The Express.
London, England, 1859-11-15 00:00:00

BAUTAL 456.4T1AT UPON TWO PENALLY NNAR
NAL174.1.

Owe of the most brutal assaults ever known to be
• perpetrated it the district was brought under the notice of
the magistrates, at the West Riding Ponce-court, Halite:,
on Saturday last, when five rough-loooking men from the
neighbourhood of Brighouse, named Samuel &trishaw,
George Chappell, William Stott. Cheeks Cookson, and John
Marsden, were charged with a scandalous and barbarous
attack upon two laelplest &miler. The case (ems the
Manchester Examiner) bas created rimy great excitement,
particularly at Brighouse and &Hand, when the ft Oleg
against the ruffians who committed this dreadful outrage has
attained avery high pitch.
Mr. A. C. Foster (of the firm of Norris, Fester, and
Norris) appeared for toe prosecution, and stated the circum-
stances of the rase at follows : He said the cimplainanta were
two respectable females named Sarah Ann Burrow and
Martha Ann Barrow. They both reside at Halifax, the
former being her uncle's housekeeper, and the latter baring
been employed at Mr. Kirk's dyehouse, Old-lana, for the last
ten years. Murtha Ann bee • sweetheart, named Allen
Twee dale, a native of Brgbouse, but employed at Mr. Kirk's
dye-house. On the Saturday night previous Teesdale met
the young women in Halite:, end they accepted en tnvitation
which he gave them, to go over to Brighouse and take tea
with kis sister-in•law, in the afternoon of the following day.
Teesdale promised to meet them at Brighouse, but when
they got there—about five p.m. on Sunday—they saw
Dothing of him; and when they went to the deter's house,
about an hour afterwards, she was not at borne. They one-
mquently repaired to the railway station, intending to take
the seven o clock train for Halifax. While wafting at the
statics, however, they were joined by Tweedale who pre-
vailed upon them accompany him to the Royal Hotel,
where the bad some refreshments. They then resolved to
leave by the nine o'clock train, but unfortunately happened
to be a minute or two too late. At this time very heavy
rein wee falling, end they Married to the hotel, remaining
there for shelter till about 10 o'clock. The weather was
then rather fairer, end the complainants set out for home
ou foot, Martha Ann walking arm-in-arm with her sweet-
heed, and Sarah Ann (her cousin) with • men named Joe
Wood, • friend of T 'sedate's, who agreed to accompany
them ea far as Elliott, where he resided. They proceeded
by the Reetrick Road. When they had got 200 or 900 yerde
away, two men came sad bustled against them, and the
same thing was repeated by three other men further on the
road ; but they Inans3ed to get away in both came without
suetaining any injury. When, however, they arrived at the
fields below Bootbroyde, the residenceof Charles Pltehforsh,
Esq., • very shocking outrage was committed. The girls
wets then walking with their protectors, about 100 yards
apart, when two groups of men (numbering together seven
or sight) rushed upon them simultaneously, and commenced
using them in • most indecent end shameful manner.
Sarah Ann was thrown down and held upon the ground,
while three or four of the radians auljected her to the most
brutaltreateseut. The poor creature screamed and struggled
hard, but all in vain. Wood, who should have been her
protector, seemed paralysed for the moment ; but when
presence of mind returned, he proceeded to the help of his
companion, and at length succeeded in releasing her from
the grasp of her oppressors. As soon u she was free, she ran
off to the aid of her cousin, whom she hood soreanung at a
distance. She found Martha Ann, surrounded by three or four
of the ruffians ; but with& degree of courage perhaps onexem-
pled under such circumstances, she dashed in among them,
and bravely achieved the liberation of her cousin. Martha Ann
then set off to Mr. Pitchforth's for maistatice, accompanied by
Tweedale. They were pursued by two or three of their
aosailante, but managed to reach Mr. Pitchforth's hones.
Before their return with assistance, however, the other
young woman wee subjected to another dreadful outrage.
She was following her cousin towards Boothroyde, but
tome of the ruffians overtook her, and dragged her from
the Lotpath to • distant part of the field, where she
was surrounded by the whole of the gang. The
poor wornm's screams were heard for half • mile,
though the night was very wild. When her strength
peened quite estimated, end she had almost lost her con.
acionenese, one of the villains appeared alarmed at her °ma
dictum and, at his request, she wee lifted up. The men
now all left except two' who, ads she had somewhat
recovered, seined her by each arm, and said they would
take her • little way on the road towards home, The young
ma* Wood bad previously attempted her rescue, but the
ruffians threatened to kill him, and he left the young wo-
man to her fate. When the two villiana had brought her on
the road some distance, however, Thomas Smithies, a
.r.o2F
man from Elland, who bad witnessed part of what had
went and remonstrated with them, but the brutes p 7.•
him on one side, telling him to mind has own business, end
continuing to pull their victim on the mad. The poor
creature was hurried on some distance further, when her
umlaute endeavoured to get her over some steps into
Elland Wood. She, however, mitred, and Smithies
weat to her as stance again, but the ruffians melted
him end tried to throw him into • stone quarry hard
by. On regaining hit liberty he ran off for assistance,
sad met with Joe Wood who was also looking out
for help; bat as they had now to encounter but two
of the assailants, Smithies and Wood returned, determined to
liberate the poor girl, if it should coat them their lime to do
so. By the time they got back she had been dragged tato
the wood, and meatilted splints the grossest possible omoned
Her essailante now left her, and Smithies and Wood misted
her to the home of Mr. Jones, blacksmith, =mid Lower
Edge, when (being too weak to return home) she was
aided with lodgings for the night. The other Mil temainel
at the home of Mr. Pitchforth's farm servant, till next day.
All the prisouers were dearly ideatified by the complain-
ants; but Mr. Foster applied tor a remand till Wednesday,
ae three of the vilest of the ruffians are still at large. Mr.
Mitchell, for the prisoners, asked the bench to admit them to
bail, hut the application was refused, the magistrates oba
serving that the ease was of too axiom a nature.
The Chairman, addressing the primmer', remarked that
this was one of the moat diabolical acts he had ever heard of,
next to actual 'neuter. Virtually they weft one ea bed is
another, end if the whole of them were Mimed together the
• country would be the better for it. They would be reminded
1 to Wednesday. "We need hardly asy," says the Leeds Nee-
' nog, "this shocking event has meted a palatal feeling in the
district where it happened and in Halifax. The sufferer is in
humble life, bat of spotless character. Her state of health
now is distressing. Oa Friday, when some of the prisoners
were first brought up, she fainted; and on Saturday loom-
ing, when called to identify one just apprehended, she fainted
again the toomentthe saw him."
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'Dlr. Superintendent Weedle has been taking very 10the
11MARRS in the ease, end it is very likely that the brines not
yet in custody will be apprehended by Wednesday.

