The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET. lain intelttgence. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-YFATEIDAY. *MINS la P..seo.—low• LORD CAVPIIIO.I. Ma. JCWlrtelt Parr& too. Ma. Jtmcs Commas, ♦.o Me. Jcwrsat Lox attalNA C. AMU.. THI JUDOU 01 THE MAkYLLWNI .—..—.... In this case a rule had been granted, culling upon Andrew Amos. Esq., the judge of the Marylebone County Court, to show canoe why a criminal infonnation should not be tiled against him for corrupt and oppressive conduct as a judge of the said court. Mr. 11on11 now showed cause against the rule, and read an affidavit which had been made by Mr. Amos, in answer to those upon the reading of which the rule was granted ; and also extracts from affidavits made by the clerk and high bailiff of the court, which in many particular confirmed I the cap:mations made in Mr. Antos's affidavit. It is not necessary here to give the substance of these a ffi dasits, as that will be found in Lord Campbell's judgment. Mr. Carter was then heard is support of the rule. At the conclusion of the learned counsel's argument, Lord Cara:ffiell said—This is an application for leave to file a criminal iufurmstinn against Mr. Amer, the judge of the County 'nun of Marylchoue, upon the ground of cor rupt and oppr. ssivc conduct in his office as a judge. It is upon the ground that he has been guilty , of corrupt and op missive car tort that we have a criminal jurisdiction over Kim ; but, if he has been guilty of corrupt and oppressive conduct, this is the proper tribunal to which au appeal may be made to put the case in a proper course of inquiry. There isn't doubt that a judge may La guilty of corruption though no bribe may be received, and he may he guilty of misconduct though he does not act with any premeditated malice against an individual, and though he does not seek any rc_uninry advantage. provided be does what is wrong with a bed motive. But we must consider whether ho has done What is wrong, and whether he hay, done so male anima. In this cue it is not made oat to my satisfaction that Mr. Amos did what was wrong ; and I am most clearly of oninion that he is entirely free from all moral blame. The charge against him is that, with la view to save himself the personal trouble of trying the cause sa a judge, he °ppm...siren endeasoured, by isestponing the trial from tinie to time, to compel the plaintiff to refer the cause to arbitration. Let is see how the facts stand on the affi davits. The an emote on to be heard before Mr. Amos on the 11th of January ; and on that occasion he (M... Amos) most properly adjourned the hearing, because the plaintiffs particulars were defective. The defendant had not been informed what was the nature of the &inapt The parti culars were in this form: 13th Dootrober, 1150. Jcettylt Y.O2LUII ,erns to F. W. A. Alder, vett weeier w.,aee Two mops ti: 7 0 This being a demand for a balance of eight week: wages, without any or giving any information to the defend• ant, the judge most properly yielded to the application of the &retain% that I urther partietilsrs shoo:ape given. The ease was acconiinaly adjourned to the 14th of February. On the I Ith of February it was suggested that this e.tse, from the nature of it, was a fit one to be refereed to arbitration, inaunach as it involved a matter of account, and there was a cross demand by the defendant which could not be taken into considenition in this trial, and there would 'till remain a ground fur subsequent littition. I differ entirely from the learned gentleman (Mr. 'atter) that it was unfit for the judge to diameireee a referenre in is ease where there was no notice of set off, though if there bad been such notice it was his duty to decide the case himself. The judge of a county court has an advantage in such cases over a judge of these court., sitting with a jury to try causes ; for he may, by .4 patient Meeale:item, come to a right conclusion on the whole ease ' which may be satisfactory to both the parties. But that was not tensible in this case, and there most have been subsequent litig.stion. It might have been for the advantage of' the plaiutitf that the care should be referred, for, if lie ebelinsal the victory, awl a venlict for 171. 75., what advantage would that be to him, if he was still to be liable to an action at the suit of the de fendant for the name or a larger amount i There was, therefore, no hr: ach of ditty in the judge sanctioning such a course. The adjournment Oita took place with the entire approval of the plaintiff's own attorney, and it was agreed that the ere should stand over with a view to a 'settlement. The rose again came on upon the 14th of March, when Mr. Carter appeared as counsel for the plain. tiff. The hearing lasted several hours, and when it was one e• -lock. and the case was Capt•Cll a to last several hours more, there being a great many other causes standing for trial, awl a large manlier of wittniares in attendance, the' judge again astemnied the ease. Certainly I could wish that more frequent meetings of the Court 'Mould be held, if it is the feet that they are betel only once a month and that more ireqiient sittings are necessary. But it is not the province of this Court to say whether snore frequent sittings ought to be held, or that fewer causes should he entered in the list, .0 that there may be greater certainty of their being decided. But I am cities' upon to say, it is not proved before us that there was any breach of duty on the pert of the judge. On the lith of Marek, at one o'clock in the day, the Jake wax called neon to exercise the dis cretion expressly sestet in him by the Mist 'retest' of the act which enables hint to adjourn the court, or the future hearing oe any cause, as to hies may s‘un tit. The most ample discretion is gi.oo to him to adjourn the court, which im plies . that there may he cases in which the extreme of that discretion may be n s . What slid the judge do ? 'that hearing (the l oth of March) was on Friday , and he said he would hear the case no the Monday fallow ing. If that had been agreed to, Monday would have been dedicated to hear ing the case; but Mr. Carter, the plaintife's counsel, was going on circuit, and said it would not be convenient fur him to attend. It was accordingly adjourned to amore distant day. I think it is rather too much, niter a delay which had beta made for tl.o AWPOMmoiIAt ion of st member of the bar, that that counsel should taunt the judge with the delay , and with having begotten what had taken place on the previous wea riest. It was the it adjourned to Monday, May 9. As yet there was nothing wrong in what was done. mpch leas is there any evidence of any . corrupt motive. On the 9th of May, Mr. Carter appearing without any attoniey or attorney's clerk to instruct him, the question it mule whe ther he is instructed by an attorney. The legislature has provide that, however it may be in the superior courts, no barrister shall appear in the county courts without bring instructed by an attorney. Without that provision the order to which I belong, and to whisk I am affectionately attached, would low their dignity sad their usefulness.. At the same time I agree with my brother I'atts son, in the opinion which he has expressed daring the areument, that for an attorney to practise r advocate and to take bride from other attorneys is contrary to law, and is a practice which ought wit to be allowed to prevail. The objection being taken that Mr. Carter was nut Mistrusted byes attorney, the judge required evidence on the subject , and that not being salt: factory to him he adjourned the trial, in order that such evidence might be produced. On that occasion the hearing of the SAW was resumed, the judge having agreed to sit half 111 hour earlier than usual. The case was called on and pre ceded till I o'clock, when