The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-14 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER...-TESTEIDAY.

813T11.491 iM HANCO.-141... Tlla LAID Cult, HAIR'S., Mu BARON
PAWN MI, BARON An.o.aaoy, AND MC Balsam PLAIT,
TAILTS V. .13•11Nbli CUAILORS.
The ;Lasts( ohtsised a verdict for 2.9371.105. in an action
for brokers' charges in the allotment of shares in a Belgian
nulway. The ease was tried before the Lord Chief BirOil in
Leaden after hut Illary term, and in Easter term a rule
was obtained to show cause why the verdict should out be set
aside or the damages reduced.
Mr. Greenwo 4 now showed cause in reference to the mu-
tem of charge prom d at the trial.
This Lord Cuief Baron suggested that it would be better
to save further litiga, ion for the parties to consent to a reduc-
tion of damage..
After some consultation, his lordship's suerestion was
adopted, and the damages were reduced to 2,64.10/. being a
redaction of 9.:71. 101.. and the rule was di•charged.
Nvt Paine AT tt's.,a,saea.—Barone Ma. Boson M•arit AND A
MIDDIASEX Wimp, JOIN.

This wu the 11:;t.".;;;eg t—or—litiLiTerm. The paper
warn the rrrrr ge number of oeusee. About twenty un-
defended eeeue were olopued of.
WRIGHT O. TATLOIL—SHIP COLLIFION.

This was an action by a shipowner to recover conspenfic
ties in damages for less sustained by him in a collision
through the a-liged hegligente of the defendant, who
pleadednot guilty.
Mr. Wett.m. Q.C., and Mr. K. Browne were for the
plei.ittff, and Sir F. Thesigeir, Mr, Knowles, Q.C., and Mr.
Unthank for the defendant.
It appeared, horn the statement of the case, that between
the hours of two end three o'clock cm., on the 4th of
October, 1849, between 70 and 80 vessels were timing ad-
vantage of the Had tide to enter the harbour of Sunderland. i
The °gorge, a collier belonging to the plaintiff, and the
Atbioa, the property of the defendant, were of the number.
The Gaon*, being a small meet, was able to move in at
hall 'hod, and she got about half an hour in advance of the
ethers, and let go her anchor on the North Sand. It woe •
wetted foe the plastid- that when the master saw the Alekn
bowie, dews Ca him at about a hundred yards di.. mace, be
called out to le ep t.if, but no attention was paid to the can
nee, and the Al. inn came in collision, causing injury to the
extent of abou, 721. and which, with 61. for eta days de
manage, the plaintiff now night to recover.
For the defence it was contended that the collision was
purely accidental The warning was very dark, and it blew
WE at the time. It w e also sulroitted that an the entrance

to tie harbour u v ry narrow, and In quent gales prevail on
the mast, there is • general underst•n,log amongst perssna
eeeseed in the coasting trade these, that in case 01 an acci-
dent of this nature (recurring to Telesis in entering the bat-
bony, each party payable own emu ; and it was asserted that
this was the hest known case in wench an action had been
brought to focuser damages.
Frum the evidence on this side it 'Trend that when the
Albion approached the George, the louver let go ber anchor,
see she "dewed" round and cams athwart the other,
modeles awe damage from the collision.
The ewe wee not concluded when the court roes, the
plalatiff 'a weasel bevies the right of reply.
INSOLVENT DEKTOKS' COURT.—VieTEILDAT.

Bayou Ma.

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I► al Ja*s. IiZISSITHANCI....BILL_ DISCOUNTING.

ThWieeelvent (the well-known bill agent, to Nortnanaber-
land-street, 8 rand, whose ewe was Wore the court on some
former eeeesions. and reported) was appointed to be further
hosed this dsy. He, how. ear, did nor appear ; and it wee
stated that he sae too ill to attend, and an adjournment was

Par Commissioner Law said that as parties wove in
attendance to oppose, he should proceed with the cam, as he
had done on one oemaioo on circuit, when he sat to one
o'clock in the morning.
The case proceeded. Mr. Nichols opposed for a Mr.
Hastlee. Mr. Serpa d appeared IV, the Rev. Mr. Rush,
lir. Sewell, and Mr. Bnght. Mr Dowse also appeared for
• Mr. Bowen. The ineolvent ems undefeoded.
It appeared that the several parties bad become at-
qualated with the insolvent through his advertimmente to
I.nd money. They bad unmated bills wi'h him. His
mode waa to sell them picture•. The bills were passed away
principally into the bands of Mr. Lewis, of Wet. elan*,
Tower street. On some of the bills nothing had been ob
Mined. Mr. Lewis and other parties were called no wh-
ininess, but the insolvent being absent, the mimeo wes in-
complete.
His Hosedr sat till five o'clock in bearing evidence from
the parties of Pe manner in which their bills had been ob-
tained. He eipreseed his deiermination to hear all the evi.
deuce, notwithstanding the insolvent did not appear. Some
of the opposing creditors did not attend on the present
occasion.
When the pas was concluded it was eked, on the part of
tea indolent, who is in prison, whether he might apply to
come ■p on another occasion.
Mr. Commissioner Law ad he wee at parted liberty to
make any motion.
Mr. garpood hoped that all parties would have notice of
the sent hearing.
The Court aemated, and the Pm was adjourned. The
insolvent is in the Qemsn's Prison.

RIPEet, or Tan WIXDOW TAX —List evening s
crowded meeting of the ratepayer' el limy'shoos, composed
of gentlemen of all shaded of polideal epiniee, was beld, by
permission of the vestry, Is the 'potions merbhomo, for
tie purpose of organising flail sammune with s view to the
total and inunothate repeal of the ',Whew ten. Resalatioas
&maim of the window tan mere serried misalmonsly,
sad a soosidoeoble sotomiptins to carry as the agitation
havtog *Mn Mese, thanks inn yield le WW fease and
the nieseleg metals&