The Express.
London, England, 1868-04-07 00:00:00

TIIIRD EDITION. I

LXW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.)

CO'Cla OF BANKRUPTCY.
kßefore Mr. Commissioner Hetroyd.)
IN as:: TIIONIA....irb 11.—L0.1.1. 41 ON THE war.
e- • renewed application for release from custody
nal.. li. X
by tb, s„,o,rupt. who ts described am a Duke-street, flt.
snieis late of the Oroseener Hotel, Park•street, Grime-
E-0-,.;•sAre. f artuerly of U. Victoria-road, Kati md
„ ' ..rroner for debt is Whiteeross-street n,
n-7 .:f .uvoinee. The debts are over 2,COX, the
.:,,,,, ,tin_ attributed by the bankrupt to the
11.
j,„ 11 him of loge interest on . borrowed and
tors` on :Le turf. He li.cl been a as the salt of
.r fu,r. En ow el, the jeweller. and a former application
f^ or !....", • ..is ordered to :land over until after the sitting
fa.
~...,i .• of woOgneee. That meeting has sines taken
DI., ! :.0 34-ignee was appointed.
• Na.iu: El:. r oppolition was now acted, and the beak-
• -• i,•:,-, 5.14 :ranted.
rgV: ~... so 4.peared for the ban;crapt.

IT 11. CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

'Ettore the Roomkr.)

TB:: crittorsi as \KY raoc F.ZDIKIS BY A BARRIATZJL
At the situp; of the court, dr. Briarly, the barrister
Kea czmonitted for contempt of court, and had
Triage ...a in Newgate during the night, was brought up.
Re xtill appeared in a very excited state.
The Rezorder, addreidng hire, said that he bad received
a communication from the grand jury. to the effect that
al that they required was an assarance that they should
be protected from further annoyance, and he inquired if
he was willing to give such an assurance.
Mr. Briarly, in an excited manner, declared that he bad
ce. entertained the slightest intention to commit any
• personal violence. He considered that they had
3etNi roost unjustly in throwing out the bill he had pre-
ra.,:d, and he should always be of that opinion.
..,e !:ecorder told him he was quite as liberty to form
wh ixeser opinion be pleased upon the matter, but the
grand jury meat be protected from suck a proceeding as he
guilty of.
Mr. Rriarly said be was quite ready to undertake never
so Teak to the grand jury again in reference to the
▪ Recorder said that upon this assurance he had the
sati.if,etion of ordering him to be released from custody.
Mr. Briarly thanked his lordship, but said he felt so
sr-Ja.;ly that he had been unjustly dealt with by the grand
▪ that he should certainly prefer another bill before •
, w
;cry at the May session. IA laugh.)
The Recorder said he could do as he pleased in the mat.
te: bet he must not interfere with or threaten the grand
Mr. Briarly then retired.
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frRGINU A BAPTIf.MAL CETTITICLTK.

