The Express.
London, England, 1868-02-10 00:00:00

THE ACTIONS AGAINST 81-GOVERNOR BYRE.

On Saturday, in the Queen's Bench Chambers,
before MA Brewster, two aqtions were made in
the civil proseettbap that an carried on against
Itx-Governor Byrn, arising out of Jamaica disturb-
sues. After refusal of the Bbropehire magistrates to
commit Mr. Byre on the charge then brought against
him of the murder of Mr. Ge William Gordon, Mr.
Alexander Phillips and Dr. Robert George Bruce each
brought actions against Mr. Eyre to recover damages, in
Mr. Phillips' cue for false imprisonment and assault,
and in Dr. Brace's for tales imprisonment. In the appli-
cation in " Phillips v. Eyre," Mr. Warburton Pike, m-
s iry Messrs. Sheen and Bums, appeared for
the plaintiff ; sad Mr. Petherem, special pleader,inetructed
by Mr. James Anderson Roes, represented the defendant.
Mr. Pike said that the defendant had pleaded not
guilty to the action, and also that he was indemnified by
the Act of Indemnity pared by the Jamaica lees/Mere
shortly after the disturbance had been suppressed; and the
plaintiff by the present application sought to join issue
upon the facts, to demur to the plea of indemnity; to new
ergo further eats, and to allege that part of the tres-
passes complained of, were committed out of the jurisdic-
tion of the Jamaica legislator.. Mr. Petherem °hinted
to everything except the joinder of issue, and urged the
master at once to refer the matter to the judge than
sitting (Mr. Baron Pigott), as it was one of suchilgreat
importance The The master said he would not be justified in
referring a summons to the judge without some valid
reason, and in this instance he could diaoover none. It
appeared quits clear to him that the plaintiff bad as
much right to raise an issue of law to be tried by
the court, as he had to raise an issue of facts to be tried by
a jury, and he thought his application should be granted,
in order to enable him properly to bring his cue before she
court. Mr. Petheram said it was so clear that the de-
fendant was protected by the Indemnity Act, that the
demurrer raising that question could only be for the pur-
pose of delaying the case, and he would spin respectfully
urge the master to refer the question to the judge. The
master said that if when the demurrer was delivered it
; turned out to be frivolous, the defendant could take out a
; gammons to set it said. ; but he did not see that because
the defendant was the ex-governor of Jamaica, he should
do that which he should not do in an ordinary case. He
; declined to refer the summons to the judge, and granted
. the plaintirs_ application.
.The application in Bruce v.
breive"r df:laarnaticonzitnnwtl2 action. After months'
te
affidavits, the master said Mr. Sheen mast rhave time to
communicate with his client in Jamaica' and he would
therefore grant the necessary time within which to deliver
t his declaration. The result of the present applications is
that one at least of these actions will be tried at the sit-
tings after Trinity term.

The annual meeting of the South Middlesex Riflo
Volunteers took place on Saturday evening at the bead-
qusrtere, Beauforabouw, Walham-green • Lieut.-Colonel
iscount Raulagh in the chair. The tint proceeding
was to receive the report, which was of a meet satisfactory
character, showing that the subscriptions during the put
year from effective members amounted to 6051. 3s. Bd., and
that other items brought up the receipts to 1,2141. 18e. 6d.
The amount of capitation grant was 433/. 10s., and on this
account there was a balance of 1361.15. 10d. in the hands of
Captain Turner, the adjutant.
• An official committee, composed of Mr. Mowbray,
Mr. Ward Hunt, and Mr. Bolster-Booth, is sitting to in-
vestigate complaints as to salaries of the employes of the
Customs and Inland Revenue Departments.

