The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-15 00:00:00

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was employed tl convey goods from the Yeovil elation into
the town, sad that ou the 11th of September he was en-
gaged in removing It ,•ale of glass. One of the company'.
anisont., III&Mell Miller, was mwisting. and the plaiourf 'a
case was that Miller, in spite of a worming to the contrary,
removed s support from the case, which weighed 174 owt,
and the ease fell over upon the plaintiff's legs. No bone
was broken, but one log was driven into the other, mud the
two were nearly smashed. Upon the turnips points of the
case, the plaintiff's opinion was that he was employed by
Mr. Clark, the station master, and was the servant of that
gentleman and not of the company.
On the other hand, Mr. Clark proved that the plaintiff
was in the employ of the company; he (Mr. Clark) having
power, subject to approval, to engage servants of the dale
to which the plaintiff belonged.
The Lord Chief Justice said that the law was clear, that
if a servant was injured through the negligence of a fellow.
invent the employer was not responsible.
Verdict for the defendants.

LBM Y. THZ CARBON CONPANY.—ZONNING DOWN • YACHT.
The plaintiff in this case was a gentleman residing at
Welwyn. in Hertfordshire, and he was also a member of the
Thames Yacht Club. The action was to recover damages
in consequence of the plaintiff's yacht, the Night-thought,
having bees run down by a IispIIWWWWI, called the
Thames belonging to the defendants.
Mr. uslake, Q.C., sod Mr. Philbrick, appeared for the
' plaintiff ; and Mr. Leah, Q.C., and Sir G. lionyman for the
defendant..
It appeared that on the 21st June, 1862, the plaintiff
took a party of friends in the Night-thought, which was a
vessel of 65 tons burden, to witness a race upon the Thames.
They were accompanying the yachts up stream soon after
six in the evening, aud wh.en between Purfleet and
Crayfordoess the collision happened. The Thames struck
the Night-thought such a violent blow that had it bees deli-
vered amidships she must have gone down ; but the blow
was a sidelong one upon the bow, and therefore not so
serious. As it was, however, a man was knocked over-
board, and it was feared that the yacht would sink, but she
succeeded in reaching Erith, where the pert were landed.
The damage deceit was agreed amounted to 360/., but upon
the main question. who was in fault, the evidence was
very conflicting, indeed so conflicting that upon a previous
trial the jury were unable to agree, and were discharged
erithout a verdict.

Today the Tory—, attar oossidering the matter for a quar-
ter of an hour, (mad a verdict for the plaintiff for 36lif.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—TAvirroN, DEc. 14.

(Before Mr. Berm Pigott.)

Hart'ugh Roberts, 45, Kornai, was indicted for the wilts
murder of Jeremiah Haien, at Wallow, on the 21st of Oct.'
and a second indictment charged her with baying mall.
Measly wounded George Cole with intent to maim him.

Mr. T. W. Saunders appeared for the prosecution ; and
Mr. Prideaux defended the prisoner.
Frederic Jas. Pobjoy deposed that on the 21st October
there was a fair at Wallow, and a number of pea haulms
were scattered about the streets for the cattle. Hs was at
the New-inn, with many others, and left at
twelve o'clock at night. Witness, a man named Cole,
and several others, left together. Some four or five
of them remained in the street talking, and there was some
practical joking, throwing pea haulms at each other. When
they came near the prisoner's cottage they stood talking
agsao. She came out, and said in a quiet way, Hove on,
and witness said. " All right, m'azo," and went on up the
street. One of the party threw some pea haulms at the pri-
soner, but be could not say that they struck her. She
ran into the street and cried Murder." They continued
throwing at her, sod she went back into the beam and abut
the door. Whams sod others stood talking in the street,
and in about five minutes prisoner came out again
end rushed towards Cole. He did not see whether she
had mythieg in her hand. Cole came up to him and said,
"Oh, Fred, Pm a dead man. She has been and dabbed
MIL" He saw that be was bleeding. Witeess saw her
rush at some one elm, but could not see who it was, as it
was dark. He afterwards heard that Haines bad been in-
jured, and he went back atd saw him lying in the street.
Matilda Daniels stated that she beard a cry of murder
at 12 o'clock at night. She ran out of her home and saw
primmer and dimmed lying upon a heap of pea haulm. De-
she• was down, and prisoner was ther him. Aa
was hurrying up the street she heard pris,onsr say,
" You —, I wall murder you." Witolllll said,
what's the matter." She did not beer a word, nor a green,
whilst they were down, but deemed got up and said, •' Oh,
my God, that woman Banneh Roberta has stabbed me.
I'm a dead man. God have mercy on my soul. Call antis.
tame." She then went and fetched Pobjoy.
Mary Durbin, residing neat door to primer, deposed
that she called to her to come sad help her, mid on going
to the door she saw her (prisoner) running up the street,
and beard her say, " your eyes, you dent, I'll wound
you, George Ode." As prisoner renamed by witness's
pelicans
the deceased took up • handful of pea haulm,
air Cow them, but whether they struck the prisoner she
wield not say. Prisoner immediately tarred round and
said, " your eyes, you —, I'll murder 'ee. De-
ceased turned and fell. As prisoner went into her house
she saw that she had something in her hand, but could not
say what it

