The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-30 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT:--MoNmourn, MARCH 27.
The ttial of Abet Evans and Eliza Dore, for the wilful
murder of their female illegitimate offspring, a child of six
weeks old, was proceeded with before Mr. Justice
Wightman this morning.
The Jury, after a protracted trial, found both prisoners
' °witty, but strongly recommended the woman to mercy.
His Lordship said he would forward the recommendation
to the proper quarter, but, for his own part, he could hold
out no hopes. Ilia lordship then put on the black cap,
and passed sentence on them in the usual manner.
This case finished the anises, and the judges left for
Gloucester.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LITEttrOoL, MARCH 20.
giu Pura—nomads Ma. James Cameras.
ACTION FOR CRIM. CON. AGAINST A
CLERGYMAN.
HAEDINO O. MIDDLETON (CLEAR.)
This cue, which has excited an intense degree of interest
in Lancashire and the vicinity, came on at ten o'clock this
morning before a special jury.
Mr. Cowling having opened the pleadings,
Sir F. Thesiger stated the ease to the jnry. This ease,
observed the learned Attorney:General, was one of these
that, unhappily, was necessarily thrust upon the pnblie
la mice from the anomalous state of the law in regard to In.
juries of the nature complained of by his client. Me
sought, in the forms of law, compensation at the base of
the jury for an attack made by the defendant upon he
'beauty and the person of his (the plaintire) min;
and, when the jury had heard the evidence which he
should lay before them, he had no desk they
would agree with him that • more entropies elm,
even of the kind, was seldom prevented to a cone of Jim
tics. The defendant was arrived at that time of lih
it might be supposed that ens herbal indulgences wedd
yield to the control of rases ; MR mere was it to be ex-
pected that he would avail sob st s mature so criminal and
so abhorrent to men of haasseable principle, that their
commission was only by the ..* depraved and dindein
The defendant in this ease is • oisegyrnan, a widows,. and
a father, one who had knoll knows the also of that
dear and intimate eahlies eilleli be bed handed, god,
above all, ho is a seenhw et a sowed prohmisa whisk
should give a p MO the claims of morality and deco-
ram would not be The plaintiff is • merchant
residing at Renalekkersa Didsbury, about 6 miles from
Manchester; he leelehdi April 7, 1841, his preeent wife,
the subject of the premat action, he having been at the
time • widower, of about 37, with one son, the lady being
24, and the daughter of a respectable woollen manufac-
turer at Huddersfield. For many years they lived together
in perfect happiness ; the plaintiff kept an expensive este-
, bliahmeut, and indulged his wife in all her wishes. Ile
was absent nearly every day on business, and about two
years ago the defendant, the Rev. Mr. Middleton, who was
about 50 years of age, and a widower, also with one son,
was introduced to the family. The defendant is the in.
nunbent of St. George's-fields, Manchester, and having
daring a severe illness of the plaintiff's son expressed great
concern, and going constantly to pray at the bedside of the
suffering patient, the father's heart, softened by aMietion,
yielded to the sympathy, and the closest intimacy
and friendship ensued between the parties. From
this time the visits of the dehadant became
continual ; and no cause for suspielen arose in
the mind of the plaintiff, until the isseth of July, 1861,
when the deheidend was forbidden to eledieue his visits.
Hut it wadi he pond by the swains and shoes, that
ae..behri int ober this period, the dehmiast end the
Mk Win k the habit of Eleselni eta ether
=c7 ;am, is the ammo of the plaint( and reonained
k therein with Ni.. Harding foe two or three home at
a dm, eels frig given to the servants only to come in
whoa the bell ram end to knock before epodes the door.
Oa One sessionee the blinds of the seam Wire drawn
dews, ono to the aseth, where the ma never eon es the
windows, and sem in he month of lasmay. When the
defendant supsend the Site was drawing even for the
*indite eimbincedsoweald leave by the boa gate, and
=s
i:oak as His Emilkee return, end meet Mrs.
nKM bed net nee far that day. la the math
of $e bee, 1860, one of the lands waft
W less sent into the breakfast rem to get emit vie ter
the pielatirs son, who was ill. Obi honied at the doer,
irk wake it hanehately, head the Ashadant with kis
as Mod Kn. Ilseding's mith mil kinks her. Oa m-
are amiss, maim men trios ins the nem
me as ohmage( and Ike 1 vi la • situallea
Milli mild leave as doubt of the impoper sa•
rdattfr their cosassisa. la January of ha year, the
s an vim seat la for the bine of the
as dr, hit health, mark km sfiidr being vnppresarins.
