The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-29 00:00:00

JEW ritXPABSS,- THURSDAY EVENING,- MARCH 29. 1866.

ben of the committee escaped over the roof. after the
making of the room, it wee not reepeaed. The wimber of
oar amaibiete was 800 or 900.
Crose-extunined by Mr. Rode/ell—We hired 20 oe 33 men
in protect is. That was shoat 9 o'clock. These " lambs"
same before the poll commented. and we then engaged
them. Mr. Booboo was in and out of the room. I cannot
name any elector who was prevented from polling.
By the committee—Aldarman &hater was cbeirmaa ef
the committee. The mob out us off from going to the
residencies of the voters. The mayor came and released us.
He was alone. The mob bad gone then.
Anthony John Muscling, examined by Mr. Mundell—l
was a member of Paget and Morley's committee. We bad
meetings and resolved to throw the responsibility of pro.
tooting the voters on the magistrates. One night my house
was attacked by a mob, and stones were throne. My
brother's house was attacked in a similar meaner.
By Mr. Rodwell-1 said at ace meting, " We have been
fighting with gloves on and bottomed foils ; but it is time
we ceased this praolice, and hit them hard.* I meant by
moral force. I might have used the words, " The vile,
Ncalumnies that these villains told you." I said that
ngham ems full of lies, and that they could not be con-
tradicted se fast as the devil could hatch them. (Laughter.)
My object in using strong language was to let the men o
Nottingham know the sort of man who was seeking their
suffrages. I did Dot abuse Sir Robert Oliftoe. What I
used was not abuse. (Laughter.) I know that paid can-
vassers were hired for Paget and Morley. I know we lost
many voters by not taking voters on.
•By lie ersnaittee—My hones is in Nottingham-park.
I bad notice that the attack was to be made the night
preemie to the polling. I had seven policemen to watch,
but es soon as they went off duty the attack was made. I
received information every half-hour of the stet of the
poll. When St. Anne's ward was inneehed up, they had it
all their own way. Many of our 'hash from that ward were
inisidng. Some of the men had hen so beaten that they
scald seareely be recognised. We had three of our com-
mittee rooms shout up at one time. The only distinguish-
ing odours that day were red, white, and blue. We were
unable to carry OR the businme of the election in 0011110-
guano, of the outrageous oonduat of the mob. It was at a
meeting of the central committee that it was determined
to throw the whole protection of the electoral body en the
authorities of the town.
The committee adjourned at 5 o'clock.

Il&SIZB INTELLIGENCE.

