The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Conunirdoner Gonlburn.)
IN RE IVIL ALFRED ANDOL,

The bankrupt, a clerk in the Paymaster-General's-office,
described as of the Norfolk Hotel, Norfolk-square, and .of
several other residences, applied for his release from
custody. His debts are about 1,0001. ;no came of failure
ig dated.
No opposition was offered in respect of two of the
detainers, but Mr. Breden, for a detaining creditor for 211.,
asked that the application should stand over until after the
meeting for choice had taken place.
His Honour granted the release.
IN 11.2 ZUDNAN.

This was another application for release. The hank-
rapt was a farmer, of Highiun, near Rochester, and late
of Pelham-street, Brampton. The causes of failure were
stated to be heavy chancery expenses, failure of crops last
year, and pressure by creditors. The liabilities are be-
tween 5,000/. and 7,0001.
Mr. Sorrell supported the application, and state 1 that
the bankrupt had been in custody ten weeks. I:nleas he
were released great injury would. arise to the estate from
the crop of hops not being picked.
Mr. Manna, for the detaining creditors, strongly opposed
the application. The choice of assignees had not yet taken
place.
His Honour said it was the duty of the official assignee
to do what was necessary to protect the estate. He
must decline to grant the release except upon the
bankrupt entering into his own recognisancea for 50U/"
and finding two sureties of 250 f. each, that he would
attend the sittings under his bankruptcy.
Order accordingly.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Dowling, Deputy Asthrtant Judge.)
CASHBOX ROBBERY TROY A PUBLIC-HOUSE.

Francis Paine, 23, baker, was indicted for stealing a
cashbox and the awn of 501., the property and monies of
Richard Brown, in his dwelling-house.
The prosecutor keeps the Royal George publio-house,
Bristol-place, Marylebone, and between 12 and 1 in the
morning of the 24th of August the prisoner was the only
person in front of the bar and he had an opportunity of
seeing where the cashbox was placed. Mrs. Brown left
for a short time, and on her return the cashbox was gone.
It contained a number of letters, cheques, Post-office
orders, and papers.
William Rogers, police-constable 13 T, said he took the
prisoner into custody and told him the charge. He said at
first that he knew nothing about it, but on the way to the
station-house he said, " Well, I did take it." Witness
found on him a cheque for 151. se. three Post-office orders
for 1/. each, 61. 10e. in gold, 41. a. sfd. in silver and cop-
pers, and several letters, all these documents being iden-
tified by Mrs. Brown as belonging to her husband.

The jury found the prisoner assity.
Dlr. Sete:lnt Dowling said he should not then pass sen-
tence, hut defer it to a future day to give the prisoner an
opportunity of giving information as to what he had done
with the lest of the money.
Judgment deferred accordingly.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

ASSAULT AND RIOT AT THE FARBLYGDON-BOAD RAILWAY

STATION,

George Brown was charged with riding in a carriage on
the Metropolitan Railway without having paid his proper
fare n d also with assaulting a porter.
The evidence went to show that last night the prisoner
arrived at the Farringdon-road station front King's-
cross in a second-class carriage, be having only ob-
tained a third-olass ticket. Re was asked for the
mess fare, and as he would not pay, the station
inspector, Mr. Glover, asked him into his room to take
his name and address. Instead of going into the room he
endeavoured to make his escape, on which he was collared
by the porter, and then the prisoner hit him in the month,
and when the porter got Inin into the room the prisoner
again hit him in the face and blackened one of his eyes.
The prisoner was very violent and caused a large mob to
assemble.

Mr. D'Eyncourt remanded the case for the production of
the company's bye laws.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
AN " UNPORTUNATI " AND UKI PLFINECUTOR.

/maid While, described sea groom, was brought up on
s warrant by lioseldlly, one of the warrant officers,
ckargeal as followa.

Mi. Sayer, from the office of Mr. E. Lewis, Great Marl-
hoconglestreet, appeared for the complainant, and said the
prisoner had lived on her prostitution, and because she
would not live any longer with him, on the •&th August
he followed her about, threatened to do for her, and on
her running away he pursued her, and coming up with
her kicked her brutally in the groin. A summon' was
taken out against the prisoner, and sines then he had urged
others to molest the complainant, and therefore a warrant
Wu applied for.
Mary Ann Jessup, the complainant, said that she bad
lived with the prisoner and had a child by him. She had
kept him by Ler prostitution, and because she would
not keep Lim any longer he came up to her on
the 2.lth oh., in Regent-street, and said he would
do for her, and that he did not care if he swung for her.
On the advice of some gentlemen and friends she ran
sway, and the prisoner pursued her, and on coming up
with her in Windmill-street, he kicked her in the groin,
and then ran away. Sho then applied for a summons, and
ettheamently fora warrant.
Catherine Mason, a young woman, proved seeing the
prisoner knock the complainant down sad then kick her.
Mrs. Bowen, of 21, Lichfield-street, said that on one
(swim the prisoner came to her house where the com-
plainant lodged, and looks up a table, a clock, and other
articles, leaving the complainant without a thing in the
house.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said that after the prisoner had done the
complainant every mischief he eould,shil lived on her pros-
titution he thoutiht he could knock her about as he liked,
but he was iniitiken. The prisoner was a cowardly wretch,
awl would be coi.,initteil for three months, with hard