The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-21 00:00:00

PLYNIOU l'H.

The committee met again yesterday, at two o'clock,
and otter truing some not very important evidence, ad-
journed to Oita 31110111i01.
DU ItHA3f.

Yesterday, the committee appointed to inquire
into the withdrawal of the petitions against the return of
Mr. Oreaniscr (deceasul) and Mr. Atherton, for the city of
Du: ham. met for the first time.
Mr. Brown and Mr. Coppock were the principal witnesses
examined, but the sole point of importance elicited was to
the effect that the petitions had been presented on the
ground that the p.,11 was closed prematurely against both
members, but that the petitions were, by an arrangement
between the agents for either party, Mons. Coppock and
Brown, auhseitueutly " withdrawn " by mutual under.
standing, to admit of a new writ being issued, and of Lord
A. Vktne coming forward for the city.

SPORTING.

TATTERSALL'S.-MONDAT.

At intervals between paying and receiving, numerous in-
vestments were made on coming events, particularly on the
Northumberland Plate, for which, however, Colstardale
and Chief Justice wen the only horses in strong demand,
and backed for money, the fonner at 11 to 2 and 5 to 1, the
latter at 13 to 2 and ti to 1 ; 5 to 1 the current offer nt the
close; 9 to 2 was firkin about Goldfindir, but only to a
small rota ; b and 7to 1 about Garforth ; 12 to 1 to 1001.
about Mel* Jack.

We have authority to state that Coomburland Stathes-
mon, who, by-the-bye, appeared to be friendless, is not the
property of Ur. Morris.
As to itataplan, for the Stewards' Plate, at Stockbridge,
and Autocrat, (or the Two-year-old Triennial there, the
prices would seem to denote a forrione conclusion.
The betting on the Goodwood Stakes wu very limited.
For rho Si. Leger, West Australian was backed for up-
wards of 2,0001. at the odds quoted.
The subjoined list of prices will 'anciently indicate the
nature of the other transactions.

STEWARDS' PLATE (STOCKBRIDGE).
6 to 4 on Mr. Thellusoon's Rrtaplan (t)
TWO YEARS.OLD 1 RIENNIAL.
6 to 4 on Mr. R. E. Cooper's Autocrat (t)
NORTIIU3IBERLAND PLATE.
4 to 1 agst Mr. W. Palmer's Goldfinder (9 to 2t)
5 to 1 Mr. White's Co'eterdale (t)
6 to I Mr. Williams's Chief Justice (0 to 1t)
7 to I Mr. J. D. Shafto's Garlurth (t)
12 to 1 Captain Key's Little Jack (t)
15 to 1 Lord Glasgow's Doubletheng
20 to 1 Mr. J. Scott's Songstress (I)
LIVERPOOL CUP.
10 to 1 apt lord Clifilen's Poodle (t)
12 to 1 Mr. J. Day's Waterfall
13 to 1 Mr. Night's Montagu* (t)
GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to I apt Mr. Howard's Little Harry (0
12 to 1 Lord H. G. Lennox', Sixtus (t)
16 to 1 Mr. Parker's Joe Millar (t)
2$ to 1 Duke of Itichinos4's colt by The
Emperor, out of Coral (t)
ST. LEGER.
5 to 4 apt Mr. Bowes's Weat Austral as (t)
5 to 1 Mr. Powney's Clew (0
11 to 1 Lord John Scott's The Reim (t)
DERBY.
1000 to 40 apt Mr. Bowes's Blight (0
3500 to 100 apt Mr. Osbaldeston's Brother to Mountain
Door (t)
ANNI:AI. SAL{ OP YLARLINGS.—The undermentioned
yearlings from the Royal Paddocks at Hampton Courkwere
sold yesterday at Tattersall's :—bay colt by Venison—
Manacle, 2.50 p. • bay colt by Cowl—Lady Strut, 200 gs. •
bay colt by Alarm—Ortes 16.5 go. ; Say filly by Orlandoj-
lodine's dam 15.5 p. ; Chesnut filly by Orlando—Stamp,
160 gs.; bay 'filly by Ph egon—The Flea, 130 gs. • bay filly
by Alasm—Distaffies, 90 gs. ; Day filly by LLereost—
Frantic's dam, 72 at. • bay filly by Melbourne--Volloy,
70 gs.; bay colt by Colliegwood, dam (foaled in 1843) by
Elia out of Antler'l dam, 56 go. ; bay filly by Alarm—
Chadlington Maid, 60 p. ; bay filly by Orlando—Despateb,
31 gm.

