The Express.
London, England, 1853-04-11 00:00:00

THE MURDER AT ASH FLATS.

Sato intelligence.

JUDGES' CHAMBERS.—SATURDAY.
11lamas Ms. Banos Purr.
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Stephen Marshall, a fashionably-dressed young man, was
brought before his lordship on a writ of habeas corpus, ob-
tained to te4 the legality of the prisoner's conviction by
Mr. Broughton, on.: of the magistrates at Marylebone Police
Court.
Mr. Clarkson appeared to support the conviction, and Mr.
Howe attended fur the prisoner.
The prisoner was convicted by Mr. Broughton, under
the Vagrant Act (5 & 6 Geo. IV. cap. 83), as an " incor-
rigible rogue," it having been dearly proved to the ma-
gistrate that, on the 21st of March last, he was seen by
Superintendent Iteresford, of the North-Western Railway
Compauy's police, attempting to pick several ladies' pockets
on the arrival of trains at the Ruston-square terminus, and
afterwards he went to the luggage department, and stole a
valuable parcel, which he was detected in taking. The
prisoner was then lucked up, and taken the neat day be-
fore Mr. Brooghton, who ascertained from Sergeant Ri-
chards, M division, that, although so young, he was one of
the most expert members of the swell mob." Under those
circumstances, Mr. Broughton committed him to the House
of Correction to be kept at hard labour until the Quarter
Sessions, from the first day of which, under the fifth sec
lion of the act, he would undergo twelve months' impri-
sonment, and be well whipped. He was accordingly scat
to prison.
Mr. Howe submitted that, although it could not be de-
nied that the prisoner was a bad character, and there was
no reasonable doubt as to hie gui:t, still the conviction wos
bad in law, and could not be sustained, according to the
statute, there being a fatal omission in the wording of the
commitment; namely, that it did not set forth that the
railway station was a place of public resort. He therefore
contended that, under those circumstances, the prisoner
must be discharged.
Mr. Clarkson, at great length, contended that the con-
viction was right. A railway station was private property,
consequently it was not necessary to put in the commit-
ment "place of public resort' on the prisoner's con-
viction.
His Lordship, having attentively. heard the arguments
on both sides, sud carefully perusing the acts of parlia-
ment, said that, however guilty the prisoner might be, the
objections of Mr. Howe were fatal, and the prisoner must
be discharged. Hir lordship, in addressing the prisoner,
told him that his escape from punishment, through the
neglect of the magistrate's clerk, ought to be a warning to
hint to alter his course of life, as he would certainly be
transported if he continued his evil career.
The prisoner then left the chambers with kis friends.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—SATURDAY.
Bayou ma. COlOllll6lOllllll Ootrunaug.
IN 11 POWILI. AND HIND.
The bankrupts were drapers, in Carnaby-street. This
was the last examination meeting. The joint balance-sheet
extended only over two months prior to the failure in
January last. They had commenced without capital, hay-
ing taken the stock-in-trade of George Marsh, also a bank-
rupt, giving him bills for the stock. They now owed to
unsecured creditors 1,0331., besides 2601. of liabilities; the
meta were estimated at between 4001. and 60 t 3.
Mr. Lucas opposed, for the assignees, charging the bank-
rupts with obtaining goods on false pretences, and asking
on that ground fur a withdrawal of the protection.
William John Powell, one of the bankrupts, stated that
they began business on the 18th November last, and stopped
pisyment on the 28th January. They purchased the stock of
Marsh, who had since become bankrupt, for 7241., and gave
him four bills for the amount, and 1601. in cash. They
borrowed this amount from Mr. Flight, of Walbrook, to
whom they gave a bill for 2061. lls , the money being pay-
able by weekly instalments of 101. Of this amount 151. was
for interest, and 401. for insurance on their lives in
Ur. Flight's office. lie kept the insurance office himself.
The assignment of lease of the premises was kft in
illerelee leads as seenrity. It was understood that the
se Marsh she go to Mama White and Son, of
eYlliwho had es iNetanding account against Marsh
edne of theme hr 401., had been paid. Wises
tee pamper had bah been in the employ of White and
fics„ es il HIM MINK gime of the goods which they per-
ihelia W MAL Alibi end of two months there was a
lens by depecielha d Ask of 2271. His partner had re-
presented se Wm. Tilly and Steel, of Bread-street, Cheap-
side, that Wilma MI in the business, but he stated it at
OIL, Media he the money borrowed from Flight. Hind
Minetil IMO enter into the business; witness relied on
his jsdimmt. Marsh represented that the takings were
M. a week, but they proved to be only 301. The stock was
sot worth more than half they gave for it.
His Honour said this was one of the grosset cases he bad
ever seen, even in that sum Here were two men begin-
me/ without any capital, one of them with a deficiency of
2001., and during the short period of nine weeks they eon-
tracted debts to the amount of 1,0331.
Mr. Buchanan, who appeared for the bankrupt Powell,
put the case entirely on the ground of their having bees
deceived by Marsh.
Charles Hind, the other bankrupt, on examination de-
nied having stated that they were commencing bases
with 6001. Mr. Tilly premed them to buy goods, and
offered to draw upon them,. they bought to the amount of
eel. Mr. Parker, Messrs. Tilly and Steel's representative,
I had offered to withdraw all opposition if they were paid
4101. in hard cash.
I Mr. Thomas Steel was examined and distinctly deposed
to a statement by Powell that he and his pulsar we
worth 4601. or 6001. In consequence of this represeatetion,
credit was given, and they stopped in about a fortnight
after.
Mr. Parker else spoke to a representation
_by_ Hind to
the same effect. lie stated that they had 6001., out of
which they had paid 2001. for their lease, sad should te.
quire the rest to meet bills. Mr. Tilly, on bearing his,
consented to draw upon them. This was in November.
At smear interview, in January. his employers refused to
increase the account, and no goods were then seat.
His Hoses thought the fairest course would be to con-
tinue the potation till the certificate meeting. To with-
draw it at as earlier stage seemed • harsh proceeding towards
the bankrupts, though this certainly seemed one of the
wont cam they had hed far many a day. As there was no
reason to suppose the elsounts were not true, they would
pus their last ezamissries—all questions of conduct being
reserved till the eertiikate meeting. He thought the
seaters had trusted them with too great facility ; further
-'— estate have bees made.

