The Express.
London, England, 1849-05-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 19, 1849.

OC.UItT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Yeas,_
Berms Its. Fosi.swas
3111LIORDINAILY CASS OF YLIDOING PROPZEIT.
This was the day appointed for the adjoutned lest exam'.
satioa of Charles Howard, sr ino-merchent, of K.c pros,
sad Great Tower-street. The baleneve-sheet was Shoilessas
mouths ago, stowing debts and lisbtlitirs or the sweat of
98,0001, and there bays b-en repeated adjouresteres ee give
time for the assignees fully to investigate the MONSIL
Mr. Lawrence, who appesred for mover* woes.% NU
the had been aimless that the bankrupt's &sags An*
be deroughly sifted, and they thought it probable that be
would now pass his last es =testi= if his Haim* were
astified as to his coadoet in reference to the system
piodgiag which hilted carried on most exteosivety lisr yawn
He ass before the court on a matinees of somata, 'haw
debts to creditors wreetured, or 19,6801. ; to mom
security, 4,6761. ; besides liabilities to the assent
I at To meet this, the seems assisted of about SOL ale*
cyessel erns up, and 41 very small amount of debts. Frail
IMO laISI6 he had been in partnership with Mr. Bulweeil
wM maseld the firm to be thee solvent; but the bankrupt
add M was a* When the Unkempt commeatted on his
we sem* he we entirely without capital ; be put dower
Mr. liehresd as a debtor, daring several years, for 1,1001. or
I.lo*, bed sew admitted that no such debt existed, and that
▪ was Namely mitered in his books to impress clerks and
Oben with an elides of his solvency. In 1844 he was ad-
... Sadly dads, 7,4611. ; la March, 1846, that deficiency
W increased to 11,1181.; and, cm the let January, 1848, to
140001. He apposed* have adopted • correct principle of
Inak,kespling. but lei est availed bbneelf of theltwledge
ill& sibles-whildb be mast thence have derived. At hog*
he Megget fa May best; and from that time till September
be bat spurt is atempling to bring about ea impossible
arraageasent. Culpable as be 'sight be, he was sot the real
&lieges* ; but kr the extrication feellities Worded
bier by parties with whom he dealt ha styli new
have stood his greeted so long. j4geared that,
sines September, 1842, be had goods *
the moms of *Pm of tboussade of with Ilerms.
Godes*, whobrokers, ea which these wm an enoresews
less. While his profits, is three years sad three-quitese,
I had been but 3,7391., of whop 2,6001 bad been &rived hem
the redaction of the duties on brandies, his hada
W hese 1,9221. • interest end dismay 3,1101., sad
engandlitare, 7,8171. la many inseams. he had pledged
see& an the very day he perchasod theta, the pledgees sever
*aline what was the price, ace whether he hei paid he
them. It woe;moose * appear, i
pin tut, that he hod borsht goads
=er e of . One petty, *he was a
la th 1164 fee 110001., hat by this .Lute mof pliant's'
Welded to Man the melees. at the doe of the biak-
=.*eialemats for some COL Ms was • troasastka
~;shed closely kolas( into. To the 'my lest be
hod puessol We MIMS *tweet' Jaasary and May, 1848,
he bad pueshassd theexteat of 9,11091. New edema *dr
her touseselleas, to the aslant If Maws* 80,11001. sod
40,0001., were referred to in his books; hone segpielea raved
ou the whole. It was diScult to cooed* how am= amid
have gees on kw years with • growing delei, sad the
come into the Banitruptey Court without a fly of mem
Undoubtedly, the gears* result of we assewate was wereed
by the books ; sad he must admit that the Malatya had
&ewe an mrsiety to give all the *Wreaths be Ada his
atedieses. The belimerobest being pretty s
of
mould be eared Is Wpassing ; bat the monk*
they should be able, at the serttfisede eiesieg, to
mom* deep-hod • whew of fraud as bad swe be* rat-
tled in the commercial wield, sad one whiff did eat im-
plicate the bankrupt only.
