The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-22 00:00:00

INDUS STEAM FLOTILLA.

The report of the directors of this undertaking,
to be wahriutted at the meeting d the proprietors on Tues-
day next, has been published was stated in the
last report, that the model steamer Stanley was in
coarse et sweeties at Lunches) ; that three other
pemongerdeamers had been shipped, and that the
remaining three were ready for shipment ; that six towing
steamers and 25 oargo.harges had arrived at Kaneohe., sad
the eight semarning camp-barges had left for that port
that the services of some of the hest °Mons, practically
familiar with the navigation of the Indus, had been secured ;
that one tug.tearner was nearly rivetted, and that pre-
partitions were in magmas toe laying down the poo-
-1 sangerdeamers and sccommoddiundshi, oesionacted by
Maass.. Richardson and Duck; sad that the de-
mand for tonnage on the river was far in OMNI of
what the existing steamers and boats could
The experimental steamer Stanley made her
tridtrip on the Indus, sad encountered • cyel:Mi
entirely dandled a government vessel), and a mtheopmat
steam of yawed severity, without sustaining any my;di
proving that, notwithstanding her great at eon-
sinction said draught, she was fully equal to seeded with
the dorms which occasionally visit the Indus. d
the strength of the Stanley, and her Hilda= of lute
were manly satisfactory, the speed _attained the
ladaslllll net equal to the malt obtained an the
bat wholesome alterations, comented with thepaddles, re
earepleted, kis believed that the speed 101 l he improved,
and that she will shortly take her plan on the dation.
Three of the pamenger-steamers have arrived at Ninny-hoe,.
end are in course et erection ; and the seatelaiiitaraeaser•
downers have neon* left this onalry. The ewes ac-
commodation data have unwed at Knnwilme, sad two
them an aearly completed. The tncrdeamors and cargo-
berges ire now being re-erected as rapidly u circumstance.
• andseveral of them are expected shortly to be ft
rwlettii;ico. With reference to the navigation of the loam,
im dada' report en the navigation of the Pishals rivers,
recently addromed to Sir Charles Weed, has the following
which may be interesting to the
The lau
Irarksiedne the second river in India. RithertoPM=l:
potion has kora. no proportion to either its rah or mood.
ado. Milano scantily be attributed either to the rephlity
of its caned or the natural obstacles in its adage ; far
in 'may of the riven of Europe (taconite' far gieMse than
as y which me to be met with on the Indus have bass me-
comtuily overcome, while the tact of it. being omit diromo-
- ON year gives it a pest advantage over SOON Of the
fecal of the Thom both of Europe sad Azaerie& The
minim Madan at bast but ciansay craft, intended only for
the slow ceaveyanee d lias heavier does of nirobradies,
end afford* so amommodatirm fee pemengers, who,
have sewer bees meeidend. The south winds =
thianghont the whole of the hot season, giving to the Solos
is I naviption, and to • certain extent to ii. tribulation,
red amidep over its rival tie Gaye, the omen
of the one being north and south, end that of the
other nearly met and west ' The basks of the
lama lade, are abundantly 'applied with • good
=ea of timber for fuel, the babel (sends
Is some of the Ponajaah Avon, the Jhelum for
inside* the amber of native baste has greatly harmed
of late yews, yes the =mbar is by no new mad to the
immeased demand of de trade. Darns the maim of UK
ca rata of freightage lad rhea so high that the moils
ea • tingle trip from Pled Deana Ihsia on the
to Rene cm the Indus, a dietaries of about
repaid the cod of the boat, the result
411 WM dote of things being that BOY but abs more tabu.
Ale kithof presinek es nye, mitpolee,
Ike.' mold bear r met of hawk ; ones, wool, and cotton being
entirely minded indeed the latter snide bill
shard wholly ceased to be pews for export, although it
am he modnossi ea the hmth sof the Ath% and of mod
gadity, kw s paw armed Nam the lest awing gnome
meta dagie sempany, the fair IllsemaXAMls therm,
Mak primmee of a resoluike of the
pragelelsom to that ANC

tali' tntilligaut.

MO we warn adjourned to Tueeday.
DI RE GEORGE WRATH/

Th—Peoorilit to & late boar.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Juatioe Byles.)

NEW COURT.
(Bator* Mr. Blackburn.)

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00IIRT OF ILINKRUPTCY.—Sin. 2L
(Before Mr. Oomma!reknit Holroyd.)

