The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-29 00:00:00

law iintelittgence.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.—YESTERDAY.
Swots TIM two UOll. :k. A. Amain WO iT. Rteuinotit.

DEALS O. CII•PMAIS —C INN H•VIS, DZIFESIDANT.
This wu an attachment, under the custom of London,
gaunt Catherine Hayes, the celebrated singer, to reoover
the sum of 3,0004 doe to Thomas Frederick Brale. The
attachment was made on money belo•gieg to the defen-
dant In the heads of the Union Bank of London.
11 Mr. Ryland end Mr. Locke appeared for the plaintiff,
land called
Richard Houghton, assistant manager of the bank, who
proved that the had upwards of 3,000/. in their bands, the
property of the lady.
Neither the garnishee nor the defendant appeared by
eowasel, and • verdict we. found for the plaintiff for 3,0001.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YEsmamty.

Bayou Mt. Ontnianovaa Psmum.
0101tOlt JO.F.PII MUILRAT.

This insolvent was opposed by Mr. Cooke. on behalf of
Mr. Digo and Miss Cross, executors of the will of the late
Hammond Cram. Mr. ftergood supported.
The complaint wog that when the opposing creditors
brought an action to recover a year's rent of a house tin
lihepperd•atreet, Oxford-street, the insolvent pleaded that
the house had been let, with the knowledge of the
for the purposes of a brothel. The action sou tried, and a
verdict returned for the plaintiffs for 601, the amount
sought to be recovered. The clerk to the plaintiffs' soli-
citors, upon crouessaiinatioa, admitbd t►at Mrs. Susan-
nah Crow, the person fur whom the copra:wing creditors were
trustee■, bad been in the habit of collecting the rent her-
self. The jury found that one of the plaintiffs, Mr. liigg,
was aware of the purposes to which the house was applied.
The insolvent pleaded guilty to an indictment for keeping
three bassinet an immoral character, and was sentenced, in
November, 11148, to nine months' imprisonment, and a fine
of 1501., which last penal,/ wan remitted by the crown.
The insolvent, upon examination, admitted that he had
issued a cards' a cabinet-maker, in ltyder's-tours, Leicester-
square; and, upon the application of Mr. Cooke, the ease
was adjourned fee him to describe himself accordingly.

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET.

Matthew Henry SirTsiatin, aged 35, who described himself
so clerk to an attorney, was charged with having indecently
assaulted Caroline Herbert, in St. James's-park.
The prosecutris, a child only 9 years of age, living in
Pleasant row, wee the daughter of an engine driver, and
bad been sent out by her mother on some errand, at about
3 o'clock on Monday afternoon. The prisoner was seen to
accost her near the fountains iu Trafalgar.sguare, end,
after taking indecent liberties with her, he took her to •
stall and treated her to some milk and sweetmeats. He
then invited her into the park w ith him, and, having been
followed by • policeman and another witness who bed been
watching him, was there seen to repeat the same disgrace-
ful conduct. The little girl at length got away from hint,
and ran homeward ; upon which the prianaer was taken
I into custody.
The prisoner said he was only playing with tho child.
Hews. naturally fond of children, and that was what in.
dead him to purchase milk end sweetmeats for her. He
had sent for some of his friends, and would refer to them
fora character.

The prisoner's uncle, who resides at Knightsbridge, ex-
pressed his belief that the conduct of the accused had been
misinterpreted, though not wilfully, by the constable and
witness ; for the prisoner was • very respectable young
man, and bad been brought up in the fear of God.
Mr. Jardine reminded the uncle that sins like this were
always committed in privacy, and only discovered by acci-
dent. He believed, however, that mischief sometimes re-
sulted from sending these cues to be roinvestigated at the
sessions, and therefore he should dispose of it summarily.
His worship then lined the prisoner 5i., and committed him
for a month in default.

CLERKENWELL.
Isabella &mon, aged 19, described in the poliee.sheet is
a student at the Home and Colonial Schools in Oray's•inn-
road, wee charged with numerous robberies.
The prisoner, who is respectably connected, some time
ago was received at the schools to unektgo a coarse of train-
ing in order to fit her as a teacher, but the establishment
.

being full a temporary lodging wee provided for her at the
house of Mrs. Drape, No. 2.5. Chichester-place, Oray's-inn-
road, and she was en the habit of having her meals at the
house of Min Maria Cope, 9. Swinton-street, Saint Pancras,
a branch of the Home and Colonial establishment. Articles
of property were repeatedly missed fr)m the Louse of Mrs.
Drano and the ladies, students of the original and branch
schools, and letters forwarded to parties never reached their
destination, but were intercepted by the prisoner, who at
length we. suspected, and on Fyfe, 136 0, searching her
lodging, numerous articles belonging to Mn. Drano and
laden oenucted with the schools Wail found, when she
wee given into custody.
Mrs. Mary Ann Deane, Misses Maria Cope, Harriet
Bradley, and Louisa Wells, gave confirmatory testimony,
and identified the stolen &nicks produced as being their
Pr•PwtY•
The preemie said nothing in her defence, and she was
fully committed for trial.
Airs. bums Neal, wife of Mr. J. Keel, of No. 27, Culfard-
road, Islington, and 17, Orecechnrch-street, Cit, was
charged with having assaulted Metre Marret Ann Jones,
who has since died, in cemsequence, it alleged, of injuries
received in the assault.

The defendant hat had the daughter of deceased in her
Denies, from w►ich she subsequently discharmd hsr. The
deceased, nut being satisfied with the daughter's discharge,
went to the house of the defendant, in company with ano-
ther woman, and, being intoxicated, became abusive. The
defendant was closing the door against them, when deceased
fell a considerable depth into the area, and was found insen-
sible in a pool of blood. She was taken to St. Bartholo-
mew's, and died on Tuesday.
The woman who accompanied the deceased to the house
swore that the defendant threw • bundle at them, and
pushed out the other woman, who had not spoken a word.
A solicitor who appeared for defendant denied the whole
story, and said that the deceased came to the house com-
pletely drunk, and fell into the area.
The defendant was remanded upon bail.