The Express.
London, England, 1862-04-09 00:00:00

THE TRICENTENARY OE A MABSACJUL

wee not sufficient.
The bankrupt, in examination
er ,
_denied having represented I
on the form occasion that he had the suthority of Mr.
James Fox Wilson for signing his name to a War in
answer to a reference. He had sigued Mr. Wilson's non
because he believed him to be his putner. The
letter of iuiry was from Mr. Brocklehurst,_ and
wee addressed to James Fox Wilson, at Paxton Hones,
flydenham. Bankrupt was then living at Pa:toe Villas, sad
the letter mme into his lands. He answered it, Aped
the letter "Pro James Fox Wilms," sad stated
that he was never fast for money. He bad been
in partnership with Winn and they had traded
at 66, Basinghalletreet, The dissolution bad never
been periled, nor was there say settlement of
account when Wilson went out. Wilson had bum wrested
while he was a member of the firm; witness had diebarded
by Whoa goods recently purchased from MOORS Spyor
and 00. on credit. He cold the goods at a loss of at or U.
Wilson was his brother-in-law. He had borrowed
4901. to p into the businees, and bad lost it
all. He bad demoted his wife and children.
Bankrupt had obtained goods to the amount of 3701. on the
let of December ; part of them he bad shipped to Ham-
burg, sad the rest he bad sold. Ho could only amount for
40& worth of those goods from recollection. Had given
Mb be 531. to one Geist, for the purpose of disoonrd; but
bad never got a forting on them. He was insolvent in
October, but did not then koow it.
Hr. iVindsor urged that the bu brupt had obtained goods
without reasonable probohnil7 ef Posl,4'nt
After bear* Mr. Dame for the Miami*
His Hamar saspeackd the order of discharge for six
months, and refused protootion.
ID MB LOZWITITHAL ADD TAYLOR.
The backups, merehaata, of LANs Tower-street, applied
for their order of climbs:go. The accounts. &Mired by
Moms. Hart, show debts sad liabilities of 6, . ; meet.
about 400 f.
Mr.Linklater,for the amalgams, asked for ea adjournment,
time being required for the examination of the 'mount.
An adjournment wee ordered.
ni 31 IRAQ DOD4II.
The bankrupt was described as a coach broker and bill
die:venter, of Blackfriusecad. Debts, 4401. He came
before the court in forma paupria.
Mr. Aldridge, the crown solicitor, opposed, and examined
the bankrupt as to the disposal of his stock. It appeared
that it had been takea by a Mrs. Harper, a creditor, for
whom helices now carrying on the bushier at 355. a week for
wages &adroit. The bankrupt mid that 21 persons for
whom be had discounted bills had passed through the lo-
solvent Court.
Ths Onomissioner—Yours must have bean an odd kind
of hairs f
Bankrupt—Oh, very myiterious, Weed. (Laughter.)
An adjournment was ordered far further inquiry.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fooblanque.)
II RR 1101 AND TROR/3.
The bankrupts were engineers, of Newport, Isle °Wight.
This was the adjourned sitting for examination sad
chirp_
_The ateounta prepared by Mr. Boxed show debts
and lithWhes of 10,1004 ; amen about 7,0001.
Mr. Hoed, for the assignees, asked for an adjournment.
The beakr4l4ll hod been required to die a deficiency account,
but had sat don ma. As the one had been live months
before the wart, he asked that the adjournment should be
at the expose at the
Mr. Lawrence and Mbac=er, tor the bankrupts,
eoa-
seafed to the adjournment, but urged that the costs ought
to came anal the wanes.
His linen dinned ea adjournment to the 27th of May,
raseniag the quoin of eons.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(TEUB DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Yr. Bares Wilda.)
ro 7010131111 OPON Sill Bait OF 108811.
Waif Homeiti, 22, doctor; 01110.4426 Reichberg, 45,
jeweller; and Aerobia JeeepAeon, *2. jeweller, were in-
dieted for feloniously having in their powwow= certain
Salmi neon which Wen engraved in the ROAnital
certain portions of a ten and a five rouble note of Mel=
rial Baal of Ramis, without the authority of the govern.
mee of that
Mt
r. Elerjemer&tatine tines specially retained with Mr.
Sleigh to Goaded the prosecution on behalf of the Russian
government ; Mr. Ribtou defended Josephs Mr.
14`13onnall and Mr. Best appeared for Reichberg, and Kr.