DESTRUCTION BY FIRE OF A COTTON MILL AT
BOLTON.—OA Sunday afternoon, about halftput two o'clock,
• fire broke out in the cotton mill of Meson. Rotting, situate
in itradahaweate, adjoining the Bolton and Blackburn Rail-
way. The building was hire storeys high and twelve win-
dows long, and the fire appeared to have originated in the
upper portion, the Some, bursting through the window@ of
the fourth and 111th storeys. Mr. Inspeotor Beech, with the
fire brigade and corporation engines, and also the firemen
and engines belonging toilsome Ormrod, were early on the
spot. It was impossible, however, to save any portion of the
building in which the fire oeiginated. The flames speed
I with extraordinary rapidity, and in an hour the roof fell in
with • tremendous crash. Adjoining to the building de.
stroyed wee another portion of the mill, three Morey. high,
and this was saved by the exertions of the firemen. The
portion destroyed was celled " the old end," so that the
newer portion is saved, and also the werehseme, reeling.
roma, Ac. One of the spinners belonging to the mill wag
in the upper storey st one o'clock, and say s there was no in-
dication of fire at that time. The damage is estimated at
upwards of 16,0001., which we understand is fully covered by
insurance. Between 50 and 70 hands will be thrown out
of employment by this catastrophe. The origin of the fire it
not known, se, about an hour previous to lie occurrence, Mg
manager was near the premises, and there was no indication
of fire. It ie at present supposed to be the result of spou.
Masons comb:tattoo, no light having been in the building
where the firs originated for some time previous.
PROSECUTION UNDER TILE MEDICAL REGISTRA.
now Acv.—At Bristol Police Court, on Friday, Mr.
Thomas Airey, of Castle-street, was charged with impro.
perly using the M.R.C.S. sad M.R.C.P. Ito
support of Ibis charge a copy of the Medial Repulse for
1650, purporting to be printed sad published under section
27 et the act, was tendered in evidence, for the purpose d
proving that the decedent was not registered as a pray
Witmer in midicine or surgery. It appeared that the
daylights' carried on business as a general medical peso.
Werner in Caroler street. That be exhibited to his shop.
window medical works, metal:aiml plates, and papers pm-
porting to be medical and surgical diploma@ from NM
York. That there were painted in his shop window the
words "Dr. Airey'a Lecture Hall" and "Advice Gratis,"
and over the shop door the ileitis' letters M.R.C.S." and
M.R.C.P.," stilt the words underneath " New York."
That the defendant informed a witne.• that he mg
" Surgeon Airey," that be advised medically with patients,
and prescribed and received payment for me.dicitee. That
the word Doctor, when nod with the initials M.R.C.S.
and M.R.C.P., as ordinarily understood, implies that the
suing that title and additkn is • member of the
person
College of Surgeons, and of the Royal College of
Physiciansin England. That Dr. Airey was • medial
lecturer, and mid to one of his lectures that he had seen
upwards of 200 patients that day, and that he was a M.
goon, Optician, apothecary, and • legally qualified nedioel
man. It also appeared that he dieteitated medical wOfkl,
some of which described him as " Dr. Airey, M.R.C.S.
and K.R.C.P.," with the words " New York" underwea:
whilst others expreesly said that he was not registered In
England. The bench were of opinion that, although a per-
son may be duly qualified according to the laws of a fiaredgit
country, he must satisfy the requirements of the Medical
Aot beta* he can legally practise in medicine or survey i!
Ragland. They fined him 201., or in default a months
imprimoireetit
TEL VALUE OF A Bias.—At the New Bailey
Come, ea Saturday, Henry ()mime was charged by Nen*
Forme with having assaulted her in a railway owing* rig
the way from Rochdale to Manchester. He put his uses
round ber waist sad tiered her on the cheek, and attempted
to repent them famlliatitiee, noteritharandiog her resistance.
Mr. Trefford said such conduit could not b allowed, ned
any perms brought before him on such charges would IS
semealy desk with, othe•wile it would be unsafe for "MP
proteeted females" to travel on the railway. The deishimil
was awl Oa and cools, in ell 60a—ilanchatar Isaman

