The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-14 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

OVILDHM.4

Mr. Richard Brickwood Coltman, manufacturer of sewing
machines. recently carrying on business at 34a, Brewer-
street, Golden-square, surreudered on bail before Alderman
Abbas, to answer the charges of basing unlawfully, and
within 60 day' prior to his bankruptcy, disposed of goods
otherwise than in the ordinary coons of trade, and with
unlawfully pawning goods after his bankruptcy, such goods
being the property of his assignees.
The evidence in the former examiliatioa west to show that
the defendant was adjudicated • bankrupt on his own
petition, and that on attending his first examination be
was given into custody by • man of the name of Mr.
Thomas Houma, who was described as • 0001111/118i0i
agent, of 89, Queen-street, Cheepeids, and who
claimed to be • creditor for 751. The cirturnatarces opou
which the charges were founded were that the bankrupt had
pawned • number of sewing machines with Mr. Richards, a
pawnbroker, of the Westminster-road, at 51. each, the same
machines being valued at 101. each ; and that, after being
adjudicated • bankrupt, he sold to one 0. F. Morris,
commission agent and manager to • firm of the DIMS of
Maurine, Rodigue, and Valbony, general merchants, of 16,
Water-lane, Great Tower-street, six sewing machines
for 601., taking IC in cash, and Morris's own acceptances oa
two bills for M. each, which were stiU unpaid.
The magistrate remarked upoa th•extraordinary circum-
Oana of Morris making himself responsible for his em-
ployers' liabilities by accepting bills in his own name; and
on Morris saying such was his practice, the magistrate said
it was a most irregular and dangerous one, and ultimately
adjourned the case, the solicitor for the prosecution us-
dee taking to produoe Hoes as a 'Rome, in order that
he might be submitted to a rigid crom-examination,
which was threatened by defendant's attorney, with revird
to his share in certain transactions relating to the bankrupt's
business, and his general antecedents.
Mr. Kent sow attended for the praseentioa, and said,
with reference to the second charge against the bankrupt,
that be had given an explanation so thoroughly satisfactory
that it left not the remotest ground for the seensation, and
with regard to the first charge, the creditors found that the
bankrupt's conduct bad been boot fide and without any
intention to defraud them, and as he had given up smote to
the value of 2001.. which would realise a very handsome
dividend, they had instructed him to withdraw the proem-
tion entirely.
Mr. Ring, for the defence, stigmatised the whole proceed-
ing as • conspiracy.
Alder an Abbas said, from the evident laid before him
by Mr. Kent, he thought with regard to the charged un-
lawful pawning that it was the strongest case, but as the:
sod the other urge had been withdrawn le could not carry
it further.
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Thy brurkrupi was accordingly discharged.
Bow-STREET. _

Mr. Richard Beaky, a gentleman about 26 yearn old,
was charged with aassulting • wall•drreed young man
named George Davis. The complainant's appearance wee
by no means improved by a black eye, obviously the rear'.
of a • severe blow. He stated that on the previous
evening he was at the Adelaide Gallery, Lowther•arcade,
and was smoking a pipe, when one of the waiters spoke to
him, and told him that smoking was prohibited. Villa's'
left the room, but continued smotang. Bofors be left the
waiter laid his hand on his pipe, but, seeing that he was
about to leave the room, took hie hand away again. The
defendant mid that witness was no gentleman to smoke
in .• place where there were ladies. Witmer re.
plied that he considered himself as much a gentleman
as the defendant, who thereupon struck him a blow
on the eye with his GM and as the defendant wore •
ring it marked his eye se it now appeared. Witn•-• went
out challenging the defendant to follow him and fight it out
is the street. The defendant did follow him, and wit-
ness gave him into custody.
On orow•examination the witness declined to swear that
had not used filthy language, but could not recollect
that be had done so.

A friend of the complainant's, who was with him at the
time, corroborated his statement. This witness, however,
distinctly remembered the use of the improper language
which complainant could not mem to, sad also that the
waiter had spoken to him twice before he mid. " I would
'rather leave if lam not to smoke." The witness also
avowed that it was for using foul language before ladies
that Mr. Bosley said complainant was " no gentleman."
The magistrate said that to use such language in the pre.
mane of women even of loos* character would show such a
want of manly feeling as would justify the expression that
complainant was "no gentleman," but such conduct was
still more disgusting as the women were respectable. He
mint admit that the law did not justify a blow, but, consi-
dering the very gross provocation, he should only flee Mr.
Begley L. .