The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURT&

BOW4illiEla.

A young gentleman named Charles Lower Lam, for-
merly a captain in the army, was sunireased before Mr.
Flowery to answer two charge, first, with haying eon-
ppired with another to escape from the custody of Mr.
Slowaran, the sheriffii officer ; and ids) with haying unlaw-
fully broken out of a lock-up in Lliaacery-lane, where be
had been detained for debt.

Mr. Poland supported the summons, instructed by Mr.
Lewis; and Mr. C. Thompson, solicitor, of Fulham,
appeared for the defendant
Mr. Poland said these proceedings were instituted by
Mr. blowman, the well-known sheriff's officer; and it
would appear that the defendant was in his custody,
and wan lodged in • house in Breams-buildings,
Chanecry-lane, in May, 11467. While iu this
lock-up he made the acquaintance of a Mr. Ralph Mamu.-
tliur Payne, also • captain in the army, and toe present
charge is that in the following June, the 2 Int, they es-
caped from the house by breaking the fur
of the window. It was generally admitted in
law that a lock-np wan • prison, being • pilaus
selected by the sheriff's officer, with the authority of the
sheriff, for the safe cmitody of prisoners, and therefore
both the escape and the conspiracy to escape were illegal.
Alter giving several instances of the lawful authorities; in
support of this view, Mr. Poland proceeded to aver that
the liabilities incurred by thesheriff's officer, Mr.Slowman,
were very serious, as the creditors held him responsible
for the debts of the prisoners in his charge. The fugitives
were pursued to Boulogne, and the present defendant
actually received 111 W. from Mr. &Annan to re-
turn to his custody, although the defendant
obtained his liberation by subsequently going thriugh
the Court of Bankruptcy and the creditors held Mr.
Ellesmere liable for the whole amount of the debts. He
had consequently experienced • lose of OWL; and be had
brought thew proceedings in order that the public might
understand that such an escape it illegal, and rendered
the offender liable to a criminal prosecution. There
seemed to be • notion that this description of "loek-up"
differed in character from the Whiteerms-street Priem ;
although the windows were barred and the odiuer of the
sheriff had guard of the place.
Mr. }lowers—Yon remember the lines of the poet,
Mose walk, do not a prima make,
Nor iron ban a rage. (Laughter.)

Mr. Poland feared that poets and Lawyers did not
always agree. (A laugh.)
Evidence was then given as to the arrest, the confine•
meet, the escape, the pursuit, and the recapture of the
defendant, and in the result he was committed for trial,
bail being taken.

