The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-11 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittings is Baum—(Botors Lord Campbell, asd Justices
Brie, Cromptos, and kiln.)

AVID V. tILARD.-LIBIL.

Mr. M. Smith moved for a role calling upon Mr. Clement
Heard, the proprietor of the Bridgman rialia, to show
canes why • criminal isformation should not be
Sled *carat him for • liter charging the plaintiff,
• geatteemn who reales at Burnham, with having
practised bribery in favour of Colonel Tyate end lir. Ring-
lake at the late election for Bridgewater. The libel ootn-
pleiaed of charged the plaintiff with having come into the
town ebb the sinews of war,that he opened an *Moe
for the purchase of votes n a alanghter.houte, and
knocked them down at 251. a head. Mr. Reid,
who was • large landed proprietor in the neigh-
' Morticed, denied in the most positive terms that he
took any port in the election. Re had on the day of
the polling gone over to Bridgewater, and bed inquired at
Calomel Tynte's sad Mr. Kinglike's comanitterroom
the state of the poll.
Lord Campbell—lt is a eery serious imputation on •
geetleman to charge hint with brtbery. Reed the libel.
Mr. Smith then read the Ind—. At iil• bat moment, and
when terror and dismay were evidently depicted upon the
hew of she liberal party, mad it being as wall known to them
ae ft wu to the conservatives that Mesa. Padwiek and
Meskapp bad a clear and deeded majority of the promised
male up le the time of commencing the poll, a Mend
in need cams forward in the person of a neighbouring gentle-
man, well known for his love of electioneering and kr his
orchids, and brought into the liberal cause the Oil:101111d wee.
The news soon spread. An office for the parches. of votes
was opened in a slaughter-hones at the back of a
butcher's premiers, and we arc told that • man
of the name of Jenkins, a dimen'er, sad deacon of a
Baptist chapel, fonnetly a butcher and now • smell farmer_
was Metalled cashier. A band of supemumuarite—radlad
flootchmen, Magentas and some we ere told emu professing
preachers of the Gap's% ran about amongst Menial electors
and drove them into the slaughter-he where they were
knocked down at the ram of 26f, • head to forfeit
their prconisia to vote for Mews. radwick end Westropp,
and were driven to the poll to vote fire CokaelTyate and Mr.
Smilake."
Mi. Reid deposed in his eflidsvit that on the 2nd of May
he called at the ddendanie and asked to see the Emu, as he
had heard there was • panic to the money-market on Satur-
day. The defendant mid I have not got the 21eme.
Then was a panic hero on Saturday. We all know you
brought the money Mac and bribed the electors. I wish
, you hid been to the devil or in London bulked of being
here (Laughter.) The plaintiff denied the Imputation,
and that deal he new repeated on oath.
Lord Campbell—You have eatablishel your as for • rule.
I The libel imputes vary grave and indictable offencee.
hale nisi accordingly.

JENKINS V. 8114.00.-LIBEL.

Xt. Smith alsO;;;;ritUr a role tar ;;;ina information
agaiost the defendant, who is the proprietor of the Sosierset
Corsi, Resold, for having published the ISM libel, and
which nitrated oa the plaintiff, charging hlo with having
soled as cashier for the purchase of volts. The plaintiff
denied the truth of the statement, and he telt boned to pro-
ceed, that he might clear homed from the imputations.
Lewd Campbell said that great license wee geamelly allowed
at eleetkme, bat each grave end serious charges could net be
imelored, and ea teemed cared might take a rule.
Rale ant accordingly.