The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-26 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—NorruiattAx, JLLY 25.
CZOWA COURT. —(BPfore Mr. Justice Illackbuni.)
TA[ PLOCIBITONMDR
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Rinhard Parker, aged te. wow shamed with the wilful
minder of his mother, Fluaboth Parker, at Fisheries, on
the 10th of May last. Prisoner was also charged with
shooting his father with intent to murder him
Mr. Bodes, sad Me. Brisiese afpnenid der-the
preaseation ; and Mi. Serjearat O'Beira fdr the • .
Hamill Burdett said she was servant in the s
paresis' family. Prisoner was a butteiser. the the rth of
March he asked his mother if be could go to Sheffield by
lan excursion train. She said he could if he liked, and he
went away on Monday morning. Wawa* next saw him
Cu Tuesday night whilst getting bet tea along with Mrs.
Parker. Prisoner came into the room, and his mother
asked him to sit down, but he would not. Hie father came
in at the time, and primmer tuned round and began to swear
at him. Wittiest went oat of the room to the back kitchen,
and her master stayed near the door. Prisoner cams
into the kitchen directly afterwards, and witness fetched
Mrs. Haines, a neighbour. Wismar remained in the street
a short time, and heard two reports of • gun.
Mary Haines said that she remembered the servant girl,
Burdoo, coming to her hones She raw the pritooer and
his father and mother. Mrs. Parker had hold of the per.
sorier, and said he should not fight his father. They were
in the garden near the house. Witness persuaded Mr.
Parker to go away, and he want to the stable-
door. Prisoner went into the house, and re-
turned with a gun. Mrs. Parker said. "Oh dear,
he's got a gut, sad he's going to shoot." She thee came
towards +items. Prisoner put the roe to his shoulder and
pointed it to where witness was. Witness, however, got
out of the way before the gun was discharged. In a few
monads the other barrel went MY, and on wits', turning
round she saw Mn. Parker lying on her left Bile. She never
stirred or spoke. The top of her head was scalped. and wit-
seas thought she was dead. Prisoner pained his
mother and witness down the yard and went towards
the Trent very rapidly. Wittiest said, " 06, TOM, you've
shot your mother dead." He muttered something, and went
away. The father ewe afterwards came op bleeding. Mrs.
Parker use then taken to the house and a surgeon sent for.
Ann Rhoden was near Parker's house at the time, and
heard prisoner's father say to his, " You are a rogue, a
villain, and • thief to me ;get out of my house." She then
saw the prisoner, and the prisoner's father awl mother come
ent of the house the mother was trying to separate the '
father from therm, the two latter squanng fista. Mrs. Parker
said to the prisons, " You shall not tight your father."
When they had dose lighting they went from the garden to
the yard, sad shortly afterwards witness heard two reports
of a gun, and immediately after heard prisoner say, " I have
shot my mother, and I shall die like a pig on the
scaffold."

Baniuel Foster heard two shots fired through Parker's
window. The last shot struck the stable wall, mod as the
father was going into the stable be was struck on the head.
Witness, along wish constable Bartraby, captured the pri-
soner mod took him to Southwell flame of Correction.

Thome. Coke asaleted in carrying Bre. Parker into the
house. The father said to the prisoner, " What have you
done this for!" The prisoner answered, " Yon should not
aggravate me so." The gun lay on the ground. It used to
be kept loaded. Witness found a quantity of powder and
shot and gave it to the police. Witness mw the prisoner
the same night, and said, " You have shot your mother. and
she will be dead before you get to Sonthwell." Prisoner
answered. " It was a mere accident, and I shall die on the
seaffold." He was very tipsy.
By Mr. O'Brien—Some years ago the prisoner received an
injury on the head from falling off a horse, and when he had
had drink he was sot his own man.

