The Express.
London, England, 1853-06-14 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED MURDER IN GLASGOW.

On Sunday morning the southern district was
startled by a rumour that the wife of a collier, named
Dawson, residing in Rose-street, had fallen a victim to a
cold-blooded outrage perpetrated by her husband. For the
put two days Mrs. Dawson, who has lately become addicted
to drink, bad been absent from home, to which she only re-
tuned on Thursday evening helplessly intoxicated. Those
living in terms of intimacy with the unfortunate couple all
concur in saying. that notwithstanding her deplorable con-
dition, nothing but good feeling prevailed between Mrs.
Dawson and her husband, who both went to bed about 11
o'clock. The house in which they reside is in the occupancy
of a man named Francis Carrel, and consists of 2 apartments,
only divided by a slender partition, in one of which (the
kitchen) Dawson and his wife lodged. Shortly after the family
had retired to rest, Mrs. Carril, awakened by the shrieks of
her female lodger, who was evidently in great agony, im-
mediately got up and repaired to the kitchen, when •
spectacle met her view of the most appallin# kind. Mrs.
Dawson was lying at the back of the bed in a pool of
blood, which flowed profusely from a frightful gash in her
neck, while her husband reclined in front, with his face
to the wall, betokening not the remotest concern. The
alum wan immediately given tothe proper quarter, and
Mr. M'Farlane, of the Gubals detective force, accompanied
by Dr. Stewart, only reached the spot in time to prevent the
Neaps of Dawson who, apprehensive of his safety, bad got
up and dressed himself. With the aid of Dr. M'Auslane,
who was shortly afterwards sent for, Dr. Stewart skilfully
dressed the wounds, which consisted of two deep heel- ,
*ions in the front of the neck, two and-a-half inches long,
and extending along the front of the windpipe. The pri-
soner, who had maintained a dogged silence during the
operation, suddenly became communicative, and in con-
fessing to the police, on the way to the office, that his in-
tention was to murder his wife, expressed his regret that
the razor which be had employe* to accomplish his guilty
purpose had not taken more immediate effect. It is con-
jectured, not only from his own statements, but from those
of Carril, that Dawson had coolly waited till the inmates
of the house were asleep, and bad then risen, gone into
the room occupied by Carril, taken a rawer out of a drawer,
and committed the murderous assault. Although at a late
hour last night the ill-fated woman was alive, but slender
hopes are entertained for her recovery. The prisoner has
bees known for the last ten years as a most inoffensive
man, of unimpeachable character, and he is alleged to have
been quite sober when the dreadful occurrence happened.—
Nora British Daily Mail.

DEATH Or ALDERMAN HARMETL—MT. James
Hamer, of Ingress Abbey, Greenbithe, Ken:, well known
chic circles as Mr. Alderman Harmer (although he re-
signsd his magisterial gown many years since), died**
the Trt
Sundh
year ay Crieklaw
hieood. in Middlesex, after a short ilhuss, in
of age.

La Entelltaence.

EQUITY COUItTS.—YESTERDAY.
emote 11117 MARC% or rue ROW.
FOSTER D. 11ENZIE5.—AN OLD CASE.
This suit was originally instituted for the administration
of the estate of a /dr. King, of Carlisle. It was a creditor's
suit, and was commenced in 1803, and was instituted b.
deceased's bankers to obtain payment of a balance of near
1,2001. owing to them. A decree was made in 1806, but
nothing was done. In 180 the legal personal representa-
tive of the intestate died, and nothing was done in the suit
afterwards until the present proceeding. In July, 1852, a
daughter of the intestate took out letters of administration
de bonis nun, and now the cause came on by way
of petition from the plaintiffs, who are the legal
representatives of the original plaintiffs. It appeared that
in 181,1 some one, but it was not known who, paid to the
plaintiffs the sum of 1,0911., which nearly satisfied the
balance due to them, except the interest which had ae•
trued, and that before that period, a sum which was found
to he in the hands of the widow of the intestate was paid
into court, and invested in purchasing 2981 console, and
the sum now in court, with accumulations of interest, now
amounts to 7201. The petition prayed that the parties
might now be at liberty to go in and proceed under the de-
cree, in order that the debts might be paid out of the sum
in court. _ _

His Honour said be was not clear that, considering the
time that had elapsed, he had power to grant the petition,
but he would consider the point.

