The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-26 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.—YESTEBDAT.
&PORI Ma. Jessica WILUANS AIM MILJUWICI CIIINGTON.
CHARGE OP ILLEGAL TRADING.
Henry: Woolf, 29, and Isaac Lyons, 29. described as
dealers, were indicted under the Bankrupt Law Consolida-
tion Act for misdemeanor in having unlawfully obtained
goods upon credit three months before their bankruptcy
under the pretence that they required such goods fur the
purpose of carrying on their trade, with intent to defraud.
The circumstances connected with this charge were fully
detailed in the report of the trial at the last session, when
the defendants were indicted for a similar offence and ac-
quitted. It appeared upon that occasion that the defend-
ants had act up in business as umbrella and parasol manu-
facturer. in Juno or July, 1850, having at that time nut
more than 3001. capital, and they became bankrupt in
November, 1861, the amount of their debts being 5,4001,
and the assets not much more than 1,5001., and it was re-
presented that a sum of 3,0001. was totally unaccounted for.
The prosecutors of the former indictment were Messrs.
Ellis and Everington, and it was shown that on the 27th of
September the defendants had obtained silks from them to
the amount of 700/., which were disposed of two days
afterwards at a considerable reduction on the met
price, and that the defendants had also for a
very long period been in the habit of pawning the silks
they obtained ostensibly for the purposes of their business.
The prosecutors of the present indictment were Mears.
Foote, wholesale silk merchants, in Spital-square' and the
evidence in support of the charge went to show that during
the mantle of September and October prior to the bank-
ruptcy the defendants obtained silk to the amount of 7001.
from Messrs. Foote, the greater part of which appeared to
have been pawned by them almost immediately afterwards,
and when they failed they were indebted to the prosecutors
to the amount of 2,3001. In order to show the fraudulent
intention of the parties, evidence was given that they had
made false representations to the presenters with regard
to the amount of their capital, and also as to the state of
their affair' when they took stock in July, and it
was likewise proved that they had obtained a
large quantity of silk from Mr. Pawson, a warehouseman,
in St. Paul's Churchyard, which was also pawned very soon
after it came into their hands. It appeared, however, in
cross-examination, that the dealings of the defendants with
Mr. Foote hail been of a very extensive character, and that
they had paid him between tour and five thousand pounds
for goods during the fourteen months they were in busi-
ness, and that they had employed as many as thirty or forty
persons in their manufactory up to the very moment of
their bankruptcy, and that they bad supplied goods to a
very considerable amount to Mesas. Ellis and Everington
during September and October, and that they had also made
large payments to Messrs. Foote for several months before
their bankruptcy, and nearly up to the time of its taking
place, and had reduced the amount of their original
debt to a very considerable amount. It was also elicited,
as on the former trial, that after the bankrupts bad signed
a declaration of insolvency, Mr. Foote, who was appointed
trade assignee, had sold the whole of their stock bj private
tender, at a reduction of 45 per cent. upon the price at
which the goods had been invoiced to the defendants, so
that property of the nominal value of 1 8001. did not realise
much more than 1,000!. It likewise appeared, with regard
to the goods that had been obtained from Messrs. Pawson,
that a portion of the silk had actually been made up into
parasols or umbrellas, and that upon various occasions the
defendants had redeemed silk which they had pledged, and
had used it in their business afterwards.
Mr. Clarkson addressed the jury with considerable warmth
on the part of the defendants, who, he said, he considered
had been very harshly dealt with in being compelled
to go through the ordeal of a second trial when the whole
of the facts were fully gone into on the former occasion,
and the jury had expresed their opinion that there was no
foundation for the charge that was made against them. He
ooniFnded that there was not the slightest pretence for
saying that the defendants had obtained theu grinds by the
false representation that they required them for the pur-
pose+ of their trade ; but, on the contrary, all the evidence
in the case went to show that they were carrying on their
business honestly, and that it was only owing to a tempo-
rary pressure that they felt themselves compelled to raise
money upon the goods they had purchased. He said it ap-
peared to him that all that could be alleged against the de-
fendants was that they had been unfortunate; but Yu
trusted the jury would not lend themselves to this attempt
to render them amenable to the provisions of • highly
penal act of parliament, merely because they were nut able
to pay their debts.
Mr. Justice Williams having summed up, and explained
to the jury the points upon which they were required to
give their decision, they deliberated for about a quarter of
an hour, and then returned a verdict of NW Canty.
Mr. Bagley said there was another indictment against
the defendants, having reference to the goods obtained
from Mr. Pawson, hut after the verdict that bad just been
given he did not feel that he ought to proceed with it.
A verdict of No 4 gouty was mcordingly taken, and the de-
fendants were ordered to be at once discharged.
The trial lasted nearly the whole day, and was not con-
eluded until half-past seven o'clock.