LAW INTELLIGENGIL
(MIS DAT.),

=CITY COURT.
(Ilehee the Lod Make Oar and the Lode imam)
TEN NEW UST INDIA LOAN.
N RN TIM COLN/ VAULT AID NAUMMAD ZAILINAT

Theme Ms been several U before this coact, mad wee
sees by Tice•Chemeler Weed M. °pull= of their lord-
ships whether, ewer the preMlemof the Ned aection of the
Imam Reid AA d lest enekie, a trustee errs entitled
is Mot met feeds te the Now Let Ilia Stxk. The
Lard Clan 41or es *err itemicee reptessr I an op`sion
Met ths sew .took wee te be lan to be a. mace " Fret
lades Stack" se the Old ler Wile Stock, with.n the men-
re 4 lb. of lure series. The curter seal over for
c model to bar me Ur arum of the Old Es it ladle Stock,
met to mortals wbeetter it could be e iteiderel ti be
~tenured in say mei which was not applicable to the
N... Stock.
Mt. Maybe., rho bed applied tor en order reeticetieg
tt: • ourttaceest of a as.. of remo7 !sited for the Furores of
•,. Veil"? sod Related ftetlway is the New heat
loth* Stock, now cited all the acts of parliament which dealt
_

with the revenues of the Bad India Company, sad itto.l.l
'hat it was enacted in 1833 that • sum of 2,000,0004 was
• set side out of the revenues of the But ladled
Company. sad isvaresd ha the Beak of .glad at
Nopeund interest, to accumulate as • redemption load
the pay:mat of the dividsode oa Beet India Stock.
He urged that ibis feed was • security est adds at addl.
'medal churl an the revenues of India, sad the
only ends la which it maid be called • guar-
antee was that it was • distinct charge on the
,emouss of the Mast ladies, sad it had so omuseziou
with the imperial earbegmar. The Old Stock was guaranteed
yoad the New Stock. so far as the Old Slosh beiag • Brat
ta•te on that pwri, o of the memos of lad* which was.
yo,cated to Great Britain, and Which was preferred to all
bairns on them in Great Britain.

I be Lord Chancel!, r —No doubt the Old Stook V better
I wet than the New Stock, but the New Stock may en be
but lathe Steak withhe the meads of the Treaters AM.
Mr. lisybew mad that there wee so each go metre& the
Old Suck es theVioe-Ctmeoellor bed seemed that there wee.
It wee net gweeenteed by parliament in the sense in skink
hie Hower spoke of IL The snowy was sot provided by
pediment.

The Lard Chancellor—Parliament took care that . food
should ho paraded by which the divide& of the Old Stook
awe mural, eat ie all. It woo not tbecalent an iambi
its

- Mr. Mayhew eafd be wished to remove any doubt se to
there being any guarantee of the Old Stock by the Impala!
t.b.-per. He ',Foiled that dm only point of diatincidem
t• -wren the two stocks was that one was • prior Marta an
t revenues of Ind* and • fond was she apart
ut of the revenues of the Nast India Cormany
f, the redemption of the dividends of the Old Stook at the
rite of 200 per rent. In that ern.* the Old Stock wee •
:.itor investment than the new, bat still se the rename
of India moat be taken to be eutllcient to meet all charges
them the New St A wee a proper Investment for •
trustee tinder the am.

