The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN 11 T. MICH.
Tie bankrupt was a foreign glass importer, of 1, Godli-
oa4xeet, trading as Frans fiteigenrald and Co.
The estate had been taken out of court under the 110th
potion of the act, pursuant to a resolution of the creditors,
ad the bankrupt now applied for his order of discharge,
being made &full disclosure of his affairs. Debts and
liabilities, 3,1191. ; against assets actually realised or ex-
„nod ultimately to become available, about 8001.
Xr. Reed was counsel for the bankrupt ; Mr. Miller, on
Imhoff of the assignees, offered no opposition.
xis Honour granted the desired order of discharge.
(Bdore Mr. Registrar Spring Rice.)
IN 11 C. N. MOAT&
ne bankrupt was a general merchant lately carrying on
wines, at Pinner's-haff, Old Brand-street, and residing at
Weld. He was arrested at the suit of the Birmingham
„ad Midland Bank, but obtained his release upon the
gigisirds periodical visitation of Whitecrometrest Prison.
inlis examination he alleged that he owed about 4,0001.,
and that he had no immediate smote. He had been pre-
viously bankrupt in 1859, and received a second-class ear-
ideate.
A first meeting was now held, and debts having been
mod, Mr. Vincent James Barton, of 28, Martin's-lane,
hianon-street, was appointed assignee.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

DARING SHOP ROBBTRY.
lltizabeth Smith, 27, bootaloser, and Mira Smith, 14,
sere indicted for stealing a cape, the property of Matthew
Lill and another.
The prisoners pleaded not guilty.
John Garr, an assistant to Matthew Lill, pawn-
broker, of Exmouth-street, Clerkenwell, saw the pH-
WWI and another loitering about the shop. He missed
the silk car produced from outride the door, and saw all
three running together. He caught the eldest prisoner, and
she boy took the other (Eliza). The cape was found on
the prusioer Eliza.
The Jury found the primmer Guilty.
Mr. &want Dowling sentenced the elder prisoner to be
imprisoned and kept to bard labour for 18 months, and the
other prisoner to be imprisoned for one month, and to be
sent to a reformatory for fire years.

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ILLIG;LLT rAWHIEG WATCHES.
Alfred GilcArist, 67, described in the calendar as a
watchmaker, was placed at the liar charged with a whole-
sale robbery of watches.
Mr. R. Grain prosecuted ; Mr. M. Williams (instructed
by Mr. Pain) defended the prisoner, who pleaded guilty.
This was a very extenaive system of robbery. The pri-
soner had received a large number of watches to repair,
sad while they were in his charge he pawned them and
appropriated the proceeds to his own use.
The prisoner's defence was that he yawned the watches
while under the influence of liquor without any felonious
intention.
Mr. Payne, after commenting upon the prisoner's con-
duct, sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for 12 calendar mouths.

