The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-31 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

ROME CIRCUT.—MAIDSTONE, JULY 30.
The commission for the county of Kent was opened on Mon-
day, and this morning both courts proceeded to bestows, the
L'.rd Chief Baron presidingon the civil side, and Mr. Justice
Erie in the crown court. There us: 23 canoes entered for
trial, only two of which are special jury caws, sad several of
the comma juries are undefended. Oath, crown side there
are .56 prisoaen for trial, and malty of the offences with
which they are charged are of a serious character.
-- - Caows Cotner.

Mr. Justice Erle, in tieconr;;;Chis address to the grand
jury, called their attention to the fact that in several of the
depositions that had been returned the magistrates bad
omitted to append the answen given by the sceuvid parties,
upon their final committal, to the charge made against theta;
and he observed that it was very important for the due ad.
ministration of justice to know whether the defence that wes
set up on the trial woe merely provided foe the oecasioo, or
whether the prisoner had told the sane story before the
lassie:rate. His lordship also expressed Me satisfaction at
the prowling, of the committee of magistrates of the
nenitty in refugees to the enormously isateased moist
of ea Wetland in criminal tions by
uagasY/rd and improper ponces taking upon them-
selves Is isitrset counsel, sad modest prosecutless is
trilling lONS, by whisk proceeding a very heavy swum was
imam*, sod he said that In future, when so attorney had
bees up to the time of the trial, now I/raid be
at dist stage of the proceeding, @seep% with the
Zieili; of the stork of assize, and la sash mem as he easel.
dared required the assistance of otouteel ears would be
taken that gasper and competent pintas were mimed to
condos% link saes, and be had no doubt that, by this
arrangesneat, the inimical justice of the eountry would be
administered in a mach more satisfactory mousy.
PiLICRY IN • COUNTY COIIIT.

Charles AU;;;ainittiasa4 iaiiiiiiiiiiiiii for a atiada-

MOlllOl/I'.
This ease stood over from the last amine. The Wads-
meanour imputed to the defendant was that upon aft=
of a plaint in the Wen Kent County Court at
before Mr. liminess*, the judge of that court, be had com-
mitted wilful and corrupt paler,. It appeared that in
Meember last a plaint was preferred by • versos mated
Emus spinet a solicitor named Thompson, living at
Wd-
st near Dartford, to recover • tan of 21. 18s. for
damage done to • pony chaise, and wording, to the ease
that wisest up for the plaintiff epee that mension, he and
a friend, named Staples, were driving en do read Wanes
Dartford and Wilmington at a slow peas, whom, at a narrow
plan, they heard the mound of • re under rapidly be-
hind them, and pulled on on. aide as inch as was possible
to give all the room they could, but the rubble, whisk
turned eat to be • beoughaa, belonging to Mr. Thompson,
mad which wea driven by his coachman, ran against their
chaise, brake both the shafts, and Mr. Evans and hie Mend
were thrown out with great violence, but, fortnnatisly, did
not receive an mama lajtury. It appeared that after
Mr. Irmo and his Mend had beta ammisoi, the
defeadaat was tailed es a witness Mr Mr. Themjmen
and he then swore positively that the bronghan did no;
touch thu pomp chaise, but that the latter Gant into a
meter-table, sail that this was the means of breaking the
shafts and soft the &asap. The learned ledge et the
County One% attar heating the whole of the ease, events.
ally decided in Irma, of the claim, sad it was lasierneed
that it was made, his authority that premed woes sows.
qusatly taken erbst the delendsat for having wilfully riven
kft, ad wpm the mutt* retort to. The petheijeal
'r
I„ides., n semen of the charge was that Burn bey Mr.
Ivan sad Mt. Staples, sad they repeated their aim

