The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

I'oURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
sittings iu Bourn it Easter Term. —(Hefore the Lord
rhwf Justice, and Justices Crompton, Hill, sail Block-
bum)
riir ourrit 10.1474. TM: REV TRUES' ELECTIMr.
In thi. one the .h.fenilant was prosecuted before Mr.
Baron Martin, at York Assizes, for bribery committed
at the la.t Itecerky election. A witty. named Pougher
saked alt t her the defendant had given him money,
and the leario..l judge having held that he wan not hound to
a0....r. 34 he 'eight criminal* himself, the Solicitor.(.,
piriiritted the witty., with a free pardon under the great
soil Mr. Heron Martin was still of opinion that the
• masa .hould not answer, but allowed the question to be
put .41 the understanding that the opinion of this court
should be token on the point ; awl that if the rood
was el 41412300 that the gnomical ought not to
bare been put. the prosecution should Ti.. que.tion was then put to the witness, and on his evi.
dew.- the defendant was ciovicted. During last term the
dace .as Argue! at cousidenible length. and some points of
law 11..pueed of. but there remainol for orpiment an im-
portant question which had been raised on behalf of the
defeuditit, namely, that the question ought not to have bees
tot to the witness, inasmuch as the peon granted by the
• 'Oa a was 11.. i: sallcient to protect him from prosocuties.
. he was still liable to impeachment by the Hoene uf
I The arguments upon dim point were evened
this iourniug by Mr. Clemby, tee of the counsel far the
posh. The Solicitor-Goitre' and Mr. t iverend were on the
mt., Ude ; and Mr. Edward James, Mr. Price, and Mr. T.
.looe. appeared fur the deLeadaut.
Mr. Clamby ouotended that the pardon wee • siallideot
undo:tic:a to the witaam, sad that it was not for the judge
who presided at the trial to take cognimoce at
the paribility of the House of root:moos iuterferin;
awl declaring the uffettee to be a high crime anal misde-
flirts...tr. That was an mews& course to be taken
by the Hume of C0mm.,.., and he believed it
had mover hem adopted in the ease a a com-
muter. elmpt in the instance of Warren Mastitis.
Tb. Lord Chief Justice- We might suppose • wide-
spread conspino7 to corrupt coestitneaciee, by gathering
funds for that purpose which was calculated to strike at
the root of all representatioo. Ido lot know that such caae
ought not very probably he treated by the House of Com-
lama as • Mak time awl misdemeanour.
Mr. Clesabv observed that in the t mile it could
sot be mid then was tbe slightest kidity of the House
uf t'omenme impeochiag the deferidant.
Mr. Edward Jame said he had great fear of the Home
at i'oniniona.

Tiv• Lool Chief diusios—But that is Do reason why we
sluedd have any. (l*ughtcel The goostion is bow lii
ee aro to art us the speculative poseibility of impeach-
ment. and how far we us to look to the practical
mettles .4 the act of porbeardit under which these premo-
nitions have takes place. Aim we to proceed under the
law as it administered is lie ordinary courts, or as it is
silmiaienrred in enceptionalide art eatraordieary cases by
ea ispeacbsient of the Home of Oamesess

Ms eleasby mid that the oßeseti at bribery at eleetinos
was vary common, but it bad ism Mai glade the subject
el impeachment.
Mr. Eduard James hai ton beard against the coo-
s-kilos,

Theeoort mid they would litho tine to consider their
jedpoest.

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Mir F. Kelly applied to the court in this ease for leave to
appeal wawa the decision prosounced by this court • few
days ago, refusing a new trail ; and in support of his
adieu priaeipally relied %moo the cireunastake that the
=4 the yawn's Bench had on • former occasion
their *ken that the award was not • good one,
whilst Mr *ape of tel kart were of a contrary opiaion.
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