The Express.
London, England, 1856-11-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.
5a1,00.-9100112 lAMB !YI►MO,L, 4311) MI MS COL/1117M
MID MILL

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11 r•8T1 UORILY.-CRIMINALL

Sir Frederick Thesiger was assaulted by Mr. Bony
the Mantel, to apply for a criminal information tonna Mr.
James Anderson Rae, family one of the ander-sheriffs of
London and Middlesex, for • libel relating seriously upts
Mr. 'lorry's professional conduct and character. Mr.
Hoerr bad been • I barrister twenty-one years, and had
loci been in the habit of attending the Centre' Criminal
Court. Shortly prior to the last September sessions hr re-
°avid, is the regular way, from ee attorney named Dana.
a brief marked with the ordinary fee of coo
galas for the defame of • prisoner named James Ruddi-
man, who was charged with felony; he ancrdingly made
himself acquainted with the facts of the ease, and prepared
himself for defeadieg the prisoner. Thanatos' commuted
on Matday, the lith September, and Mr. Bony was there
at half-put atm in the morning and remitted uninterrupt-
edly anal five in the afternroo. Their lordship; were aware
that aural courts sat for the trial of prisoners. Mr. Bony
was in the old cant during the pester part of the day,
banes to defied another prisoner, in whose behalf his had
to make a 'pain application. la the nurse of tin after-
noon he west into the new court, ware the Recorders was
sittiao. It was customary to have a lot ground is the
morning of the prisoners to be triad during the day,
with either the names or leitials of the count
segued to *Woad theta. Mr. Harry saw this
Wt, bat it did sot coital" the name of Rata-
ns., and he was also shown by a brother Wainer
a lit of thin bilis food by the pane jury, but this likewise
mode no mention of the prisoner's antis. He therespea
returned to the Old Court, and between four and In r tho
afternoon be Massed that Ruddiness had ban teed aid
eionvicted. Ho immediately ran into the New Court, and
found that it had adjourned. Oa laying the Old Bailey,
shortly afterward., he at the neat of tin primer, with kis
clerk and other persons. eta asked him the reason why he
did not situate defend Ruddiness, and he etated the sir-
unsatuees wbish led to his abeam and dm Maimed
him to make an spoliation to the Recorder neat
day, and also to the Secretary of State. He pro-
mised to do this, end appointed M meet the
woman Ent saeraiog in the robing nom at the Car
tral Criminal Court. Ho attended neat monis', hangs
• gnats wrapped up la • Mae of paper, with the Wes-
tton of returning it to the poor wemu, bat she never as...
On g dog into the New Court, he aseartained that when
lavicilmaa was ailed up on the previous day be was
asked if he had nay weasel. He only and his friends had
promised to pruvicts counsel; and. on WW2 ties requested
to state if he wished the adjournment of the trial, be ea-
premed co sib ups. the esileek Mr. Hurry satiated
to attend the Caton Crisdan Court On the Tusday,Wed.
woodsy. sad until tie afternoon of Thsteday, without hear-
tog anything mete of the manor. No penes ease to him
about the fos, which he was rawly to retain at any moment,
Oa the aura vs of Tbareday • sap of paper was headed
to him by the neat of Raddiono, entimatig a wish to Me
her nephew in Ncwirste. Mr. Horry sent it up to Mr.
Rae. the underiboriff, who, es readies it, immediately
left the court. Sepposing the under-sheaff wasted to speak
lo bust. Mr. Horny west into the lobby, where • large sam-
ba of ;moos were assembled, and intimated orally what
oar,te.—...,d spot the Lardr:.-dh.e.nbt..P,G:grtda .ritriss
a moat diimatrefel affair—a most infamous twaseetion."
Mr. Bony asked him what he meat, but be only repeated
these expressions is the prima a ell the bystesdan.
Os again inquiring hie naming, he said, " It is • heads-
lent aaaaaa aloe. We have sosstsat oomplaiate of this
kind," and Mr. Homy et length stated, that if he meatimid
to connect his nano with fraud when his abascee was su-
avely owing to an aecideat (se be had repeatedly told him),
he would be telling • wilfsl falsehood, and be would had
kin responsible for It. Mr. Horsy ale declared that he
Maw nothing of any fraud. He attotwarda west onto the
Fourth Court—the greed jury room, where the !Warder
was presiding. The Leaned Jody, addressing Mr. Hon',
raid. " You have • wham/ named Dana. 1 want to see
him. He is not compelled to come, but if he does met
he must take the conseteness." Supposing_ he
alluded to the ease of Ituddintan, Mr. Homy
said he woad 'solids the whole eircumstaaas when he (the
Recorder) was disergaged. Mr. Horny theft left the court,
aid went into the robing-room. Elabotquestly, he was
told that the Recorder's elerk wasted him. He approathed
the soma, and want as near the Recorder's chair as he
could, the Under-Sheriff Roes beteg between him and the
land jig. go. He bead Mr. Davies melds, eau en
plasatioa; out saddest, terming resod, he sulaaerd,
''Oh, hers is Kr. Harry, be an tunas all the dream-
stamen ;" wherespes Mr. Bony stepped forward and
mesa a stateneat. The Recorder then said that it was •
mere widest, or somithiag to that effect ; that Mr.
Berry was Ma hosed to return the fee, bat
that, as a matter of *slag, he hoped he would.
Oa the seat massing, • report which was extremely La •
mutate In many rapists appeared in the Ti...., of what
had oceurred le the wart Mr. Harry seat • letter to that
journal eareetiag thou ineausaciee, ad late riog into
fartherr ea plenatioes. It was inserted on Friday, the 19th
Sept , sod on the 11th there was published in the nape a
letter in reply, Maria, the dowers of Under-Slar:ff Rose.
The manuscript was shown to Mr. Bony, and it was found
to be is the handwriting of Mr. Rose. la this comm•
ideation the sada-sheriff bore testimony to the accu-
racy of the report; alluded in p Arafat and affecting
tonna to the cue of Raddimaa's aunt—a poor
aeedlewomaa, who begged, borrowed, and pawned, to
order to ger mosey to eland her nephew ; spoke of the
smug dig at of a crowded wart at the refusal of Davie'
sad Hurry to respond to the earnest wales of the
Recorder, to Fetus to the poor woman the
Molloy for which they had 'mated no anises;
aad tuna Led that half • doses solicitor., end at Mast one
member of the bar. were associated with spats, who pro-
fessed to ho clerks, bat whose only ocespetion was to
frequent tt a purlieus cf polies warts to pack up victims
and to visit public-homes is the stelehbourhood to divide
the spoil. Mr. Hoary stated is his affidavits that these is-
sieastioce were Intended to apply to him, and were leis-
nom to hie character. It ap2eared that Mr. Henry rented
to these staNialliall In a letter which was lat•eqUaLly pub-
lished la the nap
Lori Campbell said, if this last War hal Mil bees
wham, he should bay, been disposed to pion a_ 'MO
but d mast they ma sow leave Mr. Hong fa the pabbldboral
which he h selected. It was to. mutt to Lot appal to
the Nadia sod tap to ask this court for redress. Tie ado
must, therefor", be refused.
Sir F. T,..siger hoped their lordships would soy that their
dank% did tot prejudice Mr. Horty's right to avail him-
self notelet moue of redress.
Lord C. re obeli said he was entirely at liberty to proceed,
either by talietmost or "eau, if be thought peeper.
Rao noosed.