The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-16 00:00:00

IN HZ B. ST. JOHN FIRMIN.

The bankrupt, a sack manufacturer, of Colchester, ep.
plied for his order of discharge. Debts 1,8711., &pipet
which there is property of 1,0001 held by neared creditors.
Mr. C. F. Lewis appeared for the butkrupt There was
no opposition.
Has Honour obearviog that the case wee a favourable one,
a considerable amount of assets haying been brought into
court, granted the order.

This was another case of a commission agent, residing at
Islington. Debts, MI., including liabilities of on
accommodation bilL ; no assets.

Mr. Dowse supported.
Mr. Gocdday, for the official assignee, did not oppose. The
bankrupt had been twenty days in prison.
Order granted.
IA HZ W. H. WEBB.

The bankrupt, a private tutor, at Hammersmith, applied
for his order of discharge. Debts, 2734 ; no assets. The
bankrupt attributed his failure to bad debts. An amount
of 174 was due from Arif Effendi, who had lodged with him,
and had gone away without paying.
Yr. Ooodday appeared in the case.
Being examined, the bankrupt stated that be bad been
bankrupt about nineteen rears ago, as an agricultural agent
and dealer in guano ; he then commenced as tutor, and had
Inept a lodging•house.
His Honour said the bankrupt appeared to have given a
bill of sale to an investment company, who had taken hie
goods, and to bare left the baker, butcher, andother trade&
men unpaid. lf be continued the business of tuition he
ought to teach his pupils that such conduct was very die.
honest.
Order granted.

Dt RE A. HEVItN,

The bankrupt was a publisher, of Paternoster•row. Debts,
1,6751. ; assets and property held, 5001. No oppoaitton.
Order granted.

RS WRIGHT, B.N.

The bankrupt was a master in the navy, on half-pay.
Debts, 369 f.
Mr. Bagley opposed. The bankrupt, is his balance-sheet,
bad not returned the amount of his half-par. He had
been insolvent two yearn ago.
The bankrupt, examined, said that he had been on full
pay recently, in the naval reserve department.
An adjournment was ordered, for the bankrupt to furnish
the necessary particulars of his income for the last twelve
mouths.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THt [STRAND MUSIC:HALL.

The chairman and sevarTiloftbe directors of the Strand
Music-hall Company, with the secretary, Mr. Frederic
Lawrence, waited on the magistrate to ask for a warrant
against case of the auditors.
Mr. Lawrence said—Sir, I have to apply on behalf
of myself and the board of director. of the Strand Music.
hall Company (Limited), of which lam the secretary,
for • warrant for the apprehension of Mr. Edward
Hall, of 7, Rod Lion•quare. one of the auditors of the
company, for having forcibly obtained noasession of proxy
r= which were in my custody as secretary, and which ha
to resign.
Mr. Carrie—la this an incorporated society?
Mr. Lawreace —Yee, sir, Ander the Companies Act,
1862, 25th and 26th Viet., cap. 89. There was a meeting
of the company yesterday at which a certain resolution was
proposed and put to the vote. The voting was by person
and by proxy. Mr. Hall was acting as scrutineer on behalf
of the proposers of the resolution, and he took away certain
proxies which had not been stated in the voting. I say that
I, &Attie registered chief officer of the company, am the
only person who can hold custody of those papers.
Mr. Carrie—But I cannot say that he has stolen them
It appears to MS that it is a squabble amongst yourselves
as partners in a concern, and that I can't call it • felony.
Mr. Lawrarsoe—We can show that this was a conspiracy
between certain of the shareholders.
. .

Mr. Come—But that is soother reason why I should be
slow to treat it Si a criminal act. It would be • matter for
• civil court.
Mr. lAwrapoe—But, sir, the position I dead in is this—
If my directors oall on me to produce those papers, which
they may do at any moment, I cannot produce them, sad
'stand liable to be dismissed.
Mr. Oorrie—Oh, no! they won't dismias you. I pee-
some some of the directors were there, and they know it is
not your fault. However, there is a remedy if anything
has been done wrong.
Mr. lawrance—Can we have a summons to call upon him
to show cause why he detains the proxies
Mr. Burnaby (the chief clerki—You must take out a
summons for detsduing in the district where the defendant
lives. which is Clerkeowell.
Mr. Oorrie—How did the election go?
Mr. Lawman—Dead against them. They bad not one.
fourth of the votes required to carry their resolution.
Mr. Carrie—Without the proxies ?
Mr. Lawrence—Even without the proxies, which be has
taken away, they have lost the resolution.
Mr. Carrie—Theo let the chairman declare the resolution
lost.
Mr. Lawrence—He did so.
Mr. Currie—Then you are all right. You don't want the
proxies. Co on with the business of the company, and take
no notioe.
Mr. Lowrance thanked the magistrate, and retired with
the directors.

