The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 14, 1861.

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COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—JAY. 12.
Mittitup in Mo., -(Belon. the Lord Chief Justice, Mr.
Justice Wughtman, Mr. Ju.,tioeerumpturt, sod Mr. Jul-
ia,. HIM)

PiARNT

This was an tionfor libel, tried before ollf r. Justice
Wight:nao at I:oddball, when a verdict pained for the de.
fmdant moo all the issuea.
The defendant, a soldier, in Regent-street, WAS proprietor
of the Sporr.s.ei Life, and the libel complained of appeared
in his paper in the 24th of December, 18.1*. Barry or
bad ash, rt,eil in the Tuns and &Iry Life that he
was about to found a :society for the. Purification of the
Turf, and with a view to the suppression of the practice of
"welching." The defendant's editor, who was a member
of Tattersall'., having bad his attention directed to these
advertisements, purported to have made inquiries of
the police and otherwise reepecting theantendents of Itarry,
the results of which were made public in the Sp.rtisg Life
of December 21. Bury was said to have admitted that he
had bees oosorictedof defraudiog a gentleman from the West
Indies out of a sum of 2,000 f. at cards ; that he was noto-
rious in oonesion with Brown's Patent Parchment Com-
pany • and that he was once accused of anon, his premises
(at !Linsey) being destroyed under suspicious einem-
stauces It was this publication which constituted the
libel complained of. The defendant pleaded justification,
and that the alleged libel was substantially true in fact. As
already stated, he obtained a verdict mon all the imam.
la the tern. following the plaintiff in person moved for and
obtained a rule no, for a new trial upon a variety of
grenade, including a misdirection on the part of the learned
The plaintiff complained that the jury ought to
have hew told that the words " Barry WAS once accused of
arms" meant was accused before a magistrate, and that the
' defendant would not be justified by showing that rumours
were sunset in the neighbourhood that the plaintiff had
eel his Moan on fire. Barry had been paid the amount of
his inneisace, 360'., by the office ; still the learned
judge left it to the jury to say whether the words used by
the defendant were intended to convey that the plaintiff
bad bees accused before a magistrate ; if so they must find
for the plaintiff, but if not then their verdict must be for
the defendant, supposing of, course such a rumour was
proved to have been current in the neighbourhood of Rom-
ney. The jur* by their finding, declared that the writer
of the article in the Sporting Life had only intended to
ouney that it was publicly rumoured that Bony hod eel
his bourse on fire. Their lordships seemed disposed to con-
cur in the plaintiff 's contention that it did not suffice for the
defendant's justification if it was proved that be was awned
unongst hie neighbours of the crime of anon, but eventu-
ally they gave no decision on the point, NI they were of
opinion that the plaintiff was entitled to a new trial on
another ground, namely, that the defendant having pleaded
that the libel was substantially true in fact, evidence ought
to have been produced to show that the charge of arson was
well founded.

Rule absolute accordingly.
The plaintiff in person supported the rule being made
absolute ; ffericant Krry aad Mr. IL James rostra.

MCCIIEQUER CHAMMER.-JAN. 12.
NIITTINGII IN 1111101.

The Lord Chief Justice Cockburn announced that the
judges forming this court would hear cams in error from the
Court of Common Pleas on Friday the Ist, and Saturday
the 2nd of February, and from the Court of Exchequer on
Monday the 4th, and Tuesday the sth of the same month.
There were so errors at present from the Court of Queen's
Bench, but in the event of there being so they would be
taken on Wednesday the tith and Thursday the 7th
of February. If there were no cases from the Court of
()emu's bench, then the latter mentioned days would be
de►oted to any caeca undispood of from the other courts.

to Landau, upon which he went to the station and waited
till be arrived, when he brought him to Miwsr. King', in a
tab, and he was given into custody. He then handed over
a cheque for 52/., which he had that day received from a
kastomer, hut he did not account for the other aniouuts he
had received, in all about 50i.

