The Express.
London, England, 1864-05-14 00:00:00

THE MALT DUTY.

Os the motion for going into committee of supply,
Mr. MORRITT roes to move that in any future modifica-
tion of the indirect taxation of the couotry the excise ea
melt would require the cooskleratioa of this house. Ho said
he did not regret the delay which had existed in the bring-
ing forward of the motion. One thing, however, he did
regret, end that was the extremely crowded state of the
house. (Laughter.)
The BPEAKEIt, whose attention was thee celled to the
fact that there were not 40 members in the town, cried
" Order, order ;'sod on a " count " it being ascertained that
oily 24 hon. members were present,
The house stood adjourned, at 5 minutes to 9 o'clock,
until Thursday next.

METROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORM—The ordi
airy weekly meeting of the board was held yesterday, Mr.
J. /bereft= in the chair. Mr. Dalton brought sp the 79-
poet of the Thames embankment committee, submitting the
oorrespowlence between the chairman of the board and
the Chasesnor of the Exchequer on the subject of a 'overca-
me.= guarantee for the arpsyment of the Sues for the
Thames Embankment works, north and wraith, and the new
street to the Mansion-house, together with copy of Tressery
minute on the arrangements for carrying out the propo-
sitions on certain terms. The report stated that the board
could sot ruse mosey at lase than four-anda-half per
amt., unless the government would guarantee the
repayment of the debt, as they dad with the
Yale Drainage Scheme, in which case they could
ggetN the loan at three-aed-threequarters per cent. The
chairman of the board represented to the Chancellor of the
Etch oar those facts, and he recommended the Lords
of the ry to give the guarestee, provided the board
would introduce late any bill for carrying out that object a
power to charge the rates of the metropolis with say deli-
eiesey which might arise in the funds low appropriated by
parhuneet to meet the charge. The right hoe. gentleman
also suggested that the government might advance the
mosey out of the surplus moneys received front savings
banks and post-office savings hooks, at a rate of interest of
per met. The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury had
ina. ted their concurrence in the suggestioss made to
them by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. By this arrange-
ment they would be able to obtain the mosey re,
coked foe the execution of the embankment works and
the new street on much more reasonable teems
than they could have hoped he negotiate a loan in the
moray market, and thus s saving to the public to the
extent of 18,6001. per annum, or 344,1001. in the whole,
would be effected in the payment of interest. The com-
mittee recommended that the arrangement proposed by the
Treasury be approved, sad that the solicitor of the beard be
in communication with the aroma soboitor is re-
rieneesia to the bill to be introduced into parliament foe
giivZeffect to the same. The motion was agreed to eased-
.o . It was resolved that the hoard should take the Ire
escape brigade under their charge le coneection with the lire
belied= and recommended that the neoemmery previdee
be made in the bill to be introduced isto whammed is
relation theme. The board Uses adjourned.
STRIKE IN nui Elair-Yazoo AT Hl7ll. —OR
Thursday night, the screwy Kamer Brat Bower, Caged'
pa
erred in Hell, from Leith, ad brought a body
et about 100 in
intended, it i said, to NU the
please of those sow on strike at Maser= C. ad T. gaills'
skip-yard. Their coming appeared to bath been astioirated
es a urge body of men, apparently these now en strike,
were en the west-pier to wither the lasdiag. A sprlakhse
of polkoutes were visible among the crowd, and it is said
their resew* prevented the new cowers from reeeiviag an
semisweet =dome. This, however, it is to be hepid, is
thine ; the }sadism at all 'veleta, wee effected peseslslly.
—Seaters Morning Nan.

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p...t0 the kismet ead best Meek of spied 'ad sumer
driTever submitted ler public appresul The wuridiemstd
rZein Alfred Welsh Mee; the artglasece's auly age.
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1864:

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—MT 13.
After Terns sittings at 1J Pries N Westatinster.—(Bsdore
Lord Mel Justin Osekbare aid a Omni= J .)
Yerterdery glisreday) was the lest day of time
bat le eensequessoe of bia lordship sot being age to finish
the ow that was called ow in the al tersees, tbe wart met
to-day by comsat of the parties is order to !bask it.

DOWNING .. WISIMAIL-LINEL.

This was an anion fee llbeL• defendant pleaded ant
not guilty, and secondly a jumtilleatioe.
Kg. Dishy Bsysessr, Q.Q. end Yr. J. 0. Gratis wise
conneel far the pieietdf ; Yr. Bohm was counsel far the
defendant.

The piidatiff was a young mu usher age, • drsper's
assistant, who sued by his father, a farmer et Aklborosigh,
in Suffolk, the delude.; who wee • likeedaspie at
Lowestoft, for damages far • libel contained in • letter
ealdremed to Mr. Oya, draper, fro, carrying on boater in the
Screed. The letter in qesetioa described the plaintiff as
• thief, and charged him with having stolen money and
goods whilst he wee in the defendant's employment. The
plaintiff we araeommined at great length, with • view
to show that be wm 'pima* beyond his Emma and that
hi. acemat for goods had fries the defendant seneeded his
salary of If. per month. There wan a young lady
in the mme shop, for whom be entertained se affection.
sad he had made her • great many presents of jewellery
o
but though be did net pay for them his mother id.
rleSunday be drove Miss Waller out for as afternoon's
s, bat she paid beU the exposes. (Imeghter4
The Lard Chief Justice mid it wee cowlesy ender the
joist Mork principle. (laughter.)
The defendant, however, failed is his jestiffeatico, but
I relied upon the point that his letter was • privileged tom-
menisci= without malice, in sewer to an plie•tion hem
I Mr. Oyer.
The jury ultimately returned • verdict for the plaintiff,
damages la
His Lordship stayed execeitioe to allow the defondeat to
awes ea the question of bona lide•