The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

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(THIS DAT.)
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COURT OF BANIERIIPTCY.
(Before Yes. Commissioser Hekroyd.)
▪ DAVID LioroLD LIWIL—ADJUDICATION AZIWILZD.
•^A, • ion of likekruptey wee made, a week or two
Dsvii Leopoid Lewis, saseehent, at George-
Notice m gives to dispute the
sad this wee the day appointed for the
ylng'
b, Asia, 9.0., sad Mr. Bagley appeared in sapped of
.bpdies ; Mr. Lawrence against Lt.
gr7Fthat an arraegemeet had bees come to,
by 'Ma tee
would be spared further trouble in this
ewe, which might otherwise have occupied wend days.
Ir had been arranged that the petitioning creditor should
elms in as an attesting creditor under the deed, and that
tie intake in bankruptcy should be &seamed and the &d-
-isk:akar annulled. Order accordingly.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
le II WOLULLUC—zrzaz Famine or AN ALICIAIDIuA
HOOBL
The bankrupt, Edmund Wollheim, described as of
se-street, Wastbourne-terrice, was a member at the
km of G. Wollbehn end Co., merchants, of Alexandria, in
dirmersbip with Joseph Wollheim and Marks Schiff.
they have no house in this country; ; but the bankrupt
brin g temporarily here on hominess, was arrested at the suit
of the Soled' bank, shoats creditors of the firm for 23,000/.,
sod could oily obtain hie release by booming bankrupt.
This was the fad sitting ease the bankruptcy. Several
proofed debt were made, mid Mr. John Louie Melvin. mar-
AirpLopurs,Threignoorteadereet, was cheese Vii.
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&soignee ; Merers. Lisklater sad Heckwood are, the
edicitora under the proolodlnas.
The liabilities of the arm are estimated at over 200,0001.,
sad the meets at about 180,0001. As the hones is in opium
of winding up at Alexandria, the assets, which are princi-
pally there, will be admiaistered under the direction of the
British consul at Alexandria.
lir II T. tome.
The bankrupt was a inembent, of Buinghall-street, and
of Sidney, New See& Wales. He had bees largely engaged
In shipping rola to Australis: This was the sitting for the
proofs sad chaste. The preliminary statement of Messrs.
Remy and Company, accountrata, discloses liabilities of
83,001(.; the meta, coo:Aiding of oomignments to Auks-
b. are estimated at about 12,0001.
Mr. H. Bonito, warehouseman, Wood.street, and T. W.
Newman, warehouseman, Si. Paul's Churchyard, were
chosen creditors' seeigneee ; Mr. Heather ia the solicitor
soder the proseedrugs.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
in Ii A. H. IL CHIMNEY.
The bankrupt was described as a retired lieutenant-
{claret, of Glouceaterdoad, Regeare-park, formerly acting
▪ deputy cesendesiouer at several places in India. In the
moonset acoompanyieg his petition he returns his debts at
t.,780/., mayoral of which he states to be barred by the
salute of limitatioes. He ascribes his failure to being corn-
riled to retire from the army threugh being pressed by
erica creditors.
This was the first sitting; bat no creditor attended, and
choice was made.

MIDDLES= SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(13efore the lasistent-Jadge.)

ROBUST OP PL&TL
George Sawyer, 21, Viseent Sawyers 19, and Emily Lodge,
% were indicted for mealier( six salver epees and other
eiklee, the property of Harry May, the meter of Emily
ledge. There were throe other indict/meta against the
ule primulas.
Harry May laid be lived at No. 9, Gloooseter.grove, Went
Brampton, sad the prisoner Lodge was in his service. Go
is 6th of April he mimed six teaspoons, a salt spoon, a
beit belie, and other plate, which Lodge had charge of. Ile
shad her about the teeepooes, and abe did not know where
ow were, but had mimed them the night before and did.
se like to meetioi it to her mistress. She said, as an ex-
*alio; that a man bad been there to look at the gas, mad
the she bed left him in the purge while she went to an-
Mr Us bell to another person,- and very likely he had taken
tie thing s.
Emma Foster, of No. 6, Peru-tenses, Brompson, said
sie lived opposite the bones of Mr. May, and while at her
&swim-room window, ea Wednesday evening, ate saw the
prisoner go up to the gate of her master's houso,where thou
ewe two men, one of whom was admitted to the house,
asi she observed them go first into the drawing.
coOM, sod then upstairs into Mr. May's bedroom. After
Outten mioutee had elapsed the female prisoner admitted
the other man, but she did not see them go away. The
male prisoner were the men who were admitted to the
how on that incedoe.
Jobs Charlton, arsistanr to Mr. Somee, pawnbroker, of
Felliauroad, produced a fruit knife and fork pawned by
Gorge Sawyer. The other prisoner weeoutside the shop
at the time.
Joseph Beery Taylor, police-sergeant 12 T. said on the
11th of April he saw the male prisciems in Hereford.equare,
Ilessiogton, and he told them he charged them with Wog
emoreed an stealing some silver from No. 9, Gloucester.
gross West, and that they had been seen to go there on the
eneleg of the robbery. The prisoner George said that he
eertsiely bad been asked by Lodge to p there, but be
hew within about soy silver. They both said they lived
at No. 9, Bedford-terrace, Chelsea, and he found that was
their pouffe address, but the prieoners bad not been then
for omits before. He took the female prisoner into custody
cc the 7th of April for dealing the silver articles from her
master. She mid she knew nothing about them. He
searched her box, and amongst other things found a
photograph of the prisoner George Sawyer, and by means
of *blob he was enabled to apprehend him.
The jury found the two Sawyers Guilty, and Acquitted
1,04
Inthe three other indictments against the Sawyers it ap
peered that they went to Wee different places and took fur-
nished lodgings for a week, but in each case they decamped
no the following morning, taking with them the bed-clothes,
wearing apparel, and, in fact, aavtbiog and everything they
ould lay their bands upon. When they were taken on
If first case the pawnbrokers duplicates referring to all
eis stolen property were found in their possession.
The Assietent•Judge sentenced each to be imprisoned and
Opt to hard labour for 12 menthe.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

