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

you may be perfectly satisfied that, if you return it verdict I
satisfactory to yourselves against the prisoner you need not
fear any coneequences front any future and fancied discove-
ries, for you will have done your duty under your oath to
God and your count 7, and you may be quite eatisfiecl that
remorse you never will feel.
The jury then retired to consider the verdict.
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took their mists—having been absent exactly half en hour.
Tho Lord Justice Clerk, addrinsing the audience, said—l
hope there will be no eshibition of feeling of any sort on
the giving of the verdict.
Even at this moment., hour, Mies Smith's composure
appeared to be but slightly affected ; ocesaionally alto coat-
premed her lip, firmly together, and a alight tremor which
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The Clerk having called over the names of the jury, end
slaked them to deliver their verdict,
The Chancellor (Mr. Moffat, teacher) rem and said—ln
respect of the fiat count in the indictment [the administra-
tion of poison on the 19th February]. the jury, by a
majority, find the prisoner NOT GUILTY i in respect of the
gerund count [the administration of poison on the
22nd Februeryl, the jury, by a maienty, find the
charge NOT PIiOVEN i and, in respect of the third
count [that of murder by the adminietralion of weenie
on the 22nd or 23rd March), the jury, by a tesjutity, end
the charge 'widest the ',limner NOT PROVEN.
This annnuncement, notwithstanding the waning of the
bench, elii iced loud awl prolenged cheering from the crowded
court, and the news beingiumwdiately pasmdon te the condemn
outelde, in Perliament-square, the cheering was echoed Lack.
The scene inside the court was altneet mousing. In vain
the judges frowned—in vain the maces and officers of the
court shouted silence—the pent-up feelinge of the crowd col,-
tinual to tied relief in Imlay applause ; and it wee nut nn '
the Lord Justice Clerk had ordered en unlucky
individual who had caught his eve to be taken
into custody that order was teetered. The nature of the ver-
dict appeared to produce little or no elect on the mewed.
She merely shifted bee pwition slightly, re-arranged tier
cloak, which appeand to have partly [Alen unheeded fun
her shoulders in the suspense) of the moment, end settled
herself more comfortably in the seat which she had occupied
during the nine previous days of the trial.
The Lord Justice Clerk, addressing the jury, said he had
to thank them, not only on the part of the mud, but on
that of the country, for the great patience and delibe-
rate attention which they had bestowed upon the
ease, and expressed his own concurrence and that
of the court in the verdict at which they hid
art ',red. lie was glad to say that the mutt
were of opinion that they could, in consequence
of the long service the jury had undergone un this
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, relieve them from iug as jurors for five years. This
course had been followed iu the trial of the maim spinner.,
which had lasted for nearly se long a period; and this had
been one of so anxioua a character that the Court thought it
right to repeat the exemption. Hie Lerdithlp mien express 1
his salistution at having been emendated with them in this
(We, for he had never been greater patience or intelligence
displayed by any jury.
The prisoner mot then dismissed from the bar, and wee
cheered as sire descended the stair leading to the Celli beneath
the court.
A bewildered individual, who had been taken into custody
for cheering in the gellerne, was then brought before the
Court.
The Lord Justice Clerk said that for the very in-
decent exhibition of which he had been guilty, under 1
the very eye of the court, they bed intended to send him at
once to prison, but he seemed to Ire such a failith-looking
person, and al be had to cu joined in his indecent behaviour
by so many others, the dent did nut think hint lit to be so
dealt with, and lie was nereedingly dismissal, amid the loud
laughter of the whole useetublage, in which their lordships
corld not help joining.
The court then adjourned.
It may be net...wry for English readers to explain what
the three counts were on which Miss Smith wee tried. The
first count, in which a verdict of "Not Guilty" woo returned,
charged Madeline Smith, in the phraseology peculiar to eri-
nuourts, " with wickedly end feloniously administering
arsenic' or some other poison, with intent to murder; ea also
with murder, in so fee se, Mat, on the 19th or 20th days of
February last (Thursday or Friday), in the house in Blythe-
wood-square, Glasgow, occupied by Jollies Smith, her father,
she did wickedly and feloniously surnieiater to, or cause to be
taken by, Emile L'Angelier, nr Pierre Etude L'Angelier, now
deceased, and then, or lately before, in the employment of W.
B. Iluggins and Co., teen hent aßothwell-street,Glitegow tee a
clerk or in genie other capacity : and then, Or Wily bellire,
residing with David Jenkins, a joiner, and Anne Duthie, or
Jenkins, Fie wife, in Franklin-street, Glasgow, a quantity or
quantities of arsenic or other poison, to the prosecutor un-
known, in cocoa, or coffee, or sorno other ertiele or article' of
feed or of mint:, to the prosecutor unknown, or in came
other meatier to the prosecutor unknown, with intent to
murder the said Emile L'Angelier ; and that ho haying taken
the said arsenic or 'game, or other part there it so admieis-
tend or caused to be taken by her, be did, in consequence
thereof, and immediately or soon after taking the some,
suffer severe illness."
