The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-29 00:00:00

SEAMAN'S HOSDPITAL ANNIVERSARY
INNER.

Ifelt the greatest plump in being permitted to preside at
their dinner that oveniog. He passed his evening generally
in a society somewhat more numerous, but not quite so
festive, and was obliged to listen to speeches somewhat
longer, but not quite so plasmic as those he bad listened to
that evening. (Cheers and laughter.) He toned great
re:iif in being admitted now and then to such meetings as
the present, and be mold assure teem that his pleasure was
nub increased when ha Neellected the admirable *Wet of
the_pressat meeting.
TM following toasts IMO dies given with brief Opens-
boas :—" The Lords of the Admiralty " Str C. Wood re-
sponded ; " The Corpses*. of the TrinityHouse," Mr.
Shepherd returned thanks ; " The City of London," Mr.
Sheriff Crosley acknowledged the toast; and one or two
other toasts, after which the chairman retired, and the
party broke up.
The sum collected amounted to abort LSOOL
Mr. Riggs acted as tosetmaster.

Yesterday evening, the .11th anniventry of the
Sessou's Hospital t:iety was celebrated by a sumptuous
dinner at the Lout.= T . Much •additional interest
wee gives to the festival by the presidency of Viscount
Pahneestoo, who arrived peactually at 6 o'clock. There
seers eke pretest Sir C. Wood, Sir C. Napier, Adana,
Bowles, Mr. Baebasaa, the American Minister ; Admiral
Tyler, Mr. Sheriff Crosley, ke., ite. About 200 gentlemen
sat down to dinner.
On the removal of the cloth, the CZAILKAIe gave, with
an appropriate eulogies, " The Health of her Majesty the
Gum," taking especial occasion to note the solicitude
recently displayed by her Majesty in the case of the
wounded soldiers end sailors retina& from the Crimes.
The toast was received with mesh entbssieem.
The sent toast was, " Priam Albert end the rest of th e
Royal Family," with • eemmilimont km the Chairman,
=tto the =mg whams ef seabed seddnese in
ie royal highways babas* distiegulehed himself.
(Loud Jun.)
The CRAIIIMAX next
011:19=, " The foreign states
Bad Priam who bad to the malatesianse of
the Seaman's lb a" Me ahrelkilielmillation,
is commemoration a the fevadaden of Mil& we are this
day mumbled, is ems of which it may Weald that it is not
6:elusively the regmesetstive of charity, or at least that
that virtue is not the nay one sted in its foundation.
Charity, it is said, bogies at but this institution,
81 Messing se hese, less net end there, bet ex-
made Se the semen if all nadiss. (Cheers.)
The eengersenee et this mode of pressman has naturally
bees that the soretc:i aseeramests of foreign states
bus gesereesly cos be the Seaman's Hinpital as an
honourable sad beadesoledialarbdgment oa their part of
the benefi.s which the IMMO= is enabled to confer on
their soldiers and oldness. (Neer, bear.) I therefore beg
to propose those sovereign states which have contributed to
the fends of this institution, and whose subjects and citizens
have derived benefit from:iits ministration. I should have
been glad if any gentlemen were present whom I
could designate as a foreign minister, and who
la that capacity might return thanks for the toast
on behalf of foreign states and madden, bat unfortunately
I see no minists; present hut my distinguished friend the
landau for the Vatted States, and although we canoed
exactly claim him as an Englishman, yet there are few pre-
sent who ;would admit of his beteg wholly a foreigner.
(Cheers and laughter.) My distinguished friend indeed re-
presents only another member of our family, sad I trust,
Feminism, that the identity which prevails between as in
that medium of ideas milled 'gaging' may long continue to
imply identity of sentiment. (Chun.) I am sure that
each is the feeling of this nation, and I trust that when my
distinguished friend returns to his native land—a return
which I hope may be long deferred—he will take with him,
on behalf of the people of this country, our feelings of
admiration, esteem, sod friendship towards his countrymen,
