The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-10 00:00:00

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

Dec. &

(Before the Judge Ordinary and a Cornmon Jury.)

The hearing of this petition by • wife for a decree of dis-
solution was removed, and occupied the whole day. The re-
spondent's cstac was that no such cruelty bed been established
as would justify the jury in coming to the conclusion that
cohabitation wee unsafe. In his examination' however, he
admitted some of the sere with which he had been chisr;ed,
but raid they had been committed under great provocation,
sad that his wife had been guilty of much greeter violence
towards him than he had ever offered to her. His evidence
we. in part corroborated by his another anal by two of the
servants. _ .

To prove the counter charp of adultery some women
were called belonging to a brothel at Greenwich, who swore
that they had rem Mrs. Fisher and Mr. Fenner together
there, but their accounts as to the time when, and circum-
stances under which, they had seen Mrs. Fisher were some-
what confused and contradictory.
The jury, without hearing the learned judge's summing up,
returned • verdict for the petitioner upon all the issues,
and
His lordship pronounced the decree with costa.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COI:MT. —Die. &
(Before the Chief Commissioner.)
IN Its GEORGE ALIRID WEBETIIL —A THEATRICAL MANAGER.
This insolvent, • theatrical manager. applied to be ad-
' nutted to bail until hi. hearing at the latter end of the
present month. From the echadule it appeared that the
debts were not large, and that Mr. !it cluster had bees
• manager in lancealeire sad for • short period at the
Lyceum and ftadler's Wells Theatres, and had bestilea been
• teacher of literature and elocution. The insolvency was
attribnted by Mr Webster to not having made sodicient
pr”lts ie his pr,fe.moil f theatrical iutorger. No opposi-
tion was offered to the sophcstioa. The had, who named
• neoplasms for Mr. Webster's @ppm:soap on the day

James Thompson, 30, traveller, Manchester, was indicted
on the charge of uttering • forged note for the payment of
U. at Stockport, on the Nth July last.
Mr. Gifford and Mr. H. Lloyd prosecuted, and Mr. Hoz-
pa Lloyd defended.
It appeared that the prisoner on the day in question went
to the shop of Mr. Yates, seed merchant, Stockport, and
requested change for •U. note. The prisoner having a vary
respectoble appearance the prosecutor changed the note for
hior The prisoner requested to have two pounds in silver,
but this be could not do, and the prisoner took up
the money in a very hasty manner, and left the
shop, which roamed Mr. Yatee's suspicions. He
then went and referred to the Manchester Guardian,
which contained a list of the number( of forged notes, and
found the note the prisoner had given had the number of
one of them. He went in search of the prisoner with his
foreman, and when he was taken into custody he endea-
voured to run away. At the time be asked to have the note
changed he gave the fictitious name of Wm. Williams, of
Hyde.
The defence set up was that the note was taken by the
prisoner, and it wee such • good imitation he was unaware
of its being • forged note, and that be pve • false name be-
cause his friends should not be dirpaesd
There was another indictment of stealing • watch, but
there was no evidence offered upon it.
Sentenced to five yearn' penal myna&

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-Dtruum, DISC. 7.
1113 WI:PLATON MURDER.

77tonese Strata', 35, Pitman, was placed at the bar, sod
charged with having, on the 6th of November, deliberately,
wnfly, and of malice aforethought, killed aid murdered
John Baty, of Winlaton. weenaone, pleaded placed at
Übe bar, looked exceedingly pal but he pDot guilty
in in tone.

