The Express.
London, England, 1848-06-02 00:00:00

PROVINCIAL

THE DISTURBANCES IN MANCHESTER.

The disturbances in Manchester, on Wednesday,
arising out of the intended demonstration of the Mitchel
sympthi.ers, though put an end to for some hours by the
rain, and till after our express had left, were resumed in the
eve:.irg, the weather having cleared up towards six o'clock.
Large crowds of men and boys fl 'eked into the square at
New-cross. and exhibited such a d:sposition to riot soon after
that hour. that it was thought prudent to order out a body of
police. A crag division of police was stationed there, and
being stoned, were reinforced subsequently by a company of
the 63r1 Infantry with fixed bayonets, and two troops of the
lick Hunan, whose presen-e overawed the people in that
neisbaourhood, though the police were frequently assaulted
with stones, and had to c',arge their assailants. It was re-
ported about seven o'clock that the people had assembled
in Lever-street, in the same neighbourhood, had attempted
to throw tip barricades by unpaviag the street, but on inquiry
it turned out that portions of the street had been tAten uo
by boys, no duubltniech.evously set to work by r lder but not
wiser heads, to furnish missiles with which to assail the
police. The police were frequently hit with these stones,
which were round boulders, weighing from five to six pounds
each. Fortunately, reboot 10 o'clock, another heavy shower
of rain began to fall, and separated the people without the
military being called upon to act. On coiling at the Itsyal
Infirmary to learn what casualties had occurred, about 10
o'clock that night, our correspondeut learnt that oil patients
had been brought in who had received injuries in rencontres
wi,h the police, but cone of them of a dangerous nature.
About eight persons were taken into custody by the police,
and most of them were brought before the magistrates yes
terday and disposed of by linos and short terms of imprison-
ment. The more serious Cases of We'ni 'day morning, in
which men had been apprehended on the Obiham road (out-
side the borough), with weapons in their hands, were
brought for investigation yesterday bef,re county magis-
trates at the New B.siley. Tile prisoners were—Robert Lord,
Owen Gun, Hugh Lynan, Joseph Casson, John Murray,
Peter Tymmin., Joshua Dinwoody, sad John Flinn. The
account given of the proceedings by Mr. Superintendent
Beswick, in which these men had taken part on Wednesday,
was as follows : He stated that the mayor, having received
intimation that notwithstanding the prohibition of the meet-
ings and proceedings in Manchester there was a procession
coming from Oldham (eight miles dist sot), with the avo.ecd
intention of entering the borough and with arms in their
bands, he was sent with Superintendent Leary and 60 police
constables, armed with cutlasses, to take a position at the toll-
bar (a little beyond the boundary of the borough), at Fails-
worth. Ile caused the toll-gate to be closed, and stationed
his men on the Oldham side. About ten minutes after 12
o'clock. and before the procession from Oldham arrived, •
procession came along the road from Manchester, the leader
of which was the prisoner Flinn, who in • very peremptory
manner ordered the gate to be opened. He (Mr. lleswick)
having perceived that the procession was 700 or 800 strong,
besides people who lined the road, and also perceiving that
about 30 pikes were carried by men amongst them,
told Flinn that the gates should not be opened.
Flinn commenced a violent altercation, declaring that
the gate should be forced, an/ asserted the right
of every man to go along the Queen's highway. The
=MET given was that persons would be allowed to go
through the gate singly, but not in procession, and that all
persona with arms attempting to pass would be seized.
Flinn said he was armed with pikes, and he was then given
into'custody. Three of the other prisoners were subsequently
taken, each armed with a pike, and the others were mostly
armed with heavy sticks. Two of them, Gun and Dinwoody,
were taken for the assault on Mr. Henry (son of the hon.
member for South Lancashire), who, though not dangerously
hurt, was not able to attend that day.—Witnesses were then
called, and all the prisoners were identified except Dinwoody,
who was discharged. The others were remanded until next
Tunday.
rr nr,VaTVRRIITRT,

