The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-03 00:00:00

CHAIM! 01 INCENDIAILISII,

lest Lee, XI, and Joseph Lee, 17, brothers, were in-
dicted for having wilfully and maliciously set fire to a clover
stack, the property of Mr. Joseph t;thfc, of l'ilton, on the
2ird of January hst.
l'he cane was put forward as our resting entirely on cir-
cumstantial evidence, the most remarkable fact connected
with which was the discovery of a piece of burnt rag in the
stack-yard where the lire took place which corresponded
with a piece of rag found in the house of the prisoners'
mother, and which had been left there some months before
by the daughter of the prooweutor.
iluth prisoners were ruquillerl.
THY GANZ LAWS. - . .

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No less than three indictments were preferred against
persons for p•rjury in givingt widenec ainunst men chow('
with poaching. The grand jury threw out one of the bills,
but returned the others aa " true," and the accused will be
tried at the next assizes.
The business of the assizes terminated at four o'clock.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—NEwcAsTLE, FEE. 28.
Barons Na. Jesrica CA...WALL.
MILVAIN V. CASSANZTTI AND CO.
This was an action to ret over damages for breach of agree-
ment of charter, and occupied the court during a gnat part
of yestenlay. The case was concluded to-day, the jury
finding a verdict for the plaintiff subject to certain
reductions.

Ilestor v. BAKER.
This was a special jury case. The action was brought to
recover compensation for certain goods which came into the
possession of the defendants, and which were afterwards
converted to their own use. The goods were estimated at
31;01.
Mr. Bliss, in opening the ease, went into a lengthened
explanation regarding a person named James Atkinson, to
whom the goods originally belonged, and who for many
years was an innkeeper, and dealt with Mr. llcslop, who
was a wine and spirit merchant in Durham. In the course
of their tran,tetions Atkinson did not succeed in trade, and
no security for certain sums of money which Atkinson owed
the plaintiff, two schedules of furniture in the possession of
Atkinson were made out, and two deeds of assignment were
acennlingly made out in favour of the plaintiff. Atkinson
first kept a publie.house in Durham ; 2ndly, in Darlington,
and, then, lastly in Newcastle, where he kept the Charles the
12th public-house at the Bridge-end. At earh of these places
the plaintiff supplied him with wine, spirit, &c., hut on
Atkinson declining to deal any longer with him he de-
manded interest for his money. This was agreed to, and
the interest was paid quarterly for some time until August
last, when the plaintiff finding he could not trust Atkinson
any longer, he put two agents in possession of the furniture
named in the deeds of assignment. The plaintiff afterwards
entered into a negotiation with a person named Howell to
buy the furniture for the sum of 300 f., but on the 10th of
the same month the ilefondants, or persons acting under
their authority, forcibly turned out the plaintiff's agents,
took possession of the goods, and actually sold the property
much under its value. That then was the ease of the
plaintiff, and of that injury he thin complained. The
learned counsel called Mr. Atkinson, who was eross-es-
amined at some length by Mr. Watson, and after other
witnesses were emuninisl,
Mr. Watson, fur the defendants, observed that he did
not, though there were many question. for their decision,
hesitate to put his ease on the highest ground on which he
could put it, because he charged the plaintiff with a
scandalous and wicked fraud. The learned counsel went
at great length into the 'yid' nee, pointing out that both the
mortgage decals were suspicious, and not to be relied
upon ; and further contended, that as Atkinson was the
ostensible and reputed owner of the house, his client was
justified in entering as he did, seizing the property, and
selling it.
Witnesses having been called to
the
that to all appear-
ance Atkinson was the owner of the Charles XII. public
house,
His lordship summed up at great length, after which the
jury returned a verdict fur the defendants.

SOCTII WALES CIItCUIT.—SwANsEA, FED.
The 0.1.1=1044.n for holding thew assists wrs opened last
evening by Mr. J owlet. Vaughan Williams. This morning
the learned judges atti nitd service at St. Mary's church,
after which the busint” of the ionizes was proceeded with.
The following war the ouly err of interest :
EXTUSoItnINAUT DrIA'SIONS.
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Charles Henry .-hkerky, of London, a lieutenant in the
Navy, but known ae Captain Ackerley, surrendered to take
his trial upon an indictment charging him, in several counts,
with the umnslaiighter of Matthew Progle, at Aberdare, in
this county, by improper medical treatment.
Defendant (a man of genteel appearance and good education,
but evidently labouriug under some extroonlinary delusion
in reference to his medical discoveries) defended himself in
person.
In December last a calamitous explosion took place in the
colliery of Mr. Pulse% at Aberdare, near Merthyr, and by
which a great number of men lust their Lies, while many
others were seriously burnt, although brought out of the
pit :alive. Among these was the deceased, who was
attended by Mr. Davies, the surgeon of the works.
Sis days after the accident, deceased being in a very low
state, the prisoner made his appearance iu the neighbour-
hood. lie visited the auffereci, and amongst others the
deceased, representing that he had a never-tailing remedy
for the evil effects of tire damp. The mode of treatment
adopted by him will he best explained by the subjoined
abstract of the evidence.
Lakin Aubrey said that he was employed to attend the
deceased Prof& and other men who suffered from the
explosion. Ile was to carry out the instructions of the
medical men. On the day named in the indictment the
prisoner visited Erogle's house and said something about
anbeiciltismag"
by Mr. P well, thleieptrhoeparieirstrrultcTticomllieussl,
take away all the plaatersent Mr. erronathe body, which had been put
on by Mr. Davies. Witness did so, believing the prisoner
had been duly authorised Lir Mr. Powell. Prisoner then
produced a lighted lamp (which he now produced in court,
one not unlike the Davy gauge lamps used by colliers)
applied it to deceased's mouth, requesting him to breathe
with rapidity, and move his arms and legs as fast as he
could. The unfortunate man was in too exhausted a con-
dition to do so, and prisoner then asked the witness to
move them, which witness did. He stripped the
deceased quite naked by the prisoner's instructions. He
likewise ordered them to open all the windows. Mr.
Ackerley then administered a pill in some bread, which the
deceased swallowed. lie then took a feather and put it
down deceased's throat. Deceased vomited, and prisoner
sod,•• That is the gas which I am pumping out of the
stomach." Ile then put deceased' on his back and applied
the lamp to hie nose. The deceased expired on the following
day. The costar's jury did not return an adverse verdict
against the prisoner, but he was subsequently committed fur
trial by the magistrates.
Cram-examined by risoner—After these operations (te-
emed. who could hardly articulate, said, in reply to pri-
soner, " I think I am -better." Witness thought that he

got mime.
Kr. Davies, the surgeon of the works, was examined, and
said that he eaoaideerd that death bad been accelerated, if
not occesioaed, by the exposure of the numerous bunts on
the body to the atmosphere.
The µdimmer addressed the court and jury in a speech of
an hour and a bars duration.

I:l7Blrdahlp haviul;;;;;11 up, the jury returned a Ter-
dict of Noe Cruelty.

RAILWAY BILL OW BTARDLNO ORDERS.—The
select committee et the House of Commons hare reported
that the egrallag *lns ought to be ditprased with in the
followhas minue. awl that the bills may be proceeded with .
Weasellmi sal inumere Railway ; Cork and Waterford
Raaway; Stmemstrary and Birmingham Railway; LU-
MBAR, isPulay ; rad Wexford Free Bridge.