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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Ocr. 1.
(Uwe Mr. Coauctimimar Goalbuna.)
IN RE BIM= OOWVL. _

The keekrapk, hatter keoww am " Sam Cowell." vim •
Vocaliat at some of the music hells, and described as of
Kenningtoe Oval. He cams to the court on his own peti-
tion some two imeethe ago. This was the 'Mies for ex-
amination sod &shame. He owes to unsecured eredikes
0631. ; also Slli. to Mews. Forman and Welfare, described
ms Nl dimoonatems, of Oakley•streAttabeth, who hold as
of security a bill sale end some of inmuisace. The
principal ueeseured creditor n Mr. E. Weston, of the
Music.hall, Holborn, 1401., for mousy lent. The beakrupt
dates his expenditure at 5001. and 1.0001. respectively for
the two years preceding his bankruptcy.
Mr. Bromley append for the cadet mmignee.
Mr. B•Skof, on behalf of Mr. Kyle, music-seller, ef Glas-
gow' • creditor for 731., wished for additional • ti
Thekenkrupt, owing comparatively ',small rum and being
able to earn a great dell as a comic miner, bad cheese to
come to this court without any presence. Him cash account
showed:that in six months his personal earnings bad been
7001.
Mr. Sargood, who appeared for the bankrupt, .ml that
out of this sum he had to pay persons whom he supOd for
. . . .

Dijiw submitted that his earning, bad never been
less than LOOM a-year aims he returned from America
time yam age. He wall able to earn 5/. any night, or
301. sr 401. a week ; and he ought to be required to sat
something aside for his creditors, who were prinsipally
butchers, bakers, tailors, and hotel keepers, and a dementia
servant was ineladed. Only one creditor was secured, a
bill diseounter, who held a tai of sale and other ea:maim
His Honour said the principal question appeared to be
what the bankrupt earned, and Dow much he mould set
aside.
Mr. Bagley premed for additional &moan* so that the
ereditan might know the value of the securities, and the
amount of the bankrupt's earnings.
Mr. Served urged that the aeoousts were sufficient.
The bankrupt, in examination, said he had the means of
furnishing an aoeount of his earldom since July, 1862.
His Honour said it was most importeat to go back to a
period anterior to the bill of male, that the bankrupt might
show bow be thee stood. In the meantime he mart minder
what he could eat aside out of his future earnings towards
payment of his creclitors.
Adjourned to the Ith of Osoember.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Daniel Williams, LB, and Jews Carlini, 2D, were
bentught before Mr. Alderman Phillips, wbo sat for the Lord
Mayor, charged with robbing their employer, Mr. Halberd
Phillips, the proprietor of the Three Tens Tavern, Billings-
gate-market.
Mr. Child, the solicitor to the licensed Victuallers' Pro-
tection Society, attended to prosecute.
Both the prisoners were in the employment of Mr.
Phillips, Williams as "knife porter," and Oubek es
Barka porter. For some time past Mr. Phillips had
noticed that erase end spiritsjespeedally brandy and whisky,
disappeared in a most mysterious manner from his wine
cellar, and at bet the lames beam* so serious that be
began to suspect times employed in the hones, and
be prevent scam being gamed to the cellar procured a
getout padlock for the purpose of fastening` the door.
Tide, however did not bare the desired eldest ; wines
and spirits continually disappeared in the mama mysterious
manner. At bat Mr. Phillips found that the door of the
men,
'which, it should be observed, leads out of the cellar
le whisk it is the prisoner Williams's custom to clean the
tq'bad been tampered with. The &pile which passed
its hags. had been removed and the biers pieced
t places, which had been denim neatly that awes only
apen a close inspectioa that it could be die:oared. The bar
having been removed from the hinges the door could be
lifted off end opened at pleasure. Finding this state of thing',
Mr. Phillips communicated with Baldwin,' dandies °Soar,
who for a number of days placed himself in the wine cellar,
behind one tithe wine bins. Nothing, however, occurred
until Wednesday, when he placed Mae& in his usual hiding
places at shoat 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and at about
3 deka be heard some one coming doers into the outer
cellar, and, as looking through a Fain sear the door, he
saw the two primmer' by the gmhght which was burning
in the seller when they where. The prisoner Williams
lighted a candle which was fastened on to a piece of stick,
and the deer was then lifted off the binges, and opened ; but
be oonld not me which of the Osman" or whether both,
remained in it. The prisoner Williams then went into the
caller with the light, while (baba held the door up to
prevent
dt from falling. Williams went to one of the
took up a bottle of wine, which he ap-
parently put down semis, and took up soother, and
walked towards the bin behind which the officer
was 000ceeled, and, as the latter supposed, wire him, put
the bottle which he had in his hand- down on the bin, blew
out the candle, and went out, wring to the other prisoner,
"There's some one in there." The prisoners were then
about to put the door up again, when Baldwin pushed is
open and asked them what they were doing there. William
mid, For God's sake forgive me this time and I shall
never do it spin. rve done it Worn* Qulick said
be knew not ing about it. He had goes there for some other
purpose. The prisoners were conveyed to the station and
searched, but nothing which appeared to relate to the charge
was found upon them. Theofacer afterwards went back to
the cellar with Mr. Phillips, and in the bin where the officer
was hiding were a bottle of hook and a bogie of &hoary, but
he could sot say which one the prisoner put down on seeing
him, as, being rather dark, he onuM °sly nee the red mai on the
eork, arid both the bottles had red seals upon them.
Mr. Phillips examined the bin to which the officer had seen
the prisoner Williams go, and found that the two bottles
bedhese removed from there.
Mr. Phillips said the officer bad been in the teller every
day but one for nearly a fortnight, and en the very day he
was absent the cellar was opened and some property taken
away. He also said that he was prepared to prove that
them were three bottler of spirits in Williams's box on
Sunday last, but they had been removed in the course of
the week.
The prisoner Williams said it was the first time he ever
went into the cellar, and denied seeing the officer; bat
mid he went in, and thinking while there that he might dia-
gram hie mother, he came out without touching anything.
Cali* said he was very sorry. He had always before
been honest, but was led away on this one occasion, and he
bead to be dealt with at owe.
the prisoners wens, however, committed for trial,
GUILDHALL.
A roagli•lookiag fellow, named Brown, a plasterer, was
charged with 'amanitas his mother.
The complainant having stated her oak
Alderman Hale, addressing **prisoner, said. I suppose
you earn good wages!
Primmer—Yea ; I earn a good bit of money, and I
spend it.
Alderman Hale—Yon, I suppose, think you have a pri-
vilege to abeam your mother.
Prisoner—No, I don't, and I should like to see anybody
that did. I won't give any promise, but if I can prevent it,
I'll not oome here gain.
.Akbrman Hale—l don't think you're sober now.
Prisoner —Oh ain't II I can speak as a gentleman should
to a gentleman. (Laughter.) I like to speed money, and
Pm thankful I can do it. (Laughter.)
Alderman Hale--I do not indeed think you are sober.
Prisoner—Well, you can thank what you please, but you
can't always he right no more than other people.
Alderman Hale—You shall not beat your mother with
impunity.
Prisoner—l don't want to, and I'll take care nobody else
does. Every one forgets himself now and then.
Alderman Hale—At all events prevent you beating
her for some time to cane. I shall send you to prison for
three months, mod at the end of that term you must enter
into sureties for good behaviour for six months.
Prisoner—Oh, I'm to have three months, am I Well,
all the harm I wish you, old fellow, is that you may sit in
that chair until I come out.
THAMES.

