The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-06 00:00:00

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579.] LONDON. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1848. [THREEPENCE.

he wu present at Redman-street—which, he nuintained
had not been proved—he was afraid it must be the reverse.
The learned counsel then proceeded to all his witne:see.
[Left sitting.]

many of them have been resreetable persons for all he knew.
He was not aware that the inhabitants of the district were in
habit of walking about to observe the procession.
F. T. Fowler was then re-called, and deposed to the course
taken by the nrocension to Dean-street,
as detailed in bin ex.
aminatien of vesterdae. The number in the processing in-
creased very considerably as it went en • and he thought
that in Dean-street the number might be about sixty
thousited. lie left them in Dean-street, understanding that
they were goMg to walk about all night. The tradespeople
shut up their shops as the procession advanced, and there
was great great noire and cheering. He saw Williams.
Fusel!, and M'Carthy at the hea I, and another who carried
a stick, and gave orders.
Mr. Parry Was it you who offered Vernon a pinch of
snuff on that occasion, or did he offer one to you ?
The witness said he did not take muff. A frierd pointed
out Vernon so biro, and he entered into conversation. Ver-
non was deprecating the proceedings or the crowd, and seed
he did not like the laneusge used. He repeated that he did
not see Veinun in the procraeion although he might have
been there. He eawihint in Finsbury-:quart, but c culd not
say whether be seem d like an actor or a spectator.
IV. B. Cross, of the metropolitan police force, was then
caked and examined by Mr. Welsby : He deposed to
the nature of the meeting on Clerkenwell-green, and to the
presence of Williams and others on the occasion.
Cross examined by Mr. Parry: Ile did not hear what
Vernon said. He was standing some little dioance off. lie
had received special instructious to attend. He did not Wear
uniform on the occasion. The first information he had given
as to what he had seen was on Tuesday Ltst.
Samuel Speck, one of the city police, called and examined
by the Attorney-General He was employed on the night
of the 20th of May to assist in dispersing the crowd. tie
saw Williams on that occasion. He received a Mickbat on
his temple, which laid him up for some days; several brother
officers were injured. The proceedings outside the veers
house in Redeems street were calculated to excite consider-
able alarm.
Serjeant Wahine, of the City police, Rave similar evidence:
Ile heard Williams speak from the window of the coffee-
house, when he said, "We have this day achieved a
glorious victory over the bloody whigs. Lord J. Russell
stated that we wanted no reform; we have shown him that
we do want reform." Afterwards he heard him use the
words " brutal and bloody government." He then said :
" 1:19 you think Mitchel had a fair trial ? " to which the
general answer was "No." He proceeded to say, •' Do
you think it necessery that we should have a republican
government ?" to which the answer was, " Yee." He added,
"We have this day bed a glorious demonstration." Ha
afterwards told them that it the police interfere,' with them,
it was their duty to avenge themselves. He did not hese
any other language of the find.
The witness woe cress-examined by Mr. Parry, when the
principal point elicited was that he had not taken any notes
of the proceedings.
William Price and James Caine, both of the City police,
corroborated the above testimony. They had boh received
+minds from missiles.
The Attorney-General then asked to have the mind of
John Mftchel's conviction read.
Mr. Perry objected to the reception of the document.
Vernon lied only neid he adopted the opinion of John
Mitchel, the if the Qum% did not do her duty to the people,
they were not hound to pay any allegiance to her; he had
not adopted Mitcheler opinions generally, and therefore lee
contended that the whole of the language contained in that
record should not he used ite evidence against the prisoner.
The Lord Chief Justice considered teat the fact of Vernon
hay ng said that he adopted the views of Mitchel, rendered
the document relmicsablo,
Mr. Parry felt himself hound to press his objection, and
quoted " Russell on Evidence " to show that a record of
conviction was not edmissable as against third parties;
and he thin put the case of parties charged with stealing
and receiving stolen property. A person might be in-
dicted and cenvieted of ste .I,ng certain property, and parties
might afterwards be indicted for rcceiemg such stolen pro-
perty. Surely he need not argue that the record of the
former conviction could not be received on the suesi (meat
trial, in order to show that the property in question had been
The Leee Chief Justice thought that Mr. Parry's arru-
ment was completely beside the question. The record in
this instinct was only intended to show •hat, whether rightly
or wrongly, John Mitchel had been convicted of a pirtieu-
lar °fleece.
Mr B iron Parke did net see that it was necessary to
occupy much time in arguing the question one way or the
other, for, though it was important as regar Williams, who
was not now on his trial, it meld, as the evidence stood,
scarcely be considered to affect Vernon.
The Attorney-General only desired to have the record
read, in order to show of what John Mitchel had been con-
lease', as otherwise it might be taken that he was convicted
of horse-stealing.
After a few words from Mr. Metcalfe, it was agreed to
admit the record in se tar as it went to ow the nature of
Mitchel'. conviction.
Mr. Parry then addressed the jury for the defendant. If
he were satisfied that the minds of the jury were unbiassed ;
if they had heard nothing of the defendant, or the o•lier
