The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS. FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 13, 1855.

platels that bag hems missed to the primmer ea the lied
ei 'toasty. Tbe putter said at the time that be was
basis, the pintas foe a Mead et bis who was going to Aes•
trait.
Cris ...ales/—Wilson setiersteed that the Omer
aloe bought as smitteUa el bit employee.
By Kr. Beads—The erigisel pries asked tee tise pistols
was lit. We lbe Omit would oat give mere am 14..
sells eeib *et prise kg than.
Illleenso was base re coiled, sod slis said site did
Ecamasimie eset bey*, aid to the last mitosis tint obi
the pelmet wee seed ; bet sits uklat bars said
*mkt be Meld set lava boa is Ms elglit asses
tibia be oeselbeid MA es est. 81. said slis aim did I.
swift Mak *at Is go mad. bat As always ceasiissed
lisa seas. gnat
Thisin
dosed the easittlittr.presesatioa, sad We court
was 'dimmed, la grim re
sttits jug might Itsv• sons

✓efreshmest.
Mr. 11,1stimer this peemeiled to *dares, the jam on
behalf et the gelesser. 4 mid that, seder ell dress-
'tames, • 'camel who was estmeted with the deftest of •
primer whose life wee Waved is the inquiry, W-
eaned • deep rem ; sad he Mt Mat sea
possibility to be ell pester es the peacoat mules,
sessest of lie mil at the Ms. He maii
set help feetki AM Mee r = priessim sift* be sew*
Iced to aay mitiske er seglipssee is kis mikes' be times
fere estrested the Jury Is Mrsider tritely-dm Sets he amid
lay before Meek sod sot rim the istmeale dais milmets•
sale mw at the bar to be *pealed by sag isrlimisa of
Ida. The teasel Ike OM WON la themeless sudielese le
sweats • great deal of paladin i sad that posjudies. Tith-
es; doubt, snot
abort lave bees beessed by the ilesi
• very rt time beam thisr mearreses. areMbradaide=
murder of my Mad absiester had bees senemitted by
a ("Miser. Re shosiffilimeseir, Mow the jury that the
wisest was a Weft inmost muse ; that the primer, OD
fu from Wogs sass of vi Meet temper sad habits, wee a
area of Mel sad Nestle iisisessour and modest, mid
.lee this at the them be sessmitted the mime be was de-
cided kali% sad therefewm set essesseible let bie eaters.
The boned semed them masa the stbestioe of Mikity
Is mime welts apes the WOO of isommity, sad due re-
amed Moms where Aries bed aspriMsd pitmen apes
the resod of lassaity seder similar alseemolesese to the
pretest lie said that time moil be is duels twist a mos
whe was malty Meese might p es ter yews within& oz.
kibitisi say swamis eat inessity, sad although melt a
ease might in the mesh summit as met of ?WINOS of
the kind sow imented to the poiesser, yet, If kis brain
were really preetendy amid. no would set be
respemeiie, sad a jury sight. seder seek dream
slum% to raters • mallet of see guilty, es the posed
efftemity. Ti. learned met ad *ea proceeded to detail
the bets, which be proposed le ley before the jury to show
the Masks of the stammer, sad ks eloserved that they
meld sot forget that Irma they reamed the fatal verdict
eighths the fate of the prisoner wee inevitable, end if
ems were soy mistake it could sever be recalled, bat os
Mee Ober band if they returned the more merciful radio;
dmiorkg the primmer sot to be responsible, society would
be ..rested hem ell ahem' ef farther violence os his part,
sod ler the suss of his 1181 be world be placed Is • position
ratmeld *WWI •11 pessibUity of his doiag say farther
mileskief.
The folleorbg witassees were then szamismi for the
primer.
Mr. Jots Crawfurd amid he resided is Oraftonistreeti
Besdssismt, sod the *met same dale his ISTVille is 1850
as valet sad butler. mil Miles,' shoot fee maths with
his He was Wghly sememmoski, sad hie cosiest in tbe
dashers' of Ids ditties was my geed, sad he was as uni-
versal favourite. His wits died while be was is witness's
aerobe, sod MI mot apparel to somas bier the met
maggseseed grisf, sad for days he wee quite iseessolable,
ad wessestieugly wimple&
Wintry* Davis suit *Mr. Crawford, said that after
the death of the primmer's wife his endue wee mompletely
Meager. end upset MI amiss be add Ids
seem etas he mull tyre, sal he he=rideelliffsey
himself. He else said this W gemerelly same as
es Fridays.
AEDbm Isgletion, a teller, Teddies at Ponsharet, in
Nest, remembered the primmer werldng with him in 1861
at that plea se • ta•Par. is was amy seller. quiet. lard-
iseales perms. Ele married • esti,. of IPessbant. sad she
died is Mild• bed, and after that he exhibited greet dares-
Mew sad melancholy. Hi. wife died 1854. Ste wee Ids
seemed wile. His ant wife was an Italian woman, sad lee
died while he was is Mr. Crawford'. service. He left Noss
burst to go to bottles is the summer of 1864. Before be
went away he rep. Maly talked about dying.
By the Comet—Aimee' observed main particular
about the primmer after the death of hie wife exempt depress
Mos of spirit&
Imes Cosh, • 'haemostat at Peasborst, said he blew the
primer whips he was at that plate, and he mod his wife and
child lodged with him. Before his wife died the prisoner
was • very abeerfal man, but afterwards he appeared very
steak Massed, sad was very melaseholy. A surgieel ope-
ratic.. was performed upon him, and after that he seemed to
suffer •gr at deal, aid repeatedly cried and said, " Poor
Lour, poor Louie—many tamable*, gamy troubles." Upon
elm oseasioa the primmer told him he should be no more
trouble to him, for that be w mid throw himself into some
river, sod he cried very mach. He also said that he would
sot be left alma, sad • little boy was employed to be with

