The Press.
London, England, 1856-08-16 00:00:00

THE CORNISH COMPROMISE.

A JURYMAN, on the late trial at Bodmin of Jose, George,
and Matthews, has written to the Times this week in
defence of the verdict.. The letter, published verbatim
et literatim, was altogether a tolerable proof that the
schoolmaster had not lately travelled west. The ground
the juror takes is, thatras Jose and Matthews, George
and Burns, were all "a bad lot," and that Burns bad
admitted her first statements to be a tissue of false.
hoods, and that the jury had learned in early life
the fable of the " Shepherd Boy and the Wolf," that
a liar was not to be believed when he spoke the
truth—Jose was not to be convicted of murder on
Burns's evidence; and so they found him guilty of
manslaughter !—though the " Juror " immediately
after adds that it appeared clear enough to them all
that the child was Matthews's ; and that, " by the
testimony of the medical gentlemen, the child was
born alive and healthy; and it appeared from the
same testimony that the child came by its death by
some foul play."

rho "Juror" thus concludes his defence of this
Cornish compromise :
I say again that if the jury bad fixed the capital verdict
upon any one individual upon the testimony of one so
worthless as Burns, then, indeed, the verdict would have
been a scandalous verdict, and the conduct of the jury
would have been highly reprehensible ; nor would have
been leas scandalous to have brought in a verdict of ac-
quittal, because the jury were convinced that the whole of
the parties were verily guilty of some foul work.
This is true Cornish logic. The prisoner is charged
with murder, the evidence against him is " worthless,"
therefore he is guilty of "manslaughter." Two and
two make anything but four at Bodmin.

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE
Tuesday, August 12.

BANKRUPTS.—Bzwatie Bairn, St. George's-street, Rat.
cliffe-highway, and High-street, Poplar, Middlesex, boot and
shoe manufacturer—JoUN LINDSAY, Sydney New South Wales.
and Queen's Hotel, St. Martin's-le-Grand, City, merchant—Vic-
TOR CHAODRON and FLORENT BASIN, Saville-house, Leicester-
square, Middlesex, dealers in perfumery—HENßY HERRICE,
Red Lion, East-street, Epsom, lieenfied vietuallei—Jossrm
Troreson, Bishop's titortford, Hertford, draper JOSEPH
ELTEEN, High street, Kensington, grocer and cheesemonger—
MARY DIILLIYANT WALTERS, Swan Hotel, New street, Binning.
ham, hotel-keeper—WALTER DALE, Kidgrove, Wolstanton,
Stafford, builder—Breams HOUSES and CIiARLEs Jour' Mon-
Ris LEWIS, Birmingham, boot and shoe makers—Tßoms
OLLIYE E, Prestbury, near Cheltenham, livery stable keeper and
trainer—Hinter GARDINER, Wellington, Somerset, manufao-
turer—Joszrit COOPER the Elder, JOSEPH COOPER the Younger
and JOE COOPER, Holebouse-mills, Chisworth, near Glossop,
Derby, cotton spinners and manufacturers—Jams TAYLOR,.
Bottoms-hall-mill, Tottington Lower-end, Lancaster, ootton-
spinner—Jams DRAMOLEY, Bank-mill, Holcomb-brook, near
Bury, Lancaster, cotton manufacturer—WlLLlAM LAwroste.
Liverpool, oil crusher.

bCOTCH SEQUESTRATIONS.—DAVID SMITH, sen. (dr
ceased), Airdrie, ironfounder, and Muirboused)kes-colliery, West
Caller, coalmaster—Aecniaotn CRAWTORD, Glasgow, cattle
dealer, and Froag, Islay, tacksman—Ronnwr MIENS, New
Market-gallery. Aberdeen, tailor, clothier, and general outfitter
—Monfort SMITH or WCRAE, Kilmarnock, grocer, victualler,
and spirit merchant.
Friday. August 15.

BANK RUPTS.—W ILLIAM PuDizcoaßE, Bridge-street, South-
wark, ironmonger—Rosswr KING. IC uaresborough, woollen-
d raper—LoVE nt non Harr, ow forrbbuildings2 Fenoburob-
street—Jonn RICHARDSON, Whitby. stationer —Mail HINRII
Massa, Great Prescott-street. Goodman's-fields, spirit mar-
chant—Bonner NRWMAN, Taunton, chemist.