The Express.
London, England, 1850-03-18 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Taoors roes Foutox Saavica.—Deteehments are un-
der orders to embark to join the head quarters of the follow-
ing regiments : 3 officers and 66 men, to join the 45th, 73rd,
91st, and let Rifle Brigade, at the Cape of Good Hope; 2
officers and 20 men, to join the sth and 12th H glments, at
the Mauritius; 4 officers and 185 men, to join the 15th and
37th Regiments at Ceylon; 9 officers and 625 men, to join
the 19th, 20th, 23rd, 71st. 79th, and 2nd Battalion Rifle Bri.
sada in Canada; and 7 efficen and 285 men, to yin' the lit
Battalion i.e Foot, 38th, 88th, and Ist 97:h Regiment', at
Halifax, N.B.
Tna BANQUETS TO PR GIVEN TO LORD GlOl/011.—The
dinner at the Uaited Service Club to this nobleman is to
take plate on Wednesday next; that at the Junior United
Service Club, on the 17th of Aoril.— United Service firazelte.
Tun COLONZLCT 07 THE FORTY THIRD RZOINLINT.—
This appointment has not yet been filled up, though it is
very probable that the late colonel, Sir Hercules Pekin-
ham, will be succeeded by Major• General Sir William F.
Napier, the present colonel of the 27. h Foot, as Sir William
commanded the 43rd in the battles of Salamanca, Nivelle,
and Nice.
ORISSA!, 011ICIRS PLACID ON INCRWID
Major Generals Sutherland and Rainey, C. 8., and the
Hon. C. Gore, C. 8., have been placed on the list of general
officers receiving the pay of 25e. a day.
'Foul ZZZZZZ FOR BROIMINTS SERVING IN INDIA.—
This week about 190 volunteers for Queen's regiments
serving in India will be removed fr. a the Isle of Wight
(in consequence of reductions in the depots there) to Chat-
ham, for embarkation at an early date
laT BATTALION, 91ST RZOISIENT.—This battalion will
march to Chatham in a taw days, from Portsmouth, to
relieve the 17th foot, to proceed from Cnatkam to the North
ca England.
PORTSMOUTH CIARRISON.—A new guard house is to be
erected at King William Gate; the property adjoining
Cambridge Barracks km been purchased by the Board of
Ordnance for the *um of 8821. k.r the purpose of making
alterations and additions to the area retablishment there.
The account of the new military arrangements for Ire-
land, will be found in the communication of our Dahlia
correspondent, in another column.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STArrozo, MARCH 16.

Boom Ida. BARON Purr.
CONVICTION YON POKORNY.
Thomas Palmer, aged 26, was indicted for for.ring and
putting off a certain order for the payment of 351 7.., on the
13th of June, 18.9, at Wolverhampton, purporting to be
drawn and signed by Messrs. Palms r and Or. ens, bankers,
Lichfield, with intent to defraud the Hon. George Anson
and the lion. Edward Moseys Lloyd Most> is, trustees of
the Rarl of Lichfield. Twelve other counts varied the
charge, laying it as the cconiee of Harvey Wyatt and
others
Mr. Hodgson opened the case, and called
H. Wyatt, Esq., of Aeton-hill, neerBtafford,agent to:the
trustees of the Basle Lichfield, who deposed that • he prisoner
was in hie service in April, 1849, as clerk, the prisoner's
brother being his oonfidential clerk. The trustees of Lord
Lichfield kept en amount at Palmer and Orient's bank,
upon which he was authorised to draw. When the prisener
was in his service he occasionally filled up cheques on that
lank, the rheque-book being at times left in lOW principal
clerk's office. In July last, after the prisoner had left his
service, he discovered that a ch.q.ie had been entered
against him, of ',hien he Ind no reconectinn, in favour of
Mears. Smith and Co.. London. In consequence of this he
obtained the cheques from the baik, and amongst
them observed the ene produced for 3.51. 7e., which
had beta cashed by the Billiton District Banking
Company, Wolverhampton. Upon examining the
writing of the body of the cheque, he believed
it to be the prisoner's, and the signature at the bottom
(witness's own name) a forgery The endorsement on the
back was in the prisoner's handwritine, and won signed
io J. F. Bmi,h, 27,0aford street, London." The prisoner wari
accordingly apprehended by Inspector Bergen on the 26. h
of July last, at Pimlico, L radon.
• Atter some further evidence, Mr. Powell, for the prisoner,
mimed several technical objections, which were, however, all
over-ruled by his lordship, and the jury returned a verdict
ei Usiiily.

