The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-13 00:00:00

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110 HE ClRCUlTBuegeoso. feris.
Before the Lord Chief JRIGN.
PERJURY, ST WHICH • 8/11.1111.11 SZSITINCII II•13 DERN
oatetnars.—Adelaide Ann Belt, a pod-looking girl, appa-
rently not more than 18 yen old, was indicted for perjury.
In the year 1846 the Owner was in the service of a beer
shop keeper at Malden, named Jones, against whom she
made a charge of having feloniously assaulted her, and he
was tried for that offence at the summer arises, 1846, and
sentenced to be transported tor fifteen years. The girl,
upon that occasion, represented that the prisoner
first
repelledr er on the sth of December, 1845,
and he ethis attacks on several other occasions
between that day and the 27th of March, when she stated
that be name into her bedroom in the morning and perpe-
trated the alleged offence in spite of her crier and resistance,
and it was upon this deposition at the trial that the present
indictment was founded. The evidence now adduced went
to show that the place where the assault was stated to have
been committed was close to two other bedrooms, in one of
which bee mistress was in bed, and in the other another per-
m:in; aid both these witnessesswore positively that they heard
no Mann or outcry redo by th irl, and that they must have
dote so if her statement wag
true, and this evidence was
confirmed by a bricklayer, who vrse working upon the stair-
case close by the room. It WAS likewise proved that the girl
made no complaint to her mistress at the time oshowf the transe
-
action ; an I evidence was also giveto
defendant being questioned by one of the witnesses respecting
the affair, she said that her muter would not mind hanging
her, aid she should not mind taking a false oath about him;
and to smother person she said that if
iSher master did
ehould not
make it up with her, and give her tenngs, she
go before a magistrate. All they witnesses, it appeared,
were in attendance at the trial of Jona, readyended him, to depose
to the elute facto: but Mr. Ryland, who def
delimit! to call them, and Jones was, as abov
Sincee state
thed,
occur-
con-
victed and sentenced to trot spartation.
rence, it appears that the girl has got married. and the
friends of Jones entertaining an opinion of his innocence,
entailed ioquiriee, the result of which wee that a bill for
, rrjury was presented before the grand jury at the last
anises against the defendant. —William
de
:ones, who was
brought from Millhank pi non under a habeas., attired in t
convict garb, was examined as a witness, an
the d hedeclared
he
that he had never had sty intimacy with girl, and
asserted his entire innocence of the charge made by
- against him.—ln cross-examination, be was asked wbe-
he had not been accused of attempting to assault his
was illegitimate daughter, and also of having seduced an.
other young girl living in the same neighbourhood, sad he
admitted that, after he had been convicted of this offence,
mach chines had been made against hint, but be declared
there was no foundation for them.—Mr. Chambers, on the
part of the defendant, addressed the jury, and com-
mented 'eon the fact of the witnesses, who now appeared
support of this prosecution, not having been called
the former trial, when, if their evidence had
Jeen true, it would have bad the effect of com-
pletely exoneratine the man Jones from the charge made
against him, and lie submitted that there must have bren
some good ground for not calling them. With regard to the
evidence of the man who bad been convicted by the jury, he
submitted that, taking into consideration the position in
which he was plaited, it ought to have very little effect upon
their minds in inducing them to come to an adverse
conclusion to the interest of the defeadont. Some
witnesses were called by the learned counsel, who
represented that they were present when some of
the convervitions spoken to by the witness,. for the pro-
secution were alleged to have taken place, and they denied
that any ouch
statements as those represented were made by
the girl. AR attorney was goo called, who stated that after
the complaint had heen made Jones gave him a small sum
of money for the girl, but whether it was intended as
" hush money," or with any other object, did not very
clearly appear.—Serjeant Jones replied, and his lordship
haviog summed up, the fur-Tee ter a short deliberation, re-
turned a verdict of Guilly.— defendant was sentenced to
six menthe' imprisonment.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STATFORD, !deem 11.
The commission of assize for this county was opened this
evening by Mr. Justice Fifteen. There are in all 99 pri-
soners-3 for murder, an commence for manslaughter. The
mornings:bas-
ness of the wise will on Monday
judging the number of venire issued, the cause list will be
a heavy one, and include several special jury cases. Mr.
Jude Creswell, who was called to town from Worcester
in consequence of the illness of a relative, has not yet re-
NORTHERN CIRCUIT—ToIe, MARCH 11.
BURGLARY WITH VIOLENCIL—J. Bell, 24, G. Grey
d,
24, and C. Brooks, 21, were charged this day w
having, on the 4th of November last, burglariously en-
tered the dwelling-house of William Soya, at Pudeey,
and with having stolen therefrom three sovereigns,
and a quantity of silver plate. The indictment sleet
alleged the use of great violence towards the prosecutor.
