The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 24, 1853.

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HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTiItDAY.

Their lord-hips sat t :tn appeal from the Court of
Chancery in a e ,se of • non v. E. 1,1 1;1.11.11.10W
others," in which is iuvoletd the important question of the
right to certain estates of the late Earl of Bridgewater,
which produce some G hood!. a year, and which were be-
queathed to the late Lord Aliard, on coudition that during
his lifetime he attained to the dignity of Marquis or Duke
of Bridgewater. The can: appeared to excite great interest,
and the peers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Mar-
quis of Northampton, Earl Powis, the Earl of lladdington,
the Earl of Walsingham, Lord Rcdestlale, Lord Lyndhurst,
Lord Brougham, Lord Truro, and 1,31 d St. Leonard's. The
following learned judges of the common law courts were
also in attendance : —the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. Baron
Parke, Mr. Baran Ahlenon, Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr.
Justice Wightman, Mr. Justice Cresswell, Mr. Justice
Erle, Mr. Baron Platt, Mr. Justice Williams, Mr. Justice
Talfourd, and Mr. Justice Crompton.

The appellant in the c .se is John William Speicer
Brownlow Egerton (formerly John William Spencer Brown-
low Horne Cust) he having as‘umed the name and arms
of Egerton, commonly called Loll Alford (eldest son of the
late Lord Alford), an infant, who appears by his next
friend, the lion. Peregrine Francis Cost; and the respond-
ents are John E tel Browulow and the Earl of POW
(trustees under the will of the Earl of Bridgewater), Lady
Marianne Mirgaret Egerton (formetly Alford), widow of
the late Lard Alford, whose jointure is charged on the'
astav:s in question, the li.n. Charles Henry Egerton, se-
coad son of Earl Brownlow, who is the party interested,
being next in remainder to Lord Alfir.tl on the failure of
the provisions under which he was to inherit; Wilbraham
Egerton the elder, William 'rattan Egerton, and Winne- '
ham Egerton the younger, who were parties in contingent
remainder under the will. The late Lord Alford, in whom
the estates were vested, having died without attain-
ing the dignity of Duke or Marquis of Bridge-
water, the respondent, Charles Henry Egerton the
next in remainder, claimed the estates, and the present
appellant, the son and heir of Lord Alford, btir-at-law of
the testator, filed a bill in Chancery, praying that it might
be declared that he was under the will equitable tenant
in tail male of the estatca other than leasehold for years,
and absolutely entitled to the estates held upon leases, on
the ground that the condition in the will, the non-fulfil-
ment of which it was alleged determined the right of the
late Lord Alford and his heirs, was void, on the ground of
public policy. The cause was heard before Lord Cran-
worth, when Lord Justice, who decided that the provision
of the will not having been complied with by Lord Alford,
no estate vested in his heirs, but that Charles Henry
Egerton, the respondent, was entitled to the estates. The
present appeal was then brought.

The Solicitor General, Sir F. Kelly, and Mr. C. Hall, ap-
peared for the appellants.
Mr. J. Russell, Q.C., and Mr. Giffad, for the respond-
ent, Charles Henry Egerton; Mr. Itch, Mr. Melia,
Mr. Blinder, and Mr. Randall, for the respondents, Wil-
braham and William Tstton Egerton; and Mr. A Hob-
house, for the respondents, Earl Drownlow and Earl Pettis.

As the Solicitor-Geaeral only was heard for the appel
luta to-day, we postpone a fall report of the case for the
present.

COURT OF EXCH.EQUEEL-YESTERDAY.

SITTINGS AT NMI TAWS AT WANTIOWATAIL- BLY011: M. DA/ON

M•kTOI AND ♦ bPLCIAL AIRY.

PARROT AND Ux v. Horrrxso:c.

111‘7111/-1--1?;813-0-11A-L- INJURY.

