The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-13 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 13, 1851.

Kati) EntelltaenCe•
EQUITY COURTS.—YESTEEDAT.
hmem IN. LORI. 14,11 C PS el AMU..
E HULTHUESE RE 1101,T Itut;sll.—lN BANICILUTTCT.
Mr. Bolt fur certain ereddors moved for an order staying
the certificate granted a few thy. since to this bankrupt by
the must, but which eatended to protect his pereau only
and not his property.
Mr. E. Cooke for the bankrupt took a preliminary ob-
jection that the applicants had apieered to oppose the cer-
tificate before the commissioner, who had declined to hear
them, because they had not given the three dayslnotice re-
quired by the Bankrupt Act of their intention to oppose.
Mr. Bolt and Mr. Bagley said their client* had appeared
before the commissioner at the last examination of the
bankrupt, and had then endeavoured to bring forward
their grounds of opposition. The commissioner had
then told them that the proper time for considering
the matter would be on the application for the certificate.
Lord Justice Cranworth said he thought the application
could not b. heard. It might be true that the matter bad
been brought before the commissioner on the last examina-
tion of the bankrupt, but it was then urged fur a different
purism. The Bankrupt Art expressly enacted that the cre-
ditor shall not be heard on the application for the certificate
unless three days UOUCe cal his intention to oppose has been
given. Upon this clause the commissioner had very pro-
perly acted, and the creditor could not be allowed to pass
over the decision of the commbsioner and brb.g the same
case before this court.
Lord Justice Knight Bruce entirely concurred in the de-
cision of Lord Cranwarth, and the motion was then refused
with cost*.
E Ctierrosst UE CIIELTILAN.
Mr. Elmsley applied fur payment out of court of a sum of
561. stock, which had been carried to the account of two
infant cestuis que trust. The sum was a dividend upon a
larger sum elabned on behalf of the infants, forming their
portion of a trust fund of which the bankrupt had been
trustee, end which he had engaged in trade.
The Court was doubtful whether it had jurisdiction to
hear the application except by way of appeal from the

commissioner.
Mr. Eliasley saidgthe commissioner at Manchester had re-
fused to entertain the application, being of opinion that the
jurisdiction in the matter hail been transferred to this
court.
The Court still doubting whether it had jurisdiction the
matter was directed to stand over till Friday next, that the
grounds of the commissioner's r, fugal might iu the mean-
time be ascertained, and the case brought if possible before
the court in the shape of no appeal.
ATEOHNEY-GENERAL v. MUKDOCH.—IN CHANCERY.
The arguments in this part-heard appeal were renewed,
and occupied the remainder of the day. The particulars of
the we were mentioned in the Erpress for yesterday.

SITIII6I IN I 17C0401-111X. n,raa 71111 LORD CBANCII" MIL
RAW[/_i V. EAIITERN Coystipm RAILWAY COMPANY.
In this Cue, mentioned in the Express of yesterday,
the arguments were resumed by Mr. Bethel (with him Mr.
J. Russell. Mr. Malin. and Mr. Groves), but had not con-
cluded when his lordship rose at haliput one o'clock.
Pyylyloy, IN LUNACY.

The following notice wro iumle in court to-day Lu-
natic petitions will bo heard by the Lord Chancellor on
Friday, the 11th inst., cud by the Lords Justices on Wed-
nesday, the 19th iust., and every following Wednesday, at
the sitting of the court, the unopposed petitions being
taken tint.—etretary of Lunatics'-office, Nov. 12, 1851."

Bosom VicbCsAvessaos haws.
BATRS r. FENWICK.-611( UET TRI:bT YOU CHARITY.
. .

The facts of this ease have alp ady been gully reported.
The Soiieitur-General new said that the parties had
agreed to compromise the matter; the devisees giving up
all right to the property, subject only to the payment of the
testator', dt

