The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-17 00:00:00

IS RE I.IIIES HARRISON.

3lr. Dowse applied that this insolvent, whose case had
been adjourned sine die, might come up next month for a
protecting order.
The Chief Commissioner directed a day to be named.
IN RE JOHN JONIA—NETTLINO A CHANCERY en?.

Mr. Macrae applied for the sanction of the court to
settle a Chancery suit by which the creditor, would he
benetitted. It was questionable whether the particular case
came within the act.

The learnedeommishioner mid he would =wider the mat-
ter. hot at present hi time we. fully occupied.
His Honour Will engaged till nearly hes o'clock. The
court adjourned till list week.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

(Before the Anistaat-Jodge.)

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Jabots Saraw, 47, last maker, was indicted at the in-
stance of the Associate Institute for Promoting and Enforc-
ing the Lim* for the Protection of Women, for unlawfully
and indecently assaulting Ruth Elizabeth Goodier.
Mr. Kemp was counsel for the prosecution ; Mr. F. H.
Lewis for the defence.

The parties lived in Dove-court, Leather-lane, and it ap-
peered that the prisoner while in a state of intoxication
enticed the girl, who was only nine years of age, from her
parents' door, and committed an assault upon her.
He was found vim fty, and the court sentenced him to
nine months' hard labour.

James Ridyley wail indicted for stealing three pieces of
door-cloth, the property of William W. Levis and another,
his masters.

Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Kemp prosecuted ; Mr. Ribton ap-
peared for the defence.
The prisoner had been for six or seven years in the em-
ployment of the prosecutors, who are floor-cloth manufac-
turers in the Whitechapel-road, as traveller and collector.
In consequence of a good deal of property having been
missed suspicion was aroused. The prisoner was found by
Mr. Davis with three pieces of floor-cloth concealed in his
cart, which he had been endeavouring to hide, though when
taxed he said they were not there.
The jury found him Guilty, and recommended him to
mercy.
Mr. Kemp asked his lordship to postpone the sentence.
The prosecutors bad been robbed to the extent of over.
300/. a year, and between this and the next session the
prisoner might afford them some information which would
be of service).
His lordship still the request was a very reasonable one,
and respited the eenteNe•

SECOND COURT.
(More Mr. PFDe.)

Wm. Butler, 31, was indicted for steeling 500 bricks.
the property of Jecob Coat, his muter.
Mr. liibton prosecuted ; Mr. Cooper appeared for the
defence.
The prosecutor was • builder at Hammersmith, and the
prisoner was employed as carman to cart bricks to the
new Godolphin schools being erected at Beadmore, Ham-
mersmitli, by Mr. Fitswalter, for which Mr. Coat had the
contract. The chew was that he received a load of bricks
from a kiln end did not deliver them at their proper desti-
nation, but at another place, where they ware found by the
prosecutor.
The jury found the prisoner Not Guilty.
Fratlerick Potter, 2i, barman, was indicted for stealing a
marked shilling, the money of William Walker, his
master, the proprietor of the Victoria public-house, in the
Strand.

Mr. Cooper prosecuted ; Mr. Mentalfe defended.
The prisuuer was drquilled.