HOME —lEntoirroar, MABCK 211
(Bator* the Lord Mal Bangs.)
TIM GUILDFORD RIOT.
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William Nugent, 28, painter, GeorgyStetiou, 28, painter,
lied Edwin Rasa, 26, oeoper, were charged with feloniously
assaulting and wounding John Stint, a polimassetabho of
the borough of Guildford, with latest to murder him.
Another man named John Pearson was also charged with
the same offence, but the greed jury threw out the bill
spinet him.
The mama prisoners were also cloned with a misdemea-
nor in having essaulted the same prosecutor and several
other oonstables, and mused them aetual bodily Minty, and
in other counts of the indictment they were charged with
a riot and common amanita'
Scrjeent Robinson was retained to prosecute, with Mr.
Straight. Mr. May defended Nupnt, Mr. Itibton
"reefor Reeves, sad Mr. Worley defended Stevens.
hief Baron, when the prisoners were given in °hags
to the jury upon the felony, said that he bad read the de-
positions, and it appeared to him that the evidenni wee not
sufficient to support a charge of wounding with intent to
murder, and he pat it to the learned counsel for the prose-
cution whether it would be advisable to proceed with that
indictment when there did not appear to be • probability of
obtaining a conviction.
Sorjeant Robinson admitted that it was doubtful whether
the kart would•feel themselves justified in coaling to the
conclusion that the prisoners intended to commit the crime
of murder, and be said be should, therefore, with his lord-
ship's emotion. refrain from offering any evidence in sup-
port of that charge
A verdict of Not Guilty was accordingly taken upon the
indictment for felony, and the prison= were thee tried for
the other offence of riot and assaulting the police.
The case occupied the court several hours, and the charge
appeared to have arisen out of a very serious disturbance
that took place in the town of Gaildford cm the 26th of hit
December. It will be recollected that for • long time it was
the custom for very disorderly end riotous proceedings to
take in Guildford on Guy Fawkes Day, and on many
e s very serious breeches of the pesos took place.
The magistrates at length determined to pat a stop to
these proceedings, and a year or two back they swore in •
ytse number of special constables, and also obtained the
ass stance of troops from Aldenhott camp, who were
stationed in the town on the sth of November, and this
had the effect of preventing any of the usual riotous pro-
mediaes from taking place. The parties who bad been in the
habit of enjoying this sort of "lark" were determined. how-
ever, not to be disappointed, and although they wombs:aid
on November 5, they earns iato the toenail a sulisequest day,
apparently by premeditated arrangement, and completely
overpowered the police and the authorities, who were oam-
pletelj taken by surprise, and for a oonsiderable time the
town wee in a Mate of the greatest °adagios, and the
homes of some of the borough magistrates who had made
themselves particularly obnoxims to the rioters were at-
tacked, and a good deal of mischief done. A proceeding of
a somewhat similar nature teemed to have taken pleas lost
year, sad was the ground of the pelmet inquiry. It sp.
=Lthat about eight o'clock at night oa the 26th of
er, "Bating-der as it is termed, a weather of
rough fellows, soma of whom wore cooked beta *them
having crape over their feces, and all of whom were
disguised m some way or other, made their sp-
at the entrance of the town of Guild-
roTsrpfarOm the Godalraing road, armed with bludgeons
of a mom formidable descraptioe, and evidently bent upon
mischief. The constable Saint, who was on duty, saw
them approaching, and he retreated towards the Town-
hall, and the mob cogripaseed pelting him with stones ; and
when he bad goes a sheet disuse* Ile VS/ knocked down,
beaten with Modems, and was so ninth blared that It
was obliged to keep his bed for three weeks. The mob
thee proceeded up the town, and a member of other oceetr
hiss formed themselves acmes the road and attempted is
stop their farther progress, sad a desperate straggle en-
sad, during which several of the constables were severely
beaten sad maltreated. The fade did sot appear to be
disputed, and the oily question that was raised was
whether the prierneee were coneareed in the affray, sad
they all seemed to be clearly identified by the witnesses for
the
Tlearned counsel for the defence addremed the jury
at some length on behalf of their respective chaste. and
they eadeavcamd to show that the witnesses were mil.
takes as to their identity.
The Chief Baron having sunned up, the jury, after •
very abort deliberation, found the penmen Beeves and
Nugent Guilty of the whole charge eonteined in the is-
dictment, and Stevens Guilty of riot only.
Mr. Streight said he was instructed to call big lordship's
attention to the fad that very serious ride of a similar
nature had taken plass at Guildford on several preceding
occasions, and that in the sedsavour to quell the disturb-
ance that took place when the mob entered the town, upon
one of these ominous, • constable named Sutton received
Each serious {glories that he was totally incapacitated from
dole, duty. The magistrates bad taken an the precentime
is their power to prevent these outrages from taking place,
but although they emended is doing so on the fah of
November, the parties made an arrangement to carry out
their mischievous intention on some glient day.
The Lord Chief Baron expressed his opinion that if
proper inquiries were inatituted by the polio, they would
easily be able to ascertain when the intended visit wee to
be made, and adopt precentioes to prevent it.
The prisoners were then ordered to stand down, and his
lordship said he would consider what sentence should be
prooonmed upon them.
There are Mill two misdeal cases roomfuls( to be
tried, but they will in all probability be disposed of by the
middle of the day, and the Chief Baron will then maim in
tiring causes.

Crirm Bum--(Before Chief Judis• Ms and a Cosmos
Jury.)

This wu en action to ruoveraasnages for injuries su-
bdued by the lon of the plaintiff, • thild seven years of
ego, through the alleged negligee°a of the defendant's ser-
vants.
Mr. Murphy and Mr. Bailey were for the plaintiff ; •ad
Mr. Montagu Chambers, Q.C., •ad Mr. Elbe= were foe
toe defendant, . .

It appeared that the plaintiff is this action eau a stoma-
-011.11011, and the defendant is a hone dealer, carrying on his
business in the borough of Southwark. The latter bad
sent three of his men to fetal home seven homes from the
Great Northern Railway, and they were prootioding
slug, four of the animabi being in charge of two of the
men, and three of the third, when one of the homes kicked
the son of the plaintiff on the heed, acid did him very
serious injury. from the effects of which ft is doubtful
whether he will ever recover. The ease ce the part of the
plaintiff eau that the mischief was done owing to there not
being sufficieut men to take are of the hones, but wit-
names were called for the defendant to show that every
precautioo was taken, and that the accident was oceaaioeed
by some boys smacking a whip and rolling a hoop against
the homes legs.
The ease lasted a considerable time, and the evideoce
was very contradictory, but in the result the jury returned
a verdict for the plaintiff—dameges, 1501.

