The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 211, 1853.

Efti.l3 intelligence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YrianDAT.
wo. ra. 00141noli t !naps.
IN MR XRITOO NYLAND.
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This was the last examination meeting. The bankrupt
was a wheelwright, ite.. of Gower-sweet, Whitechspel.
Mr. Beard (from the office of Mr. Heehaws) appeared
for the assignees, and applied for an adjoeraweat sine die.
The amounts had not been filed, this bankrupt owed be-
tween 7001. and 8001., and the assets were barely sufficient
to pay expenses.
His Honour directed an adjournment sine die.

IX BA W. Mll'ol[Bo24.
To-day was Axed for the final examination meeting in the
case of this bankrupt, a ship broker, carrying on business at
Riches.eourt, Lime-street, under the firm of W. Hutchison
and Co. The accounts commence in January, 1430, with a
capital of 2941., and terminate in May, 1863, with debts to
the amount of 4,3331., besides 4,7271. of liabilities; the
assets being returned—cash, 351. ; debtors, 4,1611. ; pro-
perty, 1,0541. The profits were put down at 6,2371.;
charges incidental to trade, 1,2321. ; drawing account,
2,0641. ; losses, 2,3481.
Messrs. Olieanon and Co. appeared for the assignees, and
did not oppose.
The bankrupt passed his last examination.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.-YESTERDAY.
111 ME MIA I VITICL ICARMIWILL AMU MIL IT:011C11 WILLIAM%
KANSLAVOUTEIL

Joseph Birch, 22, and Carotins Wood, 22, were jointly
indicted for the manslaughter of a child named Richard.
Lt appeared that the child, whore death was the subject
of the inquiry, was an infant eleven months old, and was
the illegiumate child of a woman named Banks. The pri-
soners, who were in very poor circumstance., lived toge-
ther as man and wife, occupying one room in a house in
Little Dean-street, Soho, and it appeared that the mother
of the deceased had placed the child under their charge,
agreeing to pay them two and sixpence per week for
it. The infant was first placed in their care
on the 4th of October, and it died on the
14th, and upon an inqairy taking place as to the
cause of its death certain matters were disclosed which
resulted in the committal of the prisoners upon the present
charge. Awarding to the evidence of other ledgers in the
house in Dean-street, and persons who lived in Bond-street,
Southwark, another lodging to which the prisoners re-
moved with the child, at both places they were in the habit
of slapping and otherwise ill-treating it, and from the tee-
timany of the surgeon there was no doubt that this ill-
treatment had had the effect of causing such a state
of excitement in the child as to produce congestion
of the brain, which resulted in its death. According
to the statements of some of the witnesses they had
remonstrated with the prisoners upon the cruelty of their
conduct towards the unhappy infant, but the only effect
was, that both the prisoners abused and threatened them
in such a maser, that they were afraid to interfere any
further.

The jury found both the prisisners Guilty, and Mr.
'notice Williams, after commenting upon their brutal and
barbarous conduct in indignant terms, sentenced thins
severally to four years' penal servitude.
THE QUEEN OF THE TRION. •

In the course of the day the grand jury ignored all the
bills preferred against the officers of the Queen of the Taiga
for murder, and at the same time returned a true ball
against two Lascars belonging to the same vessel for un-
lawfully cutting and wounding. The grand Jury shortly
afaerwards concluded their labours, and were discharged
from further attendance.

NEW COURT.-YESTERDAT.
'moan IV fILL 41:1111LT. O.C.

John Wood, 35, coachman, and Tiles May, 43, labourer,
were indicted for the manalweghWr of leases Meson.

It appeared from the evidence, which was very lengthy,
that the two prisoners are omnibus driven—Wood dnviog
• Clanks sad Regent-street omnibus, and May a Chelsea
and Islington omnibus. Upon the evening when this w-
eaned, about, half-put nine the 17th of September, they
wen racing, and when they tame near the corner of Mor-
timer-street and Portland-place, at the corner of which and
treating a gin-shop the deceased kept an oyster nail,
the prisoner May drove the polel. of his om-
nibus &genet the post end jammed the unfortunate
deceased (who was serving a customer at the time) in the
stomach and inflicting such fearful injuries upon him that
he vomited bleed over the panels of the omnibus as it grazed
pesthim ; being extricated, he was conveyed to the hospital,
where he lived but a very short time. May pulled up as
soon as he had done the mischief, but Wood drove on.
One witness, a cabman, who saw them coming, called out
to May, who it seemed took no notice or was not looking
out ahead of his bores, or he must have seen the deceased,
who was standing partly on the kerb whist the post, and in
the full light of the gu, of which time is a great deal at
the corner. When told ty the cabmen that it was a shame
to drive at that rate, he told him to sand Meows business.
The two omnibuses hem racing in Regentotreet, and
both men flogged their Mom inn • gulls% sad upon the
Clapton driver getting Woad, lama bems of the passes-
gen, " That's the way to Yak Ant elf their perch."
For Wood, Mr. Balkatin sontsnded that be had not say
hand in the old man's death, which was clearly caused by
the omnibus of the other driver.

