The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-20 00:00:00

ROYAL THAMES YACHT CLUB.

The entrees for the first day's sport of the present Berm
on Thursday sett have eloped, and ars as fellows :

&elm. Yacht. icas;;.— ----
Owsen.
3 Chimers .... 19 .... E. Pauoderson.
6 Eir•Clinad .. 16 .... J. B. Mon.lleld.
7 Swalllo .... 16 .... Cops. F. 11. Sykes.

1 Jolts - P. Turner.
2 Emily 8 .... R. Hewitt.
4 Quiver l9 Copt. D. T. Chombetlaya.
I Violet 9 fight Hoe. Lord De Hoe.
8 Romp 9.. . J. Field, jam
_ . . _ .

The distance to be sidled le from Erith to the Chapman's
Bead sad hack, sod ball a gamuts time for tanners will be
allowed in each clam. The prizes are respectively of the
raw of 401. the third clues, and 301. for the fourth class,
with 101. foe the second boat. The Priam of Wales steam
steel Is enraged by the club to scauspeny the race La
members and friends only, and have London-bridge at ten
o'clock. Judging from the the sport of the last two seasons
amongst the small due yacht. of this distiaguisbed club,
there la no doubt that the opening regatta will be a very in-
teresting one.

LEGAL QUAY ANNUAL REGATTA.—The Twelfth
Annual Regatta at Legal Quty for • purse of some:gas was
rowed for y. eterday, and witnesied by a vast concourse of
spectators. There were are beers; the ompetit .re beteg
!Wanness and watermen. The ant heat wee won by D.
Fm/al. (pla1), beans, W. flentatetre (sews), sad T. CHII.
wan (blue). The second heat was woe by C. Aylett (white)
blab( T. Freese (red) end T. L,eke (yellow). The third
beef was was by (_red)
who wae bet, resew bring
ssoced. The foarb beat was won t y Yields who was Bre,
Fraser being second. Final heat—Finale 1, rreter 2. It was
• good rare for half.•-aile, when Leaks drew sway, and
won seidly.

POSTAOR Or AUSTRALIAN NrwsPAPIR..—A de-
patatke from the Aunt&llea Association yesterday waited
en Lewd Colchester, at the Poet-ofilie, for the purpose of
urging en bin the Inadvisability of persevering la the recent
poste/ regalatioo, by which the postage of newspapers to
Australia bad bees doubled. Tie deputstion °omitted of
Mr. Stuart A. Donaldson, Ism Chit f Stmt.:, to the govtrn-
meat of New South Wale., sod muster of the Executive
Commit. Mr. W. C. Hakes, end Mr. J. belie Foster, mem-
ber of the late governmost of Victons, Mr. Edward Wil-
son, of the NelboNen• Aryl's, mad other influen.isi turn con-
nected with the colonies. In laying the question taboo the
Postonster-Otnersl, the gentleman who spoke represented
that the comatrucicalloa between the power clams of the
colonies sad their friends in dinned was prin-
ettally by mum of neweptipere, sad that the ad-
ditional pomage was rosily • heavy bards,. Lord
Colchester, ha reply, said he heartily responded to the
sentimest fanner! by Mr. S epbenr, that the Australian
mlosice formed Integral pole of the mother wintry. The
transmission of lettere end seirepeptra, however, from one
part of the Utitod Kingdom to the ones was not sealogous
to their tranemiesion Iron the mother country to Australia,
regard being had to the question of distance. For some time
pea nswepepers cent to Amoshe c:s Marseilles had Om n
euqect to an additioaal charge of one peony, sad all that
was now sought was to put those cent rim Southampton t n
the aims footing Be explehied that the original ixtention
bad Inca to mob the propmed increase commence from the
let of the present month, but et the :open of some of the
otetrepolitin news agents, who had repre seated to him that
their ocenseta with their cuetomers in Australia ran fr.nt
year to year, be had snood to postpoos its introdu.lion to
the lea of Jemmy ant. He wachtled by saying that he
should take the natters brought under bia noire ty the
deputation foto earideratioa befute the change in question
wee made.

LIVeRPOOL, MAT 18.—The scram steamer Mama-
der, Ceptuin 14.11kbon, wind be re, revives haring na-ind
from 300 to 400 mall of mods bound wee (wind won), on tba
10th Mq Wows Cope &Gott and Gibraltar. On tit-) Ilib,
40 mina 8.11. el Cap Si. Yiemat, parsed s Fennel war
armor and an Austria' twig lithg to; the itisaneed bait
sal anagoldo the blig. (Another aocoon4 stair tb,t the
Mangos ago pound Vat* St. Viaotat Mr oreael woe
Mamas oteertsg S.)

tab inttlitgaut.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-MAT 19.