!. 11,11010ES!—RIGHTpr RZFIEMPTIoN,

In this case Benjamin Whitworth, who was seined of 444
pasts of certain premises., by indenture dated Bth October
1830, mortgaged the same to William Rhodes and Joseph
Taylor, to secure the sum of lOU The mortgage contained
a power of sale after three months' notice in writing to the
inPatgagni. The mortgagor died in 1839, leaving his pro-
perty to his three sons, John Joseph, and Benjamin, and
appointed John (the plaintiff; and Benjamin his executors.
By indenture, dated Oct. 2, 1839, Ilmjamin mortgazed his
share in the property to Wm. Rhodes, J. (lint, and Nay.
tor, as the executors of U. Naylor, to secure 1501.; Mill this
deed also tontaiipeel a power of gate after the expiration of
three months. And by indenture of Ike. 1840, Benjamin
moseyed his share in the property, subject to the mortgage,
to Joseph ; 31111 by indenture of Feb. 1844, Joseph con-
veyed all his estate under the will of his father to John.
John was th refine entitled to two thirds of the property,
subject to the mortgage of Oct. 1831, and Joseph was en-
titled to one third. subject to that mortgage and the mon.
gage of Oet. 1839. On the 2PI of March, 1849, Ithosles
served the 'plaintiff John Whitworth with notice of sale at
the expiration of three months, unless the sum of 3871. (the
nom remaining due of the inort•age of 1830), and the sum
of VW. due miler the mortgage made by Benjamin, was
sooner paid. Ott the 18th M June the sob eitor to Rhodes,
Hirst, and Naylor gave notice to the plaintiff that they were
prepared to proceed to sale. Plaintiff answered that be
was really to pay opt' the um tgage of 1830, and had tin con-
cern with the other, and that lie would pay it off on having
the gal estate conveyed to him. On the 7th of July '
Rhodes's solicitor offered to reemvey the legal estate in
two-thirds of the ',reopen', noon having the sum due on
the mortgage of WO paid off. This the mortgagor re-
fused, unit the mortgagee advertised the property for gale.
The plaintiff then tiled hi., bill to restrain the sale, and to
redeem the prop. rty. The injunction was granted on the
term of the pi.uutitf bringing iutu court a Luau sufficient to
answer the first mortgage alaur, and this was affirmed on
appeal. Theis motion was afterwards varied to the extent
ut allowing the &lend:nits to sell the one-third which had
belonged to lhujamin, but net to part with the legal
estate.

Mr. htinslie and Mr. Pemberton now appeared for the
plaintiff, amt maintained the right of one joint tenant to
redeem and get a conveyance of the whole legal estate,
with liberty thr the other joint tenant to contribute his
share, and then take a COUVVyttIICC of the legal estate in
that share; and that he was not bound to redeem both
mortgages ; that Rhodes could nut tack the two mortgages
together, and it was quite an occidental circumstance that
he should have any cone, rn in both mortgages ; that the
litigation was c testd lot the defendants refusing to take the
money when it wa. elk red to them; and that the interest
must be stopped from the date whyu the plaintiff gave
notice that he was ready to pay off the mortgage.
Mr. Malin, and Mr. Shee appeared fur the defendants
Hirst and Savior.
Mr. Wulksranil Mr. Ranh for the defendant Rhodes.
Mr. ltenuett far another party.
Mr. Elmslie was heard in reply.
The Vice-Chaheyilor, after stating the farts of the case,
said it wa• Hear that the plaintiff had a right to redeem, on
paying what ass due for principle and interest on the first
mortgage; and the only doubt he had ever entertained was,
from what date the interest ought to stop and as to the
cwt- ; he thought, however, that the interest ought to stop,
not train the date of the notice but from the state of the
payment of the money into evils% from which time the
plaintiff hid lost all u.e• of the money ; and he thought the
defendants 'thusly% 'ling, mid Naylor, must pay the cent
up to and inclusive of the hearing.

COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH.—YEsiEun.ty.
sernaw to MAUI,. —lNmaa LIND CAIIIPINISLL, M. its It
Jr•rwa Wunrni, •.0 Va. Jrricx Eats.

TES EittEES.;: 8113111:11L 00DIN.—LItIOLITT OP THE
MENEIIIIETTLX ATHEICEEM TO EX YAM/ TO TUE lir-
Lou. or Till roost

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This was an appeal from • Court of Quarter Sessions,
upon • special ease prepared to take the opinion of this
court on the question, whether the Manchester Athenanun
was liable to be rated to the relief of the poor.
Mr. Pashley, Q.C., who appeared in support of the rate,
said that the question wax whether the institution was ex-
clusively desisted to science, literature and the fine arts.
The careful enumeration of thew three purpose, to which
such institutions must be devoted showed that the legfsla-
tun• meant them alone to be considered. Had the legislature
used the words " for scientific purposes," it would be diffi-
cult to draw a line between science and useful art; but the
cape. ss language of the act was, that such institutions, to
be exempted from the rate, must be devoted to science,
literature, and the line arts ; all the useful arts were there-
fore necessarill excluded. It had not been thought ne-
cessary, snit God forbid that it should be in this
country, to give any premium to the useful arts, for they
could protect themselves. In the common and popular sense
the word '' science " was used of things to which it did not
apply.. 'flee " science " meant by the legislature amid
only include science, proper, as algebra, geometry, ile.—
mixed science, as hydrostatics, astronomy, mechanics, &c.—
and there had grown up the moral and political sciences.
It appeared (non the case which had been agreed on that
the Manchester Athenaeum was established in 1845, "with
a view to afford facilities for moral and intellectual im-

