The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

11 1111 ICATTII el JORX

This insolvent, w►e applied under tls• Protection Ast,
was opposed by Kr. Sargood for • Kr. Hay; sad Mr
C•arten supported.
la this ease a point arose under the new Law of Evidence
Amendment Aot. The insolvent had bees a butler, sad
his wife was housekeeper to the Austrian ambassador. Her
attendance was required to show what mosey she had paid
to her husband.

Mrs. Whittinghain was examined ender the Amended
Evidence Act mimed in the last session. In the course of
her examination she was asked if she expected to remain
in her situation.

Mr. Commissioner Phillips asked whether counsel was
going to talk poliCes with Mn. Whittingham. (A laugh.)
Mr. Caartsm said he was not talking politics with her.
(Laughter.)
Mr Commissioner Phillips--Indeed you are, for the in-
solvent told us that the mtuation depended on the unbar
sad •r's stay. That, I suppose, is the settlement of the
Eastern question. (Laughter.)
Mrs. Whittinghaaa was Naked a querita as to something
the insolvent bad stated to her.
Mr. Cannon objeuted. Under the new act all communi-
cations betmeesi man and wife were privileged.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips said it was so provided, and
in his opinion it was very considerate to prevent such com-
munications being given. (Laughter.)
Mr. Sargood thought that the privilege would prevent
"curtain lectures" being disclosed.
The ease was hianl at some length, and ultimately ad-
journed to Monday.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.-YESTEZDAY.
ILFOIt Tilt 1110011111.11.

George Phi/pats, 17, a.mpectable-looking lad, pleaded
guilty to a charge of feiomously inciting his brother, Wm.
Henry Philpotts, to rob his master of some articles of
saddlery.
There was also a count in the indictment which charged
the prisoner with feloniously rect...ing the property, know-
ing it to have been st• lee.
The learned Recorder male some inquiries respecting the
prisoner, and ascertained that his parents were very re-
spectable, and that he had berme a very good character up
to the period of this r resection. It seemed, however, that
he had gone to a coffee-ahoy to take his meals near the
plate where he was employed, and it was supposed that he
hal got into some bad C mosey at this place, and that
through their instrumentaNy he was induced to commit the
offence. The brother of the prisoner, who was in the ser-
vice of a seddler seas stated to be a very good bo, and he
had no daubt been iodL..e.t to commit the act if robbing his
master through the inqueccc of the prisoner, who was older
than himself.

The Recorder, in passing sentence, said it was a very
melsncooly thin. 4 to see a lad, who was respectably con-
nected, awl who appeared to have borne a good character
until the period ice question, placed in such a position. It
was very shocking to find one brother inducing another
younger than him•r;f to ca.-ainit an act of robbery, and
with every distimition to deal leniently with the prisoner .on
eeroont of his ynu'h and former good character, yet his
duty to thy public rendered i! impossible for him pus over
such an offence without some severity of punishment. He
then sentenced the prisoner to be kept to hard labour in
the liw,geray I'mon, where he will be placed in separate
otialloement. for tour nt.7lthe.

iidward Beawmonf, 32, was charged with embezzlement.
Is one of the counts the money alleged tn have been em-
heisted wav laid to belong tn the Great Northern Midway
Company, and in another to Edward Wiggins. the prisoner
being reprtsen.ed av the servant of both, and to have re-
ceived the mosey in that coparity.
This was a prosecution instituted by the above-mentioned
company, under these c:rcutiostances. It appeared that
Mr. Wiggins had entered into a enntrsct with the company
to provide hones, harness, snd carmen, fur the purposes of
their coal trade in the m-qopolis, and he was responsible to
them for the amount of money for coals that were delivered
by his servants. The prisoner was one of the men em-
ployed by Mr. Atriums, and it appeared that upon the
occasion of his being seat with in too of coils to the
hens' of a gentleman at Peckham, mimed Way, he received
10e., and instead et paying the mosey to the coal