The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.

QUIVI V. NERSIANT—SPRCIAT. JVII.V CASS.
The court was thronged at nine u'elock this morale, by
per►ons litigious to hear the details in this lung pending
ease. The jury, having answered to their names, were
sworn, and Lord Campbell having taken his seat at belt-

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part Moe,
Sir F. 'fhesiger, the Attorney•Orneval, Sir F. Kelly, and
Mr. Ellice appeared for the crown; Sir J. Cockburn, Mr.
Serjeant Wilkins, Mr. &middles, and two other counsel for
the defendant.
Mr. Ellice having read over the Lill of indictment,
64r F. Thesiger opened the MC. The libel, he said, was gb,
against the character of lie. Achill, who had been a clergy- _1
nes mat the church of Home, hut who is at present a St. !
•derwyme in the Church sit England. The defendant "
was Dr. Newman, now a priest sit the Church of Dome. I ~
The plaintiff, Dr. Achilli, had, after leaving the Itomish 'Z'
Chant', laid Lure the i. • rets of the Inquisition, and for
that reason was consigned ti the dungeons at Rome. Upon Di
making his escape from ROMe he came to England, and there ,
as a clergyman espied ill: errors of the Church of Rome, ..!
and this drew down upon bins the vengeance of Rome i."
Every thiug that could lower the character of Dr. Achill 3M,
was resorted to by his enemies, so as to have him aban- : i
Boned by all protestants as au outcast to be shunned.
During 18.11, Dr. Newman, in is series of lectures, charged IS.
Dr. MMUS with such wines, that if he had bani:gellty at
thaw, so honest man could hold intercourse with bias. In it '
one of those lectuns,he charged him with having been guilty, to
as far beck as 1526, of seducing a young woman while he
was a clergymen. He also charged him with subsequent LS
gross acts. The learned counsel here read the libel as II
charged. He au charged with having seduced various sun
women, and with having intercourse with them.in the it.
sacristy of the church, and one of the young women whom N.
it is alleged he seduced, was aid to be only fifteen M.
years of age. He was said to hare been dismissed et.
his professorship in the church of Rome for all these crimes.
' He was also charged by Dr. Newman with having seduced z
women, and committed adultery in England in 1847. AU tt,
these crimes were most serious ; and indeed more serious se
from the fact of the nature of the defence now set cep. The IS;
defendant was about to avail himself of the law, which IL
trough Ito lordship's exertions had been introduced, 51- :
lowing, in eases of libel, the opportunity t ithe defendant of so
justifying the allegatious: made: against the plaintiff. He Ili
would challenge the defendant to prove his case, and he St.
(the Attorney General) would then meet that case by call- I.
lug Dr. Achilli and other witnesses. The learned counsel lice
having funk* stated the importance of the case to the chit- to
racier and prospeets of Dr.Achilli, concluded by stating that .t.,
he would, after proving the tub of mart, await the case SO
they would have to answer. N
John Wellman, clerk to the attoeasy, produced the rule 13
of court; 41 after which 5i
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Sir Jesus Cockburn rose, and was speaking whoa our gi
report wasilesyettlied. am.
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DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.

It is now positively affirmed that Parliament is to
be prorogued by her Majesty on Thursday week, 1,1/.
July the Ist, and that the Dissolution will take place so
on the following day. to
91.
The parliamentary list of business still on hand to
contains several matters of importance, and all these,
it is to be hoped, will receive every attention before 5
Members leave town to attend to election affairs. Si
The government for their own credit should get ft:
through as much work as they can, whilst all II
Reformers will, of course, be expected to secure from .91'
the present house as much good as it is yet capable
of affording. The Water Bill is not yet safe; the
Burials Bill ; the amended Law Reform Bills ; the 14,1
Grand Juries Bill; the Patent Law Amendment oo
Bill—all require deliberate attention ;—to say no- • •
thing of many other measures that are to come before je
the notice of the house. at.

RAILWAYS.
THIS DAY.
Two o'Ci.oca.
The share market was steady during the greater
part of the morning, the advance noticed at the close
of last week being. generally fairly supported ; but •
little flatness has since come over the market. The
reaction, however, is slight, and the general appear-
ance of this department remains good.
There is no material change in French shares,
which are quiet.
AND UNOLIAIUMTISED.

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