The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-19 00:00:00

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.--LiNooLN, JULY 18.

The commission was opened yesterday by Mr. Baron
Platt. The Lord Chief Janice, bin John Jervis, arrived in
Lincoln yesterday forencon, but he rock no part is the
opening of the commission, his credentials not having
arrived till last night. Tnis morning both jueigt s attended
divine service at the cathedral, and afterwards took their
meats, the Lord Chief Justice at Niei Prins. and Mr. Baron
Platt is the Crown Court. The cause list is very heavy as
regards the probable duration of the trials; there are 14
entries, and four of them are special Jeri, s. The prisoners
are few in number (21j, but some of them are charged with
serious crimes. There ls a girl for attempted murder, a men
for an unnatural offence, one for perjury, and (our for
burglary under very aggravated circumstances.
In charging the grand jury, Bar te Platt deprecated the
existeam of beer houses am productive of the crime of
poaching, and recommended country gentlemen to encourage
cricket and other recreative gams among the lower classes,
in order to keep them from drink.
Nothing of importance had occurred in either court up to
the time of this report being cloned.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yoga, JULY 17.
Banes Ma. Amen W,ooraar.

LIBEL—THE ALLEGED RAILWAY FRAUDS.
RICIIMIDSON o. WODSON.
In this important ease, the arguments in which we must
delay publishing until to-morrow, in consequence of unusual
press of mater, having occupied th• court daring the whole
day, the fury on their return to court were thus addressed by
The Judge—Tim first question I have to sib you is,
are you of opinion that this article was calculated to bring
the plaintiff into discredit u solicitor to the back, because,
II so, it is a libel ?

The Fareman—We do not consider the article in the news-
paper to be libellous.
The Judge—You find that it was not calculated to bring
him into discredit, as solicitor to the bank, and that, tberc
tore it is not libellous ?

The Foreman—We do not consider the article in the news-
paper to be libellous,
Another in/OF—With certain qualifying circumstances.
The Judge, reading a paper handed to him from the Jury,
" We look at the circumstance of the plaintiff receiving the
shares with great suspicion." Aye, but that will not do. Then
was there mismanagement, artifice. and defalcation, &e. 1
With respect to the other question, it is certainly an e aunty-
dimity one to have been raised—viz , whether Mr. Hodson
had induced and corrupted the plaintiff to take and accept
the shares. Ido not understand the meaning of that, to tell
you the truth, because how does that affect the plaii.tiff. It
It means anything at all it means this, that he to,k them
corruptly.
Mr. Price—Under circumstances of suspicion.
The Judge—That is nothing ; that is finding for the
plaintiff. I think (addressing the jary) that is the meaning
of your note—that he did not take them corruptly, hat
under suspicions circum.tnncer.
The Foreman—That is cur opininn, breauge there is so
evidence to show that corruption was used, but plenty of
suspicion.
The Judge—Very well ; then .113 much of the plea will be
for the Niigata. The ver•iict cn the plea as to corruption
will he for the plaintiff, al.d OA the tither pole.* for the
defendant.—The court then foie.

POLICR.--Iranzann.
GUILDHALL.
Deer:visa A STOUIN BANK Non.—Frederick rulllaft
wan brought up on remand charged with r, c, icing a :41/
bank note, the property of the Glosactsterehire Banking
Company, well knowing it to have been atOk.R.
Mr. Mullins, of the Sun of Bush and Mullins, s dieitera to
the Society for the Protection of Bankers, Merchants, and
others, appeared on the part of the prosecutors, and stated
that ho had the same morning received a communication
from Gloucester informing him that a party was in custody
down there on the charge of stealing the note in question,
who was to be i aamim d that day. He would, therefore, ask
the sitting aldermen to remand the case, and to allow the
pros, cutors to one the prisoner's evidence sigathet the thief,
as he believed prisoner was not guilty of say felonious in-
tention in receiving the note —Prisoner was remandet