The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-09 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 9 , 1862.

EXTRAORDINARY GAME LAW DECISION.

The following account of a case heard before the
magistrates, Messrs. F. Even and J. G. Ley, at Wordi-
ng, on Monday last, carries with it its own comment.
Job Hickman, • bricklayer's labourer, was charged with
night poaching on Friday, the 3rd insist, on land be-
longing to the Earl of Dudley. Mr. Burbory prosecuted;
and 311 r. Bartlett (of Wolverhampton) defended. John
Addis, gamekeeper in the employ of Lord Dudley, de-
posed that he wax watching San 's Coppice at fiedgley,
about live o'clock on the morning in question, when be
air the defendant and another man paring along, de
finadant having a gun in hi hand. When they maw wit-
ness, they rusbod into the coppice, and • gun was fired.
Afterwards witness came up wills defendant, and took him
lab custody. There was another keeper named Hartle,
and an under-keeper, in company with witness at the time
he apprehended defendant. In crowesamination by Mr.
I Bartlett, lie said it was a dark morning, and he was sonic
yards distant from defendant, but he (Addis) could
ewer to the man. Ilartle corroborated the state-
ment made by Addis, but acknowledged that when
he took the gun from the defendant the latter was on •
bridle road leading to Penntocrimon. There was no ram-
rod, se powder. and no shot found. Croesezamined:
When takes, defendant mad it was a fibs thing to rob •
saes an the highway like that, and he would make him
I:1mM) pay fur it. —Mr. Bartlett, fur the defence, said
could show that defendant had no intention of poach-
lag. He was simply taking his gun to Wolverhampton,
when be worked., to haw the lock repaired. The evidence
that he diet sot iatead poaching was to be found in the fact
that he had neither ramrod, powder, nor shot, and the
gun (pralneed) was an old one, with a very much damaged
lock. Defendant's fatherdielaw, with whom he lived, was
then called. He stated that on the morning referral to
defendant got up, and before he went out he asked
witness, who had been a luck-maker, if he could
mend the lock of his gun. Witness replied that
be could not make a good job of it, but he could
get it done in WolverLampton for Is. Defendant then
teak the gnu with him. Humid Meredith deposed
is asemapanving defers nut • quarter of • cads on the road
to work before he nit the keepers, sad no gun was fired by
them. la croesiaasniaation, he admitted bv.'`• b""
VICIed of " mowing twelve years ago. It was agreed that
defendant bad always borne a good character, sod had
never been convicted of anythiog before. Still the Bench
considered the owe made out ; bet as there was so pre-
views Lase against him they said they would only sentence
him to six weeks' imprisonment, instead of the full term.
At the conclusion of that term be would he required to
Bud two sureties in V., and be bound himself in 1.0/., to be
of goad behaviour for twelve months. Mr. Bartlett gave
Duties of appeal against the deciaina.—Birtamihan Dully
Post

Tur 3h.rr Ai CIDINT AT NET/Tows Mtu,, MIR-
TIALD.--As inquest was held at the Foresterearms, Hud-
dersfield, on Tuesday evening, before J. H. Ingrain, Esq.,
deputy *worm, on the body of Christopher Smith, plas-
terer, Dewsbury. It appeared that the decetsedom Tues.
day week, was working in Newtown Hill, Mirfield, white-
washing over a shrift, when it caught him by his guernsey
smock and he was thrown route' the shaft repeatedly. The
engine was immediately stopped. the man released, attended
by two medical men, and conveyed to the Hodilerstield Infir-
mary. He died on Sunday afternoon from injuries sustained
by severe bruise. ou his feet sad a scalp wound on the fore-
head, resulting from his being violently thrown against •
window whilst rapidly revolving with the shaft. It appears
from the evidence that the ilecesisal had been twice cau-
tioned against apptoacbing the shalt ; that the mill bud
bees &wed four days for whitewashing purposes, and on
several days only kept running from eight a.m. to four
as the mum account ; that had there been • little
management at the part of the whitow.wher, the room in
which the shafting was placed might have been whitewashed
whys the machinery was at • standstill ; also, that if
ordinary can had been used by the demand himself after
the mottoes be had received he would not have bees caught.
Under these circumstances the jury returned • verdict of
" Accidental death," and recommended greater precautions
to be taken as to what rooms were whitewashed whilst
michinery was in matins is future, but abstained from
esneuring any persou in connection with the death of the
deseaeld.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAN. 8.
(Before Mr. Commesioner GOlabaru.)
IN Ili D. 8. PM:LAM

