The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-24 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OP LONDON.

The return published by authority of the he.
4istrar-O•nersl states that the deaths registered in Loc.lob
in the week that ended last Saturday were 1,185, akonving.
slight increase on the previous week's lumber, which war
1,138. If the deaths from epidemic cholas in the thirty.
eighth week of 1854 are excluded, it will be found that fib
average number of deaths in the weeks correspoudiug with
lout week was 1,029, which corrected for Mamie of p.q.u.
lotion will become 1,131. Hence it appears that the doraths
of last week are 54 in excess of the estimated number. T.e
increase is chiefly due to heart and broachial affection.. The
deaths from zymotic diseases were 385. Under this ht.l
are included 55 deaths from measles, h from
whooping-cough, 66 from typhus. 85 from scarlatina,
8 from diphtheria, 67 from diarrhoe, and 2 from choler,
A journeyman carpenter, aged 27 years, died at 22,
terrace, Whim, of cholera, one week. The sun of a
heaver, aged six months, died at 1, Painter's-retta,
of cholera infautum, 5 days. Three children, aged 2, it, a,„l
11 years respectively, died at 207, Bethaal-green-roach from
"scarlatina 1111114111111, aggravated by the foetid exhalati..n.
from an adjoining sausage factory." A carrie painter dial
at 36, Upper Park-place, Maryleboee, from "chronic
poisoning." A female, aged 69 years, died at the Po.r.
house, Bermondsey, from "old age, accelerated by want 4.
• proper nourishment and warmth. She was formerly
: dealer in hair for building pupas; and was de-hean of
bedding for a long time. Of eight nonagenarisos who%
deaths are recorded in the week, the oldest persons wen .
man and a woman, who had each attained the age of %yak
Lest week the births of 872 boys sod 888 girls, ib
1,760 childres, were registered in London. In the tea ac.
responding weeks of the yews 1811241 the average uun,h,
(corrected) was 1,833.

THE zsaa,Azzar TRADE.

CORONER'S INQUEST AND SPECIAL VERDicr.

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An inquest on a lad named Henry Geo.
aged 17 was held yesterday before Mr. H. Raffles Wail
thew, Sim deputy coroner, at the Castle Tavern, Wheel,
street, Christchurch. The precincts of the court awl
crowded, aa the individual implicated war well known is
oonsequeoos of aurying on an enormous trade in quack Inc.
dickies in the locality, and, it is believed, all over Leedom.
Sergeant Purchase ►ttetded to watch the case on the Tan
of the Commissioners of Police.

H. Mason, the father of the deceased, said that his
son was • healthy Ltd, but that shout a week ago be gut
cold. On last Tnursday vitae. went to • friend of 14
Mr. Wm. Johns, an herb doctor, residing at No. 14,
Wilkesotreet, Chriatchurch, and got from him a bottle if
medicine and some pills which be gave to deceased, ale
vomited violently. Mr. Johns said on the Friday slut
dunned would do very wall. He said so medical man was
required. Deceased died, however, on Saturday mornin.
(Witmer gave his evidence with minutest relactanoe, and 4
first denied but afterwards admitted that he paid hr.
Johns for the Medieillell in question. He gave 3d. for the
draught and the same for the pills.)
Mr. F. Eagle, 11.11..C.5., said that he was sent for early
on Saturday morning, and found deceased deed. The poet.
roortem eiuuninatios showed deceased to have been particu•
holy healthy. There was, however, exceseve congestion
of the left lung, which was the immediate cause of death.
Deceased would moat certainly have been now alive if he had
had proper medical attendance.
By the jury—Witness was unable to say whether the
extraordinary congestion of the lung was occasioned by the
medicine administered, as he had cot made an analysis
the stomach of deceased. . _

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Mr. Wm. John.. Wilkes street, Christchurch, seed-I
am a silk manufacturer. I gave up that beanie.' to
follow that of au herbalist through motives of humanity.
I had cured myself of • liver ooniplaiut that deded the
doctors for 45 years. I am connected with Dr. Rom,
Manchester, and act wider his instructions. We are both
members of a society of which lam the secretary. 1 hiun
got thousands of patients all over the country, some ct
them coming from Uxbridge. People come to me abet
the doctors can do nothing for them, atoll cure them. lir.
Mason called on me aed described the Mimes of his in.
Mad I gave him a draught composed of a decoction of tome
herbs, and pills composed of cream of tartar, jalap, tyro!,
of aloes, gamboge. and rhubarb. The pills were four gruu
each, and two were to be takes ate time. I told Dr. Ran
this, and be approved of it. 1 did not attend deceased
a medical man. I saw deceased on last Friday aftemoe,
and said he was better, sod there was no need to lead
for a medical man.

