The Express.
London, England, 1858-03-11 00:00:00

THE EXPILESN, THURSDAY FVENING MARCH 11, 185 s.

Worthen, of that city, giving him dna 201. Bank or England

—Mr. Worthen proved that he paid four of the notes to Mr.
John Benson Brown, of Newcastle, in December, 1863 and
Mr. Brown and his son stated that one of the notes was ischmid
la a Wet, an the 7th of January, 1864, together with half a
sometags,and 3a. Bd. in postage stamps, and addressed to
Messrs Worthington, wine merchants, Burton-on-Trent,
which Mr. William Brown Frosted at the Newcastle post-
°Moe on the evening of Sunday. he Btb of January.
Mr. Joseph Wright, clerk to Mesirs.Worthington, deposed
that he did not receive any let., cram Mr. Brown on the 9th
of January, 1864, nor subsequently, containing a 201. acts,
although it wee hie duty to open and answer all business
Wears.

The next winnow called were Mr. John Ravecehaw,
clerk, and Mr. Charles Tyndale, cashier, at the Naoional
Provincial Bank, Newman, who 'Wed that the peiboner
chingel a 201. Bank of Wand note on the 4th of c.m-
bra last.

Yr. homas Jeffries, clerk fa the raising letter depart-
ment of the Omura] Post-office, proved that be bad an inter-
view with the prisoner on the 28th of December Mat, when
be said that he regularly stamped the letters at the office in
Newest* in 1863 and 1864, and he subsequent) y end that
he found the 201. note emooget soma rubbish, on the °cession
of Um removal of the post premises, two or them yams
alfe
Yr. Charles Cooper, postmaster of Btoke-upon-Trent,
dated—ln the begioniag of January, 1864, he was post-
master at Newcastle, and clerk in the bank there. On the
28th of that month he received an official enquiry respecting
the =Wing letter, and showed it to the
io ,riertd the
loam larks. The miaow denied any of it.
Samuel Wood and David Barker Harrison, in the
pod-once, Newcastle, went also celled, and de the Oboe
of • conversation with the winner respecting thenigmatite
of tbs postmaster as clerk at the bank.
Oa orearezasetaadon of the witnesses, it was proved that
the hid horns an szadiset character ; that other
clerks were In the office at the time the letter was lost, and
that two wars arrested In 1366 for robberies at the
la his =Late jury thelearaed counsel said be should
not attempt a denial of the pommies of the noel; but eon-
Ueda that these was no proof the prisoner had stolen it. It
might have come into his hands am alleged by himself; and
ff so, his detention of it for four yeses merely showed went of
knitted* end moral but not legal guilt. The Malawi counsel
site oiled came In support of the view that the tees did not
amount to a larceny, but they were over-ruled by the lensed
judge.
Mr. Manley, Q.C., replied; and after a voluminous sum-
ming up by his lordship, the jury returned a verdict of
Guilty of larceny.
Sentence deferred.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Dozcztrzras,MsacH 10.
(Baas Mr. Justice Will.. awl petty juries.)

James Netham and Marks Norris, tie two captains
charged with shooting at • captain's boy in Portland-roads,
were brought up for sentence.
His Lordship ordered them to water into their own recog-
nisance' for 501. for good conduct for a twelvemonth, et the
end at that time to appear to /UM judgment panel upon

tliaakts Creed, charged with stabbing Charles Dicker, at
Inborn* &Saban, on October 12, was .dertiard.
&lager Polka (on bail), of Bridport, was charred with
perjury at Bridport on the 16th alt.
Kr. Stock was counsel for the prceetsation, and Mr. Ed-
wards defended.

