The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Right,, Roche.)

IN RC PONSONDT.-THI 1.10/1881- ONAL AND .0111 ZEAL LOAN

AND DISCOUNT COMPANY.
This was a lint sitting. The bankrupt, Thomas Pon-
Booby, is described as a commander in the Royal Navy, of
Wimilsworth.road. The adjudication was on his own peti
tion. His statement of account allows liabilities of about
1,8001., almost entirely in connection with the com-
pany above named. He thus states the cause of his
failure :—" The reason I am unable to meet my engage.
ments is on account of certain liabilities incurred
by me in respect of various bills of exchange to
which I am a party as drawer, acceptor, or en•
dorser, and which were so drawn, accepted, or endorsed
by me for and on behalf of the Professional and General
Loan and Discount Company (limited), of which I was one
of the managing directors."
No assignee was chosen, and the next meeting was ap-
pointed for the 26th of June.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

DEFRAVDI2IO TER GREAT RORTRIRS4 RAILWAY.
William Colt, aged 21, who described himaellas a servant
at Dublin, was charged betas* Mr. Barker with riding in a
second-class carriage, on the North-Fastern and Great
Northern railway., from Newcastle to London, without
having previously paid his fare, and with intent to avoid
payment there d, at the parish of St. Panama
George Hodgson, a guard on the Great Northern Railway,
mid that yesterday morning the pr • came op to town
Ythe night express from Scotland without• ticket. At
rk the prisoner got out on the ticket platform, and when
the guard had collected the ticitete be got into a car-
ties. for the purpose of evading the payment of the fare.
The guard called the ticket collector's attention to the fact,
when the prisoner said he had lost his ticket, having paid
for one at Newcastle.

Hawle, one of the detectives of the company, said that
whilst they, prisoner was detained at King's-crow be said to
him, "It is a bad job you have lost your ticket" He said,
"Itis no use my telling a lie. I never had one. I got into
the carriage at Newcastle."
Mr. Thomas Williams, inspector of the line, said that only
one ticket had been issued from Newcastle, and that had
bees given up. It was found necessary to check these
frauds, as attempts at them were very frequent. The
prisoner refused to give his address or any sarticulare.
The prisoner saide was very sorry, but be had neither
money nor goods.
Mr. Williams said the penalty was 40e, or in default three
months' imprisonment.
Mr. Barker ordered the defendant to par a flue of 405.,
or in default one month's imprisonment 10 the House of
Correction.
The prisoner was looked up in default

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

1102 DAT, MAY 26. • A.M.

1. N. D. N. 4 L IL.
10.10 57 63 B.W. 616 e
69n93= 19.75 63 60 &W. 4I 11 a
tars
BERWICK
.44040994.1 2910 64 61 &W. 6, 0 4r 119
Parraosa
04LwAr
66Q6.1 2191 67 61 N. W. 41 1 b
34484•40a44 lO.Ol 55 61 W.N.W. 3 6 a
10.07 43 60 N.W. 3 1 1
1.144ar006
Vairriazowi
Yussoors
10.17 68 12 W. S -
Doz.' 3014 IS 66 N. 3 1 1
Pol3ioNni INM 64 60 N.N.w. 3 • -
P0wn..490 30.10 66 61 W. 7 o I
P 7.711017111
2i154909 63 62 W.N.W. 4 a 3
Joarr

SOMMAY.
N. EIITAIN.--8. to W., mode-
rate to strong, showery.
AZIAND.—As next above.

WRDNYSDLT.
N.W. to N.W., fresh.

Clititt.—N.W. to 8.8. W.,
Ltrait
CoutT.—W.N.W. to 8.8. W.,
moderato to trash, One.
8. beano.—N. W. to S.S. W.,
moderate to fresh.

W.S.W. to N.N.W., fresh to
moderate.
A. W. to N. N. W., freak), to mode-
rate.
S.W. to N.W., moderate.

W.S.W. to N.N.W., fresh to
moderate.

EXPLANATION.

8.-Barometer corrected and reduced to 82 deg. at mesa sea
level : each 10 feet, of vertical rise, coming about one-hundredth
of an inch diminution : and each 10 deg., above 32 deg., calming
nearly throe-hundredths Increase. Z. -111pmed thermometer
In abode. M.-Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew
point). D.-Direction of wind ttrue-two points left of mag-
netic'. F.-Force II to 11-estimated). C.-Cloud (1 top). 1.-
Initials: b, blue sky. e, clouds detached); I, fog: Is, hall: 1.
P;htolng m, misty (hazy.: o, overcast 40) ;r. rain : snow;
t, thunder. 8., rain-fail, or snow, or hall (malted:, since lad
report. ft -Seat-disturbance Il to 9). L-Cialm.

