The Express.
London, England, 1861-09-05 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1861.

flab intelligence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Serr. 4.
(Before XL Oocurnissioner Holroyd.)
U NM- I'ON.

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This was also • meeting for the appointment of assignees.
The bankrupt, Raymond D'Arcey Newton, was described as
advertising agent and "dealer in newspupers," of Warwick-
ispuire. The bankrupt came to this court on his own pe-
tition on the 21st of August, alleging his assets would pro-
duce upwards of 1501. The following was the statement :
By India Other, 150/.•' London and North Western Railway,
.101.; sundry other good debts about 501.; household fur-
niture, book'', and china, expected to produce, if sold by
auction, at loud 3001., making a total of 530/. A memo-
r.indum states that therein no encumbrance on this property
beyond a bill of wile for 2791., but no one in possession, and
that there is about 151. due for rent. Thu act of trading
was proved by Mr. M'1)owall, the clerk to the bankrupt.
Mr. lAweance, of the firm of Messrs. Lawrence, Flews,
and Borer, appeared as solicitor to the proceedings.
The approximate statement of Mr. &fiery shows debts
between 7,0011 f. and 8,0091. ; assets about 1,0001. The fol-
lowing are among the newspapers who are creditors for
advertisements :—Bill's Ahsenjer, the Cusitriao,Svransea,
the Cark Constiletion, the Daily News, the Economist, the
Olds, the Glnsonc Adr, rtiser, the Edinburgh Brining
awrant, the Liverpool General Adrertiarr, Manchester
Examiner, Morning Herald, Standard, Star, Daily Tele-
graph, and sundry country newspapers, about 200 f.
Suffery was chosen asdgnee and an allowance of
3/.l,'r. per week granted the bankrupt.

NIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before Mr. %luteley, Q.C.)

Ann Taylor' 19, wu indicted for stealing a gold watch
And other articics, value 141., the property of Michael Ed.
wanl Kirby, in a dwelling-house.
Mr. F. H. Lewis prosecuted; Mr. Kemp was for the
defence.

The prosecutor stated that he was a clerk, and resided at
17, Devonshire-read, Holloway. On the morning of the
2fith August he met the primmer and another girl in the
Haymarket, and went borne with them to 29, York-street.
He went to bed with the prisoner, the other girl being in the
room, and put hie watch under the pillow. On awaking be
found then' both gone ;bis watch haul been taken from under
the pillow, his umbrella, purse, pencil-case, knife, and earth
were also miming. He then Lowe information to the police,
and the prisoner was apprehended, and in bee possession
were a locket, which had been attached to thewatch, sod his
penknife. The prisoner said be had given her the things
in teed of money, but he denied it, sa be Maid oho and her
comp,.nion took him home at his request for love.
Dcaglas, 44 11, took the prisoner into custody. She said
she was a fool, and did take the watch, awl had the locket
in her purse, but the prosecutor haul given it to her instead
of money. Her companion had not been found.
The jury found her Guilty, and she was sentenced to hard
labour for one month

Crarford. alias Toemer, alias Harding, 2i;
Blizabath &herb., alias Crowther; and Henry Slam, alias
Terrier, 14, brother of the first named prisoner, were in-
dicted for stealing from the prima of Susan Bayley.
Mr. Dickie prosecuted.
The prosesutrix, it appeared, went to see the female
Blondin's performance on the rope across the rivi ron the
12th of August, and while standing near the entrance to
Creinorne.gardens, her pocket was picked of money, a
handkerchief, a pair of gloves, Ike., by the younger prisoner,
the others ailing, by "covering" hini in his operations.
Stagg was apprehended, and an him was found a duplicate.
Sergeant White, who was on duty at the place in plain
clothes at the time, went to an address that was upon it, and
found the prosecutrix, who identified the ticket as part of
the property she had been robbed of, and the other articles
stolen were found upon him. The ei idence clearly proved
that the other prianuers were acting in concert with him.
The jury found all three Guilty, and it was then
proved that Crawford had suffered four years Reuel send.
Lode, baring been before then convicted, and also since his
return. The female had been sentenced to 12 months for
highway robbery, and the boy had not been convicted
before, but had been led and tutored by his brother in a
course of thieving. It was stated that the elder prironer
had got his young brother out of a situation to send hint out
pocket picking.
His lordship said it would be impnasible to overrate the
enormity of the crime of the prisoner Crawford, who had
taken away his own brother and trained him up as a thief,
himself no doubt receiving the plunder. He should pass
upon him a revere sentence as an example, which was that
be be kept in penal servitude for 10 years. As to the
female, the sentence upon her was two years' bard labour,
and with reaped to the boy the nowt would adopt a course
I which, it was hoped, would make a man of him. The sea-
' hence upon hint was two months' imprisonment, and three
years in a reformatory.
Mr. Dickie said lie thought the conduct of the officers in
the came—Sergeant White, 16 D, and Ackrill, 4d F—very
creditable to them.

Ho lordship said, if he had the power, he should order a
reward, and he felt bound to say that the officer, Sergeant
White, had, as he always did, given his evidence in a clear
and creditable manner, and he deserved praise for the way
in which he had conducted this clue.

