The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-31 00:00:00

THE EURESSS THURSDAY EVENI;NG, MARCH 31, 1844.

IREL.t.ND.

(now ous owl consorovoirt.)
DUBLIN, Maws 29.

The Freeman's Journal of this morning announce*
the gratifying intelligence that there is every pro
apect of a breach being made at the next election in
that compact little phalanx of toryisin familiarly
known as " the Dublin six," and comprising the
members for the county, city, and university. The
Hon. Charles Wilite, son of Lord Annaly, has been
received, it is said, in such a manner by the elec-
tors of the county of Dublin as to make it almoet
certain that he will be returned the tirat oppor-
tunity.

It is also confidently expected that some effort
will be made by the liberal party to contest the
university against Mr. Anthony Lefroy, whose
claims to represent such a constituency are gene-
rally acknowledged to be hereditary rather than
personal.

Two county chairmanships of the first-class (those
of Kerry and Limerick) have just become vacant,
by the death of Christopher Coppinger, Q.C., and
the resignation of Mr. Robert Tighe. The Mail
announces that the vacancies have been filled up by
the appointment of Charles Hemphill, Q.C., and
Charles Kelly, Q.C. The latter is • Roman ca-
tholic gentleman of high character, 'both personally
and professionally. Mr. ilemphill's qualifications
are alike unquestionable, and he has the addi-
tional " claim " of having twice contested the bo-
rough of Cashel, unsuccessfully, though on " cor-
rect " principles. As the judgeships of the Superior
Courts here are most commonly the rewards of
political services is parliament, so are the chair-
manships suitably administered as a solace to dis-
appointod candidates, and as an acknowledgment of
good intentions frustrated by the perversity of
electors.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, MARCH 30.

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REVIEW BY THE DUKE or CAIIBRIDOL.—The
mood spring inspection of the Royal Artillery, infantry,
and other troops composing this garrison, took place this
morning in the presence of His Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge Field-Marshal Connoanding-in-Chisf, and
other distinguished officers. Owing to the unfavourable
state of the weather, the order for the assembling of the
troops on Chatham line, at 9 o'clock this morning was
countermanded, and a subsequent order directed them to be
on the ground at 10.45, by which time the rain had ceased,
leaving the ground, however exceediorly damp, and alto-
gether unfavourable for military mao.arres. Lech of the
troops before quitting the barracks was furnished with 15
rounds of blank cartridge, and there were also 20
rounds furnished for sarviog each of the Armatrosg
guns of the Royal Artillery. His Royal High-
ness. attended by Major-General Forster, K. 11., Colonel
Sir A. H. Hordord, KCAL, Deputy Adjutant-General,
and a numerous staff, arrived on the lines shortly after
11 e'clo:k, where the whole of the troops were drawn op in
quarter distance column awaiting his arrival. The forma
on the ground consisted of one battery of mounted Field
Artillery, with six 12-pounder Armstrong guns, the corps of
Royal begineers formed into seven companies, the three
battalion of infantry of the line consisting of the depot
companies of the 4th King's Own, ;;;.41, 43rd (light in-
hairy 77th, 9ith, liflat (Royal Bengal Fusilient, 12th,
20th, 31st, 52nd (light ialtatry), Med, 19th, 51st (light in-
fautry), Blst, 91st (Illisadere), and 102nd Regi-
ment, together with the division of Royal Marines Light
Infantry, formed into two battalions, the whole under the
oommaorl of Major-General Eyre, sod forming a force of
about 44'04 officers and men. A variety of manoeuvres
having barn carried out, a general salute brought the pro-
ceedings to a close. Hies royal highness. in as addrom to
the several commisoding officers, expressed himself well
satisfied with his inspection. Tim duke afterwards in-
splinted the military gymnasium recently opened, and at
o'clock left the garrison for Canterbury, the guns from the
battery firing a royal salute.

PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 30.

The Irresistible 68, screw, is appointed to
supersede the Dauntless, 31, screw frigate, an guardahip in
Southampton Water..

The Hotspur, hired sailing transport, arrived at Spitheed
this morning from the East lndies, bringing military inva-
lid. and time-expired men from Calcutta end 3ladru. The
Nile, lodiiiman, is also daily expected to arrive at Spithead.
The Bulldog. 6, steam sloop, Captain Charles Wake, has
received orders to join the squadron on the North American
and Wev,t India station. She was inspected yesterday by
the Cow mander•in•Chisf, Vice-Adminil Sir Michael Sey-
mour, C.C.B.

WOOLWICH, IlAace3o.

THE EhIBEZZLEMENT OF GOVERNMENT MONEY is
THE. /VAAL iIITILLIULT.—no military court of inquiry
composed of °dicers of Royal Artillery, instituted•ebout a
week sioce to isvestigatm charges of embezzlement, forgery,
and perjasy, preferred against Sergeant James Ssuaders,
for some yean employed is the recruiting service, who has
deserted; and also spinet Sergeant-Major June Rummell
for complicity with Saunders, terminated this day. A
large number of +Finalise have been examined, the pro-
ceedings being entirely of a private nature. A report cf
tLe prirce,litrit of the court will be forwarded to the autho-
rities of the Horse Guards, who will decide as to what
further .teps are to be taken in the matter. Pending the
isply from the Moise Guards Sergeant-Major Russell re.
mains under arrest. and also Sergeant 11:11, who is charged
with allowing Saunders to neaps Iron, hi, custody.
Tie several workshops and factories of the carriage
partaient at. the Royal Atonal will be closed during the
reuounder of the present week for the annual stock-taking.

