The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRtgS,I4IIIIOIItSDAY EVENING,- Atßattrer • .11, 1864.

RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE.

701 TM EASTIRN.

The twenty-first half-yearly general meeting of
the shareholders is the Noah Fasten Railway was held cm
Tuesday, at York, Mr. H. S. Tacorasox, M.P.,le the chair.
The report has already appeared in our whom.
The Clialltlfelf said the principal feature of the report
was the satisfactory increase in the traffic, which amounted,
as they were probably aware, to 155,0651. He found that
this WOMAN had been spread generally over the different
departments of traffic. He bad prepared a short table to
show the comprises between the correspooding half /ease of
the last four years, is order that they might see that the
increase had arisen upon each department, and that it wee
now a bond tide increase, instead of, as LA year, merely a
restoration of that which had been previously lost. Taking
the North Eastern district proper, he the half year *aim
30th Jane, 1861, there was au increase from piessagere
1,2431., from goods 44,6191., aid from minerals 4,5261.
In 1862 there waa, as they know, a serious decline in
traffic in consequeas of the American war, and the result
was • decrease in the half year of 1862 from amongst'
3,1581., from goods no lees than 41,2:104, and from minerals
31.1741. In 1863 a considerable portion of this was re-
covered, the passengers having increased to 15,7211., sod
the goods to 17,0001. The mineral traffic Really re-
placed what was lost the previous half year, thew
being 29.0001. against 30,000'., so that taking the whole
together they bad not awe up to the ?Mat from which
they began to demood in 1861. This was a satisfactory
increase of traffic looking at the then slate of trade and
the decline which had taken place is the previous year • still
they bad not got to the point from which they ataxia in
1861, though in the meanwhile they had laid out a consider-
able amount of capital upon new works. Thee came the
year 1864, which incladed Stakton and Darliegtos, and
they found an increase of passengers above the corresponding
half-yew of 1863 of 18,3061., goods 54,4901, and minands
78.8751. They would see from these figures that there was
a boat fide advance to a considerable extent, sake thooght
it must be satisfactory to all permanent holders of their
stock to find that the foods had increased. There was
one department in which a large increase bad taken place,
and he had much pleasure in alluding to it. He referred
to the mineral department, particularly as regarded opal and
coke, which was so large a branch of the aociapay's revue..
This had been for some years merely stationary, and it was
encoue to find that it showed so Isms an Demean as it
had doseduring the past all-year. Thin hones. is coal
and ooke was not coofined to smelting purport, bat it
was due entirely to the increased activity in the iron
trade, and also for shipment. There had bee. a very
satigctory lucre'', in coal foe shipmeet, la the Tyne
Dodos alone there was an increase of 73,000 tons in the
half•year. He need seemly tell them that the di•
rectors would have been glad if they could have weed
the cost of making so may additional lines over a
lager number of years than that in which they had
found it ;mammary to make them ; but they could
at be the choosers of the time, and so long se
there existed that groat activity and determination
to extend the industrial works of the district, so bag
would it be necessary for them either to keep pros with
it, or to make mom for others to come and do the work.
It was quite dear that persons who had command of great
works would not be satisfied to let their traffic go on ordi-
nary rood', and if they wall not make rails on which it
could he carried, some use else would step in and do the
work. It was far from the wish of the directors to recom-
mend them to adopt all the schemes which might be
started in the district, but where any projected line
showed a fair prospect of good trail)°, it was certainly a
wise polky to connect it with their system. He trusted
that they should live to be satisfied that they had adopted
a right policy, and though they mast not expect too great
things or too rapid impeovemeots, still he hoped that they
might look forward to a general increasing prosperity.
The chairman then alluded to the salary which was given
to the directors se a vemenerstion for their terries, and
said that, as this company had now reached suck large
dimansioes, and the respoisibility and time occupied being
so great, he found that it was minierary to employ a
private secretary. He (the chairman) therefore proposed
that he should receive 1,000/. per year_„ out of which hi
salary and that of his secretary should be defrayed. He
did not think that this was at all anreanosable, bet it was
for them to say whether they would pant it or not, He
would now all their attention to the last paragraph in the
report, whichjees es follows :—"The directors have bees
frequatly applied to for sebseriptioos towards the erectile
or rapport of churches sad other places of worship, sad of
schools. in localities where from the establishment of works
by the Company, a large population consisting chary of
persons in their employment has been drawn together, for
whom some provision of a religious and edocatiooal cha-
racter is much required. The directors have hitherto been
unable to entertain these application net having authority
to apply any part of the company's fends to such purposes.
They, therefore, now brim the ash' est before the pro-
prietors is the hops that they will authorise a must not
exceeding 5001. per mama, to he emended fie aid al
the above objects, at places which the directors find to
have special claims upon the company's coosidasstion."
He need hardly tell them, when they saw epos their
board gentlest.. who held different religious opinions,
that they proposed this money should be devoted in sup-
port of soy ow class of religions adobe°. That was far
train their intention ; but still they did tbiak that whea
they brought together a large number of :nee, that they
should not throw their religious education entirely area
the resources of the neighbourhood. They bad had
claims made, and in many of them eases had been shown
where chapels bad been bunt almost entirely for the
mionenerlatioo of their awn, and when local researess
were quite.adequete to bear the burden. This matter had
been eac.aiied not now for the that lino either by them or
other companies. Those In., were producing their profit
Ws their shares, and it was only fair that they should
provide soma additional acoommodatiou for their
education. For thin purpose It was proposed to
take 5001. per annum out of the dividend, and leave it
to the director to appropriate the money. No doubt
there wriall be some dacidey attending
o its appropriatia,
bat all he c Auld say was that those who were not prepared
to meet difficulties lad better hays no ocanexion with a
railway, for it was • somessies of difficulties from begineing
to end. From the estim harmoey and good feeling_ which
had always prevailed is their hosed he did not thisk that
they would Mid it impaseible to get over this difaciality. He
would, therefore, with great coadeoce, recemmsud it to
their mai lemma and would ersuelade his remarks by
moving the adoption of the report.
This wee semedeolty Mr. Motet Lot »r.
A discation dammed" took place relative to tbe last
paragraph in the report, some of the shareholders bolding
with it, while others believed that it would only reloadsoe
elements of dimmable ad discomfort. _

