The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JULY 23, 1850.

NAVAL

ADMIRALTY. JULY 11.—Atrourtwnwr.—Limstanant :
1.. J. Bohemia, to Ailment, roe Rim.
Posivsnotrvw, JULY 02 —The Star, Commander Selwll,
arrived this moraiag from to gown of fifties, haat*, lett
St. Helena 30:h May ; Aseession, 4th Jen, ; and terra
Leans en June It Teo Bogota was laths Bights, end about
to cci to Ascension and Bislang ; the Ilegisher in
Me , and shout leaving for the south ; the Oentme-
dere the Contour, with the anima tender, was at
Asseemion ; Contest gene to the Beet ladies; Cyclops and
Rattler stammers off Ankh ; Beroins at the Gehl..., and
shoat to proceed to the walk lomat; Spy off Habenda
Waterwitsh at Beattwels; the Plate was at Asseasiow, and
Gladiator in the Bipbla. Tee Tower is ezpostad to be
neat vessel bons. The Phnom' captured skit prise on
passage to the Bights, sod seat her Is Siena Leese—her
slaves nearly all dead, having died at the rate of 30 a day.
Mr. Merger, midshipman of the Huoiae, h mow hoar in-
valid. The Star is ordered to the eastward to be paid of,
and the Sprightly, steam tender, is gone at to take the few
invalids, to., oat prior to Gallia'. The Time, et. sloop,
Commander leaner, wag paid a at this port to-day. The
Amphitrite, corvette, Copula M'Dougall, landed her bul-
lies morning by II o'clock and is rapidly dismantling,
preparatory to being paid of.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.--STAYTORD JULT 22.

The Commission of Assize for this eountiwu opened, on
Saturday last by Lord Chief Justice Campbell. who arrived
abut hall-past eight o'clock in the evening, and immediately
proceeded to the shire hall, where the civic and other autho-
rities wire wades to receive him. Mr. Justice Williams
did not arrive until same boars litter. On Sunday morning
their lordships attended divine Nerviest at St. Mary's church,
and as both the learned judges were formerly of the Orford
Circuit, and have stood in intimate relationship with this
borough, Lord Campbell as one of its representatives in per-
il intent, and Mr. Justice Williams as a former resident, their
first appearing on the circuit in the distinguished positions
which their lordships respectively occupy, was hailed
with satisfaction; and so anxious were the burgesses and in-
habitants to catch a "limp* of their former representative
and townsman, that vast crowds of p noes lined the streets
as their lordships proceeded to and retired from church.
The calendar ma'am' the names of 64 prisoners, comere.
bending crimes of the wilt description. There are three
charges of murder, seven of assault and robbery, ten et bur-
glary, three of manslaughter, one of forgery, and one of W.
jury ; besides others of a very serious nature. The cause
list gee the usual amount of business for the summer
smites, four special jury cases being amongst the number.

On Monday morning the courts were opened at nine
o'clock, Lord Chief Jude. Campbell prrsiding at nisi prim,
and Justice Williams in the crown wart ; but up to the time
of our report leaving nothing of general public inttrest had
transpired.

NORFOLK CIRCUIT.—CAmmunor., JOLT 22.
Caows Cocas.—B►roaa Ya. Juana' Pirrasoy.
BRUTAL ASSAULT.

iikiiGTiia D. • Thomas Arkin, le e an y, nos sr in, jun., and
Morin Dowling (all Irishmen), were cho.ed with having,
on the 26th of May Int. at Chamois, violently wounded
Edward Jones with a large wooden scoop, with intent to
do him grievous bodily bans.
Mr. C. Mills appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Nay-
lor for the defence.

The prosecator is • navvy. and employed on the
drainage works new in progress at Chatteris. On the
26th of June, .1 nes was employed to .it up ell sight
to watch the tools used by his fellow workmen. About I
O'clotk in the morning a ptrty of a dl LID Irishmen (reapers)
came up to him, acd one, having a large wooden scoop.
•tsuek him a violent blow on the brad. He fell; and
several of the party commenced kick ng him till he was in-
set sible. He was then robbed of his can and s'. When he
came to his senora he gave an alarm, an 1 a party proceeded
to the farm of a Mr Jones, where, 'in a barn, w.re found
eight or ten Irishmen. One had the prosecutor's cap, and
!Loather a couple of halt Crown& One ran off, and wu over
taken. The prosecutor thin identified the four men who
had been meet orominent in t►e affair. To three he dis-
tinctly swore. Toe other, though certain about, he would
not swear to. lie was afterwards confined to his bed a
fortnight.

The extent of this _tojnries was crowed by Mr. rhea.
BUTWOO. of Chatted& There was a daccerous wooed or the
scalp. and for seven or eight days the prosecutor's life was in
danger.
The jury Acquitted Dirkia, the elder, end found the ottc n
Guilty of a common assault.
Sentence deferred.

ft was ex,nmely doubtful about his settle" that Remy,
when ho expressed great 'armlet. In the or urn of the day
the pc eater was takes Iwo custody. and whoa in the logic up
be made a statement Inahnerhi p that Martha Buckley had
Mee the oases of her death. The souseqemsee was that
Bastsky was apprehended. bat she InlIS latent/Wei we or
librety. there 111. in as proof of her herds/ bad say pod&
patios in the deceased's death. The pigment made a mend
comment denying masy thine. he bad 'pekes to is the For
ewes a'ss'et had glee, and a third statement be
to the east that be had brought threepenny worth of
at Asides. and that Martha Barkley gave his wife
some treacle. Throe were the loading feet/ la the me, and
the learned coussel then called &number of witnesses/Dr sup-
port of his etettneest.
Mr. &lant Wilkins then addressed the Jury for the prl.
sour, and lb. Nutt atijourted._

JULT 20.

