The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-08 00:00:00

THII POLICB COURTS

OUILDUALL.
SIRIOVI CHARGES •13AMIT • B•IIILRUPT.—Mr. Ed-
ward Nairn*, lets of No. 3, Wrnford-cotat, stockbroker,
mu again brought up charged with not surrendering to be
examined us a bankrupt in Mil Court of Bankruptcy at the
time notified, sad with embezzling three Exchequer Bias
which were entrusted to him (or este custody. Ti.e former
@tugs WAS substantiated on pt.-vines examination., and
es erdey the evidence in imiport of the latter was gone into
bat nut completed, the primary being remanded until

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A gentleman, who was present at the time, said he wished
to produce evidence sufficient to justify a further ',imamd in
a CMS whtre a Rev. Mr. Muni:, near Canterbury, in the
year 1843, entrusted the prisoner with 1,8001. to invest in
Russian Bonds, at the same time giving written ii.structioas
as to its use, required by law. lie wanted time to look for

some papers.
Mr. Humphreys said that as the prisoner was in custody,
and he did not intend applying for bail, perhaps the gentle-
man could get his case up by the folluwing day.
The [winner was then co
RYLEBONB. nveyed to the (.Lrapter.
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MrEDER OF s cHiliT;iTDTitoiliia —Yesterday, after
the disposal by Mr. Long of many cases of trifling imps-
team, Sarah Drake, a well drum* womac, about 40 years
of age, wee brought up in the custody of flergeant,WhitLker,
of4the detective police, 27 A, and Superintendent Kinder,
on the charge of having murdered her child, Lewis !Mika,

