The Express.
London, England, 1867-05-06 00:00:00

IN RI HANNAH NEWINGTON:

This is the mar of laiiWia;;Wiiiger of addressee
sad aliases, which has been frequently before the court.
She is last described as of Montagu-street, Russell-square,
married woman, following no trade or occupation. This
was the sitting for examination and discharge. Debts,
2,5341., due to about 50 creditors, principally tradesmen.at
the Wert-end. The two largest creditors are a draper and
milliner at Shrewsbury and a wine-merchant in Piccadilly.
Mr. Clarke opposed for creditors. The accounts were
most imperfect, no dates being given to any of the debts.
Most of them had been contracted lately, and for aught
that appeared the bankrupt might have pledged the goods.
There were several creditors who wished to examine the
bankrupt but she was not present.
Mr. Sykes said that she was still in custody, her applica-
tion for release having been refused.
His Honour said she might have been brought up for
examination, and directed an adjournment sine die.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The May session of the Central Criminal Court was
opened this morning at 10 o'clock by the Right Hon.
Rai/Nell Gurney, Q.C., Recorder of the City of London,
Alderman Finale, and Alderman Sir R. Carden ; Mr.
Sheriff Lycett ; the Under Sheriffs, Messrs. A. Crosley and
de Jersey, k.c.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
76 prisoners, which is rather less than the usual number.
Of this number 16 are committed from the City of London,
44 from Middlesex, 1 from the Admiralty jurisdiction, 5
from Kent, and 30 from the county of Surrey. The offences
are thus classified:—Arson 2, feloniously woundingll, bur-
glary 9, forgery 5, larceny 18, letter stealing 2, embezzle-
ment 1, robbery 15, feloniously uttering counterfeit coin
8 and unlawfully omitting to surrender after being de-
clared bankrupt 2.
The Recorder, in hie charge to the grand jury, said it
gave him great satisfaction to be able to inform them that
their labours were likely to be of very short duration, as
the calendar only contained a small number of cases, and
nearly the whole of them were of the simplest character.
There was one charge of wilful murder, the prisoner being
charged with wilfully destroying the life of her child,
and in this case a question would probably arise
as to the condition of mind of the prisoner at the time,
but they, sitting as a grand jury, would not be justified in
going into that question, and if the facts were proved it
would be their duty to return a true bill, and the whole of
the facts would then be fully considered by the jury before
whom the prisoner would be put upon his trial. There
was a charge against • young female for concealing the
birth of her child, but it did not appear from the
depositions that the offence imputed had been per
petrated in point of law, as she bad not done any
act intimating an intention of concealing the birth or
disposing of the body of the child, which was found
at the foot of the bed in which the prisoner was
lying. The calendar contained a charge for maliciously
wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm to which
he thought it necessary to call the attention of the grand
jury. Formerly the law was that to constitute the offence
the injury must have been inflicted by some instrument,
but a recent act of parliament provided that the offence
I wall complete where the injury was caused "by any means
whatever." In this came the wounding had been indicted
by the prisoner's teeth, and if the fact! were established
to their satisfaction, it would be their duty to return a
true bill. There was really no other case in which it was
necessary that he should offer any observations.
The grand jury then retired to commence their labours.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
YIIMIOUP I*IVi?C.

Israel Jambs, fruiterer, of Russell-street,Covent-garden,
was charged with furious driving on the Moll, in St.
James's-park.
Colonel Wood, 5, Audley.sqoare, stated that at about
half-past 11 o'clock on Sunday night he was in St. James's-
park, crossing the road when a cart driven by the prisoner
suddenly came upon him at a most furious rate. He was
knocked down and stunned. His nose and forehead were
cut by the f►ll, and his elbow by the wheel passing over it.
The sleeve of his shirt was also cut. He was quite sober.
He had a friend with him.

The gentleman alluded to corroborated the complainant,
and stated that after the accident the defendant flogged
the horse and drove off at a gallop. Witness followed,
and the prisoner was soon overtaken and stopped.
Police-constable Hallaha, B 155, who took the prisoner
into custody, stated that the prisoner admitted having run
over tliegentleman, but said he had called out to him to
get out of the way, but that the gentleman took no notice.
Mr. Vanshan--Is that a very dark spot?
Hallaba—No, sir, it is lighted with gas lamps on both
sides, and he could see for some distance. It is just oppo-
site Buckinghain•house.
The prisoner repeated the statement be had made to the
oMoer—that he had called out to warn the complainant,
who took no notice.

Mr. Vaughan—Did you hear him call out, Mr. Wood !
Complainant—No, air ; I heard nothing till I was struck
down.

Mr. Vaughan—lf he had called must you have heard?
Complainant —I think I must.
Mr. Vaughan—This is a case which I shall not deal
with. I shall send the prisoner for trial