The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 28, 1851.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LIVERPOOL, Aro. 27.
sisi an. Cur ar. —nerose MR. AMICK WILLIAMS.
In the eau of "Saunders, o. th • City of Dublin Steam
Packet Company," the history and bearings of which we
gave yesterday, the jury had nut returned into court with
their verdict at half-past five, at which hour Mr. Crompton
said that the defendants were anxious that the lady who
was plaintiff should have some remuneration, and it bad
therefore been mutually agreed that a juror should be with-
drawn. The jury were consequently called in and dismissed.
We have been unable to learn the amount of compensation
granted.
Can.", Coral.— 11. r Its Ma. RAYON! tun.
James Mot, yesterday found Guilty of manslaughter at
Dole-field, Manchester, was sentenced to three months'

impvisonment.
CHARGE or MURDER.
Elizabeth Steiunerton pleaded not guilty to a charge of
having, at Salford, murdered Esther Swinnerton.
The deceased was step-deughter of the prisoner, and was
a cripple and in bad health.
The evidence for the prosecution showed that for a con-
siderable time the prisoner had subjected deceased to most
cruel treatment—beating her with a stick, a saucepan, a
toasting fork, and anything she could lay her hands on-1
besides compelling her to perform work beyond her strength
and unsuited to her crippled condition. Deceased was midis I
to sleep on the stairlanling in a bed only sufficient foe
child, and with very little clothing. She had an attack ef
Idiarrhce A week before the 25th of June deceased
was removed to a vial-cellar and there kept until
that day, when she was removed to the work-
less@ by the police. Prisoner on marrying de- I
mased's father was unaware of his having a crippled child. '1
Prisoner and her husband had often quarrels about de-
ceased. It was also shown that prisoner had often expensed
a wish to get rid of neceamel, but would not send her to the
workhouse because of the expense. Deceased was deprived
iof sufficient and proper food, and was frequently supplied '
, by a soldier and his wife, lodgers in prisoner's hone,and
' neighbours. On being taken to the workhouse deceased
was found to he in a very weak and exhausted state, and
ultimately sled on the 3rd of July ; and it was alleged that
the treatment, want of proper reed and accommodatits.
was the team of deceased's death. The medical witimeel
gave it as hie opinion that the treatment deposed to by the
witneeses haetened the death of the deceased.
Mr. Mune, who defended the prisoner, submitted that,
the husband residing in the house, it was Lis duty, and not
that of tke prisoner, to attend to the wants of the
deceased.
After a reply from Mr. Pollock, his lordship gave it as his
opinion that the husband being the lord of the dwelling in
all cases, although the woman was the actor in this matter,
she was not the refure accountable, and the indictment
could not be sustained.
lli Lordship then directed the jury to find for the
'almoner, and ordered the woman to lee discharged.
CHARGE Or MURDER.
Mary Powell was charged with having, at Liverpool,
murdered her two children, Mary Ann Powell and Ed-
ward l'owell. At the time of the occurrence great excite-
meat prevailed, the mother being stated to be insane, and
having attempted to drown herself.
The evidence having been gone through, his lordship, in
sesaming up, told the jury that the principal point for
them to consider was, whether she was sane or insane at the
time the act was emmitted.
The jury acquitted the prisoner, on the ground of in-
sanity.
CHARGE UV MURDER TWENTY YEARS Aon.
Thomas l'hrelfrill was charged with having, at Ilallsall,
In the parish of Orniskirk, on the 15th of October, 1832,
murdered his wile Elizabeth, by throwing her into the
Canal, whereby sh • was drowned. A number of witnesses
were examined for the prosecution, but their evidence weir
purely circumstantial. One witness (lticlaard Shaw), the
party who alone could speak to the fact, was taken unwell
while attending at the court, and was too ill to appear to-
day. Ills deposition woo taken and read to the court. In it
he states that he saw 'llirelfall put a woman into the canal ;
that he !puke to him from a boat in which he (Shaw)
then was—that he told him to run, or he would be taken,
an a fly-boat ass approaching—that one of the fly-boat
men, named Iteckett, ran some distance after prisoner—
that he made this confession now because he could not rest
or mind his work.
Ileckett, the man referred to, was called upon, but he
denied ever having run after the prisoner. Had no re-
collection of being on the canal in the night in queatiuu.
After the case for the prosecution had closed,
The counsel for the prisoner asked whether he should
address the jury or not, no ease being made out?
'l'he jury thought it unnecessary, and slier hearing testi-
mony of a high order as to the character of the prisoner, a
verdict of Not Gui ty was returned.

