The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-25 00:00:00

IN PS G. N. V. M. MABB•IILNTf.

The bankroPt was an oil and Italian warehouseman and
commission agent of Leather-lane, late trading in partner-
ship with another foreigner. He now applied for his order
of discharge. The liabilities are 7,30f.f., of which upwards
of 4,8004 via in respect of hills accepted by parties abroad.
Mr. Aldridge examined the bankrupt, and elicited the
fact that the bills above referred to had been signed by his
wiser without his knowledge. His partner was in London,
brit Mr. Champion, solicitor, had possession of all the books
sod papers.
The bankrupt mowed his examination ; and the order of
discharge was adjourned for the purpose of inquiry being
made as to the debts due to the pernership.

JONAO-A ironic Or ART.
The bankrupt was deft:Gibed as a commission agent, end
exhibitor of a work of art, residing in Millman-row, Chel-
sea. His debts ere of trifling amount.
It was stated that the bankrupt was prevented attending
by indisposition, and his wits came forward to prove thtt
she had left him ill in bed. She wet crowtasminc 1 by
Yr. R. Griffiths, on behalf of a creditor, and stated that her
husband had had possession of a mechanical contrivance
mlkd "The Combat of the Archangel Gabriel with the
Dragon." (laughter.) It had seven heads, ten horns, and
seven crowns. (Groat laughter.) Her husband mad to exhibit
it in Newington-muse way fora penny a•bead. The gentle-
man to whom it belonged valued it at 1,0001. (Laughter.)
Her husband hired it at 21._•-week.

—The awe was adjourned far the attendance of the
bankrapt.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL

lITIAMIDTICART ALLEGED RAPE. -A STRANGE /TORT.

&Lanni pane, shopman to Mn. Law, pawnbroker. of
1 and 2, Rochester-teases, Stoke Newington, was charged
with committing a tape on the person of Mary Wright, a
domestic servant, formerly in the employ of Mrs. Law,
under the following extraordinary circumstances.
Mr. Allen, from the Associate Institute for Waning the
Laws for the Protection of Women, prosecuted ; and Mr.
John Wakeliog defended.
. .

The complainant, who gave her evidence in a very proper
manner, said that she was 34 years of age. She bad been in
the servi..e of Mrs. Law for about three months. On
Thursday, the 25th of June, the prisoner came downatain
and pulled her into the bed warehouse, which is on a level
with the kitchen. Me Palled • bed trout the rack, threw
her on it, and notwithstanding her eczema and her
efforts to get away he effected his purpose. When
be bad done that be knelt on her, and another men
came from a dark passage, and also had connexion with her.
The prisoner held her by the shoulder whilst the other man
did what he did. She did not know who that man wan She
wu too exhausted to get up to follow the prisoner and him.
As soon as she had made the tea she asked permission to go
out, and she then told her sister-in-law what had happened.
The same night the shop-boy came into the kitchen and
" Wasn't be a fine fellow I' sad afterwards said
that he wee a detective policeman. On Mrs. 'Ales return
from the country she told her what had occurred, and she
said, " Hush, Ann, I don't wish you to say anything.
Wait until my brother comes home, and tell him, as he is
the bead of the business." On Sunday last she told Mr.
Rowley, Mrs. Taw's brother, of what had occurred. He
made some inquiries, and then told her she might go to the
police. The prisoner denied the charge, and abused her
very much.
The witness was severely cromexamined, but her mi.
deuce ma not shaken. She stated that she had not been
intimate with any man before, and denied that she had been
intimate with one of the assistants in the shop.
Mrs. Slim Wright, the sister.in.law, said that the com-
plainant told her Mont the matter, ind in answer to Mr.
Barker, mid that she did not exactly know when, on which
she was told to stead down.

TbsioiloemL. in chargeoi the cue said that the complain-
ant had the day before been examined by the police surgeon.
That geatleman, although the assault was committed •
mouth ago, bad found marks of bruises on her lap u if
from • struggle. The surgeon was in attendance.
Mr. Barker add be did not want to see the surgeon. The
bruises ware nothing.
George Goldington said he was shop•boy in the employ
of Mrs. Law. and serer told the complainant about a polies-
man. She told him that she was telling people a lot of stories
about Edward to make him wild.

James Tbompoo, siaCieiiintl;;Mrs. Law, said that he had
kNuently had intercourse with the complainant.
The complainant most indignantly denied this insertion.
Mr. Henry Rowley, of Camden-town, said he managed
the barium for Mrs. Law, and the complainant told him
of the charge. He confronted the prisoner with her, and
he then denied the charge.
Mr. Wakeling said be had Mr. Crossley, the prisoner's
former master, and others, to give the prisoner a good
character.
Mr. Barker dismissed the charge.

