The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10, 185 g:

NAVAL AN)) MILITARY

PORTSMOUTH, At-i.t.ar 9.
The Cresar, 91, Captain Charles Frederick, sailed
this morning in the westward on a venire.
The Royal Albert, 121, Captain Egerton, bearing the flag
of Admiral Lord Lyons, will sad for Plymouth on or about
Wedaeaday neat, to be paid off.
The deg of Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir C. H. Fre-
mantle was this morning trends-red from the RBllOlllO, 91,
to the Orion, 91, Captain E. D'Eyncourt.
The Black Eagle steam yacht, Master Commander John
Pettey, sailed to-day for Antwerp.
The Great Tasmania arrived this morning from Liverpool,
and came into harbour to be inspected preparatory to em-
backing troops for India. She will t.ke out the several bat-
talions of the sth Foot (from Aldershot!), consisting of 29
officers, 792 men, 3 officers' wives, 68 soldiers' wives, and 62
children. She will also embark detachments of other regi-
ments.

WOO LW IC H, Arovsi 9.
ARTILLLIT FOR —Major Crauford's Y
Battery of Royal Artinsry sesembled on the Common this
morning, and after Inspection proceeded from the gamins to
Gravesend for embarkation to India. Several volunteers
have joined the company.
The Princess Moe steam vessel will got steam up early
to-morrow morning, and proceed to Gravesend with the
Commodore-Superintendent and Mande, to witness the royal
embarkation.

The Bustler. steam vessel, will leam at the eame time for
Orsveeend, having been placed at the service of the 02011 TIP
employed at the dockyard.

CHATHAM, AUGUST 9.
The Aid, Admiralty freight ship, Grandy, muter,
has sailed from this port with naval ...ores, for Portsmouth
and Devosport.
Admiralty orders have been received for a 91-gun line-of-
battle screw steamer to be laid down on the slip from which
the Mersey, 40, is to be launched on Thursday nest.
The following promotion* have taken place in the corps
of Royal Marine Light Infantry .—Captain C. R. Driver, to
he staff officer of pensioners, having retired from the service;
First Lieutenant Cl. Bsealgette, to be captain ; and Second
Lieutenant H. M. Cooper, to be first lieutenant.

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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Avo. 9.
(Before Mr. Commissioner eonlburn.)

This was a meeting for the proof of debts arid choice of as-
signees the bankruptcy of Henry Tatham, of No. 37,
C craw, gumnaker.
The rupt's debts and liabilities amount to 14001,
assets, 1,0001. It was stated that there was a prospect of an
arrangement being come to with the creditors out of court.
Trade assignees were chosen; and the bankrupt's protec-
tion from arrest renewed until the examination meeting.
RS SILAS.
The bankrupt, James Mika, grocer and tesdealer, of Rich-
mond, applied to pass his examination.
The accounts filed by Messrs. Hart Brothers, commence
20th of September, 1864, and end 22nd of June last,
showing—Dr.. To creditors., 6711. • prat on trading, 9781.
premiums of apprentices, 701. ; surplus commencement, 361.
Cr.: By debtors' good, 1671. 2e. 4d. ; property, 481. 2s. 2d. •
trade expenses, rent, rates, &0., 6671.6 a. 10d, ; house
sad personal, 6621 3a ; an 2041. Os. 3d. The
trading account" shows parchame, 4,9271. 191. ld.; elks,
3,8761. 11s. 9d. ; dine rea4 money unmated at 1,7371.
A question arose as to whether " grates" came within
the meaning of fixture' Waning to the landlord.
The Commisioner expressed an opinion that they did not.
Mr. Goddard, for the assignees, offered no opposition.
In answer to the court,
Mr. Pennell said he thought the bankrupt had rendered
the best accounts he could.
The examination was than passed.
RE CALLERS? AND CO.
To-day was fixed for hearing • trader debtor's summons
taken out by Mr. Hann& for a debt of 1,0161.
Mr. Ckidley end Mr. George, EX creditors, desired to be
present at the hearing of the sununces, but ware requeeded
to withdraw. The proceedings wen conducted with closed
doors, but it is understood the objections were that perti-
miler; of demand had not been furnished, and only one part-
ner (Mr. Phillips) had been served with the usual notice.
The court dim:mimed the summons.

RE THE PATENT BRAMLEBB LEATHER COMPANY.
A petition to wind up has been pretested against the
above company.

The baikseraltitif Cripplegate-buildings, artificial flower-
maker, examination, on accounts ahovrhig debts,
8181. ; fillies, 1601. ; sante, 2301.

