The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-02 00:00:00

BRIDEWELL NOSPIi?.L.-DENT AND INCOME,

Under•Shariff PARKER brought up the report of the my
Lands Committee upon the reference to =endue the alle-
gations in the petition of William Storey, for en inquiry into
the original grant of Bliderrell Hospital to Om corporation
as trustees, and the income of the same, and the pewees to
which the said income is now applied. It certified as fol-
lows That we proceeded on the said reference end were
attended by Ida. William Graeber°, the mover thereof in
your honourable court, and by the petitioner, who were fee-
peclively heard on the subject of the said petition, and it
appearing to us desirable, before entering into en inqr,ry of
the important and extensive character mentioned In the said
petition, to iumertain the powers pommeled by your honor!,
able court with respect to Bridewell Hospital, we directed the
law °films of the corporation to confider the said petition 2
and report their opinion whether your honourable court had
any power to control or interfere with the management or
government of the said hospital, or the stale, posted/done,
or revenues thereof, end having since received a report from
them upon the subject, we bare caused a copy there-
of to be hereunto annexed for the information of yowhonour-
able court, from which It will be seen that, In the opinion of
the law officers, your honourable court has not soy power to
control or interfere with the management or government of
Bridewell Hospital, or the Watts, possessions, or revenues
thereof; and, under them circumstances, year committee do
not think it would be expedient to premed farther in the
consideration of the said petition.—J. Parker,
B
Read, Thomas Sprague, James Waterlow, D. Cork,e=
Barrows, Charles Whetham. Thomas Abraham.,
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The opintoa of the liTalairsTrthillieCourt of Com-
mon council have no power to meted or interfere with the
management or government of Headmen Hospital, or the
estates, possession'', or TIMMINS thereat
Upon the motion of Mr. Undawilheriff Pawn, the re-
port was speed to, and ordseed to be printed in the minutes
of the court.

Mr. Under-SherWiraiErtbrOnll;i4. the folios ing
re
"To Right Hon, the Lord Mayor, Aldianeen. and Cos.
mons of the City of Loudon in Comma Connie or
ambled._ . .

ire, ;base Dame Ire bonnets eabstellioi, your com-
mittee for lett* the City's lied~, to idiom by as cedar of
tW basomoble meet el tb LOM of Deosadem last, it was

referred to inquire, and repot whether the corporation ha'
any jurisdiction with respect to the government and appro.
pvtauon of the (ands of Bold, hem Hospital, do notify that
we proceeded in the said reference, and directed the law
Officers of the corporation to mender the same, and report
Ito us their opinion thereon, and having since received a re.
port from them noon the eubj, ct, we have caused a t opy
thereof to be hereunto annexed for the information of your
honourable court, from which it will bo seen that, whatever
powers may have been poser= d by the corporation prior to
the gifting of the act of parliament of the 22nd Geo. llh
cap. 77, the law officers ere of opinion that the corporation
hem not now say jurisdiction with rest ..‘ct to the government
and appropriation of the funds of Bethlehem Hovital.-1.
Parker Septimus Read, Thos. Splitfrue, J. Waterlow
Cork, Thos. Barrows, Charles Whetham, Thames Aber
hansit. Pend, Theo :Webber."
The opinion of the law officers la that the corporation
have not any jurisdiction with reepoct to tbo government and
appropriation of the funds of Bethlehem Hospital."
The report was agreed to, and ordered to be printed in the
minutes of the court.

THE LATE COMMITMENT OP AN ATTORNEY HY THE JI:DOM

OP THE 811marrs' COURT POE CONTEMPT.