THE LATE VOLUNTEER REVlKW.—lntelligence
retched t.uildford yesterday that the Rev. Cuthbert Earle,
who wounded at the review on Monday, died yeeter.
day morning at his house at Albany. The rev. gentleman
(who 11•1% about 60 years of age, and was one of the mibisters
of the '..tbolic Apostolic Church, erected by the late Mr.
Drunsmoad) was shot by the accidental discharge of a rain.
rod from a rids, one end of which penetrated the abdo-
men. Immediately on the accident oecutrium Mr. Earle
was cooreyed to the hoepital.tent on the ground, where his
wounds wereattended to by Mr. E Ross and Mr. T. Batley,
the surgeons of the day. He was subsequently removed by his
owa desire to his runtime at Albert, about wavers miles
from Guildford, where he was attended by Mr. Ede,
surgeon ; but in spite of every attention he gradually
sane and expired early yesterday morning. The magis-
trates both for this division of the crusty and the borough
have been engaged for some time in hearing charges arising
out of the review. They are of the ordinary class, inducing&
cams of ~rd aharpingand pocket pickiest. l'ponose man who
was apprehended on the charge of stealing a watch, six
ether watches sere found, the appearance of the swivels
clearly iuditeting that they had been wrenched from pards
by an experienced hand.

THE WHITWORTH MOUNTAIN GUN.--The King
of the Ilel,;iaom having aforesaid his wish to see thin re.
siarlyside mu-powder gee, which can be packed up and
carried, with carriage and everything complete, upon the
back of • rutile, it was meet down to Windsor Coals on
Tuts lay last, and Mr. Christy, of the Maochester Ordnance
Company, stteoded to explain the nature of the gun and the
Whitworth system of artillery. The tinge of this little
piece is u great as that of some of the large guns, it being
enable of sending • shot from two to three miles. The
King spent some time inexamining the gun, and also the new
large bore ride which gave such astonishing results at the
Woolwich trial recently, and expressed his satisfaction in
terms highly complimentary to Yr. Whitworth.

_ -
ST. A LBAN'it, 1:10LBOIM. —A priest describes. in the
Grardian • "rerT edify's' aed helpful service" which wee
held at St. Allan s, Holbore, as Good Friday. It is said
to be the revival of se adeptatioo of the &Driest Offieo is
commeinoratioo of the Three Hours on the Cram The
service began at 2 p.m. with the Litany. Mr. Hschouochie,
bout the pulpit, then explaieed the outline of the office,
and, with the help of the choir, conducted it.
First some general remarks were made on the
whole ...abject ; then the first Word from the Cross
was chanted by the choir. This word warn takes
as a teat for • abort address or meditatioo. Theo,
by invitation, the congregation knelt for a short space, is
meditation on the points put forth be the prea.cber,
as he the organ played " soft music.. eurtly, •
hymn on the Parton, to • popular tune. was sung, and
this completed the first portion of the office. The IMO
order vies followed throughout, and a few words of exhor-
tation concluded the service. It is stated that there was
somewhat of a similar service at St. Matthias% Stoke New.

REFORM ASSOCIATION.—The annual
meetiag of the members of this associatioo w■s held at
Liverpool yesterday ; Mr. Chas. Retortion in the chair. A
leogtby report and staterusat of accounts were read. The
former dotaikid the proceedings of the association during
the pest 'ear, the main facts being an increase in the num-
bers of the assuoistioo, and, of course, in the subscriptions.
The latter, however. were stated to be " lamentably, nay,
ludicrously small." The treseurer's report *bowel a balance
in head of 1391. 9s. :Id Mr. Robertson Gladstone. Mr.
Jeffery, Lord Tenths's, Mr. Steele, sod other geettemea,
evoke to at variety of resolutions, advocating a ooatinuous
and further advance in the application of the principles of
direct mastics and the adoption of the report, and all the
reso/ntioss were tweed to *ea,. con. A public meeting was
held is George's Hall last bight.
MORE THAN IV Zit AND INTIK& THAN EVER.—This
applies to the largest and beet stock of spring and summer
patterns snersubautteti fur public approval Tree world-famed
troLarr. et Alfred Webb Wet' the originator's only seta•
.s, Brett-street, liaaoteragnare. liatablishad IMt
—leitvertasensah

SPORTING INTELLIGBNCE.

NORTHAMPTON MEETING—WEDNISDAY.
The man unfavolusble weather with which the meeting
wee opened antlausd during the greater part of the second
day's rag, end own or twice there Ina a gleam of sun-
shine, which, however, was not Raciest to counteract the
effects of the cold piercing wind which blew all day long.
The attendance was again The noun was dreadfully
heavy and " holding,' thugs fields of hones having
worked the soft turf into a perfect paste of dirt. The selling
nee not having filled, seven events were on the
card for decision, the sport commencing at 1
o'clock, and finable& at half-past 5, thrsequarters
of an hoar after the appointed time, caused by the
delay in the start for the Spencer Plate, the fourth in the
order of running. The betting on this, the event of the
day, underwent some important &wee Soapstone declined
from the commencement of the racing until the start, when
My Mary had the call. Before the alert J. Grimeliew was
claimed for Wild Thyme, but Jennings having proved his
priority of claim upon the services of the clever light
weight, he was retained for &minium The winner unex-
pectedly turned up in Reindeer, whose previous running
moderate • year had been so Aerate that even his
owner dared not trust him without coupling him with his
other representative, Aurora. The old horse, however,
served by the light weight in the heavy ground, eclipsed all
his previous performances, and woo, lifter a close finish, by
• head. Sixteen, the majority of whom were above
mediocrity, ran for the Althorp Park Stakes, but the style
in which Tennyson sad Puritan quitted their hones proved
their superiority over the lot. II The lens looked any odds
on Tennyson to the hell Debiting's, where Curtance
resolutely sat down in the saddle, and won at
the finish rather cleverly. The Northamptonshire' Cup
Stakes gave the fielders a turn, Dinkeld not being
backed except in one or two instances, when the long shots
tempted a few who fancy ontaiden. The St, Lir Handicap,
which brought oat another field of sixteen, resulted in the
defeat of the leading favourites by the veteran Geueral
Hess. Great complaints were made against the London
and North Western Railway Company, whose train, par-
ticularly the "epecials,"ioa both days, were cosniderably
behind time. There was • great outcry about the disgrace-
ful manner in which the course wee kept at Northampton,
owing to the incapacity of the police, who seemed wofully
wanting in their sense of duty, and the absence of direction
on the part. of the management, The following are details
of the mums :