IN TUN

This was an action to recover compensation in damages
for an injury sustained by the female plaintiff on board the
Star steamer, belonging to the Commercial Steam Packet
Company. The plaintiff is an innkeeper in Isme•street,
and the defendant the registered owner of the Star.
It appeared that on the 13th of July last the Star (which
had been chartered by the Commercial Steam Packet Com-
pany, but beloni ed to the General Steam Packet Company,
and had been borrowed in consequence of the injury to the
Ravenabourne steamer a few days before) was coining up
from Ramsoate to London with a number of passengers.
On arriving off Gravesend, she put some one on shore in a
boat, and then continued her course nearly in the middle of
the river, with her trysail set. She had not proceeded
many hundred yards, however, when • brig called the Roo
Castle,• light collier, bound northward, was observedstand-
ing over from the Kent to the Essex shore. Two of the
passengers, Mr. Robt. Brown, a shipowner, and a Mr.
Reed, apprehending danger, ran to the captain, who was
on the bridge, and asked him whether he saw the brig,
upon which he lifted the end of the sail, and said, ".Good
God, no !" He then made some violent motions with his
hand to the man at the helm, and immediately the bow of
the Star was put towards the Essex shore, which would
Imply thatj her helm was ported, in &sportsmen with the
Admiralty instructions. Notwithstanding this precaution
the brig, having her sails set, came into collision with the
steamer, and struck her on the larboard side, just astern of
the paddle box. The anchor of the steamer was hanging
ever her bow, and the point of it, in consequence of the
collision, penetrated the saloon and made a large hole in
the side of the Star. The female plaintiff was seated at the
time on some luggage in the after pato( the steamer, and
in consequence of the shock, was thrown down with
great violence, and it is supposed she must have come in
contact with some of the rigging of the brig. She suffered
a concussion of the brain, a punctured wound on the cheek,
a laceration of the chin, and was in other respects seriously
injured. After some effort the vessels were got clear, and
Mn. Parrot was taken on to London. She remained for
some time insensible, and was ill for a long period ; in fact,
has not yet recovered the effects of the accident.
The defence was that the Star was pursuing her proper
course, on the north sido of the river, in the slack of the
tide, which was running down. The brig had a bad look
out, and went nearer the Essex shore than she ought to
have done. She did not back sails, but came straight on.
It was also shown that the steamer was within 60 yards of
the Essex shore all the way up the river, and was so near
the shore when the collision took place that it drove her
stern into the mud.

Mr. Watson having been heard at some length in reply,
Mr. Baron Martin summed up.
The jury, after retiring for a short time, found a verdict
for the plaintiff, damage, 601., and added that they thought
there had not been a sufficient look out on board the
steamer, and they also thought the patties on board the
brig were very culpable.
Verdict accordingly.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YEsTgaDAY.
BEFOIR Ya. 81111J1ANT ADUCI, Ageisurr hval.

George Blunt, 27, carman, was indicted for having stolen
600 bricks, of the value of 211., the property of Charles
Down Rigby and another, his employers, Robert Watts,
59, was indicted for being an accessory after the fact of such
felony, and John Hutchinson 52, was indicted for having
feloniously received the bricks, knowing them to have been
Kole*.

Mr. Ba'tontine appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Parry
and Mr. Ribton tor the prisoner Watts, and Mr. Clarkson
for Hutchinson. Blunt was not defended.

The prosecutors were Messrs. Rigby, builders and con.
tractor*, Holywell-lane, Westminster, and Blunt and
Watts were both in their employ. The prisoner Hutchin-
son was a builder, having premises in Moreton-terrace,
Pimlico ; and it appeared that on the Ist inst. Blunt, who
went by the nickname of Punch among his fellow-servants,
was sent with two loads of bricks from the prosecutor'
wharf to deliver in Peter-street, Westminster, where they
had some sewer work going on. Instead of carrying out
his instructions, he went direct with one of the loads to
Hutchinson's yard where he shot the bricks, without asking
any permission, and without Hutchinson being present, as
if it was an ordinary every-day transaction. On the evening
of the same day Blant and Watts went to Hutchinson, and
Watts received from him three half crowns (or the bricks.
This sum he Faye to Blunt, who gave him one halterow•
out of it for himself. Sergeant Loom a detective officer,
from information received, went to Hutchinson and asked
him if he had received any bricks that day. He imme-
diately replied Yes, one of Mr. Rigby's men left a load
this morning while I was at breakfast ;" and
afterwards he told what he had paid for them. '
While this conversation was going on Watts came
up and said to Hutchinson, the officer not being
in uniform, " Here's a devil of a row about these bricks,"
and Hutchinson at once said that was the man he paid the
money to. Watts said he gave it to " Punch," who gave
him half--a crown. When Blunt was questioned on the
subject he denied at first that he had taken any bricks to
Hutchinson's, but afterwar• a selmit.ed that he had. It was
proved in evidence that in April, 1850, Hatchinson was a
witneu against a foreman of Messrs. Rigby's, a man named
Walter Sellis, of whom he purchased a load of mahogany,
the property of the prosecutors, under circumstances which
induced the police to caution him as to his future conduct.
On that occasion he said ho knew he had dune wrong in
purchasing the mahogany of Sethi, in the way he did, but
that it would be a warning to him. When Sellis was tried
Hutchinson was in court and heard it stated by the prose-
cutors' cashier that none of their is had any authority
whatever to dispose in any way of their property. The
value of the bricks was 21s.

