The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTBLLIGENCE.

YORKSHIRE—Yoae, DEC. 19.
BOOM Ma. hence PAITI•011.
TES AlikVit one a YOUNO LADY man 81117 FIELD.
John Robgrison, railway station master, who was eon.
'hued of a felonious assault upon Illeabeth Newton, at
nthr B:.efbeid, on being asked if he had any-
thing is say why sentence should not be pared upon him.
marled that he was entirely innoceat of the charge which
bed been brought against him. He maimed that he had
taken unwarraotabk liberties with the female who accused
him, bat denied obtaining posiession of her pence.
His Lordship said that he had taken all the pains possible,
to had consid. red and reconsidered the cue in all its bear-
ings, and he had come to the couclusion, before the prisoner
nia44 his statement, that it was very poe,ible—nay, even
probable—that what he had stated was tee; the • act.
Tb• prisoner, who was crying, exclaimed that it was a
gauping against him to entrap him into a marriage.
His Lordship woe of opinion that he had brought the ver-
dict recorded against him upon himself, by the instrueioss
tie had given to his learned counsel Had he acknowledged
to his counsel that he bed committed an hatecent tumult
upon the young lady, and, through hie counsel, mad* an
amps apology to the jury tar his cmduct, he had no doubt
that they wt led have believed that such was the real state
of the cum
The
_prisoner said he did instead the counsel to that (Erect.
His L ,rdship alluded to the language the prisoner lied
used to the young lady and her mother subsequent to the
occurrence as being most injudicious, and had led the jury
to believe that he wee guilty. With respect to the young
lady he could not, he did not, b. hems a single word about
her consenting at all. He did not think there was to.
slightest imputation upon her character or conduct, for he
behaved that she had resisted to the very unatht in her
power. The swum which the prisoner ought to have pur-
sued was to have offered an humble apology, along with a
confession of his gross ntimenduct, and he did nut doubt
that the matter would have been settled. The I d judge,
in uthlusios, hoped that every one in roan would hear his
opinion respecting the young lady—namely, that her cha-
racter was totally unimpeactied, and dant no improper in-
t. rcouree between her and the prisoner had occurred. He
sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned and kept at Lard
labour for two years.
noose Mr. BASCO MARTIN.
SiNTIUNCLI ole TUB Lases KIOTIBILS.
William Iligeine coo James Cratty, who yesterday, after
their case had been partly heard, pleaded guilty to the charge
of maasksghter, were sentenced to be tress ported for 10 year..
);dwarf Hogan, John Haley, Michael Cantwell, William
John Cosner, and Mary Hooke, who pleaded guilty
to a riot, were sentenced, the first tour to be Imprisoned and
kept at hard labour two years, Connor IS mouths, and Rohe
one year. Hie lordship 'intuited, in reply to Cacao'', mo-
ther, who said her eon had always conducted Mourn well, and
tharelore she hoped he would be mercifully dealt with, that
It was a moot un•ortunatei inemetanos people do not conside r
the eonsequences to themselves aid their friends when they
sensmit these craws. It appeared tines patties were all
Irish, who had settled at Lions, and who had had the inn
tenable bler.ing of living comfortably by industry in this
country, it they would but have made use of that opportunity.
Instead of being grateful for that opportunity, the y had
foamed a clan or party, and had conducted themeless in a
maser shish could not for one moment be tolerated ; if it

were tolerated, thee the peiceable and industrious chiracter
of this country would be at ones destroyed. When an ar-
rangement was proposed to be come to yesterday, as to the
degree of guilt which should be admitted, be felt it his duty
to interpose, as he could not be a party to any gement
which shoul,t preclude him irons inflicting that punishment
which so serious an offence as this deserved. Under all
the circumstances of the ease (which his lordship in bruit
enumersted) he felt it his duty to pass the sentences above
stated. _

ATTEMPTING TO SMOOT AT HULL.
Reheard fleela*, 41, was charged watts attempting to di/-
sharp a lulled pistol at the Rev. R. Atthill, at Hull, on the
6th or Bept. umber, with intentito mauler him.
The prosecutor is the tutor curate at the Trinity Church,
Hull; the prisoner bad been formerly a hoir,:resser in the
sues tows, but recently he bed acted as clerk in his brother's
establishment. About half past sloven iu the miming of
Sept. tuber 6th, the prosecuor was outriding in the market-
place, In convemtioo with his friend, Mr. Bristol, a star.
rue. Whilst so enraged the prosecutor heard an miry
voice, and on turning rowed he saw the prisoner bolding •
pistol wiltin a few inches of his head. The trigger was
pulled, the cap azploded, bat happily the contents at the
pistol were not Gieeherweel. The prisoner then esid,"lt doesn't
signify. We'll meet &gala. You know me and I know you,
but we'd meet again." From prosecutor's statement how-
ever, it appeared they were utter strangers to each other.
The prisoner walked sff, and prosecutor followed and
secured hint, and he appeared to be fitting on another
sap. When the police came, prisoner voluntarily gave up
a powder flak and a bullet, and when searched several
percussion cape were found upon him. He laid to the
officer, "1 am not ashamed of what I do. When I want
to turn amegin I go by daylight, and let everybody en
what I do."
The define* was, that the prisoner was insane, and
evidence was ad !need to that effect. About 11 or 12 years
ago be was obliged to give up business. He was haunted
by a motive that devils were about his house, and he was
looked upon as a person quite insane. Notwithstanding
this, he had studied several languages, and bad written out
to
less than 20 imam., of manuscript—copies of Homer's
Iliad and other works. He was considered quits insane at
the time this get was committed.
The prisoner was Acquitted on the ground of insanity.
Tie be kept in custody oaring her Msjesty's pleaiore.
The business of the commission was tauten to a coartla-
slot at a late hoar to-might.

