The Express.
London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

Of RI GIOROX B•Nrox.

The bankrupt was a hosier, of New-street, Covent.
pith.. He came before the court owing 8201., with assets
estimated at KM, but which have not realised half that
amount.

Yr. ihelps, for the saiiipiess, opposed, and stated that
the stock, which the bankrupt returned at 2644, bad only
realised about 604 He sought to scarnat for the difference
by staling that the sheriff had levied oa hie premises for a
debt of 114 and espouses, and had swept off 1501. worth of
property. It was aaked that the bankrupt should be re-
lquired to furnish an account showing what had become of

tih.property.
After hearing Mr. R. Griffiths for the bankrupt, who
contended that the carcumstatioas under which the goods
hut ism sold wise sufficient to amount for the deficiency,
Hie Honour directed an adjournment for additional
accounts.

(More Mr. Commissioner Hoiroyd.)
TO ACCOUNTS OP NIL P. JOHNIIOII, TEI LAT/ OFFICIAL

AIIIIIONKE.

His Hower again devoted the day to auditing the ar
coasts of a number of estates in which Mr. Patrick John-
s°n bad riled ea official About 40 estates wore
thus got" through, making 80 from the commeoosment of
qui inquiry. In several of the mese, Lops or smaller nuns
haws been found to be dim from Mr. Johnson, who it is said
attributes the deficiency to his having been robbed by clerks.
Farther rap were adjourned until next month.
r. tlrserssd lets clerk to Mr. Ban, official wipes, is
misting his Boosoz in this inquiry.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDS L.

Two yoang men, named Allot: and lir earthy , were
charged before Alderman AWN', the former with stealing
• ride belonging to • volunteer, and the latter with aseault-
the officers said rodeavourieg to races Elicit.
mSesge•nt Diners, 34, about twelve o'clock on the previous
eight, said he received information from • rifleman that he
had been assaulted and robbed of hi rifle. He made some
inquiries, and obtained • clue which lamed lam to prover*
the assistance of three other oonstabliss, and proceed to No.
5, Hocieystickle-sqare, Nom-Iw, and ea the third door be
found the prisoner Elliott and seven or eight other Lenora.
When be opened the door Elliott had the rifle in his heed
and promoted it at witness, who immediately said that was
the very thing be had come after. He them asked the pri-
soner to give him the rifle, which he refused, and vitrifies
had to lake it from him by forte. He told Elliott he wee
charged with stealing the rifle, and took him into castrody.
At the dation the prisoner was searched, and the ride
fittings were found upon him. He bad been drinking.
Alexander Pope, • member of the 3rd London Rifle
Volunteers, said be was • bookseller's sseistank Oe the
previous evening he left drill at half-met nine o'clock, mid
wee proceed:as home in company with two of his
when some men in the road made a remark whicirat
him to turn round and ask if they were speaking to him,
epos which one of them struck him • violent blow with his
ISM on his eye. Witness put down his rifle to defend himself,
sad whet the fighting was over he missed his rile. Neither
of the prisoners streak him.
Two policemen deposed to the forcible intertwines of
td'earthy, and to the asmalts committed by him epos them,
by which means Elliott was rescued from the custody of ono
officer, and very nearly marls his escape.
ll'Oartby denied that he attempted • rescue, or that he
did anything more thee speak to the primer Elliott.
Alderman Ablest said he had oome to the &terminal=
to remand Elliott in order that some inquiry might be made
late his character. The ow spied !Moray warn equally
serious, for be bad not only attempted an illegal act, but be
bad hese guilty of unusual violeace, which, surrounded as
be wee by • crowd of desperate characters, bad rendered the
positioa of the policeman exceedingly dangerous. He
therefor* committed ll•Csrthy to prima for twenty-me
days with hard labour.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Wm. Larcradots, described es as interpreter, and
at 19, Adam and Eve-ootirt, Oxford-street, was
with violently assaulting a female, named Susan Norman,
who was unable I. attend the soot in consequence.
Martin, 1 E, said—About Ores o'clock in the awning I
heard • ery o 4 " Polito" and on going towards Aches asd
Ive-coort I met a woman bevies a large patch of blood as
►ar draw. I naked bet how she came by it, and she mid,
"If you come with me I will show you." I lion went to
No. 19, Adam mid Ere-court, and there found the sister of
the woman who bad spokes to me with bar face badly eat
and bleeding. The woman, whose Dams I amerteised to be
Susan Norman, was inesesible, and her dater told me that
the primmer was the mon who did it. All the primmer
said M answer was that there was no ocomion to send for a
doctor.

Mari Asa Curtis maid the primmer mad Seem Norms bad
ease words, which led to thew throw's, the phase at each
other, the phew beim is total dmrireeme at the thm. Whoa
• light alum Boma Namm was him& " furiously." I
beard the plates going at owe and the te. but I moot
miy whether Sara Normals hit the primate; ar wok The
whale d the cookery la the place was embed. We bad
all had a good drip to driak.
Yr. Tyrwhitt—l shall nomad the primmer, bat w9l lake
ban.

Mims NIA a yaws roam, tail is the employ.
themes* of Mr. Daiwa, so Waver sad is Pal-
'
bass-rood, was carried with being drank said missy* Lim
sweter.

Homplakaat rid that is dm middle ci Us* day the do-
fiesdaat ismeted apoa baying his wages mid beieg die:barged,
wises oarnplaiaast paid him up to Its* time, the amount
Wag IL., sad permitted Ida to gro about his Waimea Ia
Ye wesslag be petimmuldesak sad dam:sada 2d. He made
• dielearimssa le the sad aim wait tato the yard. sad
by load lads, aegeeed a erowd of penises mod Um pnr
air to wham, amongst other things, be mid that wilier
the badness see the eons r complaissat. In eider
M oat ail cd lb* memorose kis &odd.' gave tie ddinini