;movement." It consisted of a news-room' library, read-
ing-room, and other rooms. It was divided into shares of
la each. and the property was vested in trustees.
Lord Campbell—The proprietors rt crive a handsome
interest ofd per cent. It is a good investment.
Mr. Pashley said there could be ao doubt of that. In
addition to the library there was a news-room, where the
morning and other newspaper* were taken in, and impor-
' tint intelligence was communicated by the electric tele-
' graph from London. Liverpool, and other places, and
posted in the room. The ancient and modern languages
were taught, the teachers being paid by small quarterly '
subscriptions raised from the members of the classes.
There was also an essay and discussion society, a political
debating society, vocal and instrumental concerts, and
dancing—a cheer dull, a gymnastic club, and a cricket-
: club, for which ground was rented. There was also a
coffee-room, which was let off, and separately rated. It
appeared also that within the last year there had been
three soirees, at one of which Mr. Cobden, presided.
A bazaar had also recently been held in the institution, at
which upwards of 2001. had been raised. He contended
' that au. h sit institution was not entitled to exemption tin-
, der the act, which applied only to institutions having for
their object the promotion of " science, literature, and the
I fine arts."

Mr. Crompton, oaths other side, admitted that, unless
their lordships gave a wide oeustruetiow to the act, it was
dialealt to say that there were not matters in the inks
which were not included in the terms " science, literature,
and the Erie arts." Iu institutions of this kind, however,
there were some necessary seevinthisitnents—a news-roons,
for instauee—whieli were held out as attractions. Aliterary
imstitsitise should not be too morose and sour—philo=
must not be crabbed, but e*y some of the little div
meats to which hie leamedfriend seemed so midi to object,

and no doubt a cup of coffee, some music, and occasionally
a dance would agreeably relieve the more grave and stu-
dious employment of the members. Unless their lordships
took this liberal view of the meaning of the act, be ad-
mitted that he must give up his ease.
Lord Campbell said it never could have been thY inten-
tion of the legislature that such institutions hs the Man-
eherer Atheneum should be exempted from the paymeut
of poor rates ; and, although he bad great respect for the
gentleman who gave the certificate of that institution being
within the scope of the act of parliament, he must observe
that there could be no pretence for saying that it was so. It
would be strange if the legislature had passed a law
wtereby as institution, which seemed to have been esta-
blished for the peculiar benetit of the founder', as well as
their amusement and recreation, should be supported by an
assessment on the parish in which its rooms happened to by
situated. It was, no doubt, very proper that people should
at Manchester have a view to the main chance, and the
founders of this institution were, therefore, to receive 5:.
per cent. for all the money they dvanced, which was more
than could be obtained on any lair security by mortgage, or
fur money in the funds' or in any other way in which mosey
could be invested. The institution seemed to him to have
been established not exclusively for " literature, science, or
the tine arts," but to put money in the pockets of the
founders. It appeared that there was a gymnastic club, a
site's club, and a news room, where the state of the mar-
kets, and all eons of commercial information, was obtained
' by electric telegraph. It was a place, therefore, where pro-
' fitable business was to be conducted, and it seemed to him
that there was no pretence fur saying that it was an
insti-
tution founded exclusively for "literature, science, and the
tine arts." It might, therefore, most justly be rated along
with all the other rateable property in the parish.
Rule discharged.
BUSINESS OF TEL Cotter.

