The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-08 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THE DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Woes Mr. Conunsiesioner Fano.)
or II HALL AND HALL.
The bankrupts were builders, of Kenniogtonlane. This
wu the sitting for examination sad discharge. Against
debts of 9,0001. there are realised assets of $5Ol.
Mr. Barrow stated that the creditors proposed taking the
rase out of court, and asked for the usual order under the
liCith see. staying proceediogs.
Mr. Cannon, the official assignee, said the effect of this
would be to prevent the money in hand being divided. The
best course would be to bares, dividend sitting before making
the order to stay proceedings.
After some discussion this canoe was adopted, and the
rumination sitting was adjourned for that purpose.

DI RS PHILLIPS.
The bankrupt was a manager to • pthttar, of Skinner.
street, Snow-hill. Liabilities, 2.9101. Nearly all the pro.
perty was sold under a bill of sale.
Mr. Kent asked for an adjournment of the examination
sitting, in order that the creditors might inquire into the
circumstances coder which the bill of sale had been given.
Ms. Beard, for the assignees, said that the necessary in-
quiries had been made, and they expected to be able to set
aside the tall of sale ; therefore, • further adjournment
was unnecessary.
Ultimately an adjournment was ordered.
IR U SIR JOHN MALCOLM, BART.
The bankrupt was described as of Park-lane, Hyde-park.
lie came to the court on his own petition in July last.
This was the adjourned sitting for examination and
discharge. The debts are stated at 2,8811., and
the list of creditors embraced • gnat number of
westend tradesmen, including drapers, tailors, boot-
rnakers, wine-merthnts, lod -housekeepers, hc. The
largest creditor is a tailor, in Conduit-street, for 4001.
for borrowed money, and then are several other cash
creditors There are no lonia ; the bankrupt states that
his wife has an annuity of 1001. wider the will of her late
husband, for her sole and separate use, and that he has a
voluntary alb:manes el 31. a week hens his mother.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

Wan Kr. Justine Blackburn.)
THE BANK OF ENGLAND FORGERIES.

The trial of the peiaocers Boucher, Bunsen, Brener,
and Griffiths, was resumed this morning.
The first witness culled was John Mon, a detective
officer of the City police, who said he had been em-
ployed since Anson last in inquiring into this case. On
Saturday, the 6th of September, at 5 o'clock in the
morning, he went by permission to the home of a Mr.
Campbell, at 13, North Heat-terrace, Newman. He was so.
comps:del by Smith and Baker, two other detectives. They
removed two bricks from the wall which parted the back
room from the front, and hung a picture over the hole in
the front room, and retired into the back, where they could
hear all that passed in the front room. From what was
told him he went upstairs and looked into the street, and
saw a man (who he supposed was Boucher) who was with
some one else. The man whom he supposed to be Bomber,
and whom be mime recognised by his voioe,mme to the door.
He *aired if Mrs. Campbell was in, and the answer was
"yea" Mrs. Campbell was called downstairs, and Bunches
" Good day. Are you prepared to-day!" and the
answer was " Yea." Buescher said, " How much?'
and Mrs. Campbell said " Fifty." Buescher replied,
" That's no good ; I want two hundred, as pro-
mised.' Mrs. Campbell said, " That's too much.
I can't lay out too mach the first time, and I have to take
your word whether I can get rid of It. How much have you
got r Banshee replied, " Ten fifties ; bat let as see the
money first—basins is business—let ace see how much
you've got r Mrs. Campbell raid. " Let me see how much
you've got?' and be replied, "rye plenty of tens sod fifties.
I'll go and fetch them." The man who Game with
BmMer was not present during thisoonversatiou. Bomber
left, and was about for about ten minutoi, and when he
returned Mr. Campbell, the husband of Mrs. Campbell,
wee present, and Bomber said, " Now, where's the stuff r
Campbell said his wife hod it upstairs. Bomber end, "You're
playing the fool with me," and became very violent. The
wane then went on to detail further the convocation, in
which Bunches used language of the worst description, and
said that if he (Campbell) thought to make a fool of him he
was mistake's. There was 1,5001. reward for him, and be
was the man who had got 30,0001. of the right stuff, and
the bank could not stop him. Campbell asked to see
the notes and he would get the money. Humber declined
to do so, but said, with some fearful oaths, that if he would
show him the mosey he wanted he would let him have
the goods. The IMMO. believed Campbell showed him
some mossy, sad Banshee mid that was no good and wanted
his exposes. paid for losing his thus. He at last became
so violent that the man who was with him at first was
called in and took him away. He (witness) said be after-
wards apprehended Boucher on Oct. 27, and after his
examination before the magistrate, be said, "Moss, I took
you to be a different man to that." Be asked him what
he meant ,• and he said, " You havistated as much as 1
said and 1 think • little more."
Oa being cromexamited by Mr. Pater on behalf at
Bunches, the witness said he searched Buncher's home, but
found no paper.
Wm. Smith, one of the detectives who was with Mon at
the time the conversation related to occurred in Camp-
bell's house, was then called, and he gave similar evidence
to that of the last wither.

A witness wee called, who deposed that the prisoner
Bawler was in a public-house near North Hent-torrace,
and sew him, in company with another man, go into
Campbell's bolsa.
Jamas Brows, brother to the witness Henry Brown, was
called, sad corroborated the evidence of the latter with re-
spect to Buntett's visits to him while at Portsmouth.
Witnesses were called who proved that the witness Brown
MU at the railway statioa at the time he represented, sad
that be bad a black bag ; and also that he was seen going in
the direction of Lavarstoke.

(The cue was proceeding when we went to press, and it
appears to be doubtful whether the evidence for the prose-
anion will be concluded to-day.)

NEW COURT.

(Bdore Mr. Jostiee Keating.)

Alla Wadi" 29, hairdresser, was indicted for feloni-
ously and maliciously wounding Has
Maria Colchester
Linos, with latest to murder her.
Mr. F. H. Lewis appeared for the prosecution ; and Mr.
CTfor the defence.
rr ill be remembered that in this cue, the particulars
of which have bees very recently before the public, the
prisoner was • hair-dresser, end had been living for about
three years with the promeutrix, to whom be was married,
although at the time he was • married man. On
the night of the 18th a/ November last they
went together, as they bad bees previously in the
habit of dicing, to • coffee.home in the Edgewareeroad, for
the purpose of passing the night. They bad, however,
been in the house but • very short tame when the
landlord hearing IMTWIII and other nobs', pro-
ceeded upstairs, and found that the door of their
room was locked. It wadi, however, immediately
forced open, and he then saw the primmer covered with
blood, and the prosecutrix lying on the floor epos her left
side, with a frightful wound in her throat. The prisoner
mid that his wife had cut her throat, but this die denied,
alleging that the offence bad been committed by the primer.
The police having celled is, medical amdriteace was
at once procured, and the prisoner was given into custody.
For some time, however, prosecutrix's life was despaired
of. and it is not expected, even now, that she will be able
to articulate clearly in future, her evidence in court this
day Maine been given in writing.
The jury having found the prisoner Guilty, he was sen-
tenced to penal mirdtude for life.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

NEW COURT.
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