The Express.
London, England, 1851-12-12 00:00:00

At the conclusion of the arguments, the
reserved his judgment.

Nitrous VI ca-CsAimewn Tears &
11 POHW C. Watia.—Puwaa OF APPOINTMENT.
The court was occupied during the greater part of the
day with the arguments in this case, the fact. of which
were fully reported in the Espress of November 24.
The question was, whether • power of appointment give.
to Lady Wells, by the settlement made upon bar marriage,
had been well executed in favour of her husband, so as to
give to him certain estates in Sumez, in which cue those
mutes (he dying i•tastate aad without •ny heir) would
escheat to the lord of the manor.

Mr.
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Mr. Role ad Mr. Belwya wen beard on behalf of the
lord of the mum

"16:Boatel' was board is reply.
Kit Herm took Um to ..order his judgment.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCII.—YEsTEKDAY.
&TIM. AT tiDl AT GrITADAI I. - ILI CAMMILL
AND COMINDX JCSION.
CONSULTATIONS or COUNSEL.
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Lord Campbell, as the witnesses were being orarred out
of court in the a'saws case, suggested to the bar that it WllO,
perhaps, exprilii nt that parties ton ettlISC 11110111.1 not be
present at a couaultatiou wken they were to be examined as
witnesses.

Mr. M. Chambers said he believed counsel had already
found it necessary to make some such rule.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
LIVERPooL—TUVILSOAT.
HAW, NAAR.
ALLEGED WHORE OF A WIVE AT MANCHESTER.
_

John Ilanipsom, aged 31, was indicted fur the wilful
murder Ut his wife, Mary Hampson, at Manchester, on the
night of the lith of August last.
The facts of the case, as described by the various wit-
nesses, were these :—A number of female neighbours, un
the evening in question, had partaken of tea in the house
of the deceased, during her husband's absence, after which
some spirits were taken, but it was very positively asserted
j that the deceased took very little herself. About ten o'clock
the husband returned home, and, what was said to be not
an uncommon thing, high words ensued; a neighbour,
who could hear all that passed in the prisoner's house, was
awoke from sleep by hearing a disturbance, and a lumping
noise an if some one had fallen down stairs. The keeper
of a beershop is the vicinity saw the prisoner pass his
house about eleven o'clock that night, without anything
unusual iu his manner. An opposite neighbour had seen
the prisoner sitting by the fire at ten o'clock that night,
while his wife was at the door. The prisoner said, " Mary,
you have been getting some drink ;" she replied, If I
have, it is nothing at your espense." They then started
quarrelling very had, and the deceased shut the door; there
were nu blinds, and the neighbours saw into the house. As
boon an the deceased abut the door, the prisoner lett his seat
and ran up to where his wife was, but whether he struck
her or not the witness could not say. Soon after this
tae prisoner left the house, and called upon Mr. Small, the
heershup keeper referred to, requesting him to go home
with him' as his (prisoner's) wife had locked him out, add-
ing that she had nes n getting drunk, and had fallen down-
stairs while coming to let him in. The witness Small ac-
companied the prisoner home, and finding that the door and
window were both fastened, lie returned and got a hammer
and candle; with the former he struck the gudgeon Duni
the window shutter, and w ith the latter the prisoner en-
tered the house. Ile went to where his wife lay, and
after looking at her a moment, opened the door
and the neighbours entered. The deceased was
found lying at the bottom of the stairs, with her
head towards the door, a large pole, or clothes prop,
was lying on the stairs, in the centre, and blood WU flowing
from the nose and ears of the deceased. The neighbours
told the prisoner to go for a doctor, and he left the house
ostensibly fur that purpose; on his return, in about ten
minutes, he said lie had been for Dr. Hose, who would be
there in a few minuter ; but it subsequently transpired that
he had not been for any medical assistance whatever. A
' Roman catholic priest,who was called in to attend the
dying woman, was the rst to procure the attendance of a
surgeon, but the woman was then past recovery.
The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, adding that
they had given the prisoner the benefit of some conflicting
points in the evidence, er they must have felt it to be their
duty to return a verdict uf wilful murder.

Wreak Na. Ames Eats.
ilsAvuuSs3sT BANIKUPTCY.

