The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-18 00:00:00

he had reason to believe, from information he had received,
that still it did not present a true picture of the state of
crime in the county, sad that in the western divides par-
ticularly • great many felonies were committed of which
the parries who were the sufferers by them gave no infor-
mation to the authorities or the police. He therefore felt
himself called upon to any publicly, that it should be known
that the promedlag,which was known to the law by the mans
of misprision of felony, was s very serious elbow, and sub-
jected the parties who were convicted of It to imprison-
meat for • year. The law with regard to this matter had
certainly fallen into disuetude, but it was very neeemary
that it should be known that it still misted; sad during
the last twenty yews he had himself been called upon to
make use of it in the county of Durham, and he bad sen-
tenced two parties to • year's imprisonment for having wil-
fully withheld information relating to an act of (okay that
had been committed ; and if the present state of things
should continue in this county, it was necessary that the law
to which he had referred should be put in operation, in
order to check that which was undoubtedly a very serious
offence.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.-STAFFORD, MARCH 17.
CLOWN COVAT.-Bp GLUT,* Q.C.
BUROLART AT WOLTINHAMPTON. _ .

N. CoMin, 13, and IV. Co/kin, 20, were indicted for
breaking into the dwelling[ house of Richard Bagley, on the
12th of October hut, at Wolverhampton, and stealing va-
rious article+, the property of the prosecutor. The evidence
against the prisoners was very clear. They were found
Guilty, and senteneed to ten years' transportation.
OBTAINING MONET UNDER FALAR FRITINCES.--00-

move Csoz:

G. E. Bailey was indicted for having feloniously forged
the name and signature of Emma Fletcher to a poet-office
ember he one pound, at Wednesbury, with intent to cheat
and doessad ; also with obtaining money under false
pretenses.
The indictment charged that George Edward Bailey, on
the 22nd of March, 1830 falsely pretended to one Emma
Fletcher, of West Bromwich, single woman, that he. the
said George E. Bailry, had been to Bretby, in Derbyshire,
sa behalf of the said Zama Fletcher, and served a certain
oda of affiliation on oats John Bell.
Edward Fletcher, in support of the allegation, stated
that Bailey said he ad been down to the Chesterfield Arms,
at Bratby, in Derbyshire ; that Bell was out, and that he
had IA Ow seder with die landlady of the inn in question,
wham Ball Wks&
Now, It was walnut! by Mr. Huddleston that the
allegalls• in the Indictment was not supported by the evi-
dence, bet that a personal service of the order must be
proved, in order to support the charge.
Mr. Scotland argued that the substantial charge had been
suffitiently proved.
The learned Judge, after consulting Mr. Baron Platt, de•
tided that the evidence did not prose the averment ; the
prisoner was therefore acquitted. Mr. Greaves further
said that, in the bill which he prepared last session, there
was a clause which would hare p ted any such objec-
tion as this being fatal ; it WAS, however, struck out in the
House of Lords on the suggestion of a noble and very
learned lord, although he (Mr. Greaves) poiated out to his
lordship that this very difficulty would are. Mr. °naves
referred to the Criminal Law Amendment Bill.
The prisoner was subsequently placed on his trial on the
charge of forgery, and Acquitted.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-LEICESTER, MARC!! 16.

NM PRIV* COVIT.--BIR7OII Ml..kr/TIC.' MAUL..

ThereWe,eonlylrOca ;see eoterod for trial at Lriaster,
one of which was undefended, and of no Importance. The
other, which occupied the court the whole of the afternoon,
was