it is sworn in the affidavits, and it is according to the probabilities of the err, that there were many winnows and many parties in attendance waiting' for their reuses to be called on. Now, those fault', era NO erencrally such as are tried before the judges of Niel Pries se Westminster, but in general the only question is, what is to be the timeof judgment. It was must material for those per-, sons who were in attendance that their causes should be dies posed of, and Mr. Amin said " I will not go on with this car at this moment, but I will hear it this night ; " and it being stated that it would he inconeenient, he said, " NAM IS hour, and it shall not be taken before that hour." Wbpe then, was the case not heard on the 10th of May ? Became Mr. Carter found it inconvenient to return on the 10th of May to the Merylebone Courts. It was then adjourned to the 10th of June. Then it is said that he (Mr. Ames) is. thud to take down evidence. His declining to der bible explained by saying that he wished to gaud the parties against supposing that he was taking down the evidence in such a form as would support an indictment foe perjury, and to reprint his disapprobation of a practice which is to be reprehended, of eummoning judges on the trial of indict rents for perjury. He (Mr. Amos), on his oath, says he was always ready and willing to try the said cause with a due regard to the interest* of the other suitors in the court, and that no one of the said adjournments was made with a view to relieve himself from the trouble of bearing the said cause or of compelling the plaintiff to refer the care to arbitration, but for the protection of the interests of the suitors of the court and the proper discharge of the trust, reposed in him as a judge of the court. Having listened to all the facts, I em of opinion that what he (Mr. Amos) swears is proved, and that in acting u he did, it was not with a view to get rid of trouble. I ant, therefore, of opinion that the rule ought to be discharged, and with coots. The other judges hating a:pleased themselves to the same effect, the rule ass accordingly discharged with caste. BAIL corwr.—YESTEXIMY. &rum.' is 11*.i.—iliuroas Hs. Rims WIGEIIIOI. IN xe `LICATION TO STAINT. AN ATTORN OrF TO! ROLLS. This W 4.4 an application to strike an attorney off the rolls of this court . Mr. berj. Shoe and Mr. Bramwell showed cause against the rule, and Mr. Know Ics, Q.C., and Mr. Prentice sup ported it. Mr. ado Wightanan said, that us there were so many papers and &temente to be read, be could not give judg ment this term. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YEsznomr. smum. u BAJIOO.--BOOM Lou, Cwor Jrniat Jung. Ns. Jrrnes Maur, Xs. Junin Catiewszs. aro Illa. Soma 'faunas& lin.suatt r. BLACKWOOD AND ANOTIIIIL—LIBEL. This was an action brought by a Captain in the militia against the defendents for a libel which had 'arml in Blackerouers Mayathie in the month of I.letw- , 1850. The article complained of formed part of a paper headed " )ludern State Trials," and was to the following effect . " We ourselves were present at a remarkable trial for duel ling, about 18 or 20 years ago, at the Old Bailey. before the late excellent and very learned Baron Bayley, on which oe earion be laid down the law respecting 'duelling with LLD rOrOprOZWLang 1111DUCIA and straightforwardness. This was the case of Captain Belabam, who had shot Lieutenant Crowther in a duel at Boulogne. There were rumours of foul play haying been practised ; and a clergyman, the brother of the deceased, made strenuous and persevering efforts to bring Capt. Belsham to trial. The latter continued for sore* tawafter the duel in Franee,though anxious to return to England; end after (a% we have heard) taking the erimon of a well-known counsel at the criminal bar—who [For this day's City .News, see Sth page.] FRIDAY EVENING. The foreign market was partly engaged with closing the account. The chief other business was in Peruvian Bonds, on which it is expected the sink fo - ing fund will now come into operation. For the so account they were dealt in at 89. There was some tat business in Spanish. Mexican were heavy, and et. there were no transactions for the new account, spe culations being damped by the non-appearance of so the advertisement of the 11 per cent. dividend con- 23 fidently announced for to-da y . The news from is Mexico by the Franklin is no t late, but gives fuller st. details of the financial di ffi culties of Mexico. se Tho report of the day's transactions embraces : is Buenos Ayres Six per Cents., 55. Dutch Two-and- sf,l a-Half per Cents., 591 ; Ditto Four per Cent. Cer tificates, 904, Equador Bonds, 31. Mexican at. Bonds, 311, Peruvian Five per Cents., 1819, 88, 1 ; ditto, for account, 27th June, 894, 89, 881, 89 ; tsi' ditto, Deferred, 42, 5, I, 5. Portuguese Four per L 2 l Cents., 334, 4. RU3311111 Four-and-a-Half per Cents., a, I 1021. Spanish Active Five per Cents., 204, .1; II ditto for account, 201, 4 ; ditto, Passive, 6 ; ditto, tt: Three per Cent. for account, 101. at 'fhe market for foreign exchanges to-day again 1 1 5 , manifested a downward tendency. In a few in- 2 0 stances there was a perceptible decline, and most sz places were a shade lower, but Paris remained sta tionary. The only reason fur this feature is the at! demand for bills for remittances to the continent, in I " t s Y which, however, Paris does not participate, there sr being large amounts drawn on that place for French It railway shares, which arc cheaper here than at 5 . Paris at this moment. Short Paris was done at 40 25 to 5; Amsterdam, 11.17 1 , to 1 ; and llamburg, l e t , 13.7 to 5. For both these latter places the demand was great; but still several amounts remained un- tt,- sold, - buyers being unwilling to pay the prices asked. s t .' Bills on Italy were in brisk request, and Leghorn and t? Naples were decidedly in favour of sellers, the former ; being done at 30. 375, and the latter at 414. Drafts on Lisbon were likewise much sought after and not to be had under 531. Madrid was quoted, 50; Cadiz so only a little higher. St. Petersburg was much in r t. demand, and negotiated at ;174 for three months. 20 For Vienna and 1 rieste the rate was a shade lower. 30 The piices negotiated were as follows 5 10 0 PrMenegotlated. Trout In 114. IGatv. Ittl. 161rtr. SILL I;4otr. .. 110. Moto, 11 a. 17istv. _ 11 it. 16• t r. 1 Lock leckl. 13turr. rink. 11%10. Oki. 11:0. 1311. 42xr. 1.211. Ake. 1 (lige Antwerp ruts &sort Oe. 2,Slr. 3e. Ditto — „ )fonti...3'4r. Me. 2Sir. .sc. Name „ 21. e, ... 23e. OtPlll Lotion, ........ Mt an Na;nro per dant „ 411 pence 411 pence ratei :no per cameo „ 123 pence ~. 1237 pence Me 14.1114 . Madrid }Tr dollar „ SO pewee ponce . .. ..... l ame ... 3.5 pcmc Da:Telma .• 41' paws 50 Pico , o per „ 331 pens . . 33 l r".° Owetn 'the receipts on the Maria Antonia (Ff;rence) 3.. Railway for the month of May were 55e/. from It 24,411 p..en g erm. In the corresponding mouth of 1850, they were 601/. from 27,831 passengers. se The account of the position of the Bank of Eng land for the week ending Saturday, the 7th of June, 3 ° l 1851, published pursuant to the Act 7 Viet., c. 32, is as follows : DANN OF UN ULAN D.--Leone? ' ••111, Note. Ogled &mstenla !Att.) ce per 4: Short 1 Alontht NA. 1d 1 Bard-data Llatuutng and Altura en 01,111,37.5 II 111,10 - 1.11 Propetenrs' L I .110. 0N9,0:4 rutue L Depot rviw i ., LtAas. CH0,11.01 4: a,lons , l for the week ending June 7. ISM t iabc ck-1,1 own nna ;i•iiinn 1i,44.Np 2Corea BuAlun ..... 