The Express.
London, England, 1868-09-21 00:00:00

►ll I IIRD EDITION.

SIN INTELLMENCE.-(THIS DAY.

coUUT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Brion. dir. Commissioner Holroyd.)
~.‘se several appbuntions for release from ems-
, , „ war no opposition smart in woe ease.
111 as SLIVO.
:Arlart is a draper's ansistlnt in Wynford-road,
•lh. debts are about 1001. He ascribed
the has of an action which be had brought
• ,t‘g. the detaining creditor, for injury done
• „ lie oiss opposed on the ground that the
h rssulted in a nonsuit, was frivolous and
• • Rita that the plaintiff had refused to came to
• .:3 went with the detaining creditor.
• .i..itir observing that the plaintiff had been non-
. :,a.on of the action being wrongly brought, and
!tine for aunts, of assignees had been held.
• . please.
TtATTPTI APJLTICATTON.
• • •,.:I,n in this case turned on the service of the
: .I'.issit was made that it bad been left with a
•, : the debtor: but ft appeared that it had been
the door of the house only, and there being
. live that it came to the hand of the set-
s., • • •.T held that this was not sufficient service,
. • -!. adjudication.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

- r session of the Central Criminal Court
• •mi this morning before the Lord Mayor, the
r. Alderman Sir F. O. Moon. Alderman Sir R.
• .Csim man W. lawrence. Alderman Causton,
u Cott, the Sheriff-Eleet, Mr. Alderman and
-.meet Mr. Sheriff M•Arthur, Mr. Under Sheriff
• To and Mr. Under Sheriff Roche.
• rst mslition of the calendar contained the names of
eemers, and, the offences with which they are
- cmumprise murder, attempting to murder, man-
r, abduction, feloniously wounding, forgery, per-
. stmaling post-011We letterss and there are au unusual
sules of charmse of robbery. accompanied by violence,
d:e public matters.
Reeonler, in his m.luarge to the grand jury, mid there
s coneiderable number of cases to be diaposssl of.
than would Lime been expected according to the
; 'h'it hail agues' since the last session. It was to
oed that the calendar contained two charges of
• umeader. and eeveral others of manslaughter, and it
• well worthy of observation that every one of
egos appeared to be the result of drinking to ex-
i • was lamentable to find that six persons had lost
-. two others wore to be put upon their trial for
: . and several others were to be tried for a very
m.me. and all this had arisen from indulgence
lie bad hoped that drunkenness was on the
-; this country, and he trusted that the state of
• '.l..tusl in the preseut calendar was only an acci-
.mstariee. but it was certainly very painful to
• emelm terrible consequences had resulted from
I be !wined reorder then called the attention of
.. try to the several cases of murder and man-
. .na also to the ease of Clara Nixon for attempt_
• est murder; of this last-mentioned case he said
• . grenade for believing that the prisoner was not
•a:r..l at the time the act was committed, but if
• ..m• rc preyed it would be the duty of the grand
• • i a true bill.
• „I jury then retired, and the court proseeded to
• !., lussmess of the session.
11:IAL OF MADAME RACHEL.
:l'efure Mr. Commissioner Kerr.)
; • 14,40. 43. was again placed upon her
fully obtaining from Mary Tucker Burre-
d:. ef 1.4001. by false and fraudulent pretences.
Tallantine. Mr. Montagu Williams, and Mr.
,_ is: appeared for the prosecution; Mr. Digby
u: C.. Serjeant Furry. Serjeant Sleigh, and Mr.
.hy appeared for the defendant.
dsis e of the jury having failed to return a
t. the last occasion, the case of the defendant,
: ..m. h.]. again came before the court.
• :urea to be ill, and was seated during the trial.
- - : Ilalltudine opened the case at some length, and
the various fact*, which will be fresh in the
• net the public.
.ry Tucker Bortodaile, the proseoutrix, was
isamined as a witness, and she repeated the
_semis by her at the former trial. Her atatement,
• remembered, was to the effect that she was
• 1 to the defendant in the year 1864. She went
•sweustmence of seeing an advertisement in the
•ers. She had a breaking out of the akin and '
.mmud wished to consult the. prisoner with a view
.% e them. She paid the prisoner 170/. for what
•. , to her on this occasion. All she had for this
was some soap with some powder and something to
site her laths. In May. 1566, she had some conver-
len with the prisoner as to the amount of money she
tended to expend, and she told the prisoner that she did
menu to spt•nd more than 101., but she hoped she
•i dm, something to her skin for the 170/. that she had
I. r. .1 few days after this the prisoner told her that
utelsgh was very. much in love with her, and wit-
• musemed her surprise, end asked where he had seen
