The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 24, 1861.

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

CHATHAM, Dec. 23.
In order to haeteo forward the completion of the
squadron of vowels fitting at QM pert a ardor has been
sated at the dockyard gates that fifty additional ship-
wright.. and nisty smiths. joiners, and painters, are imme-
diately required to be tutored at the dockyard.
By direction of the Admiralty some trials have been
ems& at this dockyard to test the quality of several speci-
mens of iron from the Cunard and Derwent Ironworks,
which it is proposed to use te the construction of the
Achilles, 50. rhr samples forwarded were subjected to the
usual tests, but several of them were found to be of an
inferior character, and tumble to bear the usual heavy
strain put upon then by means of the hydraulic sadism

PORTSMOUTH, Dam 23.
The Vigilant, 5, scrow, was commissioned to-day
by Commander J. W. Pole.
Ms Lyra, 9. screw sloop, Commander J. R. Alemader,
arrived at Spithead last evening from the Cape at Good
Hope, last from Plymouth, where she arrived last week.
She is expected to mail fur Woolwich to pay off.
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Two hundred boys on board Ger Majesty's ship
We, in Southmaptou Water, had leave of absence yowler.
I day, to speed Gisetsfenes with their friends. Their expenses
home were paid by the government. Messrs. Doges and
0. N. Oadoey, two members of the town council, hired •
elemme at their own expense to land the boys at Bowl:i-
-mpale.

A&SIZE INTELLIGENCE.

WESTERN CIRCI7IT.—TAurrrox, Die. 23.
(Man Mr. Julio, Williams.)
TEM MOMS WADI&

The learned Judge took his seat to-clay at one o'clock.
Byard Greenland, a powerfal•looking lobourer, 31 yews
of age, was srraigned on an indictment, and on the coroner's
inquisition, charging him with the wilful murder of his
nephew, Uriab Greeakad, at Frome, on the 10th of August
last.

Mr. Prideaux aod Mr. T. W. Saunders conducted the
=tion ; and at the "'avant of the learned Judge, Mr.
k defended the peacoat.
Mr. Prideaux opened the caw in • temperate
giving • narrative of the facts u detailed in the a=
evidence.

Will:am !dilgrove—l am a labourer living at dockland,
near Frome. I know the peisoure. On the 10th of August
he wee living at dockland. I knew the deceased, Units
Greenland; he lived at Buddrad. We were all three farm
labouring. On Mooday the 6th of August we went to work
together at Codford, Wilts, about six miles beyoad War-
minster. We worked thee* op to takMurday madam, the
10th of August, when we set out on oar 'Mani hem. We
stopped at a public-house about • mils the other side of
Warminster, and had some refreshment. The prisoner bad
• long spring back knife at that time. I should think the
blade was between 3 sod 4 inches in length, and about half
an inch in breadth ; it had a pointed top. Oa our way
we got • lift in a brewer's dray, and we
came to a public-house near the Frame Miklos,
called the Live and Let Lim, where we stopped drinking
for sometime. The prisoner fang wilds we were there. We
bad three or four quirts of beer betwssa seven of us. I
afterwards left the tome with the two Gresahode between
ten and eleven o'clock. Allot we had gob soave dines°, on
the road we stopped. We bed four myths sad fear reap-
hooks with us. Two of the scythes were tied together ea
one stick, and two separately tied to its own stick. On emit
blade of the scythes Were were oases out oat to prevent
doom from hurting. They am little sticks into which the
edge of the scythe goes. (The scythes were prodsosd, sad
identified by witness as being in the same state as whim
they left Frome on the night of the alkm d murder.)
The reaping-hooks were boned with Waw. When
me stopped on the road the scythes and ks
were put down list oa the reed--Not all intone
Mao*. Uriah Ormaload said to the primmer, "Let we put
oar reckoning to rights, Byard." The *goose said he
would not pay until he had 18d. for the gon. Urish mods
no answer. The reckoning was for nulway fares sad •
little victuals. I saw the prisoner lift his hand, and Urial
fell back on the ground. As he was falling le amid, "Oh,
Bill, he has been and hit that knife into L I pitied up
Ural and pissed him beck winet the bank, and mid to
B4O:i"Elves best been and done it sow." Byard said,
" nut you swear it!" sad I add, "Yes, I em." Uri
was t two feet from me when he fell, and the prisoner
was about the Name distance, or primps set so much. I
did not see whether the primmer had mything in
his hand. When Urialt fed he fell right away
from the scythes. Upon that I ran to the turn-
pike gale, about 200 yards MI, for ambiance.
I mw Hr. (lane, who keeps the gala, and also Mrs. Goes,
sad than weak back to the spot where I bed WI Urish and
Byard Ormalaad. Byard was keepiag the dessamffs
bead ap easiest the tank whoa I got back. I mid to Ida,
" Bon down to the mit" and tad 'em bleaksharp." Ha
wart aged 01111111 bask. I this ma down to the gate sob,
ad from there to M. Beaches.'..l then came beck and
met Gene at the oats, sod we weal he the spot where
UriGreenlee& wee.- 1 found the prisoner with his hands
round the deosseal. Mr. Gene said Udsh INS dead, sad
that I hod better met • claim I ran to Mr. Mallam, an-
gora, sad tell him whist bed hemposed. Beams beak with
ma We lard the dead amebae. Deemed wadi about 29
or 23 yam of sp. I think the prisoner was his node. The
Join
was not • very big was
Join 'Edward, police °mailable et Baddeadia, proved the
apprehemicia of the prisoner. On being dogged with bay-
iog caused the death of Urish Green, be mid that Uriak
ma spinet the scythes. Be mid that be lest his kids at •
plans where they stopped, beyeed Warminster.
Poliesmorgeant Watts said that en samaining the doilies
the primmer had taken off. one or two spots el bleed were
found on the collar of the 'Feistiest •, there wee • bole in
the pocket of the jacket large earagli for • knife the sine
of the handle fossil to have fallen through. The dammed
took oat • summates against the prisoner ca the 99th of
Mount lest.
'The jury returned a verdict of Orally, but 1100011-
minded the primmer to mercy on the rand of there being
ne_preateditstiaa.
He was sentenced to death in the maid form.

