The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-13 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORFOLK CIRCUIAnsassoRT, /Inca 12.

list Mejtsty's commission for Backs was opened yester-
day evening by the Lord Chief Baron Pollock and Mr.
Justice Winetenan. The meg swans of the county have
again triad the experiment of holding an intermediate ste-
nos, for the purpose of clearing the gaol of minor ones
previous to the anise. The calendar, therefore, is bat
a light one, and the plan has bad the effect of les-
sening the county expenses considerably. The soli-
tary system of imprisonment has now been tried
in this county for two yens, and is carried out with great
minatitc in the new and splendid erectiin of which the rate-
, papers complain so much. It is now found that crime is
very much on the decrease, if the comparative numbers
under imprisonment be a criterion, and ttis result is traced
to the new system of imprisonment. The peasantry, how-
ever, never had less occasion to complain of want of employ-
ment, and a careful obs.rver of events would unquestionably
attribute ouch a state of things more to free trade than any
other cause.. . . . .
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The calendar, besides being a small one, !salsa remarkable
for the absence of crimes of the higher description.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoax, Meacn 11.
CROWS COY/T.—Baron Mi. BASON ROLM.
CHARGE or ARSON.
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Robert Jordan, 17, was charged with having, on the 11th
of January last, at Swine, set fire to a barn and a stack of
wheat, the property of John Mumn.
The prosecutor is a small farmer, in Holilcmese, and re-
sides at a lore house about • mile from Seine. Thee prisoner
was his farm servant. The case against the prisoner was
purely of • eircusstantial nature. It wee proved that a feu.
night before the axe the prosecutor bad a quarrel wilt the
priouner, and from that time the prisoner was sullen sod
slogged in his demeanour. When the week of elsinruction
was going on the prisoner refused to render any assistance,
and stood laughing with his hands in his picket, looking at
the progress of the flames. Ile was overheard to say, in con.
venation with his mother and grandfather, that when that
fire was at an end, they would very shertly hear of another
upon the same funs. About a fortnight before the fire
occurred the prism*? asked the prosecutor's screaut girl if
she would accompany him to set fire to the wheat stick. She
replied in the negative, when the prisoner remuked that he
was tired of his place, and was determined to set something
on fire before he left the prosecutor's is rvice. On his appre-
hension the prisoner put • letter into the hand of the servant
girl to the effect that she was to say nothing of the conversa-
tion they had had together rupee:log the firing of the wheat
stack.
Mr. Price, in defonoe, submitted that the cue against the
prisoner was merely one of suspicion. As the guilt of the
prisoner was involved in each a variety of doubts it would be
unsafe to convict him.
Numerous witnesses were called as to the excellmt charac-
ter of the prisoner.—Not Guiqy.
Ntol Puns.—Bl7o/11 Ms. MOWS ALISH2ON.
lilltlllB T. ATKISSON.