and that he will contribute to diffuse or confirm correspond-
ing sentiments towards us. (Cheers.) I beg, gentlemen, to
give you the sovereigns and states which have contributed
to the support of this institution. amending with the toast
the name of my distinguished friend, Mr. Buchanan.
Mr. Bucnevre returned thanks, observing, that in an
assemblage of Englishmen he weld never consider himself a
stranger. Hie countrymen spoke the same language, read
the same books, and worshipped the same God, Recording to
the dictates of heir conscience and there was none to make
them afraid. (Cheers.) Property and liberty were equally
protected in both countries, and in each public opinion was
the leading political power. The language they spoke
wee which could not exist in any country is which political
slavery *anted. (Cheers.) There were many things in
England which excited his admiration, bat that which
struck him most particularly was the number and benevolent
purposes of her charities. (Cheers.) Providence had
blessed this country with unbounded wealth, and its people
were always ready to give a portion of that wealth to re•
lieu' the miseries of their fellow-creatures. (Hear, hear.)
The institution which they had met that evening to cele-
brate was peculiarly cosmopolitan in its character, not less
than 1,600 of his (Mr. Buchanan's) countrymen having re.
coned its aseistanos sines Its foundation. Oa their
behalf be begged to return the managers his moat
airmen and mrsestal thaaks. (Chun.) Another point
whirl distisrmiebeal it hem uses dimities was that
it rescind se reemessedstiss b Mau admission. To be
• ogler, ad le be deb. m 10811686 was summary to procure
admindem es hued the Dmeekeseght. (Ohms%) Like the
geed deeeaeltes, they pseud ell into the weasels of the
Munger without stopple/ be sessider what hie past life had
hew. Then were no two eseteleies so extensively engaged
ile mutual unameres es Anseries and this country, and be
tent Ms bays dm* New never would be any corn-
plettiele letwees *MO WO peoples of the same race, except
a rivalry of the is telleadly nature. The world's com-
merce was lege =ugh for than both, and he trusted that
they would shear share it amicably between them.
Cheers) Raving vouched for the friendly feelings of the
AmysiysipeapM toward, this country, Mr. Buchanan con-
eluded tog Nsshfsg the company for the toast.
The Cluirutur—l have now to propose a tout which
muse always be acceptable in an awenablage of Englishmen,
mad see which derives peculiar importance sad interest from
the whisk it is given—l beg to propose " The Army
and ." (Lead cheers) There could be no assemblage
of at any time met together who could escape
the feelings of pride and geatifloation suggested by the pro-
posal of this toast; but, gentlemen, at the present moment,
and consideriag what have bun the events of the last few
months, I think that the toast must be drunk with feelings
of peculiar pride and satiafeetion. (Hear.) We have been
compelled, after a pesos of 40 years, by causes over which
this country had no asatrel, but the imperative ialltuntes of
which there was no man its this country who could
fail to acknowledge, suddenly to draw the sword and
send an army int, the field, while we fitted oat noble fleets
to sweep the ocean in every direction. (Cheers.) And I
must say that never in the history of this or any other
country did an army, suddenly called from the repose of
pesos, so rapidly encircle their temples with the laurels of
bridiant victories—(load cheep)—and never, after so long
a period et peace, did this or any other country send out a
fleet of such formidable magnitude, so well appointed, and
so perfectly eempetest to perform any service that it
might be celled moon to fulfil. (Hear, hear.) The
army covered itself with glory, accompanied by circum-
stances' of peculiar (Meetly, and against an enemy of
enormous military power. Oar troops conquered in two
greet battle', and have aubsequently shown themselves able
nobly to remain the hardships and privations which are in-