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MARLBORO UGH-STREET.
TAME PROSECUTION OP BROTHEL BEEPERS.
Rachd Nathan, refreehment-house keeper, of 29, OMB
by-street, and Martha T hompoor, the servant, were brought
Wore Mr. Tyrwhitt on a warrant charged with keeping •
inthel, at No. 29. Coventry-streek
If r. Robinson, from the office of Masers. Dangerdeld and
Firer, solicitors to St. Martin's parish, appeared for the
pesecutioe, and Kr. E. Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-
Meet, for the defame.
Inspector Walker, C division, having proved that the pri-
NMI were the persons keeping the house and named in
Ms warrant,
Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the primmer, to find two bail each
istk . . .

—.—.
.Vary Cross was charged with keepiog a brothel at No. 8,
Oienden•street, and Mary Howell one at 15, Jamesstreet,
Ihrmarket, and were ordered to enter into bail.
The prisoners were all committed to the sessions.

Margaret Rush, 36, • shrewish-looking women, woe
cloned with coromittiur • violent assanlt upon Frederick
Lawson, • lad living at No.ll, Sommersetreet, Old Ford.
It appeared that at 8 o'clock last night the complaisant
vas at his sister's house, at 6. Clay-hall, Old Ford, when
fie prisoner, who is • neighbour, came home the worse for
Vemor, commenced abusing and threatening all around
le, and finally shriek young Lawson with • bar,
surly an inch in thickness and half.a.yard in length,
Out bad been banded to her by her daughter.
The injured boy bed his beak to the prisoner at the time
sad fell insensible from the effects of the blow. The wooed
about 6 inches io length, and kid widely open. The
weapon could not be found when the polio, arrived.
Prisoner called witnesses to prove that she had not any-
thing in her possession at the time in question capable of
eliding any harm, but when closely questioned by Mr.
Safford, the clerk, a complete coutradiction among them
,ued. _ _ .

11.000ke remarked upon this, sad direoted the primmer
to be bromibt before him on this d►y week, wbeo the state
of the sufforer would be deposed to by the medical putl4)-
MO attending him.

The thunderstorm of Monday was very destruc-
tive in the Presto* district. Ooe men was killed, and sero
id buildings were struck by lightning, while • vast amount
of damage was dose by the heavy rain and bail. In some
We of Scotland the dorm wee also severely felt. On the
Cesilecei7 branch of the Caledonian Railway two bridges
ww•swept away by the flood caused by the torrent' of rain
which fell ; and a Olaagow contemporary gives a carious so.
meat of a railway train being overteken by • waterspout.
THE LIGURIAN BEE AND THE VINLYARDIL—We
have on more then one oeeuion called the attention of ,
acciimisimrs to the injury they are inflicting on the 001001 !
by the importation of noxious pests like the Ligurian
boa A correspondent, writing to the Age, confirms our
**marks as to the dames dons to the vineyards by the Dew
b!sa. He gives the following as the experience of a German '
villueon, who bed twenty.four hives of these bees:—" The
toes has destroyed the crop of the vineyard (two and ci•balf
awes) and orchard completely during three nuceessive years.
IGa aeighbonn, also. whose vineyard' were three miles
"tont. lecnoldned about them, en that be wee obliged to
part with them, and reetock with common bar, which be
did, without Rodin say different* in the yield of honey."
--Melbourne ( A ustralean)Paper.
ORTITAL PALACE. ••••• ONE SHILLING DAT. —•
Ttrsager, MAT W.—Admissions on payments, 2,918; ditto
b 7 mass *RI% 1,140; betel Walton, 4,058,