Elisabeth Birkett said that oo the 29th March prisoner
came into her house. He fastened the door. and said,
" Don't split." Witoese said, " Split what ?" and he an-
swered, " J have shot my mother dead. Hide me. I shall
be Imaged." Witness told him she had no place to hide
hies is, sad be went away.
Pollee-coostahleßarksby proved apprehending the prisoner,
who said, "I know that I did it ; it was pure accident. Is my
mother dead!' Prisoner asked witness several three
whether they would bang him, as if so he should die like
• pig. The shot used was partridge shot.
Mr. Cooke, surgeon, said be had no doubt that death had
resulted from the gun-shot wooed.
Mr. Serjesiet O'Brien made an able speech for the primmer,
after which the learned judge summed up.
The jury retired sod is • few minute. returned a verdict
of Wilful Murder, with a recommendation to mercy on ac-
count of the prisoner's being in liquor.
The Judge—Prisoner, have yen anything to say ?
Prisoner—Yes, my lord. I am not guilty of toilful manlier.
I had no intention of murder ; it was an accident.
The Judge—l quite agree with the jury. I firmly believe
that you fully intended to murder your father as well as
your mother. The recommendation of the jury I will for-
ward to the proper porter.
His lordship thee passed grantee.e of death in the usual
form, and the meows was removed.

OXFORD CIRCUIT. —g —TATFORD, Jrty 25.
CROWS COMM. —Melon, Mr. Jostles Shin.)
11101011 OF A POLICIIIAN.

The four meg who on Saturday were found Guilty of the
manslaughter of the polioeman Lyons at Willenhall, under
circumstatrxis already detailed, bat who had been tried for
wilful murder, were sentenced—Thomas Locklep, who threw
the brick-end which gave the fatal Wow, to eight years ;
George Lockley bis brother, to six years; John Edwards,
to six years; and Joshua Stanley, who had been by the
jury recommended to mercy, to five years' penal servitude.
The fifth men, George Wilk:a, wee Acquittal, and he
remains to be tried on the eherge of stealing the poliosmaa's
truncheon.

WESTERN CIRCIIIT.—Esrres, Jrty 25.
In consequence of the continued illnets of Mr. Janet,*
William, Mr. M. Smith, Q.C., tried prisoners in the Niel
Phu' Court to-day.

THE ACCIDENT AT PLYMOUTH SOUND.
The grand jury to-day ignored the bill against 1fa;or•
General Hutchiloon, ehavired with the manslaughter of
George McCoy, a waternma. The defendant was subse-
quently arraigned, and pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Lopes appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Cox for
the defendant.

Mr. Lopes having beady recapitulated the facia under
which McCoy met his death, said having had an opportnuity
of seeing his lordship's directioos to the grand jury, and the
jury haviag thrown out the bill, be did not propose to pro-
reed further on the orivoaer's inquisition. At the seine
time he might be allowed toe:press a hope that the e•lamity
which had resulted from hnruj at the Plymouth breakwater,
and that after communieatioes from the towns of Ply-
mouth and l)evooport on the subject, would have the effect
of causing the authorities for the future to adopt measures
to prevent the recurrence of a similar cataatrophe. After •
few remarks from his lordship • verdict of Not Guilty was
taken, and the gallant major was discharged.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
73u17.-D -mai.

At the close of the bonne= of the court, • gentlemag
representing Mr. A. Owl. the wholesale boot and shoe
manufacturer, of ChimeraMeerut, asked the alderman's
permission to expose an old swindle just revived, by which
wholesale ruaoufacturers were victimised. On the 14th of
July last be received the following letter:
" Sittiogbourne, July 13,1864.
" Sir, —I enclose you the half of a 51. note, sad will
thank you to seed me the maimed small order as maple. I
bare been recommended to you by • (Amid in the trade, and
if your goods snit me in pries and generally I may be •
good customer. I meet the pairs patent for an order this
week, end hope you wiU send them off at once. If the order
soma to more than 51, you may leave some of them out,
or else I will send ramps for the balance with the other
half note.—Yours, respectfully, E. J. Ana."
On the following day the goods were sent, end the nand ad-
vice by post. but not receiving say newer, a sewed letter
wee not. They were returned io the course of • few days
through the dead letter office • ao one of that name being
known at Sittiegbeurge. The; master of that station waa
communicated with, and in reply said the parcel was for•
warded to Osanberull-state Station, as per order re-
ceived from Mr. Ash, • copy of which be enclosed.
The goods had bees taken away, end no trace existed of
them ; of course, the second half of the note had got base
received. The half of the DOW held by Mr. Gael was for
51., numbered 06.897, 18th May 1864, and be was under
the impression that goods had been in the same manner
obtained from another firm, by enclosing the other half of
the note. _ .

said that publicity would so
doubt put as sad to such proceediugs, sod doubtless bring
Mr. Out into eosimuolcatlos with the holder of the other
half of the sots, when they could by *obis the halves
divide their loss.

