The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-06 00:00:00

gab) intelligence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.-SATVIDAL
Swam Ma. 0311131.110:4111 GOCIAVIL/S.

IX 111 NILAL/I.—Tan RISIGATZ •ND DOLLIXO BAWL.
Tab was Ms day to which the applicants of the bank-
rupt Neale for his certificate was adjourned. TM adjoins.
meat had taken plies is older that the liability of the beak-
rupt's separate estate to a claim of 6,00 W., ea the put of
the General Maritime Insurance Company, might be ascer-
tained.

His Honour said he perceived the cause had been tried at
Guildhall, is which a question of the liabili:y of per.
eons circumstanced as the backrupt had been raised; but
rhicti

there were other

hod occurred to ham

and he did not feel quite at liberty finally to dispose of the
question of rerifieate at the present time. One point ap-
peared to him to pees. heavily sgainst the baakrupt Neale ;
he had drawn a considerable sum of money out of the back
to &avant* the intere►t of his clailiren, sad that without
taking from them sufficient security. It was true the
sane had behaved as bonen men, and had repaid the
amount borrowed, which was so far beneficial to the cre-
ditors. But the bankrupt was not to be judged by the
tesult, but by his own conduct, which was exceedingly
reprobeasible, in thus drawing out a large sum of money
from the beak. Another point against the bankrupt was,
that he, knowing the gate of the bank affairs, had entered
lotto adventure (that of the SLIOSIUICB 001Op&11)) so reek-
lowly and earelerly, that there was every reason to believe
the whole of his estate would be absorbed, and there would
be nothing to go to the joint estate. This would of course
be an aggravation, should the proof tendered by the
insurance company be substantiated.
Mr. Bagley, who appeared for the bankrupt, observed that
there was ne opposition by the assignees or by any creditor.
His Honour unit that was true; but the bankrupt could
on have failed to know the irregularites which had been
going on at the bank with reference to the clerks,
sad which he had allowed tin continue. The taking
money out of the bank without sufficient security was
of itself a grievous offence. It was highly nectssery
that these cams of country banks should be strictly looked
into; they required more attention from t►e court, pertku-
larly where no opposition was offered, than almost any other
elate of cases, on account of the wide-spread ruin and misery
which their failure occatimeed. Two or three each cues had
come before that court—one from the Isle of Wight, two
from Sr. Albans, sad one in which a former Lord Mayor of
London had been concerned—in sane of which the banks
appeared to have been carried on for a length of time without
capital. It was extraordinary to observe the imp;icit and
bitted confidence which many of the country people reposed
in these establishments, which seemed ten times greater than
they placed in the Bank of England. This circumstance
also required the court to look with gre►t care into cases of
this kind.

Alter a conversation, the further hearing wu adjoarzed to
the 18th inst.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—SATIJILDAT.
Ix an Tatou@ thairst. Wam.a.—A Warm' or Ileac.
This asolvest, kaoline as " Dr. Wallis," the late menial
direct*, at the Polytechnic Institution, wee opposed by Mr.
Cock, for a creditor named Pawtee end by four others in
prsoo. Mr. Dowse supported.
The complaint was that the &mica% had improperly pt
into debt with the opposing (red.:ors, and had got himself
friendly arrested to take the bench: of the net. He had been
11 yeses at the Polytechnic, wood was diabase(' last Sept-
ember. He had a salary of 1301 a year. He was organist
at St. Paul's, Herne-till, at 401. a year, sad musical pre-
ceptor at Dulwich College, at 451. a year. He said he was a
professor of music, and hail lass aide a "doctor of
mac" by the late Archbishop of Canterbury, and was
Wawa as " Dr. Wallis." Hs denied that he had obtained
kis diploma of doctor through ha interest with the cock of
the archbishop.
Mr. Commissioner Phillips expressed his sin-pea. that the
Archbishop of Canterbury could confer such a draws*.
Mr. Coclt, said his gran bad the power to confer degrees.
The insolvent said he was not examined by the Archbishop,
bat was reeommuded by Sir H. Bishop.
The seveeal creditors complained of the manner in which
their debts had been Warred.
The insolvent denied that the arrsst was a friendly one,
sad eantradicted all the creditors in their evidence.
The we occupied the court a long time, and was eventually
adjourned fora week to prodsee the detaining coeditor.
The insolvent was remanded to prison.

Tut WiNnow TOI.—A public meetieg of the
Ishabitaats of the borough of Devosport is to be held shortly,
for ties purpose of panisatai primmest is !avow st •
mod of the wisdom Om

