The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-31 00:00:00

IN TRE T. H. BAYLIS.

The bankrupt was described as of Albany-street, Regent's-
park late manager to the Coneols Insurance Association,
now of DO occupation. His liabilities amount to 8,7761., of
which 2,5171. was iu respect of snares in public companies.
It appears that the bankrupt was liable for 2.100 f. in
respect of 2,800 shares in the Consuls Insurance Ansociation ;
ten shares in the Professional Life Assurance Company,
421. ; and 500aharea io the Public Life Assurance Company,
3751. The Consols Association is also returned as a
creditor for 1,22 W.
This was the sitting for order of discharge. There was no
opposition.
Mr. Sargood, in support of the bankrupt, stated that his
difficulties had arum through the want of success of the
companies with which be bad been connected.
His Honour granted the order.
iv RE era E. J. D. TICRBORNI.

Thia was the adjourned sitting for examination and dia-
eharve. The (Acta of the case have been several amen pub-
Label It being stated that an arrangement wee io pr
for raising a sum of 40.000 f., as a loan from the Star=
on mortgage of the bankrupt's property, which had been
sanctioned by the whole of the creditors, another adjourn-
ment was ordered.

(Before Mr. Commissiooer Fine.)
TN RR T. ARMSTRONG.

The bankrupt, a clerk in the government dockyard at
Portsmouth, applied for his order of dicharge. Debts, 8171.
It appeared that the bankrupt, who had a salary of 2551.
a year, increasing by 151. ayear, had been twice insolvent, in
1854 and 1861. He bad since been paying GO per cent. on
money borrowed.
The order was granted, the bankrupt undertaking to set
slide 501. a year and one-third of the increase of his Wary
until his creditors were paid 10a. in the pound.
Mr. Bargood, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Linklater, and Mr. R. Jonas
appeared in the ass. _

I.N RE GEORGE WARD.

The bankrupt, a boot sod shoemaker, of Lambeth. and
Battersea, applied for his order of discharge. Debts, 1881. ;
so meets. . .

Mr. Denny supported.
Mr. Sargood opposed. The bankrupt had been sued, and
put in prison, by &creditor canoed Harris, to whom he owed
211. He Ind purchseed leather of Mr. Hoodoo), to the amount
of 221., shortly before hie bankruptcy. He had need:osegt
leather, but had not been able to pay for it. He
that the goods bad been foroed upon him. He bed gone
down to Aldenhott to sell goods, but made no attempt to
coxed this from the creditor. This was denied by Mr.
Rodeos, who mid that he had difficulty in tracing the bank-
rupt to Aldershott
His Honour saw no reason for suspending the order.

SURREY SESSIONS•
(THIS DAY.)

Thin • • special adjourned meadow of the peace for
the county of commenced at the Court-home, New-
ington-causeway, before J. F. Johneoo, Req., chairman ; T.
Esq., deputy chairman ; Sir Henry Fktcher, Bart,
Lieut. Fusty, F.. C. Dormer, A. Boyars, B. Drew, R. F.
Burnett, W. H. Cox, and R. Roberta, Eines. The
calendar contains the names of 20 prisoners for trial
—eighteen for felony sod two for misdemeanour.
There are also three prisoners out on bail whom
lames are not in the calendar. The state of education is
as follows :—Two can neither read nor write ; one can only
read ; fifteen can read arid write imperfectly ; and only two
ran read and write well. Three of the prisoners were re-
manded from last sessioes, for being concerned in robbing a
bonded warehouse in Bermondsey ; three for embeWe-
meet ; one for housebreaking ; and the remainder are such
as are usually tried at them seldom. . . .

The Chair. Man told the gentlemen of the glued jury that
they were called upon specially to perform their duties
within • fortnight, owing to the Surrey Amuse oommencing
on Monday, and with • view of relieving the judges of
many pstt cum, so that their valuable time might be em-
ployed on more important business. The Mel to be brought
before them were of the usual kind tried at thee* serious,
and as they bed so recently performed their duties, no par-
ticular remarks were required from him. He therefore dis-
missed them to their duties.
The grand jury then retired.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(Tll.lB DAY.)

CLKILICENWELL.
CHARON OF MIMING AND WOONDINO.

