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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF EXCHEQUER, July 10.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before the CHIEF
BARON, and a Special Jury.)
WYLD V. SLOANE.

This was an action by Mr. Wyld, the map-seller of
Charing-crOss, against the defendant, in his capacity as a
provisional director of the Peterborough and .Nottingham
Railway Company.
Mr. Martin and Mr. Willis were for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Hoggins and Mr. Fitzherbert ter the defendant.
The case on behalf of the plaintiff was substantially similar
to that tried a few days since in this court, in which the pre-
sent plaintiff recovered a verdict against a Mr.. Douglas
Hopkins for 761/. 3s. 9d., the precise sum claimed in the
present action, and which sum was the balance of a debt of
1,9501. for work done uy the plaintiff in engraving plans,
sections, and maps, for the proposed company.
It now appeared, upon the examination of Mr. Gridley,
the solicitor fin the company-, that the defendant had under-
taken, in his character of a provisional committeeman, to
take 100 shares, but that he had not paid any deposit
on the shares, and that this actiun was brought by
Mr. Wyld, at the instance of the managiog committee, to
minpel the defendant to pay his proportion of the expenses
e company. The witness stated, on cross-examination,
that the gross expenses of the company amounted to about
11,0001., that the plaintiff bad received about 1,0001. out of
his bill, and that witness, for his professional services, was
entitled to a sum of about 1,500/. There was at pre-
sent a sum of between 6,0001. and 7,000/. at the com-
pany's bankers, in the name of the managing directors.
The amount required to be deposited by the standing wrders
of Parliament was not paid in by the allottees, which was
the only reason why the project had not been proceeded with.
Front 20 to 30 actions had been brought by Mr. Wyld against
provisional directors who had not paid their share of the ex-
penses. Eight or ten of those actions had been settled with-
out trial on the defendants paying 210/. each, or the deposit
on 100 shares. The sum so paid did not go into the pocket
of the plaintiff, but was paid over by his solicitors, Messrs.
Lawrence and Plewes. to the account of the managing
directors, and went to increase the general funds of the com-
pany. The present defendant was informed that if he paid
200 guineas the action would be discontinued, and he should
be relieved from further responsibility, but he declined
doing so.
Under these circumstances it was contended, on behalf of
the defendant, that Mr. Wyki's debt was already paid, and
that the object of this action was not to reimburse him, but
to put money into the pockets of the managing committee by
making the defendant a victim.
The CHIEF Baitox expressed a strong opinion, that bring-
ing so many actions in the name of 1 r, 11, yld against pro-
visional directors was an abuse of the process or the Court.
If Mr. Wyld had received the money paid on the settlement
of those eight or ten actions, which had been settled for 200
guineas each, his balance was paid twice over. if Mr.
Wyld did not receive the money on the settlement of the
actions, then it was clear that his name was merely used, and
that the present action, like others, was the action of the
managing directors, and not of Mr. Wyld. If the jury thought
this, he considered they would be justified in finding a ver-
dict for the plaintiff, on the plea of payment, with nominal
damages. It' the jury thought the defendant had not become
liable as a provisional committeeman, they might find for
the defendant.

The foreman of the jury stated, after a short consultation
with his fellows, that the jury were unanimously of opinion
that the defendant was hub-le as a provisional committee-
man ; but, upon the plea of payment, they found for the
plaintiff, with only Is. damages.
The CHIEF Bartow observed, that there was no reason to
suppose that Mr. Douglas Hopkins, against whom a vet diet
was taken three or tour days ago, for 7611., was not a solvent
person ; if so, Mr. Wylci would receive from hint every
shilling due to him.
Mr. Matmw said, it was expressly stated that the judg-
ment would only be enforced against Mr. Hopkins for his
quota.

RAILWAY ACROSS THE IVILRSEY

The following are copies of the chief points in the cor-
respondence with the Admiralty relative to the proposed
viaduct across the Meriey to be constructed by the
Grand Junction Railway Company. The papers were
printed by order of the House of Common:, and were
delivered on Saturday :

Admiralty, April 4, 1814.
Sir,—l am commended by my Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty to acquaint you that they will give
their consent to the construction of a viaduct across the
river Mersey by the Grand Junction Railway Company,
on the following conditions :-
1. That as a compensation for the obstruction to the
stream, which must be caused by the piers of the pro-
posed bridge, all the rocky shore on the Lancaster aide
must be cut away, at the expense of the railway com-
pany, up to the line A A on the plan, so as to give a
proper direction to the stream.