The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-10 00:00:00

NAVAL

Dreams; Ann 111, b ben inspected this day bL
the Adoiltsl-Buperintendent, prior to bar being eommiasioned. Tar.
taim, navy lighter, arrived from Falmouth this morning, with re-
turned stores. D. Dent, Eaq., late secretary to Vice-Admiral hir 8-
Pyrs, hes been appointed storekeeper of the new steamyard at
Xeybam.

Snlasnrcs. Aram R.—Tta Cranet has arrived to k paid off. Ils.
Apollo boa [meant of dock Into harbour.
YAM/ n, APRIL la—The &Ailing of the Faprere packet for the
Brants, vac delayed yesterday, owing to eontnary whdc. Whether
shemay proceed today or not in uncertain. T e Eapres will pro-
ceed threat for Rio de Janeiro, touching at Madeira and Tenenffe,
and return by Bahia ann rernamboro

MI LITARY.
FORTY-MID Rio.—The L.terick Chronicle gives the following
statement of the cireumataneew which led to Lieut. Proby beingsaper.
ceded. "This °Kiser rejoined at the expiration of four months' leave
and applied at the end of three days to Lieut.-Col. Felling for two
months' additionsl leave, to Viotti an invalid brother nt Itome this
inquest being of course, relneed, Lkut P. applied to the general of&
ter commandaig the di-71M tutu is oho colonel of the reginient) to
be allowed to go to London next day fur the purpose of obtaining leave
from the withutint-general. With thin request Lirut.-Gerp.r.il Fakers-
ham complied, being in ignorance of the fact of leave baring been
rchmed be !dent-OIL F. Lieut. P. mturned to hie commanding °Seer,
and apprised him of the leave grante,l be the general, on which
IP. marked hie ranee of the insult, by placing Lieut. P. in erred.
from which that otbrrr made his i.cup.• the ..woe night. leaving on
hm table a clip M miter, on which these words were written : • Illy
address will be Poeta Reamine, Hume.' Lieut. Proby it is said.
he reinstated, with permission to retire (rum the service, remising the
value of his COMMilt6ioll."

SPORTING._

NEWMARKET CRAVEN iiETIRC";:fBETTING ON THURS.

DAY NlGlli.

Tilt For erases-2 to
1111T1101•111Atill IttAkft.-7 to 2 apt Clermont, 8 to 1 .tret Jenny
Wreo, LO to 1 apt Wolkiag, 12 tel 1 Liget Ruh. it).
Titt TIIOIIII.D orator—Even on Kont'e lot, 3 to 1 apt
Clentilt, 3 to 1 apt Planet, ',nominal), 7 to 2 apt The liberator LW,
to 1 apt Conynghairt (t), S to 1 Christopher it).
A notice ems pasted to the effect that it in Doubtful which of lient'a
lot will Mart.
Cnzkraa Cr, —l7 to 1 apt Dulcet, 23 to 1 apt Mendirant Lt), 23 to
1 apt Leetronart (t), 28 to 1 apt Princes. Aline (t). 28 to 1 apt The
Lamb, 33 to 1 apt Otintr, 40 to 1 apt Plaudit, 30 ti 1 apt
Ann . . . . .

Prior:cm Alice was hacked for a good deal of snooty at it !J I, 10 to
1, and no on up to 23 to 1, by the owner, aho abo large tams
against hit other more, the Lamb, driving her from 19 to 1 to LOW to
311 ; her last price waa LIM to 35, the general opinion being that
the, after all, it the real Simon Pure.
Distorr.-6 to l apt Monet, 7 to 1 apt V.ta Tromp (I), lOW I We
The Lsberator, 17 to I art Glentilt, 17 to I soon F.virote, 2.9 tot apt
Wm Eagle. 30101 apt Cony-wham, 33 to 1 art Wanota, 1,000 to 1$
aro Itlack Dwarf (t), 1,000 to 10 apt Will o' the Wigs it;, 2,090 to 10
apt Lionel t)..

liocuteAr'S•rat.r...of.l3 !am each, 103 ft. T.Y.(

Mr. Me'rton—c-A3;iccul—Tilitedii.l.6l-p7..

.(W. Able.

