The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
rfc THIR EANIREPTCT OF BONNET AND EI•LE.-41:8-
' PINSION OP A EIRTIFICATE POR EIGHTEEN MONTHS.—
The bankrupts were wine merchants at Knightsbridge.
Bonney had applied for his certificate, and had it suspended
for 18 months, and Beale now made a similar application.—
The case was presented as one of gross misconduct. The
partnership was entered into in November, 1846, and con-
tinued till June last, when the fiat was issued. Beale bad
been a bankrupt two years previously, and had, a short time
before the partnership, petitioned the Court of Bankruptcy
ea an insolvent, at Manchester, where his petition was dis-
missed. From November, 1810, to the fiat, the firm had
contracted 1,5111. of debts, of which 6021. were secured.'
Beale's own private debts were 1,469/ ' and his
liabilities 863!. Ile had drawn out 3361. from the
concern. • The profits were 7401., and the trade
expenses 511•!. The reversionary intvrett was worth 1,6001.
and Bonney proposed to raise a capital out of 1,0001., which
capital, however, had not been ob.ained. In April but the
firm obtained goods from the firm of Messrs. Morgan and
Ridge Ito the amount of 4001. The debt was incurred in
April, and in June the fiat was issued. A short time before
Bonney gave a judge's order to Messrs. Lemon, Hart, and
Co. for 5041., and on the fuiliire of an instalment on the 16th
of the same month an execution was levied, and all the pro-
perty, including the goods obtained from Morgan and Ridge,
was swept away at a sacrifice.—Mr. Commissioner Evans, in
giving judgment, declared that a more reckless caw could
not be imagined. It was, in his opinion, very much like a
conspiracy to defraud persons of their goods. Both bank-
rupts were to blame, and he should (suspend the certificate
in this case for eighteen months.—Mr. Duncan, in support,
asked for a protection.-11 is Honour: I give no protection—
not an hour.—Certificate suspended accordingly.

LONDON SESSIONS.—SATURDAY.
AFFRAY iv PLITICOAT-LAVA.—Michael MorriS, Mosel
Morris, J. Davis, and N. Lawrence were iudicted for as-
saultinuG. Petit, an officer of the City police force, and J.
Johns' H 76, of the metropolitan police, in the execution of
their duty. On the 6th of September, in the evening, a
fight took place in Petticoat-lane between Lawrence and a
man not in custody. Johns and another police-constable
went to separate them, when the mob, which consisted of 600
or 700 persona, told them that they Tad no right to inter( re,
and they returned for Petit. On going back Johns took
Lawrence into custody, when the defendants said that he
should not be taken, as he was the wrong man. A general
rescue was attempted, in the course of which several brick-
bats, glass bottles, and other missiles were thrown, and the
officers hit and injured. Petit swore that be was kicked
by Moses Morris, and struck with a stick by Michael
Morris. Davis also struck him twice. Johns and
Gallivan H 73, gave similar evidence—The Recorder
said thati the interference of the police in tho first in-
stance was not with legal authority ; but they had a right, as
individuals, to call a constable, and to aid and assist him.
It therefore appeared they had not been assaulted in the
execution of their duty. The City police-constable was,
however, folly justified in interfering to prevent a further
breach of the peace, and Lawrence was in legal custody, but
there was no evidence that he had incited the mob to rescue
him—Aarons, a special constable at the Clothes Exchange,
was called to prove excessive violence on the part of the
officers, but it appeared that he had not properly interfered
to suppress the disturbance, and Mr. Alderman Wood said
that ho was unfit to be a constable.—Other witnesses were
called to prove that the fight was over and peace restored
before the City policeman arrived.—The jury found Michael
Morris, Moses Morris, and Davis Guilty of the assault on
Petit in the execution of his duty, and of a common assault
on Johns. Moses Morrie was fined 51., and the other de-
fendants 101., and to enter into bail of 401. to keep the peace
for twelve months,

SURREY SESSIONS—SATLaDAY.

Before P. W. Wei;ll-eid, sad
_Moors Prkle, Fara., and a full bench

of magistrates.
Tun SHAY ATTORNEY CeSE.—I. Hall, who described
himself as a lawyer's clerk, surrendered to his bail to answer
an indictment, charging him with unlawfully pretending
that he was an attorney of her Majesty's superior courts of
law, and by those means falsely obtaining 103. from a poor
woman named Sarah Manwell.—The facts of the case have
been recently before the public, owing to the inquiry which
was instituted into the conduct of the prisoner at the
Lambeth policaoflice.—Mrs. Manwell, having been sworn,
commenced by stating that she was the wife of John Man-
well.—Mr. Robinson : The indictment cannot be unstained;
it specifies " Joseph" 31anwell.—The witness said she gave
the name of "John Manwell" to the clerk of the indict-

ments.—Under the direction of the learned chairman the
jury Acquitted the prisoner.—The Chairman, in reply to an
observation of the prisoner's counsel, said that another in-
dictment could be preferred against the prisoner, who would
then be liable to be tried for the offence.—The prisoner then
left the court.