DEATH OF MR. FRAZER, THE VOCALIST.—MT.
John James Frazer, who for some time was • popular
vocalist in this country, and who twenty years agn was •
recognised as a principal tenor at the English Opera
Herne, also at Covent-garden, Drury-lane, sad other
theatres, died on the 18th of June, at Philadelphia,
is the fifty-ninth year of his age. The deceased, wham
real name, we believe, was Frisker. made his first
it London at the English Opera Hesse, Otitoberarlrec ase
Conrad the Conair in the opera of The Paata'a Bridal,
mcceeding Mr. Wilson, who was the o ieel representative
of the part. He bad previously appeared at Bath with some
sees In 1839 he became a member of Mr. Macready's
mummy at Covent-garden, and afterwards went to Drury-
has, finally accepting in enpgenient with Mr. Rouse at
the Grecian Saloon. About twelve years ago he went to
America, where he became a teacher of eingiog, and where,
as above recorded, he passed the last years of his life.—Era.
hilthaltnif °LT Anctrini.—A gentleman named
Scurlock, of Doctors%commose, aged 83, recently arrived
in Langhorne, met his death under the following melee-
thole circumstances :—On Monday afternoon last Mr.
Scurlock went out for a walk with Mies Mills, his ward,
and Mn. Hugh, with whom they were lodging, oa the
cliff, and when at the end, year Bennett's cottages, be
attempted to descend to the beach by a Darrow path lead-
ing in that direction ' • his foot slipped, and he fell against
a gate, which, being rotten, gave way, and the unfortunate
gentleman was precipitated over the cliff, and fell upon
.a
heap of stoma some fifty feet below, severely injuring his
head. Mn. Hugh immediately returned to week medical
voidance, and, in the absence of the medical man of the
tow., fortunately met Dr. Ringer, of the Bengal army,who
was on x visit to Laugherne, end he kindly repaired to the
spot and rendered every oseistaoce, remaining with Mr.
Scurlock, in conjunction with Dr. Ford. until his death,
which took place on Taw's) evening. The deceased gen-
tleman was descended from the celebrated Sir 8.. Steele, and
his family possessed estates formerly in the neighbourhood.
A great gloom has bees thrown over the quiet little town
by this melancholy accident.
THE SUSPECTED MURDER ITC LEATHER-LAPHL—
Yesterday afternoon Dr. Laukestar opened an inquiry at
the Royal Free Hospital, Cray's-ion-road, relative to the
death of William ilousdon aged 37, who was alleged to
have been murdered about midnieht of Tuesday last in
Leather-lane. It appeared from the evidence of 'eventl
witnesses that the deceased and a man named Cowin were
bricklayers working at the East India Houle, and on Tues-
day evening about half-past five, they left off work. They
went towards deceased's home in Colley strut,
Camdan-
town. They, however, called in at the Coach and Messes,
Leetlier•lane, accompanied by two girls, and called for a
pot of half-and-half, two arrowroot biscuit% and a poesy-
worth of theme, sod sat quietly down. Both the
men were intoxicated. It being twelve o'clock,
Cevaaagh, a servant to the publicao, began to close the
house, when doomed, accompanied by Covill, was let out,
but the latter immediately returned. A cry wee then mired
that Covill's friend was hurt, sod on Cavaaagh going out he
sew the dammed, who was apparently dead. Cooper, a
eight watchman ia the service of the Board of Works, who
was on duty on the spot, said be saw two nem rush upon
the deceased, who was intoxicated. One of them struck
him CM the bead, and he fell. Ose said to the other, "Jack,
did you give it him!" the reply being, "Yes, I give him a
hot'un." They went away on the coming up of a police
eonatable. One witness said had he known ,deceased was
dead be would have detained the men who struck him.
The blow, a heavy one, was planted on the seek trader the
ear, and deceased fell senseless. He was removed to the
Royal Free Hospital, but was found to be dead. The poet
tortem examination showed that death was the result of
a rupture of se artery of the Main, produeiag extremities
and clots of blond. The =dere of the artery, in the
*Mon of the medical man, might have been cau•ad by a
of • blew.
bOirtioaloteurg itmr"Lerteit airrar.*:7o, previous
weasels of the artery, would cause it to give way. The in-
quiry was adjourned for the production of further 'videos*.
AUSTRALIAN Con FISII.—In the shop of the
Idalpy River Company were last 'yeah* displayed •
wags of Murray cod, weighing respectively sixty-two and
qty pawls avoirdupois. —Bendigo Advertiser.