The Express.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

in QUM v FAB.

This case, which v;a7a-prosscuiiei;for off sum against
the hamkruptcy law, and which ham stood over from the
last ammioa, we. postposad on the applicatiom of Mr. Bagley
ea the part of the vermouths wad the October .scion,
and the defendant's resoodamsomm enlarged to that them
In the mune of the aflame* the grand jury brought up
the last of their bills, and were discharged by Xr. Jastice
Slim from farther attendance, with the thank. of the county
for their mamas.

(Bakes lb. Oommissioner Ben.)
()come Louder, 86, elmernakto, was indicted for attempt.
hilt: =himself.
irid.
TM evicknee given in support of the charge proved that
the prisoner. who was much given to drinking, lived in
Pileotreel,Beihnel-green„ and on the 15th August, about
five o'clock in the afternoon, • constable wm celled in to the
prisooer's room, and he there found the prisoner lying on
the bed very 'ill, and upon being asked what wee the matter
with him he said he had tam poison, and painted to •
paper which had evldeetly contained malie end. He amid
his wife wee dead, and his two children were in great die.
Mem. He wee than conveyed to the hospital, where be
remained in a my &overawe Ask, for some days.
n.lidfFy toned him Guilty, and he was sooteseed to sin
m imprimonssent.
Witham JOl4Ol and Mary Jonu were indicted for keeping
• brothel.

111 r. oollins mounted. and Mr. Mies defended.
The *Mem went to show that the prisoners had kept a
house of bed repine foe some four met, at No. 5, Duke-
strut, Artillery-lane. This had bees se great a sebum to
the place that the Inhabitants in the vicinity made (request
complaints to the parigh,which ultimately led to the preeeot
proceedings.
They were both found Guilty, sad elateatod to pay a line
of 301. to the Queen.
John West, a blind mu, pleaded guilty to an indictment
charging him with bigamy.
It appeared that the prisoner bad been married three
times, and his first wife died leaving him a child ; he thee
married again, but kb second wife refused to live
with him, ape which he get =Period to a blind woman,
to whom he represented hinseelf as a stub man.
The prisoner, addreasing the court, entered at great
bulb into the history of his life, and said that hie third
wife knew he was married.
Anne Boxall, a pretty-looking bliad woman, was then ex.
amined, sad stated that the pewee, had bold her that his
mooed wife was dead, but previously to her being married
to him be was about to be married to another yonag woman
who could see, he hawing fallen in love with her through
her reading to
The Oommisioner said it was a very bed case, and
sentenced him to eh month's hard labour.

11Tintr, IT,eartoma, nit, were
indicted for stealing 205 lba. weight of indigo, value 41W.
Mr. Scat Jed ; and Mr. Sleigh defended Ellie, end
Mr. Kemp ddended Ranter.
Hunter wu found Guilty, and Ellis was Acquitted.
Hunter was untamed to See yearn' penal servitude.

THE POLICE COURTS.
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MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Mr. Prantia Barnard, eurgeon oldropodli to the royal
family, No. 59, itagentokeet, spin appeared before Mr.
Tyrwhitt, to asswer a sumer for using the ward " ear.
goon '" on his door, in oostioustion of the provisioss of the
Now Medical Act.
Mr. Wm. Tilly', of Beaewe6a Bach, representing the
Medical Council of Eduation and tics, appeared io
support of the Nimmons ; and Mr. wis, jun., of Ely.
place, appeared for Mr. Bearnard.
The cue bas already bees reported. It may be recollected
that os the first occasion it wu proved as use side, and ad.
mitted on the other, that the words "surge= chiropodist"
were on the defendant's door-plate ; that the defendant was
not a surgeon in England ; nor was he registered as of the
medial profession. Mr. Tyrwhitt adjourned the cue, to
take time to consider his decision.

