The Express.
London, England, 1846-12-18 00:00:00

Mr. Justice Williams expressed hie concurrence in the
course pursued by the prosecution, and ordere.l Barker and
Rains to be discharged. Breckon returns to Durham gaol,
to complete his term of imprisonment on a former con-
viction.
EXTRIDII DIPILAYITT.—T. Green was charged with the
manslaughter of Amy Green, his wife, on the 11th of August,
at Hull.—The prisoner, who was described as. a person of
steady and induArious habits, had resided with his wife and
two sons in a email house in Hull. About eight o'clock on
the evening in question, he gave his wife some money, and
then went with his brother to Dry pool feast. The deceased,
who was a very intemperate woman, put her children to bed,
lucked the door, went out, and got so drunk, that on return-
ing home at half-past ten o'clock, and endeavouring to go up
stain she fell down. She was found iy ing there by the pn-
soner at two o'clock in the morning, and being angry at her
conduct, he struck her head against the stairs several times.
He could not find the key at first, but having done so, he en-
tered the room, and he and Lis eldest um went down stairs.
The prisoner then dragged his wife by the hair of the head
up stairs into the room, threw her doer., and beat her head
against the fluor. He afterwards went to bed, where he re-
maked about an hour, and then got up, and jumped on the
body of his wife. The children screamed out, " Oh, father,
don't kill my mother!"—He alt retards threw her dow
stairs head foremost, bait sub.equeiltly t ,ok her into the
mem, and found her dead at six o'cluck in the morning.—
The jury retired, and after an absence of 20 minutes, re-
turned a verdict of Guilty, but they recommended the pri-
soner to mercy.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.—YESTERDAY.
THIRD COURT.—Before Mr. Commissioner Bullock and the Common
Serjeant.
W. Henderson, a foreigner, was indicted for a burglary.
Six foreigners were on the jury empannelled to try him.
Mr. H. Leech said he was in the employ of his father,
a jeweller in Great Toweratreet, and was at work on last
Saturday evening, when a large stone was thrown at
the window and he ran out, when be found the prisoner
running away. lie was arrested, and on being taken
to the prosecutor's shop several atch seals, brooches,
and keys were found upon him, which were identified by
the prosecutor as his property. It was found that an ebony
case, containing 20 seals 12 rings, 2 keys, end some
brooches, of the value Of 2.51. ltis. had been extracted
through the aperture.—City police-constable 533 proved the
arrest of the prisoner, and the articles being found upon
him.—The jury found the prisoner Guitty.—There was a
former conviction of the same prisoner for felony, by breaking
ir.to the same prosecutor's house and stealing 4 watches.—The
prueecutor stepped forward,and said neither his person nor his
property was safe while the prisoner was at large. On the
former uccasi 41 he had suffered damage to the extent of 301.,
and the property now stolen was worth nearly that amount.
The stone (produced) was a rough sharp-edged piece of
granite, weighing about six pounds, and he said he had uo
doubt but the missile was aimed at his son to prevent pur-
suit.—The Common Serjeant said the crime was a serious
one, and as imprisonment seemed to have no effect upon the
prisoner, he must new be removed from the country.—
Transported for seven yeah.