The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-07 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 7, 1864.

By Mr. 'rain—All the passengers were lauded, hut none
of the cargo.
Evidence continued—On Sunday, the 13th November, at
7.15 a.m., we cast off from the buoy at Galway, and pro-
ceeded, in company of the steamship, to Liverpool, arriving
there on the 17th, at 3 p.m. The vessel sustaieedoodatnage
after getting off the rock. Some of the abip's coals were
unloaded at Galway, to lighten the vessel before proceeding
to LiverpooL
By Mr. Sharkey—At 6.15 p.m. of the 9th Novena
were abreast of Black Head. At that time blue light,
and signals were meals for pilots, but no pilot came on board
until 5.10 on the following morning, eleven hours after the
first aiguaL When the plot boarded the vessel I did not
hear him say where he had been all night. He made no ex-
cuse in my hearing. At the time of the accident, and for
some time previouly, I was on the port paddle-box with the
captain. We were there for at least halt an hour previous
to the accident, andjlwas on the look-out for the Black Rock.
3lr. Pritchard, a Liverpool pilot, was on board at the time,
and he and the boatswain were on the starboard paddle-
bow on the look-out for the Margaretta ahoalsoa the outside.
Two able seamen were on the look-out, one on each aide of
the paddle boxes, and two on each bow forward, making
nine look-out.. The quartermaster was steering the ship at
the time, three other able seamen being with him. Mr.
Stubbs, the third officer, was at the "cone" of the ship, the
second officer, whose place it would otherwise have been,
being iIL My opinion is, that the beacon on the Black
Rock is next to useless at night.
Mr. Sharkey—Captain Fibbs, in his report to the Board
of Trade, describes it as being visible in broad daylight, and
as newt to useless at night time.
Mr. Trial —I think that is a question, in justice to the
captain, which ought not to be put.
Ey Mr. Sharkey—ln my opinion every precaution was
taken by the captain to ensure the attendance of a pilot and
to avoid the accident. We were six hr ars tan minutes at
anchor under Black Head waiting for a pilot.
By Captain Harris—On leaneg Liverpool I do not know
what the draught of water was. There was a oompass on
the bulge and two in the wheelhouse. These were all cor-
rected by the standard compass. Our orders are always to
steer by the standard compass. During the time we were
running front Mutton Lighthouse I frequently heard the
captain ask how the ship's head was, sad the answer from
the third officer on the coon war "E. i N." I noticed
Mutton Lighthouse was a little on the port bow. I placed
, the lead men in loth challis. I do not know their names,
but they were able seamen. They are not in attendance.
I heard the lock-out men call out, but my attention was
more to the BL.ck Rock. The tide, at the time of striking,
was about au hour ebb. We were going "dead slow" be-
fore the accident. Ido not recollect that at the time the
. 1 struck the captain asked how the ship's head was ;
but I went into the wheelhouse the moment afterwards, and
found her head by the steering compass E. N., but by the
standard compass the course would be altered to E. 4 N.
John Peter Stubbs, third officer, muunioed, said—it was
my watch from 12 till 4on the morning of the 10th
November. It was a tine night. About two mi-
nutes after I came on deck the captain told me
to mill him at two o'clock and to get all the
crew up, and the chain men up. The captain came
on deck before that time—one o'clock—and I
called the heeds out. The entry in the log as to the state
of the weather at midnight of the 9th is " strong winds and
heavy rain," but my impression is that at the time I came
on deck the weather wuclear. There is a previoua entry in
the log at 7.50 which is " strong winds and misty,
and no appearances of clearing up." At 9 p.m. the entry is
" cleared up a little." While I was speaking to the captain
a little after 12 p.m. it came on to rain and was very thick.
At 1 a.m. it cleared up a little, and at 3 a.m. it was bright
starlight. A little before two the chief officer reported the
cable hove short, and I sent the men on the look out and
stationed the men at the wheel. The vessel at 3 a.m. was
going quite slow, and the captain told me to report to him
when the ship's bead was E. N. When I found her head
was so I reported it to him. She weaving the same coarse
at the time she struck, and as slowly as she could, about 4
knots. At the tune she struck the weather was fine
and clear, with bright starlight. The direction of the light
on Mutton Island was right ahead. We kept ea near the
light as possible, but did not steer by it, keeping the ships
head E. N. My attention was particularly drawn to
the compass. I did not see the perch or beacon on the
Black Rock from the ship.
Ly Mr. Sharkey—The ship answered her helm'through-
out, end in my opinion could not have gone slower than at
the time she struck. I consider that every precaution was
taken by the captain to avoid the accident. I never before
met a captain more cautious during my experience of eight
or nine years.

