The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(wore Mr. Deimateeieser Wiseirre.)
IN RE NOSTM. —APPLICATION FOE scam.
The be:abrupt, Robert Jolts Mastro, wee demethid..
D of Teniempetreet, York•road, Lambeth. 11
DOW applied for his release from prison where he beeh.
dare the 12th of December het, haring be.' Melted
sa attachment of the Court of Chancery for unlink,
3,1821. decreed to be doe from him in the snit of " 144
v. Mast)
ar for the detaining orrdiloTl
Samuel Johason=s, the brother of rato ,
This was ose of those Lamentable cease is which tha7Z
beep • breech of trust

Mr. F. H. Lewis appeared in support of Vie smog 3
His amour, on referring to the ' three deyicsh
mut,* said it did not ooinply with the requirement%
eat, that it should be full, true, and accurate. Mai,
rapt had put down 5001. in a lump as owing to anti;
whose Dames sad descriptions he dtd not give.
Mr. Womb eaked that the petition should bs anguit,
His Hooter said that would probably be the bet foe,
for the baokrupt himself, ea the petitiou would ao
be dismissed at a later stage if the objections were tats, i
The bankrupt stated that 5001. wu chiefly reoiz
rowed, at differeot tines„ emus of the debts beim
by the statute. He had no books and could sot giryb
particulars.
Hie Hamm was disposed to adjourn tho applicaing •
after the choice of aesigaesa.
Mr. !trough urged that it was imperative on tits eon%
demise the petition for non-compliance with the tow,
meats of the act. _

11r. Lewis stated that the bankrupt was mu%
legatee under a will made 40 years age, sad I
that capacity had received certain property. vtie
Court of Chancery had eines decided be was net Walsh
His Honour doubted whether this was not a tells
trust. The best course would be to dismiss the petgkik
Dosi.onopliance with the act ; then the bankrupt wok%
again adjudicated by the registrar when the report,
cams.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

GIIIIJ3HiLL.
DANGIROUS ASSAULT ST • CHILD.
!Frederick Middleton, a very little boy, aim
charged with assaulting Sidney Charles Moffatt, WIN
him in the face with a brick on the 27th of Demister
It appeared from the evidenced a little boy mind J
Smith that whilst he was playing with Moffatt, gm
MM. who was not known, came to them, and Irk
another boy held Moffatt's hands the pram, teak c,
brick and threw it at Moffatt's face, and then tea w
The boy's father described the effects of the tdear%,
had cut his eon's face from the eye to the lower put oik
cheek ; he bad been taken to the hospital, of which h,
now an inmate, and erysipelas had ensued.
The brick was produced, and on ezamintion it me fi
to be stained with blood.
The prisoner's father averred that the boy Sift hi
made another statement to the effect that they e.g
playing at " dusk ideas," and that the blow vas Oa
accident, but this was denied by Smith.
Sir J. Musgrove remanded the prisoner.

BOW-STREET.
TALE CAM OP YOUR CHANCE
Annie Button, a good-looking young woman, dandy
widow's weeds, and having a child in her arena,
at the bar before Mr. Vaughan, charged on suplern d
stealing a half-sovereign.
Jane Owen, wife of a carpenter living in Aar."
stated that on Saturday night she entered OD 11,1
of Mr. Otterman, baker, Drury-lane, to pay her talt.
score, and laid her pass-book and half a soveripie
counter. Mr. Ottoman took the book to his deek,eliii •
behind the opposite counter (there being one ca GAN
of the shop) to add up the week's amount Winn
not then noticed that there was anyone she deft ,
but, crossing the shop to go to the counter ainid
Mr. Otterman then was, she 1111/ the paw
who bad been standing behind her. Sbe lie
mined her half sovereign from the counter and sine/
Otterman if he had taken it up. He replied thee hi
not. She then said to the prisoner, " I jest pat it in
and one or the other must have it." The prisoner nil
had not seen it. Witness said, " Will yen ple th
station-hones and be searched? and if I an
I will recompense yon." She said, " I have got a
change of a sovereign In my pocket." Winne AV
her where she had got the change sad she nil
"At the s." Witness asked her to go tot
greeagraee s and prove it. She maid she would, sad
some little distance, but before getting to the nee
said she had not changed it there, bet at the nein
shop. Witness then gave her is custody. She woe lank
at the etation-horus, where half•irsovereige sad in e'
silver was found upon her. ..•
Mr. Otterman corroborated, and stated that ha bade 14"
taken up the half-sovereign.
The prisoner said that she did not mention the War 0,
shop, but the butter shop. She was at first was der
whether she had changed it at the greengroolee ei ter
butter shop, but was now cure that it wee the latter. -
She was remanded for inquiry as to the nog d
statement.
Mr. Haynes, cheesemonger and butterman, Dreryka
DOW attended, and deposed that on Saturday meets
prisoner made some small purchrees at his shop, sad pal 1..
sovereign in payment. He gave her half a sonniea let,
shillings, and some halfpence in change.
Mr. Vaughan said this was a came which he 'koala lo
to a jury to decide. He should commit her for tOO% . •
take her husband's reoognisaaces in 20/. for her appear'
at the sessions, for, though dressed as a widow, she ens';.
out to be a married woman.