TIN paragraph was ultimately withdrew". the Chairman
stating that it would probably b. broeght before their notice
at the next meeting ire tome more agreeable to the opi-
nions of t►e shareholders.

The report, with the emaptioe of the last paragamh, was
neenimously adopted.
The dividends having bee% &shred, the following reso-
lution was reposedowooded. and to :—'• net this
meeting approves of the peeprd anangement for the
amalgamation of the Clevelaud Railway Company's wader-
taking oo the tense anentimed is the report, and authorises
the directors to ester into seek agreement for orrying ass
the armament with such medidostions sr acidities. mew
may thick
A vote or=s having hem accorded to the Maims.
and directors for their sersites daring the past ball-yew,
the meeting separated.

their railways. The airaliers, hi isierived,
_Were beige(
beck surplus, which was gesiiiely AfeeteZ to by those
who wished to sell their shares ; but is this iostamas he
thought the directom were wise in dividing I 1 rather than
6 per oest The resolution was carried auselisenaly.
The °amateur thee moved the usual dividends on pre.
fireesoe eel other stooks, sad • divistead at the rate o 4
per emit. per annum on the ordinary stock, payable on the
oat September.
Yr. ANNUS, difeeter, seconded the motion, sad exprereed
sa opinion that it would be 61 nest half-year. Motive serried
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the dlrectoen be autho-
rised to erred 150,00 W. upon Mafiosi., end for the general
of the company.
purpose
1:7001ams seconded the motioe, had it was carried.
The meeting was then made special, and cm the motion
of the Chairman, encoded by Mr. Harper, the directors
were authorised to raise 70,0001. on mortgage, under the
borrowing powers of the Lanoseltire mad Yorkshire sod
Bootle Branches Ada, 1861, in addition to the gams they
were waded to raise soder soy other rota
The CHAIRMAN explained that it was desirable they should
be enabled to proceed with their branches as rapidly as
pcedble, bemuse they ware paying dividends on the moneys
raised for that purpose.
In answer too questioe.
The CHAIRMAN said the Menem; of treflie last week, as
compared with the corresponding week of last year, was
5,0984, and the increase in the last six weeks was 34,1014
Mr. Rose moved a VOW of thanks to the dire:dors, and to
the dean of tits company, sad paid a high compliment to
their management and devotion to the Whitest. of the
OCRIARION.
Mr. Roalars seconded the motion, and it was carried
unssiznously.
The CaliamAar acknowledged the compliment, and the
meetiag *pirated