THE POLICE COURTS.
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ZugesiarStatemy, • nrinely7liTaid mg fellow, weehroeglit
before Mr.: Aldermen Rou, robe en fee the lad Mager,
charged with the following bratal mai&
Mr. Beard appointed for the oomphisent.
The defendant in • fish parks is owte. and lest
week two of his compelowe wan eson, for rdal ban
Unman, mad coed them wee seelensed to foraryeT
servitude for stealiniuls:h from the vas, is
The complaisant, ao Buckley. ir • Mier of sae of
the vans belmeag to . and wu the principal
witness spinet them. On Friday evening ho vas in
Botolplakus, when the defeedent west up to hie, end,
ailing him a "Leggin " streak hire vielently in
the fen several thou and eller that they imam met in
inetchen, whims defendant again amedled him Is •
Rimini. moaner. The cope eyes were is • fearful
slate, and he said he had bees no 01 ough the Mbe
had received, that he had est besethr eft et bed untilenge that
morning, when he saw the primmer le BUllengate, and gave
him into custody.
The prisoner, on the other head, said that complainant
had sese iiim sight or two previous, when he was in
liquor, in the hands of • policeman and had told him of it
before the foremen at Noma Kedis, and that led to •
quarrel, end inally te • regain in which the nu
*bast got the went of it.
He aall d two or three vileness, and endeavoured to
nabstantku his iihntesneot, but
. .

Mr. Altiorma ROSS rid it was quite clear that sat 21.
hello( existed co the part a/ the primmer towards the sm.
Amami ea asseeat el Ms hastily bees a wham against
his friends, wad ssaleaesd him to sty weeks' impelweraset,
at the same time Sabi him that V he er Ms
persisted la their victims towards the esesplaisantarey
would be meek mere severely pweidiel.
floosies& far the poor-issa-101. lea tem the Seas&
Oeu ; 201. is the Years' Clogway ; sad MI. hew
tie hs' Oesspsay.

