The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

On Tuesday, at the Norwich city eswione, Jonathan
Whitley Cooper, eolieim, aged St, was charged with b.ving,
ea the den of Jaly laat, unlawfully and by false pretest*
is'aaleed the mum of al. 6e. from Richard Mills Burrell, hair
oanefeeturer, of B'. Mary's. Tots case was one traversal
Irma the latt onions, and from the well known petition of
the patellar, tinted considerable Merest.
Mr Car:oe Cooper opened the case on the pert of the pre-
, mutton at great length, observing that the inquiry was of the
greatest importance to the defendant, whose character se a
Mnr was of count deeply involved ; but It was of still rester
' importance to the poldie, bet nos it was obvious that an
stairway had opporiunitice of imposing upon those who
might employ him. He was, moreova, genet:el compe-
tent, if he well so disposed, to obtain within some of 10 on *
tram his elicits for purposes of which they write, putridly
speaking, totally ignorant.
Richard Mills Bartell, the prosecutor, war then mita and
said-1 am a hone hair manufacturer. Inu in July last
in partnership pith Mena. Hindu. Shortly alter that
time, en action war brought by Messrs. Hindu against me.
I went, upon hearing this, to consult Mr. Cooper, the attor-
ney, and stated tabs CIMI to him. I gave him my eognovit
to pay the costs by itstalments. I lett the matter entirely
to bun. Mr. Cooper sent for me on the Monday following;
I went to Lim. Ile said, Do you know what you promised
me ? 1 said no. H. sew, You told me you would bring en
mica against the Mean. Blades. I said 1 could not think
of that, al I war on such good terms with them. He told me
I must do so, BAI they might transport me. 1 said they were
the tint persons who had ever brought a stain upon my
character. I showed him my books. He said, You
will do anything to keep your character up. I said yin.
I saw him on the following morning, tad gave him
11. 3s. for the procuring of a writ, which was
11. 21. 10d., and as he had no change, the differenn
I said he might bare for a glass of porter. I nomad • note
purporting to be from Mr Bailey, containing another charge
num me. I hen tot the note now. I eked what the
further chugs was for. He maid 1 bad better give h:m a
sovereign to go and c 'vault a conned. He afterwards told
me he went to Mr. Evans. (Mr. Bears being in court denied
this amnion.) He told me I must tile • declaration, and I
must give him the money to do so. He asked me for one
guinea, which I gave him. I gave him the money Olen
the dad...ration was tiled. I saw him again alter that.
He told me of • replication, which he said was neceetary.
He said 21. 2s. would be required for the replication. I
. gave him the two guineas. I saw him neat day, when
paid him two guineas more. I hove torgotten the name
of the document which the 21. 2s. was tor. I have paid
him aboat 211. altogether. I went to his office shortly atter.
I said to him, Now there is nothing flee to pay. He
' said, Yes, there are the trial fees re:aining comer', jury,
M. to tarry on the action. He few,
64 . 6s. war the sum
nonentity. He told me he should not get a farthing by it.
He said the money was necessary, as the cause could not go
on without it. He told me he bad paid sal the money for this
purpose of carrying on the action. He war absent about
twenty minutes. When be returned, he said he had paid
the lees. I saw him on the Thursday morning jut after this.
He said he had good news to tall me. He called at my door
at six o'clock in the morning, and took me into his garden.
He said he had ibtisence wr. b a clerk in Mr. Bailey's office,
and he could go there when he liked, to see how things were
' going on. I received a no'ice of certiorari from Mr. Bailey.
: He told me he thought the Mesas. Minato were going to
' remove the action.

By the Recorder —The money was paid after you received
the certiorari When I received the certiorari I left it on the
table. Cooper *eat for me, and when I went to his house
the women who lives titers showed me a paper with the
word "sertiorari " written upon it. When 1 went upstairs
I told Cooper what I bad seen. Ile was very angry, and
asksd me who had shown it to me. I told him his good
Isdy. Me said he must reply to it, which would coat
11. 11,. 6d. After 1 left I sent my little boy was a 11.
note, and the prieoser afterwards brought me the change.
Henry Miller sworn, ra,d—l am Registrar of 4.5
Ouldball Gout. All writs are signed and sealed by me.
A writ wee issued by the prisoner on inhale of Burrell against
the Mean. H lades on the lith of June. No declaration was
Bled till the 23rd of S •ptember and in consequence no plea
amid be hied at aIL Nu certiorari was ever issued, or could
be. And no proceedings were ever removed. Ad the fees
I aver resolved wee 4s. Mr. Bailey entered an appearance
ag rose the sin%
By the Rusorder.—No replication was necessary. The
ease was not ripe roc It, there bolsi no plea.
Elijah Cromer Bails said—l entered an appearance for
the Messrs. Hindu I y had •copy of notice of declaration
served on me on the 23rd Sept. I never entered any plea.
I Lever obtained a certiorari. It we. never mentioned.

Burrell re-elamined by Mr. Carlot Cooper. I remember
wrap corning from the prisoner's father one Sunday
weorning. It wee A. Say before I west before the mart-
inet's. _ . .

