The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-18 00:00:00

APrucAnoss 'Fog zzizAii.

His Honour said tieVe-;•;;1137e; apalcatiate of tbig
kind, la none el which had affidavit of service of the D06:01
to waiters been filed. as required by the afar/sof reek
These sffidavita ought to have been filed on the preceneg
day ; bat he learnt from the registrar that they had ant vu
been filed ; the applinetioes mast. therefore, stand over.

The bankrupt, s liiiinst;yosaa--- boat builder, of &Wilk
came before the court, owing MI. only.
His Honour expressed surprise at the bankrupt con* to
the court for so small aa amount, and &eked how macs bt
had paid to his Wormer.
The bsnkrnpt said his Meads bad spieled him. He tad
come to court bemuse he woe premed by creditors.
Order granted.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUELDELAM.
FORGERY Or ♦ CREQIIE AND ALLEGED El

OFL'iA.

Mans dime was brought uo for dnalemehrliesbiis
Sir F. G. Moos, &arid with forging the embissmumt Ms
cheque far 141.8 x., with latent to deftaud Ids
Humphreys, of the firm of Humphreys sad
Baps
eowdooted the preeseatiou.

The facts elicited on the former occasion were that et
• was managing clerk to 31esers. Janson, Cobb, anf
aeon, solicitors, of Basiegballetreet, and that he had bee
is their employ for a period of nearly forty years. The
lately he had got into considerable embarrassment' of I
pecuniary luau?* in comequeece of an improper acquits.
awe with a woman of doubttal character, aid that in ark
to wiriest' himself he had misappropriated in the int
imbue* mesa y which be held in trust, but not in any say
connected with hie employers' business, and which he sir
sequsetly replaced by the misappropriation of cheques which
came into his heads. Those cheques were in their tent
met to a certain extent by other money which he
purloined, and at the time of his being given itto
custody hi &Weaker", according to his own admilioa,
wore as much as 6001., although the actual deficiency ea
believed to be far ie mesas of that amount. The only
however, upon which be wen proceeded against was thatef
forging the endorsement of "H. Fox Bristowe "to a chem
to enable him to get the mosey for it.
Mr. Briatowe, a barrister, said that the prosecutors wee
indebted to him for fees to the amount of 14/. Bs., but that
he had never received the &amte for that sum, Reicher bed
he endorsed the cheque himself, nor authorised anyone to
do so for him. .

11;epsi;oser said he should plead guilty, so u to we
the prousuton all the trouble and expense be could, is 2
he was thanks* committed for trial.

CLERKEN WELL.
DESERTION Or ♦ WIFE.

A respectably attired woman, between 30 and 40 retina
age, applied to Mr. Barker under the provisions of ue
Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Act, for as order protect.
isg her property and her earnings, acquired since her hue
band had deserted bar, against her husband and hi
creditors. . . .

The applicant, who dated that she wee ie business u s
milliner, and waa sow earning • good livelihood for he
family and herself, said that shoat three years since be
husband sent her rod her family into the mutiny, and while
she was there, he sold the home and absconded to Amans.
for the porpoise of avoiding his creditors. Since then be
had never written to her, out she had heard that he had
jatued the Northern army, as be failed in the bums' te
Lad darted.
Mr. Barker asked her what made Der think her healed
would come to her soy more.
The applicant Paid thnt she bed Peen a letter in which 3
was stated that her husband was tared of fighting, god Ind
"skedaddled," and his intention was to leave America Is
when he was at home he got drunk and ill-used ner and he
family, she hoped the magistrate would comply with be
request and grans her an order.
Mr. Barker inquired if sines her husband had been MN?
he had sent her money, or any means towards supplying ha
family or herself ?
The applicant replied in the negative.
Mr. Barker granted the order, and directed the applicant
to get It properly registered in the county court, or it would
be of no avail.
The applicant then thanked his worship and withdrew.
SOUTH WA RK
EITILAOIDINAZT CIIIAGI Or CHILD BITALING.
Mary Perry, a very respectable-looking old woman, led
years of age, was planed at the bar before Mr. Cade
charged with stealing John tiparrowhawk, a child of nude
years, for the purpose of begging.
Polices-constable 137 31, mid that he was on dot' in the
New Kett-road about 10 o'clock in the morning, when he
saw the pruoser go into leveed gentlemen's houses with
• clean looklag lad, about seven man of ate. Sus-
pecting from her meatier that the woo begging,
and being satisfied that the child did not be-
long to her, he watched her and at last be saw her receive
some money at one of the houses. Witness then went up
to her and ascertained that she had represented the chid
to be her grandson, and on inquiries he found that was NM
and that she had takes him away from his parents' house
for the purpose of begging. Witness. further added that the
prisoner was suspected of being a systematie beggar, bete(
concerned with another notorious character red-direr in the
district of this court in obtaining large sums from this bear
yoked.
The prisoner here declared that that was untrue. She
was never a beggar in her life.
Mr. Comb* asked her what she had to say for stealing
the child?
Prisoner said she never stole the child. He was playing
in the street, sal she merely took him fora walk.
The latter, a very intelligent boy, was here questiooed
by his worship, and said that the prisoner edited him imp
front hie mother's about 9 o'clock, aid she promised to beY
him something. When they got into the New Kent.ned
she went up to several persons and asked for mosey.
Mr. Edwin, the chief clerk, here observed tot be bed
bees much deceived lay the primate for several year', she
having been a recipient of alms from the poor-hos at wires
times, he always believing leer to be • decent respectable
woman, who got • livelihood by selling brides. she
ever
fgei:asuerellpecniay liptsolhi'datth'siitethiawm:ser
ca:yer.ystAtetenril'aamirelassieighb:marsicethhkeo wished
.4.
As 6
hIY
iavestigated.
One of the officers of the court intimated to his email'
that be believed she was well known to Mr. Hereford. to
chief officer of the Medicity Society.
The prisoner thee declared that she was henna/et of the
charges made against her. Bbe was never • begs, is ber
life, and was sure that Mr. Honford knew nothio; shoat
her. She was quite willing for a remand, as she could defy
as to raise anythiag against her character.
The mother of the little boy was here called Edward. and
she said that the prisoner lived in their neighbootho nd. erg
everybody wondered when she lot the money to des ro
&oddly and live so awnfortebly. She bed not the last
doubt ohs had stolen the child for the purpose oft n
on the benevoleet.
Mr. Combs mid he should remand her until Tunis/
vest, end in the meantime the oilieer could communion'
with the Menlicity Society and the persons she had called
urn in the morning.
She was then removed, protesting her innocence.

ASTLEV'S Tarmac—Mr. E. T. Smith hat taker;
the Royal Astley's Theatre for • taro of years, sod .11
open on the 2fth December neat.
The Mews. Tnesanii have just added to their
historical gal, in Baker street. • splendid iiii•NiZa WOW
of King Edward IV., attired in the gorgeous ooronation rotas
of the period (1483), and wearing • crown, which in It
redects high credit oa artist by whom it was mast'
factored.

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