The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-29 00:00:00

MAELYL!BONII.

A GCIIPOWDIR PL0T7=47011014'170: Hamilton, 28, was
charged with causing wilful damage to the amount of 3001.
to the house of Kr. Daniel Milbank, 10, Cumberland-place,
New-road, by the explosion of gunpowder.
Owing to a suspicion that the prisoner had intended to
accomplish the death of his mother by the act, the court was
crowded to excess. Lord Mountlort and several other
gentlemen were on the bench.
Daniel Milbank, on being sworn, laid—The primmer is
the eon of a lodger of mine, • widow, who nate my two
parlous. I base frequently complained of his oomteg to the
house, u I did not approve of his behaviour, and I did not
think his mother felt safe. Last night, about 8 o'clock, se I
was employed upon some mosaic wore in the front kitchen
' I heard a loud explosion, and at the sans tannest a portion
of the ceiling fell upon my had; the lathing also fall in,
and if I had net got away very qitickly I might have
been seriously injured, if not killed. I heard • moaning and
groaning. I found that the frost and back parlour doors
wino blown off the hinges. The sash.. of the back parlour
wiadow were blown out, as also a portion of the brick
work. The drawing roam firer was destroyed, and the auk
is the back kitchen was shattered to pieces. The abutters
in the front perkier were by the exploaios sent 14 or la
yards across the New road, and even op to the attics damage
was done. I calculate that my lose cannot be abort of 3001.
by the explosion. I was completely stunned, and the tool
with which I was working was shook out of my band. Mrs
Hamilton, the prisoner's mother, we. in bed in the front
parlour, and I saw the pillow-case and conned burning,
but not in Ruses, the place was full of smoke' and I clasped
my arms round Mrs. Hamilton's waist to get her out if pos-
sible, bat being nearly suffocated I was compelled to return
without accomplisbiog my object. I made another effort to
release her, and I at last conveyed her to the house adjoin-
ing, when she was carefeilly attended to by Mr. Norton, a
surgeon is per Baker.street.
Mr. Broughton—ln what circurnetances is she ?
Witness—Sbe is a widow lady of independent property.
Mr. Broughton—Are you aware of any threats having
been made by the prisoner with respect to his mother?
Witness—Yee. Yesterday he was abusing her all the
afternoon. Ido not know whether he was in the house at
the moment of explosion, but I saw him a quarter of an
hour before. He we. wrangling with his mother all the
morning, and was in the habit of doing eo. I have often
told him he was killing her by iachesk and wished for her
death on account of her property. To my remake be
usually returned light and trifling answer,. The explosion
took place under his mother's bed, and the poor lady ill
burned on the side and face.
Cos, 108 I), took psisoaer into custody as Its returned to
as house, and feline(' surprise at seeing its shattered con-
dition.
Prisoner told a long story about fireworks which he had
been making, and which, tor that time only, be had left
inadvertently under the bed.
The inmates of the house stated that they had never seen
these fireworks or beard of them till now.

Prisoner—l wis► to say to your worship, that so far from
my erpectations bag 1504. a year at her death, that her
Ila CUM., II oa y 2001. per annum, which, whenever she dies,
will he divid«d amongst three of us.
Other partieulare with reference to the esse were gone
ilto, and toe prisoner, upon whom strong suspicion rests,
was nasanded till to morrow (this day) week, when it is
hoped that his mother and other witnesses necemuy to
immolate the case will be in attendance.
Tne magistrate expressed his willingness to accept bail for
the prisoner himself in 601., and two sureties in 4W. each.
Ts. ebonite not being provided with the sureties, sr
locked up.