The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-13 00:00:00

THE I'XVIESS, WEDNISDAY FVENING, MAY 13, 1863.

Lord J. MANNERS asked whether the noble lord was I
prepared to lay upon the table the despatches upon which
he had based such osmium charges against the sovi.reign of a
neighbouring and friendly coun I
Vaicount PALMERSTON said it was altogether a new
doctrine that a minister, when making a statement founded
on tuts which bad come to his knowledge, was bound to
lay on the table the documenta from which be bad derived
his knowledge. He admitted no such principle. (Hear,
hear.) If a minister read a paper to the house he was bound
to lay it on the table. He had made no charge against the
Pope except that he was overrides by 20.000 reach troops,
and that both he and his (nerds were reeponaible for the
present state of things, as without their joint permission
bands of brigands could not sally forth for the purpose of
committing outrages on the Neapolitan territory:
Lout J. MANNERS saki that he did not wish to enter
ioto a controversy with the noble lord, and should, there-
fore, merely repeat hie question, which the noble lord
had not yet answered. Would the noble lord lay co the
table the despatch upon which the Under Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs had founded has argument on •
former evening
Viscount PALMERSTON said he would look at the
deepetch, and see whether there was anything in it. (A
laugh.)
THE lONIAN ISLANDS. .

Mr. ROEBUalnsoved;n.addrer forcopy of memorials
presented by Sir George Mamoru and Sir Typaldo Xydru,
on the 16th of September, 1562, to Major-General Sir H.
Storks, her Majesty's Lord High Commissioner io the lonian
Islands. He stated the case of the two gentlemen in ques-
tion, judge; of the Supreme Court, who, he said, bad passed
a long life in honour and in doing service to England, and
had been treated with injustice in being removed without
our assigned. He wanted to know why they had been so
treated.

FORTESCUE, °Marring that there would be no
difficulty about producing the memoriab and the comes•
poodence connected with them, said the ore of these two
gentlemen must be judged by the law and cortitution of
the lonian Maeda, and that their noe-reeppointment was
justified by the charter and u a measure of polic►. He had
not a word to my spinet their character, and they would
enjoy their passions ; but there were considaratious which
had operated upon the mind of Sir H. Storks and his
senate in not reappointing them, and the decision bad been
received with satisfaction in the Wands.

PEEL, 1ro; aloud bnowledge of Sir Henry
Storks, bore testimony to his high character. He was the
last mao, be maid, who would be guilty of an unconstitu-
tional or a bomb action.

ht the question should not be
looked at as one peceooally affecting Sir H. Stocks. Upon
the face of the case, it appeared to be a wrong indicted
upon these two geo times, and Mr. Fortesene had made so
answer to this case other than by showing, what wan not
denied, that the set was legal by the ooestitution. All
that Mr. Roebuck said was that these two gentlemen, in
being died without cause, bad been plated in a position
most unfair to them.
Mr. EVANS likewise considered the answer of Mr.
Festinate to be unsatisfactory, and that these two gentle-
men had caule of complaint.
. . .

Mr. COCHItANE with Lord Stanley that these
gentlemen had been placed in a most math position.
Mr. HENLEY observed that the question in disease was
not of power, bat of discretion and of peaaoes, and be
could not gather from Mr. Forteecne why gentlemen
should not have been re-appointed according to the almost
uniform ce
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQITER reminded
the house of the peculiar position of the miss islands
towards this country, and the dithonithe attending their
government. He described from his own personal observa-
tion the political condition of the iskniln and the state of
patties there, the party of "Friends of the Protection"
looking to the reteotion of office in their lathe. It was not
for him to may in what degree these two genthmen were
connected with parties; but the sonata of the laden Islands,
at once a legislative and an executive body, in ceder to con-
vince the lonian people of their intentioe to mitablish
honesty and free government, thought it their duty not to
reappoint theme two gentlemen. All that fir H. Storks
could do was to put a veto upon the act. The lonian
authorities were not amenable to that home, which was not
called upon to pronounce an opinion upon the merits of the
act • be thought it • win and just act.
After a few words from Mr. COIMIGRAM sad a reply by
Mr. Rosanne, the motion was agreed to.

eta Intditstnct.