CLERKENWELL.
CONVICTION Acumen • COAL AGENT AND HIS MU 1
FOE OVERI.OADOG.
Richard Brewer, a coal agent, of Chalk Fianna.
'
and Henry Sterne, • carter in his employ, were ehawds ands
Mr. Love, of the Royal Society for Me Prevail's $ is e-
Cruelty to Animals, es • charge of inhuman trestmal $
a horse, and causing its death.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, prosecuted for Mr. Coisnlll2.'
secretary of the society, and having stated the einse-eiri
stances under which the charge arose, observed du115.„1...
matter had been brought under the notice of the sosisel"7,
a number of respectable individuals who had witnewsix'
occurrence, several of whom wen in atteadance to
the charge. As cases of this sort were now of dtiL
occurrence the society for which he (Mr. /ticket') allsi
was determined to do all in its power to check thasgrew
evil, and he had no doubt that with the powerful suds
press such disgraceful proceedings, and he oonld call*
nothing else, would soon be put an end to. The led
gentleman then called
Mr. Henry Gibson, a gentleman residing at 76, Henn sll*.
ford-road, Islington, who stated that on the 16th IL"
going up the Camden-road, which is an incline freak
Camden-road Railway Station, be saw the &his
driving • horse in a waggon ladeni with coals in each
whilst the horse (which was thoroughly exhausted W
gasping for breath) was doing its utmost to draw the k"
the two defendants, one on each side of the hone, mind
to flog it most cruelly under the belly and sppllo
because the unfortunate horse could not get alai
enough to please them the defendant Stephens 10"
about the fore legs with the butt sod of the wbs Lia
(witness) ascertained that there were two t.ns
exclusive of the waggon, weighing machine, and sseis.o
grow weight being over three tons. The horse west s Ikb,
distance after the beating, and then came to stand: 01W
trembledexceedingly. It was in • profuse wrest, 101'
number of respectable persons, who had been attnelsib
the spot by seeing the deplorable condition of Ws MI.
indignantly commented on the conduct of the deisebab
He (witness) was about turning away from the
the horse suddenly fell and groaned grievously, mil' t.'4,1
few minutes of convulsive struggling it ceased to mist.
Yr. Joseph Seaton, merchant, of 6, Carlleamb
Islington, corroborated the above evidence.
William Hall, a horse slaughterer, proved having
the hone and found that its stomach had burg, sad lb
was the cause of death. _

Mr. Ricketts—Having heard the evidence of the,
vials witnesses, should you say that death was osomell6
by the overload the horse was compelled to draw aid 6:
whipping it received?
Waimea—Meet certainly I should.
Mr. Cherry, government veterinary surgeon, stated 60
a weight of three toes WAS too much to put beishelif
ordinary horse on a level road, and the draught apes de
animal going up a steep incline like the Camden.rosd
have been excessive. He had not the slightest doubtlM e
the bursting of the stomach was the result of the is° -
stress upon the animal caused by the overloading it.
Mr. Love stated that cases of overloading coal meinhol
hones were of daily warren's in the streets of the O.!
polio. The question with the coal merchants sad it •
agents appeared to be one of pounds, shillings, sad Iwjoli .
and as to whether the horse was capable of drawitif "
load, that was a matter which appeared to be totally Or 3.4
rewarded.
The defendants set up the extraordinary Mews
they had not been guilty of cruelty on the growl 1,1
another horse wee going up the raid at the same time
a similar weight, and did its work easily.
The magistrate said he knew there were a clan d 681•1
who would make a horse pull till it dr5eP61.,...1
would never pot their shoulder to the wheel. Theya
load behind the spired which it was manifestly iisolls•
of drawing, and whilst it was doing its utmost to esA
them they rewarded it by inflicting neon it most grail6r,
and brutal treatment. There could be so doubt /W
in this instance the life of the wretched ij"
was sanitised by the ill-treatment he had
at the hands of the defendants. He thought the pa;
were much indebted to thou, gentlemen who
Wended at this wort to give evidence. The conduct of 101
defendant had been very had ; but the defendant Met
Wog the owner of the horse, ought to have proton/0"
from violence. He End Hewer 31. and the coats. or 17,
month's imprisonment with hard labour ; and Sophie.

pay 2/. as
is the

Heinri,
charged •
on •child
Mr. IL
and Ento
muted.

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had the
in the evil
Ott the ei
the corn;
want to t
and atter
*mutely
When thi
lorry for
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saclseat
Lard lab
months.

