The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-18 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1858.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

Ametamr, 17.—Aprow7iErm—Masters
11. Knox (1841), to the Meterapus, 42, store ship, for coast
guard service;
nks and G. Steen (1843), to the Eagle, 50, for
oust (nerd si.
Surgeons Dr. J. Thames, M.D. (1846), to the Engaluar
51, screw Scam frigate, et Deroupart; li,. H. O'ldaBl2l,
Y.D. (1846), to the Impregnable, 104, Bag ship, at Deus-
rrvt ; and 1 Elliott (1853), to the Coact:ate, 84, deg ship,
Eut India station.
Acting Mate Sir F. Blackwood, Bart., to the Euryalus.
Assishmt Surgeon C. Morton (1854), to the Euryalue.
Acting Assistant Burgeon Dr. 'W. Carmichael, to the
Eu-
Mldshipmen the Hon. J. M. Yorke, A. Cavendish, and W.
N. Tutheil, to the Enright,.
E The following officers were appointed to the
Euryales, and not to the Eurydice, u stated en Tuesday
last .—Ceptein W. Tarlatan, to the Euryalue. Limier
manta W. Codththton. J. 8. Gratuun, T. K. Hudson, and
fl. Christian, to the Ettryalus. Master Scutt, to the En-
ryalum

PORTSMOUTH, FEB. 17.
Captain Peter Cracrott took up his commission
yreterday, and joined the Diadem, 32, screw stem frigate,
filoonose, cosigned to hospital. We usaarstand that
the Dtsdes will sail in a day or two for Linton.
Ths Roeconnece Militia arrived this afternoon from Alder-
short, end ooropy the Colewort and Anemia Barracks, The
regiment is about 660 strong.

Captain Hawke.' troop of 3rd Light Dragoons
marched from Limerick for Cork on the 15th.
The wing of the Leicester Militia, 300 strong, under Major
Noel, returned by special train to Cork from Limerick on
the 15th.

Lieutenant-Colonel M.:Jutland, R.R., has been ordered
from Belfast to emceed Colonel Tucker, who wee acciden-
tally killed at Jantake.
In hiture each regiment is to CCM& of 10 service com-
panies and two depot companies, the vitae together, when
on the Indian strength, being 1.200 strong, and at other
Nations 1,000.
THE LATE Sli JAMES DUNLOP, BAIT.—Sir J.
Dunlop, Bert.,of Dual*, aunty Ayr, whose death is reported
se ha taw piste on the 10th WU, sa Hyena, in the
South wee the may son of the drat Sir John
(way yews M.P. for Ayrshire, aad who wee raised
to the at her Maisay's coronation in 1838), by his
tint wife, Char Constance, daughter of the late Climatal
Bir Richard Downs Jackson. sad grandma of
General Dunlop, who commanded one of the columns at the
Morming of Ilevingapatarm and afterwards a breads in the
6th diviska of Load Wellington's army in the Peninsula.
The youthhl haronst, so recently deceased, wu born
August 27th, 1830, and was, consequently, only in the
28th year of hie age. He entered the Coldstream Guards se
ensign and lieutenant in 1849, and became a major in the
army in 1856. He served In the east through the whole of 1
the Crimean war, and wore the medal and clasps for the
Alma, Balaklava. Inkermann. and Sebastopol. As the gallant
beronst never marriod, the title has become extinct.
THE LATE LIEUTENANT SALICELD.—We unhappy
to he enabled to state that the . of Directors have
granted en annuity of 1001. a year to the family of the late
gallant Lieutenant Sekeld, payable to hi. father, the Rev.
R. &fluid. The character for liberality towards their ser-
vants which the company have always @Retained has suffered
no diminution under the recent heavy premium upon their
resources. In such instance. of well-directed rewards, the
administration of the company present. an advantage over
that of the Queen'. government, which has no fund at its
command for similar purposes, and is obliged to obtain the
sanction of parliament for special gouda, however meri-
tonoue the claims me, be. slimes New for India.

r Leaden; an Englishman had been seised and marched in
Pals; and altogether things were getting wcomplicated
that it became an important question whether we should not
ourselves ourselves clear of them, and show there was no men-
whatever ca the part of the authorities of Birmingham.
thersibra that not only se it regarded the liberty
tithe an but for other reasons, they should know by
who an onty this search was made. If the committee did
not do it the people of Biniiingluun would not be satisfied.
A town's meeting would most certainly be held. As to an
salsa, it was absurd to think Mr. Stephens was afraid of
what a man could do to him who would have his head chopped
of in a few days. OD
Alderman Lloyd asked Mr. Stephens whether in this in-
Awe he bad acted differently to what he would have done
In an ordinary case of murder?
Mr. Stephens replied that hs bad not, and the subject then
dropped.—Birestagkens Dolly Amt.

WEST LONDON (PURPLE) SHOE-BLACK

1007317.