cidental to a campaign ; so that it is hard to say whether
they have most distinguished themselves by their valour in
action or their noble endurance under the several hardships
and privations. (Loud sheen) Our *Rey has not been
able to obtain the same honours in battle simply bemuse
the superior force of the army shrank behind the proteedies
of their batteries sad dared not to face us in the open see.
(Cheep.) Gentlemen, I am confident that if they bed,
,my gallant friend whom I see sitting near me (Sir C.Napier),
end who had then the command of the Baltic fleet, would
have made that event as glorious to the British fleet as have
Alma and Inkernsann been to the army. (Loud chum)
Gentlemen, I give you "The Army and Navy," coupling
with it the name of my eight hoc. friend Sir C. Wood, First
Lord of the Admiralty. (Loud cheers.)
Sir C. WOOD, in returning thanks for the navy, regretted HOME CIRCUIT.—YINOITON, MARCH 28.
that the task had not fallen to some of the distinguished semi ma. 11430111 PLAIT.
naval officers he saw neer him. His noble friend in the marks George EU" 16, a genteel looking lad, our
chair had truly said, that if the British fleet had sot recently mama to taw his trial foe a felonious assault upon Mary
covered itself with glory, it was not the fault of his gallant Elisabeth Crawley ; sad George Elpitiek,l9, groom, and
friend on the right. ("Hear," and chute.) He had dose his Now, Phis, 22, were careged with feloniously aiding and
beet to tempt the enemy out from his strongholds ; bat esdaties to spit the fame, and also with being acme-
although with superior forces, and in the very sight of their who home ato goes,
movers**, the Russian fleet had perseveringly shrunk from me, pun wiwihosowe the prosecution On billet( of the
the contest. (" Hear, hear," and cheers.") In the moth, Society Ise fthe Protection et Women. Mr. Clarkson de-
their only anxiety appeared to have been to hide theirshiP• feuded Hiles; Mr. Miley appeared for Elphick, and the
in the depths of the sea in order that they might not be es- gisi rum wee usdefended by 'ousel.
posed to the allies. (Cheers and laughter) Wh TM wee, hem the extessedinsay nature of the circuits-
the enemy had bus assailable by naval means, our fleets guano weenies with it, mad the youth and high consu-
l:ad always distinguished themselves. (Hear, hear.) ions of the plum Iftemeenelbed a great deal of Interest,
Colonel Cunt& returned thanks for the army. and the Meet wee Mufti dudes the trial.
The CRAIRKAN—The next toast on my list is that in hge, yam js egesbegibe ems to the jury, said that the
honour of which we have specially met together this even- Asss impend le the was of a very serious m-
ing. It is, " Success to the Seaman's Hospital, and thanks tuna rad Dem dee eitemmetsacee oneeeted with it
to the committee of management." My distinguished friend it wedg owowic ado sestt oadows eawsideration. The lad at
the American minister has justly observed that one of the the boo teliowoo &owl so vegetated to be no more
meet marking characteristics of this eouatry is the great than gnosis yeacuoid, andCherposwasco would indicate
extent and value of its charitable institutions. It is, indeed, that be Was ahead that age, and it was very rare to see 90
a peculiarity most honourable to this country, and an em- young a perms charged with such an offence, He was son,
Phasic Woof the civilisation to which we have ',gains's. to have to prefer rash a charge sgainst so young a ltd,who,
(Hear, hear.) We have an enormous number of {intim- he believed, was highly connected, and smutted certainly to
sous supported by voluntary contributions, and calculated rank as • gentleness • and be wss equally sorry to be obliged
to relieve every variety of misfortune that can afflict even to inform the jury tha't the offence was committed in the house
chaser the community ; but I will venture to say that of a clergyman of the Church of England, and in addition
amongst all the charittes which adorn this country, there is to the er disgusting circumstances connected with It, the
