The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-18 00:00:00

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAGISTRATES.

The ordinary meeting of the Middlesex magis-
tracy for the mosidinlice of the boluses relating to the
county was held ymisrday at the Court-house, on Clark-
enwelbgreen. Mr. POWIALL, chairman of the bench. Pm
sided ; and there won nearly 70 justices present.
On the report of the Committee of Accounts and General
Purposes, the court made orders upon the county treasurer
for the payment of bills, nalaries, and demands upon the
county to the amount of 13,560/. 17e. Id. for the past
quarter. On the °orogen' accounts, 19 fees were deducted
from lb. Waldey's and three from Mr. Humphreys', on the
ground that those inquests hod not been nocesser7 ; four of
Mr. Bedford's were put off for further considerstioo.
Mr. C. P. ALLI2I, the count/ treasurer, reported to the
court that none of the pa:Mull] the county were in armor
to the rate.

—The committee reported that an application bad been
made, end they had considered a letter from the Secretary
to the Leaden" District Tabigraph Company, respecting the
grant of a rite free of rental in scene convenient Nzt of the
&Gems House, to be used during the sittings of the court
only, as • telegraph station ; but, the committee thought it
would be inoonveu lent to mike such an arrangement, and
recommended the court to refuse it. The report was
adopted, and its recommendation' agreed to.
The annual statement as to the county finance was
brought up and read by Yr. Remsheed. It appeared that
the total expenditure on account of the county establish-
ments for the year, 1860, was 133,063/. 6a. 3d., being in ex-
cess of that for 1859, to the amount of 10,6121. 4s. 6d. The
items of increase were anderthe following beads :—Cold Rath -
fields, 1,478/. ; Harwell Asylum, 1,627/. ; on the coroners'
accounts, 8161. ; Industrial echool, 4,268/. ; militia store.
houses, 2,1531. ; aueieteatejudge, 300/. The principal items
of decrease were—Hoese of Correetioo, Westminster,
3,980/. ; county lunatics, now merged into the asylums,
1,886/. • Colney Hatch Asylum, 561/. ; county bridges,
incidental expenses, 1931. The cost of Hamra Asylum to
the county was 13,340 L ; to the parishes, 27,2151. ; Cobeey
Hatch, to the county, 37,2541. • to the panshea,
giving • total for the two of 120,571/. With respect te the
women' meow& the report Mated that the asiege cost
of each of Mr. Waklsy's ,was 41. 3s. ; Mr. Hain Pdeys
3/. 13s. 6d. ; Mr. Belford* 31. 10s. 10d. Under an ad:
passed in the lee smoker of perlisunent the court hes power
to take an average of the remuneration paid in fees to the
coroners for the last five years, and to Ix a yearly salary
upon that basis is lien of fees, which would give Mr.
akley a yearly salary of 1,707/. 12s. 3d., Hr. Humphreys
1,345/. 17e. 10d., Mr._ Bedford 369/. 6e. 6d., and Hr.
W. J. Payne (Ducky of leacaster), 441. 7s. 2d. These
salaries by a reecdutio• of the committee are to continue
for 5 years, when a new brew will be taken. The
total debt of the count y was 591,9Z1. being a decrease on
the invading year of 3,4581., and the present Tontine an.
maim, none of which had fallen on during the year,
amount to 2,4311. The county rental on the basis of 1858
is 916,02101., upon which during the year 1860 rates equiva-
lent to 30. in the pound were levied, for the county
service. The annual reports from the two asylums were
brought up, read, and ordered to be printed with a vast
amount of statistical detail. It appeared that in the two
establishmenta there were 600 unoccupied beds, while
parishes would not send pauper patience or were disin-
clined to do so. If the additional accommodation, provided
at so great an outlay, were necessary the poor pauper
patients ought to be sent, or if they were not to be seat it
was not necessary.
Sir Jac HAMMON said he thought that should be made
known to the public and to the metropolitan parishes.
Sir Arsx•erogit SP/ANNAN, chairman of the Hanwell com-
mittee, said he was bound to use what might seem a rather
. harsh term, but the county bad been •• forced" to provide
this accommodation, at a cost of about 200,0007., and the
lunatic paupers ought to be sent there. Yet on the 31st of
December there were altogether over 600 beds unoccupied,
which ought to have been filled with pauper lunatic., DOW
kept in workhouses. It was much to be deplored that
they were not sent, and it was well known that there was
abundant accommodation of superior description, and the
best treatment for the patients.
Mr. TURNER said this wee certainly to be regretted, but
he was not surprised, as in the asylums the coat per bead
per week would be about 10m, while in the workhouses
the paupers could be maintained at about 3e. Recent cases
were sent where there was hope of cure and recovery, but
where there were imbecile or idiotic cases, a workhouse, if
properly managed, was not an improper receptacle for them,
and there was a clear weekly saving then of 7s. per head.
At the same time it was not to be regretted that there was
this additional provision at the asylums,as it might be
called into requisition in proportion a. the population in.
creased or iocurables decreased.

