The Sun. — 1849-10-18 (London, England)

CLERKEN WELL. Yesterday William, alias Edward Barton, and Henry Hanbury were placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt for final examination, charged with having been concerned, with others, in numerous robberies on the Great Western Railway Company, when the greatest interest was manifested, and the court was crowded to excess. Mr. Humphries attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Pelham for the prisoners. Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, and numerous gentlemen connected with the company, were also in attendance to listen to the proceedings. Mr Humphries, addressing the Bench, said he felt it to be his duty prior to the transcript of the evidence which had already been taken being read over, to state that the originaPparcels which had been stolen were left, in a mysterious way, at the George and Bull Inn, Holborn, and they were now in the possession of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne. He felt it also to be a duty towards the public, but more especially to that Court, to state this at the outset of the proceedings. Mr. Mallett, the chief clerk, then read over the whole of the evidence taken at the former exami nation.  Mr. Humphries now called Sergeant Smith, No. 50, E division, who on being questioned, said that the witness Thomas Saunders gave him a description of the nine parcels before produced, not only by word of mouth but in writing; they were in a very dirty state when he searched the lodging of Hanbury in Hartstreet, Covent-garden. He found it in a dreadful state of filth and covered with vermin.  Thomas Saunders now added to his former testimony, in reference to the date when he assisted the  priso-ners to make up the parcels, ,that it was on the same day that Mrs. Manning's apprehension for the murder of Mr. O'Connor was: communicated by the electric telegraph. Witness had seen the piece of joined sealing-wax (now produced) at the prisoner Hanbury's lodgings; it was then in two pieces, and Hanbury joined them together. This was on the  afternoon of the day on— which they made up the parcels. Witness believed that the parcels were sealed with bottle wax, but the sealing-wax jointed might have been used for the purpose. He identified a piece of bottle-wax now produced by Smith the offi•;er.  William Davey, porter in the employ of Messrs. Chaplin and Horne, proved having delivered parcels on the 27th of September, when ho saw George Barton lurking about and evidently watching him. Priscilla Nash, of 11, New-street, Brompton, widow, knew Mr. and Mrs. Howell, of the Hand-inHand public-house, Holborn, who employed her to take care of their house while they were in the country. She was there seven weeks, until their return home to London. She had seen both the prisoners in the house, and also Saunders, the witness, with them. She had seen Barton's son there, and be left a cape of  The bankrupts, John Bowers, Joseph Bowers, and Sarah Anne Bowers, were provision merchants at 'Worcester. This was the last examination meeting. A separate fiat was issued against John Bowers, which was opened in the district court at Birmingham. The reason why the joint fiat was sent to London is, that the Lord Chancellor so directed it upon its being represented that the majority of the trade creditors reside in London.  Mr. Lawrance appeared for the country creditors, Mr. Linklater appeared for the bankrupts. The debts and liabilities are said to amount to upwards of 3,0001., whilst the assets are comparatively trifling. The bankrupt Sohn Bowers was examined at considerable length, and from his statement it appeared that the firm was for many months previously to the issue of the fiat in embarrassed circumstances, and that several of their bills were dishonoured, that the whble of the stock-in-trade was swept away under an execution by a relative, that the inventory was in course of preparation before the execution was levied, and that the fiat was issued by. the solicitor of the bankrupts. It further appeared that a separate fiat had been issued against John Bowers, who is there described as having carried on the business of wine-merchant. Upon this fact a point was raised, viz., whether the new Act conferred power upon the Senior Commissioner to direct the removal of that fiat from Birmingham to London, so that it may be here worked out.