LANCASTER I
Weights for the LANC %ATM
UDC*. Declaratioss of A
t lb
Chief Juttice Ar
7
Wrethcrsege 4 2
Red Lion
Lerry•beut
Black Doctor 6 0
Alp
Lovgb Bawn 6 10
Asetb 6 10,
Little Davie
Trifle
Allegro
HANDICAP PLATS of 30 sot

JULY 7.

Cur. Two miles and • die-
visit as or beforo June 28.
Age it lb
Vietnam
Harp
Aaron Smith
Audubon 3 6 4
Jupiter
Clovvland
Carrier
Georgy
Bold Davie 3 5 5
Bpring Flower

A( se lh
Sir Robert 6 8 4
Warwick
Aseth
1.641 Y
Vicuree
Happy Joe 4 6 10
Waterwitch 5 6 6

I. One mile and a ellstanee. 1
Br fby St. Leon et lb
—Thalia 3 510
Maria Bell 3 6 8
B f by Gameboy—
Maid of Mouton 3 5 6
Spring Flower

The ItErtVAL HANDICAP.
forfeit on or before tho 28111 of
Age et lh
Weathrrgsget 4 8 6
Lerrywheut 4 7 9
Black Doctor 5 7 3
Alp a 7 0
Lough Bann 6 6 12
Little Davie

D DAY.
Two miles. Declaration of
'Jane.

Age
Cleveland
Jupiter
Sappyoe J
Carrier
4 6 0
(how 3 6 8
Ouv (brother to
Warwick)
Bold Davie 3 6 6
b f by Gameboy—
Maid of Mouton 3 6 0
Spring Flower