The roseeutor is a farmer, living near Fudsey. He and
his wife, who lived alone, were awoke between twelve and
ens o'cloflk on the morning of the 4th, and on looking out of
the window he saw two men, who said that his stacks were
on fire. Boyes told them that he did not believe their story,
and at that moment two more men came up, each having a
dark lantern in his hand.. Some hard substance was thrown
at the prosecutor which inflicted a severs wound on his chin.
The fear men then burst open the front door, and pr
manner
oceeded
up stairs, when they demanded in a peremptory
the money of the old people, observing that they
knew they had a considerable amount in the
house, and threatening that if they did not give it up they
would hang them to the bed poet. They then searched every
drawer and other places in the house, and eventually left,
taking with them the articles mentioned in the indic
age, tment.
was
The prosecutor, who stated himself to be 79 years of
evidently a very intelligent man, and underwent a rigorous
crossexamination without his testimony being in any way
shaken. As eon as he had left the witness-box, the pn-
seers resorted to a novel dodge. Brookes having been
seorn to is the man who attempted to put a rope round
Mrs. Boyle' neck, he changed coeds Rasposition at the.bar
with the prisoner Bell. Mrs. Boyc then milled into
court and examined as to the identity, whenthe trick faded,
as she immediately pointed out Brookes, notwithstanding
his altered dress and position.--Por the defence an alibi
.was
et up on behalf of the prisoner Greenwood.—The jury
found all the prisoners Guilty.—Mr. Baron Rolfe commented
upon the heinous nature of the offence, and sentenced the
prisoners to be each transported for Isle.
NM Pars.—Betore Mr. Baron Alderson.
RAILWAY 861•1111.--CONTRACT.—BISPAGN
The plaintiff is a sharebroker at Leeds, and the defendant a
manufacturer of Bradford. In the year 1844 Mr. Rand, who
has dealt largely in railway property, was the owner of a
number of shares in the Leeds and Bradford Railway,
i
and on the sth of November he
nstructed the plain-
tiff to sell him 50 at as near 181. premium uhe
could. On the following_ day the plaint executed
the order, selling the 60 shares in two lots one
of 20 and the other 30. The 20 Aare were sold at 171. the
ad-
17s.
6d., and the 30 at 111. 2s. 6d. premium, with all "
vantages ;" that was, with some new shares, to which the
owners of the original stock were entitled in respect of aprected extension to Colne. A good deal of correspondence fol-
lowed between Mr. Simpson and Mr. Rand ; ar d on the 7th 1
of January the former wrote to the latter, stating that he I
had been desired by the purchasers of these shares
to apply for the extensions. Some delay took
place; but eventually Mr. Rand replied, that as
the purchaser of the twenty shares seemed disposed never
to register them, having allowed a quarter of a year to
elapse since the sale, he was determined no longer to be kept
in suspense, and should feel himself perfectly at liberty with
respect to the Colne extensions. Mr. Rand, therefore, did
not hand over these new shares to the purchaser of the
twenty old ones, and Mr. Simpson having been compelled to
fulfil the contract, he now brought this action against Mr.
Rand, to compel him e complete his engagement.—Verdict
for the plaintiff, damages nal. 15s.
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POLICE.—SATUILDAY.
MANSION-ROUSE.—Foltotwo AN ACCEPTANCE TO
1 BILL.—A. Cats was charged with baring forged the
names of Livermore and Turner to • bill of exchange for
1801. About a fortnight ago Mr. J. W. Ritehins, stock-
broker, of 18, Walcot-square, Kennington, met a person,
named William Poulton, with whom be was acquain-
ted, and in the course of conversation with him manden-
tioned that he was in some pecuniary embarrassment,
would wish to get some respectable person to join hi
Liver-
m in a
bill. Poulton amaiesced, and gave him the names of
more and Turner, as acceptors, and Muses. Leaf and Co.
t. la
referees. About eight days afterwards, Ritchie' drew he
bill in question, and was told that he would have te pay 301.
for the accommodation, and he wu introduced to the pri-
laropiTrbo
. ginner ea n who was to put the acceptance. Hitching
sue the ' end 15s. which he required for commission, to
of some party to the transaction, and on Thurs.
, au
day lstiiionerhanded him bank the bill accepted. Ritchie'
y handed it to Capt. Yardley,
thatten
--. bed been foiled, and it was then se-
,' ''' estsissi. Oat SR Neat bad takes t4s bill to Kr. TIS-
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