The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

'IONS; FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 19, 1864;

Dena. Ryan was htdieted for fideuionely and malialowely
musing grievous bodily harm, to his wife, Julia Ryas.
Mr. Collins prosecuted.
The prisoner, who had observed a most stubborn alien
dam hie incereeratiesi, on being called upon to plead
mimed to open his mouth either owe way or the War. Mr.
Jeer, Governor of Newpte, was willed, and stated that the
POOYD•T oould IPtisk If be uses
hetbe he had plumwd this
kind of moduat several Unmeant, had been in Renate.
A WellOOD was likewise sworn, sad has harioLprevitmall
sees the prisoner, stated it es hie *pasha that warn quit*
sue and capable of the powers of speech.

Oa the clutation beiiig pet to the jury "Whether the
prkioner was mute through the visitation of God, or whether
he stood mute of malice T"

The Jury replied that they considered be stood mate of
mak&

The Commi
to be soured.

tha■ ordered a plea of "Not guilty "

The fate of the cue were of a very brutal character. The
prosecutrix wu the wife of the prisoner, and raided at the
time of the mutt at No. 30, Old Pio street. Westminster.
On the 9th of July, about 9 o'clock is the morning, the
lodge's heard a dreadful noise, and the prosseutrix ran into
the room, her taw covered with blood. The prisoner rushed
In immediately afterwards armed with a ginger beer bottle,
with which he struck her several more violent blows on the
heed. Ms poor creators woe so frightened that she ma
wader the bed, but the prisoner stooped down sod struck
her several teethes blows with the chamber, which he broke
te pimps, and had not the lodger interfesed there would
eertainly have been murder committed.
The jury found the prisoner Guilt, of unlawfully
IlVesdiag.
&stems defined.

Thong Bethel°, 28, musiclim, Margaret Breve/atom, 41,
Susie Seymour, 19, spinster, end Ream Dempsey, 23, em-
bosser, were brought up indicted fore robbiwy with violence
upon John Smith, sad stealing from him watch and the
sum of 211. ss.

Mr. Cooper and Mr. Wood prosecuted ; the prisoaera were
defended by Mr. Dely, Mr. Moslem' Williams, and Mr.
Tbompeon.
Li opening the cam t. the jury, Mr. Cooper said this was
a meet extraordinary feel of robbery the tor, who
Wei undoubtedly weak-minded sea timid man, having
submitted himself like a lamb to be tie 'Wien of the pri-
ement. It appeared that us the 10th of August the pro-
secutor, who wax barman at a pub/le-house in Send
Lies resolving
to received a holiday from kis employers, and r
to eojoy himself, and attired is his best, he pat the sun
211. into his pocketed rafted in search of pleseure. After
sojourning at different Osmium] traversing various portions
of the tows, be found himself about five o'clock in the
see* in the vieteity of Kier yeasts, Soho. While
poems down that street he saw the primmer standing at
we of the doors, with • jug of beer is her band. She in-
vited him hied., and he scoonlingly sesompseed her into
the ;velour. to a few melees Dempsey came is sad mere
prosecutor, sayisig be was with his wife, and declaring
be would make him pay for it. While the discussion was
gales on. the other primers came in, and Beechow said
that Dempsey owed ben 21.5.., but if the prosecute( would
pay Het sum be would let him go without any further
mie±ge. Prosecutor said be had so mosey, whoa
seized him by the throat, sod bold lum very
tiTlitc—j. Prosecutor said, " Doe's hoe toe, sad I will give
what momy I ham" He thee took out he puns, when
Dierpeq snatched it frem him, and told him that he mast
have more; and afterward' the prosecutor took oat his
snuff-bat eostaining eineteen sovereigns, sad de-
livered it sp. They afterwards took his watch, spec-
tacles, and other property, after which Dempsey wrote
a met, which he asked the prosecutor to sign, but be
soul not, be wee so nervosa. Ultimately he directed an
saveloys addressed to his employer at Vauxhall, emlosing
=ask* him to pay the bearers 2101. Dempsey and
sv thee left, sad left the prosesake is the room with
the two women, and they kept him there men the men re-
tuned about as hour der. They had been to the publics.,
bat had repudiated the whole cascara, and refused to
pay the
The prosecutor was then celled, and move his widths' in
a very simple manse,. seeming to think that it wee to his
ceedit that be had allowed himself to be galled. Is his
own words, "he knew that be had submitted like a lamb
throughout the whole "Is muse-examination
by the diffenat cozen which created toesiderable amuse-
meet to the court, the prosecutor admitted that during the
time that he was left alone with the wanes he had sot
asked to be allowed to go away. He disak porter there,
and brandy was mat for. Did sot have consectios with
the woman Seymour. Had ripped a payer admitting that
be had, but that was dome under compubsion. After getting
out of the house be west into a publiseesese with Dempsey
sad lied soisethisg to drink. Never idled out, as be was
frightened, nor told any use is the publiahoune. Wm at
the bans. fee hours altogether. Bade the prime& good
seeilwitte he left them.
witnesses were then examined, after which the
mart was addressed by the different counsel for the defence.
The jury Cooed the whole of the premiers Guilty.
A. °Mose proved that both &nohow and Stoughton bad
been previously ooze Wed. Dempsey bad else bad six
mouths' imprimement for moulting the prisoner with
whom be was living at the pelmet Hem Hs had formerly
been a musiesen in she Hoards, bat be got turned out for
committing as isdemet smault.
They were sentemed, Dempsey sad Beehow to tea
years' penal servitude, Broughton to seven years? penal
servitude, and Seymour to 18 most& imprionment.