Patrick O'Toole, who was yesterday convicted of not
Purrvndering under a fiat in bankruptcy, was sentenced this
morning to be transported for seven years.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.

BIaULU NW. WUHAN, lltr:11 A,..1.1ANS Jci 01, •>x • Brycn or
MAGISTIIAT•4 •r TRA ma.

G ILOSS-1/171.7T-A.L-IT-Y. TO A N IYE fIT WitIMIT4FIA D

Edward Clarke, 2S, tailor, was indicted fur having un-
lawfully and maliciously ossaulted Maria Susannah Clarke,
his wife.

The defendant had no counsel.

The prosecutrix stated that she was the wife of the de-
fendant, and had Heed with him at No. 30, Steven-street,
Wants:an-place. On the night of Nov. 21 she went home
at about half-past eleven o'clock, having, after she had left
her work, been to the theatre with her brother, whom she
met in the street. She was at the theatre about two hours.
When she gut home, she said she should like some beer,
when the defendant, who was there, said she had had enoagh
and shonlel have no more; but she had had none
at all, and told him so; whereupon ho struck
her a blow on the chest, 1,11411 she fell to the
flour. She got up, and he was about to strike her again
a hen she took up a washhanil basin to defend herself, but
it fell tram her hand, as she had not autticient strength to
hold it. She did this to defend herself, not by way of an
attack on the defendant. He had taken his boots oft and
he picked up one of them, and struck her on the top of the
head with the heel, on which there happened to be part of
an iron tip. On receiving this blow she tell to the floor in-
sensible, and bleeding profusely from a wound on the
' head produced by the heel of the boot. She could not tell
anything that took plate afterwarda until she found her-
self in bed, and Elizabeth West, a young woman who had
been staying at her lodgings, with her. (She produced a
handkerchief used in stanching the blood. It was com-
pletely saturated.) On the Saturday night he came home
about half-past 12 Welo k, and found her in bed. He
said, " Oh, you are in bed, are you ? d— you," and declared
he would have some beer. She told him it was too late
to get beer, but lie said it was not, and the people in the
house selling beer the young woman West went down to
see if she could get some tor him. When she was gone
down she got out of bed and took the prisoner by the arm,
and wishing all things to be agreeable asked him not to be
ridiculous and to get into bed. lie pushed her from him
with great 'Mimic*, and said he was not going
to bed with her that night, and directly afterwards
he took up a hammer which was used fur break-
Jae coal and struck her with the head of it at the
hark of her right car. He was about to repeat the blow
when she held up her hand, and the hummer caught one of
hoe Angers and cut it severely. She then fell down insen-
sible. When she recovered she found herself bruised in
various parts of her person as if from kick', and she was
taken to University Hospital, where she had medical atten-
dee, (The hammer was produced.)
The defendant asked no questions in cross-elimination.
Eliaabeth West. the young woman referred to by the
proxecatrix, gave corroborative evidence. She stated that
whilst the prosecutrix was lying insensible on the ground
on the Friday night, the defendant kicked her violently
in various purta of her person. After the prosecutrix re-
covered she threw a candlestick at him, and when witness
saw him strike her with the heel of his hoot, she was so
frightened that she ran out of the room. Afterwards she
got her into bed, and bathed her head, which was cut open
on the top. On the Saturday night after he struck her
with the hammer. Witness saw him kick her in the lower
part of the abdomen. She called out for assistance, for the
saw that the prosecutrix was insensible. She did not see
him use the hammer, but she saw it afterwards. She found
it under the table. She could not say whether there were
any marks of blood on it.
The uefendant asked the witness if she had not ,aid to his
wife, that it was her (the wife's) fault, as she had aggra-
vated him when he was in a good temper?
She denied having ever done a ..
A person named Healey, residing in the some house,
said lie overheard the diatuibance in the defendant's room
on the Friday night, and on the Saturday night. On the
latter occasion he remonstrated with the defendant, and