A BniarninCEll of 20 sows. sorb, h ft, for 2-yr.olds ;
aoipp, 8d 716 ; tribes, fiat 3lb ; certain allowances. (10 cube.)
Althorp Park Brakes Course (about half a mile).
Coma F. de Lagrange's Brioche, by Monanpao—Voy-
wank Sat Adwards) 1
Martinis ot Hastings' lady itaddia. Ma Mb . lPordhany
Mr. B. Sortie's lnraba. WAG Privateer. bat rib boated)
The following also ran .•—lierry harp and Spardah boy.
Bat ag : bto 1 au Brioche, 5 to 1 apt sod 100
to e lady a' Brawl" wid• play, closely fol-
lowed by Spanish Boy and Lady Egidie to the half distasoe,
where the Marquis's Ally got up I. consequence of Brioch•
stumbling. and a Ueukees race sassed between the pair,
Brioche finally winning by • short bead. A bad third.
Tee RACING Bracts of 20 sows. each, It ft, with 50
added, for 3-yr olds ; colts, 8d 10Ib ; Allies, Set 61b. ;
peaalties sod allowances. (10 auto.) One mile.
Mr. E. braylera Outlaw by Faszoletto—Marloo, Ba, 10th
(A Cowley) 1
Mr. Handley'a The dos Boy. gat Illa "Manor. 2
Mr. Nu;ht'a Dtapute, dot Mb ;Juddi a
Ina also ran.
_ . _

Betting : 7 to 4 each sgst Iseaaed Outlaw, .od 4 to 1
apt The Sea Boy. Outlaw, Don, and Dispute need side
by ode for 200 or 300 yards. Thee Dispute took • slight
lead,'which be held to within ball • mile of the finish. Out-
law then took up the rmnug, darn( Sea Boy at his aide.
The latter challeoged at the dstance, whence an interesting
nos ensued, but Sea Boy sever got up, and was beaten by
• Deck. A bed third.

PLATE of 50 son., added to • sweepstakes
of 5 soya wick. 2 ft. The wiener to le sold for 501. Wu:-
oars extra. Spencer Plate Coons, about half a lode.
Mr. Crooks Airedale, by Mountain Deer—Chaperon, 4 yes,
est lib kli• USW
Mr. G. Angell s Tailor, 3 yrs, l'at 9lb Jae,
2
The following else ran :-1 sutler, Rams, Rosa Mugu.
and Tom Ailaworth.

Betting 100 to 30 agst Vaulter, 4to 1 each art Tailor
and Airedale, and sto 1 apt Naxos. Tailor and A iredale
ran in close company throughout, and the pair struggling
head and head from the distance, Airedale woo by a short
bead ; Rowe lee a bad third ; Toro Ashworth, who swerved
all over the course, mad Naxos narabing close together asst.
Tha manor was bought ia tar 90 guineas.
Emu. Senticia's PLAIT (Handicap) of 100 son. added
to a sweepstake. at 15 son. each, 5 ft if deolartid, Etc. ;
wieners extra. New Bracer Plate Course (about half a
mile). (62 subs, 26 of whom pay 5 son. forfeit).
Mr. F. Fisher's Reindeer, by- Mountain aar—Snitana,
6 yrs, ;et lolb I
Duke of Beaufort's ennuis', S yrs, Pat 111 b.. IS. !fords') 2
Mr. Redheads My Mary, 6 fn. .at 1610 .... J. Snowdon, 3
The following also ran :—Lady Cinders, Akin-mist, Suburban,
Queen of Spain, Soap/tons, Attraction, Loy Fanny, Canna,
soumaa' Nebula, Dirt Cheap, Andaciense, Orphene, Vaults-
veld', Junius, Weatherglass, Lady di Vergy, Aurora, and
Templar. _ _

