The Express.
London, England, 1848-03-06 00:00:00

God." Again, when you mentioned money matters, I Reid,
.1 can base nothing to do with that ; there to some-
thing in the affair in band far higher In my sieve than
all that." You wanted a companion and friend, and mom'
me to leave
to ap loon as amiable to be all that to you,
caw* I ugteed to do so, and laded upon it, am to he traded in thin
way, and told that no insult was offered, arid that I acted with railway
Mrs.
L. its most satirical manner bringing in your " Youth," as
Mrs. L. chooses to call it. Now, I know of no pomade in all Clod's book
coodemning marriage in any way on account of age or circumstance.,
nor have I ever beard of any law of men that countenance% melt treat-
ment as I am receiving, because 1 hadconsented thereto. Now, sir, my
own conacience teiLi me—and I ara sure I can appeal in truth to
s skis— Mat I have *either mid, &Mellow- written anything
Me I am ashamed should appear before your family, the whoa/
town of Watson, or any court of justice, Thus cooceiirlog that I
base right views and proper feelings on the subject, I again request
a communication from yourself. without It you cannot aspect that
I should let the matter rest.
The only answer she reeeiecd to this communication was
the following one from Mra. Lewis :
Mrs. Lewis begs to acknowledge the feceillt of Miss Knott's letter,
and at the same time to intimate that the Itec J. Lewis considhoose
er;
her fully competent to answer any inquiries Mire Knott cosy c
to make.
li uder these circumstances the pluntiff instituted the
present proceedings.
The Rev. Mr. Knott, the uncle of the plaintiff, was
the principal witness, and proved most of the facts above
mentioned.—This was the case for the plaintiff.—Mr. Scrj.
Channell then addressed the jury for the defendant. He
described the action u one of the most trumpery character,
and said be was cure that they would be of opinion that the
very smallest sum would be an ample recompense for any
injury that had actually been sustained.—The Lord Chief
Baron summed up ; and the jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff—Damages 501.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oxroan, MARCH 4.
SINGULAR CASE OF FORGIRY.— Thomas Weston Mar
tin was charged with having, on the 4th of October
last, forged and uttered an acceptance for 4601., with
intent to defraud the London and County hank.—The
prisoner pleaded not guilty.—Mr. Carrington stated the case,
from which it appeared that in October last an acceptance
for 4601., drawn by the prisoner, and purporting to be
accepted by Thomas Haines, was paid into the London end
County Bank ey the prisoner, and discounted for him, but it
subsequently proved to be a forgery, as Bailees denied hay-
ing accepted it, or given any one authority to do so. In sup-
port of the charge the following witnesses were called .
Henry Strong, manager of the Oxford branch of the London
and County Bank, deposed that the prisoner kept an account
at that bank, and had been in the habit of paying in bills to
be discounted ; the bill now produced for 46J1. was paid
into the bank by the prisoner, and believing that the accept-
ance purporting to be that of Thomas Hawes was genuine
he discounted it. Soon after he discovered that the signa-
ture was not Haines's, and in consequence he had the pri-
soner taken into custody. On croseexamination by Mr.
Keating, Mr. Strong admitted that the prisoner had had
large transactions with the bank, which had discounted bills
foe him to the amount of between 2,0001. and 3,0001. a year.
Had previously discounted bills for the prisoner, accepted by
Haines, and knew they were for the prisoner's accommoda-
tion. The bill in question for 4601. was in put to renew a
bill for 4751., accepted by Haines and drawn by Martin.
That bill he knew was an accommodation hill, for the pri-
soner told him so. At the time he discounted the bill in
October, he believed Haines to be a man of substance, at be
was represented to be worth 1,0001.--Thomas Haines de-
posed that the signature to the bill for 4601. was not
his handwriting, but the prisoner told him he bad put
his name to the bill the same day or the day
after that he had done so ; and he, the witness, assented to
it. He had, on a previous occasion, permitted the prisoner
to put his (the witness's) name to a bill. The bill for 4751.
produced was accepted by him (the witness) ; and he under-
stood that the bill in question for 4601. was in part to renew
the previous one for 4751.—The Judge stopped the case, and
said it was evident there was no frau 1, inasmuch as the bill
for 4601., to which Haines's name was affixed, and of which
he was apprised the same day or day. after, was to renew a
previous one for 4731. accepted by Haines.—The jury unani-
mously acquitted the prisoner, who was forthwith die-
, charged.
SHEEP STEALING.—R. and T. Mobley, sons of a respect-
able butcher at Oxford, were charged with having on the
17th of December, at Lyneham, stolen seven wethor sheep,
value 141., the property of Edward Freeman. On Friday,
the 17th of December last, the prosecutor, Mr. Freeman had,
in • field near the turnpike-road at Lyneham, two folds,
each containing thirty-five sheep, folded by his shepherd
that evening. On the nest morning one of the
folds was found broken down, and seven sheep were missing.
The prisoners were proved, by three different turnpike
gate keepers to have gone through their gates in the
middle of the night with the horse and cart heavily loaded
on their way to Oxford from Lyneham. On tho Saturday
morning they reached Oxford about six o'clock, and de-
posited seven sheep in their father's slaughter-house, and
the same slay they slaughtered them. The carcases were
seen on the following day (Sunday) by a butcher, who re-
marked that they were very much bruised. On the same
day. (Sunday) the carcases were seat to London to
a .salesman, and nothing further was heard of
them. Mr. Pigot defended the prisoners and
contended that there was no evidence to show
that the prisoners had stolen the sheep. No witnesses,
however, were called for the defence, and after the judge
had very carefully summed up, the jury, after a few minutes'
consultation, returned a verdict uf Guilly against both pri-
soners, and they were sentenced to ten years' transportation.
