The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-09 00:00:00

tetra• Na. 01111M110MICS EVANS.
In as Powirms.

Vets Woe tits WI amealaatioa_metaiatt to the owe of W.
Foamll, ,ilk-waralemoessa. alMeathesiold. No smuts
being elect as alliammeat was samemy. His Oboe aro
odd to be about OM, saalusivest a lop Ewa claimed by
Moan. Young NA Co.. of Watifait•least. Tao onto are
estimated at between 1.0001. sod 1,5004
Mr. Rodeos, of Baeideeebary, "" -
the flat

W solicitor Roder

flTTlfenkrapt underwent a private examination of some
length, dm object of which was understood to be to elicit
inkomation foe the guidaaas of the maigases with respite to
ths skim of Mesas. Young sad Co., also with norms to
areas goods kstd by atm, whisk tho .assignees contend
belong to ths .state.
Ti. last examination was adjourned for thres weeks.

INSOLVENT DEBTOR' COURT.—YISTEIDAL
Biro= TUE Cuw CeentempoNsia.
IN !KZ MAIMoP CRAILLOITZ KOPICH.--SINOULAJA
.CAIIIII.

This insolvent, a asnl.d woman, was opposed by Mr.
Duman, fee Maus. Baythold, sarneons, and supported by
Mr. Cooke. It appeared that the insolvent bad been 12
meths hi Whiteaosestrest Prison, as well as her husband,
. .

Aden Hoven, at the suit of the °Among ',editors, to whoni
she Ind node herself liable for her hubent Kopeck, who
had started • train association for California, was Cs-
eltarpd under the •et • short time back. Terme had been
offered to the oppoidag creditor, on the part diary. Kopeck,
sad they bad base sensed.
Mr. D•nna said than Ina soloist' to nations the insol-
vent's imprisostant, she bad suffered enough, and all be
required ass some evidence respecting annuities granted to
her.

It was elicited on 'unload= that she had been married
several times. fibs was first married to a Captain Shaw.
She had an annuity granted to her by the Deka of Bruns-
wick of 2001., which was continued to be paid till 1839. She
was divorced from Captain Shaw, and had an annuity from
him of 1001., which was her present income. The annuity
from the Duke of Brunswick was the subject of a suit in
Chancery, and was still in litigation.
Mr. Duncan thought the Insolvent should set aside a pan
of the annuity'of 1001. for hoe sreditors.
Mr. Cooke objected to sash a course. If the annuity
passed to the creditors, it wad be obtained for them.
The Chief Coandsaimase W so power under the Pri-
soners' Act to maks we es mks se mked. The insolvent
had been • Tug long time la grim, and misht now he dis-
charged. The lowliest was asssedlasly discharged.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
HOME CIRCUIT.-KINGSTON, APRIL 8.
Mr. Justice Maul* did not sit to•day, as was originally
arranged. owing to his lordship's state of indivosition, and
Billet Justice Wilde was Gamed during the whole day in
his emit with the farther proceedings in the canoe of
Wheeler v the Bishop of Wieester, and it is expected to
occupy another day before the ease will be brought to a
efteluslon.

NORFOLK ClRCUlT.—Noswica, APRIL 8.
Tan Dian Benz Ito
Bath courts, civil and criminal, were engagrd during the
whole of Saturday in cuss which involved points of public
interest. Late in the 'eosin,, however, the prisoners Rix
and Senior, who had confessed themselves guilty or the Dis,
Bask robbery, were brought up before the Lord Chief
Bares to receive judgment.
His la,rdship, in addressing the prisoners, said—Blofield
John Riz and Henry Senior, you stead convicted upon
admissions made by yourselves on your trial, that you were
guilty of the offence charged upon you. You were, however,
at the very moment of your confession, or the admission on
your part, strongly recommended to mercy by the prosecu-
tor, who professed to have no ill-will towsr4s either of you,
bat professed to have been—up to a certain period—faith-
fully served by beth of you, and from whom, as well as
from the counsel, I collect that you had before, and up to
that time, enjoyed a good reputation. You appear to have
moved in a society that would make any punishment of any
sort to you one of cotsidereble severity, end in considering
the punishment due to this offence—presented to me without
any circumstances of aggravation, end sppeariag nakedly
before me, es it has done coupled also with the rec,mmen•
datlon on the part of the prosecutor—l think I may well
listen to such suggestions of mercy as would naturally occur
even to my own mind, and especially with refereoce to
Um station of lite that you have filed a station
which renders every hour of imprisonment ono of :great
suffering, coupled as it must be with all the restraints
and ell the penal consequences of such a punish.
meet, and which might make life intoli Table if you
were visited with that severity which the law might require,
if it appeared that there were any dark, any bad and wicked
features in the offence beyond three which the indictment
discloses. Under the circumstances, therefore, of your being
strongly recommended to mercy by the prosecutor, I feel
myself justified in passing upon you, John Blofield Rix, the
sentence of imprisonment for 18 calendar months, and upon
you, Henry Senior, that you be imprisoned for the space of
12 alendar monshs, and that you both be kept to hard
labour during the periods of your respective imprison.
ments.

On receiving this sentence, the elder prisoner, Rix, ap-
peared, as he had hitherto doe e, perfectly unmoved, but
Senior seemed much affected. The court then adjourned.
On Sunday morn:ng the Lord Chief B►ron left the city,
and to-day (Monday) only one court has been sitting.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

CHARGES AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.

