The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-10 00:00:00

MILITARY.

Tin ins Toms Pinson or Duziax.—The late Major
White, whose death on the 7th lust, at Dublin, has already
been noticed, entered the army in the year 1808 at en ensign
in the 11th Regiment of Foot. In the following year be
served in the expedition to Walcharen, and was present et
the siege of Flushing. Afterwards he served in the Penin-
sula from July, 1812, until the end of the following year ;
but he does not appear to have beat present in ally of the
important affairs during that period. In 1826 Captain Whits
was appointed the town major of Dublin, which appointment
is now vacant. In 1838 he was promoted to the rank of
major in the army, and his name was included, it is under-
stood, in the list of brevet promotions to commemorate the
royal visit to Ireland.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YEsTERDAy.

Itzroas Mi. Snaziarr ADAM. Asiurrarr imam.

The criminal beldame for the October Quarter &salon
comnsimoed yesterday morning. The calendar was a light
one, there being but 69 prisoner for trial, 66 of them being
indicted for felony, and three for 'misdemeanour. 32 pn.
same could read and write imperfectly, six could and only,
two could read and write well, and 19 could neither read
nor write. _ _ _

grand The jury having been sworn, the learned judge de-
livered the nasal charge to them. It related entirely to the
nature of their office ; and the grand jury having retired, the
court proceeded with the ordinary business.
Amongst the persons summoned to serve on the petty juty,
who applied to the court to be excreted from serving, was
Mr. Worger, chemist, of 29, Chlswell-street, Finsbury, and
the ground upon which he made his application produced
much laughter when he stated it to the learned judge. He
said that havlag no qualified as the only person whom
he could leave in chug* of his shop was an errand boy,
but though he had a very good opinion of his capacitb s, he
had not suffielent confidence in him to entrust the dispensing
of dangerous chugs entirely in his hinds.
The learned Judge said that if there was any likelihood of
oxalic acid being sold for Epsom mho, or the latter for the
former, of course the court would dispense with Mr.Worger's
further attendance.
A DIABINTINNT JURYMAN.
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John Johnson, 24,;;c1WillicsooYi;r, 14, were in-
flicted for having stolen • pewter pot, the property of a
publican named Bishop.
The evidence of • policeman clearly proved the case @gullet
the prisoners, and the learned Judge having told the jury
that it was not a case in which they would require him to
sum up,
One of the jorymen said he should vary much like to
knew, before he acquiesced in any verdict, what character
the prisoners bore, because he *Fat it would not be fair,
we the jury acquitted the ere, for his lordship to
in
tell them that by their verdict o acquittal they had let loose
a couple of plunderers upon society. If the court or the
polices knew anything of the character of the prisoners, the
fury ought to hear what It was before they considered their
verdict._ _ _

The—learned Judge told him that the only evidence to
character which the court or jury could listen to, meet be
called by the prisoner, and not by the prosecution.
The juryman said he thought it a very important conside-
ration in the ease, that the jury should have some evidence
as to who the prisoners were, and how they got their living.
He hoped the court would allow him to ark a question or
two of the policeman in the case.
The Leerned Judge said that the jm jman might ask the
oaten say question he chose, through the court, that would
explain any part of the case, but the juryman must take
care that he did not ask a single quell= as to the character
of the prisoners.
The policeman having been placed in the witness-box, the
of the prisoners
The Judge.—l tell you, sir, that you must not ask ques-
tions in reference to character ; and it is extremely improper
and disrespectful on the part of &juryman, not to submit to
the direction of the court.
The Juryman.—l think it materiel, and I.thitk your
lordship ought to put the question.
The Judge.—lf you are disposed to find a man guilty, be-
cause he happen to bear a bed character, you are a very
unit person to act as a juryman, that's all I have got to say.
As the juryman persisted in asking the question, the
learned udge ordered the jury to leave the box, and retire
to consider their verdict, and an officer was sworn to keep
them in safe custody.
The other eleven jurymen said there was no necessity for
them to retire, the case was plain enough, and no doubt
their dissentient member would agree is a minute. How.
ever, he declared that he could not ceascientiously give •
verdict without knowing whether the prisoners were bad
characters.

The learned judge then went over the evidence, which
certainly was conclusive as to the guilt of the prisoners.
The eleven jurymen repeatedly told the twelfth that it
wan impossible there could be any doubt about the cam ; but
when he declared that he could not give a verdict until the
I question of character was settled one way or other, the
learned judge peremptorily ordered them to leave the box.
the coinciding eleven did not seem very desirous of leaving
the Ix:, and endeavoured to convince their obdurate brother
Jurymen that he was wrong, when his lordship insisted upon
their immedictely leaving the box. They were then con-
ducted to a private room, where they discussed the matter
in a very loud and angry manner. After IMMO hours had
passedhe,
T learned judge directed the prisoners to be brought to
the bar, and that having been complied with, his lordship
asked them if they would consent to the jury being discharged
withou: giving a verdict ?
The prisoners said they would.
The jury was then sent for, and hie lordship told them that,
with the prisoners' consent, he should diseherge them from
giving a verdict at all.
The Foreman in a very warm end excited manner, was
about to complain of the conduct of the dimenting juryman,
when

.tie learned judge maid he would hew no awe about it.
He was aware what the format wss going to say, and the
less said about it the better.

