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(Before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.)

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, raisstoners for the average ratings in the union the
!Pm" tOwnshipi were divided, cod this fact seemed to.hlve
ltduced the judge to direct a verdict for the pluntiff.
It appeared, however, thi.st in Doomsday- book Bewley
dna pure was entered as a joint township, and that fir
je last twenty years tie Poor had been tupport,:d by a
oint fund, and there was only one inetance during that
t!riod in which the four overseers had not acted joititly.
sr. Knowles contended on those grounds that the de-
fendants had jurisdiction ; but, supposing they Lai nen,
that the 11th and 12th Vic., which was passed to protect
runic" of 014 peace in the execution of their duty, re-
ieved them from all liability.
The COURT granted a rule.

OMMON PLEAS-('PHIS DAY•)

ins in )
(Before the LORD CHIEF J USTICBE.anco. and Justices CRESS-
, WELL, VVILLIANs, and TALFOURD.)
The Court was occupied this morning with the case
tofhoter the plaintiff,
Guildhall thitesEolreutirichaTelegraph v. Brett-, which was tried at
nYs when a verdict was entered
plaintiff, with leave to move for a new trial.
Air. COCKBURN, in behalf of the defendant, applied
fora rule to abet./ cause why a new trial should not be
nit',_tul• The Learnt d Counsel rested his application
Fatte7iet. byr'und that there had been no infringement of
the defendant, which he contended the jury
.11 their findings on the separate pleas had affirmed; that
.
invention of the defendant contained several easel-1-
_9Q novelties, such as employing the earth to complete
11.14 e .voltaic eircui?, the employment of several wires,
,144 the different adaptation of dials.
ie A;TORNEY•GENERAL appeared for the Electric
hll.gra
ystory P
th Company. He entered at some length into the
'Paihi .the discoveries in voltaic electricity, and of
ptatton to communication by telegraph. He con-
tended that the invention patented by the Electric Tele-
- FtrartP? Company was the very first by which electricity
been used as a means of effecting reciprocal commu-
i/jeati°l4 and that as such no person could take advan-
ti
:,gte cif the principle, even though it were carried out by
ns or machinery.
he Learned Counsel was proceeding with his address
When our report left the Court.
or.:he models of Messrs. Brett's invention, and of t' e
IPI4I apparatus of the Electric Telegraph Company
sere exhibited in the court.
(Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice MAULE and
Th a'Common Jury.)
-e Court was occupied the whole morning with the
'es" of Din dem. Furz3 v. Edwin, which presented no
feature terest.

HUMFRIEB V. HUMFRIES.
ituktir'seool applied for a mandamus requiring the
ce
this °f Kin stun, in Wales, to return the depositions
(ILia case. It appeared that the parties were brothers
arisen", and William), and a family dispute having
Sten between them, William was arrested at the in-
140iiae of George on a charge of attempting to extort
tot sY, but on being carried before a magistrate it was
%/,,,,1111eInpted to justify the charge. George, however,
hroutre that he went in danger of his life through his
to broths
conduct, and the mewistrates directed William
11 !o'er into reeognisances to*keep the peace to all her
tisl/eslVe subjects for a given term, and to appear at the
Ut lu ensuing Petty Sessions to answer any charge
""ght be preferred against him by his brother.
oeiont however, a long way from Newport, his
ties (11116, be was unable to obtain the necessary sure-
titji and teas therefore detained in custody until the
of
and
the the sessions, when no one appeared against him,
p" was accordingly discharged. In the maanwhil..,
ort, suspended from a situation in the Excise at New-
how' "Y the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, and thy
the depositions
to reinstate him, unless he could produce
the "sPositions taken before the magistrate, to satisfy
tel el that he had not been imprisoned on a charge of
ti el
lie applied to the:magistrates for these deposi-
: ,Sti but they refused to supply him with copies, and
f €1 he been compelled to come to this court
Or relief.
, Mr. Justice I.,OLERIDGE—You may take a rule to
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emit()
'"ule 11W: accordingly.

