The Express.
London, England, 1855-11-26 00:00:00

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—Nov. 24.

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TX) 41:11IN 11. WILLIAM AUSTIN.-11X1 SIIIILIMORAM

GAOL ONMILTINS.-317DONNNT ON Tall DIPINDLNT.
This wee *se of moral iadictments preferred by the
Attorney-Oesteral on behalf of the crown against Lieut.
William Autos, B.N , late Governor of the Borough gaol
at Birealagima, for cruelties maimed towards the prison.
en sada, Ms we. They were all travelled to the War-
wick A
lb. .Imtlee mebic, at which they were tried in August last,
before Coleridge.
It will be reeellectod that la emeequemos of the diode-
awes slimiest as ate Jaques of a hey aimed Andrews, who
esuesellied Wide la gaol, arMMg to implicate the
a cemeakeics of 'acuity wee instituted by Lord
almseullaa, dm Seem Berrebay, whirls set for thirten
days, awd the readier their report was, that the kWh:twits
is qualm were preferred.
In the Ode of Aadrews ft was proved at the Mal that he
bevies been Wes buss M had been summarily aom-
mitted Ilara jlealloormbeef; be had bees put to the creak,
and.l Idealletted talk, was kept without bi-
regular meals, sad wee pialased to the wall by a leather
wilier, is a Mrels.walstsoat ar paalehmeat iaebß Be
foisted, sail water was throws wee btu, sager the eappeel
ties ko was ahoweles. Oa the 27111 of Apill he periamesti
12,00/einviallese Si ao ail at lea efdask Mat sight
be wee toad deed is lb imarallsi 'Weide by
beagiag himself with bit ask a strap to
• bat is the wieibeir. Oa Ibis isliellasat Ohs isisiast wee
found
be vise
atial to weaker. dingle, bin with arbtoersit
to mike Few miles be the peleepeaslmola.
guilty, it MIA by the sews flat so we WWI.
wee imputed tow is this Papist Oa the elks has&
seats • sell* peened wee entered, it belima ealereleod
that Andreae WM Mei to be takes es as WINN taw

delbodest IMO -w edied sp ts nobs 'Wpm,.
The Aragesay-Gawal, Mr. Mike. GA. Mr. nape.
sad Mfd. Minsites sneered fee Its issesestiss. Mr P.
Meets/ sod Mr. Kettle serums& dis dslimadast.
The Allsrser Gams! prayed Os jidimsst et the mart
as

the MWaee -
AlWilla la mitigation were than put le, as also 'Admit
y the mown.
4 the
Lind Oirapball asked why mem* had sot bees poll
el F. Tbealw mid the &deadest was desirous eflayisg
Nelda menses bane the mad.
Lied Oomph& odd that was sulairat row% bet,
=•Polkid_ll be eamidesed sew *mid he pea
at the Mee by tho semi Whys wham • primer
was tried. mad la the proses* of these who had bard the
trial

P. Tbedger the. abased the Miff OS be.
half of die nfesdaat. H. embed ON* lordships
to some to the cosalseles that odisfannt had bees
seal. lie bed 'adored for two yam the gesseset seestal
argue to a sain of great Innanity—being pined eat sad
held to the public aa • perms of • seed sad naiades'
; be had radioed is Ns hen& ; be bad so.
kasha all the little mess be bad asgulesi dung three-
eadnireaty years of Mind envies le his country la
defending himself tan iless Amin; mod was sow re-
dwood to the niessebbi tif he boligey ea oaken
nat. with so . win a dienseer ~aped with
odium, of More eindoment rise inane ellen is asking
for seatenes es bin I If fits paslinene. be wee gnelebed
already; if kw example, then was as her Wt hi die fain
of mondial, such or then, onerephised fa a like ponies
would be guilty of • similar offense. All nese dims-
stances he sebnined to the dispassion' nasidereeles of
lbs assn. sad be wee salielisitbse dimes who seaminsled the
:rdos would fwd with bin dist die law would be via.
teda by the lightengssidinind which their lordebips is
justice to tbe riblie end is army to the &leaden scald
hi. leaned Mend is his coo.
chiding rsmtlks bed need what was the object of anis,
for nation en the di/.at. It was that it mien set as
a wands, Is ernes wits snarled • like politico, sad be felt
be sheiski ssi dieskarg• hi. duty if be did sot oall their
I to the gravitty of this ease. They bad
no het that raw et nen geese gaols dine had
Wend • of batdlesiplise. so wee set
ealy ~wry is all la sorbed by smelly and lobs.
malty—Act la Me gaol were labour was maned more
severe Visa la any other. They bad beim then the oddly
pined feet that prisoners was depeived of their food day
by day if they failed to mien their allotted tasks ;
that they nut perform, 2.000 revehilins of tbe crank bereft
breakfast or the wreaked prfeeses would be deprived of
food till dltim—thes 4.000 MOP baste inner or elm be

