The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-31 00:00:00

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NOICES.
COURT OF PROBATE ANTD DIVORCE. WESTMINSTER.
The following are the Matzo appointed for In and after

COURT OP PROBATE.
Tuesday, Nov. a; Wedne day, 4 : Thursday, 5 and Raturato. 7.
The court will sit on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 1, to bear motions
only ; on the other days at 11.
COURT FOR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES.
Friday, Nov. ; Wednesday, 11 ; Thursday, 12 . Friday. 13
Saturday, 14 ; and on each essesedlag Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, and Saturday, lentil Saturday. 18, inclusive. The court
will sit on Friday, Nov. 6. at 11. to bear motions only. on the
other days at 11.
COURT Or PROBATE.—TRIALS BY JURY.
Wednesday. Dee.!; Thursday. 3: Friday, a; Setae sy, 6; and
Wednesday, 9, and following days. If neearreary.
COURT MR DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES.
Wednesday, Dec. 9; Thursday. 10: Friday, 11 ; Sturdy, If,
and on each succeeding Wednesday, Thursday. Friday, and
Saturday. until Saturd.y. Dec. 19, inclusive. If any causes in
the Coart of Probate remain for trial on Wednesday Dee. 9,
such causes will be tried before the causes in this court. The
judge will sit in chambers to bear summonses at 11 on Tuesday,
Nov. S. Friday 9, and Tuesday 10, and on each succeeding Tues-
day until Tuesday, Dec. diinclusive. The Judge will
hear motions in both conga ma Tuesday, Nov. 10, and
on each succeeding Tuesday, until Tuesday, Dec. V, inclusive.
Motions which stood for hearing at the sittings In and after
Trinity Term will not be Included in the list of motions, to be
heard on the above days, unless notice Is given of them to the
elect of the papers on or before the dayaappolated for the deposit
of papers before each motion day respectively.
ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS, AC.
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Airing Coca?.Tra;ese:uite;lrl slt r7AWeatmltister on
Wednesday, Nov. 4, and on such other day or day' as may be
appointed by Um fudge.
Arm's Comm—The Appeals Court win sit at Doctors'.
commons on Thursdays. Nov. 6,1; la, and 14 at 104
ADIUsAITT COCRT.—The Admiralty Court will sit at West-
minster on Tuesdays, Nov. 3, 10, 17, and 20, and Dec. 1 and 8,
at lot, for summonses and motions in chambers, and at ll for
motions In court.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(Before tbs Common &demi.)

George Tu rne►, 34, agent, who was yasterday acquitted on
the charge of fraud in the advowsou coma was placed at the
bar on a charge of obtaining, by false preemie, goods to
the amount of 181., from Moan. Lewis and Allenby, of
Regeatetreet.
Mr. Bowden and Mr. Pater prosecuted; Mr. Harry
Palmer defended.

Mr. Palmer naked that the trial might be postponed until
next session, as his priecipal, llr. &Mos, was absent.
Mr. Rondos opposed this, sayieg that his principil, Mr.
Naitcelfe, had likewise been oompelled to leave, so that they
were on equally fair pound.
The pnsoner asked his lordship to allow the came to stand
over, as he would like Yr. ltibtoo to defend him.

The Commas Serjesat ruled tiatth;t7i:lMVst go on.
Mr. Halides then briefly stated the facts of the cam,
which will be hand shortly embodied in the evidence below.
Mr. Arthur Jams Lewis, of the firm of Alleoby and
Co., of Itegent-strest, said be remembered the mummer
calling upon them in March, 1859, and giving his mine as
Captain Mitchell. He then stated that he wished to open
an amour with the prosecutors for goods, giving as his
mimeos' Major Williamson and Colonel Hamilton, and
in consequeoce of replies purporting to some from those
gendarme, they agreed to give the prisoner credit. The
replies were m follow :—" Ryds, March 28. Gentlemen,—
In reply to your inquiries I beg to my that I ham knows
Captain Mitchell for some years, sad believe be will faith-
fully fulfil any enpioneata be may enter into ; sad as to
the amount, he is quite able to mammy liability beyond the
sum named by you.—C. Will The second letter,
purporting to come from Colonel Hamilton, was to the
same effect. A few days after these letters bad arrived
the prisoner came to the establishment in a brougham
with a lady whom he represented ae his wife, and be was
then supplied with goods to the =mat of 181. 10a. He
had stated that his town address was 2, HaDover-strest, and
his country residence was at Kirklingtoo, in Oxfordshire.
Fully believing kis statement, the prosecutor allowed him to
have the goods.
Homy Oskward, clerk to the last witness, said be had
eadeavound to traoe out Colonel Hamilton and Major
Williamson, but could not discover them. He had likewise
gone to Kirklingtoo, but no such person had raided there
1859 as Captain Mitchell.
Mr. Glomerate', aupennteudent of the borough police of
Hastings, deposed that the prisoner sad a lady were staring
at that town, and passing as Lord and Lady Charledon, in
1859.

