The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-10 00:00:00

OF THE TILLIIICS.

In this miss yesterday,
• The Loyd Mid derram. who was suffering from India-
posities, sad bad difficulty in speaking, summed up. He
teddit was satisfattory to know that the defendant, who
was surely the stakeholder, was indemnified, and it was
*Modestly dear that in pivot of fact there was no race,'
mid the first question they vocal have to determine was
whether Sadler ever intended to row. The second ques-
tion was whether the decree made by the referee was
sonissanketed to Sadler in such a manner that he un-
derstood it, and could have a fair start. If they should
bo in favour of the defendant on both those points, he
still &add bo of the opinion that it would not be an
answer to plaintiff's case, awl that neverthelem he would
be entitled to mover hack his money, becatise the referee
steed in the character of ri judge ; and although
he might decide upon what he saw and upon
that which was brought to his knowledge by fair
and legitimate means, he held, and he thought
it only common justice and common sense, that
if the referee acted on the information of others, he
should give both Bides an opportunity of being heard
before beadjudicated. It would be better if theeewiso were
appointed umpires and referees had no pecuniary interest
in the matter, because the public looked to them for as-
Mitoses sad information in cases of difficulty, and they
ought to be without bias. With a sad want of judgment,
but in perfect honesty, Mr. Biffen omitted to me the rime
put in position, and insist on their starting, but trusted
to an interested man to mike the communication to his
°wisest. This ease would not end here, and he thought
it would have been much better if the men had rowed the
race instead of bringiog this action.
Tit* jury retired at 6 o'cdoek, and on their return, at 7
o'clock, gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
The Lord Chief Justice gave leave to move on points
swerved.
The

it was received with cheering.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NOILTHERSCIRLTTIT.—MoNcunsTsa,ISIAncu 0. I
CROWN Couirr.--illefort Mr. Justice Lush.)
The court opened for the despatch of baldness this
morning.
Mary elan Quirk, 20, wm charged with having at Sul.
ford, on the Bth Deeember, feloniously shot at one Daniel
dowerby, with intent to commit murder.
The prosecutor, who was a polies officer in the Salford
I foroe, but who has since been die:lunged, had paid his
addresses to the prisoner for two year, and ho had
seduced her when rho crime was attempted. She was
with child by the prosecutor. He was courtieg mother
girl, named Barrett, at the time. About eight
o'clock on the evening of the tth December he was on
his way from Salford to rend:idea in company with
Duvets, when the prisoner **coated him.l She and Bar-
rett quarrelled, and ho tried to persuade the prisoner to
go Lome. lie again saw her as lie was returning to the
Salford police-otfiee. About 20 minutes to ten o'clock
the same night he left the Salford pollce4tation to go
home, when, at the corner of Bexley-square, Le again
met the prisoner, who asked him if he would give her
back two carte de cashes of hers which she bad given him.
Ho said be would do so, and %bile lie was speaking to her
the
.prisoner raised her right band and discharged a pistol
At him. He war not looting at her, bet was aware of
sbe ambito, and the next instant heard the discharge and
felt a smarting sensation on one shoulder sod in the eyes.
It was afterward, found that a pistol ball bad grated his
dioulder, not breaking the skin, and was found between
the cloth and the lining, after passing through the cloth.
fir. Kg conducted rho prosecution, and llr. Torr Wo
defence.
Sowerby, in erase-examination, said the prisoner had
threatened to shoot him if he did not marry her, but ha
lcuied that he bad ever promised to marry her, or ever
intended to do so. The prisoner in the dock bad an infant
in her arms not more than two months old, which &moll
did not deny being the father of.
11r. Tore maintained that rho charge eau insufficient to
have killed the prosecutor, and was only intended to
frighten him.
Ttio jury, without leaving the court, fond the prisoner
tVat Godly of intent to murder, but gave a verdict against
her upon a second count charging intent to do senate
'ardily harm.
isenteneo postponed.