The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-03 00:00:00

COURT OF COMMON PIYAS

We have repaired from Messrs. Parke and Pollock, solici-
tors far Mr. Vemten Heath, a letter, in which they desire
as I. state that the verdict was not for the plaintiff, as
stated, but for the defendant, their client. We give the
correctioa in their words, from which it will be men
that the verdict is somewhat of a technical nature. They
"The plaintiffs case thronghout was that there bad been
a contract for the delivery of two negatives. and he claimed
two.

"The defendant's case was that only four bed been taken
at all ; that three of these ware taken by the Prince Ono-
sore's order for himself, and were the prime's property ; sad
that he had never had authority to deliver more than one
negative to Mr. Mason, and never could have delivered
two. The jury found a verdict, not for the plaintiff, but
for the defendant, on the pound that there had been
any contract to deliver two negatives at all. They added
to their verdict, however, an expression of opinion that the
plaintiff should have the one negative on payment of five
guineas. The judge, on this, eve the plaintiff's counsel
leave to move to enter the verdictfor the plaintiff if the
court should be of opinion that any effect could be given on
the pleachop to this expression of opinion on the part of
the jury. The verdict is therefore a verdict for the defen-
dant, with leave reserved to the plaintiff to move to set it
aside.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
MAscer 1.
(Before {be Judge Ordinary.)
VillOttiN AND TIMM V. JOISta.

After our report left on Saturday,
fir O. Cromwell, in summing up, dwelt on the singular
triehaieel seenroey of the instructions which the testatrix
wee alleged to have dictated to the sister-in-law of the de-
?indent. It was for the jury to ray whether a person who
wee admitted to have been but a feeble-minded old woman
was likely to have recited off -hand • document of that
character. If they did not believe the story, they would
naturally look with some suspicion upon the rest of the cue;
but it was for them to say on an impartial view of all the
evidence whether the pleas of the plaintiffs had been made
out.

After about 20 minutes' deliberation,
The jury found that the testatrix Was of &mod mind
when she executed the later will, bat that it had been
procured from her by the undue influence of the defendant
and others.

Sir C. Cresswell thereupon pronounced against the
document, and condemned the defendant la the costa.
A juror, before the rising of the court, pointed out to
the learned judge the hardship of haring to Mt for four
days together upon benches unprovided with cushions.
Sir C. Cromwell said the complaint wu not an unreason-
able one, and promised to call the attention of the proper
authorities to it.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.-Ni

SATINIDAT.

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TIM EXTRAORDINAET MAIM ♦oanrer ♦ NAGISTAATZ.—
COMIC-110X or TEI PIDIJUIED WITNISMS.
(Before Mr. Justice Mellor.)

During the whole of yesterday, cod until 7 o'clock this
evening, the Northumberland Anus Court at the Moot-
hall was densely crowded with persons from all parte of the
country, assembled to listen to a most extraordinary charge
of perjury against three bailiff's followers, belonpng to
Hexham. The persons charged were John Dodd, William
Butchiuron, and John Dagliah, and the offence alleged
against them was that on the 11th of January, 1861, they
caused William &mirk°, of Thmepwood Hall, to be accused
of having shot at Hutchinson and Dogfish.
Mr. Mideast Sham with Mr. Blackwell and Mr. Hap-
wood, appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Campbell roster
and Mr, Maude for the defence.

The fact. in iiiseitieo7tfinary one were these :—Mr.
William Bewicke WU a magistrate and country gentle-
man, residing at Tbreepwood Hall, in this county. He
wee • person of somewhat excitable temperainent, and
in consequenoe of having looked up one of his labouress'
wives on • charge of hammy, and violated the strict rule
of justice, his name was removed from the list of magi,.
beteg. The bushaod of the wounto brought an action
for false imprisonment, and Mr. Bewicke was cast in
damages and costa. These he refused to pay, and on the
day in question • sheriff's officer named Stainthorpe,
with the prisoners, proceeded to Threseercod to levy for
the amount. Mr. Bowlike being aware that they were
coming barricaded himself in, and the three prisoners
were left in charge of the effects outside the bones—they
taking up their quarters amoogst some hay in a cart-shed.
The accusation of perjury arose out of an 04:003140011 that
took place that sight. Last epring seeiaes Mr. Smiths
Was sentenced to four years' penal servitude, and he was
so convicted and sentenced upon the oaths of the prisoner..
They swore upon Mr. Bewicke's trial for unlaw-
fully shooting that, about 9 o'clock on the nt
in question, Deglieh and Hutchinson were lying
in the cart-shed upon the hay when Mr. Bewicke
opened the window of • water-closet, and, hav-
ing shouted out "Where are you? I am going to fire," deli-
berately fired five bullets out of a revolver into the shed
where they were—Dodd the next morning picking up •
bullet from amongst the hay in the cart-abed, which he
alleged upon oath was one of those fired by Mr. Bewicke at
them on the previous night.
Yesterday and today Mr. Bewicke, who had been
brought down from Millbank in custody, was examined, and
he swore that he weer fired into the carnehed, but, as
to wanted his housekeeper ChM& begun, and it was
be fired the charges—five in all—into • tree opposite. The
evidence was confirmed by his housekeeper, Mn. Lodge
The evidence of musketry inspectors was taken, to show
that it way impossible that Hr. &wick" could have bred
into the cartahed from the water-ckeet window; and
additional evidence was produced to show, from conversa-
tions that had been overheard amongst the prisoners, that
they had conspired together to get up this horrible
of unlawful shooting in the hope of getting money from
Bewicke, and that Dodd plead the bullet he pretended to
find in the cartahed himself. The proceedings of the trial
were extremely interesting and exciting, and reit sympa-
thy was expressed with Mr. Bewicke, who has not only
suffered 12 month.' imprisonment on this false accusation,
but has bad all his personal effects taken away by Green-
wich Hospital.
Dodd and Hutchiuson were tried separately, their trials,
as already stated, occupying two days. They were found
Dsglish then pleaded guilty. Dodd was sen-
tenced to two years' imprisooment ; Hutchinson to four
years' penal servitude; and Daglish to twelve months'
imprisonment.