The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

EX fItAORDINAItY FRACAS BETWEEN TWO
MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT.

DOWATHEFF.

The court was crowded to execs+ this morning, shortly
miter Mr. Henry had taken his seat, by members of the
legislature, interested as friend. or witnesses of the parties
in the following extraordinary case :
The Hon. H. Butler Johnstone, H.P., appeared upon a
ennimems charging him with having "assaulted and beaten"
Mr. Benjamin Oliveira, M.P.' in Cockspur-street, Charing-
cross, on the morning of Saturday last, shortly after the
I division in the House of Commons upon Lord Pahnenton's
resolution.
Mr. iluddleetooe, counsel for the hon. defendant, said an
eetirt had been made by a high authority in the house to
arrange the matter; but his client, Mr. Johnstone, felt
it his duty to let the matter he fully investigated.
Mr. Olivier' then stated that he was walking along Cock-
spur-s•rect, after the debate of Friday night, in company
with Mr. Coles, M.P. when he hailed a cab at Charing-
trees. The cab turned round towards them, when two other
gentlemen, whom he did not know at the time, rushed to.
wards the vehicle, and took forcible possession of it,
one of them (he believed the defendant) plashing him aside
with some violence in order to get inside himself. He (Mr.
Oliveira) isclaimed "This is very ungentlemanly conduct,"
and at the same time tapped him on the shoulre, gently,
with his cane. After this be walked away in seat of
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'odium to deprive bins a' his mama. He bad wittiness to
show that this nuenit apes him was committed by bur. Hat-
ler Jobastone.
Cress-eassainod—l did not strike Mr. Johnatosit twice
with taw cane, that I am swam of, nor were the blears yin-
, lest. I believe I strut* him on the shoulder, east sea be-
hied. 1 certainly was irritated at the time. I did net SOW
mit a violent amult on Mr. Johnstone, madams run away.
I walked away quietly. Mr. Coles, I fur, is not bon,
being at prevent cut of town. I did not hear Mr. C.
say to me, You were in the wrong, sad had better do
nothing in it." Ido not believe he ever said anything of
the kind. I wrote him a note to ask his to be present this
morning. I obtained the summosa on Saturday, sad titre
was ample time, no doubt, to pat Mr. Calm to be preeent.
Mr. Hastie, M.P. for Obwgow, stated that be arrived at
Ceeksperm. when the altercation we. gobs on. I did net
know Mr. Johnston. at the time. I law a ratielliei. sea
towards Mr. Oliveira and knock him dews. Ho plead hie
lent between Mr. Olimira's legs and tepreibis ever beetle
mud. mei them, is • very butted maw me I thought, he
kicked him twice in the side while 104 12111 Mtt
Wham Mr. Oliveira teemed his ewe% he wee mew up
by gem friends, and witness mw him Mlle et Mr. John-
stsse's let with hie utak. Mr. Jelmoless sole swim nek
towards Mt. peen, hetes, preeentet Meg him brew
velem by the linese of *spate. NI meld he wee
a saislor aif peninerat,ad irealt set he tweeted.
Ceesehle, ill A. Mated that he maw ssmm geatleuseu in
aterreatlea, and Auld Mr. Oliveira am the ground. He
bad pndsairsesw Mr. Oliveira hail a oak nod was sure
the ash veinad le go to him. Witeasehlthe parties
that he ma ougdmid at such apparent snaking
a diem/been la demon between 1 2la the tramming,
and be preweetel Mr. Johnstone Maims Mr. Olheirs,aftLr
the Weer Ira souk the defendant TM his NM tha
hat.

ThY being the eonsplainant's case
Mr. Ruddiest= addressed the mitt for the dellandant,
contending that the assault was perfectly juatillebie.
Lord Drumlanrig, M.P. for Dwedrimehins, end Mr. Stir-
ling, M.P. for Perthshire, were time examined for the de-
fendant. They @greed in 'Wins that en maul' was first
committed by Mr. Oliveira. Wm, after commit,ing
it, ran away. Mr. Sliding Natal that the coin,
plainant ran about twelve wok *fere he was over-
taken by Mr. Jedieseme sod ibeethed with some se.
ziaitisaby that gamillsmen. The latter witness was of
Pb.-Jelnifthe did hick Mr. Olivieta while
dews, bat the Mom did set we it. No violent or abusive
itegeepi had bees mei se skier side, mail Mr. Oiviera
struck the delhadeet ea the lower part of his body while
getting in* tbe fhb.
Mr. Homy aid he ail it to he kis duty to mad this nee
befere=alngir the aseliethei nature of the 'vi-
deos, be miehreedi the evidence sad canal,
dared the emelt peeved, he did not power the power hi
Whet edegeate mat for such an offence. He
shoed& therein, bind the parties over to appear the neat
Middles= ffamlame.

