The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-24 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

(1511dap at NW Prins, in London.—Baton Mr. Judas
Wake, sad a Special Jury.)

lIINT 1, THI UMW COVNTIBS I&ILWAY COMP/XT..-

COAL TXAPPIC.
The ',Wadi in this case is a coal merchant, in ea =tea-
sive way of beednese, at various place* along the Eastern Conn-
ties Taff way HUM; and he claimed to recover against Qs
company under various heads, such as damages for the de-
tention of hie trucks and coals on numerous occasions, Er
the pries of wale sold ; for the discontinuance of certain bel-
ittles for carrying on his businese upon the Loughton Branch,
&c. The pleadings were of a very complicated cberseter,
and the particulars of damage occupied a pile of mars,
an inch and • half high.
tinder those circumstances, it was admitted that the case
could not be satisfactorily disposed of before a 1:lry, and
a verdict was therefore taken by consent for the p ntiff, sub-
ject to the questions of fact being referred to an arbitration,
and the questione of law saved for the court.
The Solicitor-General and Mr. Petersclorff appeared for
the plaintiff , and Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., and Mr. Hamm for
the defendants.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Judos Wightman and Mr. Justice Crompton.)
Alfred Fein, the late master of the Newington Work-
house, surrendered to take his trial upon a charge of Wade-
memory in having on/awfully disposed of the dead bodies of
certain paupers who had died in that establishment.
Mr. Robinsonprosecuted. Mr. Matthews was counsellor
the defendant. _

The facts of this cam have been given at very great
length, and it will be remembered that the opecidc charge
against the defendant was that he had disposes' of the
belies of a number of paupers for the purpose of their
being dissected at Guy's ll•spital without the consent al the
relatives, and that the dissected remains of one pauper were
enbetitated for the dead body of another, the mourners
never hardly on any occasion following the remains of their
relative to the grave.
The 011416 is expected to last the whole of the day, the
greater part of the morning being °erupted in the reosptke
of formal evidence and long technical arguments as to the
admissibility of some of the documents produced.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.
lawsuits TWV wITWes WI IN HERN•IIIif, CAC!.
A French refugee, turned Nod Jarokl, wu brought before
Mr. Homy charged with creating a distnrbance in Bow-
strestot the elms of Bernard's examination yesterday, mad
also with amml_ ling a constable.
Sergeant Hornsby, F 14, add that he was on duty
yesterday Ia Bow-street, when the vritnensee were
leaving the court, after the remand of H. Bernard. There
wee a great crowd, and • force of about fifty constables
had been drawn im in order to keep the way clear in hunt of
the court, and prevent dieturbeuce. Amongst the whams,
were several French police omcera, some of whom had
already given their evidence, sad others who were waiting
in the expectation of being examined, but were not called in
commuence of the lateness of tits hour. These were
hooted at by some foreigners who formed • con-
siderable portion of the crowd, and who exclaimed
is more or less broken English—•• 0— d—n you
Frani spice," he. The prisoner was one of those who used
that with the addition of • disgusting oath. One
of the French inspectors, alarmed at the violence of the pri
sms/ end his companions, asked Hornsby to escort him
dawn Bow street and Wellington-street to the Strand.
Whams did so, but they were followed by the prison t, who
cositianci to abuse the Inspector, and several times struck
at him. Hornsby, however, warded off the blows, until the
=struck him, when he took him into custody.
not say whether the prisoner struck him intm-
tienally, sir whether the blow wee aimed at the inspector.
At Ms tlns this mound they had got quite away from the
bleb of psalm la host of the evert ; haring proceeded dowa
WAlngberebest, hepend Tavislock-street. In removing
rs Owner mime gat emposabil from the inspector by the
weird who seareendel them lbw so more of the inspector.
who, he mrissoleed, wee te ge hook to France this moraine,
M be pant a to kid el Ors*, la Paris.
prkwases ampispr, • X. Thierr4, bootmaker at
Ilegme4bestAell Ide bremett to say that prisoner, had
Ism Isrsons yeses hit sunrise sa • boot- clone% The
bees die aid is pa geses interpreter in stating his de-
fence, 'Wok was SA As we cols looking on, and was not
the pew wholed Musk the aim He would not think
et at se h. Bat, indeed, he donied that
• lifted bumf el eh. He caned • witness, Victor Vailln,
The ess6msl W Name Wad, saying that he (Vaillu)
saw se blew streak. He belated that the occurrence took
plea la host of the door.
Hr. Mary smfi in might be quite true that the witness
did net ess the Hew struck, bat that wee not inconsistent
with the eletement of the constable, who must know
whether he received the blow. He must also know where
it took plasm Hamby was • eery respectable officer, and
not • ma who ••811 be lanky ts sskrsprawat. The blow
might haw been Isisaded ke the Preach laspertor, but if
ea it was • seek= awe, for the law punished with greet
severity any attempt to molest witnesses in =Swing or
leaving • model junks. However the inspector could not
attend to press the therm bat it was clear that prisoner
struck the
kr pshcomen, keda which be most pay 40s. or be im-
prisoned twenty-me ys.