By the Coroner—l never studied for the medical pro
&ninon or walked an hospital. Ido not keep a shop, bat
have a private mom tilled with herbs and bottles. I make
no profit whatever by the charge for malioines. I have men
441111/. in four perm, giving away medicine to the poor. In fart
I make npr ~fit at alts I only—l may say—chary the rick
that I may give medicine to a greater number who are nit
rich. (Laughter.)
The Coroner—ln fact you, after the manner of Relit
Hood, take from the rich to give to the poor. (Laughter)
Dr. David Ross, 35. 37, and 39, Worceeter.street, 31ao
cheater, said that he was a registered practitioner and °woe
of large laths and a medical establishment in Mai.eheitet.
He was a lecturer, and made the acquaintance of Mr.
Johns at a lecture delivered in Loudon. When Mr. John
treats a case, witness hears of it sod gives his opinion. aid
he did so in the present instance, and approved of the
medicine.

The Oorooer remarked that it was most culpable for Ow
wittier to ideutify Walsall with a dealer io quack owl.
does.

In worm of cross-examination, however, it was elicitd
that witness was not registered according to the recent ado
but that beheld a diploma, and upon being threatened sin
a prosecution he answered, "'When the law can get realm'
against me, I will be ready. I get my living by lecturing.
and not by doctorir.g. lam now engaged to give a coils
of lectures in the metropolis on physiology. I hen
written several medical works, published by Simptin rid
Marshall."

The Coroner said it was disgraceful for any medical me
to prescribe through the medium of a Terns ignorsut of ttr
rudiments of 1210dileiDe fur patient* whom he never saw.
The Cormier then summed up, and said that a verdict d
manslaughter could not be sustained against Johns, u tin
latter had been careful enough nut to place himself withi
the law by stating that he was a medical Inas.
The jury returned the following special verdict:—"To;
deceased died from ezeeesive camgestion of the lungs, sad
that his death was accelerated by the want of proper met.
cal attendance; and the jurors do further say that the VI.
duct of William Johns, an herbalist, was highly culpable a
advising no medical man to he sent for ; and they show!!
condemn the practice of persons consulting and taking lie
W vice of herbalists and unqualified medical men."
The proceedings, which were very protracted, then termi-
nated.