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statestwols as le the massy is *bib the mildest teak
aims. ..d it wee she esigeseni dist the At m aim Mies-
bat is mak* forward as he is wes se serve Ilaysee, tise
ass whe drove the bresibees, sad provost biw frost
Wisp hie ?Me by sherries list be was sot to lime is be
trametion.
Mr. Hon" Is We slims to **Jury for the defame, re-
bladed them that before they emit envies the dedeadent,
they Rust be added that be bad wilfully sworn what be
base sib. said alter eenumetbi upon the immobility
opme petalled with beam' se whisk piety was
la Os eight is time bowing dens MN, be steed that the
delbsdewl *On bowe bees Melbas Is be view be took of
lb smeller, and the he wee nee setwolod by way wraps
sail he said delif they entombed this oplaisa they
would h. peries_tly *bled la login be was sot rosy.
lb. Jobs Erie lambi maned q, be jury marred s
reviles is beifty.--liestesse was blamed.
The Lord Chief Beres dimmed of several sesames jury
main is tie Niel Prise Cmt, bur seas of boos wens et my
interest to the public

THE POLICE COURTS.
_. MANSION ROUSE. _ _

F01011117.—Dir;slit;;;t4,11; Ore envie& pensioner
who was a few dare age Aimed with having forged
drafts nyon Sir John Labbari wad Co. to the sane of
MIN Sarah Hawes, the atm et Mr. ilesjimin Hawse, sea.,
woo br•vlst up to be reavaitted for trial on Monday.
The faMteiag was added le the depositions taken at the
lief examination

Cisolee CaWien—l have knew* the rimer well op.
wads of 16 years. He wee a fellow servant of Wet at
Messrs. Hawes's, at Lambeth, for several years. I have
men him write, and I believe the writing I. the drafts sad
other trepan produced to be his.
The prisoner banded is • paper to Aldermen Gibbs, which
the alderease desired should be read in the publis room.
The Wowing facts were stated is it: "Upwards of 60
years had elapsed since he first went to sea, and the test
engagement in which be had fought was that in which Sir
Relph Abercrombie had lost his life. In the neat in which
be mimed, whist' Ina in 1803, he received several hard
Intake about the heed, from which, particularly now that
he was advanced fa years, he suffered severely. lie wee se
board the Victory at Trafalgar when lord Nelson fa, and
was wommied close to the heron the quarter-deck; and In
1807 ho woe in Gaeta, in Italy, when the Frauds army
stormed the tom, and was there wounded slightly la fess
please. " I was scat," said the old man " with Sir Sennt-1
Hord to take Madeira, in which we suoiseded, sad was en-
gaged of Guadeloupe with two frigates and ism Wades,
nine apes one ehip feel beers sad 40 minutes. On eosin
home to Raglaad 1 wee sent en bawd the Weather (74), end
was ens of the Ant mm to beard the Danish gm-beats that
our ship destroyed by flee under the batteries of Columba-
gen. In miming to England our ship was lost with 600 MU
an her, sad I hod to swim three mike, and was three hours
and three elegem in thew before. I got to Cempordown, I
was made a primmer of war sad sent to Frame. when I
remained marly Isar years, in Valenciennes half starved.
end whew *enema were la lull retreat Ir'om Moscow we
were awaked 000 miles I. that dreadfal winter, through
(rest and mew. My lord, I never was in any prism is my
life for any arise till new, end I hope some Moults per-
son will save me and my poor daughter, who will ear-
lately perish if anything is done to me No that I shall loos
Greenveish Hospital, and I trust that Mr. Hawes will give
me a character from the year 1816 6111860.
Alderman Gibbs told Um prisoner that he mast make his
statemeat to the jury, sad committed him for trial.
SOUTH WARE.