The bankrupt, a merchant, of Great Tower-street, late
trading in parturiship with hie brother, G. 8. Penali,
ap*ied for his airtificate. The certificate of the brother
was greeted • few weeks ago.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupt. There was
no opposition.
His Honour granted a second class certificate.
tN NE RUMS.
The bankrupt, a jeweller, in Clerkeowell, applied for his
erased diecharge. The liabilities were of trifling amount.
There was no oppositi on.
It appeared from as examination of the bankrupt that he
haul bheelldd some shares in the liosbury Lod Society, and
had paid about 40f. upon them ; but having made default
in his permeate judgment was obtained against him, sod the
Lod was taken poseeenon of.
His Hamer said this was very likely "nab and haaard-
ous speculation" which was specified in the new act am one
of the grounds for refusing the order of disoltuge; but ea no
creditor opposed, the bankrupt might take his discharge.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Fans.)
IN NB INGRAN.-JUDGIaIIt,

The bankrupt was a merchant, of Feocharchetreet. The
are was rerearkable as being the first one which came into
onset sailer the new act, the adjudication having been made
co the 12th October. Recently tho bankrupt applied to
pass bie examination and for an order of discharge.
His Honour said—The bankrupt comes up for his exa-
mination and discharge. He presented a petition for adju-
dication of bankruptcy on the 12th of October, and one of
the registrars accordingly adjudicated him bankrupt. The
bankrupt then surrendered, and pledged himself to tell the
truth. At the lint sitting no creditor appeared to prove
his debt, and consequently no creditors' assignee
was appointed. The bankrupt then filed an ac-
count, which shows that his debts are 43231., and
liabilities 484.1 f. more. He has so property of say mart or
kind—so good debts, and only one doubtful &Moe 1531.
Hitherto nothing has been received, nor do I see any pros-
pect of any being received. The bankrupt now oaks to pima
his last examination, end to be discharged from all his
debts. This seems to be the policy of the new act, and I
meet act according to it. 1, thereto% pan his hat ex-
sainatioa. and give him his discharge. It is, however, a
duty the porforowace of which gives two an calidactios.
Y TSB TARANAKI IRON 001ITANT Unarm*
- -•-• - • -•-

A petition far winding up had been preeseted, sad this
wee the adjourned ruing for the heariag. The petitioners
were Messrs. Augutue Vaa Ohslaser, troarehaat, of Oaths-
riacnourt, Tower-hill, and others, oontributories and
creditors of the compaay. The company, it appears, was
oily totaled is Much last. The scene of its operations was
to have beau is New Zealand. The petition contained the
usual &Repaints as to the lose of capital and inability of
the company to pay its debts.
Mr. Bagley supported the petition.
Mr. Roxburgh, on behalf of the company, objected to the
matter being sow gone into. The hearing had beenadjourned
for ale weeks, and that time had not yet expired.
His Honour, on referring to the order, found that the ad-
, jonnumat was made till Wednesday, the Nth of January.
It wee proved that notice had been given to Mr. Roe-
burgh's clients of the adjourned sitting.
His Honour decided to go on with the are.
Mr. Roxburgh said he was without instructions,aad there-
epos left the court.
The order was then made as prayed for.
RR JOHN LOCKWOOD.

The bankrupt wee an innkeeper, of the Fox Tavern,
Stowmarket. This wee the examination meeting. The
account', prepared by Meters. Hart Brothers and lisyles,
extend over fifteen months prior to the failure, and show
debts of 5,150/. ; all the property, valued at 3,8991., is held
by the secured creditors.
Mr. 141.1111111C0 supported.
Mr. Begley opposed for a creditor, and examined the
baskrupt as to the removal of Some property from his farm
shortly before the bankruptcy. This he denied, but ad.
mitted laming given some furniture to his housekeeper, in
respect of arrears of wages. An execution had been put in
on his premises by Mr. Bridges. a cousin, who was • creditor
for nearly 1,401. V. Mr. Bridges wee clerk in • bank ;
witness also owed money to the bank. A few days before
the execution cents in, be brought his plate up to London,
and mid it to some oce in Ihirbican for 311. Bridges did not
ga
t payment of his debt in full. Had left his residence, and
committed an act of bankruptcy, before the execu-
tion was put in. . . .