REPRESENTATION OPCLIELTENIIAM. A corre-
spondent says, " The last election for this town having been
declared void by the decision of the parliamentary com-
mittee we are again in a state of political excitement, both
pestles, liberal and tory, being on the qui vice u to the
future representation. The lloa. Craven Berkeley is an-
nounced as the candidate in the liberal interest; but as yet
no conservative is officially announced, although two are
spoken of, viz., Mr. Agg Gardiner, a wealthy resident of
Cheltenham, and Mr. Russell, the es-member for Reading,
and chairman of the Great Western Railway Company. An
address, signed by a " Conservative Elector," has appeared,
announcing that in a few days a candidate in the conserva-
tive interest will appear, and calling upon the electors not to

promise their vote... The address odes, ". Sir John Mimi is
bill, now pending before parliament, will in all probability
prevent the iuuo of any writ fora new election for some
time to cow!: in the meantime you will have an opportunity
of diwnasiountely reflecting upon the eousequencl of electing
a nominee of the bow of Berkeley u your repremn.ative,
or of confirming your determination to maintain that free
dom of our borough which was effected by the result of our
independent eXions at the last election. At that election
tho numbers led were—For Sir Willoughby Jonea (con-
servative), 1,0:3; for the Bon. Craven Berkeley (liberal), 910.
From the feeling prevailing in the town the content is likely
to be close."

CLERICAL.
Tux BIAIIIOPOF SALIOBUUY proposes to bold his next
ordination on sundoy, Sept. 21.
l'itivimmenTs.—ltev. W. Milton, to Halliwell C., Lan-
caahlro. It, v. W. A. Chapman, to ColkirkC , Norfolk ; illo. Norwich.
Itcy..l. M. NL.bott, to Clenchwarton C., Norfolk ; dio. Norwich.

i NAVAL.
Devotee 31.—Be1h-isle, trp. ship, is to be ready
t
for sca in i I and wm brought Into harbour yestenlay to
raps-Mtn her tit --Canopus. CI. (Nast. Moresby, waa paid off Into
ershnary yesterda) Pluto, at., Went.-Goo. Elehardson, and Trident,
at., lieut.. Com. Walt, weie paid wages in tadvamo Boa mar g. no
former is rsproted to all 10-morrow with math. I w Aladeira mid ilia
ouast of Africa, and the latter shortly for the Mediterranean.
WooLwien, Jrna I.—Caradoe and Llevrell)o, st -pkts.,
are nearly ready for eordoe, and will proceed to Liverpool In a few
ditt lk, at which port they will be @satiated till the removal 01 the mail
packet senior to I lolyhead.
ADMIRALTY, .1 L'XII 1 —AII'OINTMENTS. —Acting S. canal
Masten, : A. Brown, to Wellesley ; D. Hall, to Illustronts.—Vir,t
Claw Engineer : G. Itoberts, to bleilum.—blidahlpin. : N. K U. Tor-
now, to Virtory.—.taiiistant Engineers : T. T. Murr ky (Ist CUM.), to
Trident ; ll.Thomaa (2nd elms), and J. Lee ,3rd claw), to Moines's-
-leting Gunner : W. Itunton, to Etrritent. -- Boatswain : J. Butch, con-
firmed to Iltring.—Acting lloabowaln :J. Ford, to Wellesley. 1

SPORTING,.
TATTERSALL'S—Tin • am, %Y.

The betting yesterday was on too limited a scale to call for
a single remark. The I nrby Pettling propepP—slowly, it Joust be
,ultuttled, but Wall every prospect of realialon our opinion that, In the
sequel, It will be much more tivourable thaw Wll,llllloCipairti.
THE. 11111.11 HOWS V.t88.-5 to 1 apt Tito 11A ro. 10 to Gust
War Eagle it), It to I aget Fl itoatcher. Offers to tole 10 to 1 about
Stabile.
AtWOT STAKIN.-8 to 1 agit Vaalpyre (t), 10 to 1 ap.t
modit, 10 to 1 apt Montpensier. 10 to I apt istly 12 to 1
agst Tampa, 11 to I oval Marissus, 12 to I urt 'Lift. 12 to 1
ag.t sister to Valentionno. IS to I apt hiatheuiatieun, is to I yid
Chanticleer, 20 to 1 sort Versus, 20 to 1 apt Armin, 2u to 1 apt
Itat-trap.
GOODWOOD STARES.—SOO on forty agst tho field.
Sr. Laualt.-2 to 1 agct Surplice (t), 7 to 1 agst Justice
to lrelsoil (t freely).
Dkamt.-1,000 to 25 agst Saucy Dick.
NEWTON ItACES.
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Ity gorse estrnordirtary—neille.:t;;;;;;37vt milked any return et
theme now we ti.lieve, however, that un tho find day the Tied
Stakes were won by !Iwo. Boy, and the Cup by tippet, Maid of
i.010114i. On ThurniLy tbe St. laver was won by the Red
Knight, thaw It WWI slot) reported, we know not with what
truth. that the tikalberne Stales were won by %calm, and the Lkirouigh
Cup byAwiss Boy.

lab) Entelltgenct.
SUMMER CIRCEIIS AWE THE 'EDGE. IW.