CHARGE OP FORGING MINING SCRIP.— Willions
described es • civil engineer, wu charged with
forgery.
It wu stated that early in last March Mr. Fuller. a
stockbroker, of No. 48, Threadneedlcstrest, City, was
favoured with • communication from a person at Liskeard,
expressing a desire to dispose of some scrip in the Wheel
Mary Ann Mines. Mr. Fuller replied he would purchase
them, on reference as to the respectability of the applicant ;
and, receiving a satisfactory answer, he proceeded to the Bell
Tavern, in Holborn, where the party was to he met with ;
but on arriving found he was not there. The landlord,
however, came forward and informed him that he was in-1
structed to negotiate ill the matter, the gentleman having re
quested him to do so,u he had pealing bulbs us el • _where. Mr.
Faller received the transfer of the scrip from the latter, and
handed him the amount of the purchase money, 50f. He
afterwards disposed of the scrip for 621., but in a few days it
wu returced as forged.
Mr. William Bunyer, the proprietor of the Bell Inn,
Holborn, proved the prisoner to be the party who left the
scrip with him for Mr. Fuller. He saw the prisoner write,
and his belief was that the writing produced was the some.
The prisoner bad imposed on him es bring an atquaintarce
of a particular friend of his.
Mr. Alderman Lawrence inquired of the cfficen if they
required the prisoner to be remanded.
May, of the detective force, replied it would be most de-
sirable, ea he had every reason to believe that there were
marl other cases against the prisoner.
The application was granted, and the prisoner, declining
to give any explanation, was remanded till Friday next.
BPNEVOLENCR.—AIderman Humphrey begged te ac-
knowledge the receipt of further douatiou for Jane Wil-
bred, tamely, 13s. 6d. from some gentlemen at Gravesend;
10.. from a few sympathisers at Britham ; and be. from
M. S."
CLERK EN W ELL.

REMARKABLE CHTAROE,TSW7NITLINO.—Joseph Arm-
strov was charged with haring conspired to rob Mr. Walter
emirs, an attorney, residing in Bernard-street, Bloomsbury,
of 68!. _ _

The prosecutor stated that for several 71121 past he bad
done the profeseional business of the family of Mr. Rowe, a
blind man, but he meter saw him till the 20th of November
tut, on which day he called on witaess to give him instruc-
tions to write to "Joseph Armstrong, Nine Wan, Wands-
worth-roat, demanding pqment of 01. money lent, and
half a year's rent." Witness wrote a letter to that effect,
and on the neat day the prisoner brought it to him, repro.
renting that be was the identical debtor, and offering to pay
the borrowed money, with one half of the alleged arrears of
rent, at four o'clock on that same afternoon, provided Mr.
Rowe wu agreeable ; and it was arranged that a messenger
should be despatched to the latter, No. 3, Warwick-street,
Vauxhall bridge.road, for approval or disapproval, the priso-
ner undertaking to return with the needful at the time spe-
cified. Some time, however, before that hour, Rowe ague
visited witness cad bearing of the arrangement proposed at
ot.ce egret? ; and under a pretence that he had left behind
him some title deeds belonging to the prisoner upon which
he had advance I the &SI , he prevailed on Mr. Justice to lend
Um that amount, representing that he himself should have
to pay away some money which he had borrowed on the
same deeds, and it would be inconvenient for him to go home
(or it. Nn sooner hid he obtained a cheque for that amount
than he joined the prisoner: who wu with a cab at a public
house close by ' and very quickly obtained cub for it at the
beakers, and from that time he had absconded from his
home, end not favoured Mr. Justice with his pentane. A
reward for their apprehension had been offered, and the pri•
Mier luckily met by the cabman, and given in charge.
The magistrate amid it woe a cheer de, and committed the
prisoner to Neurgate.
THE CHAHOI AOAIHST Mn. RENDALL ..Arr. Samuel
Rendall (whom ease wu reported in the Daily News of
Thursday) was &illy examined on a charge of committing
• rape on the person of Elisabeth Read, his servant.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, now attended for the plisontr,
and the following examination ensued :
Mr. Clarksoa—Now, Miss Elizabeth Read, how long is it
since you last saw no la a police cow, ?
WitH•l4l don't recollect.

Mr. Chukson—Come, come, refresh your memory, Of I
will for you. Did yogi not, two years ago, make a similar
charge against Mr. Williams, of llegent's.park, at the
Marylebone Polito court
Prosecatrix (after considerable hesitation) admitted the
fact, and that she had made similar charges against others.
Mr. Clukron said he could prove that in five ingenue,
adding that, from the age of Id, she had exhibited charges of
that description, under disgusting circumstances. He
remembered the case of Mr. Williams vny well, and had
his brief, with notes, then before him.
Mr. Clarkson—Pray Miss Read, did yen not some time
Lf( 0 live is Belfast ?
Proucutrix—Yee.
Mr. Clarkson—Did you Lot charge a gentleman there
with rape?
Proucutrix—l did not tell Mr. DsnLison (her then
muter) so.
Mr. Clarkson—Come now, be careful, did you not tell
Mr. Dennison that a gentlemen whom you had so charged
had given you 201. to come to England
Proeseutrix—l did not tell him so.
Mr. Dennison said such wes the fact, and he could
prove it.
In answer to further questions she admitted that she
charged a man Lamed Gooseberry, a coffee-shop keeper, with
a rape, not long ago, and that she made a similar accusation
against a Mr. Stowe ; that she bad beta charged with 17 ir g
and other misconduct ; and that while living at Orilhon's
Hotel she s-Id a foreigner had offered her money to have
intercourse with her.
SlLlClarkson said he could sail witnesses to prove that pros
setutrix was altogether devoid of credit, and under the cir-
cumstances be nibmitted there Ism not sufficient evidence
to warrant a committal for trial.
Mr. Tyrwbitt said he wu placed in a delicate position.
The girl had sworn to the facts, and the house surgeon of
the Royal Pre Hospital had said that the offence ►ad been
completed. He would hold the prisoner to ball to appear at
the *trios, one housekeeper in 601., and his own record-
sacra in 1001.
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