A gentlen—ian named Ellsm, of 213, Piccadilly, saddler and
whip manufacturer, then stated that on the 17th July last
he engaged the prisoner to travel for him, and be was to
pay bun by a commission. He gave him a number of gold
said silver mounted whips, to the amount of 3001. or 4CiOl.
as samples. The prisoner bad not been back since, and had
detained whips to the value of 50/., besides collecting
money to the amount of rog. more, which he hail never ac-
counted for up to that time.
The prisoner was then remanded in order that witnesses
might be brought from the country to prove the payment
to the prisoner.
Mr. Woutner now stated that he had a number of cases
against the prisoner • but he would not go into them all as
it would incur too great an expense to bring so many wit-
nesses from the country. He would just mention one or
two, and is-gin with Mr. Ford, of the Poultry, shirt maker„
whose money the prisoner embezzled to the amount of
4/. 18s. lid, He had also been in the employ of Mr. Braun, of
Bury-court St. Mary Axe, and received money to the
amount of SW., for which he had never accounted. Ile hail
got money on account of Mr. Johnson, engraver, Castle-
street, Holborn, to the amount of SW. ; Mr. Joshua Fryer,
7, Haymarket, shirt maker, to the amount of 1001. ; Mows-
Halstead, earlMle, 10/. ; Messrs. Blake, ofdlasgow, 1001.
Messrs. Redding and Turner, of Redditch, 27/. He had
another case against the prisoner of a totally different cha.
racier, being on of larceny.
He then called Mr. South, brewer, of Great Haywood,
Staffordshire, who Nth' that he paid the prisoner 271. 134.4 d.
on 27th October, on account of Mews. Leg, and produced
a receipt which the prisoner gays kiln at the time.
Mr. J. Dutton, manager to Maven. Walker and Wright,
Chester, wine and spirit merchants, said that on the Stir
Dec. be paid the prisoner 4/. 7s. on account of Messrs.
King, and produced the primmer's receipt
Mr. Buller stated that it was the prisoner's duty to receive
amennta, and to account to him for the same, and he had
DeLitecomated for either of the abovenientioaed.

Mr. !Slam stated that ►e wrote to the prisoner for the
sampler of whip', and received the two cases, in which they
were moored from his premises, but ow case was minus
about WC worth, which the preroner said he could not ac•
count for.

Mr. Tomkin, 15, John-street, Bristol, deposed that, on
Nov. 2, 1857, lie paid the prisoner 41. 16s. 6d. on account of
Mr. Feed, Poultry, shirtmaker, and also produced the pri-
soner's receipt for the same.
Yr. Richard Ford stated that, in Sept., 1857, theprisoner
entered into an agreement to solicit ordain for him, and he
pre him some shirts as samples. Hs got one order from
Kr. Temkin, of Bristol, to the amount of 4/. 16.. 6d., which
BIM he had received, and had not accounted for, and he
()Ir. Ford) had neither seen the prisoner nor his samples
since.

R. Sivier said he was a commercial traveller, and
made acquaintance with the prisoner on one of his journeys.
On the lst of April the prisoner accompanied him to Bristol,
where he (witness) was taken very ill, and from that time
up to the 29th April lost his sight. The prisoner left
Bristol, and returned in about • fortnight after,
when he visited him in his bedroom. When be
got well he discovered that his gold watch and
chain worth 211., and a gold snuff-box, which were in hisroom
when be was taken ill, were missing. He made inquiries,
and was told by the chambermaid that, perhaps, the pri-
mmer knew something about them. He afterwards discovered
that the prisoner had been to his ledger, which was also in
the room, taken all the names of his customers out, called
on them and received various sums of money from them to
the amount of 50/. lie wrote to the prisoner, and received
a reply, in which he acknowledged having the watch and
chain, and box, and receiving the money, and stated that
he would forward the watch and chain to him, and M a
day or two he would send him the money, am he expected to
effect a sale to the amount of 1001,—t6t things had all
one wrong with him or he would have sent it before. He
sad not sent the watch and chain or the money up to the
mama% time, although he had made innumerable promises
by letter.
Smart, detective, stated that be took the prisoner into
cuetedy, and found on him several duplicates, amongst
which were three relating to the watch and chain and
snuff-box. _

The mutf•boa was pledged at Mr. Attenborough's, and
his assistant produced the corresponding duplicate, and said
it was pledged in the name of Tite, but he could not swear
if the prisoner was the man, although he had seen him in
the shop.
The prisoner, who said he was not guilty, was then com-
mitted for trial on each of the four charges, bail being
refused.