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Mr. H. WELLINGTON VALIANCE, Chairmen of the Of.
cent' end Clerks Committee, brought up the following report,
which was read by the Deputy Town Clerk :
"We, whose names are hereunto subscribed, of your com-
mittee in relation to officers and clerics to whom, on the 11th
of February last, it was referred to examine the allegations
contained in the petition of Mr. George Henry Lewis, soli-
citor, for en inquiry with respect to his commitment by the
Judge of the Sheriffs' Court under the City Small Debts Act,
and other matters relating to the said court, do certify that
we have proceeded in such reference and have taken the
matters alleged in the said petition Into full and careful
consideration, and have heeled the learned judge and the pet-
titfuner, and such witnesses es he produced, in support of the
petition, and have referred to documental), evidence in the
I Possession of the corporation bearing upon the allegations of
the said petition.
" That the petition consisted of two parts—the one com-
plaining of the commitment of the petitioner by the learned
judge, and the other containing allegations that since the
appointment of Michael Prendergast, Esq., Q.C., as judge of
the Sheriffs' Court, his want of temper and discourteous con-
, duct have driven solicitors from the court, and that the
causes have diminished in number and imminence, and the
efficiency of the court had become impaired, and that the
menifeetation of applause by the public attending the court
was permitted by the learned judge.
" That with respect to the/ complaint of the petitioner on
account of his commitment, your committee, Boding that the
act of parliament constituting this court gave to the learned
judge the power which be on that occasion exercised, after a
careful inquiry into the circumstances attending that commit-
ment, are of opinion that the provocation given to the learned
judge justified him fa so committing the petitioner.
" That as to the allegation of the petitioner, that Felicitate
have been driven from the court, and that causes have
diminished in number and importance, two instances have
been shown of gentlemen declaring their intention of with-
drawing from practice in the said court; and with respect to
the alleged diminution of the business of the court from a
decrease in the number and importance of the causes de-
pending therein, your committee have referred to the official
returns made by the officers of the court, and have aster
tamed that such diminution has not taken place; but that,
on the contrary, the business of the said court has increased,
as shown by the returns hereto annexed.
" And that with respect to the conduct of the court as to
the manifestation of applause, the evidence produced to your
committee on the subject was so conflicting as not to permit
their arriving at an accurate knowledge of the facts ; but
your committee hope that due regard to the dignity of the
office of a judge, as well as to the propriety of conduct emcee.
easy to be observed by all parties engaged in the furtherance
of the administration of justice, will be shown by the learned
judge presiding, end that such arrangements wiU be made
and directions given to the officers whose duty it properly Is
to maintain the observance of decent, orderly, and quiet con-
duct in the add court, as may effectually prevent any such
indecorous demeanour on the part of the public attending
there.

"All which we submit to the judgment of this honourable
wart. - .

w" H, Wellington Valiance, W. Jrmes, E. Stillwell, Bd.
ward Godson, George Virtue, Henry Blake, H. Lowman
Taylor. Joseph Perkins, Daniel Cork, Richard Ashby,
Henry Webber, James Teny, John Edmonds, James We.
terlow, W. T. Bedford."
Mr. H. WELLINGTON VALLANCE—My Lord Mayor, I
think I shall beet discharge my duty to fins court and to the
committee by simply moving that they agree with the con.
mines in their report, and observing that that commints
devoted themselves with untiring diligence for many days to
a patient and calm investigation of everything that was
brought before them. (Hear, hear.) They came with minds
entirely unbiassed to the conclusion that the report =
to every attentive hearer, and I am sure that in the
of the painful and difficult task assigned to them they had no
desire except to do ample justice, and to arrive at a result that
would be se isfactory to all parties. (Cheers.)
The report was agreed to, and the court adjourned.

The Marchioness Maria of Ailesbnry has left
Claridge's Hotel, for Ham House, Twickenham.
The Earl and Countess of Craven entertained at
dinner last evening, at the family mansion in Charles-
street, his Excellency the Ambustdor of Preece and the
Countess de Persigny, the Earl of Sefton, Viscoant
Hia-
chingbeoke, Count Jaucourt, Lady Caroline Townley and
Miss Townley, Mr. William and Lady Mary Craven, Mr.
Lumley, Ste. After dinner her ladyship received a select
circle of the aristocracy. . . .

