The Express.
London, England, 1867-09-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCR.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HolropL)

His Honour sat in chambers, and disposed of a abort list
applications. Several trader debtor summonses, which
tarn taken out with a view to bankruptcy, came on
•er he iring - the point mainly involved being whether
4 Let the alleged debtor should enter into a bond
.1, eider that the creditor might be secured if he succeeded
;,„ ,i.h.hing hi. claim. In one case the claim was in
of " ditfenmces" arising out of Stock Exchange
tee..i,tieue, and the debtor having filed an affidavit of
g.. defence upon the merits the summons was dismissed,
to abide the event of the action. In another case
tl e. rtiticate of registration of a deed which the debtorhail
uteri was produced. and it was contended that the
re direr was bound by the deed. His Honour said that
t 1... debtor anti either admit the demand or make a
p.eetion that he had a good defence to it, the creditor
at liberty to take such proceedings as he
in.; ht he advised in order to test the validity of the deed.
An ..l placation was also made on behalf of a dissenting
fur leave to examine a lady who bad executed a
eI. the contention being that the instrument was
fa.s.did. In answer to the application it was submitted
it it ought to have been made earlier, but
this ehjection being overruled, an affidavit was read
.hosing that the lay was suffering from illness, and his
It in granting leave to examine her, directed the
ills.intruerit for the purpose to be postponed for two
u.mths.
_ _ _

Mr. Lucas, Mr. Doris. and Mr. Denny applaud as
two...A in the various cues.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
THE TOYH' 40E THE HAT.

Heal, a respectable-looking young man, who de-
scribed himself as a linundraper, was charged with as-
*aulting Henry Maunder, one of the porters at the Gower-
street station of the Metropolitan Railway.
The complainant stated that about a quarter past 6
o'clock last evening he was on duty at the station, when
the prisoner came on the platform with some friends, eat
down upon a bench and began coughing violently. It was
Out like a person coughing naturally, hut a forced and
ludicrous coughing, intended to give annoyance. When
remonstrated with by his own friende, he said,
" Ile could not bear the atmosphere"—(a laughl—
and continued to cough 60 loudly that he might have
been heard in the street. Witness told him he really
must desist, as he was creating a disturbance at the
station. The prisoner still persisted, and witness said if
he could not keep quiet, he (witness) must eject him from
the station. As the prisoner still continued the annoy-
witneu proceeded to remove him. He then seized
witness by the beard, and tore it out by handfuls.
(The witness here added, ruefully, that he " had" a large
beard. As now seen it was somewhat scanty, but a
great quantity of hair was produced by another
pater as having been collected on the plat-
form It was so obvious that a grievous amount of torture
must have been suffered from the wholesale tearing of the
hem) from the ioota,that a sort of shudder passed through
the crowd of spectators.) The prisoner, who was quite
drunk, was ultimately removed from the station, and
given in charge.
John Woodman, another porter, corroborated.
Isaac Burcliani, police-constable 45 E, who took the pri-
soner into custody, stated that the latter, on the way to
the station-house, said, " It is a had job for me ; I
ought to have known better."
The prisoner admitted that he was drank, but said he
we, really suffering from a cough, and did not wilfully
exaggerate it. It was by pure accident that he tore the
complainant's beard by laying hold of it to save himself
from falling.
The complainant said that nothing of the kind occurred.
Mr. Vaughan believed that the cough was a mere pre-
tence. The prisoner bud been some time in court and hail
shown no *ism of any such affliction. It was a must brutal
and cruel assault, for it would be difficult to conceive any-
thing more painful than tearing the hair out of a man's
beard. He must pay a fine of 31., or be committed for
21 days.
Thu fine was immediately paid.

WORSHIP-BTREET.
.111 ROWING STONES AT
.A_TRAIN.-00/11117TAL.

William Baxter, a lad of 17, was charged on remand
with having, on the 21st of July, flung a stone at a railway
train, while in the course of transit from Stratford to Vic-
toi2a:park-station.

