The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT•

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—WADNYBDAY, MAY 13.
(oeatinued from yesterday's Express.)
JU DOMENTS, tic.. LAW AMENDMENT BILL.
The SOLICITOR-GENERAL raid the object of the bill
named to be to save solicitors a little trouble, and in.
tenting purchasers a little expense, and use of he effects
would be to multiple the necessity for written instruments,
in the preparation of which lawyers would be employed.
The house divided—
For the second reading
Against it 43-20
The bill was accordingly lost.
POISONED GRAIN PROHIBITION BILL.
Do the order for the wooed reading of this bill,
Mr. PAULL moved that the order be discharged; that
the bill be withdraws ; sad in lieu thereof, that leave
be given to bring in a bill to prohibit the sale and use of
poisoned grain or seed or poisonous preparations in certain
oases, sad the destruction of birds and animals not already
protected by law.
Mr. C. FORSTER was glad that a bill of a more compre-
hensive nature than the meanies proposed to be withdrawn
was about to be introduced, and be trusted it would be
found effectual in preventing the wholesale destruction of
small birds which now took ;dam (Ilea, hear.)
Mr. DL'NOOMBE also supported the motion.
After some conversation, the order for the second read-
lag was discharged, and leave wee given to introduce
the bill referred to in the motion. It was accordingly
Drought in and reed a first time.
ACCIDENTS COMPENSATION BILL.
Sir J. FERO LISBON, in moving the second reading of this
bill. expressed a hope that its provisions would be fully con-
sidered, so that in the event of the measure being rejected
the railway companies, for whose protection it was intro-
duced, should out attribute its defeat to prejudice rather
than to conviction. The bill did not ask to screen rail-
way companies from their just responsibility. It proposed
• limit beyond which these companies were not to be liable,
bat if in committee the holm thought that limit too small
II might be enlarged. What he wanted was to relieve them
from the indefinite sod unknown liability to which they
were now exposed. The bill also provided • system of in-
surance the rate of which was to be fixed by the Board of
Trade. He now riskedthe house to give a second reading to

DRAMA.

ADELPHL

A compressed domestic drama in one act, en-
Widths Wooden Spoofs Maker, was produced at tbia house
last sight, std indulgently received by a large and friendly
audience. It hes little incident and leas character, and de-
pends for its success upon the power shown by Mr. Webster
111 an old villager in humble circumstances, who suddenly
discovers a daughter whom he believed to be drowned. The
central figure of the piece is surrounded by characters who
are too shadowy to gain much hold upon the feelings, and
Mr. Webster 's nemaionate outbursts of sentiment fall com-
paratively flat because they are addressed to uninteresting
beings, and meet with no adequate response. The lenti-
l:mot of the scene, though conveyed with much delicacy, in
a little too prolonged, and the conversion of the bad cha-
racter, as usual, is a little too sudden and thorough. Mr.
Webster worked hard, however, appearing with a most
artistic make-up, and bin efforts met with a due share of
applause. The authora—Yens. W. Stough and A. Halli-
day—were honoured with a call. A new burlesque by Mr.
Byrom on the subject of If Trovatore, is underlined for
next Monday.