33,375 rt•Tif SAT. i ;.16a,3:, I.lo,:rmacnt %ear Wei Ila,:urt.l)4lJ Wc44.3 Am. 1.41 OLh, : ~ e ctuitlcs Y...:. u,i : ou.l &Aar 00112 6.1,2*-1 7.4M,Q5 )thet aimKtu 4evokdassad,warlf•Ad 1:4,P3~~,Gel June The above returox, wl MAraIIIALL. Chlu i3o 21.013 • .er ri compared with those for the week preceding, exhibit the 'following changes : Circulation issue Circulation active 19,008,31:i Decrease 389,105 Public deposits 7,488,613 Increase 599,824 Other deposits Government securities in Nanking department 13,544,329 Deeretvo 48,006 Other .ceurities in banking department Coin and bullion in both 9 4 I St• übi 174 so so 16 i 16 In; departments Seven day and other bills 1,073.309 14ecreaso 2,749 The Rest The lte,erve 8,028,212 Inereaue 521,108 We have again to cull attention to the continuos increase in the stock of bullion. Accenting to the official returns published in the Gazetts of lust Tuesday, the total note circulation of all the private banks of England and Wales during the week ending the 31st May, was 3,508,189/. In the preceding week the amount was 3,564,100/.; the decrease us consequently shown to be 7(i,34111. The noto circulation of the joint stock, banks during the same week was 2,801,7461., and the previous week's return being 2,8432,438/., there is a decrease of 60,692 t. On taking into consideration the active circulation of the Bank of England, which in the week in ques tion was 19,397,72 W. (being 371,1251. more than the week preceding), we find the aggregate note circula tion of England and Wales to be 25,707,1k154, which shows on balance an increase of 23.1,132/., as com pared with the returns for the previous week, ending 24th of May. As regards the fixed issues, the private banks were 1,259,317/., and the joint-stock hanks 608,241/. below the amount authorised to be issued, making a total of 1,867,588/. METALIi.—Mr. Meath's circular states that Welch bar iron continues depressed, and the quantity of rail orders by the last mail from the United States was leas than was expected. The accounts from the Indian presidencies bring little inducement to shippers, either present or prospective ; bars will not realise cost and freight, and the stocks are heavy. Staffordshire Iron—There is but little export trade doing, although the home trade is good for manufactured iron. Scotch pig iron is without alteration. The shipments continue large, but the stock diminishes but little ; the pre sent quotation is 40.. for No. I, American brands. Store keepers' warrants free ou hoard at Glasgow; mixed num ber!, viz. three-fifths No. 1, two-fifths No. 3, free ou board at Glasgow ; maker's scrip sth. 6d. The bad odour in which maker's scrip is now held may Ira considered as one of the causes of the present depression. However favour able au opinion a speculator may have of the article, no respectable broker could recommend his principal to engage in an operation with the chances of repudiation and a law suit, and that a Scotch one; and until the makers can come to some understanding or combination that there shall be no repudiation, but few capitalists will be found on this aide of the Tweed to risk their money, either by way of advance or investment. Swedish Iron.—A parcel has been reported as having changed hands at 111. 10s. over Ship's k. Swedish Steel lio M ut alteration. Copper.—There are considerable ar rivals this week of Chaim, which goes into consumption ; some large parcels of South Australian arrived yesterday. British Tin is in better demand ;in refined some large ope rations have taken place. Foreign Tin.—The Dutch Trad ing Company's sale will take place at Amsterdam on the sth of August. They have advertised 60,3061kb, lying at Am sterdam, 50,875 slabs lying at Rotterdam—total, 111,181 slabs Banca tin. The sales on the Gth of August, 1850, was 117,766. The market here has assumed a firmer appear ance, as the quantity brought forward is not so large as was anticipated. Spelter.—Since my last report 200 tons have changed hands at 141. 15s. to arrive. Lead is more inquired after. Tin Plates arc firm, and prices may be quoted at 3d. per box dearer. Our ,deices relative to the state of the foreign metal markets are as follows : a i l MI od $1 icj all 6t 9. i ! - i • 10 I 6 1:11 Ill,: 66.406 I 5t.)106 ; IF • 1 I - 31;;Y;11714a331..—1n copper, new sheathing, and yel low metal, is steady at former prices, 1,000 lbs of old sold at 19 cents. cash. The market is quiet for iroo, and 100 tons of Scotch pig have been sold at 19.30, 0 months. English bars arc dull at 33 dole., and 36 dole. 6 months. Lead is quiet, but prices are steady. The moderate stock offering on the market is held at 4.75 for American, sad 4.70 for Spanish and English. Tin-130 slabs Banta have been sold at 191 cents., at 6 months. Philadelphia, May 30.—Iron continues dull at 22 dole., and 22 dole. for the anthracite, Nos. 1 and' , on 6 months' credit. Scotch pig has been sold at 191 dole . to 20 doll. per ton on time. Lead is brisk, and 1,000 pigs Galena sold at equal to 4.80 the 1001 b. cash. ' Hamburg, June 10.—In the zinc market 1.500 cwt. on the spot have found buyers at 9 marks 8, and 600 cwt. for delivery in the autumn at 9 marks 6. At Breslau, sonic thousand emit. of chic were reported to bare been sold at 4 dollars. RECAPTURE or Cowrtm.—The whole of the five convicts who escaped from the Justitia convict ship, lying off the Royal Arsenal, have been retaken, and handed over to the authorities. RAILWAYS. The following are yesterday's quota ions; b-day's safer will be found in the sth page.] • SHARES AND SIMKO UNOUAIIaNTSIID. Rgawart. 30 ,1 1Aberdesa . S„'Ambe•& ticktl4., West's sad ir Jameson ... 13: Ilires.Welv. &Ohm Vein 'lOO Bristol and Tasks ... ... 6e otedonßan .. SO Chester and Hdyhesa ... 45 Dublin and Belfast June— ' 23 Etat Anglian (523 L& E. and L.& D) . . . DI DO. (Sie Z. i fl:) ..... IS &stern oounUeis I OS Baler Valet, M ) r A... Bate R. U. M. 13 Do. elms 8 sad 6 . 01 tie . 35, Do. N in ew 1 s Bast seenh lr•hares ... .. 4 59 Edinburgh sad Olassow . 29 ,25 Ininbargh,Perth,Dursdae 3 I Ile. Eider end Basoooth .. 33 lased Northern ~ ... 17j j' 11l Do. 4 shiures,A,Deferred 5 11121 D 3. 4 sharer, 8,6 pertat. 13 50 01.8ssith. and West.(lre.) 100 Great Western ... ... 84 ,17 Do. 50... ... ... ... 14 ' 50 lamer sod Carlisle ... 78 I: 11l Do. Tbkds _. . ... ..• g ,100 Loceshire end i'orkshin. l 51: i 25 Do. 1 'hares 1.. ... 114 114 Do. Fifths _ ... •. 8 ' 111 Do. West Riding I.rotow - I 3) Leeds and Think ... .. 1 ' i 11 i'Lomlow sod Bleekwall i 141 Do.illbory listens.Serlp :100 "Lon., Brighten, &W. Co od• 00 Lead= & North-Wade:l , 'l7 Do. do., New 1 shares.. 11 Do. NW 1 Do. All sh.,.uut 13.(CI: 100 ,Loodo 113 o & South-Wes terni 421 Do., £2O ... ... ..1 $4 Do., SIO ... ... .. . 41 Ilsneh.,Buz.,and Matlock IMO stanch.,Slief.,&lincolosh. 1 41 Do, Man.& Us& Union', 1100 Midland . ... ... .... 133 Do. EY) shares .. ... ,100 W. Biros. and Derby .. • _ ' 474 Wid!enlGreatWestern(l.)' II lb 'Newmarket ... ... . . 1/ 3 S Newport, Aberravenny,: and Here/std.. . ' 3 4 die 1110 Norfolk . . ... 18 10 IIS Do. New C 20... . ...1 14 13 die I 34, Northern Counties Union, 3 21 dis 7 'Newry and Faniekilke ... du V. North British ... ... ... 7 71 174 North Stsitordshire... ... Cl 111 Els 1 \ 1, !North Westens .. ' die 1 INon4 &South WesialWA: 004 60 Otroni, Wore., & Woieer. 161 161 23 :caliph Central ... ... 1 5 / 111 23 23i llo.New.. .. ~ —I 13, ' , twos". & Weak . , Class AL. 111 14 die 0". Do., Elms 15, _... .. 1 41 4 din 4 flikrewslntry&BeitfordOlel 3 2 Wm 114 Ili :1 711_ ,0 121 is 14 16f 21 19 Es 2 S Si 31 6 4 6 i V :1 14 1 13 4 ivi 5 It 10 I 4 tO loi 7j „ i 4 ." 21 • 97 41 rn 124 1214 31 4 Os 4 64 A • Si Si Po 1 63 Al. 7 71 413 34 SI di. 266 27C 3 34 die 60; SI 18 174 de 30 82 \ ell Alrewabory Wad Cbetnea (Noe. W. 3110.) ... .. 17 II 411 Do. Halve.... ... .. $4 9 54 Do. Oloventry ... ...• 11.1 134 010 New -. ... ...1 3 3 ; iBhr Do. opalare Union ... .. 111 SI die SO ,ioutn Doves ... ... .. •14 16 30 '4003 &lateen ... ... .. ' ni So \South Wale. .. .. .. 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I 0 ' Sj West Standen ... ... .... lei 11 141 131 12 14 16 144 4 ,1 4 11 1 Ws ILL I9I WA R 1 5As 1 Pgi Po 4 ! 