In the report from Coldbath.fields prison allusion was
made to the subject of flogging prisoners in p la. In three
years. the whole number of prisoners there by order
of the magistrate.. was 42, being in the proportion of 1 in 556;
but the punishment was never inflicted except for some
flagrant breach of discipline, in which no other punish:meet
would be effective. At present there were there 1,320 pri-
soners, all males, end in the Westminster Bridewell 526
females, a less number than there had been for the last five
years. In the House of Detention there were at the date
of the report 216 prisoners, of various clause. The reports
were received and approved.

Upon the motion of Mr. NORTHALL LAIMIE, it was re-
wired :—" That the clerk of the peace should give notice
by advertisement in some one or more newspaper or news-
papers generally circulating within the county, of the in-
tention of the court to appoint a committee under the act
20 and 21 Vict., c. 55, to enter into an agreement with the
managers of any reformatory school, certified by the Secre-
tary of State, for the reception of female juvenile offenders
of the county sentenced to be detained in a reformatory
school."

The other business was almost of a formal character, and
the committees having been re-appointed, thu court ad-
journed.

We (Manchester E.raminor) are enabled to an-
nounce, that at a meeting held in the Public Hall, Rochdale,
Wt evening, A. Stewart, ER., in the chair, it was decided
to invite Mr. Cobden to a grand soiree. It was also
arranged that the hon. gentleman should be asked to ad-
dress a public meeting of his constituents at his earliest
convenience. We have no doubt that, the men of Rochdale
will give practical effect to this resolution, and do fitting
honour to their distinguished representative.

Last night an interesting lecture on chess was
delivered by Herr Lowenthal, the celebrated Hungarian
player, at the Sussex Hall. Leedenhall•street, to the mem-
bers of the literary institution in connexion with that
building. He had, he said, discovered that there was a
bond of brotherhood, or kind of freemasonry, between
chess-players. Having been driven from his own country
by political troubles, he found himself a perfect stranger
in New York, without friends, and totally ignorant of the
English language. He knew no masonic sign by which he
might make himself known ; but seeing an illustration of a
chess problem in an American newspaper published in the
city, his despair gave way to hope, and having called at
the office of the journal, ho was introduced to a chess club,
where he received the greatest hoepitality and kindness, and
where he found a language in which he could speak to •
strange people—the language of chess. _

A public fleeting to celebrate the re-opening of
St. Philip's National Schools, Stepney, was held yesterday
evening, in the buildings behind the London Hospital. The
Right Rev. the Bialop of London presided, and was sup-
ported by numerous clergymen of the district, and by the
leading laymeu in t. onuemion with the church. The school-
room was crowded.

RHPRISENTATION OF SOUTH WILT& —The con-
servatives appear at last determined not to allow Mr. Grove
to occupy the sent just vacated by Baron Herbert, of Lea,
without a contest. A requisition was yesterday (Thursday)
being numerously signed m several
.parts of the division to
Captain Bathurst, son of Sir Frederick Bathurst, of Claren-
don-park, requesting him to allow himself to be placed in
nomination. It is generally believed that the gallant cap-
tain (who is now with hie regiment in Ireland) will comply
with the request, and if so the contest will undoubtedly be
• severe one, the Bathurst influence being very conliderable
in one of the most important parts of the divisiou. Mr.
Grove will doubtless carry. with him the interest of the
house of Peuibruke, which is also considerable.
_

