The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-25 00:00:00

-- OF MILO' DOWNS 1101 MI WIESS MAIM.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
(THUS DAY.)
lunlsß AND UNNN NUGNITIO TELNORAPH).
(PROM OUR OWN 00NRIOPONDNOT.)
%slow extremely limited, 'act cottoo llama& preamL
Sales probably 1,000 balm

MINCING LANL—(THIS DAY.I
&MAIL —There continues to be a fair demand for West
Indus at previous 'wives. but the sinennt d business Mans-
acted is only moderato. Porto Biro sold, brown, 365. to 36n ;
low to fine yellow, 365. 6d. to 425. Boland is without say
improvement.
Tsa.—The market is unaltered.

Comm-Firm prior continue to be paid for ell &swig.
tioos.
Cocoa has sold 'wittily W fall prices ; ins at • further
slight advance. Trinidad, grey, 311 s. to 39.. 64.
mixed to fair red, 625. to 1191. ; geod to in,
78s. to 93. Bd. ; very superior, 975. IL to 113 s. M.
Rms.- For common qualities of Booed • fair bailee
has been transacted at Bs. 44d. to Bs. &I. for cargo ; other
descriptions are inactivs.
&WM.-A limited business has bees transacted wines&
change in prices. Pepp,r, Penni. 3A to 3.4. Pinwale,
oedipus, to very good, 24d. to 3* Naos, low quality, dd.
to 10d. Hisser, Jamaica. 61s. to Its.
Rosa.-120 puncheons Demerara sold at 11.7 d.
Harr.--eurrsata continue in good request. at ins
prim ; new sold at 265. to 28s. ; old, 231. to 241. ; Wreak
miming, 365. ; old. 30• ; Sultans, 435. to 64. ; illuscsiths
fair to ins, 61a. to 118 a. ; and Taney lip at 301. for ems
moo is boxes., up to 811. for fine in eases.
Corrou.-Only a limited boise has bees transmuted:
Wasters, cm the not, at 16101. ; 11neivelly for active!,
at 16d.
Juts -No sales reported. Prices we nominaL
Cocurinat, has sold readily Ws &Inbar edvairse of I.44.gter
lb. for silvers. Honduran envoys, low pasty to fine b t,
Is. 9d. to is. 6d. Teneriffe, bias*, b. I.ld. to 35.; Menials
silver, 2s. 7d.; black, 2e. Sid. to 2a. 9d.
Sminwraz. -100 tons void for annal at 39a. &I.

TALLOW MARKET.--(THIS DAT).
TN, starts& is steady. Tows !snow is quoted 475. 3/,
set cosh ; Potarsben Y.O. so the spot, aid, 434. ; sow,
465. 64 ; October to Dossmbar, 48s. ed. ; Jamey to Ners6.
495. 3d. to 495. 6d.

s. Arg. IfiAvg. ft Aug It asps, 11.41.4.15.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before Ms. Justice Ryles.)

Marla "wit (Wier, 48. described ma tailor, was in-
dicted for the wilful murder of Elisabeth Corb7.
The prisover wu charged upon the coroner s inquisition
with the offeoee of manslaughter only.
Mr. Sleigh, Mr. F. EL Lewis, and Mr. Edmund Bailey
conducted the promotion. The prisoner was defended by
Mr. Ribtoo and Mr. Whoa.

