The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-25 00:00:00

brutally when it appeared that the manuser..t had been
for win than 18 months in the ilefendaut s poieessiou.ang
it was "lily at the last moment, when be poosbly might
have im,giurd that to publish the work would not be pro-
fitable. that he put forward such • defence. As to the
eviden..e that hid been given with regard to the
whieli it was ►,id appeared in the translation,
he said it was moat contemptible, and he bed
no doubt that there were quite as many errors
of such a character In every work that was pub-
lished, not only by Kr. Parker, but by any other book-
sent r. lle c,ucluded by espreasing • confident opinion
that the jury would say by their verdict that the
plaintiff was entitled to** amount he claimed by the pre-
sent action.

Mr. 'Leon Alderson had eommenred ■ummiu of when
I.lm jury interposed, and said they considered it quite un-
necessary for him to go through the evidence, as Mil had
Ullilllllll./thiy agreed upon thnir verdict.
The learned Judge toked them will.: vadict tl.cy gave.
The jury said they were all A./vetd in rituruing a verdict
for tha plaintiff for the full amount claimed.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—SusawsnuRT, I%l.tzcit 21.
BIRO.. Na. JVIITICU TaL/OrlD.
SEIAIOUS POACHING ATIHAT AT EXMNIT HALL.

In this ease, which occupied the entire of yesterder,
Presce, Edward :araye, Alezender Shepherd,
JO4, I; fltith4..leseple Wearer, and Edgard Jadeites were
indict. i tar having, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clnek
in the night of the lit January last, entered a certsin close
In the parish of Clout:rue/on!, seined with guns and bind-
gums, i.,r the purr.- of taking ;raw.
Mr. Whitmore and Mr. Bayley prosecuted.
Yr. Co, bet apiteAr,d for Prover, Mr. lludillestone ap-
peared for the prisoners Shepherd nod W Mr. Scot-
Gratiths and rin%)tr; Jacks'on was un-
defestled. . . .

Mr. Se iirtmore opened the case to the jury as one of
more than ordinary seriousress, both from the number
of persons engaged in the offence (eight in all, some not
being now amenable), and hem the violence that had been
used by them. From the evidence, which was of great
',rot', it appeared that on the 'right of the let of January,
or morning of the 2nd, Radford, who was gamekeeper to
Mr. Llujd, of Feeney Hall, near Lusilow, heard several
shuts so his master's wood, end assisted by another, named
Watkins, proceeded to the spot, where he was met by
several of the pang, amongst whom were Preece
and Griffiths. They had at the time shot some
pheasants. Radford was knucked down, and so seriously
injured that he had to retire with Watkins, and
was nut able to come out again that night; but Watkins,
who was oleo injured, but not so seriously, went and roused
WM. Lads P, Mr. Lloyd's farm UMW'', who, along with
Edward Teeker, the butler Mantel', another servant, and
one or two more, again went out nod came up with the
party, •ho had continued shooting in the meantime. When
they came up, a scot& ensued, in which Taker was most
seriously injured, receiving four wounds on the head, one
of which fractured his skull, and fur some days his life was
in danger. Mantle also received severe wounds in the
head, and had two ribs broken, and was for some days in •
dangerous state. The poachers eventually went off, the
curs ants and watchers leaving on the ground some portions
of their guns, clothing, &e., which evidenced the violence
of the fray. No shots were fired at the keepers,
"rut some of the poachers repeatedly encouraged
hose of their comrades who were armed with guest() shoot
hem. The case entirely resoles(' itself into a quee-
r's" of the identity of the parties. The prisoners
ackson and W were Acquitted by direction of
dr. Justice Talfourd, with the cement of the counsel for
1 .prowcution, his lordship being of opinion that there
was ths evidence at all against Jackson, and that that
against Weaver was of such a nature as that he did ant
think he could satisfactorily, in the event of a conviction,
sot upon it.
Mr. Corbel, Mr. Scotland, and Mr. Hoddlestone then
addressed the jury for their respective client., and several
witnesses to character were examined.

Tho jury without hesitation bound Preece, Sawyer, and
i.uittn. Acquitting Shepherd.
Bottom defined.

WITNISSIS TO CHAIIACTIIII._

When the above case was concluded, Mr. Justice Tat-
lourd directed William Lug and William Preece, the former
an innkeeper, the latter a masun, who had teeth given
Sawyer a good character fur respectability of conduct, and
informed them that he bad ascertained that he
had ascertained that he had been in December,
18,31, convicted of poaching, and sentenced to two
=ma' imprisonment. The witnirses, however, dcaied
their knowledge ol the fact; his lordship said it was strange
thatan innkeeper in the town where the prisoner lived, and
who had come forward to give him a character, should not
bare heard of a matter so important affecting his character,
and said it only showed how necessary it was, though it
seemed an ungracious thing to do, for counsel for the prose-
cution and the judge to investigate narrowly evidence to
the previous character of a prisoner.
'this morning his lord►hip sentenced Preece to seven
years' and Sawyer and Grifilthe to twelve
man,

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Wmtwicx, MARCU 24.
coon■ Contr.—Dimas XR. Balton Pasts.
II I Ott S CIARON AGAINST A CI.2IIOTNAN.

The Rey. Cons/kiss Griffin, rector of Haatlor, was
'barged with having, at the parish of Old Shalford, on the
17th of October, unlawfully and indecently assaulting Geo.
Talbot. _ _ .

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Atter a lengthened investigation, the jury returned a ver-
dict of Not roilty.