Hotting : 9 to 4 apt My Mary, 6 to 1 each apt Soapiness,
sad &nines, 10 to 1 apt Templar, 100 to 7 apt Suburban,
15 to 1 each east Lady Chides sod Akhymist, 100 to 6 each
apt Weatherglass and Nebula, 30 to 1 apt Crytheia, and
100 to 3 each apt Reindeer. Attraction, Vaodervekle, and
Junius. After a delay of newly three-quarters of au hour,
caused principally by Nebula refusing to join her hones and
the frequent breaking away of Aurora (who three times
nearly ran to the distance), Lady (Addeo, Weatherglass,
Dirt Cheap and Denha', an ezosilent start VIA effected,
Suburban, whose jockey was seized by Alchymist and pulled
off by " the Count's" hone, being amongst the runners, not-
withataading that the boy had a piece of flesh as well
as a portico of his trousers lavagely torn from his
thigh by Mr. Payslip's hones Attraction and My
Mary were the Ent two off, followed by Cry-
thole, Reindeer, Lady Fanny, Soapstone, Audacious*
mod Templar, and the Marquis of Meetings' filly
made play to the distance, when she and My Mary were
joined on the outside by Reindeer and Crytheia, and the
pair singling themselves from the rest opposite the Stand,
ran bome an exciting race, which ended is favour of Rein-
deer by • bead. A length and • half divided the wood
and third, Attraction being only beaten a head for that
situation. Soapstone and Templar, close together, were
fifth arid sixth • the next lot being Soundae, Alchymiet,
sad Lady Clifiles._ _ _ _

THE ALTHUItr PARK erAICIS 01 10 sow. each, with 50
added. for2-yr-olda ; colts. Bat 101 b; fillies, Bat 61b.; winners
extra. r. Y.C. (shoat hall a mile). (36 subs.)
count Batch) ao)'s Puritan. by Warlock. ast

(Cos/dines) 1
Lord Coventry's Tennyson, ad 101 b IJ. Adams 2
Mr. Payne s Lemonade, Sat Wb.
The following also ran:—Attache. Saloon Marie, tits Moral
Ingham, Cantata. Shrapnel. grown Bread, Amber. Cedric.
symnatl.), tionLy Lam„ Tang, and Catenun
Betting : 4to 1 agst Puritan, sto 1 sack apt Tennyson
and Shrapnel!, Sto 1 apt Amber, and 10 to 1 apt Brown
Breed. Attache, Tennyson, Amber, and Puritan on theist%
next the rails, and Shrapnel! on the right, formed the lead-
ing Jiviaion to the distance, where Tennyson took up the
running, but wee caught half-way up by Puritan, who wog
a good race by three-quarters of a length ; three lengths
between second and third; and a bead between third and
fourth ; Attaele was fifth, Amber sixth, and Cantata
seventh ; the lest lot comprising Saloon, Canning, and
Sympathy.

-114 N'OIITRAMPTO:reRTRZ RP SIMMS, by oubocriptios
of 10 sows. sub, for Syr-olds and npwarda. Two Mita.
(14 sobs )
Mr. Inightity nd Dunkela, 4 plMt ilbL.ru
bo4ncer Larreoce, I yrs, 914 Ilb.. D. 114.14 e-,
Calomel Cut night 1.1 Tura of 14143. 5 Yrs. 31f lib
Forabsw, 3

Le Ilarathal and Victoria Cross shoran.
Betting 7to 4 apt St. Lawrence, 2 to 1 apt Tura-a-
back, f. to 1 apt Victoria Cross, and 3U to 1 apt Dunkeld.
St. Lawrence made play until within a quarter of a mile
from home, when ha was headed by Dunkeld. who won by
a length. A head lattwaas second sad third, sod bad
fourth.

THE Sr. L:z HANDICAP of 100 errs , added to • sweep-
stakes of IS soya. each. 10 ft; winner' extra. (59 subs., 21
of whom paid S eon,. ft.) One mile aid • quarter.
Lord I:bridge's General Bess, aged, Tat 10Ib.. cf. Yreneh) 1
Sir J. lisia le)'s Argonaut, IS yrs, ant 71b
Lon' ilateinan's Despair. I yea, yet 1etb....14. Orirashawl
The folio* nig alp, ran Gamma Prince Plausibic,
Doianybrnrk, Netoula, Tuucis•daLlio, Comet, Yeatraluch,, &acre,
Sheridan. Airs, Redcap, Pretty Girl filly.
Hotting : 4to 1 agst Breeze, sto 1 apt Sheridan, 6to 1
apt Prime Plausible, $ to 1 apt Oatmeal Bess, 10 to 1
each apt Despair and Umpire, 100 to 8 apt Argonaut, sod
20 to 1 agat ally other. Breen jumped off in front, bat in
the first hundred yards we. passed by
_General Her, who
went on with the running, closely followed by Nebula,
Gamma. Umpire. and Breeze ; Sheridan, Siva, aid Argo-
taut beadier, the ruck, while the Pretty Girl filly, Denby-
brook, Redcap, and Comet brought up the rear. They no
thus up the hill, where Nebula joined General Hem, and
the two raced round the lower turn almost into the straight,
where Nebula dropped away beaten, and immediately after-
ward. Umpire, Gerona, and Argonaut became" the Gene-
ra." followers, Prieto Plausible and Despair following
seat. Gamma and Prince Plausible shut up a quarter of •
mile from home, where Umpire beaded General
Head, wbon. French. however, carefully " nursed" to the
commencement of the enclosure, where he came with a final
nub, and won by three-quarters of • !earth ; Argonaut de-
feating Despair by a length for second place. Umpire,
having compounded in the last fifty yards, was a bad fourth;
Gamma fifth, Prince Plausible sixth, Audacious' seventh,
and Redcap eighth. The last four were Nebula, Donny-
brook, Comet, and the Pretty Girl filly,

LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE.
CITY AND PUM:IIIRAN HANDICAP.

