The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-02 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 2 1869.

Rata inulligencu

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-JuLT 1.

Sittings at Nid Prins in London,—(Safors Lord Chid
Judos Eris and s Special Jags.)

711/101:101 AND ANoTNia V. NowirriLIXNACT.
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Bow evidence wu then given, the effect of which was
that Mr. Watts wu at interval' Wane, though it was not
denied that at other intervals he was sane.

The Lord Chief J office sailll7hottici lay down the law
that, however Mr. Watte's mind was effected st interves,
still Übe was In a sane state when the deeds wife mound
there must be a verdict for the plaintiffs. Mr. Watts was
undoubtedly subject to fits of insanity, but it was clear that
there were also lucid intervals when he was perfectly compe-
tent to manage his affairs. If the jury thought that he was
of mind when he executed the deeds it would be urine-
emery farther to investigate the case.
The Foreman said the jury were all agreed that there
should be a verdict for the plaintiffs.
Mr. Rusin—The jury would understand that he had other
evidence of insanil at intervals.
The jury said they perfectly understood that.
Verdict to the plaintiffe.
SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Nig Priam, to Load 41—(Before Mr. Juatice
Crowder aad a Common Jury.)

BILLER T. STREET --A BORST CASE.

The plaitafaa ear•earin White Hone-yard, Leman-
street, and the defendant is s horse-dealer in Wellington-
,! street, Victoria-park. According to the case for the plaintiff
be bad in November last two horses, for which be had given
171., but se they did not exactly snit him he exchanged them
and Si, with the defendant for a clamant mare. This mar,
bower, was found not to Lo strong enough fir the plaintiff,
and the defendant, on being Informed of that fact,
vesaid,
" Oh, very well ; Ila got it'd the bores to salt you," and
mentioned a brown mare, which the plaintiff went to look at,
and, as she seemed all right, he agreed to take her. ribs had
• chipped knee, but the defendant warranted her wood in
other respects. No sooner, however, had the plaintiff got the
mare home than cite began to blow eo learfullythst she almost
blew the toot of the stable off. (A laugh.) Within three
hours the mare was sent back to the defendant, but the boy
who took bar did not ranch like hie job, for the mare was
blowing so badly that he was obliged to stop almost every
minute, sad the people laughed and jeered all along the rmd.
The defendant took the mare, and promised to get another
for the plaintiff, but he had not done so, and therefore the
present action was brought.
Evidence was given on both aides of a contradictory
character _ _ _

The jury foal:4 a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 161
COLLINS V. FENNINO AND ANOTHER.-ACCIDENT.

This wee an action against Mtwara. Fanning, of Fenning's
Wharf Tooley-rereet, to recover damages fur ininriea sus-
tained by the plaintiff.
Mr. T. *liftmen appeared foe the plaintiff, and Mr.
Llerjaant Parry for the defendants.
The plaintiff wee& carman, and had been for twenty-eight
years in ibo employ of Mr. Smith, of Half Moon-otreet,
Bishopegate. It was stated that, on the 16th of March
last, he went to Fenning's Wharf fur fire firkins of
butter. The custom was to send the butter down a kind of
*pout which the man in the warehouse could shorten or
lengthen according to the h,ight of the vehicle into which
the Nutter was going. The plaintiff backed his cart to the
spout, which he asked the man lathe warehouse to lengthen.
Ihe reply woe, " 1 will lower it as it is ; you can catch it."
The plaintiff said, " No, don't," but he had scarcely uttered
the words when a firkin came down, *truck him on the aide'
of the bead, and he fell down in the cart. The conaeluences '
wore very serious ; for six month, he was in one hospital,
for five months in another, and he was still suffering
severely..

The 'defence was that there was no negligenoe en the part
of the defendants' servant, and that the plaintiff fell In conse-
quence of the curt Laing greasy.
The jury Lund fur the &feudist'.