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COMMERCIAL DOCK COSIPANT.—At a special mast-
lag of the Commercial Dock Company yesterday (8.. Barri-
BIR , in the chair), the secretary read the report from
the board of directors, which stated that they had made a
previtional agreement with the East Country Dick Company
for the purchase of their dock and premien, with a view to
obtain a deeper eatrpnce for the admission of large ships.
They also intended to apply to parliament to sanction that
purchase and other extensions, and to connect the docks by
a small tramway with the Deptford branch of the London
sad Brighton Railway Company, in order to supply dock
accommodation in connexion with the southern counties by
railway. It was also the intention to endeavour to obtain
the fall privileges ss to lancirg goods, &e., now enjoyed by
the docks oa the north side of the river. The mahatma,
adopting the report and authorising the director' to proceed
with the contemplated matter', were passed unasimossly.
We understood the estimate of the istoaded purchase, sew
'stripes, and railway ignitions, would amount to 182,000 L,
with a farther rum of 360001. in the treat of an additional
entrance being hereafter made at or pm Lavender-dock,
Rothe/Maui A proprietor expressed a regret that the
directors had not still further extended their views by pro.
prolog another entrance higher up the river. Be,owever,
proposed a vote of thanks to the chairman aid directors
of the company, which was cordially 'grad W.
OLD STREET EXTENSION, AND Naw OXFORD-
ITU= Juscrnows.—The am, amity of this line of comma-
eatioa from Bsoreditch to the western district, of the
polis has keg beta felt, and is becoming daily more apparent.
No other proposed new line of street possesses greater
facilities for construction : it is already formed up to Doe-
well street, where the sauce wall of the Charterboure
grounds cats it short. It would then pan through Bt.
John'e-square and cut Victoria-street at right angles, thence
by liiog'e-row to New Oxford-street. The character of the
property through which it would pass is of the Ilan inferior
deecription, and the I oath of new street would only be shoat
five heehaw It would greatly relieve the City straits, now
wholly insufficient for the traffic, end, if continued the fa
width of Old, street, would form a noble Use from the west

and south vast distrims to Shoreditch, Hackney, sad ti;
Eastern Counties tensions.— Du Builder. _

SHIPBUILDING IN Cianeocx.—The Greenock
Advertiser, is &swing attention to a list of vessels now
being easstrietad at that sad oefilbeariag porta, says:—
" It mot ally midmost that ON asset important brat,eh of
ear made ia a highly seddarery state, bat also that the
lam alteration la the laws regellesieg our Ilieresetile mutat
have set illeheatomei the eraser N shipping property.
That they have sew may erg perertal rivak te ear pot
whit. is • fro whisk •••••• he a Imam be tesellesed ;
bat was eeerhymeo *ppm to war heotay We the ertieet,
est le be aseetwed rot b esstert theerehes of* merely
se
esesifiksowl ddi tinkt esparw rite toe sbrity, bet le peeve that they ream the
leo oster.
Mm. or ClaMEtllllllllVlNO.—Nearly hell the
pima fa Byeleas gaol at We due have hem eermitisd
fee Unmake fa week et pear Is Whim* the *spew
at hes,k Utile yerres la prima (time to Imo bother
ohm) arm et them awe rhea art fatealse. le tsar
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be w ebileld 11/0 ibriiii4haes hut,
in • eritart of junkie; they were all bowed. IA WS. the
evident's, and if that eras insufficient to walk= goat: what-
evw suspicion Right be esteralsod, the eedy mom 1141,
could bo adopted was to dreads upon this eiblewoo.
The prisoner Clinton was then brought up ter
His Lordship, addressing him, said that ho
hy %w to a =a= monde* robbety of the
master, sad the assent of plunder was one rwely t
balm the entice of a wart of juries. Whether or INS
was the original proposer of the rubbery did net appose, but
there could be no doubt %het, without hie motive interference,
the robbery could never kayo been *serried into effect.
Although eery young, he seemed to have acted with the
stalest ooliberaties and mention in assisting his etwoomiews
to elect their porpoise and he was sore, to we by lbS bow
titian, that he bad doiss all in his power to estkeastene
defeat the ends of Justice, sad that it was hopassibio to plows
soy reliance on what he sold.
The prisoner was then seateaord to be trump:eta * 10
you,.
Mr. Clarkson said be thought it right to inform the isieet,
as some observatkiss bad bees =ado in the mires of the ease
with regard to Clinton not being willed as a witness, that
this muse had been adopted for two reasons ; first, buns=
fro= the contradictory statements made by Ma it was felt
tint he wee utterly %swarthy of belief; sad, secondly,
bassi= It was kntad to In impossible to obtidn any elides=
to confirm hiss.

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