The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-08 00:00:00

diem ams sposastal of ea draught, sad dripped la tb•
laudamatibem a small phial sentainlag about a penny-
worth. Witmer Mid Pioderfels Wright, a aglow servant,
whet Ids MMus beldam, aM be vast tots
to oat aaslk daseght, Mist he shamed for Ittirtl:
wadi Mae. Rail had pat aside he her husband. Witness
had Asa heard her Mama 'wpm a wish that Mr. Read
wee dead. The east day es said to whams, "He mast
bit as hard as lies, to he wadi lays Irma dead beim this
tam"

The prisoner—That must have been said, then, In refer-
enda to his drinking habits. This II a mast anal, wicked
camp.
The ease was
feed
a short time to get the eentenn
na of the bottle al ; bet West, the Gam, reported that
he amid not get it done, at Kinit's College, before Monday.
At the resumed bearing of the ease, damn Ilona made
PM addition, to her evidence. She stated that oho had
heard her mistress espies, a wish that she Gould " slow
poises " her master.
Mr. Wollner cross examined the witness with the view
of showing that her additionsi evidence was an afterthought.
Us denied that her muter was given to drinking.
Frederick Wright said that he was in the eluvial' of Mr.
Read. Owing to what Susan Horan told him about the
draught, he went and ppaarobned naseher, sled 'hanged it
for the nee which his mistrer had put ewe he his master.
Hs sealed the bottle, and it arse the wane whisk bad been
given to the police. When master oeutplahmil of the broth
on Thursday evening, witness told him not to teach it, and
referred him to Sawn for an explanation digital be meant.
Mr. and Mn. Read had frequent tronsis, sod witness had
often heard the prisoner my " that sir whited him dead,"
and that " she would give a good sum se nosey to say one
that would bring her his corpse.'
The prisoner—it is false to say so. Boma says that she
has often sew se sponge his bed to silks it damp.
Mr. Read—And I have constantly found my sheets damp,
snd am suffering from it now. I have been ill for six
weeks or more. _ _

Mr. Vvootii;r (to the wituss)—Can you think of any I,
thin more that you hays heard your mistress say ?
Witness (after much hesitation)—She asked ms aloe for
soma oxalic acid, which I was cleaning the wiadows with,
but I refused to giro It her. I believe Mr. Cooper is an
attorney's clerk or annethiag of the kind, and ha has visited
the Mass constantly, both in Mr. Read's presence and when
he has boon absent. I have heard the prisoner say that
she loved Mr. Cooper, • end had reason to lova him. Wit-
ness heard Mr. Read soy to her a day or two ago, "Caro-
line, rscollset this, Mr. Cooper never darkens my doors
again." She said, " What for ?" He said, " I have my
reasons," but ha did not tell them. When he had gone off
to Unison the prisoner came into the shop and said to wit-
ness, " Whatever will Mr. Cooper think ? Read has written
to him to forbid him the house. I must go and sec him,"
and she want out apparently for that purpose.
Mr. Henry—What became of the broth? When you
heard your muter complain of its bitterness, did you not
suggest that it shoold be kept and analysed ?
Witness—No. I did not. I know it was thrown away.
Mr. Henry—lt is clear that no charge can be sustained
in respect to the broth, because it was not tested. Ido not
believe that a jury could conviet the prisoner on this evi-
dence. The exprissions deposed to may have been used in
anger, without • guilty intention ; and with respect to the
draught, although it bad not been analysed, it was admitted
on all hands that the quantity of laudanum put into it was
very small.
A long discussion then took place between the solicitors
and the parties concerned respecting the terms of a separa-
tion. Mr. Read proposed to allow his wife 15s. per week,
and keep their only child himself; but the wife said that his
Income was very good, and he could allow her rnore. He
had 1501. per annum and perquisites from a mercantile
situation, besides the profits of his business, for the goodwill
of which he gave 200 guineas, and he had money in the
bank.
If,. Henry considered the allowance sufficient, as she
could do something for herself.
The prisoner then demanded her own plate and jewellery,
bat the husband refused to deliver up anything, except her
clothes and some bcd•linen. With this undorstandiug, the
use was disposed of.
SOUTHWARK.

