The Press.
London, England, 1855-09-01 00:00:00

THE PRESS.

Nato AO Volta.

THE prisoners in the case of Strahan, Paul, and
Co., attended at Bow-street on Monday with their
bail, and application was made by Mr. Lewis, solicitor
fur the defence, to have the inquiry adjourned fur a
month, both fur the convenience of the counsel
engaged in the case and the gentlemen who appeared
as bail, who were naturally anxious for a little recrea-
tion out of town at this season of the year. Mr.
Humphreys, the solicitor for the prosecution, how
ever, halving expressed a wish to have the prisoners
finally examined and committed on the 12th of
September, in time for the Old Bailey sessions of the
then ensuing week, a further remand with that view
was agreed to. It was understood that no progress
would be made with the case until the day fixed fur
the concluding examination.
AN investigation into the recent collision in Dover
Roads, between the Vivid, mail-steamer, and the
Henry, of Yarmouth, has been proceeding at Dover,
the examination of witnesses occupying several days.
Ultimately the jury unanimously agreed to a verdict
of manslaughter against John Watson, the captain of
the Vivid; and William Kidham and Thomas May,
the look-out men. The coroner said he would issue
the committals in the ordinary course. The defen-
dants had previously retired. With reference to the
speed of the Dover and Calais packets, it was stated
that the rate specified in the Post-office contract was
thirteen knots an hour.
A DEPLORABLE CASE OF CHILD STARVING has
undergone investigation by the police authorities of
Liverpool. The parties implicated are a man
named Aspinall and his wife, residing in Lawton-
street. The man is a clerk in one of the Liverpool
departments of the London and North Western
Railway. It appears that up to within a period of
three years past they had behaved kindly to their
children, nine in number; but latterly they have
dissipated their means in habits of intoxication, and
refused the children food. One of the public officers
went to the house of the parties yesterday week, and
was horror-stricken at what he witnessed. There
was scarcely any furniture in the room in which the
children were, and alongside the grate he saw some-
thing crouched near the wall, and on approaching it
he found it was a child about four years old, in a
state of nudity, and gathered up like a dog. Its hip
bones were nearly protruding from the skin. It could
neither walk nor stand. A child fifteen months old
was also in a most emaciated condition and dying,
while a third was likewise in a state of
nudity. The eldest daughter stated that the youngest
child, which was then dead, was required to be
washed about three weeks ago, but the mother would
not perform that duty, but requested one of the
children to pump water on it, which she did, until it
was cleansed. This was of frequent occurrence, and
the result was that the child took cold, and having
no food, became debilitated and died. The other
child is not expected to live. An inquest was held,
and Dr. Kemp gave it as his opinion that the child
died from gross neglect and constant want of food.
He added Oat he never saw a child so emaciated, the
bones actually being all but through the skin. The
man and wife inculpated each other as to their
drunken habits and constant neglect of the children.
The jury, however, returned a verdict of " Wilful
Murder" against both parties, and steps were taken
to provide properly for the other children.
Two SPANIARDS, named Manuel de Cortazar and
Miguel Masip, have been charged at the Guildhall
Court with ootaining the sum of 1,1001. from Messrs.
Murrietta and Co., of Old Broad-street, by means of
a forged letter of credit. Messrs. Murrietta received
a letter by post on the 13th of August from Valencia,
purporting to be signed by Messrs. Carnana and
Co., of that place, crediting Manuel Campo, Esq., in
the sum of 1,0001.; and on the 18th Cortizar pre.
sented himself at the prosecutor's office as the person
named in the letter of credit. He called on the fol-
lowing morning, and from representations he made to
them he induced them to give him a cheque for 1,1001.
He changed thatfor 50101. notes, 119 51. notes, and 51.
in gold. 100 of the 51. notes he changed for foreign
money. The notes were immediately afterwards
paid into the Bank of England, and suspicion having
been excited by so many small notes being returned
directly after they had been issued, inquiries were
made, and the prisoners were taken into custody at
the London Coffeehouse on the very evening they
intended to depart for the Continent. Some proof as
to the passports of the prisoners having been pro
duced, they were remanded upon this charge until
witnesses should have been obtained from Valencia.
Another charge was also urged against the prisoners
of having obtained by a similar fraud 7001. from M.
Jose Ramon Yglesias, of Broad-court, Walbrook.
The prisoners were remanded.

The Birmingham testival appears likely to be the
most prosperous ever known. Thursday's perform-
ance of the Messiah attrazted 2,507 persons to the
Town-hall, and the amount realised was 2,808/. The
performance was magnilloent,