The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-08 00:00:00

.IN BE FUR-NESS. -CASE Or ABSCONDI24O.

LiMilatTlr presented aid obtained adjudi-
cation of bankruptcy against George Furness, jwi., of Sti,
Canoonstrest, merchant. The baukrupt ham absconded.
The nobilities are supposed to be about 10,0U01.

LY BE WM. RANKIN FIIIGUSSON.—CASZ OP AN INDIAN
Nuaciimit

The bankrupt described himself in him petition es for-
merly of Bombay, Ahmednuggar, and Setters, in her Ma.
Jody a civil service, afterwards of tkorge-,itreet, Hanover.
opera then of Clarges-street, Piccadilly, late of
Tnornas's Hotel, Haymarket, and since a prissiest for
debt. This wee the sitting for examination and discharge.
The bankrupt owes to unsecured creditors 1,3621., of which
7651. is for borrowed money. His expenditure in the two
ytars preceding his bankruptcy had been 2.501. sad 4004
largest creditor is the Bombay Civil Fund, Bombay, to
which be owes 400/.for cash paid on his accouot for expenses
to and from India, as insistent magistrate in the civil service,
—the debt incurred between 1657 and 1862. Mr. Dent,
merchant., Shanghae, is a creditor for 250/., for rash paid on
bankrupt s 'mount. There are no meets ; 2501. of debts
due to bankrupt are returned asbad.

Mr. 1L Griiitii;t4p..Trieci.lio stated that the bankrupt
had been obliged to gm up his appointment in India on
account of bin ill health. He attributed his failure to that

Flower, for the assignees, offered no opposition.
le mower to questions from the court, the balaupt said
be had oo pension • he had not been long enough in the
service. He bad now no employment. Did not
know whether his Liam creditors knew of his bank-
ruptcy. He had been two months in prison. He had money
advanoed in Bombay to enable him to return to England
when he was on sick-leave, and also to go out again to India;
bat his health spin failed. His friends in India knew that
he had left the service.
_

Hie Honour granted the order.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
TT ex PAULL—IMPORTANT DECISION.
The bankrupt. formerly a merchant in New York, had
come to this country and been arrested. Adjudication was
made in dim course, and he applied for his release ; but the
commissioner required him to find two euretiee in 501. each.
Being usable to do so, he remained in custody until after
laming his examination and obtaining his order of discharge.
Hr. F. Reed now renewed the application for releeee
from custody, relying en the care of Laforeet, in which it
had been held by the Lord Chancellor (overruling the deci-
sion of this court), that the order of discharge took effect
immediately on its being pronounced.
Kr. Lucas opposed the application, contending that this
decision only referred to property.
His Honour said he considered that the decision applied
gessaa/ly, and ordered the release of the bankrupt.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH STREET.
COWARDLY ATTACK ON A CABDRIVER.

Maurice gland-dm*
Oxford-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with
smaulting a cabdriver named John Insteneon, badge 13,386.
It appeared that between one and two this morning the
prisoner end six others engaged the complainant's cab to go
to the Haymarket, two persona riding inside sad five on the
roof. When they reach Cranbourne-street the peewee inside
the cab left and the complainant declined to tore the others
any further, aa they refused to pay him his proper fare, and
be wished to get rid of them. One of the persona on the
roof of the rob demanded the complainant's ticket,and while
be was getting it from his pocket be received a
violent blow from behind. He then got off train his
box, when he was surrounded by four or five
wools', including the prisoner, and most roughly trotted,
receiving in the course of the mtlio a most fearful blow on
the eye, which was much discoloured and swollen. He was
knocked down, and as deposed to by two witnesses—earned
Walker and Longroore— while he was on the ground three
or four were on the top of him at one time most brutally
filming him.
Primmer asked one of the witnesses (Walker) if be was
not attempting to separate the others from the cabman,
sad the witness said it was the reveres.

