The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-23 00:00:00

POLlCE.—Yagrzaner.

GUILDHALL.—CHARGE or CONSPIRACY TO OBTAIN
A PARTNERSHIP DRELL—Mrs. Mary Cockerill, of No. 40,
Bartholomew-close, was summoned for conspiring, with an
auctioneer and appraiser named Egerton, to deprive George
Bening of a certain valuable security. On the 24th Feb.,
1846, the defendant (who was &widow) entered into partnei-
ship with the complainant. The terms of the agreement
were that the partnership was to exist for four years, the
complainant finding labour and devoting his whole time to
the conducting of the business, and the defendant finding
the stock and materials in her possession at the death of her
husband, a builder, which amounted to about 1001. ; but
there were debts to the amount of 701., which were to b.
paid out of the joint partnership. At the expiration of each
year the profits were to be equally divided, but if at
the end of the above term they were found to
amount to 2101., then the partnership was to centinue sex
years longer, the complainant receiving two-thirds of the
profits and the defendant one-third. The
.agreement was
properly signed and witnessed, and the original do/gement
was placed in the hands of awasul friend, named Green, to
keep, while complainant kept a copy for himself. The con-
cern went on for some time i but some differences arising (as
it was alleged on the plaintiff's part from the falling-off in
the business about Christmas, but on the defendant's from a
suspicion that Mr. Bening was drawing off the business
preparatory to his entering into partnership with another
party), Mrs. Cocktaill asked the plaintiff one day to let her
look at the copy of the agreement, which he did; but she
never returned it. It appeared that as soon as she got it, she
went, ascompenled by Mr. Egerton, to Mr. Green's house,
and requested to see the origisal agreement. Mr. Green,
not suspecting anything, produced it, when Egerton said to
Mrs. Cockerill, "Is this the dceument you signed I" and re-
ceiving a reply in the affirmative, he directed her to put it
in her pocket, as it washer property, and they then insisted
on leaving in spite of the remonstrances of M. Green. It
would seem that having obtained possession of the docu-
ments an execution was put into the premises for half a
year's rent; but the real object being to eject the com-
plainant, he objected to leaving, and accordingly seised all
the account books and papers, and having removed them to a
friend's house be now summoned Mrs. Cockerill, for con-
spiring to defraud him of the partnership document.—
Mr. Egerton here observed that Mrs. Cockerill was, in fact,
the injured party. At no time bad she received more than
14s. per week and latterly nothing at all, in consequence of
which she wished to have the account books examined, but
eomplainant would not allow her.—Mr. Bening said he had
never refused, and had not the slightest objection to let her
ace them as soon as possible. At present they were being
examined, and a balance-sheet made out —Ali. Johnsen
said he should adjourn the case before going further into it,
for the production of the books and other papers, and in the
meantime he would take care of the agreement and thusopy
of it.

C LERKEN WELL. DISORDERLY Com:incr. Ann
Rowley was placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwbitt, charged
by Mir Sarah Rliza Green, stay-maker, of 30, Beach-street,
Barbican, with having been drunk and disorderly, and using
threatening language. It appeared in evidence that on Mon-
day the prisoner, who warservant to Min Orem, salted for
a holiday, which was granted. She, however, abased this
kindness by returning at ten at night in a beastly state of in-
toxication. She refused to go to bed, but took alighted candle
upstairs, and mach fear was entertained that she would set the
house on fire. Mies Green proceeded to the dining-room, where
she found the prisoner with her head and body half out of
the window, in a middy state, and retching lab the anat.
Witness called a pelisemian, who took bee ta the *Mem
house, but on promisees not to return to the hams mummy,
Miss Green again Ma was allowed la • ibeelerte-
ever, returned to ibis tweet made a poi dimiessa,
looted a large crowd, made WS Of the mut ditgatebg laL
guage, and threatened to die it her (Mks Green), at some
time or other. Miss Gress tit amsesiftly alarmed, and
celled in a policeman, who took her again to the station-
house, where she was locked up.—Mr. Barbell. a solicitor,
attended fbr Miss Green, and impaired whales see met is
danger of her life tram the praeares violent Lagaege ad
conduct I—Mies Green : I do, dr.—A yeelegiaily, amis=
nion of Miss Green's, who Wgee fa the home,
her testimony.—Mr. Tvrwhitt maid each eoaimt ea the part
of a servant was not to he tolerated. and he toseseed her to
four days imprisonment in the House of Cornecidoe.
WORSHIP-STREET.—A FAITHLESS Hosearen.—Yee•
terday a young man named Joseph Dodge, was placed at the
bar before Mr. Broughton, upon a charge of threatening the
life of his wife, a very respectable and good.looking young
woman, a dressmaker, at Horton. The complainant said
they had been married five years, and lived happily for
about three year., when the prisoner left her and went off to
Boulogne with a young lady whom be induced to elope with
him from her home and friends at Hackney. Mr. Broughton
said he believed this was not the first time the Wiener had
been before him. SerjeantLambelluidthealaphadheen
brought here for making a disturbed's laths spode-
man at Hackney, wham lealhatr be