persocs in the same situation, before coming into co.irt, the
duty which
She had to perform would be of a very deferent
charecter. uch, however, was not the caae. And although
the technical issue which the et had to try w.is simple inough,
their decision upon that issue defended un a variety of cit.-
curnstanwe which it remained for them to inerstieete.
With regard to the conduct of the Attorney• General, he had
no complaint to make, except one, which was with reference
to the record of the conviction, a document which he con-
sidered—n dwithstanding what had taken place upon the
question—that he would not venture to read. With regard
to the cases of Vernon and Williams, and Fussell, anal
with reger.l to every circumstance of their proceedings a
panic had 1 ten raise d by the press, by which the public
mind hail been excited to such an extent that it was diffi-
cult fur • jury not to feel such influences in forming their
judgment. He urged them, however, to mat away
from their minds every atom of prejed:ce which might
be lingering there, sail view the case with a calm and dis-
pareiona e judgment. A crest deel had been said about
the words chartist and charter. If by the terms in question,
voilence against the privileges and liberties of thin country
was me int, he would any that the person advocating
such opinions was worse than a meniac—he was a fool. The
name of chartist had Mc tine a tf rm of reproach, hut he
urged them to remember that in 1730, repro chi
Fere
and he believed \V. Pitt co-operated with him—had attached
his name to every principle of the people's ck •rtereeven to
that pint relating to the pa, client of members 1.. f pare weld
Tau charter w undoubtedly an honest and a Saxon mea-
sure, however expedier ey might plead emenst its'
adoption. The defendant in this case owned himself
to be a chertiet, hut denied the truths of the
charges lirought against him. Ile (Mr. Perry) could eot
conceal from himself the fact Hest the prosecution WOO rho
Proecution of a whig govcrn-nent ; hut he urged them (the
•e
jury) to be unbiased by any Mel influences, and to
remember that it was very possible for men in
high stations tt be in the wrong, Every great
cheage which bed been breuzht ohmic in this
country he I he, n eifieeed threugh the agency of the
people alone. It WAS not Can C'eStan Of newsmen of rink
and influence to mince their word, Lord Hume% Lod
Grey, and that peculiar protege of the whirty,O'Conuell.
never did so. The shield at pmteetioe was over them.
But when a man of lower station ventured on any
eisplay of Verb:llene°, afirantage wee taken of it.
According to the principle eeetained in the present ie.
dictment, Lord John Russell and his fiends, when
they hrour,ht in the Reform Bill. might lace been
tried for a misela•meanour • but the Artorney•Generel
of that day nttempted nothing of the kiwi. lie c in-
twitted that all morel force was physical force is
perspective, and quoted instal:nee in which words
quite as inflammatory as those attributed to the prisoner hod
been t sed without incurring any penalty. lie would
not contend that the meeting lv question was lawful; but
be called to their remembrance a demonetration which
took place in 1831. when a procession went to
the palace to ace the king, by whom en'l the queen they
were affable received. 0 t that occreion they even marched
down to the purlieus of the Reuse of Common, He
wished them to observe how different was tee cenduct
of Whig statesmen in that dav—when Level Melbourne
told those who applied to him that he was glad to see them,
and was sorry that they had not nuance iniormed him of
their wishes.
In answer to an obs:rvat:on, in a .ow tone, from the
Attorney- Ge neral,
Mr. Parry observed that he would do his duty to
his client, notwithstanding any sneer which might be thrown
out, or any opinion which might be expressed in reference
to his conduct.
The Chief Justice deprecated such observations, as disre-
spectlul to the bench, and therefore not permissable.
After some observations in justification of the words he
had used, for which he contended there existed many pre-
cedents, the learned counsel went on to contend that the
accounts of the meeting were exaggerated, and that too
great a degree of importance had been placed upon the
words used, especially those of a low and vulgar tendency,
which, with whatever force they might conic from the better
classes of society, were unfortunately too frequently used, and
too little considered, by persons of a different position, to
carry much weight with them. He maintained that no ease
had been made out against Vernon, who, so far from having
taken a part in the proceedinge, had beea stated to have
objected to the lanue used. His prosecutien was conse-
quent upon the chartistprinciples, which he was well known
to entertain, but that was not a matter for the consideration
of the jury, who had only to determine upon his actions. It
might be said that persons of good intentions should net be
present at unlawful proceedings. He did not deny such to
be the case. But the mere indulgence of curiosity could
not he considered in the light of a crime. The
government mightas well prosecute the witnesses Fowlendled
Potter for attending a tumultuous assembly in the execution
of their duty, as bring the present-indictment against the
defendant. The evidence of Potter and Fowler
was given with great fairness, and was certainly
entitled to credulity, but he urged that the evi-
dence of the policemen was to be met with a very different
degree of credit, in particular that of Hardy, whose statement
that, in the circumstances under which he was placed, hews,
able to take notes of the proceedings he disbelieved entirely.
If they
ads that Vern"
Not Gc atyon lett fins'eury square. he
expected to ge rdict of ;" if thty belieeed