This was the day ex;d for the Zallinatios of Prederiek
Crockfonl, of No. 53, St. James's-street, described as an
eatinghouse-keeper.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the +ue~aees, and Messrs.
Paid and Turner attended as accountants to the bankrupt.
The bankrupt was the son of the celebrated Mr. Croak-
ford, and from his examination it seems that be was bank-
=2o,oool. and having no assets. His
paid no dnrdmd, be was residing with his mother,
who held shares in the Wallington, and had detrained on
the furniture for rent He now owed 13,3501., of which
MOM. was represented by old debts, and he
bed next to nothing for his creditors. He bad
a house at HydinPark-gate, Hemengton. He
rrismed ot remember of whom be purchased it, but it wee a
in the Victoria Rides. It may be remembered
the bankrupt attributed his former misfortunes to an
unsmouseful speculation as caterer to the offioers
in the Crimean war. The Wellington bad been formed
Into
a limited company.
Mr. Liaklater, for the assignees, said an adjournment for
two months was applied for, and it was said that the bank-
rupt was endeavouring to settle with his creditors. He
should have preferred s shorter one in order to ham the
bankrupt constantly before the court.
The examination was adjourned to the 2nd Nov., with
enlarged protective to the bankrupt.

ZS WIWI&
The bankrupt, Clustare Winter, of No. 6, Milk-street,
warehouseman, applied to pars his er►minstion.
Theacoonnte, compiled by Mr. T. B. Smart, show : trade
debts, 4,7771. ; to amount due to cash creditor', 1,2911. ;
meets, ►bout 4001. The debts are chiefly due to tradesmen
in Paris, Lyons, &c., and Joseph Winter, of Genera, is
stated to be a cash creditor for 1,1861.
The bankmpt passed without opposition.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS 001:RT.—Sm. 21.
(Before Mr. Ootismissiouer Nichols.)

This insolvent, a retired lieutenant-colonel in the Indian
army, was opposed in person by several creditors. Hr.
tiargood supported.
It appeared that Colonel Worland bad resided at Notting-
bill, and all the creditors but one were tradesmen in the
neighbourhood, to whom payments had been made, but who
complained that they were premised to be paid quarterly.
Colonel Worland's pension was 221 X, s-year, on which be
had granted two annuities, and all he received himself war
8/. a-quarter. He had been • military tutor. One of the
complainants had disked a bill of 151. taking 30e. for a
month, which was said to be at the rate of " 130 per cent.
per annum." The insolvent's furniture was protected by a
bill of sale.

Commissioner Nichols was of opinion that there was
nothing in the mode of oontracting the debts to prevent s
discharge, but required further evidence as to the bill of
sac

This insolvent, ;I:ll2adbeen ac;ifectimier and fruiterer
at Paddington, was opposed by Mr. flamood, for Mr. Gee.
lett, loolamr-glaze manufacturer, and supported by Mr.
Dowse.

Some time ago the imoleent applied under the Protection
Act, and his cue was adjourned without protection.
Subsequently be took a shop at Paddington, and gave Mr.
Golden an order to fit it up with elate aims, which he did at
an expense of 342. He gave a bill, and was in custody for
the debt. When the insolvent applied for bail be was
directed to finish his protection case, and last week he
obtained his protecting order. The complaint was that the
insolvent had improperly contracted the debt with Mr.
Ocadett.

The Oourt considered that Mr. Omdett had a good ground
of complaint, and gave a judgment of four months from the
costing order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

Aitne Perie iihitnion, 28, upholsterer, and Sarah ltliort.,
20, were jointly charged with having feloniously and by
force token away from the custody of her parents a child
named Clara Illeen Smith. she being under the age of Ms
yew, without their consent.
Them were a variety of other counts varying the form of
the charge, and by one of them the indictment alleged that
the object of taking away the child was to steal the clothes
she had on at the time.
E'Dooriell appeared for the pmeeoution.
The man Elliott had been admitted to bail, and she did
act surrender, and Mr. Jonas, the governor of Newimte,
handed to the learned judge a letter that had been received
from her, addrased to the man Johnson, which was dated
from Southampton, and the writer stated in it that before
the reoeipt of the letter the writer woeld be no mote, and
would be at the bottom of the Sonthampton-water. It was
net euesidered-pmdent to show this letter to the prisoner
Johnson, and be was, of course, not aware that such a MD-
enmicrtiou had been received.

