The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-09 00:00:00

NAVAL

ADMIRALTT, Jaw. 9.Jirrotirtnnarn.—To Graiger—
Clerk :0. A. Everaheld. Potoreful--Clerk G. Smyth.
herfsfal4abfe—Clerk: O. 'H. Walker. Frolic—Mi.-amp-
maw : F. A. Mmes. Nuseots—Naval cadet: H. C. A.
Waller. ilerwra—Lioutenasta: H. West, A. H. Burbon.
o.atlinfor—Lieweneat: E. M. E. Lloyd. Chief eugmeer
D. Pantie. Assistant engineers: C. Prargrave, 11. New-
Shin', and J. Wheeler.
WOOLWICkI, JAN. B.—Hermes, at.-sloop, was commis-
Meant to-day by Commander E.G. Fashbourae. She Is to
have a tx,mplemeat of 190 seen, and to be armed with two
disatt guns of 62 cwt., eight feet, one forward and one aft,
and four 32-pounder guns of 25 c is, on Handy', carriages.
Roterpries and Investigator, arctic discovery ships, are
pearly ready foe sea, and will leave tomorrow (Widnes.
day). The investigator is still short of her compl-sarnt of
able seassee.—Niger, st.-sloop, which is to accompany them
as far as Devouport, had her steam op in the basin this
evening to try her machistety.—Twenty-five anaemia be-
louring to in* steam factory, received notice to leave the
service at 114. -day. This makes 126 in all discharged in
tionsequance of the proposed redaction.
FALNOOIIII.—The Peegnin, Lieut. Leslie. sailed from
Falmouth un Sunday for Madeire_, Tenerife, and Brazil.
Hal pospeagers wets—lot Radtke, Paniche; for Bahia,
Mils. - The Crane, Lieut. Perms, is hourly looked for
from Email, hiving ailed for Rio Nov. 14, b.% had to touch
at the northern ports.
(Pram last Wit's Gazette.)
ADMIZALIT, Doc. $l.

Her Ideiroty floes not roquire.that the *Moen of the Lot
or Royal Mariam should. fees the Oth January out. nue any other
monism, for her late Ithjeety the Quern
Dowager thana blank crape
rouhd the left arm till the fOth of Joaaar7. when the mourning will
esese.—Joun Paws.