THE PQLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
THE Wl= OP " COUNSILLOR [ILLY," OF TES GMAT CITY
BURGLARIBS, IN TROUBLIL
Ann Cawley, alias Kelly, an" unfortunate woman," who
me her address 17 Barnsbury-road, lalington, was
before Mr. D'Eyncourt, on remand, with stealing
acheesed
bar of the Peacock public-house, High-street,
Islington, Is. 6d., the monies of Daniel Mayo, cabinet-
maker, of 21, Charlotte-terrace, Islington.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn-
reed, defended.
The prisoner, on the night of the Ist of August, was
is the above public-house along with another woman,
drinking, and the prosecutor was also there,
drinking with • friend. The women got into
asnvereation with the prosecutor, and he was induced to
treat them to a quarters of brandy. He paid for the liquor
with half • crown, and when the change was put down the
prisoner took it up. She kept it for some time, and then
as she would not give it up he celled in Police-constable
Cruse, 360 N, and gave her into custody. The litigator,
who was • little the worse for liquor, went quietly. to the
police-station, and when there she was recognised by
Polioe-sergeant Taylor, 33 N, who said that the prisoner
was the wife of " Counsellor Kelly," who was smartened
of being concerned in the committal of the
great City burglaries. The prisoner has had four years'
penal servitude for felony, and was about nine months
since sent from this court to the House of Correction for six
months on • charge of stealing from the peison near the
same spot at which she committed the robbery. When the
prisoner was first before the court Mr. D Eyncourt asked
her whether she would have the case sent for trial or have
it settled at once, telling her that if she wished him to
settle the matter she would have to plead guilty, and this
she did with the greatest readiness.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, now attended for the defence,
and said the prosecutor was not now in attendance, and
though the prisoner had pleaded guilty to the charge he
did not think that the magistrate would take notice of
that, as the prisoner pleaded in that way to save herself
from being sent to the sessions. The fact was that the
prosecutor and the prisoner were drinking together, and
each had treated the other, and then the prisoner had aken
the change up, thinking it was her own. She did not
want to steal so paltry a sum as that mentioned in the
charge, as when she was locked up he (Mr. Ricketts) was
instructed she had • large sum in her possession.
Kr. D'Eyneourt discharged the prisoner, and she hastily
left the court.
SOUTHWARK.
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF A " FAST" YOUNG AN
George Firth, 18, was placed at the bar, charged with
robbing his father of a Urge sum of money and attempting
to incite his father's shopman to rob him under the fol-
lowing extraordinary circumstances:
Mr. George Richard Firth, bootmaker,224,Westminster-
bridge-road, said that unfortunately the prisoner was his
eon, and until yesterday had been one of his assistants.
On the 31st ult. witness placed a sovereign on a shelf in the
till, locked it up, and put the key in his pocket. The prisoner
called his attention to the front shop • little afterwards,
and witness left him. In the evening he missed the sove-
reign, and feeling confident he had stolen it, as wall as some
boots, be advised him to leave, and he did so on Saturday.
Walton had engaged another ehopman in his place, named
Rolfe, and from information received from him he called
in the police, and he was given into custody. Rolfe headed
Winces • key which fitted the till better than his own,
which his son had advised him to use to rob him. Witness
had since ascertained that his son had been living with •
Wait girl who left his service some months ago.
William Rolfe said he was assistant to the prosecutor,
basing entered his service on Saturday last. He then
saw the prisoner who told him he could make • man of
his. Witness asked him, " How was that." He told
him be Gould soon put • hundred to a hundred and fifty
peen& in his pocket, and on witness asking him how he
maid do that he took the key produced from his pocket,and
said that would unlock his father's till, and that witness
could take 41. or rd. a day from his father's till without
hie knowledge, and added that all he should require in
Mara was 11. • week to say nothing about it. The pri-
mer also told him that he had taken upwards of 701. ant
of the till. As soon as witness saw the prosecutor he
Loaded him the key, and told him of the conversation he
led had with his son.
Police-constable 71 V said he found the prisoner living
*tit I female in fashionable lodgings at Battersea The
mom wan filled with costly furniture. The boxes and
drawers were also filled with new clothes and linen. When
told of the charge he denied it, but he afterwards admitted
all that Rolfe had said was true.
The prisoner, in the most impudent manner, said the
furniture and clothes belonged to the landlady of the house.
They had not been bought with his father's money.
The magistrate told him be was • very bad young man,
And committed him for trial.
WANDSWORTH.
THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY.
Marlin Van Buren, of No. 17, Blenheim terrace,
Kensington, and his wife, Mra. Van Bunn, surrendered
to their bail to further answer the charge of conspiring
together to defraud Mr. Thomas Offer Clark, an uphol-
sterer, at Clapham, of • quantity of furniture, be., of the
ulna of 441.
Kr. L. Lewis again appeared for the prosecution, and
en this occasion Mr. Towne attended for the defendants.
Kr. Lewis said be should be able to prove that Mr. Van
114 rim at one time held •• position at Cremorem-gardens,
last at another time he was a licensed victualler, and that
be bad been in difficulties.
Mr. Ingham thought it was scarcely necessary to go into
taws particulars. The question was, whether Mr. Van
•nin was au-lying on the business of • merchant in the
`4/ **the time when the goods were obtained. A man
sue' be a pauper to-day and • millionaire to-morrow.
• William Hollingsworth, an esetioneeur, of High Hot-
Pin, was called to prove that in April last, after the so-
' ssPhnoe of the bill of exchange, be advanced 621. to Mr.
sae Buren, on the furniture at No. 17, Blenheins-
' its bill of sale. In the deed the defendant MSS described
11 acommission agent. The furniture was worth between
Mt and 1001. The sum of 161. 10s. had been paid off in
• 411 instalments.
11. r. Lewis then stated that his other witness had not
'Shaded, and he asked for another adjoornment.
Kr. Towne submitted whether there was any case. It
wee„ matter of serious importance to Mr. Van Buren to
tsar under the charge. The goods were obtained by
, Van Buren at the time when her husband had no
filimet in them.
Xt. Lewis said he should be able to wove that they
were engaged to be married when the goodswere °Maine&
Kr. Towne then pointed out that Mr. Clark could have