Tee teamed judge sinteeeed the prisoner to be traespoetei
foe tea years.

'MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NormonAw, MARCH 17.
Lord C twpbell was engaged the whole of yesterday to the
County Criminal Court, bat no case of nut ntial public inte-
rest was heard. In the evening the grand jury presented
au address to his lordship, with emptiest that it might be
forwarded to Lord Denman. A similar address bad beat
privately presented previously by to. borough eraud jury,
signed by taaiiy of the constituents whom Lord H, nom, far
many years repiereated in the House of Commons They
were both expressive of sincere regret at his lordship's re-
tirement. _

Niq Ma. BARON
LATcocn a. NEALB.—BUFACK or PllOllllll OF
'Caimans.
This was a special jury case --Mr. Humphrey said the
plaintiff in the action was Miss Elise Laycock. Thr plaintiff
was the daughter of a highly respectable tract sman at Shef-
field, and was now of the age of 29. The defendant. Mr.
Neale, was a surveyor and lend agent residing at Mans-
field, in this limy. In the year 1843, the defendant wee
a pupil with a gentleman named Bright, a land
surveyor at Sheffield, and it was in that year he
first formed the acquaintance of hime Layonek, and
began to visit at her lather's house. In the year 1844 the
defendant made an offer of marriage to the young lady,
with the approbation of her tithe r and his own friend.. See
was at that time of the age of 23, and he with pretty nearly
ab .ut the same age. In the year 1845 he obtained an ap-
pointment in Norfolk, wider Sir Richard Sutton, at a salary
of 150?. a year, with a house to live in, rent free. In the
year 1847 or 1848 be lelt this situation, and settled himself
at Matalield. Fries the year 1814, down to the month of
August, 1849, he continued to correspond with the plaintiff,
frequently regretting that his situation did not enable him
to merry, bat statiog that his proaprets were
most encouraging. He gradually improved his posi-
tion, until at la it was thought by the family
that he was about to be married. But in August,
1849, without one single word, without one reproach upon
the character of this young woman, without an excuse of any
sort except that he had changed his mind, for he did not
think he should be happy with her, he swdderl. desired to
break off' the eagsgement, for atter having been an Ear
more than five successive years, during which me- he had
continually held oat to her hops* of a comfortable happy
home.

The learned counsel then proceeded to read scat of the
defendant's lawn to the plaintiff.
The following /otter was written at one of Sir Richard
Button's seats:

Woodford, April IS, 1815.
My dear Elln.—Although I only got your letter this morning, I
will beim one to you now, and I trunk by Saturday I shall get a geed
long one ready. • • • There la a nioe Oust and lake at Woodford,
and I have an opinion that I could spend a pleasant summer's even.
log here. • • • The garden looks delightful now; It is a title
CrZin. • • • I wall be bound to my you would make • capital
ewoman. We will see 90113, floe day. You really are a good ruse.
dian angel to me. I had almost thought it was my good
aunt at my elbow, telling me how much I ought to b: thaaklul for in
my present dtuation. Truly you we right and I was wrung. Yee
last year I did not think I was as near living In a house by myselL
• • • There have been some right good jolly tieing. at Tort Hall
in days of yore. But you may say, Ichabod, thy glory is de; arted."
A good house, however, renown', overlooking tho quietest, piettirit
church you can imagine, with its old walla covered with ivy. Birds
of every deorription are Anging, and the squirrels are bopping about
this morning. The bright sunbeams sparkle on the dew, ea tt hangs
like drops of crystal from the leaves, and the wind whistles through
the branches.

