The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-01 00:00:00

Zat) futeittaence,

COURT OF B.

r. YESTERDAY.

lIIWORS Mt. ontairosia GOVL3I.IBII.
IN It BrICP.R.

The bankrupt was a paper manufacturer, at Chilwnrth,
is CisuMford. This was the certificate meeting. His debts
were 7,1661. ; ditto secured, 10,8971.; liabilities, 2101.;
asiets in good debts and property, 2301.; property held as
security, 10,1597/. In May, 1950, the bankrupt was in a
deficiency of 3311.; his profits hal base 1,3191.; losses
4,010/. ; trade expenses, 3.1212.; private ditto, 7391.
Mr. Nicholson, the official assignee, rep irted that only
1161. had been ri.alised from the estate. Of the expenses,
1,0181. had been incurred for interest and discount, and
1,3631. lot law charges. The losses chiefly arose from the
depreciated value of the margaged property. Ile had
kept no regular cash-book, consequently his private ex-
pens 'a were not vouched.
I.lr. Jacolis, for the assignees, said they dial not wish to
oppoo, believing that the mortgi7e creditor would be
i obliged to give up his security, and that the creditors gene-
rally would obtain a large dividend. The bankrupt was
blameahle (or having dealt in accommodation bills; but
much of the law ezpeLses had been unavoidable, owing to
litigation with the mortgage creditor.
His Honour said as the ewe was one in which the bans-
ruPt cud,' not hope for au immediate certificate se the
matter stood, it would be better to adjourn the inquiry un-
til the question about the property was determined.
Mr. Linklater, fur the bankrupt, pressed for an immedi-
ate judgment on the ca”, it being his belief that the as-
signees would not be successful against the mortgage err-
(licit., who had been in possession ever sines 18.51.
Mr. Bush, a creditor, wished to oppose, but not having
given notice he could not be heard.
Mr. Linklater proposed to ~:amine the bankrupt; but,
after a conversation,
His Honour said he did not think he ought to go into the
ease simply because the bankrupt desired it. The case was
not ripe for decision ; and it was out of question the bank-
rupt getting an immediate certificate. He would. therefore,
adjourn the consideration of the question for three months.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.
The sittings of this court for the October adjourned
Quart.or Session, were resumed this morning at the Guild-
hull, Westminster, by adj,iurnment from Clerkenwell, be
lure Mr. Serjeaut Adams, Awis•snt-Judge, Mr. Witham,
Mr. D. 41, and Mr. Turnley. There were 67 prisoners fur
.59 fur felony, and 8 tor misdemeanour.
The Assistant-Judge shortly addressed the Grand Jury
upon the nature of the duty they were called upon to dis-
charge.
_ _ .