--Tow to;;-.-4;a;rd
tt ,0 1 agot itgos IBur!sigh
lOD to 6 G
tt soda I 1000 to 30 /ragtag Flitt,
beer.a
to 1 opt kottlali CliMf I 36 to I apt Bfreh Broom
(off) orsated
100 to 7 longer (t)

The spring cattle show of the Royal Dublin
Society opened oh Tuesday. The exhibitiou was held is the
hdricultural•hall attached to the society's house, liUdare.
street. The *striae of all descriptions at live stock wee*
equal if not superior is number to those of previous yawl,
sad the quality of the stock exhibited was considered by
the jokes to be decidedly berried that of former exhits-
bans. There was a large &Inlay of gametal noisulactsrer,
sod sepesially of sgricsltural implanted&

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME OIRCIIIT.—KINGsrox, Daum 30.
CIVIL 6IDL

Lord Chief Justice Erie was sapid in trying mains=
jury causes, ate of which " Maugham v. Sharp and
another," which involved the validity a/ • bill of male of
terming stock upon a fetus at Rotherham, in Sumex, and
also the question whether the property bad been fairly die-
posed of by auction alter seizure, occupied the greater por-
tion of the day. The details were of no interest except to
the parties. The special juries will be taken to-day (Thurs-
day) in their artier.
CROWN Coos.—(Before the Lord Chief Baron.)
HosizDungey, 37, was indicted for a felonious assault
xpoe Weeks.
Mr. A. i Wood prosecuted. The prisoner was defended
by lir. 'tibia'.
The picesontrix in this ow is a married woman, the wife
of a gentleman's coachman, raiding at Park-road, Brixton.
The poisoner was a married man, and he was on intimate
terms with the propecutrix and her husband, and was is
the habit of visiting them, and it appeared that be had
upon aw oeaseies previous to the tranlaction complained
kamed these procute*, and she complained to her hus-
band, bat the prisoner seemed to have apologised for what
he had does, and the parties continued on frieedly terms.
On the day named in the indictment the husband of the
' premolar* was engaged at his master's house, and she was
aloe*, and it appeared that the primmer went to the home,
and that he, according to her evidence, fins pat his arm
round her neck and kissed her, and then proceeded to com-
mit the act with which he was charged, in spite of her aim
and resistance. The prisoner then asked her to forgive
him, but she said she should not do so, and as he
was leaving she told him to go home,
_and that he was a
very bad man. The most siagalst pert of the cam appeared
to be that on the same night the dream was alleged to have
been committed the prisoner went to the house of the pro-
' secutrix, accompanied by his wife, as though nothing bad
bhapiensd. but, in consequence of the complaint that was
by the pressen** he was shortly afterwards taken
into custody and committed upon the present charge. The
prosecutrix wave her evidence in a very clear and becoming
manner, and the oniy damning fact that was elicited in
crosernamination wee, that her first child was born three
ninths alter her marriage.
The jury, after a good deal of delibsestios, found the
prisoner &like, of 'hennaing the prceecutrix with intent to
commit the felonious act of which be was excused. They
added that they did not believe that the prosecute* was a
consenting party to what had taken place, but they doubted
whether the offence charged bad been completed.
The Chief Baron said that they could not find the primer
' guilty of an assault with intent to commit the particular
felony charged, bat they might, if they pleased, find him
guilty of an attempt only, and if they were not satisfied of
this they must acquit him altogether.
The jury then returned a verdict of Not Guilty, but the
prisoner. was ordered to enter into sureties to appear at the
sett moues to answer a charge of weskit, if an tadictment
fur that offence should be preferred against him.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—NORWICH, MARCH 30.
(Brian the Load Mist Jostles and a Special Jury.)

DIXIVIS AND AIOTIIII r. TILL GALT L&WITAN BALLWAT
COXPANT.

Mr. Keane, Q.C., and Mr. Markby were for the plaintiffs;
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Balm. for the deendaate.
The plaintiffs were the executor of a Mr. Dennis, and
they claimed compensation from the defendants under Lord
CAM bell's Act, for the losses sustained by the mother of
the deceased from Ilia death. ()a the :3rd of August last an
excursim train, while returning from Hunstanton to Lynn,
ran over a now which had strayed on the line ; the train
was thrown off the mils, and amoopt several
who were killed was the deceased Dennis. The lir=
paid 1001. into court, and the question to be decided was,
whether this sum was sufficient. According to the plantiffs'
case Undimmed, who at the time of his death was 53 years
old, was • merchant, ship-owner, and commienon agent,
at King's Lynn, living in a large and comfortable house at
the rate of 3001. or 400/. a year. His mother, who was 78
years of age, lived with him, and, as be was a bachelor,
kept house for him ; his household further comprised •
niece and a female servant. He was possessed of some
house property, and by his shipping business made about
250/. a year.
Mr. O'Malley, on the other hand, contended that the
mother was living solely on the bounty of the eon, who
might at any time have married, and that as the deceased had
left her a life interest in his property including upwards of
1001. a year from real estate, she bad 'actually gained by his
death a comfortable independence in the place of • pie-
carious subsistence on charity. The income the deceased
was said to have derived from his ships was fictitious, for
it was obtained by taking an average of the earnings of each
ship over periods of time to calculated as to exclude heavy
lanes, and without making allowance for insurance. On,
ship, the Kohn of which were included in the present
claim, was actually lost before the death of the deceased,
and in the case of another ship the average of profits was
taken over the singular period of 4 years, while if it had
been five years • very large loss would have been included. '
The railway company bad settled claims arising out of this
action with liberality, this being the only case which had
come into court.

The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up, pointed out that
the ships when damociated from the business of the deceased
would be of much less value, and what they would sell for
after Donnie' death would not be • fair measure of their
value in hia life.

