The Express.
London, England, 1855-03-26 00:00:00

HOME CIRCUIT.—Lawss, Mimes 23.

The Miens of the Smith amine was bronchi I. a em-
elusion this afternoon, the only @penal jury one, " Verrall
V. Morns," having been omega between the parties after
a portion of the madam bad been gone into.
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/?.J s** Peach. 27, a respeetable-looking man. Ina
shagged with stealing three watches, the property of diffe-
rent parsons.
Mr. Roapell prosecuted, and Mr. Horn defended the.
prisoner.
It appeared that the amused bad tweed on a rather ex-
tensive banana at Amadei as a watchmaker, and we a
married man with one child. He bad in his service a young
girl named Mary Jam Page, 16 years old, and it would
seem that a short time before the robberies in question were
committed. the prisoner had repeatedly pressed her to con-
sent to elope with him, and he impreseed -his intention to
km his wife, and take her to Australia. The child of the
prisoner died on the 9th of February, and it appeared that
after this eveut took plain, the prisoner became more
priming in hie solicitation, to the girl, and she at length
emeoted to run away with him. A regular plan then
seemed to have been laid by the prisoner to get ell
the property be could into his pommies, and having meet
hi. wife to Chichester upon some errand, he made applica-
tion to several of hie customers for their waithee, snider
various pretences ' • such as that they mated regulating,
repair. ter., end he succeeded is obtakang a nubs? of
nduable watches. The girl Pap and be urnspodia up
all the movable property about the plan, and gramsiod to
London, where they cohabited together and a rember of
the watches were pawned, and having tilled car Ws wow
tldotutld in this way the prisoner and bin sewpashm pow
to Dover, with the intention to get as bowl SIM
outward bound vessel. The flight of the prisosarof mutes,
wasted a good deal of natation at Arundel, and ass if the
essatabhe of that tows, sawed Pews*, sessesderted
with the Landon police, sad, is sessestsassed las Iservas-
ties he received, he went to Leaks. as& erased rho pri-
eoser and the girl Page, sod worrmasKy followed them to
Donn where be apprehended the peisoa•r, with thirty
wankel in his possession,, as well a a good den of other
PreArTiery, without any hesitation, returned a verdict of
rtaty, and the learned judge, after commenting upon the
grow immorality and misconduct of the prisoner, sentiment
Lim to be kept to hard labour for a year.
The eetumkedon for the county of Sum will be opened
to-day (Monday) at Kingston.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—SEMEWSBURT, MAILS 23.

Towns of •

Two fines named Miller and Praeharti were charged with
laving, as the sight of the 24th of August, attempted to
ghost David Holt, gamekeeper to J. C. B. Borough, Req.,
of Cheteryad, near Newport. There were several other
foolishness' against than, charging them with unlawfully
esesding, with being on Made in penult of game, Ai.
Holt stated that about 10 o'clock on the night of the 24th ,
of August he was weft down a lane near Bdemaciad, whim '
be ;heard some one to the adjoining field, iato which he
west. He hand a man with two dogs neer the perk wall
sad oollared him. Holt had a double barrelled gas in his
left head. A draggle took place, aad Holt wee the master; I
but as he was 'eking Miller away, the latter called oat to
his mate, who rushed up, sad streak Holt on the side of the
bead, which so staggered him as to cause his to loose
Miller. Bolt was then knocked down, end repeatedly ;
struck about the head with a stick. After • struggle '
and beetles' .about the hoods, hit gun was wrested
from him, and Miller said he would "Isiah him,"
palatine the gas. Holt pushed the gun aside, sad
see of the barrels was di.charged, without any Wary. The
man whom he thought to be Pritchard *gala struck Holt
with a stick on the head. He was left issensible, but even-
tually got to a ferns house, whence he was sent home, and
remained under medical cue for three weeks, clarion one
of which hie life was despaired of. Miller was apprehended
the same night at a lodgiog house in Newport; and Pritchard
some time is Osteber, about seven miles away.
The Mod apes which the sseault took place belonged to
Mr. Borough, sad was held by Mr. Wiggins ; bat the pro-
gnostics did net prom that Wiggins bed not given the min
lib -my to bees his ground to take rabbits, a bagful olwhich
was bead ea the Mild.
Under these circumstances Mr. Jobestoun Neale, who de-
fended the prisoners, contended that the law did sot give
the keeper power to collar the prisoners, and that they were
justified Is sang what means they chose to free them-
selves.
Mr. Bares Marti. also was of opiaioa that the keeper,
sot being • gems siker, had no right to collar an one
treepeasiag but set M pursuit of game—rebbite set king
game—witheist 'medal authority from the tenant, mad said
the mos were Mailed is using what violence they chose to
free themselves, but no sore.
As Pritchard was sot sworn to by Bolt, he was dis-
charged; and Miller pleaded guilty to unlawfully wound-,
lee, as the evidence, is the lensed baron's opinion, tended
to show there was en games of violence used, and he wee
eenteaced to be imprison.' for 12 months.
The business of the egoism elated shortly altar 8 o'clock,
and the leaned ledge would open at Hereford on Saturday.