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-THE BIBLE MISSION IN ST. CLEMENT DANER.—A
large and interesting meeting, representing all classes of
the community, was held on Wednesday last in the Paro-
chial School-rooms, Stanhope.street, Clare-market, in sup•
port of the Bible Mission which has been instituted in the
parish of St. Clement throes with greet success. The Bishop
of London, the Marchioness of Londonderry, Lady Victoria
Noel, Dad Marc. Mario Forrester, Mho Twining, MINI Louisa
Twining, Mrs. and the Misses Stillwell, Rev. H. 11. Killick,
rector of St. Clement Dane., C. M. Robbins. H. Dicker,
.1. 11. McGeehan, .1. J. Coichead ; Mr. H. Stillwell, Mr.
Fr:reheat, and Mr. W. 11. Smith, were present. About 4UU
poor perms wit down to a plentiful repast of tee and cake,
and in the coulee of the evening addresses were deliverer"
airprte to the occasion to a deeply attentive audience.
The :p of London having spoken, the Rev. R. Henry
Killick, rector of St. Clement Dimes, explained the nature
and scope of the Bible Mission. This mission had been ea
tablished for some time in the metropolis under the auspices
of a talented arid benevolent lady, well known to a urge
portion of the public as the authoress of "The Missing
Link," for the purpose of disseminatiug the Scrif.turea
1 among the poorer classes through the agency of female
missiooartes. These missionaries are persona of a superior
character, fitted to the work, and are chosen from among
those who by personal experience are acquainted with the
peculiar wants sod habits of the lower sections of the pope-
istion. They visit from room to room and dispcse of copied
of the Bible, which are subscribed fur by the poor, and
succeed ill many cases in obtaining a personal influence of
the mast Denote:lel character over those whorl they Milt ;
awl being able to give advice and insistence on OCell.lOllll
which th. clergy rota would be unable to meet, are so im•
portant addition to tire ordinary parochial stall. Fire of
these missioaaries. each under the superinteodence of s
lady, were at present at work in this parish, and their sue-
ems hitherto had been such as to raise a Lope that, through
their operation, the most happy effects world accrue in the
arneliuretion of the condition of the poor.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Wan Ili. Cicuniesioser nu.)
M u OVUM UM PATTER. —TB[ IIATIBES IAMBI&

Ihr was the esairaiaatioe meeting ie the ease of Wm.
swab sad Wm. Francis Patiest, teasers sad Mather emu
.eta, .1 Bennoeibey aew.road, treaties; swim the firm of
smith, Patieut. aid South. Thu eggs, as far
so the amosiat if liabilities is eoaoerwed. is neat
o: maguitode to that of tltreaMeild sail Co. The
i .ssnipts owe to unsecured creditors 193,5411., of
em li anownt the assignees of Stnatfeild and Co. are
iton for 166,2*M.. either on bills or on (Teo scrolled.
TThere is a further yam of 3,490 f. due to creditors partially
is wed. besides liabilities of 19,102/. The swots are stated
Ut clout .41.1.11101., of which 20,4001. has been realised. At
the 'spina( of the period over which the accounts extend
e i o .1..... 1030) the bankrupts were in &deficiency of 25,033/. ;
tz.irull Mere bad been no to ante ; but the lases are stated at
WO/7i_ Isieg 7 733/. by bad lied doubtful debts, and
30.9140/. as the ing. A sues of 14,4101. is put down as
diss-teEs of theytirtases is the two yews and eight months;
Mr- Murray. BE•P., wean& foe the waives@ ; Mr. Link.
Lin for the bankrupt Bola sad Mr. Lawman for

This mai also a divirlead mitt*. Proofs to a reexidentble
• meuat were taken ; the late el dividend, which will be
.ally animuiced in • few eye. will b about le. 93. in

. .
Mi. Murray said that this wee the wood adjournment
f the suede& The Rain«, had es.
.outoeil the accounts, and they were very much dissatisfied
with them. They began ea the let of January. 114.41, with
detiocecY of lliers were losses of 115,000 f., sad
very important item of 14,410 f. fur " partners' dressings"
from the lst of deanery. 111311.
The Comoiresioeer— How many portlier, were there!
Mr. Murray said there bad been three partners during
pert of the tome- Mr. Henry Smith having died in August.
IS S4l. The assignees were not only dissatisfied with the
pint hidance.sbeet, but more than dissatisfied with the se.
!orate balancenheets. fly smith's separate balance-sheet
appeared that he ba.l diawri out of the firm 6,489 f., and
is addition to that had incurred debts of 2,r.19.1.
The Commissioner -So that practMay he has spent
80001. or 9.0U0f. in the last two veers and a half.
Mr. Murray—Or at the rate of about 3.400 f. • year. It
was perfectly clear that atee accounts could not pass in
their print form. _ .

