The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-12 00:00:00

NAVAL.

PORTsMiXTH, JULY 11.—The squadron under Sir C.
Napier is ordered to nail on Saturday nest. The Dragon (at.) is in
dock, making good defect.; the Sh apshooter (sL, la to he docked
tomonuw. The Collin/wood came into harbour yesterday having
been inspected prcrioddy by Sir C. Ogle, who eapnmei himself
highly pleased at the fine order the ship was in. SD 0. fleymour
struck his tlvg on Sunday corning. The ship Is now preparing to pay
off, the day for which is not yet ordered. The Gle.,ner (et.) will he
paid off to-morrow. I laceenm Cvt. ship),[guard made an cope-
rimental trip yesterday, and had her coginca from Lm. to
b p.m.; she displayed a decided Improvement in her rate of steaming.
DEVONPORI, JULY 10.—Tweed, 18, Cont. Lord Francis
Burwell, and Pilot, 12, Com- E. M. Lyons, sailed this afternoon to join
the ...gin, at Portsmouth ; and Nautilus, 10, one craze. Cale-
donia; 124, and Sneer, 16, still await orders.
ADMIRALTY, JULY ii.—ArPOlNTMLNTS.—Lientenant
F. 11. Stirling, to Si. Vincent. Master: W. W. Dillon, to nulphiun.
burgeon it. Puttinger, to Maynard.

MILITARY.
IMPORTANT CHANGES OF UNIFORM.
The following changes in the dress of officers of infantry
have been ordered, and are to take effect on the fiat of
January rust. Ofliceri appisnted to eainnitialOna in the
Meantime. are to pro' iac tiatuaayts with uniforms under
these new regulations :
The eitlicer'e dnws-cult is to ti made without either lace or em-
broidery on the skirt, tither than the authorihed regimental skirt-
ornament. The xbuhed Nap on the Irene to not to exceed 55 inches
in length, and 21 inches in extreme breadth; the length of the loops
on the collar is to be limited to 5 limner ; and the width of the lace on
the cuffs and collar is to b tive-eighths of an loch, so that the whole
breadth of the In-p, whether of lace or embrcidery, shall not be
more than one inch and a quarter, us already prescribed in the dress
reguladoos.
The blue frock is to be entirely diecontinued in the infantry, and a
plain i•helbjseket, made with the facings of the regiment, but without
ism or other ornament—the wear of which has been already sane-
tioned in certain climates—is to be generally introduced as an un-
dress, to be worn buitoritd up, with the forage-cap, and without the
'lash, in quarters, on fatigue or orderly duties, at drill, and on parade,
whe,, .he non.cmnniimitined dicers and 'teen happen to he dressed in
tAe Arum. 'winner.
Field-oaken, are hi be distincroi.hed by a small embroidered crown
or star, or both ;according to tht tr rank), at each end of the collar of
the shell-jacket.
On the roseth, and generally ea all occasions when the men parade
in their drem.cluthing and clracle, which according to the regulations
and established practice of the service should be the case at least
lace a day, the otticers are to appear in their full regimental uniform,
and are to continue, us heictuture, to wtar their drenwuniform at

Wenn:—
In lieu of the Lltry froth and cloak hitherto worn in the infantry'
altars are to be provided with a grey cloak-cwt, of the came colour
as that of the men, to be worn over their unifoems or sheltjaakete
wet or cold weather; on night duty ; and generally when the men
are permitted to wear their great coats.
A black leather cling waist-belt, with a make clasp of the same
pattern Mr all regiments, may be worn with the shell-jacket, but the
white regulation shoulder-belt is invariably, to to worn with the (un-
dress uniform by all company ofEerra
Patterns of the above urticlee of deem and rthpointment have been
sealed and depaeite,l at the office of military hoards,for the inspection
of tradesmen, arid for the rygulation of foture
Thin regulation is intended to apply to the whole of the infantry of
the line, as well an to ride and eolonal cony*, without distinction,
and no deviation from it wiil be permitted on any pretence whatever.

