The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-01 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
!'ore Mr. Registrar Winslow, u Commix

Is Itt S. A. ENIIRT.
L,rtipt was described as a comedian, of Brixton.
: sut:uc for examination and discharge. No
•end been bled : the debts are about aiol.
for the bankrupt, asked toren adjournment.
. •aa. at preieut fulfilling an engagement with
in Dublin, and hoped soon to be able to
r cf 7.4. in the pound to his creditors.
~. tor ...editors, objected, and asked for an ad-
: •ioo die, without protection.
sad that if the bankrupt was allowed to
..‘,.00t be should be able to pay ss. in the
t. t'ic creditors would not get • peony.
I. Awned the case sine die, but gave protee•
.
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IN RE JOHN TURNIIANI.

I ,te occupier of the Metropolitan Music-
. +.• nod. came before the court for his last
as in the majority of cases now, without
I: was stated in explanation, that having
..f assigonient, the bankrupt did not know
• ..c +o his libt of creditors.
Awn of Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the swig-
. .:_racut for two months was ordered, with

IN RE RE ,:EN BRILLMAN.
• t waa a drituond merchant and watch menu.
1001 tiktreet. This was the silting for
~.1 .i,s,h .
irge • but no accounts being tiled,
orlrre.l. The liabilities bare been
....It. It is acid that a proposal will be
• • ,:u.; the case out of court.
Ref pro Mr. Registrar Razlitt.)

.• AN.. TIII,IIAS yALL ,:LADSTONE.

t, ware the well-koowo merchants, of
.rt. con:hill, whose failure was announced
'rho adjudication was made on the
.r, ruational Rank (Limited), of Hi, Corn-
• . .t.. 1- for f;,:ssY.
. t.: -.ttlug for proof of debts and choice of

•
•.,r. Mr. )1 •rris, Mr. Chit May, and other solici-
-7-1 the represeutatives of creditors.
..r Ale! appeared for Mr. Gladstone, sea., and said
; *err much pained at seeing • placard
••,1 for the apprehension of his son, Thomas

.• . „
i,400e. and stating that he had taken
• property of 300.000 dollars. The
• • tha this wu trust property, and
by Mr. Glvdstone, sen. It had never
• Lads of hie son, but had been handed over
.• to whom it belonged. The rest of the pro-
. available for the creditors. Mr. Gladstone,
pl,lge himself to give the fullest peseible
t, the creditors, placed as he was in this painful
1 M.: a course of mercantile transactions.
: tat Mr. 3lorrs,who acted for the petitioning ere.
• see the propriety of withdrawing the placard.
.siti it must be gratifying to the creditors to
• .:. 'meta made oo behalf of Mr. Gladstone, see..
Mr. Morris would consider the propriety of

.tiecor.r9o suggested.
r
ace ;Tomiseal to consider the matter, but was not
• ; rc,srol to act on the suggestion made by Mr.
• , a large amount were taken, and Mr. C. F. Kemp,
• , I:re,lom-street, was chosen trade assignee.
are the solicitors.
are roughly estimated at 600,000/. The
Atted oo this occasion amounted to about
. and acre chiefly tendered by banks and discount
!-:,tteri.. accountant, was appointed manager.
sitting was appointed for the 16th of January.

SUERIFFS' COURT.
13, fare Mr. l'ader-Sheriff Burch.ll and a Jury.)

• r. cInTLE.--BAD CASE OF tIEDOCTIOIi.

-..n an action in the Exchequer for the seduction of
trl's d .ughter, ff►onah Thompson. The damages
- • t 2thor. The defendant had allowed judgment to
...at. and s writ of inquiry was executed to assess
r rosation to be awarded.

. as clausal for the plaintiff. stated that the
~ very painful one. The plaintiff wee • retired
v..
•. lying in • village in Hertfordshire, and the de.
,gorge Castle. • young man of 23, was the sou of
t-tired tradesman, now living in the neighbour-
. I.,st year • clergyman was staying at the plaintiff's
and took pupils. The defendant was one of the
•. .*J. and was reading for the civil 'ernes. He unfortu-
•

~cameeoquaioted with Mims Thompson, and gained
ileetions. He succeeded in effecting her seduction,
a was born in July last end died in a few days.
Thompson was sent to Holloway to be delivered.
bad case and the youog woman bad been seriously ill
...a still under medical attendance. A number of love
had passed between the parties, but he would only
•—r to two. In one of the letters the defendant, who
e from Guilford-street, Rucsell•quare, spoke of an
and in a letter to Mr. Westall, the plaintiff's
denied the seduction, sod said be had no
pay for litigation. It was oertainly a very cool
7. :ad one he was sure would be considered. The de-

not pleaded, but had admitted the seduction ;
'sic question WU the damne to be given. He
. r.errion that the plaintiff was entitled to the ex.
cared io theeonfinement of his daughter ; they
... , -..uted t0.1.W. The jury would perhaps coneider it
sum, but the confinement was a very bad one,
r !Le eiS,V:IIOI,
_ _ .