Mr. D. Seymour Mr. Headlani, and Mr. Iwycook prose-
cuted ; and Mr. Liddell (who bad bees swiped by the
) defended the primmer.
One of the whammies canal ter the prosscution was
Wm JoAnne, who maid—l ant a pmekeeper at Port Mul.
grave. I know the last witness, Chinn. On Friday I got
the description of a man, and on the next day I saw Urwrin,
and had a conversation with him. On the Sunday Mrs.
Urvrin came to me. I went to tirwin's and found the prisoner
there. I sat down by him, and some coaversation took place.
I told him there was a very winos charge against him. A
man had been found dead at Wiolaton, and from the de•
ecription given I believed him to be the man who wee sup-
posed to have committed the murder. I told him any
civilian could apprehead a person on a charp of murder,
and I wee In duty bound to do no. He said, " Well, I will
go with you anywhere." I said, now this man appears to
Imam been stripped of his clothes, and I asked him HUN
met belonged to Bety. He said no. I asked him if the
tronee.i. did, and he maid yes, the trousers did, and shoes
too. I then asked him to go with me to my cottage.
He west with me quietly, and stopped all night. Next
day we took him to Gateshead, and delivered him up to
Impactor Rodgers. He told me he had had a difference
with Baty, and croa.buttocked him, but be did not think
he had killed him. He said he did not know he was
dead until next morning, when some one at Billclo h's
meld be was to get up and wash the blood off himself, as
Baty had been found deed.
BY Kr. Liddell—He said no one was there but himself,
and il• did sot intend to kill the man.

Impeder Badgers said—On the 19th of November the
two lain witneesse brought the prisoner to me. I charged
the with having murdered and robbed John Baty,
of Wiohton. The prisoner said nothing. I took posses.
sites of the trowsers and boots which the prisoner was
wearing.
Philip Armstrong, shoemaker, of Blaydon, examined the
boob, produced by Inspector Rodgers, and said he made
them for John Baty.
This was the CIAO for the prosecution.
The Hon. A. Liddell !then addressed the jury in defence
of the prisoner at considerable length, with the view of
reducing the crime to one one of manslaughter. He said it
was clear that there was no pretence for *eying that until
these men met in that public-house that night there was
any sort of deliberately-formed design in the mind of the
preioner of injuring the deceased There was no lying in
wait, no former grudges, no concerted scheme—nothing that
the law called and expressed as malice. They found these
two men, who were strangers Wench other, had been drink-
ing in • public-house.
The learned Judge then proceeded to sum up, and having
reviewed the evidence, said, that if the death of Baty was
produced bye blow given in furtherance of a felonious ob.
Jett, then the prisoner was guilty of murder. If the jury
were satisfied that death wail neither so produced nor con-
tributed to, then it must be an acquittal—it could not be •
case of manslaughter under these circumstances. The only
thing that could reduce it to manslaughter was the state-
ment made by Use prisoner at the eleventh hour, that he
gave the blow, but did not intend to kill the man. There
was not the shadow of evidence of this, except the prisoner's
own statement. They jury would ask themselves whether
they could place any reliance on that statement. They
would look at all the circumstances of the case, regardless
of consequences, and give a verdict in accordance with
their sworn oath. The whole case was now before them : it
was for them to decide. Anything that he could do to
elucidate or soften any point—any witnesses they would
like to recall, or any evidence upon which they would like
to hear from him further remarks, he should be happy to
assist them. He would now implore them to weigh the
whole matter carefully, earnestly, and faithfully, and to
give • verdict founded on pieties to the crown and to the
prisoner.
The learned judge concluded his summing up at a quarter.
pest eve, when the jury retired.
At a quarter.past seven they returned, and at their re-
quest the learned judge read over again some of the evi-
dance.
Again the jury retired, and at forty minutes past eight re-
turned into court. The prisoner was then called up alpda
to the bar, and the jury returned a verdict of Malty.
His lordship then passed sentence of death in the usual
form.

