The Express. — 1867-10-31 (London, England)

DINTRIMINCI CAST.  James Green, 45, was charged with attempting to murder his wife, Mary Anne Green. The prisoner and the prosecutrix had been married for nineteen years, and they had lived happily together until the 20th of September, on which day the prisoner appeared to have gone borne unexpectedly, and be found his wife in the act of coming out of the bedroom of • young man who lodged in the house, and who was in bed, and there was no doubt that an act of criminality had been committed. The prisoner seemed to hare turned his wife and the young man out of the house, but at the intercession of the sister of the prosecutrix the prisoner consented to meet his wife in Gorge-street, Southwark, on the 22nd of September. The wife then asked the prisoner what he meant to do, and lie said that if she went to her sister's house until he wan mon reconciled he would support her. The wife was about top away, when the prisoner drew a pistol from him pocket and attempted to discharge it, but the weapon would not explode, because there was a piece of paper between the powder and the nipple. The prisoner was very excited, and said he wished he had steed a knife, and then he should have succeeded, and the evidence went to show that he was in the utmost grief and distress of mind at the conduct of his wife. The defence that was set up for the prisoner was that he merely intended to frighten his wife, and that be had purposely loaded the pistol in such • manner that it could not explode. The jury, after a short deliberation, found the prisoner Guilty of attempting to murder his wife, but strongly recommended him to mercy. Mr. Justice Byles said the recommendation should be forwarded to the proper qunrter. The prisoner was sentenced to 31:1 yearn' penal servitude. (Before the Common Serialist) TIM CITY BeIIOLARIEN.  John Norriegtort729,;t:ol;;;Tlitevs Dyer, 28, dealer ; William Dyer, 30, waiter; and (korpe Shaw, 46, gold beater, were placed in the dock on several charges of robbery. The facts were fully elicited at the different examinations before the magistrates, and it is therefore unnecessary to repeat the circumstances at any length. The first case gone into was • charge of burglary in the premises of William Henry Quint, and stealing therefrom divers quantities of chintz and ribbon. From the open. ing statement of Mr. Poland, who, with Mr. Healey conducted the prosecution, it appeared that the premises, Nos. 1 and 2, Portland-street, were occupied by Mr. Quint, and, as was customary, the premises were locked up on Siterday afternoon, September 14, at 4 o'clock. On the la• nday morning, when the employes returned in the ordinary way to open the door, it was found to be on the latch, and an examination showed that the warehouse had been ransacked. gaud • large quantity of property carried away. Information was at once given to the police, and every effort was made to trace the prryetrators of the act. On the 21st of September a number of officers of the City police, who bad been making .lilimeat inquiries were on the watch in the neighbourhood of Tottenham-court-road. While there they saw Nortington, James Dyer, and Shaw, and • parcel taken from Norrington was found to contain a quantity of the stolen property. Subsequently an examination was made at the lodgings of the Dyers and there the police found another portion of the property and also a large quantity of housebreaker's implements. including • skeleton key, which fitted the door of Mr. Quint's warehouse. Some of the stolen ribbons were also found in the house where Shaw lived in Berri* court iand it appeared, in addition to this, that some of the prisonerswere observed loitering near the premises about the time the robbery was committed. Evidence was given in corroboration of these statement, and the ease was not concluded when our report left.  Some of the cases of death from yellow fever on board the Atrato are very distressing. Mr. Johmon, the chief officer, who died, had been serving in the West Indies for two years, and went out in the Atr►to on promotion. His wife is an invalid from heart disease, and the death of her husband has not yet been communicated to her.