The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-09 00:00:00

LAW INTICIALIGENCL

(THU DAY.)

COURT OF ARCHES.
(Before Sir It. PhiUlmer', Dean of Arches.)
~riv r. MACHOO93III—THR ST. ALRAIIR CHURCH CAE&
This oat came again before the court this morning. It
,•'l nmembereil that during the previous days of sitting
t:tephens, eloborately opened the Case on behalf
the promoter, and at the close of his address the court
..ourned over the Christmu vacation.
,• Dean of Arches, on taking his seat this morning,
e bad to express his regret at a circnrastanos which
Irma since the last sitting of the court, the death
• Charles, one of the junior counsel in the case, a
• •:,nl.lll of great ability and of greet promise in his pro-
.
eniffidge, Q.C., then proceeded with the case on the
31.
the promoter. He said be had to invite some further
. • of
out, although his learned friend Mr. Stephens had
‘a. only crumbs and fragments to deal with. Be
, „kegs') would lay down four propositions on
he should ground his argument. 1. He contended
• t the various acts which were charged in those
against Ur. Machonochie were either
2. proved
That
~,r,, admitted to have been done.
various acts so proved and admitted were
;acla and all unlawful. 3. That they were unlawful beconee
.h,e were matters prohibited by the law, or were unrecog.
:o.olhr the law. 4. That in these matters the absence
• authority was presence of prohibition.
There is every probability that the case will lairt during
11., whole of the dz. days which the Dean of Arches has
apart for it.

COURT OF BANIERrPTCY.
(Before Dlr. Commisrioner Winslow.)
IN HZ neausos.
Thi. Ira, a sitting fur examination and discharge under
flu. third hankmptcy of George Henry de Strabolgie Neville
Planwenet Ilrrison, who is described as of 48, Bedford-
seywourxtreet, and elsewhere, genealogist and
. hi. caming on busineee in the name of
Philippe. The bankrupt attributes his difficulties
1.,,,eb in business, and having been served with • bank-
' ummeua The debts are 2651.; against assets, 262/-
.
...„ being a claim upon Mr. Piggott, of The Green, Bich
1, for searching for his tree. There is also • debt
. • returned as doubtful
l'rance, for the assignee, offered no opposition. He
tl it wire anticipated that something would be received
the debts due to bankrupt's estate.
.t creditor for V. 10s. for books supplied to
thathet bankruhe
pt
nniosel and was told by the bankrupt one of t
q..totiental ho bad made was a lie. The creditor
oom-
its. Honour said that he could not allow a witness to be
'..alte.l and as the bankrupt did not know bow to be-
, himself the sitting would be adjourned for two
xthi.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(THIS DAY.)

(refore Mr. J. Payne, Deputy-Andstant Judge.)
It I 'AMY° wiIt*SYBIRY.LIZR.
: 33, was indicted for breaking and enter-
'hop and stealing therein an umbrella and other
the property of Francis Roan.
rppotred from information that James Hickson,
urgaust 48, received, he went to a shop adjoin-
,. mene outhouses at the corner of Exeter-
t, Chelsea, on the morning of the 24th of December.
Wat admitted and passed through and out of a ware-
..,-, there to the roof of a inarine store shop, which woe
unoccupied at night, but it belonged to Mr. Roan, the
He found several slstes had been re-
front the roof, and a portion of the wood-
or rafters bad also been removed. When he
t to the room be saw the primer's head and
lers just peeping through the joists, upon
...lA, he immediately szed him. Another policeman
by that time arrived at the outside of the house, when
..kson called out to him to burst the door open as ho
i. heved there was some one in the shop. He did so, but
i. re was no one there. Rattles were sprung dot er
itti.t..bles cowing up the prisoner jumped from a wall 12feet
into the street. He was then taken to the station-
when he said it was all owing to the drink, but be
.. perfectly sober.
2t41 B, said on this morning he met the
and two other men in the New-road, near Exeter-
t net, and he then went on his beat. He had not been long
:hem when he beard a cry of " Police,"uponwhich he went
lo Mr. Roan's, a marine store dealer, and bunt open the
,liwp door. He took the prisoner to the station-house, and
there found marks of mud upon the wall of the shop,
o hideous made some person climbing up. by Two or
throe hours afterwards on a dust-bin near the place be
iound an umbrella, Dutch osen, leather bag, and other
:,rtiche which hail been stolen from the prosecutor's pre-
lenolim: to the conclusion that the prisoner bail
:Ade a previous visit. This bin was about twelve yards
'rum the prosecutor's premises on the opposite side of the

net.
:eorge Ilignell, agrocer, living at Exeter-street, Chelsea,
el at 9 o'clock this morning he heard some one on
o+.l of the adjoining house, which was occupied by
marine store dealer. He saw one man on
• roof taking tiles off, and then he got down and
,eitt away. About ten minutes afterwards he NM two
n come to the place, get on to the roof, and remove
....more tiles, but it was too dark for him to see their
s. They banded something down outside the wall,
whichwent away aml the other got inside.
Roan said he was a marine store dealer, 21i,
l'helees. Ho did not sleep there, but lived at
F....ter-street, Chelsea. The articles produced were
•-. is hail put them in the rafters of the shop mome
• • e a.m. He had put them just below where the hole
a, ode in the roof.
prisoner was found Guilt..
. Payne sentenced him to 18 months' imprisonment
Lord labour.
THE FOLIOS COURTS.