The Express.
London, England, 1864-01-14 00:00:00

COMPAST...

This case was fully reported a few days ago, when the
bankrupt, one of the directors of the above•named com-
pany, and controller of corn returns in the Board of Trade,
applied for hole.
tlleefrom custody. Hoonur granted
bankrupt finding two sureties in 1001.
each to appear at the sittings under the bankruptcy-24
boars' notice of hail to be given.
The sureties having been proposed and approved, the
bankrupt was now brought up and ordered to be released.
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(Before Mr. Commissioner False.)
In R BONVITILLL

The bankrupt was a COllllll/81011 agent, of Fenchurch-street.
Debts, 7891.
Mr. Aldridge opposed for the official assignee, and Mr.
Linklater for a creditor.
It appeared that the bankrupt had been trios ordered to
file additional accounts, and had failed to do so.
His Honour adjourned the case sine die without protec-
tion.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL
AITZEPTZD CAZT ROGUERY.

Th,mas Jones, Jots Derenish, Williams Barren, and John
Mo chew were charged, before Mr. Alderman Gabriel, with
attempting to steal • cheat of tea from a carrier's east
while in transit through the City.
Mr. Lewis appeared for Deveniob, but the other pri-
soners were undefended.
It appeared from the evidence of three constables in the
employ of the Great Northern Railway C,ompany,whnee duty
it was to watch the company's goods traffic in the City. that
they maw the prisoners following a carrier's cart in Cheap-
side, and, as their movements were very suspicious,
they watched them into the immediate neighbourhood of
this court, when they saw Barrett and Jones go to the tail
of the cart and nolaaten a chain which mowed a chest of tea.
They were disturbed. and left the cart, but followed it to the
Bank, where they attempted to lift the cheat of tee from
the cart, and being again disturbed they went • little dis-
tance, but on seeing the carrier re-fasten the chain, they
went to Ball and Month-street, and after looking in at the
booking-olßoe, they were returning towards Cheasside,
where they were all apprehended. It we/ shown that they
were all asenciates, and that Barrett sad Mayhew had been
in custody before, the latter having several convictions
against him.
The prisoners were committed to prison for three months
with hard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREST.
OFFENSITZ PLACARDS.

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Dundna and Ro:ert Edmards attended to answer
the complaint of Mr. Joseph Foskey, manager at Meson.
Swan and Edgar's, Regeot-street, of carrying about placards,
causing thereby an obstruction of the thoroughfare and
great annoyance to the inhabitants.
It appears that for some time p. t the defendants have
been in the practice of parading in front of Beams. Swan
and Edgar's, Regent-street, not more than seven yards frees
the house, nearly the whole of the day, with large placards,
one of them respecting the Florentine Venus. Bend's the
annoyance ceased by the defendants onefining themselves to
the front of Mears. Swan and Edgar's house, more espe-
cially by the defendant with the offensive placard alluded
to, great obstruction was caused by the defendants, and
carriages were prevented from drawing up. The defendants
were spoken to sad cautioned by the police; but, as they
refused to go away, the present proceedings were takes
against them.
The magistrate said that the defendants walking at cosh&
short distance as seven yards from the house must be a great
annoyance and obstroctioo.
The defendants promised sot to offend again, and a no-
minal fins was imposed epos them and cede.