Lord Eleter's Gain sot, 6 ere, fiat ............(J. Sharpe 2
Mr. T. Molt's Ills of Rrmirora's Cob, aged, Sig 21(E. Edwards
Mr. BynleaCarry Owen, aged, tot 71b. (NY 4
Mr. Cutbbert's Banana, 4 yeti 7,44111, .. "....(Myers
Savers. of 50 son. eat, h ft, for three.yr *shit. D.M.. (4 scab).)
Mr. 1. S. Douglas's Marie tanks, 34 Ilb (P. Butler) I
Lord Chesterfield's Lady Lurewell, e.t Ilb
Mann, A. V., 200 II ft:
Lord E. Roirell's Reminiscence, 6.1. 71b (X dcliener)
Mr. Moore's Wolfilog, 9s: (V. lisSer) 2
Even betting. Won in a canter by two lengths Rut, in 2 min.
14 teen
Betting —7 to 4 agat Garry Owen, and 3 to 1 each age African and
Cocoa Nut
African made the whole of the running, at a strong twee, and won
by ball a length; the cob a bad third. Run in I min. 10 sec.
Swan:Perms of 50 sous. each, b. ft., for 3.yr olds. D.ll. g Pubs.
Mr. J. N. Doogna's Marie lonise, get 21b (F. Butler) I
Lord Chesterfield's L.4y Lurewell, tat Sib ( 'cat) 2
The following also rota —Bella Dimas, Tannin, Sorrel, and Maisel.
letting —5 to 4 against Manacling, 2 to 1 agst Belo Bonn.), and 4 to 1
apt Lady LurewelL
Bella Donna, Marie Louise, Lady Lorewell, and Nor eel, went away
Ina line, and ran abeam to the cords, where Lady Larevell, Mork
Louise, and Mouscling singled themselves out, and =idea pretty rata
home, Marie Louise winning by half a length; Mouaellng • good
third. Run an 1 min. 51 sec.
Mantle, F., 100, hR.
Mr. R. Boyce's Colleen Bawn, tat 710 (J. Maroon) 1
Duke of Bedford's Leopard, est 3416 (P. Butler) 2
2tol on Leopard. Won by a head. Ran in 2 aaa. 17 secs.
PORT STARE, of 100 son f3CI. b ft • for oohs, SA 71b• fillies, est4lb;

the second to save his eleM. Ste. (triMbs..)
Lord F.. Russell's Sting ' ........ (2. Maroon) I
Mr. W. Scott's Sir Tattoo Sykes: . ..(W. Scott) 2
The betting on Thursday night time of M lea Ming; and in the
ring on the heath this afiernace lia Mends heamme so eine-nine that
4 and 5 to I was tad en him, an Inoweseettawidence fully borne out
by the manner m which thence are elf.
Sir Tait n nykcs went away with a strong Ir.', made as the run-
ning at a great puce to the gap, eel although it afterwards slackened,
went railing along at ;rag three leggebss-brad, until near the route;
hr then declined altogether, westeal to the left, and Sting. galloping
on= the post eight lengths bars kink. Time 1 rain. etc. The
*4 . with which Sir Talon Sykes gain up the racc
sur-
prised many of the spectators, owl some strong remarks were
made on the rider; we When, however. the truth to I.• that the
borne was not half prepared, and iliat be stopped simply because he
was run to a eland seal..
enemas Cur.—The only bets bid this morning were, 1,000 to 50
NM the Lomb, who was spin M loser; and 1,000 to 60 agnt
Mendicant.