NEW COURT.—YEBTERDAY.
Barons nu IlecollDlA.
FILONIOUS SHOOTING.

James Kimber,an effeminate looking youth, very re-
spectably dressed, surrendered to take his trial for feloni•
ously shooting at William Crutchley, with intent to kill
and murder him. There were six other counts in the in-
dictment, 'relying the form in which the offence was
charged.
Mr. Itallantine having stated the case, called
Wm. Crutchley, a lad, 14 years of age, who stated that
he lived in Ampthill-place, Rotherhithe. The prisoner was
an acquaintance of his. Witness lived with his parents,
and was a clerk in the London Docks. Prisoner also lived
with his friends and was a teacher at a echoed. On the
evening of the 13th of January the prisoner called upon
him at his father's house, and asked him to accompany
hint to the house of a mutual friend named Stubbing. lie
did so, and when Stubble' came out prisoner said to wit-
ness " Now, em I a liar ? " Witness said, if I have said
so, you have often called me one, and 1 have not thought
anything about it. He then put something into my lace
twice, which I afterwards ascertained was a plated.
Ile was very much frightened and stood still, and pri-
soner a third time put it to his face, holding him by the
collar all the time, and fired it. Witness felt a sharp pain
on his cheek and nearly fainted. They then all three ran
different ways, and witness was ultimately taken to the
doctor's. llis face was very sore, and one of his eyes was
still weak from the effect of it.
Cross-examined—l know Miss Frances Elisabeth Payne.
I go to her father's house to learn dancing with her brothers.
1 have not paid her any attention. lam only fourteen,
and have not begun to look after the girls yet. (Laughter.)
John Lambert, a smith, said ho was in the Plough-road
on the night in question, and saw them all three ; and,
from their mysterious disappearance, he thought they
were going to rob his master's place—(laughter)—and
watched them. Saw the pistol fired, and then they all run
away.
Mr. Ilodkin—And then you ran away ?
Witness—l did. (Increased laughter.)
Thomas Stubbing, another youth about 14 yean of age,
corroborated the statement of prosecutor, and, amidst much
merriment, added that the prisoner missed his aim at the
Prosecutor, and that the wadding of the pistol had hit him
in the eye.
It was also proved that the pistol was the property of a
boy, about 13 years of age, who was about to raffle it. The
prisoner had gut him some members, and had a day or two
before borrowed it to show some one else, and induce them
to join the rams, and after the affair had sent it back to
him.
The injury done to the prosecutor was by the medical
evidence proved to be but trivial, and had scarcely left any
traces.
It was not shown where the would-be assassin had con-
cealed himself, but it appeared that tome days subsequeutly
he gave himself up to the police.
Mr. Robinson said he proposed to call Miss Payne to show
the prisoner's intentions.
At this the prise. er became exceedingly agitated, and the
scene that followed savoured very strongly of the bur-
lesque, first Miss Payne was not to be found, upon which
she, nut having been before the magistrate, was called upon
her subpuma. At length Miss Payee, a genteel-looking
girl, about sixteen, made her appearance and upon her
getting into the witnesmbox fainted. During this the pri-
mmer, who had drawn a large white handkerchief from his
pocket, began to blubber most lustily, and rushing wildly
about the dock, called on hie dear Fanny not to bear fide*
evidence against him. Quiet having been restored Miss
l'ayno said that she knew both parties, and a week before
Christmas had persuaded prisoner to make up a quarrel he
had with prosecutor. He said he bad but only to get what
he could oat of him, and that day week site wouldleear of a

serious quarrel. She said that will be boxing-day. The
prisoner then said he would give him another week and then
kill him, and prisoner had said he would punch Master
Crutehley's head. (Roars of laughter.)
Mr. Bodkin, for the defence, in a most humourous speech,
' ridiculed the importance that had been attached to the
affair by the prosecution, and contended that the most pro.
bible history of it was, that prisoner having the pistol
loaded for the purpose of trying it, had been vapouring
about with it to alarm the other boy, and that it had gone
off by accident.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury Aequitkd the
prisoner.
The Recorder—Now, take care ; don't you go flourishing
about with pistols, and make a fool of yourself; and wait
until you have a little hair on your chin, before you make
love to young ladies.
The prisoner then joined his friends, and was led out of
court in an hysterical state.
THIRD COURTLYEEITERDAY.
BMUS Tat Coarse 811111 MT.
01:TRA03 ON SHIPBOARD.
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Sossatoel7,ll, mariner, ;;;;;;iietecl for unlaw-
fully assaulting James Harman Crisp, and attempting to
drown him in the River Thames.
. . .