An adr''urnment was directed, in order that the assignees
might take steps to set aside the execution.

(Been Mr. Registrar Hamlin.)
PZAZILIN.—A WINS IN COURT.
The baskrupt ins &scribed as a gentleman, formerly of
Roadie& tied ohms, St. Martires.court. He was stated to
be a " medics! etsdest."

Mr. lerwood4l;eiiied to conduct the proceedings, and
said that tie bankrupt had not filed any accounts. Mr.
Jerwood was mooed* to privately give some information
to the official assignee, wiles
Mr. klolt, observed—l object to all this whimpering. This
•snoet improper way of doing bums.., and if you have
any information to give, give it to the official insigne, at his
private office.
Mr. Saandeld (official assignee)—Surely Mr. Jerwood ham
a right to instruct me upon the facts
Mr. Holt—This is a public court ; and if anything is to
be said, why should I not hear it?
Mr. fitensfelii--You cannot be a gentlemanly solicitor to
act in this way. You know nothing of the matter.
Mr. Holt—l have only been recently imported into the
case, but I will now undertake that the bankrupt shall
furnish everything properly. I ask for an adjournment.
Mr. Jerwood— I oppose any adjournment but one sine die,
without protection.
Mr. Holt— Perhaps you will tell us for whom you
appear?
Mr. Jerwood—For the official assignee.
Mr. Holt to the Registrar)—Surely you will not with-
hold protedba fnim this man, for if you do what good on
earth will it possibly do? He 'sl owes about TM., and as
the creditor represented by Mr. Jerwood bad arrested hie
client he could not be re•arreeted, and therefore protection
might as well be given.
Mr. Stansfeld—This bankrupt his got no property what.
OM.

Mr. Rolf—The bankrupt is a pauper, and was dither's&
by you (Mr. liarlitt) yourself from prison.
Mr. Registrar—The bankrupt is • pauper, and if he bad
conducted himself properly it might be a different matter.
As it is these people come to the court as a matter of (nurse
without rendering accounts. Such a practice runt be
checked, sod I shall adjourn the examination sine die. In
another came before me, in which the party did not appear,
I adjourned the examination sine die without protection.
As this baakrupt has appeared, be may take protection.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Jist. 8.
(Before Yr. Commissioner Nichols.)
1/1 at WARM! CORITNI.
. . . . . -

This 'aspirant, Wescril;MlTsthitautnage.---r of • theatrical
entertainment, wu opposed by Mr. &need for • creditor
named
_Porter.

Mr. Dowse supported.
The insolvent had been connected with another person
in pttiag up concerti', and to the speculations be attri-
buted his appearance before the court. The opposing
creditor held some Ulla, and the insolvent plaided to an
action brought against him alleging that the bills had been
gives is respect to the wooed&
The proasediap in the action were pat in evidence.
The cease were 271., and ►ad there been no pies the costs
would have been 3!. Ss.

Mr. Sergood said his point was • vexatious dehisce,
which perhaps the court would notice on. the twit
occasion.

Ir. Dowse thought that if the day of the anal order
wee extended, perhaps the matter would be arranged.
The court assented, and the final order was appointed for
the Erth Marsh, with protection.

IN ES MICHAEL P. 705111, THR

This insolvent, the well-knona monuloriat at the Colas.
mum, and other places of amusement, applied for Ids Sail
onler.

Mr. Sergood opposed for several crediton. Mr. Dowse
supported.. . . . . .

A question wu raised as to the petition. The insolvent
had resided with his father in the Euston-road. and had
gone into the country with his entertainment', and had not
mentioned the place. in the petition.
Mr. Commissioner Nichols held that it wu not necessary
to set forth the places in the country, as the ineolvect, who
was a vocalist and musician, lived with father.
. .

Mr. Sargood thee asked for s proposal. The {.solvent
wades young man of Went, without family, sad ought to do
something for his erudite?'
The ioeolveat said he was quite willing to do so Übe had
the mesas.

Mr. Dowse said he had now an employment at H. a week
for a fortnight.
The insolvent said the employment might last longer.
His a:pelisse fur wardrobe, &.., were couaiderable.
It was suggested that he should keep an aseount for three
months, and see what he could set &aids. He preferred pay-
leg H. a quarter into court, and the prokeetion was renewed.

