The Express.
London, England, 1862-12-23 00:00:00

THE :EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 23, 1862.

COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE.
(Before the Judge Ordinary.)
WI PROCTOR.
MP Wm. Oope Deacon, having taken the appointed oaths,
was admitted a proctor of this court.
rows v. POTTO AND NATRWAN (BARON).
Dr. Spinks and Mr. Searle applied to the oourt on behalf
of Lord Bateman to dismiss the petition on the ground of
non-proesention.
Sir C. Cromwell granted the motion, and condemned the
petitioner Potts in the meta

OOURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Comminioner Holroyd.!
IN RE LLEWELLYN. —4,IOIDITION AM TO THE VALIDEEI or •

DUD.

This matter was before his honour yesterday, when Mr.
Denny applied for the release of the bankrupt from custody,
in virtue of a deed of arrangement which he had executed.
It was stated that the bankrupt had been six years in prison.
His Honour now said he had examined the deed, and
found that it did not fulfil the conditions imposed by the
Itl2sd section. It was not a deed in favour of the whole of
the creditors, but only of those who signed. Under these
circumstances the court could not interfere to order the
release.

(Before Mr. Registrar Hatlitt.)
LS RR ALFRED GOUTY.

The bankrupt wasr: wine merchant, of Upper-street,
Islingtoo. This was the sitting for examination and die.
charge. The accounts, prepared by Mean. Harland Co.,
show unsecured debts of 18, against which there are
assets 9( 17,00 W. ; other debt. of6oo/., 16,286/. are secured by
propertj valued at 19,0001
mr. Reed appeared for the asaignees, and Mated that
an arrangement bad been proposed and approved of by the
requisite majority of creditors, whereby the proceedings
would be taken out of court, the bankrupt having made an
offer of Is. 6d. in the pound to the unsecured creditors.
Au adjournment was ordered.
(Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.)
IN RE SIR A. J. D. TITCHBORNE.
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This was the first sitting under the bankruptcy
of Sir Alfred Jceeph Doughty Titchboroe, de-
scribed/ as of Titchbortie.park, near Alreaford, Hamp-
shire. The adjudication was made on the petition
of Mr. Harry Emmanuel. jeweller, of Regent-street,
who between the 10th of July, 1862„and 25th of last
month, had supplied the bankrupt with jewellery to the
amount of 1,0871., against which he had received an accept-
ance for 4501., thus reducing the debt, to 6371. One of the items
in Mr. Emmanuel's account is a rather considerable am—
" A very fine richly chased silver gilt lapin Lauri, 4501."
The last item, " Repartee your silver dagger, 44. 6d.," dates
as recently as the 25th of November. Within ten days after,
on the 4th instant, the bankrupt signed a declaration of in-
solvency.
Debts to the amount of between 15,0001. and 16,000/.
were proved, and the following creditors were chosen trade
assignees: Mr. Harry Emmanuel, jeweller, of Re-
gent-street, and Stephen Tucker, Esq., of Tat,-
mien Park, Staffordshire. The total liabilities
are estimated at about 36,00.1. The bankrupt, it is stated,
has a life-interest in the Titchborne estate, of which he is
in pomeesion. The value of this is estimated at between
6,0001. and 7,0007. a year ; and it is said to be the intention
either to set apart a sum from the annual income, or to raise
by mortgage a sum sufficient to satiety the creditors.
Messrs.- lawrance and Co. are the solicitors under the
bankruptcy.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKEN WELL
ALLEGED MANSIAUGHTSIL -COMMITTAL.

Thomas Elliott, • drayman, in the service of Messrs.
Whitbread and Co., the brewers, was charged before Mr.
Barker, on remand, with causing the death of William Ed-
wards on the 13th inst., in Old St. Pancras-road.
Mr. Beard, the solicitor, awaited for the defendant, and,
addressing Mr. Barker, the magistrate, said that since the
last ez•mmation the coroner's jury had unanimously re-
turned &verdict of " Accidental Death," the evidence clearly
showing no blame was attributable to the defendant.
Mr. Barker said the difficulty he felt was that the de-
fendant was acting contrary to law by riding on the dray.
Mr. Beard said that really had nothing to do with the
cause of death, because deceased fell off the kerb after the
horses had passed him, and therefore if defendant had been
at his horses' heads he would not have seen deceased fall.
Mr. Barker said notwithstanding this he did not feel
justified in taking upon himself to decide the defendant's
share of culpability in having caused deceased's death, and
he should therefore send the case to the Central Criminal
Court for trial.

Mr. Beard for some time argued with the magistrate, and
eventually,
Mr. Barker said he would accept bail, but he would
really not decide the case.
Formal evidence of the position of the body after the
death, and the cause of the death, having been given, the
defendant was committed to take his trial at the next Old
Bailey sessions, being permitted to be on bail on his finding
one surety in the sum of fAN.
The bail was put In, and the defendant left the
court with his dm.
ruaious DREVINO.—Accrom TO LIEUTENANT-COLONEL
CRAWLEY.