Mr. Parry, on behalf of Watts, submitted that the eri•
dente did not make bim legally an accessory as charged;
aad after some discussion,

The Assistant Judge stated that if the jury found Watts
guilty he would reserve the question.
Mr. Clukson then addressed the jury for Hutchinson,
and called evidence u to his previous good character.
T. Assistant-Judge having summed up.
The jury found all the prisoners Guilty, hut rum.
mended lintchinsun to mercy, on the ground of his previous
character.

The Assistant-Judge said his opinion was, that in certain
cases the former good character of a prisoner was an element
of aggravation. Where a man by means of his good cha-
racter induced another or others to rob and plunder their
employers, ho was far worse than the poor wretched vic-
tims whom ho seduced into ,rime. Before he passed sen-
tence on Hutchinson be should cause inquiries to be made
as to whether the was a solitary offence or part of a system,
as the evidence inclined him to suspect, especially when

coupled st NI the circulastanci a of the trial three years ate.
Mr. 13al1.ieitie, on the pArt of the prosecutors, hoped the
emit won hl not deem it lit'Coli.ary to pas: upon Hutchinson
t sentence of transportation. Equity and been made, sod
!My cluld not connect lisan in any way with other robbe-
r which :,.td ben cominittel uron them, and he was
r. qopy t.. j.,,n in the recounm,,lati,a of the jftry.
Mr. Clarkson Said Hutchinson must feel deeply thankful
to the prosecutor and to the jury for their kind recom-
mendation.

The As. i,tant-Judge was gial to hear this, inasmuch as it
relieved Lim from the imperative duty, notwitbstanlieg
the recommendation, however painful it might be to di,re-

Bard it, of the jury, of sentencing the prisoner to
be transported for fannies years, had it transpired that
he had been connected with other robberies ; but justice to
others, and justice to the public, required that such offences
should he ehet'serl with a very strew; hand. 'the sentence
upon him was, that ho be kept to hard lob Jur in the House
ut Correction for two years. It seemed to him that Blunt
had been led into it by Watts, and the sentence upon him
was, that he be kept to hard labour for Piz months—for is
was a very serious offence he had committed, that of role
hing his masters, and as to Watts, he would stand remanded
fur judgment till next session.
Thomas Burns and Thomas Hyland, Irishmen, were in-
dicted fur having unlawfully assaulted Alexander Buddy,
a police constable, in the discharge of his duty.
Mr. Clarkson prosecuted ; Mr. J. I'. Doyle appeared for
the defendants.
This case originated in a row that took place in Comnser-
eial-fields, I'imlico, on Sunday morning, the 29th of May,
on tke prosecutor, then in plain clothes, interfering to stop
some idle and disorderly persons, who assemble there every
Sunday morning, to the great minoyance of the neighbour-
hood, from playing at pitch and toss. Bath defendants
struck him, and Hyland bit him severely iu the hand.
Mr. Doyle, in his address, to the jury, commented on tire
circumstance of the prosecutor interfering in plain clothes,
instead of in his uniform. The cosh could not tell that he
was a policeman, dressed as he was, in a cord jacket and
cap, whereas had he had on li,i, blue coat, in all probability
no disturbance would base taken place nor resistance betu
made.
The Jury convicted the defendants of a common assault.
The Assistant Judge said if Irishmen came to Et:lea:l4,
they must observe English habits, and they must be taught
that biting one another was not tolerated here.
Helen was sentenced to 0 weeks', and Burns to 14 days'
risonment.
Tie Assistant Judge desired the inspector on duty to
make it known in the right quarter that the court was of
opinion that when it was necessary that the police should
Omit such places as these Commercial-fields, where persons
assembled to the annoyance of the neighbourhood, they
should be sent in their uniform, and not in disguise, be-
cause in the latter case a disturbance was the most probable
result of their interposition.
This closed the criminal business of this session.

