The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-12 00:00:00

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isthastel tkey did nog Tito law requires sot raeplcion
cely, but plain and ntorsl 16110400110110, not far-fetched
o'er, fro. the evidence. It is for you to ray whether you
can safely ease ,to the, aoselusios that the prisoner &dud.
11101,114 pa• maw, lam unable. I, may observe that, it
I were Plash, a surmise. there is opinion epos slum
falleywould Nut rather than sins the prisoner.
The Jury retired at a quarter to di o'clock, and ether
an atiseons of ten minutes, returned with a verdict of Ad
Gushy.
The laersoilledp osid—?he courstryare firdobted tort
for your Vest anodic*. aid I sprit feel ntreuely tbssil•
- bare bestowed. I world have iaterfirrol,

sooner. bet tbeeght It store eatidastoey to allow the a to
be fully hard.
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ROME CIRCUIT.

Dze. 10.

1111011111 112. IVPIIOII 010107011.
Jame" Prior, 15, wu ladieted for feloniously aid 'tali-
cloudy settle, fire to certain farm buildings, a stack of bay,
and other farm produce, with latest to Ware Peter
Portray.
Mr. T. Chambers proseouted ; the plow wu defended
by Mr. Bodwell.
It appp.d that the prosecutor was as extensive ?MAN
et Great Sawyford, I. this tweety, sad the prisoaer was la
Ns service es scullery boy, sad it was part of his duty to I
make up what are called "skids' of straw, for the meresatel
to light the ibis with. was so sagaged about one °Nagel'
sa die day on the 21st of July, and it appeared that he took
• lueihr boa out of the kitohsu with him into the shed
were he was to make the skids, and immediately afterwards
• In broke eat is that eked, which before it could be es.
tiaguisbild gasumed property to the amount of 1,2001. The
prisoner apposed to have at once admitted that he wee the
WWI of the • fine, and said that he had lighted um.
straw to Make a " smudge," u he called it, sod that it es.
tended to the building before ho could eztiagoish it. He
appeared to hue bores a good character, and there did
111110111 to have beta any ill.feeliag betels* him mad his
muter.
The learned judge, in sematiag up the ewe to theal
said that however much it was to be regretted that se
an amount of 'property should have bout destroyed
such eirountstaacos, yet before they mkt coedit ths
sour upon this indictment, they must be satielloil that he
bad wilfully caused the mischief, sad that it woe ~(foss
by seedier.
The jury, after • short deliberaticro, returned • verde& of
ket
Joseph Batten, alias Burnett, SO, labourer, was imitated
ix *striae firito a stalk of wheat at Writtle, the property
of Samuel Blyth.
The charge was clearly established against the prisoner,
gad the Joey returned a verdict of " Guilty," aid he was
esatateed to be transported for fifteen years.
Dec. 11.
Hoary Bum, 22, and Henry Marsheat, 31, were W-
aisted for the welted offense of wettadisg George Heigh*,
with latent to murder him.
In two other Gornto the latest of the prisoners wu said
to be to resist their lawful approkssaloa, and to do grievous
bodily berm.
Mr. Chmabelre proseiluted ; the rimers ware Weeded
by Mr. *Swell.
The monitor deposed that he was one of the Buss
fooldflbfk"7. Out on the night if the let November
last he was es duty at Ardleigh, and In the course
of his meads he had to pass across • field Ii that
neighbourhood. Jut ma he was about to get ever a stile be
saw the two petroure studies sear the stile, sad a upper
was sloes by elem.
_lt was about a quarter pat 11 (Moth
at sight, sad supectimg that something was wrong, be
asked the primeters what they wen doing then, and they
ludo him se 'sewer. Upou this he told them that he
should appalled them oat suseicioa of stealing the topper,
sad be attempted to lay bold °Teach of the primates by the
sonar. They waisted, sad • itesMe took plug, mad he
pushed them back upset a beak, but they got op aisle, and
• farther struggle took piece, sad they ell three fell to the
ground, and hft hat came off. Be suseeded fa golds; up
two or thus ONUS but at length the primmer@ .04 kin
madorseath, sad isecia got epos his bask sad Marehant
tbea busa kiskiug him oa the heed, aid gave him acs
Mdse. kicks. Be still struggled to get up, when Met-
atarsi throw himself upon him, SIM put his areas round
• ask. As the ssly chasm he ettneldend he had of
=slits Chaim attempted to thrust him lagers into
Vs eyes. mil Merchant the. began Waking him oe
ebelmial aisle, sad he felt the blood flowing from several
maim& on his heed. He this relied out to the premiers,
"Das% kill me end pen may go," but Marobast matisued
UAW, him, and as Mak that was more savors than the
oft mods Ms psis isenly. The onuses Bacon, who
ilea tli OM Mai Mosspes hie back, the. got up from him,
eel sell Is ids Menesie% "That'. sough of it," mad he
*ea Melted him twits, ow the beck sad jumped upon his
Ides. Merchant also kicked his again ou Use head, and he
hums insensible, sad wises he reamed he found the
osera had rue away taking the upper, with
Whoa he cams to himself he tried to
Take his staff out of his parkin, bat found he was suable
do es and upon examining his right head be dimmed
ISM the middle finger wee turned trite beck. M
UM es he had reactured himself, he meads the beet of his
wry to the Avelleigh railway statics, aid soma afterwards
he saw the saperisteadest, sad gave him informs•
ties et what had happened, sad the primmer* were
late arilsoly the same moesiag, sad he ideatilled
lisee as men *lto had assaulted him.
The in sumer to gusting put by Mr. Bode
welt, Nil Oft be sever attempted to seas the prisoners,
eel eel beselompted to do was to take then into castody for
allteileg Messmer. He did mt dew his staff or attempt
to bee &eft may part of the Immegam
• esperieeM Dean doges' that be apprehended the
..Bases is hod, at hie_ being at Ardleigh, sad spa
tel
his lawmen, he hose Hay woes bloodyst
lens=both legs, and they elm append he have bass
smastly washed. Hie bats was die Weedy, and be
assesetod for the marks by seylag Mello had he.. we"e"d ,
stykrlliea
biz age a the previous day. Witasms
Mareheat. He had ea • pair ot ebillir INC=
hum OM moo way dry sad mouldy, sad he asked is
diet be bad Mss with the shoes he were ma the provisos
day. Ni. reply wee last be had seat them to his father's to
he nestled, and whoa he was told that he must see them. be
told yo.a Me. 1 have no other boots e& Mae I
etas ft."
111. C. P. Idissig„ a Imes% at Dedham, deposed that
he wee alai la is see the possessese *Mull after the le.
entessee. He Met his eaersesely hut, and was seemly
able to moms the poltioes tin were pus
to he. HY hen
sal Melbas wore eseadoesly isemeted with bleak mg he
bead sue use NAM ef sets and gonads, five of them pas'
Imam sompletely to the base and expodsg the skull.
Then were altuother more than • dem wounds *pea the
heed, sad they wars of • Maraca, seek se mold he is.
MOM by my bleat weapon, ea by the Ina Pe Pate of a
alas, The right Mad of the peemellw was uric Mashed,
end he Owed it severed with este and essegiese, ad three
et the bones of the Rapes were bream% est sae of the
luau of the little anger woe also its epee. The mush
was all of a very severe charsater, i.i der several days he
wee fearful that erysipsiu would Mee takes plus, wed
la that use the life of the prolocutor maid have been is
R 0115.., was thou gives did WI the might is queens
the had been stoles from the premises of a isms
Asia% at Ardleigh.
Mt. I.lusd, at the ease of the as fee the porseatles,
mind his lestelip whether he smoldered the eiremanansts
wan saMeisat to Justify the dim is iaterferiag In the
Let brass, se as to support the mast charging the pri.
seem with mist's, their lawful apprehesetee.
The lemma Jadp said he thought the "Mow 1111111114 say
*died I. faterforisg, hat that ups the Is be wsuM
have arwleeted his duty if he had not dose so.
Mr. Indwell then addrsued the fury for tie pins's%
sad Maid that the oily straggle be shield Mkt ht the Nee
would he Ss endeavour to relieve the plasm ion a
aas-
viMis. upon tha gnat is the isdlutmsst .barging ea
nowise to made', and be hoped that miss the dream.
seams they would be Justified in sessittiag them of that
eases, edd lading am guilty of the km eerieu mats
et the isdiMmat.
Hi kaidsip laving summed up, the fury, after Miller-
Meg fee suns time, found he pitmen Guilty of wounding
the paseuter with intent to resist their lawful apyroisea.
,teak sad else to de grievous bodily harm.
The lemsed Judge, is pang sesames, said the pri•
sows ought to amide' themeless very fortesate that the
Nay bed Impala this of the meet serious partial of the
ebuep ; but, they bad bean amsitted et 'steadies
so eimmit savior_ Jame weld be so doubt that if the pro.
ewrose bad Mel their offence would have unseated to
nude, mil he Mid very probably have had to pass sea
team of Mali apes them, end that assume 'mid leo
dual ism bria serried fete effect. His Melia thee
eitsweed upon their Initial and its.loglish maim is
WM,. the prosecutor
in the meaner they caseposed to
Ms de m, end he couladed by ordering them to he kept
ervitude for air years.
Me. Cambers then apolied to his lordship to Mkt a
ewer& to be paid to the °Meer, for the courage sad dear-
einalien be had *visaed sue the oussioa.
" The iseased Judge said he thought the ,Hear bad
Wham' eery well, and be should direct Mr. Straight to
maw bins eampeasatha is the shape of • reward sub as
wes real fa suer mess.

