The Express.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

A good deal of evidence was gone into to show that the
road ut question was private property, but in the result the
learned judgo exptvweed his opinion that the plaintif had
failed to make out ha case, and he was consequently non-
suited.

LIAR V. TON SOUTII WPATIMIN &AMWAY COMPANY.

Mr. X. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Hawkins, were for the
plaintiff; end Mr. B. James, Q.C., and Mr. Leah, append
for the company.
The yinintiff in this action 4 &farmer, occupying land ad-
just le the Guildford and Godalming Railway, and the
bike meg brought to recover the value of two coke that bad
sem* epee the Nee ad ware sea over and killed by the
NM% Ira forsgainva. IS an 111111,14, of the company not
rigy • ~An agegefinee with the provisions of
, fie siefieweer was made, On =
die le ohm SO et as Awe where the
=ire vas • palle Asitt of way for horses and yr
bet the sme Gilled altogether as far as proving that
It han leemell W heroes; and although it seemed to be
msde eat parr issety that there was a footpath at the
picock opoiltae pot it appeased that the company had put
1 isp • 0611callandi eel nd a 1004 and key for the use of the
I etresi dee that IN& pte had been kept locked
the madient net bed hieggeed • but it seemed that
the hey beallenamil lid die pt.' had consequently not
been rowdy
Xr. _conesOdh infield ceding upon Mr. lames to
1 eddrees *obey, eddliliped to him that the plaintiff
W est embed ow on the part of the railway
esmgrisy, nil 106, en contrary, they really seemed to
had owe ell Mot said be required of them for the pm-
maim dual" and that the accident would not have oc-
mond Vibe pie had been kept locked, an it ought to have
been.
The jury at woes returned a verdict for the defendants.
SZITTLIN V.lllll LONDON AND Nonni-Ns Raisin WiILwAT.
This was en action by • late dirk in the service, of the de-
fining, to recover damps. ex having been wrongfully dis-
abused host his sintstiOn without sufficient notice.
Mr. Jaya astir the pieletiff ; Mr. li. haws, Q.C., and
Ilr. lota tar the compay.
The It sepseree, was Are
employed by the de.
in 164 sale remained in their service until 1851,
who ha received a moth's notice of dimness! from his Mtn-
slis. He had been engaged originally at • yearly salary of
PSI., defiled se becressing until it amounted to 761., sad
he
wee pan menthie. It was contended, under these dr-
ilh={bet • tooth's notice was inaufficient, and that
was sniftled to desingte for such wrongful Ms-
' iiirel.
Mr. James odd. as bowie the comosity, that he should
contend dot • osefirs =nee he a clerk die soh
imt
zu
oundinees wan denseelds sad proper seise, ad that it
de in acceedsnos with the custom weeded nerebeats
and bankers, and dee loather mildly Re ob-
served that it would he a very lenses ff • railway
ceespany, lading that they had en peen in
their orrice, eyed not have the power el him
clegaZlOn • ounk's notice, end that they be
te bop bile tir a looser period, aad by so doing
pr sokager the sellaty of ths guile
sawiternee ISM then called, who gave evidence that
it wee the enema In booklet lisnente, although the
eisIINIPWINIWpeId SS II
rlnlfirrie and Were in some
Mellows yea geadarty, to them by giving a
neetb's elite, end coma gentlemen connected with the
Ovegi Western and the Gnat Nottbern Railways were also
szateend, who stated that the some practice was observed
with the clerks in the mob* el these companies. It ap-
= however, that le the cow a theme railways a printed
van giventomery one who was engaged,
end linwer 11:17 ceneined the rule that a month's notice
elk, _ eldiandeol weed be gime.
The toned Judge Amply left it to the jury to my whether
• aweibre wades was a seasonable period, and after delibe-
=sleet theythey and they were of opinion that the
ahead lave had three months' notice instead of one,
and they et the acs time said their verdict wan founded
ern the demo of ibook of regulations such as weird
as be In ese la Oho railways, and they reeocomeni• the
M see mob a book in future, is order that their
dole*pit he awereof the conditions under which they
enamel eels minks.
• mired was then entered for the plaintiff—damages,
121.10.

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in building a government powder magazine at Marehwood,
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they have to woo a boat-ferry daily, and they have struck
kit ed. a day =into pay for it.
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