The Express.
London, England, 1863-01-12 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

qUILDHALL

Buckrell, a railway °Detractor and manufacturer of
artificial atone, of Phomix Wharf, Greenwich; of 86, King
Willitzi-atrwat, City ; and of Cana Crols, Borgoinuero, in
Italy, was placed at the bar before Aklerman Humpherr,
having been brought from Mont Canis by Detectire•sergeant
Haydon, upon a warrant charging bim with not eurreoder-
Mg to his baokraptcy on the day fixed for Ms tut examina-
tion.

Since the bankrupt has been in custody other chargee have
been preferred against him, for not delivering up his books
of accounts, and for not asking • full disclosure of his
estate. _ _

Mr.. Metcalfe, instructed by Meson. Dangerfield and
Fraser, conducted the prosecution; and Mr. Lewis the dr
fence.

rh• accounts= to the estate are Messrs. Johnstone,
C°T
, and Wintle. rrfeatures of this case, uat present disclosed, are of a
somewhat extraordinary and important character. We re-
ported. them briefly • fortnight since, but the full story of
the prisoner's apprehension is of so singular a character that
it will be interesting to detail it. The bankrupt's trading,
it was alleged, commenced in the early part of 1860, and
continued down to February, 1862, when he became • bank-
rupt with liabilities estimated at 90,0004, of which 60,0001.
we. due to Italian and 40,000/. to English creditors. It
was further alleged that he bad been engaged in mostruct-
ing• railway from Novara to Lake Orla in Italy, under •
contract for 184,000/4 that be had received the greater
portion of that amount and bad not expended above
15,0001. on the line; that I his tranmotions during
the year 1861 amounted to 200,0001., while the
ass= recovered up to the present were exceed-
ingly small, the principal portion of his property
bang in Italy, and that there was still a very coaddemble
amount of property withheld from the aseignees and alto-
gether unaccounted for. The bankrupt attended severe'
meetings, and was examined before the commthioner in
tcy relative to his affairs ; but as he failed to appear
en the 4th of May, 1862, to pass his last examination, and
evinced no intention of returning from Italy, where he bad
taken up his resideooe, the assignees, slier a lapse of three
months, obtained • warrant for his apprehension, and
=it in the handset Hayden, of the City detectives, who
furnished with credentials from the Foreign-office,
proceeded forthwith to Turin in quest of the dinaway,whose
place of retreat be discovered on the fth of August, the day
of his arrival ; but ea there existed no treaty of extradition
between Italy and this country, Hayden found his warrant of
little avail without the concurrenos of the Italian authori-
ties. He therefore applied to Sir James Hudson, the
Foglith ambassador, who rendered every assistance con-
sistent with his position, and the result was that be suc-
ceeded, with the aid of • company of earabineers, under the
direction of the Quantum, in &Treaties the further flight of
the lenkrupt, who was discovered concealed between the
*Wins and the roof of an out-building belonging to the
Cam Crole at Borgornanera, and having him safely lodged
in the criminal gaol at Turin. Here, however, was but the
commencement of Haydon's difficult:kw, for, the authorities
having secured the bankrupt, his Italian creditors exalted
all their influence to prevent his extradition ; but the
government offered to give him up on terms of reciprocity
which Earl Russell deemed it inexpedient to accede to,
and after continued negotiation and repeated delays
and disappointments extending over • period of four
months, Haydon at length received an intimation that the'
bankrupt would be conveyed to the frontier and there
liberated on • certain day, and took his measures accord-
ingly. The arrangemeuts supposed to have been made by
the Italian authorities would- have given the bankrupt a
clear dart of Hayden bad they been carried out as originally
intended • but the latter bat no time in gaining the frontier
on the top of Mont Cenis, and there awaited the arrival of
his customer. But therea new difficulty arose, for the gen-
darme in whose custody the bankrupt was, refueled to liberate
him until he signed • document absolving the Italian
authorities from the consequences of an illegal arrest
and forcible expulsion from their kingdom ; and he,
equally astonished and chagrined at the presence of
Haydon, inquired what would be dons with him if he
did sot comply with the request ; and on learning
that he would be taken back to the gaol at Turin, be
positively ref road to sign his release, in the hope that he
would thus finally defeat kindon sod those under whom
instructions he wee acting. Haydon, however, nothing
daunted, inquired of • French guide where the exacti line of
demarcation between France and Italy was decided, and
finding that all parties bed, without being aware at the
fact, actually mowed the frontier, he at once executed bin
warrant and arrested the bankrupt, at the same time avail-
ing himself of the &moisten°. of • couple of French gees-
darme placed at his service by the French authorities
through the intervention of Lod Cowley, our ambassador
at Pans. This step rendered imminent • very serious im-
broglio, for the Preach officers, adios on Heydon's indent:-
thins, threatened to shoot their prisoner if he attempted to
camps ; and the Italian ectoderm°, eating on indirection
equally explicit, expressed a determination not to return
to Turin without him. This state of things lasted about
half-th-hour, when the bankrupt was literally frozen out, as
indeed were the officers, all of them, including Haydon,
being up to their knew in snow on one of the highest parts
of the Alps. After some parleying and much shindies the
bankrupt solved the knotty point, and elected to accompany
Hayden to England, which, after 48 hours' travelling, they
reached in safety.
. . . . . . .

