The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-06 00:00:00

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%aid, " I may as wen give you the clutch" (a data word
for key), at the same tune handing him a latch-key, I
which was found to open the street door of Mrs. Home's
house. At the station-house he said to Mrs. Hume " You
asked us to call and see you. Yon know we used to visit
you when you lived In NV estminater."
Mrs. Hume identified the prisoners as the two men whom
she found in the parlour. She had never seen either of
them before.
They were remanded for further examination.

Hoxton, appears in the list as an assenting creditor for 451.
I do not owe him anything. Either I, or some one
on my behalf, asked him to sign the deed. I did
not say anything to induce him to do so. I know that
Portington executed • deed last year. I was put
down as a creditor for 1141., but he did not owe me above
301. Thos. Barnes, of Exchequer-plasm, Lewiaham, did
not sign my deed, bat he is reckoned up in the list of as-
swain creditors for 78/.los. Mr. Garner, of 22, Hornsey-
road, Holloway, appears as a creditor for 1451. Ido not
owe him anything to speak of-about • sovereign.
I did not ask him to sign. I imagine my
solicitor did. A clerk of Mr. George, of Jermynatreet,
the deed for me. His name is WeleXman. I
Cvier heelard Garner called by the name of Cook. Mr.
Connor, of S, Alfred-place, Wandsworth-road, next door
to where Hived, is returned as an awaiting creditor for
501. Ido not owe him anything at all. I mentioned it
to him, but he never signed the deed. Mr. David Far-
miles, of Lower Wandsworth-road, is an assenting creditor
foe 671. 10s. Ido not owe him anything. I asked him to
sign the deed. Did not give him anything for doing so. I
merely knew him as a neighbour. I had done no business
hi with m. I had no particular reason for fixing on the sum
of 671. 10s., or on any of the other flagitious amounts. I
took them at fancy. The next is Thomas Gurney, of
F2linor's-plaoe,Hackney,assentingcreditor for 105/. I never
owed him anything. I never asked him to sign the deed.
I imagine my solicitor asked him. I don't know who else
could. T. T. Morgan, of Grosvenor-place, Pimlico, is put
down as a dissenting creditor for 301. I only owe him 13/.
John Rudy, boot-maker, of 44, Hornsey-road, appears as
an assenting creditor for 50/. I Jon't owe him that amount,
or any tart of it. I believe I asked him to sign. I gave no
reason for doing so. Frederick Hunt, of 42, Hornsey-
road, is put down as an assenting creditor for 311. 9s. I
do not owe him anything-never did. I asked him to
sign. I did not give him any inducement to do so. Mr.
George, my "elicitor, has signed the deed as an assenting
creditor for 17/. ls. 4d. I owed him that for preparing the
deed. I had never employed him before. I went to his
clerk, Welchman, whom I had known before, and
asked him to prepare the deed. The deed bears date 27th
March, but that date is nothing ; it was filled in after-
wards. I don't know whether it was put in after all the
creditors had signed. After 11r. George had signed the
deed I paid the 171. Is. 4d. and 5/. I psi before.
I know that the deed gives the creditors •
composition of 2s. 6d. in the pound at six
months ; but I paid Mr. George in full, althoutpeoa he
had signed the deed. I don't suppose that Mr.
knew anything about it. It was paid about the time of
the execution of the deed, or shortly after. I was bank-
rupt on my own petition a few days ago, and filed and
swore to • statement of debts. That statement contained
the name of Mr. George as a creditor for 171. la. 4d.,
although I have paid him. Of course that state-
ment was made out from the other. At that
time I had been committed by the magistrate for per-
jury in the first statement. John Monkhouse, of
Waterloo-road, is put down as an assenting creditor for
231. I only owe him 101. I asked him to sign for 25/.
Gave no inducement to him to do so. Walter Jeaner, of
Worthing, is returned as an assenting creditor for 65/. I
do not owe him anything. I cannot my I have ever seen
him.
The Registrar-Did you ever hear of him before?
Thobankrupt -No, I cannot say I have. I saw his name
in the deed ; that was the first I heard of him. (Laughter.)
Mr. Goodman-Have you ever had any businees at Wor-
thing!
Bankrupt-No.
The Registrar-Have you ever been there?
Bankrupt-No. (A laugh.) Mr. Peakall, of Cross-street,
Walworth-road, appears as an assenting creditor for
130/. Sla. lid. I never owed him anything. He was
a traveller for Messrs. Wiles and Sons, of
Old Kent-road, to whom I owe 8/. or 10/. for oil. They
do not appear in my list. I have no recollection of
writing to Mr. Peakall, but I mentioned it to him. I
gave him no inducement to sign the deed. James