Cumuluslared—My daughter was is • bad slate of
health, and. my medical man advised her to be sent away
for a choose of air, sod she was to be treated ea one of Dr.
Wilkins', family. She coerespooded with her sisten at
home. I base sever known her to be under soy unseal
restasiat. She was seat to Mr. WWrina u a boar, and
the receipts are made oat "for baud and atiendame."
My disease h not a lunatic, and I have been greatly
setoniehed at hrw being called one to-day. She is exciUals.
Mr. Heary—ls she hero to-day, or is there any reason
why she should sot be are to-day ?
Mr. Brown considered it would be wry injurious to a
sickly nervous patient to be brought to a court like this,
and hear hareelf described ea a lunatic.
Mr. Law said this was the ease for the prosecution.
Mr. Brown liddremied the court for the defendant, coo-
tending that the young lady in question did sot come
within the meanies of the act. Being is sickly
h
and suffering from nervous offeoliona, she had been i=
by her own father under the care M the defendant, and by
the recommendation of his own medal &dear. It would
be • monstrous injestioe to apply the Act to each
a cue se this, end he contended mecum that it was
not within the magiatente's jurisdiction ; fee even if she had
&fend from slight mental aberration on the night in ques-
tion, inereassd in the mooting—as well it might be—by her
having been pieced in the lunatic ward of • workhouse, and
subjected to examination by lunatic &don, still there was
so evidence that at the time of her being received by the
defendant into his how there was the slightest pound
for the suspicion that her mind was deranged. How, then,
weld he be charged with receiving a lunatic ? It was often
deemed a wine ananament to mod a steady anon to real*
with the family of a medical man, and it was certainly in
this instance a most eacumical one, the defendant's carp
=eztrunaly moderate, as any medical gentleman would
admit.

Yr.Fleury—l shall mad this ease for trial, sad then if it
is thought expedient to produce, the young lady handl, the
jury can form their own judgment.
The defendant was admitted to bail.