By Mr. Bodkin—The primmer was very such attached I
to his wife, and she died suddenly la childbirth.
John Sinusitis gave iridium of a similar shaman with I
and to the change in the demeanour and conduct of the
soner after the death of his wife end he Mee said that ;
up s one accedes the primmer asked him to shoot Dia. He '
likewise said at another time, that he thought when a man
wanted to die the best thing for him to do was to ellen him- ;
self. The prisoner also said that he thought the doctor '
wanted to poison him, and that he had pat a halfpenny into
some modifies that he mat him, and it turned bright, and
therein., he knew that it contained poison.
By Mr. Bodkin—Witness did not pay much attentioe to ,
what the=ssr said, as he was tioatEnnally myths such
strange tb
Mrs. Same" the wife of the last witness, proved that
the pelawasegergsently told her in the morning that he had
bad aerial and be was sure he should mate to soots
awful 'mg. Mo sYs repeatedly asked her to punkas" cox
peanyweethor Imedirages for him, is order that he might
be sent to sissy.
Dr. Buller. the medical geatlemen who had attended '
tams the pelmet at Ponsharst, said that he first same ander
bb seals Mint three years ago, when he was suffering
fns iimpillion Si the liver. After the death of his wife
the_pelesenr appiand to be suffering from melaseholia.
Mr. lodise Isle asked the witness if there was any dif-
ference betweemmehmebelia and melancholy
The whams said these was sot. (A laugh.)
Dr. Buller presesded to say that the operation he per-
tained tapes Me Wens, last par was of • very trivial
11111Wellier I MA the pelisses exaggerated everything, and
boded Man grog le die, end witness had great trouble
es Wdues to aims; to the operation, and after it had
been performed he Masse very violent and almost mina.
sageable. The pstsessr was only suffering from • very
slight fistula. Iks prisoner tore away the bandage. that
were applied, and se vented the wound from heal-
ing. The witness that the prisoner lied a great many
eirraordinary delusions upon the subject of his malady,
and front all the faits that were within his knowledge, he
came to the conclusion that his mind was affected.
Two or three of the prisoner's countrymen were thee
called, and they spoke to his having exhibited latterly •
great deal of depression of spirits, and that they considered
hie conduct of an extraordinary character.
Elisabeth Gerney deposed that the prisoner come to lodge
with her after be left the house of the demised, and the
said that two or three days before the murder was committed
he was in a it, ry excited state, and she heard him upon one
oceasies telkisi very lead, end the thought mom one was
with him, hat, epos going to his room, she found so one
there bet the prisoner, who was walking ghost and (mien-
biting with violent*, es thoegh he had been addressing
some one. The prisoner, she said, also frequeatly cam-
plaited of pain is his head and his heart.
Mary Anne Flower, • nurse in the Middlesex Hospital.
deposed that when the prisons/rves taken into that hospital
last year, be appeared in a very low and desponding state,
and would irensently cry tar home together.
Elizabeth Naylor, another norm In the hospital, gave
dimilar sod also stated that the prisoner insisted
spas severeleocesioas that his bed was flooded with water.
Mr. Henry, the assistant seugioo in the hospital, who
attended epos the prl otter, mid that his malady was of a
very trigs/ character, and he told the prisoner so, sad also
iaremsed him %bathe would moo be eared. The prisoner
had stay extraordinary delusions upon the subject of his
milady, end \amid that although he argued with the pri-
mese, and earommared to show him that there was so
foundation foe these Maoism, he could not mewed ia doing
s. was of opinion that what he said to the prisoner
spas &hi. sabiectehed so mem effect than if he had spoken
to a stem wall. wile withers stated that he was decidedly
of °pima s that the,prieermes mind was eet so it monad scat*.
Dr. Connolly wan then liaalsed, Asti he said that he had
heard all ,the evidroure that had been miffiesed both fee the
prosiomie• and fee dhe defence sad the mak be had
arrived stirs= all the feels wee thitthesdrall eight primer
was in ea unsound ends
This dosed the evidence in behalf of the defame, and Mr.
Bodkin thea.oalled Dr. M'Mordo, the sums tb pd
of Banat*, sad Dr. Meier, and both Mme em
premed their wildest that the reind.of the er was not
at all affected. Dr. M'Mardo sail that the primmer had
been seder his tbarge for several nooks, and he bed had
ample oppostuniVos of observing liim,and he never observed
anything in his sedum to justify him in coating to the ton-
alities that he wee of sossund oiled. Bath gentlemen
erpresesd a opinion that the prisoner was suffering from
hypecisondrimis, and they said that, bets, is this additive
would aecoant for many of the delusions that he appeared
M entertain apes Ike subject of the malady Iris which he
was •seiris".
Dr lisitherlasif, mho, ea well se Dr. Meyer, bad bad his
etteution sidled te the ease by direstimi et the (*.mamma,
was else examimmL Hf Mated that he conversed with the
for es hest sad hell spew different subjects, and
Chelsir net .h_ui say syqrtions of ebenntlos of mind.
Re said belied heard the erkleeee n4tl.g to the delusions
of the stew spew the subject Si led "It"
at "hobs 64 they were merely Binakinai the result of
wyysammesiosa. sag ass gawk.e sbet were the result of
mom the whole MM.
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Tin wiener ens inesdistely called up for lodgement,
~His Leedsidp addressed kin se Mews—Luigi &trawl%
yea sand esavistad, ape* dear soakage, of the nine of
wilful warder, sad it only resales for se to pass the Ina•
taws of tin law; which is, that you be takes bask to ch.
gaol from obsess you ems, sad fees thew te plan •A'
yes sad that yes iss *see Imaged by He seek •Au;
yea so. dads sad Mat yew body be afterwards kacidg
tinged ; wimp She lord law newsy awn yew Aid.
The prisms, wke append almost la a isia•Jag state,
was ekes saddisi ken the desk.