NORTHRRN CIRCUIT.—LivrupooL, MARCH 23

Mr Pane COM%
litCliAltDeo3l W. DELAMMILL—BILZACJI or Paoinin ov
Xmasuos.

This wee as Win Se recover compensation from the de-
fendant lit a lass\ K promise of marriage made to the
plaintiff. The ffemeges were laid at I,OOW.
Mr. Monk and lii. Wheeler • for the plaintiff,
and Mr. &dent Wilklas and Ms. Tomlinson for the cla-
imant_ . .

/dr. Wheeler opined the pissollogs, is the course of which
be stated that the plaintiff was Miss Catherine Richardson,
and the defeedant a IPreaerseera, Charles Henri Ferdiaaad
Desist Alszts Dams&
. .

lir: Meek Them sesead the sass. The plaintiff was the
delight* elr esereemnsissicesed *Meer in the Dragoon
Guards, whe died when she was very young, and she had
since bees brewed up sad educated ander the care of an
uncle. Mr. Oman. Moe present age was twenty-five. The
defendant's age was thirty-two. la the year 1816 M.
Cieuluer, • teacher of foreign in Manchester,
went to lodge with Mr. antler' through him the
defendant was introduced to Mr. Oseeler's heats, and an
attachment was formed between the plaintiff sod the de- '
fondant. The defendant's attention es the pislotiff eon-
tinned up to the you 1850, during whisk Mine be premised
the plaintiff marriage. The result of the aleselmene 1/811
the Meth of • child. After this the deramisme sassed le
marry the plaintiff, alleging that this eleseemlness pl/w
vented him doing so, and alleging able lbe emsessorp*
sem, the losses which his family sustained by the Emil
*volution et 1848, and also his inability to divas of is
patent. Me had since married 'anther lady. The leesned
counsel, atter detailing the circumstances of the oast and
Ana Oeirtler—She said she was the wife of Mr. lhsmae
Outlaw, of Manchester, a builder. Catherine Itisbard-
son, the plaintiff, was my husband's eke, by a Isomer
marriage. Bhe was 2,5 pan of age, sad bid lived with
my husband from seven years of age. In elm year 1846
they bad a Mr. Gaultier lodging with them, and in that
year Mr. Delmore, the defendant, came to Wipe with Mr.
Gaoltkr. At that time defendant could speak ptsrryy little
English. In 1847, at Mr. Gaultier'. request, isbadaat be-
came • boarder in the house, and took all Ms meals with
them. In June that year Mr. Gaultier went to France
and the defendant remained in the home. The winks;
proceeded to describe the attention whisk the defendant
paid to the plaintiff daring thie period. It July of
that year he same into witness's slieincesem, *ad said to
her, ' I love Miss Kate, will yen Am me to merry her ?"
Witness said, "You have tabs. me by surprise ; I cannot
eve you an answer until I have named it to my husband."
Be thee said, "Do yea die*. =dais 1" I replied, " No,
but I mast spook to mil beellemd." I asked him if he had
mentioned it to my nine, sad he replied, " I have, madam,
and she has referred me to you." When the plaintiff came
into the house, seem after this conversation, defendant took
her by the heed and saW, " I have named this subject to
madam." Pleisitiff did not seem to have any objections
to the marriage. She smiled. When witness's husband
came home, defendant met him in the lobby, and *m-
onad him. On the matter being named to witness's
husband, he said to defendant, " You are • stranger to
us, and • foreigner; and we do not know anything of
you." Witness's husband desired him at least to wait
twelve months ; and although the defendant wished to be
married at once, Mr. Outlet's proposition was agreed to.
Witness's family afterwards went to reside at Cheadle, sad
defendant was regularly in the habit of coming to see the
plaintiff. Ile cams at least about twice • week about Feb.
1848. Witness observed a change for the worse in defend-
ant's affairs. That wee after the French Revolution. De-
...

fends M was then residing at Ratcliffe. During that year
defendant continued to visit the plaintiff In December
witness went to sec defendant, in consequence of a lett sr
ks had written to plaintiff, On seeing him, she
p Ord to him, " Why have you written such a
letter to my niece ? you have almost broken her
heart." He replied, " Oh, teach her how to hate
me; for I have brought trouble on all who have
ever loved me." Witness replied, " What do you
mean ?" He replied, " I ought to have given her up;
teach her to forget me." Witness replied, "This is not
the time to forget you, Charlie, when you are in trouble."
Defendant then tool witness by the hand, and said, "Tell
her I love her more than ever.' At witness's request, de-
fendant came and spent Christmas-day with the
Afterwards witness's family went to reside at Chsetham,
and defendant continued to visit the house and per atten-
tion to plaintiff. From that time up to June, 1150, de-
fondant resided more or less with the family. At that time
the defendant took lodgings in Cloughton-street, Ratcliffe,
still continuing to visit the plaintiff. In October of that
year witness discovered that the plaintiff was ~gists,
and went to see the defendant. She found him at Mr.
Bond's works. at Ratcliffe. Defendant asked after the
plaintiff, when witness said, "We are all in great die-
trees," Defendant said, " Why ?" Witness replied,
"Why do you ask sae ? is not Kate in the family way, and
unmarried ?" H. said, " Yes, but we will he married
immtdistely, and I will come on Sa!urday and speak to
Mr. Ositice." Ifs did not come, sod witness's husband
went to me him the following week, at his lodgings, at
Retail*, and defendant returned with him to the house.
Whilst there the witness's kii.band asked defendant when
he was gelag to nary the plaint& lie replied, " 1 Cu-