The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-02 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIEOHIT.CIOYDON, Annum 1.
The commission for the county of &I'M` usti
here yesterday. The pol calendar u not heavy, numerically,
there being only thirteen prisoners for trial ; but there are
some very serious caws to be disposed of, and Amon thews
are three charges of wilful murder. The number of masa
entered up to last night was about eighty—thirteen of
which are spacial jury cams. It is understood that these
will not be khan before Tuesday.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—lrswicu, JULY 31.

(Before Mr. Justin Wightroaa lad a Common Jury.)

GMLMO V. AI.LOOP.

Mr. Power, Q.C., end Mr Melwer,Were for the plaintiff ;
Mr. O'Malley, Q.C., and Mr. Keane, for the defendant.
This was an action for knack of promise of marriage ;
and the defendant pleaded, what in the language of
pleaders is called an equitable plea, " that he made the
promise of marriage solely on the faith of • certain repre-
sentation that the plaintiff was possessed of a certain brig
and 3,0001. in the Three per Cain whereas in truth and in
fact she was not possessed, dm" The plaintiff, a young
woman 27 yearn of ego, had lived as a garnet with the de
fendant, who is a wheelwright at Station, in this county,
and between 70 and 80 years of age, but a very bale and
vigorous old man. Two years sad • half hack the plaintiff
left defendant's service in the family way, and the child
died shortly after its birth. Although it was not suggested
that be was the father, he seems to have mode
Dome romantic visits in company with the mother
to the grave —on one occasion taking with
them a watering-pot, a trowel, and some flowers. The
friendship seemed to have °eased for some time, for no
subsequently " kept company" with another gentleman,
but the defendant hearing that the plaintiff had come into
a fortune renewed his wooing and quickly displaced the other
suitor. The report as to the fortune was to the effect that
a Mr. Nicholls, also a former flame of the plaintiff's, had
died and bequeathed her "a beautiful brig and 3,000!."
Things now went smoothly, and in November defendant
procured a license, and he and plaintiff went to the
office of an attorney to arrange the settlements. The "man
of law" made some shrewd inquiries of the plaintiff
and although she maned him the brig was " a beauty," aad
had just been "copper bottomed," and the money was
"all in the Three per Cents," the defendant's faith was
shaken. The marriage did not proceed, but the defendant
enjoyed the privileges of a husband, and the plaintiff is
now within a month of her coafluement.
The defendant refusing to marry her, this action was
brought, and the plea above recited was pleaded.
Mr. Power made a pathetic appeal to the jury, exposing
the bseenees of defeodaat's cooduct ; but they believing
be was induced to make the promise of marriage by her
statements as to her property, and that than statements
were untrue, returned a verdict for the defendant.
The other causes dispersed of were uninteresting.

THE CONDEMNED MURDERER SMITH, AT

DBBJ Y.

On being taken from the dock on Monday even-
ing, after the awful sentence had been passed upon him,
Smith was sea by his two brothers, his sister, his suet, and
one of the prang women with whom be had formed a
in leading to the enter court. The ex-
alted Mate la which the mutor was, however, prevented
them having any rational emismisation with him, and he
simply remarked that they should meet again in heaven.
He was then taken to the eall appointed for him. Here
be wee visited by the Rev. Harry Moore, chaplain to the
county gaol, who remained with him until the Rine
arrived for his being conveyed back to l. In consequeees
of the great crowd of people eerpegated at the prisoners'
entrance to the ball it beam a qmstion as to how the
prisoner could be get away. Mr. Sims, the go•
vernor of the gaol, however bag reeemes to the expedient
of having a cab with the blinds Maws started from the
rear of the hall, whilst the wiener was met through the
judges' lodgings to the pal by a different route in
another vehicle. Mr. Sims, the governor, acompanied him
to the gaol, and on the road the primmer bum* more ode
deed, and the excited state in whisk be bad bees during
the latter part of the trial gerkelly subsided. He now
listens attentively to the ads of the chaphda,
end there is reason to hops tial he may yet become truly
penitent for the terrible mime be has committed, and that
before the day of execution be may make a full confession
of his guilt. Two turnkeys are with him ',sight and day.
The praetor is present at the daily morning marries in
the chapel attached to the gaol, and seems to pay great
attention to the service. The chaplain visits him is his cell
& I'ban beim arranged that the execution shall take place
ea Friday, the 16th inst., et noon.