The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-24 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.

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IN no B. C. PULLIBLLNR.—An UNFORTUNATE IMOD.
VENT.—This Insolvent has twice figured in the omit at
Basinglian-street, and kis present was his second application
to this court—slaking the fourth time the law has released
him from his liabilities. He passed through this court in
1828 at which time his debts amounted to 7241., 6001. of
which he has since paid. Be was a bankrupt in 1839, when
he owed 1,9601. Amin did he petition the Bankruptcy
Court in 1844, and obtained his final order in 1645. For the
last 25 yeses be hod beigt Oa the stage, under the assumed
name of Hooper, hod served under the banner of Ma-
dame Vestals, and ißThwartwee. He attributed hie bank-
ruptey in *BBP to the het of hie having been concerned with
Mr. Brahma hi the St James's Theatre. He now stood
ow the part of Mr. Cobb, the proprietor of the
hton theahj, • ken, of which the insolvent bad held, at

the annual rental of 4501. Mr. Cobb was a creditor for
3401. for rent, and his ground of opposition was that the
insolvent had vexatiously defended an actica on covenant for
the recovery of that sum, by doing which the amount of
costa bean inecessed from about St or 91. to 421, A great
deal of evidence of an uninteresting description was ad-
duced, chiefly Malang to property. There was not, however,
Nu/Went proof *Olio pleas put in by the insolvent were of
a vexatious cherub._ „ and consequently the commissioner
ordered him to be dieskerged.
CROWN COMMISSION.

w sem-
miedow was aimed at the Allei tithe et Ibillieses,
before a to u 7 Imarbela is what
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amount rbastAtzest, London,
was indebted. The oiler used the writ, in
which it was set Mk that the said W. A. Farley was in-
debted to the wawa he aonies received by him, and for
stamps, &e. the me el 3311. 17e. 4d. ; sad that he, the
said W. A. Farley, Wag insolvent, mai time being adanger
that the sum abreesid yould bs 18,8 to her ibieety, the Pre-
sent writ ' '
oesa =NA B.w WI lOW
thereof. The leareedl essaraisawatk ideanaing_the jury,
said that the evidence wen cm the sAkvit of Mr. H. Wilson,
a gentleman connected with the Patron*, and the affidavit
proved the amount due.—The jury land a verdict for the
I sum claimed.

WESTMINSTER COUNTY COURT.
lissexe D.C. Morten, Eau Judea.
'twin V. XkieVIJI or LO)IIMMIZT.—A COACH-
VAN'S Wra.—Marna AND itholrauv.—ln this nee
the plaintiff, a wig-maker, in Bertrish-elesek Soho, row& to
recover of the deilthdast, the Meirtnis of lamiriadsety, the
sum of 121.6 e., Bo making and illessalag amehmen't
Mr. Dad, for the dolbadant, applied tie a postponement of
the ems, ea the gresead of the noble aserguiv and his steward
being ablaut beta town ; but, after same discussion, he con-
s.* ego as, if the plaintiff were gth Into the witness-box.
Benfaa, for the plaintiff, add- his client bad worked
he the aphis awassuis be upwards of twenty years, and now
aragist he ream lima his lordship the sum of 121. es. It
apparel is hilt vie, strange that Lord Londonderry should
now, barbs he years paid for dressing these wigs, dispute
the pith sagthielly after the house-steward had repeatedly
==—Mu Dod, in answer to the court, said
the ad& marquis to the action was, that
ca the settisenimat of a previous account the marquis dis-
tinctly told Mr. Irwin, in the presence of his steward (Mr.
Stretch), net to dream any wigs for the coachmen with-
out they bemightsa order either in his, Lord Londonderry's
handwritingn se held. steward's.—Mr. Benton believed Mr.