EA/TKRN COMMIX RAILWAY.—The town clerk
of Bug St. Edmunds, has received a latter from the secre-
tary of the Eastern Counties Railway Company to the
effect that the rates and fares se between London mid Bury
will, after the Ist of Mummy, be chanted upon the shorter
distance by the new line via Sudbury, for w►isk powers
were obtained by the company in the last session ci parlia-
ment, seas at once to give the inhabitants of Bury St.
Edmunds the sum advantages with regard to farm and
rates as they will derive from the completion of the new live.
This intimation ins been niseived in the asked with great
satisfaction.

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watch. enables woos la as, pert of the wield to select with
the wreelest certelatp the vetch beet adapted le their use.
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CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Bolan llLLBaroa Martin.)

Akzonder George Gray, 50, mad Williams Oliver Grey,
25 (who surrendered to take his trial) two respectable look-
ing persons, father and son, described as dealers, were
charged with feloniously forging mod uttering an order for
the delivery of goods, with intent to defraud.

There were several other counts contained in the indict-
meat, in one of which it was alleged that the prisoners
having in their poseessiou a certain bill of lading, or order
for the delivery of goods, to wit, 20 casks of alkali,
feloniously shored the said bill of lading with intcot to
defraud.

Mr. Sleigh, Mr. Taylor. and Mr. Bailey conducted the
proecautioa. fiedealit 13allantioe was specially retained,
with Mr. Gifford, to defend the elder prisoner, and, Mr. Met-
calfe was counsel for the eon.

This case occupied the attention of the court for a con-
siderable time, but the actual facts upon which the prose-
cution was founded lay in a ♦ay narrow compass, and as a
great deal of the evidence was documentary, the nature of
the case will be better understood by the evidence being
given in the farm of a narrative. The prosecutors of the
indictment were Messrs. Lister sod rage, merchants in the
City, and the prisoners carried on Waitress, with soother
member of the family, as manufacturers of alkali, at Swan.
sea, under the firm of Gray Brothers. There had been
various business transaction' between the parties, and
aeoording to the usual custom of trade, the pri-
*oasts were in the habit of drawing upon the
prosecutors for alkali supplied to them, sod advances were
made by the bankers at Swansea upon the bills of lading
for that article that were supplied by the prisoners. The
precise offence imputed to the prisoners by the indictment
new under consideration was that on the 15th of December
1860, they received a bill of lading for 20 casks of alkali
from Mr. Pockett, • whartinger, at Swansea, who wee in
the habit of shipping the good' on their account to Bristol,
from which plain they were transferred to London by the
Greet Western Railway, and it was alleged that the number
of twenty bad been altered to twenty-six, and upon the
belief that this was the actual number of cask' of
alkali that were to be supplied to them, the prosecutor
made an advance of 1311. Ra in the usual way, by accept-
ing a bill of exchange for that amount. The facts of the
bill of lading having been originally made out for 20
casks only, and to the number having been altered to 98,
were positively deposed to, and it was also proved that the
handwriting of both the prisoners appeared upon the several
documents.