Treill—Om the previous voyage we took a pilot
outbids of the Black Rock.

By Crptaio Hams-1 saw the men with the lead lioes in
their heads, lout I was not sufficiently sear to hear them
hose.

Edward Sharpe. bo►tswain of the Anglia, said—l re-
member three o clock on the morning of the 10th Novem-
ber. The captain mint for me at that time, and I went to
him. He was no the paddle-box. 1 was accompanied by
l'rit+-hard, a Liverpool pilot. The captain told me to look
rut fur the Margari-ta buoy on the starboard side. I placed
two men on the look-out on the forecastle. and one on each
side of the fore Wilt of the paddle-box. I saw the leads-
men in their places, outside the paddle-boxes. They found
sounding+ on the starboard side (the peddle-hex I was oo)
from 15 to 7 fatLoms. About four minutes before the
ve.+el grounded I took soundings on the same side, and
found 7 fathoms.

By C..iitain Harris—The reason 1 made the soundings
was. because the captain asked what water there was, and
the vc,cel going so slow, 1 west and took the lead out of
the nicu's hands. I have been 27 years at sea, but this was
my first voyage iv the Anglia. I saw • light right ahead.
but cannot soy what light it was. There were several lights.
1.`.5. Mr. Sharkey—ln all my experience 1 do not know sup
one who could have taken more precaution to guard agandt
accident than Captain l'rowse did ou that occasion. Frobs
the time we weizlied anchor until abe struck soundings were
kept constantly going.
By Mr. Traill-1 consider if the rock had been 2 feet
above the water it would have bees visible 100 yards oil.
There was no" wash" observable.
_ .

John Corkill, quartermaster, said—l was at the weather
wheel of the Auglia about two hours before sae struck.
The course wits steered by the starboard compass E. N.
At the time she struck I kept the wheel steady, ready to
turn it if wanted. There was a light right and, and we
were steering Lead on to it, the ship going slowly, E. N.
This is the souse I was steering from the time I come to
the wheel, a few minutes after three. The light was right
ahead all the time.

By Mr. Sharkey—The vessel's bead was E. N. by the
compass on the port side. When the vessel grounded the
chief oftioer carne into the wheelhouse, and het head was
then E. N. by the starboard compass.
Captsra Prowse said the compasses differed, but were
reguLted by the standard compass, and orders given to
those st the wheel accordingly. Had the witness been on the
port instead of the starboard wheel his instructions would
have been to steer E. N.. and not EJ N.
By Mr. Sharkey—l have been 27 years at sea, and never
met with a more careful commander than Captain Prowse.
Andrew Russell said, I was chief engineer on board the
.toglia, and possess a first-class certificate of competency
under the Merchant Miming Amendment Act, dated June,
1,62. I previously possessed a certificate of servitude.
I have a DOW in my possession of the orders received from
the captain after weighing anchor on the 10th November.
At 20 minutes past three we were going half speed. This
would not be more than at a rate of 7 kiwis. At four she
went dead slow, which would not be more than 4 knots.
We continued this speed 40 minutes, and then the ship
took the ground. Dead slow was as slow as she could go.
The foremost boilers were displaced through the ship tak-
ing ground.

laward Pritchard said—T am a pilot of Liverpool, first
class. boat No. 5. I was in charge of the Anglia when she
left Liverpool on the 7th November, and went with her to
Galway to look fnr other steamers. I had never before
been to Galway. I went on deck at two cm. on the 10th.
Captain Prowseruiked me if 1 would he so kind as Ito look
out on the starboard paddle-box, and I did so with the
boatswain. I saw the men on both sides with the leads,
and the last soundings on the starboard side I heard was
fathoms. This was about four minutes before the vessel
struck.

