The Express.
London, England, 1847-08-19 00:00:00

lees indicted for haying, on the 19th April, in Manchester,
WW. Joseph Squire, her own child, aged two years. On
the morning io question, about half past 11 o'clock, • man
was standing about 20 yards horn the prisoner's reddens*,
Buck-garden-street, Manchester, looking towards the win-
dow, when he observed some object thrown from it
which was subsequently ascertained to be the deceased
child. He again looked to the window, and saw
the prisoner slide out and light upon the groom'.
There were several circumstances which tended to lead to
the conclusion that the prisoner was not in a sound state of
F Mind. The day receding that on which she committed the
*pee, she tare up the child's dress in a fantastic maamlme
thi!..dts (100...„,"^ 7.1:1; 'emir pretty. Tubb
Nomad einGNIMaNNB•4IO6II, who substantiated the state-
ment revadieg the .pailearee insanity. The verdict wu
Not Guaty, spike sinand of insanity, and his lordship or«
deed the womattlele left in confinement till the Secretary
of State otherwise Atoms of her.
BlOAlly.—George Hawse was charged with having on the d
76 of -September, 1846, in the collegiate church, Mucha,.
ter, married Martha llelstry, while his first wife Mary
Chadwick (whom he married on the 9th of July, 1841, at
the Israelite sanctuary, Ashton-under-Lyne), was alive.
When the case for the prosecution was clott, Mr. Pollock.
'the defendant's counsel, raised several objections as to the
validity of the first marriage. Firstly, notice had we
been proved, as required by the 4th section of the
Marriage Act, to halo been even to the rupee-
intendant registrar, by one of
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parties in w
ing. In controvenion to this, Mr. Higginbottom, the
reparintendent registrar, was called. He said he had no
doubt he must have received such a notice, but he had not
brought it with him. Toe learned judge decided that the
notice, being in writing, and not produced, had not been
proved. The 2nd objection was, that no proof had been
given of the residence of the prisoner within the superinten-
dent's district. This defect was, however, covered by evi-
dence, and this objection consequently failed. The next
°Weak* was the provision of the act requiring a
certificate of the notice of marriage to be put in
evidence, had not been complied with. This raised doubts
In the mind of his lordship, and he retired to con-
fer with his learned brother, Wightman, and on his
return said, that this point was one of very considerable
importance, and might affect a large number of marriages in
respect to tho p.roof, which might be required, not only for
I criminal but civil purposes. Ho himself entertained very
considerable doubt upon the question, and Mr. Justice
Wightnuut had also doubted. They both, however,Vicught
that the best course, with respect to the importance of the
question, would be to reserve the point. He therefore took
dsa opinion of the jury, who returned a verdict of Guilty.;
lug lie lordship, who had before said he would admit the
,to bail to appear at the next assizes, ordered him to
Cl:rased on entering into his own recognisances of 401.
THE FATAL. STABBING Case.—ln the case of George
Leach, the beer-house-keeper, tried for the murder of
Francis Dekin, at Choriton-cumMardy, and published in
our yesterday's paper, the jury, after an absence from court
of upwards of two hours, returned a verdict of " not guilty of
murder, but guiltyi of aggravated manslahter."—The Lord
Chief Baron, in mpressive terms, thenug sentenced the pri-
-ner to transportation for life.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
•
NEW COURT.—Betore the COMMOD Sajesnt.
RORBERIED BY SOLDll3lll.—Robert Brown, a private in
the Royal Artillery, was convicted of stealing 31. 17s. Cid.
from a comrade named Moffatt.—Sentenced to 7 years' trans-
portation.
John Blake, a private in the Coldstroam Guards, was in-
dicted for having stolen a watch, value 305., the property of
William Lintel.—The prosecutor was drinking with the
*weer, and he fell asleep; when he awoke the watch and
di* primer were gone. The police found the watch in the
=of the prisoner the same evening at Windsor
I.l—Blake, in his defence, said ho picked up
the watch on the road to Staines.—The jury found him
GuiUy.—A sergeant of the Guards was in court, and, on
being questioned he said the prisoner bore a very bad cha-
racter ' • he had been twice tried by courts-martial, and had
twice been convicted of obtaining money by false pre-
tences.—Sentenced to be transported for 7 years—The pri-
soner said, with an oath, " Thank you my lord; that's better
than soldiering."

POLICE. v
_WTERDAY.
MANSION.HOUSE.—ALLECISD RODBERT AT A St n-
ozores ASSIBTANT.—George Naylor, assistant to Mr.
Clarke surgeon, of No. 72, Queen-street, Cheapside, was
charged with having stolen a cheque and cab to the u,nited
meant of 401. 10s. J. T. King, printer, of 17, College-
hill, said, he Ince., the cheque produced for 191., and
also a letter to Mr. Clarke, at his house, Mr. Clarke being
from home, inclosing the cheque for 191. and a sovereign,
and saying that he had told a Mr. Richards thathe could only
pay 201. towards a 40/. bill due that day, and that Mr.
thuds would give him 201. more to make up the amount
and asking Mr. Clarke to let Naylor go to the London and
County Bank to take up the bill. He delivered the letter to
the prisoner, and requested him to give it to Mr. Clarke as
soon as he should COM in. The prisoner was in
the room, and was cogniunt of what he had written.
He made the cheque payable to the prisoner, as he thought
he would be employed by Mr. Clarke to take up the
bill. The cheque was returned to khn u paid.—Mr.
Thomas Ricks:dß, barrister, and, on the 19th et July
he called on Mr. Clarke, who was out, and gave the prisoner
201.105. to enable him to take up the bill.—Mr. A. W. Clarke
said the prisoner had been with him upwards of two years.