--Mr7 Sleigh having proved the material points relating to
the particular charge against the prisoners, proposed to frivol
in evidence, as proof of guilty knowledge on their t,
that on a number of other occasions they had been guilty of
similar acts of falsification of bills of lading in respect of the
quantity of alkali upon which advances of money were oh.
Lased by them.
Serjeant Ballantine objeeted to this course being pursued,
and oontended that the evidence proposed to be given
amounted in point of fact to proof of several other distinct
seta of forgery, and he urged that upon this ground they
were not admissible in support of the specific charge that
was now made against the prisoners.
Baron Martin, however, ruled that the evidence was we.
osivable. The object they had in view was to discover the
truth ; and as it might be said oa behalf of the prisoners
that the one act of 'dialed forgery might have been the re-
sult of some mistake, it was extremely important to show
that the same thing had occurred in a varitty of other in-
stances, in order to satisfy the jury this was sot the case.
Evidence was then gives that between the 15th Deo. and
the 23rd March • number of similar bills of lading had
been altered, the numbers being changed in one case from
8 to 18 ; in another, from Ito 14 ; in • third, from 1 to
16, and so on ; and that in all ems advances of money had
been made in accordance with the supposed larger quanti-
ties of alkali to which these several bills of lading referred.
Mr. Poc,iett, the wharfinger at Swansea, who appeared to
be the principal witness for the prosecution, was subjected
to • very rigorous crces.examinatkin by Mr. Serjoint
Ballantias, and in the muse of the answers
given by him he stated that the business of
the pawners was carried on very irregularl and that he
had tropiently signed bills of lading for goods that were Doi
at thewhuf stall, but be at the muse time said that when he
did so he expected that the goods would be sent by the
prisoners. He also said that when his clerk, by his autho-
rity, signed the bill of lading for the 20 casks of alkali,
he did not think there were more than 15 casks actually
in his and be would not swear that there were
more than six. He likewise stated that Messrs. Lister and
Biggs complaised of his Gonda/Ain connexion with the affair,
and threatened him with litkr
woo:dings, and that be paid
them 3001. in admit° avoid by the advice of his so-
licitor. Is addiaea to this it mimed that the wits'ss
had received notice to prod** all the bomb sad papers that
were in his poseenioa baying retereace le these illillMeti0•11,
sod that he had left ous book that was 'asked for behind
at Swinish, but he explained %atlas ream for doing this
was that he did not consider the book referred to cootained
anything material to the charge.
Mr. Metcalfe, at the close of the me for the prosecatioa,
submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury
against hie client, the youcger primeosr.
Mr. Sleigh said he should coated that as it was proved
that the handwriting of the primer appeared upon
the documents that were alleged to be forgeries, aad he
was • member et the firm, and had clearly helmeted by the
transaction; it was at all events a question for the considera-
tion of the jury whether he was not acting in concert with
his father in the matter.

Baron Martin said he did not think he should be justified
in withdrawing the rase of the younger m isomer front the
jury.
Serjeant Salentine then made a very eloquent ad-
dress to the jury on behalf of the elder prisoner,
who, he said, was a man who had formerly filled
a very high position, but who had boss reduced from
that position by unavoidable misfortunes, and was
compelled to assist kis moos in "ming oe this bulimia at
Swansea, a position very inferior to that which he had
formerly held in society. He said that it was clear there
was not sufficient capital to enable the business to be *tar-
ried on properly, and that the prisoner sad his ems were
compelled to raise money by the mode that had been been
mentioned, bat he contended that there was no evidence of
any fraudulent intention on their part, and that although
they might perhaps have raised more money than the
quantity of 'Soli they were mudded to supply entitled them
to, at the same time it was perfectly clear that they
manufactured the article as quickly as they could, and that
they intended to have made good the deficiency. The
learned serjeant, in the course of his address, commented
strongly upon the conduct of Mr. Pockett in the trans-
action mid referred to his admission that he had upon
several occasions signed bills of lading for much larger
quantitiea of alkali than were really is his poesession, and
said that the prisoner declared that the bill o lading for the
twenty-six casks was in the same condition in which he
received it from this witness.

