The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-08 00:00:00

Lab) intentanue.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fas. 7.
erernecei AT NM earn-1117013 LOID C• 1113121. AND • MI MI., MAT.
1 TIM M7IIN V. 1110 DIS MID OTSIBUS.—MOT MID ASSLULT.
Sir Frederick Tbeeiser, Mr. Bodkio, and Mr. Keane
appeared fee the peemestion ; and Mr. M. Chamber', Mr.
Boniest Wilkins. aml Mr. Raddleaton for the mend de-
fendant'.
The dedsadmals in this ease were indicted for a riot and
smash. aot guilty.
It appeit7glaiage evActee adduced en the part of
the prof
lbet as alleetion for eomminionere for the
ward of Si. rim • local act for paving
and ireprovirsagabbiAl of Kensington, took place
on the 4th of Oalsime Imt, at the Kensington ve.try-hall.
Mr. Reyna% a eellikee, WO sating as presiding officer, and
oa the poll Odieg fined at four o'clock, some of the de-
fendants OVINIIIIIDI to knew the state of the poll, to which
Mr. Reynell replied, that he could not meatier' it then, the
act of llenest allowing him until two o'clock this=
following. the day after the election, to do so, but he
get it done as ems as he could. He then endeavoured to
get at of the ball, when the defendants tolled out "Shut
eye deer mid dis't allow him to go out until he has dr
eland the date of the poll." Mr.
and
was then laM
bold of by them, and is coat torn, and he was otherwhe
'molted.
A great number of witnesses baying been called on the
part of the prosecution,
Lord Campbell, at the close of the ease for the prosecu-
tion, said he thought it would be difficult to deny the as-
sault after the great body of evidence which had been yelled,
although it had been done under great incitement, and it
did not amount to a riot. Ile thought it would be better
that there should be a verdict for an moult.
Sir F. Tbesiger said the commissioners bad not the
htest emir' to press the ease against the defendants, and
il would have assented to • verdict of guilty of the
ssssstttsssthey would only have been required to enter into
their own reeogninnen, the object befog to protect per-
seal who were necessarily employed in the performance of
a daty.
Lad Campbell said there was no premeditation, end they
a Mew the usiessant of an election. In his opinion,
the econmissiemees had most properly directed the inquiry.
Mr. Hell WI be was the attorney for Mr. Rhodes, who
W
=sad a was that
tnitne thate toeull of °I. . ,111; ?A
llasisa as waald be to aocept the offer wawa h:d
bus male la Ma.
• sum asst ,tatioa ,•
astana Wilkins said Mr. Rhodes had left the ease
is his hit*. awl af sewn be would accept hie lordship's

suggestion.
A discussion having taken place as to cosh,
Lord Campbell said no doubt the commissionersi would
waive any item of that sort.
Sir F. Theaiger said if his lordship thought so he had no
doubt the commissioners would assent to that.
A verdict of guilty of an assault was then returned, and
the parties entered into recognisance, to appear for judg-
ment when called upon.
LIIECII V. WALLI.II.—ASikULT.
Mr. Monk appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Knowles
for the defendant.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a seaman,
against the defendant, who was captain of a vessel in which
the plaintiff sailed, for an assault.
It appeared that the plaintiff, in 18.53, engaged se chief
mate with the defendant, he being aware at the time that
r the plaintiff was subject to fits. On the verge out the
plaintiff had been flogged, placed in the lazaretto, kept on
bread and water, and treated as a prisoner, his only fault
being that he was suffering from Sta.
The defence was that the plaintiff was incapable of taking
care of himself, and that the acts complained of were for
his security.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—iamsges

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COURT OF El
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ill AIM OFICIAL JOWLS.
HLNDCOCK V. nom
This wu an action for the infringement of a patent sp-
plicable to the manufacture of articles in India-rubber.
On the cause being called on, it wu agreed between the
parties that a verdict should be given for the plaintiff—
damages, 40s.
The Court having disposed of the remaining comes on
the list, rose unexpectedly at an early hour.

BECOND corms.
—llll/011 Ne. LW>, MART= AND COMMON
3011111:11.
This court sat in the C =mon Pleas to-day. The causes
which earns before the learned judge were of no general
interest.

=TUNS AT NIIT

ARCHES COURT.-FEB. 7.