The Express.
London, England, 1859-04-18 00:00:00

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—Arin. 1&

(Sittings in Banco if &eke Tarn, bakes Lad Csingban
and Judas Eris sad HilL)

OWN n, 11•7111. ACTION roa

Thli;;Tia ntinitiT;eo:;;;;.liiiiiTtuTeVai: at
pre ant. on • men of NAM., bike the mount of • lout
India Ok Edmund Haas, the deindant, bed sea-
lisped the plaintiff to modals on the neenzity *lbis ohne
in the sweaty of Deinpd. The phintlif oblAtid ea offer of
the sheary. but the Ina was raver conepiseed be eannquece,
as he alleged, of the &dna of the defendant, and he
arm brought brought this nein. At the trial, which took place bars
hshwe Lord Campbell, a verdict wea given for the defendant,
bat • nib was afterwards obtained for a new trial.
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The rnls now-crtaakrugommt,sod War haring
counsel as both idea,
The court thought than was au ground to disturbing the
verdict, sad dleraszpd the Me.

COURT OF COMMON PIMAB.—Ann.
Malaga in Banes.—(Blow Uid Odd Jollies Cookbant
and Justice, Crandon, Willa, sad Byla.)

V. 11.11XINDAL3,--' WNAr AIR TallIIITS?

The plaintiff in this cam bad entrusted a bow emtaining a
large amebae of fancy articles to the defendants, Memo.
Pinched end Co., the carrier*, and it having been lost he
aleheed to recover the value, 229& le. 6d. The defenhats
admitted that they were liable for some of the oracles, and
they mid 1061. Is. 6d. into coast ; but denied their liability
to sal.=eztaat, upon the ground that the things lost
were silk, trinkets, or Own," within the mem of ing
theander' end that timbre the &readmits were not
labia he them, beware they had not bean declared and I
paid hr at ea extra ewes. The case came cn for
idol before Kr. Judo' Dyke, who suggested that
Wmeat had better be intend for the plsintiff, bat he re-
serred her the consideration of the court the (runtime
whither ivory bracelets, orsamnsfal shirt pins, tortoise/ha
nod pod porta-mann" Maude lbw thy, and Derma
dime hiss hazes were " triaksta." There was also a nose-
dos whither some elk guards were "aft," and whether
MO smelling bottles were "ghee" within the moaning of
the act. The matter now came before the court upon cause
beam shown spinet a rule to reduce the amount of the
venfict.
Mr. Serjeant Peteredorff and Mr. Quin appiered to show
MUM ; and Kr. /krill and Mr. Pollock to suppod he role.
In the counts of the argument the definition of Dr. Joha-
nn was referred to, accorddifang to which trinkets were "toys,
senaments of does-, stipselbeitiee of decoration ;" whilst
illakardies defined 'whiten is "any small piece of deenration
of more comment than use." It ma, however, admitted
that a Wain was en artble of augment alone, and hot an
article that was eastal. A bottom, he Monne*, woe clearly
net a trinket, nor would it become so if a man took a fancy
for having ornamfirei buttons.
=The Lord Chief Justice said he had beard of a great
Hosgarlaa grandee who had diamond bottom ; wee cot
they trinkets
Mr. Detain believed that the gentleman referred to had
diamond boots—(laughter)—when be ir tended the omensika

of Greet ly.
TV Lord Chief Jostler—No, his boot. were not side of
dismondo—(a 1m:414—although he &Herod Pnaor Bator.
boxy Irsd show edged with disamda, and the Urge won
made of diamonds. • .. _ .

Mr.—Quota said in that day they were called " dlermad
leer" (A laugh.)
The Lad Chief Justice mid be was el 'prima that the
=wasentitled to recover for the valise of the free
sly, 111. 17e. . • for bethought that all the other sit-
des wewar'within the terse of the Carrier Act ; said there-
hoe the carriers were reliable gin then. An. to the shirt
piss, bracelets, rings, sad broteres, be we. si ogler That
they were triplets. Them was a distinction certerly me re-
garded some of the articles—a portion of theta berg era-
swots of dress, whilst other though of en conamentel
character, did not force a portion of obese but wore only
produced occasionally, though, whew produced, wee des
ernamental cheerier. It had been mid that as gar el the
reams why bracelets, bracers, and shirt pies were warn
wratllity , therefore they could not be coneidend r
trinkets. la that he did not agree. As to the parte-
messaise, emalling-bottles, and &icicles of that derriptics,
there insure difficulty ; bat although they might be ero-
de, of use, and even of necessity, yet, it by the super-
edditiou of decoration on oresseental charmer wee given to
sunk on enlist that the main object became ornament, end
not utility, they then became trinkets. The &toe bore
leered an Windy different character. Their object was
ass, and they vita not ornamental. He was also of opinion
that the ink guide sad the yelling betties were within the
terms of the act.

-Oui.shiciTs: scoartizsity.
COURT OF EXCREQUER.—APRIL 16.

Eittrags Y Brmoo.— (Mora tl» Lord Mat Barra, and
Banes Yards, Bramwell, sad Charanall.)

COOS V. PAITON.—THS ARMY WORKS CORPO.
This wee as arias brought by for plaiattg, arbo sr oar
et the AM" Works Corp, to recover *ea air ices*
Pubes wipe under • contract. At the trial, wiled took
place et driest sittings ot Oddball, there wee s vodka ka
the *MN*, 405., with IVACO'S as Ord On Maws
dried be baanserd by the natter.
Mr. Leak sew mord secerdlegty, sad radsrel to 'bet
bed set rate tor et Or Mal, is the Army Wart Oem
wore widths the Malay Ant, rat emelt Ito Surd se do-
▪ e= usber2iiiiredvel • Foyer embed" Oka, be
ore irsded, ha sub
The L. 4 Ism slid dr lamed owed night talcs
$ elk but r Me *in re ass mend nosey =kr
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