Best was also retained to defend the prisoner Horwitz, but
when the case MCA on llarwits insisted upon defeating
himself.
Serialist% Ballantine stated the circumstances of the
case against the prisoners at considerable length. It will
be remembered that two other prisoners, named Weber
and Rosenburg, were apprehended at Birmingham upon
the charge of having in their possession at that place other
plates celcalated to engrave Russian rouble notes, and the
charge against the three prisoners was that of oommitting
the same offence in London, and it was deemed advisable to
proceed iu the first instance with that charge. It appeared
some time back the prisoner Josephson) mployed a
named Rawlins to engrave a copper-pte with • =
resembling the border of a ten-rouble note, and after that
time up to the end of December the pewwers called
upon several engravers, and employed these to morays
different plates, and type, resembling the different parts of
the Russian rouble notes. Some of the engraves, • how-
ever, beanie suspicious, and the police were oonumnieated
with. The prisoners were accordingly watched, sind on
Saturday, the 11th of January last, tjeOrte Sat
a detective officer, accompanied by Brett
Legg, and other detectives, apprehended the pri-
soners Hamlin and Iteir.hbeig, and told them
they wen charged with forging a Russian rouble
note. Ups fig_ Harwitu, a quantity of type was
found epee lin reeemNing the characters on a rouble note.
The restilip theelleses went to the lodging of the prisoner
Jeapheee. Pdanesealreet, Bishopegate, and, after telling
his Sy atm sneers, asked hum if he knew a person
named end be said he did. They asked him if
he had as.. twiner with him. He said be had ; he
wee • diamond fatter, and he had done business with
ids in that Ina The officers asked him if he ear
pee Beichberg say order to engrave cm copper plates. He
said Y. They told him they must search his place, when
be add, "Oh yes, search any where you like. He after-
winds said, "He must tell them, however, that a short
UM previous he was at Liverpool where • man gave him
• else plate, and asked him to engrave a copper plate the
MIMS deq end when he came to London, he had the plate
des IsLowdea.walL He had sent the man • proof, but be
kept the plate himself," and he thee went to a cupboard
and took out an engraved copper Onto, which
be handed to the officers, The plate had a
of • rouble note engraved upon it.
Clime/Boers, after taking Josephson to the station, pro-
emial to the lodgings of Beichberg, at 12, Haberdasher.
phase. Keeton and upon searching the place discovered a
gemliky of Mlonred pastime-ink, a great quantity of en•
wain teak lead a quantity of gotta pereha and wax for
Naas howiiinc. They afterwards went to 65, Lower
Tkenamallowi• occupied by a person named Soto-
sewsk, and saw • copying press which had been
mewl there by the prisoners. Sotooowsk afterwards
husk tbsm to No. 3, Mitreatreet, Aldgate, and gave them
a plan of gate perch& which bad been left there by one
at the prisoners, and which, on being melted, was found to
contain a mpper which was identified as the same
which had beim by Josephson in June. Oa the
of Jamey tie alma went to No. 7, Aldgate, where
ewe al the pdeemeis had been staying with • man,
vermiLinimk end Some bagels the hoard and papsr of
Se
Isle pain& of Garbeidie which hung against
Se wen el see of the Teem they foetid 65 forged
teed, and in • apboard they also found • braes
roxt, wile ark of a 10-rouble net*, and the
.10 awn* wee it. At No. 12, Haberiasher•place,
osi, ends." bel been occupied by Raiohbag, Sergeant
Brett founds tires el circular pieces of paper bearing
the engraving d Se engine-turned portion of a rouble-note,
and also two entammvings of au eagle. A quaatity of wax
was also toned widebUre the impression of Busies charac-
ters, and a be.. plate also bearing some portions of a
Raise mein A quantity of paper of a peculiar tough
dezoription weealso found at the residence of one of the
prisoDers. Upon lielobberg being searched, some genuine
rouble mks were found epee him, and some pieces of
paper with the black borders of &rouble note printed upon
them.
A number of Mbomou were examined to prove these
facts, and the trial will in all probability not be brought to
a conclusion to-day.

