The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-18 00:00:00

THE 'EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1856.

ILab, intentgenct.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Saice 17.

1170112 IL 0011111/YOMY 1101.1070.
IN BE 101111 lIITCHILL.

The bankrupt was described an analytical chemi.t. of
Son-ette- ' litshordpaii -rt. * t The was the examination
meeting. To. emanate esmamesee Vito a 'sepias, at the
beginning of 1854. x 13891. Tbe bankrupt now owes to un-
wound creditors 7861., and the assets are returned at about
2001. Tim profits had been 1,6181.; expenees, 1,37131 ;
lots I, 9401. The peal a consisted of anoints received by
the bankrept for me. Ts, analysetioas, matributiens to
miming periodicals, &a.
ldr. Smythe, for the amilrame, offered no opposition.
Mr. Oalswortey said the bankrupt had beta a very bard-
w,rleteg man, bat the failure was attributable to a Main of
in lie business.

The bankrupt pseud.
MOIR an. 07111111110N81OulLABOVZ.
ACCOUNTANTS' CHAIO/11.
Mr. Lawrance applied to the court, in a case wires the
mounts are voluminous, to 'antilop the appointment of an
scvantont and his payment out of the estate. The ques-
tion of the payment of accountants was brought before one
of the other counnis.ioaers (Mr Evans), a few days ego,
wit • Mr. Samuel Morley, the ebs,rasan of the Adminfetra.
tie. Heft re Association, complained of the enormous charges
to which bankrupts' estates are thus subjected.
His Honour said it did not seem to him to make any dif-
f,rerce is the chugs' of accountants whether the hooks of
the bankrupt had been well or ill kept. They charged by
the number of hours they were employed; and be reallj
could understand how many hours there were in en
seconstent's year (A laugh.) In this cam, the bankrupt
must make oat his own Wanes sheet ander the direction of
the official a-rpee's clerkr, and 'eject to the 'ebullient
rev.sion of the Assignees.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—hisaca 17.
WNW m CIUI7 001011•10111.
Ix sx■ 11.111111 or MARIA WALTIR WTTOHT•

This insolvant, who hid boos a millicer sod dressmaker,
in the Edgware-road, appaand for &lodisation. Mr.
Nichol', Mr. Dowse, and Mr. Rood, opposed for a number
of creditors; Mr. &stood supportod.
The ease had boos several times before tho mass. Thus
inoolust had east:meted • member of debts woth some
wholesale houses to the City, represosted by Mr. flood, a d
the complaint woo that she was sot justified is obtaining the
good. when she was in ferns. eirmunitseose. The debt& to
the sehedule were about 7001., and the sawn gives was,
that .h. had " hoped eguast bops " to ream her position,
end to psy her creditors.
Tho Chief Commissionss held that limos a ere for the
epplicotion of tile discretioury alma, sad adiadged the
insolvint to as Imprisonment of aye mouths from the vest-
ing order made is Jemmy.

IWO= U.

IX 11 RICHARD 030101 !PUTMAN' -• DIIIICLTINO
COLLICIOI 07 TEI OITT 01 LONDON.

This ineolvent, a beadle of the Cordwsiners' Ward, aid
eolector of the coesolidated wee of the City of Ludes,
who had kept a eoffee.bouse in Bow-lace, applied to be
diseharged under the act.
Mr. Reed opposed for Mr. Robert Shepherd, licensed
victualler of the Lord Nelsen, Poplar; and Mr. Sargood
oppreed.
It appeared that the opposing eredlt r was oat of four
sureties for the insolvent to the City, and that he had to
pay his share of kis deficiuscy, end width share wu 831.
The Imo:plunk es Wag ssked the reams of awnalcon
satiated that he bad appropriated to his o purposes
news thighs hod collected. Mr. Shepherd held a bill of
tale as his furnitere for another uebt, bat he had obtained
no benefit under the sante.

--ItsiSTall;ieitliat tb;inselveat bad been friendly ar-
rested, bat be darted the alleptios. It was elicited that
the issoleset had a reddest* which be bad omitted from
Me schedule, and therefore it was admitted that an adJoars•
meet must take plats to amend the descriptive.
Mr. Reed itudated that it was mot a ewe to resew the bail.

Mr. &trod, cratii, mimed that the coact was Rot la a
politica to
here say opinion on the caw, sad thereforethereforethe
kg shouldMarre d.
Hr. Commissioner Phillips was clearly of opiates that it
was mot a ass for the indulgence of beiL He did net de-
cide the caw ; bat here was a man who admitted that he had
sad the public mousy for his own parpoiss, sad that was
gaits smash for him tamp that sash a mace wee met entitled
to the ladstgems of bail.
71te cam was adjourned, sad the issolmat was maraud
as prison.

