The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-13 00:00:00

;DECtEMBiII 13, 1835.

38;_ "_TIIXTRSDAIt

Applied.' w wade for the elleabarge et ere bealaupt
bee Imaelay, it appeerlag Neese had bees Ulm is 'sere•,
ilea a awed dam be a debt sada' tie torsos beak:tiptop
The Maimp was ordered.

IN 11 BISHOP AND 14 30?.
The bankrupts were builders, ef White LlON,StreNto
Bialtepegaleatdet. This was the milihmes seetiag. Their
debts were OM • meek iseeseiletatie, There had bees
no plead amil lade end impend anissittad ee, LogyL
The malllnatai wen suegielded Smoke deaths he the
date et the het INIMIDSVIS t whoa reseed, te he of the
third
IN NZ SZNON.
This wee the eertideste swabs Is thew of Aiken
&sea; deseribed a • boarding. beset keeper, of Albin-
road. Weaddrertlmoad. He owed M saeseseed marten
ugeL t dapiipmty wee eh deee. and awe owe me
mete, the due es the nupg 000 E) =az
amid as The cri.pitt dew* at 2,0744,
an bun OM. "few eostribstlene ;" the
hid bees 8/1811.; hind. 1 The mud of eh=
elated that tad Walkup. wae • barrister, se will as
lead laspfic He bed Med a &medal par.
:Gettig le be a bdandesheet, eztendlng hen November,
1847, Se the adtraidea. Then orm us deemed sheltie;
: Ira at hese when thee acedtals denneaded ;
behnselinet we entirely without reheeneerin
MI. it append to have bees aide up prbietpally hod
dinedry. The °sly bask bearing= the halaseeiheet wee
the ler bed'. There was se add.
There woe se eppeddia ea the part of the assignees.
HA Heard skinned that there woo no ark to the eue,
bat the benbraptdight take • third eleas cartificate.
The Willer hit the Inakrupt hoped that either a tint or
mead ekes seedbed would he granted.
The Costaississer—Piet ekes I Preposterous. For a
emend due I eased de say reads, for there is seemly •
hind& of trading. Say so aeon shoat it; let his take •
tkkd class cartileste.

IX SI

The beakrupt, Matthew lasses PoppMinn, was a sass-
ber of Om Ina of Papplowsll sad Clog merchants, ship
Meillo gal menabeint agents, of Liam stint. This was
the esnilliesto mosens((ioff's es:Olean has already been
adbdisated apes). The joint belaisambeet, whisk een-
mond la Goober, 1850, showed that Pop woll had a
eagital at that tine of 3,3251. The debts of the
lea were 22,0671.; IfabWtG., 2,3581. ; assets is good debts,
*MK The soils had bees 8,8091. ; lona, 13.33 M.; trade
ckelbgentteerll.; eat by ropplewell, 5,1611.; by
Mr. Irby impend he a Mr. Wetherell, • creditor for
1,2501. It appeared dot is °saner, 11134, Mr. Wetherell
wee applied to by the bankrupt, through Mr. Pollock. a
*kW, who itspseetaled that theism was is west of tempo.
myorrhw le the abeam* of ass of the penmen
(Qil)iatbaWest Im.llr.Wetherell was wagesisted with
Oeff, sal assested to bed Min 1,2104 of which 2501. was
slimmed at ease, sad LOON. mere • few days afterwards, o•
• mines eletemest fundited by Popplowell. &bowing the
state of the swam The Noah of ibis statement was to
draw • beams in fawn edis omen elemeral Maenad
pare. La the wry sat mem* they magma • limped-
boa with their orediten, and afterwards filed a petition for
arrangement. It Uses appeared that the stet/sent shown
to Mr. Wetherell was greatly Abe; a debt of 5,0001. to
Goff's father bens MAN* sad sem Alps lithle inserted
though they were easrlgoiped he seedy emir fall Valle.
Mt. Pollock 'prised far dm melppiese. Mr. Latina°,
no
Ironed.
Is Roam, obtervisi that ibe ease enmeshed very
swat to me of gran hand, erspeaded the sertilleate for 12
aseatise ; when granted, to be of the second with pro.
tonics la the neantlme.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS

=PAZ MI. 001012.110.111 KRUM
IN 11 WILLIAM DATINS.

