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le question was, whether they should
ittach extra carriages on Sundays, at reduced fares, to
induce people to travel.

Mr. linicroft, in reply to Mr. Holdern, said they did
not monopolise the way, but afforded additional facilities.

.er:y fu'lly, and after

insideration they dgreed that they should
not impose additional labour on their servants for the
purpose of making additional profit. He could
not see that there could be any objection to
putting on third-class carriages to any train, to enable
any one to travel for third-class fare. He thought they

very grave

shiiuld go to that extent, and no further.
Mr. Evans thought a single extra train, to allow the
people of Warrington who were engaged in the mills to
get into the country, would be better for their health,
as well as for their mental and moral enjoyment.
Mr. Titherington said he regretted to differ from Mr.
Evans, but to talk of bringing people from Warrington
was absolutely nonsense. They could go into the
country in ten minutes. He weuld ask them to look at
the schools in Manchester, which were a credit to Eng-
land, mad there they would find the people enjoying
themselves in doing their duty to God and to man.
After some further observations,
The Chairman proposed that the fares on Sunday be
nothing lower than first, second, and third-class fares.
Mr. Darbyshire moved, as an amendment, that it be
left in the hands of the board.

The original motion was carried.
Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the proceed-
ngs terminated.

SOUTH LANCASHIRE .

ASSIZES

CROWN COURT
CIVIL CAUSES
[Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.]

SATURDAY.

tE OF CARS. - MARSTON V. DAY.
intiti was John Marston, a coach-
er in Birmingham, and the de-

am Day, cloth manufacturer, at Hud-
dersfield. The action was brought to recover the sum
of £164 6s. 10d., for the hire of cabs, the carriage to
Birmingham when the cabs were returned, and the ex-
penses of
.repair beyond ordinary wear and tear. The
defendant had paid £2O into court. The jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff for £74 16s. 10d.

feudal:

NELL AND ANOTHER

DENISON

In this case Mr. Bret appeared for the plaintiffs, who
re brCwers at Kendal; and Mr. Bliss, Q.C., and Mr.
"ones for the defendant, who is a contractor near Leeds.
In 1858 the defendant was a contractor for the Broughton
Lnd Furness Railway, and two men, of the names of Childs
Lnd Pickles, were sub-contractors for the same work. A
werhOuse was opened in the vicinity by Childs and Vickers.
Cheseparties wrote to the plaintiffs for a supply of beer ;

Mr. Monk, Q.C., Mr. Hindmarsh, and Mr. Ovens,
appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Wilde, Q.C., Mr-
Manisty, and Mr. Jones, for the defendant.
The plaintiff is a manufacturer at Glasgow ; the de-
fendant is a manufacturer at Manchester. A fabric be-
longing to the class of
.goods called zebras has for
many years been used in this country for dressing-
gowns, shawls, &c. ; but the country in which it was
most appreciated is the East Indies' mainly owing to the
soft and spongy feeling of the article. This article was
formerly woven from dyed warp and died weft, and, for
the purpose of giving it a figured pattern, the Jacquard
loom was employed. This process was both tedious and,
expensive. In 18.52 the plaintiff invented a means of
dispensing with the Jacquard loom, and of producing it
better and cheaper class of goods, of brighter and more
varied colours than the original manufacture, and yet
possessing the same soft and spongy feel. Mr. M'See
took out a patent far his invention, which was described
to be the application of printing on a fabric belonging
to the class of goods called zebras, that had one side
"" backlashed," or " flushed," the surface feeling soft and
spongy, and the other side either plain or figured. In
other words, Mr. M'Nee produced a printed instead of
a woven zebra ; and his invention consisted in combining
printing with " backlashing," the latter process giving
the soft, spongy feeling. It was alleged that the de'
fendant had infrin,?;ed this patent, the only difference.
between the fabrics manufactured by the respective
parties being, that in the defendant's goods there
was a small diamond or . star on the obverse
or printed side of the cloths, which, being scarcely
discernible, was, it was contended, a mere colourable
evasion of the plaintiff's rights. This patent has
already been the subject of litigation at previous assizes,
and in the Court of Chancery.
After the examination of several witnesses, the fa-
ther hearing of the case was adjourned until this morn-
ing (Monday.)

NISI PRIUS COURT.—SATURDAY.
[Before Mr. JUSTICE HILL• and a Special Sury.l
FERNIE AND ANOTHER V. HIND,

The hearing of this case was resumed at the sitting of
the court this morning. Captain Ritchie, the master of
the vessel in question, was examined at great length in
reference mainly to the amount of damage sustained by
the ship when she touched the ground at Point de Galle.
He admitted that he addressed a letter to the plaintiffs
in February, before he sailed from Melbourne, telling
them that part of the metal on the bottom of the ship
appeared to be giving way. Several other witnesses
were examined, and various depositions put in.
Mr. Wilde, on the part of the defendants, contended
that it was known by the plaintiffs that the vessel, when
at Melbourne, had a part of its copper off; that in that
condition she went to Rangoon, and that there she
was rendered unseaworthy in consequence of destructive
worms in the harbour of Rangoon, which penetrated her
timbers.

The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
BAKER AND ANOTHER V. ROGERS AND ANoTHEH,

Mr. James, Q.C., and Mr. Deighton appeared for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Wilde, Q.C., Mr. Baylis, and 'kir;
Lushington for the defendands.

Mr. :fames stated the case on behalf of the plaintiffs,•
who are shipbrokers, carrying on business in this town.,
In Match last, the plaintiffs received from their corres-
pondents abroad some samples of cotton, and they
placed them in the hands of the defendants to put
a value upon the articles. On the 18th of March,
the defendants gave in their valuation as 64d. to 7d. per
lb. In the course of the month of May the vessel
arrived with 100 bales of cotton, which was consigned
to the plaintiffs. Messrs. Lizardi and Co., it appeared,
held the bills of lading, in order to secure the pay-
ment of an acceptance to the amount of £944 75. fict,
of which they were the holders, and which would
fall due on the 21st of May. The bills of lading,
being thus in the hands of Messrs. Lizardi, an
arrangement was made with them by the plaintiffs
and defendants, to the effect that, in consideration of the
bills of lading being handed over to them, they would
hold them in trust for Messrs. Lizardi ; and in case all
part of the acceptances were not paid at maturity, they
agreed to realise immediately so much of the property
as might be required to liquidate the amount due.
Under these circumstances, although the plaintiffs were
the owners of the cotton, Messrs. Lizardi held a kind of
lien upon it. On the 18th of May, the defendants, act-
ing under the instructions of the plaintiff, made another
valuation, setting down the market value of the cotton
at from 51d. to 5Nd. The defendants not being in a
position to meet the acceptances themselves, applied to
plaintiffs to assist them ; and the plaintiffs advanced
them £l5O, in order to enable them (the defendants)
to fulfil their terms with Lizardi and Co. No directions
were given to the defendants to sell the cotton, nor was it