Lee, dim eastable, Ne. 612-1 wee seat lee to Weir.. 1
Eitcoleit grandees, whim the primer was sewed of swami
rb• r Norweede Si the prose stns. 6h. dialed the aroma
tie:, sad mid she wee willing to he eserehed. A fir ecm-
• lilting with old of the arm I toned .y bsed towards the
waster ea the opposite side, what I o
like a stew peas ea, spa which die primmer immediately
said to " dews the he
Ma get playing tab."
I show looked sad maw the porteaosasiola die deg's
W.W.. 'g.
welate 6116—1 wee gelled late dears.
ilesslei @Mg.'s/ wide Wide, to lie geoeseatriz, the
ma sloodlog baled me, smith/ft Wait am ea the leg.
I kid dews sad sew the paw ea the grimed. whin the
• immiditely pat in its meash.•
dr R. W. Cordeleow we edema dto have ster-
oid a greater degree if Wiliam lodide taming your
basks spathe 11/6. weda /6 Ws M 16.7661
ea We. I begone will be mere inlaid be tits awe.
Kra eattest—Nehedy wed the pilaw add km
threw the partruesaaale assess the Mere the asp.
Sir B. W. Cardea—liazreg knows of the pelesaar ?
Lee—l taw needle sad de/ Met her fries& are
highly reepeololda was an eseellent livelihood by
I nealeg. See wed. are way respectably ea-
, rated I
pew.
The priesser's palate, who were overwhelmed with
griefs bee dad Nrword.
be Z. W. Celia (te the father)—Can you at all awed
fee year daughter's embed ?
'7k. Father—Ne, sir ; tee is is regular work with her
r dews. fibs is very esgalar is her habits, sad I. to bed
every evening by wise o'clock. Abe is a most bided:ions,
Assad girl, ad I M sot *Mk she has ay bad companions.
She and our foes ether eiditirea earn abed 71. a week by