the hull. (Hear, beer.)
Mr. LONGFIILD mid that in moving his amendment,
which was equivalent to • rejection of the bill, he must
appeal to the general No of justice of the house. He
saw around him a put many gentlemen connected with
railways, but be had such confidence in the house that be
Loped and believed they would reject this meuure. Of all
the monstrous and indecent bills ever introduced for a
second reading this was the most so. No doubt it wee in-
troduced with the sanction of the 'enemy companies, bet
that was all the merit it had. The hoe. baronet founded
Lis case on abuse of juries medical men, and solicitor He
told the house that the bill gave increased facilities
to claimants spinet companies, but it gave them
no facilities or rights which the law did not
already give. The bill wee, in fact, an amruseat
of human life according to the estimate of railway dire*.
tees. (Hear, bear.) And what was that appraisement!
The utmost value set on tho life of a first-alas passenger I
was 400/., of • second-class passenger 3001., and a • third-
class MK (Laughter.) The boo. baronet esti.
the value of based life as he would estimate the
value of cattle. (Hear, hear.) In the Anglo-Saxon times
there was • tariff of human life. The life of &churl was
estimated at 131. 6a, and the life of • monarch at 1,5001.
The same system existed in Ireland, whore the fine
was celled the " ode." Them railway directors were win
ass in their generation, and they asked for power to kill
the public at so much a heed. (Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Be regarded this as an indcoset tariff. He supposed the
tariff would ultimately run in this way : a sheep, 21. • •
as 151. • • bona, 501.. ; so much for • human eye, go mach
fee lockjaw and tetanus, so much for gourd
=elation, till they arrived at the maximum of
4001. for a first-else, . (Chun and laughter.)
He would call attrition to • tew answers given by n right
ban putlemsa—the widest= of the Vies-President of
iduciatioliltear 1800—and tiros assure showed that
the act ailed Laid Campbell's was the only
security the public prammed. He had so sympathy for
person, who under paid their mertate, and that that was
commonly the owe with railway companies the reports
presented to the home exhibited. He would not trouble
the home with further deleile, but would roulade by *h-
ewing that the bream wee asked to pass a bill which world
give power to railway.oompanise to estimate the vein* of
human life at • price in proportion to the value of cattle and
ether animals. (Heir, boar.) He begged to move that the
bill be read • mooed time this day six mouths.
Mr. BENTINCH mid he had much pleasure in seconding
the amendment.
Mr. H. THOMPSON supported the second reading of the
101
The SOLICITOB-OBNERAL said he felt anxious to
state the coons white the government would take in re-
prd to this memere, whisk had been introduced with very
great ability. It spread to him that the principles of the
bill, though no doubt they bad been well consi-
dered, wen seek as to make it wholly impceasble
ter the government be import it. The boo. gentleman who
Bet &adrenal the Irma la a very temperate speech in sup-
port of the hill, had urged arguments which it would be
very easy to show were hihroas ; and yet num these argu-
ments the bill redid. lb doubt common maims were re-
erasable for the goods which they carried, bet the law
qualified the respenibillity liiisro in viding that in curia ears
• larger pOeminn lend be Bat regard to railway
exopanies they were not en jut to any special regulatioes.
(Hear.) This bill for the first time proposed to fix an arbitrary
rats of compensative for Remarry= out of rodents which
were the result of wrongs on the part of the companies. It
was inconsistent with the nature of menrances to compel
persons to insure against the wrongs of those over whom
they had no antral This bill sought, however, to ceme-
nts the companies from all responsibility if passengers
should not =we their lives. On these pounds, without
denying that the administration of the law might sometimes
bear hardly upon companies, or that some safegoards might
net be thrown round the liability of companies, he thought
that no ease bad been shown to (edit= the companies to
the sewed reading of this bill. (Hear, bear.)
111 r. DUTTON would suggest a committee as the most
way adding with the question.
pre{ way
CLAY denied that the bill bad been introduced
through any orpaination of the railway companies. As
chairman of one of thus companies, he could state that he
Dever saw the bill mail it was laid vs the table of the
house. Ha 'proved of it, however, and should vote for
the second reeding. He was chairman; of a company that
Insured against railway accidents and he could tell stories
that would make honourable members laugh, and others that
would make them shudder—including, he was sorry to
think, more than on. murder —respectiog the frauds that
were perpetrated for the purpose of recovering compensa-
tioo for railway accidents.
Mr. BOVILL said that railway companies were not the
may institutionwhich had frauds committed against them.
lemma.= companies were constantly cheated, and it was
sot long since that the carver of a common street cab was
constantly bringing actions against gentlemen for damage to
his cab, alleged to have been occasioned by their
It was in vain that the cream.* protested that they
had had no collision ; the claimant was boons to
he a peers of no TINSIIIII, and the defeedent
paid rather than incur the exposes of a law suit subset a
man of straw. The man was at last tried and convicted of
extortion. He believed that the Dumber of railway acci-
dents was very trifling—only one man killed out of fourteen
millions for example on the South Eastern Railway. He
could not see either the justice or the necessity of the bill,
and should therefore oppose it. The best security the public
bad against railway accidents was the responsibility of the
coeliac ies. Why should these powerful associations have
an exemption which was not enjoyed by the poor omnibus
and cab proprietors! Why should gas companies, mill.
owneri, and all other persons be responsible, and railway
companies alone be exempted!
Mr. AYRTON approved of the suggestion of seeding
the bill to a committee. Ha did not think there was a
single clause or lime in it which anyone could undertake to
justify. (A laugh.) One defect in the bill be should ven-
ture to point out. The honourable member had made no
mention of carriers by land or water, but had confined his
lepslatioe exclusively to railways.
4le. PAULL would give a qualified support to the
at thought the who..e subject required further in-
tioe.
Sir J. FERGIJSSON replied ; and the house divided :
For the mooed reading
Against it 9O-23
CHURCH RITES REDIMPTION BILL.
Mr. ALCOCK moved that this bill be read • sessed time
en the 10th June.
Mr. MOWBRAY mid that this was • bill which bad been
rejected on the preview Wedomday, the motion thee carried
bfg that the second roadie; be deferred to that day three
moeths. He objected to advantage being taken of the tech-
nical mistake of inserting three instead of six months is the
motioo.

