The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-13 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCITIT.—Bmgroi., Avo. 11.

The commission was opened here this afternoon by the
right woreitipful the Mayor, Mr. Bates, the presiding judge,
Mr._ Justice Keating. having been detained at %Valhi to eon-
chide a nisi prius trial coinmeneed before hint. it is thought
that the canoe list here will be • heavy one. Twenty-two
mums have been already entered, sad several others are
expected. The special jary list will, it is said, reach to
nine or ten causes, some o which are of public interest.

NORTHERN ClRCllTT.7Lrvaroot,‘Arnufer 11.

Nun Paws 00017.—(Blare Mr. Baron.Wykle.)

IJUDILITT OP WILLOW/MA NOR UNFRIICRD IiACRINERT.
An underlooker named Holmes, employed at the insult-
factory of Mr. John Rope Clark, of Miumbeeter, sought to
recover damages as compensation for personal injury sus-
tained, as alleged, through the negligence of the defendant
in not having a certain portion of hie machinery fenced or
"boxed" off, an provided by the Factories Act. The
plaintiff was on the 9th July, 1857, engaged in
oiling the wheels of a scutehing lIIRCIIIOO, when
his shirt sleeve caught in a large revolving wheel,
his arm was whirled round, and being drawn between two
cog wheels wee severed at the elbow. Subsequently to his
recovery plaintiff was employed in defendants mill, but in
a subordinate capacity, and at lee wages. He had applied
for cotupenutiou, had been offered W., sod Lad refused that
offer, and having been unsuccessful in a county court action
he bad brought the present suit for substantial damage+.
The jury guys a verdict for the plaintiff—damages 290/.
CROWN Conwr.—(Before Mr. Baron Martin.)
BTROLIJNO STAYS RORALITIEII.

Henry Key., 25, wee indicted fur • criminal assault at
West Derby, on the 11th of June, the alleged victim being
Sarah Robinson, a girl of nineteen, who had been fur seven
years a member of the strolling company of which the psi.
tuner was the proprietor. It appeared also that the prisoner
was the uncle of the prosecutrix by marriage. The details
of the rase were, of coarse, unit for perusal.
For the defence It wee urged that the prosecutrix was •
commenting party.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
His kmlship, in passing sentence, said this was one of the
worst cases of this deacnption of mime which he bad ever
heard. The girl was an orphan, and since the death of her
mother had been underthe specialprutection of the prisoner,
who took :Armitage of his power and his relationship for the
vilest purposes. Some years ago for • crime of this eaters
the prisoner would have been executed, &edit public opinion
would support capital punishments at all for anything be-
yond murder, it would no doubt be for an offence of this
wanton and atrocious kind. tinder the circumstances

duty to impose the
severest sentence in his power, viz., penal servitude
fix life. The severity of the sentence produced • deep
sensation in court, the prisoner himself appearing almost
overpowered.

TRI LAIT oUTRAG2 UPON CMILIAN maims.

Mr. Deighten requested hie lordship to state when it
would suit the convenience of the bench to take the tam of
Captain Leslie, who was tried at a recent arises for
" falsely imprisoning" on board his vested three Chilisa
gentlemen who, having mutated themselves obnoxious to
the Chilies government, were conveyed by soldiers on board
the ship, Leslie receiving a certain sum from the Chilies
executive for bringing the parties to this country. At the
trial in question certain points bad been reserved fur the
superior courts, Lathe being admitted to hail to appear when
uslied upon for judgment. Those points bad been now
decided, the Unlit of Quese's Bench being of opinion that
there lied been an imprisonment oontmry to the laws of
this count:Laud it now remained for Leslie to be Mesita
up for the Quintet of the coert.
His Lo axed Monday morning at 10 (Alec& for the
disposal of the or&