The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-20 00:00:00

was one of a serious character, not so much on account of
the intention to defraud the parish, as for the heartlessness
evinced in carrying tiat the act that was cun-
template& He was sorry to are • minister of religion
plcced in such a position—a man who, by his
sacred office, ought to have been considered incapable of such
an ect as that which had been clearly proved against him.
There could be no doubt of the guilty connexion that existed
between them, and that the jury had, at all events, in the
verdict they had returned, come to a safe conclusion that
they had abandoned the child to shield themselves
from the burden of maintaining it. The law of
England was merciful in the cease of a wife, and
considered that what she did in the presence of
her husband was his act, and she was relessed
from liability to the consequences on that ground.
If, therefore, the female prisoner had been the wife of her
companion, she would not have been amenable to this
charge, and he could not help thinking that she stood in a
somewhat similar position, and that what she had done was
under the control and authority of the male prisoner, who
ba4 acquired an influence over her mind by his situation,
and the sentence upon her therefore would he more lenient
than upon the other prisoner. His lordship then sentenced
Price to be imprisoned for twelve, and Ruffell for three
mouths.

Before the trisoners were taken from the bar Price ad-
dressed the court, and said that the child in question was not
his child, and that his fellow prisoner had had an illegitimate
child before.

His lordship rude no answer to the observation, and the
prisoners were then removed.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.
WORCESTER, JULY 18.
Nun Pmts.—Br:mut ML BARON Roue.
BARER v. CIi.VMP. ALLEGED SLANDER BY •
CLERGYMAN.
This was an 4otion fur slander brought by the plaintiff,.
gentleman of forune, residing at Rowley Regis, against the
defendant, who is the incumbent of the same place. Mr
Oreaves and Mr. Serjeant Taliourd conducted the plaintiff's
case, and Mr. Serjeaut Allen appeared for the defendant.
It appeared in Evidence that this action arose out of some
disturbances which had occurred in the parish of Rowley
Regis, in which a man named Williams was turned out of
a pew in the church by. one of the churchwardens,
which led to an investigation on a charge of assault at
Dudley Petty Sessions, and at which the plaintiff and
defendant were present. During the examination of the
man Williams, the reverend defendant made use of some
expressions which affected the character of the plaintiff, by
calling him "a wretch," and further saying, " You'll Lot be
satisfied till this poor man you have brought here to per-
jure himself is transported." Another witness deposed to
hearing Mr. Crump say that Mr. Barra was " utterly con•
temptible, and not to be believed in any court of justice."
An action for slander was entered by Mr. Barn want the
rev. defendant, and subsequently a letter was sent to him
by 'plaintiff's solicitor, offering to stay further prceeedings
if' Mr. Crump would pay the wilts and sign an apology in
terms rather humiliating, which Mr. Bans expressed in his
letter. Mr. Crump tendered a private apology, denying
that he bad any spec:fic meaning in the wordc he used to
apply to the plaintiff, but refuted to pay the costs.
Mr. Serjeant Allen addreased the jury for the defendant,
and repeated the same apol gy Mr. Cramp had mode by
letter to the plaintiff, and urged it as his belief that this was
an action entirely for costs.
' Verdict for the plaintiff. Damages-40s.
STAFFORD, JrLY 19.
The Commission of Assze for this county was opened this
afternoon, imm.diately after which the judges Mr. Baron',
Rolle and Mr. Justice Erie, accompanied by the high sheriff,
attended divine service at St. Mary'. church. The trial of
prisoners will commence to-morrow morning. The calendar
contains the names of upwards of fifty prisoners, one of whom
is charged with child murder, four with manslaughter, and
four with anon. The business at Nisi Prius is not so heavy
as usual.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.
HUNTINGDON, JULY 19.
The commission for this little county was opened to-day,
when Lord Chief Justice Wilde and fdr. Serjeant Dowling
arrived from Bedfi.rd. The business, as u.usl, is very
trifling, there being only five or ail prisoners for trial,
incluiing one case of sheep stealing, two of assaults on
females, with intent, &c., and some trivial offences.
To-morrow (Friday) will be commission day at Cam-
bridge.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.
NOTTINGHAM, JULY 19.
Mr. Juttice Coleridge reached here yesterday afternoon
at four o'clock ; and having opened the commission, pro-
ceeded to church. The courts were adjourned to nine
o'clock this morning, at which time both judges took their
seats. The borough calendar contains but tour cases, and
only two prisoners; the county calendar, however, is heavy,
and the offences, for the most part, of a serious nature.
Four nisi Arius cases are all that are entered for trial.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.
JrLY 18.
howl' Carat —Brroits MR. Jewtat WIGHTRAN.

At the sitting of the court this morning the two men,
Kitson and Swallow, convicted last evening of manslaughter,
under very aggravated circumstances, by wilfully throwing
their fellow-workman from the window of a mill at Halifax,
were brought up for sentence. The learned judge com-
mented on the very heinous character of their offence,
which amounted to very little abort of murder, and or-
dered them to be each transported for eighteen yeses.