aged 2 year's.
The particulars of the train of circumstances which led to
the discovery of the body were detailed in a paragraph
which appeared in the Daily News of yesterday.
Thomas Kinder said—l am superintendent of the Not-
tingham constabulary at Blot Ketford. I have a constable
stationed at a village near there, called North Leverton. On
Saturday, let of this month, he came to me, and from in-
formation which I received from him, I on the next Monday
went to Lis station. I there sew a box, which had been
opened, and it contained the dead body of a mate child, ap-
parently two years old. In the lox was a frock, a straw hat,
' a pair of boots, a pair of socks, an apron, and other articles.
The apron was marked "S. Drake."
Mr. Long—Do you know how the box was directed ?
Witness—" Mr. Theophilus Burton, North Lev:rton,
Nottinghamshire, carriage paid, Nov. '29, 1849." Informa-
tion of tke affair was given to the coroner at Newark, and on
the 2nd inst. an inquest was held on the bedy. He adjourned
the inquiry until (Lis day. lie directed me to nicks known
the p irtieular a to Mr. Hutton , our et ler constable at Mansfield,
which: I did and by Lis ori'ers, I cams to London Lst
Wednesday, when I gave ieformation at Scotland yard with
regard to the supposition that the child had been murdered.
1 made inquiries, the result of which was that there was
every reason to imagine that the prisoner was the murderess,
and accordingly last night I and Sergeant Whitaker went to
33, Upper Harley-street, the nsidence of Frederick. Huth,
Esq., in whose service the prisoner lives as housekeeper and
coon. Upon asking for her we were shown into her room,
and she presently came to us. I asked her if her name was
Saran Drake, and she said "Yes," and I then questioned
her as to whether sbe had not come from Nor ingnemehire
when she replied that she had. I told her that I must ap-
prehend her for having murdered he r child Lewis Drake.
Sergeant Whitaker corroborated the preceding evidence.
Mary Anne Wiggen was the next witness produced, and
she stated that she was kitchen maid to Mr. Ituth, and that
prisoner came to her situation Met Monday week. On the
Wednesday after a woman, whom the prisoner addressed as
Mrs. Johnson, brought a child to the house to the prisoner,
and after stopping about an hour went away, leaving the
child behind her.
The police said that the woman lived at Shirley, near
Croydon, and had had the child to nurse.
The witness, in continuation, said—At 12 o'clock on the
day I havespoken of, she b ld me she was in a great deal of
trouble, and that she hail paid the woman who had called
open her 104, and was responsible to her for more.
Shortly after this, she asked me if I had a small
box, to which I replied that I had, and she said she would
buy it of me ; she, however, did not have it of me, and at
20 minutes to 3 she came down and told me that she had
packed up her box, that it contained Icings that were of no
use to her, but they would do for her cuter. It remained
in the room ell night, and the next mereiug, at the psi-ernes
request, I carried it down main; it win ea touch as I could
lift. I took it into the butler's pantry at the d • t the
prisoner; she said that if 1 took it to Mr. Olasse (the
butler), be would send it for me to the Euston-square
Station: she did not wish the other servants to know any-
thing about it, as they might imagine that she was sending
away 'unveiling which was not her own. I put it on the
carpet in the butler's room, arid told him 1 had wrought it
from the housekeeper. On the Tdursdey prisoner gave me
two letters to post, one of them was addressed to Mrs.
Johnson, and the other to Mrs. Burton, North Levertun,
Nottinghamshire (the envelope only of one of them was
produced; the letters had, it was stated, been destroyed.)
George Glasee—l am a butler in the family. The pri-
soner came to us with a most excellent character from Lady
Anne Gore Laegtost. On Wednesday morning week the
prisoner ask-d um to write a direction for her to put upon a
bax, and she dictated to me the addles+. She asked me how
I could get the hex to the railway, as she was deeisons of
sending i• to a married sister, and had had no opporataity of
forwarding it before she came into her present situation.
She wanted it sent that morning, but I told her that I could
not send it until the next morning. On Thursday the
kitchen-maid brought it down into my pantry, and I sewed
the card of address on to the wrapper. The prisoner had
given me two halt crowns is pay fur the carriage, end 1 gave
the box to the footman, by whom it was taken to the rail-
way terminus.
William Bryan, the footman, proved that he pill at the
station 3a. Cad. for the conveyance by rail of the boa, which
he received et the hands of the butler. He did not notice
the direction upon it; it was weighed at the station, and its
weight was said to be 38 lbs.
Tree last and most important witness was Mary Anne
Bridge, who said: At 11 o'clock last night 1 searched the
prisoner at the station-house, and found upon her a gold
watch and some silver. I asked bet what see was charged
with, when she at first made me no answer, but presently
nil to me, " Are you a married woman ?" I told her I was,
and had a large family'; when she said, "Then you can feel
fur me, and I'll tell you ; it's all about a child." I asked
her if it was a new-born baby, and she answered it was not;
that it was two years old, and she bad bung it. I asked
her how she came to do such a thing as that, when she said
she did not know. A woman who rad had it to mire, axed
to whom she owed a great deal of money, brought it to her,
and she was afraid of losing her place. She did it (alluding
to the hanging) in a moment, no one else being present.
She then packed up the child and s-at it into the country to
her sister to get it buried ; and she thought that she (the
sister) had mule all the noise about it; the further read she
sups owed she should be hung.
Mr. Long, after cautioning the prisoner in the usual
.canner, asked her if she had anything to say in answer to
so awful a charge.
Prisoner (sobbing)—Nothing, sir; can I have counsel?
Mr. Lone—lt is my duty to remand you, and you will be
b:ought up again next Saturday (to-morrow) week. You
can then have any prufessional assistance you may think flt.
She was then removed from the bar by Meehell, the
gaoler, who was directed to see that she was closely watched
prior to her being conveyed away in the government van.
The prinepal whnesses upon the next occasion will be
Mrs. Jonrson and the surgeon who gave evidence before the
coroner.

From the LONDON GAZETTE.—Friday, Dtc. 7.

DANXKUPTP.

