The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Michael Burn:, a tall, powerful-looking Irish labourer,
was placed at the bar before Alderman Challis, chailed
with a brutal and unprovoked assault upon the com-
plainant.
Mrs. Emily Brown, a very respectable but delicate-
looking female, said she resided at 22, St. John-street-
road. She had been to Guy's Hospital to see her uncle
and cousin, who are lying there suffering from the
injuries they received at the accident which happened
at Guildhall just previous to the presentation of the
freedom of the City to the Duke of Edinburgh. Her
father was with her, and while they were passing the
end of Farringdon-street she felt a dreadful kick in the
small of the back. On turning round she saw the pri-
soner, whom she had never seen before, and said to him,
" Why did you do that?" To which he replied. " Go on,
or I will do it again." Witness further said she had
never spoken to him or given any cause for offence.
James Quilly, the father of the prosecutrix, corrobo-
rated her statement. He was behind, and saw the ruffian
kick his daughter, but had not time to stop him.
The prisoner, who said he was drunk at the time, and
was now very sorry, was sent for 21 days with hard labour.
LAMBETH.
A Jew old clothesman requested the advice and anis-
ance of Mr. Elliott, under the following somewhat novel
and extraordinary circumstances.
The applicant stated that some days ago he had pur-
chasedfrom a widow woman residing in the district of this
court an old coat, belonging to her husband, who bad
recently died, for half-a-crown. Without examining the
pockets or the coat itself particularly he carried it to
the mart inHoundeditch, and there sold it for five shillings.
The dealer who bought it found half-a-crown in the breast
pocket in his (the applicant's) presence, and further, accord-
ing to his own admission, discovered 40/. in notes sewn up
in the lining.
Mr. Elliott—Well, what do you want me to do?
Applicant—Well, your worship, I applied to him for
half the 40!., which is but my regulars, but he refused to
give me a farthing. All the dealers in the mart and l'etti-
coat-lane are very angry with the man, and think he should
give me half, which is but regular, your worship. •
Mr. Elliott—Oh, the dealers think you should have one-
half and this man the other, and never took into conside-
ration the poor woman to whom it actually belonged, and
whose husband had saved it up. Have you done anything
else in the matter ?"
Applicant—Yes your worship. When the man refused
to give inc the half I called on the woman from whom I
bought the coat and told her all, and she advised me to
come before your worship, and ask for your advice.
Mr. Elliott—Then it was not until after you had been
refused your regulars, as you call them, that you called on
the poor widow ?
Applicant—No your worship.
Mr.. Elliott—And had you received the 20/. you would
not have troubled her. It is a rather strange business, and
I shall direct an officer to make the necessary inquiries into
it. His worship then directed Budgeon, one of the sum-
moning officers, to take down the particulars front the
applicant, and make all the necessary inquiries into the case.

