The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

THR' EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1866.

time of tee rides, in ender to meet the necessity of
stocking the WA, while ss to the warm of compematioo,
he wee, cm the whole, satisfied with the proposal of the
govrnmtnt.„

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQIJER briefly as
Mr. Hunt's more special stringency of seactment,
and urged unanimity on all parties with a slew to °Mete
early, and on the whole effectual legislation on this most
important subject.
The discussion wu outinued by Mr. Newdegate, Mr.
Leeman, Mr. C. Bruce, Mr. G. Rebow, Mr. Liddell, and Lord
J. Manners—who suggested that as so oomprebensive
measure u that proposed could not be pasted immediately,
the house should embody its main provision* in reso-
lutions.

In the eourse of the diveassion.
The LORD ADVOCATE stated that In the bill measurea
would be taken to combine the proprietors and tenant.
farmers in the local executive which would be established.
Colonel BARTTELGT bad hoped that the government
would have been prepared with a bill of about five clauses,
whereas he feared from the right hon. gentleman's speech
that his measure would have a hundred, that it would
take too long to pass, and be too complicated for the country
to understand.
Sir G. GREY said that if the hon. gentleman brought in
his bill of five clauses he should be much obliged to him.
(Laughter.)
The resolution was then agreed to; the house resumed,
and the Chairman reported the resolution.

PENSIONS.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL moved for leave to bring
in a bill to amend the law relating to the granting of pen-
sions to persons holding certain offices connected with the
administration of justice. The hon. gentleman explained
that the object of the bill was to place certain pensions,
which were now granted by the Lord Chancellor out of
funds within hie control, under the general operation of the
Superannuation Acts, which regulated pensions in general.
Provision wee also mad* with respect to offices whioh re-
quired special professional qualifications, to which pensions
by length of service would not apply.
Leave was given to bring in the bill.

THE LOSS OF THE STEAMER LONDON.

The official iuquiry, instituted by the Board of
Trade, into the circumstances atteodiog the [modeling of
the steamer London, was resumed yesterday at the Green-
wioh Police-court, before Mr. Trail!, the district stipeudisry
masidrate, sod Gaptaine Harris and Baker, the nautical
armors.

Mr. O'Dowd, addressing the court, said be had conscon-
Muted with the Collector of Customs at Plymouth, with
the view of securing the attendance of Captain Pries, of
the Courier, who was stated in some of the newspaper
paragraphs to have passed close to the stern of the London
on the day preouding the &master. He had received a
telegram to the effect that Oaptaia Price, in consequence
of tbs very heavy sea which rouged at the time of his
rude; the ship, less unable to discern her name, but she
was evidently in distress and heading to the westward, and
it wan • mere conjewure on his part that she must have
Wen the London from the disabled state in which
she appeared to be. As Captain Price was not able
to give any evidence of • more satisfactory character, he
(Mr. O'Dowd) did not think it his duty to send for him
unless the court expressed a wish to have him present.
Mr. Train thought it would be advisable to ascertain
from Captain Pike whether the ship was going head to
wind, and to know whether any attempt had been made to
secure assistance from him.

Mr. O'Dowd said he held in his hand the Western Daily
Press (a Bristol paper), in which there was a paragraph
stated to have been written by the editor on the authority
of Captain Price. It was as follows :—" Last night the
captain of the ship Courier arrived in this city from
Plymouth, and kindly furnished us with the following
information. On the afternoon of Wedoesday, the
10th of January, the day preosdiug that on
which the emigrant skip, the London, was wrecked
in the Bay of Biscay, he was on his voyage
to Plymouth, end was io the same latitude and longitude
as that ill-fated vessel has been shown to have been in at
that time, and observed what he believed to be the London,
evidently in great distress. Her forstopgallantmast end
jibboom were gone, and she was labouring very much. No
smoke was issuing from her funnel, and she had no way on.
Her head was to the westward, and his inference is that
after the Loadon bad put beak for Plymouth her course
had been again changed by the violence of the storm.
Theooerier passed within a quarter of a mile of the steamer,
but owing to the heavy state of the weather he was unable
to make out her name or discern whether any one was on
deck, although the Courier passed so close. No signals of
distress were displayed from the steamer. Had the captain
' °heaved any such signals he would have hove to, and would,
if circumstances bad permitted, have taken all the passengers
and crew on board his ship. A few hours after the Cou-
rier passed the steamer a fearful hurricane arose and con-
tinued during the night. The Courier did not arrive in
Plymouth until Monday last, having been unable to reach
that port earlier in consequence of the violence of the
storm, and having been driven up as far as Torbay."
Under all the eirmimatancee he believed it was essentia
that they should have the captain.
Mr. Traill—l think so.

