The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-08 00:00:00

488121 INTELLIGENCIL

HOME ClRCUlT.—Caoytiox, AuotrsT 8.
(B•6x• 14. 'treks Crovdir and a Comma Jury.)

This was an sedan to norm damages been the defendant,
who is an attorney, for having negligently conducted certain
legal procsediags for the plaintiff.
Mr. Robinson was counsel for then plslatiff ; Berjeant
Parry and Mr. Joyce were for the defendant.
This min arm oat of some proceedings that have been
frequently Wore the pablio. The plaintiff, Miss Rosanna
Dopes Prey, la a very respectable young "roman. and she
um forma, in the service of Lord and Lady &dead as
lady's meld, bet in the year 1864, in consequence of some
ditageeemeat ha the establiabmeet, she was soddenly die-
s/mad. The plaiatil then brought an mks against Mr,.
Poterg the bersebrapar of Lord Zeeland, for slander, and a
esomil amiss @Oast Lewd Zeeland, and both thee motions
Med ler VIA The fret only ma tried, and it reetalted in
the jay giving the plaintiff • verdict with 1004 damages.
The sodas apart Lord Zetland was postponed, and in the
mesathste • tale wee granted for a new trial in the
action against Mrs. Potter, and both Show actions again
stood for trial. The solicitor for the plaintiff in
these proceedings we • gentleman named Voulee,
and it appeared that he made • compromise, according to
the carie for the plaintiff, entirely without her consent, under
which he received a sum of 3004
_to earns both actions.
The plaintiff it appeared only received 601. of claim money,
and she was requo,d to sign a paper which she thought was
a receipt, but which turned out to be a promissory seen,, and
she sewafterwerds sued upon this note by Mr. Tombs, but
ha failed In his action, and the note was ordered to be im-
pounded by Mr. Justice Brie. The plaintiff than, it ap-
peared, brought as action against Mr. Voohis to negligence,
the present defendant, Mr. Foster, acting as her attorney,
and, according to her testimony, he buoyed her ep to • long
time with the idea that As we, sure to sucomd, and that she
would retort r 5004 de:lieges at least. As thetrialappreethed,
however, she represented that he changed his tow and ad-
rimed her to compromise, but she reined, and at bark the
case went for trial and the result wee that she mil obtained
a verdict upon one count in the deolaratiee, sad booms liable
for all the coos, and the present attics was brought against
Mr. Foster for alleged negligent. in the manner to which he
bad conducted the action against Mr. Wades.
The plaintiff having deposed to many of the above facts
abs was cross-emnined at very considerable length, end
from her answers it wee evident that she wee under the
the everybody couneoted with the mss had can-
to preveM her from getting kudos. 811 s complained
my much of Mr. Bookies, who was her mooed in the se-
dge against Mr. Voids% sad said that be bad dared her to
motion the named Lord sad Lady Sedirad, sad said that
he would ruin her owed she did. Me aloe said that alter
be had opened the awe he imataillstolg left the court, and
the trial, which she enpeoted would have lasted two days,
was over in an hour. dhe hkewise declared that Mr. Haw-
klea advised her to compromise, told her that now of
the judges would go against a nobleman, and that Lord
Campbell, who tried the rose, in particalar, world not do so.
(Loud laughter, in which the learned jadge joined.) The
plaintiff admitted that Serjeant Wilkie., bee format counsel,
strongly advised her to compromise the anginal action, and
that another attorney whom dm had consulted on the matter
refused to take tip the clue. It also appeared that in the ma-
ttes against Mr. Voulee, Lord Campbell raid he appeared to
have acted bootie:ably and ropily, and that en offer was
look to goy hr 601. wed di bar OCAS. mid
that she was strongly urged to aompt the
oat, and bt the Mai tie dshadot obtained •
mein use the emote kw mealtimes, end the gin Bader
arms eswe upon • count la Mow se recover sows medical
, and Mr. Vonlas arimented to • wog for that
west,but ahe wee liable tor dr wbels of the oasts. The
*twit likewise sated that eta bad not pad Mr. Foster •
stogie birthing for costa daring the the. be had been acting
for bee, and although he had obtained a judgment against
her, he bad not taken any steps to enforce it. The plaintiff,
in the course of her examination, said that her object
throughout these proceedings was to vindicate her charmer,
and that it was impossible for her to do so unless she gnat
into the whole of the particulars connected with the conduct
of Lord and Lady ZetLand, and the manner in which she had
been treated by them, but she bad never been allowed to
doso. .

At the clot.a of the cue for the plaintiff Serjeant Parry
submitted that the evidence failed to make out toe avermente
in the declaration, and, after a long technical Argument, hie
lordship decided in favour of the objection, and directed a
nonsnit. . . . .

Eietirent Parry said he thought it was only due to his
!awned friend, Mr. Hawkins, to state that he wee in attend-
ance, and would hays been examined as a witness, if hie
evidence had been required, and he would have positively con•
*Mimed the plaintiff in teeny of the statements sin had made.
The plaintiff waa then nonenited.
IIEOZASEN O. TINCANT AND OTHERS.
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The plaintiff m this Jostens* eras Yr. flugemine,
for Beadwich, and the defendants were Admiral Vincent sad
several other electors of the borough. The action um brought
to recgree dam iv* fur • libel that had been published by the
defendents, and which imputed to the plaintiff that he had
teen guilty of bribery and entitnidation at the chction for this
beeetigt in April last.
The defendants pleaded not guilty, and elm • justification.
The jag Monied a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, five
pious.