The leased counsel read several other letters, written in
the year 1845. One, b aMng date June 25, contains the
following passages:
My great holism begin, to look a little tidy, at least that part of it
which I intend to oocupy. I wish, indeed, that my concerns were in
a sufficient state to admit of my saktng some one to keep it so. • •
w batty. r do you mean by inking if I hare any one " to do fur me."
You don't mean to kill me, or anything of that sort, do you ?
Another letter, dated Jane 28, 1‘45, Gaya :
lam about writing to your father. • • • You glee me moth
good ethic', and I hope sometime, when I have got you at my elbow,
you will End me apt in taking it. hut now, supposing you know
what I mean, how long would it take you to get ready t You ladles
have so much to do you pretend. Miss Meilen talks about"early
in spring," doss she? Weil, all I wish is that I may be able to bend
circumstances to my mind to catch her napping; and so just keep
your weather eye open, my lady, wit you? • • • Woi:e to me
long and often, there's a bonnie luvve. 1 wish you were just here, I
Insult do—what do you tomb ! and say good night.
—(Loud laughter.)
Mr. Henry Leycock, residing in London, brother to the
plaintiff, narrated the circumstances attending the de-
fendant's introduction to h.e sister, and detailed the facts of
the case as stated by Mr. liumfrey. He further sai,'—On
the 31st August, 1849, I receiv.d a letter from my father, in
cons,quence of which I went to the defendant's house at
Mansfield. He had a large house of his own wed furnished,
khousekeeper, a pupil, and be kept a horse and a boy to
attend to it. lie was net at home, and I called again the fol-
lowing day, when I bad an interview v. ith him. I told
him I bad called i Icons. (pence of an intimation I had r c. iv. d
respecting the change in Isis conduct towards my sister. He
told me he could not marry my sister, but declined to say
why. I told him! should not be SAUtfi,d unless I had semi
reason. He pointed to a candle on the table, and said " that
candle burns, but I cannot say why it burn.; neither can I
expre,s my reasons why I cannot marry your sister.' He
afterwards said that, at the time he entered into the engage-
ment, be was not in a situation to be able to judge of the
seriousness and importance ot the proposition. I suppose he
is about 29 or 30 years old, and I told him that he had had
plenty of time to reflect upon his proposition; and that if
any one had Vld him he was nr.t capable of •udging on any
other matter, he would have felt bineselt much insulted.
This witness, being crossexeminel by Mr. Mscaulav, said
he had no means of judging that the defendant was 29; he
did not know that he was only 27. lie believed his sister
had kept copies of some of her letters to the defendant.
Did not hear that the rent of defecdsnt's " large house" was
154, a year. Witness had employed the attorney+ in the
case (Messrs. Yarborough and Wilkinson) on behalf of his
sister. He had pledged his sister's credit. She had no pro-
perty. He believed Mr. Neale had no prop.riy.
Another witness having given evidence to prove that the
plaintiff and defendant were considered "engaged,"
Mr. Macaulay addressed the jury on behalf of the de-
ferment, stating that it was simply a question of damages,
his client having admitted the breach of a promise, but con-
tending that when that promise was made the defendant
was not sufficiently experienced in the world, and not
in a position to mike so serious an engagement.
He draw the attention of the jury to •he defendant's letters,
which he designated as exceedingly tepid, and asserted that
they gave evidence of the want of that sort of attachment
between the plaintiff and defendant, which would make the
marriage life a happy and comfortable one, and therefore by
dissolving the contract the defendant c mit reed an equal
benefit upon the plaintiff and himself, and that she could
not consequently be entitled to heavy canines.
The jury found a verdict for the plain•iff—damages, 250?.
&sister of the pleintifi recovered iu a similar case, to the
'mown of 4001, at York, on the 12th instant.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-DORCIIESTER, MARCIE 16.
THE FATAL AFFRAY AT THE DORSET PROTEC-

TION MEETING.
This morning having been specially appointed by Mr.
Justice Talfourd for the trial of Mr. John Brake, yeoman,
of Sydling, on the eh .rge of killing a bay at vie Dorset
Protection Meeting, the court was tilled at an early hour by
a dense miss of persons, anxious to hear this ex :icing inquiry.
The charge against the ri•oaer was for the manslaughter
of Williams Allen, on the 20th of F.-bruarv, at Forclington,
by striking him on the Lead, and givirg him a mow(
bruise.