=mitt= has, thhahat ism liestmaft ; sad it
thst ea eireseel eesseine, shiest in the
pa
wn. d the bwheak mhell GM is sainiou bad they
the tishaimin eat the pillars wife were
esimised by the esensee of Mr. Browabill, a
at when hewn ti were, as well as by
the badly of Mr. Mink in situations of a
reedy in= and culpable
h diesiceter. On the 16th of
year, w all the pat ea were on a visit
attriirsimbth's, beim= 4 asi 6 o'clock in the after-
noon, a sanest nosed Min Keigilea went into the room
whore Ma lisesil the ilehadant won (the plain-
tiff sad Ma ma gone hr a walk), whoa alio found
lkil' on • elk and the dellnient with
hihomillgaar her akar. lathe mak& it big • moon-
light all et them west ea the les then tsgether.
bat thesight, plekilit ma he ma wen erespied to at. in
alma 20 Wake, end in about an bier 1111 ilehakM re-
tainsd with Kn. Harding, where Ann mil bar were
mind by all the finales in Mr. BrevabK's helm to be in
=hinder, and which she entimei helm
eke mw her
The mat day • swan mw the defendant
with his hand ea lin. Mording's bosom, and
immediately ommaiensi whet she had seen to
M lama. But an intnerharry 4:inmates** took
sea their ream tam ilinhpart. The plaintiff bad
.. was his ovellsmomi IMid 1P ,to to Sal-
; Kn. 'af was at the time and in
kg. The dsistsat cane, eat sited he pm Ind
paper, and as min conesposionse me bipt m he dent
two hours between the parties, in which two smash were
employed, thus showing that they were amine le min
every opportunity Ile ban eminiakatims with sash other.
On the 2lst ill j; he KM, • isle Si Mai lo (fir F.
had beim ellsied, the Oth for a d to wi M,, th his wife
Tart=) dehation. mat AVMs, Match.
On snicks than they found the gate dunk and
the pasty me stepped by the woman who bad
et t
ow he g nie.pc Tie defendant, however, premed ri,..%
alleil le thrash, and, pining a men C&X
z=lothailitio moan, wen on with Mn.
the rersomireasse of the
got over the paliam went up the =
were sows lost to sight. Tor an hour and a hell
Mr. Harding toonned there, very much maspof of
nest b
emu, bat still Mime he tonetest*sift
bed been landed. The fay, suspicions
h a pail ho-
sad
reasonable nee, email ant it to teen tors minion
that when this parties hail the ed= et privacy and
opportunity, their naiad any them far-
th=il hey maid tthe Vs. to huh* throe
The pinball woe mg *heir diseased of
67eiesentreans, and • sionsg, which Wog ail
the my hem, and though ho phial, Mill did net Mer-
lin he slightest susyucsou m_his "Ws Why, he hit it
W Any to tell the asibad thth bin ilmind se men of '
Ms ommeny, and net to sine Si hi Mass Is was,
however, found Mimi& by these to submit
to the restraint whit this Messed ; •and'
from that time um. December last Min end clan. 1
destine interviews Ink place beds m= them, and
though there were oaly four IMMEIIES when it
wonld be proved they wen together sehistly, its I
was not unreasonable to easels& that the ti
and
Mrs. Harding had not emdined themeless to Om four
emelions of meeting thathetisely. Aso he de-
Millet bad besa Mbiddna the plaintire_ it hrmer I
anted Millet mw a geatisma awl • hip k • ime, in 1
is
• peition as Ish se ink of 11. Mem of their
immune. Millet sent a penis mast Knomi to on If
Ite Gould identify them, ash this MEM he very em
elusive proof that Mn. Harding ones 410 lad/c ill=
no dacha whstevor as to tietakilhe
In ikeptember ands the paths were ma he a lane sell he
from DMA.'" ; and k Nonscher. el 11 o'clock is Om
homes, when the weather wassaviezagy, Mr. Kurth a
miller, and Mr. Thomson, a wen to-
wards the mill of the formar, when they taw a es the
hetpult ; they were surprissel at ile4r out
es suit • morning, mil NM SE WIWI anal ea over-
taking hes that it wee lin. Knew oher they
BIM. Xiidliket the isiaimate who thug Ind
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