The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-30 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 30, 1852.

said yielding substance.." The defendant In the am la •
working engineer at Nottingham ; and he, without know-
ing what the plaintiff had done, invented a steam gauge
which acted upon a similar princirle to that contained in
the plaintiff's patent. In consequence of these cireurn-
stances the plaintiff brought the present action to recover
damages for an infringement. end the question was, whe-
ther the :defendant's patent was an infringement of the
plaintiff's.
Evidenee was called on both sides, and the case lasted all
the day.
The jury, after considering the matter in privato fur
some time, found a verdict for the defendant.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—YesTERDAT.
OrITIMOS OFTRR Morn TRIM IN LONDON, AT NISI I.lllll6—Bgroas
IRS LORD COW BMWs UM COMM,. Tall.
Tin GUARDIANS OP Till POOR Or THE ROMYORD UNION
O. TBB BRITISH GUARANIES ASSOCIATION.—ACTION ox
♦ 0 U ALANTIII.
This was an action brought to recover 8001., insured in
the month of November, 18.50.
It appeared th'rt the plaintiffs, as a corporation, had in
their employment a person called Beadle, whose business
was to collect the rates 15 yeari ago. In the year 1839 one
of the sureties died, and Mr. Beadle procured another. In
1840, 1841, and 1812, Beadle got into difficulties. lie was
then defaulter for 5001., but never found out. In October,
1850, application was made 17 Beadle to get rid of his
former sureties, and transfer It to the Guarantee Society.
A document, signed by the clerk to the guardians, noted
that ne losses had ever occurred, and that the sureties had
never been called on to pay for any dishonesty. A policy
of insurance was accordingly effected, and about six or
seven months after it was executed a mast stringent exami-
nation took piece, when Beadle was found to have become
defaulter to the extent of 1,01391. It did not appear that
any regular audit was ever instituted periodically. The
practice was to make a 11 all" upon Beadle for a certain
sum at stated terms, when he levied rates, but never paid
over the full amount ; at thet time always keeping back a
sum which he made good in the nest call.
The defendants complained that they had been deceived,
inasmuch as the plaintiffs had allowed them to enter into an
agreement without being acquainted with all the circum-
stances of the case.
Ili, Lordship, in summing up, said it would be a ques-
tion for the jury whether the defendants had made out their
plea of fraud.
The jury retired for about twenty minutes, and on their
return found a verdict for the defendants on the plea of
fraud, the question as to the validity of the certificate being
reverved.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTERDAT.
egress ras Cmizr Commlora.
Is RR WILLIAM AM.—IMPORTANT TO Cuenvross.
This insolvent applied to be discharged from Whitecross-
street Prison. A creditor appeared to oppose, but it sp•
peared that opposition had not been entered in the book
kept for the purpose in the odic@ of the court for the pre-
sent occasion.
The Chief Commissioner said the insolvent wu entitled
to claim the privilege, and therefore could not be opposed.
A person named Thomas claimed to be a creditor, and
was entered as such in the schedule.

The insolvent was discharged.
Several MIS have occurred of late where oppositions
have been entered for wrong days. Creditors and others
who enter oppositions should be particular to euur them
for the day the eases are to be heard.
IN RE ANN TURNER.
Mr. Stammers, the barrister, applied for the sanction of
the court to compromise a Chancery snit on the part of the
assignees.
His Honour required further notice to be given, and the
application was to be renewed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Mary Anse Stagg, John Wilson, surf Charles Starke,
who were some days ago charged upon suspicion of baring
robbed Mr. Gooch, a farmer, at Aldborough fair, near the
city of Norwich, of Bank of England and Dank of Norwich
noses, and other property, to the amount of upwards of
5001., were brought before Sir Peter Laurie for final exa-
mination.
The following is • brief account of the additional particu-
lars of the investigation :
Mrs. Rows, the wife of the shopkeeper in Hounds-
ditch, who ad followed the prisoners into Bishopsgate-
street after having refused to change a Norwich bank note
of 101. for the female prisoner, said the appearance of the
sualrisoners in the street while waiting for the female
suspicion, and her husband returned the note to the
weesea, who forthwith proceeded to another shop for the
of obtaining the accommodation.
