The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
After Term Nisi Prins Sittings at Westminster.—(Before
Mr. Justice Lush and Special Juries.)
This was the first day of the after term lull prius
sittings at Westminster. The list contains 226 causes, of
which 86 are new causes, 140 are remanets, and 104 are
marked for special juries.
IDWARDS r. rite ZARL OF CANDIOAN.
This was an action foe slander. The defendant pleaded
first not guilty, and secondly a justification.
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Sidney Reatinp were
counsel for the plaintiff. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and ILr. Garth
were counsel for the defendant.
Mr. Coleridge said that this was an action for slander,
arising out of whether certain photographs supplied by the
plaintiff to the noble defendant were or were not
very fine works of art, and were worth the money
that had been charged for them. And as that
was a main element in the ease, it had been thought
better to refer the matter to Mr. Williams, the eminent
photographer of Regent-street, rather than trouble the
jury with it, consequently a verdict would be taken for the
plaintiff subject to a reference.
Mr. Bovill said they were all agreed that that was the
most satisfactory mode of dealing with the case, and it
would save the jury the trouble of having to decide be-
tween the contradictory evidence that would have been
produced as to the photographs in question being works of
art.
The jury accordingly returned a verdict for the plaintiff,
subject to a reference.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Sittings at Nisi bins in Middlesex.—(Before Mr. Justice
Keating and a Common Jury.)
BOMBES T. THB GMAT NO.ITHERP RAILWAY CO
This was an action to recover damages in consequence
of delay having occurred in carrying the race-horse Rhone
from Lincoln to London.
Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. Hopwood appeared for
the plaintiff ; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Mellor for
the defendants.
The plaintiff was a licensed victualler in business in
St. Pancras-road, and be was the owner of several race
horses. On the 21st February last, his horse Rhone had
run at Lincoln, and had to run on the 22nd at Hendon in
a steeple chase. His case was that on the 20th he saw the
station master at Lincoln, who said that the horse
would go up by the 6 p.m. train. The horse was sent
to the station soon after 5, but the station
master said that there wee so heavy a train that he could
not send the horse by it. He was remonstrated with, and
told that the horse would lose its engagement, but he
adhered to his determination, and said that the horse could
go up by the 6.45 gym. tram' on the 22nd, and would be in
London at half-past 12. The horse was again taken
to the station, but was not sent off until a sub-
sequent train, and did not arrive in London until
past 2, and when it reached Hendon it was
too late for the race. The damages claimed by the plain-
tiff were upwards of 201., and in this sum were included
101. 10s. which be paid Pickett to ride at Hendon and 31.
forfeit for not running. It was also said that a person
who had made some beta had agreed to give the plaintiff
1001. to run bis horse at Hendon, but his lordship ruled
that this sum could not be recovered, the damage being too
remote. _ . .

For the defence it was said that Mr. Wood, who was not
at the station at the time, was the only person authorised
to make a contract such as those declared on, bat it
asemed that he bad authorised Mr. Grocutt, the station-
master, to send the horses if they arrived in time. The
point principally relied on in reference to the 21st
was that there was no contract with Mr. Grocutt to
carry the horse, though it was said that if it
had arrived in time it would have been sent. It
was also said that there was no engagement to send the
horse by the 6.45 train on the 22nd, and that, indeed, no
inch contract could have been made, as it had been pre-
viously determined to send a special train for horses at
7.15. by which train the plaintiff's horse travelled.
The jury found for the plaintiff for 18/. 4s. 4d.
A bill of exceptions was tendered as to his lordship's
ruling that the plaintiff could recover the jockey's fee.