Map at Mal Prima rn Landon.—(Befars Lord Chid
Justice Cockburn sad a Common Jury.)
WALLDEZ V. lIKIIATI..-ASSAULT.

The plaint:if in th,s eases was a potter in Ow nt•guJen
market, and he sued the defendant, the laadlord of the EH -
tannia public-Louse, wtich is at the corner of Jantru.strett,
to recover damages for aa awinit. The d,tace was that
the p'slntiff was making a diattubines in the Britannia, that
he refused to leave, and was therefore turned on'. To this
it was replied that route vioieuze than was necessary had
been n!ed. _ _

hir=BeTleant Parry, end Mr. W. A. Holdeworth (inateocted
by Mr. Doughty) appe.tred for the plaintiff; and Mr. Berjeazit
Ballantine and Mr. T. fisher (instructed by Mr. Henry
Davies) were for the detandast.
The case came on fur trial come tin:east+, before Mr.Justicie
Byles,when thrjury were unable toagree,and weradietherged
without a verdict. It alp.ar.d that between fire and sin on
the aternoon of the 14th September, the plaintiff west to
the Brittamia In company with a Mr. Phillips, a foreman of
carpenters At this time the defendant was himself osli
some alteration in Ms hoer-ingine,and the plaintiff interposed,
and in • rude manner obtrulet his opinion upon the defend-
ant, who told him to mind his own business. The plain-
tiff then called out to the barman, " Draw me a pint of civil
and not wesey sle." This was the plaintiffs 'ninon ; but,
according to the evidence on the other side, the plaintiff
behaved In en insulting manner, and bawled out in a loud
voice, and also celled the defendant a d— insulting vaga-
bond. He refused to leave the house, though several times
requested to do so. Tie defendant then put him out. Ac-
cording to the plaintiffs story this was done with tunes.
oesaary violence, and be with forced screen the pave-
ment to one of the Piazza pWare, a distance of 20 feet,
and hia herd was destel against the pillar, and tamely cot.
He had his head dressed at the hoapital, and on the 2nd
October he turned giddy in consequence of bis wound, and
this caused him to hill from a cart, and he hurt hie private
crand was in the hospital for more than a fortnight.
e hospital surgeon call the disease that he keeled hits for
was one that it wee not creditable to Lave, but the plaintiff
indignantly denied that he had such • dinette, and s dd that
hie wife could prove it. The defendant said that he used no
more violence then was neosesery to expel the pleintifi, and
hided he had only one hand that be could use at the dine,
his right hand having been bust. The plalebff clung to him,
and he could not shake him off until be got nearly across the
pavement, when the plaintiff fell, and might Lava hurt his
heed.

The jar'', after hearing a treat deal of evidence, found a
verdict for the plaintiff—damages 101.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.-MAY 19.

Sittings at Nisi Pried.—(Baton Mr. Baron Mar in and

Commsoa JusiaP.) . -
SELL, P. 0., IP. IIICNAKDS.-PRONISSOIIY NOTES.

This was sn actin brought by the plaintiff, u public
offices of the Natlond and Provincial Bask of Ragland at
Dolgethley, in Wales, spina, the defendant, sa the endorsee
of a prouneeory note drawn by one Owtn Roberta, and dis-
counted by the bank. the defendant pleided he did not
maks the note.

T11;&tiOf the cus were similar to that of "Brill v.
Jones," reported T nerd.[, and which resulted in a
verdict agaiest the defendant on the same issue. Its this
moo,
how..ver, the of of the defendant's liability failed, and the
jury returned a verdict in his favour, on the ground that the
signature was a forgery.
Mr. Batts Martin observed that the two verdicts were
quite reconcilable, and he wee swigged with both.
Mr. Stinnes and Mr. B. V. Rahards were enamel, f..r the
plaintiff; and Mr. Gray for the defence.
This was the last day of the sittings.

COURT OP BANKRUPTCT..—MAT 19.
(Bdcee Yr. Coorsiadowir Holroyd.)

The bankrupt, a draper, at Hostas, applied for Me anti-
Sate. The accounts have &Treaty appeared.
Mr. Lawrence supported.
Mr. A. Jones opposed far the assignees.
His Honour said the buikrupt had kept no books. He
was in a deficiency when the accouats communed, and by
Wilma admission he had hem inselveat foe several years.
The expenses had been very tarp. He had given a pre-
ference to certain creditors, 'and when proceedings in bank-
ruptcy were taken spinet him be had disputed the adjudi-
cation, and thus caused a great increase of expense. This wail
the second bankruptcy; he would have done better to have
remained in the position of a servant. The certificate would
be suspended for 12 mouths, and as the failure could not be
traced to anything like miefortnne it would be 01 the third
dam Protection would be withheld for two months from
this time.