The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-20 00:00:00

LA NRETH.

TR.VIRDINAIT APPTk7A7I47X7ALLECILII roes to.
Thi• f0ne...0, after the night charges had been disposed
..f. Mr. Woodman, the noironer's coestable for the perish of
I -enterwell, got into the wittier boa, and I/Weems( Mr.
fil.ott, mid be was desired by Mr. Crilt, the cones:. to
•..it °a his worship and take hie advice re•preallf • not,
•Ineh be bad received front a respectable tradesman
in the parish, elating that it was the impression
.4 the 'enter, that his child, a boy five years old,
haul corne unfairly by it. tketh, and requesting that some
pi 11.1.1 inquiry should take place into th.• matter. lle
(Mr. Woodman) at once carried the note to Mr. Carter, the
roomer fir the diatriet ; but that gentleman saw such dim-
r•llY in the matter, both from the length of tune that had
rl.iivied sinew the .loath, and a remeatahle medial practi.
tveer having given a regular certificate for bunal, that be
"honk' wish to have the opinion of a magistrate.
Mr. Elliott—flow long has the child been dead?
Mr. Woodman—Nine mouths, your worship; but the
father is here, and very I=M:is to make his own statement
about the matter.

.t reepsctable.loo ins man here entered the witneas-box_
awl maid he had every mama to believe that his child had
des.l of poison.
Mr. Llhott— What are your reasons for suspecting it?
.Ipploaint --Well, sir, he never recovered the effects of •
1,,.m1er that bad been given to him. On the COOtilliti hi
coatiaued to be very ill up to his death, and vomited • good
dad.
Mr. Whole,— Hai be been seen by a medical man?
.tpplicaist—Yes, sir, but be only new him twice.
Mr. Elliott—Rut he gave a certificate of the ease Cl
death previoes to the burial.
him twi
Applce. cant—Yes, ata very true he did so, but he only saw

Mr. Elliott—And that is nine mouths ago!
Aypbrain —Yes, about that time.
mr. Elliott Whom du you suspect of hAviog adminis.
terril the poison
Applicant —3/ y wife, sir.
Mr. Elliott—How came you to suspect her now after the
lapse of nine mouths!
Applicant --Because we hare had some differences, and I
wish the niatkr cleared up.
Mr. Woodman here informed Mr. Elliott that the Appli-
cata was married to a second wife, and the latter was not
the mother of the deceased child ; and the magistrate said
the matter warn one for the consideration of the coroner
only, and he should sic:gest that Mr. Carter should com-
municate with the medical ni in in the case, and here the
matter ended.
W.\ N PSWORTH.
nill ALLG;ED CAmC o► ADl'LTrat.
A riAae Bui/y, the Young man who was charged bat
week with running away with the wife of a labourer, nsansd
Thomas Wilson, of dohlietreet, York•rrwl, Battings, sal
also with robbiag him, was brought up before Mr. ',glum
for reexamiaation.

-It be remembeml that one of the prosecutor's head-
kenhiefswas found round the prisoner's neck, and another
is his pekes.
There being no further evidesce, and the prisoner admit.
ting that the handkerchief found round his neck had been
given to him by the wife.
31r. Ingham senteocril him to be impneoned for two
month. for the unlawful pommaion of the hankerchief.
Upon thia bog awninged there was a great noise in the
court and a formic's voice was heard asking if no one was
allowed to speak for him.
Mr Ingham mid he was willing to hear aspires He
sailentood that the primmer had no whammies.
Payee, the summoning officer. maid it was the prosecutor's
wife who wished to speak. It appeared that the prosecutor
dad not wish to pries the cam.
The pesseeMor Imre said that as his wife bad consented
to room home he did sot desire to proceed any further
with the charge.
At the regard of the magistrate the wife wee then sworn.
libmated that she left her home and took away the thing,
05 the Neerlay sight, became bee husband ill.used
ber. She maw the primmer at the Clapham statue,
bed he told her he would never see ber want.
Th., went to Kingdom', where he took a room
and left the things there. She admitted giving him the
handkercliel to keep his neck warm He also admitted
that she told the 'wiener on the Saturdey before that she
intionled to lone her twine, aml that it was not by accident
she met him at th.• railway statics. The whams commenced
mini. and accused bee husband of being salons and a
hid temper.
The preemeter amid as hie wife bad cone into those mat-
ters he Amid go es with the owe. He adamitied being
• apdek troper,but he had eenegh to make bins palms hem
what he had seen between his wife ant this prisoner duties
the lest few weeks while he bad been indmag Is his house.
Is anew., to questions the prosecutor mid he bad sot ft-
errand all kis property. There were erkejslenrcels at the
piwiebruker's, mad it apparel that she a suit of his
clothes on the dar she whir tided to keep r and the pri•
mom; as he bed bees oat of work.
Hr. fathom said be was new satialkil that it bed been •
Phronal thug between the wih and the prisoner, and he
should adhere to his decamps.
The prisuaer was then committed for two months.

Twit Lieil AT PLvmorni.—Vpwards of 2,000
setben assembled on Monday morning in Plymouth
the man of which were closed against civilians.
They cousistel of tee companie. of Royal Artillery end ell
ether mum off duty from the 12th Reairnent, Royal Ma-
Mot 614, kr., and were 'mkt the command of
Mape.c.g,,ergl N. Hntelsinene. commander of (omen in the
ne,t, aided he Capt. J. R. Kirk, major of brigade. end
Rivet I.leut •rol. .1. B. Mann, town-major. Mentence of
mort.martial wu read against eight privates belong-
ter to rxr.ons regiments. One had takes the bounty in
severs! differeet places ; he Dow helonge to the Mill Various
proportionate terms of impriennment were awarded to him
sad tom other.. The remaining three were sentenced to be
sot it wee to waness the execution of the punish-
luot that so nun' robbers were assembled. The Ant
tied op ltedduD r 4 e, private in the 12th Regiment.
',crab' retuned from trolls—had 2.i lashes at the
Vses of flood Hope no the voyage home. His preempt
eff.q.ce is of a nameless character, for which be received
lashes, administered by two drummer.. The second
(Wcloter) bettering to the name regiment, received the like
Imeohnieet for robbing regimental elrithim, from his corn•
r*". The third, a private in the 61st. 111 50 lashes fur
striking the adjutant of his nwirnent. After being released
11.0 the trungler the prisoners were immediately dressed.
eater and 'lurched behind their respective
r'.melets to larmcks. . The punishment was administered
1", the monument on the open lawn to the centre of the
titsd,g.

ettanandt.r L. H. VertattirrnP, R. \., taut been
naval mad agent oa the Southampton station.