The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-17 00:00:00

RE HENRI' HILL

This was an examination meeting. The bankrupt wee an
oil refiner, of Albion Mills, Commercial-road East, carrying
on business under the style of Hill and Co. The debts
were 4,4141. ; assets, 831. ; with good, doubtful, and bad
debts, 9W3t.
The matter was adjourned.

This was also an examination meetiog. The bankrupt
was a livery stable keeper, of Melcombe-mews, Dorset-
square. Upon the application of M Robertson Griffith.,
be passed his examination.
Debts 6001., assets trifling.
Sr C. HEMPT.
The bankrupt was a baker, of Leman-street,Whitechapel,
who now Tamed his examination.
Mr. Dowse appeared for the assignees ; Mr. Robertson
Griffiths supported the bankropt.

SECONDARIES' COURT.
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)
ACTIONS IN THE SUPERIOR COURTS.
There was only one caner, in the list, which was an action
brought in the Court of Queen's Bench for a small sum.
The defendant had pleaded never indebted. The present
was the third time the action bad been set down arising
Loin attempts baring been made to settle the matter. As
no arrantement had been made the case was at last tried
and the demand proved by the plaintiff, on which the jury
gave a verdict.

An application was then made for a certificate to carry
cost and refused by the learned Secondary.
It is anticipated that, in consequence of the number of
actions brought in the superior courts for sums under 204,
an act will be paned declaring the amount for which writs
may be issued. It is probeble that for sums under Al. no
writ will be permitted to be issued out of the superior
courts..

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Ssirjeeat Gazelee.)
Charles Lee, 32, was indicted for feloniously embezzling
the sums of 1/. Os. 10d., 21. fie. 10d., and 11. 25., the monies
of William Morden Bernard, to whom be was servant.
Mr. Daley prosecuted ; Mr. Hemp defended the prisoner.
The proeecutor is a china dealer. carrying on bnainees at
No. 12, Hampstead-road, and the prisoner was in his employ
up to the 25th of April last, when he absconded. He
been in his *serial for seventeen months, and had to receive
money on account of his master, and to account for it im•
mediately on receiving it, On the 10th of April
he received from Mr. Alfred Hewitt, of Harp-
alley, Farringdon-street, the sum of 11. Os. 10d.
on account of Mr. Bernard, and he gave a receipt
for the money, but this money he had never banded over to
his master. On the 16th of April he received 21. 6s. MI.
of Mr. Curtis, of Stingo-lane. for which he also gave a re-
ceipt. This sure wee not accounted for. On the 10th of
January he received 1/. 2s. from Mr. Arthur, of 38, Little
Pulteney street, and gave a receipt for the money, which he
never accounted fur. _

Mr. Kemp made an able defence on the part of the pri-
soner, but the jury found him 0,44.
Mr. Bernard said that the total amount of embezzlement
by the prisoner was upwards of 95f., and bad been cartiecl
OD by abetractiun small sums during the whole of that
period.
_ _

Mr. Serjearit Giuielee sentenced him to be kept in penal
servitude for three years.
Rarhael Harley, 24, and Emma Clark, 2.5, were indicted
for stealing a watch, value 64, the property of Victor
Guidice, from his person.
Mr. Dicker prosecuted ; Mr. Pater defended the prisoners.
This was an ordinary street robbery. The prosecutor was
accosted by the two prisoners in the Haymarket, and they
asked him to treat them. While talking to him they ma-
naged to abstract his watch, with which they made off, but
both were an need taken into custody.
Mr. Pater the jury for the prisoners.
The jury, without bearing the summing up of the learned
judge, returned a verdict of Guilty.
Several previous convictions were proved against Clark.
Mr. Serjeant Couielee sentenced Clark to be kept in penal
servitude for three jean, and Harley to be imprisoned for
sis months,