The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-24 00:00:00

R FITZGERALD.

This was the day appointed for the adjourned last exami-
nation of J. Fitzgerald, coal-owner, of Pendleton, Lancashire,
and Portland-place. The balance sheet, prepared by Mr.
Begble, embraces the period from Ist July, 1843, to 20th
December last, and contains the following rather extraordi-
nary items :—To creditors, 144,2001. ; ditto bolding security,
140,0101. ; income derived from rents, dividendo, &c.,
70,56.51 ; liability, 2001. By deficiency, let July, 1848,
91,9621. • good debtors, 62/. ; doubtful ditto, 2,6291.; Pen-
dleton Colliery capital, 134,5231. ; property, 8,26.51. ; ditto
held by creditors, 24,3501. ; ir0n4,2001. ; expenses, 73,2971.;
interest and allowances to four children, 15,2861. The totals
on each side the balance sheet were 364,9761. 8.. 2d.
Mr. Cooper, the solicitor under the fist, said the bankrupt
had been extensively engaged in working a colliery at Pen-
dleton, in Lancashire, latterly on his own account. but for-
merly in partnership with Mr. Therridge up to 1842, and
more recently in partnership with Mr. Faux, who only re-
tired last year. The assignees were of opinion that the ac-
counts of the several partnerships ought to be rendered.
Mr. Tampon Smith (of the firm of Pickering, Smith, and
Tonspzon). for the bankrupt, urged that his great age and
infirmity might excuse him from furnishing further accounts
after the very detailed ones already before the court.
His Honour said that be had no alternative but to order
the accounts to be furnished, if the assignees pressed for
them, and to adjourn the examination for that purpose.
Some proofs of debts having been taken, the examination
was accordingly adjourned for a month.

BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT COURT OF
BANKRUPTCY.
IN RR PATES/10N, WALKIRi_BOYMILL, AND ROPES,
OP THE OAK FARM IRON WORKS, NEAR DeDLET.
On Tuesday • motel% was held in this matter for the
purpose of auditing the amounts of the trade assignees, and
receiving proofs of debt. The total amount of praofs ad-
mitted were u fellows:—Against the joint estate of the
four bankrupts, 4331. 18s. 7d. ; against the estate of Boydell
and Roper (the Oak Farm Company), 189,7271. 194. 6d. ;
and egainst the separate estate of James Boydell, 2,0001.
A divideud meeting in this matter will be held on Tuesday
next.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—IizsTERDAT.
BFFOIt MIL SUJI•IFT ADAM LSD • RILL BLIICII or Ktourrasna.
ROBBISRY BY • BERVANT.—A DSAPIIIATE LEAP.—
Enema Harvey, 26. was indicted for having stolen a small
gold pin, value 15e., the property of Blimbeth Tawney
Millard.
The promeutrix it appeared was an unmarried lady,
residing at No. 8, Lower James-street, where she gave
lessons in music. About a month ago the prisoner went
to live in the house as servant cf all work, but on last Tues-
day week she absconded, and immediately afterwards a
number of articles belonging to different parties in the
house were missed. One of the City police officers named
Quarterman received some information regarding the
prisoner, which induced him to go to No. 4, Searles-pima,
Temple-bar; he proceeded to the second floor back room,
the door of which he found locked, and whilst he was pre-
paring to break the door open, he beard a scream from the
lower part of the house. He hastened down to the bark
yOrd from whence the cry had proceeded, and there he
found the prisoner lying insensible on the ground, having,
when she heard him at the door, leaped from
the window, a height from the ground of more than
20 feet. She was removed to the hospital, and the pin in
question was found in her shawl. When she recd' erect she
was removed to the station house, and there she said that
she had picked up the pin in Miss Millarl's room.
The prisoner was found Guilty. The Court was informed
that she had before been in prism fer having attempted to
commit suicide. The police officer said that a gentleman
connected with the French consulate lived in the same house,
and he gave information to the polies of the loss of a valuable
gold watch and chain from his dressing-room. The prisoner
gave information about this watch when she was in custody,
and it was found at Attenborough's, in Fleet-street. It was
rest-red te the gentleman, but as some important business
called him abroad, the magistrate did not bind him ever to
prosecute.
The learned judge sentenced the prisoner to six months'
hard labour.

MAT 22.
The May adjourned swam oommenced:on Tuesday morn-
ing at Hicks's-hall, Clerkenwell. There were 67 cues of
felon and 11 of migdemeanour in the calendar, end of the
wholey number of prisoners 21 could neither read nor write.
ASS•IILT ON • GIRL NT • POLICEILLN.
William Jermings, the police•eonstable convicted last
week of assaulting a little girl, wee brought up to receive
sentence.
The court had rupited the prieoner's sentence to afford
the police officers opportunity to ascertain whether any and
what connexion existed between the primer and a milkman
nun d Lane, who was tolled for the defuses, and swore that
he was en utter stranger to the prisoner. His mamas went
to contradict the statement of the proseentrix. He said that
be was near the spot where the girl said the offence took
place, having been to see a niece who lived near Victoria-
grove, that he passed the prisoner, the constable on duty, oa
his returning home, and asked him the way to Northamp-
ton-street, and that that was how the prisoner found him
and called upon him to give his evidence on the trial.
Inspector Terleton, of the N division, informed the court
that he had aseertelned that the witness Lane had not visited
his niece at the place stated for the last eighteen months,
and that on the Tuesday preceding the trial of the prisoner,
who was on bail, he (prisoner) and Lane were sun together
examining the piece and measuring the gusted, so that he
might describe it on the trial. Lane was very intimate with
a brother-in-law of the prisoner's, who was one of the bail.
Lane was seen in company with the prisoner at the polies
court when hawse bailed.
The learned Judge said that this wu just uho had ex-
pected. Taking into consideration that the prisoner was on
du', when this offence was committed, and that he had, by
calling a man who had committed gross and wilful per-
jury, endeavoured to show that he was the victim
of an infamous unspiracy on the part of the