A Curnote TO Lovonro-trove. Richard
Rapti was charged with brine conumed with another
man (not in cutodyi la obtaining various nun from several
peruse resident in this district by the following stratagem :
—The system adopted by the prisoner and hie suspected asap
date to defraud • class of persons keening lodging houses
was generally attended with reasem. It appeared that on
Friday last • well-dressed maa called at the house of a Mrs.
Peacock, sear Trinity-equate, represented his name to be
Captais Freeman, reendyarrived from abroad, sad that be
was in want oflodgisp. Be then inspected the apartments,
and said they would suit him, sad that he should
go and wend is his luggage. Before, however,
he quitted the house he suntlorted that he should
send I. some stationary articles, and at the same
time he drew oat of his pocket a purse, frost which he took
what sensed to be • 2W. note, and asked her U she would
let hits have cheap, and that he would hew the mosey to
pay for the panel. The complaisant arneeniti that she
could net comply with the request, upon whisk " Captain
Freesias " said, " Thee you can pay the neeesenger, who
arid bring the etationery, sad alp my luggage from on board
the stescapacket, and I shall repay you again." She at once
arrested to the propeettios, and the " captain " walked out,
saying that he should return to his lodging as soos as he
arranged some little matters of badness.- Sum time after
his departure the prisoner called and inquired U Carrie
Freemen Uved there, and the answer betas in the affirmative,
he then said that he had • small parcel for him, which he
had ordered to be seat there, and that it would come to
4e. 6d. The complainant, entertaining no suspicion
as to the character of her new lodger, pail the money
and took in the panel, and the prisoner departed
Neither " Captain Freeman, " however, nor his
luggage bevies made their appearance at the stipu.
hated time, the complainant became rather uneuy,
and at length decided upon opening the parcel which the
prisoner was paid for, and found it to contain only • few
sheets of writing paper, together with throe peas, the value
of which only amounted to a few pence It is unnecessary to
mention that " Captain Freeman" mark his appearance
at the house afterwards, bet information having been
given of the eiresuritaeme attending the transaction at the
station house inquiries wen set on foot, the result of
which war a diseovery that the prisoner, in majunctlen with
the " Capt. Freeman " referred to, had euneded in obtain-
um. Ileums of money from • great number of lodging
house keepers by similar means to those employed in the cam
of Mn. Peacock, who was completely thrown off her guard
by the nierices manner and appearance of the " Captain," a
description of whom has bun given to the polite, and, aside
can was deemed incomplete without his present* also, the
prisoner was remanded la order to give an opportunity for
the apprehension of his associate.

Ursa »twain tato awn, Mr. Mottos siK4llolllllst Imp
hod said sport= la the lard. Ito ftuilr 1110111111‘ brim*.
sad mos Kr. Wardell to malsolutto a trades borso
tor a lisle amino* : he mid It mars kr tits asks or Kr. Chow
skarn lb. arm

• Mr.or;iiMid lig was sot 14 all afraid.
111 r. Wardell Muskeg the magistrate for his kind sums.
doss, welsh haulitald ha would gin SITiOUS Satlitkii to.
TM patios left the court.