A great deal of evidence having been taken in support of
the charge, the prisoner wee sow remanded.

CLERKENWELL

A respectably-attired young mau appeared for a summons
for the recovery of his watch, under the following circum-
stances :

The applicant, a plethoric, wheezy young man, said
that in the early part of last year be became acquainted
with a young lady, a pretty light-hearted girl, and having
walked out with her mice or twice had been accepted by
her and her (needs as lover. About three months since
be lent her his watch to wear, and shortly afterwards she
became rather distant, and wanted to break off the ac-
quaintance. She would Dot return his watch. and what
made it worse. he found she had gives it to another
young man. He went to Higbbnry Barn, and in the
comiert-room he found his young women in company with
a young man, listening to the beautiful music. He asked
her for his watch, but she said she had not got it, and
that her young MUD was taking care of it for her. The
young man, who was handsome, young, and aristocratic is
him bearing, who had a moustache, and who wore the uni-
form of one of the local corps of the volunteers, asked him
to step in, and then informed him that if he ever dared to
interfere with Mary Aun in any way he should give him a
thrashing. He had since ascertained that the young fellow
in question was only the son of a greengrocer, aril was all
day engaged in carryirg out coals. (A laugh.) Under
these circumstances be wished to know if he could not
have a summons to enable him to get back his watch, which
was a silver one, and when new cost 30a.
Mr. D'Evncourt said it was a rem is which he could
not interfere, and referred the applicant to the county
court.

The applicant, who said be did not can so ranch about
kierag the watch ea he did the young woman, then left
the overt.
__

MARLBOROI!GH4STREET,

JosiaA Cole, a refreshment-boon keeper, No. 5, Penton-
street, was summoned before Mr. Knox for unlawfully per-
mitting prostitutes to Resemble in his house.
Inspector Sihenna, C division, proved that, on the night
of the Lt inst., be visited the defendant's house several
times, and on each occasion found prostitutes there.
The defendant said. as it was the last night of the old
year, the company found in his house by the police were
seeing the old year out and the new year in.
Mr. Knox said the defendant was trying to keep up a
system which be hoped was now on its last legs. The de-
fendant might rest assured that the night-bouse system
would be put down. It was tine the number of women
present in the defendant's house was small, but he had
been carrying on his bulimia, hoping to deceive and defy
the police, and bad only been caught by the exercise of
much ingenuity. The defendant, who bad been fined be-
fore, was ordered to pay 40e. and eosta.
John Fryer, of No. 4s, Leicester.square, known u Kate
hamilton's, was summoned for the like offence, but although
there were four warrants out against him he did not appear,
and the magistrate decided on hearing the cue experts.
Inspectors Draper and Silvertoo having proved the cries,
Mr. Knox inflicted the fine of 51.

There were three other summoner for eimiler offerors,
sad the fine of 51. was imposed on all, makiag altogether 201.