The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-07 00:00:00

COURT OF RECHEQUICR.

iaiic7o.--(Before the Lord obis( Baron Poll)*
Barons Bramwell, Chemical, and Pigott)
r. The r bolas YAWN' werthAtoce coriNurt
an scum aa a policy of insurance effected as a
the Itrgest wWst she was en her veyads
n to Bevan. It wee an famines on 4,-,
or sot lost," at and from Re 1,441 la
sad the evidenoe showed that on hat smini
she grounded sad was tenured. At the yid
Baron Bramwell, at the Wt sevisee, a 'snit*
for 333!. 3e. led., subject to leave to the defeatism
enter a nonnit or verdict for him, the roars to
ameemary inferences.
James, Q.C.,.0n the part of the defendant,
ingly. The point is dispute was whether Yap
m the time of posndmg actually arrived et
the risk therefore attached.
granted a rule nisi.

T OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
ruing the list coo tained no fewer than 105 motions,
mu related to the ease of Cbetwynd v. Ow.
t they did notcome on. It is probable that t 1...,
posed of is camera, the questions beiag giaxam-To
ly dealt with is the Court of Chancery (outed,
and the like) ; sod the parties having made ea
to the Court to follow the ordinary Chancery
Sir James Wilde said that he would tomorrow
coarse he would pursue.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commiseioser Hokoyd.)
IN Si THOMAS ARMSTRONG GOUGH.
owe opt w,s described as of Oxford-tenses, E4e.
formerly a lieutenant in the army, at Ololnue
to the court on his own petition, awaibine hie
his beiog sued in this country by ladian credi.
is debts are 2,3171., of which 1,006/. is due to &
of named Bushey, of Bangalore. The assets are
72/. in oash ; expenditure 2004 a year in the two
int the failure.
was no opposit•ni• and the orderless 'mud.
(Before Mr. Ceumissioner Goulburo.)
ociour sat to dispose of the list of mum which
are been taken by Mr. Registrar Window, who is
ble to act iu cousequeece of the death of )jr. Cm.
FoobliSqUe.
scour, on takieg his seat, said he bad reason to
hat, as soon as Outwits' formahties were complete",
oslow would be appointed to fill the vareasy
y the death of the late Mr. Commierieur Foe.
Several of the cuss previously heard before My
bad been adj •iimed pending the completion of the
sots ; end on their completion Mr. Winslow would
empowered to disease of the business of the court.
cit EARDLET GIDEON CULLING EARDLET, BART,
Octopi is described as of the Albany, Piecadilly,
rogoelL This was as adjourned sittiag for steal.
d discharge ; but though the case has been before
for sums months, so accounts have been Sod.
er siljonrnmeet was takes by cotseent. The lialQi.
said to be between 20,000/. and 30,000/.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Tilson.)
TMETDENT ROBBERY BE A BRAM DITECTTVI.
m Doris, ► weir'-dressed man, aged 29, and de.
as being a photographer, was indicted for Nate-
telling a brooch and two ear-rings of the value of
e property of Henry Leonard Bartz.
prosecutor is a gentleman residing at Stanley.villu,
-road, Peckham, and from the evidence of his wife
ed that about two months ago she had the
use to lose a brooch (not the one ama-
in the indictment), and her husband advertised
recovery in the newspapers. Nothing however was
bout the loot jewel until the 11th October last,
the prisoner presented himself at the prosecutor's
ce, and stated that he was a detective officer of the
•OD of police, and that he Caine about the brooch
had been advertised for. He stated that the breach
. t beau lost, but bad been stolen by two boys, oee of
had told against the other, and that was the way he
• ed his information. The prisoner then added that
ys had stated that the brooch they took was not the
•ey wanted, bat a more valuable one, w►ich they bed
ore by the proseautor's wife. On this the witness
the prisoner a case coutaining a brooch and a pair of
IN and the pr4oner at mos said that these were the
the boys had‘aoted. The prisoner cause to the home
sod remained until a quarter to 4 o'clock, waiting
.6 return home of the prosecutor. In the inteeim he
endeavoured to persuade the witness to accompany
• the police station to see the boys. She de-
. to do so until 4 o'clock, when the prisoner
that if she did not go at once the boys would
barged oat of custody. Oa this she reluctantly
trod to moonspany him, and before Dottie; out the
ner took up the case of jewels in question saying be
dto show it to his brother officer. He pat the ease
•is pocket, and they set out together. On the way the
es complaioed of being tired, and the miaow called a
into which they both got. Or approaching the police•
• at Peckham, the prisoner called out to theesbmat to
stating th►t he wanted to see his brother officer,
going to the station. During the ride he has fie
tic repeated that he was a &Motive, and said how he
d get the boys punished. Who the cab stopped the
net got out, std after tellizt the driver to tale charge
witness until he returned, he went away. carrying
him the case of jewels. The prisoner did not return
she (whom) never saw him again until he was in cu.
ea another charge at the Clerkenwell Yolioteeert.
had never seen the property since the prisoner took it

