The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-19 00:00:00

The Judge thought the learned counsel would And that
the word, of the act referred to " indictments" and not to
coroner's inquisition!, but considered that the proceeding in
the other omit was as good a trial as if all the witnesses
bad been called. Ilislordship retired to consult Mr. Baron
Mi:rtin, and, on his return, said the court, on conferring,
. th..‘mlit the 11,1 c••urse was to let the trial proceed, nr.,l if
the Plea of autrefois acquit (subject of course to replication)
would be available, the prisoners might have the benefit of
I it next term.
The trill then pr,ezeded, and resulted in ri verdict of
ilertittel as regarded Burdon, and of Gnat!, as concerning
the woman, who was sentene,d to it days' inapri,onrnent.

SOUTH WALES ClRCUlT,—Cmtmar.ritExt
Malta 17.
Broom XL Scenes Vat:MIAS XTLILINO.
The business of these assizes was proceeded with this
morni.ht, tiro learned judge having opened the commission
at a lat • hour on Saturday night, on Ids arrival from Car-
digan. The calendar contnins the names of 16 Trimmers,
in addition to 6nir liorough Trimmers. The offences ("barged
aro nearly all of a serious character. One Trimener is
charged with a d•..tbke tuur.ler (the bougharne Toiminiug
can•), being Judith-a roe causing the• death of 31,.••. sl•Ccrne,
her mistress, and that of her fellow-servant by administer-
ina arsenic
The wrinl jury havimt been sworn, his iord•bip eharued
them at ~,we length, but the observations possessed uuly
I local inter:at.

)lIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Yvirrr.nAt.
IDIPILI Ma. alai OUST AD.aa. A.I•T aT Jrwc
The March adjourned general session of the pence for the
county of 31ii1,11,sez enwrap:teed thin morning at Hicks'
Clerkeuweil, before Mr. Serjeant Ailatu., Mr.
POWllail, Mr. Witham, Mr. Woodwanl, Mr. Stock, Mr.
Young, dc. The calendar contains the manses of sittyons
prisoner+ for trial. of whom 61 are indicted for felony and
I tire far misdemeanor.
I'ENN V THEATRUM.
Fr«lerick, ll.Blirzo t. anti Jahs Herbert llayea, who
pleaded guilty at the la •t .4,141111 t tan indictment eh:ironer
them witli hoeing kept an nolieensed place for mus!c and
dant-M;—a penny theatro—in the mirish of St. Ann, Lime-
house, were brought iv., for judgment.
Mr. M. Premien/2.4 • iid he WAS instructed on the part of
the prosecution to say the: the nuisance complained of hail
been abated, and that in pursuance .tithe order of the court,
nearly the whole of the trap:dugs of the " theatre " bad
been-s!. strived, and therefore there was nothing to urge
further a zainst tho deo nil int• at the bur. Rut he had nt
the use time to ,tatt, that thi landlord of the premi•es bad
rtiseal them to be It t :or precisely similar purposes, and
us 11: Wail a nun of eonsiderable property, it ,0140 right that
hi• eonduct b: went:need to the court.
learn. d Judge Tail the landlord was doing this with
hi. cy .. opt it, and after ample whruing, and if ho were in-
dicted Le would, if the fact of his hating advertised the
peens's:4 in the way stated wa. proved in eiidener, stand
hut a sorry clinnee of heirs found not guilty: anti he might
depend upon it the mart would pass a sentence that would
oi-rato as an example to others who were acting in the

Unit! manner.
The tend3nts were then anima to enter into th, ir
own r-eonnisautes u. W. to oppe...r and receive judgment
wh.n called upon.