The Express.
London, England, 1846-09-15 00:00:00

rmt system sliou'd be adopted in the selection of juries
There is nothing that requires so much care ; there is no-
thing done with such c.srelessness. It appmrs to bo of no
moment whether • juryman is an educated man or not ; if
he possess a few acres of land, or a 40s. freehold, he is
deemed eligible to decide upon cases of great intricacy. I
once heard a case at Ely, when the anises were holden there,
between plaintiff and defendant, and at its termination the
question was put to the jury, "Are you agreed, gentlemen—
what say you ? is your verdict for the plaintiff ordefendant ?"
The foreman, a man of good property (whence his qualifica-
tion for a juryman)--answered—" I don't know what you
mean by plaintiff or defendant : but " (pointing to a barris-
ter), he emphatically etc] timed. " that there man is right."
CUESIIIUE.
Dertcr OF mite Law. At the late Chester assizes,
Ephraim Quarmby was sentenced to transportation for life
for a rape. As only rive days elapsed between the commis-
sion of the offence and his trial, he had uo time to prepare a
defence or to summon witnesses. The result was his convM-
tien and sentence. Since his trial eleven respectable wit-
nesses have voluntarily tome f rward and sworn positively
that at the very time the crime was perpetrated be was in
Manchester. A petition, with the depositions of those wit-
nesses, has been forwarded to the Home Office. The sup-
position is that the conviction was the result of mistaken
identity.

DERnYWHIRE.
THE HORRIBLE MI:RDER AT CHESTERFIELD.—Con-
nected with this horrible affair an opinion prevails that the
deceased's body was cut up and carried away in parts to
the cesspool, in which his mangled remains were disco-
vered. This idea, however, is not supported by the sur-
geon who examined them; be clearly ascertained that the
virat vertebra, which connects the head with the spine, had
not the appearance of having been separated by any vio-
lence, as it was found complete. But it must be borne in
mind that the second and third vertabne are not to be
found, and, if the head were separated from the body after
death, those bones would be so broken up as to be undis-
tinguishahle afterwards. The : • sited remains were in-
terred in St. Thomas's church-yard, Brampton, on Monday
last, followed by a large party of friends and relations,
including Ellen Beresford, and attended by an immense
concourse of spectators. The prisoner was removed to Derby
gaol on Friday morning, in the custody of Sharpe, an active
constable of Chesterfield ; a great number of people congre-
gated at tho railway station to witness his departure ; he
arrived a short time before the train, and made a request to
sec Mr. R. Statham, butchcr, by whom he was employed,
with whom he conversed, seemingly without reserve, and did
not seem in the least unnerved ; when the train arrived, he
was hurried through the crowd to the carriages, upon which
he appeared pale and agitated. He shook hands with some
acquaintances, and bade them good-bye. lie also told Mr.
Statham that he was innocent of the murder. There was
some groaning on his proceeding to the carriage, otherwise
there was no strong feeling multi sled by the congregated
throng. He is a very diminutive man, being only five feet
one inch in height, stout built, active, and having a
repulsive countenance. Among the fraternity he and his
brother, in derision of their small stature, were known by
the names of " Cog " and " Magog." A few days ago he
addressed a letter to Mr. It. Statham, which contained little
more than desiring his respects to his acquaintance and
assertions of his innocence. He did not, however, forget
his old friend "Nero," a favourite dog, to whom he sent
" his respects." Prisoner is described by his late em
ployer as being remarkably temperate in his habits,
and a rather timid disposition. Collis, the supposed mur-
dered man, was a good-looking person, twenty-six years of
age, about the middle size, dark hair, and light whiskers,
and well known and respected in the neighbourhood. Ellen
Beresford, the young woman to whom he was betrothed, is
a pretty and respectable-looking young woman, and her
case has excited much sympathy. as it is stated to have been
the intention of Crllis to marry her had he lived. A num-
ber of benevolent individuals, fi eling that she was deprived
of a husband, and her child of a father, by this tragical
occurrence, have laudably determined to raise a subscrip-
tion in her behalf, and there' is no doubt lous their praise-
worthy object will meat with the success which it merits.—
Derbyshire Courier.

RURAL FETE AT BRAY...T(I4i MANOR.-011 Wedneada7
last, the labourers employed at Drayton Manor, with their
wives and children, amennting to about two hundred and
thirty persons, partook of an excellent dinner provided for
them by Sir Robert Peel. The men and their wives dined
under a spacious teat erected at the manor, and the children
at the White Lion Inn, in the village. Afterdinner they all
assembled in front of the mansion, where the afternoon was
spent in dancing, foot-ball, bowling, and other games, which
were kept up with great spirit until the evening, when the
party sat down to supper. The entertainment was furnished
in the most liberal manner, and the party separated with feel-
ings of the greatest pleasure and satisfaction. Sir Robert
and Lady Peel, with two of their sons (who joined heartily
in the sports) were present, and seemed to take great
interest in the proceedings of the day.—Aril's Birmingham
Gazette.