TnE HEALTH OF LONDON.—The weekly return
issued by authority of the Registrar-General states that
in the week that ended on Saturday, .sth December, 4.426
births and 3,617 deaths were registered in London and in
thirteen other largo towns of the United Kingdom. The
minuet rate of mortality was 29 per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 28 per 1,000
in London, 32 in Edinburgh, and 28 in Dublin; 22 in
Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 29 in Liverpool, 32 in Man-
chester, 39 in Salford, 27 in Sheffield, 38 in Bradford, 38
Leeds, 23 in Hull, 32 in Neweastle-upon-Tyne, and 39
in Glasgow. The death rate in Berlin was 3.5 per 1,000
during the seven days ending the 3rd inet. The fatal
prevalence of small-pox in Sheffield shows no decline.
Bering last week 17 more deaths were recorded from this
disease within the borough, making a total of 251 that have
enrred since the beginning of July last. Of the 17 last
week, 10 were certified as of unvaccinated persons, awl
it was not stated with regard to the other 7 Lases whether
v.u-eination had or had not been performed. Small-lax
has also recently prevailed in Hull, and in the Myton
sub-district 4 deaths resulted therefrom last week, all
unvaccinated cases. The mortality fromscarlatina in Man-
chester and Salford, and from typhus in Liverpool, showed
but a slight decline upon recent weeks. The excess of deaths
in Leeds is in a great measure due to an epidemic of
measles. In Londe n the births of 1,136 hove and 1,035
girls, in all 2,171 children, were registered in the week.
In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1858-67 the
aver:we number, corrected for increase of populatiou, it
2,067. The deaths registered in London during the
week were 1,672. It was the forty-ninth week of the
year ; and the average number of deaths for that week
is. with a correction for increase of population, 1,593. The
deaths in the present return existed by 79 the esti-
mated amount, and exceed by 11l the number recorded
in the preceding week. The deaths from rymotic diseases
were IV, the corrected average number being 360. Eight
deaths front small-pox, 31 from measles, 107 from scat-latent,
9 from diphtheria, 46 from whooping-cough, 59 from fever,
and 11 from diarrhu'e wore registered. Four deuths from
scarlatina were recot ded in the sub-district of Kensington
Town, 4 in the sub-district of Fulham, 2 in the sub-
district of Chelsea north-east, 4 in the sub-district of
Belgrave, 2 in the sub-district of St. James'sesquare, 2 in
the sub-district of St. Mazy, and 2 in the sub-district of
St. John Marylebone, 3 in the sub-district of Somers-
town, 6 in the sub-district of Hackney, 2 in the sub-
district of St. I temp Bloomsbury, 3 in the sub-district of
St. Andrew F.aatern Holborn. 2 in the sub-district of
Cripplegate, 2 in the sub-distort of Boston Old-town,
4 in the town sub-district of Bethnal-green. 3 iu the
sub-district of Limehoe.c. 4 iu the sub-district of
Mite-end Old Town West, 4 in the sub-district
of Mile-end Old Town East, and 3 in the sub-district
of Battersea. One hundred and eighty-seven deaths
occurred from plithise, 270 from bronchitis, and 121 from
pneumonia. In the preceding week the deaths from
phtbisis were 19'2, from bronchitis 217, and from pneu-
monia 110. Diseases of the brain anal nervous system
proved fatal to 180 persons, and (12 persons died from
disesies of the organs of circulation. The &Atha of eight
infants and one adult from syphilis, of three children from
bums er scalds, of two persons from draw • g, of eight
infants from suffocation, of six perverts who committei
suicide, and of two persons who were killed by horses or
carriages in the streets were registered.
PRIVILEGED GOVERNMENT COMM UN I( %ATOMS.—
Yreterday Sir Bartle Free., the late Governor of Bombay,
was examined before the Bombay Bunk Commissioners at
the New Intlia-oniee, and obje..ted to the production of
certain papers which he had received from the I tovernor-
General of India, I from the Secretary of State, which
be emisideled were "privileged communieatious.'' Thio
chief commissioner (Sir C. Jackson), said the commission
bad the same powers as the courts at Westminster, an 1
the nuly exception was that thei: production would be
against the policy of the state. Sir Bartle Frere said it
would Le tie. He was requested to attend on Thursday
with the documents.

A mooting of the Trades 'Unions Commissioners
was held yesterday, at 1, Park Prospect, Great Queen-
etrcet, Westminster. Present : Right Hon. Sir William
Eris, chairman, Earl of Lichfield, Lord Moho, M.P., Sir
Daniel (leech, Bart., M.P., Mr. Herman Merivate, C. 8.,
Mr. James Booth, C. 8., )tr. J. A. Roebuck, tI.C., Mr.
Thomas Hughes, M.P., Mr. Frederic Harrimen, and
Mr. William Mathews. Mr. J. C. Traill, secretary to
the commission, was also_ present.
UNITED KINODOM HAM) OF HOPE MIMS. —The
annual soiree of this society, which seeks to train young
people in habits of strict sobriety, is to be held at b'ree-
inamons'-hall, nit Wednesday, 16th inst. Mr. Benjamin
Whitworth, M.P., is to preside, and, amongst other
fpeakers, the Von. Archdeacon Sandford is announced.
Some blind singers will give a selection of Mmes.
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