This insolvent, s cousineralel traveller, who applied soder
the Protection Aet, wan opposed by Mr. fiargood, for s
creditor, masted Jackson, ss4 supported by Mr. Dowse.
The insolent, some years ago, was traveller to Mr.
Jackson, wbo was a draper Is the City. The insolvent Ism
(leanest is his moonlit, by 1001., sad :gsve his scsePtases,
on account of which 201. bed bees paid, and 101. for eons.
He bad been arrested by Mr. Jackson, sad discharged soder
the Probation Act. _

^Agaudos.row whether the pretest was a case 02 be
satertalited ender the Proteetios Act. It appeared that
the ineolvent was now is a situation of 1801. a year, sad bad
to pay 101. a year income tax. All he weld set aside,
said, was 201. a year, and the e= stylised by the other side
was 301.

it was arranged that 301. a year should be set
nside, and t►e protection was renewed.
Mr. Constnissioner Phillips was of opinion that ander the
Protection Acts the principle of condonation weld not pre-
vail. He told the insolvent he was wise in unfair mile
SOL year, and he would be wiser still if he made the psi.

IN 31 JOSUE B. MAYLIN TIM TOI
NOUN /UM.

This insolvent, a fishmonger, in the Bouthwark.bridge-
road, applied under the Protection Let.
Kr. barred opposed for Mr. Forge, a Honied victualler.
Mr. flawed drew the situation of the court to the sche-
dule. He said the debts were 1641, and there were siatetn
creditors. The insolvency was attributed to lasses by betting
on born ream There was an entry of 2001. as having been
paid for knees on various horse races. He submitted that
this was not a cue for the Protection Aet, which act recited
that persons bad not become indebted by " culpable se-
stigma."
Mr. Coseuriseloner Phillips intimated that it was not a
ease for the Protection Act.
It appeared from the insolvent's statement, that beeittes
2001. paid for bets, which he got from his father, to whom
he wee assistant, he owed about 431. for bets chiefs he bad
not treated is the schedule. He also said the debt of Mr.
Forge was partly a gentbliog debt.
Mr. Forge was ailed—He bad lest the insolvent 411., of
which 261 was lent to pay a debt, and the insolvent told his
he could get 1001. He had bad only one bet with the it
some years ego, on a horse called "Nancy," for 101.
Mr. Couuniesioner Phillips was fully of opinion. he said,
that the Protection Acts were not intended for gent/enten of
this deeeriptioo, and he should dhotis. the petitioa on. two
grounds—the first was, that be had no right to some to the
eourt with the debts in his eshidsle, haviag paid 2001. for
gambliag transaction. ; and the next was, that debts for
bets had been omitted from the Behead*.
The petitios was iesordisgly dismissed.
IN XI IRD DIV. DAVID HOWL YOOll.

This imam; mishear of St. Matthew's, Bt. Nerge's
in the Wet, applied swim the Protection' het. Four midi-
tors epic:die panes, and Mr. Sargood supported.
Mr. for as adjournment, to carry out aa
t for the of the creditors. The kmoirout,
ant=stattees of the church where he ollialated, were
askew Meta sea should be est aside for the creditors,
MOM emeM het be done adder this court. It would be
weeselleey lir a prints deed to be executed, and he had to
aptly he as aajeerameist et two =oaths.
The madam eltjeeled to ea adjournment of two months.
IThay diesght cue math was 'sough to cony at se
arreagemeNl
It appeared that Msbeef vest's income was about 300/ a
year. It bed ban es Ma se 801. He had a wife and two
daughters, gad bed MI sea children.
Mr. Bargesil was Vote take an adjournment for en
to whisk the g
weeks,creditors assentod.
Mr. Commiseseee ips said be deeply felt for the
underpaid wedded/ ahem and be laid the emphasis oa the
word' weekieg " dew. It seemed that the lasolvaet had
at sae time ealy 101. a year.
The ease was adjeareed to the 23rd of Jimmy, with
protestket.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCL

HOME CIRCUIT.

Die IS

The basis's of the Ease: ,star was Isreught to a ekes
to-slay, sad to-sorrow the eesmiwies far the meaty of
Sasses will be opened at Lewes, where Mr. Bile• Parke
will preside, sad Mr. Justice Croaptos wills ''e'ed that
teamed judge apes the Norfolk drool% at Norwich.