A crowded public testing on behalf of this
amid) was held yesterday ~Dm at the Victoria Hotel,
Victoria-Wee; Went:abater. The society was formed a few
menthe ego for the district eenthrising Pimlico, Brompton,
Cheless, Millbank, and Westminster Proper, and the object
of lest night's meeting was to secure for it increased support,
end make it self-supporting. The chair was taken by the
Baal of BRAFTEABViIt j who was supported on the platform
yLard Charles Russell Vice-Chancellor Sir W. P. Wood,
I Mr. Wynne, M.P., Mr. t. Whateley, Q.C. Mr. R. Baxter,
Xr. Clabon, Mr. Joseph Payne, Rev. R. Malone, Rey. S.
Nerds, Kr. O. E. Mead, &c.
The report, which was reed by the Treasurer, Mr. Clam;
Mated that the total number of boys who had entered Mum
June, 1857, when the moiety was established, was 50, of
whom there were 18 at work. The earnings up to the pre-
sent time amounted to 114/. 45., of which sum 14/. 10s. 3d.
had been retained by the society, the remainder having been
5110. the boys, or nththed to their credit. Eight of the
who had joined the society had obtained situations
Caetastue dwelt on the reformatory character of the
society,
and the tandem.," which all such agencies had to di-
ction sad thereby to benefit the community at large ;
sad eddatidthe fad that numbers of boys who were formerly
in the most deputed oadition, after passing through one or
other of the filme-blaa Societies, were now filling respectable
attaeltons with mud eatidection to their employers.
Vies-ClaaoYloe WOOD moved the first resolution, namely,
" That the Taman been with much istisfaction the report
of the establishment of the West London Shoe-black Society,
aad miaow In the founding of this institution as a mesas of
ramming from impending ntin boys who are now living in
idleness and wretchedness, end who are in imminent danger
of booming criminals." His Honour expressed the :deep
interest he felt in the operations of the society, more especially
on amount of the formation of habits of wear and regularity
I=lio had been greatly neglected, and the checking of
cy, which formed conspicuous features of all such
inatitudoos.

Lord C. who ascended the resolution, instead of
=to the meeting, delivered an admirable addreas to
of the society, who were assembled in a gallery in
foil view of the speaker, sad who seemed thoroughly to ap-
preciate what wee said to them. After telling them that he
was himself ones a " Westminster Boy —o pupil at Wert-
minster Behoel—whin be wee in the habit of cleaning boots
and shoes, and was never satisfied unless he could see his
face in them, be went on to my that he had now a son, who
was alma Westminster Boy, and that almost the first words
he taught him were " Try," and " Never say die"—ex-
merlons on which be enlarged with great effect.
The resolution having been adopted,
Mr. BAXTER proposed a resolution regret that
the society was in want of funds, and ppledging the meeting
to raise a sufficient amount to make it aelf-enpporting.
This resolution was seconded by Mr. 7. PAYEE and
carried, and the meeting terminated with a vote of thanks to
the chainam

Rata intellignat.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-170. 17.
SECOND COURT.
(Bskire Inotke Erb aid COOMIOII
SATIIIOND V. JOWNSON.—VALSI neraisolonor.

Mr. Bert Willem and Mr. Clemby way counsel kr the
plaintiff; Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Hawkins apposed for
the defendant.

This was an action to recover damages for an smith and
false imprisonment. The defendant pleaded justification.
The plaintiff is a yotmg man, a clerk in the Omnibus Ad-
vertising Moe. His brother is the proprietor of a
osindbus. On the morning of Sunday, the bth of September,
plaintiff went to a Mr. Brew's field, at Highgate, to fetch
• horse of his brother'. which was there at grans. On his way
to the field he had to pass through a farm yard, which be
believed to belong to Mr. Brew, and picked up a bit of hay,
in order to catch the horse. He had than a halter and a
whip in his hand. He heard the defendant cell out
to him, and sob what ha was about. He replied he
was taking a little hay of Mr. Breves to catch the home.
The defendant said that would not do. He should give him
in custody for steeling the bay. The plaintiff rep =e
did not know it was cisfeadangs hay, and begged his
A policeman was then met far, and the plaintiff given into
custody. On the way to the station they saw Mr. Brew,
who remarked to the defendant, "Surely you will not give
1 the young man into custod for taking the bit of hay. I
know him. He is le." The plaintiff was taken to
the station. He was locked up all night. The next mornings
he woe taken before the magistrate, and the charge d'
Mr. M. Chambers addressed the jury for the defendant:
He rid the plaintiff had not suffered any material damage,
as he was still in the same employment. He had no right to
take the hay. The defendant might have been annoyed in
the same way before, and therefore may have felt angry. He
had no malice towards the young man, and only didthat
which he believed he wee justified in doing.
His lordship having summed up,
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 1001.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS:FEB. 17.

(Billings at NW Prise In Laadat—Balara Mr. Judas
Willem and a comma jury.)
DOBSON V. WITHALL.-FALII IMP/1180/MINT.

