The Express.
London, England, 1853-05-16 00:00:00

CLERICAL.

The Lord Chancellor has resented the Rev.
George Craig Neeley to the vicarage of luihton, in the
county of Northampton, and diocese of Peterborough•

NAVAL.

MAT 16. &me moat important
and y interesting practice took place yesterday and
Friday (tom the Excellent's twe-gan battery, with the
York, old convict hulk, which has been placed up the har-
bour for that purpose. A quantity of line shells and pow-
der had been placed between the beams of the York, and in
other parts of the ship, hitherto supposed to be out of the
reach of an enemy's shot, the object being to test the practi-
cability of blowing the ship up. During the trials several
sheUs exploded, but the vowel has not been blown up yet.
The commander-in-chief, the lieutenant-governor, the ad-
miral-superintendent, and a large number of artillery and
other officers, have been present at these trials. Prince
Albert was expected over on Friday to view them, but un-
favourable weather prevented his coming. On Thursday
experiments towards knocking a hole in the York's bottom
were made, and this ebj•en was effected, causing her to sink
on the mud. The utmost meresy has been observed;in regard
to the exact character and results of these trials, but an
officer who was present describes them to have been of the
highest importance. The Star, 8, Commander
Chatham.Wrren.
arrived at Spithead yesterday afternoon from
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THE CILMERLAINeIrIr OP LONDON.—The
paired health of Mr. Brown, the chamberlain of the City of
London, has given rise to a belief in some quarters that
that gentleman will net offer himself for re-election to the
common hall on Midsummer-day next, and the possibility
of a vacancy in so lucrative an office has already brought
candidates into the field. For a considerable period this
office has been conferred as an honourable and profitable
retirement for some alderman who, either from seniority or
pecuniary circumstances, has presented stems to the good
feeling or *impassion of the livery. The salary arises front
various sources, and is estimated at at least 3,0001. per an-
num, while the duties performed in person are almost
nominal. The impending commission fer reporting upon
tka reform of the corporation has, however, created no small
stir in the City, and a strong opinion has been expressed
dap
that the of wositby sioseares Imo pissed away.

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ILMn intellfatuce.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-BATCILDAT.
giTTINAND AT Nuit tut• n LONWNI.--ISATITIAS Luw CAUTITALL AND

Gout us atm
O. TirIIZZLI. —Lk TT or CArTAIN 01 •
VissEL.

This was an actiou to never lat. 10r, the value of sine
eask• of molaasere, the property of Messrs. Baring. Them
wake, the shteeditnt, • ship owner at North Sheet., had
not delivered to the plaintiffs in good order at 'the port of
London, according to his contract. Meru.. flaring had 537
casks of opilisses on board the d. fendant's ship e Csnlicos
for del.very in Loudon, and when the vessel arrived here,
mincer the casks were fouled to be " half bung down," and
the esculents gone.
Mr. Bova! appease el .4r the plaiatiffs, and Mr. Watson,
(1.C., fur the attendant.
The defendant's !Ye was, that the tasks were damaged
by the boisterous weather with which the vessel met on her
voyage and that all possible ears wee taken of the property.
Lord Campbell summed up: The envy question for the
jury was whether or not the captain of the vessel had taken
due care of the property entru.trd to him.
The jury returned • verdict for the plaintiff for 181. 10e.

r. SILVICILLOCK.—NCISANCIL
This was an action to recover damages for injury done to
the plaintiff as he alleged, by the defendant.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., (with whom was Mr. I)aglej),
appeared for the plaintiff. Mr. Jarratt was a tailor resid-
ing In Wardrobe.place, Ducton'-commons, a',d the defen-
dant, a printer, resided neat door. When Mr. Jarrett look
his house, =Mg years since, Mr. Bilverlock worked his
printing•presses by hand ; since then, his business having
increased, he hail set up a steam-engine, by means of which
he worked his presses. After the steam-engine was intro-
duced, the noise of the presses became very great, and so
detrimental was the nuisance that the plaintiff lost all his
lodgers. He had recconstrated with the defendant, but the
nuisance continuing he was driven to take the proton% pro-
ceedings.
Several witnesses were called in support of this ease. One
of the %vitae's,* wna the superintendent of the machinery
at rile Tuns newspaper office, and he spoke of Oa noise
as very amt.
Mt. Oramwell. (Lc. (with him was Mr. Pearson) ap-
peared fur the defendant.
The defence was, that the noise and vibration complained
of was at all times very slight, and that, after the complaint
made by Mr. Jarrett, the defisdant by introducing wuod.a
in Use or fruit cob-wheels, entirely put • stop to any
noise. _ . .

