The Express.
London, England, 1847-12-13 00:00:00

PETITION OP RIGHT OF CATHERINE ROBSON
AND ISABELLA AINSLEY.
The eommiesbaters and jury appointed to investigits this
case met again on Saturday at 10 o'clock, at the Sessions
Howe, Westrainster, when Mr. fierjeant Manning proceeded
to sum up the evidence which had been adduced, and ulti-
mately left it to the jury to say whether the suppliants, vie.,
the plaintiffs, were nest of kin to the testator, and whether
both the suppliants and testator were descended from
Ralph Troutbeck.
After a short conversation relative to certain formalities
lamasery to be observed, the jury retired, and afters short
absence returned with the following verdict : " We End that
Catherine Robson and Isabella Aiasley are the next of kin
and heirs.at-law of the late Samuel Trontbeck the testator ; I
and that the amount of the proceeds of the real and personal
estate of Samuel Troutbeck seized In the hands of King
George the Third, by interest in the Three per Cent. Con-
sole, down to the month of July lout, amounted to 435,7191."
—Mr. Breaks, a stock-broker, deposed that the net value of
the eetate, according to the price of Consols the day preced-
ins, 851. amounted to 373,3631.
The court then adjourned until this day, at one o'clock,
when the jury will go through the several allegations in the
petition, and dispose of them separately.

LONDON SESSIONS.
ASSAULT BY A POIITICAN.—G. Gregory, a driver, in the
service of her Majesty's Postmaster-General, was indicted
for assaulting David Bryom, aged eight. On the evening of
the 13th of last month the intendant was driving a Post-office
omnibus along Skinner-street, when flee or six lads,
amongst whom was the boy Bryom, got on the steps behind,
where they continued, notwithstanding the warnings of the
defendant. While the vehicle was in motion he got at them,
and attacked the child Bryom, and in throwing him for-
ward his head came in contact with the sharp edge of the
omnibus step, inflicting serious injury. Ni scalp was nearly
cut off, led hung over his face. He had not then recovered,
and awes a question whether he would ever get the better
of his injury.—The defendant expressed his deep regret for
what had occurred.—The jury ton.,d the defendant guilty
of assault, but considered that it was not committed with'any
malicious intention.—ln passing sentence, the &corder ob-
served that the court felt that if the defendant made some
ample compensation for the injuries and expense he had
caused, probably much more serviceable justice would be
done the sufferer than if • greater penalty, which would
fall to the crown, or a term of imprisonment, were inflicted.
Subsequently it was arranged that the court would suspend
I judgment, on the defendant paying the mother of the lad SI.,
and de!nlying the expenses.
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SURREY SESSIONS.
Cacavre To a. CHILD.—S. Jackson was indicted for
cruelly ill-treating C. Downs, a child under three years of
age.—The parents of the child duriar' en absence left him
in the mire of a man and his wife named Ede. The prisoner
was son to the ft male by a former husband, and resided in
the same house. For some time the neighbours had often
heard the child scream during the absence ;of Ede snd his
wile. A month ago the chid was screaming dreadfully, and
one of the lodgers entered the room and saw the prisoner
bootleg him with a shoe. He had one hand over the child's
mouth to stifle the erica. He was taken away by the neigh-
bours, who found the child's body covered with bruises.—
The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the court sentenced
him to six months' bard labour.