat Institutive, Wee the
anewall gathered from sailors who ars sambas of that