The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-28 00:00:00

ATTEMPTS AT BURGLARY AND DESPERATE

STRUGGLE.

Two attempts have recently been made to break
into the house of a man named Woideoch, at Maakinholes,
near Todmorilen, who is 75 year of age, sad keeps a small
grocery shop. The old man and his wife sleep to a bed on
the ground door, in a room lighted by a little old-faskioned
window of no great atreugth, the panes of glee. being let, into
framework of lead, and one night, about six weeks ago,
Woodcock was awoke by opens of the window being broken,
and • hood being thrust through the aperture to unfasten
the casement. The old man told the burglar that unless
the hood were withdrawn he would chop it off, and this
threat had the desired effec, of frightening the ruffian aod
causing him to desist. On Faiday night but, however, a
more desperate attack was made by two burglary, one of
I whom struck the window a blow with something that had
the effect of dnviog in the whole of the glass, and
framework together. The burglars then entered the room,
and one of them mooed the wife whilst tl.e other pursued
the husband into another room, whither lie had gone for
a weapon with which to defend himself. It was a dark
night, but the old man gut hold of • pair of tongs nut
struck the burglar who followed bins a severe blow with
the heavy end. The next niomeot the burglar caught him
by the throat with one hand, whilst be endeavoured to
strike him with a carpenter's axe with the other. The
grasp of the throat woe so severe that it forced blood from
the mouth and nostrils of Woodcock, but still the old man
succeeded in striking the axe from his aasailoot's hand by
hitting him • bluer with the tongs across the wrist. Thu
caused the burglar to stoop and search fur the axe, and
whilst he did so Woodcock went through the bedroom
and escaped by the window to get assistance
from his oeighboura. When lie returned with
some of his neighbours it was found that the burglars
had decamped without taking anything with them. In the
room where the struggle hail token place o sharp carpenter's
axe and a man's cap were found on the door. A good deal
of blood was on the door, some of which, it is thought, had
been abed by the burglar in the struggle. Woodcock was
• good deal exhausted and excited through the encounter,
and several of his neighbours remained with him daring
the remaiuder of the night, and from Oscar* taken of hint
it is thought he will recover from the injuries he sustained.
There is reason to believe the police ars on the track of the
men who entered the boom.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Jatt. 27.
(Before Mr. Oommierkeer Oatßunn.)
GIRMIN Hosrrrst, DsurroN.—The annual court I Is at OZOIWZ LTONS.
of the governors of the German Hospital, which il situated The bankrupt was described as of Great X
at Lb.lston, was held yesterday at the London Tavern. Mr. i Bucks. " out of business." At a former sitting the
D. Meinertzhagen presided, and having appropriately was asked to confirm a resolution of the creditors, agresimr
opened the court, the annual report was read. During the to &wept a composition of 2s. fuL in the pound, and to
year yell the in-patients bad amounted to 852. Tho out- take the cue out of bankruptcy.
patients at the hospital. and at the eastern and western dn. I His Honour now gave judgment. He said that the parties
peosaries, had been 14,690. The total patients relieved framing the resolution lhad very much misconstrued the
during lost year had been 15,541 The dental ewes of the not of pediment. They had nought to nuke a ineeintion
year had been 801. The groan receipts of the year bad been seder the 110th section it the provisions of the Ulla sem
3,706/. 2e. Bd. The expenditure had been 3,6921. 3s. Bd, ' Moe. The former section pee creditor the °Ohm ef nee.
leaving a balance in baud of 13/. 19s. The fund for a new solving, if they thought fit, that no further Meer&
building, the want of which was every year more and more imp should be taken in bankruptcy, further
roe-
felt, amounts to 2,30., and it was earnestly hoped that lotion tin be confirmed at another sitting, fourteen
the cenunittee might soon have the means of ereeting it. days hines, of which due notice was to be given. Here the
The report was adopted. proposal was simply to pay 2s. 6d. in the i ; and a mein-