celled bins a few vile names, foe beating his wife, when he
said be would have a glass of beer with witness, and tell
him all about it. He 'eked witness if he should like his
wife to keep bad hours and do bad things. Witness at that
time saw the hammer in the defendant's coat Pocket. He
thought it was a poker, and called out to that effect.
Police-constable Markerow, 126 l, said he was called
about two o'clock or. the morning of Sunday, the 23rd of
November, to No. 30, Steven-street. Ile went up to
the defendant's room, and saw the prosecutriz lying on
the door insensible, her head in a pool of blood. There
was a wound as long as his anger on the top of her head,
and another wound at the back of her ear. He discovered
the latter at the hospital. He found the handkerchief pro-
duced. There were several persona in the room. He
asked if any of them would charge the prisoner. No an-
swer was given ; sod, thinking it likely from what be had
seen that *tie woman would the, ha took him on his own

rosponsibtlity.
The defendant, in answer to the case, complained that
his wife had kept late hours. On the Friday night she did
not get Lome till half-past twelve, and when he asked her
where she had been she said she had been to the theatre, to
see the Bloomers. Ile asked her what theatre, and she
told him to mind his own business. He charged her with
having been to a Mrs. Itoberson's, when she told biro to
trouble his head with his own concerns, and to go and leave
the place, as she had not taken the room in his name, and
that the sooner he was gone the better. She excited him
by saying this, and he struck her ; upon which she took up
a knife and threw a candlestick at him. Ile threw his boot
at her, but whether that cut her head or whether it was cut
through her falling down he could not tell. On the Satur-
day night she struck him because he refused to sleep with
her. He told the young woman to sleep with her, and
that he should sleep in her bed. She was very violent and
threw things about ; and the bruises she got were from
falls, not kicks.
This was denied by the prosecutria and the witness
West.

The policeman said the prosecutrix was taken to the hoe-
, pita on a stretcher, and when there she had above twenty
I tits. lief ribs were severely bruised. There was a running
wound in her leg, as if a piece had been kicked out ; and
she appeared to have been subjected to a long course of
brutal treatment. The surgeon at the hospital said he had
never seen a woman in so emaciated • condition from ill
usage.
West said she lived with the prowcutriz by way of pro-
tection, as she was afraid he would murder her.
The deputy judge having summed up,
The jury at once returned • verdict of Guilty.
A brother of the preeecutrix then said she went to the
theatre with him on the Friday night, he having met her
In the street as she was leaving work. The defendant had
r used her most brutally for three years, and her family, who
lived in the country, were afraid when they heard of a man
having murdered his wife in Matylebone th.it she was the '
victim, knowing, as they did, that they lived in that part of
the torn, and that he was continually ill-treating her.
Only a fortnight before this her father had to interfere for
her protection, and she was
They had only lived in Steven-street a fortnight, and at
the last place they lived in they had notice to leave, and
theis rent was given thee.

The young woman Webt said the prosecutriz always was
afraid the defendant would murder her. She had never
been free front black (ye., caused by the prisoner's violence,
since she had known her.
The deputy judge .enteneed the defendant to imprison-
ment with hard labour fur one year.
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ALLEGE!, CONSPIILACY TO DF.FRACD.
GrOrge Butdier, 22, cabman, and A//red Burnes. 31, late
an officer of the F division of Metropolitan Police, were
indicted for having unlawfully attempted to obtain from
Thomas Smith the sum of with intent to cheat hint
thereof.
This charge arose out of one which the defendant Barnes
preferred against Butcher before a magistrate at Bow-street,
on the 10th ultimo, the result of which was that a fine of
Ss., or seven days' imprisonment, was imposed upon him.
It was necessary to produce the official record of the con-
viction and Mr. Metcalfe submitted that as it was absent
the case could not proceed.
Mr. Witham was of that opinion, and directed an Ac-
go Hal.
The court then adjourned.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL. _

Janes Wm. Million alias Chadwick, alias Dr. Harris,
was brought up for the fifth time for re-examination,
charged with obtaining money under false practices.
Mr. Vann appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Bury
Hutchinson for the prisoner.
Mr. Downes, solicitor, proposed to go on with a case of
false pretence, in which the prisoner was alleged to have
obtained 51. in, from • Mr. Davis, tor the expcnces of pre-
paring a mortgage for the loan of money, but u Mr,
Downes has been examined as a witness he Was not allowed
to act in the case.
. _ . . . .

John Carlisle, 4, Conway-street, Kent-road, stationer,
stated that, in consequence of an advertisement, he saw the
prisoner, iu October 1847, at an office in King'*-road, Bed-
ford-row, and agreed to article hi+ son to him to learn the
businiss of an architect and civil engineer. Ile obtained
from him 2/. 10e. to but instruments and 21. to pay a soli-
citor to draw indentures. It appeared in this case that
the articles had been supplied and the work dour, so it
. . . . . .