Mr. Martin stated the ease. He appeared for the plait
tiff, who complained of an infringement by the defendant'
of his right in the manufacture of certain pine, which had
inflicted upon him considerable injury in a pecuniary point
of view, About forty-five years ago, Mr. Toni, a chemist
and dewed 's' at Doncaster, was in tne habit of preparing •
mily ti:l, which he sold about that neighbourhood, a here
they were much esteemed. Sohn qii•ntly they obtained •
grist sale in Yorkshire generally, and were vended by
ageats in various towns. The pi ople of YolkehTe were
possessed of many estimable qualides no .IJubt, but from
the number of pills advertised—
Mr. Baron Aldenia-1 should have thought Harrogate
would have done fur them. (Laughter.)
Mr. Martin went on to say that Mr. TOR sold this medi-
cine, which was called " Ton's Family Pills." Oa hi, death
hie aun,Mr. R. Tort succeeded him, and when he died, in 1547,
he gave the recipe to his sister, Miss Islas Torr, who was,
about to be married to the present plaintiff, Mr. Kirkus, a
chemist and druggist, carrying on business at Liverpcol.
Mr. Kirkus,afterthe marriage,having commenced the manu
facture of these pills, wished to have some agents in York-
shire, and he appiied to the present defendant, Mr. Atkin-
son, a chemist and druggist at Doncaster. Mr. Atkinson
arxepted the agency, and some time alter MCS,R. Brooke, of
Diectster. were sl'o appointed agents, whereupon Mr.
Atkinson commenced muinfutnring himself and selling
medicine under the name of " Ton's Pi 11.," alleg-
ing that he had obtained the recipe from a per-
son named Shepherd, who bad been in the employ of
Mr. Torr. This, however, he (the learned counsel) said was
a mere pretence; for this person named Shepherd was ap-
prentice to Mr. Torr only 31 )ears sgo, wk Mr. Ton
was selling these pills more than 40 years ago, and the
plaintiff therefore had brought this action to put a stop to
the infringement upon his exclusive right. The learned
counsel, amidst roars of laughter, proceeded to enumerate
the wonderful properties and performances of Torr's pills,
summing up with the expulsion of a six-yard tape worm.
Mr. Baron Alderson—lied tape 1 (Laughter.)
Mr. Martin alto referred to a wonderful cure of water
scurry at Ponntract, which borough the learned counsel ob.
served he had the honour to represent in parliament.
Mr. Martin said something more of the excellent qualities of
the pills, and concluded his opening speech by recommend.
ing his learned friend on the other side to take one.
Mr. Baron Alderson—Perhaps the best way of deciding
that part of the question will be for six of the jury to tike
half a-dcsen of toe plaintiff's pine, and the other six half-a
&nen of the defendant's, and we shall see which six go out
fest. (Laughter.)
The examination of plaintiff's witnesses having been gone
into, the wonderful Pontefract cue was again brought under
notice, when
Mr. Watson euggested that that case must have occurred
sin ethelastcontestedelectionforthatborough. (Laughter.)
Mr. Martin—Oh, no; I have no doubt the gentleman was
a very gond toter.
Mr. Watson—l'm afraid his being feasted too much at the
election was the cause of his requiring the pills. (Laughter.)
Mr. Baron Alderson, examining the wrapper on one of the
boxes, said he observed there war an advantage la taking
three boxes at a time. (Laughter.)
As plaintiff's case proceeded, there was a good deal more
merriment excited. Atka close,
Mr. Watson rose to address the jury for the defendant,
contending that neither he nor the plaintiff had any pro-
perty in Ton's and that therefore Mr. Atkinson bad a
perfect right to manufacture and sell them as he bad done,
not u Kirkus's Torr's pills, but as Atkioson's Ton's pills.
And this was really the whole question. lie had, therefore, ,
no occasion te dispute the valuable properties of these
two or three of which he had no doubt would be very useful
among some of Mr. Martia'a constituency at
,Pontefract en
the morning after the election. (Laughter.)
Mr. Baron Alderson—Perhaps they would cure nausea if
they were at all sick of their member. (Laughter.)
Mr. Watson-1 am quite sure, my lord, the people of
Pontefract, however weigtied down, would never take these
pills for that purpose. (Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Baron Alderson, in summing up, told the jury the
Tiernan for their consideration was whether or not the
defendant had been selling these pills se and for the pills of
Mr. Torr, manufactured by Mr. Kirkin, making people be-
lieve, and intending them to believe that they were taking
Kirkus's pills, when, in reality, they were taking Atkinson's
pill'.
The jury found their verdict for the defendant.

From as LONDON GAZETTE.—Tuesday, March 12.

DANKKU.P:IB.

GIEMUJE PIitDIIIICII Hayhigh, Esser, grocer, to Purrender
Match 21 it 12, end Apttl 26 it I, it nalinghall-street. Rol., Chid.
ky, Oullithall.elnunters ; off. wig., %%bluster., Basiashrll.
Hiatt
Jaw Htanetertr, Manchester:tavern keeper, March 25 at 12, and
April 17 at 11, at Manchester Court. sots., Chow.= and Roberts,
Minchester ; oil. assign yraser, !Ilancharter.

oasts* Vines= Rousso, Li merchant, March 27 and Apra
17, at 11, at Liverpool Coon. Fletcher and Hull, Liverpool;
off. or Morgan, Li
5A111.114 PAILIMOVVIL, 0114, NW vendor of usedieines
horses and cattle, March at I, and Apprrll 16 at 2, at Itssingball•
street. gots., direttoo, tioo Chancery-lane ; GIL
Oroom, Abohur•
WILLIAM NstraiaAN, Rweley, Staffordshire, bonder, March 20 sad
April ro, at 12, at Birmingham Court. Sok.. N.u. It.igeley, sad
P4utteram and Co., Birmingham; od. mtg., Valpy, BirmMgbirat.
Tiosos Wu.usae, Epsom, Bur, eh draper, March 22 at 12, mad
April 21 at I, at liadoglialloareet. Kole., Sole amp Tumor, Aida,
samnbury ; off. lads., ntruideld. BssingliaU•street.
DECLARATIONS OP DIVIDENDS.
ALIMANDSII 11191AIMITAIII PATTJUION, Kinfewleord, Staffordshire,
ironfoluttior—let dl.. of Ins., March 4 and say suissodurs4
Thursday, at Valpy's, Birmingbass.
Irma `ettutp,Ailartwhisocdoitallbrttshire, irynfoundeyr-14111!.

