The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-05 00:00:00

ACTION AGAINST A BAILWAT. COMPANY.

A one ootteidetablo importance to men of boa-
assetravalliag on reileirsys, sad the public gas orally, ss al'
to HAM, 1311.1dille, SIMS 011 for trial rotors C. J. GeV.
Esq.,Jadge of Weimar, mart of Hampshire, at beitieg-
make. es ftterday. the 26'h alt. Mr. Mastoid, a timber
someheat, residiag at Oreywell, said the Load= and
dleatheWestera Railway Company for the sum of
14s. 94. ander the foilowieg eirmsstancer, On the Bth
of May last. Mr Milford hewn liminess to oats tee
at Gledelniisg, fa Barmy, ehmieed a tick.* at ass Womb-
, field statism the boathanipton hue to go by the
up train to Woking, Ohne he intended g
oo obtain
soother ticket to ge by the Jowls train ties W. Meg .
to which leers the 4 ram at 114 a
On thoup trala arriving at Winelibild, it was twenty
'ideates behind its regular title, se that as ha anted
at Welting the dews Maio had left the statics and gone cm
Ai) GodalmisA. Mr. Illalfortra besieges being prosier, ta-
med of trotting for this seat train to take him on to Clod-
idolise, he hired a One sad shake, for which be bad
to pay 14s. 9d sad whisk sem he now sought to rethaver
by lOW seams. Tins fasts beteg proved oa the part of
the plefatiff, sod sot disputed by the company, Mr. Greta-
-11.141, et Wimbester, seltetter, who appeared for the com-
pany. swateaded that they ware not inasmuch as toe
deter lawrneteeessionod by the neehiet or miicooduct of •
the etiony's servants. but by mums over whtc'a they
hod se esnirel. '{he sward of tee *rein oho bad travelled
with It is the day in wartime from Southeapion to
Watseka,. mis Cies eallit by Mr. Gresafkld. who .prevad
that mersiag ed Mat glay.heil Miss very wet. sod s
straw meal" .etwind pra.eiled theoasevot tte whole*.
OW Myr: 'fated It tinpwietble to propel the
(oltbinagh to SA ,reeking tartlet) at its paper
e~ the ma ed ate. eta of the wet rails sue the
strmealess AWN 'ibid. be after was in atteudsues to
prove*, mama. After the gaud had siege hie seideate,
the !wool judge iatisnated to Mr. King, of Basiegatokie,
solicitor fee the :pUiatift that he thought the def., co art
up by Mr. Greendeld is behalf of the compacy was a com-
plete eIIUIFeT to the IOW; hat Ur. King contended that it
was the duty of the driver under the aiteusestanore to have
pat on mon steam, or to have. telegraphed to the dowa
min at Woking to stop there Rani tee up train arrived.
Both of thaws potato. however, Were ever•roled by the
teamed Jude, one a the putted that the coarse emigested
anigbalsave hesin &Waded With userr to thepameageis
the Up Oda ; the ether, that the aompaoy
.had no right 13
detain the dew* tale beryeed Its meal time lot startiog.
Hemfen gave 'adenoma for the defendants with eats.
—wy JawrwAL