Mr. Sleigh opened the Mee for the prosecution in a
calm end temperate speech, and from the 'tidemark
made by the learned counsel and the evidence that wee
adduced to support it, it appeared that the prisoner
carried on the business of a broker in a small way is
Warren-street, Fitzroy-square, and that the deceased woman
bad lived with him for several years as his wife, and the
evidence left no doubt that they were both addicted to
drinking to cum, and that while partially intoxicated they
were in the Wit of quarrellfng. Mid both of them were
guilty of acts of violets, to each other, and that upon cm
occamoe, very shortly before the day on which the trauma-
tion occurred that was the subject of inquiry, an affray el
this sort took place, and the deceased had two of her rlbe
broken. The effuse imputed to the prisoner was repre-
sented to bars taken place on the Bth of August, and it
appeared that on the afternoon of that day the prisoner I
and the deceased bad been drinking, and • disturbance'
took plus between them on account of the deceased
desiring to go out and the prisoner wishing to
prevent her from doing so, and • violent strug-
gle took place, in the come of which the
prisoner struck the deceased, and nearly tore all her
clothes off. She, however, succeeded in getting out of the
hone, and went to • ponce stoned M'Arthor, with whom
she was on intimate terms, and who resided in Marylebone-
lane. Here, it appeared, she complained of the violence of
the prisoner, and requested Mrs. M'Arthur to accompany
her home, and mho did so, and it appeared that the prisoner
then renewed his violence towards the deceased, and that
he pulled off everything she had apron her person except the
bandage that had been tied round her to secure the broken
ribs. Mrs. M'Artbur was frightened and left the house,
and for • short time it appeared that quiet wan restored, but
at • late hour of the same night the other lodgers in the
house were disturbed by cries of " Murder," and one of the
witnesses knocked at the prisoaer's door, but could riot
obtain admi lion, and she heard the sound of blows, and
the prisoner exclaimed, " Halloo, halloo, hello° again if you
can. Almost at the same moment the toned of a blow was
heard, and thee all was silent. Os the following morning
the prisoner told the persons in the home that he was afraid
that his wife wearied, oast upon them going into his room,
they discovered that the discerned was lying upon a sofa
and quite dead. Upon a post mortem examination being
made it sus discovered that the unhappy woman bad re-
ceived considerable injuries ea different parts of her person,
bet the immediate care of Melt Ina an injury to the heed,
which had produced as estramation of blood upon the
brain, and this injury was alleged to have been received by
the violence of the prisoner. With referenee to this point,
however, Mr. Mason, the surgeon who was examined, stated
it answer to • question put by Mr. Ribton in cross-exami-
nation, that the injury in question was of such • character
that it was equally attributable to • fall as to • blow. It
also appeared that the prisoner had repeatedly complained
of the woman brArthur eoooeraging the deceased to go to
her house and inducing her to drink ; and that when the
prisoner was taken into custody he declared that all be had
done upon the day in question was to endeavour to prevent
hi wife from having the hones when she was in • state of
intoxication, and that the charge had been made against
him out of spite. It also appeared that the coroner's jury
by whom the matter was fully investigated returned a ver-
dict of manslaughter only against the prisoner.
Mr. Ribton, in the course of a very powerful speech to
the jury on behalf of the prisoner, urged that the evidence
that bad brae e given by some of the witnesses for the prose-
cution had evidently been very much exaggerated, and he
contended that, even supposing the ntatementsthat had been
made by them to be substantially correct, it was clear that
when this unfortunate occurrence took place both the par-
ties were excited by liquor, and that • violent struggle took
place between them, which unhappily resulted in the death
of the deceased. There was, however, be said, no premedi-
tation on the part of the prisoner, and he submitted that
the coroner's jury had come to the right conclusion when
they decided that the case wee one of manslaughter only.
He said, however, that he was in • condition to produce
evidence to show that on the day in question this un-
fortunate woman was in a state of intoxica-
tion, and that she had fallen out of • cab
and her bead came in contact with the road with great
violence ; and if the jury should be of opinion that the
fatal injury had been occasioned by this fall and not by
any violence that was used towards her by the prisoner, be
maid they would be justified in acquitting him altogether
upon the present charge.
Several witnesses were examined for the defence, and
from the evidence that was gives by them, it appeared that
on the day in question the deceased woman was drunk,
and that she was riding about in • cab, with her hair hang-
ing loose over her shoulders, and • crowd of boys follow-
ing her and hooting after her. It was also proved that a
woman, who was not, however, positively identified as
being the deceased, on the day the occurrence
was represented to have taken place, was seen
to fall out of • cab on to her head ;
sad it likewise appeared that when the deceased was drunk
she was constantly in the habit of throwing herself upon
the ground sad screaming " Murder," although no one was
touching her or making um of any violence toward. her.
It was likewise stated that when the deceased was in this
condition she was exceedingly violent and difficult to
manage, and that she was a tall powerful woman, and that
she was iu the habit of challenging the prisoner to fight
and the latter was described by several witneses who had
known him a great maoy years as a good-tempered, well-
behoved man.

Mr. Justice Byles having summed up the whole of the
evidence with very great care rind impartiality, the jury
retired to deliberate upon their verdict. They were not
absent more then ten minutes when they returned and gave&
verdict of manslaughter, which they accompanied by •
statement that it was their opinion that the act bad been
committed under circumstances of greet provocation.
In answer to a question put to them by the learned
judge, the jury also said that they were not able to express
an opinion whether the fatal injury was received by the de-
clined by a blow, or by • fall while she and the prisoner
were etru=ling together.
The learned judge said he would consult Mr. Justice
Keating before he passed sentence,
William Davis. 37, shoemaker, was charged with the
manslaughter al John Redford, the younger.
Mr. Daly prosecuted.
The facts of the ease have recently been given. It lip-
peered that tie the 11th of September the deceased, who
writhe worse for liquor, was fighting with • man named
M`Donald, in Priecesatreet. Leicester-square, and the latter
ma away and said he had had enough. The deceased fol-
lowed hint, but was unable to overtake him, and he then
went up so the prisoner and struck him, and • fight took
place between them. During the struggle it appeared that
the prisoner knocked the deceased down,and his head came
is contact with the kerb stone, and he received an injury
ef which he died very shortly afterwards.
The jury returned • verdict of Not Gadfly.