The Sun. — 1857-08-17 (London, England)

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.-LIVERPOOL, AWL 14.  THE CROWN COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Watson.) James Davies was indicted for the wilful murder of Robert RJuies at Liverpool on the 23th of May last.  Mr. Blair appeared fur the prosecution, and Mr. Aspinall for the defence of the prisoner. It appeared from the statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution and from the evidence adduced that the prisoner is a tailor by trade, and resided at No. 3 Court in Bostock-street, Liverpool. On the night of the 25th of May last the prisoner entered a public-house in Scotland-road, drunk and in an excited state, and asked a man named Robert Hodson to go down with him to his house, as there was a man in bed with his wife, and he would show him (Hodson) sotne fun. Hodson went with him and on arriving at the prisoner's his wife was found sitting on a chair in the lower ro )na. The deceased then struck and abused his wife, and asked Hodson to go upstairs with him. He followed the prisoner into a room upstairs in which there was a bed. No .one was in the room, and the prisoner looked under the bed and said he was in the house somewhere. The bedclothes were tumbled. They then went into the garret and found the deceased there, lying on a bed on the floor, apparentlyasleep, with his clothes on. The jumped on prisoner said, "The -- is here," and ran and thedeceased's face. The deceased turned and fell on the floor. The prisoner then took from his pocket a pair of scissors and shoved them into the side of the deceased, who made no did rot speak. Hodson asked the meant to kill the man, and the pri" Stand back, or I will serve you srpoersni siesotrnacenrrceidf ahoneudt the same." The prisoner then weat down stairs, and Hodson went fur Dr. Horrocks, with whom he returned immediately. The deceased was then him two wounds were found in the ofg his left breast, and also some dying and unable to speak, and died in ten minutes. Ouionoserxapmaritnin contused wounds on his face. On a post mortem examination the aorta was found to be perforated in two places, and the deceased bad died from loss of blood. There were other two wounds, which penetrated the chest. The examination of the body of the deceased showed that he had had recent connexion with a woman. His lordship, in summing up the evidence, called jury to the law as laid down that a man killing another thecbayu theghattt ei tine tx to ellwaorcitfteotrhfseadultery with his wife was not murder, but manslaughter in the lowest degree, and it was for them to say whether the circumstances of this case warranted such finding. The jury found the prisoner guilty of manslaughter of the lowest degree. His Lordship sentenced the prisoner to four days' imprisonment. Hannah Smith, single woman, 44 years of age, was indicted for the murder of her infant child.  for many hours. At Fickerton, on the Lincoln line, the road was for about two miles completely under water, and the sleepers were washed from under the rails. On the North Stafford line the water washed about 100 yards of lino away at Harecastle. The Ripley branch of the Midland Railway was almost wholly submerged, and great damage was sustAinel The flood continued very high throughout Saturday. The town and country round Whitchurch, Salop, were on Fliday mlrning the scene of one of he most terrific storms of thunder and rain known in these parts for many years. The weather for the we:k had been of a nature to puzzle its observers,  who have been totally unable to explain its movements on any known principles of meteorology. Town of Whitchurch stands in a hollow, with the land gently rising on all sides of it, the Bickerton hills being some 10 miles distant, and the Welsh  The jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground of insanity, and she was ordered to be detained during her Majesty's pleasure.