Irwin wouldasedesty that some notice of the sort was given,
but it was impasible to carry it oat Mr. Stretch, when ap-
plied to fee Or mime, always mid he was too busy, but he
would mad Awl eillWal& This he never did, but, on the
bill Wag mar to premised payment.—J. Cunningham
said ha bed Um halm sissies the plaintiff 17 years, and
was in dm habit of visa to Lord Londonderry's coachman
for the miss to dream-. The secount ran from 1844 to 1847,
during while time there were four different coachmen. In
1847, whew the bill was delivered, Mr. Stretch said he would
endeevour to get the money front his lordship, but he said
nothing skeet erders.—By Mr. Dod : A wig requires dress-
ing "lra 6,71. Ws always charge 2s. for undress wigs,
and 3s. be Mole wigs. A state wig requires dressing during
the seems &eat twice a week. (Laughter.) Lord Craven's
coasharat has his wig dressed three tunes each day. (Re-
newed kraghtse.)—bir. Dod : Do you invariably go to the
coachmen be their wigs without receiving any instructions
from their mapioyers ? Yes ; we have between fifty and
sixty ecisclunea's wigs per week, and we receive no Instruc-
tions from any but themselves—C. Josling was formerly in
the service of the Marquis of Londonderry for a year and
ten months as coachman, and wore two wigs; one for state
occasions, and one in " ordinary." They required deeming
about every eight or ten days. He had two new wigs whilst
there, and west to Inds by Mr. Stretch's orders. He had
frequently asked Mr. Stretch for written orders, but he
always put him off.—Crewe-examined: When I first went
into his lordship's service, Mr. Stretch told me that I was to
have no wigs dressed without written orders.—J.Tolman was
emits= to the Marquis of Londonderry 13 days, from May
9rd to 16th, and had no orders from Mr. Stretch to get a nt
wig. He was asked to wear an old one, but refused, as he
did sot care about putting on a wig worn by his predecessor.
Mr. Stretch had an interview with the marquis, and he was
airspeed to go to Irwin's, but no written order was given. He
went in the new wig to Buckingham Palace, but did not
have it drama whilst he stopped in the situation.—G. Wilson
was formerly 'pasha= to the marquis. From Feb. 9 to
Sept. 7 be had the state wig dressed six times, and the un-
dress wig *Mesa times. He siwaysseut his wig to be cleaned
when he theight It required it, and would as soon have
Mat her ladyship out with dirty cattle as ap-
in bee presence with a dirty wig. (Loud laughter.)—
INW its had already stated what the answer of the
arM. dahadest was to the action, whith,he defended solely
en prithiple, sad he would show boa the plaintiff himself
that this noble bed hid alma him dean not to dress the
wigs without $ emigre areffembly..—The pilaff was called,
and admitted due sash cedes hod been given,tbnt that Mr.
nagiseeed to mad than.—After a lengthened
araemesit. the bawd judge &dial that, although the
steweribal oda wrens Is not Oslo( the orders in writing, '
the ddeadiat amid meths stade-totor by it, having given '
the plaintiff milks mieeaot to dress wigs without either an
aashovity temaiderulf es the eteward.—An order was then
made for 81. Se. he broom wig*, • borrowed one, and one
whisk had the top taken out, the drawings being disallowed.
EDMONTON SESSIONS.
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Beare Mr. ClliionTrirsini;niss4;liatreiMitarmamtantrA
COMMITTAL 7011 31Talnit..—Mr. Thomas Mackintosh
Davidson, a gentleman of considerable property, was charged
with haying, on the afternoon of Monday last ,wilfully mur-
dered IsMs Mugford, at Clay-hill, in the arish of Tot-
tenham.
Mn. Elizabeth Holmes deposed that she resided at Clay-
bill, in the parish of Tottenham, and was a widow. The
deceased Lewis Mugford had been employed by witness ever
due last October. 'The prisoner had boarded and lodged
in her house for several cure. His sleeping apartment was
an ante-room, and the door was:alwacs left open. On the
afternoon of last Monday, whilst witness was sitting at work
in the parlour, she heard a nolee in the pelage which
induced her to go out to see what was the
matter. She saw the deceased and tho . prisoner in
the passage near each other. Both the deemed and the pri-
soner had their bands extended, the latter'sbeing immediately
over Mugford'a head. The prisoner struck Mugford on
the neck, and when he withdrew his hand she saw that
he held something, but what it was she did not know
, Almost immediately after the blow was struck witness
noticed blood irtting from the wound. A policeman and a
surgeon were immediately sent for, but by the time they
arrived deceased had died. About • quarter of an hour
alter the occurrence witness again saw the prisoner, when
he appeared totally unconscious of what had taken place,
and he walked about as if nothing had happened.—By the
Bench Ever since the prisoner had been in witness's house
he had been of unsound mind and imbecile, but perfectly
harmless. She had treated him as a child. He had always
been on the best terms with the deceased, who used to un-
dress him and pat him to bed. After the prisoner bad re-
tired to rest, he used frequently to bid the deceased " good
night," shake hands with him, and say "Good by, love!',
The prisoner was about 67 years of age and the deceased 34.
