The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-18 00:00:00

art expressed setae doubt without the proosediag
- • u was the right course, but {reared a tale

le Tanta&

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Lefore Sir. Commissioner Goulburn.)
LS RE PAICF.
; was a dealer in irournongory, at Rather-
' i•,.t.ts, ;Mt., of which 1507, was without security.
_primed for the official assignee; )Ir. Reed
a creditor.
.;:sruld had brought an action against the Grand
anal Compsny for injury suffered by his
;...e verdict was against him, and he had been taken
•t..i, for the costs. The bankrupt had two houses at
• : it was now stated that they were mortgaged,
• , :,ditors wished for particulars.
. "ret- to the court it was stated that the costs were
'T. side, and 73... on the other.
.tsr.irt T4l examined as to the mortpges on his
• ~ for 1s0:. was held by his brotherin-law,who
au advance to that amount. The action
• ; ,:,al Company was for injury suffered by his
• ...I:Lining it:to a coma, owing to a bridge being
Lad paid B'. as costs to his attorney, who was

,
, arivared tot the bankrupt.
5311 to reasoo for an adjournment He eon-
- t a the I.Aukrupt had been dragged into the Law-
Attoruey. The order of discharge. would be

ilsuse in court followed this deciaioo.
IN 1.1. .ANILEL MAIISLIALL.

descraAug huosed as a general merchant,
Ito owed 535/., of which a large pro-
- ; u ac..tumolitioa bills.
it e‘amin..tion of the bankrupt the order wan

IN RE GAM.
r.; t was • COILBASSiOn agent, of Portland-
, 0. .aal other places. Debt., 293/., of which
Norumalation bills.
. .

pi oxd. The bankrupt had recently married,
;ex to !Listings. had stayed a fortnight at the
t.l. and run up a bill at 191., and than left with.
inything.
in examination, said be had cHered 101.
iett. 11, had been in prison nine weeks.

?Ir. Lica, for the bankrupt,
.r lit ran a moat impudent attempt to cheat
• er. ice order would be suspended for three
L Linkrupt not already been in prison
hare withheld protection.

T. canner.
. • , !csiElbed 111 • civil engineer, of the
. iie only asset was a claim of 1301.
, r orepany, which wee represented by
• .t's attorney, asbeing,well founded.
;r..uted the order.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAT.)

BOW-STREET.
. F"T A!,:-, nurD RT A MEDICAL STUDENT.
If ',4., was charged with obtaining drugs
~ . -•. of the Strand (Dent Temple-bar), chemist,
.•r pretence*.
•• ~.0.1 that, on the 6th inst., the prisoner
and presented a paper purporting to be
• : : , drisAim of inmate of morphia, from
• ..-. • ::.:cou. of Surrey-street. The prisoner said
~•.-t.iot to Mr. Dunn, of Norfolk-street. Witness
;me:ousts been aware that time were two Mesas.
sy . Ile suppiied the prisoner with the morphia, the
which was la. tkl. On two ertbsequent oc-
.. - . the prisoner called again with further
• . . • • u which also drugs were supplied to
:..t witness had since discovered that
: e : f •rz..nes. A few days ago he was paring by the
: '..lr. I.ylor, a chemist, in Fleet-street, when he
. • . • ..-oucr there, apparently making a purchase. 11.
. . •!t'ule, and gave bin. in charge. Mr. Huggins
. .. : t_.t he believed chemist, were robbed and de.
• . '.:o . considerable extent. Drugs were sometimes
so much below v.due that he was convinced
• ~: to ,lishonestly obtained.
. ...h.a.4.1 he sever wrote or signed the order pro.
...•.....riessil the prisoner, who in fact was wholly
~ to tom. Was in partnership with his father,
: . • ti. of Norfolk-street. The prisoner bad oertaialy
•en in their employ, All orders for drags, An.,
- r. IN witness from the house in Craven-street.'
.13.•:-11., rover ordered anything of the kind. Ilse
i• 7 ;ou!cl not possibly have been employed br the wit-
: • :'.r without witness's knowledge. Wr liner did
: e iii. Mr. Huggins, but with Mr. Taylor.
...,,:er said he had bees misunderstood. He never
.. • he was in the service of Mr. Dunn, sen. or Jan.,
. : 'Eons were unkown to him. He had been sent by
i • . in named Robinson, whom be understood to be
..:: ... i Mr. Duce. That person had given him the
c • ..:.•li be believed to be genuine.
• i;istrate, observing that the prisoner would have
- i•unity of laving tnat defence before a Pity, coot-
_ • .:...tc for trial.
CLERKEN WELL.
Y.. CLOTHLN6 AT IsLINGTON WORKHOriII.
.., • , •. Rib:veil Martine, and A Px.rt Harding
, • r,.1 ...th destroying their clothing at Islington
, ...

