The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-24 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTA4I72.

The Middlesex county business was re-com-
menced yesterday at the Bersons-house, Clerkenwell, the
magistrates baring met there for the find time since the
completion of the admirable alterations of the building. to
take into consideration the ordinary business traoreted on
what are termed county days ; Mr. Pownall presided, and
considering the period of the year, and the meagreness of
the agenda paper, the attendance of magistrates was nume-
rous, there being over thirty present. Atter the reports
from the prisons, iv. had been brought up, read, and
adopted, Mx. Kemal:earl moved that • notice which stood
on the paper fora day to be named for the appointment of
=d7n:efertll774 she
ould
lonshe PastZt7d stmf
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limiting the operation of the former act, and it was further-
mere expected that • new and original bill relating
to is would hereafter be introduced. Agreed to.
Mr. Samshead called attention to the investigation
which has recently taken place, in which two warders of the '
County Lunatic Asylum at Colney-hatch are charged with
the manslaughter of a patient in that establishment, and to
a letter in reference thereto whichhad beep published under
the signature of " A Middlesex Magistrate." lie wished to
observe that in every case of suspicion an inquest was inva-
riably held on any patient dying in the asylums, but not
necessarily on every one who did die when the cause of
death was a t, and to be naturally accounted for ; but
if the " Middlesex Magidrate" who wrote the letter would
attend and make inquiry of the chairman of the committee,
who devoted the greeter parible attention to the manage
meat, improvement, and discipline of the mayhem, maZie
the comfort and welfare of the patients, all the tics
he desired would be furnished the
chairman of the committee. was very glad that this subject
had been adverted to, but at present he waled
to he guarded in what he said, as two persons were
involved in • charge of manslaughter. These two
persons had been discharged from the 'xylem for an
entirely different matter, before this seekers charge was
brought forward. and no one could have been more taken
by surprise than be and the committee were when they
read the evidence as published in the news pers. All the
committee were aware of was that the deenseed patient
Swift had committed as act of homicide before he came to
the asylum, and that he was a very violent insz:ind that
ha ving attacked aid nearly succeeded in stra cue of
the officers, another went to his (the officer's') , and while
the officer attacked was in allies& mortis, the other "truck
the 'reliant a blow on the stomach, and the medical
officers could not trace the cause of the_ patient's death to
that blow but to an injury of a very different character.
The committee were aware of this altercation, but not
of any other, until the evidence given at Bow.etreet
was published in the public prints. There was
• considerable mystery about the second alter-
cation, which would have to be solved on a trial
before a jury, and therefore et present be would rather not
say any more upon the matter, as it might teed to prejudice
it one way or the other. In answer to Mr. Halswell, Mr.
Cottrell further remarked that they bad no information
of the proceedings being instituted beforehand, but the
commiemosien visited the rylum' he would not say clan-
destinely, because that might be construed into an offen-
sive term which it would be far from his wish to use, but
at any rate they came to the asylum without any previous
intimation to the committee, and all they knew of it of.-
drily was by • letter from them, stating that proceedings
would be takea, when in point of fact those proceedings
were instituted the day before that letter was dated. The
whole matter would be fully laid before the court on •
future day, and having said that much to-day, be hoped the
court would now await the termination of the inquiry.
(Hear, hear.) The bermes been disposed of, the
mart, after a very short sitting,red

Cameral. PAL•ca Emow Or POULTRY, PIGEONS,
AND Hamm —The show will commence to-morrow, the
96th inst., and be continued on the following Monday, Tues.
I stag, and Wednesday. Notwithstanding • mama very un-
favourable for rearing chickens, we understand the entries
are most satisfactory, all the best breeders and fender;
with few exceptions, sending specimens. The show of
pigeons is rery large, contributed by the usual exhibitors,
land by some tretrate fanciers who have never contributed
N the Crystal Palace shows. The rabbits at the Crystal
Palace have always been remarkable, and we are pleased to
hear that upon this occasion they are more numerous than
et
saypsevwas show. The exhibition will be held in the
North ing. All the poultry will be exhibited upon the
same level. The pens have been redecorated, and the whole
is so arranged that, while all the specimens are seen to the
best advantage, the company will have • full view of the
surrounding beautiful grounds. There will be a grand die.
play of all the Great Fountains on the Monday of the show.
The Hollyhock Show, in consequence of the lateness el the
season, has been postponed to Saturday, September DA, and
Monday, September 3rd.
RIVISION or THE LINTS or VOTERS or THZ CT/T or
LONDON.—Yesterday afternoon notice was given by Kr.
G. W. X. Potter, the Secondary of the City, and published
at the Guildhall, that T. Y. M'Cluistie, Esq., the barrister
appointed to revise the list of voters for the City of London,
under the statute 8 Vict., cap. 18, would hold • court for
such purpose in the Court of Common Pleas, in the Guild-
hall, on Tuesday, the 18th day offie tember next, at eleven
o'clock in the forenoon. The Secondary and overseers of '
the several parishes will then attend and deliver in to the
revising barrister the several lists made by them respec-
tively, and also the original notion of claims and objections
received by them. The lists of notices of liverymen will be
Ent received, and afterwards the parish lists and notices ac-
cording to the order in which the parishes stand in the re-
gister—i.e., according to the polling places. The revision
of the lists of liverymen will he immediately afterwards
commenced and proceeded with in alphabetical order till:
they are concluded. Subsequently the revision of the parish
lists will be entered upon and proceeded with in the order
in which they stand in the polling districts. The clerks of
the companies of liverymen and the overseers are required
to attend when their list are respectively revised.