NORFOLK CIRCIIIT.—Nosvnat, MAR= 23.
The Lord Child Justice this worldsß being slightly in-
disposed, Mr. Perjeset Tour pesoseded with the trial of
prisoners, Mr. Bares Martin taking his lordship's plow in
the Nisi Pries Court.

Mom! Cox:Tn.—alders Mr. Sorjeast Tour.)

Two CaNO of rape and ose of indecent assault, the de-
tails of which are unfit foe ppaablisatson, occupied the often.
tioa of tie court fora oosaidetsble time. The remainder of
the day was taken up with a charge of Jamey, which was
sot concluded at the time our report left.
Nisi Pim 0017111%—(Before Mr. Bar= Martin.)

MAKE v._ SMITH,

This woo an notion for slander under somewhat onri

circumstances. The slander eomplaincri of was that the
defendant said to plaintiff, "Yon an the thief and no
other man, and I can prove it by the turn of the Bible.
You have robbed the fatherless sad motherless. You got
in at the window and no ON else." The plaintiff is an
ostler in the service of the defendant, who is the landlord
of the Railway Hotel at Wells. In January hat •
robbery appears to have been effected in the house
of defendant, and various persons were suspected by him
as having been implicated in the transaction, the plaintiff
amongst the rest. Several honest were oonsequently
searched but nothing found, and se a last resource " • cun-
ning woman" was consulted, whose modus operandi was
referred to in the slander alleged. The theory of the cun-
ning woman as far as could be gathered wee, that • Bible
being suspended by a string and twisted rapidly round
would slop suddenly at the contiou of the name of the
thief. On this gamin a kind of sabbat appears to
have been held, at which the cunning woman officiated as
presiding priestess. Numerous name' were mentioned
while the Bible revolved, but at the mention of Michael
Creaks the Bible stopped, leaving no doubt in the minds of
the wise men of Wells that the plaintiff was guilty of the
mime of which be was negated. The jury, however, did
not appear to think the evidevoe equally oonolasive, as they
returned • verdict for the plaintiff, with 20e. damages.
Mr. Kean, Q.C., and Kr. Ilierewether appeared for the
plaintiff ; and Mr. O'Kelley, Q.C., and Mr. Stevenson for
the defendant.

HAYCOCK V. CUM.
The jury returned a verdict for plaintiff—Damages, 251.

NORTHERN CIRCIIIT.—LrviapooL, }ham 28.

awing Court.—(Befots Mr. Aistkos Mellor.)
CIIIIINTT TO ♦ LURLTIC TAMIL _

John Thompson, 66, was indicted for the manslaughter
of James Redmoad, at Suttee.
Serpent Siam sad lb. Legegabo prosecuted; the pri-
mer was undefeated.
The deceased, Jams Redwood, a labourer, for ems time
previous to the litk of December loot manifested signs of
mental aberratios, sad the symptom Warmed to sae► an
enteut that hie wife sod family premed s medical order,
sender which he ma removed to the Liverpool workhorse.
At the time he was takes to the workhouse he was free
from any mete et external violet" and wm quite
docile in charge el the policeman who leek liege
el him in the Gait He was *eel i• the work-
house on the 3al of Dmember, soda podded tem wag at-
Wk to kim is of kis haviag Mom violent
Iniktiag. The vas tie peeper kayo se tie