THE FRATRICIDE 111 CARWARTHENSHIRE.—Litv,
ellyn Edwards, the young man committed for the mauler
of his brother, Soinershy Edwards, at Dwrclawdd hob
Llano°, Carmarthenshire, has been removed from Coma.
then gaol, by order of the secretary of state, and plaA
in a lunatic asylum. The evidence at the inquest clearly
showed that the unfortunate prisoner was frequently in
state of leeway, and his conduct shim his incarceration a
the Carmarthen gaol fully confirms that opinion.
CONVICTION UNDER THE Niw ACT.—
Yesterday, at the Worcester Policenflice, Thomas Hardaut
and Henry Jane, who described themselves asclx.62
engaged at the Worcester railway works, were mtb
having in their posssesion a bare, three rabbits, and posch•
hog nets. The facts of this charge were brief. The Wor-
cester police received information on Friday morning he
that a gang of poachers were coming into the city with the
night's booty. Accordingly poliwrnen Skinner and Friday
' went to the side of the 11 orcester and Birmingham Caul:
which runs through the city, and where, about half-pei,
o'clock in the morning, they now five men who, on swig
the police, immediately ran away. The police gave awe
and succeeded in capturing two of the live wee (the t
'osiers), who had in their possession two regular poacloot
nets for taking game, well made and fitted up with every
convenience for the capture of game, with stacks for Wes '
leg them to, and a formidable holly bludgeon. When mug
Hardman said it was a " rum thing to take up a fellow fa
catching* few rabbita." Theaen,ina°swertothebeoeb.amd
they earned when at their regular work 16s.* week. Joss
had no defence to offer, but begged the magistrates to to
lenient. Hardman earned the thing off with a high bead,
and said it had not been proved that they had not lean Ie
catch the rabbits. The magistrates present were 11r.et-tt
(chairman), Mr. Lucy, Mr. Sidehottoui, and Mr. Curtin.
The macietrates decided es fining the accused 2/. each. K.III
0041 (m. each), allowing a fortnight for piymeoi, sod j
default a month's imprisonment, with forfeiture of the se
and game. Mr. Cartier (who bail at the comity roue-
traces' meeting spoken on this sutject) &rented Dam IN
I! decision of his brother magistrates. He considered that tLe
full penalty of 101. ought to be imposed g that the lezd,
turn only intended to allow a mitigation of the itev.tl
where there were mitigating circumstances. This was
case of that kind. The men had gone out in a gong
every requisite for successful poaching, and the poorest 4
of the hollbludgeon left the magistrates to infer
use would have been made of it had the party hore r:.
prised by the gamekeeper while at work.
Two men, father and son, have just been arras '
in Paris for the following ingenious but by no means core!
I system of robbery. The eon, elegantly dressed. goes
fintrate restaurant, and orders a breakfast, taking MO I.
select dishes which will require additioeal spoons and fan
and then having. unobserved, fasoesed with wive gletioe
substance one or two of the articles of plate uedemeath
ttr
table, pays his score, and leaves. If by chance the amain
are missed and the thief accused, be immediately pram'
great indignation and demands to be searched of ww*
nothing is found on him. A few minutes after the hag
arrives and places himself at the table just ooNlPied h! bas
we, and, ordering some trifling refreshment pocket' "'"
articles attached beneath the table by his coefedmo
Suspicion of these individuals having been at level"'
cited, they were watched, and the father was two days Of!
detected while completing an operation commenced by
son in a restaurant The latter has since bees arrested.*
both annoy seemed at the Prefecture of Police.
The last New Zealand mail rid Melbourne Ise
rived at Otam hi 57 days, which is flee days quicker then
when received rid Sydney.
AmTniethhe lan.% accolczantaiwkafroersmAwbuicethra"Have
beestantecnitil.iittb:l,
the west meat of New &dead, have been molt NUCCOM.
, this soma.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)
RE ABELIN. --A NOVEL QUESTION AN TO EATL.
The bankrupt. Maguns Christian Abelin, has been repeat-
edly before the court. He was at present confined in W bite-
croes•etreet prison, having been detained there at the suit of
Miss Mary Davies, of Farl'n•court, Brompton. Mr. Commis-
sioner Goulborn had adjourned the bankrupt's examination
sine die, with liberty for him to apply to bare a day named
at his own expense, and also refused to release the bankrupt
unless be fouud two sureties in W. each. This was a
renewed application for discharge from custody.
The hail was now in attendance, and Alr. Robertson
Griffiths, who supported the bankrupt, said that the usual
notice had been given, and he now applied for the bank.
rupt's discharge on sureties.
The solicitor for the detaining creditor contended that
bankrupt's examination baying been adjourned sine die, no
application of the present kind could be entertained until
another day was named, and until he produced Mr. William
M 'Kay, of No. 95, Graoechnrch•street, accouotant.
The bail was examined. The first was Mr. Joseph Myers,
of No. 47, Duke-street, Aldgate, described as a boot and
shoe maker. He stated that he did not know the bank.
rupt ; a friend of his bad asked him to become bail ; he had
not been paid anything, nor had he any guarantee for
becoming so.
Mr. Bernard Koppel, of No. ft 9, King's-road, Chelsea,
carver and glare, was the other surety ; he had been asked
to become ban oy a friend.
The Commbsioner— Who is that friend'
The witness hesitated rather in has answer.

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The Commissioner—That friend must have a name. U
you do not answer I will reject you.
Mr. Koppel said it waa Mr. Goulding.
The solicitor to detaining creditor—A friend, I believe,
of the bankrupt.
Witness, ID answer to another question, denied being pro-
mised anything for becoming hail.
the Commissioner—Very shady. We bad better throw
the windows open. However, as there is no objection, you
may take an order fur release.
Order accordingly.