Enttlligentt.
SECONDARIES' COURT.
Wore Mr. Secondary Jamey
WOODOATB O. ALLEN.—CILISA CON.—This was a writ
of inquiry, to assess the damages in an action for Critit. con.
The defendant had suffered judgment No cvidenc, of the
facts was adduced. The plaintiff is a stationer in Coleman-
strett, and the defendant is a news-agent in Doswell-road.
They were related to each other, and the defendant was a
constant visitor at the plaintifl's house, and hence the im-
proper intimacy. Heavy damages were not pressed for, and
evidence being given that up to the period when the cause
of action arose the plaintiff and his wife had lived happily
together, the jury, after hearing the summing up of the
learned secondary, assessed the damages at 20!.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF W. L. WOOD.—This bankrupt,
a furnishing ironmonger in Gracechurch-street, applied r
his certificate, which was opposed on behalf of a creditor,
who complained that the expenses were larger than the
profits. The bankrupt said that he had been as economical
as possible in his private expenses, and had devoted his whole
time and attentioa to his business. The education of his
children formed a large item in his expenditure. Mr. Com-
missioner Fonblanque said, that however proper .t might
be for a parent to educate his children, yet he had no right
to do an at his creditors' expense. In this cuss. a.; in sit
others where the expenses v. ere disproportioned to the profits,
he should suspend the allowance of tha certificate. The
bankrupt's conduct generally appeared to have been free from
any great cause of complaint, and therefore the suspension
would only be for three months, with protection in the
interim.
IN TIIE BANKRUPTCY OF BUCHAN 47,1 AND El/E.—Thole
bankrupts, who were merchants at Calcutta, appeared to-
day to pan their last examination, and the accounts bein
satisfactory, they were passed. An application was made to
name a day for the consideration of the certificates; but Mr.
Commissioner Fonblanque refused to appoint a time until
the creditors in India should have had an opportunity of
preferring any complaint they might have. The 10th of
August was accordingly named.
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OP THE ROATON AND BIRMINO-
RAY DIRECT RAILWAY COMPANY.—This was the day ap-
pointed for the passing of the accounts in this case. Mr.
Ashurst, the solicitor to the fiat, said the directors had only
that morning been put in possession of the materials necee.
easy to enable them to make up the accounts required by
the Court, and consequently were obliged to ask fur an ad-
journment fur a month.—Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque
granted the application.—Mr. Ashurst asked if the Court
would, if applied to, g
.r.ant the ordinary protection to any
director of the company e—The learned Commissioner said,
not to any director, but to any of the directors who had been
ordered to prepare the accounts in this court.—Me Ashurst
The ordinary bankrupt's protection ?—Mr. Commissioner
Fonblanque; Yea; they are quasi bankrupts.—The last
examination was then adjourned for a month.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
Before Mr. Conunindoner
AORICULTURAL SPISCULATIONP.—James Abbott applied
to be released from hie debts. He had Teen the proprietor
of the &lett* and Agricultural Journal, which failed.
He afterwards rented, with the avowed purpose of es-
tablishing an agricultural college, a house at Walhureb,
of Lord Omntley. He then started the " Benevolent Land
Association" in London, under cover of which, added to his
representations that he was about to have an appointment of
' 1,6001. a year, he contrived to get credit from various trades.
people, who now opposed, together with Mr. Nichols, on
behalf of Lord Grantley.—The learned Commissioner
thought it a case of gross fraud, and adjudged the insolvent
not to be discharged until he had been in custody for six
months from the date of his vesting order.
TOWER HAMLEIS COUNTY COURT.
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Before Berjeent mienine.
This court was opened yesterday for the despatch of busi-
ness for the first time. The number of plaints and sum-
monses to be heard were no fewer than 146. _ _

COOK ['Jim CULBERT O. CONSTLYDINE.—THE COPT OP
A COURTSHIP. —This wsa u action brought by Mrs. Cook,
! wife of a policeman of the If division, who entered the
force under the name of Colbert, to recover the sum of
41. frs, alleged to be due by the defendant. Till within a
very recent period, defendant bad lodged in the house of
complainant ever since the commencement of 1843. Dar-
ing that time he had been very persevering in paying his
addresses to a sister of Mrs. Cook, who also resided
with her. He suddenly, however, broke off the con-
nexion, left the house, and wu now about to be
married to a young woman at Gravesend. Considerable
merriment wu excited in the court by the production et
the bill, from which it appeared that the greater propor-
tion of the sum claimed related to certain patches and
repairs done to the nether garments of the defendant.
The items extended over the whole three years, and the
reason assigned for the amount not having been claimed
before was, that complainant considered Constandine
about to become one of the family. Alice Waters, sister of
the complainant, proved having executed a great portion of
the work, and entered into a long detail of her grievances.
On her crossexamination by Mr. Vesaey, who appeared for
the defendant, witness admitted that she had received
41. from Constandine, but said it was nut on so-
count of work done for him, but a present. An-
thony Donlevy proved, for the defence, that an item of
it. 16s. for board and lodging, in the bill, was not incurred
by the defendant, but by a deceased brother of his. and that
he had heard Mrs. Cook say, after Constandine had left her
house, that he had paid her like a man.—serjeant Minnie
thought the bill, with the exception of the 1/. 165., had no/
been disproved. He should therefore snake an order for the
balance, '2l. 101., to be paid in monthly instalments of 11., the
first instalment to be paid ea the 15th inst.

ASSIZE INTELLIOENC?
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—OLOCCESTER, APRIL 9.
Caen, Sim—Before Mr. Justice Mauls.

BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—TOWNSHIND to.
Stus.—Mr. Alexander, Mr. W. H. Cooke, and Mr. Sons;
appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Berjeant Talfourd and Mr.
Godson for the defendant.
Mr. Alexander, in stating the e.aintirs case, said she
was the daughter of a cattle dealer and the keeper of •

beer and cider shop, at Elton, in this county, and the dr-
feniant war a young roan who, at the time he trot farmed
a connexion with her, was conducting a farm called the
Lake Farm. for bis father, In that neighbourhood, and was
now reading 01 • freehold property of hi, own at Elton
court in , s inie neighbourhood, in of and comfort.
About Ludy-day, 1842, the plaintiff's family came to Elton
She war Men about 17 years of age, and of is very attractive
pe rce, and the defendant bad opporunitim of being
:Frine with her. In 1844, a child was bore. The defendant
paid a sum of money for its support, and told the plaintiff's
mother not to distress herself about her daughter, as she
should be no trouble to her. About two ma the after the
birth of the child be renewed his intimacy, wee kind to the
Child, and continued his visits till the 18;11 of May, 1845,
when he spent the entire day at the plaintiff's father's
house. He said in the evening that be was determined
to carry out his intention of marrying her on the next
Wednesday, and wave her father 51. to pay for a wed-
ding-ring and a license, and desired her and her father
to go to Gloucester for the purp se of getting the
ring and license. The mother told him the next day
that the license could wit be got unless he went him-
self with them for it; and ho then said he was determined to
get it, and prepared to go for it. This was said in the pre-
sence of e Mr. Golding. Hi' friends then interfered, and
removed him from the neighbourhood, be saying before he
went away that hie father and mother were very old, and
could not live long, and that he would marry plaintiff when
they were deed. They died soon afterwaids. a did the child
also. After their death he continued his visits to the plaintiff
down to se very short time before his marriage with • M ins Lone,
in April, 11441. When that event put an end to all hopes of
his performing his promise to the plaintiff, this action was
commenced. The first defence on the record was, that
he did not promise; but there was a-nple evidence that
he did. The second defence was, that they mutually agreed
that the premise sheuld be rescind d. That was artery unlikely
agreement for a young woman to enter into with a men who
had robbed her of her honour. The third defence was, that
the plaintiff accepted 51. in satisfaction of any damages she
might have sustained from this breach of promise; end this
was the real question now to be tried. This cue wee tried
before, by a common jury. The defendant had now chosen
to have it tried by a special jury; thus showing his own
estimation of his position. On the lest trial it was con-
tended for the defendant that the action was brought en-
tirely at the instigation of the plaintiff's attorney, and that
she herself was content with the 5/. offered. That attorney
would now be plat ed in the witnesi.hox, an that the counsel
for the defendant might question him as to his moves.
Mary Townsend, the mother of the plaintiff, proved the
various carenmstances pointed out by the opening statement
as proveahle by her. She further stated, in detail, that rin
one occasion she found her daughter locked up in the de-
fendant's house, and that he would not let her out, but kept
her all night; that she went for the police, and they would
not interfere ; that ehe and her husband went in the
morning arid beat the plaintiff home all the way. The
promise on the 11th of May was stated to have thusnceurred
the defendant had spent the day at h r house, and in the
evening said to the plaintiff, " Anne, if you will make me
comfortable I will marry you." The plaintiff, of count.,
sail she et aid, and he then said they alkonld be married en
the neat NVednewlay, and gave her 51 , so shove stated, for
the purchase of the ring and license. The next slay she
went to hie house and told him that she and her husband
found that the license could not be got unless he went f r it.
A Mr. G.Aling was then present, and said the defendnnt had
been speaking to him on the aubjeet. Mr. Gelding and the
defendant then come ...town to her house to b.eakfaet, and it
was arrer.ged that they, should go t t Gleeteeter in a cart of
Golding's, and with a home of the derenilant's. A friend of
the defendant, a Mr. Gregory, tb.aa came in, and maid he had
been sent for by the defendant's &then to take hint away. A
conversation emoted on the subject, his friends saying he
ought no: to marry against his parents' will in their lib time,
and he finaily said that hen they died he would marry her.
Ca crow,. omhation the witness stated that the defend-
ant had paid 241 as a settlement on the birth of the child ;
that she did n' t know this at the time of the lest tria4;
that the defendant was fle.iucntly drunk at her house,
but she never gave him any spirits; that she had beaten
her ,laughter newel times in cons-quenee of the defer lant's
visite ; that he was not drunk when he spoke of the mar-
riage on the 18th and 19th of bl iy, 1845 ; that ehe did not
take a glass of brandy at defendant's on the morning of the
19th ; that his father was then unwell ; that his mother
witn so opposed to his marriage, that the went out en the
turnpike road to prevent him from g int to Gloucester, and
that she toi.k his conduct so much to heart that she died in
nine days idler.
Thonias Billinghsm, who was a servant to the defendant,
at the Like Farm, proved th-t on a Sunday evening, the 19th
of May, tie dereudant told him that ho had given the 51. to
buy the ring end the license, and that they would be mar-
red the next Wednesday.
Cross exeniiined.—Hc slept that night with me at the farm.
He was not drank, but half and half. He discharged me
about six weeks afterwards. I was not displeased of it.
Mr. J. Halle, the plaintiff's attomey, pieced that he re-
ceived instructions in May last to corn:lunee an action
against the defendant. Tt at he then wrote a leterr to the
defendant, informing hint of his harlot h. en so instruct d,
and demen.ling reasonahle compensation. The answer
which I.e remised was from the defendant's attorney,
stating his readiness to accept process on behalf of the de-
fendant.

