The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-16 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCL
(TRW DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commimoner Goallium)
rN RE FELLOW .
The bankrupt, formerly a publican at Hove, Brighton,
bad resided at Angustasquare, nes-park. This was
the sitting for examination and • Unsecured
debts, 1,3127. ; meets (dependent on surplus from some
mortgaged freehold property), about 3001.
Mr. Lin klater opposed for the assigoesa ; Mr. Bagley for
cieditots.
The chief complaint was that the bankrupt had disposed
of all his available property jut before coming to the court.
He represented that he had reneived MK. and handed it
over to his wife, telling her to pa whom she liked with it.
She represented that she had paid 1751. to her mother, but
this entirely denied by the old lady. The assignees,
with every disposition to prosecute the bankrupt, felt that
the cue was one which could not be brought within the
159th sec. of the new act.
His Honour, observing that the charge was a very serious
one against the bankrupt, and that he was not aisted by
counsel, said he would adjourn the case, and expressed a
desire that the court had power to assign him couneel.
Mr. Linklater—He had much better give up the money
be has got, and there is uo doubt that he and his wife have
got 500/. amongst them. His son is keeping a beer-house
at Clapham, and we suspect that they are both living with
him.
The Commissioner—There seems to be no other course but
to adjourn the case sine die.
Mr. Linklater—lt is a roost unsatisfactory state of the
law.
The bankrupt denied that he bad kept anything back,
and said that he was now peunikes.
Adjourned sine die, and without pratectioa.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAT.)

The June mom of the thistaal Criminal Corot was
opened this moss* before the Weal Hon. the Lord Mayor,
the Recorder, Aldermen Sir R. W. Carden, Allen, W. Law.
rence, and J. C. Lawrence, Mr. Sheriff Cockers% Mr.
Sheriff Twentynme, Mr. Under-Sheriff Ferrer, Mr. Linder_
Sheriff Gammon, fax
It appears by the first edition of the calendar that there
are 101 pprr• for trial at this session.
The Itioooder, in his charge to the grand jury, raid be
regretted to be compelled to inform them that there
were a oonsiderable number of prisoner, for trial,
and that several pf the charges were of a very
serious character. There was one charge of wilful
murder, four charges of manslaughter, and three of wound-
ing feloniously with intent to commit murder. as offence
which, morall4s7 of course as had as the crime of murder
itself- The of murder was one of • very • •
character, the mice being alleged to have been committed
by a mother upon her two children ; she was charged with
causing their death by the altninatratiou of poison.
It appeared that on the day the occurrence took
place, the prisoner had gone to a chemist's =
and purchased some trilling article, and that she
that she was very much annoyed by mice, and asked for
some poison, and she was supplied with three psekete of
powder prepared for the purpose of destroying
in
and
which contained strychnine. At about 4 o'clock in the after-
noon of the same day she sent the servant for another packet
of the powder, and on her return she took it up to her
mistress's mom, and found the door locked. Rearing a
noise as if some one were sick, ahe called assistance,
and the door was forced open, when the prisoner was
discovered standing over the wash-stand with her throat
mt. She was asked where the children were, and she
pointed to the next room, and on some one proceeding
there the two children were found lying dead. She was
asked what she bad given them, and she said some of
the vermin powder. Hu lordship said he did not know
what might be brought forward hereafter, as to the state of
her mind at the time; the question for the grand jury
to consider was whether she had wilfully caused the
death of her children, and in that case it would be their
duty to dud a true bill. Rig lordship then alluded to the
several cases of manslaughter, and with regard to the cares
el wounding with intent to commit murder, he said one of
the prisoners was charged *ith manning and wounding
has grandmother, and when asked his motive for doing so,
the only reason he assigned was that he thought she had
lived a deal too long. His lordship then concluded by die.
missing the grand jury to their duties.