The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-23 00:00:00

you believe that you recollect the

Mr.
name?

Mr. Wilkinson—No, I do not think I do.
Mr. Clarkson—Have you any doubt that he mention:d
his name to you ?
Mr. Wilkinson—l dare say he did ; I have no doubt he
did ; because we are in the habit of mentioning the names
of our friends to one another.
Mr. Clarkson—Do you mean to pledge your oath that you
do not believe you know that person ?
Mr. Wilkinson—l do not know him. I believe I may
have heard his name. I may have been told it was one
person or another. My I,rother has a great many friends.
I should he very happy to tell you. I cannot have any pos-
sible reason for concealing it.
Mr. Clarkson—Do you believe that you know who it
wu ?

Mr, Wilkinson—l believe that I do not know who it
was. I might mention a person's name, and I might be
wrong. _ . .

Mr:Clarkwin—Have you heard the name of that person
since the last examination ?
Mr. Wilkinson—No.
Mr. Clarkson—Rave you seen that person since the last
examination ?
Mr. Wilkinson—No.
Mr. Clarkson—Have you seen the person whose WIC

you refuse to give me, who proposed to your brother to
presume him this appointment, sinee the list culmination ?
Mr. Wilkinson—No.
Mr. Clarkson—Have you heard from him?
Mr. Wilkinson—No.
Mr. Clarkson—liave you written to him ?
Mr. Wilkinson—No, I have had no sort of communica-
tion with him—that is the shortest way.
Mr. Clarkson (addressing the Lord Mayor)-1 have now
to apply to your ludsbip that Mr. Wilkinson, fur ►is con-
tempt of this court an contumaciously and wilfully refusing
to answer this question, without soy just excuse, be com-
mitted by your lordship's warrant for seven days.
Mr. Bodkin inquired whether his friend, Mr. Clarkson,
had any further evidence to offer against the defendant?
Mr. Clarkson replied he had no further evidence to offer
at present, and that he called upon the court to order the
defendant to enter irto sureties to answer any charge that
might be preferred against him on the part of the East India
Company at the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Bodkin then addressed the bench at very considers•
ble length, and submitted that his learned friend, on the
part of the prosecution, had not mode out any case, which
would justify his lordship in holding the defendant to bail.
Mr. Clarkson, in reply, observed that his learned friend
had studiously forborne ally reference to the statute under
which his lordship had granted the ►ummuns, because he
must have known that the words of the aft were so Aron
with regard to negotiations commenced, proceeded with,
and concluded that it was impossible for :my one to shut his
eyes to the fact of the merits of the case being altogether
with the parties for whom he (Mr. Clarkson) bad the
honour to appear.

The Lord Mayor (after consultation with the City Ssli-
citor and Mr. Goodman, the Chief Clerk)—l think that the
subject brought before me is of so much importance to the
public, to the East India Company, and to all the parties
affected, and necessarily my knowledge must bo so imper-
fect, and my experience so limi'ed upon a subject of this
description, that it would be more consonant to the ezuls of
justice that I should defer expressing any opinion until I
have carefully gone over the evidence. Under these cir-

cumstances, and in order to enable me to consider the tech-
nical objections which have been advanced by the learned
counsel on either side, I will postpone my decision to a
future day.

Mr. Clarksod—l may as well state at once, that whatever
may be the result of your lordsliip's decision, I shall be
under the paintul necessi,y, supposing the matter to stand
as it does now, of applying to your worship to commit Mr.
Wilkinson.