'The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff►—damajes NO/.
beyond the gum paid into court.
FULL= r. SCTTON AND OTH.ZIB. -TILE MCNDIVILD POACH•

MU CASE.

The plaintiff resides in the pariah of St. Peter's, Thetford,
and is described as • higgler. The &feeds's* the Rev.
Augustin' Sutton, the Rev. James Mimi Park, and the
Hon. Francis Baring, are magistrates of the conaty of Nor.
folk. The circumstances out of which this action (which has
created considerable interest in the county) arose ere as
follows:

On the 14th of November, 1862, James Newland, an
inspector of police, obtained • summons against the Rlaintiffi
under the Act for the Prevention of Poaching (3ti Viet,
e. 114, a. 2). In pursuance of this summons the plaintiff
appeared before the defendants sitting at petty sessions at
Xundford in this county. The evidence of the police-
constable was to the effect that on the 11th of November
he saw the plaintiff riding in • cart, he stopped him and
asked if be had any game in his p01002■1011; be said belied two
or three rabbits. Re searched the cart and found io • sack
three rabbits which the plaintiff said • man pee him, and
in another part of the cart, a hare, • rabbit, and • part-
ridge. The plaintiff, when asked how be came by these,
said nothing. In noes-ezamination the policeman stated
that his reason f-r searching was that the plaintiff was a
convicted felon and the wont character in Ttietfoid, that
the rabbits were hulked, and that no net. or engines were
in the cart. A polies-constable named Andrews, who was
present when the cart was searched, gave similar
evidence. David Palmer, • gamekeeper, deposed that
he had seen the plaintiff on different byroads
on the 11th of November, but had not seen him on land off
the road. On this evidence the defendants held that the
offence was proved, and the plaintiff was sentenced to pay a
tioe of 51., and U. ss. 6d. costa, or to be imprisoned for two
months. Mr. Walpole, the solicitor who appeared for the
plaintiff before the magistrates, thereupon applied for •
case fur the opinion of the Court of Queues Beach. This
the defendants refused to giant, thinking that the proper
course was for the plaintiff to appeal. The plaintiff then
applied to the late Mr. Justice ightman, who granted a
summons calling on the magistrates to show cause why
they should not state a case, and Mr. Justice Mellor after-
wards ordered them to do so. The magistrates then stated
• case, which was remitted back to them to ascertain if they
wished to obtain the opinion of the court u to the suffi-
ciency of the evidence, or merely upon the legal question
whether. to support such a convictiion, it was nunnery to
prove that the party had actually been on the laud from
which it was supposed the game bad been obtained.
The defendants then stated that the question they wished
to submit was, whether to justify the conviction of tl e
appellant it was necessary to prove the actual trespassing
of the appellant on land of Mr. Birch in search of game,
and also to prove that the game firiad in and upon his, the
appellant's, cart was the game unlawfully obtained by such.
trespass, and that they did not intend to submit to thecourt
the question whether, upon the evidence, they ought to
have convicted the appellant. The Court of Queen's
Bench, upon this, refused to grant • rule for setting aside
their coo- viction, the Lord Chief Justice observing
that what had been dons might have bees oppressive on
tiediart of the magistrates, and might make tbem
civilly or criminally, as the cue might be.'Thh
e plaintiff was then summoned again before the magis-
trates to show cause why the hoe was not paid. The plain-
tiff appeared before the defendants, and the summons
was adjourned to enable the defendants to take
the opinion of their attorneys as to whether they '
could remit the hoe. The attorneys advised that as
the conviction was affirmed the hoe had better be en-
forced. The plaintiff was then summoned to appear before
the magistrates, and as he did not pay, be was committed
to priaoo for two months. Alter being released from prison
he commuted this action.

Mr. O'Malley. Q. and Mr. Phew appeared for the
K plaintiff ; Mr. eane, Q.C., Mr. Bulwor, “ad Mr. Markby
for the defendants.

(Tito -c;;;;" oar. proceeding whoa our parcel ersa di-
spatched.)

ClowN CocriT.—(Before Mr. Jastice Crompton.)
. _ _

rtt
Robert Colberk, Ateeander, Ric ha teeP.
aed John Rooke were charged with felosiosialy assaulting
and putting in bodily fear sad danger of his life Heury
Newman, and stealing from his person 3m. 3d. sad a pocket-
book.

prionoers, who are privates in the 18th Hussars.
pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Sims Reeve appeared for the prose-
cution ; the prisoners were undefended.
The evidence as to the idectity of the Khmers failed,
and the prosecution was abandoned in this case.
The prisoners were then charged with assaulting and
wounding John Wellby, George Walpole, and H. Newman,
and with riot.

The Isms comma appeared for the nos.
It appeared from the evidence, "Cecina very volumi-
nous, that Mr. Newman. on cf the persons assaulted, was
walking house late on the eight us questioo. and when in
the Newmarket road, seer the barracks, witeout a word of
warning, he wee koaoked dews end very seriously injured,

so seriously se to require the malstanee of • nurse. la
Wince to this moult upon Mr. Newman, this. other pr-
oms, two of whose games are speeded above, were also
attacked and more or lees hurt. To bring the saes home to
the poisoners the widgeon Wadi was eireumalential, tread
them fro, pleas to place in the town, mom especially to
two where all were seen together. Other
facie were proved, such as their clothes being dirty and
covered with mud, and the lees of a whip which was bor-
rowed by on of them from another private, and the state-
meat of one of the prisoners that he had lost it in beating
a man.