SATURDAY. ON I= SUNDAY.
W.W.,i to N.N W., Noirni-Ban, W.N.W. to N.N.E.,
st rong to fresh, fresh to moderate,
as
SW. to N. and N.H., WPM COM& W
fresh, squally, rain
in plamm
W.W..e to N.N.W. and BornrCoasfs.
tr, N.E. In places,
fresh to light, One.
W. to N. and N., fresh, locrir.Sisr., N.
squally, showery.

clear.
V. to N. and E.N.Z.,
fresh to moderate,
clear, rine.
.W, to N.W. and
N.L. moderate to
light, clear, clue.
L.W. to N.E. and to
ELL, moderate,clear,
Atte.

North-laat=Calthneas to Lincoln. West= Donegal to Corn.
lionth=Channel and Bkcay Coasts. fkauh-East=litzsit of
Dover to Lincolnshire and Heligoland.

&LEMON OF ♦ COMMON COUNCILMAN TON THE
WARD OF A LDEREGATI. —Yesterday afternoon the adjourned
vardmote of the inhabitants of the ward of Aldersgate, wan
held at Shaftesbury Hall, Alderagate-street, under the prod-
duty of Alderman Bailey, when the coffin for the candidates,
Dominated the previous day for the office of common coun-
cilman of the ward, which bad become vacant by the dis-
qualification of Mr. Thomas Woodward, was proceeded with.
At the clone of the poll the worthy alderman anDouneed the
numbers to be, foe Mr. F. A. H. Fiance, solicitor, of Falco°.
street, 73 ; for Mv. Pattie" of Steining-lane, 40—majority,
33. Mr. France wee, thereupon declared duly elected.

POACHING A .—Worcestershire is infested
with poachers, who, in spite of the police and game watchers,
carry on • very sucxessful trade. On Monday night, 10
men, armed with guns and accompanied by dogs, were seen
leaving the neighbourhood of some well-known preserves
about thee miles from Worcester, and are supposed to be the
same gang that set upon the watcher of lir. B. Berkeley of
Spetchley Park on the preceding night. It seems that early
on Sunday morning, as two watchers on Mr. Berkeley's
manor were out, they observed two men setting nets near a
small tower, only a short distance from the village of Spetch-
ley. They gave information to Mr. Berkeley's head ham
and the three men seized the poachers.
poacher, however, gave the alarm to their oompanioes.
who were beating the rover, and about a dozen men fell
upon the keepers with bludgeons. A fight ensued, but the
keepers were overmatched, and one by one were felled to the
groeod. Felton was the last, buts blow from behind brought
him also down on which cue of his assailants cried out,
" We've got him down at last ; now let's dnisb him." The
poachers continued to beat the keepers while on the ground,
and only made off on the arrival of Feltoo's wife, who had
been attracted to the spot by the noise of the struggle, and
who shouted" Murder.,All three of the keepers were badly
injured. Felton received some violent blows on the head, bat
a thick felt-padded hat was a great protection. This hat
was almost cat to pieces. The other men were seriously
injured. Willis, one of the watchers, was insensible for
some time. He wag felled by a blow on the heed from a.
large stone, but as he did not move the poachers did sot
beat him. Runty, the other watcher, was most injured;
his hat fell off early in the struggle, and hie hand was ex-
pampa to the heavy blows dealt upon it by the poachers'
bludgeons. He is covercd with bruises, bat all three are
oat of danger. The keepers were accompanied by • musded
dog, which got badly treated. The night was vary dark, In
that nos* of the men could be identified. On Tuesday no
lees than six different cases of poaching were heard before
the Worcester eonaty magistrates.