Crengexamin.d. —The plaintiff sued through her brother,
am next f. *e id. He never knew the plaintiff cr her family
before the awl her father came to ia.•truct him to bring the
action.

This was the plaintiff's case.
Mr. Seronnt TALFOUiID then proceeded to address the
jury on behalf of the defendant. His learned friend (Mr.
Alexander) having alluded to the former trial, he had no
hesitatien in saving that the verdict of the jury on that
occasion was in favour of the plaintiff; but the Court above
was not satisfied with that finding, and therefore granted
a new trial. If the defendant looked only to the question
of money tie would have paid the damages recovered by the
plaintiff en, the last trill, and hare done with the matter;
but his o'nject was to vindicate himself, and therefore he
chose to •pay the costs of that trial, and to bring the matter
again unider the consideration of a jury of centlemen more
conversant • ith the we. a of the world than those who
tried it on the lest *erasion. After commenting on the
evidence for the phintiff, and arguing from it the utter
im-
probalillity of tko defendant's ever inten•ling, when in his
sobee steatite marry the plaintiff, proceeded to say that he
would all witnesses to prove that on the morning of the
19th of May, when the defendant came to his senses,
and recollected the scrape his language of the preceding
eve sing might get him into, he went to the plaintiff's
ad.d asked her to keep the M. in satisfaction of all claims,
ad that it was accordingly so kept by her ; that she
r aid she wee satisfied, and that he would never bear of the
' matter mien.
Samuel Golding proved that on the morning of the 19th
of May, 1846, he went to the Lake Farm to borrow a cart
• of the defendant; that the defendant was then dead drunk;
that the plaintiff's mother then came ; that the defendant
took out a butte of brandy, and they all had a glees each,
and that the pleintiff's mother, after taking her glass, said,
" A glass of this would do Anne good," and then took the
bottle with bee ; that they all went down to the plaintiff's;
that as they were sitting at breakfast, one Themes Grusey
came sad said to the defendant that he had been sent by
his father fi.r him; that a Dr. Humble came also for the
same puree; that defendant then went with Orassey ;
that he retarned soon afterwards, and that the defend-
ant and Grammy went into the room where the plaintiff
was • that the defendant said, "Thu marriage has
caused a devil of a disturbance above, and we must
not think more about it." To which she slid she did not
care what disturbance it caused"; that the defendant then
Letther to keep the 51. he had given the preceding night,
er again to trouble him about the matter; that she
said she was satisfied with it, and would never again trouble
him ; that tkey went away; that after the defendant's mar-
Mtge the plaintiff asked him to go to her attorney's office at
Gloucester ; that he salted for what, and she said ' about the
marriage with Syms ;" that ho then said, " I thought that
was all settled long ago ; " that she said, "I thought so too,
but Halls (the plaintiff's attorney) has written to me, saying
that he could get 100/. for me without coming into court ; "
that he mw the attorney and declined to tell anything unless
he was subpteneed.
Crosaexamined.—The defendant said first, " Are you sa-
tisfied ?" She said, " I am." The amend time he said, " Are
you perfectly satisfied ?" said, " I am perfectly satim
Ned " Tee third time he said, " Are you particularly satis-
fied ?" end sbo said, " I am particularly satisfied, and you
shall never more hear about it." On the moraine of the
19th May, the the defendant told him he had promised the
preceding evening to marry the plaintiff, and gave 61. to buy
a ring sad license. I then said. You are drunk even now.
After that I en rat to the plaintiff's house with the defendant
and had sumo breakfast. The defendant had asked me to
give the cart to take them to Gloucester. The witness would
not my whether he was married, but admitted that he was
living with a married woman. He would not say whether
her name had net been painted over his door.
William Gemini proved that he took away the defendant
from the plaintiff's house on the morning of the 19th of May;
that alter the defendant had seen his father he went back
to the plaintiff's, and went with the defendant into a room
where the plaintiff was; that the defendant then begged her
to keep the 51., and that she said she was satisfied and would
think no more of the matter.
Cross-examined.—Would not swear that the defendant
did not .ay, "Anne, I hope you will forgive me fur not
keeping my promise to marry you next Wednesday." I said
the father was ill, and that he might do as he liked when his
father wsoi deed. Had heard of the teenier, but not from
the plaineff or the defendant.
By his Lor,iship.-1 am not sure hut that I said, that
when his father and mother were dead he might do as he
liked. This was before I took him to his lather.
Mr. John Humble, a surgeon, proved that he was in the
halt t of eta rotifer the defendant's family ; that he saw him
on the evening of the 18th of May, and he was then the
worse for drink.
Croix-• xarnined.—Hail heard of the marriage from the de-
feadant's tether and mother. The defendant never said he
had a deli nee to the action on the ground of her having ac-
cepted 51. in satisfaction. Wee not cure he was in the house
oat the mornieg of the 19th. Ito had repeatedly advised the
defendant to settle the action. The defendant often said
that she teemed satisfied with the 51., but never that he had
a defence on that ground to the action.
Mr. Ali :ender having replied on behalf of the plaintiff,
his Lordship summed up.—The jury retired, and after an
absence of on hour, returned and asked his Lordship, what
darner, would carry costs ?
His Lonlahip said, that that war a question with which
they had nothing whatever to do, and that their asking 14
showed that instead of baying more understanding than a
common jury to try the qui Mien which the parties sale
milted to them, they bad scarcely understanding enough far
the purpree. The foreman then said, We hod fur the plaintiff
—Damages Is.