Mr. Wm. Cooper then addressed the jary for the prisoner,
urgieg upon them what the consequences would be should a
verdict be recorded aspics: one who held a respectable pug.
lion among kis legal brethren. ♦ person having such trans-
udes' with any IMO: nay, and giving money whenever be
liked to uk for it, was almost impossible to believe. Toe
learned gentleman concluded by hoping their verdict would
be of such a niter' as at once to place the prissierr en that
high posiuos which he and his father ashore him had hitherto
held.

The Recorder then, with greet minuteness, commented
upon the most material points of evidence, explaining to the
jury such parts es bore most upon the evidence before the
mart relative to the replication, which was perfectly unne-
cessary, no declaration having been issued. Toe evidence
given by the prosecutor showed that such instructions were
given to him by Cooper, which, if they were to be believed,
proved atones the tales representations. The point for their
consideration wee whether such false statements were made
by the prisoner, and with • dollen to defraud.
The jury, atter • few moments' deliber►tion, returned •
verdion of Uuitey on the second count, relative to the repli-
Mims. _ . .

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The sentence of the coact upon the prisoner was that he
be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for the term of twelve
calendar months.

EIBIEITIOS OP 113.51.—PEOTECTION OF ARTICLES
OF INTINTIOn PION PlitACT.—XlilinitOrs will be glad to
Learn that her Majesty's government intend to brief( in • bill
for the purpose of protecting from pitacy inventions, &c.,
sot already protected by the Designs Act of last year.
PHILLIPS'S PATENT FIRS ANNIHILATOR..—Yester-
day • public dennonstretion of the capabilities of this inven-
tion in extiaguishing fire on board ship was made oa •
hulk monied oft the Folly Douse, Blackwell. We have
already noticed various experiment. made with the " Aunt-
bilinear," es a means of checking coati ignition both in
houses acd in ships, and have expressed au opinion than in
regard to the latter especially its advantages cannot well be
overrated. The experiment of yesterday fully confirmed
this impression and proved that in that position in which
the power of man is the least effectual, vie., in the ease of a
"fire at sea," there is an meat by the sid of which the de-
structive element any be subdued, and safety ensured both
to ship sad crew. The bold of • meal of 130 tons burthen
(the Weal) was for the purpose of this experiment filled
with the moot Inflammable materials, vie., a dozen
sugar hogsheads saturated with sugar, • dozen tar-
peptise barrels wall covered with rosin and turpentine,
• dozen :tar barrels, some score of sulphur begs, and
a vast queasily of shavings. At • given signal this mass of
combustibles wee ignited, the hatches being elated. A few
mitutes were permitted to elapse, to enable the tire to
tumid, when the main hatchway was opened, and instantly
• volume of flame issued from below, threatening speedy
destruction to the weal and compelling the ,visiton on
board to melt safety ia the beats aloomide. In the course
of a minute or two, two men were observed mak ng
their way through the smoke to the open hatchway,
1 each ambit one of the portable " Fire Anaihilators. '
I Simultaneously the bottle-like mouths of these machines
I (which are not much larger than two gallon bottles, and not
unlike them in their proportions) were directed into the
hold, the vapour generated in them was discharged with •
Some' according to the statement of the inventor, of 20-
horse power, and, as if by magic, the flames disappeared.
' and la an incredibly brief of time the fire was wholly
extinguished. The materials with which the chamber of
the ambits is shamed, Is stated to be gipeum, charcoal, and
, nitre, made up into a solid body, sad placed over a small
: reservoir of water. }to this an inverted phial is pieced,
containing chlorate ot potash and sugar, sad in a 12011.1 w
globe at the amber end •small quantity. of unlphurie acid,
' i By presslag • small wire this chamber is broku* and the
I emulate being distributed ameagoi the other isgreffimta •
vapour iscreateJ, which being turned upon the fire Latently
puts it oat.

CLBTOIIII RI3VZNI.7B Ole Dv iRPOOL.—The revenue
i of the Canons of Liverpool, for the prompt quarter. le
slightly in demeans of tile last, the amount being 818,7 W.,
received this quarter, against 855.5321., received en the tor-
respocdhig quarter of last year; the actual deficiency being
38,7981. This deficiency on the quarter, a deficiency being
mho Nand to exist in the amonnte for the United Kingdom,
may be in part attributed la the reduction on the duty of
Dam which eine into operation ea the let October. The
revenue for Liverpool for the yew was, is 1849, 3,472,2011.
against 3,368.284 L, showing a illememe cm the year of
107,918 L la pert this may lie aposanned ller b y the decrease
is the duty pad duriag the year es tea la Liverpool; bet
redond elit pad upon saga, se but, Lave materially
isfimmesi the result. In the GetobleSa.the Liverpool ill-
world Is yeapertioa to the general et ktoydom,
and ha *ISM ben year its ready* wee After all,
the Whig Wks Liverpool Is lam doe IPSO imehdpeaaa, colloi-
d/eft dm esesariv• mime is Lamp* cwt li. the article
Masai is slaty.—Liesrpool sfersimel.

8.461100 W, PAISLEY, AND 1311.11310C1 RAILWAY.—
Trak fee week eadiag Jasvary 4 :—Nssibee at en,
254117; pespessew sad pucitio. 1,03111. goods.
2511. 08. 24..• .stews 1,26 W, 68. 6d. Correspoodsag week
is 144940, 1,1671.4 e. H.