Jacob Mathews deposed to finding at the prisoner's home
a reaping-hook with blood fresh and wet upon it. He took
it and gave it to the constable io the presence of the pri-
soner. He said, " I think I have got the weapon ;"and she
✓id," Yes, that is what it was done with."
Comeexamined—She had complained to hint four times
in 18 months of hnvieg been annoyed by persons in the
street, said by her Leighbmn.
Ur. Hinton, surgeon, of Hinton, near Wellow, described
the wounds upon deceased, which were of • very serious
nature, and were such as would have been inflicted by the
reaping-hook. They must have required considerable force.
In crumexamiriation the witness stated that be bad
understood that the prisoner had two tumours on the spine
which might act upon her nervoussystem.
Mr. Prideatta addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
called the Vicar of Wallow and the parish constable as wit-
names to character.

The learned judge summed up, and the jury, after a brief
deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty of manelanghter.
Sentence was deferred.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

George Green, a respectable-lookirg elderly men, sur-
rendered to take his trial upon the charge of Laving ob-
tained money by false pretences.
Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Codd conducted the prosecution ;
Mr. Sleigh was counsel for the defendant.
The prosecutors of this indictment were the trustees
of a friend society celled the Journeymen Millwrights'
Trede and Friendly Society, which holds its meetings at the
Swan Tavern, Fish stresPhill. By one of the rules of this
society it appeared that any member who had paid up his
subecriptioos wan entitled, when out of work, to be paid
10s. per week, and the case on the part of the prosecution
was that the prisoner, during the months of February and
March of the present year, had claimed and received several
payments of 10s. weekly from the society upon the repre-
sentation that he was out of work, the fact being that he
was io regular employment at the time mod in the receipt
of two guineas per week. The evidence completely esta
limbed these facts against the prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh said that attar the evidence that bad been
adduced for the prosecution he did not feel himself justified
in occupying the time of the jury by addressing them, but'
he called soma witnesses to speak to the character of the
prisoner.
The jury having, without any hesitation, returned a ver-
dict of Guilty,
The Recorder addressed the prisoner, and said that he
bad been convicted of a most gross fraud. As a member of
this society it was his duty to have protected their foods,
and prevented them from being imposed upon, but instead
of doing this it had bean clearly proved that be had ob-
tained several soma of money to which be bad no claim
whatever, and without the least temptation, as at the time
the act was committed he was in the receipt of wages to the
amount of two guineas per week. He then sentenced him
to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for 12 months.
John Doable, 53, was charged with bigamy.
bfr.Mr. Daly prosecuted, and the prisoner wee defended by

This was a very remarkable case. It appeared that the
primer was married to his first wife at Ipswich in 1842,
and that they lived together for slakes years, when they
separated. The prisoner was married • second time in
March, 18.59, and it appeared that the brother of the first
wife was present at both the manages and gave both the
brides away, and he said that he explained to the second
wife that the prisoner had been married before, and that
his wile wag living, but that notwithstanding this she per-
sisted in having the ceremony performed. The second wife
said sbe had no complaint to make against the prisoner, sad
that he had been a good husband to her, and it appeared
that she and the prisoner had cohabited together for twelve
months previous to the second marriage,
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
The Recorder observed that the case exhibited • lament-
able want of morality, and he considered the brother uf the
first wife !redacted very improperly, and ought to have been
ia the dock with the prisoner, and be should order
Diced
expenses not to be allowed.
The prisoner was sentenced to • month's imprisonment.
(Before the Common &nitwit.)
William Joao, 19, labourer, pleaded guilty to a charge of
horglibry in the
a. dwelling-huuee of James Ford, with intent
ts steal amni