Mr. Martin, barrister, made an application to the Lord
Mayor on behalf of Messrs. Redfern, Alexander, and Co.,
of Great Winchesterbtreet lie said that within the last
few months another firm had started in the rose names,
but called themselves Alexander Redfern, and, he believed,
represented themselves as the old firm, by which they were
put to great inconvenience, as numbers of letters were con-
tinually sent there, and one or two letters of the greatest
importance had been kept more than a week before they
were given np to his clients, and he had reason to believe
that they still had some letters in their possession, and ap-
plied for a summons to compel them to give them up, if
they had say.
The Lard Mayor asked Mr. Martin if he was sure the
parties Lad any letters in their possession at the present
tune ?
Mr. Martin meld he was not Imre.

The Lord Mayor said be maid not grant a summons antler
those circumstances, but he thought if the case was made
public it would have the &mired effect.
During the last few days the Lord Mayor has been busily
segaged, aided by Mr. Goodman, chief clerk, attending to a
peat number of applicants who, in consequence of the
unusual severity of the weather, have locked to this court
for casual relief. As many as 200 letters have been addressed
to his lordship in the course of the past week. This will
give some idea of the want and privation caused among the
lower classes by the continued frost. After strict inquiries
had been made as to the truth of their different stories, the
following numbers have been relieved :--On Saturday, 19 ;
on Mouday, 62 ; on Tuesday, 40; on Wedneelay, 93, more
or less according to their neccesifics. Many of them were
poor widows with numerous families. Fortunately, owing
to the pnerosity of the public, the funds placid in his
lordships hands for the relief of the poor are at present
adequate to such an unusually large demand.
The following amounts were received for the poor-boa :
K. and S., 101. 10e. ; Clark and Lye, 5/. ; T. Y. sad 8.,
Si. ss. ; Smith, Papse and Smith, 10L • E. 8.,
10s. ;Q. W. H., 2s. ;A. G. G., 3L ; PthatasossaereLdntii
Bank of &stied, 2s. &L ; British Game of
2/. ; Ent hi of Cook, Son, and Ce., fee ask=
Sunday, 11. ; .E. L G., JO,