-
ACCIDICNT TO AN EXCURSION TRIM. —A cheap
excursion train was run to Aberdeen on Tuesday from all
the station of the Scottish Nor th-Fnatern Railway, for the
arnommodation of persons desirous of witnessing the inau-
guration of the Prime Consort statue at Aberdeen. The
train consisted of about 20 carriages. As it was returning
in the evening, sad when at Faroe!' Bank, one of the
straps of the engine gave way. sod the train in con-
sequence came to • stand. It had shortly before that
passed Bridge of Dun, and the fact of tie having left,
that station was telegraphed to Guthrie Junction. As
the train, however, was not to go by way of Guthrie, but
to takes short .cut known as the Friockheini Fork, the
telegraph clerk lad left the station at Guthrie. supposing
his services to be no looger required for the evening. Tele.
graphic comainalcation being thus interrupted, no tiding.
could be bad of the miming train. From the train • mew
sage was sent back to Bridge of Den and from that station,
as well as from Arbroath, Guthrie was signalled ; but the
persons in charge there not understanding the signal., no an-
swer was returned. At length, after the ti sin was considerably
overdue, an englne we despatched rip airline from Arbroath
in mirth of it.. This engine not having speedily returned,
some alarm was felt ; and Mr. Yarrow, superinteedeat of
the locomotive department, went up the line with • Jecood
engine, and, coming upon the missing train at Parnell.
brought it borne in safety. The passengers were thankful to
be delivered from the durance vile in which they had been
detained in the dark for four hours, wedged in between an
embankment on the one side, and water oft the other. The
teak' reached Arbroath at 1 o'clock the next morning,
and Dundee en hour afterwards. Beyond the alarm and
annoyance of detention, nobody was hort.—Zdinbargh
Courant.

SINGULAR CASE or MAICEILAVORTIER. —Mr. C. J.
Cotter, coroner for West Kent, yesterdry concluded an
aijooreed inquiry at the Lion and Lamb public-house,
Lewisham, on the body of Mr. JAMS Thomas Wm, aged
46, lately carryiag ea business as a grocer at Lewisham. It
apputr.d that the deceased left home with a hone end
cart for the peruse of calling on • tredeunan at Greenwich.
At this time it was proved that the horse's nine were in •
sound condition, but, on proceeding to return home, the
reins, on being pulled, dropped, caving the bone to flirt
off at a rapid pace. The deceased had then great difficulty
in preveeting the animal running with him and the cartagalnet
a wall. When stopped it was found that the reins during
the time the cart had been left in the street bad been
cut, and that, all control being thus lost, the bone run
away. On retuning home the deceased was very much
excited He afterwards took to hie bed and became de-
lirium, when erysipelas set in and death. The
medical evidence west to prove that sni
pslas might be
by • sudden fright, and the jury, after • abort de-
rer:tile and an inspection of the runs, which had evi-
dently been wilfully cut, returned • verdict of " Man-
sislighter against some person or persons unknown."

_ -
N•aatie &CAI% or • FAMILY. —At between
three end four o'clock en Monday morning. the 'lessee
Joseph Arnold, his wife and child. were is jeopardy from
the bunting through of the water at the basin of the Ten
Score, off the road at Ladymoor„ which runs between &Ar-
ley and Bilstoo. Arnold's wife awoke, dreaming that she
was being drowsed, and at once discovered that the cottage
was being iausdated. The water had surrounded it, and
was is two of the rooms. With her husband she leaped out
of bed, and he carried her and the child ma his beck through
the water. which at his back-door was up to his want, t •
the higher ground on the turnpike. road. Arnold then
with a pike drove a hole is the front door of his cottage and
paned out as much of his furniture as be could, until the
water bad ewes above the sacking of his fear-poet.
According to private letters recently received it
seems that this island is likely to be honoured by some dls-
tiogoished visitore—nanady, the Duke of Buckingham and
his mater, who coatemplate leaving Eagleed in the couneof a
packet or two for this island for the purpose of going over
that portion of Bops estate still retained by the family, as
well ea to visit other properties held by them is the parish
of Ns. George. It is added that 84 J. Mitchell will also
visit this island for the porpom of inspecting properties held
by him in the parish of Hanover. —J attai ca Standard.

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BRARR 1.1875-(171.18 DAL)

7'wo o'CLocar.

The railway market is steady to-day, with a
moderate amount of business. As regards the
principal stocks, the variations comprise a fall of }
per cent, in London and North Western and
Great Eastern, and a rise in Midland to the
like extent. London and North Western
stock is now quoted 102} to }; Great Wmtm,6s4 to
; Midland, 128 i to I ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
110} to 111} ; Caledonian 118} to 119} ; South
Eastern, 951 to I ; Great Eastern, 51} to g ; Great
Northern, 125 to 127 ; and London and South
Western, 101} to 4.
Lombardo-Venetian shares are better, and Bahia
firm. Atlantic and St. Lawrence and Great Indian
Peninsula exhibit an improving tendency. Eastern
Bengal stock has declined.

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MONEY MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

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