The Express.
London, England, 1859-12-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15, 1869.

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COURT OF QUERN'S BINCH.—The. 14.
&Wags NARY Air is lanisa.—(Balse• the Lard Odd
Judos .d. Spada hs7.)

I Kr. Berth—Aid bar proplity le NUM Epos Us, is It
mot?
Wilma—Not it ell. Every bribing of it lls it pee.
litho.

Mr. Harris—l am may sorry to hoer it. (Latightsw.)
Witmer—l dare say Tat are. (Oust Impair.)
Mr. Harrio—Do yea leer aw 7 Imam?
Witsem—What it that to yoty .iligeatred WOW.)
The Comestsioaer again e
Whams—Mb, should I keep Imam whim I eta out of
bailor ? I have the Item. of the swot advanced he my
Mother (amidst:dap • sheet of paper). I smear that Woo
molests were hat according to those dabs, sad 1001. move
than that. I know I am on my oath. I am speaking the
troth. I would sot speak lalorly tor 60,0001.
HI. Honour again expottuisted with the witaire os his
nakocotning conduct.
Witneee—l am happy to give yom worry &zealot is my
power. Of tonna I wa happy to ambit my brother. I
would have lot him hart 10,01.101. with pleasure.
Mr. Harris—This account, which you prodoer, bar bora
tors out of • book ?

Witmer—No itll*. not.
Mr. Herrin —W bat book has it bees tors add?
Witness—No book at all. It ie so aid Nal. The Nasal
is there. I swear solemnly that every dtlthi■g has bass
advanced, and 200 i. beyond that.
Mr. illarrie—When did you make out that sominat
Wiensea—gonts time ago. I could not tell toady.
Mr. Hanna—lt mama to hays been all made oat at sies
time f

Winton—Yea, of coarse. (Leughter.) All woman en.
Too dem% suppose I did it non un one day and *one on
soaker. (Laughter.) I wee out 10 minutes in making hoot.
Mr. Herrie—Weere did you copy it from ?
Witone—Ob, I can recollect pretty well what the how

fib Mad ef crore.firing was kept up for about half an
boor, the wiles= dispisyiug the utmost volubility. It. is•
&alga lea variety of <barge. against Mr. Irving, the trade
designee, and admitted that he had swept off the benkncit's
property order a judgment obtained some time before.
Mr. Harris—Does the furniture remain in the hones skIll?
Witness—No; certainly not. I have given it away.
Mr. klanis—To whom have you gives it F.
Witness—Ok, that's my business. (Laughter.) I Val
take my oath I \eve not received a farthing for it, and I
shan't sell you to whom I gave it. I gave it to • palm,
(Moseyed itter.) It belonged to me. I should like es
haw who has a greater right to give • thing away than the
Palm to whom it belong.. (Great laughter.)
♦ sewed volley of charges against Mr. Irving ensued.
Mr. Harris—Now after this furniture business, what was
*ea resolved upon ?
Witness—l struck the docket, and I aid if it coed me
10,0001. I would smash up the affair, biome I would not see
a brother of mine Bested. (Laughter.)
Did you pay 101. stamp duty on Ming the petition P—l
shan't tell you. (Renewed laughter.) I've got nothing out
of the affair. I have given the furniture away. I have not
received a farthing's benefit. I only did it for my brother's
lake.

What were yen in 1861 P—I woo s clerk thew.
At what salary P—l wan toll you what salary I had. I
divided my salary In various ways, sad I shan't tell /on any-
thing about it. tLwghtsr.)
His Honour thonsin t►e examination we. proceeding Wl-
aeoessarily into detail.

Mr. Mimi; explained that it was neon wry to ascertain the
witnete's position at ao early a date, bemuse, according to the
amnia he had handed in, the firm advance to his brother of
1101. was made in 1861.-End possibly it might tura out that
he had not each so amount at that time.
Witness—Well, tow, look hers; if you sre determined to
go Into the miter, I lisd upward. of 1,0001, la the Bank of
England, an, at Mat nana_(lsughter)—eys, and in my own
name, too; sad that was a long time before I was married.
(Great laagliter.) I never tool an I 0 IJ from my brother,
nor any tab-rest. I only wanted to egoist him.
Mr. Hama—Well, but that judgment, you know, was
rather an adverse proceeding. Did you do that to waist
him? (Laughter.)
Witham—ln 1869 I thought it better to have nomity,
and my brother offered me either a ballot ask or • judgment,
sod I took thejudgment ; but I did not do it become I was
afraid of the mow. Do you think I did ? (Laughter.)
What do I own for the money P (Renewed laughter.) Why,
I don't earn that (mapping hie Etagere) for It. (Great
laughter.) I took the judgment so that I might toms in
for my share with the other creditors. They have had
enough of my money a. It is, and I suppose they wanted
man. My brother had no money of hi. own. My money
ha. paid everytoinr. (Laughter.) The creditors have done
nicely as it is—oh ! yea, they've done capitally. (Laughter.)
Atter a few more skirmishes of a similar character his
Honour admitted the proof, but adjourned the examination
of the bankrupt.