, Valley employ to extend their railway from Doddis
mentelingh to Exeter, and from Jewsbridge to Ashburton
and Buithfsatisigh. These extensions involved an main
alteration in the character of the undertaking authorised by
parliament, and converted it from a purely local project
Into • paiallail aed competing line of seaway. The se-
your interests by the hill
which wan re* lir a committee of the House o Lords.
During a protracted inquiry it appeared that much impair.
portanos was attached by the city of Exeter to the forma-
tion al a prepared branch to the canal xi
at that place ;
arid the decision of parliament on the Thige Win Bill wits
aecompanied by a recommendation that the South Devon
Railway Company should, in the ensuing 14111WODtay for
poems to connect the City Bann with the existing- lines of
railway at Exeter. This breach may be convementli made
in connection with the main line below Exeter at a compara-
tively small cost ; sad the directors advise that the necesmay
steps fa:neeffect to the recommendation of
t. Taiga Valley Railway having been
sasotiociod on the pup ; connecting with your
system, and being obviously inothable of advantageous work-
fag am a separate and indopenclect undertaking, the directors
thought it respect( al to parliament to recognise the implied
obligation, and to wept and give effect to its legislation.
It baa, therefore, be intimated, both in commutates and
more recently to the chairman of the Teign Valley Company,
that the board are prepared to negotiate fair arrangements
for utilising the railway sanctioned by parliament
The directors continue be believe that the true policy of
this company is to encourage and waist measures brought
forward bone )f de by parties requiring increased boa! mom-
modatioo. The board will use their best exertions for pre-
serving the friendly ahem which at present exist with
their neighbours, and for promoting a free and mutually
beneficial interchange of traffic • and it will be their duty
vigorously to mist projects promoted: is the spirit of aggres-
sion and only capable of being brought into practical exist.
ems by a system et injurious orropetitim. The contract
under which this company is provided with locomotive
power will expire in July, 1866 ; sad it becomes mosesary
to make fleaucal armagemeets for ompleting the porches,
of the engines as required, and as already to some smut
effected, under she tome el that matelot. The inerming
businales el the compeoy, and the additional Mao which
may reasonably be impeded to flow over the railway upon
the completion of authorised lines by affiliated composite,
will also make It asomeary that greater facilities
should be provided on the main line, by doubting
' farther portions of it and by enlarging some of
the stations. Cmital will be required to meet the
asecenties and far the general purposes of the comfy; and
the directors recommend that application be made in the
issuing session for power to raise an additional sum of
800,00 W. A considerable portion of this amount will be
absorbed in completing the parelas, of the losomotisistock
and as interest is now paid to the contractors upon capital
which they have invested in that stock, this expenditure
will in fact relieve instead ci erode( as additional burden
, upon menus The whole of the freak capital will not be
Immediately remind, but will be raised from time to time
by metal authority of the proprietors, and for meths oh.
jade, of the advan tem sad expedleary of which ample ep-
portnaity will be given of smog to 'nth a decision as may
appear hest calculated to promote the interests ci the com.
may. The directors of the Cornwall Railway Company have
ma& proposals to the Great Waters, Bristol and Raines
sad South Devon Companies, for the reeaymet to those
companies of cash admires to the amount al 90,0001. made
by them for the purpose of completing the Cornolll Bee.
advances are secured by the hypothecation of
six per cent. preference gores which the Cornwall
Company are mr.powered to ism to the amount of
149,6001. ; but se parliamentary powers exist enabling that
company to create and issue sew shares of stock for the
redemption of Hoes 6 per mat shares, and as the smocieted
companies am empowered to guarantee interim or divided
upon each redemption gene, it has been sonethwed more
desirable that the advances should be repaid, sad the
residue of the 149,6001. be realised by the erestios and
guarantee of such redemption shares than that the 8 per
mt. shares should be thrown on the market. The ;we-
prima' are aware that out of the 90,0001. 36.0001. has ban
advanced by this company. On this ems in ham hem
regularly pthd, and it is DOW intesded that the
Mail be repaid. The Mao remote of the Cora=
&trim its partial have proved insufficiest to meet
the whole of the against 01411011, ma a deliriesey
is that amount c 4 16e. misled on the 31111 Deb
last. The South Doves, as one of the=4....son=
boom primarily amen
to pay its
this &Actium, repayment being provided for by the net of
1861 sad the lases, motel future Mee receipts. The
Caswell Company propose with the balance of the
149,6001., which is applicable seder their are far the par.
pose, to extinguish the &deism, and to arsine a farther
food which will be availahhe tomb 11• Ming fatty eenti&
By the semi act pmilsmatary authority is gives
fo7re hese if RIAU. chlanatures and the sampans
are at.. empowered togueesatostayinent ol interest therm.
To mine the °mowed Company minim offset in the meet
bensticith wag to the ferwroirm &metal ensagemests it is
proposed that the amecialasi compaaisi should guarantee
payment of Interest on the 149,0101. redemption shares sad
oe the 112.9801. &Meatuses. The Cogswell beard have
reason to believe that they may also be able to effect a
saving of krierest a 110400OL, Si. yrs, seat preforms*
therm whisk the sonmanies ham already gnaraateed, by
Maine is lien redemption shares similarly maranteed at •
lower rate of interest. The whole of the 1111114 ES Move
Inhered to ham ressived the most 0118111 esmaidenties of

Ilse &Wan is osajeadira with the hoards al the Great
Weston sad Bristol sad lulu Railways. They lan bud
the boas& el the boat loon advice, sad haws boa sesugsd
that the eassemeate sw sarietly is agooduee with tbe
Queen Cuipasyb rata. The digueon an al opiates
that those erresseaseota will pus besalleial to ad prtits
amoureed. Aided by the audit of the swoWsd saw.
pswin the shams sad debentures shoe relayed to ay ho
mud on Isom fusagable WNW Ban would eiberwas be
pregnable, sad a earrespoadiap redeetica will molt is the
snood the orsejoist liability el the esionsied emir
gas. Hulas mad to tbse fees, the direness nessmaseal
the popristers to isia the giber esnosoiss L. lie father
sad will sues% resoletiese agog&
CriSsirthe b&11-y•dirty virmAirg ow the Zlrd Onset.
The Datiseath sad Torbay Balmy will be cubed for
nada linegalsost ea the 1016 itsanat, sad it is loped that tile
Mice of the undertaking' may be attended with bees-
kid mono to that .018P47. Nod to the tam& of year Las.
The works ea the lauseestoe sod Tungusic Belway are
prm~resei.switishoterily ; sad that on the panto.
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