The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-07 00:00:00

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ROME OIRCIIIT.--OzoToos, Avocror
The betimes of the amine still proeseds, so far as the
wares ere rasseerwed, very slowly, bet spry dap a midi
Lope isobar of ranges ore disposed el by ansgestaset be-
tween the parties thsinselvie than by the interveettoe of a
Jury ; sad those at that him begs tried were of a sin.
'Warty usiottrootias olustotor. Only two mono were
bid by Baron Pigott to-day (Saturday), olio reIAZ to an
illegal distress. and the other to an tar
roprooottatioo of the guilty of a quantity of pe-
troleum that bad bow parciliamel by pee of the parties
Moot eighty causes have been disposed of, so that Were
are raker more than 100 still ressainiag to be tried ; and
la ill poolobility the greater ponies of than will he got
bo the ood of nazi week. Yr. M. Chambers. Q.C.,
and Yes, Doommio, Q.C. have both been euppd a k7log
Dawes, sad it is vary likely that one or other of 0.. e
iimrsed wawa, when they are not espied in isendeotleg
the cameo is iab they are ;woman), relained, will also
emit next week is eiseries the WOO list.

NORTHIERN CIRCUIT.-24fasofforrem, Ann. 5.
craw Caorr.—(B•fore Mr. Jostles Hentegne Smith.)
moans OP IMMO In saircoserta.
Michael Oib[in, alias Scotia, 31. of imperfect edutatiost
was charged with Wars., at Maaohaster, oa the 2511 t of
Fetemuy. wilfully and of malice ateorthoaght, murdered
Fanny Maw.
Mr. Sorter, Q.C., prosseuted, sad Mr. Ton defended the
prisoner.
Mr. Bowler said that one or two circumstances of the
case might make all the difference between murder and
manslaughter. The prisoner lad been °Whiting with
Censor about ten yew About a month before the murder
Cosner left the primmer, and lived a week with a mas
named Parr. She had Wanted to the Oscar and on the
Saturday Might in questim she went into a spirit vault at
the comer of Spinet-Ng-Sold, in Donee* far advasced in
liquor. She there eaw Parr, who mired bee
to have brandy. She was not anxious to have
it, and he premed her. They remained until
repute fume, midnight, when they west to a hoses of ill-
repute. is Little syotreet, kept by Samuel Lucas, with
wham they bargained to remain than that night. They
sit at the fireside to a room aeropted by LOOM as • tittle&
room and bedroom. Leos was is bed ; hie wife sad their
servant, Mary Ann Davis, were up. The servant fetched
ale for Connor sod Parr. Caspar complained of mold, aid
the poker was put in the fire to warm the ale. A few
&antes afterwards the prisoao came into the how,
rushed into the room, and with a knife aimed a blow at the
head of Parr, who warded it off and received a wound is
the flashy part of the std warm. Parr wiped from the roam,
and Giblur seised the poker and struck Connor twice op the
bead. She was intoxicated ; she fell off the chair,
and, holding the poker la both hands, be struck
her several times on the body. Her head was pro-
tected by beteg Wee • chair. The pollee holes
come in, Connor was taken on a stretcher to the
infirmary, where in a few days she died from pleurisy,
reamed by the injuries she had sustained from bail struck
with a blunt instrument. Before her death Counts made a
statement, in which elm said that she was intoxicated. She
' bad met Parr at Daniekvaults. He left one room to join
her in another. The welter maid to him, " Don't go ; there
is sure to be • bother." He asked her to hoe glass. She
I refused. He said, " Would you like to Wray where Mick
(the primmer) Is? Be is with 'Chia Kw,' in Lucas's "
Parr took her to Lucas's, and he said was upstairs
with " Chick Huy." Oiblin treated her unkindly only
when she drank. He had threatened to give her each a
liking as elm had never bad before if she west with Parr
again. She wee only •• week with him, sad she mild not
get rid of him until be went out, when she left him,
sent for Gihlin, and asked forgivems. He lopes her
oa condition that she would sot speak to Parr again.
In reply to Giblia she said that the statement that
he was with "Chick Mary" was a lie ; neither was them.
There Gould be oo doubt, continued °weal, thst if
the primer sad deceased had been hasherwl sad wife.
and the husband had found her in adultery, and had in •
sodden transport of passion inflicted wounds causing death,
the offence would have been manslaughter, but they were
not man and wife, sod that node all the difference 'pilot
the primmer. It was not for him tourmaline, birtby not beisg
married the primmer had perilled his life. If the jury
thought the prim:leer. when im went toLucee's, isteuled to
commit murder or grievous bodily hero they must lied him
guilty of murder, but if they were satisfied he bad no such
inteetton they might redoes the crime to manslaughter.