RITNNSION or THI CH/JUNO-CROW RAILWAY INTO
TSB Cm.—Yesterday a further sale of property required
for the City terminus of this line in Oannon-street took
plane, comprising the premises known as Dowgate-hill•
chambers, sad ether houses adjuiset, and the demolitiou
el which will nearly complete the quantity of space required
far the station, the foundations of which are being bud by
the contractors. AU the Unity and other large buildings in
Caanonetreet an now lerell4 and the construction of the
terminus and °Mose will soon be coannenoef.

hiortmatto RemegY.—The report of the di-
rectors of this company stake that the Italße rent* foe
the half-year ending the 30th of Jane amounted to 43,8671.,
and the working expenses and thieved to ?3,4831., leaving
a net balance of 20,3841. against 16,0661. for the correthond-
fag half of 1863. There was a procreative therein io the
reasaue derived from peas sagas and goods, and the working
expenses were somewhat reduced, being 43'1 per cent of
the:receipts. The directors recommend • dividend at the
rate of 5 per oent per annum upon the ordinary stock.
The payment of this and the smutted dividends would
absorb 18,0511., leaving • balance el 2,331/. for the reserve
fund, which would then amount le 5,2101. The improve-
:neat' is the permanent way having been now nearly
completed, the directors hoped to elect • reduction
is this charge in future. Fear engines had been added
to the working stock, and three more were being built.
Them were required to work the additional mileage, for
which sufficient provision had not been previously made,
only or engine having been added to the stook since the
opening of the new lines of 1857. An engine was also now
required for the Ballochney iodine", which were at present
worked by locomotive power instead of by wire rope as
formerly. Seventy-four additional six-ton tracks bed been
added to the stook, and contracts had been entered into
for the supply al 138 more of similar athaelty. By as
arrangement entered into, the undertaking of Ibis earagmay
use to be amalgamated with the Edinburgh and Glasgow,
reeeiving • guarantee of 6 per cant dividend upon the
ordinary smock ; sod • bill to sathorise this ansalonsetiou
would be promoted in the next session of parliament. The i
capital account to the 30th of June showed tint 942,3941.
bad been expended, having • balance of 10,159/. against
the company.
GREAT SOT/THERA AND WIIIITZB,N
Th• report of the directors of this company states that the
lola traffic for the ball year ending Jobe 30 amounted to'
210,0201., and for the mote hall of 1863 to 203.7461.,
nowise an innethe of 6,2741. The on surplus revenue foe
the half year was 89,3341., out of which the director, re-
commended that a dividend at the rate of 41 per cant per
annum be paid to the proprietors of the consolidated stock
of the company, which would leave a balsam of 1,0151. for I
next half years account The returas exhibit an ineresis in
every description of traffic, but did not denote any general
improvement is the trade of the oornitsy, as • larger surplus
this 6.273/. might have been expected from the amalgama-
tion of the Irish South Eastern Railway with this
company and the opening of the branch Hee from
Boman to Newish The general naulta of the working ed
the line foe the lest half-year bad been highly favourable
Slam the beginning of May there had been a marked ins-
provemeat to the receipts up to the present time, and,
with the prospect of an early sad abundant harvest. the
dirsoton had every name to hope that the close of this
year would still more clearly exhibit increased prosperity.
TM line from Nenagh to Birdhill was (mooed for traffic on
the let of June last, sod they were enabled to state that
this breath would be completed is the most efficient man.
arm mush within the parliamentary estimate. The capital
ensount 'bowed that 5,678,042/. had been expended, leaving
• hokum spinet the company of 19,7921. The reveone
eament showed that 220,0611. had tom 'valved. and
94,8831. eapenglad I. working, and 35.7344 for interest oa
lens and stock Maytag a betimes el 89,3341.

THE WEATHER AND CROPS IN SCOTLAND.