Robert Perfect, of Wellington-phase, Holloway, is an
assenting creditor for 521. I owe him nothiug. I never
had Ray business with him. I don't know whether
Welchman or I asked him to sign. Thos. Smart, of
Lower Wandsworth-road, appears as an assenting creditor
for 144/. 10s. I did not owe him anything scarcely; under
10/. I do not know where he is now. He backed some
bills for me, and I gave him my lease as security. I paid
the bills at maturity ; but he sold the lease, and bolted
with the money. He got 120/. for it, which he now owes
me. I have not seen him since May last. I
have never executed a composition deed before, or made
any arrangement with my creditora. I have been in business
as a grocer and tea dealer more than two years. I have
not been applied to by other people to sign deedsfor sums
they did not owe me, except in I'ortington's case. That is
the only deed I ever signed.
Mr. Goodman-Have you ever been asked, I mean ?
Bankrupt-No.
Mr. Goodman-Do you know it to be a common and
ordinary thing to be asked
Bankrupt-I have seen it done. I never did it myself.
Mr. Goodman-Did any of those gentlemanto whom you
went express any surpriao at your request, or make any
difficulty about signing the deed ?
Bankrupt-No ; I don't think they did.
Mr. Goodman-You filed your petition in bankruptcy
• few days after you were committed for trial for perjury ?
Bankrupt-Yes.
Mr. Goodman-Under your bankruptcy you hays filed
a list of creditors, which contains every one of the names
I have been reeding from the composition deed, and which
list is also verified by your affidavit as a true list. After
you knew that you were charged with perjury on the pre-
vious list did it ever occur to you that you were commit-
ting the same crime over again?
Bankrupt-Well, it did not occur to me at the time. I
was so harassed with oi• thing aid another that I did
not know what I did.
Mr. Goodman-Does it occur to you now?
Bankrupt-I can see it now plainly.
Mr. Coalman-Did you prepare a list and hand it to
this Mr. Welchman?
Bankrupt-I forget. I think he wrote it down to my
dictation. I cannot be certain whether I handed him a
list or not. I told him all the money I owed. I think I
told him I owed about 600/. He told me that to make
the deed binding it would be necessary to have a majority
in number of the creditors, and, I think, three-fourths in
amount.
Mr. Goodman-Did the idea originate with you of intro-
ducing fictitious creditors to the amount of 1,000/. ?
Bankrupt-No, it dial not. I think Welchman men-
tioned something of the kind.
Mr. Goodman-Did he ask you to procure any names for
the purpose of signing it ?
Bankrupt- Yes ; he asked me if I knew of anyone who
would sign it.
Mr. Goodman-Anyone who would sign it without being
really a creditor ?
Bankrupt-Yes. I sail I could get some one to
do it, and he offered to get some others. I think
he procured Garner, Walter James, and Barnes.
The last name I never heard of till I saw it in
the list. I wont be sure whether he procured Perfect.
They were all procured either by me or Welchman. He
had the deed away for some time.
Mr. Goodiutu-Did you make any demur when you
saw that the total was brought to 1,000/. after you had
told him that you enly owed 600/.?
Bankrupt-Yes, I did. I said no one would ever believe
it, or something of that sort.
Mr. (;oilman-Did he persuade you to sign it and swear
to the affidavit?
Bankrupt-Yes.
Mr. Goodman-After you had said that nobody would
believe it?
Bankrupt-Yes. I last saw Welchman about three
weeks ago. When I was apprehended I sent for lira
to defend me, but he did not come. I don't know
his address ' • it. is somewhere at Holloway. He was
engaged in Portington's deed. I have met him by ap-
pointment several times in Chancery-lane. I believe
Garner knows where he is to be found. My friends are
paying the expenses of these bankruptcy proceedings.
The Registear -This case affords • very melancholy illus-
tration of the way iu which a law intended to facilitate
arrangements between debtors and creditors is entirely
frustrated by the schemes of designing parties. If there
is to be any alteration of the law in this respect, it would
be much better that there should be some inquiry into
the bonafides of the signatures to deeds before they are
admitted to be registered. It is most desirable that every
endeavour should by made to bring the guilty parties to
justice. It is a most scandalous case.
A list of creditors containing the fictitious names was
put into the bankrupt's hands ; he admitted that it was
in his handwriting, and that he had written it after the
charge of perjury was made against him.
The bankrupt was then taken back to prison.

COMIRTTAL !OS WILFUL MURDZIL
Emily Norris, 23, was charged with concealing the birth
of her illegitimate female child. _ .

