The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-23 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Comedienne". Fonhianquis.)
Bi THI ORIAT YARMOUTH MAIM:Me AND TRADIRMINIS
COAL OOHPAJT (uncap).
This was the day fixed for hearmg • petition which had
been presented by Frances Anne, Yan.,hioaesa of London-
derry, prving that this company should be wound
up. It appeared the company wee formed by
a number of tradesmen at Yarmouth, the chair-
man of whose board of directors wee Mr.
Thomas Reif, • boot and shoe maker, for the purpcos
of the purchase and the male of coals, and the luting
or purchasing of vessels to carry coals from the North
to Great Yarmouth. The nominal capital was 40W. in 400
It shares, 350 of which had been subscribed for. The debt
of the marchioness is 971., but the total amount of the lia-
bilities of the company did not transpire.
Mr. Lawrence, for the direetose, did not object to the
winding-up order, which wee accordingly made.
(Before Mr. Ooramissiorier Botroyd.)

IS RI J. F. SMITH.

This was an application for an order of discharge by the
bankrupt, a gasitkroan farmer of fit. Albans.
Mr. Bagley opposed, and said the debts, which had prin-
cipally been eenteseted with betel kespers, cigar merchants,
and other tradesmen, for luxuries, had been incurred under
circumstances of very gran extravagance.
MrSargood supported, and urged that bankrupt origi-
nally had 3,0004, which he bad spent, but unfortunately
became addicted to habits of extravagance, in which he was
fostered by the hotel keepers, who now turned round and
°Prinonotu• suspended the certificate for two years, led
withheld protection for six months.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WOBSHIP-EfTREET.
ITRST cornenoir ITSDZII • SIW ACT.
Peter Miteficil,proprietor of • registered lodginglosse,
ame before Mr. Leigh on • proems obtained against him by
Mr. Inspector Price, charging him with having neglected to
comply with the 11th section of the 14th Vic., cap. Mt%
which enacts that a keeper of • common lodging-house doll,
when any inmate is attacked by fever or any infections or
contagion@ disease, give immediate notice to the local autho-
rities and also to the poor-law medial officer--reenacting
which provision of the act the defendant is liable to a pe-
nalty not exceeding rd., or in ddanlt three months' impri-
sonment.

Mr. Price then proved that he had received information
recently eta WO4lllll, named Massey, having, while lodgiog
in defendant's hems, which was regist to receive- 92
lodgers, been removed, while suffering from fever, to the
Whiteohapel Union. This was on the 15th instant, and
not any notice of the ems had been afforded
to him or either of the recognised authorities.
This was doubtless avoided to SIVO the expunge which wield
have been incurred by feiMeig the ream and keeping it
closed from inmates for a certain time, deeming the bed.
ding, and making a redo:Ake in Misnumber of lodgers, that
every precaution might be adopted to prevent the disease
spreading in a house authorised to reve so many moron
Since be (Mr. Prime) took the presort proosedinp, however,
bad
this had been attended to, and he was happy to say no bad
results were manifest from the neglect in question ; them.
fore, sod as it was the first case of the kind under the act
mentioned that had occurred, he would not ask for more
than a slight amount of fine to mark the conviction.
Mr. Leigh, after some strong remarks upon the necessity
of strictly carrying out the law in a matter no important,
particularly in a locality like that of Spital6elds, where de-
fendant lived, ordered a line of be. and costa.

SOUTHWARK.
Cer..91011 Ot_3OIIALLIM,

Minas Ellis a tall young we; brought before Mr.
Gembe, charged brealong into the warehouse of Mr.
John Hill, broker, of 2, Ethamottree• Dover-road, and
stealing therefrom a quantity of children's toys.
The prosecutor said that he had a warehouse attached to
his dwelhag-house. in which be had stowed away furniture,
toys, and other property. About 11 o'clock last night he
saw the warehouse fastened np, and all the property was
safe. About halt-past 5 o'clock this morning be was
roused up by the police, and then he dimovered that the
warehouse had been entered, and property strewed about
in all directions. He afterwards saw the prisoner at the
station•home, and identified the property produced as
belonging to him.
Police-countable 231 IM said he was on duty about a
quarter before 5 this morning in the Doverieml, when he
was told that a man had entered the prosecutor's premises.
He proceeded there and found the door unfastened. He
pushed it open and saw the pekoesr bu engaged in
packing op some toys and other things. Witness Imme-
diately roused up the inmate, sad then took the prisoner
to the statioa•boum, where he searched him and totted in
he pockets the toys produeed, wending of dolls and other
things. Mr. Hill cams to the station-hovers and identified
them.
lo answer to the charge the prisoner said that he saw the
door open, and be merely went in to see what was the
matter and he picked up the toys.
Mr. Combs tusked if he was known.

Pomeroy, 1.30 M, east he knew the prisoner as 'companion
of thieves, and he believed he had been convicted.
Mr. Combs sentenced bun to the House of Correction at
Wandsworth for three months with hard labour.

IRELAND.