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t& tBMi proceeding * At the dose of the trial , he shook handS- ' wifca- "Lord Campbell , and , having Bowed to the jury , fef tthe cour ^ accompanied by nis- ttrtor . The case of Sidebottom v . Adkins , ' at which the I ^ rinc © was present , was-an action to recover the som of C 526 C fo : r money received by the defendant to- the plaintiff ' s use . The defendant pleaded the general issue , the StMttte of ^ Limitations , and a set off . The action arose oat of certain 1 gambling transactions which were tfixmghti before the publie in the case of 'Culverwelf v . SidebottoT » , ' which was tried in- the same court last ^ November . John- Sidebottom is a young man whocarries on- the business of a cotton manufacturer at
Manchester , aftd who-inherited considerable wealth from his father ; arid the- defendant , James- Adkiflff , Irep * a gaming-house , known as the Berkeley , fta Albemarlestreet * The plaintiff , when ; abottb twenty-five years of age , visited Londbn , atod was introduced by an acquaintance ft ? the BesrfejJey , where be- became acquainted with-Adkfae . - He pftJyed 7 a * hazard for large stakes , and in hfe first vlsfc loS * as Wasn SS 5900 * Uir eSStill'Je * afterwards-Go eonfte to- London a-bont four tftnes- a- year , and d * ead& occasion he went to the house , and between
1848 &&& 3993 , over which years his visits extended , he los £ ^ aibgethe » 25 , 000 t , part of which Be paid in cash , &&& ptfrt ffi l 6 U ' s and promissory notes . He snbseefuen'tly discovered that loaded dice had been nsed , and otJlier nrifeir practices adopted in ; the game , by AdMite- afed ; these in Hi * employ ; and he" therefore brongh' 6 tl * s action . Mr . Bf aeaulay , who appeared for the defence , Said that his client was" willing to return all the nWfiey which Mr . Sidebottom had paid on securities , having" already given ? np the securities themselves . Lord CampBeil therefore directed the jury to find a verdict for thepiairitifij wrth 6520 / . damages .
In : the Court fof the Considerationof Crown Cases BeservSci ,. on Monday , Lord Chief Justice Cockburn delivered judgntent in the case of the Queen v . Gray , in ¦ strhieh'Mr ; Justice Erie had reserved the point , whether the pr fsfeneTf wfio- ' fia ? d exposed her cMM , whereby inftammatiott of the Itmgs had taken placed wa " s liable to lie convicted under the statute . The Court was of opinion' that the conviction could not be sustained , for , looking » f the ofhef offences provided for in the statute , l £ dirt not seem that this case cante within it . The conviction vracs therefore
quashed-K ffte case of Innes v : Mitchell , argued before the Vice-CKanfcellor , Sir B . T . Kindeisley , on Tuesday , the point was raised whether a person in England could bring into" this country a suit properly a Scotch one ; proceedings beinjj at the same time on foot hi Scotland . It "was contended that , in such matters , Scotland is the same as aiiy other foreign country . The Vice-Chancetior , however , ruled that the Scotch strifr did not prevent proceedings Hi an English court . That such a * point could be raised shows the dnonialy of fiaving two sets of laws in one empire .
