The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-07 00:00:00

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year as an appraiser, The insolvent was examined, and de-
nied that he ro...ed Mr Evans anything, and that he had
never stated '.da salary to be SOL a year. After eome discus-
sion the i...terim order was granted.
A GOVERNMENT CLEAR.—IN RI CHARLES WILL:ARS.
his insolvent, who was described as a Custom-bens
climb, residing at Charlton-place, Bomentown, applied for
Ida interim order, with debts to the amount of 3601.—1ie
was supported by Mr. Sturgeon, and append by Mr. Bagley,
upon the ground of contractiag debts without any reasona-
ble means of payment. The insolent, who was the son of •
naval officer, was 27 years of age, and had been in the Ad-
miralty department of the Custom-house for 12 years, having
now • salary of about 1601. a year. He had been dealing in
bills of exchange, &c., paying as much as 200 and 300 per
cent.—After much discussion it was proposed by the credi-
' tots present that the insolvent should put aside MI. a year
for the gradual liquidation of his debts, and this being ac-
ceded to by all parties the interim order was emitted.
RAILWAY SPECTLATIONS.—IM AB H. W. METETARU.
—This insolvent, who was described as a barrister, of
Upper Bedford-place, who has been largely engaged
in railway speculations, applied for his final order,
with debts to the extent of 72,0001. —He was op-
posed by Mr. Duncan, on the ground that be was
a trader within the meaning of the act of parliament,
inasmuch as the insolvent bad bought and sold railway
shares, with a view to a profit ; that he bad been living most
extravagantly, buying a carriage, and decorating his house,
&c., at a time when he was irretrievably insolvent ; and that
be had become liable, with many other perm's., to the extent
of 70,0001., without any probable means of payment. —Mr.
Duncan appeared for the executors of Col. Harvey, being
creditors upon a bond for 9001.—Tbe insolvent said that It
was obtained from him by a species of fraud, and he was
only liable for 4501., upwards of 2001. of which bad been paid
to Col. Harvey.—Mr. Duncan then applied for an adjourn-
ment to contradict this statement, but was refused.—After
--ne discussion, the final order was granted.

BLOOMSBURY COUNTY COURT.
THE LUXURY Or A NEwsPerER.—LIXDSEE v. STOCK-
DALE.—The plaintiff, a newsvender, summoned the defend-
ant for 12s. 4d., for the loan of a newspaper from day to day.
The parties were before the court a week ago, and the case
stood over until to-day, for the plaintiff to bring his book, as
the defendant then denied his liability. Oa the former occa-
sion the learned judge laid it down that in disputed cases the
parties should always bring their accounts. The plaintiff now
exhibited a book, and the defendant was asked for his de-
fence—Defendant: Why, I don't owe the money. The
newspapers may have been for mdaughters.—Judge : Well
but I suppose you read them ?—Defendant : No, I did not.
—Judge: But your family did. How will you pay the debt ?
—Defendant: He has charged lid. an hour when the price
is only a penny; but my daughters will answer the
claim—The learned judge reasoned with the defendant that
he bad better arrange the debt than have an adjournment,
for his daughters to appear. —The defendant said his
daughters were of age. He considered newspapers as a
luxury. " Besides," he added, "I am informed it is not
legal to lend out newspapers."—Judge : Then you can
inform against him.—After some further discussion, and in
order to prevent the attendance of the young ladies, the de-
fendant consented to pay the debt, and on being asked how
he would pay it, be replied " Oae shilling a month."—The
Court told ham that the smallest sum they ordered was 41. a
month, which he had better pay without further trouble
The defendant consented to pay for the " luxuries" his
family had enjoyed, and an order was made of 4s. a month.