Robert Dunn, barrister at-law, was brought up in custody
and placed in the :felons' does, charged with obtaining 7L
from William Daley, a poor Irish tailor, residing at No. Gt,
Great Guildford-street, Southwark, under fraudulent and

false pretenoes.
The prosecutor said, that about two months ago the pri-
soner was :recommended to him u a banister-at-law, who
was able to see to acne of his wife's in Chancery. The pri-
soner said he would look into it, and he then banded him a
sovereign to do so. Ile came to him afterwards and said—
" Mr. Daley, the ease is all right, and you have a legal
claim on the property; If you band me 61., I will put the
bill en the file, and you will soon be a rich man." Witness
then borrowed 61. and gave it to him. Some time after-
wards he borrowed another sovereign, which made 71. alto-
gether. After that he got him to plains name to a bill of
exchange for 331., but, fortunately, lir. Dunn spelt his
sense wrong, and rendered the bill useless.
Thomas Hart, 2, Downes-buildings, gardener, said he:lent
the prosecutor 61., and saw him hand it to Mr. Dunn, on
the 21st of September last. The latter promised to revive
a bill of Mrs. Daley's father in Chancery, and put it on the
fils on the 2nd of November.

N,. ITniiiire wished to give an explanation of the
while tieeseelos to the magistrate. He said that
two menthe end a half ago be met Daley, Hart, 'and
Ise basest he the street. The latter, whom he knew,
hid bit flat Daley was entitled to extensive pro-
ps!'" kelitzt and wanted him to carry it on. He
iY Meei be not speak to them in the street, but they
fart r epos Ida at his hones. They accordingly called
as bison= Mr. Daley told him his wifs was heir-at-law
18 a Mn. Weed, who lied a bill M Chancery, in 11130, re-
spridmi am. preperty in Cornwell and Devonshire. He
esembed t s welerde, after considerable trouble and en-
pas% vita be head that the eon of Mrs. Daley's eldest
brether wr glee and that she had no claim. As for
die la, he took that as security for the attorney;
bat, lading Mr. Daley had no claim, be did not accept
it._
_lt was now spikes.
. -

Corfu said that there could be no pretence for
charging Mr. Dunn with a false pretence. It was clear
he bad dime considerable labour for Daley, which in-
titled.him to the money he had received. Nothing
could be fairer than the manner in which Mr. Dunn had
acted with the bill of exchange ; therefore, under all the
eireurnstances, be should discharge him from custody.
Mr. Dean was then discharged, vowing that the prose-
cutor was an honest man after all.

LAMBETH.
Mr. Sewell, a surgeon, of the New-eut, Lambeth, at-
tended at this court to inform the magistrate of the death
of the infant child of Mr. George Lapham, a master baker,
in the New-cut, the treatment of whom by a servant had
formed the subject of these lengthened inquiries at this
court. It will be recollected that a young Irishwoman,
named Johanna Connell, had been charged before Mr.
Elliott with attempting to destroy the infant child of her
mesiteeziniellapouring some vitriol:lnto its mouth. On the
Mr. Sewell distinctly proved that the serious
to the infant had been occasioned by the pent-
= TIMM. Of erne other such corrosive compound, into
its mouth, awl that such injury had placed its life in greet
peril for emend dim. At the period of the last exami-
nation, however, the infant seemed to be in a great degree
reemered ; bat the primer was fully committed to take her
Mel ea a dam of administering vitriol with intent to
skimp the MK. Oa the evening of the day on which the
ream lad bees esumated (the 20th of October), a phial.
001111kkg NIMMI medieine for the infant, and also a half-pint
M when tut prisoner kept some " holy water" in
Me bet mews, were mining, and a rigid search had been
seek he them. Neither oould be found, and the prisoner
Mls the declaration that the injury done to the child
OW mmuloced by the falling of a candle from the
sweiediii. On Friday morning the poor child died, and
ear Its death the soil in the water-closet of Mr. Lapham
MS carefully examined, when the half-pint bottle was
peeked up, and was found to contain about an ounce of
'dl. This bottle was identiffed by three different per-
ms is the house as being that in which the prisoner used
N lump her " holy water," and therefore no doubt what-
ever can be entertained as to the prisoner's guilt.
Mr. Sewell was told that the best course was to forward
the information of the death of the child to the coroner.