Michael Finch was called, but stated that he should not
prosecute.
Alderman Fionis said he thought it his duty to the
public that the prisoner should not escape for wont of a
prosecutor, and he should therefore send fur the City Soli-
citor, and direct him to act in any case where there was no
other prosecutor.
The City Solicitor accordingly came into court, and re-
mained till the close of the proceeding..
Thomas Jackson, 5, Albert-street, Regent's Park, stated
that in November, 1850, he saw the prisoner, inconsequence
of an advertisement, at 3, Staples-ion, Holborn, when he
gave the name of William MilLsom, and it was agreed that
his son should he articled to him. The indentures were
prepared, 161. I9s. paid for expenses, and the sou was with
him three months. .

his case also failed, u consideration was shown to have
been given for the money.
Michael Flack, baker, Hackney-road, in consequence of
an advertisement, saw the prisoner in November, 1150, at
23, Bridge-street, Black friars, the name on the door being
Sandiland and Co. lie introduced his son to th- prisoner,
who said, " I suppose this is the candidate; he is a fine
youth; I should like to have the charge of him ; be thyself
seated." Ile %nen put on a very sanctified air, and stated
that he intended to get rid of one of his apprentices, that
lie was inundated with applications to supply his place, but
that he would give witness's son the preference. A sum of
it. was paid fur preparing indentures, and 21. 10g. for in-
struments, the receipts for which were signed respectively
" J. W. Millsoru and Sandilaud and Co." _

Samuel Jackson, son of the previous witness Jackson,
was then examined by the City Solicitor, and stated that
he went to the prisoner's office in Staples-inn, in November,
1840, but they removed in a few days to Bridge-street, the
prisoner stating that he intended to set up his clerk, San-
diland, in the business, and the name of Sandiland and Co.
was on the door. Ile knew Sandiland, and saw him occa•
sionally at Staples-inn and Bridge-street. lie recollected
Finek coming with his son, the prisoner having told him
that he should take another pupil. The prisoner passed a.s
Sandiland, and all the letters which were, written by witness
fur him were signed Sandiland and Co. There were 40 or
50 letters on the subject of a pupil, all of which witness
answered, and they were signed Chas. Sandiland and Co.
Finek's son left in a fortnight atter he came. The witness
had had a box of instruments and some books from the
prisoner.
It was decided by the court that in this instance there
was no case of false pretence against the prisoner.
With reference: to the ease of obtaining dl. ss. from one
Davis, as the expenses of a negotiation tor an advance of
money by the prisoner uu behalf of sue of his sisters, to whom
be said he was trustee,
John Idillsom, the father of the prisoner, a builder, of
Smirke's-ruad, Kent-road, was called. Ile said he had six
slaughters, all married ; the prisoner was his only son. He
knew nothing whatever of his daughters' property.
Several persons were anxious to bring forward cases
against the prisoner, but it was arranged that he should be
committed on the one which the alderman thought on a
former day was sufficiently made out, sad the other parties
might prefer bills at the sessions. The depositions were
being read user previous to the committal, but two of the
witnesses being absent, his commitment was postponed till
to-morrow (this day).
LAMBETH.

Mary Cole, a girl of Wycars;t;ige, was charged with
wilfully .ettiug fire to the holm of her utintress.

She war committed for trial.
John Tuglur, a child 10 years of age, was charged with
stealingslialt-a-crown, entrusted to him to pay his mother.
The mother, a poor hard-working and heart-broken
woman, informed the magistrate that from his infancy the
boy at the bar had been addicted to pilfering everything he
could lay his hands on, and on many occasions herself, her
ailing husband, and three other children, had been com-
pelled to go without food in consequence of his takiu' away
and squandering the only means they had left to procure it.
On the day before she sent the prisoner to the workhouse
to receive three loaves of bread and half-a-crown from the
relieving office-, which the parish kindly allowed her, and
on his return he left the bread, but started off with the
half-crown.

Mr. Norton—Upon my word this is a pretty state of
things; so you carried away the half-crown, and left your
poor mother, your ailing father, and the family to starve.
What have you done with the half-crown?
Prisoner, indifferently—l spent it, air.
Mr. Norton—What in ?

