The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-22 00:00:00

LAW.t,WB44,4OENCE.

CMS DAY.)

COURT OP • BANKRUPTCY.
(Before =r.-Hegistrar Roche.)
IA U MALT.
Ty, bentrupt la this ease WY Wisher Count Eistaray,
bhe apaivibed himself as of 2, Ohnreh-place, Jsrmryn-
. mot, set fellowing any ecswpatlen or profession. He
ZNllbefore the boort on his own petition, alleging
s insolvency was attributable to having been
184 ern a hi n of exchange and inability to
my the amount. The debts are returned in the pre-
tii,aary statement at about 1,5001., and the creditors in-
s the Hon. Charles Carrington for 2501., and Captain
sololey for 1001.
gveral proofs of debt were now tendered and admitted,
ad*. B. W. Hall, of Si. James's Club, St. James's.
it, gentleman, was appointed creditors' assignee.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

Elbe criminal bullies. of the session was resumed et 10
Wash this moZ4ebefoire Alfred Dowling, Esq. Iserjeant-
salair/i. sad .7 Fyne, Fmq., deputy assistant judges,
glory ownall, . (chairman of the court), and the fol.
lowitig *Mims of pesos for the county :—Mr. Charles
White, Dr. Clan, Mr. Fletcher (of Limehouss), and
Dfr. Woolsey.

THI HAIL LIB?.
There am 24 prisoners for trial who am out upon bail,
14 at which are for Jokey, and 10 for misdemeanour.

DIPOSTAST ratrietrimnarr OP THD GLUM JOST.
Upon the entrance into court of the grand jury with the
het batch of bills of indictment, the IClOrnia handed to
the court the following presentment, which Mr. Francia
(the deputy clerk of the peso.) read :
" Grand Jury-room, Sessions hones August.
"To the Conti,—We, the grand jury araeahld at the
ficesiona•hoaes, Clerkenwell, this 22nd gay of "Mt,
1886, do hereby respectfully present that, in their opinion,
the tam they have now been called to °campy is of
no manner of use, and ought as y as possible to be
bolished.
"They consider the presentation of indictments before
them to involve • relleetion upon the decision of the magis-
trates who hove committed the prisoners for trial, and who
have had the advantage in the hearing of each case of the
legal assistance engaged by both of the parties concerned:
also that their attendance on these omissions involves a
serious inconvenience and interruption to business, to
meet which they ere often quite unable to make provision,
and they do not think the ends of justice in any way pro-
moted by the oontiouance of the system.
"They therefore beg respectfully to °ammo their hope
that steps may be speedily taken to abolish altogether the
trid office.
" Signed on behalf of the grand jai
"CHARIALS BALLIINOS. Aretrish."
The learned Deputy•Amietant Judge said he would take
we the presentment was forwarded to the proper quarters.
Mr. Francis (the deputy clerk of the peace) said it would
be entered on the minutes of the court in due course.
The grand jury thanked the court, and as their duties
were ended they were discharged.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.
PHIVENIWD IN TIME.
Freak Riehardson, a man having the appearance of a
sischanie, and giving a false address, at 3, eave-ter-
we, Islington, was placed at the bar before (amen
Gabriel, charged with being in the house of the Rev.
Jonah Pratt, the vicar of St. Peter's, Coleman-street, No.
13, Finsbuty-circus, with intent of committing a felony.
°callable 106 said 'boat hail-past 6 that morning he
ass is Finsbury-circus, and heard a crash as if a window
wee broken. He hastened to the spot and saw the
kitchen window of No. 13 open, and the prisoner in the
kitchen. The Mower-pots that had been en the window-
sill were knocked down and broken, and it was evident
that they had amuse the noise he heard. He thought the
primer hid no business there, leo he rang the house-bell,
visa the prisoner came to the door and opened it.
Bo anted him what businese he had there, and he replied
"Oh it is all right, let me close the door." He told the
prisoner be should keep the door open and call up the
wpa in the house to see if he bad any right there or not.
ten of the servants earns down and said she knew nothing
of the prisoner. Mr. Pratt was then called up, and said he
knew nothing of the man. He found, on searching the
prisoner, Is. Eld in money, a rule, and a latch key.
The Rev. Josiah Pratt said that his servant went to the
Baroughenarket about 6 o'clock to buy some fruit for pre-
serving, and before going out she opened the kitchen win-
dow a little, top and bottom, to air the room, thinking
that her fellow-servant would soon be down, and that in
the interims there would be no danger. His • servant had
astand the prisoner in the circus when she went out, but
thought he was a workman waiting to get into one of the
houses to work. Nothing was disturbed in the kitchen—
ahad not had time—but he had opened and looked
threeto dresser drawers.
The prisoner was nor known to the police.
Alderman Gabriel remanded him to End out who he was.
BOW-STREET.
THE TEMPTATION OF CURDS AND WHET.