The primmer was sentenced to 18 °loathe' imprisonmeet.
Nary Barlow, 26, married, and Bickard Barlow, 30,
theroie wen indicted epos * charge of feloniously having
is their pommies a certain die mem which was iinpraW
the remise side of a sovereign.
The primmer* pleaded sot guilty.
Mr. eford mil Mr. Coleridge prosecuted ; the pit-
eous's IMO &raided by Mr. Metcalfe.
It appeared from the °peeing statement of Mr. Crauford,
thetas the 88th Noveinber the male prisoner west to Use
deep of Mr. Arsold, emperor, 88, Yleetutrvet, and asked the
showman if be could sink him a die, tellies bim at the e
Muss that he required the very best workmanship in Bass
it was wanted fur a list clam medal *host the sine of •
shill's'. Some conversation thee took place as to the pries,
bit oothieg was defluitely settled. as the primmer lel t the
price to him, oely impressing it upoa him that the die
mast be of the best workemeehip. A few days afterward.

NINO, DECEMBER 1

the shopona, Mr. Hextb, reoeived a letter from prisoner,
molests( an impression is wax, exactly similar to the re-
. versa side of a sovereign. In the letter be said he wanted
the die fora very hard metaL Several letters afterwards
paned between them. and it was agreed that the price
should be SOL On tte day that the die was to be finished,
the female prisoner went to the shop, when the die was
banded to her, but the police had bean before conimuni.
eated with, and she was at one taken into custody.
At this stage of the proosedier Mr. Metcalfe said it
would be impossible to fight against the evidence which
would be Lid before them. He should therefore advise the
man to Lad guilty. With regard to the woman, she was
the We of Barlow, and was therefore bound to obey him
L all things.
The plea of guilty was then entered against the prisoner
Barlow, and the female prisoner was by his lonithip's direc-
tions inquired.
Mr. Metcalfe then, in extenuation of the prisoner's con-
duct, stand that he had served for many years in India,
sad sines his return be had taken to eating Inge quantities
of opium, and be wu instructed that hi head had severely
suffered in consequence, soma& so that he was not at tunes
responsible for his actions. It certainly was not the con-
duct of a urea skilled in crime to go about the business as
the prisoner seemed to have done.
Mr. Crsufnrd informed the jury that a complete galvanic
battery and other instrument. bad been found for the manu-
facture of spurious wormy. Several counterfeit sovereigos
bad also been found, u well as a die for their manufacture.
He also informed the jury that the prisoner had been before
convicted, and once on the anions charge of coating iron
ban with gold, and afterwards pledging them for between
3004 and 4004

lib lordship took time to consider what sentence he
should pa.
Wes. Bassos. 20, clerk, pleaded guilty to obtaining by
false pretences from Thomas Bette the sum of 10/.
Mr. Sleigh prosecuted.
The circumstances of the case are somewhat singular. It
appears that the prisoner is • clerk in London, and his
father, who is a man of some property, resides in Dundee,
and is acquainted with the prosecutor. This the prisoner
wee aware of, and on the 29th of November he went to the
prosecutor
ai apparently in a state of very great grief.
Mr. Betts a letter, which he stated he had that
morning received from his brother in Scotland. It was se
follows :—"Dear Brother, —ln reply I enclose you • cheque
for 10/. to pay your lodging and railway fare home, as I am
eorry to say our dear father is at death's door. The doctor
holds out no hope of recovery, and says that if you wish to
see your dear father alive you must come at once. I shall
expect you on Wednesday morning. Please telegraph to
me. prisoner then se!dthatby some min-

take hie brother had forgotten to send the cheque, which
caused his grief. Mr. Betts at osos let him have the IW.,
but he had afterwards discovered that the wbole was an
impious freed, that the letter was a forgery, and that the
prisoner's father was quite well, sad as soon as he dis-
covered the circumstances be (the father) had sent him the

10/. he had given to his ma
The prosecutor did not wish to press for punishment.
The prisoner said he had got into bad company, but he
was ♦ery sorry for what had occurred.
The Commoa•Serjeent said he should be sorry to send the
prisoner to gaol tor any long period. He should reserve
sentence till next session.