Edward Moreland Wriold, aged 20, a liquid sugar
refiner and cordial manufacturer, residing at 10e, ninety.
term*, Barnsbury• road, was charged with being drunk
sod furiously driving a horse and cart, and injuring Lieut.-
Colonel Crawley, of the 39th Hifi. Volunteers, at Amwell.
street, Clerk's well.
. . . . .

Lieutenant-Colonel Penton said that about half-past
nine last night he was standing with the corps
of the 39th Regiment of Middlesex Volunteer%
when be was suddenly pulled back. and if he had
not been he must have been knocked down by the defen-
dant's cart. The defendant was driving at a very reckless
pace. Colonel Cowley was standing in front of the line, and
the defendant drove up to him and went clean over him.
He was severely bruised.
Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley, adjutant of the 39th Middle-
sex Volunteers, said that he had returned with the corps of
the 39th from the Agricultural Hall, and was standing
is front of the Amwell-street schools. He was in
front of the corps about one pace. He was knocked down and pushed forward three or four yards
by the force of the blow. One of the wheelspassed over
his ankle. His leg was very much swollen, but fortunately
Do bones ware broken. He was of opinion that defendant
must have been going at the rate of eight or nine miles an
hour.

-11.jaziarrer to the court,
Lieut.-Colonel Crawley said he had been to a medical
gentleman. He thought that no serious results would
arise. It would be more than three weeks before he should
be able to walk. It would require a deal of rest.

The defendant said it was au accident. His pony took
fright at the band playing, and ran away.
Mr. Barker adjourned the CllBO for three weeks, and took
hail for the defendant's appearance, himself in 501., and one
surety in the sum of 304

SOUTHWARK.
ROBBERY BY RETURN= CONVICTS.

Janus Allen sad James Dickenson, well-known convicted
thieves, who have only been recently liberated from gaol,
were brought before Mr. Combs for final examination,
charged with stealing a great coat from No. 32, Bear-lane,
the property of Louisa Ash.
The prosscatrix said that on Monday evening week, about
seven o'clock, she returned home and closed the street door
after her. At that time a great coat was hanging in the
passage. About half an hour afterwards she beard the door
close, and going to see what was the matter, she missed the
coat, and on opening the street door saw the prisoners
running away from the house, and one of them had
the coat under his arm. She raised an alarm, and a con-
stable instantly came up, end the prisoners were pursued.
A few minutes afterwards they were brought back to the
house with the coat in their possession.
Mr. Comb. asked her if she fastened the door after her
when she returned home"

Witness replied that she did, and the only way she could
account for their getting in was by means of a skeleton key.
A police-constable of the Id division said he saw the pri-
soners running up Bear•lane as he was turning a corner. tie
seized hold of them, and found the coat on Dickenson.
The latter said be picked it up in the street, and Allen
laid he knew nothing about it.
Evidence being given that both prisoners had been several
times convicted,
Mr. Combe committed them for trial.

THE LATE HETET THOMAS for; ESQ.—We un-
derstand that the late Mr. Henry T. Hope, of Down-street,
Piccadilly ; of Deepdeoe, Surrey, and Castleblayney, county
of Moeaghan, has bequeathed the whole of his immense pro-
perty absolutely to his widow, Mrs. Hope. Their only child
is the Countess of Lincoln. Mrs. Hope is a French pro-
testant lady, whose unremitting personal inquiries into the
condition and attention to the smote and to the educational
requirements of the tenants upon the Irish estate have
caused her to be greatly respected and beloved by them.
Her excellent judgment and sensible as well as liberal
charities are well known to and approved by the rector of
the parish, as well as by the clergy rod people of other de-
norninationt—Dublin illyniag
STABBING A SCHCX)LFELLOW.—WiIIiSIEL Home-
wood, a boy apparently under 11 years of age, was
charged at the Ashford kitty Sessions lut Tuesday with
assaulting a lad named James Wallis by stabbing him with
a pocket-knife. The lads are schoolfellows at Hothfield
school, and, according to complainant's statement, defen-
dant called him names. He thereupon boxed his ears, when
the defendant drew a pocket-knife and stabbed him in the
wrist. Aroordieg to what was said by the defendant and his
father, the complainant for a long time had been in the
habit of bullying the little fellow and calling him names,
and when the latter attempted to retaliate, he took advan-
tage of his superior size and knocked him about, until the
boy, rendered desperate by this persecution, and hopeless of
the result of a struggle, replied to his tormentor's blows by
'taking him In the wrist, The defendant was ordered to
pay a floe of IL, and Ba. 6d. costa, or seven days' imprison-
meet in default. The fins was paid, the mother of Wallis
receiving I/. as compensation for the expense she bad been
put to by the injuries to her sou.—Afaidstone Journal.

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