The following eases were disposed of by Mr. Jades
Crompton late lest night.
I Henry Nightingale, 37, and William Hitchcock, 32,
labonrere, wes• ladietd for a burglary is the dwelling
house of Hesekiah Smith, mad stealing two 61 Beak of Bag-
Mad soles, M. in gold, a quantity of silver plate, two
doable barrelled guns, and other ankles of property.
Mr. Bodwell conducted the prosecution. Kr. Woollen
Weeded Nightingale. The other primula was sad..
fended.

The loaned enamel be the preenatios, la apealeg the
ears, said It wet ewe of an enienoodinews imam The
peenetwear wee a gutless& reeiding at QM* Sardield. in
Me amity, and the charge quint the prime's was au
tiny were put of • gang a( Su pusses N. amaitied a
tinegiery at hie bean adder aresintaares of very great
agpmiell &hang! no Mali violent. appeared to
have heronseundtted. yet no
et Ile parties ware armed
with deadly essepeau and their tbreaw and other promo&
iap were alighted to suite the greatest possible alarm
wail helm The Gall gawks fee OS JS/7 would be who.
thee the Omen wen eaves at the pumas who had so
awed, gad aisle they had hued the seldom he should lay
beim thua,be be they would entertain ao desk upon
that plot e

Hosebiab Smith was thew aseishod--ne said : I an
a Ginn. lhiair at Gnat lindlaid. Is this nasty. Oa the
slabs el the nth November I massed hone about twelve
,
mad as Mos peered*toy bed -rem. I was
e last ap la the lease, gad I believe all the wisdom
wad dean were properly ihsemed. Mrs. Smith bad gne to
bed Wine I sane bens. Aber two e'eleek Is the seeniag
I was awoke by several new astring the bowsaws. sad two
et thin ease to she babble. Them wee a might Wit Is
the ran sad sae of *son alio bad a lighted eni&. mad
the ether bad a iimAkohmeilled gam Tim rims/ IliOt•
lapis had the pm, amilbe ether the lied a bledgeoa. The
ma wh gip"e Wit seEelmbisse Is pear wry ? Show
as yusw and Id pentad the gam at see
sad asy wile sod said. 4. we woos sad wary ws will
have.'• IssMl had am get asp awn lath POWS.,
!albtillallk Ink up sap meows *at werw Weide
look sot gay puns boo the ins**. The nes
Una 'gala I
asked tee nosey. sad I told thin that
they had ge ary pans. mad tbiy begMbed whet
was la it, sat Isla then a seuweiga ea two sod sone

