The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-16 00:00:00

APPEALS.

The court sat yesterdaiiiiifieGMldhall, Westminster. to
hear appeals. there were present the Assistant-Judge, Mr.
H. H. Harwood, Mr. Glossop, Mr. W. I'. Bodkin, Mr.
GoodLert, Mr. E. W. Cox, Major Lyon, Dr. Bateman, Mr.
Fletcher, Mr. Wyatt, Frere, and Mr. Waruer.

Siegfied Simon appealed against an order of Mr. Knox,
the police magistrate, for the restoration of some property,
and a conviction for being in possession of property sus-
pecUid to have been unlawfully obtained.
Mr. Serjea.it &Hauling (specially retained) a
with Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Taylor. for the appellant ; Mr. rd.
jeant Parry (specially retained) and Mr. Poland appeared in
support of the conviction ; the counsel for the appellant
were instructed by Mr. Vann.
The facts of this case were fully detailed when it was be-
fore the police-court. The appellant was a wholesale boot
and leather factor, of Talents-street, Hackney. and he
purchased some leather and skins from • person who had
obtained them upon the credit of cheques which proved to
be worthless. The appellant purchased them at leas than
cost price, but stated from whom he received them. That
person was not to he found hut the transaction, it was
urged on the appellant's behalf, was one in the due and
ordinary course of trade, although be had purchased the
things at the reduced price. On the point that the con.
viction and order did not come within the meaning of the
section of the act under which it was made, the decision
of the magistrate was reversed, and the appeal allowed.
Mr. Arnold, • pawnbroker, of lid, Shoreditch, appealed
against a conviction by Mr. Leigh for en offence, under the
Pawnbrokers Act, sec. 11, in receiving a verge watch with-
out the outer case in pawn, alleged to be in "process of
manufacture." _ _

Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the appellant ; Mr. T. Atkinson
supported the conviction.
The facts were very simple.
Mr. Samuels, a watchmaker in Charterbouee.square, had
a person in his employ who bad to make up and finish
parts of watches, but instead of returning them to his
master in the due and proper course, be pawned them. The
one in question be pawned at Arnold a, and received& ticket,
on which it was described as " part of a watch," the outer
case being wanting. With that exception the watch was
complete, and in going order, in fact going to
time when it was pledged, and it was con-
tended therefore that it was not ~ in process" of manufae.
tare, but a pawoable article, such as pawnbroker received
every day. The watch had beer sent to be cleaned aod re-
wind. Other came were pending the decision in this.
The court confirmed the conviction, with 5/. coats against
the appellant, considering the watch in it. incomplete date
to be an article in process of manufacture, and that there.
fore the receipt of such an article in pawn was an offence
within the meaning of the section of the statute.
Two bastardy cases were disposed of, and the court
adjourned.

THE POLICE_ COURTS.
11A.NSION-HOUSE.

• Ernest Martina, • relic man, describing himself se •
merchant, carrying on business at 14, Union-court, Old
Brood-street, ass brought before the Lord Mayor, charged
pith obtaining • quantity of starch and glue from E. Four-
aide, of Paris, under false pretences.
Mr. Beard attended to support the charge against the
prisoner ' • and M.. Wootner appeared for the defence.
Mr. Beard said the prisoner had been to Paris and ob-
tained • quantity of goods, to the amount of about 2501., in
payment of which he had gives' the prosecutor oertain pieces
of paper purporting to be bills of exchange, two of which
were accepted in the name of Leslie and Co. and one io
Gibson and Co. The bills had been presented, and Megan.
Leslie bad said the bills were not accepted by them, and no
such fine as Gibson and Co. could be found.

Mr. Goodman said the trepan:tics having taken place in
Paris the Ulm pretence could not le gone into, but
if the bills were given in London, it would be a question
if they were forgeries or cot.
The prosecutor then stated that he had supplied goods to
the prisoner to the amount of 6,000 frame (240/4, and that
the prisoner bad given hint the three bills produced in
London.