lunatic ward, sad it woe his duty to plus the pauper in
hie room. Dpeiraraglin time the pauper was being euvmed
to the room eereral venues in the house heard scuffling,
and distinct smack of blowa, and • doll heavy sound, u it
something had Wee on the floor. Shortly after thie the •
prisoner cereefroca the ward, and stated that he bad just re.
caved • "very difficult customer," bat that lie had
" settled him." He also described how he had struck the
lin the stomach ; bow he bad throws him down ;
cianadatt he bad " settled him." He pointed to • leather
belt round his waist, remarking "That is 'mush for him,"
end stating that it had been unesomary to use the
strait-waistcoat. Oa the 6th of December the de-
mised became • raving maniac, and was extrnoely
violent, sad he was them removed to the Ralabill
Asylum, wit he was stripped sad visaed in a warm
bath. Yam deceased was skipped the keepers fated that
he was covered with bruises. There were marks all over
his body, his wrists were discoloured, the boom of his legs
protruded, and he was altogether is a very bad coeditioa.
He wee quite pensive with the officers of the asylum,
though his manner was excited, and he did sot struggle at
all with them when thu put him into the bath. .MM('
having had a bet} the deemed beams violist again, and
was placed in • padded room. He appeared very poorly.
end the doctor oedema him to be put into • warm bath
again. Deceased suffered very severely until the lDtb,
when he died. A part-niortme examination was made, and
it was then found that three of his ribs bad been bathes
on one side and five on the other, and that the extend
marks of widows corresponded is politics to the internal
injuries. There was • ant on the elide of deseassers bead,
and below this there was an extravasatioa of blood on the
brain. It was proved that after the deceased's admiseke
to the esylum he bad, is • lucid moeseat, said to the
superinteraident, "Some of those fellows in Limpid
have been trying to murder me."
The medical widows showed that the diseased beilifeil
from injuries to the head.
The prisoner read a long written dehisce, in wale he
denied having used violence to the desseestl, sad said that
the latter had spoken to him of having received ea iajefy
to his head in South America.
The judge, is summing up, told the jury they mast be
satisfied that the injury to the head, which hadeamed
the death, was the result of the prisoner's violence.
After a short consultation the July retuned a rennet of
Not Guilty, but expressed their diesakideWee with the
arrangemeets foe lunatics at the Liverpool workhouse.
The prisooof was this ladieted nadir ale of the hooey
sots fora misdemeanour • bat
His lordship otter proceeding for some time, intimated
that the offence was not mad* out within the meaning of
the sot.
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Tiaiwitaaar was Wax climbs:so&
Nita Yams 0013117. —(Bdore lb. hulks Lain► i •
Oxman Jazy.)

IrKWIR3 V. TEI LAMAS/WU AND TOR/MU= RAILWAY
001IPAR . cLAnt MY A RAILWAY COXPARY.
The plaintiff, John Vickers, a botcher, • on •
buggers at Hato°, sought to recover the um of 3W. 175..
the mho of two beasts which were killed tbsongh the meg-
ligeme of the defendents.
Mr. Kaye aad Mr. Richardson were for the plaintiff ; Mr.
Ike* Q. and Mr. J. A. Roam% he the defendank.
Oa the 20C., th of Janassryy last Mr. niters had ten beside
which had bees pmobaesd in Yeeinithe eons* to Bolton,
for which purpose they were required to be tended at the
M'iadeor-bridge Oaths', about eight miles from Bolton,
which is wet •part entirely for the cattle traffic. At this
station • raiaad platform about 4 feet above the level of the
line runs along as eta side. Oa owe side the platform is
about 900 yards loog. and is famed from the line with
• railing is which gates are formed opte the
tracks containing cattle Mronlit to be landed oe
the platform. At one cad of this *dorm are gates for the
exit of the cattle on to the public road ; at the other sad,
en
addition of some 20 or 30 yards be. been mode, but
that end of the platform has no protection from the
sad is divided from the other portion by a wooden
which, it was alleged, was issuffiviset. The
cattle arrived at the station about 7 o'clock on the e=
of the Nth January, bed while befog discharged
of them were frightened by • luggage train eoWeg up
whistling, and ran over the fence on to the plattonn, irlas
there wee no protection from the rails, and three of
them ran up the lime towards Pendleton. A passenger train
came ep at the taw, killed two of the beasts ors the spot, sod
injured thethird. A buteber from Bolton, named Hargreaves,
said Imbed repeatedly waned the ampule's sermwita that the
teem was issufficient. A number of witnesses were called
by the defendants to prove that the fence was amply mei-
elect for the purpoas for which it was intended. It was
also denied that there we. • gap I. the fence. It was also
proved that no complaint had ever been made to the re-
gular ..rvauto of the company, but only ou one emesice to
a supernumerary.
Ehs lordship told the jury that aII the ddeedeats we.
required to do was to provide such • fence as would resist
the ordinary premium of cattle, sod not each as would most
the ertmordieery pressure of a whole bird of tattle while
in a frightened OM* eodenvoiwing to get throligh it.
Verdict for the defeedante.