The Express.
London, England, 1858-11-03 00:00:00

LIABILTIT OF OLIIRIERB.

Mr. Collier moved la this wee, which was an action tried
before Mr. Baron Watson at Bristol, when the verdict wee
found for the defendants on aimed the i 11914, but the learned
judge reserved leave to the plaintiffs to move the court. The
action wee to recover from the defendants, who ere ship-
owners, compensation for the loss of some brandy, owing to
the leakage of • butt daring its passage from Bristol to fal-
meth. The materiel point relied upon by the defendants
was that they had given notice that they would not be an-
swerehie 6r damage under certain circumstances. This no-
des of their limited liability appeared printed in very small
Wars on their bills.

Tis; rad Chit Baca said there might be a limit to Ha-
hilly, but not an extinguishment id it. For instance, it
weethi las unjust that a oarrier ehould be Habig for beak-
noise the carriage of which was paid for as a bundle of straw.
Lability should sot exosed responsibility.
The mart panted ths rule.
Rah semegingly.
BNITWOOD SI. BAIN AND A 3011117.-41113 IPOILSIT
GARDEN/.

This wee an action tried at the hat sittings at Gtdldheli,
sod Imought by the plaintiff as the endorsee ea • bill of
erahuge, dated July 24, 1866, at two month', for 6001.,
end dawn on the Royal Surrey Gardens Comps* .
nel uelmdante on the record were the late Mr. J.
the perthesentetry spat, Mr. Thomas Eno: Molar, also a
purffermatery alma, and Mr. Geo. Bain, all of whom were
dolordisiders fo the company. The bill be gondola had beta
meopled le hvour of Mr. Ikea, who built the retruhment
rooms, sad bed boon indorsed by him to the medroetors,
Mews. ?sheared and bon, who bed then setionsd kl to the
who supplied the bricks. At the trial it was ob-
feirdlirehat the de.mte were not liable, that no mierapre-
sestedost hod bean proved, and that no damage had occurred
in the plelattE as the °uneasy wee insolvent at the time.
On the maggeedon of the homed judge a verdict was taken
for the plaintiff, with leave to the defendants to move on the
points of law.
Mr. Edwin James (with whom TM Mr. Hale) now moved
accordingly, and
The Court granted the rule.
Rule nisi accordingly.

=LIB V. HOPPER.-DVTIZA OP STAWAILDB AT DAM.
Tide west a feigned Issue to try the right to the g btu'
Mabee, end wu tried at York before the Lord Olds'
The real question involved was whether the denies of a
stewed at a race who had a bet ma the raise was the. is.
validated. It appeared that the winner mend the OM
hone, aad the stewards!, Wog appealed to, gave the nabs to
the aloud bone. One of the stewards bad a null bet es
the mon and it was coutuded, therefore, that the decision
ci the whole body wee invalid.
Mr. Atherton, in moving fur a rule. urged that the pris-
dyke which should guide such cues Mould be thou which
applkil to arbitration, and that the pulse who were celled
epee to give their decision should be free tem the teats* of
Mime Wasted.
The Lord Chief Baron, in giving judgment, said It wadi
be more satitheicey if the court had the benefit of the ups-
rime of Baron Martln—(laughter)—but they wen ell
speed that, either on the pound that the gentlemen who
had sated as steward was not swayed in his jodimat, ar an
the ground that without him there would Woe bee. a du,
aijteity In favour of his decision, the vacant should sot be
disturbed.
Rule reined.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Noy. 2.
(Before Mr. Cormlaelomer Murphy.)
IN la TRONAI COI.

This Insolvent, who.. case was beforettes court on Monday,
when it was intimated he would be discharged, wee to day
opposed by Mr. beaten on the part of Mr. Lae ; Mr.
appals&
AIWA the case was over on Monday, Mr. Laxtoet intimated
that be oppored, and as it was celled en balms the time ap-
p itted he was allowed to oppose to-day. The tracteent, ft
will be recollected, was head master of Dolmen College
firmartaz School, and his insolvanoy arose from the maltose'
the eompenaation on the abolition of the ofboa
His Honour, after hearing Mr. Litton, discharged the fa-
aohea wishing him emcee* in his future prospects.