The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

precedent for the governmtat to [hold thensesivrs respon-
Bible for the acts of the Queen's subjects which the
government could not prevent. He (Mr. Hughes)
believed that the government could not be held
responsible for acts which Gould not be prevented.
But the question was, could those ads have been pre-
vented ? The American people believed that they could
have been, and till they have been brought before a proper
tribunal they bad no right to object, to the American state-
ment that they bad not had fair play in the matter.
(" Hear. bear" and "Oh, oh.") He had a strong opinion
upon this matter, and be would repeat that whether thus
country had aded tightly or wrongly, the government ought
not to refuse going before a proper tribunal.
The subject then dropped.
SUPPLY.
The bonne went into committee of supply.
THE DOWRY OF THE PRINCESS HELENA.
_

In moving the resolution providing that 30,0001. should
be granted to her Majesty as a marriage portion for the
Priors' Helens,
The CHANCELLOR of the FAOHEQUER said—l must
aceompany this motion with a vary few words, to obviate
any misapprehension which might arise in consequence of
a want of care in the words need by me yesterday ou the sub-
ject of the annuity of the Prioceu Helena. I pointed out, as
was no more than just to the committee, that the Princes,
Helena bad been called on to perform a very peculiar pest,
which she performed in an admirable manner, during a dark
and trying time in the life of the Queen. I bad in my
mind the years which have elapsed since the death of the
Prince Consort ; but several months elapsed after that
event before the Princess Helena found herself in the
position of the eldest unmarried daughter of her Majesty,
and during that period the Princess Alice, now Prices.
Louis of Hesse, afforded to the Queen the same solar and
support, with the most admirable devotion of mind and
heart, which were subsequently offered by the Princess
Helena. It remain+ true that during the principal portion
of the time the Princes Helena filled the position which
I described, but I wee anxious to remove any misappre-
hension which might have arisen from want of °learner of
language on my part.
The resolution was agreed to, and the house resumed.
ANNUITY OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE
ALFRED.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up
the report and the bill granting an annuity of 15,0001. to
his Royal /lighting@ Prizes Alfred.

MONUMENT TO VISCOUNT PALMIRSTON.

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up
the report on the Palmerston monument, which was
agreed to.
PUBLIC OFFICES (SITE) BILL.
This bill area read a mond time.
_ . .
__ CATTLE PLAGUE BILL.

This bill, as roTsniii7d, was e:itsicieWd, read a third time,
sad weed.

The Telegraph Act Amendment Bill wag read a third
time and
The AMTEY-GENERAL for IRELAND obtained
leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to conta-
gions diseases among cattle in Ireland.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH obtained leave to bring in a bill to
alter and improve the law relating to voting in public com-
panies.
Mr. HUDDLESTON moved for leave to introduce a bill
to amend the act for the prevention of frauds and abuses
in the hop trade.
Mr. M. GIBSON moved for leave to bring in a bill to
amend the Merchant Shipping Ant of 1854 in respect of
the provisions relating to the measurement of the tonnage
of steam vowels._

The several bills were then brought up and read s first
tine.

The boas. adjourned at half-pad 1 o'clock.

I trio Entriffpnce.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENOH.—FEB. 23.
Mile TOM Nid Pride fiitthip at Guildhall. —lBofort the
Lord Chief Justioe and Special Jurist.)
IeCALLIM V BIZTON.

After our report left
Mr. Peddy, editor of Tatterma's Tissue, gave corrobora-
tive evident*,

Ornee-eiaiiined—l never heard the reason why it was
called Tattersall's Tissue. Mr. Tattersall spells his name
with two " t's ;" this is with ODD, so that it should not be
supposed to belong to Mr. Tattersall. I did not baptise
the paper. lam not aware that Mr. Tattersall ever remon-
strated at the use of his name.

For the defence it was urged that the plaintiff had stied
contrary to Mr. Thompson's instructions, and that the libel
complained of wee justified by the facts. The harped
counsel mid he should also call Mr. Tatteresll. to show it
was unusual for respectable agents on the turf to act under
assumed names.

Mr. Edmund Tattersall, of the firm of Tattersall end
Son, Knightsbridge. —I became aware of the Tissue a few
month. sum. The name Tattersall has been spelt in the
title with one and sometimes two " t's." I wrote to one of
the newspapers repudiating any oonnectioa with the Tissue.
That letter was answered by the plaintiff. I did oot know
him by name ;he i. not a member of Tattersall's. The
members of our room who make bete on commission do not
use in alies—they would be turned out of the room if they
did. I believe it is done on the turf. I believe the name
of Howard is in one ease an assumed name on the turf.

Mr. Seymour—l csa give you the name of a statesman
who dose it.

Mr. Tattersall—l know of no gentleman who bets ander
so alias. I don't thiok it is the practice for sporting gen-
tlemen to make bets on commission.

