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      Execution.—^George Jackson, Who, With <G...

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      Gatherings From The Taw And Police Court...

      GATHERINGS FROM THE tAW AND POLICE COURTS . The morality of trade received a singular illustration last Saturday at the Croydon Assizes in the course of an action for assault . Mr . Edwards , the plaintiff , carries on business as an insurance broker in the City of London , and is in partnership with a Mr . Pittman . The defendant , Mr . Bullen , is in the same business , and in partnership with a Mr . Hancock . All the parties are members of Lloyd ' s . In the course of last June , Mr . Pittman went on a visit to a Mr . Wilson at Broxbourne in Hertfordshire ; and , -while there , he was told that Mrs . Bullen , who had recently left England for America , ¦ was a lady of light character ; that her husband himself called her 4 a stale piece of goods ; ' that he had got tired of her , and sent her away ; that he had since lived With other women ; and that , bfifore parting from his wife , he had brought home an illegitimate child , and educated it -with his other children . On returning to business , Mr . Pittman—who was described on the trial as ' a very strict man in his ideas '—conceived 'it necessary to vindicate the morality of insurance-brokering ; aud he therefore ( as well as on some other grounds not mentioned ) directed his partner to close the account between them and Mr . Bullen . Mr . Edwards , who is a young man of about six-and-twenty , thought , according to Tii 3 own account , that it would be unfair to do this without making some previous inquiries , and he appears to have been also influenced by the fact that the business transacted with Mr . Bullen was mutually

      profitable . He therefore mentioned the rumours to a Mr . Beddome , also a member of Lloyd ' s . On the trial , Tie stated that his only motive for doing this was one of kindness , as he wished , if possible , to disprove the accusations , and so prevent the closing of the account . According to his version , he said to Mr . Beddome , " Don ' t let this go further ; " but Mr . Beddome denies it . At any rate , Mr . Beddome did let f it go further , for , after consulting with another and older member of Lloyd ' s , he mentioned the rumours and the name of his informant to Mr . Bullen .

      On the 24 th of June , Mr . Edwards received a letter in Mr . Bullen ' s handwriting , which ran thus : —" Mr . Bullen will be obliged by Mr . Edwards calling on him this afternoon at his counting-house . —N . B . To save a scene at Lloyd ' s . " He accordingly . went , and was shown into an inner room , in which ho found Mr . Bullen and his partner , Mr . Hancock . The former accused him of spreading a report about "Mrs . Bullen . Mr . Edwards asked to be allowed to flit down , and give an explanation ; but Mr . Bullen refused , and , exhibiting a stick , asked the fated Edwards if he knew what it had been

      bought for . The victim replied that he did not ; whereupon his ignorance waa speedily enlightened by a shower of blows over 'the arms , batik , and legs—Mr . ( Bullen , in the meanwhile , frequently -asking him if he did not 'spread it' ( meaning the report ) ,. and Mr , Hancook , the partner , sitting quietly looking on . It also appears that the enraged husband used many oaths , and said he would kill Mr . Edwards for twopence . 'That gentleman was beaten for five or . ton minutes , during Which time 'lie made a somewhat nice calculation of -the number of Howe he received , for he stated on itho trial that they amounted to ' twelve or fourteen , ' which , spread over ten , or even five , minutes , must have been a rather adagio movement . Released at length from his

      torment , tho battered Edwards went at once ( to iis partner at Lloyd's , and informed him of tho affair ; and , during tho same afternoon , Mr . Bullon , flushed with victory , also appeared at Lloyd ' s , and , pulling forth a broken stiok—token and relic of his great encounter—• said he shouldbuy a thickeretftffif ho did not get a letter of apology . The defence was that Mr . Edwards had maliciously spread the reports to the discredit of Mrs . BuIIor , and that -these were uttorly false , as she liad left England for America Amply for tho'benefit of lier health ; that Mr . Billion had tip legal remedy for this injury , and had therefore taken tho law into his own hands 5 and that , consequently , tho jury ought only to give -the lowest -possible damages , IShe charge -with orcnpoct . to £ be iUegifrinifcte < 5 bUd w , m Admitted * o be -true . The Lord Chief Baron , in summing up , snid it nppoarou to

      him that the business of insurance might he earned on without an in ^ uiiy into the domestic affairs of the parties who wished to 4 ffect iraeh business ;; « nd he must say that he thought a harrieter would he 4 s much entitled to inquire into the # riyate « haxacter . af a . client before he accepted a brief from Mm as Mr . Pittman was to go into the domestic arrangements of MavBuUen . Still , £ he assault was quite unjustifiable , and cdntrary to law . The jury gave a verdictfor the plaintiff $ damages , 250 ? . ' . ¦ ¦ Messrs . Copland rand Barnes , provision merchants , who failed in March lor 2 Q , 0 OQl . passed their examination in the Court of Bankruptcy on Tuesday . . The claim of Alexander Lord . Lo-vat , in . the peerage of England , to the barony of Lovat , in the peerage of JScotland—a case which has been several times before the House of Lords—was on Tuesday allowed by theirXord-• sMps . ¦ __ ¦ . . ¦

