The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-12 00:00:00

CRICKET.

SUMIEY v. KENT (Ratruati).
At 20 minutes past 12 yesterday play in this match was
resumed at the Oval, and at the close of the day the score
was as follows :

tiVhhl,,,

.......... ..
net Immo.. mooed ruahl4l2.
Humphrey, e (haver, 1 ',pawn!,
Jupy, b Liperomb
24
Pooley, I> Willebor . . .
Klepticanfici c 1144.10rer,blapeourob
Griffith, b Willober
Mr. C. Calvert, eTroughton, b %%U-
-mber .... . .... . . ... . ... 24 e Ileumaret,b Willeher 3
Briotow. 1 b 44, b %malt ... .... .. 12 Dot out 4
Mr. C. Noble, b Willaber .... .. ... 14
Sewell, runt out H
Pratt, b Willaher 9 b WtHoher 1
fitted, not out ....... .......
b6,lb 3 9 1 b 1

Total 136 Total lO6
K Err.— First Inninss.
Yr. W. W. Rodger, e Pratt, b Ordbth
Remnant, b Street 9
Bennett, b Street
Yr. B. B. Cooper, b Street 46
11r. It A. 'rroughtan c Pratt, b Street
Yr. 0. Y. Kelson, not out 42
Dlr. T. Hilton, b Street
)dr. C. 7. Thornton, b Onlitth 36
W 11147, run out
Carroll, b Bristow 2
Mr. B. Lipscomb, b Street l3
b3,1-b 2,w1 8

T.-44il
SUBSEX v. MIDDLESEX (11.1.-rvam.)
At the Brunswick ground, Brighton, play in this match
was resumed yesterday shortly after noon, and closed at
5.60. Score:

VIDDLYPEI.—Ping Toning&
Mr. Allen, b bcartherton
Mantle, b Lillywkite, c Ellie
Deana.,.
Gre
c Carpeutc?, b Southerton
Mr. C. E
Mr. I. D. Walken, er b
, e
Southerton Iltubberikld, b Lkllywhlte 7O
29
Mr. B. Tounceforte, 1 b w, b tioutherton
Mr. V. E. Walks, c Ma b Rtubberdeld
Mr. A. W. T. Daniel, b wit, b Phillips ....... ...
Mr. T. Wield., b Jame,. Lillywhite
Mr. P. Lee, run out ..
U. Went; not out .
b I, w 3.

l'otal
PAN.

Hr 4 lawnFra. %cowl Inninpv.
Mr. H. Smith, it Allen, bV. E.
_ Walker . ............ . 3 e and b Paunreforte 44

Paine, not out Tr e l'aunoetorte, bV. E.
Walker . . .
Jos. Li.llywhite, bV. E. Walker 2 c Paunoeforte, b
Howitt ... ..... .... 4
kir. C. Carpentry, b Hewitt 9 run out .... ... .. .. H
illarlwood, eI. II Walker, b Hewitt 5 bV. E. Walker
Mr. W. B. Weiettell, b Hewitt
Hearne
Phillip., b Howitt
EISP, c Daniel, 1) V. E. Walker
Mr. H. Prere, e I. D. Walker, b
Hewitt ... ............. .. .....
Southertan, et Allen, bV. E. Walker 1 not out l3
btubbeellekl, a Allen, bV. E. Walker 1 b Hewitt 0
b 2, 1-b 2, ._. 4 1-b 1, mr 201-b 1 - 4

Total

Total

TBE .IPEE.V.V.A LIBEL CASE.

Last evening the jury, who have for several
days been engaged at the Cork wises in the ease of Sir
Joseph M'Kenna, M.P., v. Thomas Masters Usborne,
deliberated for two hours, and then found a verdict for
the defendant on all counts, with sixpence cads. Da-
mages were laid at 20,0001. The alleged libel occurs in
a letter written by Mr. tibborne, a holder of six hundred
shares in the Nationalßank, of which Sir Joseph M'Kenna
is manager. Mr. Usborne wrote to the board of directors
of the bank in these terms of the plaintiff, in July, 1867;
"The name of Mr. M•Kenna, our managing director, still
appears as director in many schemes far more disreputable
(Mr. Usborno had been before making a reference to
the Dublin Trunk Railway)—viz., Peruvian Railway,
Marseilles Land Company, Lundy Granite, and other
companies, the shares of which are at a heavy dis-
count, this fact tending to depress our shares almost to
a famine price. The shareholders and depositors have
recently spoken out their disapprobation upon these son-
nections, aro disastrous to the success of the bank, and
knowing that if the directors desire to regain the loyalty
of shareholders and customers' confidence can only be m-
etered by a prompt correction of these errors. Favour
me by informing me if the directors propose to take action
to eatisfy the minds of anxious shareholders on this par-
ticular subject —Your obedient servant, Thomas
Useoinnt." It was pleaded that this was a privileged
communication. For the plaintiff it was represented
that the letter was not written honestly, or to improve
the position of the bank, or without notice. It was
stated by counsel for Sir Joseph M'Kenna, that Mr. Us-
borne was animated by personal hatred to him, which he
had avowed in other letters ; and that this had arisen from
his having refused Mr. Usborne'e proposition soon after
the commercial panic, that "the value of the bank shared',
in a falling market, should be sustained secretly by means
of the money of the bank"—a propoiation;it was added,
made for the purpose of " securing to himself (Usborne) a
sum of money ho had lent upon the faith of the shares of
the bank, and which, if it had been carried out, would
have rendered all those engaged in it liable to answer for
it at the criminal side of our courts, as for a conspiracy."
Mr. Usborne, it was further stshei, said at the time that
M'Kennaif Sir Joseph did not yield to the proposition, it
would cost him his place. " Sir Joseph replied he did not
care, but that he would not yield to a proposition which,
to put it on the lowest ground, might bring disaster upon
the institution." Counsel observed also that the relations
between Sir Joseph M'Kenna and the several institutions
mentioned in Mr. Usbome's letters had involved the
National Bank in no hies. Amongst the witnesses exa-
mined from time to time were Mr. Levine, secretary of
the London Stock Exchange ; Messrs. James Parrie and
Stewart Gorton, London stockbrokers ; Mr. Dubedat, a
Dublin stockbroker ; Mr. Francis Reynolds, hon. secretary
in the Stock Exchange, Dublin; Dr. MacSwiney, of
Galway; Mr. Harris and Mr. Saunderson, of Dublin; and
Mr. Usborne himself.