The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-10 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE

TillS DAY.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
811TTKIII •T NISI PAWS AT 61.31.1,11it.1.7h

•!111 • C 0113.014 •LAT.
PARKINSON V. PRESIIPIALD —ACTION AGAIS4I
In this cue the plaintiff had o- mined a setd,et,
person called Moore in an avian of a.ouule,
being 201., and the costs of the plaintiff Gil., a,d
action wee brought against the blunt!'
n glect of du'y in not arresting
fendant entered upon hie office of steriff is 1,, .
the meant year, and • lash warrant (it,t,
been one obtained before) was issued .
of March, and put int) the hands of s,,
rifre officer, who retained it until the 15. h
when the sheriff was ruled to make a warn, •
tinily returned non est inventus. On the I
month notice we) given to the plaintiffs ~
would issue a fresh warrant the man might be. !41,
however, was net done, and the prima actin,, .•••
It appeared that Moore was laing at it gu•rt
a wharf belonging to his father, and earth
newel were called (amongst them r•mie
the Tomes police) to show that during th, C
March Moore was constent,y et the what!,
not keep out of the way, and might ere lj hir:
rested.
The learned judge told the jury that there no, ~,,
of the plaintiff having sustained any r, „,,
as there was no reason to believe that lidow.'t
were not as good on the 181 en on the 14to `.l
a fresh warrant might have been issued. A' •,.
there was but little doubt that the MR :.71;•'1
tatted upon the warrant which was phico,l
Seal, if due diligence had been used.—Verditt
tiff. Damage,,

POLICE INTELLIGEXC
THIS DAY.

BOW-STREET.
ST•111130.—Fl. Mc Car* was ch.rgel wi
J. Clarke. _ _
. _

The wounded man was unable to aitvci
of the injuries he had reneivetl..

About. two o'clock this morning the per.
eating and lodging house, No. 12, Great L
Weis, a common resort for MeDdiC4ll, and
prisoner, who appeared to be intotic,:i I,
troublesome, and used offensive 1,-c,
who resides in the house, desired him to d• s•
if he did not do so he should turn him oat."
became worse, and was ejected from tke
commenced pulling down the shutters,
came out he drew a clasp knife from lot
him a violent blow with the blade upor. Ito t
of the lodgers came to Clarke 's assistance,
in the mouth. Clark bled most profile iy, 3n
to King's College Hospital, and is now v,,
condition.
Mr. Jardine remanded the prisoner for a weii
MAHLI3OII.OI.:OII.STILLE r
SINGULAR APPLICATION.—TuR .
A gentleman, whit did not give his ssn.e,
Bingham for advice under the following ci7cur.b
Applicant stated that this morning, hi:erica t .
to be a lecture delivered at the 'nitwit, Chem:,
etreet,ke went there and took hisses* in the g :i‘
service commenced he was astonished to
it was conducted with all the forms
worship, the priest, and attsndarva i•
in robes precisely similar to those wet,
Oldie clergy. Applicant had not been revel.
elutes when one of the attendants same up anit
he was a member of the chapel, and on his rtp.‘,..
attritive he was requested to leave the
he declined to do, on the pomade r.it
a public place of worship, and as sun
...to to he there es any other pi
young man, in a surplice, then time, and Esists
on applicant's sem, intimated that it he
once, !ores sivitild be used to eject him. Kith,'
the congregation be loft the place at once. A,pl
wished to know whether they were justified in actie
tad done, and what Le had better do in the matter.
Mr. Hingham (to applicant) t Late no jui
in the matter. An Mummy is the person Ton ongai
to. If you can prove that the perform beloneini
chapel committed a trespan in laying their hands
the County Court will afford you a remedy.
The applicant, who appeared astonished that
trate bad no jurisdiction in the case, bowed his a
left the court.

SOUTHWARK.

SCENE IN TItI Ci.re,
ably dressed young man, wee charged evil ereo
turbine* in the Surrey Theatre, by eiciting
against the Pope and the Bishops of Suter e,
H. Peckham, constable, of t►e Suney at,.
shortly before the performances commenced I ‘it v
sew the prisoner in the slip-gallery, at the rott.... h
the gallery, addressing the audience on the to,
aggression. Ile teemed much excited, sad u.• ds.
g uses against the Pope, the Bishops of Oxford ~•i
tat. Pasejites. Witness took no suttee of bin tor,
thinking that he would theist, lie, howevrr, wen
his address, and concluded by calling on ties
stand up sod sing the National Anthem.
began, and many in the pit sad foliar
and prevented the performance CDIEmetIC..i
singing, the prisoner nearly fell over the rsi•ir.r'.
not witness seised held of him, he must have
pit. lie then found that he was nada the itiltaer.
and, having considerable property about biro, L,
up in the station-house.
Mr. a'llickett cautioned the prisoner as to
duct, and fined him de. for being drunk, at th
ordering him to enter Into his recognisancts to
peace.

