The Express.
London, England, 1849-03-27 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD ClRClllT.—lizzironn, 11•Ica Zi.
Cams Coorr.—Setae Sir T. J. MD-
LOve MID MTIMPTID 1[1:1D18.
S. Garrett, aged 85, wee charged with having, on the let
of November last, at Rees, wilfully fired a loaded pistol at
Anne Phillip.
Mr. W. H. Cooke appeared in support of the prosecution,
end Mr. Collins Smith defended the prisoner.
The prosecutriz keeps a beer shop in Rae, and the pri-
I Naar was coachman to a gentleman living in that viity.
Frheaer hes a wife and family, end proescutrix is a young
whimw. Garrett bad bees far some time lodging at the hell
ei meemeatriz, towards slim he evinced a strong attach-
ment. This relished the ems tithe prisoner's wife, and she
mai some string ehesnaliene whisk remised the can of the
geeneneten. TMmaseasenee wag, that Anne Phillip in-
Ifinagnil to the phone: that his presence at her house was no
hapeellseireble; threatening, if ke came again, topit him out.
On several emenome alter this Herren expressed Ms deter-
mination to be revenged. He continued Mei* the *me-
entries house onnatonally, baba in Waage mann,
Wing ger.erally in liquor. On the preceding the
occurrence preseattriz bought gems pig; end that using
the prisoner made some inquiries respening the price of
them, but the prosentsix reused to give him any faferma-
don, and the prisoner told her that " the plas resedd de her
no good." Oa the following day the Pie died, sad Dr.
Routes, of Roes, cm opening them, dimmed that they had
been poisoned.
On the evening of the let of Nov. lass, prisoner went to
proseentriz Joseph Davin end praline: Ws mother bean
present at the
ps time. Prisoner all for a pint tt et
Anne refused,Phili telling him that he was already drunk.
Prisoner then put his band into his poeket, pulled out a
pistol, and fired it at the proseentrix's head. Providentially
the ball missed, passed through a door into an adjoining
parl•nr, and was afterwards bond then. Prpeentrix cried
" Murder," end an Into the drool, =deo prisoasr followed,
where he pulled another peed from his packet and fired it
into his own mouth. Tbh emend shot wee at first likely to
produce a fatal result. liveuteally, however, the prisoner
recovered.
Theme beta having been proved in evidence, Mr. Collins
Smith Manned the jury in defence of the prisoner.
The Judge summed up, sad the jury returned a verdict of
Guilty. The prisoner wee sentenced to be transported for the
term of 15 years.
Manna Or A WIT&
_

T. Whitford, ageti4s,lriesitirieil with the wilful murder
of bis wile at Brills, In the eseaty of Hereford. Oa the
prisoner's frit appeases la the dock, he appeared totally
neestorraed ; bat, es the else presided, he wept bitterly,
and sat down during the greater pert of kid trill.
It appear. that a neighbeae ertle prisoner on a morales
la 041 lestommt to the deer of the prisoeses hoes.
ineshiem ere set isireeining antelope, she ailed out
"Bete,," width was the use of the dressed.A voles
from within (which Mrs, Pries knew to be that of the iwi-
ezder answered, "Betty is dead in the led." MIL Pries
for ad:Kittens ;. bet Plesir answered that
he Sada eat open the door, as Betty lad locked the door,
sad had get the hey in her Hrs. Prise immediately
gave au u be tire esighbeere, sad after mane of them had
strived and asked kr wisittaase, the primer opened the
door bask the leek. A soot benible Nene thea
sees In the Meese lay the asses of the safer-
tunas Emma ; his *ell bad hem beaten to atoms. About
a yard deem the ease lei the uturderoes weapon OM por-
tion of alaides, endstietof a Wt of one of the skim end a
reties title tense) with which the booms iiagedi had