Doddymead, a person who was in the neighbour-
hood et Bishopsgate-strect, said—At about half-put nine
AWE on the night.in question, I saw two men running
k dm direction of Shoreditch, and I saw a number of bank
mem aletiered about the street where they had passed. I
=gi twelve notes for 101. each, which proved to be
fibs Norwich Bank, and I took them to the station-
house sod pie them to the constable in authority. there.
Two or these men ran after me, and wanted me to give the
notes to them, but I refused to have anything to do with
them, and I made off to the station-house to deliver the
property to the police. I did not see the faces of the men
who were running from the police.
Lydia Melling, of Albert•place, Boston—l was also in
Bishougate at the time above stated, and I saw a man run-
ning, and Policeman Gibson following him at full speed. I
did not see the fugitive throw away anything, but I picked
up tour or five Norwich 101. bank notes. An omnibus
man then jumped from his footboard, said what have you
got there, to me, and another female took them from me,
and then said we would all go with them to the station-
house, to which he accordingly drove, and we then gave up
the notes to the constable.
Amelia Matthews—l was in the company of the last wit-
ness, and I picked up four notes of the same description,
and I delivered them at the station-house.
Gibbon, In the employment of Mr. Roberts, of No.
83, Shoreditch, clothes dealer, said the three prisoners came
Into the shop between fire and six o'clock en the 22nd of
June. I sold Starke a suit of clothes, and Wilson awsisteost,
for which Starke paid me 21. 18s. with the 101. note I pro-
duce, which I changed. The note is on the Norwich Bank,
and is dated 17th April, 1852, and numbered D 6,487. fie
wrote upon it the name of Starke, and told me to write
his Christian name, "Charles," se he could not write well,
and I did to.
In answer to Sir Peter Laurie, the witness said—This
is the only note I changed for,them, or they presented to me.
Sir Peter Laurie—Prisoners, do you wish to ask any
questions of any of these witnesses ?
The prisoners—all of whom appeared to he very much
dejected—said they had nothing at all to ask.
Sir Peter Laurie—l shall send you all on Thursday next
to Norwich, to take your trial in that city, and I shall
transmit to the magistrate there a copy of the depositions
in this most sr rious case of robbery. It gives me the great-
est satisfaction to state that the witnesses who were engaged
in the detection and apprehension of the prisoners have one
and all acted with the most praiseworthy skill and propriety,
and I shall feel much pleasure in giving my certificate for
the payment of all the expenses incurred end lately
to be incurred by the prosecution. Of the ex-
extraordinary benefits derivable from the admirable 'avow
tion of the electric telegraph, by means of which our
police communicated with the police of Norwich, it is un-
necessary to say more than this case has furnished another
instance of its efficacy.
Aeting•insputor Hamilton sad the other witnesses wen
then directed to be in attendance on Thursday next, on
which day Mr. Dunne, the chief constable of Norwich, will
convey the prisonen to Norwich.
MARYLEBONE.
RieAani• SIT, a cab driver in the service
of Mr. Ewins,
George-yard. Hatton-well, was charged with cruelty to a
mare, which be had whipped in an inhuman manner.
Mr. Long thud him 60e., with the alternative of a month's
hard labour in the Rouse of Correction.

John Shaw, a powerful young man, was charged with
having assaulted the police, and also with violently assault-
ing Margaret I). Keefe, a young woman with whom he co-
habited, so as to place her life in danger.
The prisoner and the Injured woman had lived together
for several years in Bell•court, Cray's-inn-lane. They fre-
quently quarrelled, when the prisoner used to beat her un-
mercifully, and she invariably forgave him. A few days
ago he reprisheii his Meknes towards her in so brutal a
meaner that life erfered with cuts and bruises through
Mobs nod Maw, as. M was sufficiently strong to be sup-
Mai el thi Awe she applied for a warrant. She
sots than se sbls and Injured that she was conveyed to St.
Dartholomew's Hospital. where she now lies in a dangerous
slats. On Monday evening Kdward Bingham, 80 0, and
Sergeant Pealing, 0, having received information that
the prisoner was at • public-house in Gray's•inn-lane,
they proceeded thither, and found the prisoner there. He
swore vehemently that he would not be taken into custody
by 20 policemen, and as they attempted to take him he
fought with them until with extra assistance they succeeded
in overpowering him, and securing him In the station-
house.
