The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-10 00:00:00

an asictoneei at Northampton, and was acquainted with
the pri.omer Pwde. Os the 18th of August he wivaneed
low 70/. upon scmie butts of leather, and on the 22nd he
advanced him another sum of 701. upon the security of
more leather.

Crees-examined—Witneas was aware that the money
was advanced to pay wages ; and Ventris told hire that it
would be his duty to see that the men were paid and that
if bankruptcy ensued the Commissioner would eahction the
deposit of the goods for the purpose of obtaining money to
pay wages. The wood TO/. was handed to Mr. Ball, one
of the partners in the firm of Quilter, Ball, and Co., the
employer. of the prisoner Ventres.
Mr. ti. F. Newton deposed that he was one of the as-
signees of the bankrupts, and the amount of his claim upon
them was between 5,000/. and 6,000 f. The total amount
of the debts wee 18,000 f. He received a circular from the
bankrupts on the 15th of August, &eunuch,' that in con-
sequence of heavy lessee in their Mode they were compelled
to stop payment, and that their books were in
the hands of Messrs. Quilter, Ball, and Co.,
the accountants, who would eve him any infor-
mation he might require. Upon receiving this circular he
proceeded to loedon, sad went two or three times to the
warehouse of the prilloool. Poole, in New Oxford-street, but
could not find him. The last time he went he received a
note from the prisoner, informing him that he could not
see him, but that Messrs. Quilter and Ball would give him
every information. He then returned to Northampton,
and in consequence of some information he received u to
the removal of property from Poole's warehouse, he watched
the premises, and on Saturday evening, the 18th, he saw
some goods taken away in a van, and • man went up to the
driver and said something to him. He followed this man,
and he turned out to lie the prisoner Ventris, and he asked
him whether he thought it was part of his duty to assist
a bankrupt to remove his property in order to defraud his
euditon, and lie replied that it was no business of his- he
was in the public streets, and witness had better mind
what he was about.

Crolllll-eXiOlll/ell It vra. a rainy night, and the man he
law speak to the driver of the van bad an umbrella, but he
had no doubt he wan the prisoner S'entria.
Mr. Samuel Bryan, the partner of the prisoner Poole,
I that shortly after the prisoner ‘'cntris came down
ttiter'thampton to go into the amounts, he was present
upon one ft-melon when he proposed that goods to the
amount of 2001. should he sold, and that riof. should be
handed to Mr. Poole, :All. to witness, and that the remaining
100 f. should be sent to his employers, Messrs. Quilter and
Ball. Witness refused to sanction the preposition.
Crow-examined—lle considered the proposition was
• eery improper one, but he did not say anything
about it to Mr. Newton, because he did not think
it would be acted upon. Witness and Mr. Poole
came to London in the beginning of August, to
try and make some arrangement with their cre-
ditors, but were unable to do so, and they then placed their
attain in the hands of Messrs. Qtulter Ball, and Co., and
the prisoner Veutris was vent down to Northampton to in-
vestigate their accounts. While they were in London a
quantity of the goods that were in the shop in New Oxford-
street were sold to a Mr. Tozer, in Gracechurch-street, but
no complaint had ever been made of his (values's) share in
that transaction. After the bankruptcy witnesa heard
something of goods having been sold by Mr. Poole to Mr.
Cooke, of Walsall, in order to pay a debt he owed to his
father, but he knew nothing of the circumstances.
Reexamined -Witness knew nothing about the goods
having been sent to Kiagathorpe.
A letter, written by the prisoner Poole to Mr. Dawson,
his solicitor at Northampton,was then put in and read.
It was dated the 29th of ctober, 1840, and was to the
effect that the writer had done all in his power to get hold
el Woodford (one of the men in his service, and who had
to the removal of the property) and get him to his
soar
that he might handle him, and that his housekeeper
was also looking out for him with the same object. The
prisoner in this letter also wished to know what Mr. Dew.
son thought of the testimony of a person whom he named,
and whether he thought it would do. It also stated that •
letter would reach the writer addromd under cover to the
prisoner Ventris, at his residence, St. Paul's-street, Islington.
Evidence was thee given that on the 18th of August a
trunk WAS delivered at the residence of the prisoner Ventris,
and that about six week. afterwards he was found in pos-
session of a trunk containing a quantity of boots and shoes,
and that he offered to sell a portion of them to a person
named Dykes for W.
William Hell deposed that he was in the service of the
prisoner Poole is August last, and on the 30th of that
mouth he was sent for to Chapman's house, where he found
Mr. Poole and Chapman, they told him that they had
had emu goods seized, and asked if he would 'waist to get
them back. He said that he would if it was not nee:emery
to do anything wrung ; and they then requested him to go
to Mr. Dawson 's office, and tell him that they wished to see '
him. He did so, and Mr. Dawson sent him back to ask
Poole and C'hapnian to come to his office. They all west
there together, and as they were going aloes, Poole and
Chapman said that Cooke would be a good gond person to
get up to say that he had purchased the goods. On the
ensue day Poole sent hint to London, to the office of
Messrs. Quilter and Bell, to see the prisoner Ventris, and
he was to ask him (or some hooks, and at the same
time to tell bin, that the goods had been seized at
Ylaptherpe, but they had made it all right, and had
pa • MID coming from Walsall to claim them.
Wilms west to Londou, and saw the prisoner Ventris,
end ealled him outside the office of Messrs. Quitter and
Ball, sad told him what the prisoners Poole and Chap-
el= lied directed him. The prisoner said it was • very
bad joke end then went into the office, and got the books the
required, and gave them to him, and he took them
WiliirrDawice at Northampton. On the following morning
be saw Owe* and Chapman at Mr. Dawson 's office.
Oreenezendned—He west afterwards to Mr. Dawson 's
office, and • stateensat was drawn up to the effect that Mr.
Cooke was in the habit et purchasing goods of his master,
Mr. Poole, and that shortly before the 29th of August he
was aware that he had purchased • large quantity of mis-
cellaneous stock, which was removed to Mr. Chapman's
house at Kizepthorpe. He said that he was told that if he
signed this statement they should be able to get
the goods hack, and he consented to do so,
although he knew that it was all false. He
was not examined at Guihlball polies court, and his
evidence was not taken uutilaboutthres weeks ago. The wit-
ness was cross-examined at some length with regard to
statements be was alleged to have made to different persons
contradictory of his preseut evidence, but he denied porn-
tively ever having made any such statements Li those re-
ferred to.