RUMOURED DECLARATION OP WAR BY RUSSIA.—
The letter from Cologne received yesterday, and dated
July 3, afternoon, turns out to have been a forgery.
Letters of a like character, and conveying like infor-
mation, were also received and published by the
Chronicle. The paper on which the letter was
written has .G.logne Gazette " printed on the top.
, The letter came from Ostend to our agent at Dover,
and was transmitted by railway parcel. If the object
of the party was to affect the funds, we are happy to
say he failed to attain it, for the letters did not arrive
and were not published, either in the Chronicle or
Exprem, until after the close of the market; and the
Dully News, the Chronicle, and other papers, were
enabled this morning to prove that the report was
groundless. Of course we shall set inquiries on foot,
in every direction, to trace out the offending parties ;
and, if we are successful, they may bo assured that
exposure and prosecution shall follow.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING.

THIS DAY.--(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

OROSVENOR STAKES of 100 sore. each, &c.
Vanguard 1
Cult by Cotheratono
HANOICAP, for three-yr-olds, &c.
St. Ann .. 1
Carissima .. 2
Vert Vert .. 3
THE CHESTERFIELD STAKES, of 30 sous.
each, &c., for two-yr-olds.
Farthingale ..
Czarina .. 2
Jane Eyre .. . .. 3
MATCH: Lord Exeter's Circassian Maid beat Sir
J. Hawley's Touchy.

SWEEPSTAKES for 2 and 3 yrs. old. New T.Y.C.
Lord Albemarle's Kangaroo .. 1
Mr. E. A. Clark's Coronet
Mr. Boacerie's Prairie Bird .. 3

MATCH: Duke of Bedford's St. Rosolis beat
Lord Chesterfield's Ithodanthe filly.