Geneld, aged 13, Albert Rotherham, 12, Alfred
Yeamag, 11, Wiliam Williams, 10, and Richard Stapleton,
10, were charged with breaking into one of the fruit and
milk stall in St. Jamea'alark, and damaging the china,
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Arlbur Henry Mellon, waiter at the Albion Hotel,
Runelhstreet, Covent-garden, said he was pawing
the stalls at about a quarter to 10 o'clock,
when he saw the prisoners and another smaller
boy now in court (a younger brother of TolhAeld
considered too young to be charged). The stall
in question was broken open and the two youngest
prisoners were inside, the others watching wand,.
When they saw him they gave the alarm to the
two inside, and all scampered off. He told the constable
who pursued them and caught three, the two last, and the
reenter Tollifield. Witness took charge of the place
while the constable took them to the station-house.
Police-constable Earl. 151 A, corroborated the last wit-
hal& At the station-house the younger Tollifield told him
all about it and gave him addressee of the others. He said
*gybed been in the park in the day and had seen some
nude end whey and a can there. They then planned to
goat night after the stalls were closed, break this stall
Tee, fill the can with surds and whey and carry it away.
They met at half-past 9, bringing with them two crow-
bars and • chisel ; they forced the stall open and were
in filling the can, when they were interrupted by
It, witness.
Mr. Flowers—l am afraid, Tollefield, though you are not
dtarged because Ton are so young, you ought to be, for you
nem to be the nngleader.
Ths keeper of the stall, a poor old woman, named Martha
Reny, said she left the place safe at 9 o'clock. The
ell via fastened with a bar and two padlocks. When
Welted by the constable she found it had been broken
Ipso. Several of the mugs and glasses were broken, and
ths curds and whey spilt. The damage done was about ss.
Mr. Burnaby (the chief clerk)—The curds and whey
ens the temptation. (A laugh.)
Inspector Denning said two stalls had been broken
nip within the last fortnight—this one twice. These
Malls were very slightly secured, and there bad always
best complaints of the boys breaking them open.
The parents of several of the prisoners, poor working
liviq in Lewisham-street, Westminster, attended.
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lthtod that, with this exception, they were well con-
eluted, Tollefield's father said the prisoner was at home
st 8 o'olock, but went oat again to fetch his little brother
hisses The latter, who was eight years old, was the most
heehissome at home, but witness did not think he had
Mr done any thing of this sort before.
Mr. Flowers hoped the small punishment he should in-
kW would be • warning to the prisoner., for though he
°wired this was more a foolish trick than anything else,
lot if it heel succeeded they might have gone on till they
carne to think it a very nice way of getting things without
331347. lie would fine them Ls. each, and they must pay
la each towards the damage.
MARLBOROUGH STREET.
enxurrso A JRWELLER'S WINDOW, AND DARING ROBIBIRT.
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00n Centel, a strange-looking fellow, described as
wmiNg no home nor occupation, was charged before Mr.
hitt with breaking a pane of glass in the shopwindow
Fir. Samuel Reid, jeweller, No. 161, Oxford-street, and
16346„,_ oold Albert chain and other articles.
Elliott,B assistant to Mr. Reid, said—Yeeterday
'▪ ''"og, after 8 o'clock, while serving some customers, I
bard two blows on the window, and • third, which
smashed the glass. I went outside, and aw the prisoner
giNDling with some gentlemen about one door off, and
a gold Albert chain hanging on the prisoner's shoulder.
444 chain was lost in the stru,ggle which took Plaoo, but
several other articles were picked up by a poor men and
___,b3colibt into the shop Besides the chain I have already
"14,°0 of, Newsreel other articles ate mining. I picked up
• puce of stone inside the window.
11! Prisoner—Did you see me break the window?
Witness—No. I did not. I was in the shop
James Smith, porter, of 74, Star-stmt, Edgware-road,
was standing talking to a young man and heard a
craah of glass, and saw the prisoner run from the window
wild emlwilang shining in his hand. I with others stopped
the_isner.
EdwardCarter,pork-butcher, Maldon-road, Kentish-
• ..wirm, said, while on an omnibus yesterday evening In
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", ord-street I saw the prisoner go up to Mr. Reid's Irin-
a°, wed smash it, and take a lot of chain oat of it. The
P 11.31" was seized by the last witness and another person,
aal I wined them in taking the prisoner to the station.
na prisoner—What did I do it with?
Witness-_ I cannot say what you had in your band • but
" Seal of stone was afterwards picked up, I throb
Probable it was done with that.
15E0ell Clealkley, 199 13—I received the pMeener In
e!33.3d7 and afterwards went to the shop, and found •
Piece of stone in the window. Mull mining QM 04a"