The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JUNE 20, 1848.

and went on to say that the writer. did not think Mrs. Mal.
euhrison would have called upon her fur the purpose of en-
trapping her, and enabling the plaintiff to bring an action.
It concluded by 'lying that she (Mrs. Slade) never imputed
dishonesty to the plaintiff, but merely a want of proper
management.
Mr. Crowder, on behalf of the defendant, submitted that
the plaintiff had failed to make out any cue whatever, and
that there was no evidence to show an, malice on the part of
Mrs. Slade; but that she had merely made certain state-
ment+ In answer to Mrs. Malcolinson's Inquiries.
Mr. Justice Wightman, in summing up, said that In gene-
ral cases of slander or libel, if the plaintiff proved that the
words complained of were used, the law inferred 111211C0
from that fact alone ; but there was a close of cases which
came under the category of privileged communications ; and
it was necessary that it should be so for the moral and
eoeial good of the community. The ordinary necessities of
mankind rendered it imperative that certain facts should he
communicated by motet.' or mistresses when giving charm.
ten to servant', and it was proper that the parties making
such communications mould be protected front actions for
slander. If it were not to be so, no man would be Pare in
answering any inquiries of this kiwi. The question in this
case for them to decide was, whether the remarks com-
plained of were made bend fide, or with • malicious intent,
and for the purpose of ioluring the plaintiff. If they thought
it to he so, then the next point would be what deniers they
would award. It lid not appear that the plaintiff had
suffered much from the remarks of Mrs. Slade, as she was
still in the service of Mrs. Malcolmson, but the question was
entirely. one for the consideration of the jury.
Tho Jury, after consulting for a few minuka, returned a
verdict for the plaintiff, damages 40s.

supported by Mr. Dnocan. There was no Opposition, and e
the commissioner granted the certificate. Afterwards,
Sturgeon appeared, and said he was i• strutted, on behalf of
a enditor, to cppose the certilitrtte, and urged that an hour
ought to 'he allowed, t yond the time mentioned in the
grebufor, annye.o.nt.e
nded to ep
i sass
tnat t°sucoppose ?
a citron
con-
trary to the practice of the courts generally, and referred in
particular to the rule laid down by Mr. Cornmi•sioner Evans.
—The Commissioner said he had also adopted that rule. As
soon as the hour arrived at which the application for the car-
was appointed to be heard, if the oppo•wrs did not
appear, they could not afterward. be heard, unless the busi-
ness actually p
ointede court prevented the case being called
on at the apptime. In this instance he had de-
cided to grant the certificate, and could not now re-opon
the case.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
Nest COUltt—littore the Common Serjrunt.
Denis Callaghan WWI indicted for having riotouslfaa-
ambled with others in Bishop Bonner's-field., on the 4th of
June, and arm convicted of an as-oult.
Iliehard Hall mid Hohere.dtargres were abo charged with
riot and assaulting the ooluo. In this case the prisoners
were proved to have thrown stones, and it elm appeared
that one of them, while the riot wee going on, called for
three cheers for the charter. The jury returned a verdict
of Guilty. There prisoners were at once called up for,
udgment, and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and
hard lubJur, and at tho expiration of their sentence they
were ordered to enter into their own recognisance in the
sum of lOW. to keep the peace for a year.
Henry l'ayns and Richard Firrion were also charged with
en &moult. In this can' alb. the jury returned a ver-
dict of Hui:N.-4'41,W: Strappa was convicted of a similar