POLICE. v ESTERDAT.
WORSHIP-STREET.—J ovasttx DRPRAVITT.—Anne
Watts, 13, and her brother, James Watts, 14, were finally
examined, charged with robbing Eliza Jenkinaon, aged 9.
On Thursday last the mother of the girl Jenkinaon sent her
out with half-a-crown to make some trifling purchases, and
she was stopped by the female prisoner, who, observing the
silver in her hand, advised her to be more careful of her
money, as a man was lurking about who had recently cut off
her (the prisoner's) pocket, and who plundered all the
children that came in his way. The prisoner then took the
money out of her hand, and having, as tt.e girl imagined,
wrapped it up and placed it at the bottom of her basket,
hurried away. Finding directly afterwards that her money
was gone, she pursued the prisoner and gave her into custody;
and the little culprit having alleged that her brother had
instigated her to commit the offence, the latter was also ap-
prehended.—The mother of the prisoners informed the
magistrate that the male prisoner was naturally • well-dis-
posed and dutiful child, but with regard to the girl, she had
manifested the most vicious propensities front her earliest
infancy, and it was her earnest wish to procure her admission
into some place of refuge as the only means of protecting the
rest of her children from the contaminating influence to
which they must otherwise be exposed.— Mr. Arnold regretted
that he had no power to further the views of the mother
without sending the girl to prison, and he should, therefore,
order her to be committed for two months to the House of
Correction, where she would receive proper instruction, and
he should forward a special representation of the cue to the
visitintjustices.
MAKYLEBONE.—SENDING COMBUSTIBLES ET RAIL-
WAT.—Mr. Collard, superintendent of the Great Western
Company, laid an information against Mr. Parker, carrier,
New-inn-yard, Old Bailey, charging him with having for-
warded • box containing 421bs. of lucifer matches to the
railway for transit. The attention of the officers had been
attracted by the smell, and the box was opened and of course
not forwarded. The penalty for such offence woes fixed at
101. The magistrate considered the subject one of great
importance to the public, and would take time to consider of
his decision.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET. AN IMPOSTOR. T.
Jones was charged with endeavouring to obtain money from
Colonel Meyrick, No. 30, Curzon-street, Mayfair, under
false pectencee.—Horsford, one of the Mendicity gociety's
constables, stated that, in consequence of a letter sent to the
Mendicity Society, he waited upon Col. Meyrick, wbo gave
him such a description of defendant that he went in search
of him. He went to No. 6, Orchard-street, Westminster,
and on entering the room he sew three noterious
letter writers sitting round a table, on which was abtelegag
quantity of letters and broker's wirrante. He took poste-
own of them, and afterwards took the prisoner into custody.
Oa the way to the station-house he admitted going with
the note to the Colonel's, and that everything he had stated
wes false. The following is • copy of the letter neseitioned
Stamford-grove. Oct. a, 1847.-61, —Permit me to addrem you in a
ore of charity, at the at Mrs. Ogee, a pear
widerw, whom I have I=ir emend yews to be a perms of
migizy piety. Si.. lei ems Met*, Is a maws of Ray, Desimes,
• ham Osaiktise of the late Maryllmllh, ley a doemede the
Dohs ef Clevelmrs we mesh mipselet Me le
lisibesel lam woe yen sod Ley Imes Is le weds esessieled
with km soma dielimmd sitastka, Met melletYpea *pa make
Isse ens embibese. Om witch she would ad reletel. Thelsellerd
hes put the bothers Me the home kr mews net, swabs, tmul-
tun will be sold wow if the rest la not FAIL ef
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to you, ant I may here mean, that a neer Mums Map=
Dunbar, was formerly adeehed to the 21stvesloteek and I bus may
years ago heard him mentlea peer arias In sedumbea with that of
Cols. Paterson and Adams. Ti g the meths Ude& senates me
In complying with the request willfen deemed en who, I have the
honour to be, Sir, your obedient servaaß JAMBLIONIL DVNIAIL—
Es. The bearer is the brother-ht.law of Mrs. Owen, who will wait
for an answer to this hurried ache.—J. L. D.
Colonel Meyrick told the defendant that he would make
inquiries at the Duke of Cleveland's, and that he never gave
anything without a reference.—The defendant, who has
been repeatedly convicted for similar offences, was sent to
the House of Correction for three months.
LAMBETH.—MORE COUNTERFEIT COIN.—S. IVhite,
who described himself as a tailor. was charged with attempt-
ing to peas a bad half-crown.—Mr Watkins, linen-draper' of
the Lambeth-walk, deposed that the prisoner came to his
shop and offered him half a crown in payment for a purchase
made; he found it was counterfeit, and told him it was so;
upon which he left the shop, and was walking away, when
he gave him into custody.—The prisoner said that he had I
received the half-crown as a good one.—Cook, the jailor, col
examining his hands, said he was certain the prisoner had
not worked at his trade as a tailor for many months, and
that he was a regular utterer.—The prisoner was remanded
till Saturday.
THAMES.—LITTERING COUNTERFEIT COlN,—Maria
Putnam, a genteel-looking, well-dressed young woman,
when connexions are highly respectable, was charged with
attempting to pass a counterfeit five-shilling piece.—Mr.
Willett, linen-draper, Grosvenor-place, Commercial-road,
stated that Mrs. Putnam purchased a few trifling articles at
his shop, in payment of which she tendered the aye shilling
piece produced, which be discovered to be a bad one, and he
immediately told her so. She replied, " Oh, never mind,"
tendering another, which was also counterfeit. Witness
remarked " this is very strange," at which the prisoner
laughed and said, " it is odd, certainly ; but my husband has
recently come into some property, and purchased a shop,
and I must have taken them there." Witness said be
would accompany her to her ha-band's residence, but
she wandered about, and at last took him into • court and
declared she did not know where she lived. Witness then
gave her into custody.—Mr. Pelham, on behalf of the pri-
soner, said her husband had lately come into a great deal of
money, and taken a shop, as she alleged. They bad only
recently. come to the neighbourhood, and she might really
have missed her way, or in the flurry and agitation con-
sequent on such a charge, she might scarcely have known
what she was about. He could produce several highly re-
spectable witnesses, who would speak to her character.—Mr.
Yardley observed that there were grave suspicions attaching
to the case ; he should remand her till Tuesday, but would
talcs bail for her appearance.
ALLEGED ROBBERY IN A LODGING-ROIME.—.7. Tuektr.l
a sailor's lodging-house keeper, in Grove-place, Commercial-
road
East, and Julia Ckwils, his sister-in-law, were re-exa-
mined, charged with stealing two M. Bank of England notes
and two sovereigns, the property of W. Cole.—The prose-
cutor had been mate of a ship, and lodged at Tucker's house
from the time of his discharge till he was paid off, on Fri-
day, the 231 h ult. Four other sailors belonging to the same
vessel also lodged with Tucker. They all settled with their
landlord, and before leaving Tucker's house three of the
sailors, at his request, deposited their money with him.
Cole refused to leave his money in Tucker's charge; he de-
posited two U. notes and two sovereigns in his pocket-book,
and placed it in his chest, in the presence of the prisoners,
his landlady, and one of his shipmates. Afterwards recol-
lected he had left his key in his chest. Next morning,when
he was leaving his lodgings, he mired the key of his chest.
After an ineffectual worth, in which Tucker joined, the
prosecutor forced open the lid of his chest, and found that
his pocket-book and money were gone.—Mr. Wells, in de-
fence, said that Tucker had kept a lodging-house for 16 years,
and no charge bad ever been made seabed him befeee.—Mr.
Yardley said the frequent robberies of Miele br 1s t
home keepers and others was a matter fur pais
The use was one of great suspicion ; bat, in 01. abases elf
evidence, he was compelled to discharge the .
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ADMIRALTY COURT.
TRE CAROLTNE.—Borromny.—An application was made
yesterday by Dr. Bayford that this vessel might be sold, in
order to discharge a bottomry bond ; but it was urged that,
owing to the present state of the money market, the vessel
would not realise more than half the estimated value ; and
Dr. Robertson (who presided for Dr. Lushington) therefore
considered a postponement desirable.

