The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-22 00:00:00

TEE EXPRESS, SATUE EVEN NO, AT GUST 22, 1863.

boner vu then mach alarmed, and ran to her, took the
poker from the wooed, wad endeavoured to attach the blood
with an apron. He expressed the greats:it regret for what
be had dose, and accompwited hie wife to the dispensary,
where het wound was deemed.
On the foUowiog day the woman commenced drinking
agam, and is a few day. she was eo ill that it became
nemesary to remove her to the infirmary, where she died
from an abscess on the brain, the result of the wound in-
flicted by the poker.
The prisoner Ina found guilty of manslaughter, and sen-
tenced to peoal servitude for 6 years.
sen-
•Saroh Hinds (231, indicted for this offence, was
acquitted, the evidence not being sufficiently conclusive
that the child positively bad a separate existence.
The cams on the civil side were d little public interest.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(B.ton Yr. Justice Keating.)

I .
Amos Mandrel., 20, tabourer, was indicted fora felonious
assault upon Mary Anne Duffey, a child of six rears of age.
i Mr. Sleigh appeared for the presecution, aria Mr. Baboon
' futile nriaoner.
The cummisiances of this case were purely circumstan.
tie!, in consequence of the inadmissibilittof the child 1111 •
witness, ovi.ng to her total ignorance of all religion, and of
the nature of an oath. The case, however, proceeded
through all its painful details, and after • most careful
summing up by the learned judge, the jury acquitted the
prisoner, who wu however strongly rebuked by Mr. Justice
Keating, and told that had he been coevioted he would
have sentenced him toe long term of penal servitude.
Wm. Rackstraw, a labouring man, wu indicted for un-
lawfully assaulting Caroline 3lorton on the 16th August
instant. .
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ir.l).der. appeared for the prosecution ; and the prisoner
was undefended.
It appeared from the evidence adduced for the prosecu-
tion that on the night of the 16th inst. the prosecutriz,
whose husband is a fellow farm labourer with the primmest,
was sleeping with her three children in a shed, or outhouse,
lielouging to the farm at which they were temporarily en-
played in getting in the harvest. The husband was sleeping
outside the shed upon a heap of straw. About 12 o'clock
at night the praiscutox heard some person enter the shed,
and, supposing it to he her husband, called out to him to take
care and not step upon the children. The person, whoever it
was, laid himself down beside her, she still belie% 'ng
it was her husband. Connexion took place between
them, and for some mason she smacked his face.
when she discovered, through the abeame of either beard
or whiskers, that it was not her husband whose Glibness
she hy..l permitted. She immediately screamed out, awl
this awoke her husband. who procured a light, when the
prisoner was discovered in a ooroer of the abed, and imme-
diately took to his heels, and endeavoured to make his
escape. Be was, however, pursued by the husband until
he was stopped by a policeman. In further corrobtration of
the ideatity of the prisoner, a bat was found Dear the spot
where the prosecetrix had labs, and this hat the primmer
claimed as his property when taken into enekdy.
The prisoner, in defence, alleged that he bad been there
on the invitation of the proesentrix. This the prosemitrix
indignantly denied. The jury found the prisoner Guilty,
and

Mr. Justice Besting sentenced bim to be' imprisoned and
kept to hard Isbour for 12 calendar months.

dnneStatoran, 24, spinster, was given in charge to the
jury on the coroner'm moniaition for the manslaughter of.
Ciam. White on the 24th June lass.

Mr. 'Thompson conducted the prosecution ; the prisoner
had ao eonmeL
The evidence nrthb case disclosed that the deceased was
a licensed victualler and proprietor of a tavern, known a.
the Nag's Head, in the Whiteehapel-road, and that about
IT o'clock on the night in questioa the primmer was in
frontal the ter, and honing been observed by the potman
to attempt to pick the pocket of one of the onatomers, was
by him Weed out of the house. The deceased went out,
end bade* told hie potman to go back into the house, stood
talking to the policeman on duty them and whilst in con-
veraittm with the policeman, the primmer, who was standieg
at • distance of about two yards off, took up a heavy flint
stone, and flinging it at the head of the deceased,
who wee without his bat, inflicted • severe
scalp wound, from which the blood flowed pro-
fusely. The prismsr was at once secured by the policeman,
and on the way to the station-house was told that she might
have killed the man, upor. which she replied,. "&
good job too if I had killed the old —. She added
to the policeman, "I have been confined at Oakley Hatch
Asylum, and sometimes do not know what run about,"
adding with sulphide. "Mind that." Oa the following
day deceased west to the London Hospital, where his heed
wee deemed, and where he remained an in-patient for two
day., when be discharged himself and returned home, but on
the 13th July be again returned to the hospital, and,
..,r. having supervened, he died there on the folio w-
imiakeyprimmer. ,in ber defense, Mated that she had not
thrown diastase until the deceased had knocked her down
aad kicked her. Me further stated that she had been in •
lunatic saylam, and that when she was excited she did not
know what she was about. _ _

