The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-01 00:00:00

Csornr Courr.—(Before tin Lord Chief Bozos.)

Oeorpe Cot, a shepherd. was charged with stealing twenty
sheep, the property of his master, William W. Asides, of
Cherry Biotoo.
Mr. Naylor appeared for the prosecution ; Mr. Colwell
Weeded the prisoner.
The prisoner was to have 'Ora tried at the last quarter
111111110118, but upon the motion of his counsel the trot wee
postponed. At the Spring assizes bald at Huntingdon this
year, the prisoner wee tried for stealing 20 sheep, the
property of a Mr. Reynolds, and acquitted. Tbe facts of
the osese really are that the sheep the object of that kWh:t-
weet were need to replace twenty drop mimed from Mr.
Asplsn's flock, for on Mr. Reynolds selecting and identifying
the sheep it was found that 20 of Mr. Asplen's ware
miasiug. The defence upon that occasion was that the
sheep being is fields near Kr. Aspleo's farm bad got mixed
with bin flock. What had become of the twenty missing
was a mystery. Since the former trial iaquiries hoes
been made, and to-day witnesses were called who
bought of the prisoner in November last four sheep, aid
another witness proved buying flee of him in December.
This leaves eleven unaccounted for, and as the master, Mr.
doles, swore that the nine shop were sold without his
knowledge or authority, and that be was sever told of the
sale, the case for the prosecution was that they formed part
of the twenty stolen from him. The prisoner contrived to
get rid of three of the sheep by driving thirteen to market
'untied of to, as ordered by his goner. Onset the sheep
be sold was diseased, and the man who bought it as eras-
examieatloe said he bought it cheap. sod meta to Newiluto-
market formic The usual price, he add, for good mutton
was Bd. per pound. but for this be Gould only get 6d.
After bestirs/ the summing up of the learned judge,
the jury convicted the prisoner.
Sarah Timms. a th
en
woman, 65 year. of
age, was charged with feloniously setting fire to the demi-
hog-housed Jane Rriniley, at Whittleees, in the Isle of
Ely on the 12th of April last.
Mr. O'Kelley, Q.C., and Mr. Markby appeared for the
prosecution ; llr. Naylor defended the prisoaer.
The fire took plane about half-past four in the afternoon
and was diamond by some children at play. Smoke was
seen issuing from the roof of the cottage in the occupation
of the prosecutrix, and the mother of the children who gave
the alarm took some water, threw it on the burning thatch,
and at once pot out the fire. Palk* out a piece of the
thatch a knife and a piece of old rag fell to the ground, and
in the rag some red-bot cinders were found. The rag was
sosouldeneg and was immediately put in water, by which
means the patters upon the rag was preserved. That the
firs was caused by the cinders and rag was unquestionable,
and the police eedesvotired at once to fled who had sash
reg. Attar willful; several cottages they came to the pri-
soner's, and in &box in a back room they found some one.
apooding exactly in pattern, texture, he., as they orasived
with that takes horn the burning thatch. The case rusted
entirely upon this circumstance end the identification of the
rag, and after several witnesses had bean called the loosed
judge mid he did sot think any person ought to be convicted
upon surds hare evidence. He then directed the jury to
acquit the prisoner.
NISI PMI3B. —Meier, Lord Chief Justice Erie.)
The first use tried was by a common jury.
111/ISJIALL v. lIIMItiLL.

Mr. W. Cooper aid Ift.l3caeTair. were for the plaintiff ;
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Markby for the defendant.
The cam presented no feature of interest, sod was simply
a question as to whether the defendant owed anything for
lime supplied to him by the plaintiff. the defendant's case
was that the plaintiff had the use of the kilos on condition
that he supplied him with what lime he required. Wit.
amen were celled on both sides, who oontraditted .soh
otter, end ultimately the jury foscl a verdict for the de-
fendant
MUM!L BLIDOL—ACTION TOE en.Laran.
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Mr. K;aueTed Mr. Metcalfe were for the plaintiff, and
Mr. O'Malley, (.0., and Mr. Merewetbee for the de.
tendant.

The slander imputed misconduct and felony to the plain-
tiff, s butcher in Whittles's, where the defendant was also
living, and in the same line of basinees.
After the examination of the plaintiff his lordship eug.
gusted that a juror should be withdrawn, a course at news
seceded to by the counsel for the defendant, who also with.
drew all imputations, and apologised frilly.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—Extras, Jinx 31.

(Before Yr. Justice Wilke.)

Robert Henry Knowles was indicted for the manslaughter
of Mr. Yeillimore. at Slaptoo. oe the Bth April. Mr. Kers-
lake, Q C , sod Mr. Holdsworth. prosecuted. and Mr. Cox
defeeded the prisoner. The prisoner had been arraigeed for
wilful murder, but the grand jury bad Scooted the bill. and
found one foe manslaughter. The downed bad lived at
Slaptoo, near Kingabridge, South Devon. for nearly eight
years. Hs was the owner of the Good Intent, and had a
share in the Ranter, two fishing smacks. The prisoner worn
owed the beads who were to work the nets. The prisocer
did not go oat with the Ranter on the Bth of April, and oa
his coming into Mr. Phillimores hones in the evening his
master asked him the rinses. Prisoner replied, " Because I
I did not feel disposed to go." Mr. Phillimors told him be was
nothing but an Idler, sod rsfueed primmer some older which
he had asked for. As Knowles was Lavin, de.
dewed rose and followed him to the back door.
: Knowles turned and attack deceased a blow, which
was returned. A man, named Cob, pat prisoner
out of the house, but he tetarned, and had a souffle with
• Cob, prisoner stabbing him with a knife is his kw, whist'
laid him op sir weeks. The deceased tame to Cob's eaglet-
ones, and the prisoner stabbed him in the thigh so severely
that he died the awns night from loss of blood. Mr. Oog
ably addressed the jury for the prisoner, bat the jary
"toned him Guilty, and his lordship winnowed him to
fifteen years' penal servitude.

NORTHER /I CIRCUIT. —NANcnerria, JuLY 31.

The beldam of them ageism commenoad thie morning at
10 elaloak, before Mr. Justin, Smith is the crows mart, sad
Mr. Bares Bramwell ori the Weil side.
egg the greed jury the Jadp said he wee glad ea
Si* kis drat appeamans in that smenifirmat hall, to mate
Hat tlin number of pommel, considering the dome sad
tetrad Ospulatioe of the hundred, wee not lenge, esti Abst
there *as. se Grime of epeeist aserensty.
thaesese tried wary passoned bat little interest in
Aber

OsTow. Paza.cm—Ox= Stu mm. Day...—Mon.
DAT. JULY M.—Admissions oa payment. 9,028; ditto
by mum tiakete, I,l92—Tail Mate's, 10,160.