Reoently the coma constabulary have been introduced to
Bridport, and *loamy has edema thereby
amongst a certain der of operative., while many respectable
persona havehailed their sdvent withpleamtre. Inconsequenoe
of • charge of window breaking being brought at the Brid-
port petty... Mona on Jen. 27, against • vagrant, which oase
was adjourned for inquiry to the bows of the complainant, an
altercation arose at the Town-ball door between the poisoner
and • policemen, named Rollaway who ordered the primmer
and others to move on. Prisoner brought an action for ea-
malt 'gelatin the offlosr,saying that the latter called him certain
mums, end struck him or four times • but tile charge
was discolored, owing to contradictory testimon, and •
charge of perjury instituted against prisoner, In hopes of
deterring Nara misstatements to the edit of the new
constabulary.
The consisd partly proceeded, when his lordship area of
Viciol' that no good would result from continuing the invita-
tion further, and directed the jury to acquit the prisoner,
w h was done.
This ended %elms'st spring assize for this county.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoax, MARCH 9.
CLOWN COURT.—(BNIGIS Mr. JOSHO. Byles.)
NIGHT POACHING AT BCORIBT.

AMPS alias Allison, 35, John Charlton, 43, and
William Atkinson, alias Andrew, 28, were charged with
sight poaching, being amid, at Bcoreby, on the 23rd of
Decants! last. _

Mr. Price and Newton prosecuted ; the prisoners were not
delsadsd. _ _

At an earl boar in the morning of the 23rd of December
last, • in the service of Lord Londeekorough,
with two other watchers were out in search of
They heard the screaming of some rabbits on a
in the of lir. Qusrton, at Bcoreby, and cc
looking over •be nto a ileld, they observed three men,
who ware armed, and had with them three dogs. On
within a few yards of the sea, one of the keeps
Young, asked them what they were about, and they
meant to be taken quietly into custody. Charlton replied in the
negative, end at the same moment struck Young • ernes
blow over the head with • hedge stake. A scuffle ensued,
end it continued • long time, both Young and Chariton being
severely injured. Two keepers, named Thompson and
Barker, seined the other two
_prisoners, and • similar conflict
took place between them. Eventually the three prisoners
wen overcome, end conveyed to the house of Mr. Quenon.
Being all more or lase injured, a surgeon was called in, and
he dressed the wounds of the party. Charlton, and Young,
the keeper, were the most injured. During the affray some
of Atkinasn's fingers were nearly bitten off. A number of
net for taking game were found in the possession of the
pabrkonere, and also a sack contairig several couples of
bits.

The jury found all the prLanere Guilty.
Sentence deferred.

Northern Railway Company at eltedield. On the 18th Auguat,
between one and two o'clock, the plaintiff wee walki:ai alum
Howard-Unit, and as he was cueing the road he
a horse and carnage ruabiag towards him. Before he was
able to gat out of the way he was knocked down by the horse
and nu over by it mad the dog out. Assistance wu
=ily at band, and the phiatiff, who was henerble, was
up, and removed to Mr. Cuts surgery, near the
place of the mordent. Mr. Gregory was called in ; and on
euearatiee three of his ribs were found to be broken,
one of them having penetrated into and injured he lungs.
The plaintiff was in conaiderable danger for some time, and
was unable to leave the house for five weeks. Ten weeks
after the exerrence he went to his employment, but the
effects of the injuries he had retained were such that he was
unable to the&eop his duties. and wu compelled to re-
fire/Ida his shoehorn. The accident occurred in this way.
The dediedest's servant bad taken off the blinkers from the
bawls ler, sad the animal seeing the dog-cart behind him
iareasilately ran away, and was not3stopped until after the
plehsflff wee Injured. It was admitted that the defendant in
the flat brawn had manifested great sympathy and kind-
ness lewark the plaintiff, and had paid the doctor's bill ;
let eher the plaintiff's recovery, application was made to
the dihedral to assist him pecuniarily, but he had declined
to do so, sad hare this action.
The defendant's can wu that the plaintiff, by his own act,
was tributary to the accident, and that, therefore, the de-
fendant wu not liable.

lieisTis were celled to prove that the plaintiff, observing
the horse galloping towards him, tried to stop biro, but
was unable to do so, and was knocked down by the progress
of the animal. _ _ _

—The jury, after • few momenta' deliberation, raterned a
vadiot for tb• plaintiff—damages, 261.