The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-05 00:00:00

Mut Is this use tho dresses enumerated fa the 268th
seethe eroght to be excluded from consideration; for it was
not thaw. that any each offence had been Committed since
the than el the set. Unhappily the bankrupt had begun
his mineuniset in 1844, and it had not continued down till
On benkruptey. Teen was nothing before the court, in
Out ef law, however much the bankrupt's coons might be
rages tad to disentit/e bins to his certificate. He was
ruthiable is another court for the breathes of trust, and
sorely he ought sot to be pthisked twins. The court ought
set to refuse his artifieate, because he was liable to an
thdietment for Many or misdemeasonr. His conduct as •
trader only was in question. In that capacity he bad bees
eery unfortunate. fib father bad had Use business before
klm ; and on the death of his tether, the bankrupt was made
residuary legates, and after payii g his four brothers 1,0001.
oath, he had oily 1841. left. His father had founded this
swings bank, and in all charitable affairs in the town the
baakrupt had been a leader, and had been much looked up
I Is. The depositors would ultimately lose nothing, as the
inhabitants of Dartford had raised • subscription to cover
their lotus, and there existed a strong feeling of sympathy
fathe bankrupt He had brought up a large family, giv-
ing them a good education, and had maintained his position
In the town up to 1844, when, owing to some pressing
neermity, his capital being locked up in the Motions, he
resorted to the fends of the bank. Up to 1848 his deficiency
was only 6001, and be hoped to be able to make it
good. About that time he was put to an enormous
expense through the illness of his wife. Until the panic
of 1847, his defalcations had been very smell. He was
unable to obtain accommodation ; the extension of railways
bad Injured his trade. In 1848 the whole of his family had
the typhus fever, with* raged in his house for near • twelve
month. and no one would go near bit shop. Under these
difficulties he had struggled on till the end of 1849. It
was only the trade creditors who had any right to complain,
and his trade debts had been reduced from 2,0001. in 1844
to little more than 5001, Hence the trade crediters had bed
the benefit of this, and they had no ground of complaint.
Not an individual could charge against him any irregularity
or impropriety. As far as the trade creditors were concerned
his re ntinuance in business had been an advantage to therm
The fact of a subscription being raised to pay the depositors,
and of the trustees declining to promote the bankrupt, was
• guarantee that the trade creditors would not be damnified.
The only allegation against. him was, th't as regarded the
money creditors, not the trade creditors, he had carried on
busineutoo long; and this had been amply condoned, for the
cue had been before the court since Feb. last. The total of
his personal expenditure bad been but 3201. or 3301. • you.
Not one of the depositors or the trustees of the bank
appeared to oppue. As the lams of the bankrupt bad partly
arisen from the felling off in his trade, he was entitled to •
second elan; certificate,
Toe bankrupt admitted that ha had appropriated to his
own busineu 2,1001, the moneys of the depositors art the
bank. Some of the depositors have proved against the
estate, and there is every probab:lity the' the remainder will
be paid by means of a voluntary contribution, set on foot in
Dartford, and which already exceeds 1,0001.
After • isonversatkin,
His Honour deferred his jadonitat

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—TuTERDAT.
BUG= Ma. 11111.11.MiT ADAMS, AMMAN? AMOR.
AN UNPROTICTED FEDIALB.
Sarah Burke, 19, Sophia Dilbury, 22, Jane Finnerty, 18,
and Eliza Jones, 23, ware indicted for robbing Mary Ann
Foster Simmons of a mantle and a purse containing 13s. 2d.
The circumstances of this cue were reported in Satur-
day's Eapress ander the head of Bow-street Police-sour.
The jury found all the prisoners GUiity, and several jurors
said they thought it very remarkable that so many robberies
took place in Cburch-lane, a police station being within
a few yards of that notorious spot, and that such dens es the
lane contained were allowed to exist.
Titers were indictments against the prisoners for the rob-
beries upon the witnesses Saunders and 'Jersey.
The learned Judge said he was sorry be was forced to the
conclusion that the evidence was nit sufficient to convict the
prisoners on the other indictments. Had it been sufficient,
the court would most certainly have sentenced them to
transportation ; as it was, the sentence was that they be
each imprisoned and kept to hard labour fir the space of one
year.
The court quite concurred in the observation of some of
the jurors with reference to Church-lane.
Boost STNALTNO.
Isaac Ballard, 13, and George Sainsbury, 18, were in.
Anted for stealing seven books from the residence of Sir
John Romilly, the AttornepOenersi.
The prisoner Ballard had been at work during some re-
pairs at the residence of Sir John Hominy, in 0 irdon.
square, and he was touod in the New-cut, Lambeth, in com-
pany with the other prisoner, with seven books in his posses.
Ilion. One of Sir John Hominy's servants blintifi,d the
books as Sir John'', property, the majority of them being
written in by Lady Romilly.
Ballard was found Guilty; Sainsbury Acquitted. The
lam r was sentenced to three months' hard labour.