Ashurst said the bankrupt bad entered in his books
all his parohaess ; these were represented by warrant*, and
Ilse he had good credit, he borrowed mousy on them • but
having admitted the purchases, there cos** no ootiosal-
=sat as to the fact of the called ples, which was cur
rosary with the trade. It was act eire kir to charge
llle beakrupt with anything like ooneselesest. He had fur
lolled • list of the whole of his mustbsoss, sad aothing
was wowing but the precise date of some of the pledges. The
Miissw 03.111100 all through the trade ; and the guard's
as
slea beat raised who ought to suffer, whether the party
ties the medic or the petty accommodated. He thought
1111:adffeeding the facilities ought to suffer.
11
seaversatios,
His Honour said he had read the examiaatises, cad
thought the bankrupt had answered all the queOhns
lankly. There was no suggestion that be had eeaeeald
property ;he had pie lied in direelms, pelbspe to sase-
enent. The question now was wheeler tar smignees
hod wry probability of immesh, their dividend by carrying
the lagawy further ; if not, It had probably better terminate.
He wee not entirely satisfied with the amount; they were
such as to nisi the suspicion of what was called "cooking."
He would allow the 4111111111111111i0U to pass on the uadentand.
fag that the bankrupt might be further examined In private
if the Wigan* thought it desirable. He must give me CM-
ikon praise for the way is which they had pursued this in-
vestigation; were such inquiries more generally made by
creditors, there would be mush UM fraud on the part, of
debtors.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Yunuuma.
Barons W. Conaumwowas LAW. _

IN RI fits FRANCIS CliLll.l4l KNOWIXS, BART.—
JtDOMMT.
His Honour save judgment in this case reported in our
paper of yesterday. The question raised was an important
one—it was whether this court er the Court of Bankruptcy
had jurisdiction over eonrlderable property, known so the
Olorangen Iron and Coal Works. A creditor's petition was
filed in 1842, and a vetting order made, but Sir F. C.
Knowles had been discharged without the intervention of
the court, and five years afterwards was made a bankrupt
and obtained his oertilleata. Sir Robert Pries, wise had an
interest in the ins aid seal works, *OM tee the provi-
nced soignee to sell SW Prensie's shave is the some pro-
pwty, sod it was resisted as the rata that all bwielletien
bad, by virtu of the eat, lees removed to the Clonal of
Bankruptcy. The question turned ma the esseteneden of
the 39th sect of the set 1 & 2 Viet, x.llO, relating Is Intel•
vest debtors, end the leaned eirmaikshaw, is shims his
&dab" alluded to the altsesibm et the dome bun amoebae
statute, end declared that it was neassusisal as it new stood ;
bat ea emmideriag the man* of the legislature, he was
clearly of elision that Ibis emit was divested of all Jule/lie-
tits I. the matter, sad the the role obaWed by Sir
Rohm Prise on the elbow if the court west be discharged.
—Bale discharged siewdlagly.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—YzaziDAT.
lose Ms. Bomar ADANA Lao A Baum or Kuuerun
Disonnsirr
tlatioszs his tiwi
neeasavraile/araiat with keeping eanendered
a house Mupoa
fti-farm In the
parish of t. men& The defendant's wife was included
in the ladistment, het she stated to be too ill to attend.
Mr. Presdapet mosseated toe the mmaial authorities,
end Mr. Paine amil Kr. Remy speared for the defendant.
It immoral bus lbeeponing statement of Mr. Prender-
gast, am the *Mimes et several wantons afterwards called,
that the hew humps* el which the defendant war *-
dieted wen situate near Fiterearequare, and that this prom
maims was 'maned W the metheeides of Bt. Panama upon
the eemplaiet Mr. Altenherenh, the pawabroke;, end
@mesa ether reepeelehle parties who embed or eseapied pin-
k the imemileee nelekbourheod. The lime was
ieaiaeted in anima dimmemfel nianser, it wee the mese of
Bibb. lekleillAtetee sad diaturbeame, mad the hanks who
with
la the hale tEneit, mudeeted *maim
with en* hare-Msed in street he era day, that
reaps*** MIMS were to be seen at Ut
doers in the same street, and such were the mass carried
on at the back part of the house with opn where, that
the female meant* in ether houses insisted apes hada, the
glue ia their windows painted. At all hours of theilSadme
were screams for help, cries deaf murder, ad: with
persons in the garb of gentlemen who bad bees in
the home, and those who robbed them. The fishadeat and
his wife kept a similar house near Regent-West, and the
evidence to show that he was the tenant of the home in
question wee that he and his wife were frequently seen
going in anima, that he armed an authority over the INV
mats,tthat he had declared that the house cleared him
41. 10e. per week, and, finally, the evidence of the free-
holder, an old lady at Maidalull, who said that the defend-
ant bad held the house of her under an agreement, out, on
the 27th of Mar* last he realized the keys into her hands,
asking her to give a receipt for the rent in the name of
Bullock, but she refused to do so.