Caw, Crum—Before Br. &leant Boselee.
Tag BRISTOL MURDIR.—John Coon, a butcher, aged
twenty years, was charged with the wilful murder of his
child, Ann Elizabeth Cann, ten weeks old, at Bristol, on
the 7th dty of December last. On the day in question, the
prisoner had been drinking at several public houses, accom-
panied by his wife, and the deceased. He left the last
of them at about a quarter to one o'clock. One of the wit-
nemeewho had been in his company, proved that the prisoner,
in the course of the night, took the child in his arms, held it
up to a gas lamp, and said " Ab, I wish you had been
a boy." He then hied it and gave it back to ita mother.
At about one o'clock a policeman was on duty at the corner
of Bath-stmt, when he beard loud cries proceeding from the
opposite side of a dock. He proceeded towards the spot, and
saw the prisoner knock his wife down, and immediately
afterwards kick at something, The policeman came up,
' and saw the women laying hold of the clothes of a child, as
if to Flies it from the ground. The officer took the child in
his arms. and on perceiving the state it was in
" What have you been doing ? the child is
dying fast." To which the woman answered, " Oh!
he has keeeked my child several times upon the
'mad, and killed it !" upon which the prisoner said,
" Well, it can't die but once." The child and its mother
were then taken to the infirmary, and the prisoner to the
•tation-house. A number of statements and expressions
made use of at different times by the prisoner, tending to
'how malice and diolike to the deceased, were proved against
him, and these, coupled with the above, comprised the evi-
imine for the prosecution, in the coupe of which the prisoner
.11atinselem in the dock, and wits with some difficulty restored.
Mr. Haddlestone addressed the jury for the prisoner, and
u gad the danger of placing reliance upon statements imper-
f sly remembered, and narrated after a long interval of
te ; and contended that the cane was one of manslaughter,
or qinating in a sudden quarrel with his wile.—The jury
found the prisoner Guilty of manslaughter. He was sen-
tenced by the learned judge to be transported for life.
NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.—CHESTER, APRIL 8.
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