An action was brought in the Court of Common Pleas , o * t Tttesday , iio recover possession of a wharf and premises- on the banks of the Thames at Chelsea , which , it was alleged , ^ rere forfeited on the g > dund of a nuisance— - ^ the plfece having been us ^ a as a receptacle for all the dung collected , from the neighbourhood . This was complained of by the neighbours as being sickening and very prejjtiaicial to health ; but a Mr . Gregory , the landlord of wfd White Hart Tavern , which is exactly opposite the ' wharf , on being asked whether the wharf was a nuisance to him , said , " I have never smelt the dung since it has been there . " ( Laughter ?) A healthy-looking woman , a carman's wife , who lived in a house adjoining the wttaffc said , " I smell nothing . " ( Lcvuahier . ) She
also said sne liked the smell , and she was sure it promoted tier health . ( Laughter . ) Miss Gregory , also df the WHite &art , said she felt no nuisance or annoyance frotii the business carried on at the wharf ; and two other witnesses from the neighbourhood spoke to the same effect . A verdict was given for the defendants ; so that the carman ' s wife - ^ ill be left in the ehjojrment of the tidoto-s } atrd her health will not be ritafle to suffer by the invasion of pare air . A Dr . Jofies , ah English physician residing at P " aris , has obtained a verdict , with 1501 . damages , against the Daify W 4 w * for a libel . At the latter end df last October and beginning of November , ho attended an English gteritfetrian , homed Brottlo , who had been thrown frorri his dog Cart . He bad previously attended himforrfeliriton tfetneni , fof he was a very intemperate person . In
consttraenee of the accident , and his previous drinking habits ; he ) died ' j and the Paris correspondent of th < J Daily / fewb wrdtcf a paragraph -which seemed to impute inHfi Br . Joties had pdisoned bis countryman ; but Dr . Jonbs eaicT that ho haQ only givxin Mr . Brettle three-« £ uartera of d grain of tartarlzcd antimony , which he considered necessary , as ho believed there was extravu * Bfttion of blood in the head . There was a post mortem examination by order of the piriice , and ifc terminated satisfactdrily ibr Dr . Jones . Tho Jury , therefore , conceived that ho had- been injured ) and returned a , verdict ua already stated . Lord Chief Justice , Cbckbum and the Other Exchequer Judges hava affirmed tho judgment of tho . Court of Queen ' s Bench on ( he diepfttad points in fjhe oaao of ^ a ^ 8 pH , tliq murderer . The convict Is therefore again liojodcd over io ^ e oxeoutionpr . ^ X ni ^ etWjs , to 6 R place In tho Court of Bankruptcy on wcaAoaaay , to jreceive ' tlw accouats of the dlveotorfi of
the bank and pass their last examination ; The directors ,, upon whom hasr been imposed the obligation of preparing thB accounts , duly surrenderedi with the exception of Mr . Gillbtt , who is soflerfng from illness , and whose absence was excused on that ground . Mr . Alderman Kennedy and Mt . Macleod , two of the directors , came into the open Court . After considerable discussion , Mr . Commissioner Holroyd directed , that the last adjournment should stand to the -23 rd of September , and that the balance sheet should be filed on the 1 st of September . The case of Barber v . Potter was tried m the Court of
Exchequer on Monday and Taesday , befbre Mr . Baron Martin and a special Ju ry . It arose-out of certain allegations" of fraud made by Mr . Potter against Mr . Barber in connexion with tte Samaritan Institution m the City . Our readers are already inpossession of the facts of this case , as they came oat at Guildhall last December . The charges against the Institution" were that it was a sham and an imposition , which did not really administer relief , tzt gzS ^ tZi together & mtmber of disreputable characters , and w ^ s carried on for the personal benefit of Mr . Barber and his family , who , ft was stated , consumed the donations of food sent by the charif able . The jury , after an absence of some hours , returned a special verdict , finding the Written statement to be libellous , but true , and that the defendant did not act maliciously .