IDDERMINSTER ELECTION
COMMITTEE.— (THIS DAY.)
The eenaraittee re-assembled this morning at twelve
45%,1eek, the Hon. Mr. Bouverie in the chair.
Zer• SAISIUEL BROOKES, the landlord of the Lion Inn,
beredernliaster vi as the 11:st witness called. Ile remem-
)4..- at the last'
election rooms were appropriated to
tendc test in his house. Mr. Best was frt quently in at-
tl,slleet as was also Mr. John Chillingswortb, and
%kes' including Mr. Joseph Best, jun., and Mr. Grit-
,tirt the cern-dealer Mr. Thomas Chester was the man
forPl°Yed to conduct parties to the room who inquired
toter. Best. Mr. Best was in and out of the house
°lt the nomination and the polling day. Mr.
thesr; and his father first applied for the rooms, and
lto
o !he)* were let. The rooms had been previous y
head Pled by Mr. Bailey, the rival candidate, whose friends
Plued an oak bough outside the house. He was not
4litre that there was any meeting of Mr. Best's friends
always polling day. He voted for Mr. Best, and had
I'eeh On the Conservative side. He had lived ID
bee
ktdderteinster for 10 years, during which time there had
quin three contested e!ections; the last ono was the most
and free from noise and excitement. He meant
difiat observation that there was less money spent.
le.u. 85 Jane Dailey, the bar-maid of the last witness's
(hit's°, well remembered the election. It was part of her
toot „Y tx°,l'e'p the books. Mr. Best frequently. went to
eotr— '40.4, which was devoted to his patty. -The first
1 t !fin the books on account of No. 4 occurred on the
ee'n''' August which was " A luncheon for six." She
ielAtielltlY saw' 'Thomas Chester staeding the door of
She'ci.but she never asked him what he was doing there.
The not remember what Mr. Best's colours were.d
to th runes were first made on a slate, then triar.isposel
th, e bar ledger, which she produced, and ultimately
Th,elltries found' their way into a final posting-book.
ere were severel entries for flys.
4,0"5-examined by Mr. ALEXXNDER—CiIester was
het leneutlY hanging. about the place, and that was how
Tialule to be employed.
The evidence was proceeding when our report left.

IC-ER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.
bathfe Wont effective pieces of the fourth act of the
ittoc of I Lombardi havo be( n most ingeniously brougit
Ito off third act by Mr. Mao, which makes the opera
th with ore iciut, and is a decided improvement, as
Ql47era mwiously was too long. The celebrated trio
• tenor ,volutta trascorere " finishes the opera. The new
cabal; Llaficark,e, who has a splendid Lenore. di
pee.ylned with much sweetness and expression, is ex-
led to make a hit.

eINIVtRSITY INTELLIGENCE.
DRAz„ CAMBRIDGE, APRIL 19.
ttQL or THE MASTER OF CORPUS CHRISTI COL-
eoria„7"ha Lamb, D.D., thirty-sssenth Master of
41:104, Christi College, and Dean of Bristol,. expiredd
Year nuflilf-past twelve o'clock to-day, in the sixty-second
atiti -` hi* age. The deceased was a native of Suffulk,
dutit^lis admitted of Corpus Culls ge in 1807. He graFellu-
ed 18 fifteenth Wrangler in 1811, and was elected
.a
of his college in 1813. In 1822 he was unant-
"2lY elected to succeed 1)r. Douglas in the Maver-
ilitte'.lln. 11 was created D.D. in 182 7. The Master's
'lad been of short duration, and originated in a
b4L6tlll
eccold, from which no serious result was anticipated,
th a eV :48 u fiche
faacarlatpyi.d consumpton, which defied all