was deprived of feed till sight, mad if ho failed that to
perform 2,000 men revolutions to complete the 10,000, he
had only breed tad water, so that as strength dkainined
the labour was leenesed. with =Wag to re-releate
=nature. Maw Magee an net the low of the
Weigel Whet nets. led Kr. inteedired
....11aelasehie bad gonna the alealtwaialent
Kr. MenaA cleat eataand It le nig%
.—galatiterelnieet d that eztnerdisteep
Mg ast Intim M bad been intension Is
Wenn bathe, Wks, of bawl ghee kaftr, three
beans clanfinthela beight—sedla Mans te this the
amend legs wen etnned,sed the whew anned to the
wall la this panful festen. This was a nen
peened. No doubt it was as Mega mend
wee wane, it was absolute ratan. It wee said Wenn
wen eine einelated. bat ethers were teal, fee Isiah
leDirast. This boy inclined Inn on liana It wee add
be did sot iatead to Mean Isirelf • bat be used hardly
believe that a hens befog weaUldiey lefsba with Ms
life. lip thought U Mean panne% bend of
defianighinulf—ind be had mash and toddled bknelf
—to arapewad ea the otheplaia, who tai as Went Is the
natter beyond the disaarp of kis den, sad who was as
Inger elineelool with the prison. Mr. Ann had nee
Rob of MIRO nada* I probably his natives were good,
hat he had weld eat the rigid ollseiplin of the prises n
hardan el bent Though then unfortunate matures,
who bed beat treated sot only illegally, bet iabusealy,
Wen the 'Mean of senty, thaw who repreented the
punk Justin Si the sentry would fail is their duty if they
did sot ask for sentenea on their oppressor. It wee said
that Mr. Austen had followed the nine pursued
by Onion Ilsoonehie, but it wee Kr. Antere
who istredeeed the jacket, an the ease, and strafe,
as instreateate of torture, whin he sever brought to the
atuatitta of the visiting satin, auger that is wee is
stuns he pet " P. 1.," or " pennant jaent "
the psi en' sane. The &aphis, it wee sell=
have waned bin of the soiree be was bat be had
no right to Inane la the discipline of the Mead
not wish the smut tenet their eyes to the engin. Kr.
Anna keg snared, bat he wend rented their nab*
that ell who sided the ernisal law amid urge shear
mad be would all their atteatiou to the feet that
this was a flagrant instame Si the violation of the law
towards those who bad a• peetenfea except that whist the
law pet d then; ad Mouser their lordship' night
rag he data, they man not allow their corepea
n alga the way of a .wrens on a governor of a prima
it power with whisk he was armed contrary to
sod with tyranny an enmity to those scented to
Ile aim.
!be loused judges bung enealtod, and it hung been
shouted by Mr. Mellor that the wows would not prise fee
unease ea the legialarat ninth, emission of noun/in,
n it wee
Derro, ensign& the denting was actuated by no
Derr
Kr. Jellies Coleridge, ea the liaise nine judge, pro.
Wsteaspiejadonsat. He and that with to the
N whin the declaimed had pOrlal guilty, •
very digsreat nuns wend deakdon have bees tans by
the won if they believed be had been wend by say
wllfel desire to lawn es no visiting notices, he it wee
desirable that cash eaten obeald be properly ke, t. With
moolaitstu:serunifeetrinises the ease 17's very difienna
eanyiereat sad sadirehig diksigibe WNb 11;d
iambi eat the men Si heed liner enemyrw the
primers. He wee also charged with introdengdel
se publueate foje the .pu Wirpose of ndeeiag 11V get.
wn te subctionth regard to what the
degndint's newel had called the area rem law sign
of every gaoler to *atone endliono, se doubt
it ninn, bet it skean be aidedwith foneusen
though with IMMOt, well the right kaew no lints hevoad
that whisk he bed deliaidi. The delbadeat had that
he had bead Mead paelsbaseals et
then% aad hen a duke se de his rtre relatutesdaa
be bed enmeshes, bet be felt bond to say that
the obeenation of the emend for the erns, that
a puns who eadertook sash duties was bound to
bug a manta knowledge to their discharge, was a
One and monad priaciple. Hs bad farther to Orem
that to seder to amnia the Unita of hie nriedistin, sad
what was mess impute.% Is the Fenn esee, the were et
Mm perbilmaes Is be iallictod, the &diadem swat have
Use me by awing to As regulating herd she
era of Noe wader the set of perlienent The awsailsat
watwt~ably bra blued te depart hes these phis raise