The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-16 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN ClRCUlT.—Lawcaeran, Fes. 14.
C3OWN 00UST.—Sekke Mr. Hares Mamma.
ORSTRTCTING TRH NAVIGATION ow • TIDAL Rivas.
William Com Wort and Thomas Parkinson, spinet whom'
a tyre bill had been found at the bat assizes fsr unlawfully
obstructing the navigation of the river Lune, surrendered on.
WI,. and piratic& not guilty to the chugs. The offence
oonsuted in placing a number of nets at the mouth of •
river, and thus, it was alleged, injuring the navigation, be-
siditiintersepting the wage of the brood of fish. The pro-
moters are the lessees of the Skenton salmon fishery, one of
the nest yeeekective on the river Lune. On the reerounen-
Eatlme, of AS learned jade, who intimated that
the 1111/4 ht li this rose would probably pruned no farther
bash tie prisoners withdrew their plea of not guilty, and
threw themselves on the mercy of the court. They were bound
West in their own resign gum of 501. each to appear for
jesment when called upon, and then sit at Shorty.
THROWING CORROSIVI FLUID ON TRH PZIWON OP A
FINALIL—J. Dams, 33, was indicted for having, at Single-
ton, thrown • quantity of aquafortia on the person of Ana
Clark, with intsat to do her grievous bodily harm.
The lieurentrix, who stated her age to be only 16, had
been, by her own admission, on terms of familiarfity with
the pawner. She at length wished to break of the eon-
nestle'', on which he waylaid her on Friday, the 15th of
December last, about tine o'clock in the evening, as she was
returning through a plantation from a clergyman's house,
where she had been undergoing elimination prior to con-
firmation ; and, finding her resolution immovab'e, assanked
her in the manner described.
The evidence of the proseenkix was corroborated, in its
most essential points, by that of another young female, who
WY with her at the time of the outrage.
Mr. Bowmen, a surgeon, deprord that the prosecurrig wm
under his are between two and three months from the
injury.
The prisoner pleaded, in Wane*, that he had purchased
the equafortts for the purpue of eradicatiny some warts front
his head, and accidentally spilled it from his waistcoat pocket
on the proercutriz.
The judge, in summing up, said he would not insult the
pia" by a doubt of the commission of the crime, or of the
injury sustained by the prosecutria. The only point for the
jury to determine was, whether the °Bence arose through
student or design.
The jury, without hesitation, found the prisoner Guilty;
and the learned judge, after observing that he had seldom
seen, in the course of his experience, so brutal a case, sent
tented him to be transported for Shorn years,
THZ LATH COLLISION ON THZ LANCASTIII AND PRZSTON
RAILWAT.—The jury in this rose, who were bound over, at
the conclusion at the inquest, to answer any chary that
might be prefam d against them at these assizes, for refusing
to return a verdict, appeared to day. The judge told them
they must again endeavour to come to some decision • and if
they were still unable to do so, the only alternative left
would be to discharge? them. The jury accordingly retired
in custody; but remaining as much divided in opinion as
ever after an hour's c rosultation, they were discharged by
ceder of the court.

itumucssx SESSIONS.—YISTIIMAT.
Beim Mr. Serpent Adams and • bee& of Magistrates.
Ms Cum,.

Mr. Baßastine said he had to apply is the court for a
farther r ostponemeat of the cut in which R. Pridasore and
°then were indicted, at the instance of a peron names
Stowell, ibr unlawfully keeping the Walhalla, to Leioester
square, for the purpose of music and dancing, far hire and
profit. There were two incliztments against these par-
ties, and there were indictments against other parties,
for like offences, bat the latter were not entered for trial,
sad it was very desirable, for many reasons, that all the cases
should be tried es the same day. The learned judge mid he
lied no chasten to the arrangement; and, accordingly, the
ass were peameeed.
The one of Hear? Bllia and Emile Laurent, Indicted for
sa isalieensed cubes at the Adelaide Gallery, Mr.
said was to have been tried that day, but it was
nit unsaved on the paper. From his position as the advocate
le tbe defendants, he knew that Ili,' did am arise from any
ll* IS the part of the prowoutor, Sewell. Ha therein*
begot that the court would set Wrest the prossesteee rr
4615:nesipS3., of the P diliesentidolleat Stowell
bed him the warreats for the of the de-
ilmdeate ; they had set bees taken, the mama of that being
that that they were intim ormatm They would be in town
in a ley fie so, Malteem would be as dillealty all in
taking then
Ailerons durallety dily.scasnion the learned Judge ordered
theereire eepegeapposse in this am to be emmated, Jellaba-
%Ll Übe ailoolimo, however, that if Stowell swore is an
la limb Meow that he Welt be indicted for p•r-
joef was lie—that he hod astiikestly or iadirectly
uses dgi7j=t amagrandoe the setter, the admit
would be --Stowell salt he wail se noes mike an
silk* be Hai Amt. He was sodas ea public reside in
=ll4=ties.—Tite imams& lady mid be alwaiv
spine a man who alrile/d with a
pmeseadea on peals grenade, whoa he had Is pay all the
=eat of his owe geeket.—Stowell said he-certainly
Waged in the weer and he was net Moult min,
Ole &Meg gibe eopeased--The banned lady said that
explained it all. eMwtl e " public most" toned eat to
list, &MU woo ealli hizaarmerrsistry, preempted se doubt
=deur neetives. that he era not Ester
eanditiameistiteleg whatever. Ile thea went to melee
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