The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-15 00:00:00

JAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commirsioner Clou)burn.)
RE JOHN BROOKS.

This was an examination and application for discharge.
The bankrupt wu a timber dealer, of Gotha Cos,
Coburg road, and of Pancras-lane. Unsecured debts, 5371.;
secured, :.531. ' • liabilities, 8251. • the wets are about 201.,
with property given op to the a:editors, 1861.
Mr. A . It. Buchanan appeared for the assignees and did
not oopose, and Mr. Buchanan considered it to be a MSS
is which the failure had arises from misfortune.
The order was granted.
fu ROLM
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This was an application for from custody by tits
bankrupt, a timber dealer, of New Broad-street sad Am-
well.strset, Notoeville.

Mr. fisalitt, the registrar, pointed out that the bankrupt
was before the court in 1864 wbeu bin order of clincher's
suspended for threo mouths on the ground that he had
contracted debts without reasonable expectation of pay-
ment. and bad Dot taken up the order.
The Commissioner said it teemed to be a trick and con-
tricance to get out of prison. and refused the application.
RI RONSITER AND LAZARUS-THE HYATT TAILURE or
♦USTRALI.AN MERCHANTS.

This was an adjourned examination meeting. The
bankrupts were merchants of Mcsxgateatreet and George-
street, Sydney.

The siateirient of accounts shows this summary :—Dr. :
To creditors waseenred, London how" 52,7411. 12s. 10d. ;
Sydney home, 22,0661. 16s. 10d.; ditto, holding security,
Loodon hones, 3,8671. ; ditto, Sydney house,
IS.lsl. 6s 64. ; creditors, to be paid in fall,
12'. lat.—Total, 96,876/. Si. 11d. Cr.: By debtors—
Loudon bonne, 2351. 2s. 4d. • ditto Sydney house,
1,6621. I•.N. 44. • property—Loe'don house. 8951. 9s. sd. ;
ditto, Sydney bOwn, 28,307/. 166. 6d ; ditto in hands of
creditors—Londos house, 3,2321. 7a. sd. ; Sydney house
21,434 i. lls. fid.; deficiency, 21,1081. 15s. 6d. Total,
.96,576 Si.lld.

The official assignee stated that the bankrupt had been
adjourned from time to time for the receipt of adricea from
Sydney.

'Mr..Brough, on behalf of the assignee', who were creditors
for I 0,000/.. said 5f r.ltoesiter, who was alone bankrupt, carried
on the London business ; and Mr. Iwzaraa that at Sydney.
The Commissioner inquired what the meta had realised.
Mr. Brough replied about 600 f. in England ; he had a
fact, cousigsed largely, and all his estate was in Australia,
where it was being wound up under a deed of inspecticie.
The creditors in this country would, however, participate in
the meets, and bills of exchange to the amount of 12,0001.
had already been received by the inspectors, sod some
2,000 i. farther would be realised. Mr. Raeder had retired
from busmen, having amassed a fortune. but in 1838
was induced to join Mr. Lazarus, introducing into the
firm 5,0004 He attributed the leilure to the state of the
markets in Australis.

The Commissioner said that winding up noder inspection
sod the bankruptcy bare were two very different thinp.
He understood there would be no dividend under the
bankruptcy.
Mr. Brough said only the estate of ktoesiter could be wooed
up here. sod hie debts ware very small. Lazarus in reality
was a solvent p►rtner.
The Commissioner asked if uoy benefit would result from
an adjournment.

Mr. Brough thought not. The creditors here were satisfied
with the state of affairs at ,Idney, sad had sent out powers
of attorney. The bankrupt had gives up everything be
had.
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The Comaseeekete—Then let him paw his examin►tion
sod have hie discharge.

