The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-21 00:00:00

C'URt uF Ut)MMON PLZAS.

Sittings at Prins in Lnoiloa.—(Brian Lard Chief Jun-
tier Erin sail • Special Jury.)

I.LAss AND Axonal% r. DOSWELL. -cm.tans or HIYTI•

CATIN.; TO DAMAGE A MI:1111ARINI TICLEGRAPH.

Thin wee an Arnim to recover damages in consequence of
on injury having levn, a. it was and, maliciously done tea
00.m:trine ti•legraph table.
Mr. 31. Chamber., Mr. Cleashv, and Mr. Bidder ap-
pear,' for the plaintiff.: and Mr. Weill, Mr. Denman, and
Mr. ',main for the &remind.
111 opening the ease it was stated that the plaintiffs were
eulanaram telegraph manufacturers, in Liminess in Cannot.-
etreet ail Let f:rcenwieh, and the defendant was the
managing man of Mr. Newell, who carried on a similar
keine.. at Gateelieral and in the Strand. Mr. Newell, is
IS-.1, took out a latent fur the employment of a cone in
layioz ilowo submarine cable., nal afterwards there was
litigation between him awl the plaintiffs, who were charged
with having infringed the ietent ou bard the Proponti.,
in laving down a cAhle. .tt the end of DCA,
the i:leetnc and International Telegraph company wanted
to eidablielt a telegraphic communication between
the routs of Sweet and llol4al ; and the plaintiffs and
Mr. Newell were the competitors for doing the work, awl
the plaintiffs were mccenful. lit September, DCA, thair
shipped the raid, I.enl the William Cory, at (hose-
wick, and when the vessel was about to depart, George
Curtie, a rigger, who hail been employed in laying down •
cable in the Mediterranean, applied foe waploywowt. awi
his services were accepted. The .hip went to HoUip owl
they began paying out the cable on their way to Wood ;
but when they got shout midway between the two
countries, the edentate men discovered that there
was a stoppage in the conducting power of wire
No. 2, then• being four wires in the cable, and that
thi. arose from • netallic cause. The other wire., how-
ever, were perfect, awl therefore the cable was laid down
the whole distance, The ullllO of the damage was not
then discovered ; but after a time Celli. sent an al/tlOl,
mon. cennaasicatioo to the plaintiffs, nail afterward. hid
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au interview, when be mid Slat be hod been segioyed as
• spy to go on hoard the Walla Cory to ese- whether
Mr. Newell's apparels woe employed In laying down
the cable, and he also betammted that there was a
ape mare Light, the i the plaintiff's employ.
Afterwards Curtis raid that be bed hew teat cia boanthe
William Orgy ley the pressed defendeme, ad directed him
to der a wall hate the amble, so es to affect the conducting
power el we or more of the when; earl farther, that he
W unsealed himself is tbe held and had driven a wail
kW the eerie while it was keg paid oat. The damages
sew Grimed esereed of eemponeabon for the expense m-
ewed la sending eat ramie and Sabine up and repairing
the die, and also far the ijorlone meet which WAS likely
to to prteloced won the pdaiNYY r reference to their
borer s. by what hod bowed.
Mr. Welter, the weird agree el the Electric and la.
tereational Telegraph Crepay, ami Mr. Founlnnier, the
secretary, were cried to give evidence se to laying down the
his, he.. eel the latter of them expressed his belief that
Mr. !bran had mit competed for the laying down Usseable
is queens.
I Amp Carte said I have been in the employment of
H...,.. Sewall la 10-el the deferrat sent rig en Irma
tee of the p/aiatifrs ersiorle, which had a telegraph am
board. I was met to re if the priori. were Wag the
ease. .tbuet August, Dart, Mr. Bowel 011110 for we
m;baed rat day I saw Mr. Bareelk who asked if I
t I routil get on ore the weer, eseming
at .set Ireensrich„ the planers
_pies ef
said I (honks I crild. He said, " You do; you will get
paid by me, and have your pay over there far yoweelf."
He said he wasted me to re if the plaintiffs were rim
