The Express.
London, England, 1850-07-04 00:00:00

MEETLNG OF SURREY MAGISTRATES.

The magistrates for the county of Barre', held their
general quaitorly meeting, on Tweday, at the Court-bons*.
Guildford. The following a...skidoos were present :-111r.
G. T. Maheleen, Atheism the Earl of Lovelace. Mr.
Drummed, M.P Mavis. Trotter, A. K. Barclay, C. Bar-
clay, Sir H. Frederick, Austin, Chalks's", Peak, Jeffrey,
Johnson, Cavendish, Mope, Weatcar, Keene* Cattle&
Parra.t Kenn. Keeible, Bray, Spicer, &c.
The ealendar contains the navies cf 22 prisoner", not one
of whoas,lt appears, is able to read and write wed, and the
great majority being usable to do either even imperfectly.
Atter the natal reports bad been put in from the different
gaol and hooves of correction in the county,
Tun Courre names.

Mr. AUSTIN called the attention of the court 13 a report
that had been mistily published by one of the inspectors
of prisons, respecting two of these gaols, and het:pressed his
surprise that the subject had not been alluded to by the
visiting justices in their reports to the court of quarter
session. The report in question described the gaol at
Guildford to be in a very dirty condition, and stated also that
one of the prisoners we. found in bed .t me o'clock in the
day, that the prisoners were permitted to have in their pos-
session halves of a meet dangerous description, and the report
likewise stated that in some of the cells there were indications
el vermin. The report, also, in mimeses to the county gaol,
stated that the ale t r the receptiou per.vn. uvanaliLtect
for went of sureties were dirty, and that when the prisoners
had completed their task of oakum-picking, they Wall
allowed is lounge about, and convene, and mutually corrupt
each other—it appeared to him that time were very grave
charges, and he said he should'' aye been glad to find that
the visiting justices had given their attention to the sub-
ject, and that they had offered acme ssplanation to the
court tespecting A. charges in question.
Mr. A K. BARCLAY steel, as one of the visiting jus-
tices, he could only MAW that while a gaol which was only
intended for the reception of 89 prisoners w a compelled to
bays 180 .r 190 within its wells, it was impossible to suppose
that discipline and order could be properly enforced. He
believed, howevsr, that, taking into consideraion the sle fi-
clench. of the buildings, the establishment was kept in as
good order se it possibly could be.
Ti e CHAIRMAN said he concurred in opinion with Mr.
Barclay that there was no neglect on the pore of the autho-
rities of the gaol, and he old no. believe that there would be
any 'Haven' remedy until the new gaol at Wandsworth
was completed.
Me. DAUSISIOND said it appeared to him t'• at in melting
up the report the inspector had drawn very largely upon
his imagination.
Col. CIIALLONER said, with reference to reports of
this description, that the moment no prisoner remained the
clfice of the prison inspector, and the pay consequent upon
it. ceased; and these gentlemen were, therefore, naturally
always ready to pick a bole in them if they could do so.
Toe subject then dropped.
THE NEW COUNTY LUNATIC ASYLUM.

The Visiung Justices reported that it at present contained
325 males and 433 females, and eeve►al had been discharged
cured during the quarter. A return was also put in, stating
the number of harmless lunatics that were at present in the

different union workhouses in the county.
Mr. AUSTIN said he believed a doubt existed whether it
was legal to detain such persons in a union workhouse, when
there was a county lunatic upturn for their reception. The
parishes were naturally anxious to keep them themselves, as
' et entailed less experts upon them than the lunatic asylum,
and he considered it very advisatie *Lat they should know
whether the act of parliament justified such a proceeding.
Mr. PUCKLE said he believed that any one who read
the act in question earetnily would come to the conclusion
that they might do, or refrain from doier, almost anything
with perfect impunity. (Alauth.)
Mr. AUSTIN—Teen three persons will of course remit'
where they sue.
to answer to • question put by Mr. Al:SitX,
Mr. JOHNSON stated that by the terms of the contract,
the new county pr:svn, which is in the course of erection on
Wandsworth Common, would be completed by Midsummer
18.51. The prison, it appears, is intended to contain
*even hundred persons, eac.e of whom is ti have a sepa-
rave cell.
The court then adjourned after disposing of some rou-
tine business.

