The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-25 00:00:00

lAIFTU LET WOUNDING AT &VISUAL

PAill." a middle-aged neapectable.looking
mom, was charged with ha • me the 10th of Deosraber, at
=, unlawfully and • y assaulted one Robert
with intent lo kill sad murder him ; a second
mast is the indictment cluurid him with unlawful], wound-
ing him with intent to do gringos bodily berm ; and a third
smut with a cosmos assault.

Mr, Pope ass for the prosecution
&leaded by Mr. FraeetJcose.
The prcescutor, who is an innkeeper, was on the even-
* of the 10th of December at the railway station
at Orraskirk, when the prisoner, who wits a stranger to him,
was there making a great some aad causiog considerable
meiteasest. Prosecutor took no part in the disturbance
exempt advising the primer to be quiet, when the prisoner
drew a red elver from his pocket, pointed it at the prose-
eater's head, sod fired it. The ball went through prose-
wide ear and the powder into hie eye, occasioning coo-
Adorable injury. Afterwards he presented the pistol at
another pampa who CUM up to take the prosecutor away,
hat fortunately the cap snapped and the pistol did not r
a. When taken into custody the prisoner said
what he had done was in self-defence. Before the
maiistrates be made • lengthened statement, in
which he mid that on his arrival at the station •
naa addressed Lin, and they had couversation about a
pips, Afterwards he attempted to mom the litre, when
somebody threw et him, aid other people celled after him
"old herring.' He became oneeisly excited, which
he to hie committing the act complained of.
Mr. dome said he did not think he could resist the
charge of us/awfully wounding, although he could produce
mitigating evidence.
Hu Lordship said he had looked through the depositions,
sod had no doubt that the prisoner bad behaved meet
neatly and improperly. He appeared to have takes out •
pietel—people ham! thrown doses J him—and some per-
ces going up to Lm to try to stop him, the pistol woo
Iced, at it went off soiklestally, sad the ball went through
his (the prwecntor's) ear.
Mr. Jones mentioned that the prisooer was a captain in
the Limerick Militia, and had formerly bees for sevea yeas
in the West Indies.

; end the Frieoner wee

The prisoner then pleaded guilty to the unlawfully wowed-
kg. and was sentenced to four Nomad hard labour.
The amine eoucluded shortly after lb o'clock.

cotes—(Betas Yr. Justice Williams)
WANT.. YUCILLIT.—SLANDZIING • BAPTIST ME118712.
TM pisistdl la this asthma was Ekes= Pallas *sat, a
MOW
oe preseber. midis. at Balks, and also the secretary
et d British Temperas", Limps, the head-quarters at
phis h ars at Belton ; sad the detesdaat, William Barkley,
else :elided is the same tows.

