The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1847.

OP CHRIST'S HOSPITAL.--Christ's Hospital, Sept. 1.5.—
[We believe the numerous ekes of Christ's Hospital and
parents of boys at present in it, who have addressed us in
vindication of it, will admit that this authoritative and
entirely satisfactory statement supersedes the necessity of
publishing their letters.]
SURTSEY ZOOLOGICAL OARDENS.—The fourth and
last grand exhibition for the season of 1817, of the Royal
Soath London Floricultural Society, was held yesterday in
these grounds. Although the exhibition was, as might have
been expected from the lateness of the season, less brilliant
than some of its predecessors, the display (especially of cut
flowen and fruits) was highly creditable to the growers.
Besides the dahlia, the blossom of autumn par excellence,
and which appeared here in every variety of tint, and in '
the greatest perfection of foam, there were some beautiful
specimens of roses, grown principally by Francis, of Hert-
ford, and Paul, of Cheehunt. There was a large number of
heaths, fuchsias, and other plants, in pots, but few of them
were remarkable either for growth or colour. The fruit and
vegetables—the potatoes especially—attracted considerable
and deserved attention. The gardens were very fully
attended.
THE NEW BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY ACT.—
The above act comes into operation this day. It abolishes
the Court of Review, and transfers the jurisdiction to one
if the Vice-Chancellors, to be named by the Lord Chan-
cellor. The insolvency business of the Court of Bankruptcy
is now transferred to the Insolvent Debtors' Court and to
the new county courts; but all the business commenced in
the Court of Bankruptcy is to be concluded by that court.
Proceedings under the new system are received by the
Insolvent Debtors' Court, which court has now two systems
of insolvency to administer, as well as to determine applica-
tions under the Small Debts Act. The business of the Court
of Bankruptcy will be confined to the adraini.tration of the
bankrupt law, and to the act for facilitating private arrange-
ments between debtors and creditors. The busin, as hitherto
transacted by the Commissioners of the Insolvent Dibtsrs'
Court on circuit is transferred to the judges of the county
courts. These alterations have been made as the precursors to
a consolidation of the two laws of bankruptcy and insolvency,
it being understood that the Lord Chancellor intends to
bring the two subjects forward at an early period of the new
parliament.

