The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

ILato *ntelligence.
COUR? OP QUEEN'S BENCH.-Dw. 8.

WITUMIIII PRIVIAitT,
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147014. LOID CUIFILLL

Mr. E. Jame and Mr. Dauber were for the plaintiff, and
Eteljeant Hayes and Mr. Field for the defendant.
Tao defendant in this case wet the szeentriz of Mr.
Higgiae, a surveyor sad 00111 merchant at Northampton,
who in 1846 was employed to prepare the rumps for a
Projected extension of the Liodon and Birsiii ghost
Railway frees Northampton to Warwick, in order that ea
application might be mad* la the sassing session of peek'.
meat for • bill. Mr. Higgins eagsged the plaintiff, who
was also a sarveyor, to vales the houses, buildings, and
timber along the proposed lite, but he Pad shim died, and
the present action was brought agaiest hu esecatriz to
recover 6741. for the wcrk and labour he had done, betas at
the rate of a hall per ant. upon the amount which he had
estimated as the value of the property.
Tee liability of the deceased was not denied, but it was
contended that the plaintiff had charged a half too much •
and it appeared from so estimate which the plaintiff bad
sent to Mr. Higgins, before the survey was completed, of the
probable cost of the property, he had only charged squirter
per coot for his services.
Lord Campbell said it was quite clear that the plaintiff had
led Mr. Higgins to believe that he would only charge per
cent, and recommended the parties to consent to a terabit
for • ism estimated at that rate.

Thb sour ;;.aiiiiClTsad verdict by aceseat
ebtered for the plaistil for hell the amount which lie
claimed.

PREROGATIVE COURT.—Dzc. 9.

NIL/ON IP. ROSS AND CLAXTON.
This was a wit to decimals% the validity of a codicil
erscatod by Mr. Thomas Mama, lido of By, miller sad
baker.
The argameats was pm ending whoa the wart rose.

COURT OF MD
MINIM AT 11151 PAWS £T •

OW! IP. WPM)! AND AXOTHIII -1

SRI /1121F711 OF XIDDLUZZ.
Mr. Joyce sad Mr. Doyle were weasel for the platathr
sad Mr. Hswkiss sof Mr. Qs&la reyreseeted the de-
Bodes%

This wee an Mies brought by the a plater, to
mom from ,be dolioadaats.Mems.ii awl Meses,tho
late sheriffs of IlMildismn. 211. Is. Id. Ms ZIMMIBS 04,
m @me a writ of tapir ad satiefaeleadam gar mama,
'Wait bad bees bawd against Mr. Sharidna ileafils, at the
salt of the plaudit From the *Massie M appeared that
the writ in gmatioa was, ea the 19th of Irebroary, limed in
die hands of Bany, the follower of Lawns* Lrei, the
sheriff.' Moor, with iaatraotions that it was to be
pat is form that evening against Smith, who was
to sat ander this nem of Swanborough at tke
Strand Theatre for his own benefit. It however hippos,'
that a lir. Tel Cooper, a dramatic author, who was in treaty
with Mr. Levi to take the Garfish Theatre, of which he was
ohs proprietor, was at Levi's cake ea theday tubes the
writ was la the hands of Barry. Barry eadeavoared to
obtala some Informatioa about Smith, sad finally revealed
to Mr. Cooper that be bad an elocution &waist him, who,
wishing to are bit friend Iron bsiag misted, imseellataly
.Maimedan laterview with Smith and pat him at his gaud.
Ma
Mr. Cooper, aaoordiag to appoiatmat, met
litany at the Spotted Dog, is the Strand, sad Sanded him
10s., whist' had be.. master•d" amongst dm theatrisal
brethren, as the uaderstaadiag that he was on to pat Oho
writ iato exteutioa. This arrangsatsat haviag has. com-
pleted, Smith promeded to regale himself in tbe Woo& alibi
theatre., and (feria' the time he was there Barg want la,
looked at him, and retisad. Sabeegimatly these facts um
to the kaewlidge at the plaintiff, who iutitated proceed-
fats &gullet the then sheriff.. ad his. the violist Mien.
Tao sabsteatial defeat:stet up was that thi plaintiff had
sustained no Wary, as eves if Smith had bees masts' hi
would not have been ablo to ligaidate the able, be being
at the tine is ineolveat eiremetanoss.

—ill; jari.witlioteiliiiiii7l-1 theloused Judge teen=
up, retuned • verdict for the plaintiff for tile smut
alaised-211. I. 9d.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

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IN AI lIII.LIAM Y.

; XVIIENT.

ThIS ImoMot, whew ems was ',period ea &earthy,
tsar hadß;aboowal kalliu7:41:1;c11"4"kr. hsl
opposed ea the hews ocessioa sad requinsi possessied,
whbttwsss.dwedt.be gives.
TM Ineelloant new said that ko had given op the key of
the Mee% sod bad heen refused a corniest* to show the
emit woleesho pave an aomptaase for the 'coaster's residue
at Cadelmoi, add Its gave • hill foe 121. lls.
Mr. Oemedtelenor Morph, told his he had doss a very
Abbe awl lorprodent alai, He ondsetook map
ether peoples affairs and could sot senor his own.
The imams asked what he wee to do as h. could sot
get the orstilleate. He wished to know What be we. to de
tie
bit T.l.loesambelswer Murphy add he mold hay, eine to
the court without the eeirtidesto. He 'mid sot advise hiss
what km was to do is tie mayor with regesd to the bill.
The isal order was appeistsl for the 1411 Unwary.

ASSIZE INTBLLIGENCE

OXFORD CIRCUIT.

27CM =AD= IN

r, Dic. 9.

Ma Hai* elite Williams. mu shamed with the wilfel
el
mergNisbet er et
YAM.
Bromley, at ithroweteri, ow the 29th

litrT ameba mad Mr. Corbett promoted; sad Mr.
Rupert KAMM sad Mr. Tslfoud defended.
TM primer ;deeded " Not Golly."
The iimmetamess et this homed& will be readily
rememboredr having mead, bees Os the.:ll.:
at the Sib *SO& the Mimeo soder the
Mk with spasm weeded Nam, WWI wham be had
beset sesossemed w oeseset. Later is the main be found
Mr with Bromley, sod elm Mini Ms stokes*, sea sway.
Bromley mid to the plember, "Somil off ; what did you kit
the obi Ike t" ljpos whisk the primer MAMA epos
dim a madd woad with a kalan
The seldom 111111 remarkably elm, sad the primer bed
admittol VMS ket. His soomel addressed the court to
show that the Mae was seasalseghter, Bad the jade
havtai pentad sot the Mal bessdarles betwees that
asses sad murder.
The jary 'steroid a mast et Gaily of nometknokfer,
ead the leaned judge sesimeed Me prams to be Mao.
pined ter imam ram