ILLNESS or SIR DAVID RREWSTER.—We regret
to lure that the venerable principal of Edinburgh Uni-
versity is in a state of health that causes considerable
anxiety to his friends. On Thursday night he was very ill ;
and on Friday be continued extremely weak, and no im-
provement took place in his condition.—Sooterion.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY. Mendelssohn's
_l. Paul is announced for performance by this society at
Exeter-Hail on Friday next with the following principal
vocalists:—Mille. Carole, Madame Sainton-Dolby, Mr.
Sims Reeves M. Cummings, and Signor Foli.
-GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
N.—A grand musical end dramatic entertainment will be
given in aid of the funds of this useful charity at Myd-
dleton-ball, Islington, on 11th Martetutz the Holloway
Volunteer Fire Brigade, under distinguished patronage.
334,04 S poor patients have been reliev The new wards
are unoccupied for want of funds.
REPRESENTATION OF STOKE UPON-TRENT.—III
consequence of Mr. Hope having announced himself as •
candidate at Cambridge, Mr. Melly, the liberal eaudidate
for Stoke-upon-Trent, has issued his address to the
electors. He advocates a revision of the Reform Act, and
is in favour of the Manchester education scheme, and of
justice to Ireland. Mr. Melly's return is believed to be
certain.
ELECTION EXPENSES. —The election expenses of
the Lord Advocate of Scotland on the occasion of his re-
cent election for Thetford have just been published. The
amount is 332 f., of which 1071. is for agency. The right
Len gentleman was returned without opposition eventu-
ally, but was opposed in the first Instance by Lord F. Fitz-
roy, whose expenditure somewhat exceeded 100 f.
HARROW AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS HILLS.-011
Fhiturday • meeting was held at the school-house at
Harrow-on-the-Hill, for the purpose of considering the
provisions of the Public Schools Bill, which is now under
consideration of parliament, and is to bo read a second
time on Thursday next. The Rev. F. H. Joyce, the vicar
of the parish, took the chair in virtue of his office as
vicar, and at once announced that he should allow no die-
mission on the matter. The meeting, therefore, was of a
very poor character, and, indeed, if it had not been for i
the suggeitions of Mr. Winkley and other gentlemen it
would have corny to nothing. The chairman, in intro-
ducing the business, said it hail been proposed that there
should Le a guarantee fund, to which he hoped all the
people of Harrow would sulacribe. Captain Maule pro-
posed the (erdition of • committee for the collection of
funds, which was seconded by_Mr. Winkley, and carried.
AGRICULTURE IN THE MASS.—An advance of Is.
per week in the wages of farm labourers in Norfolk is
becoming general. The amended wages are 13s. per
week. The young wheats are for the most part looking
well in Essex, although some few pieces here and there
are rather bare and thin. Winter beans are looking re.
n-arkably strong, and autumn-sown peas are appuanng
above ground.
lit•tteleo Wriear.—On Saturday the Norfolk
Chamber of Agriculture was occupied with • singular cue
of burning wheat belonging to Mr. Orlando Barnes' of
Beeston, near Norwich. It appears that the wheat in
question amounted to about 43 qrs., and it was condemned
by the local inspector of nuisances, Mr. S. Clarke, and on
his information was ordered by the Norwich magistrates to
he burnt, Sall was burnt accordingly. The feeling of the
chamber aas strongly against the proceeding, and the
chairman, Mr. C. S. Rud, M.P., stated that he had shown
• sample of the wheat in question to Professor Voelcker,
who bad given an opinion that it might have been used to
some extent as food. On Friday Mr. Barnes was NOM-
Tllolled before the Norwich magistrates, Mr. I. B.
testes, who appeared for the defendant, ineffectually
applying for an sdjurnment on the score of the
absence of scientific witnesses. Mr. F. Sutton, an ana-
lytical chemist, of Norwich, who was examined on the
partof the prosecution, handed in an analysis, which was
not of • very favourable character; and Mr. T. W. Crosse,
surgeon of Norwich, gave it as his opinion that the wheat
which hail been destroyed was totally unfit for human
food. Mr. Browne, one of the magistrates, in announcing
the decision of the beach, said they had resolved to
inflict a penalty of 40s. and costs. Mr. Browne added,
that his private opinion was, that although the magistrates
had dOOO Tie ht in ordering the con to be destroyed, it
was to be regretted that the sanitary committee of the
Local Board, of Health had thought it right to press for •
penalty.
THE PROVINCIAL TAILORS' Now TIME. Lon. —For
some time put the chief master-tailors in the provinces
have been anxious to bring into operation • new time log
which shall be equally satisfactory to both masters and
operatives ; and, after lengthy &maidens and eremite-
' lions, • new log was agreed upon, which wee adopted last
week. The chief point of this new log is the increase of
prices for first-class work, such as frock sad dress coats,
the pay being raised from 41d. per hour to sd. Asa °Due-
lterpoise, there is • trifling reduction on articles made from
the soft materials, such as tweeds and cheviots, which will
enable the first-class masters to compete on more favourable
terms with those who pay only "slop" wages for all descrip-
elms ef work. This new log will enable workmen of superior
steadiness sad ability to earn much better wages than
they have hitherto done, while the concession on the part
et the operatives as to the rate' for tweeds and cheviots
will enable the masters who pay the highest rate of wags
to compete on LOOM equal and hirer terms with those Me&
tees who deal in nothing but " slop " goods, end who have
been really the main causes of the inferior social position
hitherto held by operative tailors. This new leg is unani-
mously a,ppTEdd.of by the master-tailors in Liverpool,
Manchester, , Birmingham, and other ism towns,
land the ism ve agreed to give it • fair trial, which will,
we tee* prevent the necessity of • recourse to strikes and
ether eapeadve and aggravating methods of setilingtradi
differences. The new log has, we believe, been for some
time in operation in Liverpool, where it hasi worked, so far,
to the eatiefaetioe of all conoernad.
PROLIFIC CANARIES.—HE. Bennett, landlord of
the Visteria Aims lan, Wilton, is in poesemion of • pear
of eansides whit& hatched and reared nine newts of young
oneshiting of 33 birds, sines April last, and the hen is
now dllfs
lg on four eggs with every chases of encases--
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