SPORTING.
LIVERPOOL RACER.
LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVERINO, FIVi o'CLOcE.—The
great superiority of two or three of the horses engorged in the 200 ev.
btakes. Merae,y, and Leger, and the untoward result of the hen. I
dicap for the Cup, render it certain that the fields in most cares will
be very email. There is no doubt, however, that the interest which
inveriabb attaches to the appearance of great public favourites, such
as The Flying Dutchman F.lthiron, Garrick (all in the Derby), and
Flaw:etcher, will, trreapeCtive of the Cup, have the effect of attract-
ing a good muster of emoting men, or that the estreme finances of
the weather, and the number of events to oome off each day, will
ensure a full attendance of general company. Ey the death of Mr.
Etty the maaagement of the races hale devolved on
nonce hie eon, whose
arrangements, se far all they have Co= under our ah9w •
determination to ° command success." We subjoin an outline of the
farce days' engagements.
WEDNESDAY.—CROXTETIS STAILEIL-4 horses entered,
and all here, via.: Maid of my foul, Godfrey, Voyager, Mentor, Da
Witt, Hlat, and Romance.
13Erwr STRILIIS (6 Orbell and Amur* the
probable rumen.
MBILBEY STRlLE2.—Eltbiron, Strongbow, Magician, Oar•
rick, and Abbot of Means are hero.
PRODUCE BTAILRI (6 eras.).—Red Knight and Archery,
are here.
Fuzz Maximal. (10 etas ).—Sharston, Romance, Psalm-
singer, Master Downes, Elia" Dimontent, The Prince, and Reality
agto bet% and ail likely to run but Discontent.

200 now. STALES.—The Flying Dutchman, c by Loner-
cow out of Vise illawhoen's darn, torxiack, and 0.. e of Lord o*.ssi
gores has arrived.
JOE Or 601. (Briars )—Govindule, Rosalinda, Idle Boy,
TUtpDA
anine are enters', and we here.
H•NDlCAP.—ShitratOn
JestsUlysto,
Betty Swipes, All's Well, De Witt, sad Ave** are here. and
Jovial exported.
CVP.—Arrived. Mies Sarah, CsarrouCh, Griensten, Mont-
pewter, Executor, tlysani, Airs Well, Voyager, Mim Harrioon, Tus-
can, Glen Saddel, Maid of ray Soul, Ottarburn. Sylvan, and Prince
Charley. Chanticleer is not likely to run; :coial expected
FOAL STALES (3 ausa.).—Miss Oaken, Crazy Lad, and
Coal Tar, are here.
SWIIirSTAKES of 10 soy. each, with 25 added. T.Y.C.—
The toll.Antz are entered, and are likely to start : Mo
ther Wy's
Chicken's, via. to Wanota, Lillie hr. g. by Charles NU. out of Ma-
nilla, b. e. by Coronation out of Vignette, liamsa, Lady Mary, Our
Ben, end Mies Fish.
(arrimedilitai t Fitzpatrick.
GROSVENOR Brazos.— Knight, Flatcatcher, and Sir.
to Wanota are here.
QUEEN.II PLATE (HEATS).—Entered` Crazy Lai, O
ct
Godfrey, Govenda'e, Mentor, Reality, oyager, Mod my
Soul, Sylvan, The Prince, Fanny, Red Knight, and Grimston.
FictDAY.—KNOWBLIT STAKES.—CaneLou and De Witt
are expeced to run.
ST. LEOER.—Arrived Carrson (sib extra), Da Witt,
(by Charles LLL out of ManilM, Corsican. and Elattateber (91b cites).
SEXTINCI. TESTIMONIAL STAL EN—Do Witt, Idle Boy,
Godfrey, Mrs Well, !dipole, Discontent, Mentor, and Romance
are here.
STANLEY STALES.—Eu.I4es : Archery, Red Knight,
Jest, De Witt, fby the Provost d by Action, f by Morning Star out of
Mb. I its, Miss Pols, Lanercosta (cis m Diplomaust;, Maid of my Soul,
and Si. to Wanota—all here.
BILLING STAKES Eittered and arrived : Mother Caret's
Chicken, John Barris Girandule, Reality, kosalmda, raid Cc.mme-
11.faut.
AINTREE STAKES.—Arrived : Abbot of Meaux, Hard
Shot, and Strongbew.
Lord Derby and Lord Sefton will entertain large parties
dozing the rams.

