The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-18 00:00:00

pogr-OFFICE SAVLVCIB BANK BILL.

Ou the third reedio jot this bill,
Kr. HUBBARD eh acted to the mode of investment pro-
posed. as increasing charge on the consolidated food.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUiLId said that
there wee no novelty in the principle, which was one in
daily operation. At the National Debt-office, in the City,
pewere daily (tan ed into terminable annuities.
CerVoot„ therefore, considered it necessary to draw any
special attention to the subject.
The bill was then read a third time and passed.
The house adjournedat 20 minutes pest 8 o'clock.

nab) inttiftgenct.
COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.

litho= 17.
(Before the Jodie Ordinary.)

V. YAM, FALIZLT CALLING HVISZLF

Dr. Middleton movedf;i7sUlTaiituted minim of the order
for payment of oasts and slimooy upon the petitioner.
Dr. Elpiniui opposed the motion.
fair 0. Creswell granted the application.
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COURT OF BARKRUPTCY.—MAsca 17.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.)

(Conclndeif;;lny7st;r7ayl; Express.)
The bankrupt, on examination by Mr. Sargood and Mr.
Linklater, admitted that he had been in the habit of ptu-
chasing goods for the Melbourne market, and then pledging
the shipping documents, but denied that be had bought
them solely for the purpose of pledging them. In this way,
in October and November, 1861, he had bought candles of
Marra- Hale and Sons to the amount of 1,2001., and had
immediately obtained advances on them. In some cases he
bad applied bank drafts, which were sent by his partners in
Melbourne in pa t of consignments, to other purposes,
and had obtained renewals of the bills. He had bought
Mews. Hale'm candles, though his pa tors at Melbourne
had written desiring him not to send any more. He failed
in December, 1860, and the whole amount was owing at the
time of his bankruptcy. He admitted that he intended
pledging the candles when he bought them. In September,
1860, he received from Melbourne a statement showing the
position of the firm on the 30th of June, 1880, by which it
Orl7that, if the debt from Wrangarth and Boss, of
01.1 were bad, the firm was insolvent to the extent of
8,0001.

—liter occupying the court all day, the came was again
Atoned.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—XaDercoNs, MARCH 17.
The commilidon for the county of Kent was opened hare
on Monday, end yesterday morning both warts proceeded
to burins's, Lord Chief Justice Cockburn presiding on the
civil side, and Mr. Justice Wightman in the Crown Ocurt.
Eighteen civil causes are entered for trial, five of which are
to be tried by special juries. The gaol calendar contains
the mimes of forty prisoners, but with the asoeption of two
charges of murder, none of the came appear to be of a serious
description.
(Before Mr. Justice Wightman.)
Mr. Henry Aldridge, an ensign in the 84th regiment, •
very gentlemanly looking young man, surrendered to take
his trial upon • charge of feloniously uttering a forged cheque
for 131., with intent to defraud the national and Provincial
Back at Folkestone. _ .

conducted the pronounce ; Serjeant liallantine
was epedally retained with Hr. Kaye for the defence.
Mi case created a good deal of interest on account of the
position in life of the primer, who is very respectably con.
Dented, and also from she fact of hi being • very great
favourite with ell his brother Olean and with the
officers of all the other regiments at the camp at
Shornclitfe where he has been stationed for about
a year and half.
Serjeant Hellmann., at the close of the case for the
prosecution, made a most powerful address to the jury
on behalf of the prisoner. He said that although
he had undoubtedly in the first instance approached
the inquiry with very great anxiety, that *amity bad been
dispelled as the case proceeded, and he said it really ap.
peered to him that the evidence that had been adduced bad
not only failed to establish the charge against the primer,
but had actually disproved it, and that after the testimony
of Colonel Lightfoot, as to the tiros when he last saw him
on the morning in question, it was impossible that he could
have been the person by whom the forged cheque was pre-
sented.

