The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-16 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

LAUNCH OF H.M.S. HERO, 91.
CHATHAM, Anna 16.
The launch of the large line-of-battle ship Hero,
91, screw steamer, took pleas this afternoon in the presence
of several thousand spectators, the new arrangements cc-
dared by the Admiralty having given increased aomenmoda-
tkin to the public to witness the launch. The Hero hes been
nearly four years on the stocks, having been conuneaced in
the month of June, 1864, from the designs of Admiral Sir
Baldwin W. Walker, surveyor of the navy. She was built
tinder the direction of F. J. Lairs, Esq., the master ship-
wright at this dockyard. The ceremony of " christening"
the vowel was performed by Mies Jones, youngest daughter
of H. T. Jaw, Esq., the military storekeeper at this rani-
KC. At half-past 1 the young lady was conducted to the bows
of the vessel by Mr. Lair*, and on the signal being given
the dogsbooes and supports were knocked away, after which
Miss .Tones severed the string which restrained the ship,
and in a moment afterwards the noble vessel glided down the
" ways" into the Medway amid the cheering of the stum-
bled tors, the hand playing " Rule, Britannia." The
folio awl g are the principal dimensions of We Hero :

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A. erased. As built.
Pest. In. Pest. In.
Length between perpendiculars 234 3 234 4
Length of keel for tonnage 199 li 199 &I
Extreme breadih
Breadth for tetuisge 64 8 64 8
Breadth moulded
Depth in hold 24 6 24 6
Burthen in tons 3127 8-94 3148 28-94
Blos 1. to be supplied with the following powerful 'ma-
mma

OWL. Weight. Cwt. Feet. In.
Lower deck 34 8-inch 65 9 0
Main deck
Una. deck 22 32 „ 46 8 6
Ditto (pivot)
After the launch, the Hero was towed to Sheerness by the
African and Lizard steamers, for the purpose of being taken
into dock to be supplied with her machinery, which will be
of 600-horse power. Captain G. Goldsmith, C. 8., the en-
perhitandent of the dockyard, entertained a distinguished
party at his °Metal neklenee after the launch, and the whole
of the workmen were granted a half-days holyday.

PORTSMOUTH, Arm 16.
The mortar vessels are to be hauled up at Hula:.
The fourth battalion of the Rifle Brigade will proceed from
Chichester to Shonicßife on Monday neat, and on the seam
day the 2nd battalion of the 4th Regiment from Perkherat
and Fort Cumberland to Chichester. Volunteering from the
2nd West York Militia dosed on Tuesday last. They have
given about 131 volunteers to various mementa.
The detachments of the 2nd West York Militia, at Wey-
mouth and Portland, will be relieved by similar detachment'
of the Royal North Lincoln Militia.
Her Majesty's ship Arrogant will shortly leave
Portsmouth for her station in Southampton-water. The
portion of the coast which she won/4 have to guard in cam
of danger is between Southampton and Folkstone. She will
be pertly manned by regular seamen and partly by Coast-
guard volunteers, each man of whom receive" a month's drill
during the year, for which he gets the pay of 61. It is the
general opinion of naval men that such volmteers would be
of so WM in wee of war, and that If the Arrogant were to
many out partly maned by them to resist a French invasion
she would be taken by the enemy. Old salts believe that it
is may the thoroughbred sailor who would prove of nee in
actual fighting.

THE MONEY VALUE 01 A POPULAR PBEACEIII.
A few mouths ago a paragraph went the round of the ppetaarr
to the effect that the Rev. J. M. Bellew had been appointed
minister of Bt. Mark's, Ilamiltom-terreos, Bt. JoharliZZl,
with a eddy of 0001. • year. It eppeen, however, by a
etatemest made by the reverted gentlemen led Bmadley, in
the come of • obesity sermon, that the only poThry ad.
vantage be derives from the feeds of the chunk ia 1601.; and
the naaoeotlee bums& of the Beater offering valued at 1001.,
whoa se • est off he is responsible, should tie ocespepation
sot slake up the amount, for the malaria of the mate and
the choir, estimated at about 2201. The obarah asocanzoo-
date may Sunday • wealthy and laddonsble mamas of
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COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—Arzu. 15.
(Ths only judge. who presided In thie court wire Mr.
Juana WOW= and Mr. Justice Crompton.)
'IOW V. IfORTZ ZASTSBX RAILWAY 0011VAXT.-11•17,