D'Eraosert hr rewired •iieheque 161. hos the
Grocers' Compsoy, with a muss. UM he nos ,10 might
be acknowledged is this jornaL Tbe unnebor of letters of
recommosidatioa brought to this gond by peer sah-
ib( for what they term "The Ariaters " is very
great, althoegh not by far so Imps as last year. Nothing
hem lot bees given from the posr-bse, sad it has not base
publicly stated what course will be pursued.
Walter Crane, who stands charged with the attempted
annelsr of his brother, Christopher Orme, an artificial
florist, of 2A, Probood•strset, laugh., was spin placed at
tht bar for examination. _ _

—lfierge;st Ytenone it N, mid that the injured to eau in
a very low dam, sad erysipelas having set it, it was thought
by sane of the partite at the hospital that be would not
prisoner, who has hitherto treated the matter with
the greatest indifference, now hung his bead, and mid be
had nothing to say why he should not be further remanded.
Mr. D'ilyncourt remanded the prisoner.

Both prisoners were fully committed on this charge.
The prisoner Denham was then charged with luring in
Lis pc union 45 pairs of uppers, stolen from Mr. Marsh,
iodise shoemaker, Orford-stree4.—Fully committed.
The prisoner wan again charged with having in his pos-
session 8 pairs ol uppers, vane 2/., the property of Mr.
Moore, Maryleboes-lane.
. .

In bOth cues the prisoner said he oould give no account
of the way in which the property came into his hands.—
Fully committed.
There was a quantity of other property suspected to have
bees stolen found at the prisoner's house, but no owners had
some forward.

William Campbell was charged with uttering a forged 51.
note to Mr. Gordo'', bootmaker, of 8, Oxford-street, and
also with strain Mr. Lambly, tailor, Charles-street, on the
heed with a life preserver.
The prisoner welt into Mr. Gardner's shop on Saturday
to maks • porches*, in payment of which he tendered a
forged 51. Dote. Mr. Gardner having expressed his doubts
about the note, the prisoner ran oat of the shop. He warn
seised by Mr. Lambly, and he then struck Mr. Lambly twice
oo the head with a hfe preeerver.
The bate was proved to be •• forgery, and the prisoner
was committed.

Bmravourras —The /Groan' Company have sent 201.,
and the Goldsmiths' Campy., 204, for the poor-box; 101.
also received from " G. IL
WESTNINSTIfit.
Joseph Field anidtZ4 Norris, two young fellows, were
placed at the bare with stealing 30 yards of carpet,
oompany with man who had soaped.
Hind, a man driving his owe cab, and living at 7,
heLoCeir.e
Lower ynarow, Chelsea, said—On Saturday night, be-
twain six and seven o'clock, I was driving along the Log's-
road, and when I had got to the darkpart near Cburch-street
Norris hailed me. Be was with two other men, end ea I
stopped they put something inside, sod then got in. They
told me to draws to the VictorisSration, but I did not. They
did not let me pull up on one side to Ist them get in by the
usual way. I became suspicions, and drove them to Cot-
tege-row—Gaughter) —when the third man got out, he be-
fore Ind* fault, sad the polka came out, and two of the
nes out al the three were taken. The man that got away
was very moth vexed when he got out, and said, " Cabby,
you have broiight us to the wrong place "—{much laughter)
mid I meld Iliad not

Mr. Arnold—You considered you had made no mistake ?
Cabman—No. I was sure I had'ut ; and so I maid to him,
" You told ma to drive you to the Pimliceatation, did you
noir _ Rudd. " Yes ;" sod I said, " Wall, here you
era." (Renewed laughter.)
Mr. Arnold—lnstead of taking them to a railway you
teak them to a police station, at Pimlico, and that waa the
se=?nee
—That was all, and thou we found this large roll
et 'amok in the eab. 1 did not know mist they hod put in
1111 the.

T wit Paeans& provoi.clurbg the trio, who endeavoured
to maim sad apprehending ths women.
Yr. Marks Jack..., of Fulham-rood, furniture dealer,
said the carpet was stolen from his shop on Saturday sight.
Frierson were remanded till Friday.
Mr. Arnold mid that the cabman was deesrvieg of the
credit.
police said there had been 3e. Bd. found upon Norris,
and the cabman mooted to know whether he ought ant to
have his fare paid out of it.
Mr. lanoil think so.

Neerie--Why should be have his fare ? He didn't take es
to the right place.
Hr. Araold—l am sure he did, and be shall be paid out of
the money.
The polio, mid the cabana would be liberally mead
by the polio, commissioners.