9 1 2 3 61 61 15 151 if 4 de 34 36 151 1 RS RS S,(}l S 1 Ale 8 di 28 Bri • EAST INDIA MILITARY COLLEGE, ADDISCOMBE.— • Yesterday a deputation from the East India House visited • Addiscombe, as usual et the end of a term. The customary examinations and exercises took place, after which prises • and certificates of merit were distributed. FERE AT TILE GEORGE TAVERN, BANKSIDE.— Yesterda3r morning, shortly before one o'clock, a Are broke out in the George Tavern, Ilankside, Southwark, lately termed Marshal Haynau's etreat, from the fact of that hero having fled to the premises when pursued by Barclay and Perkins' s draymen. The flames originated in the second floor, and travelled se fiercely, that they greedily broke through the floor above, and also through the roof, when the reflection could be seen from most parts of Lon don. Within a comparatively short period the West of England and numerous brigade engines reached the steno of conflagration, and plenty of water having been ob tained, the firemen set to work, and eventually succeeded in staying the progress of the lire, but not until it had communicated with the second door of Mr. G. Gibbon's private residence, next door. The damage done is thus reported by Mr. Braidwood : " Second floor and attics of the George burned out, and the contents destroyed; part of the roof off and the rest of the building, dm., severely damaged by waters—lnsured in the Monarch ilre"office. No. 12, Salami& ffir. G. Gibbon's (private),second-floor back, aide front of androof severely damaged by are, and rem of building and furniture injured by heat and water." _ -- • Tan POTATO CitOP.—A correspondent of the Linwrick Chronick, writing from Cahereiveen, say., "I tell you that the potato blight has extensively set in here in its wonted virulence. It is not easy to convince landlords or their agents of the fact; but it may be better to prepare all parties for this aggression.' " This (writes our Dublin correspondent) is only a solitary croak, as the accounts of the crops, and of the potato crop in particular, are most cheering from all othedparts of the country. The effects ;Pro duced by the copious rain , ' of the past week arc in the highest degree promising. the applieatiou for discharge, and 1;1e; iirti; : matfon ' e - na - CrsTs ". to ' an 's' njuneellie apprisie;sron g a L w o n eo r oo n d' s f w roi i r caw .5 : 1 4;e7.7 1 iii:;r os day, when it eonld be mentioned again, sio - that the parties life. COoke . opposedtine potato blight has extensively set in here in At Bfeliall BORIC thousand ewts. of IdUC wise reported Yea that delivery in the autumn at 9 marks 6. ""! . ."ft t'ahefofeee, " I the case of Copitrin Helsbam, who had shot Lieutenant might hate dm to antaldoe went into an examination of the schedule. He submitted of three suspected parties by Cross, a constable, at Sudbury. . its wonted virulence. It not cash to • landlords iseon, Crowther in a duel at Boulogne. There were rumours of Ai. Rean•—Would dud: lordships name any gentleman that the appliation was in the discretion of the court. Their names are Stephen Prike, William Poole, and Jones to have been 'old at 4ao . or their agents of the fact; but it may be better to prepano foul play baying been practised ; and a clergyman, sho at the bee to say what was alt apology. The insolvent asked the court, as he was a foreigner, to Dawson, all of whom, we believe, will be identified by the all parties for this aggression.' " This (writes our Dublin brother of the deceased, made strenuous and persevering Mr. ;undo Creswell said that the court could not do be jereeseted. police. Poole's head was so much cut that he could not be correspondent) is only a solitary croak, as the accounts of efforts to bring Capt. Belau= to trial. The latter continued that, and indeed it would be far more satisfactory if the Mr. Commissioner Phillippss told him be had conducted the removed, and the handcuffs were still en Dawson, so that RECAPIVRE Or CoNVICII.—The whole of the flue the crops, and of the potato crop in particular, are most f orsonst i m od kri b e d ne li n prance,thonghansionstoreturn apology was made rem the PrePer ree li ng et the defendants. eale w ith a reel deal of &Wit!, and should have the fall little doubt remains that the activity manifested for the convicts who escaped from the JU3titia convict ship, lying cheering from all othe r~ar h of the coun t r y. The effects pro- to England ; and after (a, we have heard) taking the benefit of the law. than if any one dictated it. det e ctio n of the guilty parties has had a successful issue.— off th e R o y a l Arsenal, hare b een retaken, and handed over duced Ey the copious rune of the past week are in the opinion of a well-known counsel at the criminal bar—who The matter was then postponed until Monday neat. The case WV adjourned for further eviden ce . Chew/ford Cloroniek. to the authorities. highest degree promising. THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE advised him that he could not be tried is this country for a 1 ARIAL b. DAI.R.-31;00141ENT. duel fought in a foreign country not under the British I The principal question in this case, which was an sedan crown—he came to England, where ho was instantly for false imprisonment, was whether a county court judge arrested under the statute 9 Cleo. IV. c. 31, s. 7, which had could imprison a man upon a judgment from which he been passed two or three years previously, vie., in 1.828, had been discharged by the Insolvent Debtors Court. and mu tatitogether have escaped the notice of the counsel I The Lord Chief Justice new delivered the judgment of in question. 'I hat act mamma the trial in England of the meet, and said that a rule had been obtained for • non any British subject charged with having committed any murder or manslaughter abroad, whether within or without ' tart or new trial, upon the ground that the verdict was the British dominions,. against the evidence. Upon that point the court were of SS if such crimes luid been corn- 10 opinion that no rule should be granted. With respect to mitred in England. Captain Ildsham was admitted to h a il , e L to meet the thane, and having Italy surrendered, point as to whether a discharge by the Insolvent plane at the bar of the Old Baa tourer his I Debtors Court prevented a judge of the County Court at nine "' cla d' on a ! from committing a person , the question tamest upon the Saturday morning. He was a mi ddle-aged man of gentle' I words" unsatisfied judgment " in the act of parliament. manly appearance, bie features indicating ateat deterutina- . The court thought that the plain words of the statute ought I tion of character ; but they wore RD ex p re ssion of to b e f o ll owe d , an d t h at t h ose wor d s did no t t a k e I manifest anxiety and apprehentian as he entered away the power of the County Court judge to corn- I the deck, and, looking clews ) , beheld immediately mit a person who had been disehamd by the beneath him the brother off' the man whom he had shot, and lnsolvent Debtors Court. By construing the words , through whose cearelees activity he has then placed on the of the statute strictly, it might possibly lead to trial for his life as a murderer. And he was to be tried by' an absurdity; but it was not the banner of the court to an tmeamPtamis'aeg judge—stern and exact in administering I &bourne the functions of the legislature. The legislature the law, and animated by pure religious spirit, but withal ' might have thought that county court judges were permits thoroughly humane. Throughout the whole of the ag:i- who could exercise this power of committing a person even toting day the prisoner stood firm as a rock—sometimes his I after be had obtained his discharge by another court, in a arms fokled, at others his hands resting on the bar, while I beneficial manner. The