Mr. Edward Thompson—l am the manager of a 00-ope-
retire store at Sunderland. I only knew the plaintiff as
James Hopkies when saw him before Stockton races. In
July, 1865, I had a sum of 1801. odd in his hands, and on
the 3rd I received the voucher of 200 to 1 eget Gladiatsur.
Plaintiff proposed that he should call os ma st
Snails,land. I did not want him to come to my
shop, as it might excite suspicion, and I met
him at the hotel. I said. "Is this Mr. Hopkins r'
The plaintiff replied, " Yes.' I told him he had made me
debtor to him in 201. 55., sad I caked for an explanatioe.
He said the commission was a difficult one. I told him I
had sent a leties to him at London, saying that, as the
Stockton raoeswere coming off, I wanted to makeup some of
mimes, and as Elyand Itegaliawere entered for the Stock-
ton races, he might, if he chxe, beck them for me for 501.
each. I said I had no more money to speculate with and
if he would deposit it for me. and as I considered the Leger
beta very safe 01)111. I would than repay him.
The Lord Chief Justice —He was not so weak se to do
that?

Mr. Thompson—Mr. Paddy said it would be very irre.
gular to do it, and Mr. Paddy proposed that I should re-
turn the voucher for the Gladiatear bet, and that the two
horses, Ely and Regalia, should be backed 50/. each with
the money. Mr. Paddy entered the arrangement in a book,
and he afterwards reedit over to the plaintiff at hierequest ;
the voucher was to be sent back to the plaintiff as a security ,
nothing was said about cancelling the Gladiateur bet, or of
its being off at all. I sent it back accordingly. I saw no
book produced. The only two homes mentioned were Ely
and R-galia. Excellor was not mentioned. This was oa
the 15th August. I met them the next day at Newcastle,
and bad some conversation with them. No other horses
than Regalia and Ely were mentioned. I afterwards wrote
a letter addressed to Mr. James Hopkins, poet-office,
Stockton, informing him that "I had partially succeeded,
and that he was to back Regalia and Elfor 501. each
with the run, and to keep the Gladiateur bet secret." I
afterwards wrote a letter, signed" Victor," to the Sporting
Life, containing my complaints against Hopkins for the
manner he had treated me in keeping me out of the 3001. I
had woo on Gladiateur, andopon which the libel complained
of was written. Hupkine declined to return me the voucher
for the Glediateur bet. I don't think I made any
application to Hopkins for the money after the race.
Mr. Montague Scott, solicitor, called on me at Sunder.
land, and shovel me my letters, and informed me
that I should be subpcoosed so give evidence, and after ask-
ing my salary, du., he asked me what I intended to do. I
said I should go Lad tell the truth. He said I need not. I
could feign illness, or do other things, and that my attend-
ing the trial would not put 6d. into my pocket..

The Lord Chief Justice—Do you mean to say all this
w• I
Witneee—Ye■. I expected Hopkins bad made the bet
with other agents. I knew, however, Dotting about it. He
did not tell me at Sunderland that be had made the bet
with me.

Croisexamined—l had authorised the plaintiff to deduct
from the balance be had of mine all the claims he had upon
me. The names of other horses might have been mentioned
at the interview. Io my letters to Hopkins I mentioned a
cheque for 2501. which I wished to have kept back. I bor-
rowed it from Mr. Jos. Wilson, of Sunderland. I told him
I wu going to open a temperance bo'el, and I wanted the
money to pay the purchase. I sent the cheque to Hopkins
the same day I received it, and I told him to appropriate
part of it to betting porpoise.
The Lord Chief Justioe—lf it were not for theee commis-
sion agents these mischievous facilities would not he opened
to such men as the witness—men who ought to have no-
thing to do with betting.
Mr. Seymour said he sever made a bet In his lite, sad be
was sot there to justify betting.
This wu the defendant's case.
Mr. Temple then addressed the jury for the defendant,
contending that he bad shown that the alleged libel was
true in substance and effect, and that the defendant bad
proved his plea of justificatioo. According to Mr. Thomp-
son's statement the Gledlateur bet was never oft, the
voucher having been merely given up as a security for the
bete at Stockton, and he was entitled to the WO/. upon that
race which the plaintiff had kept beck. The plaiatiff's
mode of conducting his business, and his change of name.
were very suspicious circumateoese The plaintiff, who
carried os the business of a commission agent wader a
false name, and as M'Callom, the proprietor of a
paper, bearing without permission the name of a re-
spectable firm, bad coma before a jury to com-
plain of a libel ; he felt ootivineed thee would not give
him a verdict, or if they did, it would only be foe the
smallest amount of damages.
Mr. Digby Seymour replied on the whole cue, urging
with much force that the plaintiff was entitled to da-
mages, He did not ask foe vindictive, but vindicative
damages, so as to put him in the position he was before
the publicatioe of this libel.
The Lord Chief Jutice. in miasmic' up said, this case
afforded an illasiestion of the Whets of this system of