RE SMITH.
The bankrupt, George South, carried on business, u a
cabinet-maker and uphotaterer, at the Pantechnioon, Queen's-
road, Brighton.
The accounts showed that on the 12th of October, 1867,
the bankrupt possessed * surplus of 1,0611. ; after eight
months' trading he stopped, owing to unsecured creditors,
3,8901.; creditors holding security, 4,2621. ; meets consist of
debts, 1661. ; property, 1,3141. ; ditto held by creditors,
6,6901. ; the rents received amounted to 1151., against which
there were trade charges, 3161. ; law, 1031. ; Interest on
zoortpgea, 1461.; loss on trading, 3271., and on stock, 9701.;
boon and pmemal expense*,
The banpt weed.
A proof tendered by the father-in-law of the bankrupt wee
distributed, on the ground that the bankrupt told a creditor
that the advances were gifts. The proof was, however, ul-
timately additted.

for the defendant. He said that there was not the slightest
pretence fur the action, and that it was merely an attempt to
extort money from the defendant, who it was thought, no
doubt, would rather pay a sum of money than come into a
public court and have his folly exposed. He wished that the
forms of law permitted him to put them in posseesiou of all
the facts of the case, but although he wee prevented
tram doing this, he said, the jury must see pretty plainly
the nature of the case. His learned friend had told them
that this lady was a widow, and this was all the informa-
tion he had condescended to give, but surely he could have
told them who she was, whose widow she was, and what her
real position in life was—but he had given no such informa-
tion. The story as it appeared to him was quite absurd. All
that appeared was, that the plaintiff had walked Into the
shop, and then it was suggested that this inflammable
chemist of 60 years of age had fallen desperately in love with
her, and had made her an offer of marriage. He admitted
that he had acted very foolishly, and the truth was that the
plaintiff had endeavoured to take advantage of his folly, to
extortmoneyfrom him.

Mr. Jades Willes was then about to sum up. The jury,
however, interposed and said they were unanimously of
opinion that no promise of marriage had been made out.
They wxortlingly returned a verdict for the defendant.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—WELLS, AUGUST 9.
Capon( COCHT.—(Before Mr. Baron Watson.)
John Baker Buektreil, a young man, was indicted for the
wilful murder of his grannsther, at reeck St. Michael.
Mr. Coleridge and Mr. Bulb; appeared for the crown ;
Mr. Kingdon defended.
The deceased, John Buckwell, was a farmer end • small
innkeeper, living at a little inn called the Cottage Inn, in
the hamlet of Coombe, in the parish of Creeck St. Michael, in
that county lie and his wife Betsey lived together, and
they lived alone—that is to say, they slept alone, though a
little girl was in the house attending to it that day. The
Cl:at the bar was their grandson, and before 1887, he
a considerable time been living with them
and had slept in • little inner room, entered through
the room in which the old people slept. He was aware,
therefore, of their habits, and he knew where their money
was kept. In 1857 he was away from the neighbourhood
for some time, and on his return, although he continued in
their employ working in a little homestead which his grand-
father occupied, he had ceased to sleep at the hones, end he
lived in the house of hisfatber,at a hamlet called Rdgborough,
about half a mile off aortas the fields. The first fact to
which he should direct their attention was one that took
place about a week before the murder. He from time to time
attended the markets at Bridgwater and elsewhere, some-
times with his grandfather, sometimes for him. On the 7th
of April he had been to Bridgwater market, and had spent
more money in drink there than he could pay for. He had
run his grandfather Into debt, and was afraid to take hie
mine coals which he bad had to bring from
tragwaterthir and his father took them for him. That day or
the day siblir the prisoner was at • blacksmith's shop in the '
parish where he took up a piece of iron, Sled it round into
something like the shape of a bullet or slug, but before he
bad finished his work upon it he dropped it into some hot
ashes and ft was lost. He took up another piece of iron,
tiled Om edges, made it smooth and round, and put it into
his pocket, end west away. On the 12th April he was in
company with • men named Read, with whom he had some
conversation about some rough rock powder which Read had
in his possession. He asked certain questions about it,
whether it exploded like other gunpowder, and then asked
Read to give him a small quantity fora dim Norris, who,
he said, wanted to give it to her chicken to cure the pip.
On the day before the murder the deceased had been talking
in the prisoner's hearing of his possessing some 401. About
half-past five on the following morning the neighbours heard
a noise like the discharge of • gun in the direction of the
cottage. About six an alarm was given. The old man was
found lying quite dead on some straw in the cellar, with a
gunshot wound in his head. The straw was burning. In
the bedroom the old woman was found with her skull
beaten in. The boxes had been ransacked. A gun
was found in the kitchen, with a peculiarity about
the lock, which prevented a stranger from firing it,
and there was found in a straw rick near a hay hulls, which
had evidently been washed, and in the pigsty was found a
bundle, tied up in a handkerchie4 a letter which had been
written to the prisoner, a knife which had been lent to him,
a Si. note, which wassuspected to be a note changed before
the murder by his grafather, and other articles, and it
would be also shown that after the murder the prisoner went
to the person who changed the note and inquired if they
could identify the number. . -

(Thetiial;ae proCeeding when our report left.)

till Bon Saturday morning. He replied that he had fetched
the horses from Hamb,o'-wharf to Ilaydon-square, where he
stopped till 8 o'clock, and that the horses remained in the
van till 11.

