The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-10 00:00:00

COURT 01IP QUEEN'S BENCH.

Minty at Niel Prim at Guildhall.—(Before Lord Chid
Judas Cockbura and a Common Jury.)
atm r. ILOWCLIPTE -SLANDER.
nil imam action for 'Lawler.
Mr. Jaye* aad Mr. T. Salter appeared for the plaintiff ;
lad Mr. serjaaat Parry and Mr. Dowdewell for the
dcf..oatut _

some no.undcretanding meow between the patties in re-
f,rfere to a pony soil they happened to meet at the Two
i:,,reee public-house in Southwark. The plAintilf, on OD.
t. in the Name said, "Goal evening, gentlenien,"
ared then .01.1 newing the defendant, (keened, " 1 can-
ted th.• same to you, naridering the way
is which s.O hare treated me about the hone." The dte•
(enfant, u•in; a vulgar epithet, responded that he was a
thief. The plaintiff wrote for an apology, but receiving so
miaow, tab the present action in justification of him
character

- Ile Cr....examisatios, the plaintiff admitted that he
might have called the defendant a liar, bat he denied
having aial he was a old sweep, or wounded, Unlit for
the company of romp.
The defence was, that this was a mere public-honse
.igAbblet and that the expremion " thief " was used
ewrely a. a term of abuse, and not for the pitrpom of c0n-
%:04 that the plaintiff was a thief in the legal sense of
the

The de rodent said that the plaintiff, ca the occasion in
yieuiou. exclaimed, " 1•ou old liar, you are unfit to
.a an this respectable company ;" anal that he rePhedi
If I mu • liar, %ma are a thief." The
I.Lontuf then obeerved„ '• Now, I have got all that I want
and you shall bear roue roe." The deferobint said he was very
Ingl7, is cooseutu•nee of Icing an abused by the plaintiff,
but that he never meant to convey that be was actually •
thief.
The Chief Justice, in summing up, said abusive words of
this descriptor' were not actionable, unless they imputed to
a may that be had been guilty of an act for which he true
asastalde to the law of the country. In order to
make these words actionable, they must have beep used
sub the intetatioo of conveying something mote than mere
cotru., low, sal vulgar abuse. The question was simply
whether the defendant meant to impute to the
_plidatalf
that he had been guilty of felony. If they
thought he did, they would find • verdict for
the plaintiff, but if they were of *moo that he dial WA
iuteal to make such an imputation, the defendant was
rsttlel to • verdict. His lordship observed that the plain-
tiff asked for an apology and paymenta of cost, but never
offered as apology for the words he had himself uttered. It
sus sin on one side and half•aolnsen on the other.
Th.• jury, after • few minutes' deliberation, found a vier-
,L•i for the defendant.

fileChia Justice said —I him* seen some contemptible
brought in mr time, but I think this is the worst.
Verdict for the defendant.
In the only other cum remaining no the list the mord
WM withdrawn, and thee. sittings terminated.

COURT OF COMMON PLEA&
Nttuip at Nisi Pnu Loadoo-48efora Lard Mal
Jastece Eels sad s Special Jury.)

TURNBULL R. BIRD.
This woraiag the loused judge mound up the widows
is this maw at ansidatalia kworti.
Th jiffy oilawwwwla Mbar!: Rid at balf•pset two to.
farad bin nen with a verdict for the DEFENDANT.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THDI DAY.)

OLD COURT.
Olden Mr. Justice Wightimas.)
terry Leg, Waimea °forge Beam', cad Mesas Gawp
siimiQ
Ne.ct, aree letter carriers, who bed blue mu-
sided of halm ocataisieg ramble property, were
hoe& to ler sad the two focuser were sew
teaseil le One, te far years' peel eirritede.

1111111 ALLILORD NIIRDIR AT KINGI‘CItOOS.
Aar Paidassits, 111. was indicted foe the wilful nunder
of Timm Palsibinitn
Mr. Mica prossentoik and Mr. Model Atkinson didentind
dr purr.