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NEWPORT, SATUIDAY Emma.
The coroner and jury completed their view yea-
terday afternoon of the additional bodies brought up from
the ill-fated Black Vein Pit sines Wednesday, twenty-two
in number ; thus making in all 107 viewed up to the present
time. At 12 o'clock to-day no others had been recovered.
The work of recovery, it will thus be seen, proceeds but
slowly. The obstacles presented are great. As may be
reedily imagined, the air in the pit, if not absolutely dan-
gerous, cannot be borne for any length of time, while from
the decaying bodies the odour is most offensive. The men
engaged in the repulsive task of moving the corpses golfer
much, and it is with the greatest difficulty they drag
themselves along with their ghastly burdens through the
workings. To identify eons of the bodies is very difficult
indeed. In several instances they were discovered In the
last stages of decomposition being of necessity screwed
down lin their coffins immediately, and again opened for
view by the jury.
The coroner has acceded to a request of the jury not to
resume the inquest until Thursday, the 20th inst., instead
of the day previously fixed upon, Tuesday, the 18th, that
and the following being the day. for holdiag the great cattle
show in this town. But whether even by that time the
government impeder will he ready with his evidence is
doubtful, as that gentleman himself admits. The workings
to be examined are of large extent. The difficulties from
the falls and foul state of the pit are almost unparalleled,
and up to the present time, beyond his incessant exertions
in superintending the operations for the recovery of the
missing men. Mr. Brough cannot be said to have snow-
plashed anything material in the way of his official investi.
gation, upon which his opinion and evidence will be founded.
Now that the nrst horror sad excitement have in
some degree subsided, the best means are beiu2 adopted
for the relief of the bereaved and distressed families. In
this town most of the ministers purpose drawing attention
to-morrow to the melancholy subject, and no doubt collec-
tions will be made in the various places of worship. The
Wesleyan methodists took the initiative by a collection at
their usual week-day service. A concert upon a grand scale
is announced, the nrocee,ls to be devoted to the relief fund.
The various public bodies are ready, or have signified their
intention to assist in the good work, and a general orpaim-
tion throughout the county and district is talked of.
Forty-three widows, one or two of whom are near con-
finement, and shove 100 children, are left in connexion
with the 107 individuals recovered.

THE. ROAD MURDER.—lnspector Norris? of Bristol,
and Superintendent Hughes, of Bath, ham, it is said, so far
succeeded in their investigation of this mysterious case tha:
they are already in • position to establish &prised facie case
menet • certain person. In • few weeks they hope to have
NJ matured their ease as to be able to apply for judicial
assistance. Meanwhile, the Wilts police are very active in
pursuing their inquiries, and we have reason to believe that
they are in possession of a clue which may lead to important
.discoveries. In connexion with this Superintendent Wolfe
has visited From, and Road. Mr. Sylvester, the coroner
for North Wilts, has taken steps to show cause against the
application of the Attorney-General to Lb, Court of queen:e
Blench. His solicitor has visited Frome, with • view to
prepare affidavits in support of Mr. Sylv ester's conduct on
the inquisition on the body of the murdered boy.
ROBBERY AND AITIBIFTED MURDER.—WARWICIL,
Dec. 5.—A most determined highway rubbery wascommitted
at Hear End, near Wroxhall, • few miles from this place,
to-night. A pig dealer named Smith was proceeding in the
direction of Solihull, from the Warwick market, when be
was stopped by three men, who no doubt expected he had
some mooey, and who aaked him if he had "any pigs tonsil.'
They immediately knocked him down, riled his pockets of
all they contained, via, a number of receipted bills and •
certificate for shooting, and beat him about the bead with
crab sticks until he was insensible. He was subsequently
carried to • neighbouring farm-house, and on being examined
by a surgeon, it was found that he bad sustained such
serious injuries that it is doubtful whether he will recover.
KITINBITE ROBBERY OF DIAMONDS AND JEWEL-
LERT.—Ou Friday morning information of an extensive
robbery of jewellery, he. with a description of the articles
stolen, was forwarded to'r.he various City and metropolitan
police:stations. The robbery was effected at the residence
of lady De Malahide Talbot, No. 3, Lowndes.squire.
There is miming • rosewood dressing-case' filled with •
choice collection of costly jewellery—via., diamond neck-
laces and earrings, gold and silver watcher, a diamond
Fermis, a diamond headdress and bracelets, diamond
sprigs, five large diamond brooches sod a blue diamond
bracelet, the latter being of considerable value. A strict
search for it having proved unsticceedul, her ladyship ob-
tained the assistance of the police, who are exerting them-
selves to trace the property. A reward of 300 f. is offered
for the discovery of the perpetrator of the robbery.
CITY OF LONDON iiOSPITAL FOR DISRABES OF THE
CHEST, Vicroma-rasa.—The number edict-lents relieved
at this institution during last week was , of which 139
were new Oases.

