The Express.
London, England, 1858-07-03 00:00:00

tab) intrlltanue.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—JULY 2.
(BlStap at Nial Prim at Guildhall.—ddare Lard Camp
bal sad Spacial lariss.)

DURO? W. TIM BEDFORD 011•11 ITT:

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This was sa aotion brot;gl—;;l7 a ghl, six yam of age,
through her mother as tar sect &toad, to recover ormpensa-
Wu In damages for tojurise which skis had sustained by
through a trap in an hen grating, which It was
bad been left naprotected by the defendants, who
were the trustees of the Bedford Chatty.
Mr. Berjosat Parry and Mr. H. Brown were for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Knowles and Mr. D. Bouts for the dabs.
dame .

Thu soaident occurred on the afternoon of the 4th of
August, 1866, at 23, Bedford-.fret, Bedford-row, of which
the defendants, the trustees of the Bedford Free School, in
the town of Bedford, are the freeholders. A gentleman
passing by saw the child suspended by her shoulders in the
hole, which was too small to allow her body to pass through.
/Labeen taken out it was found that her body was
bruised, and that the region of her heart had been
; the reinli of which was that ems lace she had
hese In addled, date et health. The rely pent in contest
between Mho mein was whether the delledemb were in the
of r:et the hems me es tis melte them Sable in the eye
14imew the deed., state of the trap.
acciTha:shintif calhe a bedtime who dated that after the
he was employed hy Levender, the surveyor to
the Deffiled Charity, to repair the grating and trap, and paid
by Yon he the work. It was also proved that before the ac-
Mein • person named Hamilton, from the trustees of the
charity, mare sad told a lodger in the bouts not to pay any
more rest to Mr. Murton, the landlord, but to him, and that
he cantimeed to pay Mr. Hamilton. On true-examination
the lodger mid Mr. Murton occupied the first floor' and let
out the remainder of the house in lodgings. He also said
that Mr. Hamiltosi told him that the web of the house was
in the Insolvent Debtors Court, and that the trustees ware
ses=ararr;Leenents to get the
b hoar Into their own hands.
Mr. Morton mid he waenviteenrlyy other
held thel°llltresof the►lose
mad lot it ant in lthge. Until Merck, 1866, he
the avet floor Lime?, but after that time he let it also.
Abed that tints he got Into difficulties, and about the 26th of
July the hese wee given up to hie aide emigre. The
I only Lefizrissoppoesd him In the Insolvent Debtors Court
a the Bedford Charity, and in reply toCklef
aneessieganer Law, be said he wiehed to give up the lases to
the agar of the court. He was discharged on the 30th of
July, but he hid no knowledge what became of the lease. He
had eaver shoo bad anything to do with the house.
The lease was here put in by the defendants. It contained
Ha cisme compaffing the talent (Morten) to keep the whole
11 of
=i=dretttr.there wee saftloitett evidence
to absolve the &Wants from liability.
Lord Campbell raid he would allow the was to go to the
Jury, but he would giginthe ddemdanto liberty to move the
court above on the point of law as to their ligaty
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The jury thin toand a verdict for the plafnut:damsges,
61.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-Jvty 2.

Otitimp at NW Prise at Gddball.—Baka. the Lard Cblii
Barra as Special larks.)

ROLLAND /. TIN 011 AT Pt OR hitilf sAiLWAT ownwrr.--

•COIDIPIT.
This was as seeks brought by the plastid, the widow of
Dr.lieUsek a impala with the army fa ladis (who has wry
recadly .116 mew weepundia ler wry serious la-
Mosesliii by ilissosidast wbishesseevall at Carlton, Dear
News* sa the UN& alkalise*, left dass of the most
irefal tiermt which . Welted this . The sepias
ashisenkies wets esepletely overtaraid wad of the
were reset esswely injured. Amaipt than was
the orbs ht het the ass of hrw right sea, 'wad re-
less
seised suet wise is the hip joist as to ssass Ur to be
br Ills.

As tide is ow of _• sethas brought egainet the =a-
piary out t
hesis =me aceident, and which have been
reported at
tha whisk is skarn te that in tbe other arm, and
which, is imaresA attended over two daya, the can
Uric ementarti ea W end the deka-
drevidesse bawbg ograddimeatiginin'his merging
The Lord at lima swered up, leaving it to the
jury to tart vballbe thaw bed been segligeace as
the part el the it the wend censtruetion
of the ilas, se to Ur mg 11•1110/14 rad else whaler
there bed bra trues at the thee at the aseltbrat
is going at molt a mil Me se lily miles ea hour during
the storm, or whetbee the calamity was attributable solely
to one of those =antidote of nature spied which the acen•
pray could not have been expected to provide.
The jury =tired to deliberate at 12 o'clock, end at 4
o'clock were =at far.