ILO) Intelltgence.
HOUSE OF LORDS.
Present, the Lord Chancalerdord Br..ugbam, and other Peers.
RICKARD O'CONNELL V. MAN,PLELD.—Ibis writ of error
from the Exchequer Chamber in Ireland was partly argued
on the 29th of June. The action on which it arose was
brought in the Court of Common Pleas in Dublin, by the
plaintiff in error, who is a barrister there, to recevcr damages
from the defendant fir a libel, or what was alleged to be a
libel, on the plaintiff, punished as en editorial article in the
Dublin Evening Packet newspaper, of which the defendant
is proprietor. That article was headed " Popish Persecu-
tion," and referred to an investigation at the College-street
Police-effice, in respect to a charge of feleny 'interred by
the plaintiff and another against a Mr. Stack, a student of
Trinity College, who was said to have then lately renounced
the errors of popery. The defendant pleaded to the action the
general issue, and also pleas of justitication. The ease came
on for trial before the Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas and a special jury in December, 184.5, each
party having by his agent previously attended the
proper officer at the reducing of the special jury
list, according to the statute. At the trial, when the jury
was called, the defer' 'ant challenged a Mr. O'Neil, as being
a town councillor of Dublin. It w's urged in answer to this
challenge, that the fact of Mr. O'Neil being a town council-
kr of Dublin was no objection, and it was known to
the defeneant at the time of striking the special jury. The
court, however, allowed the objection, and Mr. O'Neil was
put aside. A Mr. Tuite was also challenged for the same
reason, and put aside in the same manner. The plaintiff
then prayed a tales, and two persons were taken from among
the bystanders by order of the court, instead of being taken
from the jurors' book of the county of the city. The jury
thus composed found a verdict for the defendant on the plus
of justification, and the judge denharged them
from any finding on the general issue, the judg-
mat being entered upon the verdict. The plaintiff brought
a writ of error in the Exchequer Chamber, where the judg-
ment was affirmed by a majority of the judges. Upon that
judgment of affirmance the present wri: of error was brought.
The chief que,tions in the case were, whether the fact of
being a town councillor was a good ground of challenge to a
juror in a civil action tried at nisi prim, and whether it was
a valid objection to the composition of the jury
that the taleamen were take n from bystanders instead of
from the jurors' book. There were other question/ raised on
the form of the pleas and the regularity of the trial, as to
whether the judge properly discharged the jury from any
finding on the plea of the general issue without having the
consent of the plaintiff.—Mr. H. Watson and Mr. Keane
were heard for the plaintiff in error upon the above ques-
tions. No counsel appeared for the defendant in error.—The
Lord Chancellor advised the house to postpone judgment
until after the hearing of the writ of error in the case of
"Barrett to Leng," which was also from the Exchequer
Chamber in Dublin, and involved the jrincipal question in
the present case ; that is,whether the being a towevenuncitior
of Dublin was a good ground of challenge to a special juror
ill a civil action.—The judgment woe accordingly postponed.
'AWAY V. RUE ALLL.— PATENT RENEWAL.—Thu was •
writ of error on a judgment of tho Court of Exchequer
Chamber, in England. The action was brought by Russell,
the defendant in error, for an infringement of a patent. The
defence to that action was, that the patent had been taken
out in 1825, and renewed and extended in 1839, after
the period for which the patent bad been granted bad ex-
pired, and also thst an avowment in the declaration that the
renewal to the defendant in error was granted on Russell's
securing to one Whitehouse, the original pateutee, an an-
nuity of 500/. as long as the patent should last, was not our-
licient. The judgment of the Court of Exchequer in the
action in favour of Russell was ~[firmed in the Exchequer
Chamber.—Mr. M. D. Hill and Mr. Hindmar-h were heard
for the p 1 Until" in error, but the Lords, without hearing the
counsel for the other side, affirmed the judgment with costa.
THE MAItuCIS OP BILEADALEANE V. JAMES MAC OILEGOE
AND OTHEIt9.-ILIGHT OF WAY.—DEOVE-IsTANLE.—Th•
question in this appeal, which is of great importance to the
people of Scotland, is whether the respondents, proprietors
and drovers of cattle, can be restrained at the suit of the ap-
pellant from using a drove-stance at Invetouran—a station for
res'ing and feeding their cattle on their way from the North
and West Highlands of Scotland, by Glencoe and the Black
Mountain. The Court of Session refused the interdict.—The
Lord Advocate, with whom was Mr. Anderson, was heard in
support el the appeal against that judgment.—Mr. Rolt, fur
the respondents, commenced his arguments, but it being then
nearly 5 o'clock, the further hearing was adjourned to
Thursday. A report will be given when the counsel for the
respondents are heard out.

