The Express.
London, England, 1860-01-05 00:00:00

IN HZ WAIYAN.

Thi lasolvent applied on a former ocasaka sad declared
that she wee a married woman,sad es sis had ran bar
husband within pavan year*, the petition was dlereiaasd.
Another prontotion petition was IGd as the groaad that
she was not married, sad the only arose °farad for the
statement was that she did not waste her friends to know
she was not married.
The Conn hauled the day for the anal order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD COURT.

(Wore Kr. Baron Martia and Mr. Justk• Blackburn.)
TRIAL OF 11701I1S, TAM SOLICITOR.
(Continued from yadordsea dspress.)

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The following evidence was adduced—
Mr. Thomas Collins, clerk to Mr. "Umber, • messenger
belonging to the Court of Bankruptcy, produced the pro-
ceedings in that omit he Wormer to the bratruptcy of the
prisoner. The petitioning creditor was Mr. Ibis/awe Hain,
and the prisoner waa adjudicated a by Mr. Commis-
sioner Goolbtern, on the 6th of August, IMPThe adjadi-
cation it appeared wu opposed, but it wee semi ramd on the
12th of August.
Evidence Iris then given that a notice of the adjudication
of bankmptay was ainvod at the private residuum of the pri-
',Doer, In Canonbary-place, Islington, and at his office in
Gresham-street. Tee prisoner at this time had absconded,
and the notices were stuck in the hall of the house at Isling-
ton, and upon the door of the office, with wafers.
The whams, who was called to prove this Mt, stated in
answer so questions pat by Mr. Hawkins, that there was •
notice upon the door of the office in Gresham-street, to the
effect that all papers and letters for the prisoner were to be
handed to • moon named Snow.
The mottos In question was put in, and It was to the effect
that the business of the prisoner had been relinquished in
favour of Messrs. Snow and Co. eollcitors, of Cannon-street.
Mr. Hamad Frezer, the medical attendant of the prisoner,
proved that he resided at No. 10, Canonbury-place, Islington,
and that the teat titne he saw him there was on the 6th of
July, 1868.
Cron -examined—Witness had attended the prisoner from
the month of Jnne 1868. He was suffering from nervous
excitement and derangement of the digestive organs, and
witness advised Um to take • trip to the Continent for &short
Mae.

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Re-examined—He hid not the slightest idea that the pri-
soner intended goisg to Australia. as wished he had.
(A laugh) He understood that the prison" erns in tempo•
racy pecuniary difficulty et fhb thus. Witness had, un-
fortunately, himself had scary treneadiree with the pri-
soner.

—Hr., Hawkins, who had taken a great many technical ob-
jections to the tormal proof of the proosedloge in the Court
of Bankruptcy. here submitted that the mode in which the
neck's of the adjudication of bankruptcy had been served we
not sufficient, and that the prisoner was not bound by each
notice.

Mr. Baron Martin overruled lbe 'Madan.
The Logsdon Omens of Nand U, 1168, vine Bfli pat In.
It contained a notice of the edjudication of bankruptcy, and
required the prisoner to sprier on the 24th of August and
the 27th of September billowing, in order that he might be
examined respecting hie 'Staab and effects before the Commie-
skew fa the Court of
Mr. Cable w reeelleripaa,raunPt6lsge panted that the prisoner
did not serrinder es either of the says fixed for his ap-
pearance.
Mr. Bottoms, another wits's", proved that he served a
murmurer at the prisoner's private madame. end also at hie
plea of bunions, of the days Base for him le Mind at the
Court of Bankruptcy to per hisszeminatiaa.
Mr. Ebenezer Hunt degas/ That he wee the petitioning
auditor in the matter tithe tif the prisoner. He
sad his broths, carried an budesse es and they LA,
from time to time, supplied goads te ea er ; and on
the 4th of August, 1858, be owed them tle. 7d. on their
trade account. Oa the 23rd of July he Wiwi at the pelesser's
other, bat he could not fled Wr, or assertab where he had
gone to.
Crossaxamlned—The debt seihnied to was br geode me
plied le the pawner sad big itsaily. The soooest tow
waxed at the beginuier of the per 1867.
By Mr. Barf.o —I a the *Wag tithe year 1858 the gel-
sow told him that be intended te have sent him a ahmase
for his hob account, but Ile was abort of many, end he
would do so very abort ly. Witness bed known the about
for twenty years, sad he had sited ea his solicitor, and he
had entrusted Mao with mosey for invemment or mortgage,
or upon any good and valid security. The first transaction
of Ibis kind he had with him was in 1843, when he en-
trusted him with 6001. to be invested on mortgage, and the
priaser afterwards give him certain deed., which wittiest
afterwards returned to the prisoner upon his representation
that the parties wished to pay off the mortgage. The pro-
potter used m furnish him periodically with accounts of the
state of his money transaction; and be used to pay him the
balance of interest that was dee by cheque. Be always re-
ceived from the prisoner diode which represented the ansonat
of money he had alvanord, but witness was not always avers
of the nature of the security upon which the money wee hat.
The lest thus he maw the whom, was in the month of Juno,
1858, a shirt thou before he left this conetry. Independent
of the trade amount the pritionar owed him over 4,40/. foe
mossy which he had intrusted to him to Invest. He im-
paired at tho prisoner's office in Brahma-street respecting
him, and he was told that he had goneaway for the benefit of
his bulb.

Crormiantined—He could not say whether he received a
letter from the prisoner informing him of his address at
bfelbourae. His oddness at Melbourne was of very little me
to hiss. (Iraghter.) He beard that the priemer had goes
to Melbourne ia the Had Jacket, and he afterwards reoeived
a litter from the prisoner at Uri piece. I.4ca receiving this
letter he applied for a warrant fee his apprehension.
Mr. Hawkins—Wm he brought tick hoot Australia ?
Witham—lt looks like it. (Laughter.)
Crosemareinatioa continued-1 be last time he entrneted
the proem with mosey was in February 1858. At that
time he gam the prisoner 3001. upon call, at intern*. It wee
understood that he woe to pay 6 per cent. 'Merest. The lent
tire be gam the primmer massy toe tarestaeat was in 1816.
whir be bad two sure of 5001. to invest upon any gwod
seerrity, bat las did ad know the SUMS a 1 the parties who
were to have the matey, rot the mature of the security. Wit-
mer was aware that the pissed had sone property at Dai-
ren, bat it iris ad saissiood that do miaow himself