no one more deserving of encouragement, nor one which act would appear to have taken plate on a Sunday. The
'reads greater benefit to the clue to which its efforts were learned counsel then proceeded to give a brief narrative of
directed thin the Seaman's Hospital. (Cheers.) The the facts, and the following evidence was adduced.
great merit of this charity is, that it takes care of those nary Elisabeth Crawley, a young and good-looking girl,
who are unable to take care of themselves, because with deposed that in August last she was in the service of the
sailor, that indifference to dangers which enables them to Hon. and Rev. Mr. Steen, the rector of Newdegate, our
face the enemy in the day of battle, and to Dorking. She went into his rervics in June She would
struggle with the elements in the e•orco, or be 17 years old neat May. 'lle prisoner Elton was the
defy the perils of the most intricate navigation, brother of Mrs. Suedes, and at the time in quereion Le was
is the very quality of mind which renders them less careful on a visit at the rectory. The prisoner Elphick was ge 3021,
than other people of their own health. Moreover, the sailors and Fenn was cook, and witness was housemaid in the
who frequent this great river, coming from all parts of the establishment On Sunday, the 13th August, her master
United Kingdom to say nothing of thou who come from and mistress went to bed between 9 and 10, and the servants
other countries, when they find themselves struck by illness ought to have gone to bed directly afterward', but they sat
or affected by disease, how can they know where to go for up. and did not go to bed for an hour afterward,. Witness
cure or relief, if some special place within easy reach be not and the nook, Fenn, used to sleep together, end Elphick
provided for their reception ? (Hear, bear) They are, as occupied a room oa the same floor. Muter Elton slept in
it were, strangers in a strange land ; and if left to find out a room adjoining the one occupied by witsess, and
doctors and attendants for themselves, mutt men perish for whisk gommunicand with it, but he could get
want of timely assistance. (Hear, bear.) But, gentlemen, to his roue from another direeti a. The bedroom
this noble institute then steps in, and without requiring occupied by her master and mistress, and all the others were
any recommendation, any certificate, or form of admission on the same floor. While witness and Fenn were ar-
-not bandying a man from one door to another to keep bins dressing, Elton came in and passed to his own ro no, and
out—they receive him if his pale face or disordered pulse witness locked her door. She and Fenn then went to bed,
tedious that he is a fit subject for medical treatment. and shortly afterwards Elphick came into the room and ma-
lt mask Waited, be a &Meet of proud congrstnlstion to locked Elton's door, and amid to him, " George, you come in
these wham charged with the management of thk noble and lie on Crawley's side of the bed, and I'd lie on Fenn's
.8641111111.11.1N reeks. up She number of men they use. side." Witness said that if they did so, she would tell Mr.
Nibillea to Wive UMW wise would otherwise have passed Sudden, and Elphick replied, "Oa no, you won't,"
1' eshdgiysm at to enumerate the poor fel' Elton thin gnu to her bed-side. He was undressed, and
—"ben they Awe mumay rescued from the grave. I he jet Wu) bed. Witness screamed as loud as she could,
rustytree% under
di".1411.11.11 that the toast twill ha amd. the prisoner Fenn put her hand over her
edged with the talumis ailleisma. (Loud essm'i neuth, and E: hick held her while Elton committed
!admiral Bowideefeleiesel Omaha for the charity, and die emelt with which he was charged. Elphick
Issilses:ebeema "I.ll"eswes sf Theenat Filamentous." (Load and Pena then west out of the room together,
and after a short time Elton west to Elphiek'a
The Curio-sun bristly retused thanks, statlag that he Tows, where they were. Wheels :followed thews sad

