The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-17 00:00:00

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Sato Ks inil adruisil Ilse asabrary. The
loaned maid bad not osneladsi Ids arawassot whoa
tie wart loss. Tbs farther lwarbe was adjourned to
Tuesday, Jers. 12.
Mr. Lindley its. sneers teethe liatiswal busk • 6k R.
rebate, Mr. Drew, sad Mr. Witching kr Kr.
Lewis sad Mr. Renshaw ; Mr. Opine sad Kr. nobble=
for Sir Joha Only ; Mr. Jackson for Major Maws ; Mr.
ReabsrO and Mr. Caldsoott for Sir Alm Ilnals ; Mr.
E. K. Kershaw sad Mr. W. Pearson Ise As Medi
director; Mr. I. Pearson far the liquidator al Marlow
I &Sete sad Co. (1.. i; Mr. Vaughan Hawkey foe
Kr. Bate ; sad Mr. Bowing for Mr. Charles UMW*.

COURT OF RICHROURR.—Dsc. 18.
Sittings at Niel Priam at Gaildhall.—Metare Berm
Xartia and Special lariat.)
suatata. s. prait.

This was an action for an meault. The defendant
that, be being chairman of the load board of
reesaithaed at Mae" the plaintiff bad Olt smaidted him.
To which die plaintiff replied, by ws a Ihsw-aliga-
meth that the esisalt of defend=l was in excess of
rhiplbee 111
Mr. 14111111.1114, Yr. Smith for
the Mr. B. Mathews, ti C., Mr. Bax-
ter the defendant.
1r
said
. • is his.ope=donathshelf elihtra.epl=
ba the c= el the Meal el leseille
them Inf. Mr. Irtiesekthe plaintiff, beMl ma
id-
teem a wraber el Vie beard, bad idewail pet
in Angled, 1887, but Mr. Nizey, Weems-
itte to candidature, started one ihmertsall sells oppement
fortherracency. The result of the pollonewsethat Pendikad
leakier majority of one vote, and go he ought to have been
de a memberel the local perliment. Neverthekee,
ILlrdie es retwiniag eager epee the oesesion—
his anidiZalinueoetristamil, tod bave
stand fiat ;becd=dodeeted.a
I y aid patting the law in motion be sent to the
Queen's DessL for a "quo warrant° " for the establish-
ment of his *MIL But Nizey milted, and ultimately
the litigating' between them was carried into Booking-
lumeshire. There it was at laid solemnly decided by Yr.
Metcalfe, the barrister to whom the taking of the scrutiny
was referred at the Aylesbury itemizes, that Mr. Fussell
ought to bare been declared duly elected. However, a
year had been thus consumed before Mr. Fussell could
take his seat. In August lest be determined upon doing
so, but Nizey was equally determined that he should not.
Therefore, upon the first occasion appointed for
the board's meeting, Nary at once pronounced
for an adjournment, and then when the adjourned meet-
ing came alt he ordered a fresh adjournment. The
board then stood adjourned for the 9th of Septem-
ber, and to meet the exigency Miley made special pro-
TiPlOO. The board-room was at the top of a very narrow
flight of stairs, and so a policeman was placed at the
bottom, half-way up a madman wag stationed, while at
the top all Him; took his stand in person. On the
day of meeting Fumed was early in attendance, and he
found the doors barred against him. Following him,
however, were three lmitiniate members; and for these the
doors bad to be opened. But Armen being first he pushed
rut the policeman, and be also managed to escxpe the
toad man; but not 60 Nizey—he onuldn't escape him; for
Nile; made a butt at him with his head and shoulders,
and sent him down the stair,-or, to use the graphic lan-
guage of the local paper, Mr. Fussell was '• sent down
with a run." (laughter.) The result was that the
plaintiff, in endeavouring to catch hull of the banhders,
had his wtht twisted, and he was very seriously injured.
Baron Martin here interrred, and asked whether it
would not be advisable to refer a rase of this kind to some
gentleman who should have full power to decide what
ought to be done between the puttee.
Mr. Hawkins said that plaintiff had been all along
willing to receive an apology. He had no objection to
a reference, provided the referee should also have power to
detannue the legal question which remained still open,
and thus get rid of an expensive litigation.
Mr. Matthews, on behalf of the defendant, said he was
willing to assent to the proceedings in this action being
referred; but he bad no authority to include the very im-
portant question of law,which was still undecided in the
terms of the reference. The fact was, there was an

&ppm'— against Mr. Metcalfe's arbitrameut, the legal ob-
ection being taken that once the decision of the return-
mg officer was given, the question of the validity of the
eleetion—quoad a scrutiny—wu at an end. In the in-
terest of these local boards, it was highly impurtant that
that question should be settled.
Mr. Hawkins then declared that the plaintiff was
willing, if necessary, to limit the terms of the reference
to the proceedings in the action.
Ultimately it was agreed that the order of reference
should not be drawn up fur ten days, to see if the defen-
dant would consent to all the matters in difference being
included, Mr. J. O. Griffits, the barrister, to act as
arbitrator.
Baron Martin said thi• plaintiff hail acted very hand-
somely in the matter.