THE GARDENLILS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.—
Yesterday evening a meeting of the committee and friends of
the above institution, sounded in 1838 for the purpose of
affording relief, by pensions during life, to 'zed and indigent
gardeners and their widows, was held at the London Coffee-
house, Ludgate•hill, for transacting general business.. The
report for the past year congratulated the subscribe n upon
the steady increase of the institution, the funded stock
having incr.-and to 1,8501., an 4 there being thirty-four
pensi mere receiving annuities, the males of 161., and the
females 121. each per annum. The financial statement was
alto very satiabetory.

COMMERCIAL 4 MARKETS.

MONEY MARKET /1/4 CITY INTELLIGENCE.
Tufo o'Clock.—The revenue returns published
this morning have been perused with a cer-
tain favour in the City, not so much because
they exhibit any real and substantive improve-
ment, or hold out the hope of more satisfactory re-
sults for the present than the last disastrous
year. much less show signs of recovery to
the more prosperous times of 1846, but because
they are considered to be so much lees worse than was
anticipated.; Coupled with the expectation that the
Bank would reduce its minimum rate of dis-
count to-day to three per cent., these revenue
returns served the turn of speculators for the rise in
the earlier part of this morning, whose purchases car-
ried Consuls up to 874 buyers at one time. Sales for
the realisation of profits led to some reaction down-
wards subsequently, and when it became known that
the hark ltoard had broken up without making
any change in the rate of discount, Consols declined
to, and now are 87i to .1. for the opening.
Reduced Threes 87; to 4. Three-and-a-Quarter
per Cents., 871, to 8. Exchequer Bills, 378. to 40s.
prem. Bank Stock, 191 to 3.
Our foreign market continues to improve,
with more active dealings. Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents. are now 45 to 6; the Fours,
69 to 71. Russian, 95 to 8. Belgian, 39 to 62.
Spanish Fives, 12 to 4 ; the Threes, 22 to a ; Passive,
3to I. Portuguese, 174 to 184. Mexican, 17 to I.
Peruvian, 34 to 6. Brazilian, 67 to 9. Chilian, 80
to 2. Buenos Ayres, 21 to 3.
'the Bank of Amsterdam rcduccd its money
rates, on the 3rd instant, according to the follow-
' iog scale:—The discount on bills of exchange, from 4
to 3 per cent. ; on promissory notes, from 5 to 4 per
cent.; for loans on public securities, from 5 to 4 per
cent.; and for loans on merchandise, from 54 to 3 per
cent.

ESOLISLI
Yank gtoek.l9l 3
.11,r CL Ito!. Auto.. t I
3 ptr CL Cow. Ane, shut
FOB e1t.1:2
per CL An.trlan Bonds.
4 per Cl W4i Kr Vent. data, 3V S
S uvuk. r CLN oravviri ti 9
ti
Dnw. 63 7
4.,1 Mohr Ayhr Shis.. Si 3
Ditto ChM. 114., *3 2
P•ttn Colwnh. lhar.
hqhlitur 11.144, hi if
3 per CL 1 oli 111.4.. 66 TO
24 per Ct. Dutch 4! 6
p../ Ct. Dutch Cert... 01 .1

FUNDS.
I ifoz et; C
Ver T ;c4i. 8I,!
I Exchequer BLit, 375. to 40:. prem
FUN DS.
1 ler Cunt. Grerot.ht 17 13
11/4114r04t 8.1+., t't
r. pa a 124 ti. 17
ti pta• CL l'ort:viatn MI,. 34 ti
Port.ttoc,u Cony. Mk.. 170. 18}
Ipa Cl rum,. 91
Ditto Ppoollth 11,13..11
3,a CL Souish 1114..12
Dukrrevl 11.1*..-
1,7110. Pamir° 14,1.., 3
2 pt.v Ct. Veruzucla Dtb . 14 11
I V.nmucla Deferred 8d... 4