COUNTY COUSTS.—An abstract of ?elm
for by Mr. Cornewall Lewis, and crdered by :hi
Commons to be printed on the 15th of Ampuil
county courts' established throughout itothoil
under the act 9 & 10 Viet., c. 95, of the judges at
judges, clerks and high bailiffs, and deputy or ur.d
and showing the amount of time devoted by each ,
the business of their cffice, their fees end duel
theraont for the year commencing the lit of Jim
ending the 31st of D'cember, 1843, ham jot bvea ti
Of the 60 circuit courts the poges at in person 7,
In 31 of the courts the duty was perkvaied by
657 days. Amount of reasunerstira petit by
deputy judge., 9691. 13s. 24. Ones amount of
ceived by the clerks, 70,3701. 149. Arno'
buraements for remuneration of deputy or mist,
and for other expenses, 34,2671. 161. Gross amo
received by the high bailiff., 62,2471. Ili. 101
disbursements for remuneration of araletant or on,
and for other expense., 29,8561. 16s. 104.
Oi
amount of fees received by clerks and be
122,6181. 7s.

NEW STEAII.BDIPS.—The eminent firm o
Richardson, Brothers, and Co., who bare lots t
Philadelphia trade, have just laid down three
ship, two in America and one on the Clyde, to I
junction with the City of Glasgow, which vessel
just purchased and purpose despatching to-man
pioneer of the fleet, to the chief city of the mat
state in the union. She ie commanded by Captain
late of the Great Western. The second of the b
called tbe City of Philadelphia. To New York
shortly be a number of screw liners started.
Eldridge may. be shortly expected with one; she
the Great Britain, and is ma cted, as our Yinl
say, to do great things." Captain Stotesbury
be placed in commend of a fine i.crew•steame
American trade. Captain Britton, late of the C(
proceeds from England by the mail to lay do at
America, the engines of which are to be built
ii
Within a few weeks we shall have not less the
trading to the Mediterranean and Egypt, to,
are now completing. In fact so much entermi
being shown, that we may shortly expect to set
steam to every port in America, but to every pled
England's trade can be cultivated.
A SMACK RUN DOWN IN THE CLYDE.-
sion, attended with fatal remits, occurred ot
evening, between a steamer and a smaa flthat
the a little below Renfrew. It typeara
the Agnes of Loohgair, which had as a crew t
both named Muir, was proceeding down the ri
night in question,about, half pest 6 o'clock ; theft
the mouth of the Cart, where it empties itsei
Clyde, and here were made aware of the rapid e
'steamer. The night was quite
_dark, and
surviving man who was on board the Ado*, it It
thm
the bows and held up in his arms a light, t
steamer of their vicinity. Whether this had be
not, the survivor cannot say; but within a few
their flint descrying the vessel, the smack was sc
bows, and sent to the bottom. Fortunately, one 0.
on rising to the sue face, caught hold of • frsgaio
wreck, on which he supported himself till the r
of the steamer was lowered to his assistance.
current was running at the time, which is supper:
carried away the other man, as he was never obeer
to the surface. In the meantime, the smack I." 0
a few yards from the south bank, in such a poeiti,
what to impede the navigation.

FATAL FIGHT.—On Friday wrist a fight
et Newcastle, between two men, and malted in t
one of them. It. Johnson, together with his wife,
and H. Oliver, were drinking it Mr. Young's.
public-house, until a late hour in the evening.
Mr-past 11 o'clock they left to go home, and the i
It s said was tipsy, quarrelled with her hurbani
afterwards Bagles took mime liberties with her,
t
her husband interfered, and a quarrel earned
two sew, and blows were attack on toth sides,
baytair two rounds, Johnson fell toes ground. A
b 3 oellected, and Oliver, the man who
thw paldis-kons• with them, and several other 1,.
dasay saw Niglio kick Johnson several times
'wad whUst lying on the ground. Shoats were the
fee the police, and a constable proceeded to the n
!pothe
getsdig through the crowd found Johnson o
isipmently lifelees. Two other °Boers then cams
• ton was taken to the Infirmity, but befo re OW
that place he was quite dead. Bulb was slier some
appreheadad on the charge of having killed Jelum,,,
he deeded it, and said that ha had boa himself I,
by Johan&