Mr. WHITESIDE protested spinal the present motion
oo similar grounds.
The SPEAKER said that the motion on the last day was
that the word "sew" should bet stead part of the creestioo.
kering it open for reoonsidenttios es a future day.
After an observation from Mr. EVANS, the house divided:
For the motion
Against it
The motion was oimeeqiessitly lost
THAMES EMBANKMENT—NEW STREETS.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman Saconons the follow-
ing Totems were ordered:—Return of the sum placed to the
credit of the Thames bolenkosest sad Metropolis Improve.
meat Fund, as the preeing of the ecel and Wine Duties
Ad; the sum slaw received by and paid from that feed ;
and the balance dandies with the SOMMillllOlllIla of her
Majesty's 'Treasury to the credit of that fund cc the Slat
day of March last. Moro of the cost of maim each of
the followieg streets :—New Orford-street. Create:tree-
street, sod Vietoriastrest, Westminster ; 'Odin the years
when they were made, the public department &arra with
their constrnetioo, land how the charge for making these
Areal' wee provided for.
DISTRICT PAROCHIAL CHURCHES (IRELAND)
BILL.
On the maims of fir R. Can" this bill was brought
aid reel a Grit Rms.
The hones adjemmed al 6 delerdc.

39- 1 4

THE EXPLESS, ttrISDAT FVENING, MAY 14, 1863.

lab) Intelitgcnct.

TRINITY TU3I.
TOE 0011ILT OP caocium

Bathit WIN TOW FlarlCfn.C.Oarrir : Friday
May 22, appeal molting and sneak gaineday, 23, pattons and
appeals In bankruptcy and appeals. Monday, 25, Tuesday. 28,
appeals. Weluaaday. P 7. apPelh In Bankruptcy and appeal&
Thursday, 28, appeal motion, and appeals. Friday, 29, appeals.
Saturday, 30, appeals In bankruptcy and appeals. Monday, Jane
1. Tuesday S. appeals. Wednesday, 3, appeals In bankruptcy
and appeal;. Thursday, 4, appeal motions and appeals Friday.
5, appeals. Saturday, e, ncalttlng her Majesty's birthday kept).
Monday. 8, Tuesday, 8, appeal. Wednesday. 10, petitions and
appals In bankruptcy and appeals. Thursday, appeal mo-
tions and small. Friday, 12, appeals. N.B.—finch days as his
lordship shall be engaged in the }!once of lards are excepted.
Biros' THI MOM OF MB ROLLe.—AL Chancery-lane Fri-
day, May W., motions and general paper. Saturday, 23, petitions,
short causes, adjourned summonses, and general paper. Mon-
day, 23, Tuesday, 23 Wednesday, 27, general paper. Thursday.
28, motions and general paper. Friday. 49, general paper.
Saturday, 30, petitions, short causes, adjournedsummeease, and
general paper. Monday, June 1. Tuesday. 2, Wednesday, 8,
general paper. Thursday, 4. motions and general paper. Friday,
5, petition., abort causes, adjourned summonses, and general
paper. Saturday, 0, no dating her Majesty's birtbday.
Monday 8, Tuesday, 9, Wednesday, 10, genera, paper. Thursday
11, motion, and general paper. Friday, 12, petitions, short
canoes, adjourned summonses, and general paper. N.B.—Un-
opposed petitions must he presented and copies left with the
Secretary, on or before the Thursday preceding the flaturdag on
which it is intended they should he heard: and any causes
Intended to be heard as short causes must be so marked at least
I one clear day before the same can be put to the paper to be ao
heard. _ .

