The Express.
London, England, 1860-07-16 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCIIIT.—HERTTOILD, JULY 14.
(Mors 11r. Justice BlAckburn.)

Ckorge Coin, 23, Henry Blue, 23. and Janus Norwood,
32, were charged with being unlawfully upon lend belong,ng
to Sir T. Sebright, in the night time, armed with guns, and
for the purpose of destroying
The prisoner Norwood pleaded guilty to the charge.
Mr. Robinson and Mr. Codd conducted the prosecution ;
Mr. Charnock defended Bliss, and the other prisoner wee
defended by Mr. Abel.
These prisoners were the same who were tried for the
murder of the head gamekeeper of the prosecutor, and ac-
quitted; and the evidence against them was precisely the
mane as was adduced upon the former occasion.
The jury, without any hesitation, returned a verdict of
Gritty.
The prisoner Norwood was recommended to the merciful
consideration of the court, on the grounds that it was be-
lieved he bad taken the least active share in the fatal trans-
steles, and that he had made a statement which had
tended to assist the interests of justice.
Mr. Justice Blackburn, in passing sentence, said he
thought the prisoners had had a very lucky escape, in not
being convicted of the crime of murder, and he said the:
if they had been he should certainly have left them for
execution. There was another indictment against them
charging the capital offence of wounding Cooke, the other
keeper, the companion of the unfortunate deceased, with
intent to murder bin,, and he had great doubt whether he
ought not to have proceeded with it. They were now, how-
ever, only convicted of night poaching ; but taking into cox-
adoration the other circumstances connected with the
offence he felt it his duty to pass upon two of them, Cain
and Bliss, a very severe sentence, which was that they be
kept in penal servitude for the spun of fourteen yams. The
other prisoner, Norwood, he should order to be imprisoned
and kept to hard labour for twelve months.

MIDLAND ClRClllT.—Nornuxrrow, JULY 13.
Caowx COURT.—(Before Mr. lattice Wightinen.)
CRAWS Or BRIBERY AT AN !LEMON.

George Mobhe, 60, gentleman, warn indicted for bribery at
the last election of member* of parliament for the borough
of Northampton, by givirg to one John Barron • voter at
the said election, the sum of 200. in money, and prom
him • further mom of 20e. to induce him to vote at the mid
election for James Thomson 31aekeurie, Esq., one of the
candidates, on 29th April, 18.19.
The defendant plaided not quilty.
Mr. Mellor, Q.C., and Mr. 0 Brien appeared for the prime-
cution ; Mr. ifacattlay, Q.C., Mr. Field, and Mr. T. Mark-
ham for the defence.

It appeared from the opening statement of counsel that
at the general election which took place in the spring of
last year there were four candidates for the representation
of the borough of Northampton in parliament. These were
Mr. Vernon Smith (since created Lord Lyvedea), Mr. Charles
Gilpin (one of the present members, and secretary to the
Poor-law &mini), Mr. Hart and Mr. James; Thomson
Mackenzie. The latter gentleman was supported by the
tortes. The charge against the defendant was that he
bribed a man named Barron, who was a voter on the old
right—or, In other words, belonged to the scot and lot class
which existed prior to the passing of the Reform Bill of
1832. The defendant took an active part on behalf of the
tortes, end canvassed with Mr. Mackenzie.
Witnesses having been called on both sides, and the
learned judge having summed up,
The jury without a moment's deliberation, returned a ver-
dict al ry
o/ Guilty. _ .

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—Oztosp, Jut.: 14.
Nun Puns (burr.— (Before Mr. Justice Ha)
UARDSKI 1.. BASK?.-SPICIAL JOKY CASK

In this case the plaintiff, who is • firmer at Chipping
Norton, Oxfordshire, sought to MOOTSr of the defendant,
who is • noted shampooer and rubber at Brighton, dam-
ages for pat using proper care and skill in the treatment of
a stiff knee joint, brought on by rheumatic gout, and
which the defendant had undertaken to cure. The repli-
cation was that the defendant did use proper can and
skill, and that he was not employed. The damages were
Mid at 2,0001.
Mr. Serjeant Pigot and Mr. Grey for the plaintiff ; Mr.
Moddleston and Mr. Phipson for the defendant.
The came occupied from 9 o'clock in the morning till
6in the evening, and several witnesses were examined on
sash sNe, the whole rase resting on the nature of the treat-
meet at the leg, and how far it was calculated to benefit or
injure it.
The jury, after well weighing the evidence on each aide,
returned a verdict for the plaintiff for 30W.
With this case the business of the maize was brought to a
close.

WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Wmcaornat, JULY 14.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
THR NURDRR AT ♦LUCRRROTT.
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Martin Convex wd 24, and John Farrell, 23, were in-
dicted for the wilful murder of Mary Ana Rowe, at
Aldetshott.

Mr. Cole and Mr. Russell prosecuted ; Mr. Edwards de-
fended the prisoners.
The deceased was a single woman, about 18 years of age,
one of the class termed unfortunate women, found too
numerously at the Aldershott camp ; she had been staying
there for Wale time, sod lived at the Hero of Lucknow
public-house. The mamma were privates of the Military
Train, stationed in the north camp On the night of May
13 the young woman had been to the Hero of Lucknow,
minding the infant of Ms. Davis, the landlady ;. she left
there about ten o'clock, and accompanied • girl, Mary
Aim Rogers, to the Alma Inn, where they came into the
company of the two guonere, whom they had met
on previous occasions, aid they left there about 12 o'clock,
that being the time the public-houses were closed.
They walked on to near the Prince Albert, and thence to
the line of railway, creasing the read leading to the men's
quarters in the camp by way of • lock-bridge over the canal.
At the Prince Albert several persona—among them Sweet,
one of the provost—sew them, all apparently sober. The
deceased had oa • light-coloured draw, a white Marsala
jacket, with • brooch, no bonnet, and her hair was arranged
with
i two pads ; her dress was perfect, not at all torn ; and
she had n her possession two purees—one leather with an
elastic band, and another with a metallic clasp. They were
seen as far as the railway going on the road from the Prince
Albert to the lock-bridge over the canal, that being the
direct road at the north camp, and that was the last time
that the unfortunate girl was sees alive, about 10 minutes
Zs!!o'click, in company with the two men only, the girl
having turned back from the Prince Albert. Next
looming the lock-keeper, Pigott, discovered the body of the
girl Rowe in the canal and fished it up with • boathook.
Her clothes were very much torn ; she had no dress on ;
she still wore the Marsala jacket, but upon her left
shoulder was a bruise ; the jacket bad a large mark
of sand or clay upon it, and • piece of the
material had been tom out, evidently by dragging upon
the ground. Mr. Wilma, a samara, found an abrasion on the
girl's shoulder, and there b d been sand rubbed into the
skin during life. There was as absence of the symptoms
which are usually observed when a person has been drowned
during healthy life ; and the surgeon's opinion was, that the
girl was Mooed by • heavy blow to a state of syncope ar
hint* , and that in this state she was thrown into the
oral. Next morning the dress which had bees won by
the deceased wee f ntut4l at some distance from the bridge,
and there wen marks of a violent struggle; and the suppo.
A= was that the girl was here attacked, that she fainted,
and that she vise then dragged to and thrown into the canal.
The prises= were apprehended on the followilizi Tuesday
his ut, dredged that be lad Conway,hil the stme:len tret„el
views &dewlap night, that he was in the nape= of Howe,
or that be nee hew the girt Con cheer tier with
wasedering dawn in the premien of =r
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