making.
Sir R. W. Carden—lt is not a little extraordinary that on
preview ocessioes when she has been is Mears. Steele's
shop robberies hate taken place.
The prisoner, who cried throughout the promediege,
stoutly denied having stolen the porte-mosseie, and was
remanded.
776awas Mier, a esilithrman was charged with robbing
a gentleman of the same of Haller; residing at Peckham,
el hie watch and chain.
C. Baker, coestable, No. 836, said—Lest evening I was on
duty in Catherise.wheefflabry, what four militia-men, of
Wham the prisoner wee ass, ma put me at the top of their
. A bates wee penning them, calling out t' Stop
W" (a
I overtook the prisoner, who lens me down and
Abaft, kicked me. After a desperate struggle, is the
sews or which he smashed sneer& peesens who came to my
sielshmee, he was eveepedmeed and tam to the station.
The watch and Nish were net found on him.
W. Golding, a cob-driver. said—l met the prosecutor in
eseapsay with four militia-men, the previous night, when
they hired my cab, three getting ingde with the prosecutor
sad one of them mounting the loos with me. After telling
me to drive first in one direction, and then In senther, I
began to suspect that their object was to rob the prosecutor,
with whom they seemed os were familiar terms, and who
was very tipsy. Suddenly the militia-men ran off as hard as
they possibly mould, leaving the prosecutor, who told me he
had bees robbed et his watch, in my cab. I pursued them,
sad satiated the polbsoiss is cepturiss the prisoner.
The prosecutor. on being sworn, gave a very susatiefse•
tory scooted of himself. He said be was perfectly sober
when he met the militia.nies sad that he did sot recollect
whether he first addressed them in the street or they him.
He treated them with drink is several publisbouass, until
he himself got so intoxicated that be only knew be last his
watch and chile, but did not know who had robbed him of

there.
Sir It. W. Coulon said it was folly to suppose that say
jury would consist the primer upon such evidence.
The primmer was thew committed fora month for insult-
lag the °Seer.

Mr. Trail'ltt ackmowledges the receipt of am order ad-
dreeeed to Mr. Carrie, and made payable at Messrs. Coss,
of Craig's-court, Charies-eross, for the sus of 4L 161.
apemen incurred by the Poor-boa hi sending to their
bosses several mem sod their families, valuation in the
Royal Booth Lincoln Militia. The order was signed by
James M. Buchman, paymaster of the ngimeat.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Thomas Johan% was 'barged before Mr. Hardwick with
stealing a gold watch, value 161., the property of Mr. Thos.
Johesoe, watchmaker, N 0.9, Leiosater-square.
The Iwamotor stated, that about eight o'clock on Wed-
nesday night the prisoner came into the shop and asked to
look at a gold watch. Proseentor showed him one, and the
lasting be took bold of it in his band he ran out of the
shop with it. Prow:mar gave the alarm, and the prisoner
was afterwards brought back by a constable, with the watch
in his poesesaioo. The watch produoed is the same the
prisoner stole, sod is worth 161.
A second charge of a similar nature having been proved
against the prisoner, Mr. Hardwick committed him for trial.

SOUTHWARK.
A umber of persons connected with the Sunday schools
in the district of this wart attended to hear the proceedings
nainq a penes who has committed various frauds, under
the name of the "Reverend James Watson, of Hops-street,
Glasgow ;" which, with other similar appellations, has since
been found to be false.