to all he •we es siolt tithe tertilteht. Had the keekrept
blmeaU to hie owe hansom he would sot km her
la this eaknessle position. The reed could sot par over
the traniectioa with Mr. Moore. The haahrufit had
received the amount of Mr. Moore's bill, and had failed
to load It over to the 'party to whose it Ira des.
Heise afterwards applied to 6y Moore, after the petition kw
arrangemeat had been filed, he had allowed him to have 40i.
worth of goods. Another chsrgs, that of imperfect book-
kerpleg, ft wee impossible to pass over. The cash-book had
►een kept la a most ustradeamanhke manner. Considering
the other favourable circumstances of the cue, which, bed
they stood alone, would have entitled the bankrupt to a first-
class window, the o.rtierate (emceed class) would be sue.
leaded for six =nibs.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goolburn.)
IN

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The bankrupt, a publecan, at King's Lynn, applied for his
certlicete. Debts (unsecured), 3,7341.; assets of brit=
neount, the property having been taken under a bill dais.
Nee yen ago, the bankrupt was In a deactiecy of M.
Avian prate 014,9641., there were expenses of 6,6061., sad
lame of 97111.
Mr. Nichalum, the official assignee, stated that only 461. had
bete reelieed. haw In the:accounts toys. amount:of 1,0471.
were =vouched, bat there wee reasos to believe that they
were imbstanuaily true.
Mr. Linklater supported.
Mr. Begley oppo.ed for the usliesee, principally on the
ground that the bankrupt had coetinued trading lung ales
he was ineolvent—herd given a bill of sale to a creditor in
1866, which was not regietered—aad had gone on incurring
debts span credit of the property la the hotel.
The bankrupt in examination admitted that the bill of sale
wee not registered for the sake of not injuring his credit.
In Juno last he hod celled a meeting of creditors, two days
after the bill of *ale bad been put in force. Some little time
before be had waited on Mr. Mott, a creditor, shown him •
..111•1011/111■4" told him that hie business wee prospering,
and mid that at Christmita he should be able to pay every-
body twenty shillings in the pound, and have something left
he htwelf.
Jodgment wu deferred.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Dsc. 14.

(Before the Chid Commiebeer.)

LW MI WILLIAM JOSN/tAI WAILING.-PITITION DIMISSID.

Tide ineetweet, a gem- cutter and dealer In flees, at Mslda-
bill, es hie Interim order under the Proteodos Lat.
Mr. Homage Browne, the berrtettr, rupportcd the sppli-
totem.

A question grate, en the opposiiion of Mr. Metcalfe, the
ineolvet's landlord, whether be bed rcleaaed his claim on the
insolvent giving up poseeseion of his house.
Mr. Houston Browne submitted that the debts were under
30W., by the course which had been adopted by the landlord.
The Chief Commissioner considered that the debt to the
landiced still existed, end as the debts in the whole elomded
3001., he had no jurisdiction in the metier.
The petition was dismissed, and the insolvent wee arrested
entitle the court.

(Before Mr. Commieeioner Murphy.)

111 11 TOWN OAY.--ALLOWANOI TO INSOLTINTO.

This was an application for an allowance hoot the detain-
ing crrtlitor d not exordia. 4a. a week. In this care the
qucitton was settled that in county court asses application
moat be made to the court in London. The insolvent was
heard in September at Stafford, and received • judgment of
six months for making away with moms pigs and other pro-
piety to about 16!. He was now on the county allowance, end
a distort' table was exhibited. On some days his dinner
consisted of 3 oz. of meat and Ilb. of potatoes, which with
other allowanoni were termed "felon faro." He therefore
asked for an allowance of 3a. 6d. • wash or es. from the dr
tensing creditor.
Mr. &mood wee for the insolvent, and Yr. Dowse showed
cause.

It was shown that 101. had been offered on the part of the
insolvent to the detaining creditor fur his discharge.
Mr. Coitionseioner Murphy thought the latter dream-
steam wee an answer. He adjourned the came to aweriala
whether the insolvent had subsisted on the county allowance.

Mr. Bicker Clones eppaared on the part of the church-
wardens of fit. Bride's to get possesaion of • hones lamed to
Um insolvent and hie partner.
It was arranged that the lease should be handed Into
comet, and it could than be tstarnsd to the pariah officers.