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Susan .IfClelltud, a respectable looking young woman,
wis In ouutt np fcr re-examination, charged with [urging a
gismos for 201.
Mr. Coz, the cashier of Druinmond's bank, Charing-
cross, proved that the prisoner pre,eutcd a cheque drawn
by the Marquis of Dawashire, and purporting to be for the
sum of 201.; but witness saw that the amount had been
altered from 10?., and consequently he refused to cuts it.
He communicated with his lordship, and having ascer-
tained that the alteration was a forgery, ho detained the
cheque when the prisoner repeated her visit, and gave her
into custody.
The Marquis of Dewashire attended from East Hamp-
stead Park, Berkshire, to prove that he drew the cheque
for 101. only, and that the alteration was not in his hand-
writing.
Mr. Duneomhe, solici•or, contended, for the prisoner,
that she never would have returned to the bank after the
cheque had been reused by the cashier if she was not in.
Docent of the charge.
Mr. Hall committed her to Newgate for trial.
CLEIIKENWELL

William Davis, itT.eriecWbls, dre4sed young man, wai
charged by Mr. Benjamin West, jeweller, of No. 23,
Marchmontvcreet, Brunswick-square, with the following
daring assault and robbery.
The prosecutor, who appeared in the witnesshoz with
his face discoloured with Scotch snuff, hi+ eyes being much
affected, having been sworn, deposed that on that same
afternoon, about half-past four o'clock, the prisoner
entered his shop and asked to see a diamond mourning
ring ; witness produced a ease of rings of various descrip-
tions, and the prisoner selected one for which I.e (witness)
charged 505. The prisoner said he would give 48s. He
agreed to take that sum, and, while talking to the prisoner,
he took a handful of snuff from his coat pocket, and flung
it in witness's face, and nearly blinded him. He then
snatched at the case of rings, and stealing thirty. flee of
them, ran out of the shop. Witness, however, instantly
jumped over the counter, endeavouring to recover the sight
of his eyes, and pursued him, lustily calling out " Stop
thief," and after a short chase the prisoner was stopped by
some neighbours and handed over to the custody of a police-
man, when he denied being the person who committed the
robbery, &c. He was however brought to this court.
The prisoner gave no amount of himself. He denied the
charge, saying it was another man near the shop at the

The gaoler, who was standing behind the prisoner at the
bar, observed that he had spots of yellow dust on his coat,
especially near the right side pocket, when he drew the at-
tention of Mr. Cornet to that fset. The gaoler then thrust
his hand into the pocket and pulled out two handsful of
Scotch snuff, which corresponded exactly with the colour of
the snuff on Mr. West's tad and dress.

Mr. Corrie uid it was a most impudent and daring trans-
action, and he should eveatually commit the prisoner for
trial. He hoped that Mr. West might find some of his
rings which had been asattared about by tbs risottos.
Remanded.