Mr. Janne Braise, formerly dirk to Yr. Alilett, hosier,
of 2.14, Begent.strest, deposed that b. know the prisoner,
sod had meg him write. He bad represented himself as
Sir Herbert Seymour. and witness had received letters
purporting to come from the primmer in that name, by
which be was passMg at Bath when be was apprehended.
He was addressed and supplied with goods to a large
amount in the name of Sir Herbert Seymour. Witness
▪ him write the particulars of an application witness
made to him at the time of his apprehension, sod he believed
the letter produced, signed " Williarosou," to be in his
handwriting.
A ember of witnesses were then celled, who deposed
that the various letters produced were in the handwriting
of the prisoner.
The b-constable and the post-master of the village
of Yirklingtoo gave evidence to the effect that neither the
primmer nor soy person of the name of Captain Mitchell
had resided in Kirkhogtoo at the time that Turner had
given his name as Captain Mitchell to Messrs. Lewis
aad Co.

---ihMcoocluded the case for the prosecutiem, and Mr.
Palmer waa about to address the jury when he we. stopped
by the foreman, who stated that their minds were already
made up to return a verdict of guilty.
Mr. Palmer, however, insisted upon his right to addrees
the jury. He then proceeded to urge upon them the Jujus-
ties of esnivicting the prisoner wider the circumstances, sad
weed en I. moteod that whatever wrong he had committed
morally, he had not actually committed any fiend upon the
prosecutor.
The Common &rime% was about to address the jury,
whin the foreman said it would only be waste of time, as
the address of Mr. Palmer had not altered their dessision.
flier this returned a verdict of (Jelly agues{ the prisoner.
Mr. Hamlet said there were two other indictments
arising out of the advowson case, with regard to the signa-
ture of Wilson, which name the prisoner had forged.
The Common Serpent said it would be useless to try
the primmer au that indictment, for if they did, he (the
learned Serjesot) should tell the jury it would be their duty
to writ the defendant on that charge. He wee only sorry
that in the advowsoo ease they had wasted ,one whole day. ,
when they had such a case as the present before them, for
it wee hie firm opinion that the prisoner hod intended to
pay the 3001. in the other case if he could have dose so,
and she that he had not obtained that sum by fraud.
Mr. Itowden then said that possibly the court would like
to hear a little about the prisoner.
Mr. Glennister, superintendent of the Shallop police,
mid that be had had the primmer in custody is 1859, in Kest,
on a Mum of forging an order for 401. He then gave the
name of Mitchell. He was afterwards tried open his own
coefession and convicted at the Lewes Assizes, wbee he Wall
sentenced to twelve months imprisonment Witness had
received a great number of letters from differest fashionable
watering pie, concerning the great number of frauds com-
mitted by the prisoner upon the venous tradespeople.
When be was taken into custody " Hardwicke's Peerage'
was found upon him and he wee paging ea an aristocratic
member of society.
The Common Serjeant, addressing the prisms,. fold Wm
he had been convicted of having obtained these geode by
Pale pretences, knowing they were false. He (the teemed
&deem) could well mid/Maud what kind of • man the
prisoner wee. No doubt if he could possibly live honestly
in the style he desired he would have done so, but not being
able to get ea in that way, be found it seceseary to commit
all these frauds. With regard to the mlyowsee use of the
day before, the lammed Serjestat fully believed that the
primmer had intendedto ecru out his intents,, of pur-
chasing the adv.:mem. But hero he was, going about the
• country and defrauding various people with the scost unblush-
ing effruotery, and giving himself fine aristocratic names,
which isdoesd the people to give him credit. He had
already received twelve menthe' imprisonnseet fee forgery,
and it was his duty now to seoteuce him to a very severe
imprisonment. The learned Serjtant then sentenced him to
be kept in penal servitude for seven year..
(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
At the sitsug of the court this morning Kr. Maciutyre
appeared to make an application to the learned Commis.
stoner. It would be remembered by the court that no the
previous day • prisoner named Alexander Johosteise pleaded
guilty to IS indictment Margin him with stealing tea
certidastos of shores iss the South Africa& Beak the pro-
perty of his masters and employers, Messrs. Thompson and
Itoxbiugh. The certificates were in the hands of the Polio
officer clearers Russell, and the application be had to make
was that they should be restored to the prosecutors, whose
property they were.
Mr. l.,ter said be wan instructed by Mr. Leleao, the
gentleman by whom the shares had been sold and disposed
of for and on behalf of the convicted prisoner, and who
elaimed the certificate. as his property. He had paid to the
primmer 1701. for which they had been sold, cad of that suss
Mr. Lateen was the loser.
Mr. Pratt appeared on behalf of Mr. Chapman, the broker,
who had actually sold the shares, and laid claim to them
seder the provision, of the 100th section of the statute 25
end 26 Victoria, cap. 96.
Mr. COlMiatiloll.l Kerr, after hearing thelatreedoouseel
wise appeared for the respective parties, mede an enter
that the certificates should besiege up to the peemoutors,
sad that if the other parties raft themselves aggrieved they
could apply to the Court of Queen's Beech by certiorari, to
eel adde the order, as had been done in the case of the gold
dust robbery.
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Ageri Diseidsolt. a polies onistibis Mtwara! Se W. R,
or Woolirieb thriven of polies, sarroadored I. disaharge of
lie had, to mower im Melictumot charging him with a COIF
awe nom & oe oas William Bryan, at W./Swish. oil Ow
ItMh flopessalrer

