The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-28 00:00:00

COURT OF EXCHEQUER—Nov. 27.

Sittings at Nisi Prim, at Westminster, altar Tani.—(Baton
Kr. Banc Martin sad a Spacial Jury.)
OTTAWA? a GINAVMS.—ALLIQUI
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The declaration algid that the plaintiff, William Henry
Ottaway, was a clerk es the employ of the Great Western
Railway Ompaar, and that the dafaidaat, Richard Gramme,
falsely sad malirsouly wrote and published of Me plaintiff
as writ clerk the words following, whereby he lost his situa-
tisa :—" I have hitherto found all your officials ezosedingly
polite, sad much repot to bars heard from a lady a com-
plaint of your present clerk" (the plaintiff). "One day
laiefg eke impaled from this person whether he had corm
seaweed giving away the tickets, whoa he replied, in a very
impertinent wiasessr, that ha did not give away tickets at
all, but said, • I erns them, ma'am.' His meaner was
so annoying, that she artaialy would objets to
address him again ualass in the prwass of her haaUad, or
same ether peatisman. I this ik right to inform you of
this, as it is certainly an injury to the oompaay, and an
amoyeace to the public, that he (the plaintiff) ahead gen-
! Issue in his protect situatioe."
The defendant pleaded first, not guilty, aad aseandly,
that the plaintiff had behaved as allepsd to Mm Jameson,
Um wife of the Rev. John Jamaica, View of the ping of
Bt. Nicholas, Warwick, Mae pladiag a justilloatios of the
alrlibel.
Hoddleston and Mr. Day wen eel ise the plain-
tiff ; Mr. Mellor and Mr. Alfred Wills aced oded the
defame.

ft Missend from the ems for the *tail, who is
about tweotyaglit years of ages that he had brae
for eight man Is the employ of the Crest Waiters
Mile., Conaway as a dark, steamed at Warwick. The
dsfeadsot is • petiman of position and forams, residing
I at The Cliff, paw Warwick, of which meaty he is the high
Mint TM alleged libel was ooetained is • letter writes
is Amid by tho dofeedast to Mr. Chilton, the emporia. 1
istkint at the Waren* Adios, and arose oat of the follow-
I lag moose arse:—Mrs. Jammu called for • tied, my*
' to the phaddr. " are yos the young man who gives away
the dads r to which he replied jocularly, his with so
I taigas. of Malt* bar that he did sot give away trade,
based than. whoa the lady took kw dad sod mat away
Mama sompisiat. Os the ith as phaeton was
desired by Ws Chides M ge be LssaM sad Weed the
herd, whisk he ad sad wee told tea he must leave the
amiss ea.sah. Be bed it eadememed M premn a
eireatisa. bat had Med le2maste
le hi eramesemialka, deed that ins aids!
easesd Lay had brought tile dieing., se the ear
dos maned *ha essaisint that be had set give up his
trait oe me meads. Mesa retard.' Mina Odera, rlllllO
hi wife lira, la Womb*. the fast Mi. that he had
it to wrest the calsolor pada. late trouble.
H. ram that he wee playing with • dad, and
kept Yrs. Jammu wide, ass his dad, Mr. themes
me • director of the assithaddepas4vise hash. whack
11105 worked W tit Great Wake% °sweep
at Ye eseassese of the as
ems.
Illr. Maw salmittad ass the simmealestise wasp d.
vaious limas issedimed M wee. as as dateeiket was
• diream al iseammay whale dada were bashed by the
pha YrMaids. ealmilited 61110 was he the letter part of
the sompaiteelsa miasmas el maitre.

derombrat ins RR RSA, aad proved be vas •
46oder el UR Arse arl St/Wad Rama, vbia woe
imboil by Ms Gnat Wailes , sad RR be bed
Ritmo Ole WIN amphised a 8 r liWlar Vasmogenes
of • somploist mis by Mr. Jefains, Rs vise all do pariah
is older bis Ras&

H.lard7hipal be alldiald direst the jury UNA if llgoy
Mures w adesimali Wry met lad their .erdlat far lirkr.
Mr. HuilhoMia Ibis rierded to be asesuirdd.

Th• *Mil was this villa is the reel Urn and Row
said stoseashly.

cone O. 111COTT.—A COINIT'S OUTFIT.
This was angina to recover :r2ll. far goods sofa aad
delivered. Tbe deltoids's& paid 25tX. into coot, sad far
W rut pleaded maw isdebted.
Mr. Haddiestee and Mr. Quails were comma for the
plaintiff; Kr. Hawkima sad Mt. ()stem repneastad the
defendant._ - -

in opening the aid UM the
plaintiff is • basic asd outfitter in /wet.
street ; mad the defeedeat ie 1t z. Claude Edward the
see of tier Claude Beott, and 'readies el IM well-koswo
looker d that re, rad wee tberehes sobilind be a en-
; Adorable fortes'. It apparel that bet year Meedefeedsat
woe panted to a earsiney is the Itk Howse Geords. mad
wee sow in India. He had bees study* at Pie Mites,
Minims Collegeat Warhead. and bed said Xl. Burney,
the daeghterof Dr. Imo ic,OND prihapal of that
mast. the day after he dashes& kY issjsrity. Mr. Cutler
and lb. Butt mere en easy lallsul. Isms, for in OM al
;kb lettme the delsednee oillesseed the plaintiff as
"Der Hwy" sheet bb soak srPesebil his wish
'that it druid be tbe hot kit is the regleseet.'
Hr. Scott had selected all the goods, aid it ap-
peared his lode yes mote. het socestrin tar be
required some limeys to hamade for biro half orange aid
ball hiaek. (Leduc.) He indulged in silk stosidap
his, sod be ordered his haatikerchiefs to le em-
of
leeidwed Web Ids week Ids cypher, and anessegmas.
Mr. Ostler told him Shi would same to • large amount.
sad die daleedast said redid sot ewe so that the acconat
did set exceed 3001.. as be fru going to joie his father is
ratting of the entail. A third of the *Wire woes;
was f gibs malt of the lady whom be was about to make
his wife That lade attended at the plaintiffs shop and
stele observations on the embroidery which she wished to
M put in her future husband's shirts. (Laughter.) TM
dui alant selected all the articles, and when the bill
wee famished, signed it io proof of his satisfaction,
aid gave the plaintiff so order fur payment on his solicitors,
Wesel. Rohm and Tidy, who said they bad no funds of
the defendant's. The plaintiff saw the defendant,who said
hi. solicitor had 5.01101 of his, and that be would see the
plaintiff paid ; bet be had nos done so, and was now is
India.

plaintiff and other witnesses were called to prove
that the charge' wane reasooshle, end much laughter was
unused by the production of SUM of the articles ordered
by the defendant One was a white Deck-tie of the smallest
dimensions, very like a piece of tepe,roassially cut dove
to suit the ilefeodmit'• taste, and cha at 21s. • done
soother wu • striped Magenta and b vest, or riding
jacket, charged at 21. 25., the manufacturer's pries balsa
If. la ; and iumother item in the bill wee "a Garibaldi
skirt," described by the plaintiff, amidst much laughter,
as "a flannel jacket without tails." The plaintiff stated
that the defendant had agreed to all the prices, and that
kis profit was only 30 per cent
The deems simply was that the plaintiff's charnels wan
est"rtoorate.
His lordship having summed up,
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for 73,., the
difference between the mount claimed sod that paid late
court.