The Express.
London, England, 1866-04-09 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Oommissioner Goallnun.)
trt nor wampum.
Ilia bankrupt was a ship chandler and provision mer.
east, of Rotherhithe. The debts are 2,4701., and the
web are stated at nearly the same amount. At the last
aging the bankrupt was ordered to file cash, goods, and
dediskiiey acierants, but had not done so.
Os theapplication of Mr. H. Linklater for the essignees,
another ad oumment was ordered.
(Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
Ti IR J. BAMFORD.
The bankrupt was a shipowner, of Onteeehtireb•
Alf At This was the titling for proof of debts
sad choice of assignees. The debts are 15 5001.,
what which security is held for 11,0001.
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on a ship called the Prince of ales,
=4at 13,0001. The bankrupt attributes his failure
to gee proceedings on the part of Mr. Z. O. Pearson.
Seven' proofs were tendered ; but in the absence of some
at it= pal creditors an adjournment of the sitting
ut lot imam. DIRIN FRAY.
The bankrupt in this ease was described
aura
maker, of of 14, Bonthetrest, Grosvenor.square, ol 157,
road, spinster. Her name is familiar
toKullee= from the law proceedings in which she had
bean engaged sonnet the gad and Counter of Zetland.
Bar debts are under 3001. Amongst the creditors are the
Bari of Zetland, 761. ; Mr. Justice Blackburn, 151. ; and
Mr. Void's palette's, 191. She attributes her failure to
having been' unsuocessful in suits both at law and in
equity, which she had been advised to institute. This was
the first itting. The usual formal proceedings were gone
through.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY. )

Ste sittings of the Central Criminal Court were re-
owed this morning, at 10 o'clock, before the Lord Mayor,
ANIMA& Phillips, the Deputy Recorder, Mr. T. Cham-
blee, Q.C., Alderman Firma, Alderman Sir R. Carden,
the Sheriffs, Under Sheriff ko.
The first edition of the cal radar contains the names of
111 prisoners, and the offences are thus damnified :
Wilful murder, 3
1; manslaughter, 3 ; feloniously wound-
jj& 1 ; felonisualwoundingintent to murder, 11 ;
forforl, 8 , 6 ; feloniously casting corrosive
gala, 3; coining, 31; bigamy, 1 ; and assaulting with
intent to rob, L
The Common Saleant briefly addressed the grand jury
in reform's to their duties, and called their atten-
tion to the more serious and important oases that
maid be brought before them. He said it was to
be regretted that in oases of murder and man-
sisegater, in every instance either the prisoner or the
domed was the wens for liquor at the time the
wineries took plum The calendar contained a great
may. cases of wounding with intent to murder and to
de porous bodily harm, and one of them had created a
good deal of public interest, and bad been the subject
.ct conversation in the House of Commons. The prisoner
to be a young man who was by profearion a moudcian,
Zeitdappeared that be was at Sydenham, and returning
home from a party at a very late hour of the night. The
prossoutor was a policeman who was on duty in plain
dollies, and Seeing that the accused was carrying a bag,
which turned oat to contain a musical instrument, the
coortable followed him, upon which the prisoner increased
his speed, and at last began to run, and wee pur-
se/id by the ofiloor, and then a struggle ensued,
to whieh the prisoner took out a opened.
it, and inflated a severe and serious wound in the
abdomen of the constable. The question for the grand
jvy would be whether, as alleged on the part of the pri-
mmer, he bad fair and reasonable grounds for sup-
mink that the officer, in plain clothes, followed him
with latest to rob him, or to inflict serious injury upon
him. That such was the impression of the prisoner was
evidenced by the fact that the accused put, down
his watch on the pavement, and said, Take
it, but do not do me any injury." This case was
important to the constable, and equally so to the
accused, and it would be well that the matter should be
fully inquired into before the court and spotty jury. After
alluding to several of the oases of murder, the learned
Common Serjeant er especially drew attention to the
ease of a man chars' with the wilful murder of his
wife, and recommended the grand jury to return a true
bill, as also in the case of a female, charged with
the wilful murder of her illegitimate child. Alter a few
hither general remarks, the grand jury were remitted to
their room to commence their labours.
The Common Serjeant (after the grand jury had retired)
mid that as he observed the gentlemen of the press were
present, he begged to set himself right with respect to the
mirrepresentation (which in his mind was unintentional)
of some observations he made in the course of the last
minion on the trial of the Queen v. Coleman, for libel on
Mr. Sothern, the eminent actor. It had been attributed
to him that he had declared that he was inclined to believe
in spiritualism. He had not made any rash observation •
on the contrary, he had distinctly decimal that he hues;
nothing of spiritualism, of its professors, or their theories ;
and he declared to-day, as he bad done last session, that
be knew nothing whatever about the subject.