The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-12 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.-FAB. 11.

Illitlap st Mil Prfe; at Westminster Aar tina.—aleicer
Lard Campbell sad • Special Jury.)
DICUON P. THI EARL 07 W/LTON.—LIBIL.
(Coallaued from yetterdaye Xrprma)

Mr. Cam, of the firm of Sherpa end Company, mid
goods to the amount of 6791. were supplied by them to the
Tower Hamlets Militia Regiment. Is 1m5,1867, winter
applied to the Earl of Wilton for the . Before thee he
V.i, ness) sw Colosel Dickerseiz lb. ed as the sahjec
lou
wa
w i e
never
preed the account to the heads of their solicitors to Hart of W iltaa.
They
reamer the mosey tram his lordship. Witnem nor any one
teas the km ever saw the earl. His lordship ultimately paid
the debt end mete. The Arm browight musts actions for
the wormy whet Caked Masan, Captain Dickson, end
Myer Warr.
Hr. leased Scott, tramper fur the same firm, deposed to
make the Marl of Wiltoll at Bethnal-gum, and to his ae-
rating • paten for the dieser wed betakket service tar the
MIL He mid the officers wished to get the services at as
reedwele eyries as they amid, is dry did sot know hew
keg the eminent was to be. embodied. The chills he
seketed was sappliel to the regiment. I sever moored any
mar from Colons! Dickson without metalling his brother
arm is Ids . Re never gave • eines order kr
say artiste en his calm respondbtlity. The kit supplied to
M regime wee • very madwete one.
lir. Watertight, rallrikr ter lima. Sharpy, sited that
Calomel Deism hed never 4=lim in any way to Ming
the sedan met obs' the =eel
Coked lisswey, who bed been thirty-bre yews In the
army, mid tummeinded the 96thosid that generally the meet-
ing he esendeleg regimental mcousts erestated of the com-
waverof ran hent, the pay manner, lied the meshes, of
the mans mmmhie Meth entertainments so those ghee by
the TOWN Mohr =lds regiment would properly come
est aides mean dada _

--Ci—ess-exambel—lfees ineelinge for amounts were held
la some wesosatis every three mosths, and, ta others, rarely
or net all. Not one oMoor oat of ton understands the
mem memento when they are nbuittad to them.
Colonel James sold there was no prescribed ride In the
messy /or hoMing mem metier for &moats. ecurtedirm
they wen buil every dr months, or wee In twelve
month.. The witness gemeally conge the grasses of
Colonel Havey.
Captain Noble, on officer of the regiment In question, said
as soon as It was mid the Berl of Wilton led selected •
pattern for the crooltery the cMcao at oats approved of it as
• matter eleoune.

This ;;;• the cuss ft the plaintiff.
The Abanwy-Orimil submllud that the two bitten own-
pisined dee Miele win rivilegml ocramuatosticms.
Lord Cempliall—lfthose letters wets err honk fide by the
Earl of Witten, laterite that the centaur were true, I
think they must be treated r privileged commtmications.
But I re cif opialos that there is evident* to go to the jury.
The Attorry-General then addrewed the jury at con-
siderable isegth on behalf of she Earl of Wilton, who, he
error charged for the first tre in his liie with pub-
lish • malicious libel. He roared the jury that his lord-
ship t t this moat paintal sad repining truer-
lion, had be.. ward by the most Merl, and kindly feel-
ings towards Lkuterat-Colonal Dickson, sad that bur con-
duct had been that of an upright and honourable Engltelt
sobbnisa and gentlemen. The real and great question for
their determination in the case was whqber the Earl of
Witten bad or bad not acted in this affair otherwise then
with the most perfect good frith and sincerity. With toward
to the practice of the rosy in respett I. mess lemmata and
mess tiffsirs he would call Viso:mat Combermere, who had
seen brilliant wrier la the Pasiasakr, at Wwerloo, end I.
India, end who dace the death of the greet Drake of Wel-
Huron was the ase =a living conneckd with the army who
rid the leiseet sod rested sup. rime.. He should also all
Colossi Werth sad the Earl of AViltan. The learatd crawl
then Wend into the details of the care.

At the easehraoe of the Seamed gentleman's 'peel),
liejor Wirer wee opted sal examined.
The triel wee proceeding wh•n the court rose at a late hour.