$y Mr. Sharkey —I RIM the light on Mutton Island. The
ships bead we. then E. N., and I heard the captain tell
the man at the wheel not to keep to the northward of
E. AN. When daylight came oo I saw the perch or beacon
oo the flack Rock. It was right ahead of us at that time,
thevaiselbalgogelewed. . .

Mr. O'llowd said these were all the witnesses be proposed
calling.

Mr. Sharkey inquired if there would be any objection to
put in on evidence the report of Mr. l'ibbs, the deputy-re-
ceiver of wrecks at Galway.
Mr. O'Dowd raid it w.s.. not usual to produce the reports
so made to the Hoard of Trade, but, with the coosent of the
court. he would undertake to do so.
_

Mr. Trail) sail the real question to be decided was. had
Captain Provne acted judiciously io proceeding on the
voyage without the harbour or port pilot, sod, if he bad
acted judiciously, whether he had acted skilfully.
It being now nearly five o'clock, the inquiry was ad-
jouroed.

NEW MILIT %RV' FEMALE SCHOOL—A movement
has been set on foot, and has already made coesiderable pro-
gress, under the patrocaee of the Dukes of Marlborough.
Maochemer, and WeSingh:to, Lords Faversham, Bersera,
and Calthorpe, Slr R. Airey (tpartermsetar•Geoeral), Sir
William Gnmm, Sir George Pollock, Sir E. Lugard (Yader-
Secretary of State for War). Sir W. Rowan, Sir J. Yorke
Scarlet; (Adjutant-General). and other distinguished officers,
the object of which is to provide for milieu or other
daughters of officers of the army a sound education. A
suitable building, standing in its own grounds of about eight
acres, on Lanal• en-hill, near Bath, has been purchased. It
was built expressly for as educational institution, and it
will afford aoconimodatioe for 100 pupils, being capable of
enlargement at any tiros. It is intended to establish the
school as neatly as possible upon the model of the Royal
Naval l'enialo School at Richmond. In onler to carry out
the work ruccemsfullY an influential provisional committee
has bee, appointed.
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD.
—Number of patient' for the weak lending JAIL 2, 911, of
which 516 were new eases.

Iloassmazes Tx* us choice and strong, moderate
In price. awl "'hotfoot:sr to two. now advantage• hare mewed
for thin Ten a general preemies. It L sold to peckst• by WO
spats. —iAdvertiasiand.]

THE RESPITE OP TOWNLEY.

At the Derbyshire County Sessions on Tuesday,
Jan. 5, Mr. .1. G. Crompton rose to ask Yr. Mundy,
M.P., whether he. as chairman of the visiting justices of
the Derby County Gaol,
_had had his attention called to
certain circumstances which bad recently taken place within
its precincts, and whether he wss aware that • certain corn-
miasma, composed of borough magistrate; bad sat for the
purpose of inquiring into the suite of mind of the convict
'Townley? He believed that the report of that communion
bad led to an event which was deeply deplored throughout
the country, and that the certificate signed by those justices
had materially influenced Sit George Grey in his decision.
He would not say that it had been entirely instrumental
in obtaining the escape of Townley, became it was well
known that another and higher COnnuilaioll had sat, with a
view to ascertain the state of mind of this unhappy man,
but it evidently had had an effect. This bad led to a
result which, as be had before said, was deeply to be de-
plored ; and the Act of Parliament had been made use of
by those interested in the defence of Townley to introduce
into the gaol a commission formed of certain justices who
had previously formed and expressed an opinion upon the
case which they were to investigate, and he need not say that
it was highly important to the community that such in-
vestigations should be conducted by persons who are
perfectly unbiassed. He found that those magistrates had
previously, one and all, signed a memorial stating it to be
their opinion that the convict was insane, and praying
Sir George Grey to send a commission to inquire
into the state of his mind ; these were the gentle.
men who were called in to give the country
an unbiassed opinion upon a case of this importance.
Two medical men bad assisted them in arriving at this opi-
nion ; one of them was the partner of another medical gen-
tleman in that town who gave most powerful evidence in
favour of the prisoner, and who holds the office of surgeon
to the gaol, and who himself had previously signed
this petition ; with regard to the other surgeon it would
be only necessary to remark that he too had signed the
same document. In such a ease as this the public are
entitled to he made thoroughly acquainted with all the
facts of the case, and they have a right to demand that such
a commission should be properly selected. It ought to
hays goo* through its proper channel, that of the visit-
ing justices. He greatly feared that this deviation from
the proper course had led to a signal failure of justice.
It gave just grounds for • suspicion on the part of the gene-
ral public that the rich man does not reap the same punish-
ment for his crimes as the poor man does, and that such an
idea should gain ground was much to be lamented. (Hear,
hear.) He thought that any act which they as • body of
magistrates cbuld do in order to manifest their disapproval
of the present very unsatisfactory state of things ought to
be done. A murder had been committed, and the murderer
had been tried in open court, found guilty, and sentenced
to death. The jury by their verdict decrW. themselves
satisfied with the evidence as to the prisoner's re-
sponsibility, the judge declared himself satisfied with
that verdict, and, after all that, • secret tribunal
was sent down by the Horne-office to report as to the pri-
soner's sanity. He called the attention of the court to a
remonstrance which had bean framed, and which the clerk
of the peace read. It was addressed to Sir George Grey, as
Secretary of State for the Home Department, and after
stating the facts concluded as follows : - In this and other
like cases the prisoner has been tried by a judge and jury,
acting under the sanction of au oath, aided by counsel em-
ployed on both sides, witnesses examined and croas-exa-

