The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-23 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 23, 1853.

said d was one of tl.e happy results of the ittwe ,vetotto.
wnich had been ell cted in that court. fie hdi,.ved they
wert toots extensive than the public were aware of. Ws C 9171.
Wain' wa., that a debt had hero c>o•racted without res,l:-
able ea? eta ion, of poytnent. But it the court stould en-
tertain a doubt on the point, he should confidentiy sat mi.,
:!.at is *as a case t.ir tits ayyhc,tian of the ducts
clause. . _ _

The proceedings were pat is evidence. Mr. Cobb was a
creditor for 1221. 31., and it wu stated that in order to ob-
tain the premise+, the sheriff had to ezecute a writ of pos•
Isession at a considerable loss, in addition to the costs of the
other proceedings.
The insolvent alleged that Mr. Stone, the attorney for
Mr. Cobb, had promised to continue his tenancy, and a wit•
nese hsd proved it. He cmsidered that he wu entitled to
compensation from the City as truant of the premises.
The proceedings were through spite, and he had been +sr,
ill used.

Mr. Commissioner Murphy told kim he did not agree
with him. but, on the contrary. he had abused the law,
thinking to obtain the compensation from the City.
Mr. Cooke put in an affidavit of an agent of the insol-
vent, who stated that Mr. Stone had agreed to continue the
tenancy.
Mr. Stone, in answer, denied the conversation it was
alleged ►ad occurred, and by another affidavit it appeared
that no trace could be found of the party calling at the
office on the day named
Mr. Commissioner Murphy asked the insolvent if the
person who had made the affidavit was now in attendance.
The insolvent answered in the negative. He had pro-
mised to attend, and had been subpoenaed.
Mr. Commissioner Murphy was of opinion that the com-
pensation was the temptation to the insolvent to resist the
possession, as ha thought by holding over he could get the
money from the City. Had the case come under the
provision to which reference had been mad*, he should
have remanded the insolvent for 12 months. It was a
clear case under the discr tionary clause, and the insol-
vent would be remanded for Ma months from the vesting
order. He hoped it would be a warning to other tenants
sot to hold over and resist the law.

Mr. Cooke observed that the judgment of the court would
do a prat deal of good to the public.

IN TUB XATTII OP SIR HUGH IVELYN, SLIM

This are was reported a few days ago. An application
was .de as tbe part al Mr. Burley, an attorney, to obtain
Ghent M. ant el await es unclaimed dividends, it having
bees deolded by the °sort of Chancery that Mr. Burley
was entitled to the fend. The matter was mentioned on
Monday to the Chief Commireioner, when it appeared that
on. credits, wader the estate had claimed 120 i., and the
ream it had she hest paid over to his a hug time back
was that kb dais was defective. The question was, se the
provisissal amigo* had no cause to show whether
sada should be given to the creditor. The other creditor
lad received Bs. is the pound, and would have been paid in
full but fur the decision of the Court of Chancery.
Notice was diseeted to be given to the creditor in sues-
lien, and the matter stood over until Wednesday week.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.
DRUM M. SZLIIIMIT ADAMS. MUM= Jr 11011, AT irrinine

Mary Ana Barrows, 22, was indicted for stealing a purse
oontsiaing money, the property and money of Naive Lewis
Hart, from the person of Mary Ann Hart, his wife.
This was an ordinary ease of pocket picking. It took
place in the Strand, and the evidenx clearly established
the charge against the prisoner, and the jury foiled her
Guilty.
The Assistant Judge—What is known of the prisoner ?
A stentorian voice, at the back of the witnese-box—l'll
tell you, my lord. (A laugh.)
The Assistant Judge—Well, what have you to say ?
The person stepped into the box. He was an officer
known, among. the thieves as the " Surrey Wolf." He
sail-I'm William Coombes, late No.lo L, now unattached,
having a three months' leave from the Secretary of State
tbrouch • bad leg. I know the prisoner well, my lord.
She had twelve months from the Surrey Sessions for
picking pockets at the 'amnion of the Kennings, and after
that she had two months for picking the pocket of a Thames
policeman at the Victoria Theatre. She is a regular trainer
of juvenile thieves from their cradle, and has always a gang
of them about eight years of age with her, and she shelters
them while they thieve. She takes poor Irish boys without
shoes, puts good clothes on them, trains them, and sends
them to thieve for her. There are • lot of thieves waiting
outside who belonged to her one called " Allige," another
" Shongo," and so en; and I could bring twenty—or fifty
for the matter of that—constables, if necessary, to prove that
she is the regular trainer of thieves. I have been on duty
'in plain clothes at the theatres and have seen her there
with boys—at the Lyceum and Adelphi in January, Febru-
sly, end March this year.
The Assistant Judge said this was the Surrey account of
her. She was well known in the prisons of this county as
well as thus of Surrey. He should like to hear her Mid-
dlesex history.
The prisoner declared she bad been convicted.
Coombes reiterated 'his statement The prisoner was a
regular thief, had been convicted, and was a regular trainer
of young thieves.
The Immistant Judge said he should stop her proceedings
for some time at least. The sentence was that she be kept
in penal servitude for six years.

Sarah Smith, 25. was indicted for etealta* g the sum of
95., from the person of James Broderip.
The prosecutor, a cabinet maker residing at Chelsea, on
Saturday evening, the sth inst., was on his way home
through Baton-square, when he was accosted by the prisoner
who laid hold of his arm. In a minute afterwards he
felt her hand in his waistcoat pocket, and he missed some
money therefrom. He at once accused her of robbing him,
and thereupon she threw herself on the ground near the
garden encen, and screamed out police and murder as
loud as she could. A polioseonstable came up and the
prosecutor gave her is charge for robbing him, she pro-
testing that she had not touched his money. A march was
made in the enclosure, and the identical coins the prosecu-
tor said he had lost were found. On the way to the station
she said to the policeman, " If I did rob him you won't
find it on me, and that licks you." Before the magistrate
she accused the prosecutor of the most immoral eonduet and
language, and said that se be was giving her son* money
some of it fell on the ground, and as be could not And it he
gave her in charge. However she now pleaded guilty so
the charge, and also to a former conviction for felony.
Mr. Witham sentenced her to four years' penal servitude.
The prisoner, on hearing the sentence, uttered a loud
scream, upon which • tall ruffianly looking fellow, sup-
posed to be her paramour, who was sitting in the front
seat of the gallery, made a sudden leap therefrom toward
the dock, and had nearly succeeded in making his way into
it, when the °Moen interpond, prevented his aeconinlish-
Ow his object, and with some difficulty removed him from
the court. This attempt canoed a good deal of excitement
in the court.

Ia the course of the day Lord Ernest Brun took the
oaths of goalitcation as a magistrate for the city and liber-
ties of Westminster.