IX VIZ MATT'S& OP 1111DI1IC1 10111110 X.
This inaolvent was discharged L. 1841, and had lately W-
eems entitled to a legacy of 1001, la which it wee stated he
bad the recordation iatereet odors his dhc►erg*.
Mr. &mem laid he appeared for the assigaeris, and also
for the timeliest. Hie prayer wee, that the Walcott, who
►ad a family of five children, might have s& allowance oat of
lite =wiry.
Mr. &pod appeared for the mouton, sad would abide
by en order of the mat.
Mr. Commiselearr Murphy expressed his maim to
settle the setter. it sight be that the inadveat would
have the whole amount
The natter Mood over for the facts to be disokeed on
aMdevit

THE POLICE COURTS.

GUILDHALL.
Lionel Yatt s, a 70'H mon holdi • g a rosposslls situation
la tin imp'ny of Woos Ns onus sad Amott, tho roptio.
ton of th. Cryotal P.I tat Shimi sod hi tittle Cimino', of
Bt. Pool's Cbatshystd, was charged with robbing his

i.Marden appeared for the prosecution; and Mr. Lewis,
of Ely-plsee, for the prisoner.
It appeared trona the evidence of TIM and Macdonald,
the °Mare, that they had received inf. matfett re'ative to
• systematic robbery of which Mums. Niet oleos and Amon
wore being made the victims, and suspicion falling apes the
prisoner, they watched him n Saturday everting a' he was
leaving the proeseuton' premise'. is Patereceter-row. As
ecoa as he same out he set off rennin, towards Ave Maria.
lane, followed by the oilcan, who strived on Ludgeta-hill
in time to see the prisoner bail a Hansom's cab
and jump tato it. They immediately bailed another cab,
I and followed the prisoner's cab over Blackfriar's bridge to
• publit-how sear Miley'. Theatre, where the pritoner
end his cabman slighted, and after coking a glees of loam-
thing together they resumed their drive over Westrainscr
bride* as for as the Abbey, where be turned rotted again
and retorued up Parliament-Aram. The officers, keeping
close in his wake, followed him to the New Cattle Market, '
where they at length stepped the priekner's cob sad In-
gutted if be had anything shoot I ins not relooging to hiss?
He replied by requiting, them to take him into their eab
and mirth him. They did not do co, but on searching the
cab they found a piece of black watered silk sot mules
nine yards and • half. They then took the prisoner to the
Smithfield police steno°, end proceeded to his lodgings,
where they found • plaid silk dress length, a shawl, and a
newest curtains. _ .

Mr. Amon netted that their losses bad been very coml.
drivable for some time past. The prisoner had been 4 their
ureic, about ten months, aad soon atter he came to them
they were so satisfied with has that they raised his salary,
'eclairs of his beard, from 90/. to 1301. per annum. It
was the rule of the estsblishatent to allow the young etas
to purchase uplift% for astutely's, bat it was required
that seek purchases should be entered in the journal to
their aosount, which should be nosed by himself, or some
responsible person meting for him in his absence. The piece
of black silk pr Aimed was of the value of about 31, sad he
believed it to be their property, from the fact that it wu of
an iadifferent quality with regard to the watermark which
had a diadems about It, which would render it oath for
dresser, aid insolent's Le general purposes. They had
therefore cat up the rest of toe silk for mantles. He also
believed the plaid silk was their property, buses, they had
some of the same pattern nod they had may sold one silk
dress to the priaoser, the poles of which was 2U., where*, the
value of the one produced we. 655. They had sold a shawl
to the prisoner, and It was duly *stored to him is the
books. They knew ambit% ci the window.carteins.
We.. Davey, in the employ of the prosecutors, said that
he saw the piece of silk produced, or one like it, in a boa
seer the silk window, at a querns to 7 ma Saturday area-
lug, and about ten minutes after the prisoner lett he aired
the ulk.