Mr. IMNoluse millered into his own mognionnws
In Int. to &arm , iM iogoiry isfugastett.

CITY SEWERS COURT.

Yesterday a court of the City Sewers' Commis-
sioners was held at the Guildhall. Deputy Peacock re-
sided.

The ordinary preliminary business hating been gone
through, the reports of the several inspectors were received,
sad orders made thereupon.

LISPING COWS IN CONFINED FLAMM IN TEE CITY.

Mr. ELLIOTT. In introducing • motion of which be had
previously Owen Retie., which was as follows .—" That
inquiry be maid the Board of Health if they possess
any to elan impectiag the effect of keeping cows in
congaed tes
midis awns, on the health of the animals or
their end dis portal health of the Inhabitants,"
said that MS tat opinion that it wield be desirable
for that etambelen, as • sanitary commies, to go on
step by step, met only in improving the derethiqrs of the
poorer classes, bet la removing all kinds of malt= which
aught be smoldered to be inimical to health. His object
uses that essmien was to @Mats infennedes. whisk he
hawed wadi he of meet mamehle /dmi, se to tbe made
la whisk sows men kept la eeniined plane. and the Abets
predneeds he* upon the animals and their secretions.
end seneemmedy upon the health of parties using the milk
ferniebed bribe With reference to the subject,
tbele edderse—mpeekelly the meld eßsee-.mipht
ht the meet skis Mower, but be (Hr. Meet) tit
wee moot dimbelis that they &wild apply for further static
tical Wormed= taps this interesting subject to the Board
of Health, the iMient in some :ion with which were,
doubtless in a paths to feint& to them much matter of
direct hiejortaree. He hoped that no objections arising
frees antiquated prejmdlese would be raised against his
motion. The Hoard ef Health bad taken the lead in
improvements of • unitary kind, and they (the commie-
timers) had followed in the wake in past times. (tt No.")
Yes, but it was so; and it was his desire that they should
not do so in future.. (" Hear," and • laugh.) Ile wished
that commimion, in that matter, to take the initiative, and
not to let parties who sow kept tows go on real sing large
proits at the expense of the health, as well as the pockets
of the people. The over-crowding of cows in confined
places tended to engender disease, while the milk of the
animals became tsiated, and coniermatly unfit for food.
His object was for inquiry, which he would show to be
necessary, were he favoured with an opportunity to do
so. (Hear.)
The CHAIRMAN—I believe the medical °Meer has a re-
port upon We subject.
Mr. Zu.tocr-1 should certainly mesh like to hear the
med.' efther's W if any cue will second my motion.
Demo: EVANS iseta tly said he would do so.
The leper& of slicer of health went distinctly to show
that!, meielleethes of cowhouses, as at present constructed
and memeged, hi the midst of • crowded city, was most
We*. to the health of the entails and also of the inha-
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Deputy COUNET coesidered, after hewing the report of
the medical officer, that it would be a work of supereroga-
ties altogether to ;make application for farther particulars
to the Hoard of Health.
. .

Mr. H. L. s•YLOI was of the SUN opinion. Why need
that comminion apply to any other board, or " fhb in
trcabled waters ?" They bad their talented Amer of
health and their surveyor. Why, then, need they no
farther? He denied the statement made by Mr. Elliott—
that that court followed in the wake of the Board of
Health. The fact was, that in many sanitary matters that
commission bad taken th, lead of every other body. Having
heard the report of the medical oMeer, be must object to
the motion.

Mr, B. S. Putiours raid the medial officer's report so
fully embraced the subject that he hoped Mr. Elliott would
see the propriety of withdrawing his motion.
Mr. ELLiorr refused to do so, whereupon
Deputy iiAIIiLIMON moved sv an amendment "That the
report of the medical officer upon the subject be received
and printed ; and that a copy be lent to every member of
the court." _

Upon the amendment being put it war carried minima
unanimourdy, the hands only of the mover and seconder of
the motion Miog held up against the report of the lowliest
officer.

Some other bwineam of no special Mere* was transacted,
after which the commisaionera adisawmal.

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, Noy. 30. APPOINTMENT/L-Bpr-
pone W. R. Dalton, to Midas; R. Fulton, to Forma ; and
R. Clarke, to MogicOntwo. Payntastot T. E. Gould, to
Nogielouw. A..utaat•Borgeoa C. F. A. Connolly, to
Sidon.

THE MEETING OF THE SOCIETY FOE THE AEO-
Litton or THIB TAIL. UN KNuMILUDGI takes place to-
day, when the new law on the press, which the Attorney-
°moral has given notice, of his intention to introduce to
the House of Commons on hloaday neat, is expected to,
fora a topic of diosiodoo.