The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-22 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.--STAremeD, JCLY 20.

The colienIMMOU domino for this county was opened on
Saturday afternoon by Mr.lierjeust Pigott, both the learned
judges being detained at Worcester. Mr. Baron Martin ar-
rived by the midnight mall on Saturday and Mr.Etaron Bath.
well outhefollowingmorning. Thenumber of prisoners on the
mender is 52, two of whom are charged with the wilful
murder of McWilliam Charlesworth, at Abbots Bromley, in
May last. The other charges sre of an ordinary character.
The cause list contains 16 mass for trial, two of which are
set down for spocial juries. Among the causes are two or
three cases of seduction, a breach of promise of marriage
case, and a case of erne. con. Two or three mines have been
disposed of to-day before Mr. Baron Martin, including the
following
HATE O. rev AN EXPENSIVE DOG.

This was an action to recover expenses to which the plain-
tiff had been pat in recovering poeoereion of a greyhound
width bed been ehleined by the defendant, end for the value
of Moth Aar wee by the animal while away from the
ORM&
Mr. Whateley, Q.C., and Mr. Kettle appeared for the
and Mr. Sediment Pigott and Mr. Davis for the
TY plaintiff isafellinonger, living atPenkridge,andtbe de
Inaiwt is • solicitor, living at Wolverhampton,m this .sentry.
Beth poetise are fond of coaning, and take pride In paw&
lag geed animals. In Begtassisr, 1864, the *stiff bad
deallegewlth Mr. Walker, a suelienser, of W
',beheld page sales .4 hides awl Mae, salverbiNalkar
pies him • .se& of yawn paybremle out of a Mier of
se m. leer Mier aseethe seer, the pleintiff, defendant,
and Welker hemmed to wet at the Peacock in Wolver-
basepssedwg Se plaintiff observed to Walker that one of
this ha tuned out a "regular itioner for running."
W whirl him to bring the lug ewer sad leave it to be
trie4 bat he mired. Shorty allieweeile Walker sad the
delluelaat left the ream, and grief maw man
aeon ; bat ea swift lament he hunlaelltal'alkw
bad been there beim his, sadvvebe b
ag
Misr that be lad ant nix the yawing
peomilen of it. The plaintiff went to olverhampton the
neat day wad again the ant Saturday, but Mid in obtain-
leg lb, Stet.
Egn the following Tuesday night, however,
ths deg its way to the plaintiff home tired,
and In body-cloth tattered, having east from
Mr. BMWs lemitel. Shortly efterremle plain-
tiff toot the deg r Chartley Cowan Matels, when
Walker made ble with a metals and took
forcible pmemelem *eh, At the arm gm threatening
to have dm phial lmodwied, wed lb realty sieving him
with a sumemas I. appear be the megietellis to answer
the chargeat Weft stolen the deg. The shim woe heard,
Mr. Bartlett appeariag fir Welleek awl Mmdmed, and
Walker wee directed to give the dog up to the plaintiff.
The dog, however, waienot forthcoming, notwithstanding •
search warrant was issued. An actionwas entered by Bats
against Walker for malicious prosecution, but Walker being
subsequently convicted of perjury in another ease,
for which he is now undergoing punishment, the
action was not proceeded with. Bate, hearing that
his dog was at Mr. Bartlett's father's house, near Wellington,
in Somerestahke, went thither, but had to take two journeys
theme before he succeeded in finally recovering his dog. Be-
sides lost time and damage dons to his business, the plaintiff
estimated his in looking after the dog at 1001.
Mr. Reticent Pigott, for the defendent, said that he had
relied in *street measure on Walker, who had denied that
he had given the dog te Bate, and added that in fact the truth
water that the pm* were the progeny of Mr. Bartlett's dog,
and Walker had no sathority to dispose of them. His lord-
ship palsied to the bet that the plaintiff had uncontested
of the animal for fifteen or sixteen months.
Cit:sllts agreed that his lordship should name the sum
to be given by the defendant, whereupon his lordship named
751., and the jury accordingly returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for that amount. _

CROWN Cora?.—JILT 21.
(Before Bane Bramwell.)
WARRI.AIIOIITER AT NANLTY.

Thomas Lester, 38, collier, was indicted for killing and
diving Jane Lovett, at Healey.
Mr. Kettle conducted tho prosecution; the prisoner was
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On Saturday night, the 4th of July, the prisoner, the
husband of the deceased, and two or three Mho. persons.
IMO amusing themselves At 1...a1e• house by snapping off
percussion cape upon a gun belonging to Lovett. During
the night Lovett loaded the gun, intending to go out on the
following morning end shoot a bird for • sick child of his
own. Some circumstance or other interposed which diverted
Min from his purpose, and on going out on the Sunday
morning he put the gun urn the eidebeard, telling his wife
that it was loaded. During the morning teeter went to
Lovatt's house, and seeing the gun upon the sideboard he
whispered to another neighbour who was to the house that
he would have a lark, and frighten Mrs. Lovett, be at the
same time being ignorant of the het that the gun was loaded.
Ile took it up, put • cop upon it, took aim M the unfortunate
I "Mere• bead, drew the trigger, and blew out her Mains.
Thejury returned • verdict oiasilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said that the prisoner
must have been a most arrant fool, and his insensate fully
had resulted in the death of his friend's wife. There yea,
however, no evidence of an evil intention ; and therefore he
should pun upon him the lenient sentence of four days im-
prisonment.
The prisoner appeared to be deeply grieved at the come-
pence of his folly.