The Paris correspondent of the hscittpendmee
says :—" The mandrinent of the Archbishop of Toulouse
produced in high places an impassion which it is difficult to
describe. After readings copy which was sent to him by
M. Roubuid, Minister of Public Instruction sod Worship,
the Emperor mould not captain his violent irritation. He
showed the profoundest disgust, and if be has not Inter-
posed his authority against this unhappy manifestation, it
bmaues boding not wish to give the clergy any sums."
With the exception of a few journals, which almost
always defend the acts of the clergy, but which, with
two exoeptiosa, remain silent at present, the whole of the
Paris pram express indignation against the Archbishop of
Touloese. Geentoeption referred to is the Union, which gives
an explanation of its own of the drenmstenees connected
with the maniere of 1562, and represents the 'laughter of
so many thonsaad persons as a sad, inevitable neon city,
rendered legitimate by self-defence.
The Monde attempts' to treat the subject lightly, and says
that " the clamouring joarnals will not parent the catholic
inhabitsute of Toulouse from thanking Ood that their city
did not lose its old faith during the painful wars of the 16th
century."
The Prase, the Siecle, and the Opinion Neitionek cell upon
the goverment to interfere, but the 2'esips, while sharing
the ledigeMon of its contemporaries, is less disposed to
evoke tic aid of the secular arm.

IL Le Play, Councillor of State, and General
Commfoamier for the Preach empire at the Univerml Ex-
hibition of London, his left for his post, moompsnied by
Y. C. d• Franqueville, Auditor at State, aid caw de
Cabinet of the Coasodesioner.
The Nord says that the King of the Belgians and
the royal family Wend Tinian Landes daring the Interna-
tional Ethibitisis.
The TIMMS Conwporadostoe Mites that the Prince
el Weiss has bow appointed ehief of the Coal Balk&
Itimbasat at Human; and that immediately after his
Hord Highneas return to London, a deputation from the
segistent will wait upon him with the diploma of his semi-
s satire.

winter, icebergs
.200. feet in

Daring the laat
height were seen off the coast el Mb* tellberileilei
&aka

LAW agrELLIGENCE. upon the prisoner, and upon 25th February ghat letter was
postal at helper. The prisoner was with that train
(THIS DAY.) and the letter went into the prisoner's ponsesion, but oa
the bags arriving in London the letter was gone. The mi.
--*--- 11011,4 was then questioned, and finally searched, end some
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. stamps, which formed a part of the content. of the
Mtretler, were found on him.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Ooldbarn.) 1 The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
TN RI MOWS. I - - -
The bankrupt, a clerk in the dockyard at Deptford, up- THIRD COURT.
plied for his order of discharge. Debts, 1721. ;no Meta. 1 (Before the Common Serjaant.)
Mr. Aldridge opposed for the assignees, and asked that .At the sitting of the court this morning, Henry &Mk,
an order should be made for setting aside portion of the who pleaded guilty on Monday to embezzling several sums
bankrupt's future earnings. It appeared a
that the bankrupt of money belonging to Harry Bodkin Poland. Esq., his
had been directed, ander a former insolvency, to set aside master, was brought up and sentenced to nine month?
601. out of his salary for the payment of debts. imprisonment.
His Honour directed that the usual application should be -
made to the Admiralty recommending that 281. a year
should be appropriated oat of the bankrupt's salary of 2701.
a year, until he had paid Is. in the pound on his debts.
l at PIDDIS.
The bankrupt was a manufacturer of linen goods, of
Aldermanbury._
_This was the last sitting. He owes 1,075/.;
saints, about 5001.
Mr. Windsor opposed on the ground that the bankrupt
had made a false statement, when applying for his release
from custody ; but his deposition not having been taken
down at the time, the court held that parole evidence of it

IMPORTANT TO TAVERN-KEEPERS
AND PUBLICANS

THE BONA-FIDE TRAVELLER QUESTION.
Mr. John Davey, the proprietor of the Sluice House
Tavern, Highbury, in the parish of Hornsey, was summoned
before Mr. Barker, at the Clerkenwell Polio, Court, at the
instance al 'Depictor Judge, N division, to mower the
Mewing complaint :—" For that you being the person
liemina to keep the alehouse known by the sign of the
Sae House Tavern, in Highhury, in the parish of Homey,
di en Sunday, the 30th of March lest, unlawfully open
year mid house for the sale of wine. spirits, beer, and other
fermented and distilled liquors before the hour of 1 in the
afternoon, the same not being then and there for the
refreshment of travellers, contrary to the statute, he."
The ease appeared to excite a great deal of interest and
MN 'cart was crowded.
Mr. Lewis, jun., appeared for the defendant, and pleaded
not guilty.

