The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-10 00:00:00

LLW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
Di RI HENRY DARLING.
The bankrupt was described as of Frederick-street end
Doughty-street, also of Mold, Flintahire, manufacturer of
cool oil and doctor of medicine. No accounts have yet
heel filed, and the bankrupt has been exert•ng himself
aoith the view of paying his creditors and annulling the
bankruWje
xr, , for the assignees, said that the bankrupt
the paid his creditors except four, and be sanguine
that ultimately the whole of the debts would beep
paid. He
understood that the bankrupt desired a further adjourn-
ment, which he was quite willing to consent to.
IN RE EDWARD PLARur DOWLING.
This wasan adjournedexamination and discharge sitting.
The bankrupt was a farmerand sheep salesman of Bedford-
mss, Ifite.hin. The indebtedness, as shown by a state-
moot prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers, amounts to
6,6811.; against property given up, 3121. ; and property held
as security valued at 8,625/. Voluminous accounts have
beta also filed by the bankrupt, in addition to the usual
statement.
Br. Reed opposed for the assignees ; Mr. R. Griffiths

sup_ported. a -
It was objected that the accounts were still unsatisfac-
tory, and
His Honour being of opinion that the bankrupt had not
accounted for a rum of NOS., granted a further adjourn-
ment to enable him to do so. Costa reserved until the

CITY COURT OF COMPENSATION.
(Before the Hon. Mr. Denman, Q.C., and a Special Jury.)
THE OCT/SNOBS Or BETHLEHEM HCEIFITAL V. THE GEHAT
EASTMAN RAILWAY COM.PAYY.—EXTRAOILDDIABY CAPE 01
COMPENSATION.—A CLAIM OF NEAILI 100,0001.
This great case, which has be some time pending, was
specially appointed for hearing to-dea, in which a claim
was made of 96,2921. on the part of the Mayor and Com-
mon Council of the city of London as governors of Bethle-
hem Hospital against the Great Eastern Railway Company
for land required for the station at Liverpool-street. The
*arrant was directed to the sheriffs, and Mr. Secondary
Potter attended. The Hon. Mr. Denman, Q.C., was ap-
pointed assessor. A special jury was empanelled, and went
to view the property, consisting of some some sixty houses,
midiclung two pubhc-houses.
.loyd, Mr. Garth, and Mr. Horace Lloyd appeared
for the Governors of the Hospital ; Mr. Bovi Q.C., and
Mr. Round were for the railway company.
Mr. Lloyd proceeded to open the case, and stated that it
was one of considerable importance. The claim was a
vary large one, upwards of 96,000/. Bethlehem Hospital
ins a very ancient institution, sedablished in the 13th
century, and subsequently had charters granted by Henry
the Eighth and Charkw the First. It was situated in the
City, and afterwards removed to St. Georges-in-the-iields ;
end the Mayor and commonalty of the City were consti•
toted the governors,, The site now required for the
terminal station was exceedingly valuable.
Witnesses were called, and the ease will probably occupy
two or three days, as evidence is to be given on both sides.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Deputy-Recorder.)
EITENSIVE vatsxzzt.tttssxrs.
Henry Baynes, a respectable-looking man, described as
being 30 years of age, and by profession a clerk, pleaded
guilty to four indictments, forging two receipts for the
sums of 11/. 12s. Cal. and of 51. 2s. 6d. respectively, with
intent to defraud Messrs. Rivington, the eminent pub-
lishers, carrying on their business in Pall-mall ; and the
two last indictments charged the prisoner with feloniously
altering two receipts for the several sums of 31. ss. and of
1/. 10s. 6d. with a like intent.
Mr. Besley appeared as counsel for the prosecutors, and
stated that the prisoner had been three years in the ser-
vice of the prosecutor as advertising clerk, and the fraud
had been ingeniously effected. There was an account due
to the prosecutors from the publisher of Notes and Queries
to the amount of 5/. 9i. Gd., and the prisoner stating that
the parties were waiting for payment presented a bill of
W. 125. 6d., to which he forged the receipt, and on this
be obtained a cheque for the larger amount, which he
took to the publishers of Notes and Queries, when he paid
the real amount, receiving the difference, which he put
in his pocket and applied to his own purposes. This was
on the 24th February last, but on the 7th October last
be committed a similar forgery and fraud by presenting a
bill for 51. 25., when the real amount due was only 31. odd.
The other two indictments referred to the alteration of an
account due to the Press newspaper for 3/. Its, to 51. 5/. ;
in another case he also altered a second bill from U. 100.6 d.
to 41. 10e. 6d., and he had applied to his own use the dif-
ference between theseamounta in favour of his masters and
employers. There were numerous other similar charges
against the prisoner, whose defalcations amounted alto-
gether to about 304 W., and the prosecutors left the ease
entirely in the hands of the court to dispose of as it might
think tit.
Mr. F. H. Lewis, on behalf of the prisoner, urged in
mitigation of sentence that he hail a wife and three chil-
dren, and had fallen into pecuniary circumstances in con-
sequence of the protracted and serious illness of his wife,
and had yielded to the temptation which his position and
situation put in his way.
The Deputy Recorder said that under the circumstances
represented the Court v. mild not pass a sentence of penal
servitude. The sentence was that the prisoner be kept to
hand labour in the House of Correction for 18 calendar
mouths.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
reitious ottivum