[TWOPENCE

BOW-STREEr.

W,Ciant Joseph Ch;7l; 13017-ps,--late clerk to Um Grand
Trunk Railway Company of Canada at the Montreal station.
waa charged with having stolen a bag containing a snat of
3,9 M dollars in Dotal and silver from this elation at
MontreaL

11r. Sleigh, isseructed by Messrs. Asbant. Mania. and
SOB, solicitors to the Grand Trunk Railway Ounipaey, Mon-
dueled the proseentioa.
Mr. Sleigh, in stating the owe, informed the maglsentte
that the defendant was a clerk in the employ of the Grand
Trunk Railway Company at the stat•oo at Montreal, aid is
the cowrie of hls duties in that rapacity he had to amid the
paymaster in making lip and seining aside is differed com-
partments a number of same of money, to be forwarded to
dills/oat stations on the line for the pay meat of waffle-Mat
was on the 6th April. Oa the following day, the 7eli
the prisoner applied for leave of absence for one day, which
was yarded, and be went away, but gem returned. A
few days later it was found that one of the begs tnteaded
for the Sergi& station. sod containing in coin red DO' the
sum of 3,951 dollars. 23 esota, had been abstracted. leder
mation wan received that be had not onlysailad for England,
but bad been sees in London, and accordingly the presoak
proceedings were taken. He was prepared to put in the
depositions which bad been taken in Canada, but iadesil
there could be no stronger evidence against the prisoner than
what he himself voluntarily said to tLe officer who appre-
hended him._

deepest lasigley deposed—l took Ur ildridest is me-
lody cm Tharnday sight, it the Haswell Arica, twos a
wenant lewd at Montreal, Is Canada, and endorsed by Sir
George Grey. I found him at the station with two ladies.
I said " Your name is Phillips." He said, "Yes, it is." I said,
"I am a polio, officer, and -I have a warrant to apprehend
you." I had another cosstable with ass. We took him
to the polioe station, whets I Mated the Charge to him, and
asked it be had anything to ry spinet it. He replied,
"No ; it is quite correct." He afterward said, " I have
been a very foolish fellow ; I have been down to the Derby
and lost a lot• of money to cardsharps." He also told
me be had spent money knocking about the Haymarket and
other places. I bad traced him from place to place until I
found him, from informatics' which I Lad received.

Charka-0. Bexker—l hare ;1;43 ..irbutopou•.73ta of the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada in Medea. I hare been
in Canada. I saw the prisoner in Montreal in September
last. He was thee . *leek to time onaipany, and when I
quitted Montreal I left him there in that capacity.
The depositions Mime in Oimeda were then put in, acd
some other evident* was adduced.

The prisoner, who mode no °Nervation whatever in de-
fence, was committed for tnal.

He was removed in cust.dy of Se t Lanky, whose
duty it will be to convey him bock to

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION.

WIMBLEDON, MONDAY.

Another addition to the prize list was opened
to•day, which is coos foe issmakate, value 100/., given by
bete wel the Marquis of Toculdale, for military rides, ire.la
'550 ammunition, and divided aa follows : 1. 501.,
miszaleloadeis ; i 30&, open to breech-loaders. The shoot-
ing for these prises was originally intended to have taken
place during the prize meetings of the association, but owing
to the number of targets required for the purpose, tad the
length of time for wine they were required, it wee found
'mammy to make other arrangements toe them, and yester-
day saw the first day's competition at the London Scottish
ranges on Wimbledon Common. May weather wee mat
unfavourable to the shooting, as than wee a strong vied,
will. rain at intervals during the day.
Each competitor fired 5 sighting shots at 500 yards, end
then 100 rounds at the same distance, as quick as le eneld
lout aid tire them. After so interval of 15 minute' 10 dicta
were fired without reference to rapidity, as a test of accuraCy,
from the dirty rifle. The rifles were not allowed to ezoted
v 4 lbs. is weight. Any position rests other than iseclursical
were allowed to be used. Mechanically fitting ramrods
were not allowed, and each rifle to go under the same trial
for four succeeding days. There were three competitors
who shot yesterday for the muzzle-loader prise, vi Whi
worth, Turner, and Boucher, the latter of whom retired. t-
It
was rumoured that be might have laboured under some dis-
advantage through sane of his charges of powder not
having been entirely emptied into the barreL For the
breech•loading prize, Mears. Green, Henry, Cooper, and
Strong were the only competitors. The latter retired on his
own account. The results of the ninatle•lcoding competi-
tion ware sa follow., 100 rounds for time at 500 yards :
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11alT4 Cee- Total
Leo Rd'. min.rc. eyea. tres. Outer.. cbst. Mow. dcat
Whit* orth 100 .. 24 36 .. 34 .. 40 .. 23 .. 1 1 .. 364
Boucher .. 100 .. 6Y 20 .. 2.. 3..10 .. 6 33 .. 37