Offence.
George Stralf,rd was also charged with an anault.—Mr.
Bodkin said that in this CAM he should decline to oiler
any evidence, and the jury, therefore, returned a verdict of
Not Guilty.
John Wedge, IS, WO indicted for an assault. but the
evidence not being very conclusive, the jury returned a ver-
' diet of Not Guilty.
The prisoners Coaling, Callaghan, .Three, Moston,lrhite -
head, Blackburn, Kingston, Page, Bingley, and lUntan,
who were convict. d on Saturday of the offences of rioting
and assaulting the police, were brought up for judgment.
The Common.Serjeant, addressing the prisoners, said they
had been convicted, after a very long and patient inquiry, oil
copying more than nine hour", of the offence of riotously as-
sembling together at:d assaulting the police in the execution
of their duty. tap attempt had been made to chow that the
police had exceeded their duty, hut it had failed entirely. fir
the evidence clearly proved that they had used no mere vio-
lence than was necessary for the preservation of the public
peace. They might with perfect propriety have prevented the
meetings iu question trim taking place on the Sunday, but
they did not do so, and remained 'hetet), quiet, and com-
mitted no act of aggression until Shackell, the inspector, wee
attacked end severe'y injured. If men would commit
these acts of violence they must take the consequences,
and it was impossible to measure with nicety the amount
of force that might be used to rt pal them. It was
laid down by Lind lisle, that officers were justified at
common law in resisting even to the last extremity for their
own protection and the rroservation of the public pew.,
and it seemed to him that in the present instance the police
had done no m. re than their duty. lle saw no mitigating
circumstances in the cast. The prisoners all appeared to be
in work and to have ample means of sub,istence, and they
had no excuse for mixing themselves up with such lava,.
proceedings. If there was to be a government, and if men
were to live is heretofore, in peace and quietness, such acts
as teem must be repressed, and, but for the recommendation
to 'nervy of the jury, he should certainly have inflicted the
full punishment fixed by the law for the offence of which
they had been convicted. Ile had most carefully considered
all the circumstances of the ease, and the sentence that ought
to be pasted, and the remit was, that the Court adjudged
Cuuling, Callaghan, dome. Moisten, 'Whitehead, Blackburn,
and Page to be imprisoned and kept to herd labour for one
year, and such of them as were of full age, in addition, to
enter into a recognizance in 1001. to keep the peace for two
years ; and those who were not of age to do ti a game, upon
pain o' imprisonment. The pri.oner Kingston was sentenced
to six months' hard labour, Ilingley to three, and Moan,
who, it will be recollected, struut one of the constahlee with
an iron bar, was sentenced to two years' hard lab no. These
three prisoners were also ordered to enter into their own re-
cognizance' in 1001. to keep the peace for two years.
The priotners who had been convicted in the course of
the morning were then Itrauaht up, and Mallandine was see.
tented to IS months' hard lal»ur. Payne tootle year, S'rappa
nine months, and Connolly and Yation to six months' hard
lahour, and, in additi in, to enter into r:cognisanees to keep
the peace for two years.