He gave him money on the 19th of July required to take
up a bill which became due on that day, drawn on Mr.
King for 401. 7s. 6d. He directed the prisoner to take
up the bill, and he never returned until the day before yes-
terday.—ln answer to questions from Mr. Wooller. for the
peisoner, Mr. Clarke said he placed unbounded reliance o
the integrity of the prisoner, who had never before be*
knowa by him to have done anything dishonsurable.—Tap
prisoner was committed for trial.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—FRACAS AT Ten Orlin& 1
—Mr. George Carnaby, a gentleman rending at No. 24.,
Bermondsey-square, was charged with asaaulting Mr. Henry
Littler, and tearing his coat. The complainant, who is •
gentleman of property, residing at Waltham Abbey, distill
Mat on the previous night he was in the pat of the Opel*
Home, in the Haymarket. At the conclusion of the opera,
he took a seat upon one of the benches, having previously
been standing. He had no sooner taken his seat, than the
defendant came up to him, and in an imperious tone
desired him to leave it. He refused to quit the seat,
when the defendant laid hold of him by the collar of
his coat and attempted to pull him out. .Is the
struggle the defendant tore complainant's toat in such
a manner as to render the garment useless. With
the &sentence of a gentleman who was, sitting close to
them complainant gave him into custody.—The defehdeat,
in reply to the charge, said that, after the opera was over,
he had occasion to leave his seat for a short time, and on
his return he was, surprised to find it occupied by com-
plainant, whom, in a polite manner, he requested tb leave
the seat. He refused to do so, and behaved ins very jeer-
ing manner towards him. Such conduct annoyed him, and
he laid hold of thecomplainant'sooat collar, which was torn in
the etzuggle.—Me. Wm. Hills, 5, Harleyford -place, Kenning-
ton, said he was in company with the defendant. During
defendant's absence complainant requested permission to
take his seat, which was granted, on his promising to give
it up when defendant returned. This he subsequently re-
fused to do, and a struggle took place. Mr. Bingham
thought that the matter should proceed no further; and
that, if defendant paid for the damage done to the coat, he.
had no doubt complainant would be satisfied.—This vsa
agreed to.
ANOTHER ARIAOLT AT THE OPERA.—ThOMaI Richards,
E.g., of 59, Baker-street, was summoned before Mr. Bing-
ham, by Henry Ramsey Poster, for an assault at the opera.
—The complainant stated that he went to the opera on
Thursday eight. Before the performance commenced, a
gentleman in the centre asked him if he had not more
room there than be required ; and the defendant, although
assured by persona nenr that these was no room, withoat
apology, sat himself down on Mr. Foater, and attempted
tamable to squeeze himself into &seat A gentleman laid hold
of the 'defendant by the collar, and held him, and a scuffle
ensued. Complainant brought a policeman, with some diffi-
culty, and found that, in his absence, the defendant had
placed a lady in the seat which complainant had prey-loony
occupied.—Wm. Davy said he saw the defendot pull
the complainant by main tome &cambia seat. —The defendant
in reply to the charge said that he was with a lady at the
open on Thursday evening, and on making his way op
Fop's-alley, he heard a gentleman say there wee room far
another person in the seat occupied by the oomplainant.
Having satisfied himself there was roots, he begged
the complainant to allow a lady to take the vacant place,
which he refused. Defendant attempted to take the anoint
seat. He effected his object, but without the least violence
and with no view of advantage to himself, for he imme-
diately relinquished the seat to a lady who wee not under
his care. It appeared selfish for a gentleman to take up the
room of two persona, when several ladies were standing,
and almost in • fainting elate. To prove that there was
room, he would bring evidence to show that the space
occupied by the complainant afterwards warred to accom-
modate two persons.—Mr. Abrahams, of Chanoerrehanahers,
on the part of Mr. Richards, stated that he beard the de-
fendant request the complainant to make room for a lady.
Witness had a good opportunity of seeing that there was
ample room to accommodate another visitor. Complainant
appeared to him as if he wee renaming a seat—Mr. J. H.
M'Cloud also said the oomplainaat had more than sufficient
room, and refused to accommodate a lady. He °onside:ad the
defendant was perfectly justified in the course he had taken.
Mr. I. Dickine said he witnessed the whole affair. The de.
fendant pushed himself lots the complainant's seat with**
violence 115 to bruise the shoulder of his sitter, and to brash.
her fan. There was not room for another person on the seat.
—Mr. Bingbam, after alluding to the necessity for people
going to such places with a stook of good humour, attributed
the chief blame to the proprietors of the theatre, who, he
thought, should have the pit entirely portioned off into stalk.
He hoped that the complainant and the defendant, who had
me intention to assault the complainant, and who had Ye-
kelteed any offensive expression made in the heat of
moment, would not call on him to decide the legal point In
reference to the assault—Mr. Feder said he should wish
to have the decision of the bench upon it —Mr. Bingham
said be was of opinion that the violence used was vast*
eessetreettve violence, and he should therefore consider *la
the Justice of the case was met by the infliction of a fine ef
one shilling on the defendant.
LAMBETH.—APPROPtUATING A FORTY-POUND Nora.
—John lbution and Frederick Gidney were reexamined,
charged with having appropriated a 401. note belonging to
Mr. Church, a corndsaler in Lambeth. The prisoner
Gidney has changed hie lawyer no less than tea time., a
fresh one attending at each examination, and, from what
transpired, it appeared to be the object of the solicitor of one
to throw the blame on the client of the other, and parties