Mr. Newell'. cow. la amereqseare I applied at the prin.
hers rest day to to takes as, and was told to wait. After
I was takes ea, I saw Mr. Boswell every night air* and
pee him the particulars of what was pagan. Tidews kr
about a fortaight before the weasel swirl, and for Weisel.
might I get a garesa week from plaintiffs, and Me • weak
bees Mr. BorwelL Beare the vessel marled be irked me if I
wild get a pieced the cable fee hien, and I told him I coidd IDOL
He said, " tee you get a piece of the oransunieatioa wire
Whose the outer wire r I mid I thought I could. I got
a bit aid took it to him. Before the vessel Weal he asked
mss if there wee Ley pomßrility of *rig a and into the
cable, ad 1 said I did ant Wow wile. Weed it. He ex-
pired to how I weld do it by driving it between the
wires with, my kale or • Pre et wood, I told
biro I could art do it. He mid, "Tea eta do it if
you take your knife or a *se at wed." He also said it
would be as good as • thenseadi pew& or • fortune to toe
if I could do it. I joined the reed at (ireeehithe. Mr.
Boswell mid before the red started, " Tom had better
have weber mom as • wham to the cow and the nail."
I refterd to have amyeno, especially Use mem he
saw& Haire, • rimer. Mr. Benerdl called em re ewe
in twee bet hne we eel. Os the ermine el the Mend
day after leaving the Desk ease, Were= $ mad S eels&
I wort to sae el We COMM of the ask and drove a nail
into the cable with my knife ad • Ogee of wood. I after.
Verdi Wake the mail off. After I erne bow I saw Mr. 1
Bonen, and spite shout the sable. He eked if we had
kid It dew enemodully, and I said, " sir, it
canna be MIA hewn sueereally when me el the
wires le gene" He said, "That's quite right.* (laughter.)
He rah) I Weald go with another gable, which the
plaintiffs were jpireg to lay doer. I also went out on
the Aderlde to try to pick up the Holled cable, but
we were not asecerful. The whole of the time I was
away Mr. Nearill paid me my wages, sail I had wages also
born the plaintiffs.
Cr.., ex/intim-4 - I am in no regular employmeat.
ward say how long it it since I did • week's work. I err
at week I thiak two days last week, and two or three doge
I Wink the week before I live the beat way l can. (A
tough.) I have nerved within free the plaintiff exempt
two days' pay for =skins"' affirlaet, art I expect waist.
I have ant lived upon my labour but upon my shop, •
tobassowist's. When I Ire me Boswell about the matter
Hr. Strew was peewit and beard what pried. (The
witness was closely aces-examined as to what had passed
between himself and Mr. Boswell as to daring the nail in,
and where the convervatkie had taken place. He hesitated
eery much in hie mowers, repeating frequently, " He told
me to drive it in," ad " I have told you woo" As to
Were the ecnivereation took place be at fret mid it was
ever the water, and of at the defendant's house—
tie delemdamt !rimiest Islington. To many of the questions
sot am answer could be obtained.) Witness continued —I
never asked Mr. Boswell foe the 1,0001. 1 have spoken
about ; if he was not gentleman enough to give it me with-
out asking he might keep it. He knows I did all he
required.
Mr. Mar, one the plaintiffs ; Yn. Curtis, and Mr.
0. Preece, superinteedeat to the Electric and laternatiomal
Telegraph Company, were then examined.
Hr. Bond having addrearti the jury, defendant was
called ad Piave evidence is demos, at considerable length.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wore Mr. Canainiessr Imes.)
rg RE L. MOM. " TIMM CAW LOT:7IM

Th. Makeupt was described •• • mob mad eadertioaer,
of Carpritter•stmet. Ihmkcalisymitemm This was the ad-
immcial 'minimum umstiag. Tim assocucts sot yet
llled, In 4441jouromeot was islial• sedsred. The court was
misled with females seeking to prove against the Mak-
clipt's mkt*.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

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