mined, all in open cond. We think that respect for trial
by jury, and confidence in the pure administration of jus-
tice, will be 'seriously weakened if a verdict and dietetics
following such a fair and solemn trial may, in this or any
other cruninal case, be interfered With by any inquiry less
public and complete than the trial itself. We therefore
most respectfully trust, also most earnestly urge upon ycu
the propnety and necessity of abstaining to act upon this
private and expert. information, and of reusing a full in-
quiry to be made into the matters referred to by some re-
sponsible authority, and in as public, fair, and complete •
wanner as criminal trials are conducted." The document
was signed by upwards of 40 magistrate..
Mr. Mundy stud that he was glad that Mr. Crompton had
even him an opportunity of explaiaing the pert be had
taken in this natter. The visiting justice+ felt aggrieved and
much surprised that they were not ieformed by the surgeon
of the gaol, when be changed his mind upon the subject
of the prisoner Townley's sanity or insanity ; be having
given evidence that he coosidend the prisoner to he insane,
although he had previously given his °melon that he was
perfectly sate. The justices had caused a minute to be
entered to that effect. As chairman of the visiting justices,
he had been applied to by Townley's friends to allow them
to see him, and he could not refuse so natural • request.
On the day after Christmas-day he received a request from
the pnsoner's solicitor to allow certain persons to examine
him, with a view to induce the Home-Mbee to send down a
commission of lunacy. Upon returning, after • short ab-
sence, be was surprised to God that that commis ion bad
already arrived, so that Mr. Sums very properly refused to
allow any other niterview until thorn, investigations were
concluded. They Lad every opportunity of making those
investigations afforded to them, and of satiety ng themselves
as to his condition. After this, it would seem that the visit
of the other justices was uncalled for and uuuecessary, but,
nevertheless, they did see him. On Tuesday the prisoner's
solicitor came to the gaol to ask permission fur the other
commission to see the prisoner, and Ur. Sims referred him
to the chairman (Mr. Evans), and leave was granted. It
seemed to him (Mr. Mundy) that this visit was entirely •
work of supererogation, and after the report of the other
commission it appeared perfectly unnecessary for any local
gentlemen to have any interviews with the prisoner, the
regularly formed communion having superior authority.
After some discussion,
The Chairmnu put the question whether the remon-
strance be adopted, and it was carried unanimously.

THE CONVICT SAMUEL WRIGHT.