UM= ClRCUlT.—Exirria, Du. 10.

MOI! MIL 11111011 Milli
CIAIOII OP SIOOTIXO AT ♦ OLE

Robert Rows Harvey, a stalwart, isoustsebiord mesa,l
who had beau icesierly • captain of a 11141111112111 yowl, use 1
Wasted for islosiously shootiag et the Ban. Chirp Tucker
sad hie daughter, at Musbary, sear A:Waster, es the 12th
',August last, with latest to do thin grievous bodily harm.
Uadd worth preessated, sad Yr. banish, &folded
Vas
I mos/ad that the proseeutor sad his dambearJase
haft hems ow Sudsy, the 19thad Aaiun Wet taalllsied
swift ionise at the eburelt, whist was about IN 'pais
dielastilisea the reetary-heass. Oa posies the paleiesaras
him a pa eras Iced twice at the preeseatse by ea pi-
eassr,ahl ease shot entered his heed. whisk peedsaid a
large vii ssisa et Weed. Hs was convoyed to his Muse, but
the televise were set a dap sisresier.
The ddisie was that the or was ism, end ft was
swag that he ha isjsrist wills
Melee ablest nom psis ago. His imam slam his eial.
dem at Masbary, was peeved Is We bees nay eztreorll-
- sem sad Dr. lethal, medical saperiasat et the
I Dews Comity Asylum, said that be believed No la be
peehalli lamas; that be had tad blia that the MOD be