The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-17 00:00:00

DECEMBER_ 17,

1 l :al bind ; ".. r .. r pI•A r 4 •,, :r ••
that the defendants to had leaf At rdiaary
Amid aeeidena
Mr. birbrehen,
fendmilh. ray Wed, that is a vOrtiolk fir the de-
. .
Kr.giorlirpwile : the jury only find that the defendants
need aLI
The dardiagieri cs
lit*ilf GU haveonly
found that like lb* • gineentions ;
whilst Ilia bene Is, precautions,
baying sulemse to lbe surro=jtannnibnues. The
Mena id emennees is not by year failing
It Tenet niellif iiii what is everyiskeeee.
The Pillialli-W• that fie wetanned
by an webbed am Mt as eenteol.
As es wining file_,llen used by delnedinte was
ordinary ert rbeneneltbenbennelisein ye lave net
settled, tout we ere as 11 be 1 in favour at tbe defendants.
The Lord Chief Janina—Then, gentlemen, you bad better
retire again.
later about as Marvel el 20 minutia the jury again re-
tuned into sena rind the imam dedeled Whey were troani.
MOM in find* net, under dos elommelenem, the defendant
had need all reasonable precantices. reading the final
delivery of the Verdict
Kr. HaWimill spplied toalphiEl=p that the Folaintlffs
&odd be nonalited. Ea he was at liberty to
make tbe application at any before the verdict wee re-
corded.

—The Lord Chief Jaatice—What! after the jury have given
is their verdict ? Can you show me any pesseedisot for
such a course. As at present advised I sat esetaisly against
your appliemilon.
Mr. Hawkins then applied that execution should be steyed,
is ordeinto r give him au opportunity of moving the court on
Übe pot.
The Lend Chief Justice said he ow no mean to do so.
The'verdict was carefully aceisidered, sod the ism was one
which a jury was most fit to determine. He certainly should
not advise the court that he was disestisfied with the matt.
Mr. Lash, on behalf of the defendants, said they would
not prase for execution until the plaintiffs bad had an op.
portunity of moving the court above.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Dso. 15.
(Before Mr. Ooromisoiccer Nichela.)
IN ILI MORAL! JORE9ol.—Ellib TO GAOLERS.

This Insolvent who wee on bek %%died to be discharged.
The *lcor of Whitacre's-street Prison, Mr. Lay, informed
the wart that the *advent had declined to pay the fee of
Ss., and therefore he could not be heard. The insolvent ob-
jected to the payment. He had paid 3s. when taught up
on bail, and the act only spoke of the hearing. The dim
said the insolvent bad requested other prisoners not ti pay.
The insolvent denied that he bad due so. It was very
hard for poor prisoners to be charged Ss. on
oecosion. The offiese said the other prisons charged
the same, and the fees were part of the salary
of the governor sanctioned by the Secretary of State.
Xr. oouunimaioner Nichols referred to the 109th section, and
said Ain was no lepl objection to the fee. It wee a re-
sistance without any pretence. The insolvent paid the fee,
sad said it was the mooed. He considered that it
was only payable for the hearing, and not for bag. The
clue was heard, and the insolvent was discharged, the
learned commissioner remarking that at perceived the in-
solvent warn an attorney, which he did as/ Low whee he
ratted the objection as to the gaoler's tee.

THE POLICE COURT&
MANSION-HOIZBE,

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After the onlinary business bad— been brought toe con-
clusion o &Wiley, the Lewd Yam took occasion to make
a statement in referees* to an alleged attempt at highway
'robbery, accompanied by violence, that was repreeented to
have taken place in the neighbourhood of Temple-ber, a
short time beck, at five o'clock in the afternoon ; the
oscurrence from ite nature creating a good deal of public
.oration_ _ _

Hill lordship maid that about a fortnight ago a letter was
add:seed to him by* gentleman, in his capacity of chief
sagirtreta of the Clof London, in which the writer
elated that while Temple-bar at is o'clock
kbe he st=by several peewee whose
able* was evidently to rob him, and that he was resulted ;
amid it was only by great exertion that be wee enabled to
get away from his assailants : and the writer of the letter
went on to stele that be proceeded to the corns. of Chan-
cery.lane, when he gave information to two policemen of
what had occurred. Is oonsequence of receiving this latter
he had slued acoumannicolion to be made to the COMMIS-
Seiner of the City pubs, is order Wake mightinvestigate the
matter, red
.inpurtee had also been made in the neighbour-
hood of the Immediate locality where the transaction wee
dated to haviseesurred, and the result of all thee. inquiries
appeared to be that the gentleman who made the complaint
must have been under an entire misapprehension
with regard to what beck place at the time be referred
to. It a that there was • post-office close by the
about live clash is the afternoon there was
=ys-Ttgroog of pewee nab* to this "See, sad thaw
was Swap a good deal of Inetbag and oranliag gain en
bat nous of the neigh smear or say one the had Mr heard
of any robbery bthe thamilled, either as this or Azatsk other
Osamu, and be Wooed that the 'unthaws bed
the unintentional *Mk am! peaking to which be ems sub-
jected for au stank ut robbery H. • thmot it right to
mention this publicly, became in milltion to -the letter he
referred to, a statism* to the tame effect had appeared te
the newspapers, and be was anxious to give this public ex-
planation, because he 'thought that a wrong unmasks
should not be allowed to exist in the mind of the public as to
there being any danger for foot psimergers in the neighbour-
heed of Temple-bar.