On the plasm taking his position in the dock, he looked
Wand .many eminerous victims with the utmost sang
and
Mr. Alika ett—De you still decline giving year name ?
Prisoner—Yes; I dea't wish my friends to know the dis-
graceful position in which I am phced.
Mr. James Thos. Hart said—l live at No. 1, Alfred-place,
Spe-road, Bermondsey. lam a merchant's clerk. The pri-
soner, on Sunday last, came to the Dockhead Schooledering
missionary service, and introduced himself as having once
been a wholes there. He also said that he bad been a
missionary in the West Indies, and belonged to Glasgow. I
asked him hie name, when be said, I may as well say the
Rev. John Watson. of Glasgow. lam an old *choler, and
I should like to address the childrer." He did so, and after
that I asked him home to tea with me, as I felt anxious to
converse with him about the progress of the school. He
gave me • history of all hie travels, sad returned with me
to the school, when he again addressed the Odds's, and
at the cooclusion of the service departed. On Moods),
evening, while I was at my employment, I was sent for
home, when I was surprised to find the prisoner there. He
spoke to me on religions matters, and said he was anti
mately acquainted with Mr. Webb, and other old teachers
at the schools. After that he said he was just placed in a
very unfortunate position, especially being a perfect stranger
in London. He had travelled in an omnibus along the
Westminster-road, and while riding a gentleman who sat
opposite him tapped him on the knee and asked him whether
IN had lost anything, that he put his hand immediately to
hie pocket and missed his purse and all his money. The
gentleman then pointed out to him a man who had robbed
him, when he was detained and taken in custody to the
York-road Police-station. The gentleman who attended
him there gave his name *Mims Thompson, Esq., Park-
road, Westminster, and his said they must both attend the
police court on the following morning. The prisoner also
told me that it was doubly unfortunate for him, as he was
staying at a hotel where he paid for everything at the time,
and that he did not like to act coppery to the practice. He
then asked me to lend him tdo sovereigns for • short
time, in Christian kindness. He also told as that
he bad been to the Surrey Chapel in the Black-
friars-road, and had bean introduced to the Reverend
Mr. Newnan Hall and the Rev. Mr. Cecil, the ministers,
sad that on the previous evening he had tea with them. I
believed that his statement was correct, and lent him the
two sovereigns, when the prisoner said he expected a draft
from Scotland on the next day and would cheerfully repay
it. After I had given him the money he said he had written
his memoirs, and as son as they were printed in Scotland
he would sand me • copy. He then wrote his address as
follows: "Reverend John Watson, Brow salmi, Glasgow."
I has sines assertaimed that to be false, and that he had
issidassi blaseM lea religious society as the Rev. John
Watkins sad the Is. James Watkins. I found also that
he had lodged at tilatidopeed coffee-house, in the Old Kent-
road, and other planar where he had paid no one. He also
imteaimsei himaell la • yam( woman, and attempted to get
may tiekp guailligg to take her With hint to Mis-
lead to pm hi&
Mr. tait Oaks= said—l live at No. 7, Church-
street, Nimatatmiaskaa sad am a teacher in the Sunday-
school lho • I haw the prisoner, and one
Isaday shag lit eai Angst he tame
embed mai himself to ms s baring emeryf
bona • witaketbsea. Balsa me he ad bola a slabbery
to tad Wed Tenn, whoa I invited bite bolas with me to
of an. Ma thea pre me an °atlas of his history
Lairwriting, and @Age chatting ape. voiles, religions sub
felts fee some time, be left my boom Oa the following
amain he sad wen me, awl Mid ,me his Mal was the
Rey. Wales, of Newsiest Chapel,
Imam bad lan by the Glasgow, sad that
he heleassite the Cro:gesel Calms. I aid him some
the of seas of Batten.
Be said that was kis same, but be aid ham I.
dosed as altar it. him hie meats having married Mr.
Witham. The prisms theta said, as be was wavelike in
ma minas towards the Buston•equare railway statics be
had been robbed of all his money, mad bad not the mesas
of retuning to Glasgow unless same kind friend lent him
• eorseeiga. He then asked me to be kind enough to lend
him thee ens promising to remit it to me as sofa as he got
to Glasiew. I immediately 'armload him a sovereign, and he
left my home. I near seared say letter from mass.
vassfy I wrote to him at the Address given, but the letter
was salanted to see through the Dead Letter OMee. lilts
was to the Waists of the Hope-strest chapel, sad received
ea saawor Sat be was sot knows in Glasgow. I heard
.sot lug man Olds until I eaw the report of the ease in
the me.egaswea Wednesday, whisk as ine to attend
this coed. I should not have parted with ay mama if I
Writ Woad Newry to be true.
Mr. Hat—l Wise lb.. prisoner to be • deserter from her
Majesty's 45th Itegismat of Foot.
Prisoner—l am see deserter. I aoksowledge having
been I. the army some time ago. but I was regularly
disobasged. My regiment was the 76th, and I was quar-
tered& Dublin.
Mr. A'Boakott—lf ha is a deserter, oho pills um see
~see he amass& with the dasseblaa glom if is-
itereasin the Mao and 031 'hat has seat ado waft,
proseat
Masa= widow) pail'—l know the primer, sad be
Vidwith me in July lost. He said be was a
ossained with me a fortnight t who M ammolii:=
Was he could net se, as Is bal bona robbed of all
kis nosy in an He lel% dad gave me Ma
eddrea, Rev. Jolts Wales, Gleageffigagmiiagttl mad ma
.pp the sash ha wae ladoMed to me. I lama ting at Ida
Pala I saw the mod is the setremsee. I ahead a