In summing up, the learned Judge said that he appre-
hended thee span the evidence given the jury would have
no difficulty in laying who was the tenant.
The jury _lmmeilletely found the defendant Guilty,
The Imild lofts sentenced the defendant to be kept to
hard labour fir in eskada months, to pay to the Queen a
fine of 50L, to be lossed, bias& in 801., and two sureties in
401. each, to be tinsel Winslow for three years, and to be
imprisoned dB the wee paid and the securities given.
assaN• raireiralime Jane Josephs, and Maria Oatley
ells. Wry Drab, pleaded guilty of keeping a like hoses in
11COriTet of this prosecution was to elcoe the hoses,
Ma es the keys were given up, the maned for the prose-
Nies did not mem for punishment.
The Learned Judge mid it appeared that the lower portion
albs Mass, for whisk these defendants were indicted, was
vied as a French boot shop, while the other portion was
converted into a brothel. Tee Court waist it to be die-
tioegy understood that theme pmOts who might pet ppme
sion of a house in a respese public dmeasibfare like
,eat-street, ostendbly a esednet a Imeoltie business, bat
redly to carry on the fahmene Issas of a loreehoi, did so in
a fearful peril, and that must weak! punish them to the fall
extent the law permitted.
The &shadows were this liberated on recoinimace, to
appear for judgment if ailed upon.

the puns was found beneath a grating, over which Booth
hail hese taken into custody. All the mosey we. in it.
Kr. Fox corroborated his wile's statement.
William Maxwell, conductor of the omnibus in which the
robbery took plate, said that when the vehicle stopped in
Bishorgata street Booth said, "I'll get out," which he did.
after having paid a fourpenny piece, without waitiog for the
(thane*. The lady then cried out. " That luau has robbed
me;" and Gress said, "Yes he has, and I'll I= after him,"
which he did without stopping to pay his fare.
Eadk pima" dialed all Imowledp of the other. It was
boweeer, Mat they were both well-known thieves,
mai they MIS remanded, in order to give other persons as
eggartanfty of appearing against them.
MARYLEBONE.
Alli•IILT ET • Boworron.—lfr. George JoAst Ems. a
solieleor was charged with the following outrage upon Mr.
Beaty Israel, a solicitor's clink, who, in masequenc• of the
serious injury he had received, was prevented from attending
to give evidence.
Mr. John Keseshall, landlord of the Star end Garter,
Edgware-road, deposed that on Thursday night, about
halt pant 12, the prisoner end Mr. Israel were in his house
Making together at the bar. Some words ensued between
them, and witness, hearing a disturbance, came out of the
parlour. I. passing into the bar he saw the prisoner strike
Israel twice in the fees with his fists. They fought together
for some minutes, when Keen was knocked down by Israel.
Keen speedily got up, and gelled out teat he had had
tamed. They then shook hands end made up the quarrel,
sad Keen subsopeatly struck Israel ca the lurid with an
iron gas key (an iestrument about four feet long). Wales
seat for a surgeon to dress Mr. Israel's wounds, and the pri-
soner was given into custody.
Mr. Edward Gaye, surgeon, said he found a wound on
the left side of Israel's frontal bone about two inches in
leMrngth.
. Cooper, for the defendant, said that upon a future
day he should no doubt be prepared with witnesses who
would throw a ailment light upon the matter.
Mr. Lang held elm defsmdaat to bail in 3001., and two
sureties in 1601. einis, kr his attendance on Saturday (this
day) week.