Mr. Thomas C7rmsht, stationer, of No. 21, Little Pul-
tenepstrect, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with being I
drink and furious driving, to the common danger of pas-
sengers.
William Sherer, a young man residing in Great Portland-
street, said that about ii o'clock the previous evening, he saw
the defendant gallopping his horse attached to a cart down
Princes-street, Leicester-square. The defendant directly
afterwards returned, still galloping his horse, and then he
(witness) noticed that lie was drunk. At last the defen-
dant's cart came in collision with a cart containing linen,
and he then went up and bold the defendant's horse till a
constable conic up.
Police-constable Steven:, l'.lo C, said the defendant was
very drunk. There was a large crowd assembled, and a
handle of linen was taken from the cart the defendant
came in collision with.

Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 205., or seven days.
The owner of the linen stepped forward, and asked what
she was to do to recover her loss, and the owner of the
cart said he had a claim for &Image done to his cart.
Mr. Tyrrwhitt referred the applicant to the county
court.

WANDSWORTH.
A WOULD-BE " CARPAL"-STRANGE CONDUCT OT A TOOTH.
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James William Price, a well-dressed youth, 16 years of
age, who described himself as a clerk, was placed in the
dock before Mr. Ingham, charged with wilfully breaking •
lamp at the Wandsworth police-station.
The prisoner said he did nut know where to go.
Inspector Lovelace mime forward to explain the case.
He stated that for several weeks past the parish autho-
rities for the district had appointed the police assistant
relieving-officers. On the 13th or 16th of March the pri-
soner came to the station, and applied for an order to
admit him into the workhouse as a casual pauper. He
questioned him, as he clearly saw from his appearance
that there was something wrong, and he ascertained from
him that he lived in the neig!..bourhood of Islington. He
gave him the order, and iced him to return home the next
morning. The prisoner had been once since to the station
for another order, but as he was in a state of intoxication
he refused to give him one. Since then he had been in
custody at Epsom for bogging, and Mr. Butt, the superin-
tendent of the division, who happened to see him, gave
him some good food, and advised him to return home. On
the present occasion the prisoner again applied to him to
be admitted into the casual ward. He refused, and the
consequence was the breaking of the lamp.
Mr. Ingham ordered the prisoner to pay 25., the damage,
and a fine of 205., with the alternative of eight days' hard
labour.
A respectable-looking female, the aunt of the prisoner,
here rose and entreated the magistrate to let him otf with
a less fine. She said she could not account for his strange
conduct. He had been brought up in the Wanstead
Orphan Asylum, and had received a good education. His
father was dead, and his mother was living and in service.
Mr. Ingham said the prisoner could not be allowed to be
roving about the country in this way, and he thought it
would be better for him that he should be sent to prison
to get a little sense.
The prisoner having been severely admonished by the
magistrate and cautioned the fine was reduced to se.
The damage and fine were then paid by the aunt who
took prisoner away with her.

The Rows of Naples states that last week a
disturbance occurred at the Theatre San Carlo of that city,
owing to the presence in one of the boxes of a lady in a
splendid toilet, who was recognised as Madame Rattaini.
Loud cries of " Out with Eattassi ! " bunt forth from
a large part of the public, and were followed by
groans and hisses. It is added that General Car-
rano immediately went into M. Rattan:is box to express
his regret at this occurrence, and that on the same evening
a host of persons left cards at M. Rattaazi's residence.
The Diritto of Turin states that a banquet was
given three days ago at Barite by a number of patriots, as
a mark of sympathy for Orritialdrs son, Ricciotti,who left
the next morning for England.