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Before the eminittee this smite Mr. Deasy,
Q.C., who grand for Yr. Batt, presselel te orcooess-
min.: Mr. Coffey at caeridarabill lwargut.

NORTHDEPON RAILWAY ANDDOCI COMPANY.
(71118 DAY.)

The half-yearly general meeting of the share-
holders of this company was held this atomism at the Coes-
peny's Mos, Gresham House, Old Broad-eirest ; Kr. W.
chairmen, is the chair.

The following was the report In pesiating tart re-
port to the proprietors, the directors have bat I. date OW,
sgmeably to the resolutions passod at the Yet gamma mat-
mg, they have arranged the sham 'Aida - its dilliwait
hem* and is the accounts now the weal amp
stand ea follow', viz.. —Total afitsi 31st Dee.,
1837, 327,6534 17a 34- ; less odd sod entltl.d to
any dividend, 34,6811. 17.. 31.; ceihrry NOW entitled to
dividend, 293,2921.; 61. per cast. prelims, capital, 38,4211.
The debenture interest for the past ban year amounts to
3,1321. 9s. 6d., sad the dividend on the 11 par coat preference
capital to 1,1621. 10.. id. Those two was deducted from
the net revenue will allow of • dividend an the ordinary
stock at the rate of 16s. M. pa cent., and will leave a
balance of 104 3s. Id. to be carried forward to the nazt half year.
The trail° returns for the at. monthe 31st Nombre,
1367, show a total gnu receipt of 12,658/.7e. 104., ascora-
prod with 12,6301. 12s. 3d. for the corresponding period lest
per. Oa this return the directors can only regret that the
Pao has sot Marred in the same proportion as Whitt°
this is se doubt due to the general depression in cooseeralal
Ware, which appears to have produced a Winder result en
abash all War vailways."
The Czazimais, fa marbly the adoption of the
said that hip halo bed set isseassi es sigh have
lieselered lbw Ile mhos at ths =del as
hie et eh shoe fteash Realer and Credits'.
That linesmen, sorbed by the &Wel rid hiss corayeay.
sad aesdisrable teseesvesisear was hit at Creditoa by the
way the trolls was manged. Tbsk Nu was worked with
great tiounsury, bat be hared it Wt km" Mr. Beeesey,
• ises. The shreheiden went aware that $ narrow
was
lin we sew eppresablai Essese, when Oh
sae den they seeld have he shpsiee esslesdiec
Ili hiet std he bed se ail their prides yeah be this
Ispeasa. The disesteem hoped le Is able le rodeos the
imp Ise assfassas. seat baliyeer.
Is siesser le • gash* he CII•111111AN stated that tho
haw of Is she divlohad Tr partly la be attributed to an
imam Is Os mike Mort pa the dabasture debt.

A divelandot the West lea U. mast. per era® an
▪ aessay tiro. end et IL 13. an the B abates, is
the bel-yearaift Mat December, payable on and after the
• Mmete. we dra dedered.
Tbeeelielne dleseeme mil =Maws were rreisdad.
Mr. Wain at *aced wailitag in the room
et IN bee Ile. H. lemrs. The remmanntime ot the
nmthem wee mama le 1111. par ae® emit.
Mow • wee et then` N the ebalrmes, the meeting
espeseML

NOIIOI.II.4ILWAY.-(111111 DAY.)

Thi. atteeneos the usual half-yearly general
=On et Ur rigida= of the above rifling ter kid at
Os Lasko Tama. The chairman of the Board at Direr
less_ pulibe.
TM sepia Um already boss pabashed. The erect