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Ase APPOINTMENTS.
Bta
th nt-Surgeon—James Wade (b) (1844), to
e
m...,,us.tance troop-ship, at Sheerness.
stilu3lllProen—Algernon J. Wootten and Philip H.
erllecirekrs, to the Pisgard flig ship, at Woolwich.
Yoe, Campbell, to the Superb, 80, at DBeo-
- Henry R. Shaw (1844), to the Ocean,i ,
Are* et Sheerness ;A. 11. Martin, to the in-
eßinab!e) 104, flag-ship, at Devonport.
riebiZK 8-Assistant—H. H. Clifno, to the Impreg-
Won
atsr, -"VICITI APRIL 19.—The Advice and the
lifter? steam-vessels went down the river yesterday
troihnx,c)" to tow the Hercules store and troop-shipto
lean ''lortbfleet Hope to the Downs, and she was
Telithe
liver this afternoon fur Gibraltar and Malta.
`fees ARCTIC EXPEDITION.—The Intrepid, steam.-
bowe'l Lieutenant-Commander John Bertie Cator, is
the bi° a Very advanced state, and the men came into
and. 74 ard at three o'clock, A.M., to get her steam up
&ye 4ry
v, her engines in the dock, and worked them for
km "ours with great satisfaction. The labourers
iebbe°llvicts have been occupied yesterday and to- day
t.tiei..ri,stitnorgesabout 100 tons of patent fuel on board, and
riu and the Pioneer will have nearly all
de take- of every description on board before they
„„, u out of dock. The exertions to expedite the
ivlii)r•Lure of the vessels continue unabated, and the
leave commander fully anticipates being able to
cen "voolwich for Greenhithe, cn the 25th inst.
CiCkiCktilAMl APRIL 19.—The Nankin, 50 gunF.,foin
a sv,. which has been fitting for sea, is to be fitted r
1,"1113._ t° be placed in ordinary.
Oft ue Columbine, 16 guns, Captain Hay, was paid
eow.c.ll the 15th inst. into ordinary. Her marines,
..51!ting of
1 sergeant, 1 corporal, and 6 privates,
mhe
thole.liorwhineagd-quarters at this division the same
f
detachments of marines. from.. Portthse-
i7r Joined the head-quarters of this division On
tio.' viz., 1 drummer and 5 privates from the Bull
teais'il er 5 privates from the Griffin.
Qeeen Hague, leading man of shipwrights, has
also 5 P!rannuated on a p-nsion of 34/. per annum. ;
1 eimaphlPvirights on pensions ( f 24/. per year each ;
arin, .er 24/. ; 2 spinners on 24/. each ; 1 colour-
cler On 201. ; and 2 labourers on 151. each per year.

Otte ti ;141341°) TLIURSDAY EVENING.—A. fire, which at
Out e threatened to be of a wry serious nature,
tbroke
thisiliek,, evening, about nine o'clock, in the premises o M •
Angel; a Plumber and glazier, nearly adjoining to the
'Worltsi, nn• to Iligh-street. The fire commenced in the
fia...._"Ps a the rear of the house, and, owing to the in-
ftnature of the contents, soon assumed an appear-
-met of
fill ho,, Peat danger ; but the wind being low, and a plenti-
aidecitY of water at hand., the exertions ut the firemen,
ceasatia the members of the University, who worked. :
el.,',er the' and with great vigour, soon obtained a ny.ster)
masa gi hour and
and happily all danger was at an end int ltelass.
Inag, ha from its commencement. A good deal o
been agleertb_e.ell occasioned, but the extent has not, as yet,
13
je certain
13,atianila nir DROWNING.—Mr. Brotherton, of the
pzmi.;l 1,1 Provincial Bank of England, was found drowned
4741 ill4t. at Newport, Montgomeryshire.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGIIT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPOINDENT.)
CO WES, Apnu, 19.

PUBLIC HEALTH ACT. - Mr. Ranger, one of
the superintendent inspectors from the Board
of Health, opened his court at the Town-I-mil
on Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock. Mr. Stokes
and Dr. Cass, two of the promoters of the petition of
the Board, addressed him for some time explaining the
defects in our local Act. The books of the commis-
sioners were put in, and the clerk examined. At
two o'clock he made with them a visit of inspection.
On Thursday the drainage, the supply of water, and
the state of the burial-ground took up the day ; the
evening was given to the working classes. 0.3 Fri-
day, at ten, the books, contracts, &c., of the water
company were put in ; then those of the gas company,
and the clerks to the companies examined ; and in the
afternoon the church-yard and several of the courts
&c., were inspected, as also the sewers and trunkirg
into tic harbour. To-morrow (Saturday) the subject
of the clauses of the present local Act IN ill be
gone intc—the number and qualification of
the Commissioners to be elected under the Public

Health Act will be brought forward; also some new
clauses, and matters respecting the gas and water
companies, the town bound try, and the claims of the
Corporaticn of Newport to jurisdiction over the town
of Cowes.
Mr. Ranger is fair and impartial in his inquiries,
and gives general satisfaction; even the old commis-
sioners now allow that the present state of things
ought no longer to exist, but that the ratE payers
should have the power to elect the men who are to
rule and tax them, and that the introduction of the
Public Health Act into the town would be a general
benefit. No gentleman could be better qualified for
the office than he is.