Re-examined—ln the statement that was drawn up for
him, and which he signed, he was made to say that he knew
Mr. Cooke very well, and that he was in the habit of fre.
fluently coming to the warehouse to purchase goods • but
the fact was, be Dever saw him in his life, to his knowledge,
until he saw him at Mr. Dawson's °Aloe. The prisoners
told him that they should want him to swear to the truth
of his statement iu the Bankruptcy Court, and be kept out
of the way in order that he might not be brought forward
for that purpose.
The books of the bankrupts were then put in, and it ap.~
peered that they contained an entry of an alleged Mk
of goods to a Captain Poole, the father of the
in the beginning of August; and it was stated prisoner,e
was the only transaction in the book that was not regularly
indexed, and the inference suggested on behalf of the pro.
mention from this fact was that the entry was a fictitious
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the City detective, then produced some papers,
among which were two invoices relating to the alleged
sale of goals to Captain Poole and Mr. Gooks, the amount
in each case being 3001. ffe also stated that by the direc-
tion of Mr. Van Sendau, the solicitor for the prosecution,
in the course of the inquiry before the magistrates at Guild-
half, he took Mr. Dawson into custody upon the charge of
conspiring with the Ober parties to defraud the creditors,
but upon inquiry the charge could not be made out, and he
was distnimed from it.
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This closed the case for the prosecution, and the court
then adjourned.
Mr. Justice Blackburn told the jury that as it was a
charge of felony he was very sorry he could not allow them
to separate, bat arrangements had been made by the sheriffs
to provide them with suitable accommodation, and they
would have every faeility to communicate with their families.

NEW COURT.
)Before Mr. Justice 'Crating.)
George Valentine Grey, 21, letter-carrter, was indicted
for steeling a post letter containing the weeks ed a watch,
the property of her Majesty's Yatwa■ter-Oenersl.
Mr. Clark and Kr. Metcalfe pecescutsd ; Mr. Sleigh
defended.

to tlus case the evidence given against the prisoner was
the same as that upon which he was tried at the last ses-
sion. He was then defended by Mr. Sleigh, and then the
jury, after being locked up for a long time, were discharged
without coming to a derision. The prisoner was employed
at the General Poet-office, St. Martin's
-le-Grand, and had
the superintendence of the -ere-street district. On the
7th of November a watch was sent up by post, a tin box
oontaiuing it being enclosed in a letter which came into the
prisoner's department. This letter being missed the pri-
soner was spoken to, and he denied having seen it, and upon
being asked to turn out his pockets did so without hesitation,
and an one of the side pockets upon the inside of his loose
outride oast was found the letter in question, at which be
rimmed sonic surprise, and said that be did not know Low
it came there.

Mr. Sleigh, for the defence, contended upon the proba-
bility of the letter having seadantally fallen into the pri•
softer 's pocket.
The jury, after ea absence from court of some hours, re-
turned s verdict of Nut guilty.

THIRD COURT.
(Ware the Common &demi.)

Protkriel Boots, 29, draper, was indicted for that he,
the bailie of certain property, to wit, 140 yards of
cloth, value 23/., the property of Edward Batchelor,
did steel the es me.

Mr. MMc*U. and Mr. F. H. Leiria prosecuted ; Mr.
Robison dideadsd.

The prosecutor gated that he wee sew in bogus= as a
wise meechant, in Queen-greet, Chewable, sad had been
so for some time. Previously to that he bad been in the
woollen trade, sad primmer was his traveller. In the spnag
of lag year witness pee up his warehawrs and the prisoner
took some warehouse-room, at deg in Wenamstreet. sad
then in Ironmonger-lase, to which part of witness's stock was
mord, and he was to pay the primmer rent for it. In July
stock waa taken of what the prisoner bad belonging to and
thee witness fond that some potion of that which had
been entrusted to the !wiener was gone. A fresh state-