been enacted. After she door was opened, the prisoner
walked out of flie tout*, and eoatinued pacing to and fro
before it, his mind evidently being greatly disturbed. lie
told the renews present "that he thought he had been fight-
ingwith the peat ;edam's Diana, and at the bottomless
pit,' and mid that if he bad known it had teen his wor
wife, he would not have done it for the world. The prise nets
also went int, the room spin where !teethe mangled corpse of
his wife, and fetched out a Bible and Prayet-bouk, reading a
chapter from the first, and the 109th Psalm from the second.
Ho also performed many other extravagant actions, which,
without it could be believed that he assumed such behaviour,
plainly indicated that he wee insane. It appeared that 16
or 16 years sit° the prisoner was similarly , Misted, and was
then labouring ander the ides that some person, as he
expressed it, "had cast a spell around him." The unfortu-
nate deceased likewise shared in this superstitious Felled', for
she observed to some of her neighbour.' " the spell was
coming on Thomas again, and she was determined to have it
removed, ens what it would." She had mentioned to sewr.l
puttee the alteration in her husband's conduct, and hod told
them that she was afraid to live with him, as Lis cmduct had
become so strange.
The jury, under the direction of the learned heron, Ac-
quitted he prisoner en the ground of insanity.—The Judge
ordered that he should be kept in confinement till her Ma-
jesty's plumate should be known respecting him.
It waa 11 o'clock at night b fore the business in the erown
court, where Sir T. Platt presided, broke up. Mr. Justice
Coltman concluded the trials of ptsooners in the nisi print
curt about half ea hew previously. Mr. Whateley, Q.C.,
tried prisoners in a third court till 2 o'clock p.m., when he
left for Monmouth to open the esstmirsion.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—COVIXTHT, MARCH 28.
Crows Courr.—fielore Mr. Justice Wattle.
The court was opened short:7 before eleven o'clock, and
the grand jury having been swore, his lordship at once dis-
missed them to the discha•ge of their duties, merely remark-
ing that there was no case in the calendar which required
any comment at all from him.
PAISS.TIOIIITING.--Tna ASSAULT ON C. B. ADDIALST,
800., M.P.
Bevan men, named Lancaster, Clarke, Hill, Richards,
Trott, Sudbury. and Harrison, were charged with riotously
assembling at Kingsbury, and assaulting C. B. Adderley,
Esq., M.P., a migistrate of the count
rs
and two police offi-
cers, in the execution of theirdduty. Tree of the prisoners
pleaded not guilty. The others pleaded guilty.
Mr. Adderley proved that on the 28th of December last he
eseartained there was to be a prise fight in the pariah of
Kiogebuty, and went to the ground to put a atop to it. A
ring was waked out, the pugilists, Clarke and Trott, fought,
and his endeavours to prevent the combat only ended in
himself and the polies Wog stoned, and struck with whips

aid other weapAr.
Sudbury WM Acquitted, and all those who bad pleaded
guilty were discharded on their own recognisanom to keep
the peace. Clarke, one of the combalante, was sent to gaol
for tour seastks, with hard labour, to enter into his own
surety of 201, mid to find two other sureties in 101. each, to
keep the peace, cr to be imprisoned until such sureties were
found. was ordered to be confined for one month,
sad fad the like swedes td, be of good behaviour.

NOBTHERI4 CIRW.. . —Lwaßroor., MARCH 24.
(*sown Conn. Mr. Harm Alderson.
TIM BOIL= EIPLOSION AT PIfirSTON.—GOTELIIMILI