—The Prisoner was Oro Tamar ded fora week, ball being
refaced, at the request of the prosecutor's solicitor.
BOW-STREET.
A gestlemsu who static that be wee one of the slit n.
holden of Covent-garden Theatre, applied to Mr. Hell to
countermand the order which h .c 1 been previously signed
by another magiurste (Mr. Henry), authorising the demo-
lition of the romainiag walls of the building, sea seesue
of safety to the public.
In support of the application it wu alleged that is the
lest place, there was ao real danger le permitting the
stricture to remain. The walls were perfectly drm, and
metal architects had gives their opinion that they would
resale secure. Bach h isg !ha ape the demolition, which
was saw going as rapidly under his worship's order, could
wily be regarded as aqui to the shareholder* and pro-
prietor, of the theatre, whom property was being unarms-
sadly, if not wantonly, destreyed. If it should be alttsaately
droded to re-build the edifice the walla sad elevation
would be required, as they sow stand ; last spot hem this
eirenastance the effect of the works sew geteg ea wee
ninetieth other ways The fraguseate of Whit red OM*
burled dews late the interior of the Mos were bury-
ing still deeper a quantity of valuable property, which U
the promise essdwd srold rover ha rommered. Oa these
grounds to weed that the should he stepped.
Mr. Hall meted am he wee slot the aseistrate who
thread the eedied, sad amebae he scald sot Uterine fa
the trotter. The applasst bed better wait epos his brother
magistrate, be. when the eider was obtained.
The spplisant suggested that le the mesa time the walls
mit the all get down.
Mr. Hall ultimately reterrid the appliesat to the govern-
ment surveyor, Mr. Buys, Rader whose eaperiatandeace
the week was proceediae.
CLEEXENWELL - - -

Frederick Steplion, seed who described himself
es the police sheet se a map publisher, readies at No.
11, Verslus-buildisge, Grays lee Lase, Iris brought up is
the custody of Impostor Cheekier sad Sergeant Smith,
1611, sad elated at the bar before Mr. Collie, charged with
baring os the morning of the 17th of Febroa borglarlossly
entered the house of Mr. West, jeweller, 23, Moroholoot-
moot, Brunswick-square sad stoles 6 millient rises, 80
gold wedding flop, soiroril watohts, and • quantity of gold
sad silver maosfetwored articles.

Mr. 13sajaosin West was the Pest witness esemieed. He
stated that ha vas a jeweller, and resided at 23, Marehemat-
' Vreet, Bertowereseent. Oa the night of 13stardey, Feb. 16,
shoat half-palitmelm, he left his shop securely fastened up,
sad ell was Menoulte safe. Oa the Smiley naming frost in.
ihamation berensived trees the pollee be ANN that his shop
W boa whoa of pavan, amesatieg lewatae to over
WM. Us bask of the tome leaked late Me bask of the
roans Mat 12 wad 13,Chspel•place, LYNG Onamoireet. At
*abash Mae Imes was ea boa oberranaciestrka, aad mar
the water-eleset a squab or pillow wee *brown serer it,
end a rope bad bees del se as to maks ma easy alert. The
thief bad peas out by the treat door.
Other evidence having bent given,
Impactor Cletikloy, of theH division, was called, aid
stated that from iatonnatioe In resolved he went en the
macula; of the 20th Fibres/7 to the shop of Mr. Won and
after wards proceeded to a kende is Chapel-place Little
' Oorent•strest, where he found the prisoner bad been ;adding,
sad there saw a vat book, whisk he showed to a witaw
mama Thompson, nelding is litioe•lane, sad who stated
that it belonged to the primmer. He afterwards received a
pillow or squab from Llergiatat Smith, sad which he was told
was feuds* Mr. Won's. la that pillow be found a tweeeti
rutin ; sad Iron that period he had been sadeavear.
leg te uses the prisoner. sad that morale, be saw him in
Ossy'silan-low. He told him be treated hiss for West's
robbery, aid that b. had Uses living with two females messed
Mat, Oat that his Has vat sot Prise. The prisoner
answered that be knew no we of the mem of Price. Os
the way to the statism Ilte pellawat add this Ye kw. a
MN Nm of the saw 01' Poke *deg Is Irailmirett. He
that was sat the pawpaw I sad •• selasilyt Was at
atailwa.bauwlat tsysi Ilw 11. *a 7f. . .

-118•••• 11.1 nig thee es tile worming echo 17th of
WS math he weat os the slip of Mr. /riot, end, sitar
'g the proudest, he get IS the rear of West's hew,
swil ea the We mhos, he Med a pillow. which ea bolsi
ripped op was bud to costale the esrtm of a wereaeo
boost
_ _ .

Obsitette Thomsen, of No. 8, !bee-law, add she bad
use the prhaser is compaaywith twe females at that home ;
**sew the rat bask sow predeeed there; sad ebe saw
11t& Prise watt:: serials of the basset sow la lout
sad dm* la tit .
1•818111118 seed them do Omer =Wit be
resanded Ar the attires of yeedusMi feseker evUeser.
New et Me pespetty bad bees lensed.
Mr. Oserle reeasedtd the Wawa fir a week.
10t. was received from Lady WlBewebby de Broke tor the
peor-box.