----- 6 10
item t0r....
Allegro
Vie:ea
Timothou 6 8 6
Autlabs=

SALE 07 TURNER'S PICrURES.—A very interesting
sale of flee pictures by Turner. from the gallery ef Mr.
Benjamin Godfrey Windus, of Tottenham, took place yes-
terday at Mewl. Christie and Maneon's rooms. A great
crowd of connoisseurs assembled on the occasion, but the
bidding was chiefly confined to the dealers, among whom
all the pictures were secured. The subjects were-Lot 1.
Venice -Evening-" Going to the Ball." "Fallacies of
Hope," MS. Exhibited in the Royal Academy in 181 G. This
picture realised 520 guineas. Lot 2. The companion picture.
Venire-Morning-" Returning from the Ball," 8. Martino.
" Fallacies of Hope." Exhibited in the Royal Academy,
1846. After an active competition, this picture sold for 610
guineas. Lot 3. The Dawn of Christianity-" Flight into
Egypt.," "That star has Timm." /kr. T. Gisboneeil
Works. This picture was exhibited in 1841. It sold he
710 guineas. Lm 4. (ileums and Scylla. "Ovid's Mete.
morphoms"-painted on panel. Exhibited in the
Academy in 1841. This picture sold for 700 guises. Mt
The approach to Venice-
'The path lies o'er the sea,
• • •
The woos Is sip sod yet it ie sot WOE
The pun as yet di.puted the day with her."-Bnore.
This picture is described by Thicker on "Modern Painless."
lat. 1., as one of the most beautiful biters( colour ever dew
by any man by any means at any time. A very active caw
petition followed the exhibition of this fine work on the
easel, and it was ultimately knocked down for aearly 1,000
guineas. AU these pictures were sold with the copyright
for engraving. Another fins work by this painter was sold
by Mein. ChristM on Saturday in r. Broderip's gallery.
Ti.i. was "The Damns, church of 8. Georgic," Re., painted
for sir Francis Chantrey, at whom demos. it pissed into
Mr. Broderip's possession. Exhibited at the Royal
Academy iu 1811, a pendent to the picture in the Vernon
G.llery. This fine picture realised 1,100 guises+. Among
otliir valuable modern works sold in Mr. Broderip's gal-
lery were "The Bather," by Etty, 8.A., from Mr.
Knott's collection, 34.4 guinea.. "A Gipsy Encampment.-
by F. Goodall, A.R.A., 120 guineas. "The Met at the
Will," by the URN artist. " Cupid and I'syche Descend-
ing." by Etty, ILA., • work of exquisite purity and grate,
210 guisieu. " The Irish l'iper," by P. Goodall, A.R.A,
13.1 animas. "A Fruit l'ime,•• by Lance, 70 guineas. "The
Holy WO," by F. Goodall, A.R.A., 131 guinea.. " The
Village Coquette," by Lance, 120 guineas. " The Lady
is Weisiag," and a third picture by the same artist,
" Preparation for • Bridal," told respectively for 12. i
(Mugu sad 127 ishisar.
AIINYRALIA.-PLYMOCTII, MONDAY, 10 A.M.-The
Dermentweter, 6:10 tom, Captain Wrankmore, from Hobart ,
Town is 105 Jays, named ■up Channel this morning for 1
Umiak and landed use passengers oat of thirty here in a
ttorst. angingst whom are the Rev. J. Reibey gad Arch- 1 NEW AFRICAN Blq1101•RICS.-The bishopric of
Marriott. She br a small quantity of gold and Natal has been conferred upon the Ito,. J. W. Colton,
wool. She prim the Carustic on the 10th of Ably, this M.A. of St. John's College, Cambridge. rector of Formott
Me the line; the Louisa, from Callao, off the River Plate. St. daimon. Norfolk. The bishopric of Graham's Town has
rn
The Australasia and Southe Cross had sailed two or not yet provided for, but it is said to have been offered
three days beton the Ds:woman'', mid the Catskill sad to tho Rev. Daaisl Moore, iersuabset et Camden Chapel,
Wle Wait won Sao% CateherweLL

lab, inteUtgente.
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PRIVY
COUNCIL —YZsTIP.DAY.

Pwasm.—Tnz Rio= How. T. Pe.mmorrom Loos, rue Iltiowr Tim
Saw J. Pwrnokot, m RIGHT ROX. !ill E. RTAX, MID MI RHOS
or TRO Aznuauxr Covnr.

MIEELLAs O. WALLACE.

The arguments in this e 1.., which was partly heard on
be
Friday last, were resumed this morning. It will remem-
bered that we stated that the case came before the commit-
tee on appeal from the judgment of the Supreme Court of
Judicature at Fort William, in Bengal. The question at
issue related solely to matters of account, and was, there-
fore, only of interest to the parties concerned.
On the conclusion of the arguments,
The Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh delivered judg-
ment. He said that the council were us* opinion that the
judgment of the court below ought to be reversed.
Judgment accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—YESTEHDAT.
8117U1011 LT I<w Paws IN IDDLlBM—Barceig Clllll AIM=
Jllllll JIM ♦ liIPLCIAL JORT.
DIALS O. HARTCUP.—SLANDWIL