MMI)LESEX SESSIONS.—YrzrzaDAY.
BMWS Ms. kIsSJIAsT ADAMS. 40,61TAST Jr VOL
THIS A 0•111 TOWN SCHOOL CANE.
The grand Ines threw out a bill which bad been pre-
ferred against Mr. Thomas Ledger, muter of the National
School, Agar Town, for cruelly beating one of toe scholars.
Rooonia Inrvossien
On Tuesday a man named Chune was tried for stealing
some tea-puts, but he was acquitted in consequence of a
witness named Burt, a marine store dealer, having given
evidence quite different to that he had given before the
magistrate, and he declared that he had not given the
evidence which appeared on the depositions. After the case
wee over, Burt was heard by some police officers to say that
he did not care whether the judge thought him knave or
fool, for he had gut the matt off, that being his object in
altering his evidence. This was communicated to the court,
and Burt being brought in, he admitted that the denial as
to his former evidence was false, but vehemently protested
that the police officers were liars as to the rest. the learned
judge committed hint to prison, and, being brought up this
morning, he wee informed that had the offence been com-
mitted when Lord Campbell's Act was in operation, it
would be so on the Ist of September, the court would have
ordered hint to be indicted for perjury—that act giving the
court power to make the order. He was discharged after
severe reprimand.
Shortly afterwards the man, Chune, addressing the judge
from the body of the court, said he had been tried on Tues-
day and properly and honourably acquitted, sod he had
come to the court to make out a case or two against Burt,
hearing that he was committed. He did not appear to have
a very high opinion of the character of Burt, and said he
could prove what he said. He therefore thought he ought
to be compensated, and wished the court to order him his
expenses.
The learned Judge said this wan the most impudent and
barefaced thing he had ever heard of. He did not know
which would prove the most—" Chune against Burt," or
" Burt against Chune." He then ordered Chune to leave
the court ; which order was complied with amid general

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1 S.T. CLIM!MT DANIS, NI

MT AND HOLT.

WELL lITILSZT.

Just before the rising of the court, the learned Judge
said he had received the following letter, which he thought
I should be made public, as welt as the one he read on Tues-
day, the more so as in the correspondence which had taken
place between himself and the parish officials, he had sug-
gested that steps should be taken to suppress the nuisances
that existed in Ilulywell-street.
Saint Clement Danes,
Norfolk-street, 26th Aug. 18.51.
Sir,—The same respect and sense of decorum which die-
tided my former correspondence, induces me to reply to your
letter of the 23rd inst., received yesterday. I beg respeet-
fully to express my acquiesence in your suggestion of
publicly reverting to a charge publicly made, and it is much
to be lamented that you did not expressly apply your com-
ments to the particular period to which you intended they
should refer. By directing, in general terms, your censure
against the pariah authorities, it was necessarily considered,
when taken in connection with the indictment before the
court, to apply unfairly and undeservedly to the parochial
officers fur the time being, or to their immediate pre-
decessors up to last Easter, to whom, in cows
parlance, I referred in using the word "
In answer to the lint additional question p
your last letter, I beg to state that the gentling& nal
were overseers not churchwardens of the parish la the poor
1847, and that I am ignorant of the alleged occurrence at
the police court, and being unable, (by reason of my then
non-official existence) as before communicated, to vouch the
proceedings of 1847, I can only answer your concluding
questions say an assurance that the present authorities of
Saint Clement Danes have actively exerted themselves, and
will continue their endeavours to abate both the nuisances
adverted to, and which they do not despair of accomplish-
ing without having recourse to the hazard of prosecution.
I have the honour to remain, sir, your obedient humble
I servant, Jous F. leascaow, Vestry Clerk.—Mr. Serjeant
Adams. P.S. The foregoing letter was written before
was made aware of the communication and observations
made by you at the Sessiuns, and 1 have to request that you
will do the existing parish authorities the justice of giving
the like publicity to this as to my other letter.—J. F. 1.
The court then rue.