court were of opinion that the his eyes were fixed intently on the judge, the witnesses, or judgment of the County Court could not be set aside by the counsel, every now and then glancin r with gloomy inquisi- Insolvent Debtors Court, and therefore the rule for a new dunces at the jury and the judge. His lips were from first trial must be made absolute on the payment of costs. to last firmly compressed. It was understood that the Rule absolute. counsel for the prosecution were in possession of a damning THOMPSON V. HAWORTH (exam:marl). piece of evidence, vie., that the prisoner hail spent the I This' was action brought against the executrix of the whole of the night immediately preceding the duel in pear- I late George Haworth, the actuary of the Rochdale Savings tieing pistol firing. However the fact might be, it defalcations excited never tholes' was not elicited at the trial ; and probably the Bank whose so much public attention a short time ago, and now came in the form of a special case prisoner, who had been prepared fur such evidence being for the opinion of the court, whether the private creditors of produced, began, on finding that it was not eo, to take a the deceased were entitled to payment before the claims of more favourable view of his chances. As the cam stood, the depositors in the bank were satisfied. however, it Looked black enough to those who knew I 31r.Cowling appeared fur the plaintiff, and Mr. Crompton the law, and the character of the judge who for the defendant. at to administer it That venerable person began his sum- The action was in aseumpsit, on three bills of exchange ming up to the jury about 7 o'clock in the evening, and fur 6911. Is. 61., 8171. lac, and 5001. respectively, drawn the scene can never be effaced from our memory. The by the plaintiff upon end accepted by the deceased, and court was extremely crowded, the lights burned brightly, for goods sold and delivered, amounting to 2,0001. The de exhibiting anxious facia in every direction ; but what a &natant pleaded that in 1819 a savings bank for the receipt of striking figure was the central one—that of the prisoner! deposits was established in Lancashire, and that the rules and Immediately over his head was a mirror, so placed as to re- regulations were duly filed and deposited in accordance with fleet his face and figure vividly, especially as to the jury. A the provisions of the statute 9 Geo. IV., e. 14 ; 3 and 4 Win. few moments after the judge had commenced his charge we IV. c. 14 ; and 7 and 8 Viet., c. 83. In 1829 the deceased, observed the ordinary of judg e glide into court, the late Rev. Dr. Curtest, in lull manatee's, and with flowing white George Haworth, was appointed actuary, and held the office until his death in 1819. At the time of his death George ' hair, having a picturesquely venerable ;end ominous appear- Haworth hail in his possession, as actuary, moneys of the de- meta and take his seat near to, but a little behind, the positors amounting to 100,0001., and there was due from kin judge. It was then usual for the Ordinary to be present at to the savings bank another sum of 100,000 a, which he bed the close of capital cams in order to add a solemit '.amen' alsoreceived by virtue or kis office. The defendant then alleged ! to the prayer with which the sentence of death concluded— Mat she had fully administered all the goods cued chattels of ' that ' God would have merry on the anti ' of the cons G e o r g e hlaworth, which w, re of small value, to wit, of the ! demand. ' Gentlemen of tha jury,' commenc e d Mr. Boron value of 501., and that he hail not other goods and chattels Bayley, amidst profound silence, we have heard several times during the course of this trial of the last of honour, to admiuister. To this the plaintiff replied, setting out the 1 rules and regulations of the bank, whereby it appeared that I but I will now tell you what is the law of the land, which i t was t h e d uty o f t h e treasurer, trustees , and manager, to is all that you and I have to do with. It is this, that if two persons go out with deadly weapons, intendirg to use them, manage the bank and receive the money, and the duty of the actuary to act under their superintendence, and keep ta x against each other, and do use them, and death nave, that acconeta but that iu fact the trustees and managers nearer is murder—wilful murder." Ile paused for a moment, as if attended at the bank, and the business was transacted at, th e to give the jury time to appreciate the dread significance of decease the opening. Aswan as he had uttered the la two words, deceased's offices in Rochdale, where lie carried on Mrines, a as a land agent and collector of rents ; carrying on els ewhere Captain Ilelsktun's cheek was instantaucouely blaiteheil. the business of a cotton spinner. The replicataon then We were eyeing him intently at the moment, and shall alleged that the deceased rendered false aceouats, which never forget it. lie stood, however, with rigid erectnese, were annually examined by the managers, but not checked gating with mingled anger and tear at the jnilge, whom he b y the depositors' books, tend that the frauds he com telt to he uttering his death-warrant; and, after a while, matted were not discovered until after his death. 'fire bent hie eyes on de: jury, from whom they wandered team debts due by hint to the bank hail nut been paid, but a moment during that momentous summing up—one which the monies he died possessed of had been handed over with every word stirs letting fall around lam, as he must to a person appointed by the parties to receive the same , have felt, the curtain of death. " The law of honour," said Upon tho s e pleadinge a special case was framed for the the judge towards the close of his charge, "is an imposture °pillion of the court, whether under Ant William IV., e. 14, —a wicked imposture—when set regain 4 the law of the e. 28, the. claim of the trustees of the savings lank for any land, and the law of God Almighty, claiming the right to o f (be monies ee received by the said George ilea...rat had take away human lif.. I tall you, who sit there to ills- priority in the administration of his assets over the debt charge a sworn duty, that a fatal duel is malicious homicide, and that is wilful murder." The jury retired to coneider sough*. to lac recovered by the plaintiff in the present action. it' to, judgment was to be called for the defendant; if not, 'their verdict, and the judge, at the same time, quitted the for the plaintiff. The following is the provision in the court till his presence should be required again. statute . Captain Ilelshurn, however, cantinued standing at aif any per s o n appointed to any office in a savings bank, the bar almost neotionlesa as a statue. Atter a entrusted with keeping the accounts, or having in his pew molonged absence of an hour end forty minutes, the jury session by virtue of his office any moneys or effects belong. returned into court. The prisoner eyed them as oueby one erg to such savings bank, shall die or become bankrupt or they re-entered their box, with a solicitude dievel to be-, insolvent, his executors or administrators, or other persons hold and the irrepreeible quivering of his upper lip mums having legal right, chill, within forty days after demand cate.