Yesterday the several Judgra of the Courts of queen's Bench, Com.
mrn Pleas, unit Esehequer, assemhted in the Ezetioniter Chamber, at
Weettaltister.hall, for the purpose (if finally arnion.ne the severd el:-
cults, upon which they rill nwpcetively proceed to bold the t nsuing
genera, 1111.ite ofoyer and ternarcr and Fool delivery lu snit f..r tt,
several counties In M.cglard and Wales. The foil:ming are the or.
ran:ernents diennir.rst on, via.:
(tort Writ Hon. Lord Denman, Lord (ICI
Justice of England, end the ltnis. Mr. Justice Pat:Amt.
it,,., Ciamr.—The ItArtit lien. Sir V. IbllKh, he'., Lord t
Baron of the Court of Esc:aqui r, and the lion. Mr. Justice Cultussn.
Oxman Clartrr.—The llon Mr. Byrn !Wife and Mr. Moon Platt.
Nossoust Ciactrr.—The Right Hop. Mr. Baron Parke and Mr.
Justire Mauls. . _ . .

Cierver.—The 800. Mr. Joetioe Coleridge and the lieu.
Mr. Justice Wittiest

lkdarrean CIPLCIT.—The lion. Mr. Jurtnro Creoswe and the Hon.
Mr. Justice PS le.

tight lion. Sir T. Altai., lint., Lwil Met
liptire of the Common Mese.