POLICE.—YESTERDAY.
WORSHIP sTittig'r. Sutockino I)I,AAT V. It. —Mr.
IV. Setae was finally examinea, charged with bevies; fired
a 11,:rse pistol loaded with small shot at a young women
named Sarah Anne Luff, whereby her life bad been seriously '
endangered.—For some time pact en attachment had sub. I
stated between the parties, who were shortly about to be I
married ; and on the morning of Sunday, the 29th ult., the I
injured girl called at the residence of the defendant. lie
happened to be absent, sad she was invited to remain until
be returned. Snortly before her arrival the prisoner's bro-
thee took down a hone-pistol which was usually kept un- I
loaded over the mantelpiece, and having charged it with I
powder and small shot subsequently replaced it in its former
position; shortly after which the prisoner himself entered, ,
and not being aware that the piece had been Wald pointed
it in • playful rummer at the young woman, and
discharged the contents in her face. Observing
the blood gushing down her cheek, the prisoner, who
was greatly shucked et the consequences of Lis thoughtless
conduct, sprang towards her wish an exclamation of anguish,
and caught her in his arms, and, with the assistance of some
other persens, she was conveyed forthwith to St. Barthel-
lomew's Hospital, where it was at first apprehended by the
surgeons who attended her that one of her eyes had been
totally destroyed; but she had since partially recovered its
sight, although she would remain disfigured fur the rest of
her life.—The complainant, who hail ever since been con-
fined in the hospital, now attended with her head enveloped
in bandages
' and presenting a ghastly appe seance, but reso-
lutely refused to press the charge against the prisoner, ex-
pressing her conviction that he was entirely unconscious that
the pistol was loaded at the time, and that the result was
partly accidental.—Mr. Hammel that he bad arrived at
the same conclusion from the whole of the evidence he had
heard, and, after a suitable admonition, the prisoner was
ordered to be discharged.
DONATION.—Mr. Ifemmill acknowledged his receipt of
the second halt of a 201. note for the relief of the deserving
poor of the district, from " A. 8.," and who forwarded in
the same enclosure another donation of 201, which he Ix-
premed a hope might be the means of relieving in some
slight degree a small fraction of the misery and wretched-
ness that were no frequently introduced to the notice of the
bench
SOUTHWARK. —Seerceren CHILD MURDlSR.—teary
l)oyle, the woman charged on suspicion with having thrown
a child over London.bridge into the river, was brought up
for re-examination, and ordered to be discharged.
WESTMINSTER. —OCTItaIiE uv 'WARD A STEA M -
ROAT.—J. Green and J. 11,,bnuon, two of the crew of the
Era steam-boat, wr'e charged with the following outrageous
conduct: Mr G. Waugh, of 5, Great James.street, Bedford-
row, stated that he engaged the Era steamer for Saturday
last, to convey a party of his friends to Hampton Court and
back, the boat, of course, Li be exclusively theirs fee the day.
Tbe party took a great quasi' ity of proveeon, and
other wines, on board in hampers, and after • visit to Hamp-
ton Court returned to the vessel, where they partook of a
cold collation a hich had en en I repared (luring their absence,
and then, the deck having beetichaired, dancing commenced.
The first disagreeable thing that occurred was, that although
he (Mr. Waugh) bad paid the captain (brother of the de-
fendant Green) for the hire of the vessel, and every other
coatingeot expense, he again demanded the pier du .s,
and, baring been reminded that they had been paid, act up
claim of 1.55. extra tor servants, which, to prevent any dis-
pute, witness paid. The next thing was, that Mr. Waugh
ordered some bottled beer to be given to the musicians, when
tho defendant Robinson came and demanded payment. Mr.
Waugh, who had ordered his servant to pay fur the beer,
called him, and tho latter informed Robinson that he had
paid for it. Sb rely after this Mr. Waugh went to the cap.
Win, and pointing out Robinson, who had been extremely
abusive, told him that he was drunk, and, finding both the
defendants in • few minutes afterwards lying amongst the
wine bottles aad hampers, again called the captain's
at ention to the circumstance, when tho latter went
towards the men. In the course of two or three
minutes Mr. Waugh saw that there was something the
matter at one end of the boat, and on going these
he found the two defendants attacking the captain in a must
ferocious manner, at the some time making use of meet die-
gusting language. Mr. Waugh and other gentlemeu inter.
tered, obierving that they could not allow such gross mis-
, conduct, and endeavoured to separate the parties. At that
moment the man left the helm, and came to the ivaistance
of the two defendants, and the greatest confusion prevailed.
Mr. Waugh received a blow on his chin ; at the next women'
Green struck him a violent blow in the eye. Some of Mr.
Waugh's friends came up, and insisted upon his going to
the other end of the boat, which he did. During the confu-
sion, which lasted some minutes, the party were left to the
mercy of the stream. the captain and helmsman both being
engaged upon deck. The vessel was at the time
a little above Battersea-bridge; and, but for the
good conduct of the persons in the engine-room,
who speedily shut the swam off, the consequences
must have been most frightful. As it was one of their
friends, a nautical gentleman, went to the wheel and ren-
dered considerable service. Defendants, after the most des-
perate conduct, were confined below until the arrival
of the vessel by the side of the Investigator police ship, off
Somerset House, where the captain, by orders of the many
gentlemen who had been assaulted, consigned them. It
then required at least four constables to secure Green, and
it was found necessary to pinion him by tying his hands and
legs. The party then discovered that the whole of their
provisions and wine had disappeared; end, upon its being,
demanded, joints and delicacies, champagne, port, sherry,
and brandy were produced from different hiding-pieces ; but,
oa their surreal at Ilungerford, three bottles of champagne,
one of port, and another of brandy, had again been
carried off—Mr. Waugh, who exhibited a black eye
said that the party consisted of seventy persons, the greater
number of whom were ladies. Their was extreme:
one, the wife of a barrister, wee so overcome by fright that
her husband was obliged to convey her on shore in a small
boat ; and the consternation of another, who was nutting*,
Iwo 111101 as to mum serious apprehensions for her refine,
When the captain woe intoned that no person was to be
allowed to leave the vessel mail the police were brought 912

NAM he readily acquiesced.—Mr. E. Stanley, Mr. C. J.
Neelds, and Mr. J. D. Sadler. who were of the party, gave
confirmatory testimony of the outrageous conduct of the
ttrisoners. The whole of them had been assailed, and
some of them bore marks of the violence with which they
Mad been attacked. Mr. Stanley, after parrng some of the
ose dealt at him, was thrown down and yibeat as he lay
on the deck by two persons, one of whom be believed to be
Robinson. Mr. N. a'd, who acted for a time as helmsman.
proved that Green struck him twice in the face. Mr. Sadler
also received a violent blow from one of the parties, and the
two servants were also beaten. The defendants said " Here
Roes," as they ranged themselves fur the attack ; and it was
the imprevion of the witness that they intended to have
swept the deck, if possible ; at any rate the fellows appeared
to have indiscriminately attacked all who came in their way.
—Mr Broderip observed that the cane wee of by far too
serious a nature fur him to dispose of summarily. Ile there-
fore felt it his fluty to send the defendants for trial et the
Middlesex &Felons. He would accept bail, themselves in
1001. each, and two sureties in 601 each, for their appearance
to answer the charge.—Defendanta wag locked up.