Mr. O'Dowd—With reference to the allegation of the
ship having been excessively laden, we have gone into some
evidence on that point, but upon an inquiry of this im-
portint character it seems to me that the very bunt evi-
dence io regard to the weight of mgcbinery, boilers, water,
cargo and provisions should be addnoed. Mr. Humphreys
has been examined, but there woman omission in not asking
him as to the weight of machinery, boilers, and water, and
I hold a certificate signed by him to the tffeat that the
weight of these was about 160 tons.
Mr. Traill expressed • wish tohear some oral evidence on
this point.
James Johnson, a draughtsman In the employ of the
Messrs. Wigram, woe then produced by Mr. O'Dowd. He
deposed be had made drawings of the London, and bad the
necessary ealonlatioos as well as the scale of displacement.
On referring to thews calculations, he found that the weight
of bull, masts, rigging, anchors and chain, water tanks,
kantledge (210 tons), coals (45 tone), and engines and boilers,
amounted to 2,020 tons. The water in the boilers
weighed about 40 toss, the boats 10 tons, tails 4 tons,
water in tanks 78 toes, provisions 55 tons, stores 20 tons,
passengers, °Morro men and effects 24 tons, coal, 473 tons,
cargo (deed weight) 345 toss, measurement goods 960 toes,
which, taking 100 tons measurement to 35 toss of weight,
would leave 341 tons. Total weight, 3,410 tons.
The witness in reply to Captain Harris said the tonnage
would give a draught of water of 20ft. 3in. according
to the male of displacement. The heads of the
combings of the fore, main, and after hatches were 12
inches each. The combings of the engine-room hatch
were not given in the drawing, but he should say they
were 11 itches, the distance from the frame to the sky-
light being 7 inches more.
. . . .

Mr. O'Dowd said he proposed to produce what was called
expert evidence u to the condition of the ship and her sea-
worthiness. as admitted by Lord Ellenhorough to the
judges is " Beckwith and others against Sydebotham," 1
Campbell's reports, page 115. The marginal note ran
thus, "after the evideoce of persona who have examined
the ship's condition, experienced shipwrights who
saw her may be called on to say whether upon the facts
sworn to she was, in their opinion, seaworthy or not."
Wm Basoomb, 39. Ashburohatn-grove, Greenwich. de-
poised he was Admiralty overseer for shipbuilding under
oontractfor the goverment, and was at present superin-
trailing the building of the Northumberland. He held the
reek of foreman of the shipbuilding yard at Devooport.
He superintended the building of iron and wooden vowels,
and was overseer at the building of the Warrior. He was
directed by the Controller of the Navy to attend the pre-
sent inquiry.
The Clerk of the Court, at the request of Mr. O'Dowd,
reed the evidence of Mr. Waum, surveyor at Lloyd's, re-
specting the coostruction and sea worthiness of the Lon-
don. The witness was also furnished with a drawing of the
ship.
Mr. O'Dowd—Will you state your opinion u to the pro-
portions of the ship Landon, bearing in mind the evidence
you have beard read ?
Witness—She is well proFortioeed. She assimilates to
the Adventure, a screw steamer, used as a ;troop ship in
her Majesty's service, and a very good ship.
Mr. O'Diewd— When was the Adventure built?
Witua—l do not know. I think she was built by
Messrs. Laird, at Bit keohead.
The witness continued to say that he was pleased with
the thickness and quality of the material of the Loudon.
The combings of the ships, the construction of which be
was now superintending, were 15 inches. The combinp of
iron eased ship; were higher than those in wooden ones,
inasmuch as the former were more liable to take io water
than the latter. He saw a gun vessel, the combing of which
was not more than ten inches. With regard to the engine.
room skylight, according to the sketch produced, he did
not think it unsafe. The only advantage as regards comb-
ings which the Admiralty ships bad over wooden ones was
that the bad an iron grating on the top of their combine.
He perceived that the beams of the London ran through at
the engine-room hatchway, end he considered this a great
morovement in merchant ships.
By Mr. Traill—Os looking at the drawing of the engine
hatchway of the London, be considered it substantial,
although he should not have pissed it for the Admiralty
without the iron grating or dead lights fitted on the top of
the amble's.
Mr. Trill—On observing the skylights would you have
anticipated such an accident as that which has taken place ?
Witness—l would not.