The poliosetaiCas called, and in answer to the court
stated that deceased had neither struck nor given the
prisoner the slightest provocation.
Mr. Audios Beating inquired of Mx. Jonas, the governor
of the gaol, if he had observed the conduct of the prisoner
duce she had been a his custody.
Mr. Jonas having been sworn, proved that he had seen
the prisoner duly since she had been in prime, and that he
bad not perosived anything in her conduct to give him the
least nomad for doubting her perfect sanity.
A sister of the prisoner presented herself, and deposed on
oath that the prisoner bad been an inmate of Colney Reach
Asylum for oine months, and had only been discharged from
that institution in May last.
Mr. Justice Heating summed up the evidence with great
minuteness so the jury, who after a brief consultation
returned a verdict of Guilty, and the prisoner was sentenced
to eight months' imprisonment with hard labour.
James Begirt, 22, fisherman, wu Indicted for the man-
slaughter of Anne Griffin on the 3rd August last.
Mr. Daley prosecuted, and Mr. Pater dafooded the pri-
lotler.
tbe particulars of this case hare already beat fully before
tbe public very meetly in the reports of the p
before the police magistrates and the ourauer, and itwill
recollected that the prisoner and dessued cohabited togs
ther in Windmill-court, Lambeth, and that on the night in
(location a quarrel ensued between them, and words waft
followed by blows. The deceased, who was a woman
of intemperate habits, cautioned her dissipation until
the sth of August, when she died. On a put modem
eramication it was discovered that can of her ribs bed beau
fractured and bad perforated the pipers, and to this li
the medical gentleman who had been called in attri-
buted the death, and that the fracture of the rib had
been caused by external violence, which it was alleged bad
been iedimsd by the prisoner cc the night in question.
' In his crostoraininahan" by Mr. Pater the surgeon said
' that the brain of deceased bad become softened by her
dissipated habits, and that the softening of the brain might
have equally caused death as the perforation of the pleura.
Several witnesses were called who epoke to acts of via
lance committed by the prisoner upon the deceased.
' Mr. Pater, in his address to the jury, relied upon the
fact which he had educed from the surgeon as to the
softening of the brain, and celled several witnesses with a
0 view to show that the fracture of the rib bad been caused by
• fall down the stairs.
' The jury, however, returned • verdict of Guilty, and
0 Mr. Justice Resting sentenced the prisoner to twelve
months' Imprisonment with hard labour.

übamed to have publicity given to their nuns, and
pester the lose to notoriety. Be is, in teeth, an
ernint rogue, sad warn the inhabitants of Norwood of
such a Milan." The letter, though posted unsealed. bad ,
been marked with that notification, and resealed by them. I
A third letter had likewise been mine°, which mounted to
as attempt to extort mosey. No doubt an attempt would
be made on the other side to show that Mr. Pugh was not
to be credited, because be had uuce been tried oil • charge
of perjury, but be was booourably acquitted.
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In Cross-examinetion, Mr. Pugh admitted that he had
beard it said that the letters were written by a.person of the
name of llacre but he had made no inquiries. He had
been twins bankrupt, once for 2,600/.. which was chiefly
owing to tradespeople. Had traded under the name of May-
wood and Co. That was because he had expected a person
named Raymond to join bin.. Had discounted bills
and advertised to lend money, though he was not actually
worth a shilling at the time, but he could always command
capitaL Would swear that the prisoner's wife bad male
him as offer of 201. and • diamond rieg not to spptar in
court. Had not promised to take 60/. sod not prosecute.
Would swear he had not. Blight have said he had been
pot to an expense of 601. through the prisoner. His offices
were at 26, Bucklersbury.

A number of witnesses were called, wbodepooed that the
letters read Wife in the handwriting of the prisoner.
For the defence it wee denied that the defendast bad
ever writ'imi the letters at all. When taken into custody by
the officer the first thing be bed said was " I Lever wrote
the letters at aIL I know myself better than to do such a
ttargeA number of witnesses were called, who directly
contradicted the statement of the witnesses on the other
Ada by stating that they believed the letters were not in the
handwriting of the prisoner.
The jury found the prisoner Ouit/y.
lir. Kemp mid Mr. Pugh hod no desire to press the matter
heavily, as hs had no vindictive feeling in the matter.
Kr. Pierce said the prisoner Ind been in prison for the last
month.
Mr. Hemp said he understood it was for debt, and not
upon this charge.
The Recorder told the prisoner he had been convicted on
very clear and conclusive evidence, and it was a good thing
for him that be bad not bran tried for istteruptiog to extort
money. Looking upon the whole circumstances he should
!sentence him to be imprisoned for six months, and at the
end of that period to enter into bail, himself in 100/. end
two sureties, in 50/. each, to keep the poem towards the
complainant.