& mortal agitation. The verdict, however, was not made fry two of the trustees, deliver and pay over all monies guilty ; on which the prisoner honed a heavy sigh, passed and other things belonging to such savings hank to such his hand slowly over Iris damp totalled, bowed slightly, persoos as the trastees shall appoint, and shall pay out of but rather sternly to the jury, and was then removed from the estate, assets, and effects of such person all sums of the berried releaeed from custisde . When the yeedict was a few 1 money remaining due which such person received by virtue minutes afterwards communicsted to Baron Bayley, who"' ' of his said office afore any other of hies debts are paid or remained in attendance in an adjoining room, he remarked satisfied. . gravely, " I did my duty ;it is well for Captain Heldman Mr. Cowling, for plaintiff, continued that the moneys that the verdict is as it is; had it Isere the other way, I which hail been received by the deceased were not received should certainly hate left him for execution." In that by him by " eirtue of his employment," within the meaning case the duelist would have died on the g allows on the ' of the statute. lie was actuary only. and entrusted with the ensuing Monday morning. keeping of the accounts; but although he did, in point of As an answer to thi* action, the defendants pleaded that fact, receive money, yet to do so was not part of his duty the plaintiff, Captain Ilelsham, " did frloniouely, wilfully, under his appointment. " Actuary," according to a John. and maliciously shoot the said Lieut. Crowther, and gave sou's Dictionary," was "a person who was to register the' hint a mortal wound, of which he died:" las this there was ought a replication, by way of estoppel, that the defendants nutmeats of the court." The deceased was also to manage the business of the bank, but it was the duty of the trustees not to be admitted io user that the plaintiff hail *hot Lieu- to be there and receive the money, the only duty of the at:- tenant Crowther maliciously foe he Led been acquitted by tuary being to keep the accounts, the jury who tried him. Ihe case mane before the court Mr. Justice ladfouril.—l perceive that under the sixth upon demurrer to Use plaintiff's replication, and the ques- rule he is to hand over any moneys he may receive ; to do tion was whether the plaudit!' could bring forward the fact of his basing been acquitted at the Old Bailey in an action this he must that receive moneys. Mr. Justice Maule.—Supposo the trustees had called him for libel. The other question was whether the plea of the a prothonotary instead of an actuary, it would have had defendants answered the whole cause of action, et disclosed much the tisane meaning. The phrase cannot be construed by the plaintiff% declaration. very strictly. Mr. Peacock now urged that the elaintiff s e having bees Mr. Cowling.—By the rules the manager was to superin acquitted at the Old Bailey could nut be set up as 411 eetop- tend the butanes" of the bank ; the demised, therefore, was pel to the action. If a person were tried for anon and ac- mot to do so. Tatted, could he, ii , answer to an insurance office, say that Mr. Justice Maule.—Who was to be superintended ; at was not competent for them to prove that he was guilty, Mr. Cowling—The actuary. but that they must pay the policy because he had already Mr. Justice Mauls—Then the actuary was to do the been tried and aeauitted ? With reenact to the plea, the baeincee of the bank ? plaintiff said that it did not attempt to justify that portion Mr. Cowling—The manager ought to have received the of the libel, which said that he had passed the sight before deposits, and to have accounted for them to the actuary. I the duel in practising with a pistol. It was, however, stated' 1 The east proved the managers had neglected their duty, but that the plaintiff was guilty, and the practising was only a that did not alter deccuesda position in point of law. Piece of evidence leading to that result Mr. Crompton, who appeared fur the defendant, was not Mr. Justice Maule—Could it be said in a civil suit that called upon there are no degree" in crime? The court were of opinion that the word "actuary," Mr. Peacock—No; but what he cora:tended was that this although in its original sense " a person who collected and was only a piece of evidence. recorded =counts," hail been adopted by persons acting as The Lord Chief Justice said it would muse a very difc- calculators and doing the work of insurance offices, and this rent effect in the public mind whether a mau fought a fair being so, whatever the deceased was called, he was em or an unfair duel. ployed to transact the business of the bank, and had re- Mr. l'eacuck submitted that if the plaintiff had said he ceived the moneys in question by virtue of such employ murdered his antagonist in an honourable and fair manner, meat within the meaning of the statute. The thane of the the court could not decide whether it was so or not. He i , delimiters in the bank were therefore entitled to precedence submitted that as the plaintiff had been guilty by law of a I a ver that of the plaintiff. murder, the court would not inquire whe th er it was a fair Judgment for the defendiun. or gentlemanlike duel, The Chief Justice—lt was not the murder or no murder that was now to be tried, but Wad or so libel. Mr. Justiee Made—lf Amid be said dot it was no im putation on a man that he was pisses-firing before fighting a duel, then there was no libel. The Lord Chief J ustice , — The %cry laudable object of the writer of this article was to discourage duelling, and what a serious thing it would be if you pen isd the court to hold that it was no aggravation of is duel to say that a man practised pistol firing nearly all the night before ha fought it. It would quite defeat the object of the work. Die Peacock continued to urge upon the court that the important question was the killing, and the court could sot inquire into the mode in which it was done : therefore the plea pas a good one. Mr. Keane did net address the court. The Lord Chia! Justice said it was not necessary to eater into the question respecting the replication. He was of epanim that the plea was bad, because it professed to juetity the whole declaration, and only juatdied a part. The libel said that the murder we. 00HURiTOPil seder eireanwteases el aggravation, and ia sabetinee that the was a mur derer in a certain maser ; bat the merely ap plied to the circumstances whisk ceastitated the legal der, and and not to the circumstances of aggravation. it could not be said that in an action for libel it did not affect the question whether the murder were committted under one set of circumstances or another. He thought that the court would be doing a serious injury to public morals if they held that it made no difference whether a duel were fair or unfair. On the trial the question was murder or no mur der, but the question now was libel or no libel. As long as the circumstances alluded to were an aggravation of the offence in the minds of the public so long it must be libel lous, or this result must follow—that when a man had been tried for murder you might UM any term you ,in respect of that murder and it would be no libel. I gea nhL e opinion the court could not act upon such a rule, and the plaintiff was therefore entitled to ,iment. The rest of their lordships cap res a similar opinion. I Mr. Peacock then applied to be allowed to amend the plea. The libel was not a malicious one and the publica tion was in fact to aid a moral purpose. Mr. Keane said he would have agreed to the plea being amended, but his client bad not been fairly dealt by in having, after the lapse of 20 years, been called upon to un dergo as it were • second tr ial for murder. If t. he defend ! ants would take issue upon the question as to the pistol firing, Captain Helsham would be quite willing to try it,. 'His client was not yet 60 years old, and this book contain . h • charg e agams . t him was actuaut into his Ittaltds suc by his own - children. Under such circumlly put into his bands by his own ehiläreu, Undcr such circumstances, he was compelled to bring the action. Mr. Peacock teal that an apology had been made. Mr. Keane.—Such an apology ! The Lord Chief Justice suggested that this would be a satisfactory mode of settling the question. Kr. Justice Mattle.