The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-04 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 4, 1857.

hr the ebesge. Dehadant rid no. Witness faked whether
he would takssay nerealumat. He said hewosid take some
braady and water; sad whams gave him some.
Oroartnusinined—Did sot say to &Sealant "For God's
sake, don't appear spinet my brother. Consider the
disgrace it will bring upon my Sassily, sad the effect that it
will have upon his aged father." Might have said after the
chives mu withdrawn, that It arm a very serious charge,
and if preferred mainet hie brother, it would have been the
death of his father. Might have said that his brother bad
been a great trouble to his family. Medical students were
gelll7l4aoralutsa7 hesteltflettalenthe, plaintiff in the whole charge
eta badness. Hundreds of pomade had pared through his
hands and whom always found him trustworthy.
Croes-ffluuntned—PlaMtiff had married his daughter.
They were not living together.
Mr. Serpent B dlentine made a very amusing speech for
defendant, observing on the skilful manner in which can-
!curers seemed to avoid canvassing and to eat and drink
as much no they could, and on the sole effect, of the plaintiff
hang a key, a earkacrew' and a pawnbroker's duplicate.
Mr. Wiliam Aldridge, the defendant, mid he sew the
plaintiff for the Brat time on the 26th of Much. They went
shunt together no that day and on the 27th of Much. After
dinner ea the 27th they were walking in the Wandsworth-
Toed, when plaintiff made a gulch at hie Menu.' chain,which
was attached to a silver watch, and to his waist-
coat. The Jerk broke the swivel. and plaintiff got
peemeden of the chain. Defendant called him a vagabond,
and told him ho disliked practiealjokes. Plaintiff sneered, and
ea a policeman approaching, defendant gave lilt. in charge.
On the following morning plaintiff's brother, with tears in
his eyes, peeved him out to press the charge, promised any
reconspelee he planed, and offered refreshment. Deka:dust
took some refieshment with his friends, and plaintiff's
brother paid lid. for it.
Ores-examined Had a rattle with hint, which he sprang
awe or twice No crowd wan collected. Was not drunk.
Had not the put of the swivel, which was left with the
watch. It dropped in the road. Looked for it and the
chain, but could not find either. No chain was found un the
! plaintiff.
Two witnesses proved that plaintiff's brother did entreat
defendant not to mesa the charge.
The Learned Judge, in summing up, directed the jury not
to give excessive deluges, should they be satisfied that their
, verdict must he for the plaintiff. The defendant lad no
business to go to the brother. A man should make up his
miud whether he would puma a charge before making it, and
not go about seeing the relatives at the accused.
The jury fund a verdict fur the plaintiff—damages, IW.

LONDON SESSIONS.
THIS DAY.

The meadow were bead at Ouddhall for the purpose of
hearing appeals. The Lord Mayor preeided.
The only coos of interest expected was that of Merry
who was a short time ego convicted at the Maomon-house
of havtmg aced a roam for betting purposes in Talbot-court,

An attempt Ina made upon the part of the defendant to
get the hearing potpont4 till October, but iltis was
resolutely realsted by the bomb, and Thursday next sem the
day appointed ultimately for the tiebisiou upon the appeal at
ths Central Crhuinal Court.

THE POLICE COURTS.
THIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.
Maria Jean and Joan, who were on Friday
charged with bsut awed Mr. Denald Fisher of bn watch
and serf.lfisfeM4tat were bum* up for final Cl•lilialh
Om. noting, prlisier, it wee proved, had whipped the
watch keen as geneeentee's packet mil nut off, followed by
Ida awl we tenni him. up; but both
1 primmer, wen
Tbepriseetee=t they hew maw mob ether eta
they we eseeeei of the Tabery.
Wet* the iisesetive iea ended the deemed ands
by the aim lehe appeetteedei the prieeetee, se to the bet
that they wee eieetaatly reeddeitegstber eai reettieg
about the streets for prey.
The prisoners were °unstilted

IMPORTANT TO MINOT' SOCIPTIMA.

A gestinies waited upon the megisinth end meld be bed
hen gated to what hi width* end advice under die
felbwrig width we estroshdy mot to
ItagbaL
mil lam meter whkh he was isterested
rele the Menahneter Usk, MOM Ithewo, • ledge of
with was held se Mr. OinielWa, the 116. Gossip !than,
Balgrareweni • stunher, amid Shaw, who was joist-
tenths ales hail 5.5). Welewinthe Ithrige 8..), mg'
dealy ha Ws thestry he the hied of Jays, three
Jan see, Nei Wing tidied a whhiesw W gene et the
wrier bake the esdety vela Mail 111 11.161 Y IMir roomy,
a. the wrringe bank mobil the kit eignmese of the two
rime in whew mite it wee vests.
Mr. Ingham lagoind whether her. had been thud of
Shaw Y. . _

APPlicaot replied that there had not. Although there vas
no evidence of the tact, it vas generally auppouni that be
was dead. . . . . _

Idlr. Ingham, having attentively perused several acts of
parliament, with a view of relieving the !society from the
awkward ',Millen in which it wee placed. Wit Out when out
of tint country, as in this ewe, money vaned in the name 6f
one trustee might be tranderred team:dm under the oreseent
end dircetion of the registrar. If the applicant prepaid
declaration, stating ell the facts to the nesizar, be (Mr.
Ingham) would sign it.
Applicant exprtmedbis thanks._

now, not from that. The =mammal. said tho 19th
waa the date of his first illness in his pocket-book. That
was on the Ith June (referring to tauten). I made these
note. afterwards. Till he told me I did not recollect the
19th as the day, but I recalled it some days efterwarie.
The dates of my precognition& are lA, 7th, and 23rd
April ; 4th, sth, amt 23rd June. When I saw
L'ititgelier on 2nd March, he described the nature of his
illness. Ito said he eau so ill that he fell on the flor,
sad was unable to call fur any assistance till next morainic;
that it was unlike anything be had ever felt before ; that
he was conscious, but unable to move. He spoke of his
second illuem so a bilious attack or jaundice. It was prior
to the 9th of March that Le told roe of the discontinuance
of tiro engagement ; it might have been is the latter part
of January or some part of February. Ile told mo then
that some month. before, imagining Miss Smith rather
cool, ho offered to break off the engagement, but be was
not anxioue to do so; ho said this was some months re-
vionaly. She would not accept this. Ile said that afterwards
she Proposed a return of the letters on both sides. That
might be about February. He said he refusal to do that,
but that he offered to give the totters to her father. I
did not understand the meaning to be that he threatened
to show the letters to her father. I understood that to be
• consent on his part to give up the enga4ement, sad he
so represented It. Misa Smith would not accede to that
proposal, and the engagement remained unbroken at Mi..
,Smoth's desire. That was on the last occasion that he re-
ferred to it.

lly the Lord Advocat )—[ Shown No. 20] This was
written March, 18%.
By the Lord Justice-Clerk—The sheriff was not present
when the clerk of the Procurator-Fiscal suggeeted this tome.
The Lord Justioe-Clerk—lt tuna out, then, that you were
ezonsined by the Procurator privately, with nu sherd present
to restrsin improper interference; end your recollection A
corrected by the Procurator's clerk—a pretty security for
I testimony bro*iht out in this sort of war.
The court adjourned till the (Saturdav) morning, when
the reading of the letters will be proceeded with.