The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-20 00:00:00

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,
(Before Mr. Commissioner Boehm.)
111 as ISLIOSIA STIRKL
Teo be
baskrupt, • merchant, of CoruhM, ousts
nth liabilities,
for the sewed tines • few weeks
rs. with liabilities of upwards of 60,0001.. chisel
rog from an abortive attempt to supersede the forms:
boogie', by dead under the 185th section. At the
1000 sitting • fortnight ago, a resolu
of tion°out, and wee &Pia
...id for taking ths cam out
Winter, of thee firm of Johnstone and Co.,
;
su
sof tants, was sppoind manager. A second resolutio•
of the former one WM now paned. It is sx.
said that • small dividend will be paid, but the amount
;NO yet be asosresined.
IN ZDWARD BCHOILLE/L
The bankrupt was • merchant of Water.lans. Mils=
Hof
for examination and diacharge. The liabilities
1,9651. of which 2,0481. is due to unsecured creditors
gain ; property held as security, 1,8991.
Bergood opposed for four creditors resident Area&
osi setoplakst wee that the bankrupt had pledged their
sodssad dissipated the money. He represented that be
61applied it in payment of certain bills, but there were
baba as to the truth of that explastatioa.
110 reakrapt was examined as to a cosh.book which was
aid to be =smog. He stated that short before his
win he wont abroad ; leaving his business in the
at a peso° named Theodore ; but whim he raturnesb=
mad =rare locked up, and him cash•book and some
11"1111r. se:gawked for an adjournment with • view to the
poduotion of the mining book.
Attar heariag Mr. Root for the bankrupt,
Wa Honour directed an adjournment.

SZCONDARIES COURT.
(Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Jury.)
Aims! r. 11110:1.—ALLEGED IMBRIMIXUANT AT TEE
CITSTAL PAIACL 111/11180Nliffr.
This woe an action in one of the superior courts to
paver commotion for fibs impeteonmeet. The defendant
tedallowed lodgment to go by default. and a writ of incioiry
ems executed to asses' the emoting to be awarded. The
&loges were laid at Mt.
Mr. T. Beard appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. J. Thompson,
Ifevider, for the defendant.
The plaintiff and his brother were . The plaia
die to • young man, was oalesman tootthe defendant so
eddlaitor at the Crystal Palace, arid in September leA
him with embezzling te. 6d. The plaintiff's salary
eltaaTsl • week. He was taken to the Crystal Pekoe polio*
161A1311 mad afterwards to the Lambeth Polies-eon*
where the sees was diambeeL The detention
eletedy wee from half-past 10 till 4 o'clecir.
The plaintiff said he had applied for situation and could
Ist get ono whilst the stain was on his okarseter. His
bemire said the defendant had spokes highly of the young
sea, who had been in his service gees 1860.
Sr. Beard appealed to the jury to award such
as would re
the young man to his position, and
we to get a situation. Until his character was restored by
a verdict of the jury he could get no employment.
Mr. Thomism addressed the jury for the defendant, •
freeolirean, end called him ea • witness. The plaintiff was
II amid man, sad from a communication from his brother
a watched his residue,.
She DM raid that that matter could not be gone into.
f oes going near to &justification for what had been clone.
SL Secondary told the jury it was a case for • fair cons-
posatioo, but not vindictive damages.
The joy pre 134 damages.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

(Before Ir. Justice Blackbarn.)
NalhanielWager, Juks Bayer,Sansutl Berms., Abra-
ham Doris. Gershon Silberman, and Philip Brown,wore
indicted for bees; in the unlawful possension of 500 forged
ho-rouble notes of the Russian empire.
The counsel for the prosecution were Serjeant Salentine,
Mr. Gifford, Q.C., sad Mr. Hugh ; Bernina was defended
by Mr. Metcalfe and Mr. Straight ; Holobester by Berlina'
Robinson and Mr. Turner ; Silberman by Mr. Riliteu sad
Mr. Collins; Davis by Mr. Coils; Brown, undefended.
Bayer pleaded guilty. The others waived their right to
here half the yttry composed of foreigner&
Bajeant Ballantine opened the case ; and the trial is en-
mesa to last the whole day and perhaps a portion of to-
moor.