The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-10 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD CIRCUIT. ABINGDON, JULY 9.
Mr. Justice Hill and Mr. Justice Heath& the 10401
the sonar raises on this circuit, arrived in this town
yesterday afteeseen.
The selesder eontehis the Dames of thirteen prisons's.
Yr. Justin lesebg, la his sharp to the grand Jury, said,
he thought the eahniir, what' wss to be inkb‘ithd for
their eeneliandien. whether ao regarded the number at pri-
mes or the Ware of off sense, was such as to be a source
el
the
to the ciountry, for, notwithstanding that
the et a meet wesions night in some masses so-
ONIM fOr Norllness is the number, yet, looking at the
population of this great county, they might hops that
crime, so fer as She fainaef indicated, was on the decrease
rather than nu the inermate. He thought he might safely
caegratalnie mei en b, the county. but the magistrates, by
edam iamb the slate of the county was much infitteues
pose sea sitendillos of things. Ile trusted that this int-
provelowart go on, and that Berkshire would
Wm it. high position for morality sad good order,
and NI from serious crime.
The woes tried today were out of eulScient interest to
Ira fees report.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.
Olden Yr. Justice Wightman.)
(Osatinosil from yesterday's Exprem)
David fit, who surrendered to take his teW, ws
elmaripli with =lawfully olAsimog goods throe soothe
before boom adjudioatod a lomicrapi, under the false colour
mod prelesuo of carrying es hie beriese. and with intent to
defraud hie credit.= of the property that was so obtained.
The indisinook aim sellaissi counts cluirgiog the prisoner
with obtaizlog mow Wes prelims&
A peat sunk' esepootable wittiness, sons of
whom bad known the Womack,: am Yrs twenty ywti
were milled to spook to Ma ehmater, and they that
he ma slims looked upqoona by those who had dealings with
him as a man of the sMstest honour and integrity.
Mr. Justice Wight's= having summed up, the jury
retired to smaider QM verdict, and in about three quarter;
of an bow they solenoid into court and found the prisoner
Not (hilly.
There was some applause when the violist was given.
Mr. Metcalfe said there were several other in&ctments
Litgithe prisoner, but as they involved the gams facts, be
of think, after the decision the jury bad arrived at,
that he ought to proceed with theta.
Verdicts of Not Guilty were consequently taken upon all
thass charges, and the prisoner was discharged from custody.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Berea Bramwell)
John Darden and Jana Hoferqf , who were lost
session tried for frauds upon the Oremaereial Bank. were
indicted for utealiog the sums of 1424 65.,1601., and 601.
Bs. 6c1., the moneys of Mut Ivan Hunter.
Mr. Gifford, Mr. PolaW, and Mr. Harry Giffard prose-
cuted ; Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Be* and Mr. Orridge defended
ifolcioft ; and Mr. Metcalfe sad Mr. Baler defended
Guides.

Thu use occupied the court from ii. sitting until a late
hoar in the eveolog, and was supported prla upon
the evidence given at the trial last asseloa, which then ewe-
pied the court two days, his lordship reading over the notes
which lie bed liken upon that ocesmon.
At the conclusion of the ease for the prosecution, Mr.
•Hersiey, ere the pert of Darden, said that he should not
Ma former trial.
I Miran the jisy, Mk to upon the point of law ahead upon
Mr. Sleigh having made a moat powerful appeal to the
Nis lordship sysansed up most imputially. reviewing Ole
evidence as affeelleet the urisonec.Moiclaft.
The jury were then looked
mart end said teseade about an lame and
a half seem isieemad net elm.
His lowish* sheeted that they be Mulndeed op.
At 10 seissees pest 10 they Apia woe into out, and
aid then Inn asebsao• of their egreeing.
Alter LVcalleseseis• the 14 wens Archangel waged
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