s.t.rre Alt4.—The Ilea% Mr. Justice Wightman.
insraa, Orr emu Cot fen or.—The turd Chief J fortiee Slide and
Mr. Jaallte Winhtssan. after proercdlee and holding the 11.”1,01
the North and south M Are Cfreulta, wall meet at Cheater, and hold
the ao.lxe tor the city and county.
V.CATION Jt ont.—The night llon. Mr. anon Aldenfon .111 --
multi In town as raration judge, and fri'd alt daily at Aso chambers In
Serjeanta...fa litaftLif the abate. of the judges on the meld,.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.
Min s at Niel Rimy hrfore Mr. Hann Parke.
BRYANT V. WAttI.ELL, DORMER, AND ILLWis.—TROVEIt
TOR THEATRICAL l'itortaTlFS.—Mr. Crowder and Mr.
Pigott were counsel for the plaintiff; Mr. Ilumfrey and
Mr. Gray appeared far the first-named defendant, end Mr.
Ogle for the others. This was an action of trovcr brought to
accOrer a miniature stage and divers articles of theatrical
"properties," under the following circumstances. While
the celebrated American dwarf, •• General Tom Thumb,"
was in the zenith of his p .pularity, the plaintiff discovered
la child in the west of England whose " native talent," A*l
I thought, might be made available as a rival to the attractive
foreigner, though his proportions were not quite so infra-
human and extraordinary as those of the American. Hie
parents being anxious " to make the most " of their infant,
as the learned connect said, entered into a treaty for his erx•
hibition with the plentid, who built a stage end permuted
dresses, dagger., snuffboxes, boots, and sword, such us were
necessary for his purpos., at an expense of abent 7.51.,
announced hie prize es the " Miniature John Bull," and
exhibited him in Suffolk-street in London. While there, he
was visited by Mr. Ward,ll, the proprietor of Vauxhall, Mr.
Dormer, the proprietor of " Dolly's Chophouse," and Mr.
Lewis, the three defendants, who entered into an agreement
with Mr. Bryant to hire the boy and his adjuncts for a year,
and to share the proceeds of the exhibition with the plaintiff,
to whom they undertook to deliver up the stage and proper-
ties at the end of the year. The defendants then took poor
"John Bull" to the Egyptian Hall, where they altered Lis
stage, and thence into the country, and, among other parte
of England, to the west, where, on the well-known rule of
prophets and the amount of honour they receive in their own
country, the child failed to attract, and Mr. Wardell left him
and the plaintiff and all helot iiing to the exhibition to take
care of themselves at Bristol, where an execution was put in
(or rent, and the whnle affair broken up. At the termina
Lion of the year Mr. Bo ant demanded back his stage and
properties, but met with no success, and he ultimately
brought this action to recover their value. The
case eccupied some hours, sad, after giving rise
to several points of law, and as many speeches, Mr. Baron
l'arke left it to the jury to say whether they were assisted
that the defendants had jointly converted any portion of the
property of the plaintiff. No account bad been given of the
stage after its alteration and erection at the Egyptian Hall ;
and it was for the jury first to say whether they thought all
the defendants were liable in respect of that, and whether
its alteration was such as to amount to a conversion. As to
the rest of the property which had been seized at Bristol, he
(Mr. Baron Parke) was of opinion that there was nu evidence
to warrant any verdict for the plaintiff:—The jury retired,
and after a long absence returned a verdict against :11 the
defendants, with 101, demagog, in respect of the conversion
of the stage.
COURT FEES.—In the course of the day some of the
jury complained to hi* lordship that in two cases which were
tried on Tuesday the attorneys had omitted to pay their fees
in common with the court fees, acd they felt it a great hard-
ship.—Mr. Baron Parke agreed with this view of the case,
and suggested the propriety of the jurymen ascertaining and
making public the Hamra of the causes,and of the attorneys
alluded to. One of the jury then stated that the causes
alluded to were those of " Cook e. Willes" and " Sager r.
Hinimiop." and that Mr. Eyre, of Grecian-chambers, and Mr.
Warneforel, of Symond's.inn, were the reaper:ire attorneys
who had so omitted to discharge the fees.—Mr. Baron Parke
said it was very proper that the names of the causes and of
the attorneys should go forth to the public, and these the
subject dropped.
Sittings Ia Banco.
LADY CHARLOTTE OREVILLE v, THE BARON DE RUT-
ZEN.— LANDLORD ANL. TENANT. LoN DON SEAboN.
HOLDING OVER.—This was an action in which the plaintiff
sought to recover rent for the use and occupation of a house,
No. 42, Oresvenor.place, which had been let to the defen-
dant by her agent for the last London season for 3001, up to
the last day of July. The cause was tried before the Chief
Baron, when it it: peered that at the time the deb ndant took
the house the agent told him, on the part of the plaintiff, but
without her authority, that he might stay a fortnight over
the season free of rent if he pleased. As the term was about
to expire the defendant intimated his intention to hold over
for a fortnight, when the plaintiff, who was then for the first
time informed of this sub-arrangement, sanctioned it to the
extent of a week, saying that the baron must pay rent if he
exceeded that period. The defendant did stay till the 24th,
and rent being demanded for four weeks et the rate of
171. 17s. Cd. a week, which was tho weekly proportion of the
original holding, he refused to pay more than for one week.
When the action was beet/Ott the defendant paid 171. 17s. Gd,
into court, and the Chief Baron directed the jury that the
defendant was bound by the terms of the original letting,
as he held over, and that he was bound to pay that rent for
four weeks. The jury acted on this direction, and found for
the plaintiff 631. 12s. Gel. beyond the sum paid into court.—
Mr. Ilumfrg now meved for a now trial, on the ground of
misdirection. He submitted that the defendant, not having
hired the house by the week, but for the season, was not
bound by the rule of law laid down by the judge, and was
entitled to hold over for ono week free of any rent at all.—
Rule nisi granted.

BAIL COURT.
Sittings in Banco.—Berore Mr. Justice Wigiatnan.

Ex PARTS WALTON.—Mr. Duent moved for an attach.
ment against two persona of the name of O'Hara and
Gavin. The learned counsel applied on behalf of a party
of the name of Walton. A writ of habeas corpus had been
obtained, directed to O'Hara and ()evils, ordering them to
bring up the body of the applicant in this case, who was
in their custody. To that writ they had made no return,
and hence the present motion for an attachment. The court
granted the application.
Ex PARTE NASL—MANDAMUS.—Mr. Pashley moved
for a mandamus on the part of a single lady of the name
of Harriet Nash, to compel the Waterford, Wexford,
Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Company, to permit her as
a shareholder oft the company to inspect certain books and
accounts of the company. The application was made under
the following circumstances : It appeared by certain arrange-
ments between this company and the Great Western and
South Wales Railway Companies that the affairs of the
Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Railway Com-
pany had fallen into the hands of the two former companies,
greatly against the wish of the shareholders of the Water-
ford, Wexford, Wicklow, and Dublin Company. Mir
Nash, as a shareholder, was, in consequence of this objec-
tionable arrangement, desirous of inspecting the com-