The Express.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

IN RI JOUR GUYER.

The bankrupt was an siricttliaTal labourer, of Bromley.
Eat. The prinaipsl debt was 1201., the debt and cos`
is an action for seduction, in which the bankrupt bad
'bleed judgment to go by default.
Mr. Terry, who appeared for the daughter of a Mr.
?rooks, the plaiotiff, asked that the petition should be dis-
missed, on the Ironed that defendants in actions for 'ethic•
ton were by the 112th section of the old act specially az-
meted from the operation of the bankrupt law.
His Honour mid that that only applied to applications for
ukase from custody.
It that the bankrupt had not filed his accounts,
in ad t sine die was ordered, with protection for
s month.
3 HZ JOHN AND DANIEL PILKHOITON.—THE CHARTERERS

OF THE PRISIIHOFF.
The bankrupts, who are described as ship and insurance
brokers, of 116, Fencharchstreet, mad of 21, Water-street,
came to the court on their own petition on the 24th
iamb last. This was the sitting for examination and dis-
charge. The figures representing the liabilities and
{1 the bankrupts are of usual magnitude. The ur=
debts are stated at 49,3631. ; ditto to creditors holding @s-
anity, 15,278/. By good debtors, 2,6934 ; ditto doubtful,
artimated to realise 3,5591 ; property given up, 2231. ; ditto in
the hands of creditor, 17,0261. From the details of the
accounts it would appear that the bankrupts had been
legged along with Mr. Zech. Pearson, late mayor of
Hull, and Mr. W. Dolmen, of that place, in the hmazdom
eaderteking of running tha blockade of the ports
of the Southern States of America. The largest
leaned creditors are Years. Lae, Hankey, and Co., of
Gresham•honse, whose debt Is 12,9861., fur which they
hold as security a lien on the gars of the bankrupts In ad-
natures to America, valued at 11,0301. ; elm) a
lien on a debt of 2,6671., due from the 17trion
Mercantile Company of Whoa. The first-named security con.
mite of one-third share in eight carries shipped to the Coo fed&
rate States of America, being a joint adventure with Z. C.
Pearson (a bankrupt) and Mr. W. Dobeoe, of Hull, in the fol-
liosing ships : Anne, 2.0001.; Modena Greece, 2.0001.; Phoebe,
I,MI. ; Herrbose, 1.0001. ; Peterhoff, 2,0001. ; Worm,
1,0001. ; Petra% 1,0001. ; Siettie, 1,0001. The bankrupis
state that the cargo per Anne is believed to have been
mad, and that their sham realised about 20,0301., and that
ppeerr Modern Greece B,ooof. The cargo of the Peterhoff was
mseharged at as intermediate port, and nearly rewhalf is be-
lieved to have been suocessfully run into the Confederate
States. (This mad Flier to some former voyage of the now
'Mario= Peterboff.)
Ir. Holland, for the assignees, asked for an adjourn-
ment of the examination in order that the bankrupts
might furnish a deficiency account.
Yr. C. Fa Lewis, for the bankrupts, consented, and an
adjournment was ordered far ix weeks.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL

Henry Kelly, ► surveyor, of Grove-house, Camden-town ;
.Thlta Leath, a draper, of 45. Grove-street, Camden-town
and Amos Smith, a builder, of Horsey-road, were charged
before Mr. Barker with being drunk and causing a disturb-
&tee at the refreshment-house of Yr. John Wilton, 31,
Compton-street, Brunswick-square, and refusing to leave
when requested.
The complainant stated that last night, about 20 minutes
to 12, the three prisoners came to his house the worse for
liquor, and requested to be served with some coffee. He
We them he should not comply with their request, sod
naked them to leave, but they would not do so, made a dia.
imbues, and said that they would lie on the beeches
sod go to sleep. When the policeman asked them to go
they would not, and as they delayed his business for shout
half an hour he gays them into custody. The primmer, had
before been to his house, and made a disturbance, and re-
fused to pay for what they bad had.
Police-constable Bradford, 77 E, said be requested the
whole of the prisoners, who were the wane for liquor, to
leave, but they would sot do so, sodas they made • die-
Whence he took them to the police-station and locked them

tP•
The prisoner' denied that they were drunk, and stated
that they should not have been siren into custody had they
sot appeared against the complainant at the Bankruptcy
Court is the morning.
Mr. Barker said that only made the matter worse, for it
would seem from that that they went to the complainant's
house for the purpose of making a disturbance. They were
honed to leave when the complainant asked them, and it
was a mistake for them to suppose that he wan bound to
serve them when they were drunk. He could imprison them
without a Sae, but he should now only order them to pay •
hoe of 10s. each, or in default to be imprisoned far 14 days
in the Rouse of Correction.
The fines were paid.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
UTTERING 01 PAIS CIIIIQUiII-WHOIXBALI FRAUDS ON

IMT-DID TIADEJiIfIM.