Prayer Beek hem the Teem be imespied, nerd I ant sertida
me other meson meld have taken it.
Mr. Alkiribeet—liat say inquiry been made shoot the
primmer dam the Morlaammismisn ?
Mr. Hart—Tato sir. We ham found that he had lodged
at the Leopard Osidimbeams la the Herit•road, mid bad left
behisd him a fermi bag sad come papm s. He ram up a
bill there, sad paid it out et the 24. he obtaimid from lie
Mr. James Beadle, saperiatendaat of the Deekbead
Wads is ammezion with the Surrey Chapel, repeated his
former 'Mimes about ids baring suspected the primmer ea
asessatelble borrowing h. from Mr. Hart. Witness told
the prisoner Aire wee me polies statics I. the Tork-read,
and be this admitted he had made a false statemest. He
woe subsagamaly gym kW custody.
Mr. 41einanas—s shall commit the primmer for trial, but
as thin bee been same mention made by the prisoner of his
begrime &Sided sew ame with robbing hie at the Lambeth
Polies Court, I shell remand Idea for the purpose of haring
that point clearly settledW.
OOLWICH._ __ _

Previous to the rising of thecoMrTilergeant Mlles, who
lias bees foe many years connected with the Royal Artillery
band, made the following application to the sitting magis-
trate, Mr. Treill, for a summons against Major Oropos of
the mese corps, for an assault on his wife.
The applicant stated that for some time a sister-in-law of
Major Green's had occupied furnished apartments at his
house, end was indebted to bins for rent, washing, lie.
Rearing she was about removing into one of the shins, be
had applied for the money, and bed by her been threatened
to be reported by her brother-in-law to the colonel of the
regiment, sad to be reduced to the ranks. He had in-
structed his wife, on no pretence whatever, to permit
luggage to be removed in his absentee without the rent being
paid; but that morning, during his ahem* from home, two
men came to his house with a bores and cart, and took away
the lady's luggage, although his wife protested spinet it,
Major Gress entering his house and pushing his wife vio-
lently. Under these eircumetunes, De wished the magi.-
mates advice bow to set.
Mr. Trail said that the recovery of the luggage, it having
been removed a great distance, would be attended with
considerable trouble and expense, and his advise would be
that the applicant should treat the rent as a debt, and pro-
ceed in the usual way for its recovery. With regard to
the assault ea the applicant's wife, he would of course grant
a summons against Major Green if it was cubed ; but pre.
vices to the applicant taking out a summons, he would
suggest that) be should lay the whole matter before the
colonel of the r•gintest, and then, if be thought It, make
his application to that court for a summons.
The applicant thanked the magistrate for his advice, and
left the court.