Mr. Phinn stated the ease, and described the facts as they
aft rwards were deposed to briefly. On the 20th of
February list, in consequence of a requisition, the High
Sheriff called a county meeting, for the purpose of cot:alit-ring
the propriety of petitioning for agrcultural protection—a
very legitimate purpose, and, as the learned counsel thought
highly to he commended. The meeting was atteaded by a
large number of farmers and also by juries holding a dif-
ferent opinion, and as it was an open meeting every one had
a right to be present and to be heard, though, if the other
party had gone solely with the intention of disturbing the
meeting, it would have been perfectly right to expel these.
They were so expelled, and, he regb tied to sae, with consi-
derable force and violence and with the use of
sticks. A number of stones were then thrown through the
building, and the meeting was adjourned. At its termina-
tisn the farmers were used, d with a volley of stones; they
charged the moo and dispersed it .01 their sticks, ant in
that affray the unfortunate boy was killed. The learned
gentleman having stated that it was a question eutirely of
identity, and nskrd them to scrutinise the testimony of his
witnesses, conoluded by calling
John Bishop—l am a grocer, residing is Dorchester. I
was present, on the 20th of Febru.ry, at the meeting nan-
o. nod by the sheriff to petition parliament to restore peoteo-
tine. It was held, first in this Hell, and aijourred to the
Riding school at the barracks I think it opened at eleven.
Some gentlemen addressed the meeting to the aiding.
school. The boundary of the Hiding school adjoins a field
called Poundbary. There is • window. It was not a very
large meeting, I should say 800 people. Interruptions, re-
marks on what was said, took place immediately on the
sprinakyers addressing
parties hastektsh,esoriesatiftwitiersartiesdleri;si'vsnliroedut.
the people. Business wee steep. nded for • few minutes.
Stones were thrown through the wisdom, and the meetiog
was adjourned to the bursa yar.l. It brake up abut four.
I left immediately before the b edy of the meeting. Theft
were people on the bask. Stones were thrown I saw the
body of the people come out of the yard, and &iv, away the
people who threw stones. I went away home. I did not
observe which way the people seat, but I think towards the
Brielport road.
Thomas Hardy—l am a shoemaker, livieg in 070110-
buildings. I knew the deceased; ae was an apprentice
working for Mr. Bonham. I went to the barracks—nut into
the ruling.school—about half-put 2. 1 saw the farmers and
gentlemen come oat. I wee standing on the hank. There
wire some stones thrown, and the gentlemen of the meeting
came towards the people who were throwing stones. I ran
away—(laughter)—towards the Bridpoebroed. I sew Allen
coming in the aame direction. I gut up to the trees three or
four yards from Allen. 1 saw the farmer eome up and
knock him down. I don't know wtiother it was with • stick
or whip on the head. There is the man (poin fog to the
prisoner) who gave the blow. I might have ben thy** Of
four yards from him when he was struck. I went up to pri-
soner, and said " You've been and killed that chap "
made no answer,
Cross-examined—l nn away because I was of her-
irg my brains knocked out. I threw one stole. One farmer
ran alter me. I didn't throw until after he run after me. I've
been examined before about this. The farmer had on • snuff.
col Paired overcoat. He made • bit of • slip when he struck
the blow.
By Mr. Piston—There was not more than one farmer fol.
tunas Allen.
John Fitaiimmone.—l am • sergeant in the artillery stn.
timed here ; I was b ;sags in the recruiting service. I was at