This Wag the sitting for exammetioe and application
for so order of discharge in the matter of Bertram
Hughes Howell, late of Broon's Hotel, Great Queen•
street, and of the Grosvenor Hotel, nine weaned in
Whitecrossetrest Priem, merchant. The statement of
accounts, compiled by Mr. F. B. Smart, shows :—Tir. : —To
creditor unsecured, 10.1701., ditto holding security,
18,37. C.; liabilities 2,100/. Total, 30,644/. Cr.:—By pro-
perty in the heeds of creditors, 19,1201. Deficiency,
11,524. Total, *644. The bankrupt's expenditure had
been for two years preceding the bankruptcy 1,000/. per
nooses. The bankrupt had made large 000signments of gnus
and swords to New York and to Mexico. There sae three
firm. at New York who claim damages in respect of the
non.fulfilmest of 000 tracts. bat the bankrupt disputes his
liability. He appends the following note to the isocauets
—" I may be liable with S. B. Howell, of New York, to
parties resident in the United States, foe eon-fulfilment of
°entracte, bat the extent of each liability 1 am usable to
give "
An adjournment was ordered.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The August sessions of the Central Crintioal Court ware
opened this morning before Thomas Chambers, Fan., Q.O
common sesjeant, the Light Hon. the Lord Mayor, Mr.
Aldermas Challis, Mr. Alderman Philipps. Mr. Alderman
J. C. Lawrence. the Sheriffs, Messrs. Nimes and Cave, the
Thsder-Sheriffs, fr.c.

The first edition of the calendar contains the Dames of
102 prisoners.
The Common Serjoset, in charging the grsrd jury,
said although the number of prisoners appeared rather
large, shill, taking into consideration the time that had
elapsed since the last session, it was nothing out of
the way. He regretted eery much, however, to my that
otherwise the calendar presented a very melancholy appear-
ance. There were uo less than five cases which involved tb•
loss of homes life, one of which would be brought before
the grand jury in the serious form of murder. The other
four would assume the milder form of manslaughter. In
addition to these, he observed that there were no less than
thirteen commie which the prisoners were charged with felo-
niously wounding. and two for attempting to murder. The
first case to which the Cameo Serjeant drew the attention
of the greed jury was the one of murder, in which a
woman was charged with the wilful murder of her
Want child. It appeared that the prisoner went
into a publichouse, and asked to be allowed to go into
ow of the rooms to arrange some part of her dregs. At
that time the prieoeer was carrying • large paper parcel,
and on leaving she had en such parcel with her. One of
the attendants west into the room, and noticed a quantity
of soot in the fireplace, and looked up the chimney, and
there, behiod the register of the stove, found a paper
parcel, which was found to contain the hods' of an
infant child, dead, hot still warm. The medical tes-
timony showed that there were marks of suHocatioo,
and that that appeared to be the cause of death.
If these facts, he said, were made out to the satisfaction of
the grand jury, it would be their duty to return •
true bill. Is the first charge of manslaughter be alluded
to, the prisoner was also a mother. It appeared that she
had for about two years previous to the circumateac.es out
of which the charge arose, been living is the workhouse,
but left and took a room, and there left her five children,
she going out io the morning, stopping awa• all day long.
and sometimes leaving them all night. The youngest of
the children was only a few weeks old, and required suckling.
The other four were also of tender years. The children it ap-
peared were cruelly neglected, and were covered with dirt and
vermin. end in this state they were forted by some of
the neighbours, and were taken to the workhouse, and the
youngest child. and one three years of age, died very shortly
afterwards. The Common Serjeant explained to the grand
jury that the youngest child requiring to be suckled. if it
died from the wilful neglect of the priapism she was certainly
ernoesible for the death. Rut with regard to the elder
child, if she were • married woman, the hushes& who is
the heed of the family, was the nee who was responsible for
the provision of the family. and she would, therefore, not
be responsible for the death of the child who did
not require suckling. If e was, however, afraid that there
would be evidence brought before them that there was so
busband, and that the prisoner left the workhouse to go
with a man with whom she hail been spending her time
while be:children were left is neglect, and if tbst were the
case she would be responsible for such. After alluding to
several of the charges of manslaughter, some of which ap-
peared to bay* been the result of quarrels, the Common
Serjearit alluded to two eases of attempting to murder. is
nor of which a sailor wefl charred with attemptimi to stab
etie of his comrades with a carving knife; and in the other,
a rr.au was charged with shooting at his wife. After alluding
to a charge of rape, he cnocluded : and the grand jury re-
tired to their duties, and the ordinary bruiser of the wart
was proceeded with.

7ISDAT. On Noemaa witaIISDAT.
Westerly to N , earl. CtiaMa. N. in W. andT.
L W.,
We, light to trash, moderate to freak
flee. fine genirally.
N. to E. and S., ma- Wursza. N.C. to BE. and S.W.,
dente to treat, fine. treat, In pleats some
showers.
Borrew. NK. to S.C. Ind 8.W.,
fresh, fine generally.
zAirrifte. N.L to N.W mode-
rate to fresh. fine.