The following pptition was forwarded to Sir G.
Grey yesterday by the visiting justices of lioreentooger-lane
Gaol :

" To the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, Bart, M.P., her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Home De-
partment.—The humble memorial of the undersigned
Visiting Justices of the county gaol, Horseruooger lane,
Surrev—Sheweth ; That your MI atteutioo has
been called to the case of Ssniuel Wright, • prisoner,
now under sentence of death for the wilful murder
of Maria Green, by cutting her throat with • razor.
That the prisoner admitted to the police constable
who apprehended him, that he killed the said Maria
Green, but added that the bad threatened to run a knife
into him. That this occurrence took piece in the middle of
the night of Saturday, the l'Ati day of December, 1863, and
that the prisoner &comets for the razor being there by
math Olathe had shaved himself on that evening, as is
usual with working men. That the prisoner is • hard-
working man, of good character, and of • quiet, peaceable
disposition, as is proved by the evidence forwarded to you.
That, on the contrary, Maria Green was an exceed.
ingly violent woman, and that she had several times
threatened to stick a knife into the man with whom she
formerly lived, and who was compelled to leave her on
account of her violence. That on the night in question
the had been drinking at a public-hour, from which
prisoner fetched her, and where she had been quarrel-
ling with a woman. That a woman named Yorkey,
who assisted to take her home, has deposed to this
effect in the papers now before you. That theme was uo
malice prepense in the mind of the prisoner, nor had there
been any previous quarrel between him and Maria Green ;
but that the murder arose out of • sudden quarrel
between them, which in the eye of the law would
make the offence manslaughter only sod not wilful murder.
That your memoriadista are satisfied, if these facts had
come nut upon • trial, no jury would have found • verdict
of wilful murder, That the prisoner was taken before the
magistrate on the following Monday, and admitted his
guilt ; and that his trial took place at the Central Crimisal
Court on the next day but one, and that he had not had any
counsel or solicitor. That the prisoner states he did not
know the distinction between the crimes of manslaughter
sod wilful murder, and that knowing the women had died by
his hands, he could not do otherwise than plead guilty, but
that he meant thereby no more than to admit that he
killed the woman in a fit of passion. Your memorialist&
therefore humbly pray that the prisoner's life may be
spared, and that you will be pleased to advise her Majesty
to extend her rural prerogative of mercy to him, mid cow
-
mute his sentence for such punishment as the justice of the
case may require. And your memorialists will ever pray.
(Signed) " Thomas 'f 'lion, James Macdougall, Captain,
E. C. Dermer, J. Phillips, Henry W.
Peek, Henry Steffy, J. T. Gassiot."
•

ANOTHER FATAL AccIDENT ON THE Ice.—A
ver) melancholy and fatal &oxidant occurred at Knowsley
on Monday, ander circumstances which have cast • deep
gloom over the whole of the surrounding Neighbourhood.
Mr. Edward Moult, youngest son of Mr. William Moult,
steward and cashier to the Earl of Derby. resided with his
father in Knowdey Pa k, and on Mooday be and the Rev.
J. Bolton, the curate of Knowsley Church, were skating on
the large dam in the park, when the ice gave way, and be
was at once immersed in the water. His companion also
had a very narrow escape, for in hie efforts to rescue the
deceased the reverend gentleman was himself pro.
cipitated into the water no fewer than three timea
The alarm was given as soon as possible. and every exertion
made to save the life of the vouog man, but about half an
hour elapsed before the body could be recovered. It we.
then conveyed to • room in the outbuildings of Knowsley-
ball, and messengers were despatched for Dr. Wootton, of
Prescot, and Dr. Gores, of Hoyton ; bat life was found to
be ettioct. The body was at night removed to the house
of the deceased's father. to await the coroner's inquest.
The deceased, who we. only 23 years of age, appears to
have bees very highly esteemed by all to whom be we.
knows. He we. an ensign in the Knowsley Rifle Corps,
and only recently canted off the prize of a silver cop for
snoceesful rifle shooting.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Beira) Mr. Baron Martin.)

WWiata SAoextoa, 27, Freach polisher, was charged with
a f!lonious assault unit Dinah Grogan.