Prisoner— Bread and meat, sad beer.
Mr. Norton—Well, upon my word, it is really quite shock-
ing toilet a person so young so very hardened.
Mother—lt is only a few days since he stole an ornament
from me of the value of five shillings. I have tried hint in
every way—both correction, confinement, and bread and
water—but it's all to no purpose.
Mr. Norton—l shall try what a month's solitary con-
finement will do, and shall send him to Kingston for that time.
The young prisoner wu committed accordingly for one
month.

PAROCHIAL MEETING AT ST. MART ISLINGTON.
—A vestry meeting was held yesterday. in the parish
church—the portion devoted w divine service—for the pur-
pose of making the parochial rates for the ensuing half
year. The meeting was called for three o'clock, at which
hour the chair was taken by the Rev. D. Wilson, the
rector. The attendance was as usual exceedingly large, and
a strong spirit of opposition seemed to actuate those who
were opposed to the proposed rates. After some stormy
scenes, and several speeches of a purely parochial character,
the assessment was agreed to, though not till the church-
warden, Mr. Parry, had promised to afford an opportunity
of discussing a proposition for • re assessment at the
next vestry meeting. Mr. Wagetaffe then proposed • rate
of 8,1. in the pound for the maintenance of the poor from
Michaelmas-day last to Lady-day, 1882. Mr. Voualey
seconded the motion, and observed that, having been
chosen overseer by the suffrages of the parishioners, he was
now enabled to assert that the proposed rate was a proper
one, and that the funds were duly administered.—Mr.
Harris, in rising to move an amendment, was proceeding
to read a speech, when the chairman said it was quite irre-
gular to read a speech, and declared that he could not allow
it. This interruption led to a scene of tremendous uproar,
amidst which was heard the voice of Mr. Harris, reminding
the chairman that he was in the habit of reading his own
sermons, and that, unlike the speaker, ho was
paid for his performances. There were loud de-
nuuciations against the vicar for alleged partiality.
In spite of the vicar's declaration that he would not hear a
written speech, Mr. Harris completed what be had pre-
pared, and concluded by proposing as an amendment the
levying of a fourpenny rate instead of an eightpeony one,
limiting the rate to one quarter. Mr. Simes seconded the
amendment. After a confused discussion the amendment
was carried, on a show of hands, by a large majority. A
poll was then demanded and taken. After the lapse of two
hours the numbers were announced as follows : For the
amendment, 383 ; against it, 380 ; majority for the amend-
ment, 3. The result was received with loud applause. The
retrenching party in the vestry obtained another victory
in the case of the lamp rate. In spite of a declaration that
their success would leave a part of the parish in darkness,
they carried a rate of three-halfpence instead of fourpence.
A highway rate of lid. instead of 7d. was carried by a large
majority. A proposal for • farthing chapel of ease rate was
also rejected, hut • churchwarden? rate of that amount was
granted. A discussion ensued as to the impropriety of
holding vestry meetings in the more sacred part of the
church, but without any result; after which the vestry ad-
ponied.
CAPTURE AND COMMITTAL OP A GHOST."-013
Saturday night last, about half-past 12 o'clock, a man and
his wife, who reside in Alum-street, Oreat Anceets, were
returning home from the market, and bad to pass a some-
what dark entry near their own house. Looking down the
entry as they passed it, the woman saw something very
white, the appearance of which disturbed her nerves must
seriously, for, clinging to her husband in great fright, she
exclaimed, " Oh, dear me, there's a ghost." Anxious to
see • real ghost, the husband rushed down the entry in
pursuit, on which the ghost, which appeared to be clothed
in white, at once took wing and fled, when the pursuing
party took courage and followed, and ultimately succeeded
in capturing the spectre. It turned out to be—not an in
habitant of the other world, but a young man named
Jams Devine, who bad been robbing the mill of Mr. Tay-
lor, in Alum-street, and who, having enveloped himself in
a quantity of white calico (it portion of two pieces which he
had stolen), had been mistaken foe a ghost. On Monday
he was brought up at the Borough Court, when the man-
ner of his apprehension created considerable amusement,
and he was committed for trial at the esseions.—lkuschester
Courtin