EQUITY COURTS.
Before the Viee.Chancellor of England.
ZELEETA v. SIMMS° —INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN
THE SALE 01' A SHIP'S CARGO DISSOLVED.-Mr. Bethel!
and Mr. Dickinson moved to dissolve an injunction which
had been granted in this case, en parte, to restrain the de-
fen, ants, Messrs. Sieviking and Co., from disposing of the
cargo of a ship called the Governor Harcourt, and from
applying the same to their own use. It was contended in
support of the motion that the affidavit rcade by the plaintiff
did not agree with the statements in the bill: and that the
injunction ought therefore to be dissolved.—Mr. Stuart and
Mr. Shadwell appeared in support of the injunction.—The
Vice.Chanallor said, if he had been informed, at the time
the injunction was applied for, of the difference which
existed between the bill and the affidavit in support of it, he
would not have granted the injunction ex parte, but would
have directed notice to be given to the defendants. He con-
sidered that it was absolutely necessary, when ex parte in-
junctions were applied for, that the court should be distinctly
told of all the circumstances connected with the case. Upon
this ground he should dissolve the injunction, but should
direct notice to be given for to-marrow morning.

Before Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce.
GRAY v. EARL OF LIMERICK.—SETTLEMENT—PORTION
OF You:come SON RECOPPINO ELM:ST.—The °Eject of this
suit was to obtain the opinion of the court on the construe
tion of a settlement of the estates of the Earl of Limerick,
decd December 10, 1814, whereby among the usual limita-
tions, a term of 1,000 years was limited to trustees upon
trust to levy and raise 1.5,0001. fur the portions of all and
every the children of Lord Glentworth (the
eldest son of the then Earl of Limerick), not being
and besides the eldest or other son of Lord
Glentworth, who on the decease of Lord Glentworth, and
the earl his father, should be entitled to the settled estates.
And the portions were subject to the usual tower, and limi
' tations. Lord Glentworth died August 7, 1831. His eldest
eon died Feb. 16, 1844, without issue, whereupon the second
son, the present Earl of Limerick, became heir presumptive
to his grandfather the late earl. On Dec. 7, 1811, the late
earl died, and the question was whether, under the above
clause, the present earl, having once become entitled to a
portion es a younger son, could be deprived of it when he
succeeded to the estates ; it being contended on his behalf,
that there was nothing in the clause to deceit a portion
which had once vested, and that if such a construction could
be put upon the clause no son could deal will his portion, as
an indefeasible interest, so long as a prior tenant for life was
in existence,—Mr. Russell and Mr. C. Hall appeared for the
plaintiffs, and cited "Windham v. Graham" (1 Russell, 332) ;
"Spencer r. Spencer" (8 Simons, 87) ; and other authori-
ties.—Mr. Swanston, Mr. Wigram, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Malin,
Mr. G. L. Russell, and Mr. Stapylton, appeared for the de-
fendants.—The Vice-Chancellor thought that the letter of
the instrument excluded the present earl, and that it was not
clear that the spirit of the clause was at variance with its
literal import, which must, therefore, prevail.

before Vice-Chancellor Wigram.
ELLIOTT C. SOCIII DEMON RAILWAY COMPANY.—IN.
JUNCTION.—Upon this case, a report of which appeared in
the Express on Monday last, being again mentioned, his
Honour directed a case to be taken to law to try the question
whether, admitting that the inspector general of railways
had required the company to carry their line across Union-
street, Plymouth, by a bridge 18 feet high, that circumstance
would justify the company in carrying the line over the
neighbouring land at the level proposed. At the second
trial of the action, which had been already directed, the
plaintiff was to admit that the party who had given the di.
notion as to the bridge wan the inspector-general.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.
Nun Pin:a—Before Mr. Justine Erie and &Special Jury.
TIGRI4IIII AND OTHERS IL Matta.—ACTION AOSINST THII
SOLICITOR OF TILE TREASURT.—TIIII SCOOD WAS brought
to recover property to the value of upwards of 60,0001.,
being the property of a person of the name of Theophilus,
otherwise John, Turner, who died intestate, and being sup-
posed to be without relatives at the time of his death, the
crown had taken possession of his wealth. The claimants
are George Bilder Turner, brother of the intestate, Isabella
Dears ley, his sister, Thomas Deargley, her husband, end nine
other plaintiffs, who we understand claim to be nieces and
nephews of the intestate. The claimants were all persons
in a humble station of life, natives of Suffolk, and the pro-
perty in dispute consists, of 10,0001. in the Bank of England,
alums in the Sun Fire-offices snares in waterworks, Ind also