I[r. Pam, epos the part of contended that his
client had bee. driven against the old awn by the other in
attempting to tars the corner ot the street ahead of him,
sad calW some witnesses to establish the case against
Wood.

Thu defence involved a novelpdat in practice, Mr. Hal-
lantine claiming the right et addrwiag the pity on behalf
of his client upon the new inkiness adduced against him
by the defence set up for the other prisoner.
After some discussion, his Lordship said he thought it but
fair that Mr. liallantine should do so, confining his remarks
to the fresh evidence adduced, and having consulted their
lordships in the Old Court, who confirmed his opinion, the
point was allowed.
Kr. Woollen having replied upon the whole case, his
Lordship summed up.
The jury directly found them Guilty.
His Lordship, in passing sentence, said that the offence
they had been convicted of was of a very widows character.
They had both of them been guilty of conduct by which
the public safety had been endangered, and had evinced the
grossest carelessness as to the result of their reckless driving.
They were sentenced each to six months' imprisonment
and hard labour.
The ease lasted nearly all day.

THIRD COURT.—YisTERDAy.

Thomas Joshua Williams, dark, sged 20, a dashingly-
dressed young asan' of very juvenile appearance, wee
indicted for stealing two diamond rings, value 681., the
property of Sir Robert Pigot, Bart.
Sir K. Pigot proved that be lived in Albemarle-street,
and that the two rings were his property. On Friday, the
19th of August, he mimed thea from Lady Pigot's bed-
room. lie had not the slightest knowledge of the prisoner.
In Jely he missed a valuable emerald ring ill a similar way.
The two diamond rings produced were the ones which had
been lest.. _ _ .

Elisabeth Summers, Lady Pigott maid, gave similar
evidence, adding that she had no knowledge of how they
were lost, neither did she know the prisoner.
William Henry Maidens, a gilder and dealer In enamels,
said that upon the 19th or 20th of August, he believed the
19th, the prisoner come, and after asking the price of some
enamels, asked if be bought diamond rings, as he bad been
commissioned by • lady who had • law suit to dispose of
some things, and she did not wish an exposure. He went
away and brought back the two rings, and mid they had
east 1801. Witness, not knowing their exact value, pro-
posed that they should ask the opinion .of some one, and
they took them to two pawabroksn, and after their offer-
ing to lend nearly 201. be gave prisoner ?M. for them.
Sergeant Loekerby, of the S Division, said that upon the
17th of last month, hearing of the robbery, he went to
Mlatoa-place, Huston-square, where prisoner lived. About
• quarter peel two be elms home, and upon being told what
he was charged with, said he knew nothing about it, and
that Maidens had bought any rings of him.
It further transpired that no evidenee could be obtained
as to how the rings came into the prisoner's possession.
The defence set up by the prisoner was that he had
bought the rings, and stalled • witness named George
Bradley, living in Barnet's-buildings, Crown-street, Soho,
to prove that he had bought them of some one in the street.
This witness, upon being sworn, said he knew nothing of
the kind, and handed to the court • letter be had received
from the prisoner, whilst is the House of Detention, and
sent to him telling him what he was to say when called for
the defence.

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The jury found him Giiilo.
He nu proved to be an old offender and twice before
convicted.
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jean' penal servitude.

SURREY SESSIONS.-YESTERDAT.
MOSS T. 1TC111.14 Nee, •aD ♦ MMael Or lI•YISTMDTI

10BBIRT AT ♦ LITZILAAT INSTITLTION.

Chaste, Heat, 29, was indicted for attempting to steal
• watch and chain from the person of Ebenezer Pocock,
in the Southwark Literary Institution in the Borough-
road.

The proasaatte deposed that on Tuesday evening, the
18th instead, than was • aeacert at the Literary Institu-
tion, and he paseaulail there about halfiust six in the
evening. While entering by the passage the prisoner in-
I *erupted hint, and, on his endeavouring to get put, he
made • snatch at his watch, but witness seised hold of
him, and prevented him from dragging the watch from his
pocket. He then kept hold of him until the arrival of a
police constable, when he gave him into custody.
Guilly.—Seateaced to twelve months' hard labour in
Wandsworth House of Correction.

J. A. Lewis was charged with having obtained 21s. from
a Mrs. Stayman, under false pretences.
On the 20th of August the proeseutriz went to the Lam-
beth police eourt to take oat a summons against her has-
band. The prisoner, who repneested himself to be con-
nected with the court, advised her net to proceed in that
way, becalms she would cause her husbaad to be impri-
soned, which she was not desirous to do, being merely
samitras to be protected &palest him violence. The prisoner
then told her that she should get a diverts, the out of
which would be a pima. Sb. paid Ma t e nosey, sad

afterwards saw bim again by appointment at tile court,
where a policeman, becoming aware of the transaction, took
bim into custody.
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Prisoner, ins speech of three quarters of an hour in
length, 'awned his innocence, and lecl4red tLat he really
intended to retain an attorney.
The jury convicted the prisoner, who was sentenced to
sis month, imprisonment to bard labour.