y, at V
No di 14 sad any ationfaxat 411;arsdaalpra, Wm.
lasbaMarn.
DIVIIAND.—AptiI 4. J. ma' km. aoloribuTh row'
cunricause to to mit is moo Wawa to Oa mayor,
of oloolles.
C. Brem
Aprll ler, Ilor W. R. arserotir sems.
t-kno. Apt O. Pootoo. Brom -
toy, 1114.11rael. btaider—A 4. 3. Moidloom itol,moroolotui.
Evoor—Matolt 24. d. WaaW, WON 51WWW1111.1111.9.1111% 01.86

CERTIFICATES to be confirmed, unless cause be shown to the
contrary.
March 8. J. R. Thorp, :Newer tle.upo-Tyne corn merchant
March 11. W. L. Bowyer, rcelesArld, grocer—March 4. 11. Bridges,
caforil.atreet, cabinet maker—Dec.lfi 19. Is Grant, Houltt.kanioton. ereet,
Strand, and Greenwich, manufacturer of the patent ventilating gas
light and beating apparatus—March 8. C. D. Alrlepmoe, Birming-
ham, screw manufacturer.
CERTIFICATE to be confirmed, unless case be shown to the ocm.
Wiry, within 11 days from dab.
March IL T. Aah, Liverpool, merclant—Marsh T. D. Haigh,
Linthwaite. Ind !Mrs% Slaithwafte, Yorkshire, cloth martarturera.
PARTNERSHIPS DDISOLVEU.—C. W. 1' '-- ".1 T. insvee
Eng-rime, aerwsweli, whitawiltim—v7. S.
8. lirgeka. Pk, Lasswood, Yortalthe. woollen yarn
J. Cooper Cooper and O. 0. Oasper, Wrexham and timber merchants
Byrn. T. U. Pedley, and P. Moore, Uuddendklil, wool merchants,
in far in regards P. Moore—J. C. FAndivon and A. W. Edrsimon—
R. Karla sad J. Hark liAgliatrret, Islington, upboisterro—W. God.
rich and F. Godrieb, Wickham, Haropsh, maitre.— It. Graham and
T. Clendtson, Cadre, linendrapers —R. Harrison and J. 11. Leigh,
Manchester, ironmongers—W. W. Heap and F. Playford, Lothbury,
City—T. Kirkpatrick and B. Cornell, Itighreet, Newington. Surrey.
linendrapent —O. Lawfoed and W. Lawford, Queenhithe-wharf, City,
coal merclumts—W. Lloyd and W. Jones, Carmarthen, attorneys—
W. Longshaw and J. longshaw, Manch• star std Pendlebury. Lanes-
Ake, mitten spinners—P. March. Jane Probert, and J. Vincent,
Davies-street, Berkeley.square, undertakers—J. May and 11. Turner,
Twickenham and Teiklington, farmers -S. Mitchell, John Mitchell,
and Imelda Mitchell, Leeds, cloth merchants—T. Pak and It. King,
Newmarket, Cambridwarldre, drapers—T. Pedley awl P. Moore, City,
wool merchants—M. Reeder and W. Reviler, I.sng Itchington and
Harbut7, Warwickshire, grocers—J. Smith and J. 'Taylor, Bury, Lan-
cashire, eurriers—J. Smith and C. Gilpin, B. dford.stri et, Covent-
nrden, second-haol booksellers—H. Thomson, W. Brougham, H.
Hobart, J. C. !topknot, J. Mammy, T. Mousey, W. Shields T.
Crawford, A. Bitching, U. 8. raw; It. Ableson, J. Middleton, C.
Robson, and T. Bradley, North Bitchburn, Durham cool owners, so
tar r regardsil. Thumson—T. Toftsod W. Heath, Tumuli, Stafford-
shire, =graver&
SCOTCH SEQUF4TRATIONS.
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DVOALD WINTTIIIt and Co., CHargow, merchanta, March 13 and
April 5, at 12, at the Star Ifotel, Glakanw.
EttIIKRT PLAT, Arbroath, merchant, Much IS and April 8, at 12, at
Brtteda Hotel, Arbroath.
JAMES Waia, Horeland Mains, A rshire, farmer, March 18 and April
3, at I, at Weir's, innkeeper,