TER COMMON LAW COURTS.
COURT UP 112URLS1 WINCH.
Sktinp at Niel Fries in Ilidex and London, before the
Right Hem. 312 AMAMI= RDMISID COSIBURS, Bars., Lord Chief
Justice of bet Majesty's Court of Queen's Bench, In and after
Trinity Term, 1883. In Term.-12 Middlesex Monday, May 25:
Monday. June 1 Monday, June 8 for undefended pinion only).
In London: Friday, Mej SS: Friday, June 6 one day). Alter
Term.- In Middlesex: Sanirday, June IS. In London: Thurs-
day, June t.S.
_ _ coma OF COMMON PLEAS

In Term.—ln liaddie;eX7 linnday,lftiy, 26 ; Monday, June I.
In London, Friday May 29 Friday, Jane 6. After Term
Middlesex: datarday, June IS. la London : Tharoday, June 25.

In Term.—ln Middlesex 25 Monday, June I.
Monday, June & In London : Friday, May 2D; Friday, June 6
(one day). After Term.—ln Middlesex . flaterday, June 13. In
Landon: Mande:, June 2.5.

COURT OF QUIEN'S BENCH.—MAY 12.
Sittings at Nisi Prim—(adore the Lord Chief Justice
Cockburn and a Common Jury.)

JORDAN V. GIBBON.
Thia was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
compensation in damages for an wank and false imprison-
meet. The defendant pleaded a justification.
Mr. Serjeset Parry and Mr. Montague Williams were
counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Kerslake, Q.C., for the de-
fendant.

--16.11erjeant Parry, in opening the plaintiff's cue, said
the plaintiff was at present a comedian at the Lyceum
Theatre. He was a gentleman who had formerly resided
with his wife in America, where they practised the mo-
fusion of an actor and actress, having married in February,
1868. In the year 1861 they came to England, and he
obtained an engagement at the Prinowe's Ttre, whilst
his wife, contrary to his wishes, accepted an engagement
which was offered her by Mr. Dion Boucioault at
Drury-lane Theatre. The defendant was a colonel in her
Majesty's service, and the present action was brought
in consequence of the defendant's having caused him to be
taken to a police station in the custody of • policeman upon
an entirely unfounded charge. The plaintiff and his wife,
when they first came to England, went to reside frith Mr.
and Mts. Charles Mathews, at Fulham, for some time, and
afterwards they took lodgings at No. 60, Pall-mall, and
ultimately in Regent-street. Whilst living in Regent.
street the plaintiff bad reason to doubt his wife's fidelity,
and in consequence of • communication made by her with
respect to Mr. Boucicault, be separated from her, and she
returned to her former lodgings, 60, Pall-mall, to reside.
On the evening of the 3rd September, 1862, the plaintiff
beard that Mr. Boucicault had made an appoint-
meat to meet his (the plaintiff's) wife at her
lodgings, and he thereupon, with a gentleman
named Jameson, repaired to the house in Pall-mail.
They watched in the street for some time, and ultimately
about 12 o'clock • brougham stopped at the house, and bay-
ing deposited • lady who the plaintiff believed was hie
wife, then drove up Bing-sheet, St. James's. Mr. Jame-
son remained watching the bona, whilst the plaintiff fol-
lowed the brougham. Having discovered that the broatam
stopped in front of Mr. Bouricaulth office, he returned to
Mr. Jameson, and after watching the house for some time
• lady appeared at an open window, as if watching for some
one. Afar a fts of • few minutes Mr. Boucicault came
down St. Jamesl-street, into Pall-mall, and walked up and
down in front of the house until the lady opened the door
and let him W. The plaintiff immediately walked up to the
door, and find* it shut be knocked, and it was opened by
his wife. The . plaintiff add, " Where is that
man Boucioult ? She replied, "He is here,
but for heaven's sake doe 't expose me." The
plaintiff then went upstairs and searched his
wife's rooms, but could not had Mr. Boucicsull He then
searched the second floor, which was unoccupied, and was
proceeding to the third floor when be was met by the defend.
ant, who occupied that suite of apartments. He informed
the defendant what he was there for, and the defendant
said he might search the rooms. He proceeded to do so.
One of them was locked, but he could not find
Mr. Boucicault in either of the other rooms. The
plaintiff, upon this, considered that the defendant
bad connived with Mr. Boucicault for the latter's
security in the house. He implored the defendant to
allow him to search that room, and be allowed to turn Mr.
Boucicault out of the house. The landlady at that time
made her appearance upon thelanding, and the defendant
refund the plaintiff any satisfaction whatever, and ordered
the plaintiff out of the house. He refused to go until be
bad seen Mr. Boucicault out of the house. A policeman
than cone upon the landing, and the defendant or&nd him
to remove the plaintiff. The policeman refused to do so,
alleging that he had no authority, and upon that the
defendant gave the plaintiff into the policeman's custody.
He was conveyed to the Vine-street police-station, where
the plaintiff was charged with creating it disturbance in
the house No. 60, Pail-mall, but the defendant, when he
was asked to sign the charge-aheet, refused to do so, upon
which the inspector on duty discharged the plaintiff. The
learned serjeant, in concluding his opening to the jury, mid
that the matter had been the subject of conversation through-
out the whole of the profession of which the plaintiff was a
member. It was a matter of great annoyance to him, and be
now came before the jury to recover moderate—he would
not ask for excessive—damages for the purpose of vindi-
Galin hie character.
The plaintiff was called, and corroborated the learned
counsels opening.
In cross-examination he said Mr. Jameson did not go with
him to the police-station. He was there about 10 minutes.
He met him as he was going out. Jameson did not say he
was sorry that witness had used such abusive language
to the defendant. He (witness) did say "Good night" to
the defendant, and he was very sorry if the landlady had
been annoyed in any manner. He was not more excited
than any man would be expected to be under such circum-
stances. He had known Mr. Boimicault 10 years. He
separated from hie wife about a week before this occurrence.
He heard previously to his going to the house that Mr. Bond-
i:Ault wu on an illicit intercourse with witness's wife.
He watched the was oe one occasion previous to the night
in questioo. Be knew at the time that the house was let
out in different Soon. He was not engaged io ao altercation
with Mrs. Clark, the landlady, when the defendant made
his appearance on the landing. It was very likely that he
said, She has admitted—l wool say a gentleman—
a scoundrel." Mrs. Clark said that he might go down
and waft in his wife's apartments, but she would not allow
him to remain upstairs. Witness did not say, upon leaving
the policeetation, that be would not return to the house.
He bad no cause to do so. He believed at the time that
the defendant bad cowealed Mr. Boucicault, and bad re-
moved him to the polies-station to enable Mr. Boucicault
to=Mrs. Jordan had since returned to America.
Daily, 47 0, proved that be was called into the
house to take the plaintiff into custody. He refused to do
so on his own responsibility, and the defendant thereupon
said he would give him into custody.
Cross-examined—The defendant said. "I want that gen-
tleman rwnoved from this hones." Witness said, " Why?"
The defendant relied, "He is creating a disturbance, and
refuses to leave. At the police-statioo Colonel Gibbon
said he would not press the charge if the plaintiff pro-
wled not to return to the house. The plaintiff promised
not to do eo, and the parties then left the station-house.
Witham saw no more of them after that.