Froii, the LONDON GAZETTB.-21waday, Ally 30.
_ _ PAIII/Nnit

Mir a= Thaitelf" 11.11144.1a5ky. to isiTeedur Aug.&
and Mgt. 7, at 111, at , Carlow ana Ha
PMessalamobers. St. Jammeidwast; s& sielg.,
ahmators.
Dana Canaan Wasik Ira, saddler, Aug. II sad Sept.
116•1 OWL iseren, BroadettreaL Cay,
and Whibmglon OMNI% ; sa erg, Halts% hated.
GALS riaNtarap.thellell. doper. Avg. 7, at 2. and bat. f„ at I. at
:=ws .11M, Jame, Niao.'mas; at rig., ,Pataell„
Tacoma Taweascala. Priimappisse, Old Last-road, Sunny, tailor,
A. at Mid Sgt. 7, at 2, at Bawbashall.sholL Poor&
0411maistrost; al. Nets., Pasimi,
ehamhsts.
Thomas Tlalwrr som ,
awl Awsrtt.l.4,
w Ilagt. 7, at at Eadsgbelhagest. A lesta
afar and Boa, Nor.
I wish Ch=l6.4isabirs.
JOIRIMAII 011abO11111114 gram Avg. I, MAI,
I end bet 11, at 1, st 'l'l ass oh., Lamb,.
KusViowl Paelsiew and Degnie4 Ilowsmestapsa.Tyne ;
,Neweeilleapernee.
lait, cot Cud,llemomtedir& saWr, Ash, 7, st H. and
mkt& 4, at 10at lisle Olart. Yi. Mialawa nod &yam, Yeovil,
sal (asdaq Easter; at swig. Seremehhatzetse.
Wnstaw Wawa,
at mad Prespad.pom Wiml4beamt at =matu.earreg,.
begeee. Av. le, bp. & at
SAL, WMMtssa sad Co, Nishabsgems Losatezdwtrcet; at
b
Canamt Ilbalda-baa.
SOLAILIITIONI OP DIVIDEND&
COWLIS. Oasis, sad WIIIDX•11, Saafteadary sad Sallabury.
bauters—Fladlv. of d. Aug. I, and the rubaquent TLuraday,
at ramasfeld'e, es t.
CHAALS• Canderas, Vaaahall.walk sad BrowLetrut, Lambeth, tim.
bar merchant-Ist dlr. of Oa. id., any Wednesday, at Whitmore's,
Ilaslogball.stroat.
%Tawas Drum, Ilsadwator, hcamoogor, lit div. of b. Id., July
30, and any sabasquat Tomb% at Hoban's, Manchester.
SmsuaL Gamow, Tort, loaksepar-Ist dlr. of b. dd., July 31, and
say subsegamt day: at Tsang% Lads.
ROAM &um, PraWas, lememshbo, hatter-Ist dlr. of la, July 30,
and any sabacquest Tuesday, at Hobos's, Manchester.
Lamas WRITS, Moran aims sad Sunderland, merchant-Ist dlr.
of tld., Aug. asal say mdasereamot Saturday, at Baker's, New-
sse.64lP3D-TYD*.
DIVIDEND& —Amt. M. W. Mina, Stalastury.mod, Poplar.
balder—Aug. 11. J. F. Everett, Nigh Holborn, pewterer—Aug. 21,
T. Ormahlll, Gnat Dows.etrost, Surrey, dour dealer.
dEBTIFICAfO to to parted, ads mum be Mown to the aster,
ea the day et meadag.
Asg. H. H. Probsts, hrrOass.walk. City-road. bound vic-
tualler—Aug. IS. haat rfto and Jonathan Crowley, Bangor, Car.
wine ateedwats—Aug. 22. W. Hayhurst. Liverpool,
catch —Avg. 23. J. Holm{ Dalton. Yorkshire, cotton
dyer--Aag. M.Jarna, Linde, wool merettwit—Aug. 27. G. John.
eon, Lij=. coal merchant—Aug. 22. J. Kaye, Brldge.row.
emd merchant—Aug. 21. H. Scholefield, Clare, Suf.
wforkaAmmlat—llag. 13. G. Thornelor, High-street, Poplar, grocer.

11IMOLVED.—E. innytage.and-U. Wrmytage,
Clitten-hrldp, Tasimbinq onus apinnem—D. Bayley and J. awn..
ley. Birringune. knk drkro—B. Worry and T. Taylor, Little
Bolter lamarbare, lug deuders—B. A. Brothers and W. Williams,
Not sharists—J. Budge, Jr. and C. Barnard, Cullum-
stria. •mansgMet, City, calomel agents—W. Carter and W.
Harper, Ilintekgrer, porters—J. U. °velar and T. Bennett,
Charm, grsers-11. Cram and J. 0. Ctrs, Wigaicreutrset, Caves.
diskagree, bore vista: W. Pitch and E Mahan MA, War-
den, Tanana% likandrspree—J. Hare and C. Hare, Kingetou-opos-
linii—T. Kertary rid T. Presto, Nottingham, lace inanufaeturero—
T. Mime, T. Warr and T. liarbottle, sumbeator, cotton spinners,
et hr r nerds T. Harbottlo—R. Jaques and C. Miner, Quirt.
street, aMaras manufaer. 71E0. Lufkin and R. Keogh, But
Whingsg..'M Budiforkbire, coal proprietors
—W. Robin= mg I. Inds, grooms—T. Selby, H. Nor-
ton, and T. trey, rm. W Usliing, Kent, 'Brame's, so tar as re-
gards T. Selby, Juw—L nogg and S. Murthisat, St. liartin'.-piss,
Tratalgar.squarsomrisams—A. Boyer end J. Mr, Rupert-strcet,
Haymirkee, M1N111161611111111 of mineral waters—B.C. H. Spearman
and J. (jut, sunionyers -W. H. Turner and J. Tumor,
mai Birmingham, button manufacturers —W.
%If= and T. Wild di, Kateablil, Worcestershire, rerew manta-
keturen—A. J. Warrington, W. H. Turner, and J. Turner, Leak.
Staffordshire, Mk irers, so far as regards W. U. Tuner—
BODICH RFARTESTRATION.
Jose Roans Edtaburgb, poulterer, Aug. 1 and 30, at the Star
Hotel, Edinburgh.