The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-29 00:00:00

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IIOBBERY BY A VaLET.—The Court of Asaizea of
Versailles, in its last session, tried a Portuguese, named
Villa Franca, aged 23, for having stolen property left by
his master, M. de Sousa, also a Portuguese. This gentle-
man was possessed of an income of about 86,000 fr., hut he
was only accustomed to spend 20,0001 r. of it ; and he
secreted the rest in different parts of bin residences at Paris
and St. Germain. lie died at St. Germain in August,
IMO. His heirs were surprised to find that no impel tent
sums could be discovered. They searched everywhere, and
made all manner of inquiries, but without success. At
'length Villa Franca, who had been valet-dc-chamber to the
deceased, announced that he had found, in a secret place
in the watercloset, a box containing money. The box
%VAS produced, and in it were found specie and
securities fur about 2,000,0001 r., together with •
quantity of bank-notes and jewels. It was MIS.
petted, however, that Villa Franca had taken other
property, and inquiries having been made, it was ascer-
tained that he had given a sum of 200 f. to a cook, who had.
hecome pregnant by him, and had deposited in her hands
3,500 fr. ; that he had subsequently taken that sum from
her, had begun to live in grand style, had formed • connec-
tion with ono of the female performers at the Hippodrome,
had bought her tine theism and jewels, had given her dif-
ferent sumo, and had purchased in conjunction with her a
coffee-house at St. Germain fur 7,6001 r. That he could not
have come honestly by all the mouey thus spent was proved
by the fact, that up to the time of has master's death he hail
beet entirely without resources, and hail stolen a smell sum
belonging to a fellow servant. The total amount taken by
hint was estimated at 30,000 fr. In his defence, lie pre-
tended that his master, just before dying, gave him • con-
siderable sum. 'the jury declared him guilty, and the
court condemned him to five yearn' imprisonment, 500 fr.
fine, sad five years' surveillance of the police.
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—On Saturday last
a fatal colliery accident took place at Elton Colliery, situate
between Bury and Bolton, Lancashire, under the following
circumstances : Four men and a boy were descending the
shift in a cage, and when they had &wended seventy yards
the plug connected with the winding wheel suddenly be-
came loose, so that the engineer, having no longer command
of the rope, the men were immediately precipitated to the
bottom of the shaft, a distance of sixty yards. Two of the
men, named Robert Vnsworth and Fletcher Jackson, were
killed. George Bradley had his arm torn off, and there is
slot much probability at his recovery. Thomas Platt had
his leg and arm broken, end he was injured in tha back.
Henry Cliadburn, a boy fourteen years of age, had his leg
and arm broken, and was otherwise bruiud. Both the
men that are killed were married, and each had four chil-
dren. The plug has never been known to get loose on any
pervious occasion.