The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-25 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAY 94.

Sitisp iu Banco.—(Before Lard Chief Justin MS MA
Justices Wdlimaa Walks, sad Myles)

GLANS AND AVM= V. nowwm&—Pattaureis a
TILDDIAM Cali
This awe wee partly heard yedecday. It was ea
to mover damages upon the resod that the defined&
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had instigated • labouring w named CwVis tit • 10,1
telegraph cable which was being laid dome hoteriseg -.
lead and Holland, by driving • nail into it. Ai 'hetet&%
jury found for the plaintiffs, sod the qualities we.
whither • sew trial should be granted upon aidONNILI
Mr. IL Chambers, Mr. Cl...by, and Mr. Bidder
....6....a
to show cause easiest • rule for a sew trial ; ealillr. 1.,
Bovill, Yr. Gem* Denman, and Yr. Quoin to inippprt *I
rule. I
The court took time to consider their decision. I

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—MAY 24.
Siblimp in Beate. —(Befere the Lord Chief Baron. andi
Berens Martin, Itnenvell eel Olieseell.)
SOCCRILL F. UTIANSON.-15•LII OF • PUBLIC• 1100111. '

Kr. Serjeant Parry moved for a Me fee a new trial in
An man, which WWI tried before Mg. Hum /dartin at the
slitting, after WI term. It wee as onion brought by the
plaintiff, the proprietor of the Oonch and Hones public
house in Bliveratreet, Ooldenaquare, against the defendant,
a public-house broker, for an allegedmiereprosentstine elf
the veins of the premises. It that in September'
lan, the plaintiff, who bad 'serried banns/do
was desirous of taking • pri ie-house and applied to thil
defe•daat, who placed the matter in the hands of his ma-
naging clerk. Yr. Dodd. The latter took the plaintiff try
the Comb and Horses, and advised him to give 2201. for the
goal-will of the house and to rake the stock at a valuation
which the plaintiff did. on the representation that the
takings were 221. per week. After some experience he
found them to be much less, and then brought bis action,
the defence to which Ina that the plaintiff was gaits aware
at the time of the state of the business, sad that be hoped to
improve it.
Their lordships took time to consider their judgment.

Sittings .• Nisi Prius.—(Before Mr. Baron Wilds sad
Common Junes.)

LIMIT V. 11/ADT—PALS! IMPIUSONVISICT.
This was an action far taus imprisonment, the plaintiff
alleging that the defendant had wrongfully circa him into
eird
tsiot for stealing a hem and cart. The defendant
not guilty.
Yr. UM. apposed for the plaintiff. The defendant
in person, sad did not deny that he bad given the
;ffmiff into custody bst alleged that he bad resemble
mime to suspect the plaintiff.
Mr. Baron Wilde maid that as the defendant bed only
pleaded not guilty, the came was in reality undefended. rr
the defendant had cause to suspect the plaintiff of having
committed a felony he should have pleaded justification.
The jury fosse( a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40a,
dumps.
ilia Lordship refund to certify for costa.
BUZ V. 11111W.-00111.04/TION DUM.

7We ono en action brought by the plaintiff, a furniture
dealer, against the defendant, a widow, as executrix of her
Imaged, to recover 231. 3s. 3d. for goods supplied to the
latter. Ilee defendant pleaded never indebted.
Mr. Huddled= and Mr. Shaw were counsel for the
pisintiff ; Mr. Hawkins represented the defendant
It appeared from the evidence of the plaintiff that in
1862 he supplied goods to the ►eebeed of the defendant to
the value of 2601., and in the following year the doomed
got into difficulties, when he appointed a meeting of his
creditors at the Guildhall Coffee-Louse, offering a corapcei-
ilioe of 12s. in the pound. The case for the plaintiff wee
that he had accepted the 12s. as part payment of hoe debt,
and he now sued for the balance. The defence was that the
12s composition was in full Natl./action of the debt..
The learned Judge having summed up,
The jury found s verdict for the defendant.