The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

a singular chain of events, each as marriage, come into the I
possession of the insolvent's family, who had descended ,
from Oliver Cromwell. Since the lut rumination it ap-
peered that, during the imprisonment, tho insolvent had
molted his annuity of 13f. u a retired commissioner of
bankrupts.
Mr. Commissioner Law, after hearing the argument of
I counsel for several hours, deferred his judgment until Wed-
nesdny, the 16th inst.

SURREY SESSIONS.-YESTERDAY.

BILVOI3 3. E. JOIINSTOKO FIa.•ND • 111,C11 OV Y•GI,ia4TO.

MERCY TO HIGHWAYMEN.

Daniel Wall, 26, a ruflianly-looking fellow, was indicted
for aseaulting Mary Ann White, and stealing from her per-
, son Os., her property, nods r very aggravaßal eireutnstanen.
IProsecutriz, a simple-looking young woman, stated that
slas recently resided at Farnham. and having a sister litine
in service at 14, Park-street, P.ceadilly, she revived to
visit her, and on the night of Saturday, the lot inat.nt, she
left Farnham to walk to Loudon. She arrived at Richmond
about half past 12, and went into a public-house to partake
of refreshments and inquire fur a cab. While there she
saw the prisoner and two sailor-looking men, who followed
her out of the house and insulted her. The two latter left
her on her threatening to call out, but the prisoner followed
her. When in the public house she took sic shil-
lings from her pocket, wrapped it up in her
pocket-handkerchief and deposited ii in her bosom. The
prisoner saw her do so. When she arrived near a dead
wall in the New-road the prisoner suddenly pounced on
her aid seizwl her by the throat, erclaiming at the same
time, " If you don't deliver up your money I'll kill you."
He nearly strangled her, but she struggled hard with him
end get away, when he again pursued her into a yard be-
hind some hoses and again beat her, at the same time
forcing his hand in her bosom and stealing her money.
Her dress wits much torn and her face cut and bleeding,
and before any one came to her assistance the prisoner
escaped. After the prisoni r was anprehended she attended
at the police court, and identified him.
The eau was clearly made out with the corroborative
testimony of the police and the jury unhesitatingly returned
a verdict of Guilty. It was also shown by the officers that
the prisoner had been enviously convicted at the Central
Criminal Court in 1843. and Sergeant Conway said that he
was an associate of Aell•known thieves, as were all his
f►mily. It was therefore with some surprise that those in
court heard the sentence of the presining magistrate, that
the prisoner be confined fur one year in toe Wandsworth
House of Correction with hard labour.

MB POLICE COURTS.
pIIILDHALL.

Alfred, George, anfifiedarcTitsynolds. in the employ of
Messrs. Howe and I iillier,firrien, of King's Armayard,Lit-
tle Whitteross-street, were charged w.th besting a horse to
death.

Mr. Thomas, the agent of the Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, prosecuted the complaint.
Mrs. Sarah Alvis on, of 10, Kiag's Arms-yard, stated
that on Monday, the 17th January last, she saw the de-
fendants George and Richard in the shed where the horses
are shod. Her attention was drawn to them by hearing
the sound of blows in the yard, and on looking out the
saw Richard standing near the head of a horse, and hold-
ing a rope by which it was tied to a beam, and George was
beating the horse with a stick about twice the thickness of
a broomstick. He continued striking the animal'on the
head and shoulders for a few minutes, and then Richard
took up the same stick, and commenced beating the horse,
, while George stood near its head. This lasted about five
minutes, and then George and Richard took it in turn, and
ultimately they both beat the horse at the same time, and
continued to do so until the horse fell omits knees. Richard
then struck it several time on the shoulder and it
rolled on its side, when he took up a hammer and
struck it three times on the ribs, at the same
time saying, "That'll have him up." The horse strug-
gled violently for five minutes after this, and then expired.
They endeavoured to restore the horse by pouring water
down his throat, but without sieves.. The) then proposed
bleeding the animal, but their father told them it was no
use, as the horse was dead. Alfred was present, but took
Ino active part in ill-treating the horse. The hone's head
was tied close to the beam. It plunged violently many
times while it was being beaten, and d a little on its
hind legs, but those signs of excitement in the animal were
evidently the result of pain, and not from madness!. She
had lived in the yard nine years, and had frequently wit-
nessed similar acts of cruelty perpetrated by the defendants.
and it was only a week or ten days ago that she was obliged
to threaten to give them into castody for cruelly beating a
horse.

Abraham Hill, a greengrocer of 21, Whit/cross-street,
said he went into King's Arms-yard OP the day in question,
and saw George and Richard beating a horse with sticks.
Oeorge had what was called a " twitch," about 3 or 4 feet
long, and an inch and a half in thickness, in h• hand, and
was striking the horse about the head and ribs as hard as
he could hit it. He afterwards saw the bone kicking on
the ground in the agonies of death.
Other evidence of similar character having been adduced,
witnesses were called for the defence.

