The Express.
London, England, 1847-03-06 00:00:00

PALACE COIIRT.

TEROWINO OPEN TVS Covert.--TEO bunnme of this
court has hitherto been confined to six attorneys, who pur.
chaps their places ; but in oomeirence of the recent decision
OW Court of Queen's Bench, m the cue of " Ashur,' v.
the City of London," a number of attorneys intend to apply
to practise in this court, under the 27th section of the 6th
and 7th Vie., o. 73, called the " Attorneys and Solicitors
Act," in order that the court may be thrown open to the
profession generally.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Oneandwioner Feeble:cm
TiH BIRMINGHAM AND BOSTON DISKO? RAILWAY
COMPANT.—This was a meeting for the chains of assignees.
Mr. AshurM Mated that he had appointed two gentlemen
who had belonged to the managing committee to make out
the accounts of the above company. The company we. to
have had a capital of one million. 60,000 shares had been
allotted, end the panic came directly afterwards, and the
shares had not been taken up. Same of the &Bottum wen
very wealthy mu. The managing committee bad no doubt
bat that the 'Bones were liable' and the compsn7 came
bolus this court in order to do ill the creditors patios.
nay** *sty of materials to work upon.—Mr. Commis-
sion's, Msique : There could be no doubt of that, as re-
garded weight etpaper.—Mr. Ailment continued : The debts
Mthe =anymtweeelialoool., and the amounts would be
very Jews, accountant, was then
appointed eadgnin ; and he accepted the trust.

ASSIZE INTIILLIOENCE.
ROME CIRODIT.—HRRTFORD, Menem 5.
cms. tins—peteno Lord Denman mad a epogal Jury.
A.11111•WILT NT • 111•01STIATI.—Mica e. )1911./.•Y.
This was an Ml= to reamer damages for tut eirsault, dined
to lino boot aaamitted by filr Robert Murray, •
tie jai os—Nr. M. Mambos' appeared kr th=7,
and Mr. Mae for the defendant This case arose
wt dila OM yr laid at the Let maim, and whisk

has eines been several times before the public, upon the ap- '
Osaka fee a sew trial. A man named Beadel brought an
adios usaimet Sir Robert Murray for false imprisonment, in
]mdse elvaa him into custody upon suepicton of stealing
MIS iritis, pal the result of that action was a vadiet
forty dedbadallt. Shortly after the trial Beadel and some
of his !dada. mem whom was the present plaintiff, had
bees resellee tbanwelves at a public house in the village,
oar I reddence, and, as they were peering by,
dm et thwa blew a horn, and some other discordant noises
wen mule, sod it was alleged that Sir Robert had come out
some of hie servants, and made an attack
rpenCi"l by
party, and committed the assault complained of
wpm the plaintiff.—Lord Denman, in summing up, said he
lamented that a gentleman in the position of the de-
fisdant should have acted in the manner alleged,
meet although he might have received some pro-
vocation. That was no excuse fur an act of
violence from a gentleman who, from his position,
ought to set an example of forbearance. The jury,
after a short deliberation, returned a verdict for the
plaintiff. Damages, is. His lordship subsequently, upon
the application of Mr. Chambers, certified that there was
ground of action, so that the plaintiff will receive his costs.
Tits QUERN O. STURT.—LIBER.—ThiS was an indict-
ment preferred at the instance of the justices of the borough
of St. Albans against the defendant, who is a banker in that
town, for a libel. After the case had proceeded
some length, it was put an end to by the defendant consent-
ing to make an apology and pay the costs, and upon this
understanding a nominal verdict was recorded.

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—READING, 'Manor 4.
Before Mr. Serleant Gutlee.
MILLS Rosnsans.—The Abingdon melt trial, terminated
to-day, in the transportation of Richard Jones for fifteen
years; Charles Tondee for seven years; Joseph Edney,
James Edney, and Pangbourne Genge were sentenced to
imprisonment for short periods; the other prisoners were
acquitted.

WESTERN CIRCUIT—WINCHESTER, MARcx 4.

-C;Oww. -6071:77—Before Y•. ladies Williiro-a:

