The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-06 00:00:00

FEBRUARY! r A, ' /8f16.' '

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Mr. William appeered for the Plideift, spa Kr* X.
Chambers, Q.C., and Hr. Roll for the def~rat.
The plaint B. Thomas Lately, was a yousig tees molding !
at 2, etiestuelmid-streel, Calesionlee-rosd. who was is the
habit of seeding circulars/oiled tedifferent people selioitieg
orders far ps %mere mode by Moire Welts, of Biruileg-
ham. Ooe of time he seat to Lord Hantingtower, and as
the Bth November tart called spas his lordshipst bit residsece
in Bt. John's-wood, ant received orders to damp six burners.
le resseiring an old ose in the stable lie iojered • porticos of
the bracket, and Lord Heetiegtower mid he would &dm!
from his charge, which amounted to 6s. 34., a sum for this
injury, and requested him to call spin is a week for pay.
meet. The plaintiff then left the house, but had not gone
be when • wee stopped by Lord Hnetiligtower, who asked
him if be had sot taken away a five-jet pa banter. The
plaintiff said it he bad it was in his beg, sad be opened the
beg, sod fiediug the bursar, he took bout and me it to his
lordship. Lord Huntiogtower said he believed his real
object was to commit a robbery of the house, and
asked him how often he bad been caseload as a thief.
His lordship afterwards gave him into custody, aad
Oa the following dad be was broegbt up at If When,
Police-court before Mr. Itawileld, bet dkrmiwed. The
plaintiff said it was a custom in the made whim new bursae
were put up for the workman to take away the old ones,
and that the one in question was only worth la. 3d.
In croesiexamination, he admitted he was not the agent
of Hears. White, of Birmingham, nor a
Had
by
trade, and that be had no pima of bootees..He added that
be bad been in the service of a Mrs. Clam, of Edwards-street,
Portman-square, as a porter, and that ha bad nut away
from his service.

Two gasfitter were called to prove the custom as to
taking away old burners, who stated that the wholesale price
of the five jet harmer which the plaintiff had taken was not
more than tiftece penes.
On the part of the defence Lord Hontingtower wan called,
who said the plaintiff told him that he was the accredited
agent of Meese. White, and also a gefitter by trade.
When he asked the plaintiff if he bad got the bursar be
said he bad not, sad when it was found in the bag be said
he had taken it by mistake. He toll the plaintiff that if
he could prove be was thesgent of Messrs. White, or would
refer to any respectable perms as to hie respectability, he
would let him off, but as he did not offer to do so he gave
him into custody. His lordship mid be found ors inquiry
of Mrs. Cave, to whom the plaintiff bad been an 'rand-
' boy, that the plaintiff had conducted himself well
when in her service eighteen months previously.
Before be pressed the charge be telegrapher, to the bead
of the polio. at Birmingham to ouscertais whether the plank-
tiff was anent of Messrs. White, and received a reply that
Its was sot.'
Some corroborative evidence having been given, it was
proved that the five jet burner was fixed up only about a
week before this oocurreees, and that Lord Huntingtower
hag to lAy 3e. 6d. for it.

Mr. White, of Birmingham, said he had supplied the
plaintiff with goods, but had sever authorised him to act
as his agent.
One of the fads depmed to by the defendant's witnesses
was that the plaintiff had been requested to leave the five
jet burner.
Mr. lisronßramwell told the jury that the question they
bad to consider sue whether the plaintiff bad taken the
burner dishonestly.
The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damagss,
one farthing.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. —Fs& 5.
(Beton Mr. Cocamindaar Gmlbw%)
Et El CLEMENT EOOI4A/1.

The bankrupt was a warehouse/ma of Lawresce-lane.
This was an adjourned sitting for examination and dis-
charge. Against liabilities of 10,9301. there are meets and
property held as security 3,5001.
Mr. Sargood. for the assignees, onmed, on the ground
that the bankrupt had traded very rlegely, and obtained
advances upon goods through pawnbrokers and others. The
trading bad only extended over a period of one year, during
which time the bankrupt's transactions reinspected a total
of 21,0001., his present deficiency being upwards of 7,0001.
it was also alleged that the bankrupt's books, although
kept upon the principle of double entry were beyond
comprehension, cod appeared to be framed for the purpose
of concealing the true nature of his dealings. Several ex-
aminations which had been held in the case disclosed I
that the bankrupt was in she habit of systematically pled(-
'in goods which he bad obtained upon credit.
The bankrupt was shortly examined as to several dozen
of wine and boxes of cigars, upon which be had obtained
advances from Mr. Robert Attenborough in February,
1863. The entry in the ledger showed that the property
had bees sold to Mr. Mattram, the bankrupt's clerk, bat
in reality no sale was ever made to Mottram. the goods
bevies, he fast, bees deposited with Mr. Attanbo.rough, as
security for as advance of 501.
Mr. Stewart contended that no good would result from
any further protreement. He said that the bankrupt bad
been very much in the hands of hiettrem, who was a per-
son of coasiderable energy, and geode were no doubt
pledged by him in exchange fpr cash advances.
His ROM= said that as the bankrupt's accounts weft
clearly untrue the sitting would be adjourned sine die,
with limited protection only.

47LERKENWELL.
Jam Wright, sod 34, a carman, of 33, King-1tr.44,
Clorbasean, was clamed Won lb. Baikar witb brine
drank and awing gm death of Mr% L Datbie-, by
ower bee with a bone and au* is the butes.
road t. Paeans. _

lii:. Picnics Lane said—l reside at kb, Pratt-
street, Omnlen-tows. Oa Saturdav last, shat half-put
twe, I was proaseding along Comm 's Carodes.tosn, when
I hand a vehicle emu* elm( a+ a very rapid rate. There
was a lad in the cart as well ae the prisons,. I was the* in
the set of acacia( the Caledonian-mat The primmer was
drtvlng at the ree of twelve miles as hour. Hs was not
pllappiar. HA was driving very fast. A polies-coostable
witnessed it, and I hurried cm aster the prisoner, sad liecrd
a crash, which am no doubt that of the accident. The
crash was like that of something beiag cracked. I ran up
and saw the cart stop. The sight the poor woman pre-
mated was most @hooking to look at, the whole of the bias
smashed in. I looked at the cart, and on the outside
of the wheel were blood and brains. A mob collected
roued, and the fist thing I did was to send in two different
directioas for poPce•csnetables. I remained there until the
unfortunate woman was removed. She was the, dead. I
kept to the horse, se there seemed an leclination for the
prisoner to get away. The prisoner was drunk.
After some confirmatory widest*,
Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner kr a week, and re-
fused to take bad.

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