The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-09 00:00:00

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-7Wsz.u,_Auoun 8.

The seassissiaa kw holding the anise; kw 84;;;;;seishire
was opened yesterday siterseos by Mr. Rowell Gurney.
Q.C. Mr. Jostles Mintage arrived hen Rueter is the
IMMO et the *vetting.
The eehroder seatelee the nano of 61 yrlsenen. shamed
with the killewing assess : Murder. 1 ; anon, 2; robbery,
4; burglary, 6; housebreaking. 3; sheep .Malin!, 2;
wake, 31; siabenlement, 1; eonspitesm, 3; eosesolusest ef
birth, 1 sleuth with incest, 1; ouseur, 2 ; want
et SlUlls i
The same list eentains 16 wee, 6 of which are set dew*
far special juries.

NORTH WALES CIRCUIT,—CHarru. At*. 7.

Boa= Ka. Immo TAL•011/4D.
Mumma.

John Toiler, 64. a lebo;ier, ;ras Witted for the murder
of WINO, lames Ttyler, at Tuahlaighem.rtn.Orbediey, on
W 28tb May lest.
Mr. Trafford and Mr. Davidson snowed kr the props-
elation, and Mr. Bwe.Nsbam defeadal the skew.
From Weeklies, of the witnesses, it appeared that the
prisoner is s labourer, lives in a very small cottage with his
wife sad four children at the village of Tuahlogbam, near
Mapes, in this toasty, the diseased being the eldest and
shout sight years of age. Oa May 28 lest, about 4 (Mock,
the prisoner befog at home with hie children, his wife having
gone to the market at some miles distant* from Thalami/-
ham, oho of the neighbours saw one of Ms little gide crying
at the deer. Oa 'squirts; the ease*, the neighbour was is-
formed that the child's brother was to the home ayieg. The
party endeavoured to allude admission to the Mart, but
found the deer fart. The window was removed sad an
estrum» effected, when the body of No deemed wee felted
lyiag ea the nose is s peel of blood, his shall having been
bartered la several plasm. Near the spot aa sac was hand
covered with gess sad a quantity of hair attached to it. The
paean was ties 'earthed for, sad he was discovered is
bed with his aging on. He was saked reeptertisg the
transaction, but he made so reply until he was at the
lock-up, whets he remarked to the ainstabla who had him la
°hue', os sada( the bloody axe," Toe need not briag that,
for lam guilty. That is the thin. If I had been reed
by my wife, I ahead not hats beat ben."
Mr. Sweetenham addressed the jury on behalf of the pri-
mer at eataiderable kerb, coattails( that the act of the
primmer, coupled with his coaduct at the time of the shock-
lag arearrar es. was ouch that proved that he was not in a
state of stied as to be readered accountable for his actions.
Several skirts*, were them called, sad they depend to
having booms the ;wiener for many years; that he had
I several WINO attempted to destroy himself; sad bad acted I
in a very strange and violent manner.
The leagued Judge summed up the ',ileum, truing the
Jury that the defence of insanity when set up as an tame
for trine ought to be very narrowly watched, for it was
certeiuly sot every party who committed an outrageous set
under the beanies of some extraoldieur feelinp or petr-
oleum who ought to be allowed to screen himself under such
a defence. After going through the evidence, his lordship
left it to the jury to say whether the 'entailer committed
the murder, shout which then earthed to be no doubt, and
what was his state of mind at the time.

The jury consulted together for about a quarter of an hoer
and then acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity ;
and be was ordered to be imprisoned during her Majesty's
pleasure.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YzarzaDAY.
BIIPOLO ra. lIIILILUIT ADAM.

