The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-15 00:00:00

IN HE WV. THORPE.

The bankrupt was a messenger in • government office,
residing in Bryaostone•treet, Portman-square. Debts VOL
Mr. Ooodday, for the official assignee, said be found that
the bankrupt had an interest in a house and furniture in
Bryacetone-square, which was settled on his wife. In the
event of ber death he would be entitled to the property.
An undertaking being given to furnish a copy of the
settlement, the order was granted on that condition being
complied with.

The bankrupt wu a baker, olHonileydown. This was the
sitting for examination and discharge.
Mr. Dowse opposed for the assignee. It appeared that the
bankrupt bad disposed of his business shortly before his
failure to a journeyman named Bothinder, but had conti-
nued on the promisee, the business being apparently carried
on the same as before. He had some land in Germany, on
which he had given a mortgage to &dander, avowedly to
prevent its being taken by Lis creditore.
His Honour directed an adjournment for a goods and
cash amount.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
DISORACIFUL CONDUCT IN THS STEERS.

Henry Williamson, a clerk, who gave the address 25,
Remington-street, City-road, was charged before Mr. Koon
with dusgraceful conduct to several females, sad also with
assaulting Mr. J►mes Kean, a tailor, residing at 53, Mad-
dos-street, Regent:street.
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fdr. Betio said that he was turning the corner of Little
Argyll.street about 10 o'clock the previous night, when he
saw the prisoner go up toe respectable female and seize her
in a most improper manner, turning her quite round. He
followed the prisoner, and before he gut to the end of
Argyll,street he saw him assault in a similar manner sin
more females, one of them an elder woman. He
then seized the prisoner, and said, "You scamp, you
shall not go unpunished," and had a severe struggle with
him, in the course of which his coat sleeve was torn, and
he was struck twice and thrown down by the prisoner, but,
being determined that he should not escape, he retained his
hold, and at last the risoner was secured and taken to the
t station•house. Thefemales did not go to the station, being
too frightened at the prisoner's conduct, and glad to get

Poliee-coustable Joseph Kettlewell, 3.4 C, aid that bear-
ing cries of "Police," he went to Argyll•Ntreet, and the
List witness gave the prisoner in charge for iodeoently
assaulting females and assaultiog hint (Mr. Kean). The
prisoner denied the charge, but when at the station told the
impactor that be had only raised the females' clothes about
two inches.

Prisoner said that all be bad got to say waa that he was
drunk as the time, and was now very sorry.
Mr. Knox said that if the females had been present be
should have sant the prisoner for trial for his abominable
conduct. As it was he should treat the came as one of
drunkenness and disorderly cooduct, and inflict open him
the highest penalty he could, namely, 401., or a mouth.

GREENWICH.
ROBBERIES BY A DOMESTIC SERVANT.

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Jane Francis, a young WOlll/40 eogsged as housemaid in
the family of Mr. S. Lewes, of Brunswick-cottage, Upper
Lewisham-reed, was brought up on remand charged with
robbing her master.
It appeared that tee prisoner bad only been in the service
of the prosecutor about a fortnight, the character received
with her being favourable as to her qualifications ire • ser-
taut, excepting so far as regarded temper. This fault early
displayed itself. as on the fifth day after entering upon her
situation her mistress had such occasion to find fault with
1 her for quarrelling with soother servant that she was
' offered ► month's ward to leave, together with the same
character that had been received with her, and told that
if she remained and was discharged at the end of that time she
would then only have the character her conduct warranted.
She determined upon remaining, and a few days afterwards
nine oat of twelve bottles of wine, which bad been
placed in the pantry for • particular purpose,
were found to have been emptied. On the following day
another examination was made of the wine, sad it was then
discovered that one of the full bottles, which had been
previously seen. bad been taken away. The prose-
cutor then put himself in communication with the
police, and on returning to his home with Police-
constable Watson, 124 It, who remained outside, he
found that one of the two bottles of wise he bad only just
previously left cafe, had disappeared in • like mysterious
! manner. The constable Watson was then called in, and he
questioned the prisoner and another servant Si to
whether they knew anything of the missing wine.
They both denied any knowledge of it, but finding
that the place was about being searched, the prisoner r.W
she knew where it was, and would fetch is, and she produced
a bottle of wine from behind a chest of drawer§ in her bed-
room. The constable then looked behind the chest of drawers,
and found two empty wine bottles. The prisoner's boxes
sod her bed were subsequently searched in her presence,
and a large number of articles belonging to the prosecutor,
Including a dressing came, a box containing new silver coins,
silk handkerchiefs, loc., were found. Thereupon she wu
given into custody. . _ _

Mrs. F. S. Atkins, of 59, Easton-square, and Mrs. Irving,
of 18, Caritoo.road, Hilburn, in whose service the prisoner
had formerly beeo, also identified property found in the
prisoner's possession.
She was fully committed for triaL

TERRIFIC BOILER EXPLOSION AT BT. HELEN'S.—
On Thursday evening • terrific boiler explosion, attended
by personal injuries which may result fatally, occurred
on the premises of Messrs. Doulton Brothers,
potters, St. Melia'. At • few minutes before eight o'clock
the ,engine was at work grinding clay, end suddenly,
without the slightest warping, one of three boilers that
are used on the premises burst with a terrific explo-
sion. The shock was felt in distant parts of the town,
and, as may naturally be sup , the occurrence created
oonsiderable alarm. The boiler was about 30ft. !nog and
Eft. diameter. It was riven into several pieces, and one of
them, probably the largest, was carried into the air,
and passing over the pottery wall, alighted against •
house occupied by an old woman, named Pye, in
Potteryatreet. In the flight of the boiler part of the
pottery wall wan knocked down, sod Mrs. Pres house
wall was broken in. The window, were smashed, and
damthe was ale° done to adjoining premises. At the
time the accident happeool, Mrs. Pve's daughter, • girl
about IS yearn old, was seated at the door sewing. She
was throws under the brickwork and the debris, and so
frightfully mangled that it is doubtful whether she will
recover. She was removed to an adjoining cottage, and
shortly afterwards noderwent au amputation of the right
leg. A man named Patrick Lyons, employed in Messrs.
Doane/ea works, wee also severely hurt. Several
other people were also injured by the flying bricks- A
second portion of the boiler flew a distance of 50 yards
in an opposite direction to Mrs. Pye's house. The yard
presented a confused specticle. The flying &lifts had
bruised and otherwise damaged the buildings. and the
boiler-house and sheds were • complete wreak. The boiler
was a new one, sod had only been down about six mouths.
and as there is good reason to believe that it bus exploded
for want of water, it is supposed that some of the valves
were not in good working order.—Manchester Guardian.
ALARMING ACCIDENT AND MIRACULot;II Eocene&
—Ao accident of a very alarming character occurred on
Tuesday at the bridge oo the Douglas Railway, at present
in course of erection over the Clyde. A workmen named
Alexaadsr Watson was on a scaffold when one of the
holds gave way, sod he and the scaffold together were
precipitated to the ground from a height of about
49 feet. Watson bad one of the wooden boons
in his arum at the time, and was going down bead
foremast when, providentially, the sod of the beam reached
the ground first, tilting him over on the one side, and thus
saving his life. Although severely bruised and thakeo he is
doing weiL Another men who was on the scaffold at the
same time caught hold of a crossbeam over his head and
remained suspended in the air uotil he was dragged up
by ammo of his fellow-workmen, who were luckily near at
hand- Watson is the third men who has fallen off this
bridge since it was begun.—Edinburga Courant.