To INSZSDINO PVICHAAIMIS or WATCH'S).
•• Foremost amongst those who have made for themselves an
honourable distinction in supplying the public want fur • chime
of watches which exhibits exquisite artistic feeling in °rumen-
tation and perfection of mechanism in structure, Is Mr. J. W.
Hamm of St and 34, Ludgate-hill, upon paying a visit to whose
Scent show-rooms the visitor will dint the moat multifarious
of a high order of artistic design In ell his rufous
mminfeetures. To all intending purchasers of watches this
establishment will be found well worthy of a visit. The magni-
ficent display of ormolu clocks, of recent manufacture, together
with the immense number of watches, form one of the sights of
the visitor to the neighbourhood of St. Paola."—Mornlng Post.
lienarm'e Illustrated Pamphkt, poet free for two stamps, is de-
scrigniee of every coestruction of mach now made. Watches-
ask by pad to all Arta of the gione.---(Advertiainnent J

HERTFORD, Du. 8. —The supply of wheat at market to-
day was not large ; still the trWe was extremely dull at less
money—ooarse samples front Is. to 25., and very few buyers.
Barley of floc quality made last week's prices—inferior and
damp samples lower from Is. to Is. Bd., and almost nasals.
able. Oats very little doing in. Paw and beans supported
last week's prices. Wheat from 255. to Ms. per load ;
barley. 25a. to 40a. per qr. ; oats, 200. to 28e. per qr. ;
peas, 275. to 295. per load; beaus, 275. to 32a. per load.