The plaintiff, in this cue, is a surreyor end builder, at
Greenwitth, and the defendant a solicitor and parliamentary
agent, is Parliament-street. The action was to roomer
damages for meant' and Mr imprisonment, and the only plea
wee—not guilty.
Mr. M. Chambers, Q.C., and Mr. Francis appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. Wordsworth, Q.C., and Mr. Digby Sey-
mour for the defendant.

It appeared from the plaintiff's case, that in November
leaf he was assignee for the benefit of creditors of some pro-
perty of Mr. Tuckwell, a ship-builder at Greenwich, and on
the 24th of November the plaintiff took poesescion of three
yachts, which were lying at Stewart's Wharf, in the Isle
of Dogs, and which belonged to Mr. Tuckwell. The plaintiff
removed the yachts, and Owed them in a different part of tbe
river, having left his name and address, and stated the claim
he made upon them, and the place he should take them to.
He was at work all nest day with some men pumping water
out of one of them, and about tour or five o'clock went home
to dinner. Shortly afterwards the defendant, with Mr.
George, his solicitor, another gentleman, and two policemen,
went to the plaintiff's house, sad the defendant gave him
into custody for stealing ie three mesas. The plaintiff
asked permission to change hie da&n, whisk were wet,
when one of the party said, , Take the Mow away, he is
connected with a set of swindlers in the City. The blackest
cell you have got is too good for him." The defendant said,
"We have got you now, and we will keep you." At the'
police station the defendant charged the plaintiff with the
felony, and on the plaintiff applying for haft Mr. George said,
"We will take no bail; it Is a matter of felony% and you
must lock him up." The plabitiff, who is 66 years old,
was locked up in a miserable cell until five next
morning, and suffered very much from oold. The police,
however, did their beet to make him comfortable, and got
him some hot coffee, which, to use the plaintiff's wads,
" kept life in him, or he should not have been here." Upon
being taken before the magistrate he was discharged. He
had anfiered ranch sham The plaintiff wan cromexamined
and was questioned by Mr. Wordsworth, with some minute-
ness, se to his course of life, and his mode of conducting
business.
_ _

Mr. Justice Wilke, however, checked this course of
g, by indignantly asking, whether a inane whole
Zehtinmode of life, and his character were to be gone into
on a question of hew tench damages he was to receive foray
imprisonment unquestionably wrong P
For the defence, the defendant end Mr. George were ex-
amined. It appeared that the defendant had advanced, up to
1856, es much as 8,0001. to Mr. Tuckwell ; end on the 28th
November in that year he received from Mr. Tnckwell ea
agreement for an assignment of the whole of Mr. Tockwelra
property. This was not a formal legal document, but it was
Rood in equity; and had been ordered to be enforced by Vice-
Chancellor Stuart. The defendant afterwards proved Mr.
Tuokw ell's debts to the extent of 2,0001. The yachts taken
by the plaintiff were worth about 1,2001., and at that time
there was not more then 501. of debts of Ttickwell's outstand-
ing, and of that sum 251. was doe to the plaintiff. When
the plaintiff was given into custody, the fact that he had en
assignment of Mr. Tuckwell'a property was unknown to the de-
fendant. Both the defendant and Mr. George positively denied
that they had made any of the unkind end offezeiveobsereadoes
which thay ware Asia to have made when the Wadi! was
wrested and at the station-house. It appeared that previous
to the plelntif being taken, an application bed been made to
a megistrate for a warrant, whieh was refused ; bet what
took place helm the magistrate was not allowed to be given

—Tie jury fremd a verdict for the plaiatiff—damesee, 1501.
COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL

CAUBEB.—Fan. 17.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
EX PART! ROA BOTTOX,-DIVORCI.

In this one itrs.ito7t;otlOW hd presented a petition for
a divorce a vinculo, ea the ground of adultery, aggravated by
bigamy. The husband had left the country.
Mr. M'Queen applied to the court fur permission to serve
the requisite notices upon the defendant's father, allowing
him sufficient time to communicate with his eon, who was
believed to be in New York.
The Judge thought some attempt should be made to dis-
cover and serve the defendant, sad if that failed, ea applica-
tion might be made to the full court to dispense with the
Nevi., altogether.

11100-ILE V. MOOILE.-JUDICIAL SEPARATION.

ThL was originally a snit fora divorce i mend et them,
promoted by the wife against the husband, in the Eoclesise-
tical Court, but it had been transferred to this court tinder
the new act.
Dr. Wirmbey said that, as the grounds upon which his
client sought for a separation included both adultery and
cruelty, he hoped the court would give her the benefit of the
change which had taken place in the law while the suit had
been pending, and would allow him to prom for a divorce it
Sir C. Cromwell said the case mut remain in the form in
which it had been transferred. The party proceeding might,
however, drop the present suit and present a petition for •
complete divorce ; and indeed he did not know that • sen-
tence of judicial separation would at all bar her from taking
that comes hereafter.
Dr. Warmbey would therefore proceed.
Dr. Desna, Q.C.—ln that case lam net in a position to
offer any opposition on the part of the husband.
Sir C. Cromwell decreed the separation of the parties so-
cordingiy.