The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-27 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1851.

fatal to the }obtains, sad he would allow the schedule to be
weeded. His Heaour granted the final order.
Siluaant MAJNNIXO AND TOO INSOLVINT DZITOIB.

COURT.
Oa Saturday, in the case of George Thomeett, a pilot, Mr.
&rood, the banister, made an application to am Insolvent
Debtors' iCoart, for his discharge from Whiiecrom-stnet
Prison, where he had been c .nunitted by Mr. Serjetnt
Manning, as Judge of the Whitechapel County Court. Tale
wes another instance in which the learned judge bad treated
with contempt the preens of this wart. The ins.,lvent peti.
dosed *Jewett on ON 3rd December, and on the 18th of
the same month a judgment summons was issued from the
Wnitechapel County Court, for the insolvent's attendance.
On the 41n January instant the insolvent was Acted by
this court, and to-day (Satarday) was appointed for
the consideration of the final order, and the protection
wee renewed. The insolvent attended at the nasty
court en Townley last, and produced the order of
protection. The judge took no notice of the protection, and
ordered his commitment for 20 days, and he was at oath
taken to Whiteaoesureet Prison, whore he most remein
anises this gout interfered. The court had issued • war-
rant for his attendance, and he was now brought op is
tests iy.
Mr. Sargood asked for his immediate liberation, end aid
the county court judge had treated this zourt with contempt.
Mr. Commissioner Paillips, on the authority of a case
(Me William Symons) heard before Mr. Commissioner Law,
was of opinion that the insolvent wee entitled to his dis-
charge, and he should issue his warrant to the gaoler, not-
withcanding the commitment by the county court.
The insolvent said he showed the order of protection to the
officer and to the judge.
A special warrant was made out, and the man dischugod
from prison.

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.

Tits Swateas' Cam—A few days ago a paragraph ap
peered in the morning papers, which stated that it was the
attention of Mr. Sloane to apply to the Court of Queen's
Bench to amore the ihilicterieut arainat him from the Con.
teal Criminal to that cunt, and also that the subject had
been diseuestd at a meeting of the board of guardians of the
West L indon Union, when Mr. Pontifex stated that be bad
complied with the forms necessary to prevent such a step''
briog taken on the part of Mr. Sloane, though he had re-
calved rat notice of such en application. It was added that
although there was every reason to believe that Mrs. Sloane
was living at Boulogne, the board of guardians did not seem
inclined to defray the expeeses which Roe, the officer,
might be at in going to Franca to take her into custody.
Oaths subject of that put of the paragraph, Mr. Alderman
Humphrey received a letter from J. Gillett, Esq , late M.P.
for Atlalon.., dated Jan. 24, in which that gentleman stated
that if the board of guardians and Mr. Pollutes still declined
sanding the tfficer Roe to Boulogne for the purpose of iden-
tifying and apprehending Mrs. Sloane he would m at cheer
fully and a draft for all the expenses of the trip the moment
be should be made acquainted with the amount.

WORSHIP-STREET.
VIOLINCII OF A iIIibBAND —Mr. James Cook, landlord
of the D flphin, in Church street, Bethnal-green, was
brought up on a warrant charged with violently assaulting
hie wife
Mrs. Margaret Cook, who appeared to be in delicate health,
informed the magistrate that she bad been about tour years
married to the defei.dant, who during great part of that time
had treated her very cruelly, frequently besting and M-
using her, and threatening to be the death of her. Oa
Thuredsy afternoon she was in bed very ill, when the de-
feLdent entered the room and swore that he would murder
her unless she gave him all the mosey she bad. As see did
not mak., any reply or give him money, he struck her a';
violent blow en the side of the head, and while she wee
falling out of bed from the effects of that blow, he kicked
her violently in the right side, and having pulled away the
bedclothes he proceeded to further violence, when a friend of
hey servant, who was in the room at the time, got between
Mem and forced the defendant out of the room. She was a
widow, she said, when she married the defendant, and all
Ye popery wee here.
Mr. H meal sentenced the prisoner to pay 21, or be
Imprisoned leo months for the maul', and to find bail, two
meths is 761. each, io addition to his own recognisance for
2001., to keep the peace for six months, 24 hours' notice of
the bail befog required. He was consigned to prison in the
' police van.