The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-02 00:00:00

TO TEE EDITOR Or THE DRILT NEWS.

Sift,—From the remarks made by you in the
Daily News of the 27th instant, and is letters which ap-
peared in the neat paper, I fear the public may suppose
that the subscription for a national monument to the late
George Stephenson, which originated with the members
of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, has been aban-
doned; and I beg to inform you that such is not the
cue. The committee have already received subscrip-
tions of upwards of 2,8001., of which 2501. was con-
tributed by 2,400 workmen. There has not been
any difficulty in the matter, nor any idea of not
proceeding with it : on the contrary, the subscription
is still progressing, and steps will shortly be taken for car-
rying into effect the wishes of the subscribers. The sub-
scriptions are received by the treasurer, G. C. Glyn, Esq.,
M.P., and by myself. I am, dte.
WILLIAM I'. MARSHALL,
Hon. Sec. to the George Stephenson Monument.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Birmingham,
August 30, 18.11.
[Mr. Marshall is mistaken in supposing that we ignore
the subscription raised by the Institution of Mechanical En-
gineers; on the contrary, we rejoice in its success, and shall
be ready to promote it in every way. But what we advo-
cated chiefly was, the erection of a strictly national monu-
ment in Westminster Abbey, to be paid for out of public
funds, in honour of a man who has done so much for
national prosperity and for the advancement of practical
engineering oakum —Ed. D. N.]

THE ALLEGED ICHEATDiG CASE AT

BRIGHTON.-CUAROE OF PERJURY.

Yesterday, Henry Nottago was brought before the
magistrates at tha Town-hall, Brighton, on a charge of per-
jury, arising out of the proceedings in this case. the
magistrates present were C. Carpenter, Esq., chairman ; J.
Borrer, Esq., T. J. Bellamy, Esq., and I). 51. Scott, Esq.
Mr. Sill, of Tavistock-row, the solicitor for the prosecu-
tion, said he appeared to prefer a charge of wilful and cor-
rupt perjury against the prisoner, arising out of the
proceedings against J. Broome, Staden, and James, who
were committed on the 15th of August to take their trial
at the next 11581‘0, at Lewes, on a charge of conspiracy and
fraud. At that time the magistrates, in the exercise of
their discretion, agreed to receive hail on the part of
the prisoners, and Mr. Lewis, who subsequently ap-
peared as solicitor fur Staden, gave notice that a party
named Stuarkes and the prisoner Nottage would appear
before the magistrates at Brighton, on Thursday, the list
of August, to justify as bail on the part of the prisoner
Staden. On that clay the prisoner, Henry Nottage, who
was described in the notice served by the solicitor as a
gentleman, did appear, and being examined, rated that he
r.,sided at No. 2, Arlington.street, Pimlico, and that he was
a cook and confectioner. The prisoner was then questioned
as to his sufficiency to become bail, and whether he was
worth 100 f. after payment of his just debts. Ile answered that
he was, and that he was worth property to the amount of
9001., but so far from that being the case he (Mr. Sill)
would be able to show that he was in a state bordering
upon great poverty. The prisoner farther stated that he
possessed stock in the Bank of England to the amount of five
hundred pounds in the Three-and-u-Half per Cents., while
it would be proved that he had no such stuck, and that,
in point of fact, there was no such description of stock.
Mr. Upperton, clerk to the magistrates at Brighton,
proved that the prisoner had sworn, on the occasion re-
ferred to, that in addition to other property he was pos-
sessed of 4001. in Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Consols stand-
ing in his name in the Bank of England.
Mr. J. Beaton, examiner of stock and accounts in the
Bank of England, deposed that there was no such stock in
existence us Three-andn-half per Cent. Consols, and that
there was no account of any kind in the Bank of England
in the name of Henry Nottage, of 2, Arlington-street,
Pimlico.

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The magistrates, after hearing some further evidence,
decided upon committing the prisoner for trial on the
charge of perjury, intimating at the same time that they
would admit him to bail, himself in 500/., and two sure-
ties in 2501. each, forty-eight hours' notice of bail to be
given.
Tho prisoner was then removed, and Mr. Chase, the
chief officer of the Brighton police, was bound over to
prosecute.