Lord Campbell said that to-morrow (this day), after going
through the har, the court would proceed with the crown
paper. They took the crown paper because they were
afraid that parties might not be ready in the new trials
moved this term ; but he wished it to be understood that
after to-morrow (this day), the court would go on with the
new trial paper regularly.

the amount of 6,0001. and upwards, of which 6001. was i
cash in hand. Ilk own personal expenditure has been
sin-
gularly moderate, being Mr years only 4,6•501. His
brother's expenses were at the rate of 1,150/. a year, and
perhaps h.' ought to have interli red to check the:n. Ills
otni...ion to do this seems to have been his only fault; in
every other respvet his conduct seems to have bout very
meritorious, and I have therefore great pleasure in giving
him the favourable testimony I have already mentioned.
The solicitor for the bankrupt applied for a fine clue cer-
tificate.
111. Honour said certainly not. He would never be a
party to making first elms certificates 's worthless as knight-
hoods.

iN ME FILANCKEISS.—COURT FEES AND CHARGES.
In the matter of this bankrupt, a draper, at Landport
and Portico, whose application for his certificatewas heard
a few days ago,
Mr. Reed, who represented the assignees, said he wished
to call the attention of the court to the heavy charges which
fell upon a small estate when wound up in bankruptcy.
The petition here was dated in the commencement of Au-
gust; there was nothing in the ease to cause a large expen-
diture; it was an estate that ought to be wound up econo-
mically, and it had certainly not been more expensive than
estates in bankruptcy generally were. He wished, not so
much to draw attention to this particular case, but rather
to the general charges in bankruptcy, of which these were
a sample. The whole 'mots collected up to the dividend
meeting on Saturday amounted to 937/. 14s. 9d., of
which about 680/. was the proceeds of stock in
trade, fixtures, and furniture sold, and the remain-
der of good debts. ln the accounts before him,
the official assignee's allowance was not included; that!
would haveto be added to the charges he was about to
mention. The sums already paid in respect to this bank•
ruptcy by the official assignee, to which hie own allowance
would have to be added, amounted to 235/. 51., or 25 per
cent. on the assets collected The assienees had not oppowii
the certificate, but had merely called the attention of the
court to the eircutnstances; therefore, the expense had not
been swelled by any litigation or contest with the bankrupt
himself.
The Commissioner. —What do the items consist of ?
Mr. Reed said the first was the allowance to the bank-
rupt of 191. Is. That the assignees could not say a word
against, because they had the bankrupt's services, and
must pay fur them. The next was 15/. to the accountant
14 preparing the balance-sheet. The assignees had objected
to this, on principle, at the choice meeting, considering that
this was making the bankrupt an allowance twice over :
First, they paid him 191. Is. tar attendance at the official
assignee's office to get up his accounts ; and then they were
chargi.d 13/. by an accountant for preparing those very
accounts.
The f'

'That is an argument to he addressed
rather to the legislature. It is an arrangement made by
the legislature in accordance with the wishes of those per-
wins who took charge of the views of the merchants and
traders of London on tnis aulject. I have always born of
opinion that it was the duty of the bankrupt to furnish
materials for making out an account, and the duty of the
official ruesignee. by himself or clerks, to cause those ac•
counts to be put into form for the information of the
court. Entertaining that view, I established a system in
this court, which worked extremely well, whereby the ac-
counts were prepared in the °thee of the official assignee.
Itut the gentlemen who attended before the committees of
the Lords and Commons sancti sued the doctrine that the
accounts should be looked icto by a person who, though no-
minated by the bankrupt, should be approved by them.
After a lengthy conversation, elicited by various items of
expense instanced to the Commissioner,
Ills Honour said—l investigated, some time ago, what
were the actual expenses in cases out of court and here ;
aud I did not think there was any material difference be-
tween the two. as regarded the expense ; but I certainly
satisfied myself that a great deal snore justice was done in
the court, and more sturdily. One of the peculiarities or the 1
administration of justice hero is, that the money is got in
speedily, and is sent out speedily. I venture to say that, in
nine cases out of ten, where there are considerable assets
brought into this court, the whole funds are collected and
distributed within ten or eleven months; and, generally
speaking, the masa is distributed before the end of the third
month after the bankruptcy. Then we ought to remember
the of l saying, "that a nimble ninepenee is bet' er than a
slow shall,* ;" and I really believe that ninepence received
at an early period is much better for the commercial world
than a shilling.
Mr. Iteed—Why, in the great majority of cases under
assignment, the first dividend is paid immediately, and the
principal dividend at the end of three months, until which
period the deed remains an act of bankruptcy. But in cues
where there are only a few creditors, a dividend is declared
in a month or five week-, under a deed of indemnity It
is only recently that power has been given to this court to
have a dividend meeting until after the last examination.
The Commissioner—The estates which you administer
out of court involve little or no difficulty ; those which are
sent here do involve. difficulties. As long as you eats keep
out of the court you do so; when you come here, it is be-
cause there are difficulties. Still I believe the administra-
tion is more rapid here than elsewhere.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YESTEaDAT.
lit INPIK Mx. TCant.ll.
POLICE EVIDENCE.