RR; RR TIM LORDS Inwricra.-At Lincoln's- inn Friday,
May 22, appeal motions and appeals. Saturday, 28, Monday, 25,
Tuesday, 26, Wednesday, 27, appeals. Thursday, 26, appeal
motions and appeals. Friday, 29, petitions in lunacy, appeal
petitions, and appeals. Saturday. tO. Monday, June 1, appeals.
Tuesday, 2, appeals from the County Palattee of 'ancestor and
aN..mls. Wednesday, S, appeals. Thursday, e, appeal motion"
and appeals. Friday, 5, petitions in lunacy, weal petitions
end appeals. Saturday. 6, no sitting (her Majesty's birthday
kept). Monday, 8, Tuesday, 9, Wednesday, 10, aplomb. Thurs-
day, 11, appml mollons and appeals. Friday, It, petitions in
lunacy, appeal petitions, and appeals. Notice-The days (if
any) on which the Lords Justices shall be engaged In the Full
Court, or at the Judicial Committee of the Privy Ceunell, are
excepted.
BI2ORZ SRI VICL-CI9IROILLOR SIR RICHARD T. IC DITIRSLRY.-
At Lincobf elms Friday, May 22, motions, adjourned stun.
monies, and general paper. Saturday, 23, petition; short ceases,
adjourned summonses. and general paper. Monday,l6, Tuesday,
16, Wednesday, 27, general paper. Thursday, 28, motleesd-
'mimed summonses, and general paper. Friday, 29, pet'
adjourned summonses. and general paper. Saturday, PO,
causes, adjourned summonses, and general paper. Monday,
June 1, Tuesday, 2, Wednesday, 3, general paper. Monday, a,
motions, adjourned summonses, and geueral paper. Friday, 6,
petitions, adjourned summonses, and general paper. Saturday,
6, no sitting ;her Majesty's birthday kept.) Monday, it short
causes, adjourned summonses, and general paper. Tuesday, 9,
Wednesday, 10. general paper. Thursday, 11, motion; adjourned
summonses, and general paper. Fr, 1!, petitions, short
(=Ks, adjourned summonses, and general paper.
BR/ORI ran VICSCRANCILLOR SIR JOHN 9rua3'r.-At
Lln-
eotm's-ions: Friday, May 21, motions, causes, &c. Saturday, MI,
petitions, "hart causes, dc. Monday, 25, Tumidity, Wednew
day, 27, causes, f.c. Thursday, 28, motions, causes, ste. Friday,
19, petitions, causes, de. Saturday, 80. duet cams; causes, &c.
Monday. June 1, Tueaday, 2, Wednesday, 3, causes, ie. Thurs-
day, 4, motions, mimes, &a. Friday, 5. petition; camas, to.
Saturday, 6, no Mitten (bar Majesty's birthday kept). Monday,
8, short causes, camas, &e. Tuesday. It Wednesday, 10, causes,
nuraday, 11, mottoes, causes, &c. Friday, 12, petition;
motions, and abort causes.-No cause, motion for decree. or fur-
ther consideration shall, except: by order of the cow t, be marked
to stand over, lilt shall be within 12 of the last cause or matter
in the printed paper of the day for hearivig.
BRFORR TRY VICR-CHLICIVOR SIR W. P. WooD.-Atlim-
eoln's-ins
: Friday, May 22. motions and general paper. Satur-
day, 21,
.jpetitions, short came; and general paper. Monday,
IS, Tuesday, 26, Wednesday, 27, geseral paper. Thursday, 28,
motions and general paper. Friday, 29, general paper. Satur-
day, 80, ye:Rion; short causes, and geoeral paper. Monday,
June I. Tuesday, 2, Wednesday, 8, general paper. Thursday, 4,
motions and general paper. Friday, 5, petit'ens, short camel,
and general paper. Saturday, 6, ao 'Minx ther Majesty's With--
day kept). Monday, 8, Tuesday, 9, Wednesday, 10, roma
paper. Thursday, 11, motions and general paper Fri, 12,
petitions, short cause., and general paper.-57.6.-Any causes
Intended to be beard as short causes, must be so marked, at
least one clear day before the same can be put in the paper to be
so heard.