The prosecution had been ordered by the City authorities.
The facts of the cue were recently before the public.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty of an assault.
City police constable 91 said that ho had been to the
vessel and seen the ladder, and that the ladder turned round
with him while descending, although it welt being held at
the time by thMaptain.
The Common Serjeant said that under those circum-
stances he should order the prisoner to be imprisoned for
one month and kept to hard labour.

THE POLICE COURTS.
WORSHIP-STREET.

Harriet Morrow, ar;Ticile7atiedWoncan of dissipated ap-
pearance, was brought up for re-examination, charged
with ;remelting and cruelly maltreating her step-daughter,
Ellen Mahoney, an idiot child, about ten years of age.
l'olice constable Locke, 11 218, stated that while on duty
in Whitechapel, in the alernooe of Saturday last, be was
hastily summoned to proceed immediately to an adjoining
court fur the protection of a female child front the violence
of her mother, who was subjecting her to brutal ill-treat-
ment. and had threatened to murder her, and on reaching
the place in question he found the prisoner standing in a
menacing attitude over her daughter, who was lying sense-
less on the ground, and whose torch:ad exhibited a severe
gash, from which the blood was streaming down her face.
On raising the girl in his arms, the prisoner, who was in-
toxicated, madea rush at him, and striking the child a violent
blow on the face, endeavoured to force it from him, declar-
ing that it was only an idiot, and that she was determined
to kill it outright. Me succeeded, however, in protecting it
from further ill-treatment, and secured the prisoner, who
renewed her efforts to get possession of the child on her
way to the station-house, and repeated, with dreadful im-
precations, that it was a born foul, and she was resolved to
destroy it.
A married woman, named Harriet Spier', living next
door to the prisoner, stated that she had repeatedly been
compelled to interfere on previous occasions to protect it
from the brutal and systematic course of ill-usage which
its unnatural mother was in the habit of practising to-
wards it.

The prisoner, in defence, made a general denial of the
allegations against her, but
Mr. Mammal ordered the prisoner to pay a penalty of M.,
or to be committed in default for two months to the lions°
of Correction.

MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, FEB. 25.
The sales to-day are :—ln Sugar: 900 hhds. Demerara,
chiefly at 265. to 31.. up to 36e. ; 220 hags Madras, 255. ;
450 bags brown grainy Bengal, 365. Rice: 950 bags Ben-
gal, lls. 3d. to lls. 6d. for good ; 40 tierces fine Ciuolina,
19s. Coffee : 50 hags Costa Rica, 30 ditto Rio, without
change. By auction : 37 cases gum Arabic, 104. to 31s.
200 bales Gambia, 17s. to 17e. 6d.. 2.50 bags myrabolame,
7s. U. to 10s. 9d. 45 hags Bombay turmeric, 91. 3d. 10
ewes castor oil, 275. Bd. 5 bales Egyptian safflower, 204
1,200 pockets Calcutta linseed, 41s. to 41s. 9d.

COTTON.—LtVeRPOOL, Fee. 25.—The sales to-day are
estimated at 10,000 bales, of which exporters have taken
1,000 and speculators 2,000 balms The chief bulk is Ameri
can, with the following of other sorts: 300 rowans. and
Maranham, at sld. to 6d. ; 100 ltahia, 51d. to sld. ; 600
Egyptiar.s, at 61d. to od.; 1,500 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. ; and
50 Sea Islands, at 13,1. to 181 d. The market closes firmly,
prices of American are little changed from Friday, but the
turn is against the buyer ; all other kinds as before.

