The Express.
London, England, 1864-10-11 00:00:00

Hi IRE E. BARHAM.

The bankrupt, e sipsrsTnenated clerk of the East India
nlrmv,residing at Rotherhithe, came before the court for
aArge from debts of al. only. It was elicited that he
i a pension of 801. a year, and that his wife had one of
•. . He had also some employment in the docks, which
`roorht him in 16e. a week. _ _ _

...
Mr. Aldridge maid the course usually pursued by Mr.
rmissioner Holroyd in such cases aa this was to adjourn
tt.. examination with protection, to give the bankrapta an
rormaity of making some arrangement with their ere-

-11.1; Honour directed an adjournment for that purpose.

IN PP P. Vi. PLUM.

The bankrupt was described as a lecturer, of Tottenham
Horosey. This was the sitting for examination and
;:,,harge, but no accounts had been filed.
The bankrupt, being called on for an explanatiors, mid
thit his :ibrary had been broken into, and his books, con-
t.:Dior the whole of his accounts, had been taken away. It
eA, done under the autLority of a bill of sale. His lie-
b.hties were not on his own account ; he had been induced
to accept bills for other parties, which he now regretted.
Mr. Sheen, for the assignee, asked for an adionroment,
which was ordered.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
EMPLOYMENT OFFICES" AND THEE PEAL-TIMM.
A young woman of respectable Appel:awe applied to Mr.
Turwhitt for his advice. She stated that seeing as adver.
ti.eruent in a paper to the effect that there were several
lit:Lakes vacant for young women, she applied at the
Wrest, 96, Regent-street, as " Employment-office for
L.3.l:ct,' for a situation as lady'emaid, and after
ming a fee of 5a., eke was told there was a situa-
ton which would just suit her. An address in
est:bridge-street, Hackney-road, was given to her, and
ate was told to write to "A. B." She did so, but
not receiving any answer she went again to the office in
te;erit-street, and then an address, ' 16, Watling-street •
was given to her, the person at the of telling her it was
a confectioner's, and that the situation was to attend to a
luncheon bar. She said she would go there but was told
rho must write. She, however went to the place, and
found that instead of the place being a confectioner's it
wai a warehouse, and two gentlemen she saw there told
her they knew nothing of the matter or of the office.
On going back again to the office she saw three or four
ferules about to enter and she advised them not to do
so. On demanding the se. back it was refused.
. .

One of the (miles alluded to by the young woman also
attended, she having beset told to write to "A. 8.," in
Cambeiclge•street, Hackney-road, who wanted a house-
keeper. On going to the plea she found it was a printing.
office, and a young man there told her that a person had
asked that letters addressed to " A. B." might be taken in
for her as he had a housekeeper wbo wanted a situation.
Mr. Tyrwhitt, after expressing the hope that publicity
would be given to the matter, said he would send an officer
with the young woman and see if he could get her money
back.

ektily, one of the warrant officers subsequently re-
ported that he went to No. 96, Regent-sheet, accompanied
by the young woman, and a man there said he had never
guaranteed the young woman any situation, and that if the
receipt for the se. was looked at that would be found to be
the case. He (Itceekilly) asked the man if he intended to
give up the 55.. and he said he should not, as he acted on
principle and they might do as they liked.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said if the young woman was sent to a place,
and there was ao vacancy, it was 'fraud. He would advise
the young woman to apply to the County Court for a
summons.

WORSH I P•STRE ET.
A AM TO owners PAM:KOZEL

Mr. Henry Hill, iivi;;g;ilo:Datacaa--Zeet, London-
fields, was charged with unlawfully poisoning a gold brooch
found by him in an omnibus.
George Saloon, badge 1,976, conductor of an omnibus
running from Camberwell-gate to the Durham Arms
pablinhonae in the liacireey-reed„ said Yester-
day evening, shortly after 7 o'clock, while stop=
opposite Blsoreditch Church to collect my
on the return journey I was informed that • gentle-
man inside had found there • gold brooch. I asked him for
it; he refused to give it to me. I told him it was a rule
that say article picked up in a metropolitan stage carriage
be should handed to the conductor, and that a penalty of
10/. attached to the party refusing. On arriving at the
Durham Arms I called the attention of my timekeeper
to the cironsteace, and at length was obliged to give the
gentleman into custody as he still determined on withhold-
ing it, and said, "It's as much mine as yours."
Mr. Hill—And surely so it was. And dal I not promise
to give it up provided you showed me the rules and regula-
tions mentioned ?