CRAROB OP BURGLARY. George
Pink, egad 28, was indicted for • burglary in the dwelling-
house of Frances Covey at Basingstoke on the 24th July last,
and stealing 2701. 113 s. in gold and silver. Mr. Greenwood
and Mr. Edwards for the prosecution ; Mr. Cockburn and
Mr. Massey 5.r the prisoner. The proseentrit was a maiden
lady, between 80 and 90 years of age, residing in New-
street, Basingstoke, and the prisoner was shopman to Mr.
Barton, a butcher in the Fame town. On the night of the
24th July, the prosecutrix and her servant, Hannah Moody,
who was the only other person living in the house, retired to
bed about nine o'clock, both sleeping in the same chamber.
About two o'clock in the morning, they were alarmed by a
noise in the roam, and on looking up, they saw • mut stand-
ing by the bedside, holding a pistol in one hand and a light
is the other. His face was concealed by a piece of muslin ;
he wore no coat or jacket, and his waistcoat was
• light buff colour. As he stood by the side of
the bed he said, " Money I want, and money I'll
have." He told the servant that, if she did not remain
quiet, he would blow her brains out. The woman begged
him to spare their lives, and she would give him what money
her mistress bad. She then handed to him a purse from
under the pillow, when he exclaimed, I don't want that ;
give me the keys of your drawers." The keys were given
to him, and he took from the drawers several purses, each
containing money. Haying so done, he tied the hands of
the servant with a piece of strong cord, and then left the
room, bat returned immediately, and again said, " If you
don't lie still, I'll blow your brains out. After he had left
the house, Hannah Moody looked out of the window to give
an alarm, when she saw the man go up the street. An op-
posite neighbour,heariog the alarm, called a police constable,
and they both went to Miss Covey's house. On searching
the drawers they found a hammer and chisel, and after-
wards discovered that a window at the back of
the premises was open, and that a pane of glass
close to the tautening was broken. In consequence of the
information furnished by these facts, Franklin, the police-
man, went to the house of Mr. Barton, the prisoner's em-
ployer. He there searched the prisoner's bed-room, and
found a coat, waistcoat, and trousers, the waist oat cones-
ponding with the description given by Hannah Mindy of that
which the prisoner had worn at the time of the robbery. A
pocket had been torn from the coat, and it was afterwards
found *recalled under some sawdust on Mr. Barion'e pre-
mises. In that pocket was the whole amount of the money
last by the proseeutrix, including a " Queen Anne's six-
pence," which had been in her possession many years. On
the same morning several bullets and • luciter-hoa were
found in Barion'syard —Mr. Coekburn addressed the jury
on behalf of the prisoner, and called several witnesses to cha-
racter. The learned judge summed op the case, and the
jury found the prisoner Guilty. Sentence, fifteen years
transportation.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
NEW COURT.—Reeire the Reorder and aklermsa tL Hughes
HIARTLSRS THIEP.—Jo/ut Clark., 23, was indicted for
larceny. He had formed an intimacy with the pneecutrix,
Catherine Malone, whom he had promised to marry, and
she, granting to the proposition, made srrangementa for the
performance of the ceremony. He represented to her that
he had put up the banns at several churches, and, fully
believing this statement, the prosecutrix furnished an apart-
ment, found the prisoner new clothing, supplied him with
pocket-money, and supported, for some time, all the mem-
bers of his family out of her hard-earned savings ea a de-
motic servant. On the morning of the day appointed for
the celebration of the marriage, the prosecutrix changed the
last sovereign she possessed, and the prisoner asked for the
change to pay the fees; she hesitated to give it to him, and
he took it out of her pocket. They went away in a cab,
and, on alighting the prisoner disappeared down a court,
and no more was heard or seen of him until he was taken
into custody upon the application of the prosecutrix.—Mr.
Robinson, for the prisoner, called two witnesses, who swore
that the money was given by the prosecutrix to the prisoner
of her own free will.—The jury declared the prisoner
Guilty.—The prisoner was ordered to be kept to hard labour
for 18 calendar mouths.
Tutelar. OPTENCES.—The grand jury, on banding in the
last of the bills of indictment laid before them, complained
of the number of cases upon which they had to adjudicate,
in which the offence charged was of the most meagre and
trivial character. They had bad a bill laid before them
wherein tour little boy. were charged with stealing another
boy's op. It appeared that the prosecutor and the prisoners
had all been playing together, and the prisoners had taken
the cap and thrown it into the middle of the road, and, be-
cause it could not be found, a full bench of magistrates, at
Harrow, committed the prisoners for felony. The grand
jury would urge upon the Recorder, as the law officer of the
corporation of the City, the necessity of some legislative
enactment with reference to these petty charges of larceny.
The Recorder said, it was contemplated by some members
of the House of Commons to introduce to the notice of the
legislature amnion for the establishment of a tribunal spe-
cially to try these minor felonies without the assistance of
either grand or petit jurors ,• but it would be so arranged that
the rights and liberties of the subject would not in anyway
jury.
During • placed in jeopardy by the withdrawal of a trial by
During the day several persons, bound over by recognisance
to prosecute, complained to the court that there was a system
of jobbing and favouritism practised by the officers, by which
the bills did not go before the grand jury. in their order and
rotation. The Recorder said it was • serious charge, and it
should be fully investigated, and if correctly made the offi-
cers would be responsible. In a criminal court, with a
jurisdiction over five counties and two millions of inhabit-
ants, it could not be expf..cted that every convenience would
be found, but every facility the court could command should
be rendered to effect order and regularity.—Alderman Sir
W. Maguey undertook to inquire into the matter.