The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1866,

THE EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Rain inttlitgencr,

Mr. Joseph Robert Morrison, late chief=
is the wall-knows firm of Messrs. Jae.
NM On, sissekaata, of Philpot-buss, who ha. come
Steward as a candidate for the vacant mat at the
burl d the Eastern Collation Railway Company,
amasses himself as a derided advocate for railway
Nis He sisames :

COURT OF Qum%
wrung AT ME MIT AT OVUM

WASOOI V. 111•111/0/11.

DOWA CAIN.

The dularation stated that tba daludaat, a Trinity
pilot, by Ida naskiltal naugsninst of a brig 'Ala was
entrusted W his sharp ran down ud injured a mod
belonging to the plaiitiff. Tbs. &fondant pleaded not
Yr. Wilda appeared for the plaintiff; ud Mr. Minibus
for the defendant.

ufailisithhappristseat st year hands I disclaim con-
soles will either et the pretest coatuals; pieties or with
theproceedises of their respective scausittees. I eater apes
Ithis oaten ushisered by say pledge inept that of maths'
swell to the gloat of n ability in prosiodag the la
tweets sad prosperity of the cowpony. las a decided
aerosols few railway reforms, and while I reward the slues
et kraisi prozin by candidates, which is the are of your
ampasy would faces aa *spews of 7601., es ewe aeadia.
rolleria, I respectfully decline to adopt that eosins, bat leave
it to the seam of the proprietary to detonates, the tib-
iatenetedaw of thou who seek by sub sasses to obtain
your votes la the appintatent of director, whose team» of
oleo is at the beet aneensin, sad whose restuneration is
measly aosisal. I Wader to you ay best services, headed
on thenprisen of several plan u the heed of a aeroso-
-1 the firm, hem whisk I have reseat'y retired.

Tb. anises we Woven by a shipowner, residing in the
north et leeileadyminest the defendant, who is a Trinity
pilot, and w en tie 23rd April last, bad the cue of, the
Wipe Anna whisk was Slag towed down the
Thames by a sires. The plaintiff woe the owner of a
wellies, of umpratively small tonnage, called the Young
Dieknon, whisk ea the day in gnat on, et 61a the alter-
asslyiesimbeieg madveted up the river, in order to take
Mr at the entries of the Sauey Canal, where she
wee Me pby the Whets ;Millter. It wit nary
tuff tie at the ter, and there wu very little wind ; sad
en anielmg at the peel, the weals UM in collision, the
Lass Ike striking the Young Dickson at the bow, and
=We, away a pram of the rigging, end otherwise
14•110. be& CM OM pod Mtn, plaintiff, it we contended
that the wilier woe keeps, the north shore, which we
her proper side ; and that the Anna Maria, which was cm
the opposite shore, neddealy altered her sown, and case
into the middle of theatre's, and thence °condoned the se-
olden; the plaintiff's ship not having ntelcient ties to get
oat Mass way.
The dungen were estimated at 951. Under a resent act
of parliament the liability of a Trinity pilot is limited to 1001.
For the defenses it was attempted to be shorn that the
Anna Maria did not suddenly steer sorsa into sued channel,
and that U the p'shatiff's vessel had paned. as she ought to
have done, on the north, Snead of the sonh side, of a brig
whisk was anchored in the river, the collision staid not
have nenyed.
The Puy found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 631.

SECOND COURT.
US at NM MVS AT TOTIZSALL ATTAR

Hr. Edwin Janu, Mr. G. Trawls, sad Mr. Halts
afendppeantared for the plaintiff; sad Mr. Hawkins ter the de-
.

This-ine aa action brought by the plaintiff, a SOW Spat,
in Beaverki-elnet, to recover &mope hoes the defendant,
wb also carried as the SUM business, for hating
altered attain slanderous words reflecting upon the
ehereater of the plaintiff. There were eke somata
Is the deeds:atlas charginiaithe ddeediat with hav-
ing broke& lato the "stirs house, sad with
having committed en sass tt. It appeared that the plais-
tiff, who bed some outman' at the West ad, entered Into
IA arrangement with the defendant, who lived westward,
to npply those esstonters; sad it wee nude/stood that the
peat el ms penny par paper was to be divided betena
them. In November last the &leading seat la as wean
sTeases so applied ; bat se it was sot attended to, Lipm-
an binesell, when en alteration took plea, in en-
sopisnee et the plaintiff 'myna it was sot envision for
hha N gilds the demand. Upon this the defendant, ad-
pisiatiff, said, " You and your cousin at the
Bird idolise are swindlers, for I hare served
,aping fa him, and I seat get any mosey. You are a
d-ed rwhadlisig yea ere &swindler, and nothing but a naiad-
les." The phs alfff thereupon laid hold of the defendant's arm
and tried to pat him out of the shop, bat failed to do so, as
the defendant was a stringer ma. The defeadant then
man the plaiatill by the neckcloth and thrust his knuckles
into his throe, easing him great pain. The pleiatiff in
ealf-defenee caught up a eakr, end struck the defendant's
held, whereupon the defendant immediately wrevel it
from him and struck him a blow on the mouth. Assistance
being procured, the defendant was taken to the station-
house, bat the plaintiff dealiced to press the charge, and be
was liberated, the plaintiff threatening eltarior proceedioge.
Hence the present action.
ILr. Hawkins, for the deuce, intended that the sclon
was brought merely for the purpose of obtaining oats.
The jury, before the learned oncost bad concluded his
address, said they had made up their minds to live a verdict
for the defendant.
His Lordelvp said they could not do that, al the slender
and assail had been proved. They must find a verdict for
the plaintiff.
The jury then retuned a verdict for the plaintiff—
, damages 51.