The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-08 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Dac. S.

IN II IDWiIID WILIiO24.
This issolvent, a hattiog agent act toffee-hourkeeper,
was opposed by Mr. Reed, for a creditor.
It appeared that the last Deetater St. 'ogee bad oat-
'kited the appliation whet was made under the Protection
hot. The debts on the sehedale were 13D. Oily the be-
au debts for which the ineolvest had given aeknowledg.
meats ware inserted, but he admitted that he owed other
bets which were t. debts of honour." The bill held by the
°prang creditor was given to another awn fora bet.
Ia the aura of the east the term t. taratthed" was used.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips salted the manias of the word
...retched" t
The insolvent said when a man was a defaulter la paying
his debts he was "serstotied"—his bats were off.
Mr. Commistilther Phillips—Then I should think the
turf is fall of snitch... (Laughter.)
The insolvent sad It had been very bad with bitting
I MIL
Mr. Coanalsaioner Phillips was glad to bear it.
Rveetally the we was &loaned to West other debts
of \mow.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
OXFORD CIRCUIT.—OLoucung, Dm. 6.

MK= SAWS DIA/11/11.6
011A101 01 XIMDS.II.

Mans Irma& w;d7plS7pd7lt 11;—bar oa two charges of
taanaleeebtee, and also os a charge of warder arising eat
of owlet the owe.
lir. Powell poieeoled; sad Mr. Skinner, at the moat
of hie lrrdablp, watched the ow for the prisoner, who,
attor she had 'loaded, got late a corner of the dock, sad
during the ',kelt of the tzial, which occupied Dome boon,
lacsuantly muSered maledictions seems the witnesses, sad
oddreeited Uwe, of tit* stadium seat her.

She was tint arnigned on the chugs of the wilful
murder of her daughter Diens, an infant of
very tender years, by deprivieg her of mom
eivarlshment. It was proved that she had lishitnally
neglected the child notwithetanding the rensoestreoess of
her neighbours, sod that the child tr.:utilised to pine lentil
the neighbours actively laterfered and it was taken Isom
her Mil pissed is the workhouse, the wows. being eon-
Wooed by the megistrates to three months' imprisonment
for IllMeating the child. TI. infant died in the solos,
and then the mother was sommlited for the mantlaughter. Ile
the mune of the trial the counsel for the pm:mention
abandoned the eapital chugs, sad the *Mum wee com-
pleted as the charge of seassioughter.
Mr. Melee, bargees at the Gionamter prism,
gave an opinion that the prisoner was of week
intelleet sad obstleste dispositioo, that she inlaid be
neither led nor drives, bat melted partfeelar treat-
ment He thought ski wee capable of knowing right from
wring, sad of Mewls, that ft was wrong to ktil a child.
Mr. Prior, surgeon, of Tewkesbury, wheeee the prisoner
came, eaneldered her of ink istellect, end not fit for the
et e and manegement of children; hat he emld not gin •
eerrilleste of lunacy, such as wee nquirod beton admission
Ma fauna asylum.
A dismission took pUtt• as to the elltese proceedlegs should
tate on this condone*, the mental responsibility of the
prisoner posaling both judge and onneel.
His Lordship said he knew of • cue like it, but be
thought Mr. Skinner should go to theism.
Mr. Skinner amordiegly sddrf seec the jery, urging that
there was sot tereeity of thought sufßelent Is the prieouer
to render her ensemble ter her sets.
His Lordship left it to the jury to say whether the Minion
of the prisoner to give suMeient fold to the demand was
knows to the prisoner to be s *roosted act, and eakelated
to occasion the death of the child.

The j.ry.hee some deliberation came to the opinion that
the child's death had bees caused by the mother's neaten,
bet .odd cot agree as to her moral responsibility. Ulti-
mately, however, they retuned a verdict of Act Gtiltyon
the ground of !otiosity.
The primer was then elssrged with the mitemegiter of
George Tame% aged *even year,
Witcemeelionsallett ts pro,. that on a certain day dope
miner was nen to kick the boy, that after that time henold
cot stand, and dled subsequently from dines° of the laugs.
A poet stones emanation @bowed that the child het nf.
fend from a elevators of the spine. and from diseased the
lugs teased by a broken rib 'nylon pressed upas the
nag. Both blur es, is the °Oslo& of the surgeon, a:get
have been caused by a kick.
Bane Bramwell thought the jury could sot 'stele say
that the death arose from the kick, and directed as so-
quittaL
The primmer ten be confined during her Ilsjetty'splea-
nit.

No of Its parties suousosed nu the jury frost Chinn,
limn on being oohed said he bad copula:aloes objection to
lonian. Hs was oppined to capital punishment, "blot this
ettalre Involved, sod •he jed*►, though to odd the ejection
w. s a silly oho, cd bun.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.-7-SALimlenT, Disc 1.

TM enususursica was cprned hare Ma last zolght by Mr.
Jast:or Coleridge.
Mutates comanneed this talnsinre about half pat abres
sialcck, sad Oro oh le of she boom's,. was concluded Ware
Elm Mora were but .!even p 'is, n..rs sr's,.
Cyrus Tnrcsher and tieo•y;e I'. ii. d were inflict^l f r
strannu so veto v, Inmea br,ors, rroperty of tart
Omit Wra•ern Itsilarsy Company, at Swin.tra.
Mr. Ho 'grs 004 Mr. Atari prosecuted; Mr. Estrett
defended.

The prisoner Threeher was a policeman in the empoy of
the compeer at Swindon, and Padfield wu a p weer t the
Nino btotina. la the Ramat of November, 1855, NUM