The Express.
London, England, 1864-11-16 00:00:00

erscss were to break their engagements, and, without
..:.genre as to health, appeal to • jury, all he could
,ss was that it would be • serious matter to railway
the! companies.
..o.p•ured that in consequence of the defendant leaving
Abet persons had been sent out, and one was to fill
.ituatioc of Perkins, as district superintendent at

seeontLary Potter left the cabs to the jury to decide
..stimate the damage to be sa•essed in the action.
;ore, contended on decided cases that the amount
~eitained by the agreement, and claimed 3001.
kholsou protested against such an amount. The
proved was the money paid for the voyage and
If the jury gave it the young man must go
the court for the amount.
.r% ...kid unless compelled they should not give 3001.
!.r thedrection of the Secondary a verdict was given
.. rod the defendant to apply if he thought proper,
onit of queen's Bench.

cOURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Uefore Mr. Coraminioner Gordburn.)
RSET.-ACCOLSTANTS. CHARGES.

, Which was before the court some months ago,
wero very volriFinous, and the charges of

• Lao acre allowed by the taxing master to the
• t 1'2..1. Application warn now made to review the
hut his Honour held that after so long a lapth of
. taxation ought not to be disturbed.
it'd so Mr. ltegistrar Winslow. as Commissioner.)
IN Ilk: BASHFORD AND LIICZNA.
t;.e adjourned sitting for examination and die.
the ease of these bankrupts, who were ship-
, f leadenhall-street and Tottenham. Their
are 2,2 th Y. ; assets returned sit about
At the last sitting an adjournment was ordered for
Itashford to produce some evidence of his
• 4iertitin payment in Ireland, and
:.v,
ou his own behalf, now asked for a farther'
• : • I that purpose, which was ordered. Lncena.
-eparate debts or property, passed and obtained

IS SI: ALrIIED JENKINSON.
...„:.nrt was an attorney, of Clement's-hum. He
, hii liabilities of 8,1641., the smote being
7. and the expenditure at 1,700/. for the
• ~ London Mercantile Discount Corn.
•• • '.. 1 Cornhill, are returned at creditors
bills,for which they hold the guarantee

„. ; . ;t:og for examination and dieeharp ; there

oust it was stated that the bankrupt
ties without consideration to the amount
nt guarantees in counesion with the
patents, and also with mining specula-
, • been realised wan 404 f. from the bank•
about 120 W, mote wan expected from soma

tha .suestioa for him ooesidoration ti
rapt WM in a condition to pay thorn.
lia-
•urred them.
• . he never expected to be called upon

what reuonable ezpect►tion the hank-
o he gave the guarantee in favour of a Mr.

.rttpt entered into a long explanation, the purport
.• that he expected to receive about 1,00()L a
1.0 et thought he should be called on under the
owing to l'omonby having to make an
t with his creditors he (the bankrupt) bad been

.:r said be must have something on the proceed-
s that the bankrupt had not entered into those
t• without probable means of being able to meet
:. this being done, be would grant the order.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERK F.NW WELL.
A FRACDI,I3I7 BAIIKACTT.
T. W.., a wholesale jeweller. of 8, Lloyd-
:er.enwell, was charged with being guilty of s
n r by disposing of property within three months
r.,:zuptey with intent to defraud his erediton.
_

tx~e Williams, barrieter•r7l;w,ln7trocied by
:• .o. attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Ricketts,
Gray's•inn•road, ►ttended for the de-

:!7 Wiliam] said it would be in the recollection of the
.7" ti.at the prisoner was already committed for trial ou
of felony, and he now intended to go on with a
misdemeanour, and ask for his committal on that
. . The prisoner had only been in business for about
u:..iitths, and had in that short period obtained goods to
....le of about 2,000/., and yet all the wets be had
'in were soma duplicates representing about 900/.
f property. This was a very bad case ; and although
,everal cues of the same character as be wag now
.• a with, he should, to save expense, now only go on
.e charge. lie then called some witnesses.
• i:icketts said that the prisoner was now being prase-
: i.,r an offence committed by him as a bankrupt, and
mit of the control of the Court of Bankruptcy
• , y authority from the commilisioner. The pre-
.. Against the prisoner had no reference to his
Bankruptcy Act provided that to authorise
rr ,e,.!ioci „pima • bankrupt for an offence condi-
rne.,hour by the act • certificate was necessary,
' • -•.gnee being the person to prosecute. In
• authority had been obtained.
• irt laid the section only applied to the I
cats. If the prosecutor proceeded without
i• of the commisakner he did so at the risk of
• • Its of the prosecution.
tia applied that bail might be taken for the
,if the prisoner at the trial.
ncourt refused the application, and eommited
to the Central Criminal Court for trial.