The Lord Chancellor—By the sow set a trustee might
bars been justified in investing in the Long Atinities,
which would not be a very advantageous invertnesit.
la-
raiment in Scotch seecuiektis eanc•ioned by the sat, aad le
far as a breach of tract is contented, a trettes eight Ileset
in Nat security in Scotland.
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Mr. Mayhew sitopty desired to hare their loestahipe opt-
like whether a trailers Inflate properly laved a trait bed
in the New Bast late Stork, nadir Lard St. Le mode
Act ?

The Lord Cbaaallar that he :sail elite to Lad SI.
Leotards on the subject, and had received her hint a reply
from which It apt wed that though the shear elder which
this qoestion wee secured was foetid In the st, It was dis-
claimed by the author of the re, who was en-
tirely adverse S. it. N, such dare was in the
bill as it passed the House of Lords, but It wso
added in the House of Commons, and sent back to the
Lord,. at a time when it was impossible for Lard St.
Leonardo to ask their lordship' to disagree to the arm&
meat without incurring the loss of what was, In other re-
reels, a very valuable bill, and ha thqulta It was sae
advantagnons to the public that It should became law for •
time as ft rood, and the 32nd section remained in the rt.
Lord St. Leonard. had publicly announced his tire-
time of Introducing a hill next session for the repeal of this
claw. Bat hare it rood In the mot, and the cool was bound
to give it 'soh an Interpretatioa as it appeared to them the
Legislates' intended. Ea concurred with Lord St. Leonard"
in thinking that the clear was in direct opposition to the
pried* of law which governed the relative rights
of lenare he life and reversioners, sad that It would lead
to jobbing with tract funds. Neverthekes, the clause cob-
treed words eurraciag Bank Stock of the Busks of Eng-
land and Erased and Secesities is Soothed and East India
Stock, sow of which had say imperial guarantee, though iti
the are *fa certain Kest India Stock a fond hod brut appro.
wired by statute to secure the payment of Use dividends. The
orietument wee such an one as the Court was bound to obey.
The Loan, which our contracted tinder the provisions of 22
k 23 Vier. e. 3D, was Beat India Stock, and If it had her
borrowed on the security of long annuities, ternehrbie in Sfty
Teen, the powers under which It was raised were the allnia.
Putting* construction us Lord St. Leonardo* Act as It stork
be was bound to say that be thought that the loan la quadri
was East India Stock within the mean* of the 32nd claw
of the act. Ties Court could not look to whether It was
• jut enactment or not, but all they could soy was
that it enabled tru Ices to haver In the securities
oared I. the clangs, of which Ert India Stock was
con The Trustees Act and the East India Loan Act
of ler seasion recsrd the royal reset on the same
dal; sad by the farmer the legislature enacted that
treater right Inver is East brie Stock, and though
there was as East India Stock previously ealrine by
the latter another East ladle Stock was created, which was
generosity at least the rms. Any enure, therefor, who
tarred Is that Stock would sot be guilty of a breach of
trust; at the erne time, be did not sty that the investment
it that Stook was each aor as the court ought to martin.
Ifs horse bed levered fa that took, sad woe brought before
the court for breech of trust, and pleaded the providers of
the Teasers Art of loot seeds, the court would be
bound to donde to him firmer. But if they win asked
whether this woe a Siting Inverrasat for a trainee to
marry, they wan of opinion that it was not, and it was
Oak dry to advise any one asking their opinion as
re Vice Chrcellor had dons, that at precast it was not
web taratineat as ought to be mute by a trines, sops-
rally me the enertnient which &Whorled it would probably
be removed from the statute book next series.
Lard Janice Knight Brume maid that the prat raised wee
tee dourfal to earls the court safely to roods to the
parer for the inn. treat, end he conenrred in the deer=
of the Lord Chancellor.

Lord JeeticeTereer"—elee speed that the layeelawat ought
sot to b. .ate. Whether a trustee could be chargeable it
he mute e•ch as itoreetet•et wee 'mother qweeties, sad
wall &peed ea the owe'ref,loll of the wt. He wee by so
amen estiefied that the stmk is /mutton wee lest ladle
stack within the Trees,. Act of Lem 616161 M. lad that
Pecker. applie.l to otter thee the Beet laths Sleek which
we. &beady fl eziosene *two the oat Mr It U'
wen ao the set would be proep.-ttes sae "ma apply to say
Mare sleek whke sight be evaded.
The widths praying foe the invest/mat la the New Ease
ladle:See& wee therefore refused.