ThiGmmiesirier—But the circumstance that a beak.
144 W been guilty of pose extravagance has nothing to
do with the goodies of paring hi, accounts.
Mr. Murray wee quite aware of that ; hut the objection
was the want of vouchers, sad its nut being shown what
had become of the money. He was about to propme, un
the part of the waive.% that the examination should be
adjourned ease die ; but Mr. Linklater had given reasons for
the °Dusty, and said that if the examination were ad-
;ourne.l to • day fixed, the bankrupts would be able
1,, percent their accounts in • more satisfactory
state. The snigger bad yielded to that on the under-
*undies that the allowanee to the bankrupts should cease
from that time. Bat they nitwit distinctly understood that
they would not be allowed to pee their accounts unless
they were Toothed to the satisfaction of the court.
The tame reeamini applied to Mr. Patient se to Mr.
ilnitk ; there was very little differsnoe between them. It
we. of so use their coming up again unless they could show
what had become of the mosey. In Smith's ciao the ac-
counts were uovouched to the extent of
The Commiselower-- It is • meet unsatiefactoty state of
things. At all events, it would be a satisfaction to the
creditors to brow what had become of the money.
Mr. Link/atm—No doubt ; and during the adjournment
Mr. Smith and Mr. Patient will both exert themselves for
tbe. purpose of giving such explanations se will satisfy the
ampeos. That they have undertaken to do. They wets
now put is the right rood, and he believed they would
arrive at a malt the next time. An adjournment of six
weeks was proposed, the allowances being discontinued.
Adjoarned to the bit of March.

(Wore Mr. Casamir ioser Evans.)
ta az Lotl4 Dermuta.—nus "TWELFTH IAU DISTIIBC.

nom*
This was the sidled for shade of aosideasa The hook-
rept was disenbed as a eandectioner,
derfutleywinsre. He had bon easedNlClTlrraidtill
Wady far the distribution of twelfth cakes. white was
•Oupped b 7 imegisterial ioterfereoce, sod shortly altar
be was bregibt to this court. His habihties are dated at
1.3001.: des* chiefly the produce of the cakes, about
!Oft The soul was most tocooveuieutly crowded with
ermined, than beim a *ea number of 'emote of the
bankrupt, sad wasyswellarita oa the estate.
lir ft•pborairss, Oxfuniudest, sad Mr. Jobs-
.ou, grocer, of Mayoral's*. 114110 Aden trade wisdom

Tb dink rorts Iron Wilma of Um Oil 111Mi4. The anly
botorwty 'marling to Om OM Mae MIS till Imakimpan
ham( flora plid thu psalm karma** "Bilpie's Holm,*
where the celebrated *afar it odd tit iseebasa bora, arid
*ben at • later period bred Mos mallimown William
How, Um; statia of the " =tar.:
TIN baabrupte pawed. In biding.
T. Lowlier* 'easier the a•Mporm mod Ur. Pooh for the
leakrapbt.

THZ rows WHETS.
(TM DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH .ffTREET.
.7.• M• PAIIOCIIIAL 11010011.20011 CLOCKS.
Jake Cetswee, a Isheseries wria, beim at • woad "Ida-
techeeee in the Demi* Ina eitarged Were Mr. Tyrwititt,
* the Ise. li. MEOW emit et ft &mimes,
Weitealmeet, with riteelfai two the value of
sheet 71., the eemperV et Dr. Jain sad ethers, the
ehwelneerdese et at. Audrey' WeilweireeL
The two aeleid maid that OM Weiaseday
Amen a *sapless
at alleed ben the new abeee the
4411•111m4 114, Great Titehlleldebroel, sad ce
the w.4&ailerdley) bo Mewed tarot the
liamplee hes the eshoebroom wee deo mieeed, erne
aleruemis hood this It hed brew placed behind the ram
dew, ever with • era reedy far reeeovel. Us est
ler • emelabie. who bailee the primmer we lie pewidess,
trek hum eee
.• ire The deck wee the property et the
ebaeshumedue
Maui liegee. divides, maid be hood the prissaer
soft hew lower pert et the hew% wed es
lasi WIN= he had time be said he wee lealth, for la
wlle, ohs had - hit tanker* away. Ow etesehts.
li. be lend ea N. • eiplieste relating to the timplsee
Wei bad been del.. Wed Deo& r.
flier 1111WIllf, •1141441111 i to Mr. Dobree, pawaltrober.
Cheriewystreet, predieted a timepiece pledged by the
eireeer„

