The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-14 00:00:00

LAW INTFLLIGENCE.

(TlllB DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Befall Mr. Dommfraionor &toolbars.)
at as cases.
ras bankrupt, who was so oilman, of Oeoilis-place,
gbecusy-gresa, came up for exmaioatioo, ou accounts cam-
awl by Messrs. Johnstone, Oooper, Wintls, sod Evans.
be AMU were of nasal mom* and the failure was attri-
butable to lose of business caused by illness in the bankrupt's
bfr. AlAridga appeared far the official assignee; Mr.
bough sapported. No opposition was offered rod the court
jimmied the elimination and 'mita the order of discharge.
IR as R. TOLLAOTIL
The bankrupt was a fruiterer of Thornhill, formerly a
farmer of Frittendra, Kest. Debts unsecured 400 t., of
which
mots 451. 3001. is duesting to
of the b d ankdebtsrupt's father.hi-law ; with
coosi.
Mr. Sykes, for the gooassigoits, did not oppose, and
the commissiooer mated the order of discharge.

Of U JONAH 111tCK.
This was a sitting for amunisatiou and discharge. The
halms was a financial 'ant of Omaha and residing at
Nottisg-hill. The liabilities are said to be omoiderable,
bat the statutory amounts show the amount of debts end
meets have aot yet been filed.
Kr. Veins (from the deo. of Messrs. Linklater) appeared
for the teepees, and asked the court to annul the bank-
ruptcy. A petition to supersede had been signed by all the
CreditONS who had peeved, and the neremary eridenoe as to
weer Ignatone appeared athe proceedings.
fitsßagley, who appeared for a creditor, objected to the
patios of the prayer of the petition.
His Honour said that to annul the brmkruptoy wee a most
imiortant proceeding, and he could act grant the prayer of
the patties upon the instant. The hearing would be &d-
-immed and a day maned for the hearing of the petition to
a
Adjoursed accordingly.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLEBIERNWILL.
DISURACULIL TRICK.
A deesntly attired young woman applied for advice and
sminnnoe. She stated that about two months since a young
vestia, a friend of here, came to town and obtained a situ-
ation with two maiden ladies to Camdenotreet. When
do took the situation she was to be allowed out twice every
Sunday Instead of 'newts( her to go out the ilistitei
kid kept bur to, and in addition to half starving her had
keened sad beaten her about, On the previous day she
gone to the hones for the purpose of seeing her friend,
bat the mistier opened the door and pushed her from the
gyp. She was certain that if the police did not interfere
bas friend would di* of narration.
The Magistrate said be thought the story a strange one,
god asked bow it was that the young woman did not leave
the house.
The applicant said that she wee net allowed to leave, or
that she was Nan that her friend would ran away.
The Magistrate said be would came inquiries to b&made,
preme sad direoted one of the warrat odious, to
d to the house. Oa h return the offioern reported
dist*. whole of the applicant's statements were false :
Wend the girl being confined in the house, when he went
*week* was cleaning the door-step, and raid she was quite
=trwhen be told her what hie mission was ; she also
ither mistress was very kind to her, and she could
any suppose that the statement had been made for the pur-
ples al annoying the minresti
The Magistrate asked if the applicant was ta attendance,
sad, being answered in the negative. maid her conduct was
diegrensfal, and she ought to be punished for making such
madeleoe statements.
Tee matter then dropped.
NUNDISOUS ASSAULT ON A SEIGIANT AND CONSTABLN BT •

