The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-05 00:00:00

IN U JOHNSON.

Tbie bankrupt yes a person holding a public appointment,
the nature at wkiek was not stated.

Mr. Samoa posed.
Th. bankrupt, eop xamined, said that his salary was 200/. a
year, but there were deductioo• which brought it down to
1511. He was not prepared to set anything aside for the
mussel of bin debts.
Mr. &mood said this was the case of a men owing 1861.
refusing to set aside marking for hie creditors out of his
salary of 2001. • year.
Mr. E. Reed supported the bankrupt. Hie debts were
balance. on several years' dealings. His friends had offered
10s. in the pound, but the creditors bad refused it.
His Honour directed an adjournment for a cash account.
IN as ARTHUR HAP.I3OITLE ESTCOURT.

The bastkitiptW;;;l;rWte7:4l4%.7lo;i;l:i. of Wight.
The ow has ben frequently before the court. The beak.
rapt owes 7,300/.. some of the creditors holding se security
property of the value of 2,105/. A further adjournment of
the examination pitting was now taken by omisent.

The bankrupt was a lodging-house keeper, of Milton-
street. Dorset-Naze. Debts about 1,9001.
Mr. Bradlangb opposed. The Mercantile Unice and In-
vestment Society had lent the bankrupt 1,0001. on an
assignment of his plate and furniture and some freehold
houses, which wu given to secure 1,5001. ; and inquiry wm
desired into those treasonous.
. . . .

Hr.B;kes,for. the oilLa easignee, elan asked for an
edernrnent.
His Honour said there wee every ground for inquiry. It
seemed an extraordinary proceeding that a society should
lend 1,0001., and take security for 1,50 W.
After some explenatiou by the bankrupt's solicitor, an
adjournment was ordered.

The bankrupt wu a builder, of Old Kent road and of
Norwood. We owes 22,3701., the creditors holding's secu-
rity property of s larger amount, returned at Zt,7801. It
appearing that *he accounts had sot bin filed in time, an
adjournment was ordered.
Mr. Bagley and Mr. Bargood appeared in the ease.

THZ POLICS COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW.TPREET.
NM OF mAucr..

A stupid-looking boy of about 17. who was, or affected to
be, deaf and dumb, was charged with denim a pocket-book
from the person of George Power. • servant out of place.
As the resumer, when spokes to, maintained a d
and seamed not to hear a word of what wasatlrd
to
hie, he was put beck while the constable fetched • person
acqnsisted with the finger alphabet to interpret.
Oa the arrival of the interpreter he was instructed to ask
the prisoner his name. and put the question by means of
the usual egos, making them very slowly sad distinctly.
The primmer, however, by a stake of the head and a waive
of the hand, indicated iatelligibly enough that be did not
cadestaed. _ .

The i;terproter—He pretends not to understand.
31r. Vsnahaa—Then do you think that he really does
understand ? . . . .

The inteornreter-11 be is deaf and dumb be mast under-
stand, for be amid aot supply bis mast ordinary wants
without some nob mode of communtostioa.
_

Mr. ierPerhapsL—lcah;PsbeirOri;tg of malice. Prisoner,
you have pretended not to understand what is said to yore
in words, and now you either do not anderstend, or pretend
not to oodentaad, the alphabet aged by the dumb. I meet
assume that you have some metes of communication, end I
shall proceed with the cam, and the evidence shall be gives
in the natural language.
George Power deposed that about 3 o'clock this morning be
was sittiog an • bench in the Mall, St. Jameds-pirk. The
prisoner was wittier; beside him. Whams bevies felt some-
thing touch his cost put bin head in the pocket and mimed
hispooket-book. A bole bad been cut in the pocket. He
accused the prisoner of robbing him, when the prisoner
pointed aloft the Mall, and iodinated by peewee that some
=cabad ran away in tint direction. Witmer
net see any see monies away. He therefore
detained this prisoner until a policemen came up and took
him in custody. Is the meanwhile the primmer straggled
violently, end witness was obhged to throw him down. The
primmer kicked him about the legs, bit him in the cheek,
and pulled out a heedful of his whiskers.
Policeman Kirby, 100 A, deposed that he found the pro-
secutor and the prisoner struggling on the gerund and took
the prisoner into custody. On searchiog him at the Mitten
the pocket-book was frond concealed in the leg of kis
troween. It was identified by the prosecutor who valued
at 2s. It contained nothing but memormula.
The interpreter said he thought be could convey the
evidems to the prisoner by gestieulatke, but Mr. Vaughan
thought that was usseesesary.
Mr. Vaughan (to the prisoner)—Whether you sited mete
of malice, or wbether you really cannot mideustend, is mate
than I am 411, but there is sufficient doubt to satisfy me
that I ought not to dispose of the ease I will seed you far
trial, end leave it I. a jory to decide. As a matter of form
I win administer the usual caution.
This was does, and the prisoner, who still remained mute,
whether "of malice" or otherwise, was committed for

XARYLEBONZ.