The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-12 00:00:00

TO ItaedlTEll, TN, BILhJCU 07 Eli SALART.
Mr. appeared fee the plaintiff, and Mr. Ball foe
the defendant.
Thu wee an action brought to recover the MIS of
221. 4e., alleged to be doe to the plaintiff for work end
labour dose, and on sccount stated. The delendant pleaded
not eudty.
Fran the opening statement of the learned counsel, and
from the evidence subsequently adduced, it appeared that
ths plaintiff was an 'tummy's auk, and the defeadent an
attorney. The plaistiff west lato the service of ale Wald-
ant on the Ist of November, 1848, and an egreeillellt was
entered into between them, by which it was agreed that
the dtfeadant should give the plaintiff 15a. a week salary,
end ho board. The salary wee net always remalarly paid,
but owes of mosey were ems the pleistiff from thine to
time In the year 1850 a disagreement took place between
the pletrtiff and the defendant, sul the former left the
seems of the latter on the 3rd of Jane, 1850, at which
tines thus wu due to the plaintiff the sum of M. 45.,
which he now sought to recover.
Mr. Bell, on behalf of the defendant, conteadad first,
that Mae was an error in the accounts of the plaintiff,
which would reduce the menet due to him by 41. or 64.;
escondly, that the egreement did sot include the board of
the plein•iff, which bad bus given to him merely throe&
the Itiodertes of the defendant; hotly, the learned minuet
submitted that from the 3rd of May, 1850, to the 3rd of
Jane in the ease year, the plaintiff did mot regularly attend
at the Mee of the defendant, and could not, therefore, be
nut to be is his 'Crain during that time.
To substantiate the statement made by Mr. Ball, the de-
fendut's son was called as • witness.
At the ouclusion of this witness's evidence Lord Cusp•
bell directed the jury to fled a verdict for the plaintiff
for 201 41.
The pup then found • verdict for the pleistiff—damages,
201. 4s.

Cows s Custnan.—SLANDll.
Mr. Parry sad Mr. Metcalfe appeared foe the plaintiff, and
Mr. H Jaws. U.C., tepee, nted the defesdant.
This was an action brought by • young woman whose
name was Elizabeth Cowes, who had been the barmaid at the
Groom, Blatkman•street, in the Borough, and afterwards at •
the Co -it and Magpie, in Worship greet, against a publican
carryier on begins in Hoston, to recover compensation
demure for certain alleged slander uttered by the defoliant.
The slander complained of wiz to the effect that the
plaintiff was an unchaste person. The special damage
was that in clesequene• of the slander which the de=
bad spokes • Mr. William Hill, an attormey's clerk, who was
'test to warily the plaintiff. bad refund to do or.
The fags of this cue will be hat understood frogs the
evidence, which we proceed to give in detail :
Williams Fitagevaid, examined by Mr. Metcalfe—Wit:gm
was • pollee constable and • summoning char at the
Worship street Polies Court. Waage knew the pislutiff,
wno bad been the barmaid at the Cock and Magpie is
Worship-street. Witness akin knew defendant, who kept a
public-house at Holton, In July leas, witness sad the de-
fendant west to the Cock and Mangple. Witness saw the
plaintiff there. Witmer end the defendant had some refresh-
ment. The defendant asked the plaintiff how she we and
stook halide with her. Witness and the decadent then left
the hmtes. Oa the fallowing Sunday witness went to the
defendant's home to take tea with him. Witneu then saw
the defendant. In the course of conversation the defendant
eked if witness recollected going into the Cock and Magpie ?
Witness replied, " Yes" The defendant then said that
the young woman whom be shook hands with, had had
• child by • policeman named Guest. Wetness said, " In-
deed." The defendant replied, " Oh, yes ; Murray knows
all about it," meaning one of the warrant oaten of the N
division. Witness repeated what he had heard to the
plaintiff 's master and to her mistreat
Crime szamiued by Mr. James—lt wet about the 10th of
July, 1891, that witness had the conversation with the de-
Widest. Witness told the plaintiff's muter sad mistress on
the following day of his besting of her having a child.
Mr. Henry Collins, examined by Mr. Pasty—Witness
kept the Cock and Magpie public-hoase. Elisabeth COMM
was in witness's envies in August last. In cur sequence of
what witness bad heard, witness, Fitzgerald, Murray, sad
(lest went to go the defendant. Murray said, " What •
petty thing you have been saying 'bust Ise." Murray
and the defendant shook hands. Witness said, " Here is
Mr Murray and Mr. Oust." Murray said to Cashman,
the detendant, " What made you refer to mu tip= this
affair Celine' said, "Well, I beard it:' Mr. Guest
said io the &feudist, "You ought to be ashamed of your-
self to bring me into this affair." The defendant then
said, '.l heard it at the bar." Witness had pre-
slimly spoken to the defeadint'spon the suhiect. Witnese's
wife, and the plaintiff went to see Murray and Guest, to
ammertain the truth of the meter. Guest said, is the pre-
sone, of the defendant, he should Ilk, to give him a good
hiding fur making Inch an assertion. Mims,. deeded basing
etude any statement to Cashman, and said that be always
understood the plaintiff bore • good character. The de-
fendant then said that some one at the bar told him that
the plaintiff hod had a child, but ha did not know who it
wes Witness remembered Mr. William Hill visiting the
plaintiff at his house. She was 22 or 23 years old. Mr. Hill
appeared to be courting the plaintiff, and told witness be
meant to marry her. It was in consequence of the slander
that the plaintiff gave notice to quit the terrace of whams.
The slander made the plaintiff very low spirited, and greatly
digressed her, _ -