CONFESSION AND EXECUTION OF MOORE.
STAITORD, SATURDAY.
This morning, at sight o'clock, Charles Moore un-
derwent the ORIPINI•sie 1/1 the
_low, M frost of the
County Pam% be the lab Modem duds murder of the
old magic moat Blackburn, while bibs were diseemred
thsffilated and ;partial, based in their bob.
lib to know that be fa
askto tbe Ratios of the loomesdevalf
aid P. eelgt.
O'Sullima, Rases meholle plata, who bays been
Wlnd la their atteminnee as Ida sine bis "sovietise.
mb as ample eiabrith et hie gab. manly mar
NOE the foams Ibeithurn, Wahl. who Ins walla
lei her poetise upon whom seiglides reeled.
hem say pmde4Was in the mime. Ns Mated that Webb
ale limlN had planned the 2,,,abett were primal
bus abstain; it ate
the a
poipo time,lisood sadbsealley thighs
olleewords. asies mad the
mad insides. Me rigid to deedithe mob is whisk thi
ashoppy esqb east their fate, but slated ant he teed no
combustible maladek.
TIN rev..lllomss visited Moore at lialt-ipast six this
we b& sal eemeised with him mail the SW mammal
As aft se bar oldish begs mew& helps to magma*
oak ea this aggebtedi hew drew nigh. as hamesee stnlti-
tab we emsothisil. whisk bad medial by arrivals by the
early trans bees ORDsmnusiiug thestry. Os a nigh
estimate, 10MS pens= IRON bath thsengeol every amass
to the jail. Mote dosses than is sisal ea finis sow
lions prevailed. The =hem calla% attended by the mi-
nisters of TAOS% ammeld tbll scaffold with a an step,
and after a few 1111111011111 spat in prayer the bolt was with-
drawn. After Masi ben suspended for the usual tires,
the bod/Lad dews sad interred in the burying ground
eof the within the jail.
Oa W y a respite for Walsh, who was convicted
with Moen, was received from the Rome-office, the result
of the 'treasons exertions of the Hon.and Rev.A.C. Teibot,
one of theohltiag justices of the Jan.

SEZIOrit Oita ACCIDENT.—Among the many ac-
cidents that han of late occurred through the use of
firs-arms, we are sorry to rank the following :—On Tues-
day last, Peter Stuart, jun., Mayo Cottage, left the house
of his father, who is a gamekeeper to his Grace the
Duke of Richmond, with a gun, to look oat for a hare
that had frequently attracted his attention, ma a spot
sear the house, during the winter. Finding her in the
usual place, he took advantage of his father's privi-
lege, and fired. No sooner had be drawn the trigger
than, from some unknown cause, the gun bunt, and
severely injured the hand and face of the un-
fortunate young man. This had the effect of pro-
ducing immetliats insensibility, and, after an indefinite
period of total unconsciousness, he found himself lying
among the mow, with gun all in splinters mound him. He
reached home with difficulty, and, medical aid being pro-
cured with all possible speed, he was found to be dan-
gmonalrhurt, and is still, we fear, in a rather precarious
state. The singular fact if the hare having so long fre-
quented the same spot, added to the associations which in-
eanmeeted with that animal, as the assumed
Ceoltr lifilLt manyit_iniiated in the raysteriu of dark-
ness, lie IA Isless perms to believe that there
sessallisi ion >saa esessay in tha asss.—Bostfihirs
Myna

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11, 1853.