The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

ootrwr OF BANKRUPTCY.

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IX U .W. ROD .
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C Virinal"4
, 1
The bankrupt was a oommlasion merchant
brok
1-278/.er, geson-clirest, Cheapeide.
oof f winch oesurit7 le he
The lenDebts laupt
has- whim $o beg &AM, rammed 'by the freed
of an absenedieg Arm, law expenses, ang 1
on shipments and consignments. This was the
examination and &charge.
Mr. Aldridge appeared for the official sengoet; a,
assignee had been appointed.
The bankrupt stated that he bad a ranceisain •
rest in 3,0001. in Consols on the death of hit faiWit I
' mother • this intend was mortgaged for I,OAN. IN Z A
been in partnership with one Collins, and his glob !
all partnership debts. His partner was in gee 4 1
Hs had endeavoured to carry through a deed la *in
offered Mscreditors la. in the pond. Had ern lit:
perty to ies. • If;
Adjourned for additional accounts.
IN as lUZZO. 1 'i
The bankrupt, a boot and shoemaker, of lhenikk‘ •
Ilment-nweet, and elsewhere, applied for a
front debts of 1,2391. of which • was is raptit
former partner. There was no OPpOlOtiOn. I
After a short examination of the inaltrapi ty a.
Aldridge, his Honour granted the order. ""
IN as GRAHAM /AMITE
The haninnipkwas a lieuteoant in the rowan, :I
of Chatham, Woolwich. Sheerness, and piety
rated on board the ships Cumberland and !mime.
was the fitting for examination and diming&
accounts had been filed. The debts are stated at kg
Mr. Doyle stated that the bankrupt was saw ea
asked for an adjournment. It was his intent*
an offer to his creditors out of his pay of II& a 6E4;
His Honour adjourned the case WWI die' prelegi:lll
be renewed on application by the bankrupt.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.) •
IN RZ R. IIOtiKINS GOUGH.
The bankrupt was a solicitor, of Parliameatehiet
was the first sitting. The adjudication being as i .11
ditor's petition (that of Mr. Watkins, of ran,
toentidreet), no preliminary statement dolt
hie been filed ; but the liabilities am

;;;, 367scasrt: the accountant. at betrnwt 2—.75;
and 15,0001. They ar• said to have been imam*
great extent, in eonnection with railway eerapana 1,111.11
good debts due to the bankrupt are returned as I
Mr. Watkins, the petitioning creditor, oft
assignee, and a resolution was passed for taking di
out of court, and winding up the estate aides Sedio
inspection. Mr. Terry is the solicitor under Allow
ings ; Mr. Lawranos appeared for the bankrept.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL
87EEE7 OUTRAGE.

