The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-19 00:00:00

Lab) inttlitgenct.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
JULY 18.
(Bdore the Judge Ordinary.)

Sir C. Cromwell dirnuiMea the petition for reatitatioe of
ooejugal rights, and granted the respondent a judicial sepa-
ration on the ground of cruelty.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JULY 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Pane.)
IN RE HARPER.-RITRYBIVIS PAWNING OFGOODIS..

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The bankrupt was a malt and bop factor, of Mark-lams,
late in partnership with Frederick Collingwood (who haa
obtained his order of discharge). This was the adjourned
sitting fee discharge. The joint debts and liabilities are
upwards of 24,000/. ; creditors to the amount of 8,0001.
hold security in the form of malt sod hops, pledged by the
bankrupts, but they have not realised the amount advanced
upon them. There were no meets except on the separate
estate of Colliogwood.
M. Lammas:o, for the assignees, asked that the order of
discharge should be refused, and that the court would order
a prosecution under the 2Zird section. The unsecured debts
were 16,0001., and against those there was not a single
farthing.
His Honour said the assignees could prosecute if they chose,
without the authority of the court.
Mr. Lawronce—But if they do that, they must do it at
their own expense, and this ie in estate without a farthing
of meta. It was the object of the legislature to provide for
the punishment of dishonest debtors, without the creditors
being obliged to do it at their own expense.
The Commissioner—l wish the legislature bad adopted
the plan which I proposed, of raising every creditor who
bad proved into the position of a judgment creditor, and
allowing him, if be thought proper, to take hie debtor in
execution. That would have provided a very simple means
of punishing fraud.
Mr. Lawrence urged that on public grounds the court
ought to direct a prosecution.
His Honour said the only difficulty appeared to be that
the costs of a prosecution, if directed by the court, would
fall upon the Chief Registrar's fund, which was not in a very
flourishing condition.
In maws, to the Court,
Mr. Canaan stated that them were assets of 1,0001. on the
separate estate of Colliugwood.
Mr. Lawrence said it would be an extreme hardship on
the creditors of Collingwood, who had lost all his money in
this oonoern, and knew nothing of the dealings of Hamper,
to make his estate liable for the costs of the prosecution.
His Honour said he should consult his brother commis-
sioners before taking so important a step as he was now
asked to do. _

Pock pressed for the bearing of the case. The bank-
rupt had been eight months before the court. He might
have been guilty of acts offensive to the trading comma-
nitv ; but he ought to have the benefit of any doubt that
existed.
Ultimately theme was adjourned for a month.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

HOME CIRCUIT.—HzarroRD, JULY 18.

The business of these Male was brongh.t to a conclusion
yesterday. and the coannianon for the county of Ewe: will
be opened on Monday.

NORFOLK OIRCIIIT.—AnsaBuzy, JULY 17.

(Before Lord Chief Justice Coc&bunt)
Antony Toat/in/0071, engine driver, was charged with the
manslaughter of Edward Oliver.
The prisoner was an engine driver on the North Westetn
Railway, and on the Wed February last was driving • coal.
train from Rugby to London. The deceased wu • odds
driver, mid WM travelling in the break van of • cattle
train ing in the unie direction. and on the lams lie.
of • which left Rugby ten minutes before the coal train.
The cattle train left Rugby at 9.55 p.m., and on approach'ag
/Undone points, about 3 miles and • quarter from Wol-
verton, found the danger signal, indicating that the line
was blocked. The driver of the cattle train thereupon
slackened speed and proceeded at the rate of seven or eight
mike en hoar towards Wolverton. While proceeding at the
above rate, and when about half a mile from Wolverton, the
coal train mu into him, and • collision occurred by which
the deceased was killed on the spot. and other persons more
or less injured. It appeared that the coal train, which was
driven by the prisoner , was proceeding at about 15 miles an
hour at the time of the collision, and the charge against the
prisoner was that he had neglected his duty in not shutting
off steam on seeing the danger signal at Ilanslope.
The jury Acquitted the prisoner.

WESTERN ClRCUrr.—Wtlicams-nut, JULY 18.

(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)

THE FORDISCRRIDOR ATROCITT.

This court opened yesterday morning under circumstances
of great excitement. Every cranny and corner of the
plane was very soon crammed, and hundred@ of persons
could not gain admission.
George Jacob Gilbert, aged 30, described u a labourer,
was indicted for the wilful murder of Mary Ann Susan
Hall, at Fordingbridge.
Mr. Prideaux, with Mr. Cole, appeared for the prosecu-
tion ; and Mr. Here defended the prisoner.
The prisoner pleaded net guilty.
Mr. Prideeux having opened the cane, the evidence
(which has been so recently fully before our readers in the
reports of the inquest that it is unnecessary now to repeat
it) wus gone into. At its conclusion,
Mr. Here made a long speech in defence of the prisoner,
his main argument being that the evidence was inconclusive,
and the chain imperfect.

The judge summed up at great length, when the jary re-
tired fur a quarter of an hour. and then returned with a •er-
dict of Guilty, which was received by the crowd of people
outside the court with loud clapping of hands.
The prisoner said nothing in arrest of judgment, and wu
sentenced to death in the usual manner.
The trial lasted nearly ten hours.

THE POLICE COURTS.

BOW-STREET..

AreAitald Anderson, fuhiartackle manufacturer, of
Drury-lane, appeared to a summons charging him with
haviug feloniously taken and carried away a portion of the
tail of a horse belonging to Mr. Milieu, cement merchant,
of 6, Thamesatreet, City.
From the statement made by Daniel Cook and W. Hills,
two carters in the employ of Mr. Hilton, It appeared that
the men were out with the waggons on the morningplurytbe
11th July, and they pulled up at a coffee-house in
lane to partake of breakfast. One of the men looked out
tome if the nose-bags were all right, when he saw the dei-
femlant pulling the tail of one of the horses. He called out
to defendant, asking him what right he had to pull out the
hair in that way, when he replied, " I have only taken a
little bit," and he then walked into his shop with some of
the hair en his baud. Hills went up to the shop door,
which he found locked, and knocked three times be!
fere he could get any answer. The defendant presented
himself at last, and on being accused by Hake a taking the
hair, be produced a small quantity, mid said it waa all he
had taken. He returned it to witness, saying, " Don't
make a piece of work about it, and I'll take care it shall
never happen sgaiu." Hills replied that he should mention
it to his employers, for if the hair was missed he might loss
his situation.

It was further proved that after the commons bad been
issued, the defendant waited upon the manager of the pro-
secutor's business, and made one or two attempts to get the
ease settled.
The defendant said be meant no harm. He did net lake
more than a few hairs to see it they matched some that be
had—certainly not a farthing's worth.
The foreman said the prosecution wan instituted to pro-
tect the men as well as the hones. Some time heck a boom
came home without any tail at all, and of comae the carter
was blamed.

Tdr.fie•iy mid it was a felony in the eye of the law
During the tweet, years be had been on the bench he
had a similar charge before him. The tideedant must be
committed for trial, but he would take bell.

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