A TICKET-OF-LEAVE
" VERY GOOD."
(Fran the Brighton Guardian.)
On the 9th instant George Robert Terry, a ticket-
of leave moist, was brought up on a warrant. before M.
D. Scott, D. M. Folkard, F. A. Argles, and T. Werner,
Esqrs., charged with cruelly ill- Jug his wife on the
previous morning. Prisoner is a very robust man, appa-
rently about fifty years of age. At the Lewes Summer
Amines, 1860, he was eouvicten of having wounded his wife
with intent to murder her, and sentenced to ten years'
transpoetatlen. He was sent to Dartmoor prison, where he
remained surly four years, conducting himself very pro
perly. Mainly through the agency of his wife a petition
praying for his liberation on a ticket-of-leave, ,•as got up
and presented to Sir George Grey, Mr. Walpole, and Lord
Palmerston. Accordingly • ticket-of leave was granted to
him, and on the 28th of last October he was sat free, and
returned to Brighton to his wife, who keeps a little shop in
the Lanes. Since his return, although he has not given
way to his old habits of drunkenness, he has on many occa-
sions treated his unfortunate wif. with great violence and
threatened to knock her braise out with toe poker.
Maria Tiny, the wife, on being sworn, stated that she
had bees married to prisoaer 18 years. On Sunday morning
titer using the most abusive and tbreateaing language to
her, he awned her violently by the throat and pushed her
out of doers. He then caught her by the shoulders and
knocked her down, her head falling ag..inst the door post,
and them he took her by the hair of 1111, had end one of her
hands and dragged her inside, all the time using the most
barbarous language, threatening to knock her brains out
and to " do" for her. Since his return she stated that he
had five times lifted the poker to her, and threatened her

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Prisoner (with great violenos and shaking his fist at his
wife)—lt's false, it's false • hold your tongue—
Mr. Soott—Be quiet, sir.
Prisoner (with still grouter vehemence, and striking on
the front of the dock with his clenched fist)—l won't, by
God ; I will Imo my life first, before I bear that woman
swearing false.
Mr Scott—Silence, sir.

Complainant then went on to Mate the many cruelties
which she bad endured at the hands of the prisoner, and his
habitual ill•treatment of her. Sometimes, she said, he
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treated her with great kindaess until his violent temper
broke eat, and then he would abuse her and threaten to
knock her brains out. Unfortunately, she said, she had
been obliged to maintain prisoner &twat sines their mar-
riage. It was not at her request that he had come to live
with her since his return from Dartmoor. He first wrote
to ear from Dartmoor to get up a petition in his favour, and
then he came to her and bad remained with her ever :ince.
He did nothing; and the lodgers whom she used to have in
the house he had sent away.
Complainant's statement was frequently interrupted by
prisoner, who conducted himself with the moat ungovern-
able violence, swearing and vociferating against his wife,
whom he accused of blasting hie peace of mind, and ren-
dering his lif, miserable. Ile was determined, he said with
an oath, to endure it no longer, and he would lose his life,
but he would have an alteration. _

Complainant in reply to question, from prisoner, stated
that while she was ill he bad attended on her, made her
breakfast and carried it to bar in the morning and attended
to the shop. As long as she was poorly he behaved to her
with comparative kindness ; but as soon aa she got well be
roamed bis violent conduct towards her.
At the request of the Bench, prosecutor produced pri-
soner's ticket of-leave, and also a certificate of his conduct
from the governor of Dartmoor prison, during his confine-
, mint there. His conduct while employed at the public
' works was described as " very good," and while in separate
or other confinement, " good."
A BM* girl named Elisabeth Farr corroborated com-
plainant's evidence regarding the assault in the street on
Sunday morning.
While the magistrates were deliberating upon the ease
prisoner continued his swearing and his violence, shaking
his fist at his wife who was seated in the body of the court,
and reiterating hie determination to get quit of her alto.
gather.
Mr. Scott—George Robert Terry—
Prisoner—Yeii, sir. Well?

