The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-27 00:00:00

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.--WARwicx, JULY 26.

The comoat/40n for holding them wises was opened on
Saturday evening last. The calendar eottaine shout 42 for
trial. There are 17 causes upon the list for hearing;
amongst these is an action against the magistrates of the
borough of Birmingham, arising out of the proceedings in-
stituted against the Baroness von Beek. Kossuth arrived
in Warwick on Sunday. and it is understood that he will be
personally examined. The case excites very great interest,
and the hearing of theeme la fixed for Tuesday.

s" Pasrs.Csivar.

Mr. Baron Alderson 07,..;,.a this ;Ourt at ten.
The only action tried to-day of soy public interest was
see brought by W. J. A. Yates, a dog-breaker, residing at
Coventry, against John daimons, gamekeeper to a Mr.
aishias, who, it sou stated, had the right of sporting over
aortal& lends near Alleeley Wood, the wood being the pro-
perty of Baron Leigh. The plaintiff, it seems, had been in
**habit of exercising his dogs in the wood, and some
weeds had arisen between himself and defendant in (muse-
WNW*. The wood, it should be observed, is not a preserve,
bet open, and the gamekeeper of Mr. Robins, because that
gentleman preserved the lands sdjoining, had made some
strong observations u to plaintiff's dogs entering the cover
adjoining his master's lands, although 'he wood belongs to
Lord WO. One of the plaintiff's dogs was poisoned, and
it was stated in plaintiff's ease that defendant was seen to
put down meat in the "tracks," which was proved on exa-
mination to be poisoned, and the dog died. The dog sou
valued at from 151. to 201. Defendant pleaded that the
meat had been placed there by the order of Lord Leigh.
Plaintiff proved the above facts, the defendant's emsesel
calling no witnesses, but simply contending that plaintiff's
cue had not been fully made out.
The learned Judge said the only difficulty was that the
defendant had not been called to contradict the plaintiff's
statement. The only gnostic's, therefore, to be left fur the
jury was, the amount of damages to be given to plaintiff for
the loss of his dog.
Verdict for plaintiff—deluges 51.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Exrna, JULY 26.

The learned Judges, Mr. Baron Platt and Mr. Baron
Martin, arrived in this city on Saturday evening last, and
opened the commission for the county of Devon, and for the
city and county of the city of Exeter.
Their lordship. attended divine service at the cathedral
on the following (Sunday) morning, when the sermon
preached by the Rev. Jno. Allen, chaplain to the Sheriff
The usual cortege of civic and other authorities met their
lordships on their entering the city, and also accompanied
them to church.

Mr. Baron Platt presides at nisi prius, and Mr. Baron
Martin in the crown court.
The cause list for civil cases contains 16 causes, two of
which excite much interest. The one is an action tor libel
brought by Barry Baldwin, Esq., the el-member for Totnes, '
against a printer of the name of Ilannaford, in the same
town. The alleged libel is contained in an electioneering
" squib," in which certain qualifications and miequalifica-1
titles are set out, and then applied to test a candidate for
senatorial honours. The other case is in the form of an ac.
tion fur defamation of character, in which the plaintiff seeks
to recover damages from Lady Rolle, of Bicton, to whom
she was housekeeper, on account of the reply received on
an application by plaintiff to defendant for a character,
when quitting her service. There was no case of public
interest in this court to-day. The court was opened by Mr.
Baron Platt at 10 o'clock.
The calendar of
charges, n -
husband,

The calendar of prisoners for the city contains only five
one of which is for the slaying of a wife by her
.id, which will probably be returned as a charge of
murder by the grand jury. There is also one case of
perjury in the Exeter District Court of Bankruptcy ; one
charge of concealment of birth ; one charge of assaulting a
police officer in the discharge of his duty ; and a charge of
stealing.
Mr. Baron Martin charged the grand jury at the Guild-
hall at ten o'clock, and proceeded to the castle at eleven
o'clock, where he opened the proceedings of the assize for
the county.
The calendar contained the names of 30 prisoners, charged
for the following offences:—maliciously cutting and wound-
ing, four—one of which was a stabbing case; assault, one;
assault with intent, two; committing au unnatural crime,
two ; concealment of birth, one ; arson, five ; burglary,
one; and stealing, eleven.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YEsTERDAT.
The sittings of the court for the July Adjourned Quarter
Session were resumed this morning at the Guildhall, West-
minster, by adjournment from Clcrkenwcll. There are 39
prisoner for trial, of whom 37 are charged with felony, and
two with misdemeanour. Mr. Serjeant Aunts, the Assis-
tant-Judge, presided; and Mr. Witham, Mr. Woodward,
and Mr. Baylis were on the bench.

TER POLICE COURTS.
_ GUILDHALL._ _ _

Mr. Lune, the barrister, appeared before Sir P. Laurie
and Mr. Alderman Lawrence on behalf of Mr. Steens,
the managing director and secretary of the Sceptre bine,
anoe Company. 29, New Bridge-street, Blackfriars, to com-
plain that on Saturday last a forcible entry was made into
the house in question, which was occupied by Mr. Stearn,
by a broker and eleven men. They took posseseion of the
house and the keys, and on the return of Mr. Wiens, who
was absent at the time of the entry, he VIA forcibly ejected
from the house, and had not been permitted to enter it again.
The learned gentleman applied under statutes of Bland
11., Henry VIII., and Elisabeth, which directed two
magistrates, under such circumetinces,to view the premiss ;
and if they still found the force continuing, to summon a
jury to ascertain whether there bad been a forcible entry
or not.

Mr. Robert Steens was called and stated that be was
the managing director and secretary of the Sceptre Insur-
ance Company, which was established by him lest year, he
having left the Paean, in which he had been for 20
years. In answer to the alderman he entered into a long
statement, by which it appeared that some differences had
arisen between him and the other director' of the
company, in consequence of their not at ones enter-
taining a proposition made by him for amalgamating
a French company called the Palladium with the Sceptre.
However, they at last consented, and entered into an agree-
ment with a Mr. Gadsden (not the auctioneer) and a Mr.
Brandon, an attorney, with referent* to this arrangement,
to which, as it afterwards came out, Mr. Steered wee a party.
For earns reason, which did not clearly appear, the dine-
ton were desirous of dispossessing Mr. Steeree of the pre-
mises, of which telly were the leaseholders, in common with
that gentleman. Three of the directors, therefore, gave an
authority to a broker to enter the home, which he
did without breaking open any doors, and it appeared
that Mr. Steens was ejected, having stated that be
hail sin loaded pistols In the home. Mrs. Stares wee stated
to have had a St when the men came into the praises, and
continued very ill.
The Court was of opinion that it was a dispute among
co-directors, who bad all an equal right to enter the pre-
mises, and that there was no forcible entry, and therefore
they could not interfere.
A summons against the broker and his men for an assault
on Mr. Steeres was however granted.