I home, Kr. Pries, surgeon, wee called in, end le Mod the
unfortunate aao l an inmesible stets, and rapidly approech-
Mg to hie death. He wait suffering from compression of the
brain. Akers the right eye there wen two bridals, sad the
left eye was very black. The skull was
= fractund and a
ri of the bone was driven into the head. This latter
an. alone sufficient to produce death, sad in the
opinion of Mr. Price the several wounds on the heed could
not ham been produced by a single fall.
The jury found the prisoner seriky ormenalsughter, and
be was sentenced to penal maim& for Vows years.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Bakes Mr. Bane Wawa)

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Auguste Broaches, a Omura, was charged with the man.
slaughter of Willman Thome, Edmunds.
Mr. Clerk conducted the proem:odes j Mr. Sleigh and Mr.
Poland were counsel for the prisoner.
This woe a prosecution instituted by the direction of the
Commisaiosere of Cutouts. ree prisoner, it appeared, was
chief mate of a Hamburg steamer, called the Castor, and on
the 24'b of November this vessel was lying off Hareelydown
foe the purpose of unshipping her cargo, and taking M
a fresh one, and the dammed was • tide-waiter, oa
board to his off cial capacity. It seemed that all the cargo
was got out by about f ior o'clock in the afternoon, end the
hatches were Wt open, and about sic o'clock the deceased
fell down the furehold, and injured his spice in snob •
manner es to caws his death two days afterwards. The
negligence imputed to the defendant was that be, bring, as
chief mate, left in charge of the vowel, had not ordered the
hatches to be closed, or any light to be placed so that any
one could see that the hold was open, but there was nothing
to show that it was his duty to have given ouch directions, or
that he hed any refroo to apprehend any serious conse-
quences might recoil from his neglect of these precautions.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.

NEW COURT.
(Before t►e Recorder.)

Joseph Beery Joy, 49, clerk, ens indicted for obtaining
by fries pretences from Tto nine Henry White the rum of
91. 75., from Cfs age Poster the sem of W. U. 2d., from Joseph
Stevenson 31. 2s. ed., and from John Rose the sum of
61. 4s. 2d.

Mr. H. T. Cole end Mr. Poland prosecuted and Mr.
fkljillaii Parry and Mr. Gifferd defended.
It appeased from the evidence, • great portion of which
was documentary, that the prier., WM the land tax.
earned tax, and Income tax collector for the pariah of
13bereditch sod district of Holywell, Tower division, and had
been so for above twenty years. He was under the sorra
intandenoe of the surveyor of tens for the divireo,
a Mr. Levine, who has 'brooded, and it was his (prisoner's)
duty to return his accept" of the taxes paid, in in
'credence with the asseseaneate made out to him, under the
direction of Levine, to the office of Mr. Humphreys. Three
payments had been duly made, and tallied with the amounts
claimed in the armaments aent in by the surveyor for the
division, and the frauds with which the primmer stood
charged only came to light in consequence of some disclosures
made by • clerk now undergoing a sentence of penal servi-
tude, and were proved to have been effected is the following
way. After the amount of usessment had been fixed by the
' commissioners, notice of • higher amount wee served upon the
parties 'reseed, and retread by the primmer in his capacity
as collector. la the o'er oharpd la the Indictment the pri-
soner charged and remind from Mr. Rona the tredealer,
of Shoreditek, 601. Bs. 6d., whereas the amount should
have been 201. 16a. Bd. ; on a Mr. fkeveason, the tarmac
to Mr. ROOD, who had not bees assessed at all by the coca-
miesionen, a charge of 81. 2a. 6d, had bean made and paid.
From Mew.. White, tobacconist*, of Holyerell-simet, the
difference between an armament upon 1,0001., the amount
returned to the commiserners, and 2,9001. charged to those
gentlemen, had been obtained by the prisoner • and from Hr.
Hill, another tobacconist in that nighbourho'od, the charge
bad bean an siCPII4 of 81. ire. 2d. These sums related to
the years collection ending 1869, and it did not transpire
how long the frauds bad been carried on. The prisoner
when apprehended by Inspector Thornton, at his residence,
In Pearson-street, Heaton, upon the 6th of last month, said he
had long expected it ; that Levine used to find fault with
his accounts, and suggested it ; that since he bad entered
Into the (mute he had known no peace night or day, and
sweat to make a clean beast of it.

Mr. Berjeant Parry, in cross-examination of the witnesses
from whom the prisoner bed received the sums in question,
elicited from them that they could not recollect whether the
prisoner, at the time of being tio paid, bad ever &eked for the
110301110 t, mating what it we. for, or had tendered anything
but the receipt alter taking the money.
Tbe Recorder, at the coeolusion of the cue, held that there
was not any evidence of false pretence having been maile,
although strong auspicion attached to the prisoner, and he
wee sorry there wee no further evidence.
Au Acquittal wee then taken.

THIRD COURT. .
(Before Mr. Cunmissicaer Harr.)
Jevenliah Collins was indicted for tb. inansimettee of
Pattick Madigan, on the 20th of November.
Mr. Orridge prosecuted ; and Mr. W. Pewee defeeded.
The deceaaed, a anldier just home from India, was, on the
night in question, near his own bolus in Boll's-gardens,
Chelsea, whrn the prisoner, it wsa alleged, pushed him down,
and his skull .asinine,'• fracture, from which he died.
Verdict, Not Gully.