The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

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COURT ON BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. COM/131WIOIXT Pane.
RAILWAY SPSCULATION.—IN 8.1 ROILACY W. Mum
TaltD.—This insolvent, who wr a barrister-at-law, but now
• prisoner in the county gaol of Stafford, applied for his di►
h from custody, and interim order.—lt appeared by the
°wale that there were no lea than 70 creditors, being
principally railway companies and solicitor. His debts and
f.,:" Wide. amount to 76,5241. 155., including a liability of
1,9601. to John Owens, solicitor, for professional charges.
The insolvent was liable for this as proprietor and director
of the Burton-upon-Trent, Stafford, Shrewsbury, and New-
ton Railway, being a provisional committeeman. Sir John
Rennie and Mr. Remington were also creditors for 5,1791.
To meet this amount of debts the assets amounted to 1,4231.,
stated to be due by solicitors to railway schemes. His re-
ceipts for the last six mouths amounted to 5531., including a
sum of 251. as the produoe of the sale of 60 Madrid and
Valencia Railway shares.—No opposition was offered, and
the interim order and discharge were granted.

POLICE.-YESTERDAY.

MANSION-HOUPB.—Cm•Rozn OP Foßontir.—O . flay-
wood and W. Alexander, both very , were charged
with having forged cheques upon -houses. Mr.
Wm. Thorne', cashier at Glyn and Co.'s banking-house,
stated that Mr. John Fenton, of Feschureh-street, wine
merchant, kept a cash account at the house. Upon refer-
ence to the book, witness found that on the 19th of June he
paid a cheque, drawn in favour of Beresford and Co., for
1471., signed John Fenton. He paid it to a youth whom he
could not recognise.—Mr. Fenton, wins merchant, of Mark-
lane, Fenchurch-street, said that the cheque was not his,
nor authorised by him. He had produced a letter which
he had received, signed Charles Smith, 7, Wormwood-
street, on the 16th of June, requesting to be informed at
what time the Henrietta arrived from Madeira. He
wrote en answer to that letter, directed to Wormwood-
street. He did not know either of the prisoners.-
-Mrs. Simons L. Herbert identified a 601. note produced
as having been tendered to her by the prisoner Alexander in
payment of • deposit of 81. with reference to the letting of
bat abor.—lirs. Coburn, who changed the note, also identi-
dad the nets. He gave, for name and address, W. Hans.
nund, Beldwinatreet, City-road."—Mr. Bush, for the
mid the note alluded to was paid for the cheque
to be Hr. Fenton's.—W. It J. Sykes, clerk in
t of the Bank of England, stated that on
the lith of une be changed the 501. note. It was brought
syenth.--Kr. J. F. Melhourn, cashier at Messrs. Glyn gni
Go.se leaking-helm, stated that he gave the cheque-hook
missed to a pass who ems with a written order, per-
tert. ease from Kr. Fenton. The cheque produced
ingerg) weataken oat of that book. The youth who
ogled with the order for the cheque-book purporting to be
from Mr. Featon's clerk, was very like a boy named J. Con-
stable, who was pointed out to him in the 'notice-room,
and who was supposed to be con with the
transaction. He soaK not swear that Coestable was the
boy. Feennesr add be aggnelhonied Ha ht company
with Cenetabley wbem be knew te be call- at the Pavilion
Moshe. He idmenthem annbatly and talking
together for mom time. Conembie was the gland at the ,
be'.—T. Caramel he knew Constable, and Weems him and
Haywood Mother day after day and idea Aar night
migeheme Akm•der was with them. In Os iremence q[
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