This was the plaintiff's cue.----
Mr. Manlike, in opening the defence to the jury, said the
question far their determination was not whether Mr. Bouci-
exult had had illicit connexion with Mrs. Jordan, or whether
Colonel Gibbon had endeavoured to conceal Mr. Bonciesult.
It was admitted that be had not. The only question was
whether the plaintiff had a right to insist upon remaining
in the bouse in question contrary to the wishes and
direc-
tion of the landlady, Mrs. Clark. The fact. as presented to
them by the defendant were these. On the night in ques-
Moe the defendant returned from the Army and Navy Club
to his lodgings at the house in question, and found Mr. )Lorden
in violent altercation with the landlady and bin wife. Relearns
that the plaintiff had rushed up stairs in a very excited
state, declaring that Mr. Boucicault was in the house, and
he would not leave till be had found him. The landlady,
who was asleep at the time, was awoke by the noise, and,
descending the staircase, (rood Mr. Jordan talking in a very
loud voice, and declaring that he would find Mr. Boucicault.
In his fury be upset the landlady and nearly threw her down
stairs ; and it was about that point a the transactios that
Colonel Gibbon made his appeannee. He endeavoured to
induce the plaintiff to be quiet, but without say avail, and
for that reason alone he sent for a policeman end ordered
his removal from the house. They went to the
polinatation together, where the plaintiff said that if
the defendant would not sign the charge-sheet he would not
Meru to the house. They thereupon left the police-sta.
tics together, and outside they met Mr. Jameson, who
maid he bad seen Mr. Boucieault leave the bone. The de-
fondant said, " Now you most be satisfied ; that was all
you wanted." The plaintiff replied, "It was° They then
entered into a conversation together respecting the plain-
tiff's wife, and the plaintiff promised to all upon the land-
lady the next morning, and express his sorrow if he had
caused her any annoyance. The plaintiff and defendant
then raised their hats to ogre another, and after that they
parted. The defendant heard no more of the transaction
until the receipt of an attorney's letter in September fol-
owing, demanding compensation for the plaintiff, and
asking for the name of the defendant's solicitor. To that
the defendant answered, and on the following day he received
the writ in this action. The learned counsel contended that
if the facts as above were proved to the satisfaction of the
jury the defendant was entitled to the verdict. The plais-
tiff in the first instance was committing a disturbance is, the
housed Mr.. Clark, who was an unprotected lady, her
husband being at the time se ill ss to be unable to attend
to any bunions. The plaintiff had no right in the house,
and was committing a tramper, for which the lady might
have used sufficient force to eject him. Then the rooms
upon the third floor were the apartments of the defendant,
and for the purpose of this action if the plaintiff was com-
mitting a trespass there the former had a right Widen bum,
and it wan on those grounds that the learned cannel inked
for • verdict for the defendant.

