The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)
IN RI JAJIZB 111181.111.—PAILU8E OP ♦ noltorsa pp
OOMPAWIKA

The bankrupt was described u • merchant,
29, Tresdneedleet, of Pancras-lanei sad ef
Essex. This was a sitting in proof of debts ' chwei
of assignees. A preliminary statement 01
prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers &DWI rill*
gate liabihty of 61,3021. The Agri and Mastanky
nit ere creditors for 13,6001., holding as security a
on the stook of the Hill Pottery Company, Brarsisynott
liquidation), of which the bankrupt was a director. Th
Joint Stock Discount Company are creditors for Roma
of 20,0001., holding as security sundry Skim
National Bank, whose debt is 15,0001., hold ••••
debentures and shares of the General &WU Ow,
vocation Company (Limited), valued at the same monk
The London-bridge Land Company, Southwark, 0/
the bankrupt was a director, are creditors for HA%
calls. The European Bank, afainst their debt of 6,01ise
bold a second charge on the Hill Pottery stock. Armor
were now chosen.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
KITENBP7E LIIBMLEMIXTIL

Charles Barnett, described as of No. 1, Bond-comt,l4
brook, agent, was brought up in the custody of det**l
offioer Joseph Huggett, and charged before Mr. lama
Abbias with embezzling, on the 12th May, 1865, tiee eum
of 10/. lls. 3d., and on the 14th July, 1865, will% teek*
sling a further sum of 601. Os. Id., being moneys***
by him as servant to Elizabeth Emily Biddle, of 51, Py
tore-street, Birmingham, and of No. 11, Queelifti,
Cheapside.
• Mr. Beard appeared for the prosecution sad Mt.
tague Williams attended as counsel for the prieoner.
The evidence disclosed that the prosecutriz, Math
death of her husband, had continued to carry on the ted,
ness of & book-clasp manufacturer, and the primer led
' been in her service as town-agent, and in 1661 he id
into default in his accounts to the mount
upwards of iOO/.., but this was condoned y
taking his promissory notes to that &moue le
well as a bill of sale. The prisoner, he**
became &bankrupt, and all the prosecutrix reelimilake
the bill of sale was about 1001. After this the *ea
continued in the employ, and it had been discovered iho
he had received and appropriated the twolumsof Wolk*
and 521. Os. ld. mentioned in the charge-sheet fro& sin
Watkins, of Earl-street, Camberwell, a customer of fi
srm.

After some formal evidence, the prisoner wu reel*
until a future day.

BOW-STREET.
CHARGES OT THEFT AGAINST A
_GES7IdRAIL

Edward Xatailton ATiney, the son of Major Finseves
stood remanded on the charge of having stolen sew
spoon from the Albion Hotel, Russell-street, Oast.
garden, ands walking-cane from the shop of Mr. Woad
the Strand,was this day committed fortnal at themes,
The prisoner's father and the family solicitor, Mr. Suzan,
were accepted as bail. It seems with regard to tnein
articles found on the prisoner, that the ahophaw
concerned refused to take any proceedings.
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE CHARGE AGAINST A WATCHMAKER OF sir..tuat
CtSTOMERS' WATCHES.
The. Cole, a watchmaker, charged with stealing sale
and chain, entrusted to him fur repair by a man,
named John Searle, was again brought before Mr. ha
whist, he having been remanded last week, in corms=
of Inspector Bowles stating that there would be send
other charges preferred against him.
On the prisoner being placed at the bar.
Inspector Bowles said that every difficulty kiting
thrown in the way of the police going on with the ekup,
the father of the prisoner having been tampering with
witnesses, and several of the pawnbrokers were not
attendance.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said the pawnbrokers had better be ankl
what they were about,' the more especially so as dun sae
a feeling against them at the present time.
An assistant from Mr. Dolyree's, in Gilliertetnet,
Oxford-street, produced the watch and chain owned
Searle.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoaer itsa
time to time till the witnesses and the p twnbroken dal
attend. At the saute time he thought Mr. Bonn is&
acted very properly in attending to the case.
The prisoner said he pledged the prosecutor's wit:hal
I chain, but several of the duplicates found on him rein!
to his own property.
The father of the prisoner denied that he hsdbaa
tampering with the witnesses.
Inspector Bowles said he had proof of it in court, if
worship would hear it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt declined to do so.