R. Fogg. 50. was indieteiroiii;.manslaughter of Mary
Hart. on the 30th of July laW , at the township of Preston.—
Mr. Knowles (attorneyveneral for the county palatine) and
Mr. Crompton conducted the promotion ; Mr. Belfast
Wilkins, Mr. &gar, and Kr. German, appeared for the
primate.
Mr. Knowles stated the ease. The prhs-ner was an over-
seer in the employ of Messrs. Cooper and Garriegton, mums
spianins at Preston, who have a mill, the machinery of which
was worked by a steam-engine of 213-horse power, and this
engine was supplied alternately from one or other el We
boilers, which boilen were fined in a building called ffito
boiler-house, above which there were three rooms, in one of
which certain persons were employed. Oa the 31st July
know piths boilers suddenly exploded, and canted away
the rooms above, causing great injury and loss of life.
Amegstethera Wand was the person named in the indict-
met, lib, died elesetly afterward,. The boiler exploded
la eausquemes of ea ion:copse rude of working the engine ;
and the only question would be this—whether the reladaa in
which the prisoner stood I. that mods of working was such
as to render him criminally liable for the consequent*,
which ensued. The engine, as he bad before stated, was
one of only 26. horse power, and they (the jury) would find
that the boiler in question was a boiler quite sufficient fer
the purpose; but at this mill, for a considerable length of j,'„, -,,corj„ik
time, they had worked the machinery is such a manner as to 1111 Do. t store
press the ugire to that extent that, instead of 2G-horse 10 : D0•L10Pr614.6664
20 Do. Gly.lesciak Jis
power, they were doing the work of an engine of 40 or 60 ro Mega a Holyhead
hone power. Now, the position of the prisoner in the ohm t 6 Do. Preference
blishasent was this—Mr. Cooper never attended personally, ;I, ID?" 6 2=21
Me. Harrington very seldom, and the prisoner at personally
&Apo/ JAEkLat,
bar we. the person upon whom the management devolved ; 1e I Do. Mi. E. afl J ,
true it was, there was an engine tenter, but he, 341 Dloe.tepCPri ;
like tin rest of the non in the establishment, was t 12tLeAtrrpai
ander the immediate dlnation of the prisoner; and when et Do.klet6pCt No.l
attention was called to the state of the engine, and its danger 4 De. de --No. 2
pointed out, the prisoner was the person unsalted. Ile, in is I,,:gretir,. to i
bra
that position, not only, as it was alleged, neglected the pre- 14 Do. lra+w
cautions pointed out to prevent injury by accident, but de- 43 Do. do. Nor
signed', and directly removed the precautions which had * rlice,e.r'dl.ll4". 1:3-4
been imposed by others. The boiler had been made by Mr. Do.
Clayton, who, with Mr. Stevenson, some years ago, were re , Do. do
441
called in to inspect it, and toned that the safety-valve must 2°,,, I it.d&i,6lA i
.a.
either have been out of order, or that it worked improperly, a • midi...WA/W ,
because it required 20Ibe. to the moue inch to blow it H Do. New
off." The attention of these gentlemen being called to this, 4 110.1 gdrat
De.a p et.Pritiek
they recommended that cutout pipes should be pat into the s sagL,
boiler, which was accordingly done ; and the object of these so iridinoneori 04soi.
pipes we, that whenever the pressure attained more than ILI Do I Mara • '
121 be. to the square inch, the steam was blown off ; so that 27,0„„,,,
rder
wt-
no danger could occur. They also recommended that part nel De.de.s .4etcaned
of the machinery should be thrown off, as the on was Di Lls..d2. Y. .
not of sufficient power, if properly used, to drive the whole ,s 6 ;0,73Z0k71r
of it. In the first instance, part of the machinery was so to Gt.loth
thrown off, and as long as that state of things continued, the ..40 DiuNal„. • •
working went on without danger • but it was found that 31 a NC" "
whilst this precaution was exercised, the power of the 14 De. New IA
engine was not sufficient to turn the machinery 111 Grist Weenees
to 'Amish** ; and, instead of employing a larger r,
engine, the prisoner directed that the " bail-over pipes" should 2. Do. }vac :
be taken away, which was done. A person named Lamas, 16 „Do. Ne 10174. ;1•• •
in the employ of Mr. Clayton, stated to the prisoner that he16 "7:111,. /./nfrj."l".
would not warrant the boiler for five minutes. Mr. Clayton so mai tiger &lbw
had also given a similar caution to the prisoner. Notwith- a Do. t Mans
standing this warning, the boiler was continued to be IZi
worked is the same way,.and on the 31st of July, it bunt, IS Do.
and the lives of mean cr eight human beings were sacrificed VI leeks*
After the death of the deceased had been proved, es
44
Mr. Clayton was ermined at very considerable length, 17,
in the come of which he deposed that he had several times it
cautioned not only the prisoner, but also Mr. Ganington,
relative to the state of the boiler.
Baron Alderson said, unless Serjent Wilkins was in a
petition to alter the facts of the ease es they then stood, he
didnot see the utility of going further into the case.
Seejtent Wilkins.—lf the blame attaches to any one, doe
it not attach to those to whom the engine belonged, sad we
have a parson—
_ Baron Aldersen.--I think to both. There is no doubt

PAID.