Colonel Gibbon was called. and corroborated the learned
mangers opening with respect to the pert which he took in
the traumatic's, and stated that the plaintiff was very vio-
' hut sod excited, and instated upon searching the house for
the purpose of finding Mr. Boucicault. Had he been lees
violent witness would have opened the bedroom that wee
locked for Mr. Jordan. Witness did not know that Mr.
Bouillonlt was in tee boom. When be left his rooms the
bedroom hi emotion wee net locked. When he returned it
wee. It must have Use locked from the inside. He never
sided Mr. Boacicault in his secretion in the house.
Mrs. Clark wet called, sod said—lt was late at night
wise tiro plastid wee to the house. All the isolates woe

in bed with the exciaptioneitlm Jordan end Colonel Gibbon.
When she met Hr. Jordan on Mehl:IV:1 he was in a very
excited state. In his ezeiternewl hepushed her down, and
the candle which she held in her was blown out. She
was very nearly thrown down stairs.
The lard Chief Jutke left two queetions to the jog
first, were they satisfied with the account given by the
plaintiff or defendant; and secondly, supposing they found
for the plaintiff, what damages had he sustained la conse-
quence of the defendant brain given him into the custody
of • policeman, and awned him to be taken through the
streets in the middle of the night to the Vine-street police-
station. Supposing they found for the defendant, the
parties had agreed that they (the jury) should assess the
damages the plaintiff was entitled to, supposing the court
should hereafter decide that he had a right to recover in
this action, and prevent the cam from being sent down for
trial again.
The jury, after a consaltatioe of about half an hour, re-
turned the following verdict : "We find a verdict for the
plaintiff, damages 251. Wean of opinion that the plaintiff
peaceably entered the house. He did rush upstairs, but
rod the defendant's rooms by his desire."
The Lord Chief Justice—Then 3oa find the second plea
is nos proved ?
The Jury—We do.
Verdict for the plaintiff accordingly.
This closed the after.term sittings at Westminster. The
courts will sit at Guildhall this day (Wednesday).

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAY 12.

Sittinp- at ?Ind Prins in hqdrUessz.—(Before Lord Chief

Justice Erie and a Oommor; Jury.)

THOMPSON P. KING.-THR LATI lON FOR

(Concluded from yesterday's Express.)
Mr. Serjeent Shoe at the conclusion of the plaintiff's
cue, intimated that he should all no witnesses.
His Lordship thereupon suggested the propriety of some
arrangement between the parties, but after consultation
with clients the natation wee not adopted.
Mr. Serjeaot Parry consequently proceeded to sum up,
contending that as the course taken by the defendant's
counsel admitted that the imputation was unfounded, the
justice of the case required that substantial damage' should
be awarded.
. . . .

Mr. fileejeant Shea, in addressing the jury for the de-
fendant, submitted that the evidence for the plaintiff
substantially proved the allegation that Mr. Thompson
had received reward for addrmaiog the meeting as
an advocate of Captain m.o..inasmuch as debts
for which Mr. Thompson was liable had been paid
by the captain. If, however, the jury should not be
satisfied that this was so, be submitted to them that the
articles made no serious imputation upon him ; they did
not say that Mr. Thompson had advocated principles which
he did not believe to be true, but that be had been paid for
his advocacy of what he considered to be right, and under
these circumstances surely • small amount of damages
would be sufficient to meet the joetice of the case.
The jury, after considering the matter for three-quarters
of an hour, found • verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 1501.