Mr. Daly td ; Mr. F. H. Lewis and Mr. J. J. lames
conducted e defence.
The prosecutrix in this ow is a girl just over twelve
years of age, the daughter of poor parents residing in Leigh-
street, Holborn, and it appeared that she was employed
during the day in nursing a child belonging to a person
I residing in Y.ittle Queen-street. The prisoner was
employed at the shop of a furniture broker in
the same street, and, according to the evidence of the
prosecutriz, as she was passing the shop with the child, the
prisoner raked her to go in and mind the shop for a short
time while he went across the road, and upon his return
be gave her a halfpenny, and told her to come again in the
evening. On the same night she was again priming the
shop, when the prisoner seized her and dragged her into
the back shop, and tied her to • table with a rope. He
then, according to the testimony of the prosecutriz, put
out the gas, and shut the door of the shop, and he then
untied her, and put the rope in his pocket, and laid hold of
her and committed the offence imputed to him. The pri-
soner then it appeared, offered the poor little girl some
money, but she refused to take it, and when she got home
she informed her mother what had happened, and the pri-
soner was taken into custody. The prosecutriz admitted
that she did not cry out, or give any alarm while the
prisoner was acting in the way described, and she ac-
counted for this by saying that the prisoner struck her,
and threatened her with further violence if she
made any noise. The prosecutriz also said that when she
left the shop the prisoner begged her, for God's sake, not
to tell anyone what had taken place, for if she did it would
be his ruin. The prisoner was taken into custody on the
following morning, and when be was told what he was
charged with, he replied, " Oh, for God's sake, do not say
that. I should not have done what I did, if I ad not been
drinking." When the prisoner was ezamined before the
magistrate, it appeared that he admitted having acted in-
decently towards the prosecutrix, but denied having com-
mitted the more serious offence imputed to him. He also
positively denied having tied the prosecntriz to the table in
the way she stated, and declared that it was altogether an
invention on her part. It should be stated that the medical
evidence left some doubt whether the felonious offence bad
been completed.
. . . .

The jury, under these circnntstances, Acquitted the pri.
aouer of that charge, and he them pleaded guilty to another
indictment charging biro with an assault.
The learned judge, on pairing sentence upon the prisoner,
said there could be no doubt that he had acted most scan-
dalously and indecently towards the prosecutria, and be
ordered him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
twelve months.

(Before lir. Justice Mellor.)
CHARGE Or MANSLAUGHTER.

Ellen A. Olt, married, was indicted for the manslaughter
of John SPearthy.
. . .

The prisoner pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Greeoak prosecuted, and Mr. F. H. Lewis defended.
After Id r. Greeceic had opened the case, he called
Catherine Wearthy, who deposed that she was the wife
of the deceased, and that she lived at Fulwood's-rents,
Holborn, and that she did so at the time of the
manslaughter. On Tuesday, the dth of December, on re-
turning home about ice the evening. she found two men
in the room with her husband, named John Daly and
Patrick WKie. The two latter left when she went home,
and proceeded into the room of the prisoner. They were
followed by her husband, who was intoxicated, and a few
minutes afterwards she heard a scream, and thinking that
her husband was getting into a row, she laid the
baby down, and taking up the poker, proceeded to
the prisoner's room, but she left the poker out-
side the door. On getting inside she saw the two men and
her husband, the prisoner, and the prisoner's sister. Daly
had hold of her husband by the shoulder, and they were
both @tending in the middle of the door. Witness rushed
to her husband, and drew hini as far as the door, Daly
helping her to get him out. Just as they were getting over
the threshold the prisoner went to the fireplace, took up the
tongs, and rushed after the deceased man, and struck him a
most ♦iolent blow on the forehead, which made two wounds,
from which the blood spurted out ou to witoesa'a face and
blinded her. She was perfectly sober when she struck the
blow. Witness then took up the poker, which she had
brought down stairs, and made a blow at the prisoner, but
it struck her sister, who wad standing near. At the same
time her husband's hood fell upon his chest, and he became
insensible, so that he could not speak. He VMS
got up stairs, but the police coming in he
was taken off to the station. together with wa-
wa, both at the instigation of Ellen Beath, for haying
assaulted her. They were hailed out the acme night,
bat they had to :mover the next day at the police-court.
when the present witness was fined 11., and her husband
was discharged. After this her husband became rapidly
worse till the Sunday, wheu be was removed to the work-
house awl medically attended; but in spite of all effort be
died on the following Tuesday, being just a week after he
bad received the blow.

