The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

Petition of Right.

o'/I.ALLEY IRWIN T. SI. GEORGE GREY, BART.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.)
THE QUEEN V. COREETT.-THE SHENANDOAH.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,-With your usual cturtesy, will; you kindly give
publicity to the fact that I lave this day appealed to the
House of Lords against the decision of the. Judges before
whom the above case came or for argument in the Court
of Exchequer Chamber ?—I have the honour to be, your
obedient servant, GEORGE O'MALLEY IRWIN,
Nov. 29, 1865. Plaintiff in Person.

The ease for the defence was opened this morning by
Mr. Edward James, Q.C. The learned gentleman denied
that Capt. Corbett had been guilty of any infringement of
the Foreign Enlistment Act, or that he had done anything
contrary to the law of the land. He then called witnesses
to hear out his version of the case. One of them, the chief
mato cf the Sea King, denied, in many particulars, that
spoken in evidence for the Crown. He admitted that, on
arrivingatMadeira, he ran up a signal for the Laurel to come
beside the Sea King, which signal was answered by those
on board the Laurel.

The Lord Chief Justice to the witness—Who told you
to run up the signal ?

Witness—l did not say I ran it up alone ; I meant to say
I assisted in doing it.
The Lord Chief Justice —Well, who told you to do it?
The witness hesitated to answer.
The Lord Chief Justice—You may as well answer the
question at once, for I will have an answer.
Witness—l assisted to run up the signal.
The Lord Chief Justice—Who told you to do so ? On
your oath you don't mean to say that you did not hoist the
signal without being told?
Witness—l don't know who gave the order; I assisted
in pulling it up, and that is all I can say.
The Lord Chief Justice—Who assisted you ?

Witness —The captain of the Sea King.
The Lord Chief Justice—On your oath now, answer
this question. When you sailed from London did you
think you were going to Bombay ?
Witness—Yes.

The Solicitor-General cross-examined the witness very
minutely on other points in the case ; those relating to the
selling of the ship, and other matters relative to the pro-
ceedings on board the two vessels, the Laurol and the Sea
King at Madeira.
The case will not close to day.

COURT OF PROBATE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
JOHNSON V. KERR.

For this suit the probate of the will of Joseph Pryor was
opposed by his next of kin, on the ground of alleged in-.
competency on the part of the testator.
Dr. Spiuks said the testator died in 1864, and when the
will became known it was disputed by the relations
because the testator had taken other views than those
which they thought he ought to have taken. The property
in dispute at the first had been very small—between £2OO
and £3OO ; and the sum that had already been spent in
contesting the validity of the instrument had materially
lessened that.

A number of witnesses were called to prove the state of
mind of the testator. The case was a most interesting one
as far as the petitioner was concerned, and seemed likely
to occupy the whole of the day.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARKETS—This Day.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EYEI\ING, NOVEMBER .50,

The Loss of H.M.S. Bulldog.

The following is a list of the killed and wounded in
her Majesty's ship Bulldog, during the engagement
with the batteries at Cape Haytien, on the 23d of
October :

Mr. John Painter, third-class boatswain—killed
—round shot wound of left thigh, requiring imme-
diate amputation at the hip ; died within two
hours.

John Glencross, private, Royal Marlin Light
Infantry—killed—gunshot wound, right arm
carried away, right thigh desperately injured, ab-
domen laid open ; died within half-an-hour.
Michael M'Mann, gunner, Royal Marine Artil-
lery—killed—gunshot wound of left thigh, amputa-
tion performed immediately ; died within two
hours.

John Donnelly, second captain of maintop—
wounded severely--splinter wound penetrating the
left orbit and destroying the eye, also deep wound
left side of neck and several smaller ones about the
face and forehead.

James Green, second captain of foretop—severely
—gunshot wound of left thigh above the knee ;
amputation probably necessary ; sent to United
States' ship De Soto.
Benjamin Richardson, A.8.--Severely. Splinter
wound of left forearm, carrying away the muscles
from posterior part and fracturing the ulna ; am-
putation necessary ; sent to United States' ship De
Soto.

Samuel Bowden, A.B.—Severely—Rifle wound
of the right knee-joint ; bullet removed from the
posterior part of the leg.
Francis Meredith, A.B.—Severely—Splinter
wounds of the back, hips, and thighs ; sent to De
Soto.

Charles Burton, private, Royal Marine Light
Infantry—Severely—Deep wound of left temporal
region, caused by a handspike in working the gun ;
sent to De Soto.