By Captain Baker-1 believe the means of escape of the
water through the scuppers and plug-boards to have been
sufficient.
Replying to Mr. Train witness said if be had been on
board of the London at the time the skylight was washed
sway be would have put plinks across the hatchway, and
if they were nos easily available be would have ordered
thicarpeater to tear up the lower deck in order to pro-
cure some.

The witness, in reply to Captain Baker, said be con-
sidered it would be advinable to protect the eogioe hatch-
ways of steamers with iron grating or shutters fitted to the
combings.
Captain Baker—Did yon ever hear of a skylight being
washed away before?
Witoess—l did not.

Captain It•ker—Nor L
The witness said that, looking at the drawing of the
app.:deck, he perceived there was • deck-hones, of the
existence of which he was not aware previously, and he con-
sidered from thin circumstance that the combings of the
London ought to have been higher.
The inquiry was then adjourned until half-peat 11 to-day.

Lummox, Film National Steam Navi-
gation Company's steamship Queen, Captain Grow, from
Haw York on the 31st January, passed Holyhead at 3 p.m.
to-day. Her news has been anticipated.

SSRIOINI ACCIDENT. A shocking accident
occurred yesterday afternoon on the premises*: Mr. Maw,
surgical instrument maker, in Alderigate-street, nearly
opposite the Money order-office. It appears that .in the
upper part of the house is whet is called a ' pit," in which
a large quantity of pewter is melted for the purpose of
in 11
casting connexion with the business. While some fifteen
men were engaged in or about the operation of casting yes-
bard', afternoon an explosion of this metal took plans, the
result being that the number of meet mentioned were
severely burnt by the molten metal Ondeed in some of the
came which were conveyed to Bt. Betholemeie Hospital
the injuries are not unlikely to termioate fatally.
TRANSMISSION or Frslef COrnors ro ENO-.
LAND.—Os Saturday morning, between five and air
o'clock, the prison vane, under as escort of mounted police
and cavalry, left the Mouotjoy Priem, takieg with them
the follonieg Feana convicts :—Kiokham, O'Connor,
O'Keefe, O'elaliony, Baantree, Mulcahy, Keene, Carey,
Flood, Brophy, Byrne, Donee, end Kennedy. The pri-
eoll4o/1 were conveyed by special train to Kiogstown' and
placed en board the mail steamer foe Holyhead, from
whence they will be forwarded to Pentesville Peoltailiary,
to undergo the periods of their respective sentences d
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TATTZRSALL'S.—MONDAY.
There wee sn average attendance today at the great
West-end TAUte2VOI4.I, and although speculation did not
tike a wide range, there were some important movements
in connexion with one or two animal., Student being
*specially conspicuous for both his early engagements.
At the Victoria Club, in the morning, there was such a
rush to get on Mr. Merry's horse foe the Two Thousand
that all the available 4's to 1 were soon disposed of, and
the consequeue was that before a tithe of the commissions
could be executed layers refused to epring the very shade
of a fraction over 7to 2. At Kni4htsbridp the Dams
obstacle stood in the way of intended backers, who were
limited to a prior., and, therefore, nothing was done. sto 2
was eagerly sought for about Lord Lyoo ; but with him
again bookmakers declined taking any liberties at that
price, and in some instances hie friends were under the
necessity of accepting 11 to 4, or "going without." 1,100
to 1,000 was laid 'gunk the two favourites (coupled), and
100 to 50 was taken about Lord Lyon, with a start, while
Janitor, who was supported at 12 to 1 generally, found one
backer who took 1,000 to 100, also " with a start.' For the
Derby 6to 1 was offered on the field, but at 13 to 2 Rustic
would bavebeen a "hot'an." Student's improved position
for " the Guiseas," had a manifest effect upon his Derby
chance, an offer of 1,100 to 100 being snatched up before
the operator bad time to repast the proffer. This put •
stop to soy further opposition to Mr. Merry's bores.
1,000 to 50 was booked twice about Auguste, and 1,000
to 40 once about Janitor. An old outsider, Duke
of York, was supported by his noble owner to win
10,0001. at 100 to 1, after which one or two followed
at the same pries. Betting on the spring handicaps and
the Grand National was anon tain, and had no deeded
character. For the latter event 15 to 1 was accepted about
Laura, of whom the "northern division" are very "fond,"
and Innellan (whose up and down antics are a puzzle even
to the learned), found friends otos more at 25 to 1, taken
to about 401. For the Lincolnshire Handicap 7 to 1 was
the highest offer against Copenhagen, but tin doubts as to
whether or not this or Epsom will be his " journey" re-
strained the adherents of the Danebury horse from making
• " plunge." Still 500 to 20 was sceepted about his winning
the City and Suburban. Closing prices

