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London, England, 1858-08-21 00:00:00

TII E PRESS, AUGUST 21, 1858.

Mr. SLEIGH then said that the Society for
Enforcing the Law for the Protection of Women, by
whom this prosecution was instituted, had been put
to great expense in procuring the necessary evidence,
and he applied to his lordship to order the costs to
be allowed.

The Corituns SERGEANT ordered all the usual costs
to be paid, and at the same time said that it was a
very proper prosecution.
At the opening of the court on Tuesday, the Lord
Mayor directed the prisoner, Alexander Charles: Bor-
roaieo, who was convicted on Monday of the offence
of bigamy under very aggravated circumstances, and
sentenced to four years' penal servitude, to be sent
for, and he was shortly afterwards placed at the bar.
The COMMON SERGEANT, addressing him, said
that, front what had conic to his knowledge since his
conviction, he had no doubt that his conduct had
been very bad, and that he had caused an immense
amount of misery to the unhappy women whom lie
had deceived and defrauded, and he was afraid that
the sentence he had passed upon him was too lenient
for his crime. He did not intend to alter that sen-
tence; but his object in sending for him was to let
him understand that he would still have to suffer
the remainder of the sentence of imprisonment and
hard labour for a year to which he was subjected
upon the former conviction, and the sentence of ifour
years' penal servitude would not commence until that
sentence had expired.
At the conclusion of the trial on Monday some
private inquiries were instituted by the authorities
of the court with reference to the conduct of the
prisoner, and it was ascertained that he bad acted in
the most cruel and heartless manner towards the
unfortunate young women whom he had seduced.
In one case he had deserted an unhappy young
creature on the verge of her confinement, leaving
her almost penniless, and taking with him all the
money lie could lay his hands upon. In this case
the sheriffs most humanely supplied the young lady
with money for her immediate requirements until
something permanent could be done for her ; and
finding that Miss Murray, the young lady who
proved the second case, and who, it wilt be remem-
bered, was robbed of 250/. by the prisoner, was also
in a very impoverished condition, they very kindly
gave her 5/. to pay her expenses back to Ireland.

51bs. or Olbs. was used each day : it Was for filling
the small cases of coloured fires let off at Vauxhall or
Cremorne. All the case.; used to be made in the
back kitchen. No fireworks were made in the house
Prisoner used to take the things to Peckham, when;
lie used to keep his stock. The fireworks were made
at Peckham—all the most explosive ones. The
coloured fire used to be filled into the cases by boy,
and rammed with a small rammer and mallet:w
struck too hard it would explode. He had never seen
it dried. The falling of a case might cause the
coloured fires to explode. Witness had never seer
the prisoner take fireworks from the house in tht
Westminster-road ;he used to bring them from the
factory at Peckham, and put them inside of the dour
before they were taken to Vauxhall or Cremorno
About five or six dozen of rockets used to be made
daily, and they would be sometimes left three or four
hours in the house in the Westminsterroad. Some
of the smaller class of rockets used to be made
Charles-street, at Mr. Suntees. Some mine serpents
used to be made in the Westminster-road. Boys
from ten to eighteen years of age made ther
The composition of which they are made will horn,
but not explode. The rocket composition used to I•
made at Peckham, and brought by the prisoner
Mr. Suntees. Alma. Coon used to give all tl
orgiers. Witness nev•-r saw any powder at the hole
in the Westminster-roal.

Cross•exatninetl by Mr. GIFFARD: The prisoner
had been married to Nlme. Gown about two years.
She had carried on business about ten years. IV;
proper care, there was no danger from these tit
work's. Prisoner is a very careful. man. Mme.
Cotnn was in the front kitchen when this occurred.
Two little boys, who had been engaged in making
the cases and filling them with coloured fires, we•
examined, but did not add anything material to wl
the previous witnesses stated.
The remaining evidence proved that about tea
minutes after the fire broke out the house blew •

and a rocket flying into the house of a Mr. Gibson,
another tireworkmaker at the opposite corner of
street, set that house also on fire, and another
plosion followed. Tile deceased child was passii
itt the time, and got so injured that she died a sly
time afterwards in Guy's Hospital.
The case having been closed,

Mr. GIFFARD submitted that there was no evi.
deuce upon which the jury could return a verdi
To constitute the crime of manslaughter, it mu.
be shown that the person so charged hail committed
an act, or omitted to act, the result of which
caused death. The learned counsel quoted a case
similar to this tried in this court in 1851, wh
the late Baron Alderson stopped the case, say'
that as no personal act, of the accused caused
death, and he was not present, he could not be hell
responsiblt.
Mr. Justice WILLES said Vie case differed; it

there shown that the fire had been caused by
servant of the man charged, and the poor fel
having lost his wife and all hi= children by the am.
dent, he could understand the feeling which prompt,rd
the late learned baron to stop the case.
After some discussion, his lordship said it wf
case for the jury. The fact could not be hidden
this was a question whether trades of such a ci
racter, imperilling as they did the lives of the publ
could be carried on in such places, or could be
to be properly carried on when it was found
such buys as those who had been examined were,
gaged to work at them. It made him shudder Is.
think of the danger which existed to those who passed
along.
Mr. GIFFARD, in a very able speechoentended
there was neither act nor omission upon the part
the prisoner to render him liable to conviction.
The jury acquitted the prisoner.

ltcOents efftrats.