AND ANOTHER O. BITTLISTONE AND

ANOTHER.
Counsel for the plaintiffs, Mears. Huntley and Hayes
solicitors, Messrs. Lawrence and Plows London. Counsel
for the defendante, Meson. Maconliy, Willmore, and
Huddlestone ; solicitor., Mr. Henderson and Mr Spooner.
This was an important case, ari-ing out of a
bankruptcy proceeding, and the court was crowded
during the hearing. From the opening speech of
counsel the facts of the- case all and to be these:—
The plaintiffs in the action (Messrs. Quartermaine
and Plows) were the trustees of the property of the
late Mrs. Cuff, wife of the late Mr. Cuff, of the Freemasons'
Tavern London. The defendants were the assignees of
Mr. Culf, of the Bill Hotel, Leicester, a son of r. Cuff,
before-named. In the lifetime of Mr. Cuff, the senior, he
advanced several sums of money to his sons, Mr. duff,
of Leicester, having received to the amount of
8 0001. This, of course, wee dens to establish them
in business, but it was willed that at the father's death
they should pay interest on the money advanced to his
wife until her decease, at which time the money should be
their's free from further interest. Mr. Cuff also willed that
at his wife's death his residuary property should be divided
between his children. In 1849, Mr. Cuff, of the Bell Hotel,
became embarrassed, and to meet the demands upon
him, the property at the hotel was made over to
I Mrs. Cuff, of London (who was seetherin-law to
I the me of Mr. Cuff), for certain securiehe and meoey
advanced. Mrs. Cuff had two dauphins sad feeling
that It was desirable to snake some eartiemene men them,l
amongst other property, the security she held an the Bell
Hotel, foe the amount of about 9001. was MUNI span'
them, sad Messrs. Quartennaine and Plows
enmesh That was at the nd of 1860. At that =WV.
Cuff was apparently well, and was aft mush WOW 40
years of age. But early in 1881 she died sedgy, teem
disease of the been It then beams asseasey that the I
trusses hr her daughters should leek slier the
property, sad of rearm their *Manisa was linseed le
the security they held ea the Bell Hotel. They wrote
to Mr. Cuff frbeg belles seeneity or en anangemen
mein pay the dins Am Visions lateen re4' bat the esemenesinee nisi by dee pisintills this
Lens tailing let. Cuff net these we me eiternative left
for them but re tette peemesie• of the at the Bell
Hotel. Accordingly, en the 171 k July 1881peeperty , Mr. Plews
sent down a meesengorp with power to take possession.
On this Mr. Ca', with his eslieber, Mr. Flews
Setae time, and give Mr. Clem ity of assaulting
his friends,to sue if any arrangemsat mei be made. But
on the 23rd of July Mr. Cuff made a lied et eseigeessai,
and, a few days later, a Sat in brakemen was UM sealant
him. The smigeses, aetwithrtemting Mr. Plews power
Moe, aloe tent ponies, and, by am miler from the Bank-
= Court, snit the steak and tendeare. The ens* of
the me taw se newer hem the se-'pees the
value of the smarity they held ea the gni.
Per the delmelwate Mr. Macaulay urged est then was
no appease* lain possession that Illeirgb •
was met dews, his benne wee fu
Mr. end Ms. mg am this the treisent neffenel te
supply the bsssl es heir% es the swileansing that the
positron Mr. Cuff's. The set of bankruptcy wee also
eaptiek ea the point, the: when an insolvent had the paps
sermien of property as the appestat owner, and traded on
the meat Mist , snob wen balite be taken by
the sesigsses t of theorisations whoever might
turn en te he the reel owners. _ _

fashMSs;itaseeis were eiiMilsed for the plaintiffs and
defendants, setablidelng the bets of the ease as above
stated ; after which, with tho senennence et the learned
judge, it was mutually agreed diet a nudist should be
taken for the plaintiffs for 0911. Ills. 10d., sabjeet to •
special ease in the Court of Commas Pleas.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—Yost, MARCH 15.
Ma Paws Cdoet.—Baioaa Ma. Laws Auxessos.
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Mr. Hall opened the ploadisgs Thomas Lister was the
plaintiff, sad Hoary Dashaverails ssoreta of the Atlas
Assumes Oampasy, was the tishsasS tississadon
set forth the provisions of droalleise at adsmast for
1,8004 as the mill of the pidadg the padintom of the
candidate tidied cos aid ths distrastisa of the mill
by firs The tishathat that the insured
prestha wess:ints:Fl by fro; , that so far as
related M the with, tie
e*Stiff was not in-
tended therein ; , that the pleistild did sot deliver a
fall mad particular assosat d Ids as& demo ; eddy,
that in the moms at loss sad Memo Ohm was fraud in
the claim width the =maim elf dm mations ; dthly,
that the kes happosed by the moommest sad wad ass
Shama d the Plaigathodntiff Mianalt; eddy, that slier the
wen bar he, ma hollmo the the Mit plass,
• slam istrodosed idea the messiss, Masse =dm
M Ithr asamomy, or mast of a pramdlosalle imam of
I=Tille 0111 by mikados allege
1 the "
sharp et promemed asiM wilthefu d l con-
trivers, awl aim the me of hest frassesalas the quality of
theatre. Thsosugsa inns was JIMA
Is dasessume of tiro armless et widows 11111iniat sad
the pad idgth et the addresses of ommosl, the paussadMis
is WI dm Vie.days.
Ms Sum La sussig am observed that the
two quoilloas Shish the jury hod es iesith were these—hid
tirwershatiff ommitted fraud is the stammat of Mims
be had gist to the Atlas Company ? To be satithod
that that was osshoy mast be fully perosaidthst the dr
testiest had math est that the pleas!, had Vz, sad
triad's made a hbs
remises ststsmsd. bo most was
vitrAkte Os p bad bass Ind by the
suet etas *Stiff ? If a the result they pm
thglrwa-
dMt he the plaistiff, he would be added to roomer me-
third tithe sans which the jury believed the ardsiss were
worth that bad been destroyed In the ME, and Ma whole of
the ma Ilia the was worth la this wasams.
The jag Mind to their vasiht at Id Wastes
pad $ AM*, sod, after as Massa if twisty ariantsa,
retuned We mort with a verdict hr the plaintiff, as to the
wilful of the burning of the mill, and for the
Mto threidabst dais apes the Ades Com.
peay,la dope of the pdgeM a lis vall yeti wasshosse.
la • assmi shahs sass u UM, s lithe," the elemtary
of the Omni lan/saes Company, the record was with.
drawn.

MONMOUTHSHIRE AND GLAMORGANSHIRE BANE-
too C .—Yesterday, before Muter In Chancery
NEM, the cases of Messrs. Mayberry, Waddington. and
larota, were argued at considerable leagth by Mr. W. M.
honk for Mews. Tilson, Morrie*, sad Co., solicitors to
the Mats, sad by Messrs. Roxburgh, Russell, and Gifford,
se sessiel for those contributories, the Raster reserving
his dmailisa until Friday.
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