The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-30 00:00:00

A GRAND JURY ON TRIAL

TO THI

Eta, —0 What shall ws do with our criminals? is
the 6r ,t question of the day. Calling rine attention to the
inclosed statomeot, front the BrigAzon Herold of this morn-
kg, I bog to supseet a seined, via.:—What shall we do
wAtt oar grand jams T—l as, etc.,
ARTHUR BIGGS,
Palos limistsats, &tabus.
Tivs-hall, Hsi/stew, Doe. 27.

TEE LATE BOROUGH SESSIONS. PELESERT•
RANT OF THE GRAND JURY.
(From the Brif ken Herald.)
It will be borne In =hid that at the Borough Swims
hell lest meth, the graad jary, on bringing their labours
to a close, made a special presristment to the Recorder,
haring reference to Sarah Cooper, a girl charged with
obteining • pair of hors ander false pretences Isom
James Bowtell, St. Jesee't-street, en the 4th December. In
this presentment they expressed their regret that a cominitbd
should ever hare token place, thereby of coarse reflecting
on the jaeseaset of the stipendiary, by whom the we mu
sest for trial.•

--7FlMpressistmerft was is this form:—
ranesNTatssT.
B:rough of Brighton Be it remembered that at a General
To Wit. Quarter Sessions of the Peace of oar
Lady the Omega, ho en in and for the said Borough, ou
Friaay, the 19th day of December, I. the twentieth peat of
the ergs of our said Lady the Queen, before Edwin James,
E*quire,R•corder of the saidßorosgh—lt is profited by the
cats. of the Grand Juron, goad and lawful men of the said
Baraugh, then and there sworn and charged to inquire for
our Lady the Queen and the body of the raid Borough,
as follow:lb, that is to say, the borough of Brighton afore-
said, the jurors of our Lady the Quests upon their oath,
prsaent,—Tbat they feel regret that Sank Cooper has been
committed and held in disease*, se they fully believe that
ohs, beams paid for the first parching of a pair of shoes,
also bought the boots with the intention of paying for them ;
and there is no evidence of her having misstated facts, es it
uppers this prosecutor has made no inquiry whether she
was or we not • servant at No. 2, Canselford-street. The
fejory to the character of a female aged 16 would be of the
greatest importance to her u a servant, unless the court
remarks favourably, so as to rarest* her to her former
poeiti:•.—(Signed) FRIDIMICIL WRIONT, &I, &O."
Oa Wednesday morales a copy of this presentment was
handed to Mr. Biggs, the stipendiary, who Visa oecospied
his seat on rho beach. Hulas looked at it, be observed
that either the grand jury had sot essmised the epitomise
sent into them, or those witasseee had given very different
evidence to that which they gave before the magistrates.
The presentment complained that prencetor had "made
no irquiry whether prisoner was or was not a *smut at
No. 2, Csmelford-street," whereas there was no mistime of
Custiford-strut is the indictment or on the depoliticise,
and the questios was, whether she was or was not a ser-
vant at 4, Brunswick square.
The Clerk remarked that the paid jury umelly ens-
mined every althea, and the lactate pat his initials
*Out nth.
Mr. Biggs said he should like to me the iadiamant end
the depositioss.
These were obtained from Mr. livereled, slink et the
peace, sad the chief officer also secured the atteadathe of
P lice constable Hillman, me of the winsome is the OM.
Hillman having been plMed la the witsees-boz,
Mr. Biggs asked—Were you the polieemea espied 's the
prosecution against /lush Cooper P—Yee.
Avid there were three witoessee Wend over to attend mad
be esuathed in that ease l—Yes.
You were one of thus. Were you eassinfi before the
grand jury T—No.
Wes Morgan, the butler, who lived at No. 4, Brunswick-
equate, sad who was to prove that prisoner did not live
there, writhed P—No.
How do you know that teel was there present myself.
Mr. Bigge—Then the paid jury have a bill seat up to
them with them witnesses on the back ; two of them they
don't ileitis', sad then they end fa a special presentment
to the AMAIN! I have the 'filament before me, sad it
my!:
* The jurors for cur Lady the Oases upon that oath
present that Sarah Cooper, on the 4th day of December,
in use year IM6, nslawlully, knowingly, and designedly
did falsely pretend to one Joseph Bowtell, than carrying ea
the trade cr business of a 'hawker in St. Jassees.street,
in the said borough, that she, the mid Barak Cooper, was
than servant to • lady hash at No. 4, Brusswiekumue,
and asked the said Joseph Burton to allow her to have •
pair of boots, and that she would all sad pay for them ors
Monday, by means of which said false protease the said Sarah
Cooper did then unlawfully obtain from the said Joseph
Boatel' one psis of boots, of the goods and 'filth of the
said Joseph Bowen, with latest to defraud, whemu, in
truth and is fact, the said Sarah Cooper was aot4thea the
Burma to • lady living at No. 4, Brunswisk-square, es she
the said Sarah Cooper well knew at the time whirs she did
so falsely pretend es aforessid.agalast the form of the statute
in sub use made mad provided.'.
Oa the bask of It are the names of three without.—
Joesph Bowtell, John Hillman, the constable, sad Gawp
Morgan, the butlers-mad against the first of Uwe only have
ben paced the initials of the foramen, Frederick Wright.
Now, while this indictment refers only to 4, Brunswick-
*quart, the grand jury say in their presentment
there is no evidence of her having saleetatird
facts, because as it appears the prosecutor has suds
no inquiry whether she was or was not a servant
at 2, Cuselferd-street." What bad they to do with
Caatalford.strest, when it woe In reference to Brunswick.
squats alone that the false representation was made ? AU I
can say is, that if grand juries have bale of indictment
before them, and don't choose to esunine witnesses I
think they are of very litt's use. At all events, whoa the
find special prerrestments, they ought to tee what offence
charged la the Indictment, sad how ins the testis ay of
the without' supports it. Are they, Mr. Venal, bound
to eamaisewatmesse

