The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-22 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LivEaPooL, Amon 20.
CROWN Coon.—(Before Mr. Buoy WatIKO.)

Niehad Joyce who was fount guilty of shotruoting•
police caw in tint diftharge of his duty, w twalmoof to
dye yea& penal orvittido,
HOTTLINO A TOT= AT BURT.

Zechariah Hardman, Joseph Booth, and Phinear Murphy
were errsigned on • charge of using unlawful restraint to
compel James Constantine to refrain from voting at the last
perl6mmtary election at Bury.
Them proceeding, was taken wider the provision of an
act of parhaumut in which all interference with the freedom
of electors was positively febidden. At the last elec-
tion in the borough of Bury time was a severe con-
test between the Hon. Frederick Peel end Mr. R. N.
Philip.. The former gentleman wee defeated ie 1867, and
the letter use elected. For semi germ Mr. Philips
retired front the contest • few days bakes the election,
and Mr. Barnes (formerly M.P. for Bolton) entered the
field in the liberal interest. The prosecutor wog • shine-
mann, and bed lived at Elton for upwards of 20 pars. On
the morning of the nomination (the 29th of Aped) be went
into the New Inn at Elmo, kept by Mrs. Holifteen. and
which was used ea a committee-room for Mr. Feel. When
Coesterdine loft his own house, about 60 yards ikon the
New inn, he had three sovereigns in his pocket. On his
going into the honer he saw Hardman and Booth
there, who Mended on his baying something to drink
which the proseout or said wag very strong, sad
tasted something like rum. This took place about
7 o'clock sin. The mixture of which he partook produced
0311/011a immediate Wee., and he became almost helplees.
Wham he wished to leave the house by the trout door the
V:l7Hardman and Booth seined him and thrust him
:b, which was brought close to the side door, when
the primes, Murphy drove away. The cab took the dace-
Um' de private road past some print works, and to time
arrived at Astley.lnidge. On the way the proeeeu'or
opened the cab-door and tried to get out, when Murphy
struck hum several times. When they arrived et Astley-
bridge the prisoners curled Constordine into the house
mad the Tipping Aram, Booth carrying the head and
shedders. tie was taken opshors into • back room,
where something which he could not describe woe
Towed into ►him against his will. While be Ts al
is the Tipping Arms be wag kept in dames,
not being allowed to go into the yard, but under
guard, and minus his shoe,. After • little time Consierdins,
, wishing to maple, wished seein to visit the yard, but that
wee not allowed, and a bucket was brought Mr his envies.
He, however, took the bucket mid threw it through the win-
dow, which ceased • crowd to gather, and dating the ex-
citement the prosecutor owned ; the landlady lending bits
Ave shillings to pay hie railway far* for the three sovereigns
had disappeared. About eight o'clock p.m. on the day of the
nominationConaterdice arrived et hie own town.with his fees
end clothes bearing obvious maths of the dime to which he
had been subjected, and although it was too late to take soy
part in the nomination he voted for Mr. Bona on the
8 ,theday.
James Coastardine woe called and llMlMMined—Hs wee •
voter in Bury and his politioal principles were well known.
On the day of notoin,tioe he left hie own home In Elton
shoot 7 o'clock e.m., end called at the New lan, and saw
there Hardrean end Booth, who weft is Mr. Peers hamlet.
The New Inn was used se a committee room for Mr. Pal's
friends. When he got there the primaers gave him some
high c bled stuff to drink, which wee very strong, and
which very soon rendered him almost helpless. He wee pre
into • cab and taken to Miley Bridge. Several times
during the jounces be made ineffectual efforte to escape,
and his fees and wee were very meth braised, and his
'hie front was besmeared with blood. In other reeptcm this
witume bon oat all the statements of maned in hie opening
addrees. . . . . . .

Croes-exanthied by moue' for the defence—Ho bad been
at leveret publie-housre on the Thursday, same of which
ware °peed for Mr. Barnes's Mende, and west home about
I o'clock in the morning from the Chinon lan. He bad not
had eight or nine glasses at the New lan on the morning of
the nomination. Did not aak Hardman to go on a spree.
Did not walk into the cab, nor direst it to be rest for. The
cab pseeed the Mid Print Works, where more than a
bundled men ware employed, but did not attract attar.
time from them, although the road lay near those evoke.
Did not walk from the cab at As•ley.bridge, nor order any
liquor there. Had nothing to drink in the house but what
was geared Into him by the prisoners.
Re-emitted by Dr. Wheeler—no print works by
which the gab weed, were worked by a gamleman in the
interest al Mr. Teel.
Hamer, fustian raiser, was examined for the prosecution.
He hold at Elton between the New Inn and the Mold print
works. Homer Hardman asaisttngto put Conaterdiue into the
cab, sad saw Bo Milberg as well a number of others an Mr.
Peel's side. Raw the prosecutor rise in th, cab, as if to get
out, when Coneterdine dragged him down again. The cab
went in the direction of the Mold print works.
Several colter paraons were examined for the pea...mitten,
sad they is all material points corroborated the statements of
the melons witnesses.
Mr. Overead, Q C., sni Mr. Fernley each addrersed the
jury fur the defendants; and 'Filmes's were celled to prove
that Cameterdini voluntarily entered the cab; that there:was
nothing in the whole affair but what was designated ss
drunken epree ;" and that the aim wee not what the pro-
secution represented It to be.
His lordship, in summing up alluded to the great Impor-
tance of alectora being protected in the free and conscientious
exercise of the privilege of the franebise; and, urging the
jury to set *aide all party feeling and bier, advised them to
return that verdict which they thought proper upon the
evidence.
Attu a &liberation of several bonne duration the jury,
after the i our' had adjourned, retneasel a verdict of Gololty
against Hardman and Booth, upon whom sentence wee do-
Murphy, the cab-driver, wee /quids&
IPIRSONATINO AN ELECTOR AT 110CHDALl.
Robert Chadwick, aged 42, who was out lee but, pleaded
guilty to an iadicim-nt charging him with bowleg at Bosh-
dale, on the 6th of May, personated sea voter Robert Chad-
wick, dressed.
Mr. Wheeler appeared fir the prosecution ; Mr. Overied.
Q.C., detracted the prteeiter.
Since hie committal the defendant has barn dangerously