The won made by breccli-loader in 100 rounds at WO
yards, sad the time occupied by saeb, was as follows :

new. 11911*4 Wes Total
Rifle. milt etc. or. tres. Osten. chat Wales. Sox
Green Peel 21 0 .. 4 .. 16 .. re 0 50 119
kieury .... 17 12 .. 9t .. 41 .. 20 .. 19 .. 56 .. ba
ooper .. IS 0 .. ♦ .. it .. 19 .. 0 .. 0 OD
Captain Page superintended the Aring of the mensts-
lawless, and Captain Knight that et the breech-loaders.
The shooting will be oestinned today.

Tits ADDillig To TH3 ARCHBISHOPS. —The fol-
lorries addles., written by the Rev. J. Kehle, author of
▪ The Christian Year," is recommended for circulation in
parishm where the lay memorials to the archbishops nre la
course of signatere To the parishioacre of —. We
all believe the Holy Bible to be God'e own Word : as it is
written, 'All Scripture is given by inspiration of God.'
Arid our Lord has expressly told • us. that in the last day
Wasson the left hand will go away into everlasting punish-
ment, but the righteous into life eternal. Suppose that
the priest set over you, to look altar your rout Ned the
seals of your children, should teeth people to doubt br
disbelieve either (Obese great sad beeeseery tteetneet,
what would you think of it? Now it appears that,
owing to some oversight in the law of the land, this
mielit happen any day. It hes happesed is aerials
parishes, and the bishops have sought, hitherto in veil, to
correct it. tinder these oircumnMuces, the Archbishops
of Canterbury said of York have written sod published
pastoral lettere. affirming anew the old sad tree tat* sad
charging us all to persevere la it. And we trust that by
an united effort, under their guidaoce this great evil and
wrong may, with God's blaming, be averted, and the doc-
trine of the church kept whole and undefiled among pas.
It is thought that the boo& of our bishops would be
strwegtheried for this good work by churchmen publicly
thanking them for what they bare dose, awl tessiesse to
pray for them at this time of trouble and Behnke. This
you will be invited to do by setting your heads to a payer
whish be laid before you. You will do no, we testi,
thought:any, as to the Lord, and sot unto men. Aid
way God in all be glorified, through Jesus Christ.—We ate.
deer brethren, in Him, your effeedoeste and faithful ser-
vants." _ _