silver. The ma nn posseeded to epee the drawees, end
law tuned an everything that wits is them, and took what
Um liked. Mile Ms was going on my wife sad I were
tittles ep la the sad the man remained in the nem for
20 'sinus hem lest to lon I sow a third nes Mediae
.uhlds the bsdritelt deer While Om ether two wan reneek-
'ng the room, MO nenit Ids iffy that man. Whoa the
two ma. bed ramoised the Cann they memo up to the
Wind tuned ewer Os Plows sod behest. and they them
woks eat of the rem. ',yin that tiny abseil seen bask
WAseem. They did sot Mum lad k a akin
heard a gun &Marin outside the hems. Wham
fhs mea salted use foe messy, I said .1 Whet, do you want
is to get oat of bed sad show you my money?'
sad noel the an mink " No, if yes want to be safe
Yew bell beta= whin In an." I ve it was the
Omar who mil this, but Imam set amnia.
Atter I bid Moil the ipso sit I sad my wife get up and
nonisal the MN% sad bud that two ion, a gustily
of silver piste, my watch, sad about M. is messy. had
been Wen away. The oink nun 2 while the on won
in my badmen I aeon raw Nightingale to my know
ledge beams this essesien He was set at ell ditisked. I
ban sever sea tlis third en slew.
Cross neselasil by Mr. Weellett—l was of OMNI very
much alarmed at finding three sea in my bedroom. When
I saw the third am steadies *abide the bedroom door I
caked out, "Oh. there's nether of you, is there t"
(A lush.) Wham I said tin be drew beck out of sight
immediately. I *Mk I should know this an again it
were to me him. None of tar property has bees renvered
mint the two pas tad a p4rat
Mn. Anne finish, the wits MOM presenter, said—l went
to bed about stoves Vele* es the sight is question, and 1
was nein whoa my hushes" nee bums. After I had
gone to sleep I yes awake by two nes mains into the
roam; ass of them stood at the foot of the bed; sad the other
wen to
eboad's side of the bed. lam we the
14 was no of th ram 11 e H. had apa
Chillits basil, sod gomeed it at us, and demanded mossy,
sad the other seas "When is your puree, or "Show
ue your mosey." They then west to search the drawer.
sad Nightingale Isle my parse and pat it la his pocket. I
looked at the ms while they wen in the room, sad I am
sure Nightiaieb is ale of them, bet I onset speak so
positively to the ether man. Alter the ass were gone
from the bedroom I eseensioed that the plate
basket, whisk contained the plate we had is use,
sad which was always brought foto the dronisg.
room adjoining the Winn had heed takes sway. J also
toned a large earring knife in the drawisirooss. It
beloaged to the home, sad had ben brought out of the
Minn.
John Omer, ea litswili
entledits of the Been constabulary,
proved that he appesh ball the primmer. at otratferd
—Hints** en the fist of November sad Nightingale co
the 271111 t sad time heuur, it appeared. attempted to run
sway wham the aliens nth their appearance at the bons
where he us lodes, by the back door, without either
show or atesidegs es.
It was thew pond that the ripe:len and three other ma
Inn sees going towards the Maas of the prosecutor on
the sight robugler, was onsmitted, sad it sp
inosa OM when Hitchcock was takes into custody
he at ens ediettsi that he was one of the nets who was
mooned in the matter, bat he said he had nothing to do
with the actual robbery, as he and soother stood outside the
hoses while the ether three went is, sad they did not know
whet loggesed. He also said that all the plate was taken
Malmo Om la Lonna, who made an appointment to pay
them der hi sad when they saw him be gave theif
wink was divided among the Ire. Hitchcock
likewise listed that they sold one of the U. notes that was
seeks to She sane man for 41 10s., sad this was also
divided between them ; and it appeared that he at the seise
dam mid Me 'Seer that after they bad left the hens of the
presenter, they tbietthe two gums into a pond, when

limy wore afemirards diservered.
Kr. Wooled, at the elms of the ease far the prosesutioo,
took • rather injlesione efosedes la indismise to the sharp
of burglary. The *mom aoyearok by Oho evident», to
catered di* be byname of a wlar el the ground
floor, whisk en Omni open en the fellow iag imerniag, but
there was as peddle greed that the window in quads* had
been dosed ea the previous if", said he enteaded that
under this. eirenneslanoes the diem if hnsgtry weld not
be sa
HisP=. dialed there was sesesebiri in the oidestise,
and he mailed Mrs. Smith, and put some questioes to her,
when she stated that she was wogs that, at all events, the
dressing roam deer and the bedroom door were shut when
she went to bed g upon Ibis he said that he thought the dif.
'catty suggested by the learned counsel had been removed,
and the one must go to die jury.
Mr. Woollett easasekkgly addressed dual on behalf of
Nightingale, and he asatooded that sada the eztraordiauy
circumstance. ammeeted with the presoodlng, they ought
not to be satiated with the madame es to his identity.
The lammed Judge having mimed up, the jury at once
returned q verdiet ei eamy elset both Women.
Hie lesetkiip, la webs mates., said he did not believe
that the ever entertained the Intention of doing
say Mpreuentor or his wife, and that their
object was merely to intimidate them ; and bat for this he
should bare yelled a wish mere severe sentence than the
one he was about to Freetown*. He then ordered Nightin-
gale to be kept la penal servitude for six, and Hitchcock for
four years.
Thomas Barham, 21, labourer, was charged with feloni-
es'', shooting at Cheri.. Braddy, with intent to do him
grievous bodily barns, and Charles Huhu), 19, was also
charged as an aeosseory to the commisslos of the offence.
Mr. Bridge promoted; the prim:men were defended by
Mr. T. Chamblee.
It appeared that the presseator wu one of the Colchester
pollee, and the primers were labouring men, Charles beteg
at the time of tbe asearrence a private is the Eases Rifle..
At • very early hour on the morning of the litho( August
last the prosecutor was on duty in the neighbourhood of the
town, whoa be saw the prisoners lying down in a place
felled the Old Hall yard, with • goo elm by them. He
*dui them whet they did there and some angry words took
plass, m 44124 be uprooted his iatention to take them into
essesdy.Thiropez this some angry words ensued, and the
primmer. lbessielves away and west towards their
hem. eaustable followed them end endeavoured to
apprehend the pima Chubs Barham, upon which the
gun was dirsharged by his beau t and according to the
reliable ef.the piesemter, at the time it was so discharged
the prisons. rioted it at bin. It appeared, however, en
moseepaansination, that the premien were well known to
the mutable, and that wilt!. they were endeavouring to
got away he pursued thus, and that be eadeavoared to
strike Ch.*. Barham with his stafG It ales appeared
that the only injury that was dose upon the occasion
was that two or three shots entered the collar et the polies-
man's coat.
Kr. Chambers contended, epos the fasts, that the
policeman bad brought it all upon himself by his own
bumpiesta conduct, sad that there was no posed for the
charge that wee made against the prisoners.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Gwilty.