The Clerk—They are sot housd ; but they are geserelly
told not to throw oat my hills without dorm to. If they
are sot always told it le beanie the duties of read join
ere now so generally indentood that it is deemed needle's
to give them special iseintetioas every time.
Mr. Biggs—Well, if the greed jay doet shoots to ea I
winsome us to read over theladiatneat.l onset help it ; bat
as this preeminent has bees seat publicly, 1 think it right
to take this public actin of It
The Clerk—The pneestmest has reference to • subject
whisk was sot the subject of the indictment at all. The
prmentnest emplane that incising' were set node Most
primmer beteg • servant is Cuselford•etnn; bet the
tadietesent alleged that she has obtained the boots b
representing herself a servant is Branewick-ripeare, Mich
was foitud to be income'. if they mods say mistake I.
reading the isdidamt, they mill sot have bees misled
had they esenialed all the slam's.
Mr. Burge ',narked that he onaldered it a ease of rose
segle:t of duty os the part of the grind jury, through
which a poisoner bad escaped psaiskaath
The subject here dropped.

• It may, perhaps, be as well hen to tetras►k the reader's
mind as to tha facts of the ease by repatiag out report of it,
as heard on Friday, the 12th lariat :—" Walt Ompr was
chimed with obtaiaieg a pair el boots ender fain pretences.
—Joseph Bowtell, aboomedier, Jamee's-otreet, stated
that on Wednesday week prim:tam nano to his shop and
stated that she was smut to a lady who last slater lived
at 2, Camelford-i treat, sad was now living at 4, Brusawlek-
equate. like wasted his to let het have a pair aloneness
WI credit till the following morales. He gave her a pair,
price 3s. 64., sad nest monies she SUN and paid 3.., and
asked to be allowed to have apes ef beets. He gave her a
pair, nine 10.. 6J., and she said eke wield sill es Monday
meting, at 7 o'clock, and pay Me this. Bills rapeseed that
eke was living with the lady at 4, Breemeldreteme. Bee did
not call, and he j est. rJay west to Branswisasseare sad
baud that the people had no kaowledga et prism,. Idea-
tified the boats prodaced.—lospector Hill asdgssedtosp'prpiteediag priamer et Mr. Tarry's, pennon., net ens-
tog.—Mr. Biggs silted Mr. Bonen whiner he Mt her have
the boots because he knew her, of bessweeshe soil obi Sena
Iron Brussel& square I—Mr. Bewail: listarass I thought
I km. her, mad that I had ems bee with SbYdtue In my
shop before; but I sheen sot ban temesd hoe bid I not
thought she was is antes et Beenwisinageare—Mr.
White said than was soaker line simian tbe 'lbsen
for steaks, a pale of beets to.. Mr. Hatch's she% bet he
was not viand to go lets it.—Prisoner was eimmemied."
Os the following day she was brought up, sad a eastempo-
rary thus ripened the melt :—"Omega Omega Morgan, haslet.
at 4, Breestmck-npare, deposed that Mrs. Gardner mem-
pid the home. Prisons was not servant then, mar seer
had hews sines wines@ livid at the Mass, sad dist was a
period of Elva yeah.—Prisoser was eammitted for trial es
this charge. Ia the nee neetleeed at the preview sitting,
Mr. Hatah could not idestlfy the utilise tepposed te have
been swim."

TOE ROYAL Blinn! BANIL—THI
The &odd.% sassier is which the smith% for the declare-
Soo of the long looked-for dividend under the bankreptcy
distribution of this mute took plain, after the deo:Mono( the
Lords Justices coefirmiag the judgment el the Yiee-Chas-
oeLor Klnderdey, and the beadles ever the meets in Mad
by the official =Limier, Mr. Herding, he the In
bankruptcy, is likely to cease coneidemble twat
autoogst • large body of creditor,, who, hiving may proved
their debts balms the official manager, mad sot Whig
taken the double precaution of proving is baskruptcy, will
be deprived of the right of participating in the first divi-
ded ; end to that fact, so doubt, is to be attributed •
dividend of do. 64. is the pound os the debts proved is
baakruptcy, assmintise to about 330,0001., •bereee the
debts proved before Mr. Herding, the olds' wager,
Mesattit to about 600,0001. Sines the declaration of the
diablemil, 'kids will be completed sad payable this week,
the.. eteditees who had failed to prove in haskroptey have
time Me In amide, but unfortunately too Mt* for them to
reselve eke benefit of the tint dividend. Their proofs will
he entered on the proceedings, end at the sent dividend
neetime they will be entitled to be paid the amount of the
first dividend of ds. 6d. beforeth• mood is declared.

DEPOSIT AND GENERAL LIFE ASSURANCE COM•
TANY.—This cmposay, +hist, lately fatted mph babilitits
amottatiau to 12,000 i, is to bo wooed up, and so official
wasps has beau appoiated for that purpose by the /faster
of the Rolla.

LONDON AND PENZANCE SERPENTINE COMPANY.
—An order kw been issued by Via-Cliaoctllor Wood (of
Laths, op tbs tiaossetioss of this sasistialtieg.