Wm. Collins, ordinary—Slightly—Left foot con-
tused by side tackle of gun.
Joseph Atkins, A.B.—Slightly—Left foot con-
tused by side tackle of gun.
Henry Brimelow, corporal, Royal Marine Artil-
lery—Slightly—Splinter wound of left leg.
Colin M‘lienzie, boy, first class—Slightly—Rifle
shot of left ear.

Dated on board thellaytien steamer 22 Decembre,
Oct. 27, 1865.

(Signed) JOHN BREAKEY, M.D., Surgeon,
late her Majesty's ship Bulldog.
Approved.

(Signed) C. WAKE, Captain, late Bulldog.

Extraordinary Charge of AsEault.

HARWICH, Wednesday Night.
At the Harwich Petty Sessions, yesterday (Wed-
nesday), the case of Beck v. Captain Jervis, I.P„
lasted from half-past 12 in the afternoon until 7
at night.

Mr-. Orridge (instructed by Mr. Wood, from Mr.
Ashley's, Charles-square, Hoxton) appeared for the
complainant; Mr. Jones, of Colchester, representing
defendant, who is one of the directors of the Great
Eastern Railway Company.
Mr. Orridge, on opening the case, said that he
appeared in the present instance on behalf of the
plaintiff, who was a clerk in the audit-office of the
Great Eastern Railway Company, and he com-
plained of the conduct of the defendant, who had
not only assaulted him in a violent manner, but
had applied to him some most offensive and abusive
language. It would appear from the instructions
of the learned counsel that on Nov. 7th Mr. Beck
was sent down to .the Great Eastern Hotel, at
Harwich, to check the accounts, and while he was
engaged in performing this duty he was subjected
to the most gross treatment at the hands of the
defendant. While Mr. Beck was engaged in his
work, Captain Jervis came up to him and asked
him if he came from the office of Mr.
Kearns, who is the auditor of the company. Beck
replied that he did, having been sent down to check
the accounts, upon which the defendant said he was
a " young cur," and desired him to leave
the hotel (which is the property of the company).
Mr. Beck declined to leave until he had com-
pleted his work, whereupon Captain Jervis seized
him by the collar of his coat, and with great force
turned him out of the hotel. For this assault the
present proceedings had been taken, and the learned
counsel said that, looking at his instructions and the
respectable witnesses whom he should call, he con-
sidered that the captain had acted most unjustifiably
both in his conduct and in the vile and improper
language imputed to him.
Mr. Beck then generally born out the statement
of the learned counsel.

In cross-examination, by Mr. Jones, he denied
that he had been listening to the conversation of
the captain with other persons. He could swear
that the captain called him a " young cur,"
and that great force was used in ejecting him from
the hotel.

The barmaid and manager of the hotel generally
corroborated the complainant in every particular.
Mr. Jones, on behalf of the defendant, said that
this case had been very much exaggerated by the
complainant. In the first place, Captain Jervis
denied using the language imputed to him ; and in
the second, he only used just so much force as was
necessary to put complainant out of the hotel. He
(Mr. Jones) contended that the captain had a per-
fect right, as a director of the company, to order the
clerk out of the hotel, and it would be proved he
very gently took hold of the collar of Beck's coat
between the finger and thumb, removing him very
gently.
Captain Jervis said that the complainant had
come down to spy upon him, and listened to his
conversation with other persons, upon which the
captain desired him to leave the hotel, and, without
using any bad language, gently removed him, as he
had a perfect right, being a director of the com-
pany, to do.
In cross-examination defendant repeated that he
had never used any bad language.
The evidence of defendant having been corrobo-
rated by evidence, Mr. Jones called
Mr. Owen, secretary of the company, who was
in attendance, and questioned him as to the right
of a director to order a clerk out of the hotel.
Mr. Owen said that a director had a perfect
right to do so.
The bench (which was fully attended, the Mayor
of Harwich being in the chair) then retired, and
after some deliberation came into court, and, ex-
pressing an opinion that a director of a company
was justified in ordering a clerk off the company's
premises, dismissed the summons.
Summons dismissed.

The case created great interest in the town of
Harwich.

Our market, to-day, was but moderately supplied with
beasts. For nearly all breeds, the demand ruled steady, at
prices equal to Monday. The general top figure was ss. 2d.
per 81bs. The show of sheep was by no means extensive.
Downs and half-breds were in good request, at full quota-
tions. Otherwise the mutton trade was in a sluggish state
on former terms. The highest figure was 6s. Bd. per 81bs.
We had a slow inquiry for calves—the supply of which
was moderate—at the late decline in value. The pork
trade was in a sluggish state, at last week's prices. In
mulch cows, only a limited business was transacted.