In cross-examination by Mr. Lewis, the witness admitted
that after they had left the 'station when they were bailed
out, they had • gallon of beer, of which the deceased man
partook. She heard screams in Mrs. lieath's room be-
fore she went downstairs. She did not intend to use the
poker when she took it down, but she knew the prisoner
was a very violent woman. She did not strike the sister
untiledWr her husband hail received the blow. liar hus-
band was intoxicated at the time.

Patrick 511Cie deposed that be was io the prisoner's
room upon the day in question. The prisoner was sitting
before the fire at the time when the deceased came io,
'tailing to her baby. He went up to her and said to her,
" Hold your row, or I will give you a clip," and
at the same time be gave her a blow on the head. A scuttle
then took place, when the last witness came in and had suc-
ceeded in getting him outside the door, when the prisoner
took up the tongs and struck him the blow which caused
hie death.

John Daly corroborated this evidence.
Norah Brand, the prisoner's sister, deposed that she was
with her sister when the deceased came in, and without
any provocation whatever went cap to tier and struck her a
violent blow on the head. At the same moment the first
witness, i'aroline M'Carthy, rushed in with a poker and
struck her (the witness) a most violent blow on the head,
which covered her with blood. It was not till after this
that the prisoner took up the tongs. Witness would dis-
tinctly swear this. The deceased not only knocked the
prisoner into the fender, but he kinked her moat brutally on
the forehead. -

The surgeon under whose tare the deceased had been
depored that firearthy had died from ervaipelu brought on
by the wound on the head. A moth's examination
had been made, when it was found that he was suffering
from disease of the limp, combined with disease of the
kidneys, no doubt brought on from exceessive drinking.
Mr. Lewia made an earnest appeal on behalf of the pri-
soner, contending that she had only used the tongs in de-
fence of her lila and therefore urged the jury to acquit
her on that ground.
The learned Judge summed up very carefully, after which
the MO) was left in the hands of the jury, who immediately
returned a verdict of Guiftz,, but recommended the prisoner
to mercy on account of the extreme provocation she had
received.

The learned Judge, in passing sentence, said he perfectly
agreed with the jury in their recommendation. but however
much provocation she bad received, she had no right to use
such an instrument as she did under any circumstances. She
was a married woman with four children, and the sentence
be was about to pass would soon restore her to them. He
would be as lenient as poasible, but at the same time the
public must be taught to keep within the boned* of the law.
Be then sentenced her to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for the space of two calendar months.
The remainder of the day was occupied in trying a case in
which three prisoners, named James Oliver, 24, labourer,
James Chamberlain, lg, dyer, and James Peek,l7 , labourer,
were indicted for committing a rape upon the person of
Mary Elisabeth Clayton.
Mr. Nicholson liestructed by Mr. Curling) prosecuted;
Mr. Grantham appeared for Peck and Chamberlain; aud
Mr. F. H. Lewis defended Oliver.

The prosecatrix m thin case is a woman of the town, and
the details of the evidence are wholly unfit for publication.
The jury A.p.tittal Oliver, but found the other two pri-
soners Guilty, and

The learne.d Judge sentenced them to four years' permit
servitude. _

(Before the Common Serjetut.)
BURGLARY.

Jaws Hall, 28, described in the calendar as being •
plasterer, sod John Thompson, 25, flute-maker, were in-
dicted for burglariously entering the divelhog-house of
Henry Stokes, and stealing therein 60 boots, 4 dozen of
uppers, and a variety of other goods, to the value of 401.,
his property. In a second count they were charged with
feloniously receiving the property, well knowing it to have
been stolen.

Mr. Orridge appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ribtoa
defended HAIL The prisoner Thompson wos usdefeaded
by counsel.