71CLIT-01.-1.14V1 RAN.
John Jones, aged 23, who described himself as a labourer
laving no home. ern charged before Mr. tars:curt with
king drunk, disorderly, and anaulting lioe.senteant
George Stead, 4 G, and police-coostable Lazarus Coker,
HO G. in the execution of their duty at Whitumerstnet,
St. Luke's.
Isepector Fyfe, of the GI division said the primer was
well koowe to the police. He is now on ticketof-leave,
sad wee discharged on leave in July last, having been sen-
tenced to three years' penal servitude on a charge of amnia
with intent so rob. His term of imprisonment will expire
se the 6th of February, 1666.
Police-constable Coker said that about a quarter peat 12
this morning he maw the prisoner in Whiteness-street slug
with some females. As the prisoner was sodeavouaieg to
obstruct the emulators, as did also the females, he thought
they were either about to assault them or to rob them.
lie told the prisoner to go away, bat be would not, lied
mned off his cost to fight. He was taken into custody, after
Is bad been removed twice by the polies, and he thee biome
very violent and threw him (witness) on the ground. The
prisoner kicked him on the leg several times and miss-
veered to bite him. He threw himself on his back sad said
be would nee walk. The pollee 'organist then went tenant,
sod as be was stooping to lift the peisooer, the prisoner
pee him a severe kick in the feu. The priaonee'e legs
woe then tied, and he wee taken to the polies station. He
on very illusive, and made ea attempt at the station to
bit him
Ponceisegeant Stead said the primmer kicked him in the
Lee with such force as to eat the lip thrugh. The prisoner
kicked him in the ribs. At the police-station he made us
of disgusting linings, and said that whatever term of
Imprisonment he might get be should murder some of these.
isorier said he did bit tbie constable, bat it was not
ntil alter the constable had hit him.
Mr. D'ffylicourt said that the prisoner would be sent to
pekoe foe one month for the assault on the first con-
stable, and for two mimes for the assault on the second
constable. At the expiration of those terms of imprison-
meet the prisoner would be seat to Millbenk to do the re-
naiads: of his former sentence.
MARLBOROUGH.STREET.
ORTAIEDSO PROPERTY HT NEARS OP FORGED ORDERS.
Edward Woodhouse, the young man charged with steal-
fag portmanteaus from General Penis and Mr. Holland,
M.P., was spin brought before Mr. Knox, having been
remanded twice for the attendance of en American lady
mmed, Aspinwall, now travelling in. Scotland, who was
robbed of her portmanteau and contents, of the value of
SE, at Airmfield's Hotel, Finsbury.
Sergeant Thos. Shillingford, of the C division, informed
the mazistrate that Mrs. Aspinwall was not in attendance.
Mr. Knox said that being the ease the prisoner would be
imeraftted to the Central Criminal Court for trial, not for
skaileg the portmanteau of General Ferris and Mr. Ral-
lied, bat for obtaining them by insane of forged orders.
MASYLKBONE.
• BEAM auxorrse.
Timothy DealiOad was charged with falsely representing
himself to be • policeman.
William Bell, of Cirenoenter-sfreet, Paddington, draper, I
stated that shortly after 1 o'clock this morning he was cm
Paddington-green talking to • female whom he knew,
when the prisoner came up and salad what they
woe doing there and what they were talking about.
He told him to mind his own business, whew he (prisoner)
laid he was • policemao sod should take him into cue-
tidy. Prisoner lifted his arm up as if about to strike him,
when he (witness) seised him by the wrist and said it he
en • policeman he most come to the station-house and
PQM it. With ansiatanos he was got to the station.
house, where his statement was found to be false.
Prisooer-1 said if I was • policeman I would take you.
Mr. Mansfield said (after looking at the act) it seemed to
be a stupid intertwine on the part of the prisoner with
ether people. There was not enough to justify him in oon-
'Ming, so the prisoner must be discharged.
TER CATTLI PLAGUE.
James Ward, a cowkesper of College-street North,
Cutlemtown, was summoned for unlawfully removing two
tows suffering from the plague from his shed without having
Int obtained the order of Mr. Triestine's, the government
impostor.
Mr. Rckette appeared to prosecute.
The case was proved, and Mr. Mansfield fined the defen-
het 101. and wets.

WORSHIP•STREZT.
UNEX.FIECTICD itICOVIZT OF ISTOLI2I PROPFILTY.
A short stout man, of very singular appearance, with
(menu of the German coat, and who gave his name aa
Charles Evans, 43 years of age, a clerk by professioo, and
wave any home, was charged with breaking and entering
thedreiliog.hoites of Mr. Junes Ash, • naval architect, in
Treclegarsquare, Stepney, and 'toiling then from • silver
wirer, %silver cream jug, • silver tankard, and • silver II oh-
tbee, • black frock cons, a pair of boots, and a table.cloth,
nine in 41254
Oa the night of the 11th ultimo the boas* of the pres-
enter was safely closed before midnight. At 6 the following
morning the street door was found open, and alarm by I
the police brought down the prosecutor, and it was
then discovered that as eetrance bad bees effected at the
"lit by forcing a window, and the property mentioned
dales from various parts of the home, a legacy being left
_ .14tb• garden in the shape of • pair of old boom. A searching
"Vim resulted only in dropping it where it had tom-
-1••ewl, and all hope of recovering the property had cowed,
Ilea one day the prisoner was charged at this court with
being found m *mimed premises as sesecton of Por0•4116 a
id"). Of course he nederwent the meal marching, sad
"ftlig sundry pieces of paper tumid free the packets
woe dirty duplicates of silver articles exactly
answeriog the description of those stoles from Mr.
Junes Ash. The prisoner war remanded on the
ho-mentioned charge. Constables White and Wook-
il_ii, of the K division, had the matter in heed ,•
la", wade him try on the old hoots left in the garden, and !
acing that they were a "perfect Gt.° compelled him I.
weer them in exchange for a comparatively new pair be bed
".. • Mr. Ash sow Unfilled thee as the same stolen from
lie medicos on the Ilth, although not improved by weer.
• Mwebroker in the Watminster-rid produced some of
Salver goods, which were likewise welcomed by the
Sift gentleman as old compriaions. The prisossr
•1 bow:
,•••. maid net be fixed co u the penal bad pied
" 7a
"t• He would not furnish any information where the
wwwight be found, simply remarking, when celled on for
se usurer to the eh" ,me, " I hare nothing to say."
M.. Ellison directed a remand.