Haarrca.—The much desired rain has come at
bat in considerable quantity, and the grimed is now pretty
well "attested with moisture, though more would still be
welcome. The grain crops are greatly improved by the
change of weather, though the roe has some too late to
make a balky crop of straw, which is almost
everywhere very short. The grain, however, is reported
to be of excellent quality, though a deficiency in quantity
may be expected. Several fields of barley are mamm-
ies the satumeal tinge, but it will be • week or ten days
yA before them is any matting is the neighboarbood.
The tamps are vastly improved by the rains, and
promise to be • fair, if not • very heavy, hop; and the
potatoes, which have all the season been • backward mop,
re leaking meek better within the lest ten day.. The hay
hermit has bees got ever os the low lands, bat it is still
is prayer on the meadows of the higher Ivies farms. The
mos as light, wed prises Sr. high—a &billing a done being
genee•Ry asked,
thou in some cams it lam been
.—The weather bee been during the last week
of • very favourable deteriptirm Warm gentle rains
have been frequent—them being generally at night—
. /*Dewed by delightful weather during the day. On
Tritey it seised almost isosemetly till three o'clock,
whoa it okayed up into a beautiful evening. Saturday
was modem Ilse day, filmes partially overcast in the
aftemoos, but Swede, was chilly and rainy, with a very
wet night • Yesterday (Monday) wee fin. and
blew. Themis, t h ***late to affect the barley and
wheat crops mush, will of the utmost lament to the
putt= lands, este, mad turnip., as well as to the potato
erep. Oosepledsta have lees beard of the earliest that have
been lifted tensing out rather small in the tubers from the
want of odistime, of which the general crop will now have
bed a few supply. What we hem saes of the earnes is
favourable, the tubes. being fairoieed, numeroos, and
mealy. The turnip leaf within the last few dam has
pined seesierfully is dimearies, sod is many phase already
covers the drill, momt the swedes and those that have bees
late sown. The grast crops an alone Tweedaide are Ame-
bas feet. 9evsral fields of barley have hem out down in the
distriek the earliest of which we have heard bedsit at Sorter.
hall, sem Kelso. Crating if (avowable weather cootie.
will be general is • fortnight ; sod already the Irish reap.,
are Immunise to make their appearances—Anew. S.
Csure.—The weather has sow become more favourable
for the growing scope. Siena Sunday week copious showers
of rain hem Moo, and the monad is now pretty well
moistened ; bet, unfortunately, high winds, which have
dose • ociesiderable amount of damage, followed the rain.
The serial; 'Specially wheat and barley, are rapidly ad-
vancing to tipene's ; and a somber of fields of the latter in
the immediate neighbourhood of the town will he ready for
aiding is lthe course of the ensuing week. Wheat gene-
Irally will be a very modesete yield, bat honey promisee to
be balky both in straw mid grain,

ACCIDENT TO • VOLITETZIfiIIe MABKIIB.—A sad
end Mel accident occurred at Baltoneborough on Tuesday
evening laat. It appears that Mr. Albin Creed, • private
in the 25th Somerset (Baltonaborough) Rifle Corps, and i
Mr. J. B. Caudell, drill sergeaet, met as the rifle ground 1
for private practice, hewn( with them se marker • lad thw-
tees
years of age, who had previously marked for than on 1
several occasions. They had fired five shots each at 400
yardi, and then went to the 500 yards range. The unseat'
Yr. reed had fired hie fifth abet they heard • senam.
Mr. Cassell dropped his rifle and ran to the target, when
be toned the lad lying on his face, and wounded In the len !
bruit. Mr. Creed ran for • couveyanes, bat before be'
could aeon the field the lad had breathed Isis last, the ball
bane; completely passed through his body. He had the
paintpot in his baud, and appeared to be about to paint
the target, sod had thoughtlessly left the mantle' for that 1
purpose without taking the " danger" flag. From the;
evidence predated at the inquest it appears that it wee 1
impossible to see him in hoot of the target at the rave '
from which Mr. Creed fired, anises he bad the " diann'
mined with him; oocusequently, a verdict of " Accidental '
death" was returned, exonentiag Mr. Creed from WI I
blame. The coroner drew attention to the revelations M'
be obeerved by volunteers, from the Volunteer Crsrealea, ;
. No. 34, respecting the employment of markers at the
I butte, which suited that now hot non-oounaholeeed
officers or experienced volunteers should be allowed to MA
' ia that opacity.— Wenn, Morning New.
ALLDOED MORD= IN Livsasool..—At the Liver-
1 pool police court yesterday • man, named Andrew
M'Greaney, was brought op charged with having murdered
• man named Thomas Dune. It approve that oo Sunday
night the dessiesed end the primer had • driveling quarrel
le Sootland.reed, when WOreavey drew a belie end inflicted
• tearful wound on Dune, from the errata of which be died
at the Northers Hospital ea Wednesday evesdag. After
some preliminary evidence bed bees gins the primmer au
1111110a44 for neva days, pending the result at the oneesee
Inquiry. It is. however, stated that ht'llteavey wIB ba age
. le preen ea alibi.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD ClRClllT.—Gouestsrs.s, Auousr 10.
ilidore Mr. Justice Mee.)
Tlll 1110111111117 IT AMIDES.