The prosecution was conducted by Mr. Shore, solicitor to
the Great Eastern Railway Company.
From the evidence given by James Hird, an engine-
driver in the employ of the company, it appeared that on
the 21st of July he was dewing a passenger train
from Stratford to Victoria-park, when, as he ap-
proached a viaduct, he observed a number of
boys running about the line and embankment.
On his sounding the whistle, they all cleared
otf, as the train passed the prisoner flung a stone
at the engine, but it missed the sum, struck the first
carriage, and rebounded on to the embankment. The
train was stopped and the guard pursued the prisoner,
obo was captured after a smart chase. When he was
caught a stone was found in his hand. He said he was
very sorry, but he did not do more than the others.
Corroborative evidence having been adduced by the
gaud, the prisoner declined to say anything in answer to
the charge, and the magistrate fully committed him to the
Sessions for triaL

CRUELTY TO AN APPRENTICC.
Jots Rawlins, a cabinet maker, of 78, Hackney.road,
appeared to a summons wherein he was charged with
hosing on the Ist of August last assaulted, beaten, and
illdreated one Thomas Craig, his apprentice by indenture.
The evidence went to show that complainant had on
occasions when his master found fault with him been
subjected to personal violence on the back, in conse-
quence of which he was laid up for five weeks.
FairaU, the warrant officer, said that when application
was made for the summons five or six bruises were dis-
tinctly discernible from one end of the boy's spine to the
other. He should think that they existed still.
The magistrate directed an examination, and on per-
ceiving that such was the cue directed the defendant,
who Is a very heavy man, to pay a fine of 205., 7s. lid. a
week (his wages) during the five weeks of the boy's illness,
a_d the expense of the summons, and also ordered the in-
dentures to be cancelled.

SOUTHWARK.
CLEVER CAPTURE OP • HOUSEBREAKER.
Edward Johman, a well-dressed man, was charged with
attempting to break into the dwelling-house of Mrs. Tay-
lor, hairdresser, Great Suffolk.street, Borough.
Sergeant Ball, a detective officer of the M division, said
that about half-past 10 on Wednesday night he saw the
Whetter and another well-known character loitering
shout Great Suffolk•street, and suspecting their intentions
he watched them. The prisoner went op to Mrs. Taylor's
door several times and appeared to be trying the lock,
while his companion kept on the look out. Witness
vent nearer to them and saw the prisoner put some-
thing into the lock, and on his approaching, the pri-
soner turned round, withdrawing something from the lock.
He at oboe seised hold of him and found a double site-
letup key produced. Witness directed another constable
to secure his companion, but he contrived somehow to
esomnpe.
I answer to Mr. Burnham witness said that Mrs. Taylor
only occupied a shop and parlour in the house, the re-
mainder being a jeweller's shop, which was only divided
off by a wood partition. He had no doubt that the pri-
soner's intention wu on gaining an entrance to Mrs. Tay-
lor's to break his way through that partition and strip the
leweUer's shop.
Res. Taylor and her sbopman proved seeing the pri-
soner and his companion try the door two or three nights
previously. The prisoner had also been shaved two or
three times at the shop, and Lad an opportunity of ex-
amining the partition.
The magistrate asked if the prisoner wu known to the
police.
Sergeant Ball replied that he wan, and on • future axe-
ion he should be able to show that he hail been previously
convicted.
Tie prisoner, who declined to say anything at this rise of the proceedings, was remanded until Thursday next.

111t-YIPICENCE OF A SOMMTOR.—Mr. William
Dackmore, e the firm of Duncan, &matey, and Black-
score, solicitors, of Liverpool, bag just made a munificent
pit to his native city of Salisbury. This ancient city, as
e'eryhndy knows, abounds with objects deeply interesting
to the archapologist and the Salisbury and South Wales
liaseum, founded there some years ago, contains a very
Ir4e and valuable collection of objects, including an ex-
anent geologic al collection—mammalian remains from the
leek-earth of the district, and acknowledged to be of great
aaratitic importance, having amongst them the bones and
ttt of the mammoth, rhinoceros, cave-lion, hyena, rein-
deer, bison, &c. For the reception of this and numerous
other perhaps still more costly relics, Mr. Blackmore has
(The *.tied in Saliabory a large and most magnificent museum.
total cost of this bequest to his native city is stated to
lhat hut 10,0001. The inaugural proceedings, which are
a highly interestin g character, commenced on Wednes-
uv. On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Blackmore
toe a e,arerrazione in the museum, invitations to which
*ere rent to all the leading scientific men of the age, and
which valuable paperp were read on objects illustrated
',the museum. Yesterday there was• procession through
city of the mayor and corporation, deputations from
tt
Mnieil societies of Wiltshire, Southampton, Bath, and
places, the principal citizens of Salisbury, and other
%voted friends.
I[6n, News FOR Tin LOVERS OF PORK.—The
Thkrurd Mercury, under the bead " Market Risen,"
mfr,--" rigs have recently been a perfect drug in the
'"nErt. The rule seems to two to get rid of them at some
Mke• Some have been sold as low as 35., 2a., is. 61.,
even Is. ;liL per bead. A purchaser recently took
ne a few in his pockets, the • reckling ' being given
atimake- weight, which letter he pat in his het."