TEE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.

William Sells, a carman in the employ of Mr Sherman,
of the Bull and Mouth Inn, and carrier to the Great
Northern Railway, was charged with abstracting 10 parcels
' from a package addressed to Mr. Crough, the railway
carrier of Tudur-street, Blaelefriars, end fraudulently sub-
Stating a lug of wood for the same. Mr. Parry, instructed
he Mr. Bather, appeared for the prosecution; and Mr.
Worsen'', with the solicitor of the Great Northern Railway
Company, attended on their behalf, and to 4( lend the
prisoner.
Mr. Parry, after briefly stating the facts, said that the
Great Northern Railway Company claimed a right to open
packages containing a number of parcels forwarded
by then line to or for Mr. Crouch or any other carrier. In
consequence of this claim their right to do so was tested in
the coons at Westminster, and the present Lord Chan-
cellor, who was the Lord Chief Justice of the Common
Pleas, decided that their claim was vcid. Under these cir•
cumstances the learned counsel stated his intention of ask-
ing the alderman, after evidence bad b. en duly tendered,
to commit the prisoner ow a charge of larceny or felony in
taking out certain parcels from &package for the purpose of
defrauding Mr. Crouch.
George Snags, examined—l am the Sheffield agent to
Mr. Crouch. 1 collect small parcels in that town, form
them into one or more large paekages, and consign them by
different railways to Mr. Cruach in London. On Saturday
evening last 1 directed three packages to Mr. Crank one
cautshilag 12 parcels, weigki 341 b. ,• es esatalsieg 3
paresis, 221 b. • aad the ober 2 paresis, 211 b.
Creupezeisised--I pat the 17 paresis lase three packages

and sent them by the Great Northern railway. I paid the
ferriage of 2s. 2d. for the 34 lbs., Is. W. fir the 26 Pia., and
Is. 4d. for the 21 Ile. package.. Some of the parcels were
beaked and paid for. The carriage of the 17 parcels' if Mr.
Crouch had delivered them, would amount to 13s. 91. I
only paid as. ld. for the three packages to go by rail. lam
sever directed to send parcels by the Great Northern rail-
way; it I were I would refuse them unless directed to go
=
esMr. Crouch's office en the regular way. I send
via Birmingham.
assosamined—By packing several parcels into one we are
onalind to carry much cheaper than the railway companies.
Thew Cowell, in the employ of Mr. Crouch, said : I re-
solved ou Sunday morning three packages from the priso-
ner. The 2G lbs. package contained only two parcels, and
the 34 lbs. packsge had only three instead of twelve, but a
leg of wood, together with a quantity of waste paper
and other rubbish, was substituted for the nine parcels that
were abstracted. Prisoner saw me open this package, be-
siege I refused to give him a receipt on his way bill, until
I bed seen that the parcels were all correct. On Monday
'morning he called with a parcel, and on looking to his way
bill I saw the names of five parcels that had been taken
oat of the large package and told Mr. Crouch, jun., who
gave prisoner into custody. I do not know whether the
missing parcels have been delivered or not, but we have re-
covered fear of them.
Mr. Alfred Crouch, jun., examined—As soon as the last
witness informed me of the circumstances of the missing
parcels, I went to the police-atatian and then carne back
and gave prisoner into custody, and he, with the horse and
feet, were all taken to the stition, when I examined the
ant sad found four of the parcels named in prisoner's list,
sad which had been abstracted from the 3411a5. package.
On the receipt of the first package that was deficient, I
went to Mr. Constable, the general superintendent of the
I Great Northern Railway, and complained to him. Ile said
be coital not account for it, and promised to inquire and
write to me in an hour. I told him if 1 did not hear from
bins in that time, I would place the matter in the hands of
the police. Ile said that would be by far the better plan,
and it was a pity I bad not dune so on a previous occasion.
When I told prisoner I would give him into custody, he
said it was not his fault. We have a great many receiving
others in London, and collect parcels fur the country.
Mr. Briggs said : The four parcels that were toned in pri-
soner's cart, and now produced, arc the same I consigned to
Mr. Cloud].
The officer said that prisoner, on being taken into custody,
'stated that it was the compan's doings, and that Mr.
Truss'', one of the clerks, gave him the packages.
Sir George Carroll said there was no evidence before him
to substantiate the charge of larceny or felony. Prisoner
was the servant of the company in a great measure, and
had rendered a very fair account as to how the parcels came
into his possession. It would be his duty to discharge the
prisoner, although at the same time he was of opinion that
a fraud had been committed in the substitution of rubbish
for genuine parcels.
Mr. Parry theu applied fora summons against the direc-
tors of the Urea Northern Railway, or the secretary, or the
party at whose instigation these packages were opened, for
con.piring to defraud Mr. Crouch.
Mr. Worsely said he was willing, on the part of the di-
rectors, to answer any specific charge that Mr. Parry might
make against them, if it was brought forward iu a legal
form.
Mr. l'arry said the Great Northern Railway Company could
act in this disgraceful manner with impunity, bee ma: they
and every one else well knew the difficulty of getting ut a
company.
Sir George Carroll said he could not entertain the appli-
cation unless Mr. Parry had evidence to justify him in
granting a summons upon a body of members suela as the
directors of a company.
Prisoner then discharged.
John How Gordon appeared on an adjourned summons,
to answer the charge of withholding the sum of
6071. `2s. GP., claimed by Dasid Samson and Stephen
Boyce, the trustees for anal on behalf of the London United
District of the Society of the Ancient Order of Forester*,
and was ordered to pay the suns claimed by next Friday.