•. m the prisoner replied that he had seen her before
• mantel and had seen her recently. Witness was
. -w of an officer in the Indian army. and had passed
:• ..f her time in India. The prisoner aubse-
• •oteslue, d her to Lord Itauelagh m the presence
.ghter and Madame Videri. The interview took
'lme parlour adjoining time shop. Madame Rachel
-Le would introduce Ler to the man who loved
.1,( opened the door communicating with the
: 'Le theu saw Lord Itanehigh in the shop. and
s• r said. is Lord llanelagh." She had
as-
e that the gentleman really was Lonl Rene-
went up to him and inquired if
1.1 Lam-laugh and he betide,' her his
• •• I emu. • Witness would swear
a a card was 'lauded to her. and
U. •1 looked at it she returned it to him.
.. it _,t the two ladies who were there were flirt-
: isinclagh. A few days after this the pri-
• . to take a bath awl then come !rick to the
and found Lord Ranelagh in the small
susl the prisoner said she would introduce
:..,e.. and she did so, and Lord Rauelagh
• • .9,ing noire passed. After this haul happened
dm'sl her it ices Id be necessary for her to
•• fot ever" before she weld
• ~• Tool Itthelimgh. She said he was a noblenuin
make a very good husband, and would buy her
. tr-osseau. At the same time the prisoner
...: the to-t of making her beautiful for ever
•Issu-nrl pounds, and witness replied that
sht it was a very large sum. An ar-
• a then made that she should sell out
to raise the ',VOW., and the prisoner meow-
!" Mr. Ilasnes to act as her attorney to
1....1111.-11. Time stock was eventually sold.
• signed an order for 8001. to be
prisener as the balance of 1.0001.
..u• and " beautifying" her, the
ting that the process was to be con-
the l rosecutrix was " finished." (Laughter.)
• die recemved from time prisoner for this 1,0001.
-4,.. powders and soap, and some small bottles con-
: liquid which was to be put into her baths.
is -uses told her that these bottles contained mag-
.• I newed laughter.) She told het that the
• , :•ZIVI her came from Arabi-a. (Laughter.)
v", iu th.* month of May, 1866. In the course
ras....r.atvo they had together the prisoner told
ter ti, it ,h•• to be married to Lord lianelagh by
s'u• •••••t she had already married two couples
r. .• • m7:s.• 1,41.1... r, !and witnew's would be the third
'sr She also said that the courtship would be
d by writing, and that Lord Ranelagh would
• • ,ru-i,tul with her under the name of William.
•••••-ml letters already referred to were here handed to
s 'us.., and she identified them as some of those she
• • u 'eyed from the supposed Lord Ranolagh.
ither etuunination, Mrs. Borradaile said that in
rrespondence she received time prisoner was always
r "Granny." She declared dint the
..prisoner
ed her all the letters that were signed " Miens."
he told her that they came from Lord Ranelagh. She
-tiered that all the letters that were produced at
t trial, and which were written by }ter at the
• •of the prisoner, were for Lord Ranelagh. Some of
"•.r, the prisoner gave her were in different hand-
; s and the prisoner accounted for that by saying
Rammelagh had hurt his arm' and that he had
,sot to write the letter for him. One of the
• •, • :u •eived appeared to have been signed "Ed-
.: • the name was afterwards altered to William.
',,e answers alms wrote to these letters were
• •• ' • prisoner, and she took them away with
.si she would baud them to Lord Rene-
' I—, tint period, at the request of the
•• . utlieql purchased a large quantity of
h the whole of it went into the posenesion
' p,. aver, end she was nubeequently arrested and
u. ,te Whiter:rooms-street priron for the pnce of this
• Ise 'S in question was supposed to have been
. • O.r the marriage trousseau, and the total quantity
•• • ss purchased amounted to 8001., and Madame
• 'eel the whole of it, and home time afterwards she
' • that it had been pawned at some shop in the Strand.
of the letters she received from • William" he
•-; '•.y urged her to redeem this lace, but she declined to
Ile also requested her to destroy the letters that
"sel eta to her, and was particularly anxious to know
s • ,he bad communicated with her family in refer-
• the affair. In the month of August, 1868, the
m ,us m toll her thud diamond,' would be required for the
es • , 1.4 her marriage with Lord Ranelagh, and she
sismussd time mane of Mr. Pike, a jeweller in Bond-
'"'t h• supply them. She said that a necklace and a
h",tust would he required, and they were ordered of Mr.
.ke : and when he brought them the prisoner fitted them
-Ise, hems said inquired bow she liked them. The price for
noile ornaments was 1,3641., and as winless had no ready

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