The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-02 00:00:00

ILECTIOI, COMMITTEES.

YAIHOOTII.—The committee rat at twelve
o'clock yesterday, (or the purpose of considering their &-
orlon. After dalibera'fag untd newly three o'clock strangers
were admitted, when the chairman said—l have to almoner
that the committee have come to the following reminder .
" That Sir E. Limon, Bert., and Sir H. Straoey, Bart., ere
duly elected burgesses, to represent the borough of Great
Yarmouth in the remit parliament. That the sum of 161.
was given to Bolwright by Clout. Cooper, to indoor him to
vole for Sir E. Lawn sod Sir H. Strawy. That War. Spilling
endeavoured to bribe Henry Pratt to vote for Sir E. Leo=
and Sir H. Seery with the sum of N. That Alfred
Alexander was bribed by John Savage with-the run of 161.,
that Robert Berl sad Geo. Howlett were Ittihad with 131.
each to vote for Sir E. Lame and Sir H. &nosy, but that
these acts of beiberixere committed without their consent.
That there are strong gonads for believing that Henry
Paynnan in giving his evidence before the committee has
bees guilty of wilful and comp perjury."
ItoscoMmox.—The commit too met at eleven yester-
day, Yr. Dunlop in the chair, when the counsel for the
petitioners continued the exiimmation of witnesses in support
of the charge of treating. Some of them stated that they bed
supplied refreshments to the voters upon orders given by Mr.
Divots, the sham candidate. This closed the ere for the
petitioners. The learned counsel fir the sittiag members de-
clined to state at that moment whether he should call wit-
hered or not, and the committee adjourned until to-morrow

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HE27TORD, MAica 1.

CTYJL BfDß.—(BeforeChisf Justice Eile and a Special levy).
releurr ♦ND ABOTHRR O. TYE MARQUIS OP SALISBURY.
This was an sedan of traipses. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.,
Mr. Hawkins, 4.C., arid Mr. Raymond, were counsel for
the plaintiffs, Mr. &risme Parry, Mr. Hansen, and Mr.
Floyd appeared for the defendant.
This action was brought by the plaintiffs, who are the
rietore of a mill upon the river Lee, called the Dickers
against the noble defendant, for having cede d certain
lash boards to be removed from one of the locks, whereby it
was alleged the plantar* were deprived of the water they
required to work their mill, the object, as was alleged, being
to obtain a larger supply to another mill upon the river in
the occupation of one of the noble marquis's tenants.
Liter one or two witnessed had been examined, a suggestion
was made by the court that the matter could be much more
satisfactorily settled by some competent person looking at the
properly mad deciding what should be done, and this wee
agreed to, and the cause was referred.

CROWN Stns.—(Before Kr. Justice Wightmen
Daniel eprusphass, 16. Joseph Braes, 16, John liforsol.
16, and Charles Brett, 16, four labouring lads, were charged
with maliciously and feloniously matting lire to a stack of
straw, the property of James Houghton.
Mr. Murphy prosecuted; the prisoners were defended by
Mr.Codd.

Theproseen--- ter is a farmer at Bawbrilgeworth, and on the
27th of December, about half-past 7 o'clock in the evening,
• stack of straw upon the farm was discovered to be on fire,
and it was totally consumed. It appeared that there bad
been another fire on the farm about two months
before, and on both occasions all the prisoners made
themselves very active in endeavouring to render ssaistance.
In consequence of something that afterwards transpired, they
were taken into custody, when Spriogbain said, "1 wee no
worse then the ether three. I went with them. and we done
it." The prisoner Mush made a similar statement, and also
sell, "We all four got over into the field where the stacks
stood ; Eirelngham and Brace pulled • hole in the stack ;
flpringitent sad myself we light to the straw, and we all four
ran off to Highwick-green." The prisoner Brace afterwards
said that it yes no use telling a lie about it—he did go with
the otter three, and set fire to the stack. lie said that he
wee standing at the blacksmith's shop, when Spriegharn
come to him and said, " What do you my to going and set-
ting fire to old Jemmy Houghton's straw stacks P he has not
paid us yet for working at the last fire."
Mr. Codd, in his address to the jury, urged that there was
no proof of malice, and that the proceeding was merely the
sot of foolish, miechisiveus boys.
His Lordship, in summing up, mid that It was not nacos-
ear7 is such a case to prove malice in the ordinary sense of
the ward: and if the jury believed the act was purposely
does from a wrong and mischievous motive, this was all the
law required to support the charge.
The jury found the prisouers Guilty, bat recommended
them strongly to mercy on account of their youth.
His Lordship sentenced Springhani and Brace to be keit
In a reeormatory for five year', and the others to be kept to
bird labour for two years.