CORN.—BAIwaLET, Feb. 25.—1 n consequence of the
Cattle fair being held this day, the Corn market was only thinly at
tended, yet about the usual quantity of Madame was trammeled, at
about the rates of last week, . -

• 805T0;,7;e.2.5:2Tie have had a good supply of Wheat
to-day, and a brink trade, at le. per qr. advance. Oats and Wens
unaltered In value. Wbeat. red, Mc to 4Io.; 41e. to 47e.
OstA las. to 22a. Beans, ans. to 33e.
CHICHESTER, Feb. 25.-We had a good supply of Wheat
and Barley at our market to-day. Wheat fully supported last week's
pikes, but Barley, particularly malting qualities, was le. to 2s. per
qr. cheaper. A few samples of Oat* tit tur seed were picket out at
rather more mosey, but the ordinary runs are unaltered in value, as
also hems and Peens. Wheat, SM. to MIL per qr. Barley, 211 e. to
31s. Oats, 19s. to Sas. Brea. SOL to 32L rem, 31a. to 33a. Flour,
31L per sack.
llATM•ttn'a HESTR, Feb. 25.-Our market was very
Wady today at last week's ;prism for ad descriptions of grain.
Wheat, white. IU. to 111. IM.; red, 101. h. to lot. 125. Barley,
200. to 335. Oats, IM. Od. to 2M. Seine, 3M. to 30a. Peas, 3es.
to 31s.
BAMFORD, Feb. 25.-We had a small quantity of Wheat
at to.itar's market, which met sales at fully tact week's priors. All
other binds of grata the same as last quoted. Wheat, 211 s. to 30s.
Harley. 325. to 36e ; grinding, 2m. to 3m. Oats, Ile. to 2m.
Beans, Vs. to 31a. Fem. Se► to Sos ark SOR to SL.
Brocurog-ou-Taus, Feb. 25.-The supply of Wheat at
our market this mating was moderate. Having a lull attendance of
buyer., it was readily cleared of at the extreme priors of this day
week, and In some Instances Is. per qr. edvanoe was paid. Oats met
• I.tr demand. The aupply of Beam was large, for which there wasa
fair demand at a decline oils. per qr. In other artistes ma chaums.
Impala during the past work: Oats. twastwine. 470 qrs.

CATTLEoIe.—BAIIneLNT Fa it,Feb.2s.—At this annual
hone end cattle flit there wee a Wear quantity of Horan end tattle
than tour at the Yebruaty fair. The Borer, chiefly dratight,
and of good quality, were dirtier of at prim varying Urn Ir. to
4411. The piton of middle Harr wee very steagre, nothing of a ri-
pener &stripers shown. There wee a fair supply of horned Cattle.
Web rare were old at low rates generally, although a few well.
lumen Warm sold Ice 131. or 181. ear.h. Inhere tared in prier
ma low se Ti. Drapes at from U. to SI. Store Pip were le good de.
rand, at higher prior than of late.
CRICRZSTRIL. Feb. 25. There is a good supply
of fat stook this day; prier rather better than tart musket,
there being sore barn than of late. Beef, fat end prime, 2a. bd.
to 9e. Bd.; harlot aorta. b. to 3a. 2d. Boarders fat Minton, 4s. 21.
to Is. 4d.; inferior quality. Ile. N. to 4s. Lamb, Bruer, ss. to
3s. 4d. Veal, fat, 2a. ed. to ga. ikrk, 3e 44. to 45.; fat stage, 3s. 3d.
to to. Id.; fat Cara 3s. ad. per row of air ear Pqr, rto are,
Ir. to Fr. rat. Ewes with rare, ample*, 4te. to Cr

RON/MILD, Feb. 25.—Our market was to-day was we I
applied sad isles Leavy, at Mier below last week's priors.
Beef, :a d. to U. 10d. stuuaa. aa. It to 4s. Lamb, Be. to Be. Ed.
Veal, la. 4d. to Ss. 10d. Pork 11. Bs. led.
ROYSTON (CANBRIDOSSISI111) FAIR, Feb. 25.—The sup-
ply at Uwe Moak at tat. fair was awry eatroaree, and attracted away
suedes burrs. Ilse gaga et gin tlrsea of all kinds was re-
markable ffsel,, with a goad at as bilswlng prima The
bast - lo per Nmehetie. IL to 117.; ditto, large
am Ind loi. Be ill nap; Idemn. U. to U. ; data.,
bkh. 41. nag norinn no. to 11. =king and down ealring
VIM el di* *in el no Salo! bowl, west at low pekes,
14f. the *Won Ms 'beep trade maim% at boas 2.. to 3..
per bailee" the Mese hot year. Yang boons, of all PUrtA, made
blob peter; the We Swath bred out haw oaring 60 guineas each.
EloirrstaLL, Feb. W.—Tbilisi asoved of heavily to-day, at
We weah's rates. Beef made Moak. N. Mae. dd. Muwn, 3.. 6.1.
to 4.. 4d. Veal, Be. se. to Oh N. Poly SOLI. Ite. tel. per stuns
of albs., Maktog the stills