11,1 ward Thompson. and his son. were el.
1. The father wee much affected in giviog his art.
a-.lmohrmed the statement of the teamed counsel.
. • : daughter was a
Th remarkably good girl until she
- 01 ; she was now very in. The son proved that
A he had paid 2V. He said the defendant was
Clerk, and hut year bad a salary of 901., to Im
:a sin months.

: • I.pe4red on the part of the defendant.
'•.ter. berift Borchelt told the jury the only Ties-
' punfol CIAO waa one of damages. He would
them to give an amount which it might not be
for the defendant to pay, because if they did the
• fr...ght not recover the money.
• - y. after a brief consultation, mewed the damages

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

Wi/RSRIP-STREET.
• r.r•rt. DE.ERTION or Lit INFANT.
', an uoplaesant.featnred woman, was
-..-! twh desertiog her infant.
Brock, the wife of an engineer, at GG, Banner-
stated—on Saturday @wooing last the
of my husband was directed to the once of
•‘,-t. and on looking into the front area we
• chid Icing there without anything upon
au, wrapped in a blue drama as worn
--; workhouse children. A man broke away
c of the iron work of the gratin before the poor
" - he got at, and, apparently, it must have
• : .-.1 through to have been placed thereat all. A
- ' en Alati gave me tip the infant. Shortly before
• ' • • 14-r of our+ saw. as lam told, a woman standing
• h•--i.e with a handle in her arms, that wee
•,' - of young child.
.• i1,n...h Rrown, principal name at the Whitechapel
• toe prisoner. 0o the 17th lost. she was
...r workhouse with the infant produced. I

7.• • I 411.0.5.10M3A.

Sill left on.tbe Nils.

- • S.turday eveniog last s girl brought
I wits oo duty in Banner-street. Sbe
I • st been found down an area, and I learned
• : fact. I conveyed it to St. Luke's
. -

''r • r. Ile of st. Luke's—Yesterdav I met the
•-. 1 her mane ; abe replied " Callaghan
~ • •.. ..lviro she said "No, my name is Elia
1 .1 n.lbe. I gave it to • girl to take to the
• • ,!• y 1 her a halfpenny for so doing."
• • \ • :t is true. I should have gone for the
• .Ma. My motive was to conceal from my
.• • ,•I 1.y.1 child—soil also to get back my work
.t :e in the Whitrichapel union. When 1
tal,n fmtu the area and is good hands I left

How did you know that the poor little
f.‘ll into good hands? I cannot believe your
r that vou be impriweed for one tooeth with
.r ,r r.•nr and a vagabond.
r I !.,r child to the ceU with superset affec-

r %TM. 1T,,11T.
• ". • 70, a 1 .pourer. was charged with causing
t • it...in Johnstone, another labourer.
•:•.• tt appeared that both men were
• rri new buildings in the Downs-road,
! an.l -n th 24th inst. quarrelled about a
• .f Anna. A fight ensued. during which
• • in the place was knocked out, thus
• . :t to distinctly se* what
fol-
•'.n..r,e ei,ntinned his day's work seemingly
'•• followinc morning was seized with cold
- t and died on Tuesday night. Prisoner
• t • •-•,:,-1r thin mornirg while working on the
nett in.ettrred, and only said that be was

• imp and consented to take sub-

M .1:01.‘; H-STREET.
•• -T. woactiorsu.
. a ai..ut, hawitlay•low:tiog youog man, WU
••• ttr hanx with behseing in a disorderly
;,orge's Workhouse, Monate

• c. .111 that at 41 o'clock yesterday evening.
t.eranns, amnngst them the prisoner, trying
•n to the woritholre in hfount4treet. A man
rt.,. and the prianeer, who wee behind him,
t, the -- ." The porter then gave the
' • •to,ir.

porter et the St. George's Workhonte.
yesterday evening about 70 or 80 per-