The Express.
London, England, 1847-04-09 00:00:00

TIIIESDAT,

A finals A17011,11te.1117,7 ileum' aged 42, was in-
dicted for obtaining, by false pretences, four shillings from
James West. It was proved in evidence that at the sessions
held in January last the prosecutor had charged a person
with felony • and the prisoner House, seeing him near the
indictment Office, told him that he was en attorney, and that
he had better employ him to prefer the indictment, otherwise
the party areused would be acquitted. West accordingly
furnished h'm with the necessary instructions, and the pri-
soner gave them to the clerk of indictments. Immediately
afterwards he told the prosecutor he should require a sheet
of parchment, in order to engross the indictment, and for
this purpose he must have 4s. The prosecutor supplied him
with the money to buy the parchment, and from that time
he never saw the prisoner until be was taken into custody.
In order to establish the charge against the prisoner in the
present ease it was necessary for the prosecutor to show that
the man had been guilty of a false pretense.
There was no proof, however. that the prisoner
was not an attorney; and Mr. Justice Creswell
said he must therefore he acquitted. He very much re-
gretted that a use of this nature should fail up-m technical
grounds, as care ought to be taken to punished persons
proved to be guilty of an offence such as was imputed to the
prisoner. The prisoner was at once acquitted.
The business of the Crown Court is now at on end, end
Mr. Justice Creswell has returned to tow. In the Nisi
Prins Court, however, there are several causes still to he dis-
posed of, end it is expect, d that Mr. Justice Williams will
be detained here until Saturday evening.

NORTH WALES CIRCUIT.-CHESTER, APRIL 7.

Nrwr Pat t Comm.—Before Mr..b.141.2e Coltman.

Foawoou a. Peat —Mr. Egerton stated the substance of
the pleadings, which were on two bills of exchange, and on
an account stated ; to which the defendant had pleaded sere.
ral pleas—that he did not accept, accord • satisfaction, set-
off, &c. Mr. Welahy opened the case, to the effect that the
plaintiff was a gentleman residing at Liverpool, and the de-
fendant at Birkenhead. It apiearee that the defendant had
purchased tram a person named Ridley an estate of about
20 acres of land at Birkenhead for 30,0001., on which 10 per
Bent, was to be paid, and on the remainder. interest at 41 per
cent., the plaintiff is pay the deposit, and to be entitled to
6 per cent. from the defendant. Some sales were made, and
an account concarrent was made out, dated February
the Bth, in the present year, showing the defen-
dant owed the plaintiff 1,5371. 19s. 3,1., which the
defendant acknowledged to he correct. The two bills of
exchange arose out of another land transaction between the
parties, and that the defendant accepted them, one being for
2451. 6a., and the other for 474/. li., which had not been met.
The learned counsel said that the plaintiff only wished what
was just between the parties.—Mr. Townsend, for the
defendant, said the accounts between the parties were
complicated, and as a Chancery suit was pending, and
also as the parties had still extensive transactions pending,
it would be better to refer all matters in difference.—
Mr. Welshy said his case was simple: he should prove it
in ten minutes. No longer than yesterday the defendant
had sent down an injunction from Chancery. The plaintiff
kad repeatedly offered • reference, and had not been
well trerted. The Judge said the parties mut proceed as
they thought best. He could not interfere.—Mr. Welsby
said that the claim was for • balance admitted to be
correct only • few days ago. Now, if that sum was
paid into court, perhaps matters might he adjusted. He
would not give up that point. If that money was paid into
court in a week, the accounts could be investigated and ad-
justed. After some conference the cage proceeded. The
bills of exchange were proved under a judge's order. Alto
the contract of sale of the land, dated Sept. 13, between
Mr. Hadley and Mr. Pim, and Mr. Forwood, the considera-
tion money being 30p001., for the land at Braxton. Also a
stamped letter, from defendant, setting forth the terms of
purchase. Also reculet of agreement between plaintiff and
defendant, by which the former sold to the latter certain
land at Birkenhead, for 6,4971. 145., the latter to pay down
10 percent., being 6191., and interest until payment of pur-
chase money.—Mr. Townsend then addressed the jury for
the defendant —Verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of
the account current, and the two hills of exchange and
interest; damages on the bills, 7.571. 10i., and the account
stated, 1,5371. 10e. 3d.; total, 2,2951. 9s. 3d.

CIONIV COO IT. —Edon Mr. Justice Wightmon.
A M VELD RR ATTKIAPT ED AT • DANCE..—John Duckett,
33, wee indicted for stabbing his wife, Ann Duckett, with
intent to murder her, en January 2, at Middlevrich.—The
prisoner is • boatman, and he and his wife had lived for
some time on very unhappy term.. On the 2nd of January
last, there wu a dance at a public-house, called the Roe
and Crown, in Middlewich, which wu attended by both tte•
prisoner and his wife, they not having previously seen each
other for nearly a fortnight. The prisoner seeing his wife in
the room, went up to a person and told him that although he
had been dancing himself, there was person present who
should never wince again. He then went to another man in
the room, and requested him two or three times to lend him
a knife, which was refused, as the prisoner was in liquor.
He then went to the shop of a Mr. Wise, where he pur-
chased • large pocket knife, and returned with it. Some
one called out for a dance, and the proeuutrix got up,
amongst others, for the purpose of dancing. While standing
up speaking to the fiddler, the prisoner put his arm round
her neck, and inflicted three stabs in her throat. He was
immediately apprehended. A surgeon was called in, and
fowid that one of the stabs had penetrated the windpipe and
gullet From this wound the air from the lungs waaescap-
ing.—The jury found the prisoner guilty of the capital
offence, and judgment of death was ordered to he recorded
against him ; the learned judge intimating that the leas/
punishment he could expect was transportation for life.