The defendant and same other witnemes were called is
support, but the whole of the witnemes for the defence were
not examined when _ . .

Lord Campbell suggested that the matter might be ar-
ranged. Up to the time of the complaint being made there
had, 'without doubt, been a nuisance in existence. Since
then, however, it would appear to have been abated.
After a discussion between the learned counsel un both
aides and their respective clients, it was agreed that in re •
limpet of the Isabelle., since the complaint wee made, there
should be a verdict for the defendant ; but in respect of
the nuisance prior to the complaint, the verdict should be
for the plaintiff, with one shilling damages; each side tope,
its own costs.
Verdict accordingly.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-SATURDAL
IMITIPOT AT NM PLIAS v. LOPIDON.-BATOSJI Clllll7 'MICA JTATI,
*MD • COMM JVIT.

ROSLIXO V. TU01111'60:I SXD •NOTHIR. QUESTION 01

P•IITNIIISHIP.
This was an action to recover the price of some timber
sold sad delivered; one of the defendants, Mr. Grafton,
sulfated judgment by default, and the question in the cause
was, whether the ether defendant was liable jointly with
Mr. Grafton.

Mr. Serjeant Byles and Mr. Aepland appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Hugh Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Bovill (or the
de'endant Thompson.
It appeared that the plaintiff was a timber merchant, in
Southmark, and the defendants were formerly in partner-
ship as glass pen manufacturers, engineers, itc. In July
last year, Mr. Thompson gave the plaintiff notice, that If
any mere timber should be wanted the order would be given
in his name only, the partnership having been determined.
In September luilowing, the orders for the timber in quer
lion were given in writing by Mr. Grafton in the joint I
names. The timber was sent to the premises of • Mr.
Clark to be cut into poles for drying clothes, and Mr. Clark
stated that Mr. Thompson conversed about the timber, I
discussed the question whether it should be cut into round
or octagonal poles, and upon his order they were made oc-
tagonal. Upon this evidence it was submitted that Mr.
Thompson had so dealt with the timber as to adopt the
order for it in the joint names of Thompson and Grafton,
and to make himself liable to pay for it.
The jury (mind a verdict for the plaintiff for 371. 3s. sd.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-13ArraDAY.
Orrnso4 AT (MUMMA. Bayou Ma. Hum Maanx sal
Comm. Josue.
SCOT! v. HIMINOWAT.
This was an action upon an 1 0 U for 1001., given by
the defendant, a merchant at Liverpool, to the plaintiff, the
celebrated trailer of roes horses, in part payment forA race
horse :called " Warwick." It appeared that defendant
sold the horse for the plaintiff to • Mr. Mann, also a mer-
chant at Liverpool, for 4001., of which sum he paid to
plaintiff 3001. in cash, and gave the 10 U in question for
the balance. This occurred in June last year. The de-
fendant pleaded that he was debted, payment, and
a set off.
The plaintiff having proved the farts of his eau,
Mr. Unread, on behalf of the defendant, having failed to
elicit, in his cross examination of the plaintiff, and of a
witness called Aspinall, the fact that this plaintiff had con-
sented to accept certain betting tickets, upon the horse,
when he ran and won the town plate at Warwick, which
tickeu, as tits horse was the winner, realised above 2301.,
told his lordship that he was inclined to think he had him-
self " got the ticket,"—(a laugh) aced must submit to a ver-
diet against his client.
Mr. Seijeant Shee and Mr. Horner appeared for the
plaintiff', and Mr. Overfed for the defendant.
Verdict fur the plaintiff, damages 1001.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.-SATMDAT.
111101111 NIL Jvancs COll/.11101.