Both the plaintiff and the defendant in this case are at-
torneys practising at Bungay, in Suffolk, and the plaintiff
seed to recover damages for certain slanderous words
spoken "of and concerning him in his profession of an
attorney." It appeared that the mother and the brother of
the defendant lent some money to two persons named
Mann, and, as it was not repaid, proceedings
were taken against one of the Manna, and a Seri facies
was issued. When the officer went to levy, however, he
found a person in possession, under an assignment for the
benefit of the creditors, and a proposition was made that
Mr. and Mrs. Drake should come in with the other credi-
tors. This negotiation, however, went off, and ace. sa. was
issued, and Mann was arrested on the Bth February last.
Thereupon he sent for the defendant, who consequently
went to the Tens Inn, and there met Mann, the present
plaintiff, and the sheriff's officer. The plaintiff's evidence
was that on this occasion he told the defendant that his
(the plaintiffs) clients were very suspirious of this case,
and that they had suspected trickery from beginning to
end. Another version was that the plaintiff said there had
been nothing but trickery in this case; but there was
no doubt about this, that immediately the defendant replied
that the plaintiff was a "lying scoundrel." These two
words formed the slander complained of in the present
action. Two days afterwards the plaintiff and his brother
went to the defendant's office to ask for an explanation of
his condact, bet the defendant was engaged with a client,
and he said that Mr. Barber, his partner, would see the
plaintiff. The plaintiff, however, said he must see the de-
fendant ; and when the client with him left, and another
client went into his room, the plaintiff, with his brother,
pushed his way in, and demanded an explanation and apo-
logy. The defendant requested them to withdraw until his
business with his client was disposed of, but they refused, and
he ordered his clerk to go for a policeman. The plaintiff,
however, did not wait to see that functionary, but having
demanded an apology, ha left the room. The plaintiff
afterwards wrote a letter to the defendant, in which he re-
ferred to the reflections which, as a conscientbus man, the
defendant may have had since the occurrence, and said, "it
is far from my wish to augment any pangs of remorse which
I doubt not in your cooler momenta have irresistibly in-
truded themselves." The plaintiff then disclaimed " all
feelings of malice and vindictiveness," and he concluded by
demanding a public apology. The present cause was not
the only litigation between the parties, for it was stated
that the defendant had commenced an action of trespass
against the plaintiff for intruding himself into his private
office.
The Attorney. General, Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr.
Talfourd appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Berjeant Byles
and Mr. Worlledge for the defendant.
The Chief Justice left it to the jury to say whether the
words were spoken of the plaintiff in his character of an
attorney.
The jury found that they were not spoken of him in that
character. Verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.--YESTESDAY.
Bum Ma. Coammemagaa Etas.
Ix RE J. BARNETT.

The bankrupt was a watchmaker, of Napier-street, City-
road. This was the last examination meeting. The bank-
rupt owes 1,1321., besides 8941. of liabilities ; assets incon-
siderable.
Mr. Stopher opposed for the assignees, on the ground
that the accounts were unsatisfactory. :The bankrupt was
examined es to the mode in which he bad kept his books.
He denied that he had kept any record of the numbers of
the watches he had sold.
His Honour said that better accounts must be rendered,
and adjourned the examination sine die.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.-YESTERDAY.
Bum' nt■. °Mumma Law.
Ix BY RICHARD WILLIAM WEl3ll.—Barrat OF TRUST

IT AN ArroaNzr.