This case occupied above five hours and excited consider-
able interest.
A CHARIYARL—H. MOUE war indicted for shooting at
W. Mortimer and O. Dover, at liorsepath, on the 4th of
November last, with intent to maim and do them bodily
harm. The prisoner pleaded " guilty." It appeared that
the prisoner had been very much annoyed by the people in
the village coming to his house with rough music, and in
the impulse of the moment ho fired a gun, whireby two
persons were shot and injured.—The Judge sentenced him
to four months' imprisonment without bard labour, end ex-
pressed a hope that it would be a warning to him and others
never to use such deadly weapons, unless driven to the neces-
sity of so doing for the protection of life.
POST-OFFICE ROBBRRIES.—T. Brown, letter-carrier at
Tetsworth, and who was found guilty on Thursday last of
accreting, embezzling, and destroying certain letters, was
sentenced to be transported for 10 years.—E. Jones, son of
the post-muter at Tetsworth, who was convicted on Thursday
of inciting the above T. Brown to secrete, embezzle, and de-
stroy certain letters, was also sentenced to be transported
for 10 years.
FORGING A RAILWAY PAbB.—C. Bout!, who was on Fri-
day convicted of uttering a forged railway, pass with intent
to defraud the Great Western Railway Company. was this
day discharged by Mr. Justice Cresewell, the learned judge
stating that he had not been able to find any case at com-
mon law of a conviction for uttering a forged instrument
when there was only an attempt at fraud, but the fraud not
being completed, being supported.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.—NORTHAMPTON, MARCH 3.
ROBBERY BY ♦ POSTNIABTEIL—Thia morning the pri-
soner, Thomas Crane, who was found guilty on Wednesday
of stealing 101. from a letter in the Post-office at Peter-
borough, was sentenced to seven years' transportation by
Chief Justice Wilde, his lordship stating that there was in
bis opinion no force in the technical objection which had
been urged on behalf of the prisoner. Both the learned
judges were occupied to-day in trying prisoners, and the
calendar was not got through until nearly 11 o'clock at
night, when the wises concluded.
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Cum:. Covier.—Before Chief lustier Wilde.
THE QUEEN v. JOHN HERBERT. —MURDER. —John
Ilerberl was placed at the bar charged with the wilful mur-
der of James Tibbs. The prisoner is a farmer, and the de-
ceased was a coal-dealer about a mile and a half from the
prisoner's house. They were living on friendly and inti-
m,its tenni. On M.•nday, 27th December, the deceased
spent the latter part of the day with the prisoner, in com-
pany with some other persons, and a great deal of drink was
consumed. The prisoner and the deceased were left alone
about six o'clock, and they continued drinking until about
one o'clock in the morning, when the son of the prisoner and
his servants were awakened by the report of a gun, two barrels
being discharged in quick succession. On coming down the
stairs, at the bottom of which is the kitchen door, they
found the deceased lying on his face bleeding.
There is a narrow passage and a door at the
end of it, and the deceased was lying across the
threshold of the door, his body in the brew-house, his
feet on the threshold. The prisoner was in the
brewhouse, the gun in his hands. Tibbs said, " I am a dead
man." Several neighbours having come in, he also said to
the prisoner, " You have shot me ; you said you'd shoot me,
and you have shot me." The prisoner said, " You're the
best friend I have in the world." The prisoner having said
he knew nothing about it, the deceased eacleimed, " You're
a liar, sir—you're a liar, Mr. Herbert." The prisoner then
said, " 1 shot him ; 1 must suffer the lew—l must take the
consequences." He then knelt by deceased, took his hand,
and said, " You're the best friend I have in the world, and
I love you as I love my life ; you've lent me money, and I
owe you seven pounds now." The deceased replied, " Per •
hap' that was what you shot me for." The pnsoner added,
"Do you think I'd shoot you for 71. ?" Shortly after the
surgeon who had been sent for arrived, sad he said to the
prisoner, " You've a bad job here ; I understand you have
shot Tibbs." He replied, " I know nothing about it ;
ask me nothing about it." On the surgeon's saying,
" I fear you have," he answered, "No ; the gun
went off accidentally." This he repeated shortly after-
wards. Upon hearing this the deceased, who was partially
roused, said, "You did, John, you know you did, you mid
you would shoot me, and you did so." The prisoner re-
plied, " Well, I kaow I did, I am sorry I did it, but it is
too late now, and the law mast take its course." He also
said to the surgeon, " I'm sorry I've done it, for Tibbs was
the beet friend I had in the world, we never quarrelled in
our lives, we were always the best of friends." The eurgeon
also asked the deceased whether Herbert owed him any
,to which he answered, "Yes, about 71. or 8!.," but
ISM had been no words about it that evening ;it had
been mentioned, but not angrily ; Herbert was to pay it
viten it suited him. Another witness of the name of Reeve
dated that when the deceased was asked how it occurred,
ba said, "Herbert told me he d shoot me, and he shot me,"
sad the prisoner said, " I said I'd shoot him, and I did
it ; I thought I'd be as good as my word." In his dying de-
position thedeceased stated, "thatneither of them was drunk,
that the prisoner saidhe would shoot him (deceased), and
he did so ; there had been no dispute; he owed him money,
but not much. It appeared from the evidence of the sur-
geon, that there was a wound three inches in length and
one in breadth on the upper part of the arm, near the
shoulder. There were appearances of considerable bleeding
on the floor, and the clothes were saturated with blood. The
vessels were exhausted then, and the wound never bled
afterwards ,• three inches of the bone were destroyed, and
every Teasel of the arm tern. The arm was amputated, but
he died on the afteanoon of that day. The surgeon also said
that the wound was straight-horizontal': the butt of the gun