MT. ilarrinTitoniiquiteie mod; to blame as the prisoner. It
was his duty, when he became acquainted with the state of
the boiler, to have ceased working it, or to have had it placed
i• proper repair.
r. Knowles.—The government have directed this prose-
cution, thinking that this was a matter which ought to be
inquired into, and that the obligation ratting upon persons is
the situation in which the prisoner had been placed should
be known as widely and extensively as possible.
His Lordship expressed an opinion that it was quite as
necessevy that the boiler, in factories should be supervised as
the bedew need is the marine write ; in the one cam the
lives of the public were at risk, in the other, the lives of the
poor workpeople. He repeated he did not see that it was of
use goiog
Sad. Wilkins-A di not feel, my lord, that I can materially
alter the fads; but it does seem to me that, if there be any-
thing atemitable, it is wrong-headedness—nothing at all else.
Hem Aleiseon—l think so too. He (the prisoner) is of
extrema* Bead character, and is connected with a very
weethy soeUetythe Society of Friends); and be is not to
suppose that guilt, in this instance, means moral guilt.
fierjt. Winne—Tie thing which the prisoner feels, my
lord—and it is by no means discreditable to him—is the idea
if having felony branded upon his character.
Baron Alderson—lt is a felony arising out of the law • the
real cause is, that he has carelessly and negligently conducted
himself in the management of machineg, so that the death
of an in
has been eseedoned. That Is what he has
dine, sail it be what name yen will. It is, In point of law,
felony ; but If you stand upon words, it is folly.
_Be ant Wilkins.—Your lordship knows that a counsel is
placed in an unpleasant potation what he hes to act in away
which may to his client) awns. injurious to his Interest;
yet I ebb& he most NM that we cannot alter the facts—
some of them, perhaps. might be mitigated or extenuated.
These has been some wrong-headednres ; but a more humane
end caddies man does not live. Perhaps, under these dr.
ease jt the jury find him guilty, if he is bound over—
His I said after the verdict was returned he would
my what ammo he would take ; bat it was ci the utmost
im-
portesa that the law should be known in suck cam, and it
was the MISS, of the interest of every one of us that there
should be ISOM siring tide of law upon the subject.
The jury bead the peinner guilty of manslaughter, but
strongly resonmaidedhies to mercy.
Baron Alderson.—Ndw, I thick what should be dew,—
because Mr. Harrington is in reek* the mess idtaaties,—
what should be done II le the steleresa.
Mr. Herman intimated that that leestles was new under
reference.
Baron Alderson.—That settles that point. The learned
bares then addressed the primmer, end sentenced him to be
fast U., and that he eater tats his own reoognieances is
1001. to keep the pease, and be of good behaviour for the
spree 'etre yam.
pbe essecie• was complied with and the prisoner db.
oboard.

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MONEY MABICBT.

NONDIa Evingtwot

The firmness in the English funds which the
market bad acquired at the close of business on Satur-
day, and which led to some transactions after the
regular hour at a small advance en our last quota-
tions, has been lost this morning ; the opening price
for Consols being 91* to f for money, and 911 to
for the account. The market hes not resovmd
daring the day, but after various linetaations left off
at 94 to 91 for money, and 91 to f for the itcommt.
Bank Stock was done at 1961 for the account, bat

left off a trifle weaker. India Sto.k was done at 243
for the Accoun•. Exchequer Bills. June, 37e. to
400. pm.; and India Bonds, 48s. to 31s. p.m.
In the Forrigo Stocks the market generally was
much quieter with the exception of Peruvian. which
was done n► high as 69, but closed at 68. Mexican
Bonds were flatter tows: es the close of business, end
were last quoted at 30,1; Buenos Ayres were 39 to 40f,
but drooped to 39; Brazilian, 82; Po: tugurse, 27; ;
Spanish Fives, 1.61; the Threes, 291. The Dutch
Four per Cent,. were done at 79, but fell to 78; at the
close of the day.
Among the speculators there is still an uneasy
feeling regarding the rote of the continent ; and the
information of the commencement r f the war in the
north of Italy hes augmented that feeling. The non-
arrival c f the Dee, which was expected to-day, tas
disappointed many parties of the details of West India
information looked for by that packet.
The tardy support which, as already announced,
the East India Company have at length determined
to extend to the railway companies, was not officially
announced this morning, owing, as we are informed,
to some delay at the Board of Control. It is believed
that the proposed guarantee of 5 per cent. p• r annum
shall extend to the entire sum to be expended on the
construction of the line to to selected by the East
India Company, together with the cost of plant for
its working, irrespective of the Ices or gain which
may arise from any deficit in the receipts, after
charging the working expenses Cr the revenue
account of the railway when opened for regular
trrffi .
The terms are likewise understood to admit of a
sale of the railway to the East India Company at par,
upon a notice of six months, in came the railway com-
pany should not wish to continue to work it, and a
right of purchase after 2•i years by the East India
Comrany at a valuation based upon the last three
years' results of the working of the line by the rail-
way company. These terms are deemed better than
was anticipated by either the Bombay or the Eut
Railway Company, and will, doubtless, give
great satiefretion to the public, who have long been
disappointed at the delays and inertness of the court
of directors in dealing with a quest'on of each vital
importance to the vast territory entrusted to
their management. We trust that now there
will be no time lost in prosecuting an ob-
ject so fraught with benefit to India, in
whatever point of view we look at the in-
fluence of it upon that country. The improvement in
the money market may now admit of even a more im.
nied'ate carrying out of the scheme than could have
been possible had this concession bet n made last year;
and, with a government guarantee, there is no doubt
that the capital will be readily obtained, and the works
proceeded with without further delay or inconveni-
ence. The time of the year for fife settlement of the
question is most opportune, as it will enable the direc-
tors of the railway companies to make their arrange-
meats for commencing the works at the very outset of
the approaching cold season.

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