Anti Watson, 30, end Ann Johnson, 2t), were indicted for
unlawfully attempting fraudulently to obtain trout the
Rev. Alfred filtrugnell the sum of 2a. 6d. ; also for
stealing as umbrella, the property of John Barfoot
ILlartill, and a cape and pelisse, the property of Phiebe
Andrews and Win. John Fryer.
The prisoners, it appeared, went about asking for assist-
ance to get one another into the Lying-in Hospital, pre-
tending that they were very poor and expected confinement
hourly, and wanted necemary clothing. The Rev. Mr.
Strugnell. of 43, Corey-street, paid 2s. 6d. for a cab to take
them to the hospital, but they got out at Fetter-lane and
walked off. The thefts were committed, one at Mr. Cartill's,
miwn, 57. Berners-street, Oxford-street. where they
applied fur a letter for the hospital, and took the things out
of the hall ; and the other at Mr. Garrett's, 43,Corey-street,
where they went on the same pretence.
They were found Guilty. Wilson was sentenced to six
and Johnson to twelve months' hard labour.

Rile,, Wilfinnrs, 30. was indicted for stealing a watch, the
property of Mannirst Mason, from bar person.
Mr. Gresham prosecuted ; Mr. Pater defended.
The prueecutrix, a hay living in Duke.street, Grosvenor-
square, was walking in Park-street, when she was accosted
by the prisoner and • man with whom ehe was walking
arm-in•nrro, nod they asked the way to Paddington station.
While she was directing them the man twisted her watch off
the chain. and they Loth ran away. The prisoner was over-
taken in Orchard-street, but she declared she had never
wen the prosecutrix at all.
The jury found her Guilt!, and it was proved that she
was well known, and had beet convicted.

The Icarnel Judge add it was neceuary in the interest
of the public to pus severe 'costumes on those who corn•
mitted these during street robberies, and therefore the pri-
soner must go to peo■l servitude for four years.
SEOOND COURT.
(Before Mr. Payee.)
Williaue Edmards, 20, a clerk, and Aea Pullen. 31.
were indicted fur unlawfully sad imleeeatly erpcoiag them
selves cm Primrose-hill.

on a technical objection r aimed by
Mr. Cooper, their counsel.
Mr. Gresham prosecuted.

William Wilr, 38, gilder, and Susan York, 34, wore io.
dieted fur a like offence, committed on Primrose-hill.
In this case the defendants were convicted. Tho details
are unfit for publication.
The learned Judge said it was a COM which should be
made an example of. He sentenced Wills to six weeks,
and York to three weeks', hard labour.

Jahn 3141,5, 59, and Jane Melee, 49, his wife, were in-
dicted for stealing two sheets, the property of George
Wilson.

Mr. Park prosecuted.
The female prisoner was employed by the prosecutor, a
cowkeeper at Tottenham, to look after a house in which his
aisterdirlaw lived. Ilissisteriulaw died on the 24th of
August, and the sheets the prisoners were charged with
stealing were taken off the corpse. They were detected
leaving the house with the bundle, and the female prisoner
said the things bad been given to her by the deceased.
They were found Guilty, and the learned Judge said it was
a most Ungraceful offence, and sentenced them each to six
mouths' hard labour.

Mare Ann Edwards, 23, dressmaker, was indicted for
stealing from the person of Sarah Sheppard • purse contain-
ing money, the property of Edward Shepp.irkl.
Mr. Tindal Atkinson prosecuted for the London Cseeral
Omnibus Company, instructedriblt Heard.
This was a case of pocket • in an omnibus. It oc-
curred io an omnibus in the it -road, and when the pri-
soner had got the purse out of the pocket, she stopped the
omnibus at the corner of Sidney-street., and was going away
when the prosecutris found she had been robbed, and told
the conductor, who fetched her back, and took her to the
Angel, Islington. She resumed her seat in the omnibus,
and dropped the purse on the matting. The conductor had
his eye upon her in consequence of a communication made
to him at the Bank when she got in. She gave a false
address, and it was proved that she was a regular omnibus
thief. . .

:ills was found aviltg ; ►nd
The learned Judge sentenced her to six yearn' penal
servitude.

Jona Sultana, 29, was convicted of unlawfully wounding
John fipillatt with a hook, after a previous conviction for •
like offence.

Ha was saatebeed to 18 months' had labour.

A RIMS SKIMINANT SHOT IN SNETD PANIC,
Bnirrot..—On Monday the Mb coropany of the Bristol
Volunteer Corps assembled at Sneyd-park for target prac-
tice, but • serious accident happened to one of the paid
sergeants who was engaged in 'lurking. It appears that
Sergeant Frost was in the act of raising the " cease firing"
flag, when • bullet from • rifle came is contact with the
mantlet, and, rebounding, passed right through the palm of
his right baud. The poor fellow wee immediately atteeded
to by his comrades ; and al=the wound wee • wiry
serious one, he walked to the of Mr. gore, surgeon
to the corps, in Parketreet. That gentleman eoseidisred
the case one for the inarmary, and forthwith directed him
to proceed to that laseitatioe. The serprat seeordiagly
islet them sad was speedily attended to.