The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-25 00:00:00

TEM EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARGIN 25, 1856:

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCR.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-Baßzwesuar, Minn 24.
The anises tsnolosted byre this morning. Oss mart
only wu opened, presided our by Mr. Justine Cromwell.
ROBBIAT AT 111113WIIBUILY POST-0171C1

TIN prisoner Hughes, who wee found guilty on Thursday
et stealing a letter, containing a shilling, is ghrearogry
Peet-office, was this saorshig sentenced to four years' penal
eery:tads..

THS ASSAULT ON A

The prisoner, James Powell, consisted on Saturday of
felonionely wounding Jame* Rom, s gamekeeper, wee seep
Untold to be Imprisoned for two years.

11•118L•VONT111 IT • CY•1171111•11211.
William Vaughn, who was found guilty ou Satarday t f
the mandanytter of 8s met Rigby, at lEttley, was asatasead
to a south's izaprWriatuant.

the batolnes treason. Had sever heard of their biting airy
parses.
Frederick Roberts, sea., the parish clerk and seztrn of
Anon, said that be keen the dogs well, and was in the bebit
of going daily to the Vicarege. Had observed scy-
thing about tbem but playfulness ; and should tot be afraid
of mating them anywhere.
Another witness was called to prove the peaceable dispo-
sition of the dogs.
Mr. Dittleston, fa reply, said that if his kneed friend's
argument was bone out by the facts, namely, tint if a ver-
dict passed for the plaintiff ladies must tinned Unit lap-
dogs, no great =babied would be dose ; for, is hi. (Hr.
Blittleaton'e) opinion the ladils might very properly and
sore nitoraily name their caresses asd affections for
worthier otjeets than lap-doge.
After trough's" for about an boar the jury found a ver-
dict for the plaintiff. Damages, 60i.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LmsapooL, MARca 24.
The spring assists for this divisive of toe county of kin-
outer isonimemied this isoreieg In the saw route, St
George's-ball, before Mr Boron Martin end Mr. Justice
Willey, the former of we.= presided over the Crown Cvurt,
end the letter over the Nisi Pries Court.

THE POLICE COUBTE.

MANB[ON•HOUSE.

William Potts, sec-Ulleegijee,;Xd James Massett,
stoker, of the Magnet kt.ent yowl, from Rotterdam, were
brought before Sir IL W. Csr len upon an information
charging them with having been found In posuesion of a
quantity of ttheceso. The defendants pleaded not gully.
Charles Parry, an officer of Customs, sold—l went on
board the Magner, which wan lying off Brewer'equay, this
morale', and upon searohiog the engine-ruse, I found in
the owl bunker, sod pertly under tre only, 621 b. 8. s. of
manufsearisd totraino, and llb. Cos. of &gam. in eight
parcels, some in handberchiele, some in bus, and some tied
with span.yarn. It wee all c impressed. The two prisoners
were is the engine-room at the Vele, and 1 to k them into
custody. There were other men on board who got away.
When I vote to the y [nouns about the goods they said
they knew nothing at all about them.
' Jobs Clusdu, the Queen's approver, said the duty on
the property amounted to Iv Id.
Sir R. W. Carden sold the sot of parliament had left him
without the power of sating according to his discretion in
the ere, although he hod no doubt that some of V.oes who
made their eftepe were mom deeply involved in the oftener
of smuggling then those who had Imes apprehended. As
the defeaduts bad been found on board, the magistrate bad
no alternative bat to fine each of these in the penalty of 1001
Re, however, would suggest to the solicitor for the preens-
Om that a blot might be given to the emaraimiosets favour-
able to • lenient judgment in eonsiderieg the case. It mast
be remembered that is such cues she vessels wen Habig to
forfeiture, and there were imusiderable expenses neemearily
resulting from the seizure.
The desiccants were then consigned to prints.
George B. ?reach was committed to prima for al: weeks
Iron the churn of hung stolen a piece of beef in Lead's-
hall-market Re had bees sat:lmputed by a female, who
beaded him a sloth with which he deliberately *noted the
beef. He was followed by the foreman, and the beef wan
taken from kin, bat not before he had Rados violent resist-
ant".