The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(TEM DAY.)

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER. -
Sittings in Error. —(Before Lord Chief Judie Irk
Barons
)Martin, Cheapen, Pigott, and' lb. Jetties It
Smith.
THR Wing to. CHAILLOM
The prisoner, it will be reoollected, was tried at 101
anises held at Exeter, in Anna last f, the insrder
Thomas Edward Gibson Hans the illegitimate ehßa
• woman named Harris, at Torqua when she,
convicted and left for execution. The=s i=i
Harris, was arraigned and tried at the pre
March before Mr. Baron Cheapen fortis murder of 10
child, but the jury after being 32 hours mood in hough
the case, and after an absence from the court of five boo
considering their verdict, returned into court sheet 6
minutes before mt; of Saturday, slid the h
day of the assizes, and informed hie
it was impossible for them to agree; he
them without giving a verdict, roiommitting
prisoner for trial at the ensuing amiss. 0
the second trial Harris was removed from the dock,.
gave evidence against Winsor, and it was epee her Rio
spent on oath that the prisoner was convicted sad
for execution. An objection was then taken to the fa
of the proceedings on the second trial, apou wle
the prosecutor brought a writ of error, obi
was argued Let term in the Court of Qui
Bench, when the Court affirmed the mark*
One point raised was that the evidence of Heel
the accomplice, had been improperly received se
ground that she had given her evidences as a fake ha
Wed in the conviction of the prisoner, and it was
on the pert of Winsor that she had been
this evidence, and that Harris before giving ago
otedtto have been finally convicted of the sharp fig ,
before she was allowed to give evidence.
ofCourt
Quest'seen legailßencyhtreceived,
rniedthabtutthe
teTevidaaa
had Harris atim
an opinion that the prisoner had been prejudiced doe
They, however, confirmed the conviction, and she
back to Exeter to be executed. The day was
fixed for her execution. Calcraft was in the gaol,
her grave had been dug, when a feather repine
rived, error having been raised on the judt
regard Queen'sn andße Winsor'snc
Bench, especllialifye withii spared
to
to
de have eke s
re-argued. A curious circumstance connected Witt
proceedings is that the wretched woman who me
Gently executed at Exeter for the murder of her keir
was buried in the grave dug if not in the same eefb ■
for Winsor. The prisoner was to-day brought t;,
habeas corpus by Mr. Rase, the governor of di. pi
Exeter, and was accommodated with a seat alder i
counsels' table generally appropriated to atone
She appease to have suffered considerable menial seer
since she appeared in the Queen's Bench in .117
and she has frequently expressed a wish to le As
from her anxiety, either by the carrying out of herr
tence, or by its being commuted into something deb
During the reading of the record, when reference v a
to the charge of murder, and the sentence tint sir
hanged by the neck until she was dead, she exidited a
slight emotion, and shook her head, evincing dap nu
of conscience. _

At the sitting of the court,
Lord Chief Justice Erie addressing the Solicibmtkas
asked him what he prayed of the court.
The Solicitor-Genend (with whom was Mr. Hasar)i
that he was present on the part of the crown
stood the prisoner wished to assign errors with Wass
the judgment of the Court of Queen's Bench, and tbs
might be permitted to join in error.
Mr. Brewer (one of the Masters of the QUM'S%
then read the habeas corpus, directed to the germ
Exeter gaol to bring up the prisoner, and his !dam
he had, in obedience to such writ, brought her isto me
and surrendered her to their lordships' custody.
Mr. Chitty, the clerk of assize for the Weans Gm
produced the record of the proceedings in the trig, sr
the writ of error in the Queen's Bench, and
The Solicitor-General suggested that record, ke,
Mansell's case, should be taken as read.
Lord Chief Justice Berle said he thought it weak
not to take anythingaranted, and he duetted gat
document should be read.
Mr. Brewer then read the document.
Mr. Folkard, with whom was Mr. Collies, moos
behalf of the prisoner, who was in court, sad es
plaintiff in error, for permission to assign woo, tat
they might be annexed to the record.
Lord Chief Justice Erle—Let it be so.
The errors were then handed in, and named
record.
Mr. Folkard said the usual course was, that to r
counsel to the prisoner, and then for email to
to assign errors.
Lord Chief Justice Erie—Then take it that I
assigned you two learned gentlemen as coned fw
tk
soner.
The Solicitor-General—On the part of the non I
to be allowed to join in error.
Lord Chief Justice Erle—Let it be so. Fs rpm
take the arguments in the case on Friday week, Mail
give the eight okay CI ay s ' notice required by the ill I
in the meantime we commit the prisoner to dip
Newgate, to be again brought up on Friday vs&
The prisoner was then removed in custody to Is Is
in Newgate.

COURT OF ADMIRALTY.
(Before the Right lion. Dr. Lulling's].)
CLAIMS BY THE AIEIRICAN GOVERNIEENT.--THZ Cal
OTHERWISE THE TALLAHASSEE.
This was a claim made on the part of the Am
government to recover a valuable vesiel, which lad
employed in the Confederate servioe, and after the oso
of hoatilities was found with other vessels at Lim
The government of the United States had imtitntsi
in the sum of 20,000 f., to recover the vessel and
taeld
the marshal of the Court (Mr. Evan hum) had ar
the ship, and she was now in his pommies. The
came on to-dafor hearing, and me not
Dr. Twies, Q.C.Q, applied for an order the
might be delivered up to the United States, as bete
to their government. It had been used by the Co

rates. -
His lordship asked if there was any objection?
Dr. Twins believed there was none.
The learned Judge maid, as there was no objection
application would be granted.
Order accordingly.