OXFORD ClRCUlT.—OLoucuria, Ds . 12.

!MY Klii. minas 111ILLIAIIL
ITIMUNIII 70111111 D NMI/.

The trial of K,. /eke Muspsou, • surgeon, for uttering a
number of famed Bask of England notes, at Berkeley, in
August last, eissagied the soon up to 7 o'clock last night.
Mr. Ileiloripas sad Mr. Boaterset were weasel for the
prenesaligeb Mr. Skimmer for the prisoner. The sass
szehuff a gnat lied it Went on seconat of the respestable
under
pollee sod higit ekeracter esjoyed by the socused up loth*
nu far toe kairetket.
the prosecution wu very voluminous,
sad west Is that in the last week in August, the pri.
Poser. 'be beg Mee le prunes as a surgeon ia Berkeley
for sem yank gelid away to different parties and obtained
teepee he Ma: Ili= Bask of &Iliad notes, and that
ea klieg taken into custody, another forged
sots wag Ilia possession. The defuse was that the
prkerarr bed ,amend a sem et WI. in notes true a person
areal Inns, wimp he alleged, owed him that sus on a
bet es& hone rase, sad that he received the notes in a letter
met to his, addressed to the Berkeley-road railway station.
The steden-sestor at Berkeley rood sad his sister is-taw,
who keeps a guldie-house neuorem called to prove that
two lealeas weirs unsived at ilk, station for the prisoner,
sad that, Ile eganieg thee, Bank notes wore found is thus.
The jury, after retiring tor about a quarter of an hoar,
returned a verdict of GWlfp.

Hie Lovdship, sddrastlsg the prisoner, mid be bad been
omelets& of • vary mime offence, and one for whit*, a
few yeses ages 'mw ended their days apse the eadold. The
law had sines bees mitigated in that reopen, but still the
safety of the Meetly required that Weaves of this hied
should be paelabed with great severity. The prisoner ap.
peared to lave hold a respeetable station is society, and to
have horse as emelkat Amster, but he (the judge) maid
sot take that into masideratisa is mitigation of seatenes.
His lordship this sweated the prisoner to fifteen years'
transportatioa.
The primmer hewed his head to the dock, sad appeared
ea:primal at the of the sentence.

MIDLAND ClRCUlT.—Narrnionme, DEC. 12.

BOO= MIL semen atinwiza.
TIM WALTON ItIITIDER.

Johan► Duties, area d-etoribed- a; a dreetwiaker,
married, Bad well edtwated, was indicted for the wilful
Warder of beg daughter, aged about three years sod a
half. at °QUO, war Notaalltan. on Sept. 24, 1866.
Mr. Bedell with wham was Mr. Mulattos, conducted
the ease for tha preseentlea. Mr. O'Brien was retained
for the defuses.