Christopher Gould, 58 N, maid—On the
30th of Minh last, being Sunday week, at 12 o'clock at
noon, I visited the defendant's house, in company with an-
other constable. The door was open and I walked into the
bar. The landlady said, " Walk up, if you please, into the
parlour." We were in plain clothes.
Mr. Lewis remarked that the polioe bebas sent about to
satrap honest tradesmen was disgraceful. He thought that
theo=oseraymbem bad been done away with by order of the
of Police. It was quite an tin-English

custom.
The washable continued—We went up to the parlour, and
found eight men sitting there. There were • pot aud some
standing on the table before the men, containing malt
Iroc We stopped there about ten minutes, and saw
more IBM eater the parlour, who were served with
liquor. There were four pinta and two pots of malt liquor,
as well as two glasses of ram and water served to them.
It was all brought in by the defendant's waiter.
Mr. Barker—How did the parties come in, one or two
at the time, or all together ?
Witness—Four or five together. They appeared to be
different parties of friends.
The witness continued—l afterwards maw the defendant
and asked him if he knew he was doing wrong. He sahl he
thought net He asked ma for my name.
Mr. Baker—Do you know where the 18 men you speak
of cams from?
Whoses—No, I do not ; but I do not think tbey came
from any other part of the house, but from the fields.
Or sewassioed by Mr. Lewis—The parties came in in
batehee of four or five
together
Mr. Mould (chief clerk)—clerk)—Were you served at the house!
Witness—Oh, yes, we had • pint of ale, which we
paid for.
Choweinsoination contimed—The defendant's house is
called the Homey nelosirese, mid le at Hornsey. I
should think it Is in tows. Mime as dads around the
haws. The Deana house to the ditendatit's is about three
minutes' walk. I did mg mg anal was • policeman when
I eateeed. I dough knew OM the watt tavern or house is
half • oda team lbeddienhan. hot I will not swear. We
were meet out on day that mendes, bat not to watch the
defendant's house in particular. I saw some of the men
drinking and smoking. I had that morning come from the
Horton police.station to the Islington police-station and
then went to the defendant's house. It might probably be
four miles from Horton to the defendant's house. I was
not tired. We had before that been to • beer.house and
caught the landlord in the act of Sunday trading. I swear
that the. latch of the door was not open. The door was
open about three inches. There was no one being served at
he bar, and the customers were all in the parlour. I did
not take the names of the people there. I will swear that
they did not look like travellers.
Mr. Lewis—What do you mean when you my they did
not look like travellers? Perhaps you will be kind enough
to give the magistrate your definition of • traveller?
Witness—They looked like gentlemen who had just come
out for • morning :u
Oroweramination continued —I will not swear that their
boots were not wet, muddy, or dusty. Everything in the
homes was very quiet and orderly. I saw some of the
Dentine go away. Perhaps three or four of the eight who
us geseeme when I first entered the house left before the
diets cone ht.
Pehosesseisble Thomas Maynard, 265 N, mid—On Sun.
=Melt, I went with another constable to the
a MOM in plain clothes. The door was open, and
we west Ye the front of the bar. The landlady invited us
to the palm upstairs.
llr. the lady mything
Wttnees--Yee ; sbe saidandl, " Upstay irs,an to the left." We
went there, and saw eight men smoking and drinking malt
liquor. We stopped there • short time, during which there
were 18 other men came in. There were 14 pints and two
pate of malt liquor, as well as two glasses of hot rum and
water brought Ink: the parlour by the defendant's waiter,
for those Id persons, and Which we saw paid for. We
then left the portage, and went to the front of the bar, and
saw the del t. We told him he was doing wrong, and
then took his name and address. He then took our earnest
from our warrant cards.
Mr. Mould—Were you asked, from first to last, anything
as to whether you were travellers, or the place you had
come from?
-----___eartainly not. There was not • word spoken