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was chary
Alecto*
danger of
Police.,
about he
morning,
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phaetoa,
females
Wren to
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Mr.
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getting c
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disable
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them en
tend we'
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dressing
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also. T

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them vi

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gistrates.
all dean
aiding in
as fit and
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chief ushg
forms, WU
them, an
forms wg
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Mr. Paget
mandarin
amount of
quite Mad
the last tt

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Samuel El
of 18, Dor
Smith of
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on the dec

On the 1
solicitor, c
Mr. Batt
Mr. Ta

Mr. Wit
Mr. Ric
evidence.
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been held,
As the e
bed as Mr.
of the door
The 1141
the corose
By Mr. 1
caused the
duos the ii
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be imposai
dexterous

Hay
clover.

b- ti;"

Pertatßat
been um<
between tl

Mr. Day
sleet them.
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ppm, 7h,

expected t
Mr. Ds,
week, sad

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Christmu•
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spring and
tested gm
Christmas
fuchsias, c
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roses, earn
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were also

lIIIIIIIIIIIIT_
NTELLIGENCE. ..
F—.--BANKRIJPTCY. nn
II
'HIS DAY.) the Hone
rHy 2de/. and
.e
charged wit
Oematissieese Wiealme.) *0 on a child a
lr. H. A
-APPLICATION POE amuse. , and Enteral
Jolts Monty°, wee dee.lbl4 I, muted.
dreet. York.road, Lambeth 14 The Win
see from prime, where he Nibs. and eke we
War het. having been serened eid's In the ergo
ant of Chancery for son.payre, Oti the eve
'from him in the snit of " tsii; the oomph
went to tin
for the detaining creditlcej_k end atterot
I; the brother of the innately fo
mentable cases is which theihil When the i
Dom for w
eared in support of the aNgti . The prise
ring to the " three dsfp,Q a good cba
comply with the renufralmiltellt, &scooting t
ill, true, and accurate. That* The mat
in a lump as owing,* ersdha end @eaten
iptioos he did not give. hard taboo'
at the petition should be am* ' months,
would probable be the bed acs
If, ea the petition world ao hi A SIMEON
tags if the objections were lakw.
that 5001. was chiefly menu: Mr. Ed+
a, some of the debts being was charg«
I no books, and could sof gin% furiously d
danger oft
mad to adj g ourn tho appliance Police•co
peek about half
at ft was imperative *li the Molt morning, I
it noncompliance with the 04i phaeton f
, mi
hat the baakrupt was magic reed nute
founds
. made 40 years 140, gb; i phaetou, be
Mired certain property, 'bail, females ha
Woes decided he was net whisk taken to tlf
whether this wan not a tells i was BO MSC
would be to dismiss the rethink
.. In answe
e act ; then the bankrupt nengh ' The COW
he registrar when the properia The dela
injury to li
There had
him, and el
)LICE COURTS. he was d
between th
HIS DAY.) ,L Mr.
offence of I
—..— themselves
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IIIILDRALL. fondant 234
S ASSAULT ST A CHILD. a The fine
i, • very little boy, slid 11, a t"
Dammam, bytworsc I _ • ..!.
manta to
was
ri,aBwricwidrezwe4r 27almittewthlioblfwy
amid
ji v
markhchargame4
was playing with ji°B64. thl St satiates of 1
mown, came to them, sod ip
Mr. p
Ins
tatt's hands the prisoner took ti. bat the pi
loffatt's face, an then ree se,
wibed the effects of the blew* Mary At
limy.
from the eye to the lower pat dia knight 127 we
oaken to the halite', of what kii obe go
reipelae had ensued.
, found that
mf, and on exiunintion it me lea =mu in,'
&
and open«
kr averred that the bey Sri W 't
I found th
w,nttowsdthethwetffthecet
bthl:wt
vtheyss„Se; g ;.
denied by Smith. ..."1 1! wthietha lase'
l' proPertY ;
laded the priauner. , dueled wee
10W-STREET. Mr. Jan
UM OP TOUR CHANGL read—At
ind.looking young woman, MIMI ' theree"
cling a child in her arms, mils , . ffe.ti•li.ot:
Tanghan, charged on matins d be sal it
fe•
d a carpenter living in Malayan the roof mdid so a I
May night she entered lie le disable hi
er, Drury-lane, to P• 7 bet lii tancek .Ti
i
esa.book sod half a eovereip a th V
in took the book to his desk, viii, -a- worpeoplGeol..
;canter (there being one os Mai "- iatanigi
) the week's account. Wham I . la front of
it there was anyone else pent .....- wuds sew
was, • to go to the counter at Ws , them eats
was she saw the paw :. .•
and we w,,
wading' behind her. Sbe Its and ain
iv from the counter and Mai/ dressing ti
ken it up. He replied that loaf
and foundpa
s the prisoner, " I just pato le
met have it." The prisoner ni ill slap.Tai
SWISS said, " Will You Pto 1k •
jemmy, bi
searched' and if I an vet other a,
an." She said. " I Iwo Pill - a week.
in in my pocket." Wilms rki aw."-`
l got the change and Ms SW.
.'s." Witness 'eked her to go kW ma Tr___,
:Altair: nalleidttisohre to the gaud ili: ._b•-' th_.....e.F.7.":"