On the part of the crown there was no desire to convict of
the graver offence, and the prisoaer would be entitled to the
benefit of say reasonable doubt.
Preis the evidence it appeared that (BMW, oa entering
the MOM. said to Parr, " You are tile man I want ; it is
not her." These words were heard by Lucas, bat not by
Parr, who said be had been driokiag broody two days and
had eaten lathing. He had been convicted three times. He
did not tattoo the deceased to live with him. He said
nothing whatever about "Chick Mary." The poker was
produced, and was considerably beet. The sweet said
the prisoner stench the floor several times in rep. Whoa
the woman made her dying statement Um prima' Idol Is
his. her and cried bitterly. Mr. Walker, the wagoto,meld
that the primary cause of death use poison's the blood from
the suppuratios of the wounds. The woman bad been • hard
drinker, which would predispose her to erysipelas. She bed
effusion. Is orossoxaminstioa le mid there was no path*.
logical sign by which to distinguish os a poet-modem exa-
mination pleurisy caused by poison in the blood, from '
pleurisy caused by cold.
Mr. Torr deemed it almost unnewery to argue that all
the circumstances of the case reduced it to manslaughter, and
submitted that there was • doubt as to the actual came of
the poison in the blood, and commented in 'tram terms
upon the conduct of the non Parr, who was morally the
guilty penes.
The Judge, in summing up, said the two question were
whether the woman died of injuries isflicited by the prisoner,
and also whether the offence was murder or menaanghter.
If he went with the intention to kill the woman it would
be murder ; if be Wed under a sadden impulse of pasha
it would be manslaughter. There was enough is his re.
Odom with the woman to aoeount for hot blood. He did
not appear to have used the lode upon the woman, and be
did not bring the poker with him. If the injuries were, how-
ever remotely, the twee of death, the prisoner was respon-
sible. The scrums bad est a good example in giving his
evidence in intelligible sad popular terms.
The jar/ retired, and, after an stow of twenty minutes,
they found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter.
The Judge said it wee fortunate for the releaser
that be so far restrained his passion that be
did not nee the knife upon the declassed ; otherwise the
jury could hardly have acquitted him of murder. He be-
lieved the prisoner was Wasted by sudden passion, and did
not inlaid to kill the woman. He had hesitated whether
be should sot give the prisoner pseal servitude for life, but
he thought he might so for mitigate the punishmen as to
pentanes him to 20 yew' peed servitads.

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET.
Walter Plunkett Wade, formerly in the army, was again
brought up charged with anemones to commit suicide on
Friday night, the 28th ult. The case had excited eo much
interest, own; to the statement and manner of the pri-
mer, that • considerable sum of money had been sent to
the court by various cootributors to be placed at his dis-
posal le the event of hie proving worthy of Md. It will be
remembered that the prisoner seemed to be about to throw
himself from the parapet of Waterloo-bridge, when • polioe-
men, who was near hint at the time, drew him heck. The
prisoner commenced a struggle, declaring that be would
destroy himself sootier or later, and occasionally exclaimed,
"My poor loss wife." He was Mk= to the station-home,
where photographs of his wile and his tither end mother
were found epee him. When brought before the merit he
told anion pitiful story about having bees deserted er his
poor misguided wife, hie childreng brains up, his pesos
of mind destroyed, sad his and himself reduced to
poverty. He said he had tried to live se an army tutor. bat
his wit's schisms bad eves prevented his doing this, sad
be bad now only 21. left in the world.
Mr. Osborne, a solicitor, sow attended on behalf of Mrs.
Wades family, and produced letters end other documents
to establish the complete falsity of these statements. The
prisoner had bean dismissed from the army many years ego,
end. after his marriage with Mrs. Wade, it wee discovered.
that be had masher wits liviag at the Caps. He bed also
fanned an illicit casnexion with a girl named Rowe, and
his wife was compelled to have him, for he actually
Manned her with not beretlegally married to him. He
had taken forcible posesnios of the shildreo, mad refined to
tell where they were or to allow them to go to his wife,
preferring to um them as • mews of extorting mosey at
the time that be pretended to have bees so disturbed by
trouble as to be preveuted from devoting his mind to any
metal occupation. Tie bad addressed • letter to a young
lady apologising for having takes liberties with hoe (this
letter was read).
Mr. Flowers said be bed received maay leases from
ponces who bed known the prisoner, mintsing information
respecting his ooeduct and chsracter of sin
paiful • nature
that he had so alternative but to decline handing over to
him a single farthing of the sum which bad been so kindly
sebooribed on hs bebalf. There was nothing more burin-
balks than to me • man of ednoattos employing such
hypocrisy to excite public sympathy. The primmer had
affected to love • wife whom be sought by hie aspersions to
destroy. and he had tried to excite pity for ea act which
doubtless he bad so istestioe of carrying est. As he was
satisfied that the primer wee innocent of ell istestion to
drown himself he should discharge him.
