The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-22 00:00:00

IIZ WILLIAM WEIOHT.

This was • sitting for examination and discharge. The
bankrupt, William Wright, wits described as a journeyman
carpenter, of Watford, Herts.
The liabilities are LW. ; wets nil.
Upon the application of Mr. W. R. Buchanan, who sup-
ported, the examination was passed and order of discharge
granted.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Ware Ur. Justice Williams.)
PILAIIDULENT TRWITLI.

Jame MacroftboiTint, arespise----table looking man,
pleaded guilty toe charge of misdemeanour in having unlaw-
fully appropriated certain stock to the amount of 2,3001.
'Lauding in the books of the Bank of England, and of which
be Mon trustee.
_ _ _

Mr. Atkinson, who appeared for the prisoner urged in
his behalf that he had formerly filled a very respedable posi-
tion, and that confinement had had such an effect upon Dim
as almost to amount to aberration of mind. A sum of 700 f.
was also found upon him when he was taken into custody.
Mr..lustice Williams said it appeared to him to be a very
bad case, and that there were no circumstances of miti-
gation whatever eonnected with it. He felt, therefore, that
it was his duty to make an example of the prisoner, and
he should, therefore, sentence him to three years' penal
servitude. _ _

Maryaree Nanabricife, 30, was charged with the man.
slaughter of Margaret Holum.
Mr. Halton conducted the prosecution.
It appeared front the evidence for the prosecution that
before the occurrence the prisoner had expressed herself
in such terms towards the deceased that showed she had
an unfriendly feeling towards her. On the 14th of July
the prisoner was seen running along in a gnat 'passion to-
ward, a public-house called the Weill in Wells-street,
Poplar, where the deceased was star and commenced
an assault upon her. The deceased ran behind the bar
to get out of her way, and the prisoner went after
her, and pulled her down by her hair, striking her head
violently on the stairs. The prisoner dragged the deceased
out by her hair, and kicked her twice on the side of her
head. The prisoner was taken before a magistrate, and
sentenced to a slight imprisonment for the aseault.
The deceased woman, however, was unwell afterwards,
and • doctor was called in, and attendee' her
until the 6th of August, when she died. The surgeon
made a peat-mortem examination, and found a considerable
quantity of clotted blood upon the brain, which was the
cause of death. He also gave his opinion that the injuries
she received on the 14th July would account for the condi-
tion in which he found her head.

The prisoner denied having kicked the deceased, or having
knocked her down ; she admitted that she slapped her twice
on the head, because she called her oat of her name ; she
said that the deceased kept a ginger-beer shop, and was
always having rows in her house.
The prisoner's sister stated that she was there when the
disturbance took place, but she did not see the prisoner
knock the deceased woman down or kick her.

The judge having summed up, the jury returned a verdict
of Guilty, but recommended her to mercy.
She was senceuced to oue mouth's imprisonment with
hard labour.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)

Jupp surrendered to take his trial for a rape upon
Eliza Cole.

Mr. Sleigh and Mr. P. H. Lewis prosecuted ; Mr. Serjeaut
Ballantine and Mr. Metcalfe defended.
The facts of the case are unfit for publication. The pro-
matrix was a servant of a lady named Butterfield, in Fair-
field-pima, Bow ; and upon the 2nd of August, in the even-
ing, the misoner called at the house, and the prosecutrix
let him in, telling him that the family were not at
bane. She asked him into the parlour, and he
said he would stay until it had cowed to
rain, end he then committed the full offence of rape
upon the prosecutrix, and quitted the house, leaving his
victim iu a state of insensibility, iu which condition she was
found when the family came home.
The case was proceeding when we went to press.

THIRD COURT.
(Before the Common Serjeant.)

At the sitting of the court Mr. Giffaid, with whom was
Mr. Kemp, applied to have the trial of Andrew Gray (the
gentleman connected with the metropolitan press, who
stands indicted for libel), postponed until next session, upon
the ground of his having been only then instructed.
After some opposition from Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Edward
Bosley, for the prosecution, the application was acceded
to, Wad the case stands for the second day of next session.