Lyceum, Aar. 8.-There was a tolerable quantity of
wheat exhibited ; several samples of which were of mode-
rate quality, but many samples came to hand in poor con-
dition. The latter sold at late rates ; superior were Is. to
2s. dearer ; white descriptions moved off at 60s. to 68s. ;
red, 50s. to 60e. per 36 stone. Of barley the supply was
pretty fair for the season, and a steady tone pervaded the
trade at prices L. to 2a. higher than those obtained last
week, and the beat sorts were Is. higher ' • malting,
38e. to 435. per qr. ; grinding, 30s. to 345. per 30
stone. The supply of oats was by no means plentiful,
and the amount of business transacted was only on a mode-
rate scale at recent terms ; old, 345. to 375. ; new. 265. to
31s. per 24 stone. There was a small supply of beans,
the demand for which was firm, and holders succeeded in
establishing former currencies. Old, 52e. to 565. • new,
48e. to 50a. per 38 stone. Fine flour, 47.. ; seconds, 45e. ;
thirds, 435. per sack.
NEWCARTLE•UPON-TTNE, Dec. 8.-At our market this
morning we had • moderate show of wheat from the growers,
and notwithstanding it. moderate condition, • clearance
was effected at an improvement of fully 2s. per qr. The beat
descriptions of new south country were held at an advance
of Is. per qr.,which had the effect of checking business, but
where last week's prices were accepted, millers were in-
clined to operate. For fine new Norfolk yellow 60s. was
paid. and 525. 6d. per 50411 e. for a cargo of Lincolnshire
red, natural weight 57i11a. per bushel. For fine old foreign
there was • steady inquiry, Stettin red realising 660., and
extra Wulgast 695. in retail. Flour did not partake of the
briskness of the wheat trade, but we suppose it must follow
when our dealers' stocks get more reduced. Malting barley
more sought after, but the firmness of holders tended to
limit tmnaactions. In grinding barley little stirring. Malt,
being, and boiling peas unchae;.e.l. Oats fully as dear.
The arrivals this week are :-Wheat, coastwise, 3,077 qrs. ;
foreign, 2,631. Barley, coastwise, 1,317 ; foreign, 345.
Malt, coastwise, 466 Oats, coastwise, 50 ; foreign, 150.
Peas, coastwise. 80; foreign, 52. Beans, foreign, 555.
Flour, 1,341 smoke.
Noawicfl, Dec. &-At this exchange to-day wheat
was in rather limited supply, and there being • better
feeling in the trade prices advanced Is. to 2s. per qr.
upon all descriptions. There was less malting barley offer.
iog, and prices were Is. per qr. dearer ; other sorts fully
as dear. Floor in favour of the seller. White wheat,
63e. to 645. ; red ditto, 535. to 59a. ; damp and inferior
ditto, 475. to 51s. ; best chevalier mating barley, 41s. to
455. ; rum chevalier ditto, Us. to 40s. ; distilling ditto,
30a. to 32a. per qr. Flour, 41a. to 425. per sack.
Norrntomut, Dec. 8.-At our corn market this morning
there was • moderate quantity of wheat on offer, but the
supply was hardly so abundant as last week. The demand
was firm, and fine samples were Is. to 2s. higher: old white
made 66a. to 755. ; new white, 565. to 65e. ; old red, 58a. to
68e. ; new, 545. to 60e. per 36 stone. There was a limited
show of barley, the demand for which was more active, and
malting qualities were taken off at rather improved rates-
-365. to 445. per cr. being the roliog terms ; Seale, 445. to
475. per ditto ; grinding a moderate male at former prices,
which ranged from 30a. to 34*. per 30 stone. Oats came to
hand somewhat sparingly, and met • middling demand at
the currencies of last week ; old, Ms. to 38s. • new, 245. to
Ws. ; foreign, 26N. to 325. per 24 atone. Beans were in
limited supply, and with • steady inquiry full rates were
obtained ; old, 545. to ; old foreign, Bk. to 535. per
qr. ; super flour, 50e. to 53s ; floe, 48a. to 50s. per sack.
OXFORD, Dec. 8.-There was • large attendance to-day
both of boyars and sellers, and although the samples pre-
sent were by no means improved by the continued wet and
dull weather, yet there was more business transacted
to day that. has been on any market day for several weeks
past. Old wheat sod good dry new wheat commanded
better prices. The price of new wheat varied from 48s. to
ffils. per quarter. Barley, with plenty of trade for all de-
iscriptioos, made from 31s. to 38s. Oats, if env thing, a little
dearer, and a very large quantity changed bands at pricer
from 18e. to 30s. New beans may be quoted as low as 405.,
and prime samples of old as high as 565. ; the latter were in
demand. Hog pees not very plentiful, and were worth
from 40e. to 445. Boiling pais from 435. to 555. Flour
45e. per sack. The peke of hay reenains at present much
about the same ; but if the floods continue to incresee as
they have douse the last few days, prices must be higher.
The banks of the Isis and Cherwell and the meadows for
miles are covered with water, sufficiently to TOW a boat.
PrTERBOROUGH, Dec. 8. -At our market to-day we had
a good supply of wheat, which met a slow sale at Is. per
qr. over the prices of this day week. Barley Is. to 2s. per
qr. lower. Oats as before. Beans (old) Is. to 2s. per qr.
cheaper. Prices :-Wheat, best red, 58s. to 59e. per 5041ba;
common ditto, 41a to 445. per 480Iba. ' • oats, Hid. to Is. 03d.
per stone ; beans, old, Me. per qr. of 53211 a.
READING, DEC. 8.-There was but a short attendance at
our market this morning, and only a moderate supply of
wheat, in very rough condition. The best samples of wheat
realised last weeks prima but inferior descriptions were
almost unsaleable. In other articles there was only a
nominal trade doing.
'Lucia-ITER, DEC. 8.-The supplies of wheat at this
corn exchange were only in very limited quantities, and
most of the samples were Jump said decidedly not of condi.
tion, making them alto.;ether unsaleable. For the few dry
and good parcels on offer the currencies of last week were
freely gives, but infer.or and seconds could only be die.
petal of by holders submitting to • decline of ls. per

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