The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENECO, JANUARY 11, 1861.

some witnesses (ere called on behalf of the prisoners
Ventris and Chapman, who gave them a good character.
Mr. Justice Blackburn then summed up the case, and the
jun-, at twenty-five minutes past three o'clock, retired to
deliberate upon their verdict.
During their absence another jury was sworn, and the
prisoner Lewis Robert Poole was placed 1111011 e at the bar to
take his trial for misdemeanour, in having um: omitted wilful
and corrupt perjw, upon the oecesiou of his examination
before the Cceumneioner in Bankruptcy. _
Serjeant Ballantine was specially retained in this case, as
in the former, with Mr. Harrison and Mr. Holl, to conduct
the prosecution ; Mr. Best and Mr. Poland appeared for the
defendant.

This charge arose out of the same facia as those deposed
to upon the former trial. The allegation of perjury anst
the defendant was that upon his examination in the Bank-
ruptcy Court, after the adjudication of bankruptcy, he
■wore that he had not removed any goods from the ware-
house, and was not cognisant of the fact that any were re-
moved, except those that were sent to Mr. Pearce for the
purpose of raising money to pay the wages of the work-
people.
Before any evidence was gone into, the jury in the former
case, who had been absent about half an hour, returned into
court, and delivered is verdict of Guilt!, against all the pri-
soners.

- Mr. Metcalfe intimated that he intended to submit some
pointe of law in arrest of judgment.
Mr. Justice Blackburn said he did not intend to pass Ben-
UDC, at that moment, and the learned counsel would have
an opportunity of can,idering the course he should adopt.
The charge of perjury was then proceeded with. The
proceedings in the bankruptcy of the defendant and his
partner were put in, and also the minutes of his examina-
tion in the Bankruptcy Court on the 26th of September and
the 12th of October. It appeared by these minutes that he
then swore that he wee not cognizant of the removal of any
portion:of his property, except that which was sent to Mr.
Pearce, and upon which be advanced money to pay the
wages of the workmen.
Mr. Van Sendai, the solicitor for the prosecution, proved
that he was present when the defendant was examined, and
heard him make the statements upon which the charge of
perjury was founded.
In answer to questions put by Mr. Bad, Mr. Van Sandau
stated that he conducted these prosecutions by the direction
of the assignees, and with the sanction of the Court of
BffinkruMr. =ea. id he believed that the witness was the person
whe gave Mr. Dawson into custody.
Mr. Van Sandau said that he was.

Mr. Beet inquired by whose authority he took this step?
Mr. Van %Mau replied that he did so entirely upon his
own authority, and upon his own notions of what was
correct.

Beard, the witness who was examinedan the per
case, was then SWOII3, and he repeated his former tes-
timony with regard to the van and cart load of goods being
removed to the residence of Chapman at Kingsthorpe, with
the knowledge of the defendant. He also proved that he
took other parcels of good. to the house of a man named
Dillingham, who resided near Northampton, where they
were subsequently discovered by the messenger from the
Bankruptcy Court.
At the close of the cromexamination of this witness the
trial wee adjourned, but as the charge wu only one of mis-
demeanour the jury were allowed to go to their homes, the
learned juJge giving them directions not to confer with any
one upon the subject of the case.