The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-22 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OP THE TEPEES,.

818,—Referring to soar otherwise very complete
report of the meeting of the above company, permit me t•
call your attention to two material errors.
It is stated that one of the mines will yield 1,000 tons of
calamine ore annually--this should be monthly. That 12
men and a horse and cart could obtain from hiargaretks
Josephs 30 tons of oro weekly—this should be daily. •
I am, Bir, yours obediently,
JOHN HUNT, .tun.
1 7, Winchester-street, August 20.

DEATH Or A BOHNAMBULIST.—On Saturday Mr.
W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the King's Head
Tavern, Brook-street, Ratcliffe, on view of the body of
John Bell Parker, aged 30 years, who lost his life under
the following circumstances : The deceased was captain of
the brig Newcastle, sad for several years bad been subject
to attacks of somnambulism. On Wednesday morning last
the deceased got out of bed while asleep, at his residence,
in Bromley-street, Commercial-road Eut, and, having
dressed himself, he took his umbrella, and walked half a
mile to the Horseferry-road, Ratcliffe, where he was ob-
served by the police and a labouring man walking
very leisurely towards Meesrs. Sharp and Rickett'a
coal wharf. He was apparently dozing, and in a
stooping position, but turned down a yard leading
to the basin ; and in a few minutes afterwards an alarm
was raised of a man overboard. Assistance was procured,
and the drags were brought, when the deceased was found
in about half an hour, and carried to the Anchor and Hope
public house, near the Regent's-canal, where Mr. W. Cum-
mings, the surgeon, used every possible means to restore
animation, but without nieces., as the vital spark had
Bed. Police-eopatable, 230 K, said he searched the boir
of deceased, and found in the pockets 211. in not*s and
gold, a few shillings in silver, a silver watch and gold
guard chain, silver toothpick, &e.—Mr. John Clarke, of 8,
Great Castle-street, Marylebone, identified the body, and
deposed that the deceased was a somnambulist, and fre-
quently in the habit of walking miles in his sleep. The
deceased must have fallen into the water accidentally.—The
coroner remarked on the singular nature of the case ; after
which the jury returned a verdict of " Pound drowned in
' the Regent's-canal."
NEW SCHEME FOR THE REGISTRATION OP TITLE.
On Saturdty the report of the committee on the Registration
of Assurances Bill was printed. They recommend a coin-
' mission to develop a scheme brought before them for the
' registration of title or "legal ownership," which they pm-
eider will facilitate the sale and traatfer of lead.

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NORTHERN ( 111:..1111 r.-Livut root, Aro. 20.
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tn•ln, E/4.11111 Ma. Ste.ics Wiseman.
Patrick L;seno, stone was indicted fur !melee, st Liver-
pool, un:awtte..y stabbed a policeman it,tried Debts Carroll.
with the • .ew of retooling his lawful apprehension, ai d
also with 'Aleut to do him some grievous bodily harm.
It ...Nutted that a few weeks Lao a disturbance took
place in one of the low streets in Liverpool, in which
roan was stabb..d, ais was alleged by the prisoser. The
prolweleur having received information of this fact, went
tont. tv.uso ut the prisoner fur the purpose of appreheuil-
tog him. Ile got into the house when be attempted to
secure the prisoner, who resisted, and on being taken out of
the house stabbed the prosecutor.
The prisoner was found Gully of stabbing, with intent
to do some grievous bodily harm.
The trusted Judge in passing sertence, said it was aluo-
hittly necessary that officers who had an arduous duty to
perform should be protected in the discharge of their duty,
acd unless outrages like ti Is wire met with proper punish- '
must it would be exceedingly difficult fur officers to per-
form their duty. In this case when the officer went to take
th, prisoner into custody, on the charge of stabbing a man,
he was resisted, and a number of expressions were made
use of which clearly showed the prisoner's intention; and
when he was being Won to the station•house,he stabbed the
ponceolan himself. Ihe sentence was that be be trans-
ported fur seven years.
kioT eT TCZNOrTa.

William Hoyle, iil7,l;a;it;;l7, tad 4711 ism Hill, were
indicted for basing, on the 2nd August, at Pendleton, un-
lawfully wounded James Crompton, with intent to do him
some grievous bodily bum.
It appeared that then was a torn out of the workmen of
the prueecutor, who is a cly,r, at Pendleton, and on the day
named in the indictment a large mob went to the works, and
made a furious assault upon the complainant, cutting him so
badly on the head, and bruising him on other parts of the
bony, that he was confined to his bed for a week. The pri-
soners were SWUM to by the police and other witnesses as
having been present and taken an active part in the assault
upon Mr. Crompton.
Mr. Bliss, Q C., and Mr. Fry defended Hoyle and Hill,
and Mr. Wheeler defended Coyle, the line of defence being
an alibi.

'I be jury after half an hour's deliberntion, returned a
verdict of Guilty against Royle, of wounding with intent,
and Coyle Guilty of aiding sad abetting.
The judge directed the jury to reeot.sider theirvenlict upon
Coylt's ease es they thought all were present.
The jury again retired when they found Coyle Nog Guilty
and Nillum Hill (hoary of wounding with intent to do
grievous bodily liana.
The judge asked Mr. Cross what he intended to do with
the indictment for riot.
Mr. Cross 'Aid be thought be was bound to go on with it.
The sage thought not.
Coyle afterwards pleaded guilty to this indictment, and
mu bound over to appear for judgment when called upon.
Mills AID itsiovittu r. WALLACI.—CITIL CAIII.
This was an whom brought to recover the sum of 261. be.,
the balance owing for jewellery. The defendant pleaded
that she was • prostitute, and that the plaintiffs supplied
her with jewellery for the purpose of enabling her to follow
her immoral calling. Me also pleaded fraud, some of the
articles not being what they were represented to be.
Verdict for the plaintiffs ; damages 17/.
Nis ran s.—lteroaa Ma. ]cents Eau.

The court proceeded to try the special jury causes in the
first list. Of these no II si than six were brought against
the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company to re-
cover compensation for damages au-tained by different
parties by reason of a serious accident which occurred on
the 4th of March last, at Dixon Fold, on the line of railway
between Manchester and Belton. The allegation was, that
the accident wu occasioned by the neglect of the company
to keep the line in proper repair. The resets were aa
follow, verdicts being entered against the company by
agreement, after the cases had been partly gone into
:
Ties EXICUTOII9 or CLILATTI
This wu an action brought by the executors of M. Ca-
ratti, a Greek merchant, who was killed and left a family.
It wu sought to be proved that his profits in business
amounted to 3,00 W a year, and Serjeant Wilkins applied
himself to show that his profits did Oct amount to that sum.
Verdict, 3,0001...

FITTON r. Tilt BAms.
Verdict for the piatouff—Demeres, 2,0001.
Prom e. THE SAMI.
Verdict for the plaint:a-I,ooof.

SOFIA:110 MID ANOTALL C. TIE BAY&
Damages, 1601.
8011.11X0 V. TIM SAXI.
Damages, 1001.
KAT V. TIM Balta.
Damages, 1,0601.