*parting intelligence.
IPSWICH RACES.—TMITRSDAT.
THE BOROEGII MEMBERS' PLATE, for 2.yr-olds and upwards;
weight for age, with penalties and allowances. The winner to
be sold for 300 eon. Three-guarten of a mile.
Mr. B. E. Dunbar's La Sorrentino
Mr. B. Ten Brocck's FOre,ter
Lord Poulett's Wild Thyme
Cadiz and Dignity also ran
Betting: 5 to 4 agst Forester, 6 to 4 apt La Sorrentino, and 10
to 1 agst Cadiz.
THE CIIAENTRY STAKES of 5 sere. each, with 25 added, for
2-yr olds and upwards ; weight tor sge, with selling and other
allowances. Ball a mile.
Mr. Kenidgi 2
ehip of the Old Block ..... 1
Mr. J. God by Longbow—Maria
Mr. Dorset's f Vedette--Queen of the West
f by the Duke—Lady Blanche and Tiny also ran.
Betting : Even on (tip of the Ohl Block and 5 to 2 agd the
Lady Blanche filly.
THE KILEDLESItAII STARES of 10 son. each, 6 ft, with 100
added ; for 2-yr-old colts, oat 101 b ; fillies, gat 'llb ; penalties and
allowances. Bali a mile. (12 subs.)
Prince D. SoltykolTs Bounceaway
Baron Rothschild's Chignon
Mr. W. M. Lambourne's Court Card
Dignity and Nice also ran.
Betting : 5 to 4 on Chignon, 5 4.1 S apt Bounceaway, and 6 to
1 agst Nice.
THE WiLno STAINS of 10 soya. each, 5 ft, for 3-yrolds and
upwards. 71st 71b each; thorough brWo, 711 d extra: winners
extra. One mile.
Mr. W. D. Gardiner's Volunteer
11ER MAJE,TY'S PLATE of 100 guineas ; for 5-yr-olds,
four, Oat 7lb ; tine, get 1311, ; six and aged, 10st. Two miles.
Mr. R. Sutton's Elland
Mr. F. ISArue's Benvogita
Betting: 100 to 6 on Eland.
TB! liotywrits SELLING STAKES of 5 son. each, with 15
added, for 5-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for ago, with maiden
and selling allowances. one mile and olialf.
Mr. T. Stepheoson's Jolly Jack 1
Mr. W. D. Gardiner's Volunteer
Mr. Goddings Vaprix 3
Betting : 10 to 1 on Jolly Jack.

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BE-MING AT MANCHESTER.—THMISDAT.
NOETHUHREELA ND PLATE.
9to 2 agst The Primate It t, 100 to 8 mist Zenobia ft)
6to 1 Ifiss Haworth 100 to 8 Honesty t)
15 to 2 Red Earl (1) 100 to 7 Lady Durham (t',
10 to 1 ;ti 25 to 1 Windham ;t)
11 to 1 Caithness I.ICoTh
GOODWOOD STAKES.
100 to 15 apt The Special ',t)

CRII

WET.

SVILRET v. OxYARD 1-NMERSTYY.—This match was commenced
at Kennington-oval yesterday, and will be continued this day at
12 o'clock. The following is the result of the days play :
Surrey, Ist innings, 243. Oxford, let innings, two wickets doeiLir,.
57.
M.C.C. Y. ROYAL ARTILLERY.—T le match was commenced at
Lord's Ground, yesterday. One innings was played on each side,
when the stumps were drawn. The play will be resumed this
day. Subjoined is the score :—Y lst innings,lsg. Royal
Artillery, Ist innings, 111.
GENTLEMEN (I' SUSNEX V. Gn-rumint KENT.-I'his
weatherwas commenced at the Brighton ground yesterday. The
was fine, and a numerous company was present. The
match will be resumed at 11 this day. The following is the
score:—Gentlemen of Sossex. Ist innings, 145; Gentlemen of
Kent, lit innings, one wicket down, 96.

CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINSAPER.T THE " CHURCH-
MAN" NEWSP

At the Guildhall Police-court yesterday, Mr.
Sleigh, the barrister, applied to Mr. Alderman Healey and
Mr. Alderman Allen for a summons against Mr. Joseph
Henry Batty, the registered printer and publiaher of the
Churchman newspaper, for a libel published in that paper
on the 31st of May last upon Mr. Charles Hastings Col-
lette, of the firm of Pritchard and Collette, 57, Lincoln's-

