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London, England, 1857-04-25 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-April 24.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH,

(Sittings in Baneg.—Before Lord Campbell and
Justice Erie and Crompton )

THE CONVICT MANSELL V. THE QUEEN IN ERROR.

On Wednesday last the Court in thiscase granted
a writ of habeas corpus directed to the Keeper of
Maidstone gaol, to bring up the body of Thomas
Marvell, now under sentence of death for the mur-
der of lanc 3 corporal Burney, of the 49th regiment,
in order that he mightpersonallyassignerrors upon
the judgment upon which he had ben convicte].
The prisoner, it will be remembered, was tried be-
fore Mr. Baron Bramwell, at Maidstone, in Dec.
last, when certain objeAions were raised by his,
counsel as to the manner in which some of the jury
had been challenged on the part of the Crown ;
and the Attorney-General having, in virtue of the
power vested in him, issued his fiat for a writ of
error, the Home Secretary had respited the execu-
tion first, to the 5t14 of Feb., and then till the sth
of May, for the purpose of enabling the points of
law raised in the case tobe argued before this court.
The prisoner was accordingly brought up this
morning in the custody of one of the officials con-
nected with the gaol at Maidstone, and placed in
the first row behind the bar, which was then nesily
filled with banisters. He is a man of rather short
stature and thin frame, with a large beard of dark
brown hair, and strongly marked features, yet mild
aspect, and appeared to be about 30 years of age.
He was neatly attired in his own private clothes,
and seemed to be in good health, and little discon-
certed-at the position he occupied.
As the proceedings were of a somewhat novel
character, we give them in the exact form in which
they took place.
Mr. F. Russell, the counsel who defended the
prisoner at his trial, said—My Lords, the plaintiff
in error, Thos. Mansell, prays oyer of the record of
the indictment, and the proceedings against him.
Lord Campbell—Let it be read.
It was agreed that the record should be taken as
read.

Mr. Russell—He also prays leave to assign errors
on that record.

Lord Campbell—Let errors be assigned. The
Crown joins instanter.
Mr. Russell—He also prays oyer of the record
of the inquisition against bin.
Lord Campbell—Let it be read.
(This record was also taken as read.)
Mr. Russell—He prays leave to assign errors in
that record also.
Lord Campbell—Let it be so.

Mr. Russell—He also prays the court to assign
him counsel to argue the point of law in his behalf.
Lord Campbell—Counsel will be assigned to him.
Mr. Russell—The names of the counsel the pri-
soner wishes to have appear to that paper. (Haud-
ing a slip of paper to the court.) lam further in,
strutted to move to have the case put down in the
crown paper.

Lord-Campbell—Let it be put down in that paper.
Mr. Russell—The prisoner wishes to have the case
argued on the 2d of May.
Lord Campbell—Let it be argued on the 2d May.
Mr. Russell—Will the court mention any time?
Lord Campbell—At the sitting of the court. Let
the prisoner in the meantime be committed to her
Majesty's gaol of Newgate, and brought up again
when the arguments take place on his writ of error.
The prisoner was then removed in,custody.