LiABILITI OF ROTEL KEEPERS.
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At the Manchester Court of Record, yesterday, s
mean trial took pus is the ease " Csabell v. Wright."' Mr.
Wright *. the keeper *like Spread Eagle Hotel; Ur Richard
Cashel% the plaistiff, is • stuck mentskaturst et
neleg beeken at 11lasekester, and usually stayiog at the
illekwllBol. Betel whim at Iffenakeeter. Is June, 1866,
1. • wee et ffiasehe eta, sad put up at the Bpreao Eagle. la
the sesehlffe whoa is the commercial room, he examined his
reset" which were is metes aad money, sad sleben be west
to bed he left to his seat breast pocket two crossed eh, ques
mad •161. and 104. ewe—altogether 1381. Is his trowaers
peaks% whoa be west to bed, be bad tosr sovereigns, end
spite his dresdag table he pl-ced • very valuable gold
lever wattle with maul's gold chain, sod • gold ring. .
He did cot very carefully listen kis bedroom door, and his
amount mist morale( wee that be hod left it open, hut upon ,
further reflection he said he gave It • push sufficient to
lutes it, eappoelag the catch to be good. Daring the night
the bests let in a man with a small paper patcel, sod then
went to sleep. This emu entered plaintiff's toque and stole
the watch sad guard and the tour eovereigeo, sod was sub-
salutarily eoavicted of the robbery, and sentenced to fur
yews' peed servitude. La ectioa was brought by the ~
plateutfassiiret delendasit to rem earths areca,.t.4ot , in the
Iloassesur Court of Hamra, before Mr. R. B. Armstrong,
rewor, kr, when the jeer gave • verdict for 251. ; bet
• motion was made in the Queee's Beech h r a
sew trial ma the groand cf miedireirion to the jury,
tee ROOOTitt Mein to effect told the jury that the Omuta
wee eistAtied to their verdict, unless be had in tie COOMICI
the betel bees gully of gross negligence. Mr.' Justice
Brie gave jadgment in favour of • new trial, on tho'ground
test the direction to the jety ght to have been that the
plated( would be 'stiffed to a verdict, if he bad isse,d the
caution of an crdiaarily prudent person. The ca.* was
eossequestly re-tried yesterday, when the Recorder reed
Mr. Justice Rrle's judment. The juave a verdict tor
plsinliff, demotes 301. g; Whig 51. morry e t ghen was gives by
the fintjury.
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A WHIRLWIND 71f STAFFORDSHIRR.—A corr.-
spondeesassed mach us withn an &moue' et asr birlwied,
wlash dams between Parkfields and the
Halestes ratios, on Wedniadey, the 23rd nit., the game
day as which a thunderstorm passed over the Potteries. It
is remarkable that the wiled whisk brought the %Amidst
said severe hailstorm was from the north-west, while the
whirlwind game ghost the same time (belt-past foer o'clock
in the altareasso) from lb. seutti.west or sout:i south-west,
and poised amass the valley of the Trent, to the east of Pei k-
Bolds, west of Berlastou Stades, sod on as tile direction of
Barleatoaliall, daisy` nisch damage smallest the trees and
hay. The whirlwind from its ravage., has been trace:l for
about two miles is 11;tigtb, and from blip to s huared
ye:dela breadth. Trees we,. deprived of their brenehea
neatly along the whole coarse taken by the whirlwind, add
the hey was tenth scattered, the latter io setae ie.,sadt s
belay carried to • greet heleht in the air. Oa the
road between Parkilelds sod Barlaston ragtime must
vtoi.at ravers of the store are seen. Sor.rl of th.. oak
tress have list their tarot lints, and some or, ly
diemeatled, though other tress cot ten yards Cliotsot bees
sot loot • breach. Farther serum the Old Road Treat-
ham), west of the Plume of Feethers aise.al of the
poplin were blokes In two at the height of Iran s Wet to
twelve feet from the ground,* few only being ,lawn d.,wa
from the 'sots. A large elder tree, 60 feet high, was torn
up by the roots, and carried a die saes m
at the P
of I wds
within' toughies the grossed. In a roo
the chains were arks
Farm, the window of which was open,
blown doers, and a glees broken. The storm laited trout
Ave to sight miaow', sad wee accompanied by • lathier'
seise. Tbere was no Isis at flea time. The barometer,
which Dared at 29.46 io the morning, nal fatten to 29.36 an
hoer after the OCOVITT•0“. The thermometer stood at
68 der.--Stieforredire Adverlitor.
Watcgs.—During the mouth of July the number
of Teasels wrecked asiosstred tO 104. In e
th north of
Juntery the washer nas2lls ; Feheserv, 174 ; Merck,
, 145; Is April, 167 ;. ia Ilay. 112; and ia ate, 84; making
wilts the pot sums *oaths of 1,04 L