LINCOLN HANDICAP.

7 to 1 apt lir. i yes, 7st 121 b (off)
100 to 8 Mr. R. Dick's Mephistopheles, 3 yrs, tat Mb (0)
20 to 1 Mr. J. Palmer Cattlume, 3 yrikii,l 10lb (0)

10 to 1 Lynn, 4i (t)
LIVERPOOL STEEPLEC

16 to 1 apt Mr. 1. 11;;;;;Fs Laurs,l yrs, 11st (t)
26 to 1 12Rellso, aged., lost (t)

.Mu intelligence.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Fas. 12.

After Term Nisi Prim •t Weetnierter.—(Before Ilse Lad
Chief Jetties and Special Juries.)
CAMPBELL 11, LORD WERLOCIL

In this ease, after further evidence, the jury refixed fin
consider their verdict • and having returned into eV
declared it to be In 'favour of the plaintiff, dame se
guineas.

GOBI O. WALPOLL

This was an action for trespass sod false imprisonment,
brought against the Rash; Hon. Mr. Walpole is his official
capacity's( Secretary of State for the Horne Department
during Lord Derby's gcvernment. The defendant pleaded
first, not guilty ; 'secondly, a justification ; and thirdly,
the statute of limitations. A similar action was tried some
months aince in the Court of Common Fleas, the defendant
being then the Right Hon. Bit George Grey. On that
occasion the jnry returned a verdict for the defendant.
The plaintiff again, as on the former occasion, conducted
his own case. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Hansen
were counsel for the defeodant.

The plaintiff, who read a most voluminous statement,
said he claimed compensation in damages from the defen-
dant for trespass and him imprisonment in illegally detain-
ing him three yeah and nine mouths in the Queen's Prime
end in Bethlehem Hospital, and also for having coedned
him whilst in the Queen's Prison with criminals. The plaintiff
claims 5,0001. damages. He was detained two years and •
quarter of the time in Bethlehem on the ground of insanity,
whereas he said he was as sane then as he was now. He
said he suffered the most cruel tortoise of mind whilst in
Bedlam, enough to break down most minds, and inflicted
for the pe•pose and with the intention of justifying the
defendant's conduct by appearances, if they could mews-
pliah that object, and exculpating the date:dant by prevent-
ing his ( the plaintiff) taking proceedings at law against
him. He had, he said, been seat to Bethlehem in defiance
of all law. In 1855 he was first taken in execution for 966
costs in an action in which he was plaintiff, and confined in
the Queries Prison, and it was for hie removal from that
place to Bethlehem as • lunatic th►t he complained, the
Prison Act not applying to hie ease but only to criminals.
The P3lieitor-General said the sole qnestion here was
whether Mr. Walpole sated right in ordering the plaintiff's
discharge from Bethlehem. The complaint of sending him
there by Sir George Grey had been tried and disposed of
in the COOIII3OII Plena.