Mrs. Loweon, a vary respectable woman, applied to Mr.
Partridge fora protection order. She was asked if she had
brought her marriage certificate with her, and replied in
the negative, on which Mr. Partridge mid in all applications
of this nature the women who applied for orders of pro-
tection under the Matrimonial Causes Act should always
produce their certificates of in • which could be
always obtained at an expense of 2s. 7d. He would bear
what the applicant had to my.
Mrs. Lowson, on being sworn, said—l am the wife of
George Courtmay LOWSOII, and live at No. 7, York-ter-
race, Commercial-road, Itatoliff. I was married to my hos.
band at Alderman bury Church, in the City of Loudon, on
the 20th of May, 1848. He left me either on the 20th or the
23rd of December in the same year to go to Australia.
He wept there with the idea of sending for me. He did
not do so until January, 1853, when he sent me a letter
inviting me to come out to him. At the same time he paid
me 1501. to pay the expenses of my voyage. 1 went out to
him the following May, sod arrived in October at Port
Adelaide, and found my hoaband living with another
woman. (Here Mrs. Lemon sobbed kuidly and appeared
much 'footed at the recollection of the painful dinemery.
Mr. Partridge condoled with her, and told her to take her own
time. She dried her tears and resumed)— I had half an hones
interview with my husband, and be made proposals to me
to which I would cot consent. I refused to share his affec-
tions with another woman. I remained in Port Adelaide
for three weeks only, and then returned to England. Before
I left I had asked him to provide a home for me sad my
child, which he retuned to do.
Mr. Partridge—How did you find means to return to
England with your eland!
Mrs. Towson (cryieg)—Ob, sir, I was well provided with
clothes, and other things, and had to sell everything in Ade-
laide, to provide a pump for myself and child. I have
lived with my mother sod sister ever since my name to
England, and assist .my deter in her business.
Mr. Partridge—l dull grant a protection order in this
sue. Have you beard from your husband since you saw
him in Adelaide?
Mn. Lowson—l have not, air ; he has never written to me
or sent me a farthing. I wish to know if the order will
mesa my goods it I g• into business.
Mr. Partndge—Ce. rteinly it will. You must take are to
register the protecting eider in the County Court.
Lowson thanked the magistrate. The order was at
coos made out.