—Pr= the *pia* stateliest of the learned *mad for
the presseados, sad the evidence of the wiles...., it ap-
peared that the deemed was the child of the prisoner by
a former hatband, cad bad bees for a beg time treated
with freqseat sad roes 111-aseg• by the primmer. The
And did not sleep with the other ebildrea la a Teem, bet
I was put is a on a bit of straw asd s.ekiag. The
primmer Oita wiled it was dead, sailed it " sad
best it eery hiselly. Oa the 94th ad September deceased
(essesinas to the seldom°. gives by Ass Parey, laoser's
talrewat) was dewa stairs sires with the def sat, Mr.,
Dotes beim shiest from hes% sad the other obil•
drea In the garret with wiliest. Primmer bad that
steraieg bees betties deemed is a mical ersel
swam, sad, while Party wag making the bode, she
heard prise/wee ean to George, es. el the Shaw children,
"M leek after little Poll 1." who had r set with her
basset. Alter„ west dews sad a taw sleets.
bend Nemo say, " I eta% dad Pony ; she west
list with ye. up le lb. gate." Primmer toad bias if he odd
that oasis ale wield rive Ms a good hiding. He mid,
" Tea did, EMU; kr I saw yea oat a/ she gin* window,

and you was doss alongside her." Site said a ossified tints
she would beat Wailful didn't hold hi. noise. Ms. Diktat
NUM witness down stairs, sad told her to go and fled
Polly. Witness said, " The child most he in sous place
Oboe, meioses." Witness looked about the plies, and mould
an fled her. Came back, and told the prisoner that it was
wry strange she could not find her. Prisoner said, "De
pew think she hes been nee the pond, and fallen in ?" Wh-
am answered, " N., I never sew the children in that part."
The iddid was enbee.westly hula in a near primer's
bow. ism =plias won sad after the
the wile= Pere, retuned to Mn. who was:Mr and appeared very frightened and nervosa. Mr.
UMW was lie then. Between nine sad ton o'slook wit-
seas was in bee beams settling the children. The door of
noose as about leer yards faun their,. Heard Mr.
ematfideg like "Did you do it ?" or " What
mode yeassigit r west to listen at the doer which
wee gee* open, end beard the prisoner admit that she bad
Illoststa the ehild lobs the pond, sad that after doing so she
(polomer) retry!itsall It, and tried to get it out, bet it turned
Milt ever. Mr. Dutton taught witness listsoustr, and
Who that she had heard the whole convenstion, tried to
leas bee to 'oppress her knowledge of the matter, and
melted bet if she was going to lame him a widow and his
eldideon orphans. He also said an oath was nothing.
In

It appeared that Patsy wne given to
drink, and was sometimes intoxiosted. She had not men-
tioned the alleged conversation between prisoner and her
husband before the coroner bemuse she was " bellied."

The defines was that apart from the evidenos of one dis-
solute woman there was nothing inconsistent with the hypo-
thesis that deemed might have gone out of the house with
prisoner, sums by her, and fallen into the pond.
The Wesel Judge, in summing up, said it wu extremely
imprebaas that a woman would confess to her husband she
bad murdered !mown child.
The jury returned a verdict of No Guilty.

TORS. WINTER

Mr. Baron Marna concluded the business at Durham on
I Monday, and bastes reached York, proceeded this (Tues-
day) morning with as trial of prisoners.

DITIRIXO ♦ FORGED BILL OF IX/MANOR DT •
CLIROTIIIIN.

