The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-17 00:00:00

IN HE JOHN COWARD.

An ender of release from prison wit granted to this
banklupt, who has been in custody since the 23th
of July. Its was described a, a shipowner, of Edward-
sheet, ltow, and his unsecured debts were of trifling
amount. Ile stated that he had mortgaged the ship
Seringspitam for 2,092/. and the mortgagee had realised
his security. The petition was filed in forma pauperis.

ix RE JOHN CAMBRIDGE
This bankrupt came before the court on his own peti-
tion, in consequence as he allegro of having been arrested for
isintempt, ill-health, and other causes. lie had practised as
an attorney and solicitor at 99, Camberwell New-road, and
his relent* was objected to upon the ground that he was in
custody under an attachment for contempt. The bankrupt
stated in explanation that the procem against him arose
onto( proceedings which had been taken by another person
who had improperly practiced in his name. In one
instance he had purged the contempt by payment,
Ills Honour mid that the bankrupt appeared to be an
old man, and in a bad state of health. He had been in
prima for a long time, and the next meeting would not
take place for some months. He thought the opposition
ought not to be persisted in ; it was evidently the inten-
tion of the legislature that imprisonment for debt should
be abolished altogether.
The opposing creditor said he would leave matter to the
discretion of the court. -
His Honour thereupon granted the release.

Mr. Reed applied.that the trustees under a deed of ar-
rangement should be removed, and that they should render
accounts of what they had done under the *deed. The
application was based upon affidavits which alleged that
the trustees were not responsible persons, and that their
removal was for the benefit of the creditors.

Mr. Robertson Griffiths Mated that he had affidavits
rebutting the allegations against the trustees, who were
quite ready to give the accounts required. all other
questions, including that of the court'. jurisdiction, be.
in g left open.
This was agreed to, and the order was accordingly
drawn up in that form.
Mr. Lucas, Mr. Doria, and other learned gentlemen,
were also engaged in other matters that came before the
court.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

The August sessions of the Central Criminal Court
commenced this morning, at the Old Bailey. There were
on the bench the Right Hon. the Recorder (Russell
(honey, Q.C.), Alderman Challis, Alderman Sir Francis
Graham Moon, Alderman Finnic, Alderman Dakin, Alder-
man Lusk, Alderman Cotton, Alderman Canstin, Alder•
man and Sheriff Stone, Under-Sheriff Davidson, &c.
The first edition of the calendar contains the names of
121 prisoners, whose offences are thus classified: —Arson, 1 ;
assault with intent to rob, 2; unlawful bankruptcy, 2;
burglary, '25; uttering counterfeit coin, 12; embazzlement,
4; casting corrosive fluid, 1 ; sending threatening letters,
1 ; forgery, 7 ; larceny, 17 ; stealing post letters, 1 ; libel,
1 ; manslaughter, 9 ; murder, and attempt to murder, 2 ;
misdemeanour, 15 ; assaults with violence, &c., 9 ; felo-
niously wounding, 2, &c.
The Recorder, m charging the grand jury, stated that
in consequence of the absence of the learned judges on
their respective circuits there had been a longer interval
than usual since the last session, and the number of pri-
soners standing for trial was therefore very numerous.
Unhappily a great many of them involved the loss of hu-
man late, there being one charge of wilful murder, and, he
thought, no less than 14 charges of manslaughter. The
person charged with murder was a lad named Mackay,
and it appeared that he was left at home with his mistress
and that shortly afterwards some of the neighbours heard
her crying Oh don't, yo•t will murder me." They went
to see what was the matter, and the prisoner opened the
door to them. On going into the house they found his
mistress, u woman named Emma Grossmith, lying in a
pool of blood. The prisoner wnsasked where his master was
and he went out under the pretence of looking for
him, but did not return, and he was only apprehended on
the charge a short time ago. Some of the charges of man-
slaughter were of a rather peculiar character In one case
the attention of the parish authorities was called to the
children of a man and his wife named Brooks. The
children, aged respectively 41 years, 2), and 1, were found in
a dreadful state, and after being taken to the workhouse the
youngest one died, its death being at any rate hastened by
the want of proper care and attention. There was evi-
dence to show that the husband was at work at the time,
and if he had not had the means of supporting his children
be ought to have taken them to the workhouse.
The jury would have to consider whether there
had been wilful neglect, and in the event
of their being of that opinion it would be their duty to
return a true bill. In another case a woman was charged
with causing the death of a child of which she had under-
taken the care for a sum of money weekly. It did
not appear that the money had been paid regu-
larly, but the prisoner, although not the parent,
wee bound to take care of the child, she -having
undertaken to do so. There was a charge against a hus-
band of causing the death of his wife by neglect. It ap-
peared that the deceased was perfectly helpless, and con-
lined to bed by disease, and that she was left to the care
of an imbecile daughter, who could not attend to her.
The attention of the authorities was called to her, and she
was found to be utterly neglected, and shortly afterwards
died. The Recorder next referred to several manslaughter
erases of a more ordinary character, and the jury there-
after retired to their room.