MORE FIRER.—(Tats Der.)—Tbis morning, at an
early hour, a fire broke out in the premises belonging to
Mr. C. A:Smith. licensed victualler and proprietor of the
White Hone Tavern, situate No. 105, Looratre, but the
firemen managed to confine the fire to the basement. The
la s will fall upon the Sun-ofilos. A fire, attended with
greet loss of property, happened in the premises belonging
to Mr. A. March, an ostrich (anther-dresser, carrying
on business at No. 1.1, Guinon-street-reed Fest. It
was arrested in its progress just as it was attacking the
premises of Mr. E Bell, No. 126, and those of Mrs. E.
Beaumont, No. 130, in the same street. The firemen were
unable to get the dames extinguished until the premises of
Mr. March were nearly destroyed and those of Mr. Bell
and Mrs. Beaumont severely injured. Mr. March was in-
sured in the Alliance Fire-office ; Mr. Bell was insured in
the Eruperor.ofike ; hot Mrs. Beaumont was not insured.
Another fire also took place in the premier of Mr. J.
Bartlett, No. 12, South-street, 13etlinal-green-road. Con-
siderable damage was done. The sufferer was uninsured.
DEATH or THE SENIOR CONSULTING SURGEON
AT BARTHOLOMEW HOSPITAL.—AE three o'clock in the
afternoon of Saturday, as the savior surgeon of St. Bar-
tholomew's, A. Stanley, Esq., F.A.S., was going his usual
round of duty in the establishment, attended by several of
the pupils, he suddenly staggered, and would have fallen
bed not immediateusiststice been at hand. He was instantly
attended by the most eminent medical men in the hospital
at the time, and the utmost skill was used to aid him, but
he had been seised with apoplexy, and though nothing
which could be done was omitted, he expired within an
hour of the attack. He was surrounded in the hour of
death by several of the medical gentlemen amongst whom
he had laboured for nearly half a century, and by whom
he was uoiversally beloved and respected. He was con-
veyed to the house of the treasurer, Mr. Foster White,
where his remains now lie. In his death the poor will
surfer the loss of a most feeling surgeon, and the hospital
authorities will miss the kindly face and the ready hand
which have for so many years •neeted them both to the
surgery, the wards, and the domestic portion of the ancient
and noble establishment.

MPR DERR. —Professor Taylor
',tetra, in a letter received yesterday by the chief constable,
that up to the time of writing, he had failed to detect
ha of the murderer Taylor's children.
I;iiii7t)anow-treel;rtl:sacediaal presume that Professor Taylor
had not at the date of his letter completed his analysis.
LIFE PIMERYBD BY A NV ATCH. —At a meeting
f the East Riding Militia, a day or two ego, at Westwood.
Ikrerley, one of the spectator., of their evolutions had a
escape from death. A private named Har
toe neglected, after loading his ride, to remove his ramrod,
an.l on the firearm being discharged, the rod was shot away
and struck a man named Bartle. Fortunately the end of
the rod Larne in contact with • double-cased silver watch
B.rtle had in his waistcoat pocket. The watch was shat-
tered to atoms, but to the resistance it offered it. owner
was indebted for the safety of his life, as from the force
with which the rod struck him there is no doubt it would
have penetrated his body had not the watch warded it off.
The rod when picked up wax found to have been bent into
zipag form by the force of the collision. Bartle did not
sutler beyond feeling an acute pins in the side for • short
period.—Leeds Merntry.
lILITAB.Y MURDERS--The bill to provide "for
the mere speedy trial of certain homicides committed by
I.:moos subject to the Mutiny Act, and for giving urialic-
n to the Central Criminal Court to inquire injto such
laghicidea," has bees printed. The principal clause is se
fdlows:—" Whenever any person shall have been com-
mitted for any murder or manslaughter committed or sup.
Lased to ban been committed at any place in England or
ales, arid out of the jurisdiction of Um Central Criminal
Court, and it shall appear to her Majesty's Court of Queen's
Beech in term time, or to any judge thereof, or of any of
her Majesty's superior courts of common law at West-
minster, in vacation, that the said person (hereinafter
called the prisoner) was at the time of the 001110141600 or
suppneni commission of the said murder or manslaughter
subject to the present or say future mutiny act, and that
the permo (hereinafter called the deceased) for the murder
or manslaughter of whom the prisoner shall have been cont-
ained was at the time last aforesaid subject to the said act
or aria, it shall be lawful for such Court of Queen's Bench
is term time, or for such judge in vacation, without the
Primcer being brought or appearing in person before the
said court or judge, upon the application of her Majesty's
l"MciPal Secretary of State for the War Department, and
apron his certificate in writing that it would contribute to
the maintenance of good order and military discipline if
the add prisoner were to be indicted and tried at the Central
Oinorial Court, to order that the said prisoner shall be in-
dicttit and tried at the Central Criminal Court."