SECOND COURT.

Sittings at Niai Prins it. tiliddlsex.—fliedore Mr. Justice
Williams and a Common Jury.)

lIMERENOTON r. BRADY.-DITINDI TOE DISTAISING •
ME. PLAY.

The plaintiff in this cs;ewasai; attorney's clerk, and he
claimed to recover damages from Mr. Brady, M.P. for Let.
trim, upon the ground that that gentleman had detained a
manuscript play of his.
Mr. Lloyd appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. fd'hfahon
and Mr. Philbnck for the defendant.

The plaintiff's case was that he mentioned to the defea.
dent the fact of his having written a drama called Prim,
and knowing that the defendant bad influence, he asked him
to read it and assist him in getting it represented upon the
stage. The defendant said, "Let me have it, and I will
Use my beet influeooe with the metropolitan minimum for
you." After the Easter recess he saw Mr. Brady in the
lobby, and asked his opinion of the play. Mr. Brady lifted
up his hands, and said, " I here carefully read it, and it is
a great delight ; we can't talk over it here, but you must
see me at my house."
Mr. Brady's account, however, was very different. He
said that if was true that the plaintiff had offered to
let him have the drama, but that he never asked hint for it.
Further he was not aware that be had the MS. until Sun-
day last, when be discovered it in a drawer.
In reference to the question of damages it was said that
the play was subteen= from Mr. Sheridan Knowles' drama
of Brian Borish ate : and a good deal of amusement was caused
by reading the two to show the similarity that there was.
The plaintiff said that he had not written his play from that
of Mr. Sheridan Knowles. Another circumstance was that
the plaintiff bad another copy of his play.
Mr. Justice Williams said that if the jury thought the
plaintiff's account of the affair was the correct one, the
action would in his opinion lie ; but if they thought that
the plaintiff had simply left his MS. at the defendant's
house, and that it bad never come to the defendant's hands
until after this action was brought, there was no ground of
action. Whichever way their verdict was, however, they
bad better state what was the amount of the damages in the
event of the plaintiff being subsequently held entitled to
recover.

Tl;lury found for the plaintiff—damages, one farthing.
Mr. Justioe Williams said he should certify to deprive the
plaintiff of his casts, or he would reserve the defendant
leave to move to enter a verdict for him, upon the ground
that there was no evidence for the jury in favour of the
plaintiff.
The latter course was, after a short discuseion, adopted.
Mr. M•Mahon asked what they had better do with the
manuscript!
Mr. Justice Williams thought that the best thing they
could do with it was to put it behind the fire. (A laugh.)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Common Serjeant)

Herbert Dawson Slade, 31, a well-dressed man, wearing
a profusion of beard and mourtache, pleaded guilty to an
indictment charging him with forging a bill of exchange for
3,000 rus, with intent to defraud.
Mr. Sleigh said he was instructed by the friends of the
prisoner to watch the case on his behalf, and to see whether
there was any legal answer to the charge that wu made
against him, and as, after a careful examination of the sel-
dom., he was compelled to acme to the conclusion that no
such answer could be given, the prisoner had with Isis con-
currence pleaded guilty to the charge. He could only urge
in extenuation that he was very young, and that he was
respectably connected, hut, ha nog fallen into bad company,
he bad been tempted to commit this offence.
Mr. Seeley, who appeared for the prosecution on behalf of
the Bank of Hindustan, said he thought it right to put the
court is pouewion of some facts in connexion with the
career d the prisoner, which would enable it tom COO to •
right conclusion as to the amount of punishment that ouet
to be inflicted upon him. It had been ascertained that his
real name was Underwooi, but he had origioally assumed
the same of Herbert, and in the beginning of the present
year he represented himself to be Captain Herbert, of the
Indian army, and in that capacity be made a false claim upon
the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company for
which he pretended to have last in the Nemesis,
gie
produced some forged letters in support of his claim.
After this, he went to Paris, where he still passed
as Captain Herbert, and having an his puree-
elan a forged furlough in that name. It ap-
mred that he bad been in India, and the primmer
probably, by this nouns become acquainted with the
fact that Major Dawson Slade, a brother of Sir F. Slade, was
attached to the Indian army, and in the beginning of April it
appeared that he mourned the name of this gentleman and
endeavoured to obtain money from the of Hindustan
by the false repreesetatioe that Sir F. Slade was his
brother, and he handed to the bank • forged bill of exchange
purporting to be accepted by Major Slade. The fraud, how-
ever, was discovered, and the prisoner had now pleaded
guilty to the offence.
The Common Serjeant said he would read the deposition.
and °outsider what sentence ought to be pronounced.
THIRD COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)