—lt was a thing which ruust of comae gin very great paiu, bat probably the writer of the artiste did isot know when be erste it that Capt. Helsham was la existence. The Lord Chief Jestise.--Capt. Wish= of course bet brought the laise• Ems of honour, and if all hie sense were paid as betimes etkomey and client, and an apology made, he raid we doubt be satisfied. Mr. Mesas Nil whet their lordships would be satisfied with as an au/legy that his client would take. The Lord ChisfJustice—No ; the court could not under take that del; The Ratter had better stand over till Mee qtrat ft SoMsl by mationd wan, so that the parties have tins to esesider it. Keane—Would their lordships name any gentles= at the bar to say what was a fit apology, Mr. Janice CreesweU said that the wart amid not de that, and indeed it would be ller NON satisistoey MM. apology was made from the peeper feeling of Ow 4alasts. than if any one dictated it. The matter was then postponed until Monday nest. COURT OF -YMTERDAY. &nuns DI ROM. HAILNEY C. TOWER/I.—BILL OP EXCHANGE. This was a rule to enter a verdict fur the defe=;, pursuant to leave reserved. It was an action on • bill of exchange by the endorsee against the acceptor. The defendant pleaded fraud sad eosin, and that the defendant was the holder without consideration. At the trial before Mr. Baron Martin, at Guildhall, the jury thought the fraud established, upon which the question arose whether the plaintiff was bound to show considerstion for the bill or that the defendant should show the absence of consideration. The learned judge thought that it Ives the duty of the defendant to make out the plea in both branches, and so ruled. A verdict was then taken for the plaintiff subject to the present motion. Mr. E. James, Q.C., and Mr. Maynard were beard in opposition to the defendant's rule. The court, without calling on Mr. Serjeant 'Wilkins and Mr. Crompton to support the rule, made it absidute to enter a sunsuit. Rule absolute accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YEBII3DAY. Hums Its. Ocanarunata Das. IN as Roux MewinALL. The benktupt was aa emigration agent and coal merchant at liosslimmgalm This was the last examination meeting. TM asssmis, wpeo~ by Mr. Maynard, showed that the bankrupt le ugessurned Neatens 12,8311., and 9,800/. on scram of omigreB;on chips chartered. The wets were rehussi at a bo u t ; trade expenses, 13,7371. ; domes tic expanse, for about 8 ) .care, 3,8.571. It woo owed by the ban krupt that u project to the Cape of Good Imo osa Canada, .1n a large scale, was las mutably received bylme Majesty.s go comment. A company was in ovum of lbsadoa. The company was not completed orbs. odor parties connected With it had withdrawn and be bad bid to bow the whole of its responsibilities. Not withstanding his being so situated, be had en conveyed the emigrants is Mel: destination as to r..Neive the thanks of the government. His Honour, thinking there was n othing to prevent the bankru=kig his last examination, Mr. inmental to withdraw his opposition till the certificate misgA sian esaseving to himself the right of then going into all The bankrupt pound. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COL:RT.—Yewmama-. Banes Ma. 00Jortaaarea Palmas. IN it CHAILIM BTPOLITUS MANREZ/f, VICOMTE Di SEcuritruas —A Paawca Wtscorxr. This insolvent, who applied to be discharged under the Protection Act, in the find instance was opposed by Mr. Cooke for a Captain Briscoe, the detaining creditor. The Insolvent said his fatheri m a ss a e Arcncral in the French array and a marquis. He had as a vicomte, and resided in France until the rev olution in 1830. He had, since he had been in England, engaged in railway and mining speculations, and had sold Captain Briscoe some shares in a company which he had promoted. The insolvent said he was the principal promoter of the Paris and Lyons Rail way Company. Mr. Cooks opposed the application for disclia= d d went an into examination of the schedule. He In that the application was in the discretion of the court. The insolvent asked the court, as he was a foreigner, to be Gil Phillips told him he bad conducted the case with a good deal of ability, and should have the hill benefit of the law. The case was adjourned for further evidence. 14, 1851. THE POLICE COURTS. BOW-STREET. iVilliarn Lipseorwb,l7, was charged with a misdemeanor. Prisoner had been in the service of Mesas. Chaplin and Home, general carriers, and had procured a quantity of their delivery labels, which he had pasted on parcels made up of brown paper, and, having directed and delivered them, obtained sums of money from various persons. Mr. John Ridge, East-street, Lamb's Conduit-street, said that on Saturday, the ith of June, he received a parcel from prisoner, t n whom he paid Is. 2d. as carriage. On opening it he found tt composed of waste paper. The clerk to Mani. Chaplin and Home stated that Mr. Ridge's name was not down in the company's books, which would have been the case had any parcel been sent to them for delivery. John Carpenter, pollee-constable, stated that in prisoner's lodgings, Is, New-street, Horton, he had found a quantity of Messrs. Chaplin and Home's delivery tickets, and a parcel of brown paper similar to that received by prose cutor—Prisoner, who said nothing in defence, was then committed. Reuben Harwood, brother-in-law of Lipscomb, was then charged with the same offence. The evidence showed that prisoner had obtained delivery tickets from Lipscomb, with whom he lodged. On Friday, the 6th inst., he obtained Is. 2d. on a parcel composed of waste paper, from Elizabeth Stamp, 56, Lineoltes-inu lields.—Committed. James Ryan, Gearle Spencer, and Charles &palmy, were charged with imposing upon the audience leaving the Opera House and Drurv-lane Theatre on the previous night, obtaining money from them by acting in collusion with cab drivers. It appeared from the evidence of the constable, that the defendants, who were not licensed watermen, pretended that cabs were wanted by gentlemen leaving the Opera and theatre, and thus secured plucs near the doors for the cabs, taking money from the. passengers whom they handed in. Mr. Jardine said that the. cab drivers should be fined heavily when detected. it was a question between the defendants and the public.. Ryan and Spencer should each PRY a fine of de., or be Sasmraitted to prison for five days; and Ramsey should r 4 10s., or be imprisoned ten days. MAR'..BOROUOH-STREET. Mr. Charles P eonlagton, of 20, Cumberland-street, Portman-square, made the following complaint against a number of the I olice : He stated that on Thurnday lie and several other S . .mtlemen went to Hampton Races stab a drag, and was• returning about eight o'clock ; ho was driv ing very do' sly round the corner of St. Jamee's-atreisit into l ell-mail . He heard no caution whatever, hut he saw a man run to the leaders' heads, and immediately aPaerwarde the hor *es were all or • heap. lie then looked and saw two er thr re constables at his horses' heads, pushing them back with'. great force. The wheelers, in conaequesice, ran into the • leaders, and it was a wonder all the hc,r„ e s were not tl .town down and the carriage upset. He at last pulled up and then got down and took the numbers of the eon rubles. For the defence, police-sergeant Barnes said, in conse quence of an order issued by the police slimmer-inners, he went last night at a quarter to 9 with two constables to the Oranite Gate, St. James's Palace, as hex Majesty had signi fied her intention of going to the Opera. At this moment, her Majesty's carriage, with the Quem in it, was coming out at the gate, and he gave instructsione to the other con stables to stop all vehicles that mi%tht chance to pass. A four-herse carriage just at the sae moment was et - oiling from St. James's-street iuto Pall. so ot, a man b e i ng at th e hack of the carriage blowing a trumpet, lie gave direc tiensto the constables to stun ' s he carriage. All three con stables held up their hand., a nd culled out at the top of their voices to the driver of *4,e carr i age to stop. M r . Pm. sington, the complainant, t' ens driving, but he took no heed of the warning. The cone cables and himself took hold of , the horses and stopped th a carriage • which, had they not done so, must have come Soul collision with the carriage :ti ' which her Majesty was jeste d. Mr. Pennington here. begged to be allowed to make his ntateoent. I want to show (said he) how excessively dan gerous it is to take he Id of leaders : nothing else can occur than au accident. 