—The
al tresgromsent were Merida by the Rev. Yr. Dna-
OA Tapped one of
There Herlew. the serseireroundeter, r his r rese by Mr.
property.
Orritted for trial.popeth
WORSH I P -STREET.
SOMIST AND PLIuIIT.
Jew Jaren, • pretty yore' ware, was cluir
Were Mr. Kra with realing her the boar of her
ark lb. Charles Hherpley, 4, Springlield.terraos,
flarhlneregg. Hackney, • earetrag containing 201. worth
article. of dress.
=4=V Illialaadah"iwat., after a service of
elk three weeks, the prisoner suddenly dirppeared, and
every sittempt to *scorns when she had located hers&
was eneveding natil the matter having been placed in the
hese et the polies, a communication wee yeeterde) n•
rived that she warn a curody.
Robert Burrell. one of the county constables of Bridge •
rest, suM that is conesqueoce of this robbery coming to
ble knowledge from the London police, be apprehended the
=W description at the hones of hr parents. near
by
ater. When the charge warn rads vie admitted her
guilt, sap/vessel contrition, gave op a pest perinea of the
property. and pr 00i..e.1 that en arras ie Loneloo she
would pout out where the rest had hew dbrased d.
Clark, of the N Ominous, sore of this sold at
a shop la Wellsrinet, If say, and said he tapered to
renewer the other.

Mr. Knox ;minim! what the prissases satoestleata were,
:ad was informed by Murrell that she had hoes thrice con.
ruto.l at her louse ;dace in ; that she had been last
waist of in and returned to Briar:mate* only last
seek. •
The premaer wept 4lata4Lmtly, bat maigned no reason
r the robbery, .red we. remanded.

TLe ease of Cliermay T. Gurney an.l Taylor cams
Wore the Diverse Comm GO WeduestLiy. It will he re.
teshered that this i• • political by Mr. tiurewr. M.P., fee
duseletioe of mantage on the ground of adultery. The
ietiti.wier had aim presented a petition swaying for a
.tUenseat of a parties of the respondent's property epos
the rhildres of the marriage. The respondent had filed
• .newer to that petition, and the petitioner put is a
'''PiPatioo. The judge, for the precept, declined to order
,te petit mu for a settlement to be set down for trial.
I. lAA AT BARNET.--(Tins DAY.}—Thin morning
the Muni of 12 sad 1 o'clock a destructive are
tAlt, on the premises id Mr. T. Cook, cornehasrDar,
''seelale Cottages, derseSroad, asd in a brief r
tone the w'uole of the premises, composed of brick
44 to, her, considerably OM, 100 feet long by about 100
f•-I wide, were entirely burst down, comprising the ear.
shops, corn stares, stables, and other buildings. The
1. unknown. The loss will fall on the Atlas Fire-ones.
ritisisr.: EARLY CuistNo.—The whole of the
the city of London have recently hove waited
he a deptitatios f min the Fatal Closing Amociation,
.' • verY asmeal agreement ham bass entered into for
o'clock.
Rorsi. PREF. WAPITAL, OZATN•INN-ROAD. —At
L'lsnerly meetin • of Lavatories held yeeterday, is the
feel mown of the riospits/, General Watkins in the chair.
asnouneed that the I:ight Hon. the Lord
'c.c.▪ '''. Wm. Cithitt. had flvsl Tuesday. the
IMIt, to preside at the animal dinuer, to he
the EfrellAAAnWe Tavern, in support of this is•
.1.7▪ 1 charity. The sheriffs, Alderman Abliim and Mr.
meaty otherfity gentler:An, hare signified their
▪ "", "f beteg. present or, the ne:asi,m, to ~.mr.irt the