THAMES.
DANGP.r. 1,1 THE ROAD.
11" a tall elderly man. was brought before Mr.
. with being drunk while io charge of a wag-
. f.,ur horses in the Bow-road yesterday afternoon.
was clearly made out against the prisoner. 301
t ,risouer was seated on the box of the waggon.
t the hors•% were thrown on one side, and the
w,re proceeding slowly along the road towards
The prisorer, who was very drunk, was quite isms.
f hor..n. They were without say eon-

• • • •nier said be was very sorry to be in the date in
.i.scovered. He had drank a little too much.
Lsr.es they could take care of themselves. He
a -....ut reins yesterday.
•!• —Then there was peat danger to paiesngers
• tar road.
• :.veer—There was no feud that.
was peat danger. If anywoman orchild
cr•,••m; the road, the bones would have gone over
w... uo check.
.. ..,r b.l his duties were very heavy. He was
••••••• .., Lours from 9 o'clock one night until 11 the
• hads of animal charcoal. between lish.row,
and the sug tr bakers' in WhiteclutpeL
-1 consider this a very serious offence—e
a driflor four horses suds heavy WILMOD 1100 g
reins. You are fined 205., and in
• lays' u.lprisoutnent.

••• • Mr 1:I.Elt AT PADDI:CGTON.—(THIS
• or. mg placards were extensively circulated
' ti,r Letr.pols offering a reward of 501. far the
I..orderer of a female infant, found with
•••.rt-d. An.l a ligature fastened round the throat,
~.t itig.room at the departure platform of
:1.1 gr.ky StatioD f'addm too.
• . PlAirfrow,=On Monday, uutil
r.nt.odont Howie, of the K
in collecting additional arideaos for the
• on Thursday evening next. He kiss
• in relative to the discovery of a knife in
it is rumoured belonged to the accused.
•• -.n :emi‘ed front Hamburg, where the
• - --unloved as a corresponding clerk in a
rend it is folly expected that his mother
sr a few days to recognise the body and
'lte MAO. Mr. David Cordery, the
. ug.road, the foreman of the jury, haa
to the c wooer (Mr. C. C. Lewis) for the '
• 4 ,f the accused; and it is expected that
• m. le to Sir George Grey, the Seers-
-4 t4c presence of the pnaower, who is now

‘lii.Caing murder was committed
' • Coventry, on Monday
on Saturday night a number of
•t e ‘.ray Friar, a low public.house in the
• iirel took place between them and a num.
4 and proetitutes. The disturbance was,
•• . the. time, bat yesterday morning the
r., L. .my Frier for the purpose of
•' " There were several minor die-
ti.e c)Lirse of the morning, sod at about
it., afternoon a general fight took
• men and prostitutes, 14 or 15 in
7.e r,t,t continued for half an hour before
•...-ailed in, and it we. then found that one
man named Robert Roes, about 23
~n the tloor, and on being lifted up
-" liming the fight kicking wu freely
• • torte of the women fought with
•-t.; -Ars no external mark of violence on
Another man, also a navvy, was
• seriously injured. The police have
isrty. named William Smith,
'• I ',Aare 1:eoro Creave (brothers),
• Woolley, and Edward Thompson.—

•
, —lt may be remembered that
11. :.011:1 digeing in • gravel pit at Stocker-
j...r containing ;2 gold coins.
• • •rw.r.le.l to the Treasury. On Tuesday
• ief constable of the county, having
• frnm the Loris Commissioners of
ry 1,41,1 the fortunate finders the sum
• •,•.; the value of the treasure.—Leicorfer