(Betore the Recorder.)
THE CAW OF XLDANE RACHEL.

The name of Madame Rachel, otherwise Levereon, was
placed in the list among the cases to be disposed of this
morning, and the case appeared to excite a great deal of
interest.

It appears that it is not intended to proceed with the
original charge against the defendant, which, as the
public are aware, charges her with unlawfully obtaining
a large sum of money from a widow named Borro-
daile by false pretences—at least in its present form,
as some difficulties stand in the way of a convic-
tion upon technical grounds. It is, therefore, the in-
tention of the prosecution to prefer au entirely fresh
indictment against the defendant, which will go before
the grand jury to-day.
Serjeant Parry, who appeared for the defendant, ad-
dressed the court, and having alluded to the above facts,
he said that the case was one of a very peculiar character,
and if the fresh bill should be found a true one by the
grand jury, the charge would require a great deal of con-
sideration on the part of the legal advisers of the de-
fendant, and he therefore asked that the case might be fixed
for Thursday.
Mr. Montagu Williams, who appeared for the prose-
cution, said he had no objection to this course being taken,.
and the case therefore stands adjourned to Thursday.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.

110SBIIIT.

Robert Termer, 18, and Down Wikom, 19, were placed
at the bar before Alderman Carter, charged with stealing
four parte!s of flannel, containing 46 yards each, value W..
from the warehouse of Messrs. Brown and Davis, of
Little Love-lane, Wood-street, City.
John Mitchell, 868, said that a little before 9 o'clock on
Saturday morning he saw the two prisoners together in
Love-lane, Wood-street, and from a description he
had of them be watched them. They went into Messrs.
Spencer and %orally's, and after remaining there some
time came out without anything. They conversed together
for some time, and then went into Maws. Brown and
Davit" where they remained about half an hour and then
came out, each of them carrying two of the parcels pro-
duced. He followed them into Aldermanbury, where he
got the arsistance of a man in uniform, and seized both
the prisoners. They threw the parcels on the ground and
made a desperate struggle to get away.
George Murray, assistant to flexors. Brown and Davie,
identified the flannel as belonging to his employers.
Police-constable Dodge, 124, said he had Turner in
custody on the 30th of January, 1867, in the name of
Henry Wheelhouse, for being in a warehouse in Alder-
manbury, and he had three months' hard labour for it
from that court as a rogue and vagabond.
Sergeant Moss asked for a remand, as he bad numerous
eases where the prisoners had been seen in and about
warehouses, and where robberies had afterwards taken
place.
The prisoners were remanded.
BOW-STEET.
INNODLAR CASE OF ALLDOED ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.

lieWryßarton, aged 30, a compositor, residing at Isling-
ton, was charged before Mr. -Flowers with aisaulting
Rebecca Ponsey, and further with stealing from her person
the sum of two shillings, her property.
Rebecca Ponsey, who appeared very young, stated that
she was an unfortunate, and lived at Great Peter-street,
Westminster. Last night, when walking in the Gray's-
inn-road, she was accosted by the prisoner. He annoyed
her, and she told him die did not wish to have anything to
do with him. He followed her into King's-road, Bed-
ford-row, where he abused her, and assaulted by knocking
herdown and then kickingher. She had one lion shillingand
two sixpeaces in her hand which she raised to guard a blow
which the prisoner aimixl at her. He seised her hand,
abstracted from it the money, then :offered sixpence to a