Datum the last I' raTitit seviisi pew pmees, who km
for a great Maga a ft* Mee waisted to .taad with
felt, Y. sad la Oreseaerpreer, Cakes, hem
bees siemaeati the piths fee mamas to nave away
whoa dolma. 1$ woe sealed dab Oa posimi wee
mama pp easel/ones sepealail arapielate
Wag fah la lb. ew. sag a beta et Ma peer
fa quesisa Mama lam Mr. Pinter were
elle• esaibea ma to Mail yes
Yesterday a eselemesper. amid Willieu Napalmed,
wee sberpd with betedelap Y M Ow prescribed spot, es/
the pollee proved that ho wee *stela* a barrow a Bahr
day salaam sad bad se neap eatemes aroma& Ida that
se tobstratle• wee Greeted at the feetwey.
Wades' said that if am was my *banal= it woe
aresed by a Wier who aid his meet at a eery lbw prise,
▪ esseeteeady bad greeds of pastas is treat of bile
✓ap. He dellsethat) was piag to take bit steadies at tea
plea, was a ma who was sew is smut
=ILNa le bey hableeltorbea the polies lam op sad
late eirtody.
• whams was called who paved as waste of as dab
es
described, sad sail that it wee seer tee cheap betas?.
. . . .

.Caold led he had great deals whether the
dream alleged cute within the swain of selling
la nth a way as te reaselbste a *mei of the law,
mai it wat msestithable, epee the evidesco addeepd. whi-
ther the crowd of penes* wee eilleseed by the detoadaat or
the Weber. Ned ft boss dthrly thews 'hot the soma-
bhp had buss mused her dedthisst, it would hove bus his
duty is has semeirld Met had Ile should have dome as
with dm greeted pomade relssessee, became • vast
samba of pumas of the lease deepripdas were system-
Wally allowed to break Ike law whittle perfect segalio
eau ef the pdYs, wise thesfted at the eistettas of
tbe statute is some piss% sad =Awed the deireame
of It is ethers. lie bed observed • sesedete Mast
permitted te mist la come pure of the distrier, sad
iu taut say that be diesel& It samostely blexamade of the
Crearida tee mimosa if oath • thin Is oat utak-
sod le Übe legal peemediags to supores. it la
meths; asd be did set think it was sag part of their duty
le yids est& althelisee.
Dellmlewt sell le wasted te get as besot &lac sad
d Leassiler, a buteltm, bed OM him punishesstead
.
"r.o"m's,drae his dear
ld observed that as tradesmaa had say power
to hies web permiselea.
fealsat emit that if be serried his gads la • basket,
lempiles barred Idea attest sad trod upes his heels.
is. Illevas, the fesers ea duty, desired that if such
swiss& men mesdad the sea 'mid immediately some
isthe elsties-holm Obi Worm the Wiser oa duty.
Thedethafaat weave
♦gestlemma gamed 142= • sesemeas lest week
=dm ildver of tits baskaey tab 1,796 1x ea ever-
sada very peculiar airesmatiasee. Ile Mated tbst

he was with four ladies at Enter-hell, and, having put two
into the cab 1,795, asked the driver's permission to allow
him to place the other two ladies in the carriage out of the
aAd while he uncured another cab for them, as they wire
going In a different direction. The driver gave his consent,
and the ladies sat in the cib until another came up, into
which t►ey got. On the arrival or the two ladies first men-
tioned at their residence, in Queen square, the driver
charged fur the conveyance of four pergola, although his
arrive had never moved with more than two In it.
The mammoths granted was made returnable yesterdsy,
when neither Mr. Hall nor the ladies eonveyed were fa
attendance, upon which the °abase summoned dee:sired
that Uhl's+ nothing whatever about the traosaction, that
he me net nor Easter Hell on tt e night in question, and
had net had a fare to Queen-Kure for the lot two years,
and he therefore applied for tests, u the gentleniaa must
have made a mistake in the number.
Mr. Arnold observed it was very eatraordinary if he had,
fir be produced the ticket which the driver had given him.
The magistrate then inquired of the proprietor tithe cab
whether he was aware of say collusion ezisting between '
drivers to eachange their tickets, and so mislead the public. I
The prcprietor said he did not know of any such practice I
szistiag.
Mr. Arnold laid that as the complainant was not in
atteedaace the driver was entitled to costs, ls. 61., which be
should have.