The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-03 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Hokepi.)
1% RE R. C. S. N 111 I'LINi; —APPLICATION Foe RELEASE.

The bankrupt, who was formerly at under-graduate of
(Word Univrisity, had since resided at Crooksbury, in
surny. Ile owes about re.lo/., principally to Oxford tnules.
111,(1, and, having been arrested, he now applied for his
irir.ve. Alleged comma of bankruptcy : disappointment
rxpectations from his family, and unexpected failure in
to-a-., of his father, to whom be looked for assistance.
Mr. Lucas suppotted the application, which was not
opposed.

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It Ai. pea red that the bankrupt was detained in custody
io rt..pect of a tobacconist's bill. Credit, it was stated,
been forced upon I whiL,t at Oxford by the trades.
fa. n. lle had no prospect at present of making an
srr.ingoileut with his creditors.
Ho Honour granted the release.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Serjeant Dowling.)
yttRINGItoBRERY OF ,t HMIs!: AND CAB.

Gdmon, 4;2, was indicted for stealing a horse and
rah and other articles, value 351., the property of Thomas
TresdwelL

Joseph Smith said he lived at 4, Cumberland-terrace,
\testiourne-park, and was a cab driver in the service of
Mr. Thomas Treadwell. About 9 o'clock on the night of
the 2:)rd August he pat his cab on the rank in Frith.
street, and went to fetch a pail of water for his horse. As
be was coming back with the water be saw the prisoner
on the box driving the cab rapidly away. Re called to
Lim, and r.in after hit.:, when he (the prisoner) got down
and said, " I net only stopping your horse for you." Wit-
ness wanted to know what business he had on his call, and
be said the horse had got his nosebag off. The prisoner
must have unfastened the reins to get the nosebag off the
horse.. The value was about
. .

Stephen Smith. police-constable 188 C. said he lived in
Frith-street, and while looking out of his window he saw
the pri.oner amongst the cabs. He also saw him with the
prosecutor's cab.

James Harding. police-constable 22.3 C, said when he
took the prisoner into custody he said he stopped the horse.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
George kloilgett, police•constable 74 S, proved a convic-
tion fora similar offence against the prisoner, when he was
sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment.
The Judge sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to
Lard labour for lff calendar months.

SECOND COURT.
THE " FORTY THIEVIN or Limatrousg" AGAIN.
Darid Kirko, 21, and (karat Marphp, 20, labourers,
were indicted for a daring till robbery, and stealing 10s.,
the property of Thomas Taylor.
liobt. Stroud, living at 23, Albert-street, Shadwell, saw
the prisoners go into prosecutor's shop, a saddler's,at 15,11igh-
street, Shadwell, sad rob the till of 10a. They ran away.
Be (witness) pursued them, but they escaped. They
were subsequently apprehended and identified.
For tbedefence an alibi was set up, bat the attempt sig-
nally failed.
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Tie jury found the prisoners Guilty.
Police-constable 221 K said the prisoners belonged to a
notorious gang known as the " Forty thieves of Lime-
house," three of whom, companions of the prisoners, were
convicted a short time ago.
The Judge said the gang of the Forty Thieves must be
broken up, and the sentence upon the prisoners was that
they he kept in penal servitude for seven years.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Adams, Assistant Chairman.)
A SUPPLIANT PRIMONSR.
Thomas Gizzard, 27, journeyman baker, was indicted
for steal•ng the sum of 6a. 9d., the property of John Leigh
Belcher, ►t Streatham.

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This was a common case of robbery, the prisoner being
entrusted with the money by the prosecutor, who em-
ployed him through charity.
The jury found him aunty, when it was found that he
Ind suffered four years' penal servitude for felony.
The prisoner here clasped his hands and begged the
court not to send him to penal servitude again. He had
suffered it once and he dreaded the infliction of such
punishment again. When he came out of prison, about
18 months ago, he got married, and was in a good situa-
tion, but it becoming known that be had been convicted
he was discharged. He bad tried all he could to obtain
an honest livelihood, and having a rick wife and child,
without food, he was tempted to make use of the money.
The Assistant Chairman mid be was very sorry for him,
but be had no alternative but to sentence him to seven
years' penal servitude.