Tex Asthma _ON MR. J. P. Smuts, I[ .P.—Tae

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Charles Bentley surrendered to take his trial upon an in-
dictmeot charging him with having ensalleted an small
mon Mr. John Patrick Somers, member of parliament for
Sligo.
Mr. Bllluitine and Mr. Ribton were for the prosecution ;
Mr. Clathem appeared for the defendant.
It may be remembered that this assault took place at the
cricket ground of the scholars of Westminster School, Vin-
cent square, Westminster, and that the conduct of the
scholars in the transaction was impugned by the prosecutor.
Oa the day of the funeral of the late Doke of Cambridge,
Mr. 8361( /II proceeded to the Home of Commons shortly
after six o'clock in the evening, but there being no hones in
consequence of that event, he, accompanied by a friend of
his, Mr. Bremen, walked slowly towards his residence in
Tyne street, Vincent-square. When be got within sight of his
house some parties who were there lot out a favourite dog
of his, a Newfoundland one, to meet him. The deg tan
towards him, but the gate of the enclosure, the cricket-
ground, being open, he turned in, and began to roll about
oa the grans. Mr. Somers went in with the view of getting
the dog Cut, when he was accosted in an insolent manner by
the defendant, the son of the keeper of the ground, who was
sitting with another panel smoking. The dog was about
five yards from the gate, and some 150 or 200 3 ards from the
players; but the defendant told him he bad no business
there with his dog, sad ordered him cif. Mr. Somers said
the dog wee doing no harm, when the defendant agate
ordered him off, threatening to bundle him out if he did not
leave the ground that moment. Mr. Somers then said,
"Don't lose your temper, there's no harm dose; I came in
to take the dog out." At the same moment the defendant
approached menacingly, and apprehensive of being assaulted,
Mr. Somers struck at him, but he avoided the blow. Mr.
Somers' friend interposed, sad remonstrated with the
defendant, who was very violent, and was only kept
from Mr. Somers by the superior strength of Mr.
Braman. The dog attacked them all, and completely
tore off the skirts of Mr. Somers' emit. Mr. Somers lett the
ground and the gate was locked, and ea he stood holding by
the railing on the outside, explaining to acme persons, who,
at the time, bad witnessed the distutbance,
retilltat it had arisen, the defendant advanced to the
railing, and from the inside dealt Mr. Somers a violent blow
on the eyes and awe, so violent that he would have fallen
had be net been caught by a bystander. The effects of the
assault were such that Mr. Somers was unable to take kis seat
in the house for some days. When the defendant struck
the blow, he said, with a coarse oath, " I know him well, he's
• member of parliameat, and I'll pay him off." The allegation
made against the scholars by kb. Somers was, that they in-
stigated the detendaat very math, and that they need the
same sort of language as the defendant applied to him.
Oa bring arraigned the defendant pleaded Guilty.
Mr. Clarissa laid he appeared in the ease at the instance
of the head seater and the authorities of the school, who had
takes the matter in hand, in order that it might be
thoroughly investigated, and the truth elicited, la reference
to the Imputation cost upon the scholars by the highly re-
sponsible, gentleman who prosecuted the charge, their desire
beim that whilst the fullest inquiry should take plan, not
tap farther with the defense when galleried that the detest-
dant's mance had been aajastigable, and that the impute-
Um upon the enders was not to be substantiated. They
were satisfied that no juatilleatioa could be offered for the
course Bentley had adopted, at the same time they were per-
fectly satisfied that there was no blame to be attributed
either to the distinguished head ander of the school, the
Mud itself, or the scholars The conduct of Mr. Somers
throughout had been moot kind and gentlemanly, and the
Nam he had cemented to take thee was in keeping with
that madam, and some regretted more than the parties for
when appeared that sash an outrage had been nemaitted
epee him. It was clear that no answer could be given to
the thes rge manse Beasley, and Mr. Somers, wed kindly,
wadi be mounted with the course he (Mr. CWksoe) had
to meanie to the court. It had bees *crafted that Mr.
Somers should receive the code be bad bees put to (though
that woe to bin a natter et the slued ce), and
the sum bed hem deed at lel. ilia him& Mr. Ballaatine
would mime the aggelsaseme afar. lames to thie donne,
end the defendant thee meld he is the heeded the wart.
Mr. Ballantine meld est say many words, but he bit
Mead to my that be bad sever met with cap indirldnal
eleromaderiel to act fairly, candidly, and jest towards
them Mr. Sneers; mg though emend had often
to urge mon their diens the Media of • portitratro ems%
it wag dee to Mr. Senors to stab that it wee When Ids own
with that Me leanest come timid, epee the lieggeretion of
the ether dee, be punned. No hmetallen Thelma rested
mot the gaolers, the headomoller, erg the oohed, but the
ended al the defendant bed hem mod madden and na-
med with him** whole Mira of die matter ley.
trtiabk.mmegif object was Meow the delowlant that nab oat-
rages emit en be maielleed with Mmaity ; that object
was emengthbed by the plead the defendant, and he was
oaten& _

The leaned Jake wanly eesamaied the awilast of
ILL Senses; It was Oat of a Wad Clbehliaa ratters. He
Lad showed that he was set to blames did as blame
snubs* le lass Obeli. sad he he* sheen great Isebeleawee.
bait Nadu& eel& be iieweel as ea oxen* pis=
Valor the elresess the sesame, wee that the
pay to the wows a Mao of see &Ding.