The Express.
London, England, 1848-09-15 00:00:00

NEW LAWS.

SIMPLIFICATION OF PROCEDURE IN SCOTCH '
COUnT or JUSTICIMIT.—This act sinigifies materially the
procedures in the Court of Justiciary. yit printed instead
of written copies of indictments may he used as record copies,
deliverances on bills may be signed by the clerk of justiciary
instead done of the j
udges; one list of erne is sufficient for all
trials at the elms diet in the High Court of Justiciary and
one list snakiest for each circuit court. In criminal trials
before Courts of Justiciary the panel may state objections to
relevancy of libel, which shall be disposed of by the court.
Power in given to the court to altar forms of interlocutors
and sentenees et present in use, and substitute others.
RIILLIOEMENT OF TEE INSOLVENT CoURT.--By
preview acts It has been IMMO' that when it should happen
that man remained in the Dont for the Relief of Insolvent
Deblois, proles,* by the states and effects of insolvent
debtors who bedlam the beside of the Aet for the Relief of
leashed DMus% will* bed not beer or might not be
claims& by the emlgaMl Or ereditort of such insolvents, it
should belewild ter the mart to cause the same or any part
theme/Se be inverted in 'coven:silent securities, and to apply
the 1 rent and profit arising therefrom towards defraylng
the of the said court: provided that no such money
be so bleated until the earns should have been in the
heeds *lithe mid men for twelve months at the least. Now,
these.; el WACO, es thereabouts, remaining unclaimed in
the mid mart, lesterra invested In Exchequer Bills under
the soil recited provides; and it having become neccsaary to
wine the courthouse in Portugal-street, Lincoln's-ton-
and far that to purchase and alter an thenajoiing
misuse and It le expedient that part of said
mseeleshould be applied in defraying the expenses
Wowed or to be incurred for that purpose; It is therefore
enacted that power be given to the Istelvent Debtors Court, out
dike investments of unclaimed mosey, to pay tothe credit of
the Crtembeicertes of Woods Illeksuas as the Treasury may
ding, rest eneeeding 21,3001.: the money to be applied in
payiss the earwax of eekagkag sod fitting the court-house.
Neit romaideg Is the Insolvent Debtors Court
should he aid the claims the deficiency is to
be matt good oat of the Coesolidated Fund.
REMOVAL or Nommicr&—This is an act renewing
end amending previous acts for the removal of nuisances, and
' the prevention of contagious and epidemic disown. It is
• enacted that any town comma, or other body of a like tai-
tore, shall, upon receipt of notice in writing from two
householders, of the filthy condition of any building, or of
the existence of certain nuisances, cause examination to be
made; and If upon such examination, or a medical certifi-
cate, it appear that the nuisines exists, such public
body shall make complaint before a justice, who shall
summon the owner or occupier to appear before two justices,
who shall, upon proof, order the removal of the nuisance;
and if suck order be not emptied with, the owner or occu-
pier in default shell be liable to penalties, and the town
council may order an entrance to be made into the premises,
and do the work* ordered, OT remove the nuisance.