The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. ,
(Before Mr. Registry,: Ha 51146.) . .
1. :., !A.*. VAILIAIr Or • SHIP AND rmmitatemi'miogia.
Tb...... an applitallos for release from ouatody by SIVAINI
lob:, KAI*, formerly of Gresham-house, is 00-partmenhip
w: c: . a • i Raeford Wardell as ship aid ineutaishe
mei
s, - s They trended a deed of assigenient to -tests
"4::,:i. :i, in January last, when they disseived
(1,,,,,,hip ; dace that time Wardell has been sem sate
li,-, statetuent of accounts discloses the following figures :
r,.. total liabilities are 11,1371. 13s. 6d., with very cosi
a, nil, tt-seta. The essecured creditors are nearly all
IL,. 1.1. of Lloyds', for uoderwriting accounts. Cram
i•..:,,,,,,,. ;tad Co., for 2,7501., hold • mortgage
t,
Crouch Brothers for 1,7501., sad sasignmemis
~ i,,,glit Awl mortgage of the Zephyr for 1,0004 H. J.
...,, ,t,:powDer, of LeadeohaLl-street, for 242/. b. 5c1.,
- •,'.* an order to receive freight of the Zephyr for this
~ot. ac. sc. The anesgenuot was not carried oat,
`I !:,.....$ ant arrested and adjodicated bankrupt, Wardell
;,,. • ....,t wi to be still out of the way.
. ?tr. Lloyds, of Burton-arsenet, appeared to oppose ou
.:, .; r .uoti that the application was premature as it was
,a,. before the choice of aesigoess, bat ultimately waived
1. , -tion and comented to the rams. Release ordered
•
(Before Mr. Commiadonei !anal
.r :I ‘N [WORD. —ME OWN Or CONNIbStONAIRIL
*As au application for release from custody by the
,Asrupt, who MIS e
Corp deetribed se of the Banaelm, Strand,
...,..r in ths of Commiasionshea The bank-
_pt. eh° Wu lost a leg, appeared in coat with his meek"
,ot, Li. coat. He was opposed cm behalf of
.other commissionaire, named Stanford, who it
,e2el bad been one of the bend of the oonunimionahee,
::.t a diipate bevies mimes as to the payment he
...a to revive the bankrupt demanded his histrtuneet back,
~,,I on Smford refusing to give it up he was gives into
.•,ttodr upon a charge of theft. Stanford brought an an-
tis tor false impriaourneat, and recovered 101. damages and
,31i, hence the present bankru .
Ur. E. Johnson o=a• • • , and
as:ao.
riA• I.oMmi.sionet to the bankrupt.

rdiugly.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Bakke Mr. Justice Byles.)

.10, draper, surrendered to take his trial
so inthetment charging him with feloniously and
-....1.10u51y sending to Edwin Lloyd a letter threatening to
and murder him.
Metcalf and Mr. Butler Rigby were waned for the
,rmeentloo ;and Mr. Sleigh and Nr. Kemp were for the
Teener. . .

• :be prosecutor in this case was a draper, aiming uu
wines iu Shoreditch ; and it appeared thatthe prismier
m. up to the beginning of the . year 1856, employed by
as shopwalker. having been with him at that time
sent years. About that period the prisoner left, and Ihe
-sieutor twisted him to go into business on his own
0naf...1 enpged is his place a pen= named Gad. The
-.weer did sot succeed in bodsees, sad arta obliged taker*
sod made appliraiaoa to Mt. Lloyd to be allowed again to
c:er his employment, The primmer was takes bark, but
mired to be somewhat situated that be wee not placed
the position which be formerly ocoapied, sad which was
cfl held by Yr. Gad. who had bees takes to all
piece. The priaooer, it appeared, again lilt Yr.
employment, but wee taken back TA
ersl letters were subsequently received by Mr. I
mud in the prisoner's name, some of whith were moss
Iris threatening, Lod appeared to endeavour to show the
7,seeutor bow mob more advantageous It would be to put
in Mr. God's
i place, as be would double the amount of
epees.
. About April n the present year the prisoner told
tre prosecutor he should leave, as he was in a position to
.wrier himself, and Mr. Loyd told him to do oo by all
:Nam and afterwirds applied to the prisoner for an
mouct of money which he had advanced to him.
:sec appeared to have annoyed the prisoner, and the prose-
:lot :iterwards readied the letter which is the subject of
ce present proiseed4p. The letter was dated the 12th of
1,04. sod was addressed to the prosecutor. and
sciaiced the following words:_" Look out for Saturday
;gat, sun old Welsh I shall pot a stop to
”or eiftatenoe the Dame as I did old Briggs on
%today night sad verve old Gad the emu" The letter
enssigned " Yours, the man that means murdering you."
le writing of the letter in question was identified by the
uosecotor as that of the mr6ooer, and novena Mimosa were
,xann sod, who also 'Wed that they were of opiates-that the
Otter win written by hits.
The mention of Mr. likisp's name% the letter canted the
misexter to be apprehesded ; but after inquiries hod kegs
nada it ll* found that there were so grounds for
:kat the prisoner had *myth* to do with that
affair. '

Mr: Sleigh, Is &dimming the fury, &sled that the letter
cu writtes by the prbwww, wet tidied ember elwlß
teepee.ll2o ermined • *Woe ?piston that the letter wee
cot fre tbs hsederitieg of the proposer.
The j dry *her it short deliberation reetweed • verdict of
It y, ketrecoemeeduthim to mercy tie the posed that
they dick set believe he intended to do the promoter ray
knous Wyly.
The plistabrins meateseed 'sane peal ourvitaills.