into consideration the factthat the grounds for believing that
the prisoner inflicted a blow were vaary slight, end come to
the conclusion that it was the result of accident, and so
acquit the pi tamer.
learned Judge having summed up, the jury retired
fora short time, when they returned and found the primmer
Guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said he did not believe
that the prisoner had any intention of inflicting the injury
on the deceased woman, at the same time he had no doubt
that he did do it in the course of a struggle. His being
the worm for drink could not be looked upon as an excuse,
either in a legal or a moral point of view, and he sentenced
him to two months' imprisonment with hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron °bannsll.)
Anthony Ratodritz, 'Li, dealer, who stood remanded from
laid sesaion was indicted, for that he, having been adjudged
a bankrupt, did, with intent to defraud his creditors, un-
lawfully dispose of certain goods to the value of 13:41.
There were ahoother counts in the indictment, charging him
with unlawfully conspiring withl one Benedict Brandeis and
divers others, to cheat and defraud George Rowan Dyson ;
also with embezzling and concealing his property and estate,
also concealing his books and papers ; also of pawning and
pledging divers good, of great value with intent to defraud,
la
wi
ruth obtaining goods within three months of his bank-
.
Mr. lierriant Ballantine (specially retained), Mr. Met-
calfe, Mr. F. H. Lewis, and Mr. Montagu Williams, appeared
for the prosecution ; and Mr. Giffard and Mr. Oppenheim
defended the prisoner.
The facts of this case as detailed in the opening of Mr.
Beirjeant Ballantine were these. In January last year the
prisoner and a man named Branders took a warehouse,
No. 6, Bread-street, Cheapside, and traded there under the
firm of Branders and Co. Branders immediately went to
Paris, and referring to tbefirm in England. opened a branch
house in that city. On the faith of the two establishments,
goohi consisting of silks, shawls, boots, and other comma
digital to a very large extent in value were obtained by
Branders and the prisoner from a vast number of French
merchants and manufacturers, and the goods as soon as
they arrived in this country were. either sold or pledged
by the prisoner or the man Brandeis. It appeared that
they opened an account at a banker's, but the whole amount
deposited was only 401. The total value of the goods ob-
from the Parisian merchants was 13,0001., of which
they had not been paidafartbing, and in November the firm
became bankrupt, and the whole affair became public, the
man Branders having in the meantime absconded.
A boat of witnesses from Paris were examined, and de-
tailed the circumstances under which the goods had been
obtained from them by Branders and the prieoner, and on
crare-examitiation it was elicited that Branders had Lesotho
principal actor in the affair, but that the prisoner had hew
several times in Paris, and liad himself obtained some of the
goods.
Evidence was add= d to prove the pawning of the goods
almost as soon as they reached London, and the case for
the prosecution had not closed when the court roes at five
o'clock.
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la the came of Robert Saunders, who es Tuesday pleaded
guilty in this court to several charges of embezzlement, it
should have been stated that he was aecretary of the Real
and Personal Advance Company (Limited), sad not to the
National Provident Institution for MAW Life Assurance,
Annuities, As., whom offices are in Onoissoburckiatreet.