ifie—te;tiiiipWeleslii they were likely to apes.
The Foramen—No, my ford. Three en eleven of us one
w sad oas the other.
A.Joior—There is no chance of our agreeing if we stay
here till Christmas. (Laughter.)
The Lead Chief Baron—ll own, patlemea, lam not tar-
prised. Ido not make the observation in reforms, to this
ease, but I think it meat be leemated, eessidsring
retrigsanr persons mast &agree, that unanimity is required.
Considering the increased intelligence of the day it dote seem
extraordinary that twelve gentlemen mast be kept to-
pther till =all agree, though they are sworn to
give their to their aonseleace. It I.
I think mach to be liaregnagadi2 that vardiete are not to be
governed by a qty. Ido not say • small meketty, for
that would not do, but say, slaves to one. tea to two, or alas
to three. It appears to me that eines the alteration in the
law which permits plaintiff@ and &indent' to he 1111111 deed
juries discharge their duties with greater anxiety sad more
faithfully than before, and who jurymen ahow • more
anxious and oonscientious feeling in the discharge of their
duties it is impossible not to expect dillrearms of
perfectly irreooncileable even sewage& patinae@ tett te!
sired if pcasible to oome to a good undanaleading with are
another. His lordship then asked:the leaned counsel what
they pro to do.
Mr. sisy having consulted his leader Mr3Bdein
James, whe was engaged in another wart, said he could not
=east to the jury being discharged, but he was willing to
take the verdict oldie sieves jurors who were speed.
The Lad Chief Baas—l have very Man said I would
always when It was a ease where there was likely to be a
differeace get each • manent. beforehand, sad it would be
very well to do soided the prudence of the profession
prov would anticipate the wide= of the legislature and consent
to take the verdict of tbe majority, ouch as eleven to one.
Mr. Hawkins said the company could not secede to the
course suggested by his leased friend.
After some time, the jury opts sawed his lordship that
there was no possible charm of their agreeing.
The Lord Chief Baron said the old practice of locking up.
jurist all night, or in other words of torturing them into ea
unanimity which their oonscienose could not section, had
very properly fallen into disuse, and as there was no propped
of their agreeing after four hours' deliberation he would dis-
charge them.
The Jury were this dieelberged.

COURT OF BANIRUPTCY.—JOLT 2.
(Mors Mi. Coeusissieser Hearoyd.)

The was • draper, of City-read and of Hostas
Old Town. This was the examination melting. The =-
weak cceemeo• with a deficiency of $,4664 at the begin-
alai of 1867. The bankrupt now ewes le vasecrared credi-
tors 4,4341.; lie .tech, =lna at Wit.. had ben Wow fa
azseali= tot La bemea nomad Isy the asaleseas, and
fame is fad the wily rest of 1641. there
were losses sad =peaces d
Mr. A. Jones, for the as Adel that Mc= bad
be= bankrupt in 1848, and had sew ebielud We certificate.
He mow mai before the court as mem% width were wholly
imvememl, is he bed sr basis oboe Mk. The large
daletweey VW I. a matter et gwer•work, • low
weeks haw the basknigley father-In-law, Mr. Memehes,
had ememosei es odes against him, sad got
eehm ism bed hese salmi • hut lb 11:0.argiat
distend the to kW am eat mod the priperty
W ham meovered themetee. Memo Om were
veedied_i tin deem* aqieuditme alert we liL
wait. Ilmeedipmee whist the oree le he ellomwed obedio.
Ms. Lemma welmlosed that as the beal~ bod=
bogs he mouldmet le imported to near wry beige e
TM piterlpd in. were vouched by Mn Modem.
Tim G. —ls it a fact that is brit =certificated
seder Ms know IfiellwePlci
Mr. Lemma Wood there was we doubt of the fact ;
indeed, be hal eel pawed his esurdeallaw wed= the former
b=itrapley ; bet the creditors semelly wen aware of the

HI Warm mid he iseld MMain Om ease Me die, and
if Ma brikeup cow caddy Ws amigo= ea to hie account.
he MOM dm cam up and pm saki Matamar Makroptoy.
M. Lamm—Might he not pawasalat balk Makraptcla
na Oa NMI thee?
TM

re. I think be met hie cor-
taste wader the first btaketiptcy before be sea pen mkt
thirtaturameems. aid ler es enemies.

Mr. Joao mid the lisebrept hedrepreel the i=iz
ovary moon& NUM Ho bad retold b give sa
sad whoa the Ml= um ~me Ito dimodoil it.
TM oitaMmes, theellier, elljestee te emy allewera.
His Bomar said AM mem ohm ebeeertimet sbread
aot 'mat it. TM tesatiestiet meg eIIMGM is die,
with protection for two mostle.