The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-07 00:00:00

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THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 7, 185

than it was ' • it might contain fourteen or fifteen rooms ;
his children defrayed the domestic expenses by subscription.
The furniture hau been paid fur many Jens. In 1847. he
agreed to give security to his sous for the advances they
had made him; the assignment was actually made in
February, 1840, at the done of his son Montagu. lle had
th, n uo apprele n-iott of Mr. Turner :attinq his acrree-
ment and sending him to prison. He had not solicited Mr.
Robinson, the banker, to prove his debt. He had °Hived to
pay the costs, 8001., in Mr. Turner's action, but not the
damages, I,OOW. He considered it • conspiracy against
him. Mr. Salmon offered to make no charge except the
land was let. For some preliminaries he said his charge
would be 201.

I picked up 21. 2d. which I gave to the °Seer, and afterwards
hid , and on the following morning Is. The prisoners were
taken to the station, where they denied all knowledge of
each other. I have seen Peton at my shop every day for
the last week, sometimes Hamilton served her, and some-
times my wife and 1. On the first occasion I did not give
prisoner Into custody, because I hail no assistant, and
brides I wished to take her with the money in her posses-
sion.
William John Palmer, 147, said—l took the prisoners
into custody, and conveyed them to the station, but they
denied all connexion between each other. On Hamilton
found 6/. 12s. 6d , one sovereign and a half in gold, and
the rest in silver and copper. Peton at first refused her
address, hut on the following morning she di-
rected me to her lodgings, in White-street, Little
Idoorfields. I went there and searched her box,
in which I found 188. 10d. and some men's clothing.
When I went to the public-house Mr. Newby had the pet-'
sorer Peton by the wrist. I saw her open her hand and
throw the money behind the bar, which was afterwards
picked up and given to me.
George Gunnel said—l am a licensed victualler at Cam-
berwell. The prisoner Hamilton was a barman in my em-
ploy for about four month., and left me in the latter end of
August last. I know Peton well, and have frequently seen
her at my house. She was invariably served by Hamilton,
and latterly repeated her visits daily, and sometimes several
times a day. My suspicions were awakened in consequence
of a constant decrease in the takings to the amount of 1.11.
or 20!. per week. I employ several persons, but each of
them takes the department nt one end of the bar. Peton
always came into Hamilton's department.
Alderman Hunter said this was as clear a case as he
could wish to deal with, and he would commit the prisoners
for trial, but for the present it would be necessary to re-
mand the case for the depositions to be prepared.

By Mr. Stafford—The Chancery proceedings had been
pending nearly since the death of Mr. Turner ten years ago.
Mr. Marcus Wm. Turner, barrister, deposed that he
sometimes used the name of Merryweather, but never on
any document of importance. He was a member of Gray's
Inn ; he might have been called in the name of Merry-
weather. The name of "M. Merryweather Turner" was
on his door in Chancery-lane. In the "Law List" he ap-
peared as " M. W. M. Turner," but he bad not given that
name. lie was not so designated on the barristers' roll, for
which he supplied the name himself.
His Honour said the only question was as to the class of
certificate. The charge against the bankrupt of allowing a
fictitious debt to be proved against his estate had not been
at all made out, for the debt proved by the son appeared
to have been settled in 1819, when the deed was executed,
as being about 1,C..01., and the interest had been calculated
from that time upon the balance so settled. There was
nothing to prove concert between the parties. It could
not be inferred from the fact of the bankrupt not hiving
interposed to prevent the claim fur interest being made;
and it appeared the son had received Interest upon his debt.
It could not be said that Mr. Salmon's debt had been con-
tracted either by false pretences or in a fraudulent manner.
That gentleman had no doubt stated what he believed to be
the truth. He had been referred to the bankrupt's soli-
citor, Mr. Raw, who stated that he believed the bankrupt
had not the means of letting the property as he proposed,
but that it was in chancery. Mr. Salmon had also seen the
son, and might, had lie looked about, have
discovered that there would be difficulties about
the payment. Taking his own representation, the
bankrupt could nut be charged with contracting the debt
fraudulently. There was another charge of a very serious
nature—enuring into trade and keeping no books; and had
not the bankrupt already suffered considerably, the certifi-
cate must have been suepended on that charge. But as he
had been imprisoned by one creditor shove two years, the
court was very loth to do anything which should necessarily
keep him in prison longer; for that imprisonment was •
longer one than any court of justice would have awarded
for the fault he hail committee. The expenditure bad been
explained by the statement that it was subscribed by the
different members sat the family ; and it appeared he had
not that control over the money at the banker's which
would have justified him in paying it to any particular
creditor. The 3/. a week expended in prison did nut appear
to have been expended upon himself, part of his family
living there with him ; and from what was known of prison
charges, it did not appear unreasonable. As it did not ap-
pear that the bankruptcy had in any way arisen from una-
voidable losses and misfortunes, he could not grant a higher
certificate than of the third class. The qu, snort as to the
bankrupt's right to the property being still pending, if
anything came of it, the right being already vested in
the assignees, the estate would have the benefit of that
property.

MAILLBOitOtiGIi STREET.

Speace, a dog fancier, was charged with frau-
dulently obtaining the sum of ss. from Mr. Mathew Von-
stein, No. 3, Hanover street, Hanover-square, under pre-
tence of recovering a dog which that gentleman had lost.
The prosecutor stated that on the 22nd of September last
he lost his dog at the corner of Argyll-street, and notwith-
standing all the inquiries he made after it he could hear
nothing of it. As a last resource, he applied to the pri-
soner, whom he had known for some time, and who had
lately set up the trade of a dog fancier, as the most likely
person to find out where his dog was. A few days after-
wards the prisoner called upon him, and said " they
(meaning the dog stealers) had got it safe enough, but
they would not giro it up for less than a sovereign."
Witness said he was not going to give a sovereign fur his
own property, but he would not mind giving him (priso-
ner) 6vo shillings if he brought it to hint. On Tuesday
last the prisoner called again, and said he would get the
dog for five shillings, and witness then gave him the
money. The prisoner then left, and not seeing him the
neat day, as prmised, he went to Mr. Bishop, of Bond-
street, who told him, according to the 6th section of the act
passed at his suggestion, he had the power to give the pri-
soner into custody for taking a reward under the pretence
of recovering a stolen dog. On Saturday night witness met
i the prisoner in the street, and gave him n charge. Witness
added, that he had not seen his dog since be lost it.
The prisoner admitted receiving the 55., but intended to
have restored the dog to the prosecutor as soon as he (pri-
soner) had got it.
Mr. Bingham said the charge against the prisoner was
either one of dog stealing, or refusing to keep his promise
to the prosecutor. At present the evidence as to the charge
of dog stealing was not complete, or he most assuredly
should have committ d him to prison under the Gth sect of
Bishop's Act, which sets forth, " That any person who shall
corruptly take any money or reward, directly or indirectly,
under pietence or upon account of aiding any person to re-
cover any dog which shall have been stolen, or which shall
be in the possession of any person not being the owner
thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and punishable
accordingly by fine or imprisonment." He (Mr. Bingham)
however should not send him to prison, but advise him to
return the 51. to the prosecutor, and to keep his promise as
to restoring him the dog. By doing this ho would discharge
him.

THE POLICE COURTS.

MANSION-HOUSE.