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ARiarr education . Bt command of his Royat Highness the Duke of Cambridge , Adjutant-General G . A . Wetherafl has issued the following Irtfportant General Order , dated Horse Guards , June 19 th : —" His ftdyal ETig-hness the General Commanding-in-Ctiief ' calls the attention of officers , commanding regitnents f depots , and depot battalions , € o the condition of their regimental schools . It is scarcely less essential to the soldier to be able to read and write and keep his own accounts than to be acquainted with his drilf . Without theso olemohtaryacquirements no soldier is capable of profiting by the insf ruction" given him in the use of the rifled musket , his promotion is rendered less probable , and he is deprived of the interest and improvement derivable from the excellent libraries now placed within his reach . His Royal Highness Is pleased to direct that for the future every soWier , after being dismissed from drill , shall attend school as a duty until he is reported upon as sufficiently advanced in reading , writing , and arithmetic . With the concurrence of * the Secretary of State for War no fees are to be required for this attendance at school . It will be desirable that commanding officers should so arrange the duties of the men as to give , if possible , at least four hours' attendance each' week to all men of the above class . JSb man is to be considered eligible for promotion to corporal , unless in the field * who has not been dismissed the above class . For promotion to the rank of sergeant higher qualifications may be expected . It is not intended at present to lay down an absolute rule on
the subject , but the attention of commanding officers is particularly called ! by his Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief to the importance of carrying the education of non-commissioned officers to a higher point than the mere acquisition of the arts of reading and writing . With this view it must be well understood that those men who avail themselves most intelligently of the means of improvement within their reach will be generally preferred for promotion , where , in respect to conduct and soldierlike bearing , they arc eligible for it ; and that neglect so to do will be regarded as a disqualification . It is not , however , intended hereby to fetter the discretion of commanding officers in the promotion of men who display conspicuous courage , or show the tact and moral influence which , give nori-commissionod officers weight with their comrades . "
Tte Duke of Cambridge made some observations on the subject of Army Education at a banquet given by the Junior United Service Club last Monday . In acknowledging the toast of hia heatth , hp said : — " Gentlemen , wo live in peculiar times , and while I have the honour of presiding ^ at the highest post , I am convinced that you will every one did me , and all fry to do your duty . ( Cheers . ") I feel the difficulty of my position , and I expect your cordial support . Wo live in a country that is porfectly free , and whore every man is permitted—and not only permitted , but oncouragedto flay anything ho likes . I should be sorry to sec any change in that jtoapect . ( Hear , hoar . ) We must , hovirdver , take care that we are not carried away too fur . W ^ Hye in a time when the education of the army has boon placed on a atwndor footing than over It was before ,
but I should feel oxtromoly sorry to see that carried to such an extont as to bo a permanent injury to tht army . Sucli a coursp would , without doubt , do great Injury to both services . (// ear , hear . ) As regards the general efficiency ot tho army I may be permitted to make one or two observations . I may revert to -what my gallant friond said about myself , and add that it ia only by studying our profession that we can hope thoroughly to understand and qualify ourselves for the position In which it may ploaso Providence to place us . ( i / ear , hear . ) Nothing can bo of euoli value to tho military service as carefully studying all its ^ details in a practical way . I chii speak with some knoSvlodga when I say that , from tho attention wuloh I have givon to dotailfl , I fool in tho proud position of having confidence in myself . ( Cheers . ) MoBt
strongly do I feel that the officers of the arim , % T follow-the same course . I havs -heard it B £$ { K ? £ would be too much of ' the shop » to do that frJ %$ * £ Gentlemen , if we do not do that we a £ nofSf * " ^ and what is the use of telling a man that hJ iJiTSl wrong , when we ourselves do not know whaf- , •/ ^ or what is right ? ( Hear , hear . ) I am afraid zZZT * I shall be thought an extreme bore , lmt lXu £ y 2 T I intend to make every officer in the army stuflv IZ branch of his duty . I am determined , \ S f tJS port of myfriends and the country , to carry S ^ those prmcrples to the utmost extent aafii / acwZ :
Keff—that is my firm determination . ( Cheers ) U Ikn been-, said that British officers will not take the fm , w of detail to which 1 have alluded ; but I kno ^ v ttieVSm I have seen their gallantry in the field , and vftfc » good knowledge of the details of their profession we shall have one of the most splendid bodies of officers in the world ' . ( Chee , vr . ) With this- Kftmftfee of onr duties , gentlemen , I see no reason wny the mffitanr sep . vice should not be as highly edacatetf as any otter We have officers to lead and troops to- follow—I wiilffot say where , for 1 have seen what they can do—and there need be nothing to fear . I have been led into these- 6 V servations by seeing so many branches of the-jsernce around me , and I trusty in conclusion , tttat , xrhen any of you : ferfng anything' before me in justice , you will ' always find me doing my duty and supporting yon fft yours . " .