      Mr . Henry Spicer , surgeon , of Kenmngtan , Jias appeared before . the . Marlborough-street magistrate , charged with publishing a lihel on Mr . William Day , solicitor , of Queen-street , May-fair . The / libel was contained in a . placard which set forth that Mr . Day had enticed Mr . Spicer ' s wife « away from her ihame ,. and still held her forcibly in confinement . ; that he was acting as the agent of Mrs . Spicer ' s brother , Mr . John Dawson , of Sussexsquare , who had deprived her of certain property to which she was entitled , and against whom proceedings in Chancery had been taken , which it was now sought

      to burke by the -alleged transactions ; and that it was feared ' that no means , however desperate and unscrupulous , would be spared by those who have possession of her , at all risks , to prevent her from returning to her home . ' A reward of 50 £ was offered to whoever would give such information as would lead to the conviction of the parties . Mr . Day was examined , and emphaticallydenied the truth of the allegations against him . His counsel said he was instructed that the present proceedings were taken with the knowledge and by the desire of the lady , who only feared to fall again into her husband ' s hands . The case was sent for trial . Bail waa

      accepted for Mr . Spieer . The disgraeeful attempt on the part of the London General Omnibus Company to crush the opposition offered . to . it by the Saloon Omnibus Company was brought before the notice of Alderman Wire at the Mansion House on Wednesday , when a driver employed by the first-named association was charged , on a summons , with misbehaviour . Every time a Saloon omnibus starts , one of the others starts immediately before it , and a second behind it , and every obstacle is offered to the rival vehicle obtaining passengers . This was proved to be the . case in the present instance ; but such conduct is no offence at law , and the summons was therefore dismissed . It is to be hoped , however , that the public will support the new company in its struggles against a monopoly which has falsified its promises , and will not allow others to do better .

      A meeting for the further examination of Hugh Innes Cameron , of the Royal British Bank , took place in the Court of Bankruptcy on Thursday , when an adjournment to the 30 th of October was agreed to .

      Naval And Military. A New Weapon <Mf War...

      NAVAL AND MILITARY . A New Weapon < mf War . —Mr . Charles Shaw transmits to the Times a copy of a letter he recently ( addressed to an influential member of her Miqesty ' s Government , ' urging the authorities to adopt in India an invention which ; he originally proposed for use in the Crimea , and the ( effects of which he thus describes : — " Any attack of war junks or pirates may be xepulaed £ bya £ ] . Boarding is rendered impracticable , as the attacking party mnst be partially or totally disabled , and this with little or no loss to those acting in defence . But , if an attacking party be provided with ithis invention ,

      they , with little or no loss , can board . any ship with the . almost certainty of success , If . 'fifty or a hundred British troops , in any house or outwork , he provided with such invention , no number of « n attacking party , if unprovided with . artillery , con succeed in taking such house or outrworlc ; mo troops or armed parties can advance through streets if one or two houses be supplied with itliis invention . ; , « nd any barricade , throughthisinvention , can toe ( made impregnable . " Mar , Show demands a . certain unspecified sum iof money for the -use , of this invention ^ but it ( appears that he has . received no answer from Government . The Circumlocution -Office is

      probably thinking about it . Reducxion of the Infantry Stan » ar » . —A circular from tho Horse Guards states that tho standard of recruits for tho infantry is reduced to five feet five and a half inches . The War in Persia . ;—The following despatch ( says tho Gazette of Tuesday ) has been received at tho East India-house from , the Governor-General of India in Council to the Secret Committee of tho East India Company : — " Fort William , Juno 19 . —We have tho honour to forward far your information ( printed copies of notifications issued by tho Right Hon . the Governor-General in Council , under date the 18 th inst ., Nos . 189 and 140 , announcing tho ratification of tho treaty of peace witfli Persia , , « nd recording Iiifl Uifi h sense of the important eorvioee rendered by Lioutonant-Gonerftl Sir -James lOutramu K . C . B ., commanding tho forces . It affords us

      the -highest gratification to jrecommwi to the jq < $£ ¦ favourable consideration of ihB . Hon , Cawrt of { DirqatfflS and her Majesty ' s Government the arduous an , d . . sns ^ esj ** ful services of the military and jiaval forces pygftgyf * in the operations directed ajgainat J ? jBrsV ' -T ^ C he tto ^ jfica ? tions axe appended -in the G < Mett & , hpt the general juir-r port of them is indicated by ttie foregoing . Indian AppoiNcrMEiras . —Major-Generals Windhaoa and Sir Hugh Rose will each command a division : iiX India , and Colonel JPercy Herbert has been , appointed to the command of a brigade . 'Keinfobcembnxs for jinoiA . continue to leave England for the disturbed districts . ; The Royal Abteuuert Garrison at ^ Woolwich , was inspected by the'Duke of Cambridge on Wednesday . Four companies on the same day embarked for India . The Dockyard wias visited by Sir Charles Wood and others .