Clement Tudway, a tall, respectably-attired man, about
V, year, of age, who refused his address, and was described
as of "no occupstioa," was charged before Mr. Knox by
Sergeant Joy, 9 C, with obtaining a riding whip of the value
of IL 15e. from Mr. Thomas William 01110 W, whip amen-
factures.. 8, Park-lane, by means of a falai cheque on the
tank of Messrs. Child, Temple-bar.
Mr. Parkes. solicitor, defeoded.
Mr. Thomas Callow, of 8, Park-lane. deposed that on the
27th of April prisoner came to his shop and asked to see
some rating whips. He showed prisoner several sod he
'elected one of the vale* of 1/. 155., and then said he would
pay for it at once if he (Mr. Callow) would give him change
for a cheque. The prisoner then mentioned the names of
one or two of his customers, sod believing the cheque to be
genuine, he told the prisoner that if he gave his name and
address he would take the cheque. The prisoner then gave
him a printed card with the name of Clement Tudway,
Russellaiquare, upon it. and having given the pet-
sower change for the cheque, which was for 5/., on Msaera
Child, Temple-bar, and wiped Clement Tndway, he left.
taking the whip with him. Sahmequently he (Mr. Callow)
paid the cheque to a person mimed Richard Morgan, w►o
returned it to him as having been dishonoured by Mews.
Child. Os going to the address on the card the penman
there knew nothing of the prisoner.

Yr. Robert Potter, cashier and clerk at Meaam Child's
bank, said that no perms of the same of Clement Tudway
hadfincleat the beak.

Mr. Parked said the whom if they seer had a customer
of the name, and the witness said they had a customer of
the name of the Rev. Clement Partway 11:14116 years ago, but
his account had been dosed.
Sergeant Joy asked for • remand, as there would be other
cases—he believed at least 30—the prisoner having uttered
false cheques in all directions, and all on Messrs. Child's
bank.

Mr. Knox rid he had an objection to the court being made
the means of settling these cues. He would bear another
Game if it was ready.
Mr. Grandiard, assistant to Messrs. Farmer and Rogers,
shawl warehousemen, Regent-street, said that on the sth of
May the prisoner came to the house and selected a shawl of
the value of 101. 10a, and tendered a cheque on Messrs.
Child's batik for the amount, which, after some conversa-
tion, he commented to take, and the prisoner left with the
shawl. Before taking the cheque prisoner edded the data
In answer to Mr. Knox, the witness said that it was be-
lieving the cheque to be genuine that induced him to
take it.

Sergeant Joy said there was a person from Mews. Swan
and Edgar's, who would .peak to the prisoner attempting to
utter a cheque there yesterday.
Mr. Kowa said that any further oases could go to the
Newtons.

Sergeant Joy then said that his attention beiog called to
the prisoner yesterday afternoon by a prawn in the employ
of Messrs. Swan and Edgar, he took him in custody on Mr.
Callow's charge. The prisoner some time after asked him
to go to Mr. Callow, and try to settle it for him, but ha
told him he could not do so, as there were several other
owes against his.

The'p-rio..r, who reserved his defeace, was committed
for V•al, several tradesmen being in court to prefer charges
against him

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FRIGHTFUL BORNE AT THE ROYAL PAVILION,
BRIGHTON.-(LAST NIGHT.)

The Royal Pavilion at Brighton was last night
(Wednesday) a sore of consternation rarely equalled in
intensity. At the commencement of the protest reign
the building pseud into the hands of the Brighton
Corporation, and its rooms are now let of► for meetings,
entertainments, Ire. Last evening the Collins's troupe of
Christy's Minstrels had engaged the Music Boom for
their performance. A crowded audience assembled. As soon
as the doors were opened an escape of gas wss perceptible.
The !Argo chandelier of the room was lit up, and none of the
others appeared to be" turned on ;" therefore, the increase of
the peculiar smell common to gas escapee created a good deal
of anxiety amongst the assemblage. However, people came
trooping in every minute, and only a very few cautions ones
spin retired. As the time for the commencement of the

