The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

George Henry Tyler, • young man, 20 years of age, wan
charged with the manslaughter of Thomas Weller.
The deceased and prisoner, who were both farriers, had •
on the night of Satunlay week, and meeting on the
quarrel
roVng Monday night, repaired to the Exhibition-road to
fight it out by moonlight, when, after seven rounds, which
occupied ten minutes, Weller fell by a blow from the pi.
loner, and died immediately afterwards. Subsequently a
coroner's jury returned a verdict of "Death by misadven-
tare." . .

Mr. Martin, on behalf of the 'mused, urged that this
had been a fair eland-up fight, as proved by the witnesses'
that the deemed was a much bigger and more powerful
man than the prisoner, and had been the cause of the battle.
Mr. Arnold said he could not take into consideration any
opinions that Ili t have been formed elsewhere upon
matters of this or what encouragement they might
so&
have received. A t was an unlawful act, and the one
who caused the d of another while so engaged was
tilsof manslaughter. He wished to know whether Mr.
could in any way alter the facts of the case.
Mr. Martin replied he would call witnesses who accom-
gie4lthe parties from the public-house to the ground to
t,who would prove that the •soaer had a great disin-
clination to fight, that he wanteA to shake hands with the
deceased and make it up, but that the latter had insisted
upon fighting, and even dragged him towards the spot
where the contest afterwards took place.
Mr. Arnold pointed out that these who started from the
publicliouse and were present at the fight aiding and
abetting in any way were also liable to be indicted. That
rule, however, did not apply to casual passers by who merely
stopped and looked on. He should wish all witnesses who
had given evidence before the coroner's jury, or who knew
anything of the transaction, to be examined, that their
evidence might be placed upon the depositions in favour of
the prisoner.
Dr. Christian, of Ovington.terrace, Brampton, said he
had examined the deceased, and found several wounds and
abrasions on him, a severe jagged wound on the back of the
head, and a swelling under the left ear as large as his fiat.
On opening the head he found the vessels generally much
injected withblood, and the base of the brain had a quantity of
blood effused on the left side, which, he believed to have
been the nose of death, and blood came from the rup-
tured vessel. The deceased was not • man of full habit of
body, and could easily have bean killed.
Mr. Arnold said he could not take upon himself the re-
sponsibility of deciding this case, and it was his duty to
send it to the semions. It was • lamentable thing for the
young man before him, as it was pate clear from the tes-
timony of the witnesses that the light bad not been of his
seeking, and had been conducted with fairness ; but he had
fought, and in doing so committed a breach of the peace ;
and he (the worthy magistrate) was bound to commit him,
but would take the same light bail he bad previously na•
oeived for the accuied's appearance to take his trial.

THE SUICIDI or THE LATH Ma.. SIIWOHT.—
Yesterday &Bongo= an inquest wag held before Mr. Brent,
deputy coroner for Middlesex, at No. 13, Harley-street,o
Cavendiahequare, on the body of Robert Marshall
Esq., late Clerk of Arraigns for the Central Criminal
Court, who destroyed himself by strangulation on the
morning of Friday last, in his ll at the residence
above-named. Mr. Douglas, the brother-in-law of the
deceased, proved that he parted with him at his bedroom
door at twelve o'clock en the night of Thursday, the 3rd,
and was called the next morning by a female servant, who
dated that her master had hanged himself. He (witness)
went to the deceased's room, where he found the body cold
and rigid, suspended Inaba:l from • peg in the door; he was
immediately cut down, and medical assistance sent for, but
life was quite extinct. Mrs. Straight and family were stay-
ing at Hastings, and were to have returned on Friday, but
the deceased had the previous day telegraphed to her to
remain, as he would joie her there. Dr. Forbes Window
stated that he had attended the deceased, and found him
suffering from melancholiixaccompanied with delusions of
a peculiar character, inducing a belief in deceased's mind
that he had done something which would render him odious,
his that he must resign all appointments, and
become a pauper ; and be bad no doubt that at the time of
committing the act the deceased was of unsound mind.
Several other witnesses, friends of the deceased, were ex-
amined, who deposed to acts which left no doubt upon the
minds of the jury that the demand had destroyed himself
while in a state of temporary insanity. The jury imme-
diately returned a verdict to that effect.
MYsrasiona Arram.—On Monday morning the
dead body of a man was discovered on the shore near the
Potteries, Liverpool. A deep gash was found on the fore-
head of the deceased, and from general appearance the body
had only been a short time in the water. The name of the
unfortunate man is unknown at present, but Judging from
the position of the body and the fracture on the head there
is sufficient to cause people to come to the conclusion that
the deceased met with foul play.
Tag Immo SALMI.—The quarterly males of indigo
commenced this day, consisting of 8,819 chests (including
2,796 chests of old goods, bought in at, or withdrawn from,
former pales, and 1,060 cheeks in second hands). The sale
opened flatly, and at the commencement most of the parcels
were either bought in at high prices or withdrawn, showing
an intention on the part of the =potters of giving support
to the sale ; as the sale progressed biddinp nom beta
only with moderate spirit. Bengal of good and desirable
quality sold at about 3d. per lb. advance upon February
rates, but other descriptions went at par, and in some
instances, to clear old parcels, prices ruled under that sale.
Kurpah, of which there was a fair proportion on to-day,
realised fully par to Id. per lb. dearer for the good
and fine, but the ordinary sorbs only par to rather
under last sale. The small quantity of Madras passed
today was not diffident to establish priose. The
attendance was moderate. The qualities of the new goods
are in proportion, via. :-1,700 chests Bengal, one-fourth
good and fine, and three-fourths middling and ordinary, the
goods generally defective and heavy, and inferior in colour ,•
760 chests up country and Oude. lee., two-thirds good and
fine, and one-third middling and ordinary, the q.O . . , , and
colour generally good. The Madras, two-thirds and
fine, and one-third middling and ordinary, the gene-
rally good, and the chests more uniform in quality than
ueual. The Karpah, one-third pal and fine, and two-
thinks middling and ordinary, the colour reliantly good,
hut the chests not well sorted, being badly mixed The
Himlipatam,middling to good. 1,432 chests have
to-day, of which 4W. were withdrawn, 381 bought and
fill sell—(Fern the Circular of Maim H. W. Jewesbury
and Co., dated May
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