BIM= VICIKIIANCILLOR STVAIT.
CARPENTER V. THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM

PACKET COMPANY.

In this suit a motion was made a few days since for an
injunction to restrain the sailing of a vessel of the defend-
ants, the Rajah, and also the working that vessel with
screw propellers, which the plaintiff by his bill alleged
we►e constructed according to an invention for which the
plaintiff had a patent. The defendants undertook on that
occasion that the vessel should not leave England until to-
day, and the defendants consented to allow an inspection of
their screw propeller in the vessel by the plaintiff in the
meantime.

Mr. Bacon and Mr. Vance now appeared in support of
the motion. They stated that in consequence of the ltajah
having been afloat the plaintiff had not been a►le to obtain
such an inspection es was necessary. The plaintiff therefore
asked that the motion might stand over.
Mr. Matins and Mr. Barber said that the defendants
had prepared a model of their screw propeller and were
ready to_iiroceed with the motion.
The Vice Chancellor declined to allow the motion to
stand over, but said the costs should be coats in the cause.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—YesTERDAT.
Scram Ma. Couxuamisi
Ix RE RHEIMS.

This was the first meeting under the bankruptcy of J.
Johnson, who had been in an extensive way of business
as an East India merchant, in Great Winchester-street. A
number of creditors were in attendance, for the purpose of
proving their debts. From a preliminary statement of the
bankrupt's affairs, it would appear that his liabilities are
about 20,0001.; the amount of assets has not yet been ascer-
tained. Owing to two of the largest creditors not being
prepared to prove, the choice was deferred for two days, as
far as the sanction of the court was concerned.
Mr. Lawrence, on behalf of the bankrupt, asked for •
prospective allowance after the next meeting. There were
at present no assets, but considerable sums were expected
to be realised.
His Honour said he would not fix the amount till he saw
how the assets came in. _

IN RE COHEN.

This was the adjourned examination meeting in the cue
of Abraham Cohen, wholesale clothier, of Houndeditch.
His tiebts were 2,3001., assets about 5601. The case has
already occupied the court at great length on two or three
previous sittings, the accounts being disputed by the
assignees on the ground that he had given no account of the
proceeds of a business at Guildford. On the part of the
bankrupt it was contended that this was the business of his
brother, and a great amount of evidence was gone into on
each side.

His Honour said he would first give his decision on a
question arising on two bills of exchange accepted by the
bankrupt, and paid by him to Mr. Isaacs, the holder, before
they were due, and in evident contemplation of bankruptcy.
This was clearly a fraudulent preference, especially as re-
garded one of the bills, the amount of which must -be given
up to the enigmas.
Mr. Turner, for the assignees, now submitted that there
must of necessity be an agjournmest sine die, on the ground
of the bankrupt having attempted a complete fraud in the
matter of the Guildford business. It was utterly impossible
for the court to certify that the bankrupt had made a full
disclosure and discovery of his estate and effects. He had
supplied all the goods for the Guildford business, and had
frequently gone down to look after it. Even the business
was not carried on in the name of the brother at all, bat in
that of " J. C. Wagner," the previous occupier of the slew
A further charge was that of withholding entries fres Ws
books, with a view to defraud his creditors. He had made
• list of debts which he knew to be mars, and upon that
had offered a composition of 6s. is the pound, and after
wards of 84 , when these omissions were ered. There
were numerous CUPS of undue preference—rib °mit others,
to the brother Joseph, who, it was alleged, in diffi-
culties himself, had lent the bankrupt 11114•01. &lithos
it was aoatanded that lbw, ought se be ea in-
rerstd eladjournment under the penal esetisis.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, smateried that than.
was no ground for imputing perjury to the witnesses on
either side. Every one knew that men would hike different
views according to their leaning. Even Webb, thesis-
eipal witness, could not go beyond impression or belief that
the Guildford business was the bankrupt's. The transact-
Oohs with the brother were substantiated by entries in the