Lab) intelligence.

MOMS nu WILD CIIANCILUM
Mr. J. Pearson, at the request of the Lords Justices of
Appeal, asked his lordship for his constnection of the 28:h
medal of the Charitable Trusts Act. Whether under it the
Vice-Changan Stuart could make a vesting order. or
whether there Rust be • petition presented to the Lord
Chancellor. In seise when there was a snot of 3,0001. repre-
senting Beath Sea Stork, a scheme had been approved of, and
new trustees appointed, but on. of the old trustees was •
lans•lo.
• The Lord Chancellor having mad the sestioa referred to,
said that he had no doubt that the Vice-Cheacellor had
jurisdiction under it to make the vesting order, sad that • I
petition wee sante:nary.
WALTNE V. 1111 NORTHMAN COAL MINING COMPANY.
The arguments of this part heard appeal were to-day con-
doned, but were not concluded at the rkdng of the mart.

COURT OF

r.-2Lisca 28.

IN IS mown.

The bankrupt is described as Raffaele Monti, of 46, Great
Marlborough street, and No. 20, Prfaces-street, Hanover-
square, sculptor. This was the examination meeting. The
accounts intend from July 29, 1852, to date of adjudication,
Nov. 10, 1854, and show the following results:
Da.—To creditors uneseured, 8,1681. 14e. ;to endi-
ngs holding security, 7,9261. 17s. 2d. ; to amount received
from Crystal Palace Company on account of worts of art,
16,0331.35. 6d. ; to profits, 4,2041. 61. ; to liabilities, 301. ;
te difference in the boob, 71. 16s. 10d.: total,
36,3691. 16s. 9d.
Ca.—By statement of affairs, July 29, 1862, deficiency,
3211. 12e. Bd.; by debtors, good, 2201.; by property sur-
rendered, 6,1991. 3i. ; by property excepted, 201 ; by pro-
s party in the heads of creditors, 3,4221. 10e.; by disburse-
ments on works of art on account of Crystal Palace Com-
pany, 18,2261 6e. 2d. ; by liabilities, per contra, 301.; by
expenses, 3,6821. 9s. Bd. ; by leans, 2,1241. 19s. Ild.; by
domestic and personal expenses, 2,1221. 18e. Id.: total,
36,3691. 161. 9d.
Mr. Ashurst, for the assignees, did not oppose.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, was willing to take an
adjournment, in order that the bankrupt might complete
some contracts with the Crystal Palace Company, and do
all is his power to pay his creditors in fall.
Mc Lott, for a creditor, complained that the bankrupt
had obtained, towards the end of October, goods of the value
of 8001., and that the goods had been pledged prior to the
bankruptcy, on the 10th of November. He wished the
data of purchases and the deposits of securities to be
filed before the bankrupt again came up to pace his exami-
nation.
Mr. Lawrence undertook that this should be done, and
the court ordered an adjournment to the 13th of Jane.

COURT.—M*.ca 28.

LOOM 11/L.

IDAZT POITOIL
STATUTE 07

DRIWII V.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is a
publican at Rushy-grun, Lewisham, Bent, to recover the
sum of 61. 175., helium of • debt contracted prior to
1838. The defendant pleaded, " Never indebted," and the
" Statute of Limitations."
Mr. Duncan appeared for the plaintiff; and a solicitor for
the defendant.
It appeared that in 1838 the defendant was in the pollee
force in Lewisham, and on being removed to another part
of the country, he signed a paper acknowledging he owed
the plaintiff 91, and agreeing to pay Ba. a quarter until it
was liquidated. Between that time and the 19th of June,
1848, he sent the plaintiff various sums of money, in Post-
office orders, amounting to 2i. 3s. ; and in the last letter
he promised to pay more soon. Be paid any more,
and the plaintiff commenced proseedings only nine days
before the Statute of Lineas would have barred the
claim. The plaintiff having proved these facts, Mr. Duncan
considered be was entitled to a verdict.
The learned Secondary said the ewe was not strong
enough to go to the jury. The letter certainly promised
payment, but did not lay to what debt it referred—it might
have been to &Lothar debt. . . .

Mr. Duncan said there was no other debt in existence,
and that the two documents should be read together to prove

The learned Secondary laid if the agreement end letter
were to be read together, it certainly would strengthen the
plaintiff's ease, but he wu of opinion that they could not
be read together, as there was no evidence to connect them.
Mr. Duman then said he would adopt the dangerous
alternative of calling the defendant.
Henry Williams then swore that the signature to the
agreeinnist, he believed, was not in his handwriting, but
added that if it were, it was obtained front him by "collu-
sion." He ultimately said it ins W bemdwriting. All the
letters that had enclosed the pselkeSee orders were then
put into his hands, sad thee be admitted were his, others
his wife's. The impeeleat eM at JUDO 19,1848, be said was
not written by bin, ow by bin authority. If 10e. had been
seat it had bemoan by ....abed without his knowledge or
consent. He lad SSW ink with the plaintiff since 1838,
and never owed bile my Midis the claim in question.
Mr. Dane= esseldered be sew given evidence suffi-
cient to entitle him to have the two documents read toge-
ther.

The learned Secondary said, in his opinion the debt was
not proved, but there was evidence to go to the jury in the
handwriting of the letter of June 19,1848, because If that
were written by the defendant or his authority, it would
take the matter nut of the statute of limitations.
The &Madan* solicitor contended that the letters did
not take the debt eat of the statute of limitations.
. .

The fawned Secondary left tbs evidence is the hands of
the jury, and they gave their verdict that the letter of
June 19, 1848, wee written by the defendant himself.
A verdict was them taken for the plaintiff for 61. 17. ,
leave being reserved to the defendant to move in the supe-
rior courts to set it aside; and a verdict for the de-
fendant, on the pound that the letter in question did not
take the debt oat of the statute of limitations.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.