79TH lIIGHLANDF.RS.—This regiment embarked at
Quebec on the 4th, and sailed on the 6th, ult., for Leith,
N.B. In consequence, however, of a mutiny amongst the
seamen, the captain of the ship (the Herefordshire) put
back to Quebec on the 7th August. The Quebec Times of
the last date states, that the captain of the vessel expected
to sail again immediately with a fresh crew. The 79th
may, therefore, be expected to arrive at Leith this week.
MONTHLY MILITARY OBITUARY.—The following
names of deceased officers have been received at the War-
office since the last monthly Army List was published :
Major-Generals: Riddell, K.H., July 28; Mills. March 9.
Lieut.-Colonels : Day,late Bengal Army, July 10 ; Macleod,
C. 11., late R.E., July 26; McDougall, unattached, March 6.
Majors: Kitson, retired full pay, July 19; Lanalands, re-
tired full pay, August 22; Cradock, late 73rd, Military
Knight of Windsor, no date. Captains: Gordon, 42nd,
Juno 23; James, 64th, May 8; Mitchell, 84th, June 25.
Lieutenants: Glasgow, 4th Dragoon Guards, August 1.5 ;
Pugh, Ist Brigade Royal Regiment, July 19; Dawson,
Ceylon Regiment, May 30; Collingwood, retired full pay,
July 27; 'Downie, half-pay, 6th Foot, July 19; Upton,
half-pay, 15th Foot, July 20; Hawn, half-pay, 49th Foot,
June 6; Phillips, half-pay, 57th Foot, July 30; Scott,
half-pay, 6th W. I. Regiment, August 19; Wallace, half-
-1 pay, York Chasseurs, June 6. Cornet: Watts, half-pay,
2nd Dragoons. May 23. Surgeons: Pilkington, half-pay
Staff, July 28; Docker, half-pay, Staff, February 4.

NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—ADMIRALTY, AVO. 30.
To Hastings : William H. Woods, James Long, and C. G.
Wolfendon, acting assistant-surgeons; Daniel 0. West,
assistant-surgeon. To Macke* : R. Dawkins, lieute-
nant ; Samuel Sibley, master ; W. E. Sanders,
purser ; C. W. Motherwell, clerk. To Lido : V. G.
Roberts, master • A. P. Helby, lieutenant ; H. 8.
Dyer, purser ; 1. T. Sparke and Alfred Boys, clerks ;
J. J. P. Hitchficld, second master ; E. F. Lodder,
mate. To Rattler: G. A. Pideock, lieutenant;
R. Brownsdon, purser ; Robert Elliot, mate ; R. P. H.
Ratcliffe, clerk ; John Bonney, chief engineer ; Samuel
Madden, fait-class assistant.engineer ; John Brown second-
, class assistant-engineer ; George Roberts, third-class assist-
anbengineer ; John Campbell, boatswain ' • Edward Haynes,
acting carpenter.—SEPT. I.—Acting Assistant-Surgeon
J. Little, to Grecian. Midshipman E. T. Parsons, to
Rodney. Assistant-Engineer, 2nd Class, J. Greathead,
and Assistant-Engineer, 3rd Class, Benjamin F. Pine,
to Alban. Naval Cadets C. Blount, It. Dount, E. C.
Hall, and B. A. Capel, to Victory. Gunners S. Willoughby
to Dido, and N. Potter, to Modeste. Gunner John Pine, to
Rattler. Boatswain J. 11. Stairwell, to Centaur.
A CASE OF CONSIDERABLE IMPORTANCE TO EMI-
GRATION AOINTS AND OTHERS, and also disclosing a new
feature in Transatlantic legislation, came before the Liver-
pool magistrates yesterday morning. The facts are as fol-
low : A lady named Byrne, with an infant and servant,
were entered as passengers by the ship Ashburton to New
York. Mrs. Byrne, it appears, is • widow, and blind of
one eye, and, after the party had gone on board, they were
objected to by the captain, who alleged that a recent act,
pawed by the Congress of New York, prohibited him taking
out such persons, under a heavy penalty. The act renders
the captains of vessels responsible for the maintenance of
persona landed in New York who are either
lunatic, idiot, deaf, dumb, blind, infirm, maimed,
above the ago of 60, under the age of 13, or women
without husbands, having families." The captain of the
Ashburton having received a copy of the act before the sail-
ing of the vessel on Friday lit, refused to take Mrs. Byrne
and her child, and hence arose an application under the Pas-
senger Act, to recover the amount of passage-money and
compensation for breach of the contract. Mr. Aspinall, the
barrister, who appeared on behalf of the emigration agent,
Mr. Saul, contended that his client had accepted the com-
plainants as passengers in ignorance of the act, and said
that offers had been made to convey Mrs. Byrne, her child,
and *errant to New York, ria Philadelphia, and also to pay
the expenses they had been at in consequence of the delay.
This they were still willing to do. However, the solicitor
for Mrs. Byrne objected to this made of settlement, and
pressed the magistrates for a decision. Mr. Mansfield.
therefore, decided that the passage-money must be returned,
together with a shilling a-day each for Mrs. Byrne and her
servant since the ship sailed, and 10/. compensation. The
case excited great interest, being the first of the kind brought
before the court.