Mrs. Clara Hyde, of 4, Church-street, Chelsea,
said, in September her children were ill and the
prisoner was called in to attend to them. She remained
two months, and, then her appearance exciting suspicion,
witness asked to look in her box, and found in it the body
of a female child dead. Prisoner said it warn hers. Wit-
ness gave information to the police.
Mr. Inspector Prescott said that a coroner's inquest had
been held upon the body of the child, and a verdict of
" Found dead" had been returned.
Mr. Thomas Aubrey Turner, 50, Paulton-square,
Chelsea, member of the Royal College of Surgeons,
said on the 10th of November he was called in and
saw the prisoner and the child. He did not examine the
prisoner. The child had breathed. There was a deep in-
dentation round the neck, and, in his opinion, he should
not think that indentation had been caused by the um-
bilical cord. The child appeared to have met with a harsh
death, as the feet and hands were drawn up. The child
was a full grown one.
(The prisoner has been in the workhouse ever since the
witness Hyde discovered the fact.)
Mr. Mansfield said to prisoner—Woman, I shall commit
you for the wilful murder of your child. He then
cautioned her.
Prisoner was speechless, and was commited to Newgate.
MARLBOROIYGH-STRERT.
SYSTEMATIC ROBBERIES OF LICENSED VICTUALLERS.

Georpe Wilson, described as a painter, was charged be- s.
fore Mr. Knox with having some pewter measures and a es
large box of dominoes in his possession supposed to be Si
stolen
91
Mr. Edward Pinder, landlord of the Globe Tavern, !
North Audley-street, said that for some time past he
had missed several articles from his yard and kitchen, and 9/
suspected the prisoner, as after he had visited the house si
something was always missed. Lest night the prisoner 9
through the house into the yard, and he (Mr. 9
.d
Pinder) went on to the leads and watched him. The pri-
soner first tried the kitchen door, he then went to the
larder, afterward. to a box where tin cans were kept, and
then back to the larder, but a person going into the yard,
the prisoner ran into the water-closet. He (witness) sub-
sequently gave the prisoner into custody.
felioe-constable Alfred Burrows, 100 C, said that be
took the prisoner into custody and to the station, where,
on searching him, be found three pewter measures flat-
tened, the bottoms having been previously cut out—one of
them bad the name of E. Chapman, Mount-street ; a
second, C. Kelly, Star and Garter, Pall-mall ; and a third,
T. R. Morris, Duke-street, St. James's ; the measures
being tied round his body with a handkerchief. He also
found a large box of dominoes, seven keys, two lockets,
and a knifeused for the purpose of cutting the bottomsont
of the measures. The prisoner gave a false address.
Mr. Thomas Morrie, of 50, Duke-street, St. James's,
identified the remains of one of the measures as his pro-
Per9Y.
Mr. Knox said there was no doubt the prisoner was an
old pot-stealer, and he would remand him to see whether
he was known.

PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAY!.
GATION COMPANY.-( THIS DAY.)

The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors was
held this afternoon, at the offices in Leadenhall-street ;
Mr. P. D. Hamm, deputy-chairman, presiding, in the un-
avoithble absence of Mr. Anderson from indisposition.
The report, which was issued and published several days
before, having been taken as read,
The CRAIRMAN moved its adoption. Although, he said,
the position of the company did not seem as encouraging
as it had been, it was ready for anything that might
turn up, and he believed the bowl would be enabled
to conduct its affairs satistictonly to the shareholders.
The company had enormous resources in the East, and
had works at Bombay, which the committee of the House
of Commons seemed to prefer as a means of communica-
tion, equal to any similar works in this country. (Cheers.)
After some discussion, the report was adopted, a divi-
dend of 3 per cent. and a bonus of 2.! declared, and the
proceedings terminated in the usual wanner.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ME EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 6, 1866.

*FARE LIST&-(THIS DAY.)

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1883
6, Do. 1645
6, NataL Gov. 6 per cant..
6, New Bross.Gov.6perot,
5,000 New Booth Wales Gov..
6 p. 0ent.,1571 to 1876
1,890 Do. 6p. 0.1888 to 1893
0,000 Do.sp c.r,1267 to 1875
. . Do. do. Scrip
0, New Zealand apes coat.
10. lb. Spar cent.
0,000 Do. 6 per cent. 1501
81,000 Nora Beals 6 p. c., 1876
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DESENTUN
No. 13h. I BTOC6B.

