The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

'RESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 22, INC

Mr. RADPOUD thought the rosoluties should b• of • sore
&WM eharastst.

ib."-'6A.DIII said, if the resolution mast 'IOUs& it
meant that the eosoiniers would pay as advance, and that
the oastees ought to secede to the wishes of the men. He
far cos did not think they would be petalled is saying that
Himinghars manufacturer would have coil at aay
They Mlle willing to pay a fair pries, but sot Si exorbitant
ens. It sossehinsee answered the pupas of the mashies to
anew a strike te take place tad continua, for it ambled
them to dear off their spoil beak, turoing their indifferent
coal into gold. Instead of the resolution which had been
proposed, he would suggest the adoption of one refining the
matter is dispute to arbitl4loo.

Mr. RINIENBOS expressed himself ie f.vour of Mr. Sadler's
proposition.
Mr. Lows mid they should be careful in the adoption of
their resolutioe, so as not I. commit the inhabitants either
upon the price of coal, or upon the question of the strike.
ff the resolution was paned it world thwart to the giving
of their influence in rapport of the strike. He would suggest
nithisticm.—Mr. Dixon having withdraws his resolution,
Mr. PEYTON proposed the following That this =sat-
in, while abstaining from expressing any opinion on the
zeo in dispute between the colliers and their employees,
deeply regret the unfortunate 'Mike that has occurred. and
with a view to • settlement of these differences, respect-
folly and earnestly request the parties in the diniuM to
accept the arbitration of Lord Lichfield and Lord Lyttleton
the lord-lieutenant. of the counties of Stafford and Wor-
cester, together with the mayyoor of Birmingham, whose high
.hamster and business qualiflcatiors entitle them to the
confidence of the masters and awe
_ .

Mr. BALDWIN wooded the meolution, which was anted
usanimonsly ; after which Morn. Dixon, Peyton, and
Baldwin were appointed a committee to confer with the
noblemen above named, the malmanters, and the min.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Baton Xi. 13aroa Pigott.)

Elias John Rowland, 51, painter, was charged with felo-
niously wounding lame Rowland, with intent to murder her.
ltr. Collies prosecuted, and the prisoner wee defended by
kir. Cooper.
The prosemitri• in this case wee the wile of the prroeer,
and, according to her own admission, she woe in tM habit
of getting drunk three or font days • weak, sad gave the
prismer • great deal of provocation. On the t;sj.:::•:mee.
tient she wee in • state of intoxication, and the
very angry, and • quarrel sad fight took place between them,
during which the prosecutriz received •sosnewhat severe in-
jury in the head. The prosecutsir herself said that the pri.
sneer had knocked her dews with his fist, and her head
struck against the fender, but there wee too much ground
for believing that the prosecutrix had given • too favour-
able amount of the prisoner's conduct, and that the injury
was, in reality, Misted with • hatchet, sad the prisoner,
himself, admitted that be had struck his wife with ruck an
inotrament,but said that it was with the blunt aide.

n. jitryfound the primmer Guilty of unlawful) wound-
Jag. and he was sentetwed to twelve mouths' hard labour.
Mr. he
Wilkins, a surgeon, residing at Ealing, sur-
rendered to take his trial upon a charge of misdemeanour.
Mr. Gifford and Mr. Poland conducted the prceeentiou
on behalf at the 0011101iiii004131 of Lunacy ; Mr. Metcalfe
_ _

for the defendant."Cr.d
lammed counsel, in opening the ease for the orogen-
tile, mid that the charge was framed under one of the sec-
tions of a particular statute which declared it to be a ink-
demeanour for sny men to undertake the charge of •
lunatic patient for profit unless his establishment should
have been duly licericed for the reception of such patients.
He said that the object of this statute was two-fold;
firstly, having in view, no doubt, the protection of the un-
happy persons in the cooditioo referred to ; and, secondly,
that no person's liberty should be restrained unless
in an establishment open to inspection by properly °Do-
stained authority. He then proceeded to state the facts
of the case which were very brief, and will be
fresh in the recollection of the public. It will be re-
membered that on the morning of the 6th of August •
yo uog lady named Eliza Mitten was found in the Edgiest*.
road by a police-constable, who put some questions to her,
the result of which appeared to to that he considered she
was unable to take care of herself, and be conveyed her to
the Marylebooe Workhouse, where abs was seen b Mr.
Fuller, the resident medical officer, and Dr. Randall, the
physician of the eneblislameet, said they both came to the
°occlusion that the young lady was of unsound mind, and
she was placed in the ward appropriated for the reception of
such persons. On the same day the defendant claimed her
as his patient. and it turned out that the young lady had
been placed in his charge by her father, and that he
received an allowance of lea. a year for taking are of her
and he took her sway with him. Inquiries were saber:
quently instituted by the direction of the Commnsioesee of
Lunacy, the result of which appeared to be that it wee
ascertained that the defendant had no Loewe for the recep-
tion of such patients, and the present indictment was pre-
ferred against him. The father of the young lady stated
that at the time he met her to the defendant, two years
ego, he did not consider that abs was of emceed mind, but
wee merely nervous and irritable, and ohs was removed
seder medical advice in order that she might have change
of air and scene. she being then residing with her family at
Stamford. in Lincoloobire. It was not denied that she
was decidedly insane at the present time, and it appeared
that she had been removed sines these proceedings to •
pnvate lunatic asylum, under a certificate of insanity signed
by the defendant himself.
The defence that was set up to the charge by Mr. Met-
calfe was, that at the time the patient was sent to the de-
fendant she was not insane, but merely irritable and ner-
vous, and required chains of air and attention, and be
argued that it would be a monstrous thing if the friends of
every person who was in such a meditate were to be com-
pelled to seed them to a lunatic asylum, and that such a
proceeding was never contemplated by the legislature when
this act of parliament was passed.
Baron Pigott said that upon reference to the act of parlia-
ment, and the particular section seder which this indictment
was framed. he was of opinion that although the patient
might not at first be hawse, if she became so afterwards, the
Minute woultkapply, and the defendant wouldbe liable.

