The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-12 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Msy 11.

Sittings is Basmeo.—(Zefore Lod Campbell, wid hastier
EA" Crumptaa, sad Ea)
THE ISCLIIR OH THE PROSECUTION or THE RET. J. H.
MLLE) V. CCILTIII.-ALLIWED LIBEL.

Mr. Keathley, on behalf of the Rev. J. M. Neale, &tend
for • role °allure on the defendant, the proprietor of the
Priyhion Gurgle, to show owns why • criminal ielormation
should not be tiled against him for libel. Ihe applicant to a
clergyman of the Church of England, end In 1846 was ap-
pointed one of the war& as of Elackvills nesr Etat
lirinetoad. He had occupied apartments in the College up
to the prevent period, and in 1851 a firs broke out in use of
his apartments, resulting in the theiruction of some of Mir
pr thirty. The libel onmplainad of wee publiahed in the
BorpAres Onrats of the 14th April last. It was as follows:
&rims applicatioa atfoeting the Rev. J. N. Neal. Oar
attestlon was called to a eircuuterame which took tlaoe as
Monday, beeves the East Grinstead umeistiases, when a
surnames was applied for by Boperintendent Kesnord, of the
East flumes oonatobulary against the Rev. J. N. Nests,
Wert.' of &thrills College, to call upon that gentleman to
sneerer any charge that might be preferred ego net hiss
for attempting to set fire to Sackville College in 1861.
Raving Warn that this spplication wo made with the
satire sanction of Csptain Mackay, the chief °facer of the
East Orisateed constabulary, we sent our reporter
to Ewa Oriesteed, and we {Whew from him that
a siding took place at Purest-row, about three
miles from Rest Grinetaid, and that the application was
made before a fell beech of magistrates, cooping B. Hall,
Eq. (chairman), C. Tooke, Eaq., J. Prim% 0. Galley,
Eq., Lord West, Nair St. CWr, end Caratn F. Moor,
sod several of the maglitrate a ere, we aaderdend, the per-
metal Meads of the Rev. J. M. Neal.. Some preliminary
heather haw* ban trenamroi, the chairman • di the room
must be cleared • when our repair, Meted that he airended
for the prises, sad wished to know U he might reonun ; but
he was Inform(' tbe Jaquith would be private. an I that no
rep ire, could be allowed to be preread. Under these
Ettetillet•DC•ll ere see cot ft a position
form our readers of the precise nature of the
application." The snick baring andel that the
charge was fat setting Boa to the college, went oa to as,,
" The inquiry las'sd half en hour, is the presume of Can-
tata Meath and the soperintsnitleat, when they were re-
ques'el to withdrew. After an interval of twenty minutes,
during which time the magistrates delberated, they were
then celled into the ro im, and Captain Mackay was informed
that his spplicition could be entertained."
Lord Campbell—la that oh. whole of the litirl?
Mr. lenpley— Tee, my lord.
Lord Campbell—lt states that a charge was made ',gallant
Ma 'alderman sad dlamlawd.
Kr. Keeplay-1 was shoot to call your lordship's atten-
tion lathe writer's motive.
. . . .

ler.Joatrea"lrioliko;; your affidavit shale thiru Is no
blab Is the statimaisst? .

Mr.l•4l7y—Nu: I intised Uat the application
was made.

"lir. Justice Crompton—Awl this was • report of what w-
and beton tee rovistrat•sr
Lord Caspbeil —Ass% this i. t". To, st sztraerliaary sp.
*loathe I bu• sow Mud elms lbws Oa the boom of •
seat la Ibis coml.