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5008810 St. 4.Nthn.4 p.c. Jan.&July 100
610,000 St. i G.Watu.—W. M.-0x.,4'
I j p. ct., Jan. & July .... 100
518,000 St.
.Lauc.&Yk.4p.c.Jon.&lly 100 j
630,000 Bt. L4n.Brlgh.4p.c.Jan.&lly 100
1049515 St. L.&N.W.4p.c.Jan.rt July 100
912,S I3u 84. Do. Sip.c. Jan.& July 100
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111.6111 St. I N.Estru.,4p.e.JanAtiuly 100
I St. Soot.N.lL,4p.e.Ap.&Oct. 100
siurisa M 1241.11.
No. I Sit I Mos& I Pd.

Chtvertou
Clifford Amal.
De f. Con. iTavistelr 1
Drakewalls

East Basset (Illogan)
East Caradon II
Eaat earn Brea I
East Grenville i
East Gunnislake
East Lovell
E. W. Russell , Tavtetk I,
°rambler & St. Aubyu
Great Laze) (Limited'
Great South Tolgus
Great Wheal Busy
O. W. Vor (Heston)
Grenville
Ileroars Foot

M t ‘l.7ny Leiant
Marke Valley
Mwyndy Iron G. ...
New Satan
North it, ekes: _ .

N. WIL Basset Mogan
North Wheel Crotty
Prosper United
Providence (U. Gelaut
S. Carsdon Cleer.
South Condturow

Stray Polk
Tin Cmft.

Viva and Mogan. Urn.
West Barnet 111itan'
W. Caradon (Liskeard ,
'Watt Chivertun
West Seton
'Wis. Basset ;111o,,rau`
'NM. Buller (lt,druth
,W,MaryAnn ;Menhen
Seton
, ,Wb. Tralawney (Ltsk
FOREIGN
3tt. I MINES.

115 12.-5
65 75
19 21
10 12
190 120
7 9

hi I CI. prices. I Sale+.

35,000, 2 ,Alamillos Limited) all I 0;
100,000 1 Anglo-ltraz.Cold,Lim. 00. tdis {pm
20,000, 20 , Australian . ... . 7
10,000' 5 RrazilL.& 11. Co. .Lim , all 1
15,000 16 Cape Copper Limited I 7 • It lipm
5,607 2 .Capula silver,Limitel 3*.N.
30,000 6 Chuutalettl.&S.llin.,L 3 ; ths
12,000' 54.1 .Cebre Copper
10,000; 20 Coptapo
100,000 1 Dou Pedr,,, N. Del :Py ;Ms par
25,000 S .EAst Del Re' 'Limited 2t 21 24011
5,0001 2 .Fortuna , Limited • all . 2 24
60,0001 2 Prontlncs.2l3oliviaGolti. 1; It 1.111
22,000 20 !General
68,000, 1; Kapunda • Limited)
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15,000, S :Livares Limited!
7,927 5 ,Lusitoniau ;Limited 24 •4
103,810 1 .11ariqulta
50,000 4 'Pannleillo Copper •3 . dis ipm
10,,,, 20 I Pontaihaud Silver Lead; •all 7 8
100,,,, 6 .Port Phillip I 2
1 ;Sent& Barb. Gold 11. L 2 11 lidis
120,000 1 iScuttish Austral. Urn.) ! all
11,000 20 • St. John del Rey Li iu., :15 51 51
43,174' 30 United Mexican ,Lim.) tai 11 2
30,000, 2 .VRI A ntigoris Cold I ; ais par'
60,001 1 IVallanzascaGuld Lim t i'ii• !Pm
10,000. 10 ,Vancouver Coil Lim , C 54 2 dia
000 10 , Val Swam 'Limited 6
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20,000 5 Washoe Gold , Lim, te,l all
60,000 1 Worthimr Limited
75,000' 1 Yorke Peninsula. Lim all 1
46,040. 'YudanAmutana , Lim i all 11

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PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Western.--Original Chester Goa. Stock, .6.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rheniah (16/. paid), 24g.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian,
MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Lim.), 11.
Atlantic Telegraph 14 per cent.. 71 ~ 70. 2,„
China Steam Ship and Latuan Coal ki..iwlted), 1.
City of Moscow (Limited), 14'.
Commercial l'nion 5.
Credit Fonder of England i Limited), I.
Egyptian Commercial and Tra ling (Li.r.ited), 4!, R.
General Credit and Finance of I: orlon (Limited), 4, 3.1,.
International Financial Society (Limited, 2.
Land Secnritie < (Limited), 1 F.
London Financial Ariociation (Limits,P, 7, Or.
National Discount Company (Newj (Limited), issued at
5 prem., 2! to be paid, 9.
Nerbmaa Coal and Iron (Limited), 7.!, 5.
Panama, New Zealand, and Au4t. R. Mail (Lim.),
Peninsular and Oriental Steam. New. 51;.