Tyrwhitt said—l ham cossidered this otse, and it
appease to do one in which the word " surgeon," though
prefixed to " chiropodist," cannot be treated as sera sur-
plusage, but most ham • meaning, and was Intended to
have me. That meaning moat be measured, not ia the
narrow ears in which knowing Loodonen experienced
in vain pretensions, and in the steps of medical mak, might
take it, but by the general acceptation which the great
body of mankind paeansag this &Mindset's door-pints would
ascribe to the word. used there. I think ou the whole that
thews words would convey to them that • surgeon duly
qualified and renistered as snob practised at the boom in
question as a chiropodist. Taken to be such • sargeoe, he
would command mom coolideoce with those who sought
hie aid as • chiropodist, and sot only that, bat he might
naturally be oonsulted by them in surgical matters beyond
the mere treatment of corns. We mat allow something
for the craving after small titles, which is so widely spread at
present, brought, it may be, by German stemma. The
oorn-cutter is restless until he writes " chiropellet,* and
next, from fear of so mock Omsk sot Wag mdierstood,
dubs Memelf surgeon at all haste. Oa the whets, if the
defendant will remove from his door-plate and cards
the word surgeon, I might consider ea to mitigatingn the
penalty, which u2oi., sod in that hops would adjourn my
ott till this day week. Bat if the defendant mons&
me to gnat a awe for the opium of • superior court, I will
do so. In that cam it will be needless to adjoins themes,
and I he, you 204
Mr. Levi., jua., said nom the list doming Mr. Bernard
had been to the Medical Council, sad the secrelery bad in-
formed him that they were ant initiating the complaiat.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had nothing to do with the Medical
Council.

Yc Lewis, jun., said if Mr. Beamed took • ore to •
superior court he had a right to know marl= Mr. Tilley
wee sly•poseible perm. Mr. Bernard had hese called
epos by several medical gentlemen, who had expressed their
distaste at the proceedisp.
After some comultatioa between Mr. Lewis and Mr. Beer.
nerd,
Mr. Lewis said, with all deference to the jedpneat just
delivered, him about would take c are, sad Mr. Barnard
would at our enter into the required sureties.
Mr. Tilley applied for summoner against other penises
for infringements of the Medical Act, sad they were
grated.
Thomas Godfrey, auctioosee end hoswiregitst, Maddox-
street, and Hyde-park-place, charged wit► uttering
fictitious cheques to Mr. Mills, eilveremith, Orionlmnret,
and Mr. Pickett, silversmith. Oilorawtrest. is payment of
goods, was brought ep for further examination.
Mr. Lyra, who appeared for the prosecutors, stated
that the ore of Mr. kliW had bon settled.

Poliomergeast R hi 4, D 16, seed the other prosecutor,
Mr. Pickett, did sot wish to p oar with his charge.
Mr. Lewis, jun., for the roomier, rid the nos-payment
of the claims occurred through mistake.
Tyrwhitt said he would drains the prisoner as far
as the ore before him was corneae& if there were soy
other charges they could be brought forward in the usual
war.

WESTMINSTEB.

George Tamen, letter carries, was ehargoil with being

Patrick Ryan, 232 B, said that at a quarter to two that
coursing, he was to the Marlborough-road and heard a dis-
turbance, and found defendant and some other people guar
rolling. He was the worm for liquor bat not drunk. He
would not go away, and said his uniform was better than
witnesses. \Choar was about to take him into custody
when he me away, and was stopped by another constable.
Stickler, 174 B, said be beard defendant and other' qua:.
rolling, and when he and Ryan requested them to go several
times, they refused, and he was about to take defendant
when he ran away. Witness pursued and took him into
muted?. Deteadant declared he was a teetotaler.
Demobs% said he had bees to a party sad was bidding his
Moods good night when R►an came up. Heald " You are
ars teetotaler bandsman." and followed this by insult-
ing and pushing him about. Ryan caught him by the neck
and needy knocked him down, and then on his running away
Ryan said he would have him, and he was taken into
custody.
Defendant called witnesses, who confirmed his statement
in every particular. They proved that while they were
standing together. Ryan put his bead moormat them and
said, " B-- teetotaler bandsmen and when they re-
monstr►ted with him upon the impropriety of his conduct,
he continued ti use bad language ; and one of the Ira-
scible described it as worse than he had ever ►eard from a
policeman before. He asked the constables to lot him alone.
as he was only a few yards from his door, but they locked
him up. He was perfectly sober.
Mr. Arnold said, to say the least of it, the constables bad
amid very imprudently in taking this man in custody ; sod
it was quite evident to him that the constables hadomed
exceedingly bad language. There was no charge sustained
against defendant, and he therefore ordered him to be libe-
rated.