Richatd in elderly person of gentlemanly
appearance, surrendered to take his trial upon an indictment
for mindemeanour.

--MrialTurti;a;proseetted, and Mr. Perry appeared for
the defendant.

Mr. 11;11an;ine, in his address to the jury, said he regretted
very much to be compelled to prosecute a person in the pail.
dos of the prisoner who, he be was a clergyman of the
Church of England, for an offence of this description, but at
the same time he was afraid that when they had heard the facts
of the case it would be impossible for them to ovate to any
other confusion than that the offence with which the priso-
ner was charged was clearly made out.
Mr. W. Smith deposed that he we. a wine merchant, car
eying on business in Leitwasr-equarir, and was acquaintid
with the prisoner. On the 12th of February, 1849, the pri
sour produced a cheque for 21. upon Meru. Drummond
and Co , signed by himself, end asked him to cash it, and he
according) y gave him the amount. The cheque was pre-
sentul and it turned out that the prisoner kept no amount
at the bank.

-ii Mr. iarry—llad known the prisoner for some years,
and was on very friendly tums with him. If he had asked
him to lend him the amount, he should certainly hare
done so.

Tiolut Co:, cushier, at Messrs. Drummond's, deposed
that the prisoner kept no amount at their bossy, and when
the cheque in question was presented he wrote upon it to
that effect. _

.-- ---
By Mr. Parry—He knew that the planer kept no ae-
omit with the bank, Sim having exuained the books. The
books were not here.

Mr. Parry----WbMitied that the books themselves ought to
have been produced.
Mr. Beßastin* contended that there was quite sufficient
prima facie evidence to go to the jury. If the books bad
been produced they would only prove a uon•esloting fact,
which wu quite as dearly established by the evidence of the
tritium, _ _

fireeMeeorder said the ease must to the jury.
Mr. Parry accordingly addressed them for the defence.
He said he was sure they would not blame him for endea-
vouring to reuse the unrirrtunate gentleman at the bar,
who hod been truly described by his learned friend as a
clergyman of the church of Ragland, from the degrading
=in which he stood at the present moment. The
ociansel then remarked upon the circumstanoss
of the cue, and the fact, that the prosecutor would have
lent the prisoner the looney U he had asked him, without the
cheque brine at all resorted to ; sad he earnestly called upon
the toy, if they could find grosad for reasonable doubt as
to • intention of the printer, that they would give him
the benefit of that doubt, and acquit him.
The Recorder having summed up, the jury deliberated
for a short time, and they then wished to be informed of the
reason why the charge had art been brought forward before
the present time t
Mr. Ballasting amid the prosecutor was not desirous to
prefer soy charge. The prisoner was in custody upon some
other matter, sad Mr. Smith was summoned by the
sauistrate.
The prosecutor was recalled, and, in answer to • question
put by the court, he said that he did not see the prisoner
from the period when the offence was committed till he was
In custody ; but he might have done so if he had pleased.
The jury, after a short further deliberation, returned a
verdict of Not Guilty.
The prisoner was then charged upon another indictment,
with obtaining money by false pretences.
Ia this case it appeared that the prisoner went to the
Sabloniare Hotel, in Leicester-square, accompanied by a
lady, and hating dined he tendered in payment a cheque.
which was made payable at Messrs. Currie end Co.'s, and
received 41. 15e. 2d. change. It turned out that the cheque
was altogether fictitious.
Mr. Parry took some ingenious objections to the Indict.
runt, founded upon the form of the cheque, but they were
overruled by the court.
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty.
The prisoner was then charged upon • third indictment,
with an offence of the same character.
It appeared in Ude eau that he had gone to Marabou's
Hotel, P.ccedilly, and having rua up a bill of 31. 3e. 64.,
he gave a cheque for 144 13e. Id., and being known se •
onstoeur of the house, no suspicion was entertained, end the
difference was banded over to hies, the cheque, as in the
other eases, turning out to be of no value.
The „jury again round the prisoner Guilty.
Mr. &Maurine stated that there were solos than 13 other
charges of a similar character %Mast him.
Judgment was respited.

THE POLICE COURTS.
GUILDHALL.
TIM WAG= or • SKIRT 11•ILIta —Mr. Savage, a slop
shin Filar, oboes wareamee is in Gene lane, wee sum
Nome for 91., being the Wenn let espa•ti to Mr.. Wails
of 2., for making three cotton Mir s
Mr. Savage gave feemplaisent three shirts to make, in the
sethenteadisi that they were to be well dose for Bd. per
shirt. Whew they wen delivered at the warehome lashed,
Mr. Bangs South fault with them, and deferred gamest.
The husband of the complaisant subsequently called, when
la. Bd. woe headed to bins, the remainder being withheld
on seerunt of certain alterations having been made, and
which Mr. Savage stated was Id. leas than he had been
obliged to pay. He also stated that Mn. Willis had ob•
toned the work from him by fen representations.
The Alderman said he was surprised to see any tradesman
of London, who only paid 81. for mak ng a shirt, efedoet
Lag 3d, from so smell a rensuseratios, eve. supposing the
work required re doing. He said it was disgraceful to any
respectable tradesmen to waste bin own time and that of the
complainant by disputing such a mfr rag amount se 9J. He
ordered the money to be paid, with expenses ; and said
diet, if the deenclaut acted u he ought to do, he would re•
moments the complainant Iv her loss of time.