The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-02 00:00:00

BAIL COURT.—Dze. 1.

Attu Terra Nisi Prias Sittings at Westmin.ter.—(Before
Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Special Jury.)

rArLAICD WIFE C,.THE.OIGAT W7212113i RAILWAY'COSITANT.

This was an action for personal injuries. The defend-
ants admitted their negligence, and had paid Is. into court
as sufficient to meet the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Ferjeant Ballantine and Mr. Cowie were counsel for
the plan tiffs; Mr. Huddleetone, Q.C., and Mr. Jeff ap-
peared forth. defendants.
The female plaintiff is the wife of a surg< on who had
been for some time in practice in Burton-crescent, and she
was the mother of three children. On the evening of the
16th October, 1867, about nine o'clock, she went in coin-
pony with a friend to Iluorgate-street st.tion, and entered
one of the carriages. Shortly after she felt a violent
shock, and she was thrown forward, striking her
head with great violence. She was taken oat
imanaddc and conveyed home. whore she remained in th
mat. until between (2 and 1 o'clet k the following 4:.y.
'I he nervous system had bun greedy shak, n. wad
l) Kis had attic -lied one side. In April la-t eli!ejel But in,
and her brain WWI affected, and ti re was no chance
her ever rec‘vuing from the serious injuries she bad
sustained.

Just tefore the rre WAR called on, Mr. Panl had two
severe fits of iipikrl. She had to be taken out of
mutt, and her state was such that it was impoiribki
for her to undergo the exeiternent of a public examiva-
lion. There appeared to be great doubt when she would
be in a fit Mate to give her emulous. *JI the ease had to
1,114 e. di without her.
The jury returned *verdict for the plaintiff—damages,
1,2.50/.

COURT OF EXCHEQITER.—DEC. 1.
Sittings at Nisi Prins.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin and
Special Juries.)
BOITRELL V. PALLITT.
This was an action for slander. The defendant pleaded
not guilty, and a ju.titication.
Mr. Serjeant Sleigh nud Mr. Talfourd Baiter a
for the plaintiff ; Mr. Serjeant Ballantine and lgrTrryd
James for the defendant.
When the we was called on, Mr. Baron Martin sug-
gested that the partial should try to settle the matter out
of court.

jeant Sleigh mid he would be perfectly content
with an apology, but none had been offered.
The trial then proceeded.
It appeared that the plaintiff and defendant were
brothers-in-law, and carried on the business of publicans.
The slander soomplained of consisted of words imputing
to the plaintiff iniiety of conduct towards ladies
who were all coon eda by blood or marriage with the
parties to the suit. The words were at the Black
Bull Tavern, in Upper which had been
kept by the defendant's Misr for 30 years. They were
uttered in the bar parlour, in reply to a question of the
father as to the defendant's reason for not visiting certain
members of the family, and in the presence of the defen-
dant's sister and the plaintiff's brother.
The words deposed- to by the witnesses materially dif-
fered from those in the declaration.
Mr. Serjeant Sleigh applied for leave to amend the de-
claration.

Baron Martin declined to amend, on the ground
that by doing en he would give a now ground of action.
Be also held that the word, whether used in the form he
which they appeared in the declaration or as sworn to by
the witnesses were a privileged cammunkation.
The plaintiff was socordingly namuited.
immoral v. roam.

When the Jury had been sworn in this case, which was
an action for assault,
riMarizare7Dig Seymour, Q.C.. said the pellf for whom
he a was an upholsterer and cabled fear at
B and the defendant wassamemher of the bar,
residing near that city. his lead=r.
supplied the
ddentlant with furniture, and soma
between lbw in reference to seeedamilaidee.LYig
ender the hapeld of the memand the sidaudane the
• blow, but no dried injury wee and a
L'y'ortwo attenvarda the dtheadant apologised and ex-
pound his rigid kr Isis ecalll=l=6B
a lead *eddy. assay tram
ray seder nein it the amid, mid ellhough in the
ophden d maw dna MB health was net pirmandaly
injused, the defendant ebbed to ad in • liberal mum"
towards Wta, and would oresemt to • verdict foe the
Plie.1"11 411114
18irjeffint did *s defendant was a yam,
gentleman whom he and his harmed friend had known kir
some and he was satielled be wen daa
act of enhiadew or a to anybody. The my was
madly apeeddag an but Isgall7 the
wee reapensible. He was net • weeWiy ass, end the
ruin isadad was se lamb as be amid afford as etwspeans-
lion to the plaintiff.
Yr. Bann Marlin thought the arrangement was
creditable to both pasties.
The plaintiff appeared in west with ended, and
walked with difikulty.