about travellers. -
Yr. Lewis—Were you ordered by the Commissioners of
Police to go ont on a Sunday in plain clothes to satrap
publicans ?
Witness—We were out by order of our superior officers.
oontinned—l had come that morning
from lioxton ; but I canoot say that I was tired. We had
been to beershop before we visited the defendant's, ha
ted
had had • glass of ale there. We caught the landlord of
that house. (A laugh) After that we went and caught
another. We then thought we had done a good rooreitres
work. (Renewed laughter.) It was s dirty day, bet I
cannot say whether any of the gentlemen in the parker
had travelled far, as I did not look 4 their boots. Ws
asked the defendant if he knew he was doing wrong dl
serving in the prohibited hones of a Sunday, and is
said he did not koow that he was breaking the law. Ws
bad halt walked from Holton to Islimfoo, and theme to
the Ihissilant's house, which I shouldsay was over fax
saw
iir. Lewis, io reply to the charge., said this was • OM el
the greatest importance to the defendant, who had kept his
lame for more than eight years, and had never before bad
• emoplaint made against him of the maltose in which Its
esedasted his Mousiest. He defended this tumors!
as a =Mar of priociple, and not to set bin-
elp_ against the law, which he hod dear
does kis beet to respect and to carry out. TM
dehriant's house was practically in the country, being five
errata mass from the General Post-c Bee. He eentendel
for the defendant that he bad a right to verve persons who
had travelled two, three, or four ram The act of parhs
meat was intended to stop the opening of house's for the
sale of intoxicating liquors, and not to stop treed'
=rd am taking the memory refreshment which was good
for them. To get to the defendant's house you would go by
railway or omnibus. It was sought to show that the TM,
sous in the house were not travellers by the question beg
asked whether the defendant inquired if the covetable'
and others there were travellers or not. He contended
that the mere asking a question would not prove that they
were travellers. Practically the defendant did the sum
thing, for, when spoken t by the police, he said he was net
aware that he was doing wrong. The mere fact of asking
would be no protection, fora man might have dirt cake,
boots, and when asked the question, although he wet
have only travelled a abort distance, be world say, "YON
sad then what was Vie landbrd to do ? Fortunately. however,
no person was in the defendant's house but what was s it.P
I yeller, and that within the meaning of the act of pada'
meot. Now what did the police see ? They saw the snee
come in in batches of four or five, m if they had bees
walking out some distance. One thing was quite clear,
there was no drunkenoees or disorder. It would not
matter whether there were eight or eighty m the
house if they were travellers, and on that point he
should call his worship's attention to the case of Atkins'
v. Sellers. To show that the asking whether a man ma
• traveller or not was of no importance. be would quote the
words of Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, who said, "Ilte„
mere fact of making inquiry whether a person was a traysuw
could not give the publican immunity, bemuse the stitch,
expressly said that houses should not be open exceft to
travellers. The victualler must exercise doe cautioo:
Ta
the ease of Atkinson v. Sellers, the party had driven a do-
taDoB of aim miles, his distinction being a public-home fire
miles from Liverpool, and the court decided that the pews
was a traveller. That case was brought to the notice of the
magistrates, bat they seemed to think that there was s 40-
Imams the parties, instead of having ridden woe
miles, bad walked four.
Yr. liwold—lt was also admitted that they were there
for *mare es well as refreshment.
Mr. Basher—lt was the awe that Yr. &siesta Haim
ar briers the Court of Common Plan. C a
Lewis—Yes ; and the facts in that ease were three
At a quarter-past 4on Sunday. the 24th of March,
the
appellant, who resided at King's Norton, in Worcetterehus,
served psness who it was stated woes not tnsvellers.
It
was proved that at • quarter-pre 4 five men were in the
hems dunking ale and smoi&e, bat two of them were thedrives, and theeoadnetor of a pai& mnibus running several
times •• day between Birmingtroa and the appellant hoot',
whilst the other three bad walked from Birmingham to the
noon they returned to Birmingham,—two by
defendant's house, • distance of four milea, and in the after.
the ornnibuS