Edward Mgt, 23, was indicted for having stolen 20
yards of silk, 320 yard. of mixed silk end cotton, and 30
yards of satin, the property of IVilliam James Chaplin and
others, his employers. He won further charged with having
stolen en the 21th of July last, 3S printed books and other
articles, value 201., the property of William James Chaplin
and others, his masters. Hs was also charged with felo-
niously receiving the property lust mentioned, which was
further described as belonging to the London and North
Western Railway Company.
From the opeuing statement of the learned counsel, and
the evidence of a number of witnesses, it appeared that
for some years the prisoner had been in the service of the
prosecutors, Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, the well-known
railway carriers, at their goods depot at the Camden-town
station of the North Western Railway. On the morning of
Sunday, the 9th of October, a goods train arrived at Cam-
den-town about I o'clock, bringing up in the ordiasry
course luggage from the north, and among other places
from Manchester. The trucks containing the Manchester
goods wire placed in • shed belonging to the prosecutors,
all locked, and after 11 o'clock that morning the prisoner
had no business at the station. However,at about two in the
afternoon he went to the shed, which at that time was in
charge of • watchman named Acres, whom he told that he
should have to come again to correct au error he had com-
mitted in some invoices. At seven the same night he made
his sppearance ag .in at the shed, with some papers in hie
hand, sod told Acres the same story as he had before, and
asked him to have some beer. Though Acres was proof
against this solicitation, he found himself unable to resist
an invitation to take some gin, and having signified
his assent the prisoner gave him • shilling and
directed him to fetch gin to that amount from
the Stanhope public-house. Acres accordingly left the shed
fir that purpose and was absent about ten minutes, and
being alone in the shed, the prisoner had an opportunity of
unlocking • trunk and removing goods therefrom, and by
unbolting a pair of folding doors at the back of the shed he
could have placed outside what he had determined upon
stealing, en that any person could carry it sway frees the
outside. When the watchman returned with the gin all
appeared to be as when he left, and the gin having bean
drunk between them, the prisoner went away by the wicket
Shortly afterwards he was seen mining away from the
back of the shed a trues, and, on Wog asked where he
had got it from and what he was goiug to do with it, he
said be had found it in • truck of paving stones, and was
about to take it to the Weigh-bridge, to deliver it up. At
the place where be win stopped it was not light enough for
Orpin, the person who questioned him. to lead the direc-
tion on the truss, and, judging from its appearance, that it
contained Leicester goods, Thompson, an officer, who had
oome up, said he thought it was a Leicoster truss, upon
which the prisoner sand " No, it is • Manchester trams:"
from valid% it was suggested on the part of the prosecution,
that as there was not sufficient light for the direction to
be read there, the prisoner had had other means of know.
ing what the direc'ion on the package was. He not only
said it was • Manchester truss, but stated that it was
directed to Mr. W. Roger., of Aidermanbnry, which was
really the address it bore. On the following day, inquiiies
having been mad* which resulted in Acres, the watchman,
stating what be knew of the prisoner being in the shed on
the Sunday night, he was taken bite custody on the charge
of stealing the truss from the truck, and the °Seen pro-
oesded to where he lived, and though they did not detect in
their man* anything which they felt justified in seising, it
was noticed that he had there • considerable quantity of
valuable book.. The mention of this circumstance, subse-
quently brought to the recollection of the authorities at the
depot, that in July last, a parcel of books and wearing ap-
parel was stolen from the same shed, and on the books at
the prisoner'. lodgings being taken possession of and ex-
amined, they were found to be part of those which bed been
stolen on the °maims in question. The clothes were traced
to a pawnbroker's shop at not a great distance from where
the
.prisoner lived, but not at all to having been in the pos.
sesioen of the prisoner himself. They were pledged at
various times by different women. The locks on all the
trucks were constructed on one piinciple, so that one key
would open them all, and the prisoner, in his capacity
at one time at the station, had one of these keys
legitimately in his possession, but he was placed in another
employment, and-his suc-crsor asked him for the key, when
he said that he had hung it up in the shed, but it was
found. The package he was detected with had been
forwarded by Mr. Broomfield, of M inchester, to Mr. Rogers,
of Aldereurnbury, and the value of the goods it contained
was 471. The books and clothing belonged to Mr. Kirk-
ham, a student et the Training College, at Highbory, and
the company, after the parcel was stolen, compensated him
for its loss. The books produced were defieient of the fly
leaves on which the owner's name had been written, but
there was no doubt as to their identity, from other writing
they contained.
Mr. Parry made a powerful address to the jury for the
prisoner, urging in effect that the evidence, though it might
justify strong suspicion, did no: amount to absolute proof of
guilt.
The Assistant-Judge having summed up,
The jery, after • minute's consultation,returned a verdict
of Guilty on both charge..
The Assistant-Judge said it was a very serious ease, and
be bad no doubt whatever that in these robberies he
had had the cid of accomplices. He then sentenced the
prisoner to eighteen calendar months hard labour.

BARNET SESSIONS.—YEsTsaDAY.
Henry Augustus Hope, a gentlemanly-looking elderly
man, residing in Surrey-terrace, Old Kent-road, who for
some years past has earned on an extensive bu►iness as hey
salesman in Smithfield, was doused with hosing embezzled
the sum of 401. and upwards, the monies of the Barnet
Hay Association, his masters.
Mr. Robinson, for the association, made a long statement
in which he alleged that the prisoner had had the manage-
ment of the association'e affairs, and that his defalcations
amounted to above 1,3001.
Mr. Norton, the prisoner's solicitor, did not object to a
I remand, as he stated he had &complete answer to the charge.
Mr. Robinson said he had no objection to good bad being
taken f the prisoner.
Mr. Norton said the association had 3001. of prisoner's
in their hands, and sureties fur 6001. more.
After soma discussion boil was token, the prisoner in
3001. and two sureties each in 1001.