      M Is C Ei4 Jua N E O Iu •£. The Ooubt.—T...

      M IS C EI 4 JUA N E O iU £ . The Ooubt . —The visit of the Emperor of'the French to Osborne , whatever -may have been its -private importance , has presented no public features of special interest . On the morning of Friday week , thetwo Imperial visitors walked round the farm atOsborne in company ¦ with the < jueen and Prince Albert ; and in the afternoon they went on board the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert , and steamed towards the Needlesj returning to Osborne a little before eight o ' clock . Saturday was signalized by an evening party , which'took place in a marquee erected on the lawn . At a quarter before ten o ' clock , Prince Albert entered the marquee , leading the Empress of 'the French , the Emperor following with the Queen . Prince lPrinces

      Alfred , Prince Arthur , the Princess Roya , s Alice , Princess Helena , the Duke of Cambridge , and Prince Leiningen accompanied her Majesty . _ Dancing immediately commenced , and was continued till a little before twelve o ' clock , wben the Royal party retired . In the course of the evening , the Emperor and Empress joined in Sir Roger de Coverley . On Sunday , the Imperial visitors attended -tlxa Roman Catholic chapel at Newport . Several English Protestants were present , including the Mayor . "At a quarter past two o ' clock on Monday afternoon , " says the Times , " the Emperor and Empress of the ' French embarked at Osborne beach on board her Majesty Queen "Victoria ' s state barge , and were steered by Captain the Hon . Joseph Demnan to the Imperial state yacht , the Heine Hortense . There was no guard of honour on the beach , but the departure was as private as the arrival of the Imperial visitors . the

      Her Majesty and the Prince Consort accompanied Emperor and Empress in the barge , and were escorted by a flotilla of boats from the -fleet . On board the iReine Hortense , her Majesty and the 'Prince Conaort bade farewell to their guests , and the French Imperial yacht immediately weighed for Havre . On her Majesty and the Prince leaving the French yacht every demonstration of respect was paid them by all on board , -the lEmperor Temaining uncovered and bowing repeatedly . Her Majesty and the Prince embarked on ( board the Fairy , whioh accompanied the Reine Hortense for a short distance from Osborne , and then put . about and returned . The British white ensign was hoisted at the fore , the French at the main , and the blue British ensign at the mizen . of the Reine Hortense , which was followed at the distance of about half a anile by La Oorsej the Pelican , and the Ariel , having British flags at their mastheads . "

      Funkbal o » Bishop Blomfiei + d . —The late Bishop Blomfield was on Tuesday interred in the churchyard of the parish of Fulhara in * manner strictly private , according to his own express instructions . It was a walking . funeral , attended only by . the members of hia own family , the archdeacons of his diocesa , and Jhis -oaaplains ^ but a large number of * he clergy assembled in the church , accompanied -by the principal inhabitants of tho { parish and neighbourhood . Tim Grybxai . Pa ^ aoev —A . Committee of Shareholders ihaa just sat upon the affairs iof the Crystal Palace Company , and issued its report , it will cause a little surprise to hoar that the gardens of the iiabaao at ipresent employ 146 jgordeners . The ( Committee not nn ~

      ^ reasonably thinks this irather > .-too large ft staff , and considera that a less number , with move jsupervdBion , will , do as well . But tit as not bo much the fiacpenaes . of fthe gonoral management , which are . not considered escessive , as those of the * frequont novelties and varied attractions , ' whioh incur censure . These latter , it appears , have been groat failures . The Handel Festival doea not oomo into this report—why wo do not know . But the other •* attractions' have been all but uriiverdally loasee . The ' Peace Festival' cost the company 19087 ., and only brought in 628 / ., making ft lose of 1280 * . to the Company . Tho Poultry Show cost 989 £ , tho single article

      of coops being 19 GJ ., rand only just oleared its expenses . The Klowor Showawcre a better speculation , bringing in , a balance of d 82 / . But now comes . the formidable lioau of * Opor « Concerts , ' under which tho Committee considers tho Company . a loser of HOOQl . It seems that for twelve Opera Concerts tho agreement gave Mr . « yo 10 , 088 ? ,, which sura various other Items swelled to ^ 11 , 4 C 1 Z . Then the Committee complalnB generally of the carolcssnofis of the Directors In the contracts niodo , ? wblcJn Jmvo been ono-eided and much against the 4 ntcjosts of tho Company . " Tho Company , e . ff ; J " ™» 2007—Od . per dozen—In tho course of tlio year by soatv

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    • Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 15, 1857, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_15081857/page/11/