. went to shoe that last night the prisooers
:t.l to the casual ward of the Islington work-
•. ! this morning it was discovered that they had
•• i Le whole of their clothing. The clothes since
• :hem were of the coarsest of canvas, and there
:*0 ..n inch of the stuff visible, it being marked in
e l'i.ces with the words •' Islington Workhouse."
in defence, said they were wet through,
: artre dirty and filthy In the extreme. It
• :11 mstter whether they were sent to prison or
.n the clothes they now bad on they could not get
..1 al fret could cot make their appearance in the

....ccoart mid that the eondact of the prisoner,
%flown], and sentenced them to 21 days' hard
ill Howe of Correction.
SOUTHWARK.
• rY • CONFILT-NTIAL HALLWAY SERCANT.
1%. • confidantial servant in the
• I t e :south }:astern Railway Company, was placed
ar,
chary:) with stealing and embezzling upwards
the 1 Tensity of the company.
cvt-, limn the law calico of the company, attended
r:ot• .

I:c.o. a clerk in the Continental parcels office at
Arms Station, said the prisoner was one of
a d great coosdence was reposed in him, he
e Paris parcels, and receive the charges,
. .z.d over with his delivery-book duly to
of October witness banded him a
• • deliver at Itutland,gate, and another to
The prisoner has never accounted
:a tether had he returned the delivery
W.'t, another clerk in the came office, said be do-
: .s pritoner about the same time which
-ce.,utted for.

.t. t

detective eerfnot of police,
r • • .t st the Eutern Rsilway, maid be
• • :rw p ti of tLe prisoner's defalLatioas, and on
tLst he Lad embezzled 19L 9a, 4d. Bo
• • : • k the prisoner into custi.ely, when be ad-
, • -oce, and raid be was very sorry for it.
- s trete examined proving the payments
• - no% 'Len
eAnittittod Ern for teal.

•:IT;Z"L CuLL/CCl' ACCIDENT. NEAR
bt"I,LET.

HT .SICN: KILLED.
.yrrenit.:!„ ao theskipwasbangwound
• • -ra who bad been at work all day at Moore.
• coli•ery, a fti,Ltful accident sexnueech by
• • i eight Len were sacrificed. The pit had
' v. and the chain has been used during
•• .1. Pkip was lowered at about a
aaL a loy in it, and a number of
..--r• rr-luired for use by the night
' •'• :foto Slater, noticel that when
-t to ascend. eight persons were on, and
, • • u.,r• r-dued Thomas Bateman, to get off
.w.: lent oa the skip. Heileman °bird
• • t ,rf, but, as the skip was ascending.
• -.1 on. Wken the skip was about
-..ft. SI ,ter heard a voice shout out
• by a ?err loud scream, and itn-
. ,t the slip fell to the bottom of
• .• • • -..t wen. A portion of the chain,
• • ...rhty.fiee yards, fell upon them.
,i..• when Slater saw them at the
I tint lody he recognised was that
• • was cut off by the chain. The
••. •t • 'sip was about half-way up the pit.
.'”`"ning. noticed that the chain
' And then, thinkiog that something
' t,.• steam. On examinetion he found
I.- and that a yard of it had gone
0 i s•aa hanging over the shaft of the
•-d the unfortunate men at the bottom
. r • their respective reeirlenoes,
• A • • IL. rest. which will to held this day,
• II ,t•r!.—

' - rt.‘' rRT..N AND TCT! "SAITI-
- 11 •re *nears in yesterda's calling lista
rio action of damages at the
• t, •- If n. Maria Theresa
.Longworth or
' nliohurgb, against Alexander
* Hopn, of Bedgehury.park, in the county
I i•nielmi Cook, of The Albany, in the
teeth residinc in er near Loader or
f ssotland, against whom arrestinente
deriAli.rioncitt. The de-
n.l omprieton of the Saturday
• . .• action are the alleged libel is the
• :, • rase which appeared in the &Our-
- `.• th. ffoitae of Linda' domains. The
• .; •r• Mercury.