The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
Sittinp i Banco.—(Refute Lord Chief Justice Cockburn,
nail Justime Wigkunan, Crompton, and Blackburn.)

•
Wen C. IlarEss.--cIUtiLNAL IsrogesiloN.
Sir T. Kelly mid he was imtructed to move for a cri-
minal ieforreatime against Mr. Win. Rawden Harem by
moon of certain scandalous and defamatory matters pub-
balled by him coseeraing Mr. Thomas L'E.trange Ewen,
and certain other justices of Ere:, imputing to them
corruptioe in their once. The matter involved • question
as which the law was uncertain and unsatisfactory, In=
whether a information or indictment tail for
spoken by one magistrate of another, directly charging him
with corruption, under circumstance, in which the words
were spoken with the knowlalge sal intent that they
!should be afterwards printed and published. The appli-
cation was made, not only on behalf of all the magistrates
to whom the charge could apply, but aim on the part of
Mr. Howard, who hail beet. clerk to the megiatrates for 25
years. Mr. Haves, was appointed a magistrate ter the
county in 1057, and wee one of a board of the
who assembled weekly in petty Sell• 14111 at
Mr. Ewass acted as chairman, sal previous to that Om.
for • period of 25 yeara,everything went on at those meelenta
barnemiossely. Nu appeal was ever made spinet their
&rimless, ear any complaint stalest *de aim
duct. However, soon after the attendant* el Mbr.
Haves% arcumetaacen occurred which were sea
to the magistrates, and ieterfered seriously with TM
misistfttios 11.4itiP. to the 10th of November. Mk
Mr. Eaves and Mr. Goes appealed 11 (Moak to esseinie
se adjoureed nun winch they bad previoemly part Weed.
in order that it might be etas ined of before the
amber ournameneel at 12. The whole evidence had
beard before Mr. Haves. arrived; but be requested ene
the witsemen to be recalled. The beach deeided
him. sad the prisoner was emenseittel for trial. Mr. LP.t
this pet oa be bat and walked out of the eon&
Oa • subeequeet COON•isal Mr. Haves, 1•1•1111 •
dimemnies epos the matter, aad Ia the coarse
ed it be mid the peesesdiseps of the magletrates ware
Impale& sad semed Mr. thee of being a coward,
and of his ended being lames& The ellne magistrates
re the Pith el Disember hat, priended a unnerisi to the
Loud Obansellsw, 'Wig the whole eireemetesess, bet bin
lordship deshned te Welders Os the 13% of Febeery,
after iles used Winos of the day had bean gone
Hr. Haw& la rian sense of a motion
for tbe disabled of Mr. Howar 'ld, the dark, apa!asi whom
b. weaved to have a parteraler antipathy, said. •I am sot
afraid that anything the clerk mays or writes will lower the
estimate,* in which las held in this musty. can afford
to laugh at ht. m01e..,; bet there is stall Tours belumi
It is as awful dome I have to make, and one
fess which eves the boldest man might shrink,
bet duty moo ass ea, and the time has come
when I most make it. There bas been a corrupt adminis-
tratiee Make in this court for several years past." There
wove rupporten for the lead newepapers present, and this
imputation epos the megistrates was published by them
to the world. The learned counsel said be had the
of kLvia of nearly all the magistrate*, and of
Mr Howard, showing that there was no ground
whatever for that accusation, and under these
eircummaaces, be trusted their lordships would grant his
appbcatina.
The Lord Chief Justice—Von may take a rale.
Kale mated.
TO nowt r. BOTIOL-11MAIJIT ELUTION.
This vas a for bribery at the election fee
, in the defeadaat had bees convenes&
• arse, which was subsequently argued i.IW
exert at cossidenble length, as to whether • wiener Ise
Claeempeffed to answer • gustier which be
w es the ground that he might by
arbeinate himself. be having previously been
hag pardon by the crown. It was agreed by the seeneel is
bath sides that if the court thought the witness's pelves.
usomailesd, notwithstanding he had received • royal pude%
c soils
Lord Chief Justice now eye judgment in the ease.
The wart, he said, was of opinion that to hold that the
remote and improbable danger to the witness ef as
Mepeaehmeet by the House of Commons was snarling be
=in in
nithiticu Oftni evidencew
csMb:httch wreitennna4bAa
salutary
into a meats of abase. The presidiegjedge was
to Mesa on the witness asses* the ciaretion, and
the law °Meets of the crown ought ant, thersiere, to be
called opal to enter a oolle pressqui.
Judgment for the crown.