Collette, was a highly respectable gentleman connected
Sleigh stated that his client, Mr. Charles Hastings
w
this i
in: ihfir
legal
profession, who had devoted himself to lite-
rary pursuits. He had lately published a book containing
200 pages on " Dr. Newman and his Religious Opinions."
The Churchman, on the 31st of May, published a review
of the complainant's work, which, instead of being a criti-
cism, was a tirade of abuse, as their worships would see by
the h they had published :—" The descent from
the ks which we have noticed to the last one on our
list is considerable. We owe au apology to the writers,
even to those with whom we have the least sympathy, for
noticing this book at all in connexion with those of Mr.
°Benham, Mr. Allies, and Mr. Gurney. Nothing but the
identity of subject has led us to do so. It is written in
the purest style of Exeter-hall, which at beet is rather
impure. We protest against the spirit which actuates it.
Irreverence and Billingsgate mingle in its pages, and even
truth is so blended with grossness that we revolt at it,
when presented to us by Mr. Collette. We seldom agree
with Mr. Newdegate, but we are glad to avail ourselves in
this ins tat ce of his authority, for,while we shrink with disgust
from the foul farrago of foul personality and flippancy which
this writer presents to us, we cannot avoid the suspicion
that, after all, Mr. Collette is, perhaps, like Mr. Whalley,
who puts on the garb of an infuriated Irish protestant in
order to drive us from that communion in which he affects
to find congenial shelter."
This libel, continued Mr. Sleigh, held the complainant up
to public ridicule and contempt, and went beyond the
hounds of fair criticism. Smarting under those unjust ob-
servations, Mr. Collette wrote a letter to the editor of the
Ch arc haw», demanding to know the name of the reviewer,
that he might take legar proceedings against him, or else that
there should be a full and ample retractation of the expres-
sions used in the paragraph alluded to. In that letter Mr.
Collates:U(l. "I want no praiseanorilattery, I was told not
to expect either at the hands of the Churchman, but I have
• right to demand that, and do insist, that you either
prove the truth of your assertions or unreservedly with,-
draw them, and publish a retractation of every word of
what you yourself must admit to be slander." In the
following number of the Churchman, June 7, in the no-
tices to correspondents, was the following :—" We have
received a letter from Mr. Collette complaining of the
review of his pamphlet in our last week's impres-
sion. We hope to be able to print this letter
in our next week's number ; at present the crowded
state of our columns prevents us doing so." On
the 9th inst. Mr. Collette wrote another letter to the
editor, stating that the publication of his letter would not
be sufficient to satisfy him, and that he must be prepared
to prove the slander, or else make an ample and unreserved
retrattation and a full apology. On the 14th inst. the fol-
lowing notice appeared in the Churchman :—" The week
beforelast we inserted a notice ef a book of Mr. Hastings
Collette. The review in question was furnished by a friend
at • distance, and we are bound to acknowledge that our
printer has mistaken one or two words in hie manuacript,
by which the severity of the notice is enhanced. An
examination of the book has satisfied us that the terms by
which it was described are not altogether justified by
the pamphlet under review. Mr. Collette's line of contro-
versy is, indeed, that of Exeter-hall, and he reproduces
faithfully the school of controversialiststo which he belongs,
but his pamphlet is neither better nor worse than ethers
of the same school. There is the same amount of slipshod
writing, and the same spirit of charity which thinketh all
evil. Instead of an examination of principles it is filled
with personalities, and is, we are bound in all justice to
add, not worth the paper on which it is printed. Tha
author of this precious pamphlet writes to complain that
we have 'not praised nor flattered him.' We cannot lipase ;
it is not our duty to flatter, but we frankly
acknowledge that the term 'foul personality' was a
misprint for mere' personality. We are sorry that this
mistake escaped our notice." Mr. Collette wrote to the
editor as soon us he saw this paragraph, calling upon him
to keep the copy of the original notice, and, subsequently,
wrote for the name of the responsible editor, in order that
he might commence proceedings against him, but to
neither of these letters bad he received any reply, and
had, consequently, come to this court for redress.
He declined to proceed in an action, for let
the verdict go which way it would Mr. Collette
would suffer a certain loos, and, besides that, the action
could not possib be tried before December or January
next. Mr. Colette had therefore taken the present
course to bring the matter before the public by asking for
a summons against the registered proprietor of the paper
for a libel, and he asked the magistrates to say whether
there was anything between the two covers of the book to
justify the libel that had been published.
Alderman Begley said his duty was very clear, and that
was to grant • summons.
Alderman Allen said he looked upon the notice as an
attack upon character rather than a criticism.
The summons was then granted.