The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY Evipmx43,l, APRIL 11, $B5.

"0.4- Idgwr firrigaucuoma.
AMEMCA.
"-IRRIV OF T 3 CITY OF LO N.
The City of London, from New York on the lit
April, arrived here at 7.30 a.m. to-day, with
40,000 dole. in specie, the mails, and 284 passen-
gers. She landed 56 passengers, and proceeded at
7.45 a.m.

to 'MOW responsibility, up to as 31st
Decembsr, are 580,647 dole. Tr Upper
Canada the total amount of loans reaches 7,300,000
dale. Capital paid up 5,900 dole. Several of the
manicipalltieweis paying off their obligations at
5 rents. in the dollar.
The Grand Seminary was at an early hour this
morning oonanmed by fire. Three quarters
of an hour atter the fire broke out the
entire wing in which it originated-900 feet in
length was enveloped in flames. Fortunately the
ecclesiastical students and priests who resided in
the building escaped from their dormitories without
injury. One cleryman had to jump out of a third
,story window to save his life. The fire is considered
to have been the work of an incendiary as an un-
availing attempt was made recently to destroy the
`edifice.

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(Vii Clookbavem)

FAL COURT.

CraD3 DAY.)

(Bubo ar. lasordsr.)
TKO OAI. CAITATII ON=

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efteHms. Oapiais John Colebunse, who was brought up
by babes' Emma llshistram Gaol, was amps& milk ids&
memour la baviag published a fake and defamatory Mud
comeroing Mr. James Phissas Davis, as attorusy. The

