The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-12 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

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ing. It was as action to recover 600 guineas for*
No. 49, Eaton-place, a furnished house, from flee
April to the lot of August. The noble defenisst-
his liability en the ground that the house wet ad
eonsequesee of he bailee infested with boo,
Mr. Huddloston, Q. 0., mod Mr. Streeten wen eseo..s'
for the plaintiff ; dr. &will, Q. 0., aad
Q. 0., were 60611•4 for the defendant.
The first wig coiled was
Betijaminenlock. Keralsy, who deposed that he was
Lord W Oa removing
from the front one of the iningarra
to the bank attic. be found 16 bvi. am**
woes, and afterwards 20 or 30 more ; he &bawd
them to Mr. Abbott, sod thee Colonel bona
maid said oho Wed ea well owe to lisbegitTat
the room had not beam cleaned for upwards of
menthe, betimes the girls *moo bogy is the
they bad not time to do it. The bugs were is emb
ties that they would breed rapidly. Theraqe
there to infest the house in hot weather, as feed z
huge in an iron bedstead. The iron bedstead he pet spoilt
came from Lord Waldeck's residence, in Yorkshire, au
I dean. plebe*
Orese-examined by Mr. linddlestm—He did not lace
if it takes three weeks to hatch the ea of the bug, reef
eleven weeks after before it becomes a whet ism.
Befrezanained—These were very old low. mg ea
bay, base wawa or eighteen months old. (Laeghtin)
John Bushell, emistent to the last witness, give eirsdo
retire evidence.
Ellen Hardens*, housemaid to Lord Veda, glow
that she slept in the back attic. 86 *alit* has
night and got up and drank a light but could ad Oar*
thing. The next night she slept in the coon be*
and the was not then disturbed. She was preea
io the beat bedroom when the bug was set:
Abbott's face, and he said, "This is a ha •
(Laughter.) She maw the bugs that were fogad by /ma
ley, end on the following day, after the room tad t‘a
trashed, she taw four or five bugs crawling aft to
/She saw them come from between the cracks at * gat.
Allem, the boy, slept In the same bed oc the
night, sod be stowed her bug marks on his face salting
Mrs. Blakely, cook to his lordship, gave skills: Mims;
she picked up 18 buds.
Margaret swiegatene, scullery maid, said she foodsiew
a doses dead bugs on the floor and in the skirl* stab
the day after the room was washed. She picket *sag
with a kith-pin. (Laughter.)
George Allen, school-room boy, deptf.l,
top back attic. He bad been in bed abed la
&n-hour when be felt • bite. He got out sad NM
ight, but could Sod nothing. He went to bed ephom
was again bitten, and in the morning be had uses as
face and arms. He called out to one of his fellowommo
that there were bugs in the bed, and he could ad ohm,
By a Juryman—]le had been bitten several time be
by bags. knew perfectly well what it wan (Lys,)
was not bitten before whilst he bad been it Lorfaa
lock's service. _

Henry Tiffin, professor of natural philosophy withremei
to these besets —I make it my business iodate*, gem. Ike
immense rapidly and show themselves in Jens orJole,
pending on the weather. They hatch in about a leis*
and bite as soon as they come out of the egg.
They lay about ninety egp is the season.
Washing the Moors with soda very seldomft
effect on them—it would disturb thou a
surfaoe and make them lively and walk
He had frequently seem them walking in daytime ; he In
found 15 walking down a staircase is the daytime. 14
are carried from room to room in servasts' cloth's.
By a juryman—There is a marked diffuse°, beessee I
Res and a bug bite.
Mr. Haddlestoo—Then you have studied that, Imewher
[The tau had retired to consider their verdict af
report left.]

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Waage at Nlai Prins in Middleser.—(Befen Lard MI
Justice Erie and a Special Jury.)
manna o. HALT.—wAsnm V. BYDIIIILIX. M 1
!LIMON POl POOLS.
The plaintiff in this case is a contractor, in beemet
Victoria-street, Westminster, mid he is abo YE is
Poole. Mr. Hely, the defendant in the Ant cam, mods
a candidate at the last election for the borough, bon peds
being liberals. In the ammo of the contest Mr. Bs4
used certain espy:swim is reference is Mr. Warmish:
business of contractor, and the statements was de pe
into print, Mr. Sydenham, the defendant in theme:edge
being the printer. The premet actions were to min
damages for slander.
Mr. Coleridge Q. 0., Mr. Serjeant O'Brien, sad Na
Jams appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Boa, 40,
and Mr. Thesiger, for the defendants.
In the course of the opening speech a comultstion toot
place between the counsel, which resulted is in Amdge,
moot.
Mr. Coleridge said that a juror would be withdraw,
upon Mr. Hely saying, through his counsel, Mel hs
rotted the expreesioci which he bad modem* elm •
girded Mr. Waring and Mr. Waring's firm to &dr de
credit during the election, and apologised for thm,
be now them to be witbod
foundation. He (Mr. Coleridge), on his own pert,
merely add his hope that nothing connected wish
Lion for Poole would hereafter be remembered os elite
side. As to Mr. Waring, he had simply brought thee
Lion because be thought it his duty to do so, and ,
apology bud been agreed to be made, the object whkii
bad had in view was attained.
Mr. 801 l apologised on behalf of hie client in the Mee
mentioned by Mr. Ooleridge.
In the emend action a stet processas was entered.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
(Sittings et Niai Fritts at Guildhall, before Lard CIW
Baron Pollock sad • Special Jury.)
This was the Ant day of these &Adage. The list cooties
93 calms, ooly sir of which ire remaaets. There we 15
asses mitered for special juries.
The Court was occupied dodge the morning with A.
trial of en salon on some bills of exchause. WWI 900
waked to feature of public interest.