The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commbsioner Holroyd.)
Ilf Iti D. A. VICKIE.
. Tim bankrupt, described u of 150 Leadenhall-street,
ntr came up for examination and discharge.
male, supported the bankrupt.
&reed, on behalf of the assignees, said although
es accoupta sad been filed the liabilities were
'boot 16,000 i., and the bankrupt's affairs
vie in a state of great complication. Goods
moliderable value had been unfortunately consigned by
bokiopt to his brother, now deceased, who conducted
bnseh business at Alexandria, and the Consular Court
si Aussie:lth had became possessed of the property ; but
inmineelly with a view to its recovery, had sent out a
,nno 0/ attorney, which was now under the consideration
fi O. authorities. The bankrupt had also sent goods
in Rotterdam, which were in course of realisation.
/bag regard to the complicated position of the matter
on mignon had consented to the employment of an sa-
mosas to assist the bankrupt in the preparation of his
screws' He understood that the bankrupt contemplated
wiing a proposal to his creditors with a view to annulling
his bankruptcy, bat until the accounts were filed it would
be impossible to tors' an opinion as to the reasonableness
d th•ProPona
Ow bearing Mr. Chidley
kb Honour granted an adjournment pending the preps-
ratio of the accounts.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

The August session of the Central Criminal Court
em opened this morning before the Right Hon. the
Lori Mayor, the Recorder (Russell Gurney, Esq,.
V.), Alderman Challis, Alderman W. Lawrence, and
(thiamin Waterlow, the Sheriffs, tinder-Sheriffs, &c.
file calendar, as at present made up, contains the names
ILK male prisoners and 16 females, total 113. Of these
wieners 40 are committed from the city of London, 58
troia Middlesex, 3 from the Admiralty jurisdiction, 10
from Sent, and 5 from Surrey. The offence. are classified
to follows :—Murder, 1 ; feloniously wounding with intent
to murder, 10 ; manslaughter, 7 ; assaulting women, 5 ;
forgery, 8 ; burglary, 10 ; larceny, 36 ; uttering counterfeit
omm, 14 ; embezzlement, 8 ; robbery, 6 ; and perjury, 1.
Among the cases not in the calendar is a charge against
one of the voters of Maidstone for perjury before the oore-
mittee of the House of Commons, in reference to the
last election for that borough. The prosecution will be
conducted by)the Solicitor-General on behalf of the govern-
meat. The allegation of perjury is that both the sitting
cascabers, Messrs. Lee and la batman, gave him a sum of
sway in order to obtain his vote on their behalf, and they
be called as witnesses upon the trial to disprove the
statement so made b 7 the defendant.
The Recorder, in his charge to the grand jury, said that
although there were a couatderable number of prisoners
for trial at the present session, it was not larger than would
have been expected considering the interval that had elapsed
since the last session. There were several canes of MM.
'laughter, in two or three of which the death of the
Assessed appeared to have been the result of a fight
between the prisoner and the deceased, and the only
question for their consideration would be the cause
of death. In one of these cases he was sorry to see
that the wife of the deceased appeared to have taken
a very active part in the matter, and that, although
be himself appeared to be anxious not to con-
tinue the struggle, the wife insisted that he
should do so, and said that ho bad been called a coward,
sad that be must fight. In one of the cases of wounding
with intent to murder, a prisoner was charged with
Aping wounded his wife, and her statement appeared to
be that her husband had dragged her out of bed, and then
bfiicted the injury upon her. The prisoner appeared to
hare denied that there was any ground for the
charge that was made againat him, and although
the statement of the prosecutrix was to some extent
sofirmed by one of the children, it appeared to him that
dt was a case in which they ought to pay attention to the
evidence that would be laid before the:u, and particularly
to the statement made by the prosecutrix, before they
decided upon returning a true bill against the prisoner.
The learned Recorder then directed the attention of the
mend jury to some of the other cases in the calendar, and
=eluded by dismissing them to the performance of their
duties.
THE MAIDSTONE ELICTION.—CHARGE OF PERJURY.
Henry l'hambers surrendered to take his trial fur wilful
Ind corrupt perjury.
The prosecution was conducted by the Solicitor-General,
Mr. Hannen, Mr. Poland, and Mr. Beale), ; Mr. Sleigh
and Mr. M. Williams were counsel for the defendant.
The charge arose out of the election for Maidstone in
Jul? last. There was a petition, it will be remembered,
=the return of Messrs. Lee and Whatman on
and of bribery, and upon the investigation before a
committee of the House of Commons the defendant was
examined as a witness, and he swore that prior to the
election both the hon. members crane to his forge, and
▪ Whatman told him that if 301. or 40/. would
be of any use to him he could have the money,
sad that Mr. Lee put two sovereigns into his
pocket. The Solicitor-General, in opening the case,
said there could be no doubt that the defendant had
nude the statements referred to, and he should call both
Mr. Lee and Mr. Whatman to prove that the statement
WY utterly false so far as related to both of them, and he
waist a loss to account for any motive that could have
actuated the prisoner to commit the offence.
Phe trial was proceeding when our report left.]

(Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
This court opened shortly after 10 o'clock, when the
names of the gentlemen summoned to serve on the petty
juries were ailed over. As goon as the first jury was
complete,
Mr. Commissioner Kerr, addreuing, them, said he
wished to draw their attention to a circumstance with
which be had become acquainted by the reports in
the newspapers with reference to the unnecessary
detention of two juries in the Second Court on
the Friday of the last session, in consequence of the non-
attendance of a commissioner to sit as judge in that court.
It had been fully expected by all connected with the
court that the business of the last session would
terminate on the Thursday, but owing to one case occu-
pying the Old Court the whole of the day, there
remained a few cases of a minor character to
be dupes of on the Friday. The Recorder was
elsewhere, but on being made aware of
the state of things directed a messenger to be despatched
to him (Mr. Commissioner Kerr) desiring bin attendance.
The messenger was directed to take a cab for the purpose
of despatch, but instead of doing so he put a stamp on the
letter and posted it, and the result was that it did not
reach his (the commissioner's) hands until 2 o'clock in the
day, too late to be of any use. The conduct of the mes-
senger had been referred to the Court of Aldermen, whose
olker he was.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW43TREET.
♦ BOY ROBBLNO AN OLD WOMAN.

.....
Henry Jejiett, a boy about 11 years of age, was charged
with stealing • barrow end 6s. worth of vegetables, the
property of a poor old woman, named Elizabeth Spencer, a
oosternionger.
Complainant stated that on Saturday she went to
Covent-garden market to buy a stock of vegetables, upon
which she spent 6s. , being all the money she had in the world.
Being ill she hardly bad strength to wheel the barrow, and
the prisoner, who knew her very well, as she bad often
had him into her place and given him a meal when he
was hungry, offered to wheel it home for her. She was
glad to agree, and promised him 3d. for his trouble, which
she actually placed in the bands of another boy living next
door to him, to be handed to him when he brought the
barrow home. He did not bring it, however, and the
next day it was found in Smithfield-market by the con-
stable on duty. The prisoner, when taken into custody,
said he had sold the vegetables and had given the money
to his mother.
The constable said the barrow was at the Green-yard,
and it world cost le. 10d. to redeem it.
Inspector Brannan suggested that on the request of the
magistrate, the Green-yard keeper would probably give it
up to complainant free of charge.
Mr. Flowers desired the constable to ask the Green-
yard keeper to do so.
The prisoner's mother denied having received the money
for the vegetables.
The prisoner was remanded.

DARING IITGAWAY ROBBERY WITH VIOLIDICI. —COMMA L.
Two fashionably attired females, who gave the names of
Helen Roney and Mary Ann Griffiths, and gave their
addresses at the east end of London, were charged with
stealing from the person of Joseph Richard Lewis, a
French polisher of 20, Albion-place, Rail's-pond, a purse
containing 9a. The prisoners were further charged with
being concerned with two men not in custody, in com-
mittuig a violent assault on the prosecutor at the same

time and place.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn-
road, defended the prisoners.
The prosecutor stated that about half-past 10 o'clock on
Saturday night he was passing along St. Paul's-terrace on
his way home, when he was accosted by the prisoners, and
at their request he went back to a public-house and treated
them. When he came out he continued to speak to
them. One of the prisoners crossed over the road,
loitered about, and returned, and he was then pulled down
a dark passage. While he was there speaking, two men
came up, struck him violently in the stomach, pushed him
very rudely, and as he was struggling to protect him-
I self he felt his purse taken out of his waistcoat pocket.
All the parties then ran off, the men one way and the
women another. He ran after the men, but they eluded
his pursuit. He then returned, aud, seeing a constable,
communicated to him what had occurred, and the pri.

soners were followed and apprehended.
Police-constable William Gibson, 301 N, said that about
11 o'clock he was on duty in the Douglas-road, Islington,
and saw two females run past him. As soon as they
passed him the prosecutor noise running up and said two
women had robbed him. He turned and ran after them,
and overtook them about 100 yards down the Douglas-
road. Oncoming up with them he said. " I want you." They
did not stop till he overtook them. The prisoner Griffith,
threw some money down as she ran. When he stopped
her he looked for the money, and found some shillings,
and then the prosecutor said he would give the prisoners
in charge. The prosecutor was not sober. The next
morning at break of day he went to look for the purse, and
found it on the banks of the New River, not far from the
place at which he picked up the money. The purse was
below the place where he picked up the money.
By Mr. Ricketts—The prosecutor was drunk, but did
not abuse the prisoners. The account he gave at the time
of the transaction tallied with that which he had given to-

day.
Mr. Ricketts, in spcalcing for the defence, expressed a
hope that the magistrate would not send the case for trial,
as the sister of one of the prisoners was lying dead of
cholera.
The Magistrate regretted the family affliction of the pri-
soner, but this was a case for a jury, and the prisoners
would be committed to the Middlesex Sessions for trial.
Application for bail was refused.