The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-13 00:00:00

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ALLTAZEI I'ICELTT ON BO OD •N ANTRICAN SNIP.
A wretcheillookiog creature, who said be was an English
roman. and that his 411100 was Feard, crept into the
witness Inc and said he bail been dreadfully illused on
board nu Americas @hip, celled the Taylor, which
arrived in this port on Friday afternoon. The poor
fellow was in a deplorable condition, and so/feria( groat
pain. He had no shoes and stockings on his feet. One foot
was bandaged, and he sail lie had been knocked dews and
'tamped upon. and one of the idgeeni had trodden vim hia
foot, and it was in a eery mutilated Mate.
Mr. Mello -When anal where did thin happen?
The Applicant—At sea, your worship.
Kr. Self* I can't interfere. I hay* no jurisdiction over
offences alleged to have been committed on board Americas
shim at sea.
The Applicant—l was ill.used and knocked about is the
Chassid.

Mr. Melte—That is oat of my jurisdiction, and I have so
more power to interfere than I ',Mudd have if the assault
MA committed is New York or Boston.
The Applicant—They have lamed me, my toes are
wounded, and I am disabled altogether.
Mr. selfe—Has any ill treatment been used towards you
shoes the arrival of the ship in the River Thames or in the
dock

Th.• Applicant—No, sir; they knocked off after !elision
the (' hAnneL

Mr. SrHe —My good man, I cannot give you any assistance
la the matter.

The seaman was then misted out of the witness box, and
advised to apply to the American t'onauL
Our reporter was *Lout to dispatch hie messenger with
the above report, when Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, of
d~equare, Stepney, said his attentkes in Just been
culled o • poor seaman outside the court. The man was
la a frightful state; his toes were smashed, hie legs a
mad he wee only At for im hospital. The marikZ
that la addition to the amanita at sea and in the Channels
the alit Nista of the Taylor presented a loaded pistol to
hie sssmaa's) head yeeterday afternoon in the London
Daak Swore at him, and threatened to shoot him.
Mr. Selfir--That is en assault. You may hare • surn-
ame, Mr. Young.

PROPOSED VOLUNTEER CAMP 4?
ALDERJMOTT.

The Wert Surrry Tin.rr of this day contains an
account of • project, which ha.. it appears, received the
easetiou of the 'iVarlifike, for the establishment of • Volun-
teer Ride Club-house andpermanent Camp at Akieratiott,
"with the view of anus nig to volunteers facilities for
bring inigatled oismaionally with the regular ttrei:
and, as an adjunct, a smaller camp at Wim
with butts for ride rinctice. "In order to carry out the
two ohjeeta referred to," mays the journal before nasei.
Wool, 'it is proposed that a sum should be raised by
anberriptioe, from the ladies of the Ceded Kingdom.
imacietst to provide a clubhouse with one thousand
separate clambers for the volunteers, • library, swimming,
hot, and cold bathe, and butte for rifle praetor at all rasps
UP_to 1.2") yards ; the freehold of all the buildings, and
100 acres of land at Aldemhott and • sufficient extent of
=I fur ride practice and requisite buildings near Rim-
; the whole to be fenced or walled is, and to be
vested in trustees for the sole blade of the Ride Volunteers
of the United Kingdom. .1e a very gratifying proof of the
cordial spirit in which the proposed undertaking has bees
received, we are authoriaed to state that upon the subject
being discussed in the pwenee of • few geetlewee resi-
dent in this neighbourly.d, they at once liberally antler.
took to provide feeds for the erection of • church, on
ground adpieent to the proposed camp, presented by one of
them for that purpose ; and we believe we Are cot prema-
tare in static that the rectifies of the very hi/hest person
is the realm will be obtaisod for the proposition."

Tit m: JOCKEY CLOW --Sir Joseph Hawley has
gives moths eat at the Dent meeting of the Jockey Club he
will move the following re,•olutions :-1. That the &Here-
tics of the day of the July meeting having been proposed
and adopted without notice, was in direct andnivenbou of
the rule .1 the club, No. 40. 2. That I. order sot to in-
cur di.. risk of invalidating the entries for the July aad
Cheiterfield Slakes. 1862, which have bees advertised for
Notalal. aad Wedeaday, the alteration of the days of the
fi.r that year be oiallrined, but that in 1363 the meet-
ing shall coenntenee on Toe lay as heretofore. S. That in
futon, alterations adopted without the notice required by
isle 480 shall be absolutely null awl void.
Au accident of a very peculiar character took
. on Wednesday evening at Stanley, on the Same
N'.flee Railway A eontmetor had been sinking a deep
sad after blaatiag the bottom with gunpowder, nee of
he men descended. He was alimat suffocated with Are-
-6,1,11; aryl fell front the bucket when be tea half way
dome. The tiontrartee followed him, sad fell in the same
*vv. He was killed on the spot. The workuise was
hr.;ugl,t up alive by the i;alLutt eaertioes of some misers.--
Ms., Examine.