Y.
e teatimes'', of George Dudley, 48,3 Y, went to show
he took the prisooer isto custody oo the charge, after
hail been fully ideotifind by Mrs. Berta. The prisoner
her that if she would sot press the charge
net him he would inform her where the property was,
he mentioned that it was at a place in Sputa fields, op
to the church, but he gave no further particulars.
• statement made by the primmer when before the
'strew was read, end set forth that the prommutrix
had
. out an inducement to him by which he had bees
need to criminate himself.
he prisoner, when called on for his defence, Isid—
ro are fanner convictions which will be proved Maio*
. and I throw myself entirely on the mercy of the court.
he jury without hesitation returned a verdict of Guilty.
t was proved by James Ratcliffe, a pensioner of the City
'cc, that' on the 29th January, 1855 the prisoner bed
n convicted under the name of Edward Dowde of stealing
urse and 21.185. in money, and had been sentenced to
months imprisonment with herd labour. It wee farther
red that on the I:ith September, 1862, the prisoner had
it convicted at the Clerkenwell seseioss for obtaioin4
cy by false pretences, and Sallielleed to be kept in pemsd f 4
itude for three years.
In reply to the court, the policemoestabls Dudley statid •
at he had known the prisoner for the last tee years. lie
sever been in the police force, bat had lived uPxr °l°
utation of a female with whom be cohabtted. fHiem
ole career bad been of the worst character and desortp- •
.n, and he had been sueceisful in obtaining money from
merous persons who had been robbed, and eves from
lice-constables, under pretence of obtaining the restore-
. of the stolen property.
The Dapoty-Chairman, in passing sentence, observed that
worse case than the present could not come before • emurt
justice. The sentence of the court was that the pisoner
kept in penal servitude for the term of ten years.
The primmer, on hearing his doom, became very violist
d exclaimed, " Thank you, my lord. I hope yon may
t mercy when you come to sulk for it." Re wan thee
oved from the bar.

THE POLICE COURTS•

(THIS DAY.

MANSION-ROUSE.
RI EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF OBTAINING NORSE UNDO
PAINE PRETENCES.
Frane,s Wiltshire, • gentlemanly-looking young cool.
leseribe4 as a sailor, was brought up for re-esmioation Oo
he chore of unlawfully ng
obtaioi divers auras of wool
rani Prliam Samuel Dobson, by false and fraudulent

• eteeces.
It will be remembered that on Mullet occasion when the
• efendant was brought up, it was proved that he had been
otroduced to the complainant by his brother, who bad Just ,
turned home from China in the same shi with him. :
hen appeared to have represented thatp his father had
•
ied during his absence, and that b• was his heir-at-law, eel
atitled as Bach to a fortune of 40,000/.. sod he Perm"'
• mortg.ge one of his farms for 8,0001„, and to ester
oto partnership with the oomplaioant to carry out
▪ music-hall operation in Australia. The oraelmeal
thought he had dropped into a good thing, sad &pew"
to have advanced the defendant various sums of meth,.
Unfortunately, three clover appeared to have gives uP
their situations at the Alhambra in order to go out t° AA"'
trails, and a gentleman connected with the aced
estaboh.
meot also gave up an engagement which produced him 131.
for the aernepurpose.
The prosecutor, when the case was called on this moth-
ieg. said that on account of the respects
oath
a the
ietendant'a featly, mad also oe account of the youth of
.the
defendant himself, and in the hole that be might retrmve
hie character, he desired to withdraw from the prosecution.
Mr. Oke, the chief clerk, said that there were molly °eir
Coos to parties putting the criminal law in force for °t
heir
own objects. He bad from the first entertained a doubt
whether the charge cld be legally oupported. sod
plainest appeared thenou to have thee to a solicitor and given
the defendant into charge. Now,. it appeared, he was
desirous to withdraw from the prosecution.
The Lord Mayor said be did not feel much syropethl for
the prosecutor, who had acted in a very silly manor sad
allow himself to be duped, and if he dul not sherPt°
himself up would probably be so spiv. The defendant
bad acted very wrongly in repreratfir that be was amen Of
fortune and by this means inducing persons to give
situations and join him in this wild scheme of oats