ARCHES COURT.
Before Dr. Burnaby.
TIM OPTICS OP THE JUDOS PROMOTED BY Baooxzs C.
CREPSWELL.—This was an application to the court to relax
the suspension upon the Bev. H. Creuwell, vicar of
Creech St. Michael, Somerset, who had been proceeded
against for certain immoralities for which the court, in
Much, 1846, suspended him from office and emolument for
eighteen months, requiring a certificate of good behaviour
during the interval, and condemned him in the costs. The
term having expired, and a certificate being produced, Dr.
Robertson, on his behalf, prayed a relaxation ; but the
proctor for the promoter alleged that the costa had not been
paid ; that attempts had been made ineffectually to serve
the monition for costs on Mr. Creswell, who had been de-
nied ; and that, in the meantime, the promoter had died.—
Dr. Burnaby refused to relax the suspension, but considered
the question a novel one, and ordered the case to stand over.

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B. Evans, Esq., E. Fallowes, EN., E. R. Pratt, Ey., to be COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
deputy-lieutenants. (tutus me. Commislommr Simpberd.)
SUSSEX. A PARISH BILDLB.-111 Ai THOMAS STANDAOI,—This
A SINGULAR CASE OF DEATH is communicated to insolvent, described as of London-wall, beadle, applied for
the SIOUX AdVerilAW by a correspondent, in which • his find order. He wu opposed on the grounds of the omb-
. " prophet '• named Couchman, who pretends to cure diseases sion of a debt du (as alleged) to a Mr. Evans, and that the
' ley divine aunty, swears to be concerned. A few weeks ago, insolvent's statement respecting his salary was untrue.
]lts. Bush Foster, the wife of Mr. Archibald Foster, tailor, Standege received a salary of 601. a year as beadle, and a
Of 11.11114treet, Itatellff•highway, having be* subject to house to live la free of expense; and he made about 401. a