The Express.
London, England, 1864-07-04 00:00:00

IN RI YOBTON.--CAHE Or ♦ BPZCOLATOL.

The bael27o7s;l2;l3iieiie;, of tit.
Pimlico, of no profession or employmeet, applied far his
release from custody. Debts, 1,7911. ;no meets.
Mr. rood opposed, on the ironed that assignees had
not yet been chosen. There were substaatially but two
debts in the schedule, amounting to 1,7001., due to stock-
brokers. The only other debt was 751., said to be due to
Martin's Patent Ascher oompao7 (Limited), of which the
bankrupt was a director. He attributed bis failure to heavy
lames Matured at the time of the late panic in the money
market at the earl of bat year. He bad dealt largely la
'Greek bonds._ . . .

-How same you to to speculating in

The
this way ?
Bankrept7l w led into it.
The COOICIIM63OIIf —Did you buy those things bona fide,
or only to sell &gam the next morning
Bankropt—l began in a very small way. I had, aofmta•
lately, a little sumer ; then I took up more end the penis
came in last December.

urged, ou behalf of the bankrupt, that he
had been arrested after only 12 hours' default in the pay
meat of an instalment, and had been in prison nearly •
mouth. In the last three months of last year he bad had
transactions of upwards of 20,000/.
The Commissioner—And does that maks your client say'
better t

Mr. Lewis—Yes • beeline be has met all those liabilities.
Ultimately, his Honour ordered the release on the hank•,
rapt finding ow met/ of SW., and mitosis( into his own
reisagaimaose for 1001.

111 111 curs.—BISILIVI BAT MIL

The baskr:rpt.idM7MThurMT. it;:;;;tlrearibed se later
of the General Wolfe Tavern. Clement'a•lase, now of the
Fier Hotel, Hem Bay. He came before the court irk
mecums prepared by Moan. Paul sod Tosser, showing
debts of 1,3681.; meets and property held by =editors
about 6001. _ .

Mr. Manes appeared for lb. wipe... He said be under.
stood the failure was is part owing to Hems Bay having re.
wetly gone down as a watering plaolhowing to the pier there,
which wee 0111 b of tie principal attractions to viaitors, bele(
closed on amount ot its dangerous state.
Mr. E. Reed opposed for • London creditor, and asked for
an sextant cl what the bankrupt had done with 3,0001.,
which he received for the Oscars' Wolfs, and also the
proceeds of a house at Brixton.
The bankrupt, examined, stated that he had sold the
General Wolfe is February last for 3.0001., which be
received in bard each. Of this he paid 1,0001. and 5001.
to his father and father-is-law.
Adjourned for additional scconnta.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
ROBBING AN NDITOIL

Patrick Roberts,;you4tella;Olttamealsi
and not altogether • stranger to the police' wee nA lit
placed
the bar before Mr. Henry, charged with stealing a
watch and chain, worth 25f., from Mr. Jams Grant,
of the Morning Advertiser.
The prosecutor—l reside in Guildfordetreet, Russell.
square, and was returning home at about 2 o'clock on Friday
memoir last, when I felt • sudden grab at my watch and
chain. I was then in Holborn, neer the top of Chancery.
lane. The watch was is my waiscoat pocket, sad on feeling
there I found that it had been broken from the chain by.
man who was then running away. I followed the man se
quickly as omens's, calling out "Police," and "Stop thief."
suaoseded in getting close upon him, whet he turned into
Folwood's-reuts, where he was stopped by a polies.
constable (F 176). I had not once lost sight atf
him. He draggled with the officer, and I also laid
hold of him, bet we were surrounded by a mob of
persons, and I saw the prisoner attempting to pa.
my watch to smother man in the crowd. I exclaimed "Glib
me my watch," and the constable, seeior the attempt deo.
succeeded in getting it from the man. The struggle woe
meowed, and eventually the prided. by slipping off his
omit, or allowing it to be polled from him, contrived to of
cape. It being very dark at the time I could not swear
positively to the prisoner's identity, although I believe hid
to be the thief, from the resemblance in size, age, and ap.
11.111111.12016
' Jobe Perry, 176 F, deposed that be was watching the
prisoner and his companions at the time of the robbery. He
saw the piimmer leave the latter as Mr. Grant approached
them and go up to prosecutor. He then confirnied the ed.
dente of Mr. Grant, std stated that after gettieg posmosion
of the watch, whiob the prisoner dropped ore the we-
dged during the struggle, he eadeavoored to IIeCOMB Uhl
primmer, but he was rescued from custody by seven or eight
of his companions. He knew the prisoner well, and oh
Saturday night, seeing him again in the street, he took hign
into custody. The prisoner then denied all knowledge tif
the watch robbery, but he mid he lived at 18, Fulmer*.
' rest", and this was two doors from the hones which he rail
into after the struirgle on Friday morning.
Another constable (E 93) deposed that he bad seen tb,e
prisoner prowling shout Holborn on the night of the rob-
bery and bad threatened to take him into custody if he
did tot go home.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge.. and requested
that the magistrate would "settle it ; bat there beteg
nasal to suspect that the prisoner was an old offender, Mt.
Hoary referred to remand the case for a few days to admit
of ioquiry as to his antecedents,.
The primmer was accordingly reseeded to • weak.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
11" WY TO HARD LABOUR TOR DIRCRACR•