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=e et Royal Ihrfaes.—iieibioVioteGentleseeu Cadets en be
g Liesteenatis:—J. S. Moab% C. Ciao %Valium, XA.
Pap H. tresaa. A. Tel; al J. Hanisita.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—Ynonspar.
Burma ma laolainn.
PROMOTION it TIM Hummel BAY COMPANY.
John itLesgAires, • well dressed yam men, surrendered
to take Ms WM /sr andemeanonr.
Mr. Oksimea said this was • 'roomettes that wm
Wed bey As orrpsresisa of the es
Bar Oar
play wins the deareadaai, wader Rae smelt* el
the Maad 7th Vleenria, ear.whisk
was msasseeely knows as Lard Campbell's AA, kr haviag
ftsatemed **publish amain libellous matter ike
sempsay, with latest M eaters money.
orated promoted le tags the sirenesetanese weir
W sharp was profaned, sad It appeared that 9111*
le tbe osauseasemeat at the year 1846, two pulses.
WDerames mid Mask& had bees eased at a geldsh of
W Warty et the sompasy called the Red
.Rlve
arses wad dm had mode seam claim for
apes • grismea mama Christie, whe alto
SI .
whlek was o
claim donMeaSle
Cr:Z that. settlement
any ha this may, 'ad the dolmans, wile Was
M.Dermett's Bokser, it qpmered, had received soMseelW
permeate the elaim;. end -la let
or Febraary,
he made • levities eenimamisatke to the eampeorg
=l,the asides% In mower to whisk they da-
te seer& le the peepesitlea he had bee
p ▪ liWy shield ihemasives doside-what amount should be
Polds proptood that tho *dm should be referred to
erbitratisa. Reese farther essereaaisatioas task plaes 'm-
imes the esta sad the delbadsat, aad ea the 12th of
February the ieheolog mot • Meter, la talk* he expressed
a dens to keep his the pales eye, sad also from the
knowledge of She gewsrameat,eertain matters connected
with the emessammen t of the Hudson's Bay territory, sad
which he repessested scald be likely to taro's, the coax
pane la rte mi Ogees% tad at the um* time the letter ax-
=es 'pinks Sot 111 dela upon the eonipany weald
bees settled week simmer if he had adopted
waelber amerce with regard to these matters, and
had ad relied upon his own talents to hides, the sow
easy to satlefa the eimin that was made apes them. A
letter whisk was sabrequeetly written by the defendant ap-
peared to Ors the mod epos whisk the present presses-
ties was ballet* and Mr. Clarkson having stated that the
eolapsy relied sass to any compromise of this &scrip
doe, modueled he the delay that bad taken place in brin-
ks' the ease hate • mart of justice by stating that after the
bill wee km" galena the dekshat he woe oat of the way
sad maid am be he m& It append that since the period
Is km the Aims of lll•Derneet and Sinclair had been
by seam et 1081. being gives to each of them in the
Illedeen's Bay territory. The learned counsel was shoat to
reed the deensmat uses which the prosecutlon was
heads& the woo Amid by
The Mon
who inquired whether the letter in ((nes-
tles, et any of the *them, woe addre aced to any member. of
tha mespany individually, or whether they were sent to the
6. y in its corporate capacity
74.2Clarkson said that he and his learned friend had anti-
the difficulty that wee suggested by his lordship by
tale inquiry, and he felt bound to state that the whole of the
letters were addressed to the governor, deputy governor, and
committee in fact, to the atiespar in • corporate capacity.
The Recorder said that this bang the cam, he felt called
urea to express his opinion that the meant indictment
mould cot be supported. The charge was trained upon the
third section of the act referred to, and it appeared to him
that this section clearly only applied to cases where an as
wee made to extort nosy from individaak by •
threat el publishing something to their prejudice, and by
W alarm which was created by such threats inducing them
to part with their mosey. The interpretation clause said
anothing ot a body corporate, and it appeared to him that both
g to the terms she the spirit of the act, the clause in
question only applied to mob cases as he had referred to, and
aid set at all refer to such an one as was preeeneed to
the court oa this oemaion, although the defendants might
possibly be amenable to a charge of endeavouring to extort
money at common law.
Ms. Clarkson said that Itavieg already stated that he and
his learned friend had anticipated that this technical diffi-
culty would arise, after what had been stated by his lordship,
he should refrain from reading the letter upon which the in-
dictment was founded, and for the radon that bad been stated
by the court, he felt himselfjustifled in at once withdrawing
from the prosecution.
Mr. Parry said be trntted that he should be permitted to
say a few words in behalf of the delkiident; who wished it to
be understood that he had never made any demand upon
the company, except what he oonsidrred was founded upon
the legal and jest claim of his uncle and the other person
The justice of that claim had since been acknowledged by
the company, and they bad paid the parties 3001. or 4001.
Mr. Clarkson dissented from this etatement.
Mr. Fury reasserted that a sum of money had been paid
to these persons, and, with regard to the sasertion that the
defendant had boon out of the way, he said he should have
been title to prove that he had gone to the Iliudien's Bay
Company's territory since that period, and had actually been
employed by the company.
Mr. Clarkson said he was instructed to contradict this

statement.
Mr. Pany said that be could have shown that the defen-
dant bad been employed by Governor Cnristie, and it Mr.
Clarkson's statement went forth to the public., he hoped it
would also appear on behalf of the defendant that his appli-
cation to the company was founded upon • just and legal
elai.a.
The Recorder said it was not the application that waa
somplaisted of, but the alternative that was suggested.
Mr. Perry said that, although he Auld not morally justify
stab a wane of procetclieg, he had no doubt that he should
hays been able to satisfy *spiry that the defendant had no:
committed the offence of endeavouring to extort money,
either under the common law or the statute law of England.
The jury then gave • verdict of Not Guilty, and the defen-
dant left the court.

NEW COURT.—YESTERDAT.
Thos peed jury cams into this coin just before it was
adjourned, and semi othm returned a true bill for murder
Ilaiust &rah Drake. The trial is expected to take place on
Thursday. The cams disposed or during the day were
utterly destitute of interest to the public.