The Express.
London, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

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COURT OF BANKPTCY.
(Bet ore Mr. Commissioner WinsßU low.)
CAPTAIN BACON.—APPLICATION POE Immo&
benkruptt John Joseph Baoon, was described as
ts captain ill the 95th regiment, of the Lanham Hotel,
,0 wen" other places, now a prisoner for debt. This
mewed apphcation for reissue, titer the sitting for
77,.. of asaignees had taken place. The bankrupt owes
7.5" 600/., and ascribes his failure to the stoppage of his
Banos by hie father.
"ix Read oppwed the arpLianiiin behalf of Mews.
wee and &Bert tailors, the detaining creditors. It sp-
ared that in April last tbe bankrupt had ordered clothes
'obs•amount of 601., and had signed the order as Captain
thapgh, it was contended, he had then received
oke requiring him to resign his commission, which he
1,4 lbw sold for 9001., and the money was unaccounted
• R. Griffiths supported the application.
ykii bankrupt, examined, deposed that he bad not been
slued to resign until a fortnight after he gave the order
• detaining creditors.
fa Honour Ji
hado think that fraud in the contracting
the debt been established, and granted the

—. (Before Mr. Registrar Murray.)
IN EE A. L. N. BALOIIONB.
the bankrupt was a fancy-warehouseman, of Ludgate-
formerly of St. Paul's-churchyard, late in partnership
J. B. Cohen. This was the first sitting. The debts
• 4,8001. The bankrupt attributes his failure to bad-
,a of troll) and looses by consignments. Mr. Hallam,
nrehouseman, Friday-street, and Mr. Millar, warehouse-
on, Bow-lane, were chosen assignees • Messrs. Rooker
sd Co. are the solicitors ander the proc4;edings.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT.

Wore the Right Hon. the Recorder and a Special Jury,
ones T. HER MAJESTY'S POSTNASTER•GINERAL.—THE
tosr-orvice EITENSION.-71BST COMPENSATION CASE.
This wu a claim by Mr. Thomas, the sewing machine
oufacturer, at the corner of St. Martin's-le Grand, for
*premises and loss consequent on removal. The premises
ma 66, Newgate-atreet, and were wanted for the exten.
as of the Post-office. The present was the first com-
*ration case under the act authorising the enlargement.
gr. Hawkins, q Talfourti Salter were for the
*rant ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Collier presented
*Post-office authorities.
The jury proceeded to view the property ; and on their
on a conference took place between the learned
WAIL
gr. Coleridge, on the termination of the consultation,
pg the jury that the matter had been settled, and they
odd be spared a long inquiry. The jury might consider
hat terms had not been come to without incurring the
rant expense ; but the fact was until he bad conferred
geb his learned friend he could not arrive at any 'Mig-
htier, conclusion as to the claim made. A verdict could
M taken for 4,000 guineas.
It. Hawkins expressed his
*old be by. consent for 4,2001.
It. Colendge—That is 4,000 guineas. (Laughter.)
A verdict was recorded for that sum. The claim was
13,6881.

The verdict

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

WORSHMSTREET.
A STRANGE CAS2 OP BORSTAL
AMR Snia,l7, adecentlydreased young man, describing
himself • labourer, was charged with being found on pre-
lim in possession of Mr. William Tackwell, an oil and
doorman, in the Mile-end-road.
The prosecutor said--I have • large shed at the rear of my
;remises, containing property connected with my trade to
the amount of probably 3001. Latterly I have missed large
quantities of this, and was quite unable to amount for the
alimppearanoe until? o'clock last evening, when whilecroas-
rag the yard, I beard a noise within the shed. I attributed this
to the cats, who generally contrive toget entranoe any where,
but recollecting the loss of my goods, 1 the next instant
unlocked the door and entered, struck • light, looked
about, but was unable to perceive anything wrong for some
minutes, then it struck me that a large quantity of flannel
lad been moved from where it was first placed. While I
us looking, most certainly I saw the package it-
self move, and the astonishment I felt at that
vas increased tenfold on finding this young man
(the prisoner) lying at the back of it on a quantity
d Florenee oil in package. He coolly told me that he had
some there to sleep but it's how he got there that puzzles
se; he mast have passed over two walls and cross two
adjoining yards to reach the shed, then forced himself into
a bole leading there, then pushed a large box away and
afterwards pushed it back again to prevent anyone seeing
that he was there ; it is astonishing. However, as I was
perfectly sure that he was the regular visitor and had
stolen the goods, I gave him into custody.
The constable having the conduct of the case corrobo-
rated the prosecutor as to the difficulty there was in getting
moss to the place, and said that prisoner appeared to
I. in the habit of practising this sort of marauding. At the
Thames Police-court he was a short time since similarly
charged, but not any proof of robbery could be then proved
spinet him, niece than now, and as his excuse was that
be had no money to pay for • lodging he was allowed to
p away. He had now given an address, and the people
tithe house told him (witness) that he had only slept
there for eight or nine previous nights to this, but that he
riled and said he should be there that one.
Prisoner insisted that he went for a lodging, and had
sot committed any robbery on being there before, but he
vas committed for three months to the House of Cor-
m:don.

WANDSWORTH.
AN UNRULY APYRRNTICIL
Jobe Lloyd, 18, was brought up on a warrant charged
UM unlawfully absenting himself from his apprenticeship
tithe Bridge-road, Battersea.
Mr. A. Haynes, on behalf of the master, stated that the
Owner was before his worship on the let of March last,
to absenting himself for three weeks, hut on that occasion
the cue was not premed, as the father interceded for his
sat, and the boy promised to return to his work. He was
I boy very quick at his trade—a bootmaker—and could, if
le liked, be extremely useful to his master, but just now,
baring obtained the necessary information to obtain his
en livelihood, as he thought, he left his work whenever
bethought proper. He absconded again io August last,
sea had by some means obtained a situation at a draper's.
Os the former occasion his worship gave the boy a caution,
bat as that had not the desired effect, he (Mr. Haynes)
mated that he should receive a sufficient punishment, in
wder that he might be induced to continue his work until
Ike end of his apprenticeship.
Mr. Christopher Henry Brace, a bootmaker, said the
prisoner was apprenticed to him on the 6th of January,lB63,
with s premium of 101., which had not all been paid. He
absconded on the 25th of August last, and be had been
sway ever since without witness's knowing where he was.
The prisoner's defence was that his master knocked him
'bout with his boot, and he went away in consequence. He
ales said that his master had told the minister of the pariah
lthe Rev. Mr. Jenkinson) and the Scripture-reader, that if
be kept out of Battersea he would not trouble after him.
The master denied that statement. He said that in the
tarty Pert of the apprenticeship the father urged him to
keep his boy and give him proper correction. He boxed
his ears once but as the prisoner threatened him he had
sot done so since. That was before March last.
Mr. Darman remembered the prisoner having been I
brought before him on a former occasion when he told him
that if he came again he would be sent to prison for three
months. The prisoner had no tight to cheat his master
wit of the labour he had a right to exact from him for
teaching him a trade. It was the common practice for
9Prentices to run away when their labour was of luivan-
-40 to the masters. He then committed him to prison
ke three months with hard labour.