MONEY MARKET.

MONDAY EVENING.

The transactions in the funds to-day were of a ray
quiet order, aid the variations in prices few and
limited proportienally„ Consols staged between 833
to I as the highest and lowest rates, leaving off
834 to f; for account ex dividend. Reduced Threes,
834 to t ; Three and-a-Quarter per Cents., 841 to a.
Long Annuities, 81 to 9 16. Exchequer Bills, 375.
to 4th,. premium. India Bonds, 17s. to 20s. premium.
Bank Stock, 191 to 3.
The foreign market showed rather more firmness
to-day, with prices slightly improved for Mexican,
ltussian, and Dutch stocks. The two latter securities
came better reported from Amsterdam also. Mexican
left off 162 to 4. Russian, 89 to 91. Dutch Two-
and-a-flail per Cents., 42$ to 33; the Fours, 63 to 4.
Chilian Bonds, 79 to 81. Peruvian, 31 to 5. Bra-
rlian, 66 to 9. Venezuela, 13 to 18. Spanish Fives,
12 to ) ; the Threes, 221 to 31. ; Passive, 3 to 4. Por-
tuguese, 163 to 171. Belgian Four-and-a-Half per
Cents., 58 to 01.
Since the reduction of the minimum rate of die-
count at the Bank to 3$ per cent., the banks and dis-
count houses have been, and are, discounting first.
class paper at 3 per cent., and, as anticipated, still
underselling the bank. They can well afford to do
business at this lower rate, and correspondingly at
lower rates than before for other substantial bill values,
since, and so long as, exclusively of their own capital:,
to put out to usance, they have monks lodged in
abundance with them at 21 per cent. for tall back at
determined periods, and for free use in the interim.
The half per cent. margin of profit thus left betwixt
money lodged in deposit, and paper of the first order
presented for discount, would constitute alone, with a
demand for money comm"nenrate in that respezt to
the supply, a very profitable business. The profits of
banking, however, are not to be so measured and
limited, fur on paper scarcely less substantial,
though nominally ranking of a lower d, scription,
one-half per cent. more is charged, and can readily
Le obtained, if nut even higher rates still. There has
been a larger supply of bills in the discount market
latterly, and especially of foreign bills, from which it
may be gathered that trade is somewhat more active,
although the signs of it otherwise may not be so ap-
parent. Supplies of commodities are doubtless drawn
more directly from hence for European consumption,
though in smaller quantities, to suit immediate de-
mand, than previously to the revolutionary move-
ments which have thrown all the continent into con-
fusion. Pr duce, which before went direct into
continental ports from transatlantic states, is now con-
signed for better safety to this ccuntry, and from
hence transhipped according to order, and in smaller
proportionate quantities. The creation of bills thus
resulting will, therefore, be for .a smal er separate
denomination of values generally, and will thus
account in degree for the greater confidence with
which they are received, and placed to account by
bankers and discounters.
The mail from Hamburg, with dates to the 16th
current, brings advice of the failure of D•rice, Brothers,
and Co., of that city. From Altona the reports of
raisin and credit are unfavourable. Money at. Ilam-
burg was in plenty, but unproductive from absence of
the means of employment. The market is represented
to be crowded with goods, which all came on consign-
ment, for, as observed, "no one owns the wares
here."
From St. Petersburg the dates are to the 11th inst.
Exchange on England was higher at 342 to 351. Best
tallow, 130 to 129. Otherwise no news comes re-
ported from that taciturn capital.
i;JI0L1911 FUNDS.
Dank Stock. W. India lisold6, under L1;10, 19
3 per Cr. Mai Anon.. 84 Consols for Upentrot 631
lee.. 61711 Exchequer Nils, 2pl.
Lees 31
Long Ames., exp. Jan. 6, LOP, DeZ: £6OO. 37 41 pm.
6 one I Datto Small, 41 pro.
ludo Hood., £1.090, 18 Do. Advertised June 2, 13 31 pm.
TOREION PUN DS.
G per CL Chinon Bonds. 60 31a Ct. Spanish Ponolve Ra., 3
I tar Ct. Ortoada Bond D
26 3pa et, Duo AE
t. June
t• per Ct. Doti. 1649. 1699 4) per CL IkLitaa Das, en. 93f0
Sper Ct. Portman &at, 60
June 26 per Ct. Dutch Exchange, 19
4 per Ct. c
ondos 1404140. 174 16 Owl., 43
5 per Dt. Burden Bass, 14:1. 64 4 par Ct. Do. Certificates. 631 4
1. per I.,`L None& Ada, ay. from Da Acct., June a 3)
Nov., 1840, 12
EXCIIANOES AND STOCKS ABROAD.

