The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-17 00:00:00

for a eonsidenble time while tisey wombs the riding, he was
able to identity them. and he speke positirr.sly to these men
in,( the two prisoners, trid a man !named Brice who had
absconded.
Thomas Worker, the keeper, came up to be sworn, rind
he cut a most lamentable tigur.:. The right side of his face
was dri,ulfaqy lactrat,d. lfe c irrohorat,d the testim.nly
of Caw, and aid it was William Bestrew( who shot hint.
Ile was within a yard or two of him, and the figsh from the
gun scorched his whiskers and car.
l'oliee..tonstable Alison proved finding a gun at the house
of the prisoners with some clay at the mosaic of the same
kind as the soil in the word where be found the prisoner's
gun hail stuck. Ile also proved that William Descreus.'s
smock and trowsers were wet and dirty, as if he bad billen,
whilst the clothes of John were only wet. This witness
' obtained the shoes of the prisoners and compared them
with the footmarks which be traced from the wood riding,
aC1,34 the fields, up to the prisoners' garden. They COI,
responded exactly.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty upon the second
and third counts rally.
The court then sentenced William Dertreux to be trans-
ported for life, and John Desereux for ten years, the judge
stating th.,t William Desereuz haring fired the gun his
otrenc, called for greater punishment.

MIDLAND CIRCLIT.—Dr.r.rtY, Kutcn
BIitTAL HIGHWAY RoldsEßT.
Two youths, named itippon and Ilarrisoa, were charged,
in conjunct:on with a thitil party named Chadhurn (who
has absconded), with committing a robbery upon the per-
son of Samuel Evans, a man somewhat advanced in yearn.
Prosecutor, who appeared to be suffering, and give his
evidence with considerahle difficulty, said on the 19th of
February he was at Meddles., where'he intended to remain
all night at George Barker's public-house. Ile saw the
prisoners (whom he knew) there in company with Chad-
hum. Prosecutor stated that he intended to stay all night,
whereupon Harrison said he was going that way home, and
p;:r nutted him to accompany him. Bethought he should be
in no danger on account of knowing all prisoners so well,
so he agreed to go with them, and they left Barker's about
twelve o chick at night. When they arrived at what is
called Carter-hall-lane, which diverges from the turnpike,
Rippon and Clindburn stopped and he and Uralp-
ceeded down the lane. They had not proceeded far before
he saw two men spring from the hedge, they had hedge.
stakes in their hands, with which they beat him over the
head, and then pushed him in the belly with the stakes
and threw him on his hack. Hippo's then got his head,
which bled very much, between his legs below the knees.
Harrio,n held his hg,, whilst Chadhurn took off his shoes.
Chadburn also took his pocket book and knife, and Rippon
took his neckerchief. They then put their hands to his
neck and strangled him ; after this he remembered no
more. When he came to hi- Nellie. again they were gone.
They left Barker's about 12 o'clock, and it was about half-
past I o'clock in the morning when he arrived at the cot-
tage of Joseph Andrews, in the lane, which he managed
with miteh ditfieultv to reach. Who n Andrews awoke, by
the rattling at his aeor, he came down stain, and found
Evans lying upon some straw in the cart road • he had no
shoes on, was covered with blood, which came irum a wound
on the right side of his forehead, and appeared almost
starved to death. Ile complained of having been
knocked on tit, head and robbed. Both this witness and
the lanollorl Barker said he was sober. In reply to ques-
tions from the judge, be said after leaving Nippon and
Chadlourn on the oda they might have run acme's the field
and las n at the spot where the attack seas made as
snort as him and Ilarrimin. Rippon had a hand•
kerchief partly over his face, hut when prosecutor's
head was between his legs, and ilippon was leaning over
him, be distinctly saw his features. About half-past five
"'clock on the following morning two constables went to
Rippon's house. one remaining at the front, and the other
at the back. The one at the Isick saw Rippon's wife open
an upstairs window, and throw a pair of worsen into the
garden. Upon the inner side of the right leg of the trow-
oer, woe a large quantity of blood. Ile was apprehended
so Friday night. Mr. Thorp, surgeon, was railed in to
attend the prosecutor, who was suffering at this time from
the a rim'ss injurio s he remised.
Hippon, in his defence, protested his innocence; Harrison
de lard that when he saw the two men rush from the
hedge he screamed "murder," and asked for mercy, and
then ran away. Both prisoners are young men, and be-
haved with much sang froid.
The jury returned verdict of Guilty, and
Mr. Baron Alderson, in sentencing them to be train-
rred fir life, said it was a nerd li.orbarouS highway rob-
y. The prisoners seemed startled when the sentence
win prououneed.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—RournEsTrn, It.tnen 15.
The Lord chid Baron and Mr.Barun Martin commenced
th. business of the Dorset ,tssiiiiss on Friday. Nunierically
speaking this calendar is heavy, having fifty-sia prisoners
for trial.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.--Yols, MARcu 13.

The grand
.jury ignored the bill against Joshua Ingham,
Esq. (a magistrate of thin county, and one of the chair-
men of the West Riding sessions), for manslaughter.
Mr. Faxjeant Wilkins, who appeared in Mr. Ingham's
Imhoff, stated that he was at present in London, under
medical treatment, as hr was in a very weak state of health.
Such bring the tact, and an he understuud that it wan not
intended bi ottx any evidences on the coroner's inquisition,
he had to ask his lordship, if it could be done, to permit the
jury to 1w sworn fur the purpose of recording a formal ver-
dict of not guilty, in the absence of this prisoner.
Mr. Blunstioril, for the poiseeution, informed his lordship
that no evidence would be offered un the coroner's inquisi-
tion, and said he had no objection to otter to the suggestion
of the Wanted nerjeant. Mr. Ingham was in London, his
health was very precarious, and it he were required to come
to York it might produce injurious effects.
The learned judge, addressing the two learned counsel,
asked them if they could allow him a precedent for the
course suggested ?
'the learned serjeont and Mr. Blanshard severally stated
their inability to do 04, but observed that the difficulty
might be got over by his lordship postponing the case until
the next :assizes.
Mr. Baron Platt did not approve of this, and Mr. Blun-
shard suggested to Mr. Scrjennt Wilkins that he might
apply fur a writ of certiorari, and hove the case removed to
London.
Bin lordship thought that would be the better course,
and the subject dropped.
The Wakefield Nike case stands fixed for Wednesday.
The counsel retained are—fur the plaintiff, Sir F. Thennter,
Mr. Serjeant William,. Mr. Watson, Q.C., Mr. Knowles,
Mr.lloggins, and Mr.ll.llill. For the defendant—the
; Solicitor Uenenil, Mr. Cowling, and Mr. Atherton.