Mr. Gore said he was met back by the defendant to the
Queen's Prison, which he emitesdad was an illegal set, sod
be then wrote the particulars of torture be had been
subjected to in Bethlehem, by exposure to the inclemency of
the weather almost naked, being spat upon, and otherwise
treated with indignity, in order if possible to provoke him
to riots of violence.
The Lord Chief Justice said the action was not with
reference to the treatment in Bethlehem or from Copt.
Hudson, the keeper of the Queen's Prison, but only for
what Mr. Walpole bad personally done, and far which, if
it was an erases of his authority, he was liable.
Mr. Gore, however. stillwent op readies his statement,
and urged that Mr. Walpole had no suihority to
remand him from Bethlehem to the Queen's Prison,
but that he should have been taken before a judp at
chambers, and by him reminded to the Quees's
All the Secretary of State amid do was to have re-
delivered him to the Queen's Prison, to be taken before
the proper judge to be remanded ; and therefore he was
illegally received and detained in the Queen's Prison.
The Lord Chief Justice said remanded did not mean
remanded by a judge, bat bin delivery into the hands of
the marshal of the prison, to be taken back to prison. It
I was a splitting of hairs. Bethlehem was not a prison. He
had no wish to interrupt the plaintiff, but be was taking
up a great deal of time, he feared tunneceesarily, becalms
how was be to pt over the statute of limitations
The Solicitor-Gemmel said it satirely rested en that.
The I,' rd Chief Justice said it was better to come to that
at once, for it must come to it after he bad given his evi-
dence, which would probably occupy until to-morrow even-
ing. It was a pity to waste the time of the jury unneoem
sal ily.
Mr. Gore said he thought he could get rid of the statute
of limitations.
The Solicitor-General said the act complained of occurred
more than four years ago. It wee in 1858. The decima-
tion was cautiously drawn, stating that in 1858 he wee
unlawfully detained in the Queen • Prison eight months
and 14 days, contrary to law, and then by way of damages
he claimed for having been detained upwards of three
years.
Mr. Gore contended that the defendant was liable for
all the detention he was subjected to in the Queen's Prison.
He however persisted in reading through his written state-
ment, sod when he came to that he said he contended the
action did not accrue or come to pass until the time of the
detention bad expired.
The Lord Chief Justice said the injury was inflicted from
the hour the wroogful act was committed, aid the statute
of limitations commenced to run from that time- He
asked the plaintiff when be was liberated.
Mr. Gore—ln 1862, and the action was commenced in
1864.
The Lord Chief Justice said that anything anterior to
October, 1860, was got rid of by the 'Matte of limitat'ons.
The Solicitor-General said the rely statement spies*
Mr. Walpole was, that he ordered the plaintiff out of
Bethlehem, and wires that was done be was remanded 011
the original warrant of Sir George Grey.
The Lord Chief Justice said be never could have got
out of Bethlehem except for Mr. Walpole. He however
was imbued to think he could not stop the case them, as by
the terms of the warrant he was inclined to think Mr.
Walpole might have made himself liable fora portion of the
detention.
The plaintiff then went into the witness-box. He de-
posed—l am a chemist by profession, but I have devoted my
time of late to gas patents and patents for mines. In 1856
I was arrested for costs in an action, and taken to the

