The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-08 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCIIIT.-OXPORD, MARCH &
CROWN Comm
(More Mr. Audios Blackburn.)
THU CRAWS OF 'STARVING A AFAVANF crur..

The trial of Mr. Robert Durno Mitchell, a retired naval
surgeon, of Heoleton-Thames, who was charged with the
manslaughter of his servant, Henrietta Clarke, in not pro-
viding her sufficient food, was brought to close soon after
nine o clock lest night, having occupied about twelve hours.
The jury, without laving the court, deliberated few
minutes, and then returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The judge said be concurred in the verdict, and did not
see how they could come to any other conclusion.
The announcement of the verdict gave rise to some
him* in the body of the court.

THE POLICE COURTS.
_ MAN§ION-HOUtp.

A respectably dreamed woman, about 30 years of Iwo,
Named Sarah Ron Terry, who weecharged before Yr.
Alderman Have, on Monday last, with attempRto de-
stroy herself, and oleo on a further charge of • and
abetting the murder other brother, Thomas • •
to the 7th Regiment of the line, was yesterdayt
private
up for final examination.
The fects of the case have already been fully given.
The prisoner was remanded to procure the attendance
of the corporal of the deceased's regiment, who cs being
examined said that he had seen the dead body at the
Union Coffee-house, in Ifishougate-street, and identified it

asthitof Titomaiiiichardson, of the 7tl Foot, who left
Chatham, wherehis regiment was stationed, on the 23rd
ult., on leave of absence, and ought to hays returned on
the 27th, but bad not been back since. He produced the
attestation paper of deceased, and said that ho hadalways
answered to the name of Thomas Richardson.

The usual caution being reed to the prisoner, she was
asked if she desired to say anything, and made the follow-
ing statement :—" My brother told me that he would never
go back to his regiment. I begged of him to do so, and
waited until it was too late, and he would not go beck with
me. I bad sprained my ankle, and found it was impossible
to walk, and we had not the means to get beck. We went to
the cofferbouaa mentioned, and there we parted with the
thinp, and then we both agreed to poison ourselves. He
gave me my dose first, and then he took his. I found that I
was sick, and had parted with it, so I thought I would stab
myself. I have nothing further to say, except that be
ied." . . . . .

The prisoner was then committed for trial on the charge
of aiding and assisting iu the murder of Thomas Richardaon,
and also with attempting to destroy herself.
Joseph Webb and William Or-Aunts, the former described
as a costermonger and the other as a general dealer, were
charged with stealing a bale of goods, of the value of 661.,
under the following circumstances.
Mr. Lewis appeared for the prisoner Clements.
Thou Baxter, warehouseman to Messrs. Holms Brothers,
56, Bread-street, shawl warehousemen' said that yesterday
afternoon there wen two bales of goods standing in their
and about five o'clock he was told that one of them
Ca g
beene removed. He immediately went down stain, and
saw a cart at the door. The prisoner Clements was stand.
pig at the house's head, and Webb and another man were
in the cart, and the bale was in the cart. They all sun
away, but he caught Clements on the opposite side of the
road. He struggled violently sod tried to get away, but an
officer came up and he gave him into custody. The bale
contained 41 pieces of mohair cloth for dresses, the value of
which was about 66/. When he got to the station he saw
Webb there. The other luso bad made his escape.
George Whitney, 497, said he was called to 56, Bread-
street, and saw the prisoner there in custody of the
last witness, who charged him with stealing a bale of
goods from the doorway. The prisoner said lee knew
nothing of it, that he was pining by and saw two men
lifting the bale into& cart, and they asked him to solid them,
which be did. He found a card on the cart, however, with
the pi isoner's name and address on it, but it was so illegible
that it could scarcely be made out.
On being cross examined by Mr. Lewis, be said he had
been to the eddies' on the card, and bail searched the
place, but had found nothing particular. He saw a woman,
who npreseated„herself as Clement's wife, who said that
bin cart had been hired by seine one thai, afternoon. The
prisoner said at the station that his cart had bees hired by
• man named Williamsat his shed, but at first be said be
knew nothing about it.
Joseph Henderson, 472, said be was in Watling-street
yesterday afternoon, and saw the first witness and Clements
struggling together. He was going up to the spot when be
sixth° prisoner Webb rennin from the same direction, and
heard some one say "That's one of them." He pursued
him, and caught him in New Earl-street. He asked him
why he ran away in Bread-street, and he replied that • boy
broken a window and he was afraid he would be locked
up for it. When Clementst was taken to the station Webb
was just being removed from the dock, and when he was
taken to the cell, Clements said that lie, referring to Webb,
was with the man Williams when he hired him, and be
supposed he had hired hint in the same manner.
Mr. Lewis said be could call • witness who was a pub-
lican, sad who could prove that the prisoner was him' by
a man on that afternoon... . . . .

Mr. Alderman Rose said that he could not hear the pri-
soner's witnesa until the evidence fur the prosecution was
finished, and he remanded the prisoners for a week.

SOUTHWARK.
Among the night charges brought before the magistrate
was a lad named James Rudd, charged with stealing three
brushes from the shop of Mr. George Palmer, oilman, No.
222, Grange-road, Bermondsey,
The prosecutor ascended the witness-box, and on the Tes-
tament being presented to him by the usher he refused to
liars anything to do with it.
Magistrate—Do you refuse to be sworn, sir?
Prosecutor—Yes, 1 do ; I don't think it is proper to take
SD oath.

IlLaguitrate—Do you belong to the Society of Friends, or
are you a Moravian, or belong to any religious sect that is
exempted from taking an oath

Prceiecutor—l usloilg to neither. I &ma Christian, though,
sad believe in the Scriptures.
Magistrate—Then why do you refuse to be sworn?
Proseentor--Well, I am of opinion that it is not right.
Magistrate—Cannot you give some reason why you should
sot take ea oath and be sworn on the New Testament?
Prosecutor—Because our Saviour has said at is not right
to swear.

Magistaste—Your notions are very erroneous ; but per-
haps we oaa do without you. Is there another witness to
tie robbery ?