The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

THAMES.

Peter Jfelloy, a vocalist and comedian, was brought before
Mr. Partridge for final examination, charged with man-
slaughter in causing the death of Thomas Bunn, a North Sea
pilot, in Wilton's Mtude-hall, on Wednesday night last.
Mr. John Benner% surgeon, of Masson-street. Goodman's.
fields, stated that since the last investigation he bad made
a post-mortem examination of the body of the doomed.
On removing the scalp he found a large patch of outlays.
sated blood behind the right ear and • similar one at the
back of the left ear, nearly corresponding with the other.
Death was mused by an effusion of blood on the brain,
caused by • blow or blows on the posterior part of the head.
By Mr. Lewie—lf • man woo drunk when be received
blows on the head the blood vessel' would be congested. If
the deceased was sober it might not have produced the same
fatal remit.

--Mr./"ertridge—This is a cam which I shall send before
another tribnnaL The primmer is committed for trial for
manslaughter, but I will accept bail, the prisoner in 2001.,
and two suret;ta of 1001. each.

Mr. WiTt.;;;;iiOfieriniiimself as one of the prisoner's
sureties, said he most deeply regretted this unfortunate
occurrence. He engaged the prisoner in the country two
months ago, with the highest testimonials of ability,
character, sod good conduct. Since the prisoner bad been
at the We here Mule-hall his behaviour had been
most exemplary. H. had men a glass at the prisoner's
lips, heard en improper expression from his lips, or saw
sow in his countenance.
The bail tendered by Mr. Wilke, Mr. Jewell, his ma-
nager, was accepted, and the prisoner was liberated.
A tradesman cents before Mr. Partridge to complain of
his apprentice, who he said had been disobedient, saucy.
revealed the secrete of hie trade, bought articles in viola-
tion of the deed of apprenticeship, sod refused to stop in-
doors and do some menial work on Sundays.
Mr. Livingstoo, the chief usher, who is always in attend-
ance on the magistrate when applietions are made, said the
indenture was not dated.

The Applicant—indeed; the lad was apprenticed seven
months ago. There is a date, I think.
Mr. Partridge—Them is no date at all, and Mr. Living-
ston is right. Now what is your first complaint?
Applicant—He absented himself last Wednesday, but I
forgave him for that.
Mr. Partridge—Won, I cannot take any notice of that.
When did he again absent himself ?
Applicant—On Sunday last.
Mr. Partridge7l moot punish him for that ; every
apprentice his • right to his Sunday.
Applicant --I ally wanted bun to do some menial work
inside the house. _ _

Partridge—But you cannot compel him to do menial
work on Sunday. He is not to do any work on the
Sabbath day. What is the next complaint?
Applicant—He has bought and sold.
Mr. Partridge—Has be bought and sold the articles in
your shop?
Applicant—No, sir, be bought a comb of a person who
comes sound with those things.
Mr. Partridge—He bought a comb tocomb his hair, I sup-
pose. Now what is the next complaint?
Applicant—He reveals the secrets of my trade.
Mr. Partridge—How doss be reveal your secrete ?
Applicant--WeU, I darn exactly know how.
Mr. Partridge—Nor do I. What is the next complaint?
Applicant—He I. very gamy.
Mr. Partridge—How was he money?
Applicant—last Saturday night, when I told him to do
something, he said, " I am doing it."
Mr. Partridge said the master and apprentice were going
on very uncomfortably together. If the lad absented him-
self in the week-days or neglected his duty he would grant a
1[11111:11011S. At present there was nothing stated on which he
could act, and he must decline to grant asummons.
Another tradesman applied to Mr. Partridge for a sum.
moms against his apprentice, who bad been frequently
intoxicated.
Mr. Partridge—What age is he ?
The applicant replied 17. One day last week he was very
drunk and unable to attend to his work.
Mr. Partridge—A lad of 17 drink ! You would have bees
justified in chastising bin. Take your summons.

Cirr Scwgas COMOBISSION.—At a meeting of the
Commissioners of Sewer', held yesterday at Guildhall. Mr.
Deputy De Jersey in the chair, Dr. Letheby, the medical
officer, reported that 194 houses had been inspected during
the week, and he submitted a list of places for sanitary
improvement. He likewise reported that the markets and
slaughter-houses had been duly inspected during the week,
and the officer. had condemned 4,100 lbs. of meat as untit
for human food : 2,468 Ito. were diseased, 240 lbs. wen
putrid, and 1,392 lbs. were from animals that had died from
Natural causes. The mortality returns were a little under
the average for the season. Last week there were but 60
deaths registered in the City, the average for the oorre-
sponding week of the last eight years being 66. The chief
mortality was among children, there having been 20 deaths
among children of less than 10 years of age, 24 being under
four years of age ' • and there were 13 deaths among per-
moos of 60 and upwards. The chief causes of death were—
Millis's. 4 ; pneumonie, 3 ; bronchitis, 10 ; amulet fever,
5 • continued fever, 2 ; whooping cough, 2 : and infanta;
diirrhces, 1. The mortality from scarlet fever is still ex-
cessive. 64 births were registered during the week—
mealy, 36 males and 28 female&
THE ISLINGTON Acct DENT.—With reference to the
remarks of a correspondent we have received the fol-
lowing letter :—"To the Editor of the Express. 84,-10
Attention has bean directed to a paragraph in your publica-
tion of Friday last, which appears to reflect upon my firm
as Wag responsible for the lamestableaocident at Islingtoe.
I beg to assure you that we had nothing whatever to do
with the building. We merely supplied the house in the
maid way of Wetness. We shall be most willing to eon.
tribute towards the relief of the poet sufferers, for whom we
feel the greatest sympathy.—l an ii, to., Roamer BANBURY.
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