The court was occupied most of the day In the trial of
Lewis Cough, for the wilful murder of Mary Caribou, at
the hamlet of Oludoes,Thimebury, us the 9th May last
The prisoner is a grey-haired man, returned in the coleedar
u 55 years of age, and on Wog arraigned, pleaded sot
guilty
Mr. Crippo conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Sawyer
the defence.

i The deceased wee a widow died 50, and bad been
blind for many rims. She emp4oyed herself in boatel-
making, and else received a weaken from the Blind Asylum.
Up to Lady-day the prisoner had lived in a cotter
sdjoining that of the deceased, and the two appeared
•to be on certain terms of intimacy. At Lady-
day, however, the prisoner removed to soother cottage
about 100 yards elf, where be slept nightly with a man
gamed John (lough, but he condueed to visit the deemed
from time to time at her cottage, she living alone. He
I visited her on the erosion of the 9th May, and wee seen to
leave the eottage about 6 o'clock. The old woman was
seem afterward' as late as 9 &deck, feeling about in her
geodes amen her Bowen as was her wont. She was never
emu alive afterwards. Abut 10 o'clock at night the hitch
of Mrs. Carthoys' garden gate was heard as if dewed by
some prem. Next morniag the deed body of
the deceased was found lying is the garden near
' the gate, and on being lifted up a hammer, stained
with blood, and a razor and razor-sheath were found under-
neath her. Her Uncut had been est in a fearful manner,
and she had also received a violent blow on the head. These
wooeds were no doubt indicted with the razor and hammer
hand ekes to the dead body. The razor was identified as
ens that had been given by.the deceased to the prisoner. It
bad formerly belonged to the deceased's husband. The
primmer was connected with the murder by this fact and by
his disappearance on the night of the murder. It seems he
came home to his lodgings about 9 o'clock, and on his bed-
fellow, John Cough, going to bed, he left the primps? sitting
up. The prisoner never went to bed at all that night, and
next day was missing. He was apprehended two days
afterwards, when be mad* oertain statements, in which he
endeavoured to amount for the death of the deceased.

I Several witnesses having been called to prove the above
fide,
I Predk. Bryan, police-constable of Berkeley, found the
prisoner in the custody of a pariah constable at Ckimbridge,
about 14 miles from Olvestone. Told him he apprehended
him on the charge of murdering a woman near Tbornbary,
and cautioned hem that he should take down what he said
about the charge. On his road to theetation the prisoner said,
" It wee not through me. It was another man's fault. It was
Major Beech's keeper's fault I caneht them together •
great many times. On the 15th of November I caught
him in the house with her. She was against me
uncommonly. I loved her as I loved my life. lam awry
for it and I hope the Lord will motive her soul and mine.
OnMonday afternoon) I went to the house. I told her
about the keeper, and she laid 'lf you are not
off I'll put this knife through you ° and on
. that I quietly left the garden." Wither wit spoke to
another statement made by the prisoner on the 14th May,
while he was on duty over the prisoner at the station. Re
said—" On Monday night I went to her door and knocked.
She came out and said she would go and fetch the constable.
She bad fastened the gate leading into the garden. and she
, brought the key to unfasten it, and said she would go for
, the wadable. She stooped down to unlock it, and as she
ems is the set of 'deist up I hit her with the hammer and
I Massed her. I then took out a razor from my pocket and
sot boo throat. I left the woman there, went hack again to
say lodglap, and sat before the are until between two and
three o clock next morning. I then went back to the house.
i looked at the woman, and saw she was deed, and then I
made off." Witness made a note of this statement in a
pocket-book immediately afterwards, and now produced the
book is court. Oantioeed the prisoner at Cambridge, but
sot jest before he made this last statement.
Polioecoostable French deposed to another 'Waned
made by the prisoner in his cell on the day of the inquest,
the 13th May. He said—" What Mrs. Borer said about
the hammers fable. That was not the hammer I was using
on Monday to the sails in my hoots. It was • smeller one.
The mat she could not say anything about ; abs never saw
it. The razor was one the poor old goal, Mary, gave me
about two months ago. It was her husband's. I saw
Pritchard there It wee through Pritchard that brought
me to this. She has told me that Pritchard told her
he loved her better than he loved his own life. On Monday
night I went there about 10 o'clock. She uoloeiced the door,
and I went to go is, but she took the key of the gate and •
large stick in her heed, and said she would hallo murder and
call Mr. John Jones. I said, ' give you murder,' and
struck her on the noes with the hammer. I then mot
home until between two and three o'clock, and when I re-
turned and saw she was dead I made off." He did
not tell witness he cut her throat.