This insolvent, an attorney, who had offices in Lincoln's-
inn-fields and Austinfriars residing at Brixton, received the
judgment of the court at the suit of several creditors. He
had been opposed by Mr. Cresswell, Mr. Dowse, and Mr.
Barnard, for some creditors, and a Mr. Widger, a linen-
draper, of Kennington-common, appeared io person; Mr.
Cooke and Mr. Bargood supported.
Originally the case was before the court on the Gth of
April, and on some subsequent occasions. The debts in the
schedule were 3,4311., and the debts owing to the insolvent
6,2411., of which upwards of 2,0001. were stated to be
Mr. Mr. Commissioner Law, in giving judgment, adverted to
the several points of opposition urged against tke insolvent.
There were four specific oppositions. Mr. Widger, an up-
holsterer, was a creditor for 801., contracted in 1847 for fur-
niture, which the insolvent made over in 1848 to a creditor
and afterwards to his brother without any consideration.
It was a dishonest transaction, and the complaint would be
included in the judgment of six months. The next coin-
plainants were Messrs. Gardiner and Moore, wine mer-
chants, and their case was that the insolvent had got wine
when he knew he never could pay. That ease was esta-
blished. The more important matter in the case related to
the two other oppositions, by Mr. Boode and Messrs. Barker
and Gillett. The insolvent was executor to a Mr. Black, a
collector of rent, who died in September, 1830, his estate,
3931., principally arising from rents, was in his banker's
hands, which had not been paid over. The insolvent
applied to be continued the agent, and received
the rents for two or three quarters. The result
was that Mr. Boode was a creditor to • large amount.
His Honour referred to some letters from the in-
solvent in respect to Mr. Boode'a case, and proceeded
to the consideration of the opposition on the part of Messrs.
Barker and Gillett. That was a similar case. They were
executors, and at the time of Black's death money had been
received. The debt was not large, but the features of the
case were worse than the last. One thing had been urged
on the part of the insolvent, and that was, that all his debts
would ultimately be paid. Whether they would be paid
he could rot tell, nor could he take any notice of the cir-
cumstance. Ilis Honour pronounced • judgment from the
vesting order at the suit of other creditors than these men-
tioned of six months. At the suit of Messrs. Gardiner and
Moore the judgment was eight months; at the suit of
Messrs. Barker and Gillett, 10 n.ontlis ; and at the suit of
Mr. Boode, for fifteen calendar months.
The judgment arc concurrent from the vesting order
made on the 12th January.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.

The sittings of the court, for the June general session,
were resumed this morning at the Guildhall, Westminster,
by adjournment from Clerkenwell, before Mr. Serjeant
Adams, Assistant-Judge, and a full bench of magistrates.
The number of prisoners for trial is 112-102 for felony and
10 for misdemeanor.
_

The Assistant-Judge briefly charged the Grand Jury. He
remarked that the number of prisoners awaiting trial was
about one-third more than the average.

John Thomas, a well-dressed young man, was indicted
fur haring stolen 14 yards of black satin and other articles,
of the ',slue of 151. and upward., the property of George
Merriogton, his muter, in his dwelling-house.
The prisoner pleaded Chatty.
Mr. Parry said the prosecutor was a linen draper, Carry-
ing on business in the Edgware-mad and in Bond-street,
and the prisoner, he regretted to say, hid been in his em-
ploy but three weeks. The prosecutor had no wish to press
thecae* against him further than it was required of him by
law that he should do, which was to lay the facts of the
cue before the court.

Mr. Ballantine urged the prisoner's former good cha-
racter in his favour.

---111eisTstantiudge said the offence of servants robbing
their employers was becoming so prevalent that the Court
felt bound to puckish with severity all offenders of that class
that came before it. lie then sentenced the prisoner to be
kept to hard labour for 18 calendar months.

Joseph Evan Savage, 22 and JCIIIICS sf.)eqon, 22, privates
in the Foot Guards (Fusiliers), were indicted for feloni-
ously &moulting James Robinson, and forcibly and against
his will stealing from his person a watch, his property, of
the value of 33 guineas.
It appear( d that the prosecutor was drinking ono night
with some soldiers at a public house near St. George's Bar-
, racks, and on his leaving about half-past eleven o'clock he
was accosted by Savage and three other soldiers, one of
whom forcibly took his watch from him. lie was confi-
dent that Savage was one of them, but believed only that
Morgan was one, and since the transaction two other
soldiers had deserted front the regiment. The property had
not been recovered.

• The jury Aequi7erd Morgan, and found Savage Guilty.
The Assistant-J m. 0., cautioned Morgan as to his future
conduct, and said that looking at the enormity of the
wrenee—he would repeat, the enormity of it—for it was an
enormous thing for four men belonging to the Guards, to
whom the protection of the lives and property of the popu-
Litton of the metropolis was or might be entrusted, to be
out in the streets at eleven at night committing a robbery
of this ductiption--the court, if it passed sentence upon
Savage then, could pas. none other than one of transpor-
tation; but in order that inquiry might be made uto
his former tharuter, he alcArld order the prisoner to be re-
sanded.
The other eases tried daring the day were not of public
Intim&