Queen's Prison. After I got there I was asked to join in
drinking and gamblieg, and as I would not join I was called
names and insulted. I oomplained to the governor,
and an inquiry was instituted. but it was dismissed. The
annoyance and insult then grew worse, and I wrote spin
to the governor. No inquiry was made into it, the governor
sending Mr. Colville to me to say he could not interfere.
I then threatened to report the governor to the Sec-
retary of State if he did not protect me from annoyance.
At an interview I had with him I struck the table with my
hand, saying I would report him if be did not
give me protection. He got up from his chair in a rage,
and said I should have prwection. On the following dui
Mr. Colville brought a medical man to me, and after that
was sent to the strong-room. My family came to see see
every day, and I had the uncontrolled nee of knives and
razors. I had no keeper with me in the day, but
I had one with me at skirt I was kept in
the strong-room for seventeen days, and on the 9th
February Mr. Colville told me I was wanted. I went
with him, accompanied by my daughter, to the governor's
onkel. I there saw Mr. Wickham' surgeon, who came up
and gesticulated, and miid, " You sbould not have threat-
ened then." When the doctor first came to me I ailed
him if be had come to see me at to my state of mind. He
replied that he had. I told him he was a maps, in the
Lands of the keeper, aid asked him if he was not ashamed
of the job. The doctor saw we several times afterwards,
and on the 25th he sent Dr. Griffiths to me. On the 9th
of February I was put into a cab sad taken away.
The Lord Chief Justice—You can't go into this evidence;
it has nothing to do with Mr. Walpole. It was done dur-
ing Sir George Grey's time, and the inquiry must be limited
to what Mr. Walpole did. Do you dispute the sanity, Mr.
Solieitor-Oeneral _ . _

The Solicitor-Geoeral—l don't see how it arises. Part of
my case is that the plaintiff was sane when Mr. Walpole
discharged him from Bethlehem. The previous question
of @salty or no insanity does not arise.
The Lord Chief Justice said be doubted if the Secretary
of State could inquire into insanity or no insanity. He had
only to act upon the report sad avertificate, and direct the
removal of a reported inane prisoner. If the action had
been against Sir George Grey or Mr. Hudson, that would be
another case. The defendant found the plaietiff there
under a valid order until it was set aside, and all he had
dons was to discharge him out of Bethlehem. As the de-
fend ant had not pleaded insanity, there was no iseeesslty
for the plaintiff's going into that question.
The Lord Chief Justice—Your complaint against Mr.
Walpole ia, that he did not keep you is Bethlehem until all
time. _ _

Yr. Gore—l complain that he did not discharge me, but
Messily sent me heck to prison.
The Lord Chief Justice—By the sot the Secretary of
elate's power is limited to his making an order for you*,
be re-delivered to the custody of the keeper of the prison.
Yr. Gore—l wieiplain that I was not discharged.
The Lord Chief Justice—Yr. Walpole bad no authority
to do so. _ _

The Solicitor-General did not cromozamioe Um plaintiff.
A poiot arose with regard to the pleadings. as to the wale
rant issued to take ,phuotiff back to the Queen's Prison
being improperly worded, in assuming that the tint order
was correct, when in feet it must have been wrong, there
being no hmanity,
The farther bowing d the ease was then adjourned.

The convict Charlotte Winsor has made a
written confession of beg goill, giving minutely all the a.-
tail' of the murder of the child. The statement is composed
princinallv of alleged courertatioss betweee herself and
her accomplice Harris, and in it she reiterates the dada'
that she au the actual murderess, but admits that 'be was
semiasory to the crime, and endeavoured to caporal it obit
desired that her hands should take charge of tbe docu-
ment and " advertise" it in the newspapers. But thegover-
nor (Kr. Boee) would sot permit this to be dome, and re
tabbed penalties of it. Heariog of this refusal, the wretched
woman stated that, in order to show that some pluck was
left in her yet, she would write the statement overspill,
and throw it to the people what on the scaffold. SU had
sa isterv:ew with her friends on Saturday afternoon; she
showed great oomposore, mod gave directions respecting
some clothes sad other property belonging to her. We are
'stormed that when told that she was to be executed as
Monday she said, "Itll no odds what they do to me." A
messeoger arrived about U o'clock beating the further re.
gybe of the previa, to whom the sows wan immediately

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