The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 27, 1851.

Sabo Entelltgenct.

WESTMD.iSTER COUNTY COURT.--SATURDAY.
Ma. C. Mieunwe AND UIS CRI:UITOUS.
On Saturday the ease of Mr. Mathews and his creditors
was again di.eussed. It appeared that the plaintiffs, who
formed part of the orchestra at the Lyceum Theatre, bad
brought actions against Mr. Mathews for their salaries,
and die judge of the County Court bad granted warrants
for the committal of Mr. Mathews, who, upon the termina-
tion of the ',aeon at the theatre, took the benefit of the
bankrupt laws. The plaintiffs then contended that their
judgments superseded the protection," and applied to the
County Court judge to enforce his orders.
His Honour said, that upon the arguments at the previ-
ous hearing, he was disposed to bold that the defendant
having petitioned the Bankruptcy Court and vested all his
property is the hands of a trustee for the benefit of his
,ereelitors, amongst whom were the present plaintiffs, he
was entitled to the favourable consideration of this court;
but, upon consideration, be thought that the orders of corn
manna hawing been actually made by Lim before the al-
leged protection, and the money in the various actions
having been paid into court by the defendant under pro-
test, that money belonged, not to the defendant, but to
the plaintiff., and, consequently, should direct it to be
paid, in pursuance of the orders of commitment, to the
several plaintiffs.
This decisi as was at once acted up to, and the defendant
will now have to pay the numerous creditors who have
judgments against him.

ILFORD PETTY SESSIONS.—SATURDAY.
DEIALCATIOX ex A POOR LAW COLLECTOR.
George Wm. Beadle, au elderly man, of highly-respect-
able appearance, was charged before the county magistrates
with being a defaulter in his accounts to the Pour Law
Commissioners, the sum named in the information as the
deficiency being 1,0691. Os. sld.
The prisoner, who lived at (larking, where he was highly
respected, had been the collector of the poor rates for the
unions of Itoinford and Barking for above 12 years, and it
was not until atter his accounts hail been audited in the
mouth of August last, and subsequent to the 6th of October,
when he made the last payment into the Union Bank, that
the deficiency was iliscosercd, and then only from his 1111v-
ing hionsill informed the auditor, Mr. Banks, that ha was
a defaulter.
The prisoner's solicitor said that in this case there had
been no dishonesty on the part of his client, who had con-
boated to place all his property in the hands of the prosecu-
tors. The defalcations had extended over a period of 10
yi ars. the prisoner having fallen into some errors with
his accounts, had been all that time trying to retrieve his
position, but had fallen deeper into the difficulties that sur-
rounded him. Still, he did not think the defalcations
would be so heavy as was at first thought, and ho begged
that the bench would deal with his client as an unfortunate
but not a bad man.
The bench requested to know Low it was that the de-
ficiencies had remained so lung undiscovered, but
Mr. Banks was nut able to account ter it.
After some furrier discussion, the prisoner was admitted
to bail, himself in 2001., and two su:.cties in 1001., to appear
again next Saturday.

TILE POLICE COURTS.
BOW-STItEET.
John Willis, aged lu years, Deo jamin Norris, 16, David
Ikcin, 13, and !!arid !toss, 10, were charged with breaking
into the premises of Mr. Morley, silversmith and jeweller,
and stealing a quantity of stuck, value 200!.
Mr. Buncombe, solicitor, who attended to conduct the
case, said he considered it necessary to mention that the
only evidence he had to offer to substantiate the charge
was that of the prisoner Willis against the others. A few
days back a youth had also been charged with being con
termed in the robbery, but he was discharged for want of
evidence ; and since that time, in consequence of the confes-
sion made by Willis, the others had been sought for and
given in charge.
Mr. lieu said he would be sorry to see • conviction
take place simply on the unconfirmed testimony of an ac-
complice.
After considerable discussion between the solicitor, the
witnesses, and the court, it was thought advisab:e to
have Willis remanded, and the others were ordered to be
discharged.
Jane Tipper and Mary Coglan were charged on suspicion
with stealing a pocket-book containing two 5/. notes, a
cheque tar 1011. Ils. Shl., and three promissory notes for
120/. each, the property of same person unknown.
The inspector stated that having ri-ecived information by
an anonymous letter respecting the property lost. he re-
ferred to the Times newspaper, where an advertisement
hail been inserted, and found that reference was given to
Mr. Chainherlaiae, of Elton, in Kent, for a pocket-book
that had been lost or stolen at the Crystal Palace in the
previous week. 11.! went to 71, Holborn, the upper part of
the house being occupied by Tipper, and told her that he
came about it, when she said that she expected a reward
would be (Serail, and that Mary, who had been in her ser-
vice, asked her it she wanted money, and on her saying she
did, she bander the 51. note on the Sheffield bank, and the
day after she brought her the cheques. After telling her
who he our she produced the pocket-book, the contents of
which in every particular answered the description given in
the advertisement, with the exception of the promissory
notes, which were nut in it ; and after questioning the
other prisoner, she said she picked up the pocket-took on
her way from the Exhibition, in Piccadilly, and when she
showed it to the other _she refused to give her any portion
of the contents.
Mr. Hall said there was a great deal of cunning displayed
by Tipper from the commencement, and ordered the pri-
soners to be remanded.
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