--1510i2F.SE OF PFTERBOROLGII.—OnOday the
24th instant, the Lord Bishop of Peterborough held an
ordination in the Cathedral Church et Peterborough, when
the following gentlemen were admitted into holy orders,
viz.:—bacons : Edward Bedelay, St. Bee'. College, Can.
berland ; Louis Costlier Biggs, 8.A., St. Edmund's Hall,
ozfaed ; James Armitage Bonier, R A., Trinity College,
Cambridge ; Daniel Charles West Daniell, 8.A., Dowsing
College, Cambridge Henry Philip William Hughes, St.
Be.'. Sege, Cumberland; Matthew Weston Moggridge,
RA., University College, Oxford ; Henry Been=
Patron, 8.A., Callus College, Cambridge; Walter Alfred
Prldeinx, St. Aidan's College, Birkenhead. By lettere
dimiesory from the Bishop of Wineheater—John Alleyee
Beckies, Kiag's College, London. By lettare dime sory from
the Bishop of Barbados@ —Charles Welsh Mame. 8.A.,
Pembroke College, Cambridge. B 7 letter, dimbeory (tons
the Bishop of Chicbeeter Priests : William Hairy
Cleaver, M.A., Christ Church, Oxford ; John Ciarraway
Holmes, 8.A., University College, Oxford ; William Come
Miller, Hines College,; Arthur Teiseant Mitten,
8.A., St. Katharine a Collage. Cambridge ; and insmediatody
afterwards the bishop licensed the following to concise
within the diocese, uric :—Mr. &daisy, to St. Margaret's,
Leicester ' • Mr. Biggs,' , to Greed°. • Mr. Borer. to St.
Martin's, Leicester ; Mr. Darnell, toWelton •; Mr. Hughes,
to Whlterick ; Mr. Moggridge, ft. Jae', Leicester ; Mr.
Ds-Petro*. to Redmi.e.

BAOuIT 3 GUIDII TO AII&RICAN POLlTlo.—biedtele.
Bacon hare issued a third edition of their awful guide So
American Politica. On account of the unusual interest
incited by the approaching Presidential election, they hare
• hied to the work an ea of the ma gm of sleeting
the President, the new political" platforroa," and other valu-
able matter.

Twa 111:11DIR vac NORTH LONDON Rai imAt.
—Mr. inspector Williamson' las, it is sad, received
matioo of the discovery of a must important link in e
chain of evidential tending to crimioate Manor, whole w
on his way to Kew York on board the Victoria. Thai dis.
meaty is that of the tastrameot with whisk Um Gnat
attack was made on the unfortuoate potlasnaa. A life-
preearver, a which Sr. marks of bleed, was towed secrellid
at his lodgings on Saturday ; sad, as far ma also ha at pee.
sent ascertained, It was the property of a fallow-workwi.
sad stolen from him by Muller. pa the morning after
Moller took sad paid for his ramp by the View* ba
eked permission to leave • beg and a beadle euvaloped a
dirty pima of old canvas, at the shad at the North Quay.
and that be altareranki took them no beard. It is eiosW.
lured that the boodle sontaised mine albs wsnag &motel
be bad on at the time of the murder, and that, as tbry ware
no
doubt marked with blood. it was his intortlea. when the
vase& was well out to ma, to throw the bindle overboard.
R•ILWAY AND PUBLIC CoNPANIRB int PARLIA-
Rm.—Yesterday the committees of this Rouse of Lords
cooeluded their labours by passing tbia bills for the blelVoi
politaa District Railways; Manchester, Sheilliald, sad Lin.
ooleabire Steamboat Trak Bill ; Dublin Thule Connecting
Railway, sad Load** mid North Western and Charing-crow
Railway.

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CANDLES.-PRIZE MEDAL.
PARAFFIN IL —Adopted by bar ltalgeWs Governmaatior
the railitary stations.
J. C. and J.
the original inanulactiners end holders of the ISM Prim Medal.
caution the public against any 'purloin imitations. Their label
Is on all packets and bole& held by all dealers throughout the
kingdom. Wholesale and ear otpartation at the Works. UPPER
MARSH. LAMM% LONDON. IL. whom also may be obtained
tkoir oatibrated Milted Service amp Tablet&

Narm and ZAMBRA'S Ono Guinea and
ig?l,o Elaine& FIELD GLASSES aad TELWICOPI3 aro war-
ranted as uartealled for power sad Wllllaaw. !la aad 41.5. la
see completes—l, nation-!amen, $9. Conklll, LC.; WE,
lareektwtreet, W.. ISt, fleet-street: sad Cereal Palace.

JOHN BROODEN, of 16, flianurrr•-wrizsr,
Cl/VETT-HARDIER, HOISSOIHS, finding louts of Ms customers
have been lad to think t'le litialne“ was removed, respectfully
Intones thee THAT TIM IS SOT THE CASS, he brill&
CHASED the GOODWILL the whole of the valuable
and that ell the Workmen remain at the Old Premier. Ha
owlss opportunity of returning his wanner thank' and
ackdgment, for the ktad patronage and support bestowed
on the late fin, - . -