bankrupt's boots, and though the ease was not one free
from suspicion, the court would not be warranted in pre-
suming most strongly against the bankrupt. As soon as
he found himself in difficulties, he had ailed together his
creditors, and pieced himself unreservedly in their hand..
His Honour said he could not but come to the conclusion
that a fraud had been contemplated and committed in the
case of the Guildford business; for he could,not accept the
explanation given as a rational one. It was said the
brother, whose badness did not succeed, wished to take
another in the country, on the ground of his health, and
yet he never slept one night in the country, nor
was he ever found acting independently its relation to this
basin's'. When he went down he had never gone alone,
but in company either of the bankrupt or one of his spate.
The goods were an important point in the eau ; two
had gone down, according to one witness, worth abouriat
to another between 4001. and 6001. ; but they were only
entered to the amount of 1101. This seemed to be the key
of the plot—that a quantity of goods was to be sent down
to Guildford, much greater in amount than what appeared
in the books, to be disposed of ultimately to a man who
gave bills for them, and which bills found their way back
to the hands of Joseph Cohen. The entries In the books
were not entitled to much credit ; in some cases, theinitials
"J. C. " which were said to mean Joseph Cohen, being so
attached that there was no reason for believing they
were made at the time. The appearance of the books
lad to the belief that they were attached afterwards;
the case was the same with regard to the word
"/aid" written across. A letter written by the
bankrupt, the signature of which he bad attempted to deny,
pond that he was considered the master of the shop;
Minot\ the letter itself was not so important as the bank-
owl s denial of it, after he felt the pinch of the case. The
badness was broken up is the most sudden manner, which
was quite consistent with the intention of clandestinely car-
rying off the goods. He therefore came to the conclusion
that this was a fraud, either intended to account for the
disappearance of the goods, ur one of those cases not alto-
gether unknown in that court, where two persons endea-
voured so to ratline property that, whichever failed first, it
should be called the property of the other. The charge of
entering fictitious receipts for his debts was substantiated,
and was now admitted by the bankrupt himself. When a
trader was about to offer a composition to his creditors, and
for that purpose laid before them a statement of his affairs,
be was bound to the most rigid and minute accuracy. But
If say doubt bad remained as to the fraudulent nature
of the transactions, it would be removed by the bankrupt's
deollogs with one Phillips, to whom he had given two cur
tamers acceptances to keep for him until after his bank-
roptcy. There were also undue preferences to Isaac Isaacs,
and to Micheal Cabs ; the letter wee decidedly a case of
fraudulent making away of goods. He had sold goods to
Michael Cohen, ea the very unusual terms of • bill at 12
mouths, and that bill, for 981., found its way again to
Joseph Cohen. The bankrupt's manner of answering
throughout had been most unsatisfactory. For these
reasons the court felt bound to accede to the request of the
assignees, and to adjourn the examination sine die.
Mr. Lawrence—Will your honour grant protection for a
limited period ?
The Commissioner—No • I do not think it a case in
which I can grant any protection.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.—YESTERDAT.
ilizoaz Mi. C0M71116101111 LAW.
IN Till MAMA OF PETER EDWIN HENDR/130N.

EXTILAOYDINAY (CBE.

This insolvent, who was before the court on a former
occasion, appeared for further examination. Mr. Cooke
opposed on the part of the Earl of Cardigan, and Mr. Reed
supported. The Hon. Mr. Norton, who was inserted, dis-
claimed being a creditor.
The case disclosed soots peculiar circumstances. The in-
solvent had obtained possession of the Low Leith Collieries,
near Wakefield, in Yorkshire, belonging to Lord Cardigan,
and his lordship was now a detaining creditor for upwards
of 1,0001. It appeared that in 18.1 the insolvent got pos-
session of the collieries on a valuation, and retained pos-
session about 6 months. He made application to the Yorkshire
Banking Company to open an account, and in one of their
printed circulars stated that his capital was from 20,0001. to
2.5,0001., and not borrowed. He had previously had a coal
mine near Olasgow, and bad little or no capital when he
became tenant to Lord Cardigan. The Yorkshire Bank
made advances, and afterwards had to sue the insolvent
and obtained payment out of the property in the Low Leith
Collieries. The lion. Mr. Norton had a coal mine sur-
rounding the Low Leith Collieries, and there was some
negociation to let the same to the insolvent, but it had not, as
stated in evidence, been done, and for a trespass, as alleged,
in raising coals, the lion. Mr. Norton complained, but dis-
claimed being a creditor, and of course to epposs.
Among the witnesses called in the course of the
case were Mr. Hayward and Mr. Marsden, who were
agents to Lord Cardigan, and they gave evidence as to
statements made by the insolvent to them, some of which
were made after the insolvent got into possession, in which
ha declared that he had a mortgage on Lord Cardigan's