The Express.
London, England, 1857-11-04 00:00:00

07 Pltollolll 07 MAIIIIIIOI.

'MY Walnut, who bed been a master maltose, lately
med., of the hrtg Laing, from Bunderlead to Bt. Petersburg,
aggilsd to be discharged from prem.
-M",;gibod opposed for Mir Eleanor Brewster Bartel,
the credttor, for the damages and costa in an action
for breech mise of marriage. Mr. Used stipvorted.
Ths ,gs in the action Bahia v.Wlnte ' were put
in u evidence. It appeared that the writ waa eased in
April and the cause tried in May when the insolvent alleged
that be WA absent from England. Miss Dalciel had lived
with her father who was a Olio'. butcher at Newcastle, and
oa the trial several letters written by the insolvent were reed.
It wee alleged that only a abort acquaintance had notated
batmen the insolvent and the opposing creditor. The jury
gave a verdict for 601., and the costa were just over BW. The
only other creditor in the schedule was fora balance of law
come on his pert in the action.
Mr. ffargood complained of the damages, and that the
insolvent, who had made no offer, had determined not to pay
one shilling.
Mr. Reed relied on the abort acquaintance of to parties,
and the abeam of any real damage to the tidy by the insol-
vent's refusal.

The Chief *Commissioner said the cue flood before the
court on the hue fart 14 the verdict by the jury. The action
wee for breach of promise of marriage, and considering the
position of the insolvent the damage, were to a heavy
mount. _ _

Hie Honour have a Jedgment of seven months at the ndt
of Wu Diana from the Tuning artier on the ard Septenktme.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

OLD DOUBT.—Nov. 3.
(Before the Recorder.)
Beale
Mei
Ca Battle% vse balloted for • Idoedesseeeetelt urat
therise Harding.
Mr. Neigh prosecuted , Mr. Metcalfe &fouled the Tatassr.
The pease .M la this case was the daughter of a penes
is boebie draseelesess who obtained ha liesillesed
Wisp Weeps, ad the palates, was ose-of the Isdeare
Yr hoer. Thee vas Ws peseMertey ta the ere, Am the
pressteleb, trite le thiny yam &I, wee both dui GM dolt,

land her evidence was Intsnweted to the court and jury, appa-
rawly with very great bulky; by Mr. Downing, the Sects-
:lt:he Deaf and Dumb Ins'itution. According to her
she was alone in the house with the prisoner,
sad having gone into hie bedroom in the morning to
clean It up, and perform the necessary domestic ofli
not knowing that be was there at the time, he laid bold ws,
of
her, and committed the offence imputed to him by the pre.
sent indictment. It appeared that immediately her mother
returned she told her what had happened, and the prisoner
woe taken into custody.
The defence set up was that the prosecutris was a consent-
ing party to what took place, and witnesses were celled who
spoke to her having committed redone act. of indecency
upon several occasions with other lodgers in the hones.
The jury returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
John Brooks, 27, Caroline Riehardson, 38, and Harriet
Peach, 21, were indicted for • burglary in the dwelling-hones
of John Coleman, and stealing 2301. in gold and bank notes,his property.
.Itr Poland conducted the prosecution; Mr. Harks de-
fended Brooke and Peach; and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Sharpe I
were counsel for the other prisoner.
The prosecutor to the landlord of the King's Anna public-
boemeAr ietlng-houne-lene, Peckham, and it appeared that
the In question was committed on the let of Bey
timber. n the afternoon of that day the prosecutor hale
way considerable nun of money in gold end note. in a bag
and • box in a drawer in his bedroom, and about six o'clo&
be went there and eaw that the money was all oafs He went
up again shortly after nine, and he then found that the
drawer had been forced open, and the whole of the
Mobs. The trrltlerms against the prisoners was ectair J

rharticter. It ippeared that all 'the
pleases were in the habit of frequenting the
prosecutor's house, and that Brooks was In the
ot the bar shortly before the robbery moat
have been committed, end that the other two prisoners
were also In the neighbourhood, and two *Unseats who
lived opposite the King's Arras swore very poeitively that
about eight o'clock on the evening of the robbery they taw
the prbaner Brooks in the prosecutor's bedroom with a
ate In hie band. From inquiries that were made it turned
out that Brooks and Peach cohabited together, and that al-
most immediately after the robbery they made purchased of
jewellery to the amount of 601., and thb jewellery was found
in their peeseesiun when they were taken into custody. With
regard to the prisoner Richardson, evidence waa given that
she was teen coming away from the back of the prosecutor's
premises on the night of the robbery, end that when the
atertenwtsowlterchtestntnito MrahlrPf"" es"
P""n some money to
make her defence, and that she then mirth, a sort of admis-
sion that she was concerned in the robbery and bad part of
the proceeds.
The jury found Brooks and Richardson Guilty of steeling
the money, and Acquitted Pesch.
The Recorder sentenced Brooks, who had been before con-
victed of felony, to six years penal servitude, and Richard-
eon to be kept to bard labour for 12 months.