Elizabeth Tann, 17, spinster, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging her with stealing sundry articles of jewellery,
to the value of 1,0004, the property of Slim Fanny Josephs,
her mistress.

—Mr. Orridge, who appeared for the prosecution, gave a
brief statement of the cue, from which it appeared that the
prisoner had held the situation of servant to Miss Fanny
Josephs, the well-known actress, until she absconded with
the property in question. Information of the robbery having
been given to the police, the prisoner was traced to a coffee-
house in Bhoreditch, where she had slept with a man named
Timothy, who, it appeared, hid afterwards left her, accom-
panied by • man named Horrigan, taking with them all the
plunder with the exception of a pair of earrings of smell
value, which had been recovered. None of the other pro-
perty bad since been traced. The prisoner. when before the
ram=to, had made a statement to the effect that the
wan committed at the instigation of the man Ti-
mothy, with whom she had kept company for the space of
18 months, and that he had, with Horrigan, deprived her of
the whole of it on the next morning.
In reply to the learned comoduioner ea to why the men
Timothy and Horrigan were not in custody,
Iminector Upton said that, acting upon the prisoner's se-
count given at the polioe-court, be had succeeded in spine.
heeding Horrigan, who was discharged by Mr. Combo, the
magistrate, ma the ground that the evidence was insufficient
for • committal. The nun Timothy had, he believed, escaped
to the north of England.
. .

The Commissio;er said that the existence of meltieg-
Pjeweh where jewelle could be disposed of, and at once do.
ller
of all possibility of identification. should be done
away with or placed under the superviaion of the police, in
order that they might know where to look when such rob-
beries co:erred.

Inspector Upton wee then ailed upon the bench, whim
the commissioner read to him privately a portion of a state-
ment made by the prisoner when at the police-court, and
directed him to go at once and bring the nun Horrigan
before Lim.

The esotesee upon the prisoner was in the meantime
deferred.

Overcoats for the races are kept on hand for
sale .t Mews. itaaentaa sad Ktoptotia, 106. Straltd. aPPodto
inter Ball —titatartaatiaaut,

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-Hoirsa

A foreigner of rerneetaide— —Thice,— who gave his name
as Baron Adrian Robert, led himself as a clerk,
residing at the Hotel de Cologne, Haymarket, was brought
before Sir Robert Carden (who was sitting for the Lord
Meyor), in custody of Detective Officer Folios% charged
under the follovring rather peculiar circumstances :
James King, maier at the City Bank, dated that on the
previous day, at about half-past sieves, the prisoner came
to him and presented an order (which he produced) which
ran as follows :—" Please to give bearer our pass-book," and
purporting to be signed by Sari and Sons. Mews. Sari
kept au amount there, and the book was given to the pri-
soner, and be left, taking it with him.
Mr. Wilson, a clerk to Messrs. Sari, said the prisoner
woe a total stranger to him. The order for the delivery of
the pass-book was not in the handwriting of either of the
members of the firm. The prisoner had no authority to
obtain it, and he himself had not seen it since the previous
Saturday, when be left it at the bank, from whence it was
his duty to obtain it when wanted.
Charles Titcbener, au assistant to Messrs. Savory, silver-
smiths, said the prisoner called at the shop on the previous
afternoon, and selected a quantity of articles, as for pur-
chase, to the amount of 9e81., and selected them in such •
reckless manner, without the heat examination, that he
remarked upon it. The prisoner gave him • document,
which he produced, which ran as follows : "Pa
Maws. Savory (no amount mentioned). To
the cashier of the National Sank of New York,"
and signed "Baron Adrian Robert." The witness remarked
that he thought his manner exceedingly peculiar. After
the prisoner had handed the paper, the officer came into the
I shop from the hack, and the prisoner left with him, leaving
behind a par-book and an account, which he bad had under
his arm while standing at the counter. The Pans-book was
Messrs. Sari's, and the one which the prisoner had ob-
tained from the City Bank a abort time previously ; it was
afterwards handed to Mews. Sari.
Detective-oftleer FunneU stated that be received a draft
for 8001. drawn on the Bank of England from one of the
gentlemen there, which had been presented by • clerk from
Meesrs.Spielmennoind from information he received he wad
to Mews. Savory, and saw the prisoner there, and told him
he had sent a draft for 8001. to the Bank of England by
Meson. S?ielmann. The draft was produoed, and had
Mews. Sinelmann's name damped across it. He asked
the prisoner if be kept an account at the Bank, and he
I said 'No." _