Mr. Sawyer addressed the jury for the primmer, and maid
he bad been metructed by the high sheriff of the county to
watch the ome on behalf of the prisoner, be being aged,
poor, and friendless. (The prisoner here buried his face in
his handkerchief mid wept bitterly.) The learned counsel
analysed the 'video°. brought forward for the prosecution,
and said he did sot dispute the facie given in the evidence
of the witnesses with regard to the fiodieg of the body and
of the razor, hammer, and stick. As to the stick, no evi-
dame as to its ownership bad been given, but there was no
doubt that the stick belonged to the deceased. He then
name to the evidence of the police as to the state-
meets made by the primmer is their preemie.
and commented oe the abeam of any mark of bloc:1,13;Z
found on the primmer's clothes. In conclusion, he an
that if the act which mused the death of the demoted was
Me act of the primmer it was committed ha a moment of
uncontrollable passion, 'Led under eireumeissom which would
reduce the crime to manslaughter.
His lordship summed up with great care, end the jury
retired for about ten minutes. Oa their return into court
thes returned a verdict of Guilty.
His lordship then put on the Week ciap, and in a most
!Wig, and impressive manner paned the sentence of death.
He said the prisoner bad been found guilty of 'murder on
seldome which meld leave no doubt in the mind of anyone
who had heard the trial, and it was now his duty—for be
had so chokes in the manner— to pass the sentence of death
at once upon him. He could not holdout to him the smallest
hope of mercy in this world, and he entreated him to seek
for mercy where only it could be found. He implored him
to speed the short time which remained to him of this life
in preparing himself for his last account, and in availiag
himself of the spiritual assistance which would be offered
to him, in order to prepare himself for the awful change
which awaited him. His lordship ilea passed the sentence
of death in the %seal form.

11;;—mi;cMM.whe;;;:eppeirod gait* unmoved at hie
awful eituatioa, wee thee removed.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—Lune, Avoun 10.
Caws Courr.—(Brear• Yr. Justice Keating.)
TIM STABBENO CABS AT CAWZ* VALE WEVOINATOAY.
Joseph Broedhend, aged 17. pleaded pat, to • clan of
woanding Louisa B Johnson, with intent to ' and
murder, at the Gtder Tale Reformatory on the lad of
April last. The prisms, was an inmate of the reformatory,
and committed the &mann while he was meditating an
escape from the house.
His lordship pained sentence of moven years penal ser-
vitude.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Bzurrox., Atrovar 10.

The soremireloe for holding the assize for this city was
applied today by the right worshipful the ineyor(ilr. Justice
Bytes beim' detained at Walla). and the learned judge took
his eget at 10 °Wadi, and et ogee coronieoced with the
trod of the cause, of which the 011111) list contains 23
Nitrite, 7 being set down for special juries.
The ewe tried were not of sufficient interest to call for
a report.

NORTHERN ClRClllT.—Lnquirom., Auousr 10.
°sows Cousr.—(Before Lard Mkt Justice °cabers.)
IaULT UPON ♦ LIVKIIPOOL •0110.0!.

The smut was desealp crowded us the occasion of the
trial of Janes Potts Bna sad Ansa Scott, for the remit
outrage wee Dr. Bows, of Liverpool, ea the 2sd April last.
The attendasee of ladies wee very Great.
Mr. Abeisell, Q. 0., mad Mr. named ware for the enter-
cooties ; sod Mr. Dinky Eleyebeer, Q C., with Mr. Littler, for
the defesee.