Mr. Metcalfe made a brief address to the jury on behalf
of the other prisoner, and he said he felt satisfied that upon
the slight evidence in the muse against him, they would be
of opinion that if he hod done anything wrong, he had
merely acted under the influence of others, and without any
guilty intention.
Several moat respectable witnesses were then celled, who
gave the prisoner Alexander Gooey Gray a most excellent
character. It appeared that he bed formerly held a high
position as a merchant, at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and warn •
I member of the immolation of that town, but that through
' having become connected with a bank which failed, he had
got into difficulties.
Mr. Baron Martin having summed up, and explained to
the jury the nature of the charge that was made solos'
the prisoners, they retired to deliberate upon their verdict,
taking with them all the documents that had bona
They returned into court io About a quarter of ea =Tad
pave a verdict of Guilt g against Alexander George Gray, at
the same time strongly recommending him to mercy on se.
count of his previous character, and Acquitted the other
prisoner.
Mr. Sleigh said there were five other indictments against
the prisoners charging offences of a similar character, but
after full consultation with his loused friends be bad come
to the ems:lesion that the interests of public justice did not
require that he should proceed with any of the other charges
against the younger prisoner. He at the same time begged
to be allowed to state that theproseentorshsving performed
what they considered to he their duty to the public in
having the matter investigated, felt themselves justified in
joining with the jury in recommending the prisoner
Alexander Gray to the merciful consideration of the court.
Whets the prisoner wee called upon in the usual form to
state whether be had anything to urge why sentence should
not be paved ulon him, he declared that he was not
guilty.
Baron Martin said he was very sorry to hear hies say
this, because from the evidence that had been given it
appeared to him that there was oo more doubt that he had
committed the forgery of which he had been convicted
than that he was sitting upon that bench. He did not
think there could be the slightest doubt that every we of
the bills of lading that had been produced had been
altered, and that the evidence given by Mr. Pockets was
true to the letter, and the documents themselves bore
testimony to that fact. Regarded in • commercial light,
he considered the offence one of a very serious cha-
racter indeed, and but for the recommendation to mercy by
the jury he should certainly have passed • much more
severe sentence than the one he was about to pronounce.
Very large sums of money were advanced upon instrumente
of this dew:into°, and • merchant advancing money upon such
instruments had no means of protecting himself if he could
not rely open bills of lading that were placed in his hands
as security for advances of money being genuine, and very
serious inconvenience was likely to be caused to the corn.
mere* of the 'votary by an act such as the one of which the
prisoner had been convicted. In the course of the add:seed
his learned counsel agood many observationshad been made
with reference to the waives for instituting the prosecution,
snit be (the learned judge) therefore felt =Bed upon to
state that, in his opinion, Mr. Biggs had dons nothing more
than his dray by instituting the present proceedings, and
that if he had sat down quietly sod allowed himself to be
robbed by means of this false bill of lading, be would have
neglected the duty he owed to the commercial community;
He repeated that but for the recommendation to mercy by
the jury sad the prosecutor, and also taking into coosidem.
800 the age of the prisoner, he should certainly have felt
himself called upon to impose • sentence of penal servitude;
lest having regsrd to these facts be thought that justice
would be done by his inflicting upon hint the punishment of
isapdseeneet aod bard labour for nixie months.

NEW COURT.
(Wore Mr. Justice Wi11...)
THE BOHOLART ♦T ?ADDINGTON.
(Continued from yesterlay's Expre,s.)

Thomas Petty, 25, Grove Reeves, 26, and Sarah Collett,
40, were charged with a burglary in the dwelling-house of
Sarah Green. and stealing a gold watch and other articles,
and also with feloniously wounding the promcutrix and
causing her grievous bodily harm.
The other evidence, which was given at great
length, was to this effect Irvin the night of the
robbery, and upon two previous occasions, the
three prisoners had been seen together, and the
woman Collett used to meet the two men at a public-
house. They were seen hanging about the house of the
prosecutrix by several persons, some of whom swore some-
what positively as to their identity.
A gul named Emma Bryan, who had lived with Pussy,
stated that a week before the robbery, she, the two male
primmer, and the sister of Piney, who cohabits with
Reeves, were out together, and the men went in the
vicinity of Fulham-plane, and when they came back pro-
duced a key which they mid would not fit, and Pussy's
sister pledged something and gave him some money to
buy another ; awl after trying this be said it would do if it
was filed. She also swore that the life preserver and mask
which Inspector Steer found io the promicutrix's room after
the prisoners escaped belonged to the prisoners. She had
teen them at Reeves' lodgings. The prisoner Puny up to the
time of the robbery wore a moustache and beard, which he
afterwards cut off.

The evidence against Collett was that of the nook to the
prosecutriz, who proved that she came upon the evening
before the robbery upon a protein.° which was false
and inquired for a gentleman named Wake, who used
to sit sometimes of an evening with Mrs. Green ;
and upon the evening in question she came, and when
she found that gentleman was unwell, and would not be
there that eveoina, she asked the cook to have some
gin, and borrowed the latch key to go out and fetch it, and
when she came back said rely pointedly to the cook,
"Mind, there is the key,"and when the burglary was found
out, she, being then in the kitchen, said, "I am innocent,"
and then left the house. _ _ _ _ _

The evidence of the police, Sergeant Potter and Inspector
Steer, went to prove the apprehension of the prisoners, who
were well known to them, and his lordship complimented
the officers for the manner in which they had performed
their duty.
For the male prisoners an alibi was attempted to be set up.
Mr. Clerk having replied,
His Lordship summed up the whole of the evidence with
great minuteness.
The Jury, after an absence of about ten minutes, re.
turned a verdict of Guilty.
It was then stated to the court that both of the men had
been before convicted—Puss y of a burglary at Lord Foley's.
His Lordship, In a suitable and impressive address, sen-
towed the prisoners Pussy and Reeves to penal servitude
for life, and Collett for • term of four years.
The case lasted until 10 o'clock.