TIM einsteinium a( this most distremigg am* will is
fresh is the remillectios of the public. The prinsey who
is • married WOOlllO, needed is Noethimapkeeteesi, Leer
noes, aad it appeared that her husband hid ihesifted her,
lea.* her with three childree entirely dispesdisg mesa
her for support. sad she appeared to be is the inmost MM.
of poverty. fille had bees working fax • penes masa
Lasseess. is nomers-tows. who was obliged is ellesimege
her, as she emit sot de the work. After that she wowed
le he estinly drifts* sad from what she mid to
her fellow-lodge., was is great distress of Wad.
Os the monies of the 2.lth of Jose, at shoat
II o'clock, she west out, sad was let eat yme of the lodgers. ehie returned shortly iffierwerds,
lefties herself is, and west upstairs. ltelliing mere ma
me bur wen Ade* vb•• am el bow Mow:
so' behtbif her mon. west up Ile km deer sea=
though the lopyheis. sea maw her befog os the bed with her
(mime& ghe maul be no of the little boys to epee the
deer, whish was leaked se the Mei& This he did, sad the
mums west is sell dived the mother ling es the led
with three chilies. The demosed, who ..-.the youngest,
ne eery pele to the dew sad appeared to he parkas der
Nubia Nubia midease yea immediately ant far,- sad
every effort was made to restore the child to eceseimm
MS. bet without soaves ; the child died showily after.
Two betties were fined in the room ; wee
worked " Leedseete," and the other bad the mark
erased, but they hod both cootsined Imalasium The pri.
emu ere elf was is • atete of aseeserionnee, and it wee
folly hall as boor before die we. reabwral. haw* herself
takes • dose or laudeaum. A pesinselem seessimerios
wee sada. and lb. costene of the stomesh le all 11101110111
WINO not to Dr. Libby, why a analysis' *SIN neer.
hind that the child had died from so modem, 'Medi-
New

appeared in the Gowns of the ewe thatpeeinue to this
the plesser hed always behaved most Ideas to bar sidl-
es% thug the had worked hard to try and supped than.
and Imi slings fed them to the estimate her naisna. Mho
always paid her rest regularly, sad it was supposed that
st the time she wasantrusly ocuindems of the nature of
the set she was omeneitliag.
Mr. Atkinson mile a most powerful address to the leery
as behalf of the pecan,sad he mid it appeared to him
that they would be justified In anneteting her of mos-
slaughter, as there was so widens, of malice, mid that the
probability was that she merely administered the landeemmi
with a view to induce sle.p.
The learned judge, is maiming up, mid it appeared to
him that, however painful it might be to thew f
epos the facts they must either convict the p =MD
wilful murder or acquit bee altogether, sad if they had any
doubt as to the intention with which the laudanum vs.
adnuaistend, they would be justified in acquitting the
manor.

Th-e-inry, alter a short deliberation, returned a vlnaliet at
ir,4 gratis.
The trial of the Rev. Mr. Rowe, for forgery, was post.
poood to the next session.

THE ISLINGTON OUTRAGE.
"wicriat 3 newll, 17, was indicted for feloniously M-
ein no
wooodion Mary Anne Redkieou with infant to
musder hoc

The prisoner and two other men, it will be reenembered,
e,•et to the hawse of Yr. Hiatus, a butcher, at lehagnek
where the prenentrix was employed as a domestis serest,
f..r the purpose of robbery, aod epos the prensontrin
attempting to gm as alarm, the prisoner made a mot
muse attack apes her with a kaife and a chopper, mid it
dead injuries from which it was almost miraculous that
she moment

The jury totted tbe primer and jired
dredli wee ordered to to recorded, with an istboe
the .Weser swoops would be ocieurnued to is, el pool
orritude for lit..

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ATTOtrr A? *VIC= CI A 11/111LIC-1110r4C.
A respectably-attired woman, who gave the name of
ftuillep, reading at 13, Poore-beadier, and who
w, reed in a very eroded date, was placed at the bar before
Mr Barker, charged with atteapting to commit suicide by
l'kuig a quantity of sugar of lead at the Blue Lion putdie•
Low, Gray'sdes•mad.
?ruse the evidence it appeared that the defoadont and
wore men *stored the above public hood and were served
with • pot of beer. When the defendant took up the pet to
dunk .he pet it to her swath with both bands, and when
halgdreak the said " have doe,it ! I have taken
nista% that this wee only dose for the purpose
foea disturbance both the determine and her 00111.
mas owe waved est. As mew an WA had get outside
•ow white powder en teen in the pod the persoa who
hid served ne beer, WY, that the were had fallen, tad
_ls7 t is a 'sow had date, edit for Police-cosetali
le
who found her lying on the psvenient,
ot from her band a paper which wits Welled •• poison.
coostable took the woman to the Royal Free Hospital,