VORNWALL
A MINER'S OFFICIAL REPORT OP THE LATE ROYAL
VISIT TO THE CORNISH MINES.—The following is a copy
verbatim et literatim of the account of the visit of Her Ma-
jesty and Prince Albert to the Restoreuel Mine at Cornwall,
sent by one of its captains who conducted the royal party, and
which was received at Southampton by one of the leading
scientific members of the British Association :—" 9th Septr.
1846, Lostwithiel. D Sir this is to Let yore know that I had
the high Honour of conducting the Queen victora And
Prince albert Und grownd yeasterday the Bth of Sept I can
Insure you I Labourd bard to Make every Nesary Prepara-
tion for her Maptey And the Prince to go undergrownd And
so Did Cook. We first Warented Perfectly safety we Pre-
pared 5 undgrownd wagons the queen and Prince Albert
went In the first wagon, Mr. t— walked in through the
Level And I By his side Conducting the queen And Prince
Albert with 4 hailing the wagon By a Roope the Und
Grownd. Upwards '2OO fathmos then the queen end Prince
Walked 14 fathmos through the level. 1 put the Pick in
Prince albeit. hand Wich He took it And broke a stone of
ore I hold My Hat Cap for him to break it In. he took
it out of the Hat and Put It In his Pocket. lam happy to
Let yen know That we never Made the Least shade of
Blunder whatever I had I have thankful I know Nut how
to expres myself to yere for your kindness had it not Bean
for yore I should never have had the high Honour of con-
ducting her Majesty undgrownd, our Mine is wokeing fa-
vourable. wen I seo you I will Give yere the Partickluars
of the Queens visit. Wee are all well Thank God for it."
An accompanying letter states that " the Miners did not
know it wan the Queen, and that they said ' do not be afraid,
Mrs., you will be safe enough if you follow us,' but theysoon
found it out, fur lots of them came in their working-clothes,
running over the mud, just in time to goober go away. They
presented the Prince with two Minen' Hats which I saw un-
der the arm of a livery servant."

NOR

DREADFUL AND FATAL ACCIDENT AT rue WRITEDITIN
COLLIERY, NEAR NEWCASTLE.—A frightful aecideht oc-
curred at this colliery, yesterday morning, to Joseph Los att,
an old man, 65 years of age. It appears 'bat be was employed
to attend to the engine fire from six o'clock at night till six
in the morning, and on the morning in question he was seen
about half-past three sitting in the engine-house, within a
yard of the fly-wheel. On Mr. Platt and two or three of his
men going to work, at half-past five, they found the engine
stopped, and on proceeding into the engine-house deceased
was discovered forced between the wall and the fly-wheel, a
space of about four inches, hanging head downwards, and
dreadfully crushed and mutilated. It is supposed that the
deceased had fallen asleep, and neglected the fire, and that
on awakeningnod finding the engine almost stopped, he got
up in a hurry, and, stumbling, fell on the wheel, which ap-
peared to have carried him about three parts round, and must
have killed him instantly. When Mr. Platt arrived, at
half-past five, the fire was quite out. Deceased was removed
to the house of his son-in-law, in Pepper-street, Newcastle.
An inquest will be held on the body to-day.—Staffordshire
Mercury.

~Fint
glrlS.
Dos CASTER Cur.—So great an improvement has
taken place of late in the taste and skill displayed in the
manufacture of racing cups for the great days of Doncaster,
Goodwood, and Ascot, that the time is probably not far dis-
tant when amateurs of art will turn their attention to the
turf, and venture 'occasionally to enter a horse for the sake
of obtaining • work of art. A cup by &meant.) Cellini
would create • new race of competitors for the prize of
coming in first ; and if art in England ever reaches the
height which our poetry has long since attained, there is no
fear but future Angersteins and Vernons will contest the
prize with the future followers of Ileatheote and Colonel
Feel. We have been led into these remarks by the sight of
the Doncaster cup of the present year, a very beautiful work
of art, executed in silver by Mr. Alfred Brown, under the
superintendence of Mr. E. H. Bally, R.A. The subject is
appropriate to the county in which the prize is run for, re-
presenting a passage in the civil wars of York and Lancaster
—Lord Clifford of Cumberland overthrowing Richard Duke
of York at the battle of Wakefield. There is great anima-
tion is the group; the anatomy is very good, and the story
well told. Mr. grown is a young man, a recent exhibitor at
the Royal Academy, and capable of even better things. The
cup is now at Doncaster, hut will be returned for a short
time to Messrs. Hunt and Reskell's,tin New Bond-street, as
soon as the race is over.

THE WELLINGTON STATUE by Mr. Wyatt is now
so far advanced, that it will be ready for erection in the
course of ten days at the furthest. Thew eight of the group
is between 30 and 40 tons; the carriage nn which it is to be
conveyed weighs nearly 20 tons, and Mr. Goding, the brewer,
has volunteered the loan of 40 horses to drag it to its destina-
tion. If size and weight, and the sum which the statue colt,
conspire to render a work remarkable, this will be indeed a
noble work. The amount subscrib-ad is unknown: Sir F.
Trench, we believe, has stated 26,0001.; others, cal, 'dating
from the advertisements and other data, make it something
above 30,000/. Be that u it may, 26,0001. is double the
largest sum ever paid to a rculp•or in this country for a work
of art. Mr. Wyatt has staiaed it of a pale gold colour;
this will, however, soften down. The statue of Mr. Canning
in Palace-yard—the "green man" of many an amusing joke,
has changed colour considerably from the pea-green hue
which it wore when first erected.