1 i you take hold of leaders while trot ting, there can be hilt one consequence. Take hold of leaders, and you a.t overturn the whole thing. 'there can on ly be that o /le consequence, and I want to show the incautious way the constables acted. The constables seized my leader s. What is the use of catching hold of leaders? You can't stop a drag that way—you can only upset a drsg. What's the natural consequence of etching hold of lenders? Why, that the wheelers run into the leaders, and throw them down. Imy the constable must be igncr ant of his duty. Mr. Hardwick said—The constables appear to have acted atria); ni the execution of their duty. The complain ant's carriage was turning into Pall Mall just the soya. carriage was coming by. The conetablee, who had received orders to allow no vehicles to 1).1,11 while the Queen's cariage was in the etrect, shouted out loudly to the corn plrinant, who still continued on ; and utile complainant did • net stop bin carriage, which it was admitted was going at a moderate puce with no great violence, but by simply holding the leading horses. All danger would have been obviated if , rlue attention hail been paid to what was goine on. The lights in the street were sutlicient to show that the royal ; cortege was pining, and the shouting of the constables , together formed a auflicient reason to pull up, and you failed to do this; in such an emergency the constables were justified in seizing the horses. lam at a leas to see bow the officers could have conducted themselves otherwise than they had done. The charge must be dismissal. Mr. Pennington wished to know whether the nangistrain thought there was no danger to the wheelers if the leaders I were laid hold of? Mr. Hardwick would give no opinion on that point, but would sty that in the crowded streets of London it might be o ails isaiiij for gentlemen not to drive four horses. Mr. Pennington could not concur iu the value of that advice.—Mr. Ilardwick Then :Mr. Pennington must by prepared to take the consequences. WESTMINSTER. William £Ui dl, police-constable li9 B, was charged with , violently assaulting a female. ' Louisa Preston, a middle-aged woman, whose head was enveloped in a linen bandage, and who, in consequence of weakness, was seated near the clerk to give her evi -1 donee, stated that she resided at 4. York-court, York-street, Westminster, and between 11 and 12 o'clock on the night of the 10th of May, cane out to look for her husband. She L was standing at the bottom of the court, where there were' . also three other women, when the defendant and a man ; came by, and the latter pushed her up against the lamp , post, upon which she asked him what he did that for, as , there was plenty of room for him to pats ? Defendant im mediately . said, No , warm, there ' s not, and you must ' move on sod immediately caught hold of her arm and molted her down. As she was getting up he kicked her, and then seized her by the hands and dragged her across the road, saying that he had watehed her from nine o'clock, and that she was dead drunk. At that moment her husband came up to the spot, find asked what she had been doing, when de-1 fendant declared that he would serve him in the 1 santl , way, and was going to lock her up. He then struck her husband across the back with his truncheon, and let ting go of her, seized him, but loosed his hold to put the ' truncheon in his pocket, and her husband got away and went home. The defendant followed sad brought him out into York-terrace, but being . told by a person that he was doing wrong, let him go again. Complainant stooped down to look for her husband's cap, and, when she rime again, defendant, looking her full in the face, said, "So you are here again, I have caught you at last," and im mediately struck her with his truncheon upon the head. She immediately became insensible, and remembered nu more until brought back from the hospital that night. She was, in consequence of the injuries ahe received, an in-patient for some days, nod an out-patient ever since. Mr. Charles James Spearman, house surgeon at the Westminate.r Hospital, proved that the complement had re ceived a scalp wound an insh and a half long on the top of the head, such as a severe sharp blow with a police man's truncheon would indict. It would be necessary to perform an operation before she could recover. She was also hart in the side. After two or three witnesses had been heard in support of the defence, Mr. Burrell observed that he had paid every attention to the evidence on both sides, and it did not appear to him that anythiog had been made out to defend the extreme violence of the &dadaist. Ile felt bound to convicts, the defendant, and &maid fine him 64, or k default commit him for two menthe. DEsPLRATR AFFRAY WITH BURGLARS. AT TwlX erze.—Abont one, am. on Tuesday last, the dwelling house of Mr. Cook, sea., a farmer in the above parish, was burglariously entered by three men. An attempt of the like icharacter haying been made on the same premises about a mouth ago, the police have vigilantly guarded them, and on Tuesday . night were on the watch, when the parties appealed. Having tried at several places ineffectu ally, with a long ben chisel, to gain an entrance, they at last succeeded in removing an iron bar from a back kitchen window, and entered thereat ; one of them proceeded to the front parlour, followed closely by a second, who on being stopped by a policeman, indicted a terrific blowon the officer's head with a chisel. The robber in the parlour was then at tacked by a labouring man in the employ of Mr. Cook, and for some minutes the parties were engaged in a most desperate encounter, blood flying in all directions. The constable succeede d in getting his man down in the passage, and handcuffing one of his wrists, whilst the la bourer called loudly for hi. master. Mr. Cook hearing his cries hastened to their assistance with his leaded gun, and when in the act of crossing the passage, the robber seized the gun, and in the scuffle discharged the contents, which unhappily entered one of the arm, of the labourer. The gun was then wrenched from Mr. Cook who received a blew from it, and the policeman now had to contend with both the burglars, with whom he fought single-handedlin a most gallant manner, though sorely be laboured by them with the gun and his own staff. The report of the gun brought to their aid police constables 33 and 45, on discovering whom the two burglars retreated with a third who was watching outside the premises. In formation was iamirliatcly forwarded to the police station at Sudbury, and - medical aid was procured, when it was found * amputate the wounded man's arm. Law amides to to announce the apprehension I of three wipslll,Bo4B by Cram, a constable, at Sudbury. Their unman Mogi* Prike, William Paolo, and James Damns, all of wham , we believe, will be identified by the police. Noble hind was se math cut that he could not be removed, sad the liaailem. seem still on Dawson, so that little doubt reesalas that the activity manifested for the detection of the guilty parties has had a successful issue.— tAinssford Chronic*.