The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-03 00:00:00

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—TESTERDAT.
Daman sra. Cacimio,ra
IN RS COLTER.
The bankrupt was a watchmaker and jeweller, of Dover.
This was an adjourned meeting for the last examination.
His debts were 1,1811. ' • wets about 3601.; profits, 4691.;
(ageism, of various kinds, 1,190/.
The case was adjourned for three months for the amend-
ment of the accounts.
IN RE FROOGETT AND VAN Perrn:e.
This was the last examination meeting in the case of
Frederick Water Froggett and James Van l'utten, described
as corn merchants, of 36, Mark-lane. Their joint balance-
sheet, prepared by Mr. Maynard, of Bread-street, extends
from the 31st of December, 1849, to the Bth of May last,
and contains the following items unsecured creditors,
14,2921. ; do. bolding security, 19,066/.; profits, 1,0;91.;
capital of Van Putten, 1,1191. • do. of Froggett, 5861. • by
cash, 336'. • good debtors, 8481. •, dou'stlul do., 1,8.531.;
grain held by creditors, 18,1131. • office furniture, 801. ; loss I
on grain account, 12,7471.; do. by bad debts, 2761.;
drawn out by Van Putters, 1,5161.; by Froggett, 1,3011.
Mr. Hollams appeared for the assignees, and Mr. H.
Linklater for the bankrupts. After a conversation, it was
agreed to take a short adjournment to enable the assignees
to look into the accounts, which are very voluminous.

THB POLICE COURT'S.
mARLBoRoraii.sTREET.
!rm. Godwin, the driver of an omnibus to the Great
Western Railway, was summoned for taking more than his
fare.
Mr. Bascomb, tailor, Mortimer-street, took the de-
fendant's omnibus from the Great Western Railway to Re-
g.mt-street. His wife was with him. In the omnibus the
fare to Regent-circus was marked up Id. each passenger.
When be gat out of the omnibus he gave the defendant a
shilling. The defendant said that was right, and refused to
give any change.
The defendant said the complainant had luggage with
him.
The complainant said ho had a fishing rod and a small
fishing basket in his hand.
Mr. Bingham said it was absurd to call those articles
luggage. He adhered to the decision on the question which
he had recently gives. Omnibus proprietors had a perfect
right to charge for parcels, however small, but then if they
intended to enforce that right they ought to have it con-
spicuously painted up in or on the omnibus. He expected,
before long, to hear a walking stick called luggage.
The complainant said the defendant did not make any
demand for luggage when he got out of the omnibus.
Mr. Bingham said in this case he was bound to inflict a
fine of 201. and costs.
MARYLEBONE.
Anne Davis, who on Tuesday last was brought up to this
court upon the charge of having burnt her daughter, Ellen
Davis, 8 years and a half old, with a red-hot poker, and
thereby indicting upon her very beriOLlf injury, was again
placed at the bar.
The new evidence was only of a formal character, and, as
its completion,
Mr. Long said that the ease was of so serious a character,
that, in the exercise of the discretion allowed him by the
act, he would send the prisoner to the sessions fur trial.
LAMBETH. _

JuA* Percy and Witl;;;T;;;;;re charged with using
a drum for the purpose of selling fruit in Isabella-street, in
the perish of Lambeth.
William Cockerell, 108 L, deposed that between the hours
' of two and three o'clock, on that day, he found the pri-
soners in the Waterloo-road, with a large barrow of apples,
Perry beating a large drum, and Leer roaring out at She ut-
most pitch of his voice, " Two pounds of apples for a penny.'
On examining the weights by whirh they were disposing of
the fruit, he found them all false, but made to resemble
perfect weights, by the centre being scooped out, and the
vacuum tilled up with cork; and he removed them to the

Mr. Freeman, an inhabitant of the Waterloo-read.
assured the magistrate that the nuisance was most intole-
rable as well as exceedingly dangerous. A day or two ago
he (Mr. Ereeman) had one of hie children in a dangerous
state of illness, and in consequence requested a person play-
ing the drum to desist and move on, but all he received in
answer was the most scurrilous abuse.
The prisoner l'ovey, in reply to the chafer, said he had
only purchased tho drum on the night before, and seeing
other persons playing such instruments for a similar pur-
pose, he did not think there was any harm in his doing so.
Mr. Norton—This is a new species of trade that must be
put a stop to, as it is evident it is a nuisance
.of the most
dangerous description.
l'ovey—lf your worship will forgive me this time, I'll
sell off the drum, and play nu more.
Mr. Norton—Well, Leer, what have you got to say to the
charge of using these false and fraudulent weights ? it
does not look like a regular costermonger to impose on the
public by such means.
Lary—l am a costermonger, and that is. tho way I get
my living.
Cook, the gaoler, here remarked that the fact of having
been found with such weights was a sufticient proof that
the prisoner was a regular costermonger. Persons pur-
chasing things in the streets generally supposed they had
bargains, but if the difference of weight was only taken into
consideration, it would he found that they were much
dearer than purchasing them in the most respectable shops.
Sergeant Hughes, of the L division of police, said that in
the New Cut particularly the public were much cheated
by the costermongers and other itinerant dealers, all of
whom used false weights.
Mr. Norton expressed surprise that the inspector of
weights and measures for the district did not bestir himself
and prevent such frauds being practised on the public. Hs
then ordered the weights to be destroyed, and dismissed the
prisoners with a severe caution.