—the prinznees plead not guilty to this indictments of
"felonious assault and wounding with intent."
Mr. hapioaU, Q.C., in opening the cue, said that
the prolocutor was • physizian and surgeon, who at the
time of the wormer* in question cooduotad a prosperous
sad inereasing business in LivezpooL BAP was • wine
broker, in Liverpool. and Scott wee a person from Ireland,
little known up to this time is Liverpool, being a farmer
or grazier. In order that the jury should dearly nadir-
stand the melbas of the parties it was necessary to state
that is 1661 Dr. Rowe became engaged to the lady vibe
eatoequectly became the wife of the prisoner Brice. That
eagegemeot proceeded almost coutinnonaly from 1861 until
November, 1863. It was broke. off (as theme eupsernente
sometimes were) in August, but was renewed and consieued
till November, 1863, when Dr. Rowe was surprised to bear
' that the lady had engaged herself to Mr. Brie. Of
mum during their courtship letters and promote had
pseud between Dr. Rowe and it. lady, and whoa the en-
: gagnmost came to se abrupt • terrainatioa the matter
mord • good deal of discussion amongst the friend@ of the
=and some quarrels and litigatiou ensued which In-
. Rowe to defends* to keep for his own protection
Ilse a lino at least) the letters and other things which bad
seam r bite to the cosine of the engagement. Re retained
them with an sad seamy, as became • man of honour,
and sorer showed the. to • human being, considering It
his duty so to keep them until all dbcossion and danger of
bardstleos epee his character should have -subsided.
Them, perhaps, he might have thought it maddest with
fie Interest and his duty to return them. In. Brim
was married in November, and things went on until the tad
April, cm the 'maim of 'bleb day, about 8 °Week, Dr.
Rowe was he Ids own loess, when there was • heath at the
door, sad be wee Informed that a pereoa wonted him. He
went down to the dialog-room, and there toned the two
priamen. He bad Dever seen Scott before, and Brice only
mew. Scott mod to the door end bolted it, and Brice then
west up to Dr. Rowe, asked if he knew him, and
the Iditm and • locket, which Dr. Rowe hsd
rillroot Ira. Brice. Scott then drew • whip hem his
sleet, and and moms threatening larigusp,wbenupwe Dr.

Reim retreated to the fireplace, sad took up a shovel to
protect himself. Brice immediately seised upon the poker,
and some struggling took place, but no blows were actually
struck at this time. Scott afterwards seized Dr. Rowe by
the throat, forced him into • chair, sod commenced • series
of sots of violence of the most serious and dangerous nature,
putting his knee upon him, holding him down, and making
sttempte to search the doctor's pockets. Dr. Rowe indig•
neatly asked how they dared to email him in this way
in his own house, and Scott thee made the
remark (which might throw some light upon the
intentions of the prisoners), "Ab ! you don't know me,
sod Brice shall cot lay • heed on you." Brice,
who was then holding • whip which bad dropped out of
Soott's hand, gave the whip to Scott, and told him to use
it. Dr. Rowe then got loose, and it was picked up by Brice.
Scott then attempted to force Dr. Rowe into a low chair,
and Brice, seining the doctor's legs, forced him iota
such a position that he became completely at Scott's mercy.
Brice then handed the whip to Scott, who commenced tome
it epee Dr. Rowe, striking him several times. There was
a good deal of struggling, and about this time Scott kicked
Dr. Rowe so severely about the legs, as to render him help-
less SB4 bleeding, and it was found afterwards that his leg
was broken. Scott also fell upon his chest, and used con-
siderable violmos to him when in that position. After this
Brice again gave Scott the whip, and while Dr. Rowe was
in this helpless position and unable offer r
over and over Scott to
struck him with thetigtraa en/
of the whip as bard as he Gould. No doubt, during the
struggle some violence was used by Dr. Rowe himself,
and he struck Scott with the shovel on the forehead, but not
so severely as to make soy mark, nor did he use
say more violet)°, than was natural under the circumstances
of suck an outrage. When assistance came Brice and Scott
were found in the room, Scott with the whip still in his
band, and Dr. Rowe lying upon the floor in a feeble insen-
sible, sad helplessstate. His leg was brakes, and his other
injuries were so great that for many weeks he ley in bed,
acid had only recently been able to resume his duties. In
emolosion, Yr. Aspinall urged that all the bets of the ease
hid to the conclusion that the prisoner had entered Dr.
Rowe's home deliberately prepared to do an art of violsooe,
sad that whatever provocation lay in the set of retaining
Mrs. Brine's letters, it was sot sufficient to justify
Brier in adopting other than the ordinary fair and
legal expedient& to obtain a return of them.
The learned counsel thee called witnesses, Dr. Rowe
being the first. The doctor, who was 'objected to • keg
eximinatiors, corroborated the main facts of the emelt as
detailed by the learned counsel. Re said that, es Brice
ipviag him • letter from Yee. Brier, and asking him for the
boket and kitten, be mid that she did ant deserve any eon-
sideratios at his heads, and, es his conduct had been nib-
represented, he was not then disposed to part with them.
Oa this Scott produced a riding-whip from up his sleeve,
and said, " show you how we torn such as you is Ire.
bad," and when Scott caught hold of his throat, and he
attempted to shout " Murder," Brim said to Scott " Put
your hood over his mouth." In faille( once during the
struggle he severely twisted one of his legs, and Scott, by •
direct kick, also broke one of the outer bones. Scott also
knelt= his Meet, and at last he became so exhausted and
in emible that be could not tell who Ant entered the room
after the struggle, though be remembered the door cussing.
He was esgsged to be married in September last to Yrs.
Brice, but the eepgsment was broken off in Anent. It was,
however, mewed, and he visited her, and received letters
from her up to the week in November when she eloped with
Brice.

