The Express.
London, England, 1859-02-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1859.

under the nest bankruptcy, but had not applied under the
second bankruptcy for the certificate.
Mr. Commiaskoner Murphy held that an application must
be made to the Court of Bankruptcy, am it a eartificate waa
not obtained, the debts mast be inserted in the present
schedule.
The case was adjourned.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

Amelia Franklin 21 was indicted for felonlonely en,eng
sad wounding Adam Turner, with Intent le di him some
grist-eve bodily horn,.
Mr. Langford prosecuted.
It appeared that the primer end the prosecutor had been
living towhee, and that on the evening of December 91, a
quarrel took plecs on account of the prisoner haring trot
knee money, whith the prosecutor had given bi r, in climb.
The prosecutor then took the prisoneee cloak and pawned it,
end when be returned the prisoner told him he had better
bring her desk back, and he said he should not do eo, end
the quarreling was renewed. The prisoner, it appeared,
had • pin knits in her hand, aed the prosecutor took up •
poker, and said that if she attempted to use the knife,
he would break ber arm with the poker. He then, It ap-
peared went towards the pvisoner and she stabbed
I him n the tar with the knife. 'The presenter in
answer to questions' put by the Rowsder, admitted
that the prisoner had made no attempt to use
the knife when he threatened to brisk her atm with the
poker, and be also said that the prisoner might have been
using the penknife to cut her nails at the tints the occurrencs
took place.
A policeman, named Eldridge, who took the prisoner into
custody, said that when he did so she told him that etc hal
stabbed the prosecutor, and she should not have done it if
he had sot pawned her cloak.
The Recorder called the attention of the witness to the
fact that this soothe first time he had made this etaterw nt,
end that nothing of the cut appeared is his dermatitis
before the marstrete.
The covetable said he could not account fur the evidence
being omitted.
he prisoner, when called upon f e her defence, said that
the prosecutor came towards her with the poker is his hand,
and she thought he was going to strike her and she raised
her hand to protect herewif. She was cutting her sada at
the time with the penknife, and the injury wee indicted
accidentally.
Mr. Weatherhead, the governor of Newgste,, informed the
court that when the prisoner was Daoght to the gaol else
bad • black eye, and there were other marks of violence on
her
rTLmarri returned • verdict of Not Guilty.
The cue of Amu Collyer, who is charged with setting fire
to her master's house at Wandsworth, was postponed to the
next session.

The bill against the lad Ihriry Bark*, who, it will be re-
membered, was charged with tinuislaughtar under rather
peculiar circumstanced, was ignored by the grand Jury.

NEW COURT.
(Before the Common Berjeatit.)

' Amu &autos, a reipectable looking man, wee indicted for
obtaining from Fernandez some death: /ilk webbing by
means of Wee pretences.
Mr. !Uteri prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh defended.
The prisoner, who surrendered to mike his trial, was,
it will be remembered, prosecutor It this court last
sessious against a men sawed Dell, who was con-
victed and sentenced to six months' imprisonment for
stealing some books. The charge now preferred bad
not been made until after Dell was in custody. The
prosecutor is a maker of else.ie webb for boot springs,
and prisoner bad acted as foreman to • man named
Roberts, who carried on busicets as a bootmaker, and after
obtaining goods to a large amount, and uttering forged bale,
absconded. In this instance prisoner had made a fain state-
ment to the prosecutor, upon the faith of which lts lot Roberta
have the goods in question, shortly before he absconded.
Several witnetoe., and amongst them the priscearDell,
t:tto the prisoner having lived at various places ander
t mama.
Mr. Sleigh, in answer to the charge, argued that the pri-
soner was but the septet of Roberta, and this indictment was
007 dltwfirted to meant Dell, who had been in the polity
from being prowled.
The jury, after kiting some time locked up, found the
prisoner Guilty, and he was sentenced to 12 mouths' im-
prisonment.
This wee the last awe, and the court stands adjourned
until February 28.