litzesa, Jt Ne U.—Amidst VITs per Cent.. 611 ; Mtn% Four per
Ceuta., 46 ; ldetu, Throe per Cana, 3 ii3,110.11‘.. end•z-lied per
f.7j. Bank Shank 925. Loan.
AiTTaaa Jt>te 18.—KichuLge Ott Witolutl, 23 6t4
Hague Jena 16.-81 &butE'en:wee on London,
6.3jj 6.23 E; on Pat* dli ; nambuilL ilof 144

RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT.
Loans.-0 'sour I.—Newcastle and ilerwick (main Boa
Improvement). Preamble proved; clans@ agrrell to; hill ordered to
be reported.—liorth-Wesnin (deviation, Bt.). Preembie proud;
clauses speed to; bill ordered to be repot:W.
COKYONS.-OKOVP 3. —lt:painter, Buxton, and Matlock
and MidiandsJunction. Opposition further heard.
GROUP 7.—Royston and iittchin. Cue closed; decision
postponed.
G Hour B.—Lnn.lon and Crediton, &c. Opp4sition of
Bristol rod Bute r Company further Leant —Eau, r and Cowley
Junction. Promoters' rTiclece

decis Guovr 11.—MogtPseed• onkland and Kirkintilloch. Cue closed;
ion P

MEE f INGS.—Otterer MORTHIRN.— Public Meeting.—
Galnphorough, June 17.—Mr. Therm, A. l'slinfT In the chair.—Thn
following reeolutious, which were rimmed at thin meeting, will ezphan
the objects for which it was called : 1. That to. meeting had heap
with leelinge of regret and aurpries that it wan the intention of the
sliest Northern Railway to make such nicest, eon. in Mile original
echrine as would mil ct a pelnlanelnt nippy to We inhabitants of
Gait sistwough and the neighbourhood, by depr.ving them of a direct
communication north and south. 2. lea., from the cootie:nay of
Gabuihneough to the river Trent, and Its importance in a comoirreial
and agricultural point of view, bwiden it, being in one of tie hotel
levein in the Mart of the kinteduci, it was entitled to perticpute in
the benefits which would accrue fimn the fulnimen.l4 the projects.
at first announced by the Great North, en Company. 3. That We pea.
posed alto atlon by the directors .4 the Go ut Northern Company wen
a breach of faith, both theit prospectus and their private on halting
held oat the assurance that the line would crews the Trent at tome
polo. near the town of Gainahorouleb. 4.1 hat the inhabitentsof Gains.
tad ugh, Icing aggrieved and disappointed by the intended alteration.
they Celt themselves Justified in Miming all the opposition they meld
bi the proposed chance in the Great Northern line; aid that for cock
purpwe a pe titian be forwarded to the House of Lord., entreatang
them not to sanction any bill pro: e-ed by the Great Northern Cone.
pony, unless It Would contain a preenaion n.along it compulcry upon
that company to afford to the ix ople of liainnhoroogh nod the Markt
the adveotagra unheated ur 'wombed in the original scheme. —A
petition which embodied he foregoing resolution* um agreed to,
It wan also resolved to mpoint a committee, t gentlenien to wafer, if
polPible, with the directors, previodn to the prestatatain of the refl.
Wm to the House of Let,
A Itllltneite AND FoltPalt. A nnemat Meeting.--
June 12.—Mr. Carnegie in the chair.-Tuts line ban Wen lensed
to the Aberdeen KIIIWO Compq, wMe are now working it
In counexies with the petion of the Aberdeen Railway opened he
traffic. The acartunts from the ' sth of April, 18.7, to the let of
February Leal, chimed that th• revi nue amounted to 10,2141., and tbe
extremes to 5,21.11., leaving a di,' (male balance, including 311. from
tle• ant account, of 5,060/. After plying the guaranteed dividend of
' 5 per cent. on the company's veteran eed suck of 40,0001. up to the
14 of February last, 1,6e01., the directors reamensended a dividend
at the tote of 3 per cent per annum on the maw stack, amounting to
2,1th31., leaving a balance of 5771. It was likewise emptied, to meet
the noditional expense occasioned by change of rail. and other
• charge,, to borrow 30,0001.. the Aberdeen Company . gracing to pay
4 per cent. upon this Additionul mental. the report was idupted, and
the batter proposal agreed to.