W aST:111 SST ER.
PLUNDERING THE LONDHN„ CHATHAM, AND DOVU
RAILWAY C.IMPANN.
Wi Beadier, a labourer, was placed at tholes
charged with being concerned with another in plaids*
the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company.
William Hicks, 10.5 B, said that on Friday morlung
saw the prisoner and another labourer leaving the wets
of the railway company at Victoria-station. Both appeared
to have very heavy loads upon their shoulders in maw, and
as prisoner shifted his load wanes* distinctly heard iks
sound of iron. Witness took the other man into away
and he was remanded, it being found that he had a psi
quantity of the railway iron in his possession, &adept
subsequently searching a marine atom deakes
the neighbourhood of Elroly-wmare, a large quintal
of similar metal, removed for railway imps.
ments, was found. It was obvious that great plunder*
the railway was going on, and prisoner, who was tea SO
go into the marine store with his load, wan. take MIO
custody on Saturday night.
He offered no answer to the charge and was remodel.
HIGIIO.ITE.
ROBBERY AT LORD DUFFERIN'S, HAMPSTEAD.
Charts Bradley, a bricklayer r, was charged with AM*
eight rabbits at Dufferin'a Haimateaddime, lM
property of ard Dnfferin.
The prisoner had been at work at the Lodge. oda
Saturday night, at nearly 12 o'clock, was last si
the Kentish-town-hill, by John Brawn, polices"
No. 212 Y, who asked him what he had in his basket. BO
told him some rabbits, which he had woo at a raffle; lb/
were alive at the time and lie killed them. The policesal
told him he must go to the station, and on his way hedi
tempted to escape, and be then took loin into custedy.
ltf
the station he admitted that he had stolen the rabbits fret
Lord Dufferin's mansion, where lie had been at work.
Mr. Poley, steward to Lord Dufferin, identified
tY
rabbits as the property of his lordship. Tile prisoner led
been at work at the lodge. The rabbits were Jiro
7 o'clock on Saturday evening in a vault under the WI.
house.
Mr. Bodkin, the magistrate, asked Mr. Poley whetag
the prisoner was at work near the rabbits!
Mr. Poley said he had no right to go near them.
The Bench told the prisoner he should be remands,.
and the police would make inquiries about him.
The prisoner asked whether hail would be taken.
The Bench refused to accept bail.
Mr. Bodkin and Colonel Jeikes commended the pal.,
man, Brawn, for the manner in which he had acted m TPI
matter.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

A YOUNG WOMAN SHOT.-SNOCKING AFIAIi

The people of Furness were thrown into gest el'
citementon Saturday aftensoon,by the report that goal
woman had been shot at Hindpool. near Barrow. Fs*
what has transpired, it seems that the party who lusisoll
shot is a young woman, 17 years of age, awned BOW
Pittaway, and that she lived with her parents at
hs
Lyon-street, HindpooL The person who perPetestead.
deed is a married man named John Trow, who us odes
of Staffordshire. The parties sr.! conning, and Trow, lie
has been in the habit of visiting at the house of is
ceased's parent', called there on Saturday !coring ...iP
form his aunt that his wife had arrived from Stafford.,'"
young woman was washing her htmls in the back titalk
being about to go an errand forher mother, who wasserebi
a customer in a small shop attached to the house, erl'idi
they keep. Trow went through the shop, and ss its
going picked up a gun belonging to a lodger named I'o
rington. In a moment afterwards the gun exploded,
contents of it blowing out one of the young womane
and striking the side of her face as well. She died laws
diately. Dr. Sinclair was sent for, but his services t
of no avail. It is said that Farrington had been out d;
his gun on Saturday morning, and the supposition
he had returned with it loaded, and left it eo in the A*
Whether Trow knew that the gun was loaded se st
cannot be said. After the said affair Troy was be
headed by the police and taken to the lock-up.

We (Lrierpool Albion) have much pleasure mar
.
nouncing that Sir George Grey has sanctioned the apps
meat of Mr. C. J. Preston, of the northern erect, II
stipendiary magiekate for Birkenhead.
The Liverpool Albion regrets to learn that
tb
Liverpool Academy has virtually ceased to exist, sod
as a result, there will be no exhibition of works dlO
under its auspices this year.
The comities of Down, Antrim, and Aroi#
have been proclaimed by Privy Council under cattle pball
regulations. No further cases are reported in the 6°144
Down, and rumours of the appearance of the tliscree 010
where are unfounded.