drifeaciaid pleaded a isoldeattom.
Mr. (Mud sad Mr. Poiaod osodocted the prwsseHae t
ILL Colesidge, Q. 0., was specially tetainect with Kr. Pima
Ear the defendant.
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Mr. Gifford, in epodes the cue for the jury, said that
the defendant was charged with publishing • libel la •
pamphlet which professed to give a droriptios of
the Jew usurers of the metropolis, and alleged
that they were the coin of • great many young moo of
fortune and expeotatioss. Ho said he did not complain of
the tenor of this pamphlet, which possibly might costain •
gent deal of troth, bat what he did complain of on the
part of the prosecutor was that be had bees accused of
these usurious pedals. No doubt It might be tree that
there were some b London who tottered to enmesh pew
and inexperienced persons of rank end forest; late
pecuniary tradotiou with them. and dew a
time, having obtalsed a complete ossunesd over
their pecuniary affiike. thraatimsd to bring them sad
their families into disgrace den their demands
were satisfied. No doubt such a system wee worthy el de-
easestion, and it was creditable to asp eat who had bees
made a victim of each trsatactioos to dessousoe It, but it
ought to be done boldly and in a proper manner, end sot
is the manner which had bees dose is the pretest moo, in
which the names cl those whose acts mold bear lavestiga-
tion, and who did sot practice sock • system as that
which it was attempted to expose were brought
before the publie Mr. Davis, the prosecutor, he
was instructed, was sot afraid to answer any
_outdone
that might be put to him, sad he had not the alighted W-
hig against the deleadant, the only motive he bad being to
altar hie character, "which was jeopardised by the/allude
that had boon made by the defendant. He might say that,
eilhongh the defendant was at the her, the pro-
secutor was the who was to take his trial to
• peat extent, he was anxious to vindicate himself end
would be able to establish beyond doubt that there was
so foundation for the justification which the defendant bad
pleaded is answer to the indictment.
The oil y evidence which was added for the prosecu-
tion was the proof of the purchase of the pamphlet sad of
its having been printed by the instructiou of the defer-
dant
Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., in his added to the jury for the
defendant, said he was not Weeded to rugged that he
was juatified in classing the prosecutor with those
who were generally alluded to in the pamphlet, and r d ets-
fame be had to make on his behalf was that he merely in-
tended to attack • system which lad undoubtedly bad the
effect of seeing a number of yams men of fortune. For-
merly the defendant was an °Meer in the army. He wee
denuded from a noble and pliant soldier, Lord Beaks,
who had been ennobled by his sovereign for his gallant
add, and who by his exertions had bees the means of
saving • portico of the North Americus organise to the
British crown ; and although it was undoubtedly to be
regretted that he should be placed at the bar of • court of
justice, ha hoped he should be able to satisfy the jury
that there was nothing in this traded= that in
the slightest degree affected his honour or his position
as • gentleman. The learned counsel then pro-
ceeded is state that the jury must be well aware
that there was • clam of pence. b Landon and
other large tows' who made it their
into
to temp
you/ men of family and expeotatiou into their clutches,
and having hut them money, they were enabled bi=
means aid by adding interest end other esoneree em
to the original amount, in the result to bring rub end
misery upon their unhappy victims. Hundreds of peed,
he said, might Dow be sees going about as the punent too-
mint who once had good exputsboos sad saw before them
an honourable career, but all their hopes bad been blasted
by the proceedings of such porous as he had doodled.
The defendant, probably, had been • sufferer,
by their proceedings, sod, smarting under the wrong that
he had sastaited he had written this pamphlet ord
in er to
expert sod pot an end to the nefarious systen. He ad-
mitted that be had improperly introduced the same of the
tor into this pamphlet, and that be was sot justified
Ir=ling such practise to him, but the questios bars
was whether the defendant bad been guilty of • trims, or
whether he was guilty of more that as are of imprideores
At the time Captain Oddness wrote this pamphlet, he
entertained • bona fide belief that he woe Nelda is
sending the prosecutor with the predieme to which he
had referred, but be now was 'USW that be was mis-
taken, sad be withdrew all the imputation that were cast
upon him. Under them eirrenrotaacee, he said, ha trusted
the court would consider that • merely sound sentence
would amply satisfy the justice of the ease. The
leaned counsel then premed to comment
the
lag • criminal indictment, and d that if be had brought
as action for libel the defasdant himself might have been
examined and explained his conduct.
The Recorder said that the course that bad bees taken by
the defendant had very much shorted the proceedings.
It was admitted that the defendant had published a libel
and although justification bad bees put upon the record no
attempt had been made to produce evidence to support it.
The jary, after • short deliberation, eeturned • audio( of
guilty, but strongly recommended the defendant to
and at the mme time said they were of °pinkie tllialreli
case ought not to have been brought into the wort.
The Recorder, after emisulfing the Common ElialleA
proceeded to pass judgment upon the defendant. He said
that be had bees 000victed of the offence of publishing •
libel upon the prosecutor, but he gathered free 1111
the facts before the court, that be was not mewed '
by any feeling of ill-will or malignity towards the pros►
cuter, but that he had acted unadvisedly and bad gives
credit to rumours that had Do foundation. Taking this
fact into cousideralloo, and also that by the coons he had
taken in pleating • justification he would have to pay all
the costs of the prosecution, he thought the justice of the
case would be satisfied by his ordering him to pay a fine of
201. to the Queen.
There was • burst of applause when the sentence was de-
livered.
Mr. Gaud said be thought it right to state on behalf of
the prosecutor, in reference to the plea of jaetilicatioo, that
he had • large Dumber of witnesses in atteedanos to prove
that there was not the slightest fouodation for the charges
that bad been made spied him, if it bad become necessary
for him to do so. With regard to the prosecutor baying
instituted proceedings in a criminal court, his reason for
doing so was that if he had brought a civil adios, it might
have been thought that his object was to obtain damages.
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The film was paid, and the dedesbat was at otos die-
oharged.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
• COLUCTOR or POOT•011 awes.
Robert Zikaders Martin • stamper in the Gesnal Poet-
office, fit. Martin's-1a Gonad,i appeared to • 'emulous
challis( him with having on the 26th March placed Ivry a
certain cover • stamp or imgsoon used for &sating ay
rates sad duties of nonage, which had before beta removed
from • certain other °over {dab *tent to defraud her
Majesty of aerials rate" sad duties el postage, by which he
forfeited • sum of 201.
It appeared that an the 25th of March, • sorter ebeerred
*wept the letters left to he sorted one bearing a 3d.
stamp, which, instead of teeing imprisond with the oblite-
rating stamp of that odes, bore an old ohliterstieg stamp of
an office in the country. He drew the attests* of his
superior officer to the circumstance, sad it was thee oliewred
that the letter was addressed is the defendant's hand-
writing. On bang said by Mr. Gardner ors of
the chief sleeks, if this was the eras, M admitted
that it war, and and that the letter was addressed to his
weals. Mr. Gardner 'eked where be gat the stamp, and
he replied he bought it at Deletes. Yr. Gardner thee
pointed oat that it was an old stomp. The defendant *ea
mid he did sot mean that ore ; that was set the am be
bought at Delatoc, but one ski* he had pat on by mina*.
Mr. Gardner asked Lim bow be came to base it te his
pas-
umioa, and be replied that be could sot tell. lb. Gardner
asked if he had any mare about him, to which he
replied that he had set. He was searched with
his owe ineeent, by ose of the Odom attached to the post-
offiee, who fogad on him fanners postage stars*, sift of
which had been obliterated. Kr. Gardner asked him why
he carried new and old stamps together, bat he offered so
esplaaatima.
/Se defendant now stated that be was engaged in making
&collection of stamps for an album
Mr. Flowers was cossiseed that the &deadest harm ha
was lung au old stamp, as be meat hare had difficulty to
axis( It. lie must pay the mitigated kw of 151.
The ibie was paid.
MABYUIBONE.
STILLING C• 26 • -- •

Charles Henry lirheßenod was chid with stealing Owe
cabs seder the following etrasainsimosa
Mr. Leiria sea., of Elysian, appeared to prossonts.
William Btmehass said—l am m partaership with
my father and *Arm On the 10th of March the primer
lams and bind a sew cab, for which be WM to pay
15e. par week. Ile paid one week in advises.
The Mewling menisa be earn again, sad kind a
Noosed cab. The value at the ads were 80i., sad be had air
asthority to sell them. Oa his biriag them I gars him a
whited form of receipt for hisisig. I have dace ems the
two calm at the likademerpare Anima.
Edanad Parra depend to eseher tin primer reside/ the
mho away.
Charles Farmer, hone desk; of aidarostb-elrest,Orayli.
ne-road, steted—Os abs 21ird Nara I bought tom
bs two mho
at the salerooms at Yams. Beetbartria aced Heenan to
Binalachase. Oas is a fesr.wbni ash sad Om ether a
Ilassoes. I paid 21. for them te he bresight to Louisa.
Gap
.Steasham said floe Mee mils wen than the put.
near Ms&