performance—eight o'clock—approached, the atmosphere
of the room began to get quite oppressive, and the waiting
&idioms felt somewhat alarmed. The officials were hunt-
ing about the room seeking to discover the imeape
but still the seats were kept, and the camber of the seat-
holders increased. Just before eight o'clock • voice was
beard from one side of the room calling that the escape,
was there, and the announcement wee received by a large
section of the audience with • round of applause.
La • few seconds more the crack of a lucifer match
was heard, and a light was seen to be paned
along the wall about seven or eight feet from the
floor. Instantly a great patch of flame burst forth, 'mom-
ponied by a report like the discharge of a piece of ordnance.
In another instant a wooed explosion of the same kind took
place further along and higher up the wall, • third and
lesser one followed in the same diagonal track towards the
roof, and then, like the culmination of • thooder-cl•p, came
an explosion far louder and more violent than those pre-
ceding. This took place in • corner of the elaborately
decorated root just under the dome and sent down a mass
of plaster, woodwork, and broken glees on to the portion
of the room 'immediately beneath. Fortunately the
heavier portion fell in the space frontier( the platform, end
therefore ao one sou struck down. Dense volumes of smoke
and dust, however, poured forth into the room, and either
obscured or extinguished the light. in the large crystal centre
chandelier. The side of the room on which the
explosions took place is the next to the lawn,
to which booms is given by lofty windows
opening to the floor. These were draped with damask cur-
tains, which caught fire after the explosions and Wed to
the terror of the crowd. The effects of this terror baffle all
description. At the first explosion shrieks and cries broke
forth, and a general rush was made towards the single door
by which the audience had entered. This was quickly
blocked up, and lamentable remits would have ensued had
not some persons had the prineooe of mind to open
the lawn window and cry to the people to
escape that way. A large number did so dash
out of the room heedless of the danger threatened
from fire and further explosions. Others escaped by the
platform door, and in a few minutes all were got out. Then
men set to work to extinguish the flames, which jeopardised
the entire building. Water wee at hand in abundance,
the police fire brigade quickly atteoded, and io less than
an hour all dacger was past.

One side of the room and part of the ceilicg is com-
pletely wrecked, sod if restored to its origitml state of
intricate decoration will cost a large sum of money. The
building is hared.
In several canes females sustained severe frights, and
medical &olden°e was needed in lengthened and repeated
swans. No memo injuries were, however, recorded at the
time when our parcel was despatched. A considerable
amount of property in hate, shawls, &c., was either lost or
I damaged beyond further wear in the rush of the crowd.
The room was on the ground Boor.

The accident is said to have been caused by • temporary
connexion for footlighto being made ie a wrong manner.
The report of the but explosion was beard several streets'
lengths away.

FIRE IN COLEMAN-STREET, DAY.)--
Shortly before 2 o'clock • fire broke oat on the premises of
Messrs. Hausa and Co. wholesale druggists, No. 5, Cole-
man-street The flumes evidently commenced in the
drying-room, sod had extended from thence to the oil
filter room, a building 70 feet long and 20 wide, Goa-
taining a valuable stock in trade. Fortunately • good
supply of the New Elver Company's water was
obtained, from which two of the Lod steamers were
set to work, as well as the manual power machines, and
the fire was coollmed to the drying room, the ground floor,
sod the oil filter rooms. Weis were burned out. The
laboratory, sod the stabling, and three houses in Primer
place are also severely damaged by fire, water, Ac. The
for will fall upon the Sao, Globe, and Royal Exchange
fire Aloes. The orin of the fire could not be ascertained.
The Doke of Sutherland sod Lord Richard Grosvenor were
present.
ARCRNSION-DAY.--BRATING THE BOUNDS.—To-
day being marked as " Ascension-day " in the Church of
England calendar, the ancient ceremony of " Besting the
Bounds" was observed in most of the metropolitan
Early in the morning the rector or vicar of the parish,
babited in his robes, and accompanied by his church-
wardens, overseers. beadles, and other parochial officials.
sallied forth, and were followed by the boys of the parish
schools armed with long switches, with which they ,
performed the ceremony of beating the boon- I
daries. Formerly it was the custom to bump • boy at
certain points so severely that he was
forget it, and that the remembrahce of parish bounds might
be preserved. This piece of barbarity has long been thr
pealed with, sad it has not been food that any momentous
parochial differences have arises in consequence. On Loth I
gate-hill • curious circumstance was noticeable, gamely, i
that the perishes of St. Martin, Ludgate, and Bt. Anne,
Blaokfrians, divide is the middle of • shop, which the whole
of the alerted sod partabial parties had to enter in order to
the due performance of their duties.
EireciAt. SUNDAY EVENING Sgitvlems.—The fol-
lowing will be the preachers at Westminster Abbey for the
test of May 17, the Rev. C. J. P. Em rector of
Bt. Marylebisee ; May 24, the Rev. J. R. Woodford, vicar
of KemPeford ; May 31, the Bishop of fit Andrews.
THE Rev. H. WARD BIECK'S& —On the evening
of the 22nd ult. the trustees of Plymouth Church Society
held a special meeting, at which the perceptible effect of
constant hard work upon the ingot (Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher) was the subject of discussion. After some little
coavaesseioaal debate, it was moved sod carried mad•
moasly that Mr. Beecher be granted leave of absence of four
mouths front the Ist of June, and that his expenses during
• trip to, Le, and from Europe be defrayed by the society.
Upon the adjournment of the meeting the trustees proceeded
ie • body to the mrionege, where they surprised the retiring
shepherd and informed him for the first time of their desire
aid determination. Mr. neecher was naturally touched by
so goeseens an evident* of personal and social regard, and
aftereomeitatioe with the trustees, concluded to accept the
I offer.—New York Hosea.