Phillips, 38, a respectable-looking man, was
eh ,:,;en with feloniously forging and uttering a baptismal
ce:tia,ste of one Mary Seidel, well knowing the same to
be fsis^.
Mi. Poland and Mr. Besley prosecuted on behalf of the
TN.131:1").
This c.,sP was one of a very extraordinary character.
It Appeared that a tradesman named Smith, residing at
Chelmsford, in Essex, was entitled to some money under
a sill, but it wan necessary that he should obtain the cer-
tificates of the baptism and death of certain parties before
he cauhl get possession of it, and in order to obtain these
documents he inserted an advertisement in the news-
papers in April last year. In consequence of
thm the prisoner called upon him and produced
two certificates of the baptism of a certain Wil-
li= and Thomas Bowtell, and asked him if they
wne worth 31. Mr. Smith said they were, if they were
genuine, and the prisoner assured him that they were, and
that he was in an office where they could trace everything of
the kind for the last three hundred years. The prosecutor
then said that he should require the certificate of bap-
tism of a Mary Bowtell. and the prisoner said he could
procure it, acid a few days afterwards the prisoner went to
Chelmsford and produced what appeared to be the certificate
of baptism of Mary Bowtell, at the pari& church of Great
Staunton, in Middlesex, on the 27th of January, 1765.
This certificate puportedtobeaigned by the Rev. Mr. Atkin-
son, perpetual curate, and the prisoner assured Mr. Smith
that he 4d compared the document with the original. and
that it was quite correct, and he actually made a statutory
declaration to that effect. When the prosecutor attempted
to make use of the documents furnished by the
prisoner, it was discovered that they were fictitious in
every respect, and that a moet gross fraud had been com-
mitted by the prisoner. It was stated that the prisoner
was the son of a registrar of births. de., and that he had
thus an opportunity of becoming acquainted with the
nirnre of these transactions, and knew how to obtain
we.,im, of the forms of baptismal and other certificates.
:Se only answer that was [aide by the prisoner to the
charge that he was not the men who had given the forged
certificates to the prosecutor.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty.
There were two other similar indictments against the
p-iconer. In one of there he appeared to have produced a
tihmte of the death of a person named O'Halloran, and
caaacd considerable pain to his relatives, and it turned
ore that the person referred to was alive and in Australia
The prisoner was sentenced to eighteen months' hard
Likrs:

(Before the Common Serjeant.)
FORGE/OM DT A BOOKIL66P/Li.
Merridan Goodman, a respectably dressed young
c. 4.4. pleaded guilty to several acts of forgery.
Yr grain and Mr. Poniter conducted the prosecution,
v... Mr. Metcalfe appeared for the prisoner.
Js prisoner had been a bookkeeper in the employment
c' the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway Com-
pany :Limited), and in the course of last :sear by means
coupons and other documents, to which he had
f•rT,Ol the names of the directors and the secretary
n: the company, he obtained several sums of
mey amounting to 5271. 2s. 3d., drawn from the
iaLerret and construction account. Knowing that
t!,,v leticiency would be discovered at the annual audit
or the amounts he forged a request to Messrs. Glyn,
Mills. and Co., the company's bankers, desiring them to
t. mister a similar amount from the general to the interest
and construction account, :tad with the view of providing a
voucher for the entry he forged a cheque for 5271. 2a. :3d.
porting to he drawn by Messrs. John Seipp and Co., and
blotted the entry in the bank-book so as to conceal the
nature of the words, leaving the figures only legible. Some
s'aapaclon aro.e in reference to the cheque, and ultimately
for rm...ner trade a full confession of his guilt.
Mr. Metcalfe made an appeal to the judge on the pri-
s...ner s bchllf, and pleaded the great temptation that had
been placed in his way s.t a very early age.
In :-.entence was deferred..

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Assistant Judge.)
qr ICI DOMED, AIM TH1.:14 VICTIM,.
A.,..ed Holding, 21, paper.maker, Julia Cantpbdl, 40,
quack doctor, and Almond. 47, quack doctor,
were severally indicted, Alfred Holding for stealing two
reams and tan quires of paper, value 145., the rePertYof
Edward Lloyd, the proprietor of Ll.,yel's Wectly.fresesptsper.
and James Campbell and William Almond far reosoviag
one ream and sixteen quires of paper, well knowing them
to hate been stolen.
Mr. Cooper appeared for the prosecution. Holding
p:r..rd guilty ; the other prisoners plead not guilty, sad
were undefended.

The Assistwatvhdge said their ablest, no doubt Zs to
extort u muds as possible, regardlees of ill eons.-
gunners. As raprd Holding, he was in the receipt of
very good vragee—abort Ms. a week—and he had no right
to take the paper, and no doubt had he made the statement
be had that day offered at the polioe-eillse the proamation
would have made him a witness. The sentenos upon him
was that he be imprisoned and kept to hard labour lot
twelve months.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.