The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-30 00:00:00

ISS CASTES, ♦ COMMISSION TRAVILLRIS.

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The banicropt was a commissioe traveller, of South
Cottage, Ulan, and applied for hie discharge. Debts,
1141. ; meets, mit
Xr. Goodday appeared for the ugliness.
Mr. W. R. Buchanan supported.
examinatioo was peened and discharge granted.
az SMITH. —PAILOEI OP AN AIMPT.
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This was an examination meeting and application for
discharge in the matter of John Bell Smith, formerly of
Drayton-grove, Bromptoo, and the Portland Gallery,
litigant-street, now of Forrs-eocui-gardeoa, Bromptoo,
hint and photographer. The bankrupt attnbutee his
failure to the want of nooses of the institution of
the Vise Arta at Portlandetreet Gallery, of which
the bankrupt was buttes and secretary. The unsecured
debts, 2711. ; secured, 3211. ; creditors to be paid in fall,
611. On the other head, there are good debts, 151. ; pro-
ptignivea up, 1351. ; property had by crediton, 351.
was no opposition ; sad it was stated that some
furniture had been detained by the landlord for rent.
Bankrupt had given an order for the delivery up of a
pasting at the Crystal Palace.
The examination was paned sad the discharge granted.

RS J. C. BACIVB BANEILUPTCT.
This was an applicatioo for diabase*. The bankrupt was
a baker of Harp- allay, Farrutgdoo street ; debts 498 E
mots all. The failure was attributed to the badger of
trade.

Yr. W. Madsen supported the bankrupt.
The esaraination was pared and discharp granted.

SHERIFFS' COURT, Rio Lung-squAza,
PROCLAMATIONS OF OUTLAWRY.

A "court" was constituted to-day far the purpose of
making proclamations of outlawry. Mr. Hemp, the senior
officer, " proclaimed" with the usual oeremoay the follow-
ing names Jolla Loafs, Bart., at the suit of John
Jour, Thomas Parker, and another; Seminal Jamas O'Hara
Harms*, at the out of John Posoud Whitmore ; Louisa
Maria Clark, at the gait of Usury Matthew ; Cecil Homage,
at the sail of Thorns, Embry Rees • Benjamin Remington
Williams, at the suit of Daniel lame ; Richard Kelly, at
the suit of the game ; and Jlllllllll Hall, at the suit of Thomas
Langston and another.
Mr. Under-Sheriff Harebell attended and four suitors
constituted a court. There was no other business to
transact and no surrender made. The court was adjourned
in the usual meaner until the 27th August, and all persons
were requested to depart and give their attendance on that
day.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

SOUTHWARK.
henna Willy AT • JIWELLIVS.
A well-dressed yottog fellow named Samuel Jones, a con-
victed thief, was placed at the bar for final exantioaticia
charged with being cooterned with &pother man amt in cus-
tody in stealing two valuable gold obelus, the property of
hfr. Ridley, jeweller, &a, Charlotte-street, Blackfriars-
road.

Henry Ridley, assistant to his brother, the prosecutor,
mid that about dinner time oo Tuesday, the ?AM inst., the
prisoner sod another well-dressed owe entered their shop *lid
*eked to look at some gold chaise. He weal to the window
and placed two before them. After looking at them for •
minute moo they asked the prim, awl being told, they said
that they were too dear, they thought, sod asked to be
shown some • little cheaper. ;Vitalise turned round to get
some more out of the window, when the prisoner and die
companion bolted out of the shop with the two valuable
chains. Witness jumped over the counter and pursued
them. but he soon lost sight of the other MAO. He, however,
kept the prisoner in view, and after • smart dime succeeded
in stopping him sod giving him into custody.
The magistrate asked it the chains were found!
Witness replied, unfortunately, they were not. No
doubt the man who moped had the chair. They were
worth about 81.

Pofic;;;os constable 53 L maid that on Tuesday afternoon, the
21st inst., he was on date in Broaden!l when be saw the
prisoner mooing, followed by last whams, calling out
" Stop thief." He joined in the chase, and waisted in
'enuring him, when the prosecutor rive him in charge
for stealing two gold cheins. Witness searched him, but
nothing wee found on biro.
The magistrate asked what was knows of the prisoner!
The constable replied that he had been several times ooa-
victed of felony, and about t►elve month, ago he we. tried
at the Surrey Sessions, and sentenced to six months' hard
labour.

The prisoner here said that. as they all appeared to be
against him, be should reserve his defeats, until hie trial.
He was aceordingly committal for trial, and the Pit-
ts/nes bound over to prosecute.

THAMES.