Conductor—No, certainly not.
Mr. did, and I hove a within' to prove it, as also
that you refused compliance.
),ve, 370 K—l received the charge. This brooch was
headed to me by the prisoner. (a middle-sized cameo brooch
was produced by the ooristabls, sod t►is description is under
the c trcutortattoes, of course, sufficiset.)
Mr. Ellison—What is the answer to the charge?
Mr. Hill—That I picked up the article, sir, and I believe
the conductor saw me do so. I asked three ladies is the
°melba,' if either claimed it and upon their not so doing
I reasonably, se I presume, kept possession of it until an
(pportonity offered of giving it up at the oration hones.
Mr. Ellison—Are you (the conductor) quite certain that
rot an thing was said about showing the roles?
Conductor:-Quiteeo,

Mr. Bill—You did so after the conversation, which was
tins :—" Give me that brooch, it is my property." I ob-
?erred, " It is as much mine as yours, and shall do no such
thing." Yost siestued, " II you don't give it to me I will
live you fined 10/."
eooductor—You appeared to doubt my word when I
u,:il you that I should give the property found to the
troper authorities. although I offered to prove by papers in
Mr possession that I IBA frequently done so in former hi-
(To the magistrate) —I have those papers with ir.•
sir. if you wish to see them.
Mr. Elison—Persoos refusing COM pliame• with them:pert
s conductor in such instances as the present are assuredly
I .iile to a penalty. The enactment is a very stringent one,
for a very good reason, inasmuch as owner, of the loss
roperty clearly would make their first application respect.
'.4 it to the conductor. I must line the defendant Is., and
payment of the conductor's caste tie.
NoTE. —The coadactors of omnibuses, /se., are also liable
to a rise if they do not deliver op property so entrusted to
thou within a certain period.]

SOUTHWARK.
mccor IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE AND
PASSENGERS.

10 THI

're;•-rqc Coleman, • middle-aged man, • tradesman rigid-
at kortoo. wee brought up in custody of lospector For-
t, ••-, of the South Eastern Railway police, charged with
km; drunk and disorderly oo the North Kent lime and WM-
lo4 the passengers in • third clam marriage.
k vector Fortune said that es the arrival of the 5 o'clock
tr, from Strood at London-bridge, be was called to ow, of
third-class carriages, when the primmer was pointed out
:.-m by three females in the same compartment, who told
that he had behaved very diareputably on the journey.
1,- had a child with him about three years old, and the
f• ski told waness that he had several times
f:•d the child to the window, aid at the
dancer of its life he'd held it oat
r*P""IIY. The ladies said they remonstrated
w.tti Lim, but he still persisted in his misconduct. and so
t-r7,6t4 them that they were made very ill. Finding that
Vl.' prisoner was under she influence of liquor he took him
!ht., custody.
The Magistrate asked if either of the females was in at.
t•h.ltoce.

iina
replied in the oegstive. They loft the a&
".) station in a very excited state, es 4 in him anxiety to
p' ,test the child be lost 'lett of them. The primmer, how-
did sot deny the accusation.
to. Nlsmietrate asked the prisoner what he bed to say fee
tasconducting himself in so (TON &

He replied that he regretted it very much, and must apo-
logise to the Railira Company for kin conduct. The fast
was he had been to ea a &It to some friends, and
unfortunately es& too mu* sad the shalchig of the car-
riage made him worse. He assured hie worship that be had
se intention of injuring hie child ; he was only mewing
her in • little rough way.
The Magistrate told lurn that his weaned was very dis-
graceful, end had either of the females atteoded and sap-
ported these charges against him he should h►ve punished
him with the utmost severity of the law. His using the
child in the manner stated by the inspector was enough to
terrify anyone, much moon females. He should, there-
fore, dna him 20.., or 14 days' hard labour at Wandsworth.