The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-04 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HeaTFoaD, Doc. 3.
The excentheion for the winter assizes for the county s
Hertford was owned to-day in this town by Mr. Judo.'
Crompton. There ere Skeen prisoners for trial, and the
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cues ouspries one charge of murder, which, it is under-
stood, however, will not come to trial at these auiaes, Lithe
prisoner (a girl wbo is charged with the murder et her
child by calling its throat) has become insane since her
committal, and has boa released to a lunatic asylum by
order of the Secretary of State ; two or three cases of bur-
glary, and more this the usual somber of oases of anon.
Kr. Justice Crompton, on charging the grand jury, said
that althoegh there were some serious cases to be disposed
of, they did sot appear to him likely to present any difficul-
ties to gestlassen of their experience, and he should there-
fore net detain them by any lengthened observations. His
lordship then oluisrved that he was sorry to see so may
MN of hernia( agricultural produce in the calendar, and
he was afraid that the crime of arson was increasing in that
part of the country.
His lordship did sot sit until half past one o'clock, and
so eue of interest was disposed of during the day.

MIDLANDM CHESTER CIRCUIT.
za, DEC. 3.
The commission for the city and twenty of Chaster was
opened at the Shimhall, on Saturday afternoon, by Mr.
Justice Cromwell, who arrived by train irons London. His
lordship attended divine service at the Cathedral yesterday,
awl thig 'hernia; took his seat in the court for the trial of
There were 33 for trial, charg used th ;—Anost,
ca;il=y, 2 ; burglary, 6 ; cattle stealing, 1; cutting and
wounding, 6; embelaltmest, 2 ; forgery, 6; horse stealing,
1; assastaughter, 6; per Jury, 1; sad raps, 2.

OXFORD AND SOUTH WALES CIRCUIT.
STAFFORD, DEC. 3.

The mart opened at tea o'clock Ms moraieg before Mr.
'whim Wi _ _ - . _ -

His Lwdahip, is charging The grand jury, mods a few
observations upon the subject of a winter anise, and after
referissee to the enema of Wearies of a heinous character
proceeded with the trial el prisoners.

ALIOI GAM
This penes, who bee es Gamed *nerd alines. sad who has
Brood in nines parts of the essay during the last few
years, in boning false &rages tast individuals, sad
ablalair MOW to be OlOnseued; was, It will be recollected,
moonily esmniteed fur trial, on a °bane of perjury, having
given seldom spinet two boys, named Perry and Randle,
at the Onsbes seakas. at Stafford, is oessequanee of which
they wen sentsman to twelve calendar months' imprison-
sent, one charge of levies robbed bor. • good deal of *ark.-
meat had bees nessiened in anticipation of the trial of this
female. Mr. Heidiesten and Kr. Scotland wen engaged
to endue the ponnotion t sad two learned gentlemen were
also engaged Ur the Minn of the prhoser. In the analog
the grand Jug entered the court, and, to the evident
astesithmeat of all prima, the bill against Alice Grey was
declared by the clerk of mane to be ignored. Shortly after.
wane, ea the grand jury being discharged, Mr. Scotland
said he bed the honour to appear as the representative of
the Mesesay General in the ease of Alice Grey, in which
the gond Puy lad thrown out the bill. Ho had telegraphed
to Louden to that effect, and it might be neeeseary to frame
mother bill of indictment against her to be sent before a
grand jury of the county, and he begged to ask his lordship
not le aresimp her until the end of the amine, or at say
meatball she should not be discharged at present. His
lordship. es Nokias over the depositions, would eserein his
discretion is the matter. He (Mr. Scotland) had carefully
looked Jonas ease, and had directed the attorney to tele-
graph to town, and if his opinion had any Manna that
emus@ would be taken.
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Ifilialesees. sae of the counsel for the prisoner, (limed
*ls applialnien, 'aping he saw no reason why eo soused a
mores sbedit be takes beeasse ha learned friend appeared
Ise the Attorney Gummi.
Kr. Isedead sold be did sot pat it os that (mad, hat
the bid, after carefully ocissidering the case,
takes ig 1M preseestkie, and be thought his lordship, after
st the iliegesidese, would probably Wok it a proper
emeaie:rainhe aneilain hill of isdictinest. At any rats, be
tr Os *neer mold sot be dissharged oath be bad
bad es swatielaby et hearing from tows.
The Jaiis mita if Mr. Scotland mild name any
proudest I
Kr. fisellead veld it was frequently done ; sad, is reply
to Mr. Yetesesin, sold a sew indictment might be framed
oat of the seas lasts M Ikon us which the present chugs

the jades annul for tho passer, maid the
mamas bad Led ample We whave pespared another66iillllMr.
Mr. Ilestiesd said it was bapameide to have satimastod
what had elowed. They wen wafts sapampared for ft.
Ms Lordship odd that doubtless for sew geed reser,—
though hs wit swans be did sat knew fee whisk mama—
the pied jsry. to his aulpsis, haileanVi eat the bill.
H. bad Mei deyssitkas. sad was aat prepared
for nab a web. He, bawsw, saw so dent mesa
why ski Wald sat be Warped-1a but be did set see
that be had say pewee to Wait her. If Mr. ihetlasd,
however, odd show bid flay prandial Ware the wet
raw, he mild nady to wilder it.
TM wit lei set times miss oar raped was deepatabed,
mad sodas Wan up le that Ws had tiesspisid.