The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-14 00:00:00

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAFFORD, Maws 12.

The commission of anise for this county was opened on
Saturday. The calendar contains the names of 102 pri-
soner), five of whom are charged with murder. One case
ikthat of child riturder,and another is the tragical event which
took pace iu October last at tho Ash Flees near &afford,
where an aged couple of the name of Blackburn, were
cruelly murdered and their bodies subsequently burned.
The other cases in the calendar are principally of a very
serious nature.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-DERBY, MARCO 12.
(*cows Covar.
Tut BRIBERY AT THE DERBY ELECTION.

At seven o'clock to-night Muria's, who was out on bail,
was called into the dock to take his trial on the charge of
being im?lieated in the bribery at the late election. After
the indictment was read he pleaded guilty.
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., with whom was Mr. H. Adams, for
,the defence, said that Morgan, under his advice, had
pleaded guilty. It was due to him to say that be (Morgan)
adhered to his orjginal statement, that he came to Derby
without knowing to what purpose hls services might be ap-
plied, but that at the same time he Cad not know that he
came for an illegal purpose. Unfortunately, when he
came here, lie fell into the hands of certain characters—
one of them a notorious one, who was now absent—
and was supplied with money to do a certain act, which it
was impossible to justify; but at the same time the court
must consider that he was a Mere instrument, Or servant, in
the hand' of others.
Mr. Belt. Miller (with whom was Mr. Flood) said his
learned friend was perfectly correct in what he had stated.
He admitted that the prisoner was but en instrument in
the hands of othen,but at present the chain of evidence
was net complete as to who found the funds supplied to
Morgan. His lordship would be aware that two com-
mittees of the Hone of Commons had already pronounced
an opinion upon this matter, bet at present they had not
been able to get at the more culpable parties. The inten-
tion was, however, to prosecute this inquiry with the view
of bringing these parties to justice, and his clients therefore
considered that, inasmuch as Morgan had already suffered
imprisonment and been put to inconvenience, the ends of jus-
tice would, for the present, lie answered by binding over
, Morgan for his good behaviour, and to come up for punish-'
ment when called upon.
Mr. Baron Park—l understand that in tho meantime you
will endeavour to dad out who were the parties who found
r the morey
, Mr. Serjeant Miller—Yes, my lord.
, Mr. Baron Perk—They, undoubtedly, are far more cull-
, pablo than this man. He must enter into his own recogni-
, sauce of 2001. for his future good behaviour, and to appear
for judgment when called upon.

SURREY SESSIONS.—.,.._
TRANSPORTATION OF • TRADISMAN.
Wm. Scarborough, aged 22, and Benjamin Pullen we..
indicted for stealing a cask containing a hundrod•weight of
tobacco, the property of Timothy Richardson, and Edward
Page Cob/sans, as oilman, in Kent-street, was charged with
receiving the same, well knowing it to be stolen.
George Browning, bookkeeper at the King's Head, in the
Borough, said that on Saturday morning, the 19th ultimo,
he received a ca-k of tobacco to be forwarded to Chichester
by carrier. It came from Mr. Richardson's, and witness
placed it against the door, where he saw it tale at eight
o'clock. At that time Pullen and Searbsrough came up in
a cart, and brought a bsx of confectionery, to be forwarded
to Epsom. After counting some silver witness went to the
door to remove the cask, whew he missed it. Thera had
been no other persons near the place but the prisoners; con-
sequently he gave information to the police, and afterwards
gave them into custody. The prisoners were proved to have
enmveyed the tobacco to Cobham's residence; and Cobham
sae seen to empty the cult (which was afterwards& posited
Ras yard belonging to Mr. Liversay) by a witness, who gave
iliformatioa to the police.
Jetta Herring, 74 M, said he examined Cobham's place,
moil head a hundred weight of t .bacco, iu a sack, behind
assimer door. lie also took from the fire some pieces
of wood, which had evidently belonged to the head of a
sok.
Elijah Williams, 473, City police, said ho took Pullen
and flairboroußh into custody upon the Saturday night in
question, and he found nei.rly half-a-pound of tobacco in
his house. It was in paper similar to that which Messrs.
Richardson used.
Mr. Joyce and Mr. Robinson addressed the jury at some
length, and a number of witnesses were called to cha-
racter.
The Chairmen summed up with great care, and the jury,
after a short csnoultatioa, returned a verdict of Grelty
against all of them, but recommended Scarborough and
Pullen to mercy.
The court sentenced the two first prisoners to six months'
hard labour, at Waudsworth; with regard to Cobham, his
sentence must be much greater, as it was proved that he
had been a receiver of stolen goods for some time. The
court accordingly transported him for ten years.

A POLICEMAN BVRNT To 11e.►TIL—Yeaterday
morning poliee-sergeant Patterson, who was severely
burned on Wednesday wining lut while attempting
t.
extinguish a fire at a chemical warehouse in Holborn, died
lot his injuries in Butholonisw's Hospital.