William Bamford, 58, was indicted for having, on the
4th of November, 1848, at Bradford, uttered a fotged ia.
doreement of a bill of li:change for the paymeat of 1001.,
with intent to defraud Baronet Lama.
Mr. Blanshard and Dr. Bower conducted the prawn-
dos ; Mr. Hardy defended the prisoner.
It appeared from the evidence that at the latter end of
the month of October, 1848, the prisoner called at the
bank of the Bradford Banking Company, at Bradford,
and said he was the Her. Mr. Bereskrd. He then ten-
dered a bill for 1001. to Mr. Lira& to be discounted,
the manager of the bank, who looked at the bill, and told
the prisoner that he was a perfect stranger to the beak,
and that before the bill could be Cemented, it was neces-
sary that some one should be introduced whom the bank
hoar. The prisoner mentioned Mr. Kaye, of Masking
ham Ledge, and Mr. J. C. Kaye, of Farfield Hall, his
son, and Mr. Laycock replied that the introduction of
Mr. Kaye, or his indorsement, would be perfectly satis-
factory. In a few days afterwards the prisoner again
milled at the bank to inquire if a letter was lying there for
him, and as there was sot he went away and called again
afterwards a third time. In the meantime • letter Issi
strived, oat of whisk the prisoner took the alleged forged
bill, and preseated it to be discounted. In October, 1848,
the prisoner was on a visit at Mr. Kaye's, and also at his
eon's, the latter of whom he asked to discount the bill is
question for him for 1001, but Mr. Kaye refused, and never
gave authority for hie name to be inserted in the bill. In
April last Mr. J. O. Kaye -met the prisoner in Regent-
street. Lesion, and said, " Mr. Bamford ?" The prisoner
replied " Tel," aad Mr. Has then said, "I sta afraid I
shall have to place you the hands of the police." The
prisoner inquired Mr. Riye's name, and on being told it
e Immediately said, " Have mercy upon me," and added
that if Kr. Kaye would go with him to a Mr. Mims the mosey
should be paid to the bank, but Mr. Kaye declined to asioom-
pany him. It appeared thrasher it,. name had been
mentioned at the beak, the prisoner wrote to Mr. Kaye
thanking him for his hospitality, and inquiring whether he
(the prisoner) hod left • letter at his house. He required
an answer by rebus of poet, end it was suggested on the
part of the prosecution that he had done this in order to
imitate more effectually the handwriting of Mr. Kaye.
When the bill was presented to Mr. Layeock that getable=
was scrutinising the signature of Mr. Kaye, when the pri-
soner stated that he was ill, and had written the indorsement
is bed, whisk would probably account for the signature not
resembling very exactly his usual handwriting. The prisoner
then received 991. 6s. in cash, Mr. Leyeock retaining 14e.
for interest and commission. A eberpie was subsequently
sent to the bank, by a Mr. Payne, for the amount of tee bill
and interest, but the manager declined to aveil himself of
it. On this fact being stated Mr. Baron Martin said it was
quite immaterial, the question being whether this was •
forged bill or net. It was stated 'during the trial that the
prisoner is brother to General Bereeford, now Adjutant-
General in India, sad the cousin of Lord Dories and nest
heir to that title.

Mr. Hardy adduced the jury os behalf of the prisoner.
His Lordship briefly summed up the evidence, and the
jury, alter a few moments' deliberation, found the prisoner
Guilty. .
Mr. Bum Marti., fa passing sentence, said the prisoner
had been most resisted, on the most elm and
satisfactory •vfiwse that send well be adduced, of having
attired the endorsement of Mr. Hoye, koowiag it to be
forged. And it was highly Important that the people should
undentaad that the station of life of • man who committed
a sins of this sort should be no protemion what.
ever to hint ; and it would indeed be a subject
of complain by the people of this country, if, whoa a
person of the prisoner's station committed each • crime
as that of which he had been found guilty, he should be
treated in a different manner, either by the jury or the
court, to the meanest person who might be so charged.
The prisoner was • gentleman of education and @tattoo,
and he must know that the prosperity of this country in
• great measure depended epos bills of exchange being
preserved inviolate. lisainse meld not be serried on
for an hoar if the meet severe Fleishman were not
inflicted for these offesesa. Within • few years from the
time at which he was new speaking, if the prisoner had
bemi consisted of this offence, as sure as he was standing
there ha would have been emoted. Them was not •
doubt about it; hut the law had sines been altered, but
the alteration had bees made upon the understanding
that the judges would do their duty, and would not be
misled from Misting the proper punishment when an
offense of this kind was brought home to anybody. The
eirmilation of bills of enthange in this country mast be
mutated ; and so fer from there being any ozone, it was
a great aggravation that • man of the prisour's appearance
and station should go to the bank, where his appearance
would probably deceive, and thereby succeed in robbing
them of a sus of 991. odd. It was no excuse whatever
that when this matter was about to be brought Won a
criminal gout, some (rind ease inward and proposed to
pay the unmet, and thereby composed a felony, and pre-
vent his being tried as persons in a lower station would be.
rills was a case in which he deemed it his duty to treat the
prisoner precisely se he would any other person, and the
prisoner beat knew whether or not this was the first for.
gay ke had uttered. The sentence of the court was that he
be trearported for the period of his natural life.
The prisoner, who appeared surprised at the severity of
the sesteses, had to be misted from the dock.