The Express.
London, England, 1847-02-02 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Bettye Mr. Com. Shepherd.
AD.7OOIIIXIIINT BINE DIE.—W. 0. Boucher, the bankrupt,
a merchant at Stepney-green, came up to pan his lad =alai.
nation. It wu also a meeting for choice of assigner. The
bankrupt bad been shipwrecked upon his voyage W Aus-
tralia, and lost all his cargo, and, spout geed-ag liama,
contracted a small debt with a merchant, The gea-pseamles
of the books and now held them. C Wilma
sent by the bank of Australia's agents here, wive was fa-
damnified against any expense which might arise
the books, but no answer had as yet been reosi=tirer.
Ashley, for the bankrupt, said that the accounts rendered by
his client, who was the son of a respectable man, were the
best that could be given, being merely from memory, but
there was no creditor who would accept the choice of assig-
neee.—The learned commissioner said that he must adjourn
the ease eine die, the bankrupt to come up again when an
answer had been rushed from Australia.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD cOUI.T.

The above court resumed its sittings yesterday, pursuant
to adjournment. The proceedings were opened by the
Lord Mayor, the Recorder, Aldermen Sir C. Marshall and
Sydney, the Sheriffs, and Deputy-sheriffs with the anal
formalities. The number of prisoners for trial at present is
167, and the offences, with one or two exceptions, an of the
ordinary character. The Recorder in charging the grand
jury said there was one case which from its very pecu-
liar character required that he should direct the atten-
tion of the grand jury to the circumstances under which the
charge he alluded to was preferred. The ow came before
the court upon the finding of a coroner's jury, and the in-
quisition alleged a charge of manslaughter 'gunge a medical
gentleman named Lovell and a woman named Betts for
having plated wet sheets and wet cloths upon the body of
the deceased person, and thereby, she being at the time
suffering under a dangerous disorder, causing her death.
He had looked carefully over the medical evidence in the easel
and he must say that he could not see that any portion of it
would justify such a finding by the coroner's jury. He had
likewise looked over attentively all the other rMeesse la the
caw, andijit really appeared to him that the vegan even
went to this extent, that if a medical man who Mint be
called in to preserbe he • diem of a dangerous iimosier,
would be lain is the game el manslaughter if be AM sot
succeed, or if say of the remedies adopted by him embl, by
possibility, have hastened the death of the party. In this
ease, however, the medical testimony went to show that the
promedinge adopted did not, is the most yearns mower,
atalents tte drab, sad yet, oa the ben of nib andany,
a sadist adanadategloter had boa retuned. Under dine
ebsuaniane he (the learned Recorder) Mt it to be
a duty be owed to the public to call the partisan
attendees of the
piofsid jury to the charge is quelles,
and to the very evidence by which was sappeeted.
All that was against the accused wan that
they hag pined dee doesend ia • tepid and tint mme
wet beashem bbd bora pissed upon hat person, mai Own
those tartest wool seem that the eorearea Jury bad lined
that the disease, which was one of a ensatans domes r,
bad bees driven into the system, and se mama gis death.
The medical testimony, however, coespletely neestivalsard
an inference, but in the teeth of that indexes lanhery
returned a verdict of manslaughter. This panljary would
have to say whether, under such obsorr nary seuld
come he • conclusion that then was say protease he
such a charge, or whether there was the least proof of say
criminal negligence, or indeed any negligence whatever, and
he must say that it did appear to him wry alarming that an
aunt, who appeared in this case to have acted with the
greatest 'Masse towards her doss, sad Se has
assisted the medical men, who lad bees egbil
at her request to attend spout the derassed. Int
doing all in her power to relieve baerolesaid ban len
subjected to a charge of manslaughter, kit M.* platias
her niece in a bath, which was the extant oldie "Mena*
against her, and he could not help observing that if coro-
ner's juries ipmerallyprere to won eon a own of
sin gag, that all their interest@ woad be is pia
= ,arsalen, if they should fiad Ike ovidess aa ao
din be bad stated, would amity be min
ma bees bends ignominy of a trial for faaw whoa lbws did
not man to be say foundation for the drop mate
them. 0, however, it should appear that gamest
had bees laid before the coroner's jury, tionappeemed ia the
deposition st additional evidence should be MA Was them
to make the mm stronger against the sassed
would demos eat accordingly; but be nest say that
appear to him most extraordinary that any jury wadi lave
returned • gaga of manslaughter against peesene. mg @in-
jected them to take their trial for felony upon each slight
evidence as appeared in the present case.
John Paterson surrendered to take his SS lapse an in-
dictment charging him with wilful and cornet pajwiy. The
jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

11W ODUlT.(plebre Xr. Ommiseiener litsibtek.)
raise Abby! surrendemel la take bit Mei urea ea la-
distmest tar having in his pmesesisa,
bad a losswisdp of
it* bar* ill= 111 E, a watch whisk bad Ism Melia iFym
a radars falba Newington-road, la Ilesendeer bad The
ateta et the robbery, and that the primmer had mat a man i
named Hunt to pawn the watch, basin been Area in
midesee, Yr. Peet" for the prisoner, called three vit-
al/1W 10 1111111VOSaii ille watch had come into his pommies
I=l.lorehesalims. Twby depoderg tihnattanattap lolft h.
mem semi Cam in liesmondeeyatmet, when a hawker 1
mime in and aimed a variety of trinkets for sile, and among
them ihe made la question, which, after some bargaining,
we p-ea med by the prisoner for 31. The prisoner being
pored he payment of a debt due to a man named Cox,
seed Hum ee wn the watch, which he did for 21. Hunt
for having it in his possession, told how
Wil k, and the prisoner was arrested.--Mr. Parry,
for the preeenstion, mid that after this evidence he should
decline the prosecution.—The learned judge said this was
certainly a proper course, and thn prisoner would lame the
court with en unblemished reputation. The Jury also ex-
pressed their eatiefeedon at this mutes.