The Express. — 1851-03-06 (London, England)

NSLAUGHTER. Richard Canntaine, 2.5, sawyer, was indicted for the manslaughter of Eliza Ann Barrett. Mr. Clark stated the following cue to the jury. The deceased was a young woman who had kept company with the prisoner for a considerable length of time, and on the erecting of the 3rd of February he was at the &thorough Arms, where the deceased also was, both haring something to drink. lie got up to go away, sad she rose to follow him, and he told her he did nut moat her company ; but she persisting in going with him, ho gore her, according to some of the witnesses, a blow, and others a push, in the belly ; immediately after which she went into the taproom and complained of great pan, and some brandy was given to her. She said the primmer had kicked her ; and he said he bad not, he had only pus►ed her. lie then saw her home, and during the night she was taken worse, and her father fetched a doctor fur her ; but before he arrived she was dead. The post-mor tees examination of the body showed that death had ari•em from a rupture of some of the internal vessels of the intestines. The  of the medical evidence :proved that the deceased was in a very bad state of health ; and it seemed very doubtful whether t►e alleged violence, of which there was no external appearance, had anything to do with her death. The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty. MURDEROUS ASSAULT, Charles Wood. 21, coachman, was indicted for feloniously assaulting Thomas Carter Wing, with intent to rob him, being armed with an offensive weapon. Mr. Bodkin and Mr. Clark appeared for the prosecution, which had been instituted by the Commissioners of Police; and Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prisoner. The prosecutor, a grocer, living in the Walworth-road, stated that on the night of the 12th of January, between twelve and one, he was going towards his house, having with him his son, a child about nine years of age. As he was passing down Lorimer-place into West-street he heard two men walking sharply behind him, and almost directly afterwards they came up to hint, and he heard some whispering, and almost directly was struck a violent blow with some blunt instrument; the blow was repeated, and his boy running away, and raising a cry of police, one of the awn ran away, and he then engaged with the prisoner, defending himself with his umbrella. The prisoner struck him several violent blows in the face, which almost stunned him and deluged his face in blood. The prisoner then started off and ran a part of the way down the street, bat suddenly returned and ran past him again. Witness then became faint from loss of blood, and saw no more of prisoner until he was brought to his house by the police about an hour afterwards. From the evidence of the police it appeared that the cause of prisoner turning back was that he saw an officer coming in that direction, and he had not run out of thestaeet the other way when he was stopped by another officer. A lad who delivered milk in the district proved that on the next morning he found a formidable gotta percha life preserver, which had been thrown into a garden which the prisoner had passed in his flight. The jury at ones+ found him Guilty. Mr, Justice: Erie, in passing sentence, said his offence was one of an atrocious and aggravated nature. The pri