The facts of the case lay within a very narrow compare.
Between 9 o'clock of the bight of the lot, and fi o'clock on
the morning of the 2ild December last, the premises cf the
prosecutor, who carries on the business of a bout sod
shoe maker, in Coveatry-street, Leicester-sqoare, and
which had awn left secure, were found to have been
burglariously entered, and the property mentioned in the in-
dictment carried off. The prineentor gave ibformation to
the police, and three active officers. William Ackrell, 48 F,
Sergeant Shore, 11 F, and Sergeant Gordon, 323 A. were
put on the alert. From the evidence of Constable Ackrell,
it appeared that on the 3rd December he saw the two pri.
sonars, together with another man not in custody, coming
from Charleastreet, Drury-lane, towards Neston-street,
Holborn. The prisoner Hall was carrying on his shoulder
a broken sack, from which the officer observed the upper
leathers of boots protruding. The prisoner Thompson was
carrying some other boots 1001141 under his arm. The three
men were seen to enter the hones of the prisoner Thomp-
eon withlkieir load, and Ackrell kept watch uotil he obtained
the assistaoce of some brother °Moen when they oatmeal
the house, and in the room occupied by the prisoner
Thompson they found the sack containing tbeboote seder the
bed, on the top of which four pairs of boots were found.
During the time Ackrell was keeping watch outside, and
waiting for assistance, the prisoners and the third man
escaped at the rear of the hotted. The evidence of Sergeant
Shore and of Sergeant Oaths went to show that they wars
fee eons Maness the look est for the wineries, sod that

the former took Thompson into custody on the 14th Dec.,
at his lodgings in Stacepstreet, St. Giles's, and that the
latter found two or three skeleton keys in the room occupied
by Hall ; and further, that the premises of the prosecutor
bad been adroitly entered by practised burglars. It further
appeared that the prisoner Hall was apprehended by Con.
stable Ackrell, after a smart chase, on the 18th Dec.
A large quantity of the dolt= property was produced by
several pawnbrokers, whose assistants proved that it had
been pledged at an early hour on the morning after the
robbery ; and one of the witnesses deposed, that to the best
of his belief the prisoner Thompson was the man who
pledged the beets the witness produced under the name of
Lambert.
Mr. Itibton made an energetic appeal to the jury on behalf
of the prisoner Hall, and called as a witness to his cha-
racter. Mr. Henry Russell, who deposed that he was a pro-
fessore( music, and one of 11L Jullieo's orchestra. He had
known the prisoner Hall for about four years, having em-
ployed him to whitewash and paint his house in Kentish-
town.

In his cromexamination by Mr. Orridge the witness ad-
mitted that Le had first become acquainted with the prisoner
Hall at the public-house kept by Nat Langhom the fighting-
men, where witness went to take lessons in boning. The
prisoner gave him lessons, and from that he employed him
to do the plastering work be had already mentioned.
Mr. Hibton (to the witness)—Then from boxing you learn
plastering—a natural consequence. (Loud laughter.)
The Common Serjeaut summed up the evidence with his
usual clearness and perspicuity, and
The jury, after a consultation of five minutes' duration,
returned a verdict of Guilty against both prisoners.
A former conviction was then provedagainst the prisoner,
who has already undergone twelve months' imprisonment
for a larceny from the person.
The officers already examined in the case proved that
both the prisoners formed part of a gang of the most dan-
gerous housebreakers in the district, and were the constant
emaciates of the most notorious thieves. It was also shown
that they had formed a portion of the Seven Dials gang,
who had raised'. to prosecute the constable Ackrell for
perjury, and that prosecution was stopped by the present
presiding Judge as being wholly groundless.
The Common Serjeaut said he should draw a distinction
between the two prisoners, one of whom had been previously
convicted. They were two most dangerous characters, and
be warned Hall as to his future career after he came out
of prison. The sentenoe upon Hall was that he be impri-
soned and kept to hard labour in the House of Correction
for twelve calendar months, and that the prisoner Thomp-
son, who had been previously convicted, be kept in penal
servitude for the term of six years.
The prosecutor then presented himself in the witness-box,
and begged to be permitted to communicate to the court
that but for the exertions of the three officers, Ackrell,
Shore, and Gordon, the residents in Coventry-street would
find their business interfered with and their domiciles
wholly destitute of comfort, and he strongly recommended
that some reward should be awarded to them by the court.
The Common Serjeant said be fully concurred that the
three officers (cautioned were deserving of the highest com-
mendation, and awarded a reward of 21. to each of them.