The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-07 00:00:00

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Titi: ELECTION DISTUABANCES tit TILE ISLE or
lIT. --At the Hants quarter sessions at Winchester sit
Thurs.lay fat, Samuel Deavis, Charles Stevens, Robert
Reward, JO,,IIIIIIeW4VM, William Bishop, Charles Meader,
William kowler, Thiene* Dimmick, livery Gregory, Thu.
etas Gregory. John Ilurvey, and George Young, were in-
dicted fora riot at liple MI Monday, May the 'alith, during
the pmeasas of the polling ut the election of a represented, e
for the Isle of Wight. The prosecution, the expenses of
whiele are chargeable to the county, was conducted by
'11k1.11114% Ile Arne, clerk to the Uric bench of
magistrates, and who war the paid agent at the
election of the defeated canaidate, Captain Ramona,
R.N. Messrs. Poulden Keel Compton were counsel for
the prosecution, and Mr. Saunders foe the whole
Of the defendants, with the exception of Charles Stevens,
whose cause was udvocated try Mr. Wyse. The trial
occupied fano 10 o'clock in the morning till 10 ut night,
but the only facts of import that were deposed to, were that
George Young had been seen to throw a stone during the
excitement existing among the crowd at the polling booth,
on which he was talon into castody. The defendant, Joseph
Deward, made a slight attempt to prevent this, when he
was also taken by the police into custody. On this, the
hatter's brother, Robert Reward, with the assembled crowd,
Created a tumult which assumed the appearance of an
attempt at rescue. This was prevented by the magistrates
discharging the prisoners front confinement. William
Yowler, a boy, was proved to have thrown some stones, but,
as the police stated, merely in a random way, without
'striking any one. William Bishop, who is lessee
of the market house where the poll was held,
had. on seeing a woman, with a child in her
arms, bleeding from a cut across the head, iudieted by the
police in one of their "charge,- on the people, addressed
the superintendent of police in a very excited manner,
declaring that he would write to the Secretary of State in
referenee to the conduct of the force; and that had he
known how the police were going to act ho would not have
let the Market house fur the purpose of the election. Other
of the defendants were deposed to having joined with the
crowd in the cry of " rat" at diderent voters. :inil in
throwing rotten cage at them, but without inflicting much
injury. Besides proving these particular acts against the
deleted:ints individually, the prosecution sought to prove
the existence ot a riotous assemblage of persons, of whom
the defendants formed part; but the evidence in
this respect was very inconclusive, only going to
the extent that one defendant was seen in the
crowd at nine in the morning, a few others in the afternoon,
and two or three more in the evening. Theriutous conduct
of the crowd, as proved by the evidence, went no further
than shouting and hissing at obnoxious voters, the occa-
sional throwing of clods of turf, eggs, and a few stouts.
The chairmau of the sessions, in aildreming the jury, ex-
his opinion that some of the acts of a few of the de-
b were rather of the character of assaults than that
ea riot, but left them to say whether the whole of the cir-
eamstances proved against any or all of them amounted to
a riot.—The jury having considered their verdict for a few
minutes, acquitted the whole of the defendants.
SEIZCRE, Or COLLEGE Tait PoOft liaTEi.
—The pariah officers of St. Ahlatefe, Oxford, in pursuance
of a distress warrant granted by one of the city magistrates,
made a VS irate on Friday of two silver teapots, the property
of the Master and Fellows of l'cmbruke College, who had
refused to contribute the sum of sheen pounds, charged
upon the College, towards the support of the poor. The
ground of refusal for paying the rate is, that the College is
extra-parochial. A similar seizure was made a short time
since of the plate belonain4 to New Inn hall, but was
shortly afterwards redcealeel by the Rev. Dr. Wellesley
(Priecipal of the Hall). Subsequently notice of action for
an illegal distress has been Vs eve il upon the pariah officers
of St. l'eter-le-Barley, where the hall is situated. It is
expected in the present case the college authorities will
adopt similar proceedings. The ratepayers are determined
to try the question as to the liability of tire colleges to con-
tribute to the support of the poor of Oxford.
TIIE GOLD COAST COLD`4.—The Naral awl Mili-
tary thrutte states: "The formatiou of this corps is still de-
ferred, and it is quite possible that it may continue to be esti-
mated for another year without any appointments being
made. It has already appeared in the last two years's army
estimate*. It is hinted that there is wine intention of form-
lug the corps on au experimental system, having in it
officers of colour only.
Of DEED" IN 3IIDOLtsEX.--On
Saturday a return to the Rouse of Commons was printed
showing the fees and all other sources of emolument received
by tire registrars of deeds in Middlesex. This return is of
some importance in connexion with the Registration of
Assurances Bill now in the House of Commons. Last year
each of the four registrars reel ived 571/. lc Id. ; tho
depute registrar and chief clerk 5611. 6d.: the second
clerk 174/. Its. 3d ; the first assistant clerk &V. fix.: and
the second clerk 83/. as. ; the six copying clerks received
30.. a week. The Middlesex Register Office was established
in the reign of Queen Anne. The duties arc not generally
performer) by the registrars in person, but by their deputy.
The new measure will alfeet the Registry Office in
Middlesex.
Tiir: CASE OF SHOOTING .1T A GR.tDt tTE OF
Custer CittllClL—Sir Benjamin Brodie being' on a visit
to this university, it was arranged that ho should examine
Mr. Rases wounds, which he did on Thursday afternoon,
and expressed an opinion that although the injured gentle-
man was going on favourably, he should not leave his room
for another week, as the excitement attendant upon giving
evidence in a court of justice might retard his recovery.
On Friday, Cattelwell was again brought up, and the
necessary ..positions having been taken, h 2 was fully com-
mitted to take his trial at the ensuing lh rk, Summer
Assizes, at Abingdon, on a charge of wilfully and maliciously
shooting at Mr. Ross, with intent to do him sonic grievous
bodily harm. Upon application bein made, he was
admitted to bail, himself in 2001. and two niceties in 1061.
cub, to appear as obovo-o.efidr.i Chronicle.