Mr. Wootner crom-examined the prosecutor at consider-
able length, and be mid that he had received the bill on
Gibson and Co. in London, in February Met, and took it
with him to Pads ; he sent it to London to his interpreter
a few daysafter to he presented when it was due. He had
sot presented the bills himself, they were taken by his in-
terpreter, who had told him he could not find such a name
as Gibson.

Mr. Wontner asked if the interpreter was in the court,
and the witoeu replied he was cot.
Mr. Wontner then said th►t under those circumstances

he thought there wee no ;i111[1;1; that the bill had been
presented.
The Lord Mayor said there was no proof that the bill was
a forgery. _
Mr. Hoard suggested that the prisoner should be re-
manded, end admitted to bail, as be said be had been so
recently instructed that he had not time to make the
necessary inquiries.
The Lord Mayor dui not think be should be justified in
even taking that course, but if hereafter any proof could
be brought that the prisoner hail done that which would
bring him within the °pasties of the criminal law, he could
be again brought before him.
The prisoner was then discharged.
Mr. Bmill applied that two bills of lading for eight casks
of glue and coo cask of oil, which were found on the pri-
soner, should be kept in the bands of the police, as the goods
beenhail : identified by the prosecutor.
The Lord Mayor said he could make no order.
GUILDHALL

We have rsceived the following note :—" 10, Huggin.
lane, Wood-street, Nov. 15, 1861.—Sir,—In justice to one
on whom at present only suspicion rests, will you do me the
favour to correct an error in your police report of the 14th.
You say the charge was for nearly 501.. whereas the prose.
cutor has Dot pretended to prove more than 161. 3s. 4d. Re.
lying on your good feeling to correct a statement which can
do no good, I am, tc., Joss Josung."

Tl 2 GAOL DELIVRRY UNDER THE NSW
BANSRUPTCY ACT.

The investigations under the new act were conti-
nued yesterday at the QUO•I7S Prison, two of the Registrars
sitting in order to get through the hat more mpidly.
Mr. Registrar Higgins adjudicated in eleven cams, of which
two were crown cases, and therefore beyond the jurisdiction
of the Registrar ; eight were adjourned, and one dis-
charged. Mr. R.'gietncr Winslow examined 12 ours, all of
which were adjourned to a future day. At Whitacre's.
street Prison the Registrar, Mr. Miller, held a third court
and proceeded to dispose of Nos. 21 to 30 on the list.
Among the cases pending was that of John Cottle, whose
schedule was died in June, and whom case was adjourned to
compel bun to gives:.plossessioe of certain preemies. His
discharge woe op by Mr. Lewis, of Elflke:a iOn
being sent fur be eclered his reechoes to give up possession
if the opposing creditor would give him 30/. The Registrar
declined to interfere in thecae'. In the case of Lewis Carr,
who had petitioned the Insolvent Court six weeks Mem, the
opposing creditor determined to act upon the schedule when
the case came oo for hearieg before the Insolvent Court.
Thornis Canute, who had been imprisoned since 18%2, and
who had been in business for about 20 years in London as a
Yorkshire warehouseman' was now called. The total
amount of his debts and liabilities did not exceed
120/. He had petitioned the Insolvent Court in 1849, and
was discharged without opposition, when hie debt.; were
about 1,0(X)/ which, as the lsi istrar reminded Mr. Canute,
should be includ4l in the amount of hie debt, and liabili-
ties, es his discharge from the Insolvent Court did not free
him from such debt; so that his debt, and liabilities
were really 1,150/. Canute stated that to-morrow his ease
would be disposed of by the detaining creditor withdrawing
the writ, but that being a matter of conjecture, the Registrar
hesitated as to postponing the adjudication. Upon reconsi-
deration, however, he dsaired him to sign his examination,
which was read to him, and allowed the adjudication to
stand over till Monday. C. B. Crisp was willing to be ad.
judicated a bankrupt, but it appeared he was a non-trader,
and could not avail himself of the new act until be should
have been in gaol for a period of two months. In one case
the applicant was adjudicated a bankrupt, and got his dis-
charge. The remaining cams were those of prisoners who
had gone out, been relieved by the Bankruptcy Court, Ike.