BIRKENIIEAD.--A Mile of the land snrtounditg
the p.rk took place on Tuesday, the 2cd of Juiy, by public
auction; Mr. Winstanley, cf Liverpool, officiatio as auc-
tioneer. The sale was made owlet. !he provisions I ;hr ac:
of parliament obtained this se-sion, and was le Rely at-
tended, and the following lots sold :
Lot 0. 21,909 square yards, at 7s. 01. £7,691
7. 6,302
e. 4,740 ...... be. 3d.
9. 7,121
10. 2,434
3,074
11. 3,063
16. 6,066 .......... es. ed.
22. 21,620 . is. Od.
24. 21,957
27. 12,660
29. 10,234
30. 4,796
31. 7.566 — 7 l. 7l. Od.
31. 11,532 ... .......... —.... 9s. 9d.
35. 29,146 —.— 7s. Qt.
36. 9,932
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Total £71,3:0 IS
The remaining lots were rod Bold ; nor wee there any bids
for the other lands belonging to the township.
EaCAPE OF ONE OP THE LIVERPOOL BURGLARS.-
Th• three men and women apprehended under suspicion of
being concerned in the recent burglaries in the ceigtbour-
hood of Liverpool, were brought before Mr. Rushton on
Saturday, and were reLcommitted. Halt an hour afterwards
dm greatest consternation was occasion: d be the discover
that the prisoner Hutch hsd eseep •.1 out of Bridewell. It is
supposed that, as he was Icing .onsey d •Ws a number of
others along the passages to the cells, he contrived to crouch
betind a doer, and afterwards to p iss up the stairs, and by
wrenching oil the hox of the lock of one of the doors, to es-
cape through the Crown Court. air. Rushton was sitting in
the Nisi Prius Court, so that the man had only ti adopt a
little caution to get off unobserved. Teas man is supposed
to be the planner of the burglaries, and is said to be pc -•
sessed of great ingenuity and acweness. When the psi-
soners were apprehended he end. 'Toured to escape by jump-
ing through the window of the railway vertigo*. Suspicion
points towards Scotland as the pl tee of his flight, hut no trace
of hint has been discovered.—Mandiester Guardian.
CURIOUS ACCIDENT.—Mr. J. Hartley, miller, of
Lincoln, suffered serious loss from an accident on his pre-
mises on Tuesday week, which hau nearly caused death to one
or two, and great injury to several other persons. Same of
Mr. Hartley Os men were employed in rubbing a large goon-
city of corn out of the mill into a storehouse adjoiaina, which
is a large sod lofty building, beirg about 60 or 70 feat in
height, and having tour or five status. The men were eon.
veyirg the corn into the top room of the building, to which
they had access by means of a spaoicue passage, which con-
nects the mill and storehouse together. When about 200
quarters of wheat had been stored, the weight became so
great that the floor ...peered to totter meet its burden. Two
men who were in at the time, seeing this, began to be ap-
prehensive that the floor wool I give way, and let the whole
of the corn down and themselves too, and they therefore
made off towards the entrance, but before they could ma-
ntel in effecting their escape, the beams broke with a tre-
mendous crash, and they and the whole of the bags of corn
tell precipitately into the next room. The sudden
weight brought down this tizor also, and the
others were, by the great weight telling upon
them,succeestvely smashed down. The two men who
fell with the corn were tumbled to the bottom on the
bags without receiving the least injury—a very proeidentirl
escape. At the time the accident took place there were two
rerwiee at work in the bottom room, and they, hearing the
great noise produced by the %lag of the corn and el ton,
and suspecting that the place was breaking down, immedi-
ately left their work and ran towards the door. They were,
however, prevented from getting out, for just when they had
got within about a yard of the door, the floor above them
fell, and the broken timber, te:c., come lesly blocked up the
entrance and hemmed them in on ell silts. It was 'ruly
fortunate that the men did not succeed in getting to the door,
because if they had death must inevitably have ensued,
for the door and part of the wall near to it were, in a women
after they were stopped, smashed al to pieces by the fall of
a tremendous beam. One of the men managed to extricate
himself from the ruins, &c., and, bt ing clam to a smell
window, made a spring and leaped head fist tl rough it
breaaing the whole of the frame and every pane of glees.
He fell down on the other side (a depth of about tire or six
feet), but without being much hurt. The other was less
fortunate he was so closely surrounded with pieces of wood
and begs of corn that he had not the treat chance of turning
one way or the other to make his escape. Ho cried aloud
for assistance, but was not released from his p,tilous situa-
tion until almost an hour afterwards, and when he was taken
out it wee found that he bad received no serious damage, his
legs only bring slightly ruised. The noise made by the fall
was 09 very great it bWY heard II cousiderable distance.
Suspicious Dr-Mi.—Yesterday afternoon, an in-
quest was taken by Mr. W. Baker, jun , at the Rochester
Castle, Stoke Newington, on the body of W. Fernley, aged
20. pork butcher, lately carrying on bushiest' in Holly-street.
Deleon, wives death is alleced to have been the effect of
the administration of arsenic.—Mary Yernle), deceased's
mother, No. 4, York-place, Stoke Newington, said that her
NM died at her (witness's) house on Monday morning lust.
He had been married ',bout seven months. Witness had her
suspicions, from what had been told her by a surgeon and
from what bad been stated to her by her son, that he was
suffering from something he had taken. Ile cause to her on
Friday, the 14th June, and was very ill. lie complained of
excessive sickness, and said that, at breakfast time, his wife
gave him a cup of coffee which was so witty that he could
not drink it. lie remarked to her that she had put some-
thing in it, which she denied, when ha observed, ° If you
have not, then drink it." She immediately took it out of
his hand and threw it under :he stove. Ho asked her go to
the dispensary tfri..h him, as he was stay ill. lie had some
medicine. On the Monday following he came again. Ito
still continued to complain of sickness. Witness did not see
him spin till the subsequent Monday, when she scarcely
knew him, as his heed woe so swollen. He else stated that
his legs and stomach had swelled greatly. In answer to the
luvy, the witness stated that until tier son was taken ill with
eittkuess he always had excellent heal'h. Sho believed that
deceased did not live happily with his wife.—The Coroner
having here been informed that deceased's wile was in the
houso, directed that she should be brought into the inquest
room. 100 then red the evidence of the witnesses to her,
after which he asked her if she had say qu otions to put to
either of them, stating to her that she had liberty to do so.
She slid that she had not.—The inquiry was subsequently
adjourned, to have a port nu Hem evvrinitti in of thcbqdy
and an analysis of the contents of the stomach.
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