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
Peter Benge was charged with burglariouely breaking
ism, the house No. 65, Upper Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-
quire, and stealing therefrom six oil paintings, value
1,0001, the property of Mr. John Wood, artist.
Saran Baynes stated that she wee in the service of the
prosecutor, and that about half-past six on the morning of
the 3rd inst. she came down stairs and found the doors of
the:parlour and. dining rum open, and the rooms in a state
of confusion. She went down stairs into the kitchen and
found that the window, which she had fastened the over-
night, had been opened and closed again. She then re-
turned to the dining-room, and missed from the frames the
six pictures produced, and from the sideboard she missed
13 silver teaspoons and the silver tops belonging to the
cruets. The property she had seen safe about 11 o'clock on
the previous night, when she retired to rest. She knew
nothing at all of the prisoner.
. Mr. John Wood said the pictures had been cut from the
stretchers ; they were his property, and worth 1,0001.
Coffee, 31 E, deposed that last night, from information he
bad received, he, accompanied by another officer and Mr.
Wood, junior, proceeded t 3 No. 50, Regent-street, West-
minster, which is a marine store dealer's shop. He went
up to the first floor and knocked at the door, but received
no answer, and while he was knocking the prisoner came
up stairs. Witness asked him if his name was Offline,
and he said it was not. Witness then told him he had
come from Mr. Minton, metal dealer, of the other side
of the water, to purchase some pictures. The prisoner
then opened the door, and they all went in, and wit-
ness found the six paintings produced, rolled up on
the top of a box in the room. He asked the
prisoner to whom the paintings belonged, end he replied to
his nephew and himself. Witness inquired what he wanted
for them? Prisoner said he did not know, his nephew
was not at home, and requested him to call again. He then
asked prisoner if he lived in the house ? Prisoner said,
" yes, I live in the kitchen, and have lived there setae
time." Witness then put the bolt on the door, and told
the prisoner they were officers, and those pictures were the
produce of a burglary, and he should apprehend him on
suspicion of having been concerned in that burglary. The
prisoner looked up and said, " Indeed ! I am only a lodger
is the house, and know nothing at all about them." On
searching a box in the room, witness found a gold chain
and six duplicates, three of them relating to watches
pledged lately.
Sinee, 110 E, went with last witness, and assisted in
taking the prisoner into custody. On searching him, he
found the three watches produced.
The prisoner was remanded fora week.

DEFEAT OP RUSSIANS IN TUE CAUCASUS. The
Portafogli9 MaPese, of the 11th, quotes letters from Tre-
bisond, announcing that the Czar having ordered Lieut.-
General Wrevsk7 to attack Schhmyl in his capital of Ar-
gil'. the Circassiansaw themselves closely invested on 13th
April by 40,000 Russians, and 36 field-pieces. Partial
attacks were made by the latter on different points ; but
Schamyl, prudently avoiding a general battle, manoeuvred
to get the Russians in such a position as to close up their
retreat and prevent their advance, and succeeded com-
pletely. He then attacked them on all sides, and routed
them with great havoc, 23 guns, and an immense quantity
of provisions falling into his hands. Five battalions of
Poles and irregular troops went over to the Circassian' on
dist occasion, and Schamyl subsequently issued a procla-
mation, declaring that Russian deserters are henceforwart"
to receive his protection.

TILE DUKE OF WELLINGTON'S REGlMENT.—Ac-
cording to • general order, dated June 18, her Majesty has
been graciously pleased to command that the 33rd Itegi-
ment of Foot shall henceforward bear the name of " The
33rd (or the Duke of Wellington's) Regiment," which
honourable distinction will be inscribed on the colours of
the regiment. The 33rd was the first regiment of which
the late lamented Duke of Wellington became the com-
manding officer, and with it the duke saw much active ser-
vice in India.
HARBOUR OY REFUGE AT JERSEY.—Tho govern-
ment works at the harbour of refuge at St. Catherine's,
Jersey, are rapidly progressing. The extent of the break-
water is 2.300 feet. The bead of the breakwater is to be
torm•d of large blacks of granite, built up from the bottom
of the sea. Divers are arriving at the works to prepare the
foundation. The area of the harboar will be 70 acres; 30
of which will be 30 feet deep at the lowest tides.

THE EAST INDIA BILL.—At the very numerous
meeting of members of the House of Commons, held yester-
day at Lord Derby's, in St. Jamea's-squar,, the unanimous
feeling prevailed—atter the speech of the noble earl—that
the amendment of Lord Stanley, which stands for to-night,
should be supported.—Morning herald of yesterday.
A DEATH AT 0101311 AL —Died at Chobham,
Quarter-Master Moue, let battalion Coldstream Ottards.