'7SS,) SA TUBD AY IL VI

Mr. Le Breton appeared for the prosecution, and the
interests of the defeudaut were watched by Mr. Tindal
Atkinson, Mr. 13*,11, and Mr. W. Nicholson.
'lhe case OCtRIP the atteutiou ..f the court and jury for
upwards of seven hours, but the details were wholly deeti-
tato of public interest. The prosecution originated is •
i drunken broil on a Saturday night, and the evidence was of
• meet conflicting character ; the one set of edemas allow
lag that the defendant was the offender as imputed to him,
and the witnesses for the defence setting up that the prose-
cutor wee the real offender. The defendant received an ex.
ciellent chancier for good ooniluct and humanity from In-
spector Lerwell, end • host of oilier witnesses.
Mr. Commissioner Herr minutely summed up the evidence
to the jury, who, after a moment's consultation, returned •
verdict of Nor (hid*, sod the amiounoement was received
with cheers, which, however, were speedily repressed. The
defendant ma et mos ordered to be discharged.

George Swint and George Boteke, two decent-lookios
men, were indicted for stadia a quantity of bacon and
butter' the property of Joseph
Mr. Collins conducted the prosecution ; and Mr. Warton
defended the prisoner Bowls..
The facts were simply thee. :—On the evening of the
18th instant the prisoner Smith entered the shop of the
prosecutor, • grocer and cheesemooger, hag on his
badness at 84,5• John's-road, Boston, and purcheeed bacon
to the amount of Hs. 4d., and butter to the amount of
3s. 3d., sad said that if the boy went with the goods he
would send back the money from the coffee-shop of which
M Famed to be the proprietor. The boy went with the
goo& sad instructions not to leave the goods without the
money ; but Smith cajoled the boy into a beershop and sent
him back for some other commodity, with which the lad
returned, but on his return to the beershop found that the
prisoner Smith had gone off with the goods. The lad
watched and found the prisoners at soother public-house,
the property being io the possession of the prisoner Bowles.
The jury at once found both prisoners Guilty, sod they
were reepectiveluantenced to twelve months' imprison-
meat with hard
James Afacarrhy, • stalwart young man, pleaded guilty to
• violent attack on Thomas Melds, • polioncoostable of the
It division, at Woolwich, and inflicting epos him grievous
bodily harm.
The prosecutor appeared on crutches, and was still suffer-
ing from the injuries.
Mr. Commissioner Kerr sentenqed the prisoner to be kept
to hard labour in the House of Correction for 18 oalendst
months.