POLICR.-YIETEIWAL
__ LAMBETH,

Alma.? To Noonan.LB.7l.fordon, alias Dowland,
who has been in custody shwa the 18th of last month on a
charge of snowing to murder Borah Frances Ravings, in
Dulwich Wood, by ratting her throat end boating her on
the head and hoe with the butt-and of a pistol, was placed
at the bar for &al aznaination.
_

Thyillet;llmem salad wee Na yong woman Swine,
who had Men Iseaght from Owy's Hospital in a eab, and
wie MIN hears om her fees the auks of the yammer's
murders. attack. She deposed is follows :—I have known
the primer for more than a yerr and a half, and kept com-
pany with him for that time, sad am at present in
the fandlyway by him. la the meal of July Ism
I vat to live a ',ma'am.. Newington, sad
the primmer ante there several times to ace me. On
Wedassday the likh of last month I meshed a letter from
the prianor through the pat delving me to meet him at
8 delimit at Wawa Aura. I meat to Brixton church at
that time, and there I met the prisoner. He told me that he
had taken a Lail'', at Croydon; that he had pt three
maths work than ; and that he was getag to take as with
him. He told me to write a note to my landlady to ear she
would bear of me is a day or two. He had got peciatnal
a as ad ink, and I stood under a lamp-poet at
church while I wrote a note to my landlady, u he desired,
on the cover of a book, which he ako had with him. I ad-
&Need the note to as landlady and gave it to him to pat in
the post. He asked me aka to write a nets addremod te hat,
that he might show it, es be said, tomy friends, if they
asked him about me ; sad he toll ow to write
In it that he would hoar from me in a day
or two. I wrote that letter a he requested and gave him
the letter with the other to put in the qt. I assented to
go with him to Croydon, said, "How
I can I go without clothes ? " and be said never mind them,
Iyon oaa go without there for a day or two, no ladywlU see
you, and I will come up with you to halt them" I dun
contented to go, and asked him which mg he was going ?
He replied that was rag to Page Osinmen to take the
train from there to Croydon, and he said dm lodging woo a
quarter of a mile from the stake at Croydon. We walked
together for about an bout, and I did not know which way
we were going, but he told me we were going to Daiwich
Wood. Ws walked aloud by the bids of she wood for some

I time, and we • then got ovtr a style. He mid that was the
way. Then we got amongst the bashes. There was a nar-
row path with bashes on each side. We went a little way
along that path. I walked first for a little way, but
I then told him to go first as he knew tie
way better than I did. He did walk beton me,
holding my hand in hit. He sopped three times, and
stood still for a minute, and appeared to be listening, and
then went on again. Going slug he pat his arm round my
neck want times and kissed me and at lesthe put hie arm
rased my neck, kissed me, and then struck something sharp
into my thrtat. I put up my hands directly, sad fell cot the
ground, and while I was down he kneeled on me and put
his Angers on my throat, and held me down. I tried to
speak, but could not. I also tried to bite his hand, and
succeeded in doing so slightly, but he held my throat so
tight, that I could not close my mouth to bite Ma hard. I
tried to say " you wretch," but could not. I got his heads
away and got up on my knees, end than he hawked me
down with a pistol. I saw it was a pistol. I get on my
knees again and got bold of his right hand, end found there
was something sharp—l thought a knife—in it. I got hold
of it, end I held it. He pat his hand to the back part of
my head, and his knee to my back, and so held me down
while I had hold of the knife. I held it until it snapped in
pieces. I felt something sharp cut the bide of my neck. I
got on my knees again, and then found he wu gone. I did
not se* or hear hint go. When I got up to walk
away I felt that my throat was cut, sad took up my gown
and held it to the wound in my throat, bat every time I
breathed I felt the blood rush out. I got book over the
same style, sad walked and ran until I got to a mull cottage,
and afterwards I was taken to the house of Mr. Hay, a sur-
geon, at Dulwich, when my wounds were dreemd. I had
no quarrel with the prisoner; but on the Monday before this
happened I wrote to the prisoner, because he had not come
to see me m he had promised, saying 1 should write to my
greadmother and go home to my friends, that I had forsaken
all for his sake, and that he ought not to serve me so ; end as
we were walking together he said, " What did you send me
such •threataning letter for? did you mean it"? and I said,
" No, I didn't mean it." He said, " Well, I thought not."
I told him I only did it to frighten him, and it pealed off
then, and he said nothing more about it.
Several witnesses were examined, who corroborated the
statement of the prurient/ix, end the prisoner was fully com-
mitted for trial.