MARYLEBONE.
Jeremiah Sullivan, a bricklayer's labourer, was placed at
the bar fur final examination, on the charge of having
stabbed Julia Sullivan, his wife, with intent to murder
her.
The prosecutrix, who has been in the hospital for some
time, disposed as follows:—On the 26th of June last, when
this occurrence took place, I lived in Ferdinand-place,
Hampstead-road. The prisoner is my husband, and we had
lived separate from each other for some time. Between
nine and ten on the night of the 26th he came to where
I lodged, and, on entering the room, he said to me, " I've
dropped in upon you at last, old lady," and at the same
nsaineut he seir..sl hold of me by the left hand. About a
Postflight before that he told me he had something in Isis
pocket in store fur me.
Mr. Broughton—When he seized your hand, as you have
stated, what next happened.
Prom:marls-1 asked him to let me go, when I saw him
pot his hand up the sleeve of his coat, as if he had some-
thing concealed there. I risked him what it RON and he
" Du you think I have anything there to pot my-'
self into the power of the law, and send my soul to the
devil ?" Mrs. O'Brien, a friend of mine, having knocked
at the door, came in and sat down, when my husband re-
marked that he would stand a drop of beer amongst us.
Hs locked the door, still keeping hold of my hand, and on
all three of us leaving together wo went to a public-house
some distance off, where we had a pot of porter, for which
my husband paid. lie then asked me to call fur
• pot, but -I told him I had no beer money.
At another public house, the Black Horse, Kentish TOW
we had one more pot of beer. We left there at about 12
o'clock, and came down the Kentish Town-road, and as I
war turning to go to my lodgings, I said to Mrs. O'Brien,
" This is the nearest way. for me to go home," and to my
husband I add, " Good night, God bless you, and I shall
meet you to-morrow night at any place you may like to
appoint." Ile went on a little, and I followed Mrs. O'Brien
when presently afterwards he called after me, " Julia, 1
want to speak to you." I turned back, and when I came
alas to him I saw him draw his hand from behind him,
owl heard him say, " Now I've done it fur you." lle then
west away, and I was not aware that I had been stabbed
lista I felt blood streaming down my legs. I stop-
ped and found that my bowels were protruding
through the wound. I sat down upon the kerb
sad cried out to Mrs. O'Brien to come to my assistance,
saying, " Oh, I'm stabbed! I'm stabbed !" She came to
me, and sat by me, and in the course of a few minutes my
husband returned, when Mrs. O'Brien said to him, " Mr.
Sullivan, you have killed your wife!" and the observation
he mane was, " No, she's not dead yet; what dots she want
sitting down there ?" He took hold of one of my arms, and
Mrs. O'Brien the other, to lift me up, and so I was taken to
the hospital.
In reply to Mr. Broughton, prosecutriz said that both
before and after he came out of the last public-house, he
asked if 1 would go home with him, but I told him he had I
nowhere to take me to. Ile then said, " Shall I stop with
yo ?" and on my telling him he should not, he remarked,
I " f I don't, then it wilt lie either death or glory to-night."
He has often thrtatened to be my " butcher."
Gentle, 101 5, produced a clasp knife, which had been
picked up by • lad named Wells in the area of his master's
house, 17, Hampton-terrace, at 7 iu the morning of June 27,
shout six hours alter the diabolical outrage occurred. The
dim alluded to Mated that the said area was adjoining the
Isle•of Mr. Marshall, a surgeon, to whom he in the first
batanee took the wounded woman, and by whose directions
sbta was conveyed to the hospital.
The knife was a Spanish knife, with • pointed blade,
between 4 and 5 inches long.
After the reception of some medical evidence, the priso-
ner, who admitted having struck the blow, was fully com-
mitted.
THAMES.
Mr. Phi ip Clendon, 38, master of the ship Cambodia,
vas charged with having caused the death of his late
steward, Robert Hetherington, by striking him on the head
and body during the homeward voyage from Calcutta.
John Young stated that he knew Robert Hetherington,
who died at sea on board the ship Cambodia, of which he
was acting cook and steward, on the 13th of April of the
' present year. On the 11th of the same month about night
time, witness saw the prisoner strike the deceased with a
thick walking stick over the head and about the body.
' Deceased fell and was rendered insensible from the effect
of the blows, ono of which descended on his bare head as
'be was leaving the cabin. On the next day he tried to
cook the food, but he did it so badly that witness said,
" You don't thrust that goose rightly ; " to which deceased,
who was a north countryman, replied, " I can do nae mair.
I canna help it. I shall sae do muckle mair ; " end he
, wept. From that hour he became speechless, and died on
I the 13th. Witness saw several marks of violence on his
body, but did not perceive any on his head. Dr. Furlong,
who was on board, attended him from the time of the in-
jury to the period of his death, which was an all about 36
hours.

