The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE..

ROME ClRCUlT.—Cgawesponn, JULY 20.
The commission ter the county of Essex was opened on
Wednesday, and both courts commenced business this morn-
ing at 10 o'clock, the Lord Chief Baron presiding in the
Crown side, and Mr. Justice Coltman at Nisi Prius. There
were 27 causes in the list, but a great number of them were
undefended, and Mr. J ustico Coltman got through the
greater part of the common jury tutees by thaeniddle of the
day.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Wouct:srEit, Jvi.v 19.
This afternoon the commission for the city and county of
Worcester was opened before the judges of the circuit, Mr.
Baron Rolfe and Mr. Baron Platt. their lordships &mired
in this city from Oxford, acomspanied by the usual retinue,
lo
d immediate met
proceeded to the Onildhall, where their
rdships were by the mayor and aldermen of the city,
and the commission having been opened at this place for the
city of Worcester, and county of the same city, an adjouin-
ment took place to the Shirehall, where the commis,ion was
opened for the county. The calendar is light and does not
.contain any cases of • very serio,,s character. There are
only to risoners for trial at the ell, assizes. The number
ot venires at Nisi Prius is at present seven only of which two
are special juries.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.III.:NTINODON, JULY 20.
Berme Mr. baron Parke.
MURDER Or A WIPE AND CHILI) liY THIS HUSBAND.—
C. Burton, aged 4.5, was indicted for the wilful murder of
his wile and child. lie pleaded not guilty. te
eth prisone
maintained himself by collecting rags, and lived whis de-
r
ceased wile and en only child in a small cottage at Stilton,
near Peterborough. According to the testimony of several
of his neighbour', he was much attached to them, and on no
occasion had he been seen to act harshly toward; them. On
the morning of Monday, the 20th of May, about 4 o'clock, a
n arried couple named liciaes who resided next door to the
prisoner, were alarmed by cries of murder. The lilwes
in-
stently got up, and while the husband endeavoured to get
into the prisoner's cottage, the wife ran for the village con-
stable and the surgeon. In the meantime the prisoner was
found standing with only his shirt on, bleeding copiou,ly
from a severe wound he had inflicted on his throat. The
parties who entered then went up to the sleeping apartment,
when an appalling scene presented imelf. The body of the
wretched man's wife waslying on the floor weltering IR blood,
flowing from wounds in her throat, and quits headite dead. The
child was stretched on the bed, also dead, having
been nearly divided from the body. In the room a razor was
found, covered with blood. Daring this period the prisoner
kept standing almost motionless, making not the slightest
attempt to escape. Becoming weak from the loss of blood
from the wound in hie throat the medical men ordered him
to bed. and in the course of a few weeks, although be had
to an extent separated the windpipe, he was restored. Ile
confessed having killed his wife and child to the surgeon.—
Isaac Martin, a hairdresser at:Stilton, spoke to the
prisoner bringing him a razor on Saturday, the
27th of May, to do up, and called for it in the
evening, as he said he wasted it for a very particular
purpose. He was shaved by the witness on that day.
For the defence, Mr, William Daniel George, solicitor, was
called. He said he had been consulted by him as to reco-
vering the fourth of a legacy 0 700 t. to which he had been
declared entitled. They had found that the trustee had in-
vested the money in Me business and had become insolvent.
lie communicated that fact to the to
eprner about three weeks
before the dreadful occurrence, and vidently hod a mare.
nil effect upon his mind, as he had calculate I greatly on ob-'
Mining the amours and had borrowed money on the faith of
getting it.—Baron Petite at some length summed up, and
with his usual clrernme explained the law= it related to acts
of muider alleged to lame Wen committed under the