The Earl of File, accompanied by his mother,
Lady Duff, left town yesterday for St. Leonard'uun-Ban,
where apartments have been engaged for them at the Vls•
toria Hotel. The counter will join the noble earl
VIOUVW. _ _ _

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The Earl and Countess of Jersey and Lady
Clementin► Villiers will leave town on Tuesday, on a visa
to the Earl and Countess of Mount-Edgcuntbe, at thole
seat in Devonshire.

The Earl and Countess of Zetland are passing the
Eamon at Upleathata, Yorkebtre.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston left Cam-
bridge Hotter, yesterday afternoon, for Broadlands, Hants.
Viscount and Viscountess Campdea have returned
to town from Campden House, Olouoesterabire.
Lady Brougham will leave town to-morrow for
Cobham, Surrey.
Lord and Lady Henniker and family have left
town for Thornham Hall, Suffolk, for the Easter reeem.

Lord Aahbartoa is passing the season at Addis-
combs Park, near Croydon.
Lord and Lady Foley are passing the season at
Worksop Manor, Notts.
Capt. and Mrs. Woodhouse have left Claridge's
Hotel for lrnham Park, near Bourn, Lincolnshire:

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Yesterday Mrs. Charles I)ickcns gave birth to a
daughter, at Iretea Rows, Boundary-road, St. Jolter
wood.

The Secretary of State for War, acting on the
representation of his Royal Highness the Coanuandtesia-
Chief,has sanctioned the formation of an hospital,inthe map
at Colchester, for the sick wives and children of the soklieles
and orders have already been issued to the military rover
tug deportment to supply the requisite diet and medical eta-
forte.

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OE LONDON.-AI
monthly general meeting held yesterday, at the sottistyl
house in lienover-equare, the Right Hort. Sir Clomp ChM.
_ _

Bark, vicapreeident, in the chair, Mears. LM. D. Spent
and A. C. Blackstone were elected fallow, and M. Perils
0. des Mae, of Perla, a oorrespamding member of the soot
and the Earl of Sefton and Meow. J. B. Ram J. R.
Shoolbred, 0. Bond, 11. Rutter, A. Gagniere, and R. Dnt
mond, were proposed as candidates for the fellowship. TY
report stated that the number of Miters to the gardens la
already amounted to 24,997, sad afforded a favourable
crease as compared with the same period of last year. TM
donations during the last month included a fine Jaguar, rd
other animals, presented by his Excellency W. D. Chi"
her Majesty's minister plenipetentituy in the Argentine Br
public ; a large fruit-eating bat, captured at an, eta distend
of 100 miles from the coast of West Africa, presented by A.
Swung, Esq. • and some interesting marine animals Iron
Bombay, presented by Lady Cuet.
TRIALS Or TRUELOVE ASD TCHOREOWSKI YOZ
Lust,, win os BWARD roa Conerinscr.—Thra writs
of certiorari have been received by the Clerk of the Affelfill
at the Old Bailey, removing into the Court of Queen's Bench
the trials of Truelove and of Stanislaw Tchoraoweki for Oar
end that for conspiracy against Dr. Bernard, so that all
the trial of Dr. Bernard for the capital offence will take plies
at the fathoming serious at the Old Bailey.
RESPITZ Or WILLIAM DAVIES, THE MURDERS*
ar SKIIIIMIIRT.--Yeetffliay morning • respite we. Ms
aired by the governor of Shrewsbury gaol from the Bras
Secretary far William Davies, who was condemned for the
murder of Ann Morgan, the reputed witch, at Watson&
common, near Much Wenlock, at the recent cam st
Shrewsbury. Since the wretched man's condemnstlit
strenuous efforts have been made for • commutation
ii
his sentanos. The respite is during her Majesty's plaserk
The execution, had the respite not arrived, would have YAM,
plasm on Saturday at noon. Since hie oondausat on Dabs
I aim =to great attention the spiritual instration of the
the Rev. J. Denning, and it Is understood he MI
rskll statement as to the quarrel and its fatal resells.
The news of the respite has given very general Midriff= •
the town.
From the Australian papers received this morning
it that Mir Julia Harland, end Messrs. Faresarer
and Sherwng in Sneak opera at BlLlPulit
a digging /wards of 100 miles idea&