This action was brought by • clerk in the service of the
General Post-alike to recover conapensatka in damages for
bodily injuries which he had sus wined in cionaquence ot an
accident on the dehmdsatet railway. The hid took place at
the last York Amur, bike* Mr. Baron Martin, when a
verdict was returned lot the plaintiff. with 8001. damages.
Mr. Hugh Hill, on the part of the defendenta, now moved
fora rule to show man why the verdict should not be set
aside and a new trial had, on the ground that there was no
evidenced mint to go to the jury, end that the verdict was
spinet the ht of testimony. It appeared that on the
14th of March st year the plaintiff in the discharge of his
duty went in the travelling post-Aloe which was attsched to
the express Mali from London to Edinburgh. The train
having arrived at York left that city in the efteraoces, and
in passing • level crossing between Belmont and Fenothouse,
it went off the rails, and the plaintiff sustained the injury in
respect of which the &aka was brought. On the part of the
tiff, the plaintiff himself and another person employed
the travelling post-ellos, and a guard attached to the train,
were called, butalithegrproved was the train.= ofithe railway
where It wee emend a branch line from one of Lord
Durham's collieries. t seemed that the mein line ran in a
carve where it wee thus crossed; and as of the compeny's
regulatkas wee, that no train should proceed at a greater
rate than twenty milts an hoar when paring the level aroma-
fag of .potherrellway. The plaintiff-did -not any evi-
dence of neglect on the part of the company's servants, but
he put in the regulation, Hailing the speed at level rowing.,
sad, at the close of the plantar, evidence the defendants
submitted that no case had been made out. The learned
judge mid, that without the regulation In question he should
have thought there wee no cue for the jury bat, as that had
been put in, bs woe of opinionthst the burden of showing
that the proper speed had not been exceeded was shifted on
the defendants. For the dekace the witnesses celled were
the engine-driver, the stoker, end the assistant gaud, all of
wheat swore most positively that the steam was shut off at
the spot marked for the purpose, about 700 yards from the
level mowing, and that et the time of the oxidant the train
was not proceeding at greater speed than 20 miles an hour.
The defendants also celled two inspectors, who proved that
the engines end carriages, as well es the line, were in &prow
state, and therefore the accident wee one of those occurrences
the causes of which were entirely inexplicable.
Mr. Justice Crompton—Were there any particulars of the
which was imputed to the defendants P
t. Hugh 11111 said no particulars were given ; and from
what fell from Mr. Baron Martin, he had reason to think
that he would have been better satisfied if the verdict had
been the other way.
Rule nisi.

CASI OP WILLIAM COBBETT.

Mrs. Cobbett applied to the court for • habeas corpus, to
bring up her husband, Mr. William Cobbett, who was con-
fined in llorsemongar-lane Gaol, for the purpose of enabling
him to argue before this court seven points of law, upon
which ha considered be was entitled to his
discharge
Mr. Justice Wtghtmsn maid the court would over the
affidavits, and gtve an answer to-morrow morning.
The offlioint, who earnestly protested against the It:Os-
tler dant to her husband, then left the court.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.—Aria. 16.
(Sittings in Banco.—Baloss Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
and Justices Dyke and Willem.)

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0011PINSATION 101 211 LOIS Of ♦ lON.
The plaintiff la this sodas Is um agricultural labourer In
the neighbourhood
of Destked, sad he sued to mover
damages kw the lasm his KS, who had been tined tit lb.
Luddism socddeut The rem wee tried bakes Mr. Justice
kyles ht Middlesex, when the verdict was for the plaintiff
for 1451.