THIRD COURT.
(Before Thomas Chambers, Fen., Q.C., Common
Sergeant).
At the sitting of the court yesterday Elizabeth Tann, who
was convicted on Tuesday of robbieg her mistreat Miss
Fanny Josephs, the actress, of jewellery of the value of
1,0001., was brought up for judgment. After some discus.
mime between Mr. Orridge, who appeared for the prosecution,
and Mr. Commiesioner Kerr, before whom the prisoner had
been tried,
Mr. Commissioner Kerr, who had come into this court for
the purpose, said he'sboald further defer sentence until Fri-
day, in order that he might ascertain from Inspector Upton
the result of the directions be had given to that officer to
apprehend the man Horrigan.
Benjamin Everett, 43, printer, Mary don Clone, 211, mar-
' ried, and Caroline Dean, 25, married, surrendered for
feloniously receiving a large uuantity of property belonging
to divers persons, well knowing the mime property to have
been stolen.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, on the part of the prisoner Everett, '
said he had to apply to have the case postpo led until the'
next session, as he had retained Mr. Montagu Chambers to
conduct his ease. and the learned gentleman bad not yet
been instructed. The prisoner has only recently been com-
mitted,
and the cue was one of a very peculiar character.
Mr. Orridge, who appeared for the prosecution, reminded
the court that the prisoner Everett bed been ordered into
custody by the court last session during the trial of a man
of the name of John Odin Simpson, who bad been sentenced
to penal servitude for life, and the present prisoner formed
a portion of the gang who had committed the robberies at
Polyblenk's Mr. Bowley's, the manager of the Crystal
Palace, and a boat of others, in November last, and who
had been brought to justioe by the skill and ingenuity of
Sergeant Hood of the P division of the Metropolitan police.
His learned Mood Mr. Lewis was correct in stating that
this PM was of a singular and intricate nature, and there-
fore be (Mr. Orridge) should not oppose the application for
a postponement.
The trial was therefore ordered to stand over until next
session.

Rickard Major, 32, shoemaker, and Wit Hans Hawkins,
43, contractor, were indicted for uttering a forged cheque
for the payment of 841., with intent to defraud.
Mr. Sleigh prosecuted on the part of the Bankers' Ammo-
elation ; the • here were undefended by counsel.
It a that the prisoner Hawkins having been at
the country house of Mr. Hanley, the well known telegra-
phic engineer, purloined a blank cheque from that gentle-
man's cheque book. He then went to Cannt's tavern, in
St. Mertin's-lane, where he and the other prisoner filled up
the cheque, and were taken into custody on presenting it
for payment.
The prisoners were found Gritty. and Hawkins wan ems-
tenced to six years', and Major to four years' penal ser-
vitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.

WORSHIP STREET.

Thomas Frew*, a morceeleoking man, about 35 rand
age, was charged with violently tweaking and injuring Sarah
French.
The complainant, a cleanly and well-spoken panels, said
(looking towards the prisoner)—He is my husband, and
works at Spitalfields-market. Oa the 19th of Jamiary leak
be came home sober, but ill-tempered, and alluding to our
having been previously out together, said, with bad words,
while I was getting the supper reedy, " You kissed my
brother. and I will payyou out for it." Y knew that anyreply
or denial would be useless, and therefore was West. He I
then took his supper, and immediately afte-wardsl
jumped up without any provocation being gleeo to
him, came towards me, and called out. " Now, down
stairs you go." The baby 'creamed from the bpd ; I went
to it, but turning and perceiving him following. I bedewed
out of the room, leaving the baby when it lay. At
the top of the stairs be laid hold of me, grasped me by the
neck and one leg, and flung me down the whole flight. I
remember feeling • frightful blow as I fell, but nothing
more, as I became insensible. I was taken to the birepitek
being greatly injured all over, but particularly on one arm.
After remaining some time an out-patient, I was compelled
from illness to stay there, and have continued an ice-patient
until now. My arm became so had that it was neeteemy to
amputate it, and I am still suffering greatly.
At the conclusion of this evidence the poor woman
appeared to be very ill, and also to feel acutely the sad
deprivation she bad sustained.
Medical testimony, relative to the injuries indicted by
the fall, having been received, and the prisoner, who was
manifestly quite unconcerned. not offering any defence,
Mr. Cooke, with strong remarks upon the viciousness a
dastardly nature of the assault, fully committed him for
trial.