George Arbor, IlicKird .stierfiirici.,`ross, and Edmund
Seurgesa, three journeymen linendrapers, were indicted for
au assault upon a poke -officer named Smith, in the lawful
execution of his duty.
It appeared from the evidence of a policeman named
Turner that on the evening of the sth instant a great num-
bet of perverts had collected at the corner of Church-street.
Soho, where fireworks were being let off in commemoration
of gunpowder plot, and he interposed nod desired the
crowd to disperse. Whilst he was so engaged a boy named
Denton sat fire to the end of a ramili and was waving it
about in order that the contents might ignite, and the officer
took him into custody and marched him off to the station,
much to the dissatisfaction of the crowd, many of whom
urged that the boy had committed no very heinous crime
and begged that he might be set at liberty, but the officer
was inexorable. The crowd followed, and became NI ear-
neat in soliciting the boy's liberation that he thought it ne-
cessary to call assistance, and the prosecutor (Smith) was
one of the officers who went to his aid. Stones and other
missiles had at that time been thrown.

The prosecutor stated that whilst he was assisting Turner
he saw the defendants in the crowd declaring that the boy
should not be taken to the station. Sturgcss knocked hint
down without saying anything, and the other two fell upon
Arbur and Cross had just before been trying to pre-
vent Turner taking the boy, and Sturgeon hadhud hold of him
by the collar. N% hen be was down he was kicked on the
back by. one of them. He spoke positively to the fact of
his having been knocked down by Sturgeon, and iu this he
was confirmed by another officer, named Loosely, who
stated al:ao that ho saw the other two defendants fall ou
Smith when he was down.

Mr. Parry, in addressing the jury, raid, that, according
to his instructions, the evidence as to the assault ou the
officer Smith was not a mistake merely, but a falsehood.
The learned waited then proceeded to call evidence, and
two witnesses, named Platt and Watson, the former a hoot-
maker, and the latter a gontuaker in the employ of Mr.
Mantuu, who were pre.ent on the occasion, positively con-
tradicted the statement as to the assault, and denied that
Smith was knocked down at all. _

'he jury intimated to Mt. Parry that he need call no
more witnesses, as they were quite witiatied, and they then
returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
Mr. I'arry bald proceedings would be taken against tho
often.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL. _

Three young men,—name7lifinews---, Jackson, and Goult,
were charged by Mr. Eldred, 21, Fore-street, saddlers'
ironmonger, with defrauding him of goods. Ovens was a
porter on the premises, and (iota and Jackson were work-
ing saddlers, who were in the habit of obtaining materials
(ruin Mr. Eldred for the purpose apiece work. They took
advantage of this, and for a long time rditained goods un-
known to Mr. Eldred, which they had sold to a saddler in
Long-hue, much under their value ' • and the suspicions of
' the latter tradesman being roused, he communicated with
Mr. Eldred, and a plan wet laid by which they were de-
tected. _

A person in the employment of Mr. Duffield proved the
sale of several articles under the cost price by the two pri.
toners, Jackson and Gault, end in particular of a pair of
spare, which were identified by Mr. ?AdriaPs clerk, and
which were missed on Tuesday last from his shop.
The prisoners were remanded.
WORSHIP-STREET.

George Grey XingSois was charged with having ob-
tained numerous Burns of money from di&•rent loan socie-
ties, by means of false and fraudulent representations.
Mr. N'ann , the solicitor who attended for the prosecu-
tion, intimated that he hail been retuned in no less than
90 eaves of this kind against the prisoner, who, it appeared
(ruin the evidence, had been in the habit for a long time
past of obtaining money from ass wiations of that descrip-
tion, under the various names of Blake, Grey, and others,
representing himself as a fellowship-porter, when he was
not so, and that he wanted the mousy to furnish apart-
ments, in each case giving ss a surety a person of apparent
substance and nepectability, but who ultimately turned
out to be acting in collu-ion with him, and after the pay-
' mentor a few shillings in some cases, and in others nothing
at all, both the prisoner and his surety were found to have
absconded.
The defence consisted of an admission that the various
mnouuts had been so received by the prisoner; but it was
contended that the alleged fraudulent representations had
nut been established, inasmuch as the prisoner was well
known in each neighbourhood by the various names he had
'maimed, and that such assumption was perfectly legal, un-
less distinct evidence WWI adduced that they hail been
adopted fur fraudulent purposes.
I. pun several of these cases which were gone into, the
prisoner was discharged, as coming within the category of
simple contract debts, but upon other, he was remanded
fur a week upon bail and rcrognizances to the amount
of 1601.