- The miss, which had lasted all day, was not finished when
our wail left. His lordship was summing up.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —LivzspooL, MARca 30.

Cuomo 00UST.—(Baton Mr. Justice Wilke.)
WITVILMIOON V. COO= AND OTRUL.
. _

The plaintiff was a woman In humble life whow maiden
name was liargarstStevensixi, and the defendants were the
executors of the Lie Mr. Walter M'Gregor, of the Vaux-
hall foundry, Liverpool. In 1839, the plaintiff was mar-
ried to Jame' Forrester, a man of colour, a relative of one
of the proprietors of the foundry, and who was employed
there. One of the partners in the foandry, Mr. Forrester,
took a great Wallet in the plaintiff and her husband,
as did also Mr. M'Gregor. The plaintiff and her
husband lived for several years in Liverpool and in London
on terms of tie utmost oonfidence, but when they were in
London in 1847, a woman who it appeared had ben pre-
viously married to Forrester came upon the some, and air.
tied him off. He did not remain away very long, however,
but returned to the plaintiff and lived with her until 1865.
In this year Forrester again deserted the plaintiff, but had
sufficient good feeling about him to leave her 3001. for the
support of his children. A ?airtime of this money was de
pouted in Mews. Boned • bank (Liverpool), and as
there was some difficulty about !Awing it the plaintiff
consulted Mr. Walter MSOregor, who obtained the money
and Nand it for the plaintiff's benefit, paying her Interest,
and admixing portions of the principal at intermix This
state of things went on for some time, bat in September,
1862, Mr. li'Grego stated that he should no loner pay
interest on the remaining amount (200/.) bold by him, and
that he would hand this sum over to the plain upon her
signing • document to hold him free from any farther claim.
Before any agreement was drawn up, however, Mr.
M'Oragor died, and when the plaintiff applied to his exe-
cutors (the defendants) for the money they declined to re-
cognise her claim. This antic.° was therefore brought to
enforce it. The defendants pleaded that Mr. M'Gregor's
estate was not liable, but that the money should
personal over from the firm.
Mr. Brett, Q.C., and Mr. Aston, were for the plaintiff ;
and Mr. Holton for the defendants.

The awe was but partially heard. when the defame was
withdrawn, end s verdict for the plaintiff weed to.

NlBl Paws COtrrt.
31131,111 AND OTRZAII V. HULL.—CHURCH lATLi.

This wee an action to recover a church rate, and the de-
fendant pleaded the general issue. The action. although
brought nominally by the plalatiffs, John Bremner John
Alexander Bremner, and the parialtionere of Pre4wich,
near Manchester, for the purpose of recovering from the de-
fendant, Edward Hull, the amount of a church rate, was
brought in reality for the purpose of trying and gasbag •
i question as to the validity of a custom n the pariah of Prest-
wich is the election and appointment of churchwardens.
The parish of Prestwich, which is of considerable extent,
was divided into a number of townships, originally
six, but now five. The custom existing for some
time had been for the parishioners of each of the
townships, except the township of Prestwich, to present a
hat of perilous to the rector of the parish for him to select
a churchwarden from. The exception in the township of
Prestwich was, that there the outgoing churchwarden, the
pariabionere who had served the aboe during the pant year,
without any meeting of the parishioners at all, presented to
the rector one or more persons, at their own &meiotic)°, and
out of those WIDOW the rector appointed the church-
warden. The outgoing churchwarden could so present
himself, and it frequently did so happen. The custom bad
now to be proved by usor. The question of law raised was
that the custom was not • good one. It was far the learned
judge, reserving the point for the court above, to deter-
mine to rule whether the custom was • valid one in point
of law.

After the examination of several witnesses, including the
Rev. H. IL Birch, rector of Preetwioh, end formerly tutor
to the Prince of Wales, the jury returned a verdiettfor the
plaintiffs, with leave to defendant to move the court above
on the point of law raised.

THE POLICE COURTS.

ILLNWN:HOUSE

Wm. Carter was lwonibi before Mr. Alderman Allen
(who was tatting for the Lord Mayor), charged with being
ooncersed with another man in stealing a chest of tea from
• van is the Minoring, belonging to Messrs. Sio•e, wrists,
of Fast Smithfield.

It appeared that the van was being driven slowly along
the 3tinories by the carman, when a witness named Charles
3ltiodoze, and his brother, who were standing at the door
of their shop, saw a man not in custody go up to the tail of
the van and lift off a chest of tea, which he walked away
with. The prisoeer followed behind the men, and on reach•
ing the Circus the prisoner took the chest, and they both
exchanged hats. One of the witnesses went op to them
and stopped them, and asked thew what they were going
to do with the tea, when the prisoner dropped it and said,
" Does this tea belong to you!" cad the other man ran off.
The prisoner, however, was secured and taken to the station.
The chest of tea weighed nearly a hundredweight, and
was worth about 12/.

no primmer, who rid Bolling to the charge, woo com-
mitted for trial.

Philip Breim, 21, a German, who is well known at this
court as an " ofbce sneak," was charged with stealing two
silver saltapoons and a silver tea-spools from the house
172, Lesdeuhall-street, the property of lira. Case.
The prosocutrix, who resided on the premises of 172,
Leadenhalletreet, left her sitting-room yesterdaymorning
foe a short time, and on returning through the kitchen,
which is on the opposite side of the landing, she saw the
door d the sitting room, which on leavinj she hod pulled to
after her, standing wide open, aced on gong into the room
saw the prisoner apparently males away from the cup-
board. She salted him what be wasted there, and he said,
"These," holding out the two saltopooes and the tea-
spoon, which be held in his hand, and at the same time he
made a rush pest her, giving her a push, which threw her to
the other aide of the landing. She railed out, but the pri-
soner managed to get into the street, where he was, how-
ever, stopped by the constable. Cpoo going into the room
again Mrs. Case found the table cover bad been removed
from the table, and was, together with a timepiece arid a
razor sue, which she left on the mantelpiece, packed in a
black leather bag, also the property of the prosecutrix, all
reedy for removaL
The priaooer was committed for trial.
BOW-STREET.