The latter was not so powerful a man u the former.
Arlo Roberts said that she was in the service of the last
witness. Had lived there with her about five yeses, and
knew the prisoner and the deceased perfectly welL During
the whole of that time Mr. Davidson had lived in the house.
On the afternoon of Monday lest she and her &tar were
sitting in the kitchen at dinner when the prisoner came in.
She left the room for a few minutes, and, on her again
entering, she saw the prisoner take a knife from the table
and then depart through the passage. She did not at first
mention that circumstance to any one, but as soon as he
left the kitchen she informed Mugford what he had done,
and added, that he had better go and see what he was going
to do. The deceased immediately went out, and witness fol-
lowed him. On getting into the passage she saw blood
issuing from the mouth and nose of the deceased. She ran
and supported him, leading him through the forecourt to an
adjoining cottage. He was then placed in a chair, but was
never able to speak after receiving the injury. Deceased did
not live more than 20 minutes after she first went to his
assistance. [A common dinner knife, about five or aix
inches long, was produced, which was covered with gore to
the extent of three inches from the point. This weapon
was identified by the witness as that taken off the table by
the prisoner.]—By the Bench : It was not at all unusual for
the preaoner to be in the kitchen. He had not had any
words with the deceased whilst there. They both appeared
on the beet terms. She had often seen:the two shake hands
together.
Mrs. Mary Thomas said that she lives at Clay-hill, and
occupies a cottage adjoining the residenoe of Mrs. Holmes.
On tr,e afternoon In question, between one and two o'clock,
whilst ill in bed, she heard a noise in the lane. On looking
out of the window she saw the deceased attempting to get
through her garden-gate, and trying to speak, but was pre-
vented by the excessive hemorrhage . She sent her servant
for medial attendance, and remained with the deceased till
he died.

Mr. G. Bull, awietant to Mr. Han, surgeon, mid he found
the deceased quite dead, with his head leaning on his
shoulder. There wee a wound in the throat about an inch
wide and three inches deep, which had divided the carotid
artlrri loee.sergeant 37 N said that he was informed that a
man bad been murdered, and the prisoner was pointed out
to him as the murderer. He was at that time standing near
the kitchen window, smoking a pipe of Wham°. It was
stated in his presence that he had murdered the deceased,
but he took no notice of it, and appeared quite "lost." Wit-
ness then took him into custody.
The Chairman announced that that wee all the evidence
they had to receive.
The prisoner was then led into the court for the purpose
of having -the depositions read over. Upon entering, he
bowed several times to the bench, looked round the room
ones or twice with 'vacant gaze, and when asked Übe had any
questions to put to the witnesses, made no reply. Mr.
Bodkin informed the bench that be appeared there by order
of the trustees of considerable property belonging to the pri-
soner, and he saw that the unfortunate gentleman must be
committed for trial.—The Chairman said the bench were
unanimous In fully committing the accused.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
OLD COURT.—Batars Mr. Baron Platt sad Mr. Pasties Williams.