Mr. Temple, Q.C., rad Kr. Highs appeared as camel
lair the plaintiff ; aad Mr. Atteessy-Oeseral James, Q.C.,
and Mr. h. rope appeared oa behalf of the &Landsat.
The decimates alleged that the plaintiff wee a diseestiag
miler, that be preached for reward, that be was also a
linia member el a certain coopegation of protestant dn.
melees called Bagelets, sad that the defendant published •
Mel about the plaintiff. There were other counts,
malt'
whisk it was alleged that the defendant published and mall.
lewd, spoke of the plaintiff certain slanderous words.
The defendeat leaded cot guilty.
After the were opened, his lordship asked if
fiesta Mrs ne wows of putting a stop to the ioquiry, for it
mama ha • way painful one.
The Attorstry•thameal said he did not am bow it could be
16"Zsg.. peels thus to date the case. for the
pawn& we add asilean wee one of eery serious im-
)aeleges be client, banana it was brought really sidles
Fading damages into his pocket, but for the
perms of vindicating his character, which was to him
emiseislly eatable= Poe point of view, for be was and bad
bra for mmay years • Weise at the gospel, mid
Misretage it wee imporMint that he should have
the Mem sad geed *mks of all his congregation.
It wee also el leagoseftwee be him is a pecuinary point of
lessee be had best a minister of a Baptist con-
" le elselegilease of certain charges which were
=L lest
bins be had hem for the ~resent removed
hem*, pellise whisk be then occupied, and which re-
moval aim* socemarily ha perniseeet or tot, according to
fhermalt of AM mdse. It was also of importance is a
=.117:r. viftr
meiary ailtahniFer.d to another Thaetter..talle,
Temperance Image., and far that he had received • salary
if IDOL • year; imilalehangle that employment had not yet
• bens tam from bins, be weed coarse justified in expect-
ing that Ma N 11•11 tbia reins would determine whether
err ant he would enatians ia Mat post. The defendaattgr.,
Itaoldey, was • marabor al the same coogregation as
the pleialiff., but some immithe ago there was a divinisa
amengst the baptists of Bohan. Several of Mons,
wham ,as the defeedent, seceded from the
sesisty, of disk tie plabitiff was • member
let baying failed in ani effort be get up a =smiles of
Mak elm Modularised, with scone ethers, was desirous of
wasealag Mr the ea am He was opesed in that by the
and she didendmit did see abased in obtaining his
soodmindee. They had there the aemineneernent of •
=ffid hostility sia the part of the &deadest against the
. Some meal west over•--aad the learned
maned add ha mud reedily imagine • cherishing the
espy keeling whisk woad he created is his mind by the
opposition which the *lab' made to him—and the de.
feedent Mien write to Its pisistiff a letter, dated the 15th
efBeptamber. Ho would read that letter, bananas it was
cooled in terms which he thought indicated that what
the defendant did aftsewards, and what he did coating.
ye/emotively with that latter, was not done from the permit
seativeg. It was as follows :—" To the Rey. Ebenezer
Faller Quail, 116, Waterloo-street, Bolton, Sept. it.
Dew Brother,—lt is oar duty 'to do new others as we
wield that ethers should do unto us,' and if we have
aught sgaiast our brother to tell it between him and thee,
anti also ' sot to suffer sin upoe our brother, but to reprove
him,' kc. I write, first, because I cannot get from work
• jest sow ; and, second, because of what beard again last
sight ; rod third, because of advice received this morning.
Cle thaw other seamier I have asked advice, but that re-
waved now outweighs all. What I tell you is—On Teas-
day ai:bt, the Bch teetaat, I eaw yes is compasy with a
woman whom I afterwards proved eatistactorily to myself to
be • prostitute. Wires you lilt she told me that you bad
gives her a shilling, sad would have goes with me for the
rem amount. When I asked if she knew your name she
maid No.' hhe said that you were as elderly geniis:ma. I
saw you twice very plainly. My friend ti—west after yes,
bed saw you leave the woman. Of course I was astoeisbed.
sad fast whes to do. As I before rated, I asked advice.
All throe speed Mat it was beat to watch for you sod the
Inman, and have dope an, but I have not semi either of
yen risme. I am pained to tell you that you have bees
livacbed and men Kince several times, and by several
admeows the somber by two of your 'rather
Ere people have seen you most, and have Pormr,romd
ism watching you—that la. their young men. lOn were to
brim preasked there on Sunday night last, but you were
gimped bemuse of what theyoung men bad sees and told.
, Mesa them it is noised abroad. When I heard of fteasehill
• MO , U.. I was afraid my friend had broke, ooefidessie ;
Mile mid it was en secret, you had beim seen and were
• frig watched. Mr. Quaot, uudersteed that I am tellies you
rinser thee I iiiteald have does, bat from all these things
brig sisal el mum you wiU hew of them from other
mama lem a member of the same church. mod come-
questly. am affected as a member, and I think fur your own
0111140,11111110, sad the church's prosperity yea should .ot be
a member. If yes want more mformatioa. Le.. I ant et J.
owl 0. Kolowlee's. I would come, but can't.— Yours truly,
W. BouaLar.—Msdaseday morning." The same sight
OM that letter win writtes, eclair aid the learned comma.
Mime was a meeting of the ocrogregatioa. Toe plaiotiff
• ems proment, but the defendant was not The charges
meeeiseed is the letter ware alluded to at that meeting,
Si they found that contemporaneosely with his
parks written that letter he mole the charges
Mabee the rongiregatioo, or before such mem-
. bile ef the ociocrigation as it was nectossry
tarria he do in britgutg forward an •OCUISCI.O of that
AA the defendant was not present the meeting
wee adjourned till the 18th, and as that night the
Omuta and the defendant were present. What the
ddeedant said on that oremion was a reheating of
the charges contained in the latter, and the result was that
the phdatiff wen removed from hie odic. in the chard], aid
miatisitied so removed waiting the roma of this imams.
Mow, this defeadant, who stated thuv he ems the „Am.*,
ea the ciumaitm, that he immediately af t0...n0d wee% ey to