Mr. Metcalfe ;Lille was mach obliged to his lordship for
this intimation, and he should produce some *video°e to
show the actual condition of the patient, and bow the was
treated by the defendant.
Dr. Francis, a medical gentleman residing at Ealing, and
a friend of the defendant, was accordingly examined. and
he stated that he had repeatedly seen Mies Mitten while
she was in the defendants house, sad she was treated as
cue cif the family and was coder no restraint. With regard
to her condition, he said he considered she was of unsound
mind, but not no unsound as to render it necessary to place
her is a lunatic asylum.
In answer to question put in cross-examination Dr.
Francis said be was not aware that a pesos was specially
employed to watch Min Mitten, and that she wee not left
alone either by night or day.
Dr. Yates, another medical gentleman, gave similar evi-
dence, and he also expressed an opinion that Mies Mitten
was originally merely in an advanced stage of imbecility,
although she was undoubtedly verging towards insanity.
He added that he considered bet capable of taking are of
herself.

Heron Pigott inquired of the witness whether he consi-
dered her wandering about the Lrdgwere•rssd in the deed of
the night an indication of her being able to take OW of
berself _ _

He replied th►t ebe might have felt iodised for a night
walk.

Aitbis 'tags of the ease the trial was adjourned.
(Before Mr. Justice Shaw)

Rotert Born., a well•lookiag youth, 21 years of age, and
described se being • shopmaa, was indicted for feloniously
sod maliciously shooting at James Payne, with intent to do
him grievous bodily harm.
Mr. Best cooduoted the proasentice.

The facia disclosed by thii evidence in the case were thew:
—The prisoner had, or imagined be had, a claim of 31. ou a
Na Williams, wbo was the daughter of the prosecutor.
aad resided at No. 8, Nicholanstreet, Routes. On the 3rd
of the present month Mr. Payne, who resides at No. 17,
Lower-road, Islington, had oomaion to visit his daughter,
and reached her resideoos between 12 and I o'clock in the
day. Shortly afterwards the prisoner arrived and allied to
see Mrs. Williams, but was informed by the prosecutor that
she was sot at home, upon which the prisoner said that the
statement was false, and that he must ose her. The
cutor ordered him to quit the house. Re refused to crso,
and went from the parlour into the beck passage. The pro-
secutor followed him, when the prisoner exclaimed, "If
you touch me I will tire at you," and at the same
time he drew from his pocket a pistol, which he
levelled in the direction of his face and breast and pulled
the trigger, but the cap only snapped, and the weapon did
not go off. At that time the prisoner was 'lauding in
front of him, at • distance of about a yard. The prose-
cutor turned towards the frost door and got out into the
street. when he heard the discharge of a pistol, which must
have been dried by the prisoner from the passage. The
prosecutor, happily, was not struck, but distinctly felt
something pm him, and some wadding was found on the
pavement near the spot on which be was standing. A crowd
speedily assembled, and the prisoner was taken into custody
with the pistol in his howl.

Is hie Cross-examination by the prisoner, the prosecutor
denial that he had ever laid a hand upon the prisoner, but
merely told him to quit the house. He also positively
denied that the prisoner had only attempted to fire the
pistol over his head.
The testimony of the prosecutor was corroborated in its
loading features by Mr. Benstead, a neighbour, by Inspector
Wetoter (who proved that on examining the pistol he found
it was loaded with powder and wadding, but them was no
bell in it or cap on the nipple), by Mr. George Williams, the
son-in•law of the prosecutorotod by Mrs. Ellen Trevor, wbo
saw the second shot fired, sod found the wadding on the
pavement. It was also proved by Police-oonatable William
Everett, 227 N, that on searching the prisoner be found some
powder and cape nom him, but no shot or bullet*. The
peiaoo said be bad the pistol to shoot rats and mice in the
beck yard et his lodgings.
The prisoner, in his defence, said he merely took the pistol
with the intention of frightening Mrs. Williams, and thus
getting from her the money which she owed him. He had
so intention of harming Mr. Payee, the prosecutor, and indeed
be could not ►ave done so, as the pistol was not loaded
either with ball or shot, as he could prove by a wittier is
attendance on his behalf.

James Edwards was then sailed, gad deposed that he was
a (allow lodger with the prisoner, sad was present when he
loaded the pistol simply with powder and wadding, and