The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-10 00:00:00

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re pay he perfectly satisfied that, if you return a verdict
orefectory to yourrelres against the prisoner you need not
Mr any consequences from any future and fleeted dieter,-
Ay, for you will have done your duty under your oath to
GM sad your country. and you may be quite satisfied that
ifsagee you never will fed.
Tbe jury then retired to comailer the verdict.
At twenty-five minute§ from two iicloek, the jury bell
isg, and immediately afterwards they slowly entered, and
Psi their arms—haring been absent exactly half an hour.
The Lord Justice Clerk, addrcesing the audience, said—l
writhere will be no exhibition of (citing of any sort on
lb. giving of the verdict.
Even at this moment°. hour, Mice Smith's composure
mimed to be but slightly affected ; occasionally she can-
rased her lips firmly together, and a slight tremor which
!rept over her wee scarcely perceptible to those doss beside

The Clerk having called over the names of tho jury, rod
asked them to deliver their verdict,
Tie Chancellor (Mr. MAO, teacher) rose and asid—ln
respect of the tirst count in the indictment (the mdmintstni-
ikos of mama on the 19th Fahruaryk ths 1•17. •
niejority, dad the prisoner NOT GUILTY; Inesepset the
second count jibe administration of pelmet on the
Lad February], the jury, by a maissity, and the
charge NUT PROVEN ; and, is respect of tan third
count (that of murder by tho sdosinietration of arsenic
on the 22nd or Jird Mach], the jury, y`b a niajotity, Sod
the (-barge against the prison, NOT PROEN.
This announcement, notwithstanding the warning of the
benth, ell. kcal loud and prolonged cheering hong the crowded
court, and the news being insmediately passed on to then recourse
outside, In Parlianeent-aquare, the cheering was echoed Lack.
The scene inside the court was almost amusing. In TAM
the jwlgee frowned—tn vain the camels and Alma the
(wart *hauled silence—the pent-up feelings of the crowd coo-
duels' to find gelid in noisy applause ; and it was not
the Lord Justice Cloth had ordered an unlucky
individual who bad caught his eye to bo taken
into custody that order was reams& The nature of tlle ver-
dict appeared to rodeos little or no effect on the eccuotd.
She merely shifted hie patties slightly, re-arranged bar
cloak, which append 10 Iwo pertly fallen unbcnied Gas
her shsaldiss a• orgsisso the moment, end settled
hossit nueramisres*ln (set which she had occupied
&ASS
The Lind Sias ask elbstaing the jury, said he bad
Is drink Illmodes* etas part of the court, but on
tbet of the samalay, Iles
had
patience and dclibe-
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OM, and eel bin ors cemeurrence and that
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immihmilimiallowed is the IM et do sottou *pitmen,
Wei Ike nearly is bags palul; and this had
bra mod •• swiss. • drawer got who Court th.aught it
tratir=er isemptioa. Els lard•bip also express 1
st Irvin boss nnendated etch them in this
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• bewildered individual, who had been takes into etietedy
be clear* in the galleries, was then brought before the
Cent
The Lord Justice Clerk raid that for the very ice-
boat exhibition of which bs had been guilty, ender
Oa very rye of the court, they hod intended to mud him at
sees to peon, but he &reeled to be such • foolish-looking
price, and no be hid been joined in his indecent behaviour
ir no many others., the court did not think him St to he so
ash with, and lie wee accordingly dismissed, amid the loud
ettlof the whole amenablage, in which their lordebipe
r sot help joining.
The cowl then adjourned.
It may be necessary for English readers to explein what
Le Ares counts were on *kick Miss Smith won tried. The
kW comb In which a verdict of "Not Guilty" wee returned,
=eskline Smith, in the phrmeolegv peculiar to cri-
co liurts, " with wickedly and feloniously administering
await, or some other poison, with Intent to murder ; as also
with murder, in so far se, tint, on the Idth or 20th days of
February last (Thursday or Friday), in the house in Blythe-
wood-square, Glasgow, occupied lot Janet Smith, her father,
she did wickedly and felosionaly aoreinieter to, or cause to be
taken by, Emile or Pierre Emile L'Angelier, now
decanted. and thee, or ktely before, in the employment of W.
B. Huggins and Co., menhente,Botherellestreet, Glaegner,as •
clerk or in roam other capacity ; and then, or lately bcfore,
rending with David Jenkins, a joiner, mud Anne Duthie, or
Jeekine, bee wile, in Franklin-street, Glomerate, a quantity or
L ee.egies of anemic or other poison, to the prom-Moe =-
le cocoa, or cam, or some other article or conches of
Lod or of kink, to the peueecutor unknown. or in e'en
other manner to the prosecutor unknown, with intent to
murder the said Etude I:Aegrlier ; and that be having taken
the said sneak or poison, or other part thereof, so ado,' -,se
tend or calmed to be Minn by her, he did, in conscqoenee
thine; and herseliately or soon after taking the name,
✓efer severe illana"
The armed and third counts, on which a verdict of " Not
Proven" wee returned, charged that " 3lude line Smith,
the 32a or 23rd of February (Sunday ur Monday), in the
beam at Blythswoodoiquare of did eke...titter, or
asses to be taken by the said Emile L'Angelier, • quantity
sr quantities of sneak or other poison. in nova, or hen coffee,
re la some other article of foal or driekor iu some other mart-
en, with Intent to murder him. and that us consequence of
Yong the maid poises shot he again petered severe ,linen;
and on the 22nd or 23rd of March (Sunday or Monday), in
the hoses is Blythsweed-equate aforeraid, she did adeunister
le, or coo to be taken by the said Emile L'Angelier, in
IMO other amide or artb Ins of fool or drink to the pro-
genitor anicsown, or in WOO other 141:11100T to the prosecutor
toknorin, a quantity or quantities of arsenic or other
rtto the prosecutor el:items-a, and the said Etude
e geller having taken the mid amino or other poison,
er part thereof, atminiannd or mused to be taken by the
primmer, he did immedintely or soon after NAT seven W-
ean, end died on the 23.4 of March. in consequence of the
mid sneak or other poison having been cm ham by him,
and was Him murdered by the mid Ike/cline Smith."