TSB POLICE COURT&
. craii tux.)

BOW- TRZET.
CHILD 1101111310 111_7= STMT.

rothcrine crost;a4;;Oacci3l;co of see, was
(barged with staaWg 9d. from a little girl mimed Oatherlse
Harmer. the daughter of 'a law statioaer's elsrk, aimed
John Harmer.
Edward Carr, a boy shout 14 years of age, dlegewsil--.At
about a quarter past 6 o'clock ytaterdey thermos& I me
as-ota through Bleektwor•streek Drury-lase, whets I maw
the primmer stop ISM Inthirg!rt, Ostbaltbe Harmer, sew
preseut, Led heard her egy, •• Yoslwar aot got year right
chime. my little dean'? •
Mr. Vaughan.—Had the ehfid bees latylag sorostitial
Mr. Impostor Balsam esplaised that the child had jest
come owlet a deep wbeiwshe had hors ssakbeg a parolees,'
baring bum seat for that parpme by her nether.
The whores Carr couthisad—She took a sirpssos sad
threepebee,rorlia of haligssos from the little aldld's head,
and coasted it. She thew mid else would wisp it sp is
i4Per far bar, is that ,he should set Issue it, sad thea ap•
tag the sixpeoos into ber mouth she pee a hulking op is a
Ist of paper to give beet to the child. I called out, sad a
ioneg sae came op tad took the sixpeoce from her. A
Pc:lceman came up, sad tie *sag
_mat pee him the
Elmo'. sad I told him what I bad seek sad lee took
ter in custody.
May Harmer, the mother of the child, add she ha mat'
the latter ost with Is. to boy a rimier of s pawed 44 bathes
(which should be W.), at a shop is Biacksioereireet.
Policeman Blued, 1.06 F, said he came up sad foiled au
alteration going no, and from what he heard he took the
prisoner into custody. He remised the 6d. from the yoitsg
man mostioDed by Edward Oar. The primer gave as
address in Clestest'••buse, sad es iewistr7 he toad that she
bed there and .6/1 regarded by her iseighboare as s very
diripattd character.
The prisoner mid she was drunk mid did not not beer
what she dui

Mr. 1, anithatt sectooted hot to kw stoaths' imprison-
:teat with hard kboor.

trresider Hurt, a eommiseioa speak of 3. St.
Lilo'. villas, Upper Holloway, and of liiread-Mmet, City.
"" charged before Mr. Barlow with being dna* mid
atn.wieg foot pureness at Sigh
P buri
.:lice-constable John Kelly, 412 , said that cis the
Previous imaging he found the, primer Minsk mad annoy-
ing the foot-paseriegers at Millbury. Some ladies, in
conic-peace of the prwoner's conduct, bad gocie into the
read to avoid him. As he made a disturbance and would
not go away whoa regorged he had to take him to the
police station.
The defendant said be touched a lady's eriaoSse with
a eine. and whoa be wea apologising to her he wee kmked
4. He most solemnly declared that be wet sot drunk.
Mr. Bwker asked the countable If be had any doubt about
Prisoner being drunk
Toe constable replied that the primmer wee sot only
dnit.lc but was noisy ; altar be was pat into the Mlle he
be;:wi M rise.
Mr. C. Ityde, of 26, GerresilMreet, rtiverksresim said be
wan hall for the prisoner. and be could senor that when he
out the primmer, Whisk was a short time aft* this
char:. bad been tam, he we. sot drank. He was •WW

M,. ktukof (to the prisoesr)—Do yen admit Wei
Cr :
.L.• 'Keener said be bad been dining in the MY. sod
hare taken a glass, but he was se4 'break, and the
L•t..ble was committing perjury when be said be was
et
Ir. Barker said the prisoner was mimed on the charge-
-4,,t as Lein drunk. The impactor also took the
' •,t omit for. He tlionglit Seas maw reckless=
Pr:a .ner to same the constable, who be ooneidieled bed
re-c his evidence feirfv, of sornidefl3f =
l'egsloapector Britton, of the Wended.
4'4 *sit! be took the Auer:. The prisoner was drank sad
*Les the charge was being taken wee noisy. In the ilea he
"nr and west oo quite dtitsreotly to what a sober east
'"'. •;.I do. Hod he the slightest doubt about the pismire's
he should not have entered his on the charge-sliest
'4'.lnranwk,
Mr. Barker said he had b 6 aoebt bob that the
sks drunk. and ordered Ithe topers fine of 5.., erbigereeires
IL.nediatcly done.