The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-19 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

LANCASTER, Fen. 17.
MANSLAUGHTER.—Thomas Hay, 22, was charged with
killing and ilayitt,g John Ward, on the 28th of January last.
During the day on which the offence was committed, there
had been a rabbit chase in the neighbourhood of Bashagden,
at which both the prisoner and the deceased, with many
other., were present. After the rabbit chase was over, a
party to the number of twenty went to the Red Lion public-
house, at Haslingden, where they had a quantity a/
liquor. In the course of the evening the party began
" tossing " for liquor, and in a abort time • general
n quarrel
took place, and several of the parties fighting.
During the row, the deceased, John War , fell down
upon the floor, where he was twice kicked about the
head by the prisoner, who, at the time, had a strong pair ot
clogs on. Prisoner was then told that he had killed the de-
ceased, when the former seemed alarmed and offered to
give him tome water, but it was found he was quite dead.
A surgeon from Blackburn said that there was a severe con-
tusion on the forehead, and the ant sad second vertebra of
the neck were injured, the mooed vertebra pressing on tint
spinal marrow, which would cause immediate death. He
«mattered that a severe blow on the head giving it a sudden
twist, would produce the effects alluded to. Verdict,
"Guilty of manslaughter." Sentence, to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for six ealeader months.
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POLICE.—YESTERDAT.
MANSION-HOUSE.—Tea ROBBIIIT AT SAVORT.e.—
W. join, wee charged upon suspicion of having been cog-
Mod the robbery of Mr. Savory's shop, in December
Whoa which occasion watches of the value of 1,0001. wee.
teke.—Joeeph Bassett, clerk to Mr. T. Cox Savory sad
oe., of 54, Cornhill, said At about 8 o'clock on the 15th ot
December I csineto work. At about 25 minutes past 1
Elsa I had to go out for a few minutes, and I came out,
ing everything safe in the shop, and locking the door
Am me and taking the key. I remained away about sor 6
Edwin at the furthest,• upon my return I found the
dens open, and that the whole of the property, of the value of
I,oool.,which hadlosealid rte on the counter, had disappear-
ed.—Trew (liesmsm,lll): have been engaged since the rob-
bery leek ftwouring to trace the goods and the
thieves, eat I -needed the prisoner,, in consequence of
inferiorities mid& I eisetwed. that two men, one of ahem
aneeresel Miles tiinelpties et the primer exactly. had, on
the =mein et the whiny, ail it sib toddle,' in the
T=issued a heavy bes In ft, and gone off to
'• Ilhave two witmees here, one of whom
loam whims ea the look-out we some days.--Willima
Park masw, %Ilk stated that at about half-pot thee
eteimhees Woiliterlsy, the 15th Decemher, as he was on kis
Mai, *pp liesseseeftwe' Hall door, • man came from
the nermrbuell of Trinity.equare with a black beg under
Warm, and Asp*, into the cab desired him to drive to
_pethe-houe, Bethnal-green. Another man
OMNI Sinitar-oquire, and got upon the box, and wit-
smeis sespeiosi drove, There were thee three on the box
11141•• Mai, with the *et bag, in.which there appeared
al be • mokht, MIS mb arrived at Tyson-street,
elekims. the eutakbe passenger gat, gill' the box and die-
sad witasses fellew4ertaist then drove off to
where, when they arrived at the Bird-rage
Wilk-hawse, the "inside fare got out to look about