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NAVAL AND MILITARY . A WARstoita 'Tb Skti ^ rtSfts . —The snipping aft gt . t . xtharinie ' s Docks Bad a narrow escape of being frurtrt t / n Friday # eefc . A lighter , with a quantity of packages from the East India Docks , shut out from " the Nile ,- # a ^ taken info St . Katharine ' s Docks , about two o ' clock iff the morning . About three o ' clock , the policeman on duty aair ^ mofe pa&siftg out under the tarpauli n ^ , id onie gaVe the alarm . On opening the top , fire burst forth from the packages in the for& part of the ligMer . This was subdued , bat not until some of the packages- ' had been burnt , and many others more or less des ( fayed . The cause of the disaster appears to have been the breakage of some bottles of nitric acid in one of tlie packages . Sebastopot , Trophies . —Two Russian gutis , iron
24-ponnders , captured at Sebastopol , and presented by the Government to the corporation of Bradford , have been placed in tire Peel- park , Bradford . Their reception was celebrated by a gala , attended by several thousand persons . last Saturday evening-. Stkakge Adventure ot a Boat .- —Upwards of t £ year ago , one of the Arctic ice-boats , belonging to Lady Franklin , was lost at Liverpool , and no trace of ite whereabouts was discovered until a few days ago , -when Bates , a detective of Liverpool , into whoso ban&sthe case had been placed , discovered it in an old ' pound' or pin-fold , on the Welsh coast , almost hidden under dirt and sand . He had it conveyed to Menai-bridge in a cart and taken to Liverpool in a steamer , and on Thursday week it -was sent by rail to Aberdeen to take part in the fresh expedition in search of Sir John Franklin .
. . . Coixision iJf the Channel . —The screw tsteimer Queen of the South , Captain Bealo , from Bremen , came into collision on Sunday night with the brig Atlanta , of Southampton , belonging To Mr . Bowman , coal merchant , and commanded by Captain Allen . Ihe latter vessel was cut in two , and sank immediately ; but all hands were saved , with tho exception of a boy . Cadet Practice at Woolwich . — The half-yearly examinations at the Royal Military Academy , Woolwich , having been brought to a close curly on the idtn instant , tho remainder of tho term has been occupied m ffiviiifi tho gentlemen cftdeta of that institution a practical insight into the different drills nnd osorcises considered necessary for officers of Artillery and Eng ineers .
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OBITUARY . , Admiral Thomas Brown , of the Blue , dMrffc * ampton on tho 17 th ii . et ., nged eighty . H MM "J tivoly and usefully engaged in the various wnrs at we commencement of the present century . Mauiuob RETfJcrr , the well-known Oerrnm aru ^ whose illustrations of Goethe rnul other poeui » £ J » European celebrity , has just died at the ago of flevent ) T ;\ TaW * v died of gout « t hi . J-J-Jjj Bruton-stroet , Berkeloy-8 quftr 0 , on Wodnwda ym « J Inf . in the sixty-Bovonth year of hia « ff <> . Uk [ V ^[ f v now extinct . His lordship was only tho second bearo . of the title .
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M I S C 15 LLANBOU 5 , Tn « OoTO-n-Tho Queen liold « Court la-t ^ i ""^ afternoon , for the reception of two oddioasos o throne . Tho first address was from tho ^ ° nN " ^ ft ( 1 cthe province of Canterbury , and w « is proflontj . t J » . ^ putation from that bodj ; , hp / u od by tho . * cl 1 , , l oi This document , after ] tho uHuar prolliulnai-y ilo ^ loyal oxpruBsIona , sets forth tho « ' «» ; iUI" 0 jL , Lu \ a > ing tho bloBBlngfl of tho Church to the , inoroi sirf ^ bQth tlon , which 1 ms far outgrown tho ootunl Pl 0 y' , m of the number of clergy and of tho funds avflU « w °
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Leader (1850-1860), June 27, 1857, page 610, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2199/page/10/
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