A number of witswees„ all persons of station and high
position, among whom were Sir H. Vane, Colonel Maude,
Mr. Hurst, the barrister, Admiral Montague, Mr. C. Dickens,
and the Rev. J. F. Hodgeoo, were ccaalllleedd to speak to the
character of the prisoner, and they all concurred in de-
scribing him as a young man of high honour and in-
tegrity, and, in their opinion, utterly incapable of com-
mitting such an act as the one now imputed to him.
The learned Judge having very briefly summed up, the
jury returned a verdict of Ara Guilty.
The verdict was received with a burst of cheers, sod the
prisoner' who was ordered to be immediately discharged,
left the court surrounded by his friend..
The grand jury have ignored the bill against the two
prisoners charged with the murder at queeuborough.

MIDLAND ClROUlT.—Luromar, MARCH 17.
(Bofors Mr. Justice Wlllas.)

TEI ALIMNICAL POIMONINGB AT MIAMIAN-Li-TIM
The charge against John Garner and IfemseA, his wife,
for the wilful murder of Hannah Gruner, the first wife of
the male • ,on the 28th day of Merch, 1861, and
for the or' n 1 murder of J mime Garner (mother of the
male primmer) on the 20th Deo., 1861, commenced yesterday
afternoon.

Mr. Stephen, the Hoc. Chandos Leigh, and Mr. Mellor
appeared for the prceecution ; the prim:mem were defended
by Serjeaut O'Bnen, Mr. Flowers, and Mr. Habib.
Mr. Stephen stated the cue, and called a rut number of
witnesses, the e-am•nation of whom lasted the greater part
of the day.
At about 5 o'clock Serjeant O'Brien commenced his ad-
dress to the jury for the defense, and be was proceeding with
it at half-past Sr., whew our pared left.

OXFORD CIRCIIIT.—STArroaD, MAiscu 17.
Odors Mr. Baron ChiawelL)
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John .7es;eits, chergedeiliTheMurder of three maws
near Bilatoq was again brought up. The case for the pro-
WORIDOD had closed on the preceding night, and
Mr. Kenealy now addressed the jury for the defence, con.
tending that the evidence which had been adduced wee
wholly insufficient to establish either that the rope bad been
out, or if the contrary were true, that the act had been
committed by the prisoosr.
His Lordship summed up at considerable length, and the
jury, altar a short deliberation, returned a verdict of Not

THE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STREET.
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Eh= and C./garrotte &melon., sisters, aged about 14 and 15,
were charged with stealing toys, he., from stalls in the
Lowther
Henry Jordan, beadle of the Lowther-arcade, stated that
at about half-pest four on the previous afternoon be was
called by Madame Samson, of 20, in the Arcade, to
take the ere in modally on a charge of stealing toys.
He found on them a number of tom, such as figures of
animals, hr., and a portemonnsie. the toys were the pro-
perty of Madams and the poriemmumie of Mr.
Flemish, of No. 16 in the Arcade.
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staled that he made inquiries
neglecting the prisoners, and fused that Charlotte Bandon
was servant to • lady residing at Lower Marsh, Lambeth,
who was in atteodance, and would speak to ohmmeter.
The prisonen' uncle, a respectable tradesman, stated that
the prisoners had lost both father and mother, and that be
bad taken charge of them. He had never had any fault to
fad with their conduct till now.

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The mistrees of Charlotte Bandon said that she bad fee-
quietly eutruated the primmer with 601. or 601. worth of
property, and had never had any occasion to find fault.
Yesterday she bad paid the prisoner her month's wages Rod
had given her a half-holiday. It appeared that she went
for a walk with her sister, and in going through the Arcade
they were tempted by the display of goods Os the stall,.
• Corrie, after administering a severe reprimand to the
prisoners, discharged them on the undertaking of the uncle
to take charge cif Elms. sad the mistrals to receive Char-
lotte back into bat service.