THIKITICCONTLICT 1111SZ A Troanca.—On Friday
morning, whilst Maceores was
_going through his perform-
ance with the Beephisses, at Mender's Menegerie, Sha
brow, Liverpool, a liven autight hia hand in her mouth.
Never ware cooleaw and nerve displayed to greeter per-
fection by lay man than were shown by Maroon, at this
juncture, for, planting hie has. in the small of the tigress's
back, and pressing her nerd the bars of the cage, then
sensing her lower jaw with the right hand, he held her
powerless to du more than retain the left hand in her
mouth. So cool wee Macoomo in this trying position
that lookers on thought it pert of his performance ; but
when Maceomo called to one of the keepers "She has
got my hand fast in her mouth ; get a bard hot iron,"
the truth of his dangerous position Bashed through
the minds of those present, and created the greatest
excitement—one lady fainting away, others running from
the painful sight. Four or five minutes elapsed before the
iron was reedy, during which time lifeccomo stood am • piece
of statuary not • quiver of lip to show the pain he was
enduring. When ready, the hot iron ass applied quickly
and surely by oue of the keepers to one of the large teeth
in the upper jaw, and, as though she had been electrified,
her mouth sprang °pee. Macoomo, quick as lightning, drew
of his hand away, caught bold a thick stick, struck the
treacherous animal terrific blow on the skull,brought her
down, and forced her to finish her performers Wore he
left the stage. When hisecomo came out of the rage, his
bleeding hand testified to the frightful struggle which had
been going on between man and beast. One gentleman
present gave Hereon» !Os. r a mark of appreciation of the
cool courage displayed. We robot avoid expressing our
dislike to see cool and daring men placed hourly in suck a
position as must at last, in all probability, terminate fatally.
—Lirerpoof Mercury.
DEATH or A CILLEIRATED CRICILITER.—We regret
to announce the death of William Hillyer, the celebrated
cricketer, which took place on the Bth rd., at Maidstone.
He wee in his 47th year, and was one el the best bowlers
that England ever prodUced. During Ids career, and that
of the late veteran Lillywhita, they achieved many a
victory ter the Marylsboas Club, as •• given" bowlers.
THE WEATHig AND TIM I•ll.lL9.—The fair which
was announced to take place Utley on the Serpentine, in
Hyde-park, has been fur the preeent postponed. The
various footpaths in the royal parks were yesterday ankle.
deep in mud, owing to the accumulation of melted snow,
which bad male the ground as soft and poppy as if the rain
bad been falling in torrents for a week. Notwithstanding
the rimers quantity of water upon the surface of the ice
is the parka several persons were foolhardy enough to try
to get ere the partially frown surface, and had it not
been for the praiseworthy exertions of the Royal Humane
Society's men under the direction of Mr. Young, the
secretary, and Mr. Superintendent William, in warning
the people off, no doubt a fearful loss of life would have
occarrecL_

fin OUTWARD BDMRAT MAID.—SOUTHAWPTON,
Jas. 11—The Peninsular sad °ranted Oompany's steamer
Elora, Captain Jay, sailed 'hence to- day with the mails
for the Mediterranean. Egypt, Ades, Bombay, Le. She
took out fld pamsomt including Dr. Leaman, Licuts.
Burnes, Scott, Bain , and Patridge ; Colooel Pays,
and Capt Blows. The lora also took oo freight, specie,
1,432 boxes, value ni3OCGI., for Bombay. of which
37:0271. was bar silver ; 11,0101. bar gold ; WO.
sovereigns ; and 1,519 f. Jewellery ; likewise a full cargo.
THE RED SLt CAILL—Tbe differences lately
existing betimes the Red Sea Telegraph Company and
Mears. Newell and Co., the contractors, in respect to the
alleged faulty condition of the cable, have been amicably
aboard, and measures will ba taken soon to replan the is.
Awed cable in the Red Sea —Lemeka and Mu.* 7elevrapi.

THE MURDER NEAR BRISTOL.

(From the Western Daily Prue.)
Thu two brother., Charles nod Matthew Wed-
more, who have been apprehended on the shares of having
committed this horrible crime, we. at an esrlylour yester-
day morning handcuffed and removed from the Clifton
police•station, where they had been detained for the night,
in a nth, to the Bourton police•station. On their arrival
at Bourton they were brought before Mr. Mordaunt, the
magistrate who took George Waterman's depositions on
the previous day ; but no evidence was taken, and they
were sent on without any delay to Dundry, to be confronted
with the old mat, and await the coroner's inquest. They
were led into the cottage,and to the bedside of the old man,
who, without the slightest hesitation, identified bothof them
es being the men who committed the offence. To this they
made no reply. They were detained in the room whilst
the old man repeated his evidence (with additional facto)
upon oath, and on no occasion did either of the prisoners
make any remarks. They were also taken before the
coroner at the inquest. Their appearance war similar to
what it was on the preceding night. Their faces were
dirty, as if from coal dust, their hair apparently uncombed,
and frequently in the course of the inquiry they were seen
to whisper to each other, smile, and conduct themselves as
though they were arraigned on the most trivial charge.
The prisoners will undergo an examination before the me.
gist/atm on Monday.