Mr. fkott-You have been charged before us with an
aggravated moult on that unfortunate woman, your wife-
unfortunate in being married to a man who has conducted
himself towards her in so disgraceful& manner. It appears
that some time ago you were convicted of wounding your
wife with intent to murder her. Up:n that occasion you
were unbound to be traasported beyond the seas for the
term of 10 years-
Prisoner-Yes, sir. They didn't do it. The government
didn't do so, and nobody elae will. You may spit it out se
quick is you like, sir-u fast as you please. Just tell me
what you an going to do, and let us have none of that
damned flue about it. I have had enough of it. I have
done to the utmost of my power to do what was right, and
I'll have no more-
Mr. Scott-You wen convictul-
Prisour 'with frightful vehemence)-Yee, I ham dose
with that lot, I tell you. That's past-
, Mr. Scott-Yon will be pleased to hold your tongues a`
Prisoner-I'll not. You will be pleased to tell ma what
pa want to do, and have done with it. I will fight it ow,
one war other, by God, I will.
Mr. Butt-You were convicted of intent to murder
unfortunate wife, and you were sentenosti to ten years'
-Yee, sir ; and my pod aoudad got me a ticket
birfa.
Mr. Rut -You were sent to Dartmoor prison, and there
yearmelleed for a considerable period.
Prisoner-Ye., sir ; three years.
Mr. Scott-Well, three years; and It was when you were
imprinesed that yes bethonght yourself cf your unfortu-
nate vlethit, year wife. Yon applied to her to get up a
piles he the remission of your punishment. Your wife,
witm probed so greatly injured, and who, one would have
treiti: omit only regard you with horror, stii, isk tM
wosaa's mature, got up • petition • and by her
mecca-bythe moms of that woman whom you ham treatil
is that borberms sad cruel manner-whom you had actually
robed your \sad to mardirr-by her moans it was that pa
obtained a remission of your punishment.
Prisamer-Decidedly not, sir, moms me. Not by hair
MINN, WA by my own modest. You know as well am I
40 what I am going to say is trite, that a petition is of me
minty whatever, but my own conduct—
Mr. Scott-You need not continue to interrupt me.
Prietose-Very good, then ; don't you tell me that, has
I'd riestradiet you as well es any ono else. I don't my elm
didn't* yet up a petition, but it was sot that that got me em
liberty, but my own conduct.
Mr. Scott-A ticket-of-leave was granted to you—
Prisomr-Yee, sir. I wicked hard for it, and I MN
home and expected to find poem; bat I found none.
Mr. Scott-A ticket-Ml.lmm was glutei to you, and
your liberation was ordered during the remaining portion
et the said term of inspristromeat, namely, tea years,
unless it shall please her Majesty mow to put an and M
is. To that ticket-of-Imre time is a nodes appended, as
the West that if you with to robin the liberty granted to
you, you mat prove by yes' autopilot condom that you
are worthy of her iteeretr clemency. Now, your ftw.
pest omgrAllies pa to be a most unit "MIS to
~Me but Majesty akmasey. You have aseau4gyour
wife. Oa am isseaslaa, yesterday, Sunday, you her
by her Kali and throw Mr upon the pavement, um Ire
Maw gamins yea threatened her with the poker.
Primmer-Oa luo former marine I
Seca-Tea latraded into her boom, where she was
able to keep herself-
Priesmor-I Winded into her Muni
Mr. liseta-You were kris; ea her is a mesa maw-
PrissWeit_eir ; Cream
Mr. ro•-,4ad rhea, is return fee the kiadame you
are realm* la /Aft year liberty has bar,-fa /stern
*v or year mail it your bed bad beerd-you smash
ia this =user-
rimmes sae, sir

Cl leave—

Mr. Scott—Than is also another notice to this ticket,
which gays that in case of misconduct on your part it will
be withdrawn • and we shall feel it oar duty to give notice
to the Secretary of State of your conduct; and it will be
for the Secretary of &ate to say whether you are a man
proper to have the clemency of her Majesty extended to
you. If the Secretary of State thinks that you are that
proper and respectable and decent man, sad that by your
wads.% you have shown yourself worthy of her Majesty's
clemency, well and ij end • it is for the Secretary of State
to decide that. Bat if, as is probable, he shell think you a
dangerous man and; that your wife's life may be leopards('
by the extension of your leave, in that ease you will be 711-
moved from the Howe of Correction at Lewes to Dartmoor
prison, when you will remain daring the remainder of the
term of your transportation.
Prisoner—Very good, sir.
Mr. Scott—ln the meantime we sentence you far this
aggravated assault upon your wife to six months' imprison-
ment in Lewes Geol. _ _ _ _ _ _

ivaU at Dartmoor I should be a great deal
happier than I am now.
Prisoner was then removed, when preparing apparently
to utter a thundering denunciation against his wife, at
whom he had been gazing for some moments with ea
ezpreesion the fortbeet possible removed from that of nos-
jogai tenderness. " Take him for all is all " we think he
is the most violent man we ever remember seeing in the
dock of the Brighton police court.