BUSS r. JENNE LlND.—Yesterday, in pursuance
of an order, made by Mr. Justice Williams in this matter, at
Chambers (mentioned in our paper of the 3rd instant), a
commission was Welled from the Queen's Beach Office to
examine witnesses rira core at Berlin or any two other places
in Prussia, an to the alleged breach of contract for which the
action is brought. The celebrated composer Meyerbeer is
expected to be examioed under the commission.
A MONUMENT FOR SiLtKSPE.tRE.—Sir,—I observe
with pleasure the exertions which are being made in many
of our large towns to raise a fund for the purchase of Shak-
speare's home, because such efforts are indications to me of the
existence of a good spirit. I should, however, be better pleased,
as I think Shalespeare would if he were with us, to see
that fund altogether devoted to the establishment of a
charity, wherein some of the poorest, vilest, dirtiest, and
most houseless of the world's children could receive an via-
cation, by the help of which they also might in time realise
the truths and beauties which Shakapeare's writings teach
and tell of. The poet's manly heart would, I think, rather
join in urging a yea to this positive good than to the nega-
tive one to be accomplished by preserving the ma-
sonry and the timbers of the house in which report states
him to have spent some of the days of his boyhood.
Have we not the pure country around Stratford ? and, above
all, is there not left to us the world in which he lived, and
the human nature on which he sought to have some action ?
Hare we not yet with us all his words for the whole world
sail to read ; and these neither shut up in any building nor
confined to only one spot upon this wide earth? Has the house
begotten amongst us the reading and the appreciation of his
truths, or have the truths and the largeness of the man's heart
and comprehension, as exposed therein, made men turn with
looks of affection to the places where the poet once rested ?
Again, can the poor men of the world go to Stratford and
see the house, and if they could and did, would not the result,
if they were right-minded, be a regret that they had
wasted time and money is the journey which ought to
have been more profitably employed ? The reply may he
to this, that Shakspeare's house will educate the people, by
fully bringing forth those sympathies which the memoriss of
the past, when truly reviewed, do ever deepen and make
mote active. But to this it may safely be opposed, that
those in whom God's germ is, in whom a yearning for
such relics exists, can, depend on it, struggle manfully to the
end, and be at one with Shekepeare, without this useless
preservation. As I said before, the house is known to and
by only a few, even in England, whilst the writings, without
the house, have created by their own truths sod beauties a
memorial which will rust after the material world hat
passed away. If these questionings suggest a truth, and if
youa rt:eitvtet anye
good in
d's
progresst h thoughts
satisfaction,aooll man,hen whoa
as they are, you will give them place for what they
effect for like things ; Lut if the remonstrance is not true to
the spirit of the poet, then you will let it see no light except
that which shines upon your editorial table.—l am,
A Resume AND AN OLD WOHANAN.—Southwick, near
Birmingham, Sept. 14.
RAPID STEAMING.—The Aberdeen Steam Naviga-
tion Company's new iron steamer Earl of Aberdeen, left
Aberdeen on Saturday evening last at half-past S o'clock,
arrived at London on Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, dis-
charged a large cargo, and reached Aberdeen again on Wed-
nesday at 3 o'clock—thus performing the voyage to and from
London is ninety hours, which includes nine hours' deten-
tion in London, discharging and coaling.
FIRE IN THE OED KENT-ROAD.—Last evening,
between seven and eight, a fire broke out on the premises
belonging to Mr. Monday, a carpenter and builder, carrying
on business in St. James's-place, Canal-bridge, Old Lent-
road. The fire originated, it is supposed, from a spark
flying front a lighted candle in the lower psrt of Cle dwelling-
house and progressed with such violence that in ten minutes
the house was one sheet of flame. Several parties at once
set to work to extinguish the flames, but without success,
and the workshops and the piles of wood next became ignited.
Several engines soon reached the scene, but notwith-
standing the immense quantity of water scattered over the
flames, they were not subdued until the dwelling-house, the
workshops, and timber-yard were reduced to ruins. The
damage done is very considerable, and the sufferer is insured
for only 5001. Independent of Mr. Munday'a loss, the pre-
mises of Mr. Wiekson, butcher, have sustained much dap
mage, the roof of the slaughter-house being burned, and the
back part of the dwelling severely injured. 'f he buildings
occupied by Mr. Payne, shoemaker, have sustained much
damage.

but had had none that day. I speak the truth and feu
nothing. I kept the food separate, as brought by the
mothers, but will not soy I never mixed it.
Ann Orerstall confirmed her previous depaition. I
heard Mrs. Barnes say on the Wednesday that she was sick.
She was ill next day. I saw her up that night, but not
Young's child. Mrs. Young wu unwilling to have her
child opened, or its inside taken away. On the Friday
Young called me in, and said his babe was bad on Monday,
the 30th. I saw that child dead on Sunday night. On my
oath, I have kept nothing back. I heard Mrs. Young say
she had given her child some castor oil, but can say nothing
about poison. Mr. Young said that on the Saturday. I had
• child at Mrs. Barnes's, it suffered from purging, but
recovered.
_

Captain (Superintendent) Atkinson handed in a state-
ment which induced the coroner to mil Anne Young,
mother of the deceased, Mary Ann. I heard Mrs. Barnes
say she would "fettle" them all of in time. She
said she would be as old as I, or a good many
more. She said that since, on hearing I had told
what she said before. Mrs. B.,rnen slept "treatable" *hen
she was ill. On the Wednesday she seemed light-headed,
and " hollered" out, "0, my children 0, say Mary Ann !
What have I done to my Mary Ann ?" That was the day
she wan ill. That was about six o'clock. We were both in
the same room ; she was in the bed. The dead child was in
the room. I will swear she used those words. I did not
think of all this last time I was before the jury. When I
got home I told my husband I had forgotten it, and he
scolded me. I told her the next night I thought she knew
what she bad said, I told Mn. Hook and my husband
about it. Mrs. Barnes wanted to quarrel with me all the
week. I put some arsenic in the fire last year.
Capt. Hampton applied for a further adjournment, and
after some di,cussiun as to the probability of the obtaming
of further evidence, the coroner having fully explained the
importance of the inquire, it was adjourned to the 15th of
September (yesterday), the jury being bound over to appear
on that day.