The Claviar Daily .]Veil saya of the tried on Wedmore
day—" Throughout this day, Miss Smith dill not maintain
that appearance of collous confidence that thoracterised bet
deumanour from the voninierwement of the per odinge tent
nick. Iler countenance betrayed undouhted lumsety as
the Lord Justice-Clerk dwelt ursin the details of the °M-
ime in &V./ of or against her; and what i'ven
strong point fur the crown was refelied to by his lewdohip,
her aercenionem was quite manifest. During the grouter
pert of the bison of Faculty', isdelems in support of the des
knee she leant bark. .rth bee bead down, and appeared at
flews to be deeply nffeciell. At the time tbecourt retired fur
refreshment, some lad'es were admitted through a side-door
to the front of the prisruer. With sing.eler hod taste, and
great want of k^ling, they Fazed at her so long, and so
toddy, that a hum of disapprobation :rem the other epee bee
Nee ta the court obligui them to make • precipitate retreat."
The reporter of the Neerhr,ter Gan fdish cape
of yesterday's proceedings .—Whilst the choncellor
mu reading the verdict, the prironer gat-ad at
the jury steadily, bet stab no signs of agitation, end
when the verdict of Not Woven ore Um third charge war
W, her heed slightly kll, her Ism broke into a
b:ti semewhat ea:toted smile, and her band won
warmly grasped by her agent. Mr. it nken, on one side, end
the pal matron on the other--expressions of eyenisithy
eitich seemed to nibet her more ekeply than any incident
dike nose days' trial."

CAPTTNE OF A SLAV EL—Our ( Tidies) Portsmouth
owessporient received the following letter from the tout of
Aides yesterday Sierra Leone, May 24. 1 send you an
stair of a risk prim euptorwl oil Lagos on the 16th of
- with upwards of 5,01101 in gold Olt baud for the pur-
sers et are,.of stover, which was mote prise of and sent
su bawd lase y' • steam elnc-p Prontethena, 5 mans, •
Cemeasider Morley W. Hope. On the Itith of April, whqs
In Pyorrhea' was instant • pee ago from Lagns to the
ling et tit. Thomas, slw observed a rail in the offing, and
es she appeand to Le la :;iii,g to windward, the Prometheus '
attend worse sad &toed her, end imam nostini,T her she was
stiorril to teak sad keep away, sea, thinking she was ant
observed, 'ark ell violable tail, 'wising studding mile with
the hope dotting away, at the same tuns, throwing over-
heard a month, or her cargo, W., ber anchors Jowl cities,
end maislim her lawns* throneh to en.w the tweet to work.
Cps lbs Promellicus coming op wiih her, about 6 p.m,
W Meg a gay ass boisdcil itiatnidt chant', wMeotpoa
Mr. Jammu., master iif the Prometheus., was sent on bu.re
bit, end, from the vagnenera of the answers en the questions
or by him, that officer prororded to rank the noel, and
hand ender a cargo of bread, floe. rice, baleen( robotic°, and
amass of goods, the lowers wive full of grebe, planks for slave
desk, and ill the other gear complete for • slave cargo.
Wbc the siam's pepewe were dettiandtd be rtstril be had
lift; he was therefore at one made prima. The crew mad
wary (upwards of 5,0001) were removed to the Prometheus
sad en the 104 h, after having toads a vial search and all
the userrary pepers having bunt male one, she petted ^olit-
pay with the Preenctlam, and, after a past law of 21 dare,
strived at ANl7llLnime, is charge of )Jr. Jviotwin mimeo
arise, where she was condemned in the Vice-Admiralty
Court on the 20th of May, alter which the prise °dicer and
crew embarked iss board the Iketa he purse to rej,in their
earl. This line prise was su Anshan brigantine, named
the Akins Gray, of New Orion, whin she Sited out sail
shipped all In stores, bat Whit d liannok and riled
theme bathe Cass* of Alen with tm Arras captain and
Stria tantrints. fSie hod en dna the lamb line of
tort r far r Nab Xs.% In Illert, dying the Ameti-
-0011111401=4,1 ownennisaing at Tarns places
sad Wino& in It &prows she woe
Maar AlDlPOilinii Sir ergs, allll, [mini Mae AIM or
sanest* Go Ins mho wr tans ohs nu protadiss b.
asallfillatesi is thst }armee. This Is the nowt nisi that
antison lin Into Sierra Lams, being a beautiful
sesiii, elf in asw mtl snit valuable stnres.'
7'6 einhfigittiou of the AistnriVe Nationale has
rat mid ths alasraases at that a copy the
eau Ale saspamis laspallissisa ettsti of
nonsito. &G-
-imbal Iho Mann :--"Notle• san at the same time
OM Midi: 1111 err pdaisr, Oak, that the decree of
neraalsa phis
hileseecat ion feet hw it timid that
ariasthoosi no arts Gs ant day. Our first duty 'Ti-
b
surt=bers of what h. happened. A
all MI •Isks Esissat infers them of the line of
amilselmhhli siminfebstion of this journal considers it
rausiss7 ts Wept ___ilea them, in anneeepAence of t. Fa
larsars tithe OPMEIMMI."