Sergeant Pealing, in answer to a question, said he had
bees to see Margaret O'Keefe that morning in the hos-
pital. She was in a deplorable state, insensible, and unable
to speak. He produced a certificate from the house sur•
pea, which pronounced her to be in danger.
Me. Yalld, the chief clerk, here said that he had seen
the inlayed wend, who was so bruised and mutilated that
be aeon witnessed so shocking a sight.
Mr. Corrie asked the prisoner if he wished to say any
thing to the charge ?
lie replied, with levity—l have nothing to say.
Mr. Corrie said he world remand the prisoner for a week,
and gave instructions to Pealing to continue to make in-
quiries at the hospital daily, and report her state at this
Pert.
WORSHIP-STREET.
A respeeighirdreened elderly person, named WM. Rote,
idles Arks. deseribel m on agent, was charged with having
steamed videos sued et term ftos tradesmen and others
by idle and
Ng. 11=1111a=nalheturer in &later-
dm% dtat about tit weeks MGM, he
Inffinffinitai to 'bum by a master weaver in his
wddiousbeid semi Illasvey, who informed him that the
pilffieneeffieffi bens nevi for some months in prosecuting
de
UMW to place him in possession of a quantity
to which he was entitled, and thnt
eeffilkilhaniMdPeZebrterieve, from what he had ascertained
hos dd. ihat he would also be able to render witness a
gegehae. The prisoner then put several questions
WY. Iffiplethig his family, gad having elicited from him
HMI& mast was a native of Warwickshire, end that her
walissiiii was Parker, he expressed his conviction that

be was the lawful heir to a large estate in that county, but
that the necessary information on the subject could only be
obtained upon application to the Crown-office, in Chancery-
lane and he would be happy to obtain for hint all the par-
ticulars on receiving the moderate fee of ss. 6.1.
Witness accordingly blinded him that sum, and the
prisoner a few days afterwards again celled upon him,
and produced a letter, which he ri pr. ',witted hail loon
written by Mr. Williams, a chancery barrister, to whom he
acted as agent, and which stated that after searching all
the records and other documents connected with the mat-
ter, lie had ascertained that a legacy of 7.501.' together with
two houses and 27 acres of land, had been bequeathed to
the family of witness under the will of William Parker, of
Atheraton, in Warwickshire, who had died 22 years since,
hut that as no claim had been made to it, the property had
been transferred to the Consolidated Fund, under the con.
trol of the Commissioners for paying off the National
Debt, and that unless it were claimed without further de-
lay it would be altogether lout. 'the prisoner having at
the same time intimated that there was no other way of
recovering the property than by filing a bill in Chancery,
which he would undertake to do on receiving a further fee
4011., witness immediately advanced him that amount,
and having accidentally met him in the street a few days
after, the prisoner assured him that he had filed the bill,
and ;hat a summons would doubtless reach him shortly re-
quiring his attendance at the Master's office, when two-
thirds of the amount which he claimed would be placed at
his disposal. He had been ever since unable to meet with
the prisoner, and having ascertained from subsequent in-
quints that no bill whatever had been filed, and that the
rest of his statement was a pure fabrication, he caused him
to be taken into custody.
Police-constable 216, who had apprehendeu the prisoner,
produced several printed cards containing the following
curious announcement, which he had found in his pos.
session :—" The greatest advantage ever offered to the pub-
lic, whereby every person may obtain any article that is
used for the comfort, convenience, or consumption of man
(either in the raw material or manufactured), and may Iso
paid for by the day, week, month, or quarter, half year or
year, as suits the purchaser. The smallest amount will be
taken up to anything they please, and the articles will be of
the best description, and most reasonable terms. All letters
and communications addressed to Mr. Hose, No. 28, Mark-
street, Finsbury, will be immediately attended to." The
officer added, that the prisoner, who occasionally passed
under the name of Felix, had been previously convicted of
similar frauds, for which he had undergone twelve months
imprisonment, and that numerous other charges would be
brought against hint at the next examination.
The prisoner, who declined offering any defence, was re-
fer a week.