--3tutthem Matthews, Charles Richard Rurdeft
Horatio Slainbrirlye, iiichard Lave, and Francis Williams,
live very respectable-looking men, were next put to the
bar for further examination.
Mr. Lewis, who conducted the prosecution, said that he
had an immense number of charges of swindling to prefer
against the prisoners, who had passed make an infinite
viuiety of names, and by purchasing goods on credit and
goring references to one another had liefrAlided tredesema
of Rood. to a Awful extent.,
Mr. John Clapper, a addles and herness-neaker in Lower,
Capt.:in-piece, Hackney, stated that about the latter of
August the prisoner Welker, who had since passed tithe

name of Burdett, called upon him, and requested his
attendance at his residence, in St. Anne's-terrace, in the
neighbourhood, on the following mornieg. The prisoner
described himself at the time as a retired surgical instru-
ment ni iker, rind stated that hi+ wife was so attached to
that locality that it was his intention, if he could induce the
landlor I to accept his terms, to purchase the house for 500/.
The prisoner then gave him an order fur is set of pony
harness of the value of 61., which he made and delivered,
and then received a second order for a riding pitch, bridle,
driving whip, and two circingles and horse-cloths, of the
value of 41. 18a. 6d. more. 'lite prisoner Stainhridge, who
recta as the other prisoner's groom, also called to hasten
the completion of the order and have his hand fitted to a
horse-brush ; but upon delivering the last goods, in the
expectat on of receiving his ready money, he was told by a
young lady who answered the door that her father was not
at home, and upon passing the house a few days afterwards
he found it shut up, and that the inmates had all ab-
sconded.
Henry Dubois, sergeant of police, deposed that he held a
true bill against the prisoner Walker for fraud, under the
name of Charles Meymott, but that he had passed by such
a variety of names that it was scarcely possible to ascertain
his true one, and that he had been for a long time in search
of him upon another charge of forgery.
Two gentlemen here stepped forward, and made an nr•
gent claim for the restoration of two ponies, which had
been found in the possession of the prisoners, but it was
decided by the magistrate that they had better for the pre-
sent remain in the bands of the police.
After some further evidenc,-, which went to establish the
joint complicity of the prisoners, the magistrate ordered the
whole of them to be remanded, and positively refused to
accept any bail for their future appearance.
An elderly respectably-dressed woman, named Eliza
Buekell, was nest charged with being a party to the fraudu-
lent conspiracy of the last mentioned prisoners.
Mr. Norris, the agent of the landlord of the house in St.
Anne's-terrace, Hackney, of thu yearly rental of 501.,
proved that on the prisoner Walker applying to him to
take those premises, he referred him to a Mr. Stephens, 18,
Penton-street, l'entonville, and on calling there ho saw the
prisoner, aho represented herself as Mrs. Stephens, and,
having told him that Walker had recently lost his son,
which obliged him to remove his wife elsewhere fur change
of scene, stated that he hail tenanted a house of hers for 12
years, at Wandsworth, and that a more desirable tenant
could not be obtained. He therefore accepted that- pri-
soner as a tenant, hut found afterwards that. he bad sud-
denly absconded without payment of the rent.
Francis, the officer, proved that on the day after the
apprehension of the prisoners in the last case, on returning
back to the house in which they were all taken, in Grove-
terrace, Brixton, he found the prisoner acting as servant in
charge of the place, where she remained until taken into
custody.
The prisoner, who positively denied the charge, and de-
clared that she did not even know where Penton-street was,
and had never in her life before seen Mr. Norris, was also
remanded, and ordered to be brought up nest week for re-
examination with the other prisoners.
Four oche' men, named William Jones, George Crowe,
James Cowley, and Joseph Johuson, who were transferred
to this court from Marlborough-street, upon suspicion of
having acted in conjunction with the former prisoners in
carrying out their fraudulent purposes, and in whose pos-
session a number of documents were discovered containing
lists of names for reference to each other as fictitious secu-
rities in their operations, were next brought up, and, after
a short examination, were also remanded.