William (Nest, esaaiad by Mr. Perry—Witness wu e
sammoning officer at the Lambeth Police court. Witness
knew the plaintiff. Winoss was not the father of my child
of which the plaintiff wag the mother. Witness Myer knew
that she had hid a child, and had never had my improper
intimacy with her.
Cross remised by Mr. Jamea—Before the plaintiff went
to the Cock and Magpie she lived .t the Dupe, public-
house, Blechman-Meet, is tko Borough. Witness never
took her out as my oceseku
ite-elemieuid by Mr. Perry—Whilst the plaintiff wu ►t
the Orme. vitalist 011111/ saw anything improper its her
standee% . .

Mr. Joiieph Morey, *lamina by Mr. lie.eelfe—Witnese
had (manly kept the Grapes public beset, sad the
plaintiff hat lived with bias as • barmaid almost from her
ehtldsood, with the 'sceptic's of the tome that she was at
the "Cook and Magpie. The defendast came to whams
mid rid he bad got into a serape, sod bad an action pending
!palest him he saying that the plaintiff had had • child.
Wanes, said, Why did yell say so, if it were not true t "
He taid, " Peem hearing ether parties soy so." He did
not give up the name of hie author. Hs saM he hod offered
SOL to settle the matter, bat it had been refused. Whilst
the plaintiff heed with witness, she had b,rne • vet, geed
diameter.

Mr. Wm. Hill, examined by Mr. Parry—Witness was
now tlssk te a Mr. &Aerie, uterine Witness bad
known Ms plaintiff for biz years. Hight... mouths
ego witness offered her marriage. Hie offer woe
eseepted by her father, who kept a livery ambits. Her
melee was deed. Wi:neea visited the pintail st **Cock
wad Masepie es her suitor, and Mr. and Mrs. Collins knew
it. Wiesen was to have married the plaintiff ia Angst; but
is eonsequente of the 'lane or witness told her that be should
sot mswy her until it was cleared up to his satisfaction. Is
ooceiNcesee of the slander the mernags was broken off Is
August last. The family of the plaintiff knew of the
courtship.
Crowezamined by Mr. Janes—Witness Ant knew the
*oif sten she lived at the Heaps, in the Hogrimak.
Wilma took the plaintiff on one occasion to a ball, sad she
pt home ab,ut lOW o'clock in the morning. The AM ON',
broher end inure were with her.
This was the plaintiff's cam.
Ile James, on behalf of the defendant, submitted that
the p'MutifT must he non suited, because the gamiereme
words wen cot spoken to the party who had is conempencie
totaled to many bar, but to the policeman Fitzgerald.
Lord Campbell said he would not stop the case ups the
objecion, but would reserve it for the opinion of the fill
man.
Mr. lama then addressed the jury on behalf of the de.
fondant, and contended that the evidence is Ma sant would
net support the allegation of special dssa.p. The defen-
dant had heard a rumour about the shamus? of the olatietiff.
which he had foolishly repeated to the poliesessa, Fitzgerald,
bat his had been actuated by so malicious :Wm/ towards
bat. Mort was no mama to believe that Hill
would sot many the p!Matiff, sad the. er,a• by the state.
mist lama UM &Imam i
bytsegetaid she hod am lam
abased. IS so sot Weeded Obi dabsiosS est as