ordinary working expenses during the half-year have
amounted to 231,1011.75. ; the rake, tame, tolls, and govern-
ment duty to 33,050/. 144. 6,1. ; and the working of the steam
packet service to 13,685/. 12s. 10d. After providing for the
fixed charges against revenue there remains a net balance of
168,5591. 14e. 11d. available for dividend oa the ordinary
consolidated stock of the company. A dividend of 131. rid.
per 301. stock, or at the rate of 41. 10e. per cent. per annum,
will absorbs sum of 167,258/. 5a., leaving a balsam to be
carried forward of 1,3011. 81. 11d. ; acd this rate of dividend
the directors recommend to be paid on Thursday, the 3rd of
September next. The details of receipts and expenditure for
the half year compared with the correapondieg period of 1862,
show no considerable variation. As to passenger traffic, the
number was 6.786,344, of whom 825,009 were first-clam,
while in the corresponding belt-year of 1862 the numbers
were 5,998,350, of whom 816,417 were first clew The total
receipts in 1863 were 333,3904 as compared with 356,637/.
in the corresponding half-year of 1862. There has been &de-
crease in the receipts for first sod second class traffic, ard
an increase in the receipts for third-class. Although the
number of first-class passengers has been maintained, the
receipts from this source are leas by 11,6574 (1863,
121,7681. ; 1862, 133,42614 This deficiency is entirely
attributable to the falling off in continental baffle, which
is sufficiently soconoted for by the Exhibition of last year
having attracted to Loudon an unusually large number of
'continental paseengers by the South Easton Railway. Not-
withstanding them circumstances, the passenger receipta
peeper exhibit a decrease of only 3,2461., the lose of mon-
omial first-class having M a great measure been made up by
the gain of local third-class passengers, in which there has
been an increase of 9,0981. in receipts and of 794,553 in
numbers during the pant half-year. The merchandise traffic
matinees to be well maintained, notwithstanding the axig-
woe of the rival line of railway through Kent to Dover. the
returns showing • gross increase of 9,6331. during the halt.
year, arising almoo, entirely from the increase in local
merchandise. As to the working expenses, the directors
note that, notwithstanding the increase in the merchandise
traffic, the charge for locomotive power and rolling stock
shows a demean of 3841„, while the mileage ma by pawne-
r,' and goods trains has been reduced by 10,411 miles.
At the sane time, the eaginee and carriages have been
efficiently maintained ; five new engines and waders
end 57 new vehicles of different sorts having hem con-
structed at the company's workshops dating the half year,
the whole of which have been charged to revenue.
As to capital, the principal outlay has been in respect of
the new Tunbridge and Dartford direct lines, the works of
which have been left to respectable contractors, and are now
in active A sum of 13,7071. has been expended in
doubling the toe between Ranzgate and Num* sod in
forming a direct junction with the breach at Ramage* with
a view to the more satiafactory accommodation and working
of the traffic. The directors also request the authorityof the
prom ;Mors to a further expenditure of 30,0001. on passenger
carriages,the present stock of those vehicles being found alto-
gether inadequate to the proper accommodation of the traffic.
Noticing the hostile projects brought forward during the
session, the directors say that the extension of the Brighton
Company's line from Leatherhead to Dorking having now
received the action of the legislature, the abstraction of
a portion of this company's traffic at the latter station may
consequently be anticipated. The Brighton Company were
also the promoters of a railway to Greenwich and Woolwich,
in which they were followed by a similar scheme of the
London, Chatham, and Dover Company. The former com-
pany having agreed with the latter to withdraw their pro.
ject, it became necemary for the directors of this company
to enter into en arrangement with the Chatham Company,
under which, subject to the approval of parliament, running
powers will be secured to them over the North Kent hoe to
Woolwich, in return for which this compacy will
acquire like running powers over the Chatham
Oommuy's lines in the South Loudon district. Under
this arrangement, when fully carried iota effect, the South-
Eastern Company will be enabled to run its trains from the
Charing-cross. I& nem-street, and Landon-bridge stations,
and from the Greenwich, North Kent, and main lines, into
the Chatham Company's station in front of the mein en-
trance to the Crystal Balsa. Although the injury to be
apprehended from the extension of the Brighton Company's
Railway to Tunbridge Wells, under their agreements fix
leasing and working the East Grinsteed and Groomhridge and
Uckfield and Tunbridge Wells Railways, now in course of coo-
struc;.ioa, will be in a great measure averted by the formation
of this company's direct line to Tunbridge, and by the provi-
sion of the Cannot-steed and Charing-arose Termer in
London, the directors nevertheless request the sanction of
the proprietors to their adopting such measures as may be
requisite to protect the company's interests in the above
district as well as at other points. The directors have
thought it desirable to enter into • provisional agreement
with the Mid-Kent Company for the parches* of their
undertaking ; and, subject to the approval of the proprie-
tors, an application will be made to parliament in the next
session for powers to carry the same into effect. The pet--
chive money of the undertaking is to be 2.20,0001., for
which this company will obtain eight miles of double rail-
way at an average coat of 27,500/. per mile. A reamer
ranee and increasing traffic is already carried over that
part of the railway whisk is worked by this company under
agreement.