The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-18 00:00:00

1N 11_ C. WILLIAMS,

The bankrupt was a loather factor of New Weston-
street, thrmoodsey. This was the hint' sitting. His debts
sal li.Julities are shoot lt.oool. Mr. James harrow, leather
merchant, of Bps-road, liermosdary, sod Mr. &moil Miller
It relay. leather merchant, of Richartlestreet, Beromodsey,
were chosen trade Grimes.
Messrs. Linklater meths solicitors under the pronserlinp.
(Berme Mr. Itegietrar Higgins.)
IN RE NIONL -A Mg INCR OF THE CAST INDIA
. - CON PANT.

This was the first sitting meter the bankruptcy of Wm.
Stone. late of Northemberland.etreet, Strand, of so eeen-
rothns. a pemioner in the Hon. East India Company's
service. The bankrupt attributes hie failure to law aisle
incurred Ina suit ha the Divorce Court, is which his wife
was the plaintiff. MS le a creditor for 52/. 10s. alimony,
and hie atterseys are Greaten for 9fil. lOs. law costa
tie
the armless was ohne& The twat sitting was fixed for
la. et May.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Bslore J. E. Jobnson, Fan., chairman.)
HOIUMILE BARBARITY TO A CHILD FIT ITA FATHER.
Thin rooming every avenue leading to the court was
crowded by an *melees multitude. it having been appointed
for the trial of Witrioin Mark Pry, • jobbing carpenter,
residing at Woodbine Cottage, Southampton-street,
Camberwell, who was judicial for unlawfully &s-
-eedling 'Edward Mark Fry, aged It/ years, hie son.
There were six counts in the indictment charging
him with starving the child, fastening an iron
chats round his body with • ring attached to one
of his legs, as to which was another chain with • heavy
block of wood fastened. This rase caused considerable
excitement is thevicinity of Camberwell about a fortnight
ago, when the parish authorities received information
e( the cruel treatment to which the child had been sub-
jected. When the primer was examined at the Lambeth
police-court the and was in that emaciated state that
be only weighed about thotyals pounds. Since the prisoner
ors committed for trial the child has been carefully taken
care of by the beinacie Mr. Clifford, the relieving officer of
Camberwell, and when brought into court this monsing
he exhibited a wonderful change. He looked hearty, and
extremely clean and neat, and exhibited considerable in-
telligence.
Mr. Robinson, instructed by the parieh authorities of
Ctinberwell, prosecuted ; and Mr. Lilky, with Mr. Morgan
Howard, defended the prisoner.
Mr. Robinson, in opening the ease, observed that the
primmer held a respectable entities as a carpenter, sod he
had three children by a fanner wife, one of which WIN the
'abject of this inquiry. Them was a stepmother, and the
poor child was not only rilected, but most brutally
ill-treated. He had • chain and heavy log of wood constantly
fastened to his leg, he was compelled to do all the
dirty work in the house, and he was literally starved. The
prisoner's excuse was that the child was • thief, but he (Mr.
Robinson) should he able to show that the cruelty was
unnecessary sad beyond all human thought. The child
only weighed 35 pound. when discovered by the parish, but
by kind care he has improved and gained six pounds, and has
worn off • little at his lameness. The learned counsel went
carefully through the evidence, and called various witnesses,
amongst whom wow the poor boy.
The boy said be was about ten years of age. He recollected
having the chain and log of wood put on his leg laid
winter. His. father said he put it oo because he was a bad
boy, and • thief. He mid he stole applee sal pota-
toes from the house. Witness did not do that.
Ile did once take a halfpenny front the window, and found
s canny in the play-ground. He never took any money out
of the-house but the halfpenny. He *ever took his father's
tools. The iron belt was put round his angle, and fastened
rio that he could not move it. (The poor child beire showed
bow it was fastened, and exhibited hi legs.) The chain
was fastened to a staple in the &or. He slept
on an old pair of trowels, and had an old
oat to cover him. That was all. He was left
Listened down is that way for a week, but for ten
months bad the log to his leg. He slept up-stairs and
bad to carry it up to bed He, however, generally slept in
the hack kitchen. fie Mel be shop wood, carry pails
of water, sift cinders, and other jobs by direction of his
mother-ia-law. The chain hurt him at first, but he
• used to it. The ring slipped a little. He bail two
idea, of bread for his breakfast with dripping and treacle.
lie had meat on Sundays. He bad the same, bread, bc.,
for his dinner and tea ne ether daye. His trousers were
tut to enable him to get them off at night time. His
mother-in law had tacos and eggs for tea sometimes,
and his stepbrother and eiders had it. His brother did
lit have any. Witmer complained to Miss &egging, and
she gave him food. as be did not like to complain to hie atop-
fie had his food is the washhouse, sod they hail
their fond in the parlour. On the 2Sth of February witness
a hatchet, MI chopped away at the chain until the
staple crime out of the wood. He was glad of that—(sen-
eaten) -and ran away to Mr. Purday'a' who took him to the
cooetable, and then to Mr. Clifford at the workhouse. He
felt nicely now, but his ends was sore, sod hurt him.
The Chairman directed him to bare his leg.
The constable here &aided him to pull his stockings off,
• the mark of the ring wee very apparent on one of his
she, mat above the sale. The leg was also bent from the
weight of the log. A considerable deal of sensation and
horror was caused in the court.

(TIN ease was proceeding when our report left.)

THI POLICZ COURTS.
(THIS DAT.)

WORS HIP-BTR KRT.
ATtAILING A 111161.31.-111XGCLAIL CAM

Rl,cs ibiswell, described as adsafer,aiiiJareis Ltr, a
deverter from the Hoye' Mariam, were charged before Mr.
Leigh with stealing a valuable bright bay_ we belooging
In a corn,dealer camel Watts, al Wick-road, South
Hackney.
Prmecutor mid that on Friday last ke turned oat the
animal upon Hackney common, sad on the name evening
it theme:wed, sulenquinitly he received baformation respect-
/ft it from the
'orneliwe Amsted, a farrier at Christopher-Place, SatiMn-
toWn, —The prisoner Lee keveght this mare io questioo
to ma on Friday evening, bet rugormeekd that his name
was John Boswell, and offend So ma it for V. I refused,
believing at the time that it was diseased la the
He thee said he should take it to Mmithfield. On
the following day he called end told me that I
ought have the animal for sf. is., as ►e bad been offered 5L