Robert Pop. 40, servant, pleaded guilty to uttering a
forged bill of eletuinge for 1001., with intent to defraud.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the primer, who was in Each
a bed state of health that he was em sped to be supported
in and out of the dock be two et the israkeys.
The learned counsel said that Hie threw Woolf
upon the mercy of the court, sad (oft to having
forged the name of Lord ] gab mime he had lived
as butler. He had held mane pesepmeible situations,
all of which he hod laid kemarahly. He had sines
Maoist seereise he a miaow. but met with many
imam n dhow bit lissom of which he lost 11.
atlett MA* bed ma vs hawed to commit
the same, yid* be Oesrpreepeteed.
Illeblesea eerph this the reeeerk of ruinous
Inds Amid set bar bees mad, as it was an imputation
ups thepa wlal Obey did sot desires. They were
See bill bet pissort's segsalsimees, and
Witted hen thosikeesse:risse tart the 111111 yen Lord
limp% whir rid Ns Art st reasy.
Mr. Jostles rid the biers did set apply to
these wile bed embed but to others. The feeble state
of primer's bed& mold set allow the sentence of treas.
pertatios, which he Wily donned, le be carried out;
timeline. Ishii. *et pad ether destroleases into coml.
demise, be should eider Ida to be latgelered and kept to
hard labour for two yeses.
AMOS W/file , 19. clerk, a liebieoable-looking
rang man, was for uttering a Beak of England
sir for V. well e•Oss it to be forged.
I For amps time put several of the west•end tradesmen
have had peeled area them by the prisoner five and ten
pound forged seta, gives in payment for goods bought,
and he continued his caner until the 19th of March, when
be went into the shop of Kr. Stakes, the fancy stationer,
of the Quadrant, and bought a purse for 18s. 6d., ttaderiai
in payment the note in gaieties. The shops= Wiles
some suspicion requested hint to wait whilst he west for
change, and immediately he (the degnena) reseeded to
the Vine-street station and showed MSS SS Inapriereee
Monekton, who pronounced it to be a forgery, and seat ea
officer to the shop, who at once took the prisoner. The
note. were, it appeared, forged is every respect.
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was at once found
Lanky, and sentenced to 16 years' transportation.
Wittiont Norton, 28, bitter carrier, was convicted of letter
stealing.
Upon the 30th of March, a son of the Hon. Mr. Butler,
of Cot= Hall, Warwickshire, rent a letter containing half a
sovereign and a shilling to Mr. flows, an accountant, of
Beaufort•buildiogs, which never arrived, and should in due
course have been delivered by the prisoner. Some few days
ago prisoner, being suspected, was searched, and also his
lodgings, where the envelope of the letter in question was
found.

He was found Guilty, and transported for 10 years.
Thomas Byrne Wood, 24, clerk in the London and
County Bank, was indicted for stealing a 101. note, the
property of the bank directors, his masters.
Prisoner was clerk to the waste book, open the 14th of
April, and his duty was to enter all cheeks and notes paid
in. Upon that day, Messrs. White, tobacconists, of Shore-
ditch, paid in 2191. ls. 6d., and prisoner made the required
entry, and at night a ten pound note wee missed from the
amount. To show that the prisoner was the thief, it was
proved that up to that day he had been very short of
money, but that upon the following day he paid his rent
and some other debts.
The jury found him Godly, but recommended him to
mercy an account of his previous good character, and also
that he had yielded to a sudden temptation. He was sen-
tenced to lb months' imprisonment and bard labour.

NEW COURT.-SATLRDAy.

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Purrsll. Breutin, who waa convicted of having forged
bills of exchange, was brought up and sentenced to 10 years'
transportation.
Two men, moaned lizard and Jackson, were brought up
for sentence.
They had been convicted upon Thursday—laud for
dealing, and Jackson for receiving a quantity of tissue raper,
the property of Thomas Frederick Newell.
It was stated by Superintendent Brennan that, although
bang luiP•ctild by the Patios, Jackson had for years
serried co business as a nest respectable oilman, 34, Old-

street, but that after ha was in custody upon this charge
they searched his place, and f. and nearly • raft load of
drapery goods, evidently the fruils of mut). robberies.
luatd was sentenced to twelve and Jackson is eighteen
mouths sail haul labour.