Yr. Shaw, a licensed victualler of Windmill-steed, was
by the prisoner ; but he knew nothing of the assault,
being ose of the person; who got out of the cab before the
disturbance took pleas.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said there was no doubt a most brutal
assault had been committed on the oomplainant, end that
anioept the venous who had committed it was the prisoner.
Be should fine the primmer 31., or two months in default,
unless he could settle the matter with the complainant.
After a few minutes' retirement from the court, the corn.
*Mint returned and said be was satisfied with the cow-
= given hint (36..), and the prisoner was then

GREENWICH.
AMAMI' ON ♦ CfILD.-• B•D CAM.

William Church, aged 45, a seaman residing at Ann's.
Bermoodsey, was placed in the dock before Mr.
l'rt. charged with moulting Mary Ann Caroline Falby, a
child 11 years of age, with a criminal intact.
Prom the evidence of the child, who gave her statement
in a very intelligent manner, it appeared that on the pre-
vious evening her mother, who resides at Rotherhithe,
brought the prisoner home, Ind that during the temporanrryy
absence of her mother the pricer committed the smolt
complained of by endeavouring to force her on • bed. Her
cries brought her aunt to her rescue, and the prisoner was
given into custody.
The aunt confirmed this statement ; when
Mr. Itsi 1, addressing her, asked what was to become of
en young a child' Unfortunately, although then acting in
• proper manner for the child's protection, be (Mr.
TraT) knew the mother and all the members of the family
en the wont characters, who were continually being brought
before him _ _

The aunt replied that she worked hard hanelf for the
child. She hoped no harm would come to her but she
would be glad if something were done for her protection.
Mr. Train When is the child's mother'

The aunt—She is now outeidell;e7ourt., but too drunk to
appear before your worship.
Mr. Truitt —She is rarely or never sober. It is • shocking
thing to see so young a girl placed in the midst of so much
sinfulness, and in order that something may be dope for
her permanent benefit. I shall now direct her to be taken to
the Rotherbithe workhouse, and the constable will request
the relieving officer to attend before me.
A man in the body of the court, who said he was a water.
man and lightermao, here stepped forward, and said he, as
the father of the child, had contributed towards Its support
since its birth, and he was still willing to do so, but he
thought the mother was a mast unfit perano to have charge
of her.

T n prisoner, in reply to the magistrate, rid he wu
too drunk to know whet had taken place. as he had been
driukiog for several days, having only pust returned from •
three years' voyage.
hfr. Train sentenced him to twentyone days' impriaon.
sent in Wandsworth gaoL

" WIITTOIeII RETRlLAT."—Yesterday at a special
semi= of St. Pancras, an application wee made by Mr.
Winkle for a wise linens for hie " Retreat" at Kentiah-
town. Mr. Poland, barriner, sod Mr. B. Beverley, atter-
ocy, supported the application ; and Mr. Gordon opposed
for Mr. Overtake, of the firm of Copesteke, Moore, and
Co., of Osmond*. A former application wu noticed in
the Doily News on the 25th tilt. A long discussion took
Vac, and an offer was made on the part of Mr. Weston not
to apply for a music or dancing license, if the opposition to
a wine license was withdrawn. The bench consulted with
closed doors, and decided that the place was not an eating-
house but a place of public entertainment, and reload the
application. On the part of Mr. Weston notice of appeal
by a special case to the Court of Queen's Bench for next
term was given.
TILHHIBLII ABSAVLT WITH Ran-BOT IRON.—Yet.
Urdu a peddler, named David Guest, win brought before
the etepe•diary magistrate, in Wolverhampton, charged
with assaulting a fellow-workman, named Isaias Ballo*.
On the previous afternoon Bullock and a comraoioe wen
standing together in a shop adjoining that in which Gout
was at work, at Swiodoe, near Wolverhampton. when
Coen mine out with a pleas of rod-hot iron which he held
with some Mop, sad deliberately hurled it at the head of
Bullock's companion, against whom he wknown to enter-
tain a urine feeling of Stunt. The fearful missile struck
the forehead of Bullock with so much force that terrlKle
injuries to the bead and brain bare been the result. Bullock
n bunt, wounded, and mad ; and there is only falot name
to ocesclade that he will bug be alive. Stich was his mutated
keen yesterday that the united strength of threat's! NM
scarcely ufficient to hold him down.