The Express.
London, England, 1847-01-29 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. commipsion, GouThum

FORVITALLINO.—The bankrupt, W. Elliott, a corn.factor
at retworth, applied for his certificate. The facts of the
ra.e have already been published. The certificate was su►-
pendcd for 12 months from the date of the fiat.

POLICE .-YESTERDAY. -ESTERDAY.
GUILDHALL.—Assavvr.— B. ✓. Menton was charged
with committing an saisult on his mutt is son. The
prisoner, who is apprenticed to Mr. Burchfield. a scale maker
in Smithfield, was idling in the shop, when his young
master told him to attenl to his work instead of losing his
time. Words ensued, and a scrimmage took place, after
which Mr. Burchfield raw to the forward part of the
premises, followed by the prisoner, who on i is way snatched
up a large wrench, which the former observing, turned
round, and attempted to wrest from his grasp, but did not
succeed in doing so until he rut iced a blow on the forehead
which staggered him. The prisoner thin relinquished his
hold of the wrench and snatched up a bar of iron to repeat
the blow, tut it was taken from him. Mr. Burchfield,
according to the medical certificate, wu unable to attend,
in consequence of the injury he bad sustained, and the
doctor's inahility at present to say how far the brain wu
affected by the blow. The prisoner wee then remanded until
r.ext weak
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--Cu=m.—Our reporter has been
requested to state, that two letters have b«en forwarded to
this court, one containing a St. note from " Beta," and the
other, 21. front a donor, with the initials A. 8.," for the
poor-box, and requesting an acknowledgment of their receipt
to the newspapers,
WESTMINSTER.—CaRouirrr.—John Moriarty, alias
Thompoon, was brought up for re-examination, The parti-
culars of this case have already appeared in our columns.
The prisoner had represented himself to • woman named
Barnwell as her brother, and taken advantage of her cre-
dulity to plunder her of divers articles. He was com-
mitted for trial.

SOUTHWARK. Acumen Roneene. Inspector
Yates, licennipanied by Mr. G ender, landlord of the Ca-
therine Wheel Inn ; and Burfield, who wee admitted to
bail on the previous day on a charge of stealing a pocket-
book, attended this day. The inspector stated, that while on
duty that morning at the station, he received a message from
the Phscnix Gas Works, on Dank-aide, and on proceeding
there had an interview with Mr. Munro, the manager of the
works, who informed him that a pocket-book, containing
3001. had been found by one of their men in the street, and
handed over to him, and that it was then in his poseension.
The pocket-book and its contents were then exhibited to the
inspector, who found in it a 1001. and four 601. Bank of
England notes, together with several memoranda, and on
examining them, he at once saw that it woo the pocket-book
and property belonging to the gentleman who had charted
the night-porter of the Catherine Wheel with stealing
it, while taking off one of his boots in that house
Mr. Edwin, the chief-clerk, inquired under what
circumstance. the money had been found, and the inspector
said, that he was given to understand that a man, named
William Cox, foreman at the above gas work,, left home on
Wednesday morning to proceed to Bankside, and that when
he got about the distance of fitly fest from the Catherine
Wheel, hr kicked against something that was lying on the
pavement, at the same side of the way, any to a coffee-shop
near Adams-place. That on picking it up, he bound it to be
a pocket-book, with bank-notes to a large amount inside.
He immediately communicated the circumstances of the
finding of the money to Mr. Munro, to wham he de-
livered op the property, and in whose possession it
would remain until the next examination, Mr. Edwin
proceeded to inquire of the inspector respecting the exact time
at which the pocket-book and its contents were found in the
street, and it appeared that the prisoner was given into cus-
tody shoot • quarter before si x o'clock on Wednenday morning
at the Catherine Wheel ; that the policeinan, with hie pri-
soner, accompanied by Mr. Skipper, his friend Mr. West, and
Mr. Gander, the landlord of the join, proceeded together
from that house at the time mentioned, sod on their
way to the ration-house, at the rose of this court,
paiised the very spot where the pocket-hook, with the 3001.
in it, was picked up by the man Cox at five minces to viz
o'clock. brine about ten minutes after the above parties had
passed on their road to have the charge entered against the
man accused of the robbery.—Mr. Edwin said, that from
the inspector's statement, it was quite evident the pocket.
book was dropped after the parties left the Catherine Whee!
to go to the station-home. That Mr. Skipper, the owner of
the money, and his friend, Mr. West, had not passed the
spot previously, for they drew up in • cab to the gate of the
Catherine Wheel yard, and on alighting immediately went
into that house, showing that the former could not by pried.
bility have dropped his money in the place where it was
subsequently found.—Mr. Gander said, the night porter
was searched by a policeman before they left the Catherine
Wheel to proceed to the station-house, and that, therefore,
he could not have been the person who dropped the pocket-book
in thesituation where it was afterwards found.—Mr. Edwin said
Mr. Skip)..r was n .t as yet informed of the circumstance of the
lindine of his mosey, but thit he should be without load of
time, in order that he might a'teod on tho day of the nest
examinatiuu tysainst the mimed, when a searching inquiry

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