The Express.
London, England, 1859-07-18 00:00:00

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OXFORD ClRCUlT.—Woicrena, JOLT 16.
The jtelges of this circuit, Mr. Justice Dyke and Mr.
Justice Willes, arrived in Shis city by the mail train from
Oxford this afternoon, and proceeded at tees to open the
mointimion both for the city and county, etkionming the
court to Monday. when business will 001=11111801.
This is rather a heavy realm for the sumer. No loss
than 25 peieoners appear in the county eihrier, sod seven
in the city. There are two mem of murder, time el man-
slaughter, one case of rape, one of forgery, to of burglary,
se and vers! of robbery. Thaws are also at nisi pins some
sposialjary cues.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WiNcTiEsTER, JULY 15.
The comminion was opened in the county bail yesterday,
by Mr. Baron Bramwell. Mr. Justice Crompton arrived in
thin city last night. This morning bueinceie commenced in
both (outset ten detock ; Mr. Baron Bramwell presiding in
the crown court, and Mr. Justice Crompton at nisi pries.

Tha calendar contains the names of 68 rleoners for trial,
incluclug three fur murder, two for manslaughter, four for
cutting and wounding, one for aeon, and two for forgery.
There are eight muses entered, two of which are marked
for special juries.
Kra lordship, la delivering his cheep to the grand
joy, observed that the calendar did not prement
a very favourable state of thing.. Then were, he was sorry
In fladr several cases involving the destruction of burn
life. First a men wee charger with destroying
the life of a young woman at the Aldershott camp, sad it
appeared that he had killed her without any j cunt:kart= or
provocation. An important cami was that of the Eastern
Monarch, the destruction of which vessel by ere had involved
the loos of several lives. On tbe 2rd of June the Eastern
Monarch arrived at Spitbead early in the morning ; an ex-
plosion took plate on board, and the vessel was burnt to the
water's edge. The steward was charged with negligenos,
which was said to have caused the explosion that ooessionsa
the death of these unfortunate people. To find a true bill
against the emerald they met believe that he had occa-
sioned the explosion, and had exhibited negligence. On
reading the depositions De had very great difficulty in seeing
legal grounds for attributing the explosion to the steward,
but further testimony might be adduced before the jury.

Juir 16.

CHOWN COURT: (Bet .Mr BIM B1111111Mil.).

Henry Beejninin Boom, • private in the 9th Foot,
apparently about twenty years of age, was indicted for the
wilful murder of Mary fi'Growan, by cutting her throat.
Mr. Cole prosecuted, and Mr. Edwards defended.
The deceased was one of the many young proaututee who
frequent the outskirts of the comp at Aldershot, and on
Sunday, the 6th of March, she wee at a low beer-shop called
the London Tavern, situate in tbeNorth-lane, near the camp,
and which was wed by persons of her calling, and soldiers.
The Owner, who., regiment was stationed in the camp, was
there with some of his comrades and it would appear without
leave. He was acquainted with the dammed girl, and In the
coarse of the day had two or three glasses of beer. About
three o'clock in the afternoon screams of murder were hoard
issuing from a room which she used, and cm some of hie com-
panions hastening to her assistance they found her on her
k.wft near the window, with • fearful wound in her throat
and blood flowing copiously from it. The prisoner was
apparently rising from her, with • bloody razor an his hand,
which he laid on • table end than walked coolly out into the
passage without making any effort to escape. The unhappy
girl cried out, "Lord have mercy upon me I I hops my poor
mother will pardon my eine." She then dropped on the
ground, and in • short tune breathed her last. The prisoner
was at once taken into custody, and in soccer to inquiries as
to what induced him to commit the torrid deed, he .ald that
his mind bad not been easy since he lett Americo. He added
that the poor gill had net does him any harm, and, on being
reminded that it was evidently hie intention to injure some
one by his carrying a razor about with him, he remarked that
a girl had given him a bed disorder, but that he meant to
murder Margaret Chilton. He afterwards mid that the devil
had dons it. The razor he'oeged to him.
The medical teettmony showed that all the principal
arteries on the right side of the throat of the deceased were
divided. It appeared that the prisoner had been in Meeks,
and, previous to this unfortunate occurrence, did not seem to
have been an unfavourable character.
Mr. Edwards made a most powerful appeal to the jury, and
contended that the evidence went to chow that the pneaner
was labouring under erne unhappy delusion, and though,
indeed, he took the lie of the unhappy girl, he was really not
master of his own actions, and therefore we'll not be held
legally responsible.
Mr. Baron Bramwell summed up, and left the jury to any
whether the prisoner was in that elate of wind coon he com-
mitted this act am to kayo no doubt that he wee not cossack=
of whet he was doirg.
The jury retired, and were absent for more than two hones.
Oa returning into court, some of the jury thought that ibis
prisoner might have been 'stowing under some setae of In-
Joey se to provoke him to commit the offence.
Mr. Baron Btsmeell briefly explained the isw and facta, se
effected that view of the cues.
The kith they consulted • minute or so, and returned a
verdict of °witty.
The learned judge then put on the black cap, and proceeded
to pare Mine° of death. The jury had returned Ito only
verdict they would, and which bad hie concurrence. The
premier had been guilty of a very heinous crime, and he
could not hold out the lout bops that mercy would be shown
to him la this world. The prisoner wet left for execution in
the usual terms. He heard his doom unmoved.