The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

THE FATAL STABBING CASE IN LEEDS.

VERDICT OF WILFUL MURDER.

Yesterday, Mr. Blackburn, the Leeds borough
caroller, resumed at the Towu•hall the inquest on the body
of Anthony Golding, aged 26 which bad been adjourned from
Monday. It will be remembered that soon after midnight
on Sunday as Irish row took place is Erick-street, York-
=and the deceased was stabbed by a man said to be
Hirley, or Patch.
Patrick Hirley, the person accused of nulling the death
of the deceased, who had been apprehended at Gtley, was
brought la custody before the Coroner and jury. Mr.
Granger, solicitor, appeared for him.
The Coroner, in justice to the prisoner, read over the
evidence takes in his absence on Monday, excepting that of
John Macdonald and his wife, which he said he had struck
out.

After hearing further evidence, the Coroner in the course
of hie summing up said In this case the prisoner, it W./
rid, was going about the street using threatening language.
with an open knife in his hand. The deceased took no part in
the affray. He offered no provocation, and was wholly and
entirely an unoffetoling party. Unfortunately for him, be was
looking on, and when the prisoner came by he offered words of
peace to him, upon whichtbe prisoner struck him with a knife
and canned his death. Assuming that the man who wee
dead had been Fee, or any of the party who had been so.
gaged in a fray with the deceased, and a knife had been
used with fatal effect, he should have said the case
was one of manslaughter But considering the deceased
took no part in the affray, and that the prisoner,
if he was the man who indicted the injury, must
have kaolin he was not in the fray, because rhe was
standing far off, and he heard him offering words of
peace as being an uooffendiog party • then, under such
curnstances, the stabbing was clearly and beyond all doubt
wilful murder. The only other question was whether the
prisoner at the bar was the party who inflicted the injury ;
and if the jury thought be was, then they would any be was
guilty of wilful murder. If they did not think he wan the
man, or they had soy doubt about it, thee they taut give
him the benefit of it.

The pay retired to consider their venlict. and in halloo."
hour found one of " Wilful murder whist Patrick Hirley.
The prisoner (who appeared staggered by the decisiou)—
But I'm net guilty of that crime.
The Coroner then made out his w.urmt for the prisooer's
committal to take his trial at the York winter gaol de.
livery.

A rumour (says the Rath Chrmaic/c) is freely cir
sultted that Mr. Serjesnt Kinglake islands shortly retinal
from the Winters Circuit.

DONDEL—FREEDOM or THE &MAU TO EARL
RUOOELL.—A opeciel meth]; of the Dundee Town Council
was held yestenlay —Provost Parker presidieg —when it was
unasimously resolved to invite Earl ltuesell to a public
dinner. and to confer the freedom of the burgh on his
lordship oe the 10th proximo, the day after the opening of
the Baxter Park, at which demonstration be has impressed
his intention of being prompt If this was not consistent
with the arrangementa of the noble earl, it was resolved
that he should be requneted to accept the freedom of the
burgh on the forenoon of the day fixed for the opening of
the park.—Ediebury4 Courant.
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LADY ANGLERS. —A ugling is now one of the most
' fashionable amusement' for ladies. The Prioress of Wales
is frequently to be seen, rod in hand, on the banks of the
Dee or its. tributaries. On Thursday last, Lady Caroline
Gordon Lennox went fishing on the Spar, and met with re-
markable success. irking two grilses of $ll.. and : and
ow Friday her ladyship eaushta salmon of !Mb. —sltaafish. re
Journal.

A riot took place among the female convict,. :it
Parkhurst prison last week, aai the military had to be calhd
is to gull it