The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCHIT.—EFIELMSFORD, JULY 20.
CROWN Stor.—(Before Mr. Justice Crowder.)
Cloths Joyce, a boy only 10 years old, was charged with
feloniuualy rotting fire to • deck of wheat.
Mr. Woraley pemecuted.
It appeared that the prisoner had been in the service cf a
farmer tamed Willie, at Hutton, near Roadbed, foe two years,
sad ha had misbehaved himself upon several 00C11g0111. The
fire took place on the 26th of May, and it appeared that a
day Or two before the prosecutor had flogged toe prisoner for
some gram mieconduct, and took Mal home to his father,
who, according to the evidence, climbed him a second time,
and he became very excited and angry. Tins prosecutor went
to Roadbed Market oo the day mentioned, and very anon after
ha was gone a wheat rick was found to be in flames. The
primmer ran away, and was taken into custody concealed in
• ditch, and upon being questioned he admitted that he
had sat fire to the rick with a inciter match.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
Mr. Justice Crowder sentenced the prisoner to be confined
for one month in the County Gaol, and at the expiration at
that period to be sent to a reformatory fur five yeas..

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—SALISBCRY, JULY 20.
The commission was smned hers this afternoon by
►lr. Justice Crompton. His lordship afterwards a:tended
divine service at the cathedral, and in the arming dined with
the Very Reverend the Dean.
Business will commence to-morrow morning at Um o'clock.
The calendar contains the names of 22 prisoners, bat the
offences charged are not of a serious character. On the civil
side there ars four UMW, two of which ere use down for
'petal juries.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Woacesrls., JOLT 20.
CROWN COCHT.--(B4fore Mr. Justice Biles.)
Atm Holyhead was indicted for the wilful murder of her
infant at G; est Malvern.
On the 301 of Match last the body of a newly-born infant
was dircovered in a wheat fl,hi tear Malvern. It bad a
piece of suing tied round the neck, but the surgeon who had
examintd ;he body, who was now examined, stated that he
could not vsitivety my that the child had been born alive.
The prisoner had been eurpected of having a child, but theta
was no evidence to convict he of a charge of murder, and
accordingly she was dequitted.
Sonorth Rater was merged with the wilful metier of her
moo, at Oldbury, oaths Bth May but.
The case was fully reported in the papers at the time. The
murder wee committed by the poisoner, she being at the time
of unsound mind. Evideece wee accordingly taken now
upon that point before the Flouter wee arraigned. The sur-
geon to the Worcester Gaol, where she bad been imprisoned
aince bee .oromituient, two months ego, deposed that ehe
wasderaderily mgetent to plead to the indictment. The
jury accouldigly toned that ahe wee of unsound mind, and
she was mitered to be kept ia coallnament dining tier
Majoity's Flamers.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—YORK, JULY 19.
Parce COURT.—(BefGra Mr. B .rou Waren.)

tirtrooe—• Or PlOll5l OF MARRIAOL.
Mr Temple, Q.C.. and Mr. Seepbeed were for the plain-
tiff; Mr. °emend, Q.C., and Mr. Price were for the de-
Strident.
Mr. Shepherd opened the pleading,. He mid Emma
Linfoot wee the plaintiff, end Wittiness Kirk the defendant.
The plaintiff and defendant agreed to marry each other, that
a reasonable time tad elapeed tor each merriese tekiog piece,
hut that the defendant had married Elizabeth Hardcettle. •
The di ferideut pinata that he did not agree es alleged, sad
Mene was joked.
Mr. Temple stated the eve. The plaintiff is a widow, and
89 leers of age. Her baeaend wee a butane, sad abe wee
moiled to him in ISIS. They lived together es man and
wife until 1867, when sir. Lintoot dial, having the plaintiff,
hie wife, with a tanrly of four children, and he alto left her
mine dwelling-it.usee and the Muinees of a butcher, which
be had carried too and which she continual. Tree defendant
end the plaintiff tad been repainted with each other for
several pare In th• comets of last year en Intimacy sprang
up between them, which resuit,d in a promise of marriage
from the defendant to the plaintiff. The delendaot repre-
sented in the presence of the plaintiff" a brother that the mar-
riage ebould take place in January laat, but when that month
unwed he begin remake memo, and expreered eclairs for a
peopenement it the twaniage until the following May,
**yin* that he hati e.lt his land, hie men, his crops, end
of property, and that he was then quite pawed to
marry the platn,iff. In the later part of February, or the
beginning of Match, come whiopers and rumour. neva to
reeled' that the defendant was actually a macied man.
Upon iaquiry this turned out to be the fact. The plaintiff,
It was contended, being a mews of meters age, and a widow,
'be conduct of the de:talent rowerde her must have operated
against her seriously, end tojund her future prorpeeta in life.
Although the defendant wee married on the 12th of January
to Him nankeens, he rnntlnued to visit Mrs. Ltnfoot sa her
lover until the With of Match followiog, on which latter mica-
sloe the pltintiff showed him his ruarriap line, abused him
fir he bathes.. took hold of him by tie rhouldars and
pushed him out of her ohop. The defendant complained of
the conduct et the pisintiH towards him to her brother, alleg-
ing that the bad treated him very rudely and improperly in
expreseing her indignation.
A verdict was rettinwl for plaintiff. Damages, 1001.

NEW llosriViL FOR CHILDIII4 AT MANCIIESTEIL
—A sew galena hospital and dispeneary, In Bridge-4.nel,
Masehmter, wall opened yesterday at a coat of 1,0001. It
wee mated that an norms* of 60W. in the annual imbenip-
tints would he seminary, making a total of 1.0001. per year,
for Itamplag the inttinuion in ethanol working order. The
inedlankin contains 30 beds.
Tall LEDBORY MURDER.—Some additional par-
doable of the awful murder committed at Ledbury a few
webs ass have just bee. brought to light, and will afford an
hangest es the public. Two bank note., it will be remem-
ber/4 mese amongst the property stolen from Mr. Mares-
men sin" end use of the police-officers was acute euouoh
lw Saba tbi se hes of some burnt payer from the Are-gram in
the sewn May occupied by the rigour; and preerrve them
balnesa lime of glees. On oubjeetiog the reunites to a
palewdal Worm:eve, it sems there is evidence sufficient to
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they are the 'ohm of bank notes, acid this singular
will doubtlera furnish one of the links wanting in
Ms liesedy. Otivir evidence, but not of a direct chem..
has ban found against the prisoner, sad the trial, whici
we loh•pieee In the beginning of Annan, will furniih an
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