Police unstable Smith, 672, gave similar evidence.
Henry Jones—l tun foreman to Masers. Cbsplin and
Hoene. On Ssturday
N afternoon, about 4 o'clock, I mooed a
van load of wool. The vaa was o. 90. I had seen it in the
yard, near the Aldgate entrance, loaded, sheeted, bound
down and ready to be drawn out. Mr. Roden would, in
the regular course of business, give the order for the van to
be drawn out of theyard. At ten o'clock on Saturdaynigbt
I saw the same van in Frederick-street, Backchurch-lane. It
wsit dill loaded. The polio., at the time when the van was
taken from the yard were not on duty at the Aldgate station,
which would be the readiest way of leaving the station,
Cross-examined by Smith—lt was not your duty to go to
ths...LondonDocks for another man without instructions.

Mr. Sewell—l think I have shown sufficient to jus me
faasking for a remand against Smith, but against Corderay
then is nothing, I admit.
The Lord Mepor—No. Corderay must be discharged at
once. He leaves the bar without the slightest imputation
on his character. I hope he will not lose his work because
he has stood there.

Cordway—My lord, I know nothing at all about it. I
was working at Hambro-wharf the whole of Saturday
morning.
The Lord Mayor—You leave thin court quite free from
imputation ; but Smith must be remanded.
Smith applied to be admitted to ball, but the Lord Mayor
refund the applkation.

SOUTH WARN.
Wet. Simpson, the driver of cab No. 1,730, was summoned
before Mr. Comb., for unlawfully driving that vehicle with-
out Wag licensed, or having a badge; also with demanding
more than his fare, and other misconduct.
Mr. L. Friedland; a merchant, of Fenc.hurch-edreet, said
that about 3 o'clock on the afternoon of the let inst. he hired
the dekadant's cab near his office, to drive him to the Lon-
don-bridge Railway Station. When he arrived there he gave
the defendant 6d., his fare, when he abused him and called
him a awaked, and told him to go to his country.
Whams cautioned him se to his conduct, but he still per-
sisted in hie abuse ; and then he coked him fora ticket. He
refused to give him one, and threw the 6d. down on the
pavement, saying, .• Keep your sixpence." A yolks-
ooastable came up, and then he took the prisoner's number,
sad told him be shontd summon him.

Mr. Combs here observed that II; prisoner did not wear a
badge. How was that?
He replied that he was a horsekeeper, and only went out
on an cy.
Mr. Com W—l suppose you have a license?
Prisoner—No, I have not, sir. I have neither badge nor
license.

Mr. Combe—Then what have you to say in answer to the
VZ:nes—l thought the sixpence very little, and all I said
was that I ought to have more. I had no intention of th-
anking the gentleman.
Mr. Combs told him such practices must be put a stop to.
A parcel of unlicensed men got possession of cabs, and not
only insulted the public but attempted to extort money from
them. He must pay 20s. and costa, or 14 days.

Tastes Bounds, a sTrong:lo—ociW;;;;iit man, dressed as a
butcher,who stated his age to be 17 years, but who appeared
much lder, was charged with committing a violent and
outrageous assault upon Mr Henry Beaumont Kent, a re-
porter, attached to .&11. Life newspaper.
Mr. Haynes appeared for the prosecution.
The oomplainant stated that on the 19th of July last he
went to Hammersmith for the purpose of obtaining informa-
tion of the result of the Watermen'a Regatta which had
taken place that day. He had to see a man named Chuck-
ham, who had the particulars, and he found that he was at
the Red Lion public-house, upon the Mall. He went
I into the tap-room to Chuckham, where there was • great
disturbance, and two females appeared to have been guar
railing. One of them was being held in a corner by • ma;
and Chookham was endeavouring to get the other out of
the room. Witness remarked to Chuckhsm, "Get the woman
out u soon aa you can, as I want to be off to town." upon
which the prisoner oommenced using very abusive language
to him, and struck him several violent blows upon the fem.
His left eye was soon closed, sad he bad other bruises about
hie Loa The gaslights were immediately extinguished, and
while they were in darkness the prisoner succeeded is making
his escape. Witness afterwards applied for a warrant for
the prisoner's apprehension.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to the charge and said he was
very sorry for what had happened. He heard • row in the
tap-room, and upon going in he saw two females fighting,
one of whom be Imew. He tried to priest them, when
some one struck him on the bead. He turned round and
struck the gentleman in mistake, for which he was very
87r.. Dayman told the prisoner that his conduct was not
that of a person who had made • mistake. If he had struck
the wrong man be should have remained and apologised, and
not have run away as he did.
Thsoomplainant laid he saw no previous assault, and from
what he was afterwards told he believed it was a systematic
Mgr. Damen said he should fine the prisoner 40r. and 40e.
ours, or be imprisoned for two months.

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ka. ac in (*.art here stood up and gild It was an unjut

Yr. Daman would not allow any impertinent observe-
tkea to be made, and ordered the man to be removed from
the eenrL

Titapliscaser waa locked up in default.