Jams AnimasOn, Wed 13eietiiii,Ncifolk, butcher, to surrender
Dee. lb at 11, end Jan.l7 at 1, at Beshighall-strest. Sol., Nettle.
Md. Vine.atrast, Milbank; off. mug, Bell, Coleman-street.
buildings.
Jong Brine, Stnethwiek, Staffordshire, iron and steel manulao.
toms, Dee. 17 and Jan. 12, at 12, at Binning Lam Court.
Tarlatan, Birmingham; off. wig., Valpy, =ghoul.
Satters. Cotvitt.r., Liverpool, commission and forwarding agent, Dee.
27 and Jan. le, at 11, at Liverpool Court. Soli., Neal, Liverpool,
and Pletcher and Gall, Liverpool ; off.assig., Morgan. Liverpool.
WILIJAX Co:smart, Spalding, Linc,lnsbire, corn and flour merchant,
Dee, 21 and Jan. IS, at 11, at the Birmingham District Court bald
at Nottingham. Sols., Percival, 'epalding, and Isartlett, Birming-
ham; off. amig., Bittlaston, Nottingham.
O.OIIUI. DAIWA, Alnwish, Northumberland, carpenter, Dec. 20 at
Ile, and Jan. 17 at 1, at Newcastle-npm-Tyne Court. Solo, Wil-
son, New-inn, Strand, and Busby, Atvick; off. Wakley,
Neer...stk.-upon-Tyne.
Snow tit 111141,,,, Sedgeley, Staffordshire grocer, Dec. 13 and Jan.
17, at 12, at Birmingham Court. Sols.,Motterata and Co., Biz.
mhigham ; off. meg., Christie, If rmingham.
Warm. Sintrosso, Collura tun, Devonshire, merchant, Dee. IS and
Jan. 13, at 11, at Eaeter Court. Soh., Gould, Moulton, and Terrell,
Exeter; off. asslg., Ilirteet Exeter.
ertuisis Baseman, Norwich, pawnbroker. Dee. 19 at 1, and Jan.
IS at 12, at Bashighall.street. Sobs., Jay, Bueklersbury, and Jay
and Pilgrim, Jan., Norwich; off. male., stansfeld,
street.

JousLaxeu, Manchestrs, cotton spinner, Dee. 18 and Jac. 8, at 11,
at Manchester Court. Sole, CoPPork Imel Oldham, Stoekport ; off.
morn., Pott, Manchester.
RICIIAILD 'Num, ht. Columb, Cornwall, draper, Dee. 19 and Jan. In,
at 11, at Exeter Court. 8010 , Soles and Turner, Aldermanbury ;
Etworthy, Plymouth ; and Stogdon, Exeter; off. wtg.,
Exeter.
Joss WAX.% Bishopsgate-street Within, City, chemist, Dee. 14 at 120,
end 3ml. 26 at 11, at Itaalmthall.street. bola., Myren. Wren, Fai.
ehurchoulact ; otr. arig., Pennell. Cuildhall.chambers.

DECLARATIONS 01 DIVIDENDS.
Demo ALLAN, Co amen-street and Lothbury, merchant—let die, of
es., Dee. 8 and three subsequent Saturdays, at Ldwards's,
break.suert.
Gamma Assn A.41,1111WN and Groe..x Kum, Middlesborough, York.
Shim hardewareman --lad die. of 3a. 24., Dec. 13, and any mine.
gosseThunday, at Freeman's, Lads.
Josses HAYWOOD AINOUN Clement'e-lane, ship agent-2nd die. of
9s. le., Dee. 8, and three subsequent Saturdays, at Edwards's,
Sambrook-court.
Taos. RA BRACL01:071. Southouram, Yorkshire, woollen spinner—
let sus mad we, of Is,, Dee, id, and any subsequent Thureday, at
Frennana, Leeds.
T11011111BAR11.4(1.01.011 and lain Ewan', Southowiam„ Yorkshire,
woollen spinners —2nd and final die. 01 bd., Dec. 13, and any subse-
quent Teursday, at Freeman' 1 reds.
Mauna BOOM' Bata, New tle.upen-Tyse, eictualier-Ist dlr. of
Id., Dee. 8, and any subsequent Saturday, at Watley* Newcastle.
Co
Fasseatat Coz, Liverpool, straw plait dealer-Ist die. of fid., Dm. 8,
and three eabssmanst Saturdays, at Edward? s, BaMbrooll4ollll.
TLIONAII TAPLIN v., Manchester, bill vendor —2l/d dlv. of 40.,
Dec. IR, and say subsequent Tuesday, at Pat's, Manchester.
Geosos Climate, Sheffield, bookseller-Ist div. of Is. td., Dec. 8, and
any subsequent Saturday, at Freeman's, sheffield.
Jove Leaver, bouthownsa. Yorkshire. woollen spioney—ls: and
find dir. of 101 d., Doe. 18, and any subsequent Thursday, it Flew
ma's, Undo.