The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-24 00:00:00

NAVAL.

It is stated that tour or five additional ships of
`Or are to In pin into commission at owe.
ADM litaLlT, Ocr. 23. —AprommEns. Gan-
to hull's Tuner, to Proserpina. Paymasters Joseph
Lewis, co Diamond; and Imes Bigsrs, to Juno. Clerics
freak ltsvador, to Deontond ; and F. Barnes, to Juno.

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REPRESENTATION or SALISBUST.—The Speaker
hr mulled that us fourteen days from the 18th inst. he
%kisses his warrant for a new writ for the borough of
halistim7, ia the room of Mr. Charles Baring Wall do-
omed. As yet Choreal Beckley retains qaist passo6oll
If the field ; but in the courts of Saturday ••=8 morsibrate
eat toned by a party in the borough, rams*/ this dm-
'ess to abetain from promising their votes, immesh as •
l'atietnan of indepeadent principles intends to elk bissoell
u I candidate. Thi. gentleman is said by local politicians
to be no other than Captain Roberts, whole well Mown for
his engineering capabilities. It is understood that be is a
"reporter of the Aberdeen adininbtratiou. It is asserted
hat Mr. Orem, the late unsuccessful candidate for Wilton,
also come forward ; but this is generally considered by
%say to be a groundless rumour.
Tut NORNA, a new iron screw steamer belonging
to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, arrived at South.
'alma oa Friday. She made the passage from the Clyde
II &Althea:pion water in 46 hours, the quickest time in
*kith it has been ever accomplished.

The calends r contains thy Dames of 89 prisoners.
The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, said that
although the number of cases for anal was not greater than
usual, yet many of them were of a very long, intricate,
and important character, and their lafinirs were coos,-
qinntly likely to be of some considerable duration.
He regretted to say that there were two cases
of child murder, an offence unhappily now very
frequent, and it appeared to him that thew cane
merely rested upon the medical testimony, and the grand
jury would consider whether there was • sufficient prima
facie ease established to justify them in finding a bill. In
addition to these charges of murder, he regretted to say
theta were several other cases involving the destruction
of human life, which would come before them in the shape
of charges of manslaughter. One of these was of a very
unusual character, the captain and mate of a vessel called
the Queen in the reign being charged with the manslaughter
of lour Malay seamen ; and it appeared that there were cross
committals, and that two of the Malays who had preferred
the original charge against the captain and mate were
themselves committed apes seams of setting and weasel-
lag the captain. nw aspead... were very long and intri-
este ; bet, so for as ha woo able to make himself acquainted
with their content's, it appeared thatther• was a supposition
that a mutiny had taken place on board the vessel, and that
what was done by the captain was merely with a view to
ensure the safety of the vessel. If this should be made out
se their satisfaction, they would of course not look too
closely to the acts of a person in authority on bead a vessel
under such circumstances ; and it would seem that it was
upon the supposition that • mutiny had really taken place
that the magistrate had committed the two Malays for
stebbiag the captain. They would, however, hear all the
facts that would be laid before them, and they would then
consider whether it would not he advisable to have the
whole matter fully investigated, and they would find the
bill against the captain, unless it was clearly established
that he; had done nothing more than was absolutely
necessary- for the protection and safety of the vessel under
; his command. The learned recorder then alluded to the
charge of manslaughter against Mr. Abraham, the surveyor
of the Duke of Norfolk, arising out of the fatal
accident in the Strand, and he said that if a bill should be
preferred before them, it would be necessary that some
act of commis.ion should he made out distinctly, tending to
cause the accident, and no act of omission or mere neglect
would be sufficient to justify them in finding a bill. His
lordship neat alluded to • charge. of conspiracy against
certain workmen engaged in the printing trade to prevent a
workman from being employed, and he said that although
the law allowed both masters and workmen to hold meet-
ings for the purpose of regulating the amount of wages,
yet it did not sanction any proceeding tending to
coerce other workmen or prevent them from being
employed, and if say nets tending to that result
should be proved it would be their duty to n-
ista • true bill. The learned retarder concluded
by referring to the charge against the engine-driver and
stoker, who were upon the express train upon the occa-
sion of the late serious accident at the Homey station of
the Gnat Northern Railway • and he expressed a doubt
whether persons in their position could be brought under
the particuler circumstances of the ease within the clause
of the Railway Act upon which the indictment would
peobably be preferred ; but at the same time said he
thought it would be bettor that they should find • bill, in
seder that • matter of ouch gnat importance to the public
abald eradsre • full investigation.
The grand jury then retired.