John Beeson, a veterinary surgeon, said he had ex-
amined the horse since death, and found the brain in a
diseased este, which had existed three or four months. It
wasj a Belgian horse, and such it was well-known were
more vicious than thaw reared in this country.
Thorns. Mosre, a horse slaughterer, said he took off the
skin of the animsl and sew no bruises.

John Charlish said he was in the shed of the King's
Arms-yard, whim the horse was under the treatment com-
plained of. The animal plan gd and kicked violently, but
the blows were not very hard; not harder, in fact, than
witness could have borne.

Sir Peter Laurie eriiithe case was very clear. The de-
fendants had lost their temper, which led to the act et
cruelty. However, it was shown that Alfred left as soon
as he brought the hone into the yard, and he would there-
fore dismiss the summons against him put with.regarckto the
other defendants he would fine George, he being the eldest,
505., and Richard 10*. He was lenient with them because
he thought they would not be guilty of similar misconduct
again-
MARYLEBONE.

Charlotte Spain was charged with having stolen a Bank
of Eaglaad note, value 1001., the property of Mr. Alexander
Young, a gentleman residing at No. 4, Caroline-place,
Deptford.
The prosecutor refuted when the prisoner was first
brought up, to be sworn, as he was adverse to publicity
being giv,n to the ease; he was inflexible in this determi-
nation, and the prisoner was remanded, the magistrate
giving prosecutor to understand that if after considering the
matter he should still object to give evidence a munnums
would be issued against him. A communication was sub-
sequently made to the magistrate to the effect that there
was no chance of prosecutor attending, and a summons
which now brought hint up was served upon him by
Whipp, 86 1), oat of the officers attached to the court.
Prosecutor, on being sworn, said—On Thursday night
week I came up by train from Chatham to Deptford, where
I met with the prisoner and another female • we all
drank together, and then went to the theatre. Upon
quitting there we drank again, and I got very
drunk. I told the ladle, I would give them a
trip to Liverpool, and called a cab in which we were
driven to the Euston station. I had in my pocket two
notes of 1001. each and one for 501. • as I was in so bad a
, state I could not get change for the 601. note at the station,
' and on the cabman being informed of the dilemma I was
In he said I could easily get change at Ben Caunt's in St.
Martin's-lane. We went there, and I offered to Caunt the
501. note, but he would neither change it nor give it me
beck. I remained there fur a short time, and, prior to my
quitting, I left with him, in addition to the 601. note, the
two for 1001. each. We all went back to Deptford, and the
next morning I went to Comet, who gave me back, upon
my demanding it, the 2501. of mine which he had in his
hands. We had several bottles of champagne, and Caunt
talked about racing matters, fighting, *ie. I lest with Caunt
the 601. note, and the cabman drove me and the females to
the railway station, Euston-square. I there gave to the
prisoner a 1001. note to pay for tickets for all of us
to Liverpool, as I had promised the ladies a trip to that
place. She (prisoner) shortly afterwards came back with
the information that she could not get change for the note
in question, and asked me if I had not one by me of smaller
amount. I replied that I had not, and requested that she
would restore to me the 1001. note. She said it was not in
her possession, but that she would go back for it to the
railway-station, when she had left it. She left me, bat
did not return, and I saw nothing more of her until Sunday
night, when I ascertained where she lodged, and I called
upon her at her apartments in Deptford. I asked her what
she had done with the 1001. note, when she said that she
got it cashed at the Bank of England, where she received
sovereigns for it, and that she had tither lost the whole of
the money or it had been stolen from her. He then gave
her into the custody of police constable 210 it.
The officer alluded to said that prisoner told him that her
belief was that some person must have taken the sovereigns
out of her pocket.
A cleric from the Bank of England deposed to hie having
cashed the 1001. note, which was presented by phonon.
The prisoner, who had nothing more to say than that
prosecutor gave her the 1001. note to get changed, was fully
committed for trial.

THE MILITIA.
(ISOM LAST NIOHT'S OAZSTTI.)
The following commissions have been signed:
William Francis Wheble, gent., to be lieutenant in the
Ral Berke Militia.
henry Hannier Leyeester, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Robert Stuart, Esq., late captain in the 7th Royal Fusi-
liers, to be captain in the Warwickshire/40We.
Neale Porter, gent., to be lieutenant in ditto.
Frederick Morton Eden, to be lieutenant, vice Brown,
resigned, in the Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia.
Hastings Sands, Esq.' late captain lit Dragoon Guards,
to be captain in the Dorset Regiment of Militia.
Charles Littlebales, Esq., late captain 73rd Foot, to be
captain in ditto.
John Hill, Esq., late captain 30th Foot, to be captain in
ditto.

dney Davis, gent., to be ensign in ditto.
Sydney D.v. gent., to be ensign in ditto.
Frederick Charles Henning, gent., to be ensign is ditto.
NEW DEPUTY LIEUTENANT.

Joseph Henry IlsdsoO,Esq:

SIGNS 0? THE TIMES.—At the let of several
farms on the &afield estites, which took place on Saturday
week, one was let at a rise of 401. on the present rental,
another at an advance of 201., and all tae rest at a propor-
tionate increase.—Elgin Coeusir.