Mr. Justice Bylee inquired whether any further informa-
tion had been received in reference to the statement con-
tained in the letter ?

lie was informed that nothing more was known than
what appeared in the letter.
Mr. justice Byles and that all that could be done was to
enema the regognimaces of the woman and proceed with
**primmer Johnsen.
The evidence went to show that the father and mother
of the child fa emotion raided at Knightsbridge, and that
the father wee in the habit of singing at different concert
ream in the metropolis with the child, who, it appeared,
is only five years and four months old, het who is said to
panne considerable musical talent. The prisoner and the
women Elliott lived in the game resigh tiod,
and sa
man sad wife by the name of Mr. and Mrs. Elliott, it
seemed that they were on intimate terms with the
father and mother of the child. On the 3111 k
of July the woman Elliott went to Mrs. Smith
and proposd to take the child out and buy her
a sash, and the mother consented that the child
should accompany her, but upon the understanding that
she was to bring her back very shortly. It appeared that
Immediately after the woman had obtained possession of the
del the was joined by the prisoner, sad they all three
stayed ha Landes that night, Ind on the following morning
they paeeadsd to Southampton, and from thence to Ports":
month, when both prisoners ware taken into custody en
the 16th of August. the child being still in their company.
The real motive that appeared to be tangoed to the prisoner
sad his oonipanion for their extraordinary conduct was a
dribs to make a profit out of the musical talent possessed
by the child.
Mrs. Smith, the mother, was called, sad she stated, in
'newer to questions put by the learned judge, that none of
the child's apparel was miming except a feather that wee in
her hat. The clothes had, however, been somewhat
Awed in appearance by being trimmed with black ; in
feet, for some object or other, the prisoners seemed to have
desired that she should appear to be in meurwog
Mr. Justice Byles inquired of the mother what wee the
value of the clothes that were upon the child when she was
taken away
She replied—About seventeen and sixpence.
Clara Tune Smith, the eilii/d that was the subject of the
*airy, was examined, and although of such tender nee she
answered the questions put to her very readily and exhibited
a good deal of confidence. She confirmed the statement of
bar mother en to the circumstances under which she was
taken from her home by the woman, Elliott, and said that
when she wee taken to Southampton she wanted to return
home, and she was told that she should go home at the end
of the week, but when that period had elapsed she wee told
that she should not go home at all.
Mr. Justice Bytes asked the child whether she performed
an where while she was away with the prisoner and Mrs.
She said that she did not perform anywhere, and wee en
asked to do so. She also said that they did not treat her
in any way unkindly while she was in their company.
The prisoner, when called upon for his deface, declared
that he wee entirely ignorant of the circumstances under
which Sarah Elliott obtained poassesiogi of the child, and
he believed front what she stated that she had brought the
child away with the consent of her mother. So far es he
was concerned, he said that the child was an ineumbenage
more than anything alas, and with regard to ppopriatiug
her clothes, the fact wee that they bought clothes fit her
while she was with them.
The learned judge, in summing up, said that the case was
undoubtedly a very extraordinary one, and although every
possible endeavour had been made to bring the charge
within the terms of the statute, it appeared to him very
doubtful whether any of the counts had been supported by
the evidence.
The jury, after a short deliberation, returned a verdict of
Nee Guilty.
Upon an application subsequent) made by Mr. Sleigh on
baba of the bail of the woman Elliott, the recognising*
were respited to the next session.

Frederick Augustus Darin, 35, who had pleaded guilty
at the commencement of the session to three charges of
forgery, was brought up for judgment.
Mr. (Allard, who wee instructed to prosecute on behalf
of the Bank el England. informed the court that the pri•
weer bad a discount account with that mishlishomiet, and
presented three bills for discount width were placed to his
credit, and the whole of which turned out to be forgeries.
The total amount of the bine is round numbers was
chant 1.500/.
Mr. Best, who appeared for the primmer, mid that be had
IBM a vary respectable position, and be believed that if be
bad been permitted to do no he would have taken up the
whole of the forged instruments He did sot urge this sa
any or mime fur the prisoner, but it was an is.
t is the ens, which he thought ought to be brought
to the aatimai his lordebip.
Mr. Jut*, Biaakbara, is politic mataaco, rid that the
primmer had pleaded rely to three charges et forgery, width*