MURDIII.--401,1 Hutchings, 43, cooper, wn indicted
for the wilful murder of bit wife, by administering to
her ► quantity of sneak. The prisoner, who won engaged
In the trade of a cooper, resided with the &owed and three
children which formed his family at Deptford, sad it ap-
petted by the evidence of the neighbours that the primer
and the deemed did not live on vary good wrote together,
and that they had frequently very angry 'iterations ; and
secording to the testimony of one witness the deceased had
frequently expressed an opinion that she should die a bad

death. The death of the deceased took place on the 27th
August, and it was proved that on the evening before that
day she aad the prisoner had a quarrel after they hail gone •
to their bedroom for the night, and the deceased was beard
to say tee the primer ; 0 You have begun your games
alresdy., have you I" and this appeared to make
the prisoner very angry, and he struck the deceased, 1
who exclaimed that he was a villain, and he than, it appeared, I
left the house, and did not return until the following morn-
fog at breakfast time, when the family all sat down toge-
ther as usual. Shortly after dinner deceased became very ill,
and lay upon the bed. At tea time the prisoner was seen
to throw some powder out of a phial into the fire, and he '
gave the empty phial to one of his children, end told him to
throw it away. The prisoner shortly &ter this sent up a
cup of tea to the deceased, and the =pension intea-led to
be conveyed by the prosecution was, that he had contrived
to administer the potion in this liquid, for it appeared that
very soon alter the deceased bad drunk the tea, she was'
seized with excruciating pain in the stomach, • moss
of violent heat, great throb, and in fact all the
usual attendants of the administration of arsenic •
and lima: eight 0'4104 in the evening the state si
' the deceaseu was each that • lenilUO neighbour was
sent for, and upon her coming into the house the prisoner
told her with an oath, "that his wife had been taking some
stuff or other." The neighbour went up to the deceased
and asked her whether she had taken any thing, and she
said she had only taken tome jslap. This person went down
to the prisoner and told him what the deceased said, and he
replied again with an oath that it was a lie, and that he
knew she had taken something else. The prisoner, it ap-
peared, shortly after told this witness that he had got some
arsenic in the house, and that he had broken open the
drawer in which it was placed when he heard his 'rib was so
ill, to see if she had taken any of it, and that he had thrown
it away. The deceased continued to get worse, and after
enduring great agony she died about one o'clock on the fol-
lowing morning. The result of the post•mortens examina-
tion of the body showed quite clearly that the death was
occasioned by arsenic, 15 grains, a quantity quite sufficient to
cause death, being discovered in the stomach. There was no
doubt that the prisoner had been in possession of a quantity
of arsenic, for it was proved that a few weeks before the
transaction, a man named Wheeler had given the prisoner
tome for the purpose of poisoning cats, which it was
alleged had destroyed some young chickens belonging
to one of his tons, and it appeared that it was contained in
the phial produced by the prisoner, and was lucked up in •
drawer, of which the prisoner's son kept the key. The son
came home about the time when the poison was supposed to
have been administered, and it appeared that the prisoner
then told him that he bad broken open the drawer contain-
ing the poison and taken it out, and on his going up stain
he found that the drawer had been forced out and the bottle
containing the poison had been removed. These were the
principal points of the evidence against the prisoner; and the
medical evidence to show the presence of poison in the sto-
mach of the deceased, and that death was occasioned thereby,
closed the case for the prosecution.
Mr. Ballantine, for the prisoner, urged that the evidence
was not by any means sufficiently conclusive to warrant
them in convicting the prisoner of having committed the
cold-blooded and deliberate murder imputed to him, and he
argued that it was just as passible that the deceased might
have obtained possession of the arsenic and taken it herself,
as that the prisoner had administered it to her,
Mr. Baron Platt summed up in favour of the prisoner.—
The jury retired at half-past four o'clock, and were absent
an hour and forty minutes, when they returned into court
and gave their verdict, Guilty. When the verdict was deli-
vered the prisoner burst into tears, and on his being asked
whether he had anything to urge why sentence of death
should not be passed. upon him, he exclaimed with great
earnestness, " I am innocent ; I am not guilty, my lord and
gentlemen ; I declare lam innocent. I have not had any '
arsenic in my hands for two months."
Baron Plitt, having put on the black cap, addressed the
prisoner, and said that the jury, after a most patient inquiry
and great deliberation, had found him guilty of the crime of
wilful murder, and taking into consideration the circum-
stances of that crime be could not hold out to him any hope
of mercy on this side of the grave. The offence of which he
had been found guilty was of a most aggravated character ;
he had destroyed the wife of his bosom, whom be had sworn
to cherish and protect, in a most cruel manner, and while
pretending to pee her the cup of kindness he bad exhibited
to her deliberately the cop of death. The learned judge
then passed the sentence of death in the usual form.
The prisoner. who seemed dreadfully affected during the
address of the learned judge, exclaimed, as he was leaving
the bar, "I am innocent ; you have murdered an innocent
man."