HAMMERSMITH.
William Simpson, badge No. I,offi, the conductor of a.
Exhibition omnibus, was charged with having unlawfully
refused to admit Edward James ltavenscroft, sato his vehi-
cle, and also with having used nbu,ive and insulting lan-
guage to him.
The prosecutor deposed that about 30 minutes past five
o'clock on the 2Gth ult., witness saw the defendant upon an
omnibus at the Exhibition hailing passengers. Witness
went up and defendant asked him if he had a lady. Wit-
ness said he had not, and the defendant then said be had
only got room in his vehicle for ladies. Witness saw two
places vacant in the omnibus, and persisted in entering.
The defendant said be should get in if he had a lady. Wit-
ness said there was no one with him, and the defendant
again refused to admit him, and pulled him violently from
the omnibus. Witness held upon the door, nod the defen-
dant ultimately pulled him otf the seat. The defendant
then used the most insulting language to him, and called
him by sectral opprobrious epithets. When the omnibus
went on, witness saw a gentleman admitted into the omni-
bus, but no lady.
The defendant said there was onl room for one person
in the omnibus, and a lady hailed him first. He denied
hating used the language imputed to him.
Mr. Itarenscruft said he was officially connected with the
Exhibition, and frequent complaints were made to him of
omnibus conducto's refusing to admit gentlemen inside,
and compelling them to ride outside, for the purpose of
tilling their vehicles with ladies, in order to obtain as many
passengers as possible.
Mr. Poynter said the motives of the conductors were
quite clear, and he had also had his attention drawn to the
system of filling the omnibus with ladies, and having as
many men upon the roof u they possibly could. He fined
the defendant the full penalty of 205., as the practice must.
be put a stop to. The other offence was a more serious one,
and as he was convicted in the first complaint, he should
only inflict half the penalty, namely, 305., and 4z. costs. If he
did not pay the 21.14. he would be imprisoned foe al:weeks.
The defendant was leeltml up in default.
Mr. Simmons* silvenaith, of Southampton-street,
Fitzroy-square, applied dm the advice and direction of the
court. Ile stated he had aimed to supply the pro-
prieton of Soser's "gavials= with plate, itc., for the esta-
blishment. and that they owed lin money on that account.
Not being able to obtain aeetishegtty settlement, his servants
commenced the removal et his goudawhen the proprietors
desired them to quit the place. Applicant refused to do so,
and the servants in the employ of the proprietors com-
menced throwing pails of water through the windows upon
them, and ultimately put the garden engine into requisi-
tion and pumped upon them. They were forcibly ejected
from the house, and one of his tenants was assaulted by
Symow. Ilia property was still remaining in the
Vend he was unable to remove it.
Poynter said he was ready to listen to any applies-
', apsd isesnit, but the other matter was entirely out of his
Mention. The applicant had better bring an action
zookit the proprietors.
• sumenens was then granted against Mr. A. Symons for
SS aniiit ow • MSC named Cooper.

RAPT SUHRET REGNTRMION.—Sie W. B. Riddell,
the barrister appointed to revise the lists of voters for this di-
vision of the county,held his first eourt yesterday at the Horns
Tavern, Kennington, for the purpose of going through the
list of voters in the parishes of Clapham, Streatham, and
Lambeth.—Mr. E. Meymott attended as the conservative
agent. —Mr. Corner and Mr. Jeans were present on behalf
of the Esst Surrey Reform Registration Society, and Mr.
T. Rumen represented the Freehold Land Society.—There
were no claims or objections by third parties in the Clapham
and Streatham lists, and only six objection. try the liberal
agent in that fur Lambeth.—A voter who had sag is •
fresh claim on the Clapham list on the ground of &awe
of residence, and who had consequently been objethed to es
the old list. wished to know whether his name was ninth the
=t.—Mr. Cant informed him that it was all right.—
~ said he was not satisfied with this statement. He
was told once before, under similar eirmoutances, that it was
all right," and he found afterwards that it was all wrong.
(A laugh).—The revising barrister said he might be assured
that his name would be upon the list. —The voter: Thee it
really is all right this time ? (A laugh.)—Ties revising bar-
rister Yes, certainly. The voter then expressed himself satis-
fied, and left the wart. In the Lambeth list, Mr. Memett
objected to the notice of objection that by the liberal yent
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