Mr. Osborne asked the prisoner if be wand state where
the children were. One was six and the other eight years
old, and Mrs. Wade's Meade would olieerfully take charge
of them.
Prissier said he would tell his wife himself.
Mr. Osborne mid his wife bid very properly refused to
ses him after his lamas conduct.

CORN,-CAMMUDGII, Ammer 5.-We had • email
aim bet. The rain bail prevented the threshing of new
wheat, sad although mem money was asked last week's
prime could Daly be redid for the old offering. Weather
fine. Wheat, 40.. to 41.. Beans, 42e. Oats, 24e. to 28e.
CAILLIBLZ, AUGUR 5.-Good supply of wheat. Small
el oats and barley. Wheat sold slowly, at rather lees
mosey. Oats in good demand, and rather dearer. Barley
so change. Oise sample of new from Warwiok. Wheat,
white, 16e. to 17.. 9d. ; ditto red, 14e. to 18s. 6d. Barley,
10s. 6d. to 12e. Oa* potato, 9s. to 10a. ; ditto, ociameson,
sew, Be. to 9e.
COLCRNITZR, Ammer 5.-A mull supply el wheat,
which met a slow sale at fully La per qr. in advance.
GIIILDFOID, AUGUST 5.-There was • large amply of
wheat today, for which higher Mee were demanded.
There was no disposition, however, on the part of maim
to purchase freely, except ON a Might advises upon the
rates of last week, ememasally the thief portico of the
sapply remained unsold. Wheat. 42.. to Sts. ; halm, 28e.
to 30e.; oats, 22a. to 26a.; peso, 37e. to 38s. per qr.
Herrman, AUGUST 5.-A very mall market ; the wheat
trade woe not Omsk, bat prime were le. per load higher.
Barley, oats, sad been TIMM es before ; demand steady
and sot much doing. Reports of the sew wheat crop are
net good either as to yield or quality. Wheat, red, rum,
25a. to 275., per load; floe, ; white, 265. to 28a. ;
fins, 295. Barley, grinding, 245. to 32a., per qr. Oma,
louse, 16a. to Vs.; feed, 29a. Beans, 21... to Me. per load.
Pea,, 23a. to Tie.
LffitierTn, AUGUST 5.-The late rains have beez:he
serves)* to the pa
to mope, hi., in this
hood. Harvest work has, however, been teterfered with.
Thme was a limited supply of wheat el our market today.
and asamelse sold steadily at an edemas et la. to 241. p• qr.
New white, 455. to 49a. ; sew red, 31h. to 43e. per 36 Mom.
Of barley, the show was scanty and the dewed ruled nil&
dills; at I.t• prime ; unitise, 33e. to 34.. per qr. ; pietism.
28s. to 29.. pm 30 atom. Not maim oats on offer, and full
prime were paid-old, 28e. to 30a. ; sew, Oa to 25a per
24 atone. Beans steady at late raise-ld, 42.. to 45e. •
sew, 39.. to 42.. per 38 Mom. Pine flour, 34a. ; seconds,
31.. per 20 stone.
Locoue, Amager 4.-We had • small supply a wheat
at market toda which met a fair demand at le. edemas.
No alteration to other article'. Wheat, white, 44a to
48s. ; red, 41e. to 435. ; eats, %a to 28a. ; hems, 43e.t046e.
NISTABTLNIIPOLTTNI, Ammar 5.-We had a email
supply of wheat from the easetry to-day, which sold freely,
at an amines of be. to 2a. per qr. ; foreign le., aod Norfolk
and Suffolk Is. to h. higher, but the weaker being dry,
the market closed with iess activity. Flour held firmly for
ao advance of La par Neck. la the value of burley. being,
and peas we charm so change. Oat. quiet. The sal-
mis this week re: Wbeet. coastwise, 2,774 ; foreign,
3,203 ; barley, foreign. 360 ; malt, coastwime, 20 ; case,
masterise, 1.745 ; peas, foreiga, 161 qrs. ; Sour, 2,716 seeks-
AUGONT 5.-At this market today there
was • very fair quantity el whist offering, sad in come-
queues of a cootinuance of showery weather ea edema al
L. to 21. per qr. was gives by milk's. The weather Whig
oc. to-day, there was no further inspemement. A madder-
able quantity of rain has fallen daring the week, and has
much impeded harvest operations. To-day It k "it with
• rising meroury and &gentle breeze from the N.W. 'There
h but • small portion' of wheat cut at purest, but so doubt
during the mews, week cutting will be very general, the
balk of the cons being fully ripe. White wheat (weighing
631 be. to falba), 48e. to 4ta. ; red ditto hunching 621ba,
to 6411e5.), 40s. to 42e.; beet melting barley (winger Nithe,
to 56115.), 30.. to 33a. ; runs ditto (weighing 54Ite. to
55th..), 28e. to 30s. ; distilling ditto ( 521 be. to
53lba), 24e. to 265. ; este, 24a. to 265. ; 37e.
to ; per (maple). 36e. to 38e. per quarter.