Maria Ifii;ietTek, aged 29, a married woman, who de-
aeribed herself as of no occupation, residing at 4, Sweet
Applecourt, City, was charged before Mr. Barker with
rutting end woubding William Hitchcock, &carver, at Turk's
Head-court, St. Luke's.
Yr. 'Behests, solicitor, attended for the prosecution.
Polioe.coustable th.rey. 206 G, banded in the following
medical osrtificaito :—••• St. Bartholomew's Hospital, July
31,1883.-1 do hereby certify that William Hitchcock was
edmitted on July 30, ea account of a small punctured
waited ea the left buttock. It is impossible to my yet
what ESE be the result, —BOWATIE VERNON, house sur-
geon." iVhea be took the p-isoner into custody she said
Ilse woe very sorry for what had occurred, but it was done
accidentally. She had no intention of injuring her brother.
in•law.

From the evidence it appeared that the *sonar west to
the wiwkshou of the iapired mac, and had some sharp
words with him about family matters. After both parties had
been qoarralliogfor about su boor. the prisoner threw apiece
of chalk at her brother.io.law. Upon this he left his beech,
and struck her is the face, and called ber bad names. This
very much excited her, and she took & sharp tool and threw
it at him. It stuck in his buttock ; and on its being
removed be lost a great deal of blood, and the wound was
found to ha of such • serious character that it was neces-
sary to remove him to the hospital. It appeared that
the schism bad not seen each other for some time, and that
bank sad violent words were used on both sides.

The prisoner, who seemed to feel her pcaition very
mutely, sod who was in tears, said she deeply regretted
what bad occurred, and hoped tbst her brother•in-law would
maw get better, sad that she might be forgiven.
Mr. Barker remanded the prisoner for a week.
WESTMINSTER.
EXTIAORDINAZT CHARGE OT TELONT.

Mary Jareei/Wirr;:7veiyi;a;pectbl;s:l;;ltieg young
woman, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged
with stealing a box marking upwards of If.
Mr. John Robert Parr, bootnmker. 16. Montpelier-sheet,
Brompton, said—Prisoner was formerly a servant of mine,
and I discharged bar for dishonesty, and I now charge her
with entering my dwelling.honse, and stealing 71. 3a. The
back of my house is very much exposed, and my bedroom
aka be entered without my snowing it while I am serving
in the shop, and I have been rubbed.
Mr. Arnold—When did yen miss the property!
Prosecutor—lt was safe on the 26th of last month, and
next morning we missed it.
Mr. Arnold—Why have you charged the prisoner?
Prosecutor—Through knowing her former habits of pilfer-
ing, and no other person could get over the wall end take
this box.

Mr. Arnold—ls that your reason for charging her?
Ptowcutor—Yee ; she was the only person who could get
over the wall and enter the room, and sort out Woe parti-
cular box, and take it away.
Mr. Arnold—Have you another servant?
Prosecutor—Yes, one came thew last two days.
Mr. Arnold—la there any evidence against this young
woman

-.l'Oliceman.—There was a young girl identified her last
sight, she thought by her voice.
Mr. Arnold—W. Parr. you have had servants before and
servante since the prisoner, I suppose?
Prosecutor—Yee.
Mr. Arnold—Then they could have committed the
robbery as well as the prisoner.
Mary Parr, wife of prosecutor—l saw the box safe at
half.peat six of the 28th. We went about eleven to bed,
sod at half-past eight on the following morning it waggons.
Ernest Wiliam., a boy, said he saw a woman get over a
wall at the back of the prosecutor's. He heard her my she
had come down there for the roes rest way.
Mr. Arnold—Do you know who it was?
Witness—No; I never sew her face. She bad her back
the other way.
Mr. Arnold—ls there any further evideece?
Policeman—No. There was a *moan lest night who said
she fancied the prisoner's face was the same she had seas,
but could not identify her.
Mr. Arnold—There is not the slightest pretence for
charging this women that I can see. The prosecutor has
acted very homily in privies her io charge, and if the pri-
soner is properly advised she will bring an action against
him for false hapeisernmeet.
A woman from the body of the court, upon this, stood
forward and said that she had seen a person with a box.
The woman, who gave the name of Margaret Thompson,
Mk.' sworn, and said she saw • woman at prosecutor's door
with a box, on the night of tl e rotbery. She was closely
veiled, but prisoner's voice resembled the woman's, and so
did her appearance. On her oath she believed her to be the
Perms.

11;:Aroold—I shall remand the prisoner till Tuesday,
bet I will take one bail in 10/.
It having been eommunicated by the police that the
ware Thompson bad last night declared she believed
Primmer was not the person,
L. Arnold directed the accused to be discharged on
entering into bet own recognisance",
Ducharged aooonlingly.

'Wheat. Battey. Malt. tlata. how.
gra got qrs. qn. a 7
10
!WWI 780 .. 1370 s .. 710
blab
loreign 6120 1100 .. 83300 1280 110
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Total I 6600 1160 2370 760