The second end third counts, on which a verdict of "Nut
Proven" was returned, charged that . Madeline Smith, on
the 22nd or 23rd of February (Sundry or Monday), in the
house at Illythswod-equare atireseed, did administer' or
cause to be taken by the maid Emile L'Angelier, a quantity
or quantities, of ar-enie or other poiwn, in rows, or in coffee,
or in some other article of foal or drink, or iu some other man-
ner, with intent to murder hint, and that la consequence of
tithing the said poiwon that he again settend severe illness ;
and on the 22nd or 23rd of March (Sunday or Mouday), in
the hone in Blythswood-equere atiranith ebo did administer
to, or cause to be taken by the said Emile L'Angelier, in
some other article or articles of fad or drink to the pro-
secutor unknown, or in 'Owe other mmner to the prosecutor
unknown, a quantity or quantities of arsenic or other
poison to the proodutor unknown, and the said Emile
L'Angelier having taken the mid arsenic or other poison,
or part thereof, reireinistered or caused to be taken by the
prisoner, he did immediately or 'won after suffer severe ill-
ness, and died tin the 23ed of March, in Conwenuente of the
said arsenic or other poison having bien non bads by hina,
and was thus murdered by the said Madeline Smith."
The Glasgow, Daily Mail says of the trial on Wednes-
day—" Throughout this day, Mies Smith did not maintain
that appearance of edits,. cenfidt nee that characterised her
demeanour front the commencement of the preetediugt lest
week. Iler countenance betrayal undoubted anxiety as
the Lord Justice-Clerk dwelt upon the details of the evi-
dence in favour of nr against her •,_ and when even a
strong point for the down was refemed to by his lordship.
her nermusness awe quite manifest. During the greater
part of the Dean of Faculty's eddrees in support of the de-
fence she hunt hack, with bee head down, and appeared at
time, to be deeply ;Affected. At the time the court retired for
refnehment, tame ladies were admitted through a side-deer
to the front of the prisoner. With "inciter bad taste, and
very great wont of fo-liog, they pined at her so long, end so
e eddy, that a hum of disapprobation from the other pies-bi-
ters in the court obliged them to make a precipitate retreat."
The reporter of the ilanehrlter Geom./inn says
of yesterday's proceedings .—Whilet the chancellor
was reading the verdict, the prisoner gazed at
the jury etendily' but with no signs of agitation, and
when the verdict of Not Proven on the third charge was
pronounced, her head slightly fell, her fate broke into a
bright but somewhat agitated snide, and her hand woo
warmly grasped by her agent, Mr. Rankin, on one side, end
the gaol neuron on the other--expeessions of sympathy
which seemed to affeet her more dropty than any incident
of the nine days trial."

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CAPTURE OF A SLAVER.—Our Ti meg) Portsmouth
correspondent received the following letter from the coast of
Africa yesterday Sierra Leone, May 24. I send you an
account of a rich pair.. captured oil Lego' on the 16th of
April, with upwards of 5,0001 in gold on hoer] for the pur-
chase of sterEo of slaver, which wag made prim of and sent
on board her Majesty'. steam sloop Prontetheue, 6 guns,
Commander Charles W. Hupe. On the liith of April,
the Prometheus wog making a pexeigo from Lagos to the
Island of Si. Thomas, she observed a sail in the oiling, and
as she appeared to be ii. al Mg to windward, the Promehon
attend course and dittoed her, end upon neorinir her she woe
observed to lark mud keep away, and, thinking rho was not
obeerved, mode all porailde sail, setting studding soils with
the hope of getting away, at the canto time throwing over-
board a quantity of her cargo, ahsu her tinehon, and cities,
and Sawing her 151.,. through to allow the veceet to work.
Upon the Promethetio coming up wi.h shout 6 p.m.,
and firing it gun, she hoisted Spanish colours, whereupon
Mr. Jameson, master of the Prometheus, was tent on la,..re
bee, and, froth the vaguenerit of the solvers to the queotiorc
put by him, that olliete proceeded to won+ the vomit, and
found under a cargo of bread, flour, rice, bake of Misuse, and
eases of goods, the Lagers were full of wet. r, plunk. for stoic
deck, and all the other gear complete for a chive cargo,
When the slaver's papers were demanded he rioted he had
none; he was therefore at owe made prize of. The crew end
money (upwards of 6,0001.) were renewed to the Prometheus
and on the 181 h, after having male a pod march end ol
the necessary papers having been mode out, she parted ?leo-
pany with the Prometht ws, and, after a pain ire of 21 day.,
arrived at Sierra Leone, in charge of Mr. Joitiecon as prize
master, where alai was condemned in the Vite-Ailittinti,•
Court on the 20th of May, after uhieli the prize Ofilltf al .1
crew embarked on beard the lleele for poomge to rejoin their
vessel. Thin tine It ire was an American hi igentine, Wins .1
the Adams Gray, of Now Orleans, where cite fitted out end
shipped all her cloven, but called at Ilavannah, and railed
thence for the Coast of Africa with en American captain and
Spanish impereargo. She bad run diet a the whole line of
coast as far as Porto Nevo, in the Bights., flying the Am.:-
"II flag, anchoring and eomiuunkating at various plat,
among the men-of-war and shipping, but it appoint 140` was
not able to purchase her curl of slaves, from 1,01110 canoe ir
other, as at the time oho was taken she was proceeding t.
the southward for that purpose. This is the floret prize the.
has ever been taken into Sierre. Leone, being a Leandro
model, with all new sails and valuable stores."
The administration of the Aasenibl, eNttlionale
sent round to the subacribers of that journal a copy of t
deeree which suspends its publication fur two months. Sul
Joined is the following note Notice was at the same ties
given verbally to our printer. M. Chain, that the decree a
sustmnsion was to be carried into exectitien forthwithoind tits
the journal was nut to appear thonextday. Our first duty vi
dently is to inform oursubscribers of what has happened.
circular will at a Liter moment inform them of the line
conduct which the administration of the journal considers
necessary to adopt respecting thou, in consequence of It;
taeasttre of the government."