The Express.
London, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

THE MURDERER THOMAS MANSELL

This prisoner, who was a private in the 49th Re-
giment, and who it will be remembered was convicted before
Mr. Baron Bramwell at the Lite sinter assixes for the county
of Kent of tbo murder of Alexander M.Burnse, a corporal in
the same regiment, by deliberately shooting him through the
body with a title, still remains in Maidstone Gaol under sett-
fusee of death. The prisoner was originally ordered for ex-
ecution on the Ist of January, the same day on which the
unfortunate prisoner Dates Raids' suffered for the mtuder
of his sweetheart at Dover ; bat the execution wee resystsd.
on account of tha Attorneromerel having granted a Writ of
esranzizon an ottieetion lama by lie. RumW, the eategag
to the primer, that the jury who Bled the case
was improperly swindled, end that the Mal therefore was
eat a legal one. Ike aimminstances under which the writ of
error has been grented me of a rather peculiar character.
There wee not the slighted doubt albs prusoner having com-
mitted the alma with which ha was charged. It was proved
that he had emeately gnenellei with the unhappy de-
teamed, sad that be Mee Oman amity against him as be-
models mppeeklen he entertained that when the reel-
' meat left the Orlin the dammed had dealt
party with come article of clothing that belon to
and be we seen by two or three of his
comrades to go close to the deemed, who had
his beck tom& him, end level his rite at hiss, and
discharge it almest pill bleak at the unfortunate mem, who
inatantly dreggid dews deed. Under these eiremnetrines,
the Mord TM the peleener—whe, by the wen we wadi
assigned by the mart he the defenee—hatthee gas ft*
chases that seminal it the primmer wee le esmeies bk
power el =lnt
Itzsola,o that it abanbith etemesal
entirely(' who, it aggems, ethestein
Mier* sleetle to the bastion et &miebesent, eel
who a sle time beck bus
to a
girl who wee eliempl with au/ essinst6=ibe
evidence we of die meet etheineke oltsrat*sr_ solely' pso
that gesonL He thmedies thellin=eirtak math pr
• by *eke, Ned elkeled
wane ememsera boa ether perk et the consty,==el
acemeth asses bribe is (Mr. try
wend
denies right that lee thempethen mewled em by the arensd
der ketwome %seek mesa ',maim the Nethileas joss@
to "Mead by," es it is /erased, ad
through the abek
mad,6r the ppnarrppooaesedenisevetwing to obtain ea kilillsmit
Jury, that an eppdatiaa we mode to the
tor a writ dame. Mr. Hems Bramwell at Ha
trial expramed a glum opinion that there wea *AWN( ththe
objective, end its reneerlto reeervethe paid*" hear am&
deratiemet the mmeihne telling Mr. Hera b
awdhe seestiak•
Ids own ewes le slide a irtit at maw, be it
not Yorke, ; sod Hs kw Akers of the shelf, who lam
had way put eaperkmes la eraithel mama eft ski et
sables lket lbe gthesellags rider which Heikki lee piles
wen psfeelly legth sad la emanisime with the penAii of
ermanellthr Male. The writ has just ben mined
by Kr. Spright, the depalg iamb of assize en the Home Ilk-
cult, and he thwengen gemsaild to make out a winnable.
meat at the bele, Width he tremmitted to the Cowed et
Queen's Beach, and the next elep Het win be taken will be
to have the natter beim the Judges of that exert
and this will be des se the clove of the semi
term, but no day has yet beat Axed for the purpose The
law it appears, mho no provision in such a nee kr theta-
tendanoe of mama to argue the matter on bail et the
crown, and Woe maned are retained—thaagh k des and
whew the duty of that thy wed& ge-
lato= la ham to cues to the best eatheice
they as anon the bets kid Wu them. The esemalem
the pollocoor, as abase Moth, we originally mimed le Wks
place en the let et keensry, bat he was esepltai the Ilk
• Pthreery. It is new, Irowerer, pretty deer that the with
of mew mewl be dimmed of by that day, ad k will den-
dee be rammory to mil down another remits; and when
He mike aims bakes the court. it will also be seceammitcr
&Mb • welt et bans etepus, In order that the primer
eq,st=l:e proceeding*. It seems • mat
Hat the law should penal ark a
course as apes a leohniesi abjection of such a themslin,
sad it 1.141_11f Oat la dis event, which k set steal.
dewed st thebabk, et the Mos deciding diet as.l
• empsellelamosenig le :Isre,the Oki emit be
hied ad le haws a batiks. and dm plasm
be amended te the mat melses,;when be will be tried man.