--16:11. Hill, Q.C., now moved for a rule to enter a nowt&
or to reduce the damages. The deceased was a young
man who had lived away from his pinata for
some years, and at the time of hie death he
was employed in London in a pianoforte manufactory,
sad earned 91 or 31. a week. He was in the habit of visiting
his father and mother every other Baturdey, and on those
occasions he made primate to them of provieions and clothes,
the value of those things being about 201. a year. It wee en
his return from one of these visits that he wee killed. It
was now submitted that there was no evidence that the
plaint[ had any pecuniary interest in the life of his son, and
that such evidence was necessary to entitle him to recover
under Lord Campbellwas 's Aot. This point sub-
ndtimaes upon the authority of " Blake v. the Midland Rall-
wa_y Company" (18 Q. B , 92), sad also upon that of
"Franklin v. the tiouth-ilutern Railway Company," in
which a rule was now pending in the Court of Exchequer.
The jury included in the damages 101. for the deceased's
tosend, sad 161. for mourning for his father and mother.
It wee submitted that the plaintiff could not recover damages
is reaped of those items.
Rake granted.

VORKIRAN V. MIDDLISTON,..BRRACH 01 CONTRACT.
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Mr. flerjeant Pigott and that this °sae had been tried
before Mr. Baron Cheapen, at Worcester, and the verdict
was for the plaintiff for 391. Bs. ; but the present motion wee
to reduce the damages by 201. A person named Sheath had
employed the plaintiff to repair a steam-engiae, and the
plaintiff employed the defendant to make a Are box for
fihmth deducted 201. In conaptience of the ma-
chine not having been repaired in time, and the jury had
awarded the plaintiff that 201. in this action, upon the
that the lose had been sustained in consequence of runde!
fondant not having 'applied the fire box within proper time.
It was now submitted that this 201. could not be recovered
from the defendant in this action, and it Ir4lll said that in fact
his lordship only received evidence of this item of damage de
bens sea.

Tbs Lord ChiefJustice—Then you may take your rale de
bens ere, conditionally upon your appearing in the proper
costume. (A laugh.) (The learned serjeant appeared in
hie black dik gown instead of • cloth one of the same
colour.)
Mr. Berjeant Pigott said as he understood Mr. Justies
Dyke said he was in error, there could be no doubt he
We. Do._

IV:Justice Bylee—l have not said so, but I must have
so done if I had been asked ; for the lei. Lord Chief Jus-
tice censured me for what the present Lord Chief Justice has
so mildly reproved you. (Laughter.)
Rule granted.
BUSINESS OP TEI COVET.

The Lord Chief Justice said that Mr. hullos Williams
would be the "out judge" during this term, but he would
sit in Banco on Monday to hear motions in oases tried be-
fore him.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.-APRIL 13.

(Before the Chili Commissioner.)
TN THE MATTER OF THOMAS GIORGI BUCKLAND.
This insolvent, the musical toaster, who wee as bail, was
opposed by Mr. Macrae, for Mr. Thomas Barton, advertising
sent, end supported by Mr. Hoed. A creditor named Ball
opposed in person.
The appearance of Mr. Buck/and before the court was
attributed to the failure ef an entertainment he gave at the
Regent Gallery in 1866, called " Living Pictures," from
Shakepeare's plays. In one month 7001. was lost by the
speculation. A gentleman named Weatmacott, who wrote
the dialogue, advanced 2501. towards the expenses. Mr.
Barton advertised the entertainment, and there was a balenos
now due to him of 361. 13*. Bd., besides which he had
been put to nearly 101. lsw expenses. After
the plea was withdrawn, the insolvent and Mr.
George Moore offered to pay the costs, and the offer was re-
(need. Mr. Bull, the other opposing creditor, had fitted up
the place for the "Living Pictures," and had been paid 1001.;
the balance was shout 261. The insolvent stated that he had
had other looses, and had been put to expense by the illness of
his wife. He was now fulfilling en engagement at the
Colosseum.
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fir7iiince me addressed the court as to the debt of Mr.
Barton, and on the law expenses incurred.
The Chief Commissioner did not require Mr. Reed to
reply. Hs said there was nothing in the opposition of either
creditor, and as to the law expenses, Mr. Barton had refused
them. It seemed that a gentleman had edeanced Mk, and
the eateetainment failed. He saw nothing to prevent the in-
solvent being discharged. He had been some time in diffi-
culties.
He we. according!, discharged.