To Mr. Yardley. Witneu had seen the captain
strike him the week before, and be had also seen him
much illused by the second mate. Dr. Furlong gave wit-
ness his address (which was at St. Albans, London, but he
could not tell in what part), and professed his readiness to
attend at.any inquiry that might be deemed requisite. Mr.
Smith said he bad the doctor's address at his house, but at
that late hour his only object was to give such evidence as
would establish a prima facie case.
In answer to Mr. Pelham, Young denied that the doctor
attributed the death of Hetherington to apeplexy arising
from drunkenness, but. on the contrary, said it must be
the result of a severe blow on the head
Mr. Pelham—Didn't you say in my hearing a little while
ago, outside the court, to some other men who were with
you, " We've made the charge, and now we must stick
to it ?"
Witness—l told the men to stick to the charge for it was
true.
Prisoner—Three or four persons heard him, and I myself
heard it before the constable took me into custody.
Mr. Smith—l think I am Ma position to sustain this charge.
Up to the last half hour two military gentlemen, of some
standing in society, and who came as passengers in the
Cambodia, were here to give corroborative evidence, but
their immediate business compelled them to leave, as there ,
did not seem any likelihood of the case coming on. They,
however, professed themselves willing to attend at any time
their evidence nix/ be wanted during the next five years.
Mr. Pelham—We won't put your witnesses to that trou-
ble. We wid appear to the charge to-morrow, if his wor-
ship think it desirable, and I trust that the undeniable bail
I am about to put in will be accepted.
Mr. Yardley considered that it was a ease in which bail
could be taken, and
Mr. W. T. Fsirbairn, pilot, 3, Grosvenor-street, Commer-
eial-road Rot, and Mr. Wm. Dyes, Dearratroat, lionised
victualler ware aseepted in the amount, 3001. mob, the
prim I mer dasseit entering into recegnioniess of 2001.
appear on Wadaraday neat.