RAILWAYS.—We have a good demand for shares
this morning, with a considerable improvement in
the prices of Midlands, York and North Midlands,
Gnat ‘V.tt,rri,v, Los.dor, and North WeaternY, &c.,
with a firm marktt generally.
SALES EFFEC TED UI. TO Tui 0 Tills DAY IN LONDON.
(Yesterday's i•nieft Will be found in last page.)
Aberdeen. 20 Lon. & S. W.l birds, 21 A
Birmin. N Girard Jn., Si 31 Ihnthenter, Buxton, and Mat.
Bir., %Weer., N Dudley, lit 1 locli, 1
*Ann, Stan„ It Birk 4 Midland, 103 7
Bristol and Nat er Third,, 141 Do. Cons. Pref. SOL, 111 13
Caledonian, 81 14 North British, 2.11
Meer &Ithlyhead, SI 191 Do. Halms, 101 10
1•'. Anshan, 1.4 , E. lava a. 4 Do. cb..., si i
Y. Counth a, 141 15 I Da. Thirds, 21 1
Do. New, Guar. 6 per Ct.. 31 North M.ffordthire, 101 1
EIMC Lan. New (*miters, 41 shrews and Chester 8 per Cent.
Do. 6 pit. Ct., Pref., Qrs., 31 Prof., 11 11
F.. Lftoolnithlre, 111 South Eutern, No. 2, 111 121
Great Northern. q I Do. Thirds, N 0.4, 61
Great S. k IV. (Inland). 24 South Wale., 8
Great Western, 90 I Wear Valley 6 per Cent. Guar.,
Do. Mire.. 501 1/ 271 7
Da. Qrs., 20 Wilt., Samar., & Wey., 201
1141 and selby, 100 York, Neve., & Berwick, 321
Lan. and Yorkshire Mires, 17 Do. ((trig. N. N 11.), 311 2
Do. Qrs., 14 Da. Eaten. No. I (York and
Do. lathe, SI New.), 18
Do. Thirds (Peg.), 6 Do. Eaten. No. 2 (Neese. &
Do. New (:dor. nperCrot., 3 tier.),l2 II I
Leeds and Thin* New, 91 Ito.
London & Biackwall, 41 Took & N. Midland, 661 70
Bond., Brighton, & B. C., 31 21 Do. B. & W. IL Ni., 811
Do. Prof., 45 Boulogne and Milieu, 711
Do. New 51. Guar. 6 per Ct., 21 Dutch Rhenish, I 11l
Do. St N. Western, 120 7 Namur andi37,2.14
Do. Qrs. New, 81 9 N. of Frame, 5
Do. Fifths, 74 Orleans* 31
Lou. & S. Western, 48 91 Bourn and Dane, 9
Do. New 201., 351

PRODUCE.—MINCTNO-LANE, Holfpast
There has not been a public sale of Sugar to-day neither
is there much doing by private contract. A very large
amount of duty has been paid on foreign, at IW. 6d., this
being the first day on which the reduced duty (from 20e.)
could be received under the act of 1846, which act may pos-
sibly be so far repealed to-morrow night that 20u. only will
be receivable on Saturday next. It is therefore obviouol7
to the advantage of importers of foreign to avail
themselves of to-day's privilege, which the government
did not contempla, e, but has been compelled to submit to,
by the protracted discussion of the meniure in parliament.—
Refined Sugar, standard quality, firm at 66L—Coffee has
been steady.—Pepper bought in at full prices.—Cotton has
assumed a decidedly improved appearance, and sellers are not
to be found under I advance upon the late low prices.—
Rum dull.—ln other articles, no material alteration ; but
thre appears to be rather more general confidence in the

TALLOW.—Market very dull. Petersburg Y. C.
on the spot, 455. to 455. 6d. ; Oct. to Dec. delivery, 431. ;
separate months' delivery, 3d. to 6d. more.

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COR/41.—BARNsLEY, July- s.—We had a large
quantity of Wheat showing at this day's market, but little
business was done, and that at scarcely the rates of last week.
Wheat sold at from 20s. to 21s. Gd. per 3 bushels. Nothing
doing in other grain.
BAgINGSTOKE, July s.—The transactions to-day, were
freely conducted by millers, who purchased ;cthe advance
so general in all descriptions of good Wheat, viz , tram la. to
Ir. per qt. Parley ruled firm, at ta;ly preTlons rata. The