At this period of the exmainatioa his Lordship said 'Datil
it was an scrim for damages it might be advisable to impute
mimooduct to the phdatiff, but if such loeg anterior conduct
was given as a motive for the assault, it made the offence
the greater.
Dr. Rows, in eastinuatioe, mid that op to the timed the
smolt he had always eejoyed good health ; Jter it he was
coefioed to his bed for az weeks. He still suffered from
difficulty of breathing sod larnosess, sod spat blood so late
as Friday last. He attributed the breaking of the boos of
his big to • direct kick from Scott. He was attended by
Dr. Barnes sod other medical men. He bled copiously sod
bad bees since very weak sod unwell. Only last Friday,
Se spat blood, sod walked with difficulty, though be had
before enjoyed good health.
Samuel Strickland, apprentioe to Dr. Rowe, described the
ediolosiou of the prisoners into the house, sad his going
for • police readable oo the discovery that Dr. Rowe had
been assaulted.
_ _ .

insie R;we,sister of Dr. Bows, remembered the prisoners
oaring to the house, and the 'wise in the dining room.
Jobs Whinier, superintendent of police, »membered
going to Dr. Rowe's home, and lading his bleeding and
insensible on the dining-room door. Scott and Briar were
present, the former having a whip in his band. When Dr.
Rowe revived he gave the Prisoners into austodr,
Other oorroborseive evideeeehaving been adduced,

Dr. Peaningtoo, Bargees, meted tlit when called is to see
the prosecutor be found him insensible, sod suffer* from
exhaustion and difficulty of breathiog. One of the outer
home of the leg was fractured close to the untie. Dr. Rowe
was put to bed, and after conenlietioa with Dr. Barnes
sad Dr. Berker witsas, bled him. This afforded omaidar-
able relief.

Dr. itsines end Dr. Voss corroborated the above evidence,
sad coincided with Dr. Pennington that Dr. Rowe was in
great danger for three weeks after the smelt.
Mr. Digby Seymour, Q. C., is acesaxamination attempted
to prove that the fracture in Dr. Rowe's leg was due to its
being twisted in the and not to any direct blow.
This doled the case for die prmecution.
Mr. Digby Seymour, Q C., in • long and animated address
to the jury for the defence, urged that no facts had mese
out which tended to show that the prisoners had seamed
Dr. Rowe's house with the deliberate and previously formed
Intention of violsece. The learned counsel also commented
strongly soon the circrametues that Dr. Rowe had either
threatened to me, or isteoded to we, the letters of Yes.
Brice, nee Beattie, in se reties for Pleader which wee pend-
ing, a oircumstaarce which we. discrolitsble te Dr. Rowe
and highly aggrevatieg to the prisoners. limier &my asps*R,
the offence. Mr. Seymour emeended, did set armed um-
lawful wounding, while the result itself wee sodden and
unpeemeditated. and rather the resat of what Dr. Rowe
had said to Mr. Brice when he refereed to give bask the
letters, than of any make* famed plea of eperetiona
After a number of chasms had been celled to sharer
ter, the leaned judge summed ep with greet ears, observier
that an Reglishame's beim was rightly easeidered to be his
seeetuary, and that the attempt to eater a mu's house and
to deprive him of that which be bad • legal right te inters,
and which he we. nee bread acoepe from • seem et high.
mindedness to give up, wen illegal sad eejestidable ape ;
and if in resisting the set (which be bad • ppserfeet right to
do), if in the armee of has detests the prtsaesrs, for the
perinea of overcorgag his reelstaeoe, isflieeed epos him
grievous bodily harm, they were liable under the premed
indietneest.
The primmer, were found Guilty of wowed's' with Imbed
to do grievous teddy harm, sad were sentesised to eighteen
months' impriscemeet, with bard labour.