28e. per seek. Averages Wheat, 1,531 quarters, els. 3d. ;
barley, 47 querters, 25e. 4d. Bo for as the harvest his pro-
eseded the revolt@ obtained maim the previous reports
mode on the subject. The thin and light land wheats are
yielding • very poor crop.
NOTTINGHAM, AUGUST 5.-A limited breadth of wheat
and barley has been cut during the week. B.rte respect-
leg the probable yield vary. Our Coen Exchange today
was sparingly supplied with wheat, which sold slowly at le.
per qr. over late rates. Old white made 44.. to 48e. ; Mel
red, 40s. to; sew white, 445. to 48e. ; Dew red, 365. to
44.. per 38 atom. The se.. ply of barley was limited, and
the demand ruled slow at late rates ; mating. 275. to Ws.
per qr. ; griedieg, Ms. to 28e. per 30 mese. Wm were
searos. and supported their full vase; old. 26e. to 305.;
new, 21e. to 25e. ; foreign, 22e. to 26a. per 24 Mesa Beam
were a small show, and to prices wen sustained ; 43..
to 48e. ; sew, 40s. to 43.. per 38 stops. Super flour, 32e.
to 345. ; gas, 27. to 29.. per 2D stone.
OnORD, Ammer 5.-The heavy rains at the commence-
ment of the week somewhat retarded the progress el
harvest ; but the fine miefand drying winds of yesterday
ad to-day eeablsd farmers to secure many fields of °ors
el all kis& Wheat and barley, re the days above-men-
timed, we saw bong carried through Oxford streets, from
the extreme north of the city to far west el it. The Corn
Exchange wee thinly attended ; millers and fasters were
willing to buy, if farmers would::: e..:4 a ; the
latter knowing that in this immediato honchoed the
' blight has rather extended than sad it is sot
emaned to wheat ; barley is alas suffering from the
blight, &ad comemanstly former prime were quite main-
tained, viz. :-Whim wheat. 42e. to 46e. per quarter ; red
wheat, 42.. to 44e. English barley a complete cypher.
Oats, Tie. to 29a. Peas, of which there were several saes.
plea of new ones, ruled from 37a, to 40a. Flour wee gate
firm at 30a. per seek.
PNYINSONOOON, AUGUST 5.-Old wheat here te-day wee
held hr ea adman, of 2,e. per qr. es last week's prima, end
sack whams had to he paid ma what did change heads,
Some Sae sew white sold at 50s. per qr., Me. per buthel.
to go late laresibire. The weather both yesterday and
today very line.
BALDING, AVOW? 5.-Fanmen being busy with harvest
operatics*, there was only • mall &Mesdames at the spec-
ie' a ewe market. The supply ci all seam el 'rah wassails&
The tradedose wes at late rates, &M•!& penes had as
apnea tendency.
Rocitherm, Annum 5.-la esemertumee of the onesttled
daft a the we thee, sad the quatity d gain which has
fallen, harvest operations have bees very emarderahly de-
layed, and ken begm to be eutertaised Per the rawly
the mope. At this sans embus* enema sew maples of
WbaSiWilf• inhibited, mast of whisk were in excellent too-
dines. The aehemasable state al the wades, emend
Udders to be lino in their demasele, sad ler all samples el
MITZDKIL ON TEI DIOR flame.-On Haturday, a wad as *ammo a la, to 24 par was
Tweets °sway. was charged before the megishates at • The terms fee beetwhile wheats &gore:49s.,
Bristol with hoeing mardered Leas Biller es bond the sad earnedery and Warier, 435. teas. per clamber ; beet red
&mot barque Rowena, from Philadelphia to Leaden, in whist, 42e. to 44.., sad inferior, 40s. to Os. per
Nay lad- The derassed was a Neese" en heart the ship, Flew wen la moderete request, mid the qeotatioes advised
dm.
and sawed to obey the Rothe mieseer, who was the 6d. to 10. per mak, with a steady sale. There wee only a
mooed mate. A queriedsad the primmer stabbed small show barley, width, honeys", sold for about the
the dessened. The .weeted proved lota. The prisoner wee same prier ea Were, opernetiess being embed thirty teethe
samenied. I itiadag spealitite. Far MA theeMier the gushiness are