The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-08 00:00:00

CHARGE OF WILFUL CHILD MURDER.

A CHILD BURIED ALIVE.

At the police•court, yesterday, before Mr. C.
L Harford, Col. Newmaa, and Mr. W. Jones, Eitho
Jordan, a respectably dressed and quiet-looking servant
girl, at present out of place, but who bad filled her lot
situation eleven years, was charged with the wilful murder
of her illegitimate child. The inquiry was merely
of a preliminary character, the evidence tendered being
only for the wpm' of a remand. It, however. appeared
that the prisoner had been confined about three weeks
ago in the Cheltenham Workhouse, and bad, within the
last day or two, gone es a visit to • Mrs. Clarke, of Hedy°
Cottage, Boddington. She did not, however, take her child
with her. On Mooday evening Mr. Clarke was in his garden.
wises be beard the aayyd a child, and upon searchiog found
that the mould uadeesesih a bush had bees disturbed.
Upon examining the spot he discovered that a child had
been buried there alive, covered by shout an tech of mould.
He removed the earth and took out the child, which was
wrapped in flannel, and handed it to the prisoner, who
just-then came in from a walk. He accused her of being
the mother and of burying the child, but she denied it.
He had the child placed in a warm bath to restore ard-
mation to its limbs, which had booms cold, and sent
to the police-station. Sergeant Hopkins shortly after-
wards anived on the spot, and charged the prisoner with
the offence. She at first denied it, bet subsequently ad•
miffed being the mother, and that she bed buried the
child. The sergeant examined the hob, and found it to be
about six inches in depth. He then brought the child and
its mother to the Cheltenham station. The child lingered
Fo convulsions until the following (yesterday) morning, who
it died.
Mr. Beach, surgeon, attributed death to convulsive
dir-
er, and stated he hail previously expressed an opinion that
the child could not live. The mothers treatment probably
accelerated death, but if it had been • healthy child and had
been rescued while it was still able to cry, it would, doubt-
less, have recovered.
Upon this evidence Sergeant Hopkins applied for a re-
mand until Friday, that the coroner, who bad been commu-
nicated with, might be stab], d to hold his inquest in the
meantime. The sergeant stated that he should then be able
to prove that the prisoner had bad her child brought
bar a short time before it was discovered in the garden.
bench acceded to the application. and the prisoner therefore
stands remanded until Friday. —Chettenhani lemaiere.

Tim it COURT AT BALNORAL.—Prince and Princess
Louis of Mesas attended divine service at Crackle Church on
Sunday. Is attendance on their royal highnesses were—
Lady Churchill, Lady Augusta Brune, Lord C. L Fitzroy,
Ara The Be.. Archibald Anderson preached from St. Mat-
thew, :xi., 2.d. The Queen attended Crathis Church fa
the Best tins* since the death of his Royal Highness the
Prince Comma on the evening of Sunday last. The Key
Mr. Anderson, of Crathie, conducted the service*, durieg
which her Majesty was much affected.
SERIOTIS DEFALCATIONS AND FORGERY
DEM—Great excitement has just been caused in Ai wrdeett
by the sodden dinappearmos of Mr. George Thomson. Otli
of the leading merchants in that city, and the discovery
that, besides being a defaulter to a large extent, be has,
fr
cording to the handbill issued for hie apprehension by the
polio', committed forgery to a considerable amount. Mr.
Thomson was the principal partner in one of the load role
and sail manufactories. and held the same position in the
old-established and well-known iron shi.building and eve
gineering works at Footdee. These eltdlbiliblnenti reqUiri
Ha very large number of workmen, were fully mucked.
astd, it is understood, yield handsomereturn. to the
I risers. It had been known for some time beck that Mr.
Tbnmaoe was speculating largely in stock, new matures.
and foreign loans, but there never was the slightest mein'
eMn that he had resorted to the means now alleged to meet
his payments and cover his limes. Be held a high to meet
as a men of integrity—so high, indeed, that a few yeas
ago he was oordially elected Dean of Guild of the city by
hie brother burgesses. The duties of this important Off
be discharged with much satisfaction to his fellow-townsmen.
Mr. Thomson was hest seen in Aberdeen on Wednesday : en
Thursday the state of his affairs hereine known at the
banks with which he dealt, and since then his defalcatioes
have constituted the principal topic of conversation all
over the city and in the earth. His liabilities are variously
stated to range from TO,OOOl. to 100,0001., including. it s
reported, forgeries to the amonot of 5,0001. or OWL
enteeral gentlemen monocled with two of the eminent
local ship-building firma, it is mid, will be very heavy1
losers. The manager of the rope nod mil manufactory
has hese lodged in prison oa suspicion of being ex,
nosed in male manner In his pnneipsl's defalcations.
Up to Tuesday afternoon no information had hero
obtained in Aberdeen of the missing gentleman's giber,-
abouta.—Times.