William' Steel, aged 25, of 42, Bother&ld-et:set, Ist itt
ton, metropolitan siege conductor, No. 4,302, wows*
with committing a most violent assault on gto
mend, surgeon, he., of 148, Downharn-road, les^ it
the Essex-road.
The eoloplaMant stated that last night beer mk.
along the Eases-road, between 11 and 12 o'clock, no*.
women wooded him, and before be could get seeder ii
caught hold of him. He at once pushed then r
on which they called out " John" or " Bill," ;
prisonce came up and said in a rook now:
" What do you want with these women? me el On
my wife." He told the prisoner to take the wane an, ,
as he mold see that he did not want to hate whit%
do with them. Whilst he was speaking me riding.
ran off with his hat and stick. He ran after be wl
caught her, when he was surrounded by a mob of level
men and others, whose intentions he believed meal
him, but his mat was fastened tightly and they millet
At that moment the prisoner caught hold of his yih
throat with such force that the taark wasvisible Alm
ing, and with the other hand he pre him a Mingle
in the eye and bruised it. The constable at dim*
came up and took the prisoner into custody, sad shawl
took his MIN) hat from under one of theme'
shawls. When the prisoner first went up to kin
out a badge and said, You can see lam a easier,'
and on the way to the police-station he said, "lap
11. for you—it will not hurt me."
The prisoner said he did not wish to ask my**
as he had been drinking.
A gentleman, who confirmed the complainzat'ssisMst
said he was walking along the lase:-road jut Wind
the prosecutor, when no was accosted by timbals
prostitutes. He did not stop, but turned axed, miss
the women take hold of the prosecutor's arm Amish
the prisoner to opine and help them. The exam the si
away, and he saw the prisoner strike the complain'
violent blow in the eye. Had the policeman not ens
at the time he had no doubt but that the peesseda WM
have been severely hurt.
Police-constable Edwards, 446 A, said he saw s seed d
persons, and on going up he saw the prime ish
hold of the prosecutor b his throat with the Mimi
and with the other hit the prosecutor in the efi Th
women that were with the prisoner were druskesima
totes. The prisoner, he understood, is a condiment' a
employ of the London General Omnibus Compaq.
Mr. Barker—Did the prisoner strike the prternel
very violent blow ?
Witness—Yes ; it was very violent.
Mr. Barker—And he was squeezing the prcemitli
the throat ?
Witr.em—Yes ; and the mark of the prisms's hid i
quite visible.
The prisoner, in defence, said—l do not Wan' doll
struck the prosecutor as I was drunk.
Mr. Barker said it was a pity the London OserslOss
bus Company did not care what sort of a coodatar
tM
had in their service. Instead of the prisoner liseigll.ll
pay, as he surmised on the way to the poitoe4ual;
would have to pay 21., or it' default to be imperil si
kept to hard labour in the House of Correction la •
calendar month.
The prisoner was locked up in default.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A VIOLENT DRIVER IN REG ENT•rettETT.
George Hickey, a carman, of No. 6, IlireshOP
Manchester-square, was chaiged before Mr. lyem
being drunk and furiously driving a hone &Mika Is
van in Regent-street.
Mr. W. W' 'n, architect, of Count? Cileit
Cornhill, said that shan't 5 o'clock yesterday sflos.„!
was riding down Regent-street in a cab, soomplool
the Rev. W. H. Pritchard, Rector of Chalks, sir
cabman drove very close to a van being drives by
eoner, and he believed touched the van shaft, to
a!!
vavi4 done so in tr to and °l.'
vehicle. The prisoner directlyying aften „rards
full gallop after them, and drove his _m.l.
in front of the cab-horse, and had they (Mr. *
dlel!
and the Rev. Mr. Pritchard) not jumped out
their lives would have been endangered. Not Nel
with this, the prisoner struck the cabman with his
prisonerM.
The said that the gentleman who wss In"
cons plainant yesterday said he would not abed
Dlr. Wiggington said that but for the cholera
bad in the district Mr. Prit,:hard would have .:13%
Police-constable Masters, 27 C, derd to
prisoner driving a van at a furious rate •14 boi
and drive in front of the cab horse and stop it
two gentlemen jump out of the cab, he went op, 01
ing the prisoner was drunk took him into custody.
The pnsoner simply denied being drunk.
Mr. Tjrrwhitt mid he oonsidersd the Oscar ,117
so wanton and dangerous that he should fine luss
month.

WESTMINSTER..
['HEMMED CHARGER, AND FALhE DIPII9OIIIOI
Thomas Thomas, a labouring now, was
violently assaulting Elizabeth Perry.
The polio. handed in • certificate from Si.
Hospital, stating that the woman was sa hum!
suffering from injuries which confined her to her In,
said that the defendant might not be the mil ,ff'd
tlicted them, as there was another penal cheeP
afterwards assaulting her.
Burlan, B, proved that be was Rent for to
cleston-plaoe, and found the woman with blood
face. He did not know anything about the oo
took the defendant upon her charge.
Mr. Arnold—Where is the other man !
The second party, named John Perry, I e
looking man, stood forward, and said that II,'"
woman's father.
Mr. Arnold—How came he in custody!
Policeman—After she had charged the bet
went back again, and very shortly afterwartla
father of of beating her.
Thomas said that he had been drinking withtlP!
all the afternoon when she suddenly attacked !it*.
after throwing herself about the lace cleariedLl*4
The father said that learningp the
daughter, he went to endeavour to appease
was locked up by her without the lewd lusts
Evidence was called, and it having
the woman bad committed a violent mewl '2O
named Ra"t, the magistrate issued a warmatedt
and the defendants were discharged upon thew
Meanest.

SOUTHWARK.
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tunreccramildsL9floarerern
finntslaCHeiLesulP, await:00400:11i
with being concerned with another in stedilleg".
the letter box of the Provision Compsol4
streets Boras 1, the property of the oomparl• I
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detective of the Id division that in cooseqwww.ic
beidnattonlithers.mßrlriOn inuallhesda' iiialet42.3ftdeminiPt:litYle:iilterrwalb"deted:;;4l.
opposite the Provision Compeny'c offices, whys pi
prisoner and the other children leave the letterbls'

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