The Express.
London, England, 1853-12-28 00:00:00

A REFRACTORY BARONET.

Sir James Rivers, Bart, was charged with riotous
and disorderly conduct in Milsom-street, Bath, and at the
police station, on the previous night. From the evidence
of police constable 33 it appeared that he was on duo y in
Dlileom-street last night, between 12 and 1 o'clock, when
the defendant and another gentleman drove up in a dog
cart, and on approaching witness they got down. Sir
Jzmes said to witness, " Peeler, you must take care of this
horse and cart, for 1 can't get in anywhere." He replied
that he had something else to do, and that defendant had
better go to the Castle Hotel. Sir James and his friend
then took some dogs oat of :he cart and went away with
them up hlilsom-street, leaving the horse and cart standixg
there. Witness followed them, and told them if they did
not come back and take care of the horse and cart he should
impound them. Sir James thereupon said to the other
gentleman, " Come on, that's a greenhorn ,
mind what he says," and went on. The gentle-
men, however, turned back, sad presently Sir James
followed, and in going down llama-street raved
very much and loudly. When they got to the bottom of
the street the gentleman took charge of tLe horse and cart
and led them away. Sir James remained, loudly abusing
witness, and created a disturbance by calling him names,
such as a beast, a greenhorn, &c., upon which he took him
to the station house, where he was again very disorderly.
Sir James had been drinking ; but was not incapable. Sir
James now denied being either drunk or riotous, and said
the constable promised to take charge of the horse and ant
and take it to the Castle, and he loft with his friend and
went as far as Belvedere, when he was surprised to find that
the constable had followed them and was dragging his
friend back. The gentleman who accompanied Sir James,
corroborated him, and said he fully expected the policeman
would take the vehicle to the Castle, and was nrprised to
find him following them. Bir James was at the time angry,
having had to wait twenty minutes outside Pretay'a stables
without being able to get in. Witness ultimately took the
horse and cart to the Castle Hotel. The policeman's evi-
dence, however, was corroborated by another constable, and
the magistrates ordered S r James to find bail, himself in
201, and one surety in 201. to keep the piece for ono month.
—Balls Journal.

MINING OPERATIO:VS IN

-The Alta

Calsicrnin says: " Mining operations throughout the state
are peculiarly encouraging, so far as we may judge from
the reports published in the pipe's of the interior. On the
Yuba, at Foster's Bar, the claims are paying from 6 doh. to
40 dole,. per day. A Wingdun company paid from 80 dole.
to 100 doh. per day to each share. l'he Golden Falls Com-
-1 patty. from 100 dole. to 200 dole. per day to the Aire. At
Kencbee Bar some companies are makiu/ from 20 ounces to
30 ounces per day to each ton. On the North Fork a com-
pany of five men took out of a bank claim, in one week,
600 dole. to the hand. In the north, near the Oregon line,
digging* are paying well. On the Oregoa side, one claim
paid as high as 1,1,00 dole. in one day, and its ge has
been from 2:00 dole. to 400 dole. a day ; and another from
300 dolt to 400 dole daily. The Beach Diggings
between Crescent City and Port Orford, in Oregon,
are found to be of little account. Near Donnieville, in
Sierra comity, a lump of gold weighing llilbs. was taken
out of one claim, and one of 13 ounces out of another. On
Jamieson Creek, 3.444 dollars were taken out of 17 tons of
quarts; and in Nevada county, 8,500 dole. from 30 tons of
quarts. On Feather river, the average amount taken
from the three claims in five days was about 20,000 doh.
On the Piloquelumne river, in what are called the southern
mines, several companies have realised from twenty to
thirty ounces each, daily; while other, have proved nry
unsuccessful. As a general thing, the report of this year
is rather unfavourable on this liver. One company, on
James's Bu, however, succeeded in taking out over 10,000
dole. is two weeks. The mininfewateroornimnies'ne malting
the greatest progress, conveying water from the riven in
every direction, and thus supplying the dry diggings,
which have bees heretofore neglected cunt daring a
.all portion of the year.