THE AFFAIR AT ACTON-EXTRAORDINA

DISCLOSURES.
THE adjourned inquest on the body of John Gates,
who was found dead on the Actorproad, on Mouthy
night, the 9111 instant, stabbed to the heart va
some sharp j
instrument, was resumed last Moods
afternoon before Mr. Wakley and a respectable t'
HENRY GENRE was the first witness examined
am a groom, and live at Ealing. On Monday n/
last, about ten minutes to twelve o'clock, I found
body of the deceased close to the Priory, on the
road, near the railway bridge. It was lying In
middle of the road. There were two men stank
close to it. I should not know either of them fig,
l'hey cried out to the man who was driving
waggon on which I was seated, " Don't run over
fellow." The men were going towards London.
of them was swinging a stick or cane in his hi
but I could not tell exactly what it was, as it was
dark. One of the men was tall, and ,he other $l
The man who was driving the waggon said,"
don't you pull the man out of the road?" but t
made no answer. I then got down and dragged

ie middle of the road on to the path.
loaf inn handkerchief lying close to the
was blood flowing from his mouth. I
rards Acton and told the police.
lER : Did you see any weapon near the
cord, dagger, or stick ?

did not.
lEft : Did you see either of the men hit

No; I only saw ono of them swing a

`X BAILEY LINGIIAM, member of the
surgeons, residing at Acton, said : I first
body of the deceased on Monday night,
fore twelve o'clock. It was lying 1.(X) yards
'bray bridge, close to the Priory wall. The
ras then qu►te dead• A quantity of blood
the mouth and face, and the lower part
was covered with blood. I examined the
particularly, thinki►;g that the man might
- run over, but they were not torn or
I ordered the body to be taken to the
►blic•house, the George Inn, but as they
, let it remain in the coach-house there it
to the dead•house. On the following day
examination of the body, and found blood
'hich could not have come from the mouth.
clothes saturated with blood, and a small
coat and a corresponding cut in the shirt.
ing the chest I perceived a wound half an
igth, corresponding to the cuts in the shirt
The cut was two and a halt' inches to the
►f the right nipple. A very small quantity
lad been discharged from it. I sub-
made a post-mortem examination. I
chest, and on removing the skin I found
under the cellular tissues. On opening the
was a corresponding wound in the pleura.
ted into the left ventricle of the heart,
lie right lung. A great quantity of blood
in the cavity of the chest and the pericar-

CORONER : Was the wound sufficient to cause

: Yes ; no man could have survived such
Death must have been instantaneous.
itness here produced the clothes, which
fined with blood at the places where the in-
vere made. The coroner and the jury
examinee the places where the weapon had
which were very small, and appeared to have
le with a very sharp instrument.
ANSEI.L, No. 1, T division of police, deposed
searched the pockets of the deceased, and
pair of spectacles in a case, three halfpence
IT, a small piece of pewter pipe, some tobacco,
wine of soap. There was also a parcel lying
to body, containing a half-quartern loaf and
bacon.
;DWARD TARLETON, superintendent of the T
of police, here addressed the coroner, and
tat it had become his duty to arrest that
Mr. Henry Augustus Clavering, of 61,
‘yerness terrace, Bayswater, a lieutenant in her
'1 navy. He had taken Lieutenant Clavering
the magistrate at Hammemnith, who bad
to bail to appear again on Friday.
CORONER inquired whether Lieutenant
Ing was present?
:ARLETON said he was in the house and ready
!nd.
ttenant CLAYERINO, a gentleman very fashion-
ired and about thirty years of age, shortly
irds entered the room, and took a seat close to
:pet intendent. He appeared to treat the matter
thtly.
lonosen, : Are there not other witnesses?

entleman, who stated that his name was
is Miller, and that he was a post-captain in
aajeaty'a navy, then stepped forward to give
fence. He deposed as follows :—" I reside at
',trove,' Exeter, and came to London this after-
I am staying at 61, Inverness-terrace, Bays-
the residence of Lieutenant Clavering. Iwas
Acton-road, near the Priory, on Monday night
bout twelve o'clock. Lieutenant Clavering
ith me. We were on foot. As we approached
Tway bridge we thought we had lost our way.
lined we were on the road from Turnbam-
towards Acton. We had been out for a walk.
ierged into the high road from Acton out of a
dark lane. As we gut out of the lane we
red a man at the opposite side of the way,
fitly intoxicated, talking to himself and making
'motion. On coming nearly up to him be
round furiously towards us, and to the best of
diet said, What business have you here?
are you up to ? ' I thought the accent was
f a foreigner, and I said to Clavering, ' He is
discharged valet or barber.' Clavering said to
man, We are two gentlemen, taking a walk for
amusement, and I should like to know what
mess that is of yours.' What further the man
I cannot say, but I heard disconnected
.tences, such as Do for you,' and he then made
rush right upon Clavering, who happened to be

bady from the
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body. There
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The Coctowi
the deceased.
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stick.
Mr. 1-le.sitl
College of Sul
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shortly before
from the raffle
deceased was
from I
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of the face w;
clothes parti
have bean r
damaged. I
nearest pub'
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inch in leng
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right side of
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opened the
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remained it
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