At tba timid, et the stirtll;;(Beteedey) morning, his
Lordship swami up the 'videos' with great mummies
and ear..

The jury then retired to consider their verdict, and, after
being absent for a short time, they returned into court with
a verdict of Oniffy.
On the prisoner being asked if he had anything to say
why sedum of death should not be mimed upon him, ex-
claimed with greet energy, firmness, and uplifted hands—
" Not guilty, my lord—nut guilty, my lord."
His Lordship laving put ea the black cop, proceeded to
pas, the awful sentinel of death upon the prisoner in the
most imend's and solemn manner. He said, William
Wm jury of your country, after a long and patient hives-
ligation, have pronounced a verdict against you of wilful
murder, the person whom you have murdered being your
own wife ; and although you noway you are not guilty, I
sea bound to bear my testimony to the catenates of that
verdict, and all who have heard the evidence Is the case
must have in their minds the conviction that yowl wee the
hand which administered the fatal draught, and I am as
mach persuaded of the fact as if I bad seen it with my own
eye*. It is in vain that you tell me you are sot guilty—it
is la vain for you, after I have had suds a body of eni.leacs
brought before as,, to make any impresdou by a protesta-
tion of your innocence. His lordship having adverted to the
moat striking passages of the evidence, concluded as follows—
It remains for me only to pronounce the dread sentence
of the law, which, again I earnestly tell you, will be car
tied into effect, and which is, that you be taken to the place
from whence you came, and from thence to a place of execu-
tion, there to hang by the neck until you be dead, and that
afterwards your body be buried within the preeincta of the
Castle in which you now are, and may the Lord have mercy
upon your soul.
The prisoner, daring the delivery of the sentence, paid
the greatest attention to what his lordship said, and at its
conclusion he again loudly exclaimed, with extended arra,
"I am not guilty, my lord—l am not guilty of the crime."
The prisoner was then removed from the bar by ea officer
of the prison.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.
CHARON or EITIALING BOOS. —Charles Hantillan,
haat Harley, and It titian Montague were charged with
stealing a quantity of books, the property of Thos. Blade-
wood, a bo dueller and publisher in Paternoster-row.
The prosecutor had entertained suspicions for some time
past that Harley and Montague, who were in his employ,
had been robbing him to a considerable extent, both in
money and goods, and accordingly on Seurday last he
marked three shillings and the tame number of sixpences,
and gave them to a friend, with ingrnictions to lay the money
out is books at his (prodecutor's) shop. Pywiecutor lett
home in •he morning, and on retuning 'Dont it o'clock in
the afternoon, he examined the till, and found the three
mailed *billings and two of the sixpences there, the third
having been abstracted, end a penny put in its place. He
then gave both of them into custody, when Montague stated
that Hamilton had called during prosecutor's enemy and
enured the warehouse, from whence he took five 69. books,
awl gave Harley de.
Several second-hand booksellers appeared, ;and produced
various volumes of " Bunyan's Progrese," " Che-
ver's Wanderings," " Dieke's Future State," and whey
works, having bought them for about half their publishing
prior of the prisoners Hamilton and Harley.
Hamilton said he had heeu led to believe from Harley that
Mr. Blackwood was in the habit of sending him out with
volumes of works, the *sale of which had fallen off, leaving
the prosecutor with a large stock in band, to sell for any
price he could get for them, and that on several occasions
he (H had taken some from Harley, and disposed of
them in the way mentioned by the book,ellera present,
whereby he bad been enabled to make a few shillings from
time to time. He said he had never been in the warehouse
of the prosecutor, either with or without his knowledge. and
Montsgue's statement that he toe k five books away on Satur-
day was a mere fabrication, as he was not in Paternoster-row
on Saturday.
The officer, Webb, stated that he touched Harley before
taking him to the station. and found the marked sixpence
that was mining from the till, and a great number of dupli•
cotes, chiefly relating to books, were given up before leaving
the warehouse.

Alderman Challis said that he should remand the cue to
that day week, for the purpose of making further inquiries.

WOBsaIP. TliE
THE ALLEGED ATTEMPT OF A SI:110EON'S APPEENTICE
TO MI:EDER HIS JIARTEE.—George Frederick Maaterman,
an apprentice to Mr. William Finer, surgeon, in North-
place, Kingslsnd•rosd, who stood charged with having at-
tempted to strangle his muter, surrendered in discharge of
his bail for heel tllSSEinatioll.

The facts of the ease hays alre►dy been fully detailed in
this paper.
The prisoner, who, by the advice of his solicitor, reserved
his defence, was fully committed; bet the map/lairds con-
sented to his liberation upon the amount of bail he had pre-
viously put in, namely, two sureties in 1001. each, for his ap-
ptarauce at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court.