Thomism Jones, a youth of about 18 or 19 years of age,
was charged with steeling four umbrellas and a gnat coat
from the hall of No. 45, Eutoe.square.
Several inhabitante of Gordon sod Russell squares and
neighbourhood, who had recently been robbed in a similar
mamma, attended to identity the prisoner.
On Tuesday night the prisoner celled at No. 45, Easton.
square, and handing a book to the housemaid who opened
the door, desired her to take it upstairs. She asked him
where he came from, and he said from Wakefield's. Sup.
posing that to be the name of a bookseller, she took the
book upstairs u directed, and gave it to her mistress, who
was in the drawing•room. Nut having ordered any such
book, she at once suspected that something was wrong, and
directed the servant to run down and stop the boy, adding,
"Be quick, or you will find the hall robbed already." The
servant went down al quickly u she mild, but before dce
could reach the passage the prisoner had run out into the
street, closing the door behind him. She ran after him into
Gordonequare, where he was stopped by a policeman. to
whom she gave him in custody. He had with him four
silk umbrellas and a coat which he bad taken from the hall.
Mr. Eugene Dumaraia, a law student, lodging at the
above addrees, identified the coat and coed the umbrellas
as his property. The coat cost him 5/. 5.., and the um-
brella If. Is.
The other three umbrellas were alsoidentified.

lons:rotor liubbard said these robberies had been very
numerous of late, and no doubt a large number of them
bad been committed by the priaooer. The book delivered
to the housemaid by the prisoner was ► hymn book, doubt-
lees stole. from some church.
Prisoner was remanded for further evidence.
MARLBOROUGH,STREET.

Sagan Leonard, a miserable-looking woman, was charged
wit► stealing a con of milk, valued altogether at 16e.
It appear that Mr. W. Griffin, dairyman, of 11, Little
Windmill-street, is in the habit of La•iog a coo of milk
every morning at ►he door of Mr. Boleti Birch, milkman,
2, South.row, and about • quarter to seven yesterday man-
ias the prisoner was sass to take up the min and walk off
with it. Information wu given to Mr. Birch. and he went
atter the prisoner and gave her into custody. The pri-
sonar refused to give up the can and milk, stating tbey were
her own property, and that she was going to serve her
customers.

In answer to Mr. Arnold, Mr. Criffiu and Mr. Birth said
that the an of milk wee left at the door of Mr. Birch every
morning between six and seven, the home bell being rung
to let Mr Birch know that it wee there. bat so one wve left
ge in char. of it, and it appeared that yesterday morning it
was left for three-quarters of an hour unprotected.
Aldridge, 205 C, said the prisoner was quite sober at the
time.

The primmer had nothing to say in answer to the charge.
Mr. Arnold committed her for trial, and said that the
woman who had given Mr. Birch information should hare
her expenses, but neither Mr. Birch nor Mr. Griffin—they
had acted very foolishly, and in a most isciautiona moaner.
Mr. Grillo sated the 'magistrate whether he could net
deal with {lnmost..

Mr. Arnold said he mold not. It was to Ore the prose-
cutor and his witness iticioarsoieom—for leaving their pro-
perty in soap sa exposed !maw, sad *clog temptation in
the way of pumas—that he soot the cam to the sessions.
The prisowar was this committed for trial.
SOUTH W ARK.
• - •

Marla Gough was charged with bwag oonosrand with
a female not in custody in asssulting John iiorris, and rob-
bing tub cl a silver smack ander tin following daring cis-
onwstasices

The prosecutor said that between 9 and 10 o'r.look oa the
previous night he was proceeding towards the kaphast and
Castle station of the Chatham sad Dover Rawly, sad
when a little way up the New Kent-road a female accosted '
him, asking him the way to the Bfisokfriare-road. He stood
still, directing her as wall as he Gould, when he 'felt kis
watch go from his pocket, and a he was about to same
hold of the female the prisoner as
tip to him and nearly
blocked him dose so that the female broke the math
from the chain sod ran off with it. Witness instantly
caught bold of the prisoner, but be broke away from him
end bolted. He, however, followed him doss several
streets, and a 1 last bad the pleasure of seeing him in the
custody of a constable, but hie watch was gone.
Timothy Sullivan. 150 K, said that he wee on duty in
Meadow-row, New Kent-read, about tan o'clock. when he
heard the cry of "Stop thief," and saw the primmer run-
ning. Believing that be Ind committed some robbery he
followed him up and dose several streets, sad at last
captured him in a beer-shop. The prosecutor than came
up. and gave him into custody for assaulting him and
being concerned in robbing him of kis watch. The prisoner
denied the latter part of the charge, sail added that be cer-
tainly did hit the prosecutor, because he struck him first,
and the reason of his mining away wee that he did sot went
to be locked tip.
The prisoner here said that was quite true. He knew
nothing at all of the female or the watch.
Mr. it'oolrych expressed his double on that subject, and
as the female wee well known he should remand him for
her apprehension, when he should certainly commit him for
triaL