The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1859.

4BDUCTION OF 4 FOUR AT BUZZ.

A very crowded court aasembied in the Town-hall,
Bury, as Saturday, to hear • cam brought before the magis•
trate*, in which dye of the supporters and friends of Mr. F.
Peel, tbo sitting member, were charged with abducting and
holding in dares.. a voter on the opposite side, undereareans-
stances of great violence and cruelty. There were 110•11111 '
magistrate* on the bench . Mr. John Grundy, chairman, •
Mr. Thomas Wrigley, Mr. Richard Kaye, Mr. Robert Kaye,
Mr. Richard Wild, Mr. Hutchinson, end Mr. Wm. Open-
shave. The defendants were Zechariah Hardman, Joseph
Booth, Murphy, Sudron, and Ogden Dr. Wheeler and Mr.
Charles Hopwood were counsel for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Fume appeared as counsel for Hardman and Ogden, sad
Mr. ea counsel for Sedum, Murphy, aed Booth.
Dr. healer stated the care, which wee brought under the
17th and 18th Victoria, cap. 10'2, see. 6, by which the canoe '
of abducting and holding la durum, • voter during an du-
*. Is columned • eniadenummoor. By the 10th section of
the emu statute it I. provided that each CINOP, if sent for
trim!, must be taken to the 'seem. There wee • further
charge of assault.
William Constantine, the plaintiff In the case, having been
sworn, "tided that he was • stone mason, living at Elton, •
township within the borough of Bury, and wee in his 48th
year. He voted for Mr. Barnes at the last election. On the
morale* of the 29th April last, which was the nomination
day at Bury, he called at the New Inn, Elton,. ormserudive
house, shout a quarter-past seven o'clock. It was • house
frequented by the Poetises. He called for a glass of ale, but
the defendant Hsrdesui, who was present with several other
people, would trait him with some *pleas. Hardman had
told him that he was a watchman for the Pulite', sad had
a number of men under him am assistants. Could not
say what sort of spirits they were, but they made
him feel very sleepy. Before he hied Mashed • second glue,
be rue from his seat to leave the house, when Hardman and
others eels d bun, and carried him with force end violence
through • yard at the side of the house to a cab, into the
bottom of which be was thrust, doubled up, and it was driven
away. Hardman was in the cab, and smother man, and Hard-
man kept him down by kneeling on hie chest, covering his
mouth with one hand to prevent him from giving any "lam.
Complainant proceeded to describe at ease length his treat-
ment in the cab, and violent struggles to get lofts during •
journey the length of which So c..uld sot guess. He was
frequatly en ill-ueed by Hardmen, Booth, and Murphy, th..t
be became much exhausted. Twice is his strap eft to get
at liberty he got the cab door open, and on one of thee' occa-
sion", he believed Murphy, the driver, struck him
violently. He caught Hallman with his hand in his
pocket, and af erwards mimed three sovereigns from that
pocket. Hardman hit him • blow In the mouth,
which knocked • tooth out and cut one of his lire.
He weld not am, tieing doubled up at the bottom of the cab,
which way they drove him, but on the journey recognised by
the overhanging trees that be wee In the teighboarbood of
Budron's roof sac.. The cab was ultimately stepped at
Staley-bridge, war Bolles, whin be was carried into the
Tipping's Arms public-house, and kept prisoner for many
hours in a room up stain. Whilst In this room • pillow was
placed under his heed and another over his mouth, and be
was nearly suffocated several time* in the attempt* to slide
his cries of "murder." Mardian", Booth, Ogden, and
another man Yoked in the violent detention of him here,
and Ilardmaa tried to pour half • pint of spirits down hie
throat. Whilst the others held him Hardman pinched his
nose, and every time he gasped for breath poured the
liquor into his mouth. It burnt his mouth, and
ran into hie eyes and all over his face, but be
blew most of It out of his month as fast
as It was poured In. He got hold of Hardman's
hands with hie teeth during the struggles, and bit pieces of
flesh out of his angers. Hardman repeatedly asked him if he
would go over to to. Peel party, but he replied that he would
vote for Barnes, if he bad hfe. Complainant detailed several
stratagems he resorted to in cede/ to regain his liberty, by
one of which he got a bucket brought into the room, whip
being of iron he suddenly snatched up and dashed through
the window. It carried glue and window frame with it, and
too some neighbour" Interfered, and the landlord and
landlady came up and caused him to be set at
liberty. He cried "Murder" when he got outside,
and told to a crowd who got round him how
he had been used. The landlady followed him out and gave him
five shilling' to pacify him. Some men outside kindly
showed him the neural railway station, and he reached Bury
about eight o'clock the same night. He was much exhausted,
and voided blood, after the usage to which he was subjected,
suffering much pain for some week., end was not yet reco-
vered from lee effects.
Mr. }lbsen eni Mr. Fernley subjected the plaintiff to long
emereexeminatioos, without shaking his evidence.
It berme sow nearly tire o'clock, and the use having lasted
from soon after eleven in the morning, the magistrives de-
cided, after bearing another witness or two, to adjourn till
seedier day. The additional evidence we corroborative of
Cenetantimfea.atetnent.

MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE.—The annual meeting
atlas institution elle held at No. 3, Dean's yard, West-
tarter, on Friday; the Right Hon. T. H. Sotheron-
Fatcours, ,in the chair. The seers sry read • report
which showed a very favourside account of the financial con-
dition of the college, and warded to state that it wee pro-
pored to build a sanatorium In connexion with the collage,
and for which a eufficant subscription Ind been raised.
The examiners repoeted most favourably of the sehaile, is
which here were 420 pupils. The report was adopted, and
some din-union ensued as to the advisability of appropriating
• larger sum than at present for exhibitions and scholar-
ships, and eventually a resolution was pawed to the effect
that in the opinion of the meeting the Werra of the f 011•10
would be greatly promoted by providing, out of surpla•
yearly income, additional exhibition• sad scholarships, the
knowable rr poet ion...lowly read on the state of the llnanore
showing that mach might be coeventently don.; and that it
be • recommesdation to the oonndl to apply a larger rum
than hitherto for that purpose. Alter the trarmaction of
some treettise berme the meeting separated, with tho rid
ass dinient to the right hen. chairman.
ROYAL COLLEGE or SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen, having undergone the womeery esmaisatime for
the diama, were admitted members of the rho at a meat-
bsE Cowl of learners on the 96tb fast , vie :
Mews. laser Rickey, Clones, county lionanhan ; Herbert
Roby Howie, Swan River, Arras; Thames beard,
army; Henry Thera Barton Newarilinen-Tyne; Th.-
nor Dean, Liaithwalk Yorkshire; Edward Davis.,
Lisa-
sill., Dentishelore ; Henry Goole, Derby; Henry Harkwi
George Street. Miseries and James Cotton Bytes, VlCfoflll.
park-toad,lieeteey.
K THE W PHLATES.-01ERALTAR, JUNE 17.--
The alarm& (Autriea harrier), Cept•la Tomicich, from
Tait reports that on or about the 30th of April olio wa•
bg a Rinke boot, off Ceps Tree Force., for • costal-
-1 dark time, het • twit teem \setae apenag up, she wee
melded le dear the meal, awl Was essiged.

1014 L COLLEGE OP 121611P10118.
The half-yearly meeting of the members of the
College of Preceptors wee heM on Saturday at thecollege, 42,
Queen-square, the Rev. J. 8. Howson, M.A., head muter of
the Liverpool Collegiate Institution, presiding.
The SICAETART (Mr. Robson) reed the report of the
council, annoucing a gratifying and Mostly improvement
not only in the number of members, but in the influence and
position of the college, which now included some of the meet
eminent men in the pro/radon, whose mending and equine
runt newt Koine the confidence Girths public. One great public
body had already expressed Its willingness to accept the
certificates of the College of Preceptors as a sufficient quills-
talon for Its melte. Daring the last few months 66 new
members had joined, amongst whom wore the heed muter*
of several important grinner schools and proprietary coi-
-1 lege. well known throughout the kingdom. Dr. Jacob had
accepted the reel> nettle office of dean. The funds at the dia.
pual of the c Rind! had enabled them to appoint a secretary,
with their thinks to the two gentlemen who previously
goes their gratuitous PflTltell OS honorary ucretaries. The
council cuirgeated that this college might, more conveniently
thin tho I'aiver4tles of Oxford and Cambridge, undertake
the local examinations of boys of tender age, and that it
might do good serviceto the *atone combining and systema-
tising the somewhat discordant examinations now required
for admiseion into the government tants.
The Treasurer's report showed that the receipt. amounted
606471., end there was balance at the beakers of 80., with
subscriptions doe to the amount of 4001. Stuns this account
was closed, however, subecriptioas had been paid, raising the
balance in hand to 1101., and the outstanding accounts had
been reduced to 461. The college was otherwise wholly free
from debt.

7b;sensports were approved sad adopted; sone allow
doss were proposed to the byelaw., thstaks two voted to the
Are of the college for their pest services, and other
necessary business havieg bees trameacted the proceeding'
were brought to a close.