Sir 13. Carden asked if anything wee known of the pri-
soner, and a gentleman, whose name did not transpire, said
the prisoner bad been in the employment of Messrs.
Miroy, of New Earl-street, for nine years. About six
months back be was sentenced to six mouths' imprronmeat
for a petty larceny at the Exhibition, and hadlately been
released, since which time be had behaved in a most extra-
ordinary manner, ordering geode to a very large amount of
different tradespeople, and he did sot think he was right in
his mind. _ _

Fannon said that he searched the prisoner and found a
quantity of ;date, spoons, and forks, some silver and some
not, which appeared to have been taken from places
where he bad dined. There were different marks apes
them. Some marked "J. C. H." in old English, others
"A. R. ;" some more marked " R. D.," and some with no
marks. He had also ascertained that shoat thirty different
tradespeople had called with property of different deacrip-
tions for the primmer ; but he bad always been absent
during the time, and the landlady said they had better not
leave them without the money, and they were taken away.
He also found a cash-box in which was a number of locket*
and rings, and some other articles of jewellery.
The prisoner, who had been behaving in rather an eccen-
tric manner during the whole of the proceedings, and who
said he had no explanation to give—he did it under mad-
ams and absence of mind—was then remanded.

COLLISION ON THE LONDON AND SOUTH
WESTERN RAILWAY.

Yesterday morning a very serious accident co-
caned between the Wilton and the Pintas stations, on the
London and South Western Railway. It appears that pas-
sengers are taken every Tuesday morning by theduplgaz
train from Yeovil in order to amble them to reach
Salisbury market earlier than by the ordinary train. This
train, consisting of an engtne, four termisre,_ami a number
of luggage waggons, arrived at the Pintos station
shortly before nine o'clock, and was allowed
to go on by the station master. A mixed train
also left Salisbury some time after eight o'clock on Tues.
day morning, and this was despatched by the station master
of the Wilton station. There is a double line of rails
between Salisbury and Wilton, but from Wilton to Linton
it is still a single road, the additional line sot having ss yet
been completed. The oonsequeoce was that the two trains
came violently into collision near Burdeott. It is a very
level piece of road about this spot, sad the
respective drivers of the engines were thus en-
abled to see the mistake that had been made, and their
imminent danger. The brakes were pat on, and everything
dorm to prevent the accideot ; but the rails, from the wet,
were very slippery, sad the brakes would not act effectually.
The speed of each train was, however, very much dimi-
nished, but the engines ran into each Other. There were
about 40 passengers in the carriages attached to the up-train,
and they received a very severe shock, all being more or
less injured. Yr. T. Wright (ol Shafte•bury) mowed Tar
serious wounds on the arms and hands, and he wascr.liy
bruised about the head and shoulders. Several
from Shaftesbury, Tisbury, and Burford, were also injured
about the arms sod legs, and one sustained a very severe
blow on the mouth. The passengers were all thrown cam
upon another, and the carriages were greatly damaged.
On the nature of the accident being known a portion of
the up-train ran back to Pluton, where information was
given, and the officials telegraphed to Salisbury for assist-
ance. A special train was emit down, and (the injured pas-
sengers were placed therein. On their arrival at Salisbury
they were immediately sent to the Infirmary, where they
received every attention. The down luggage engine was
thrown off the line by the collision, but a number of
labourers were soon on the spot, and the line, after some
difficulty, was cleared. Considerable blame is attached to

some one, although at present it is unknown to whose neg-
ligence this accident is attributable. thie of the trains
should have waited until the other had arrived at the sta-
tion, or the telegraph should have been brought into requi-
sition. If they had met at soy other part of the line the
consequences would have been awful, and it is even new
surprising that the camisogere w act mon seriously injured.