The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 15, 1860.

IN RE BrItHELC AND WiLiZa.

Assignee% were chosen yesterday in the sae of these
bankrupts, who were stew.het-nraufnetwrers in Wood-
strevt, Cheapeide. The figures then stated were merely a
rough euiniste of the delis and liabilities The following
is u pmliniinary statement of their affairs which has been
furnished by Messrs. Goodehap and Trier, the accomatents
employed in the case, to Mr. Oman, the of assignee.
Dr. Due to creditors unsecured, 10,337/. 7s. &L • lia-
bilities receivable, of which about 1,C3t1/. is expectd to
rank upon their estate, 6,9961. &Ad. Total, 17,301/. 15a. 9d.
Assets : Good debts, 1,4981. 2a. ; property, estimated
value, 3,9611. 3s. Bd. Total, 5,4561. ss. 9d.

Mr. Vienna remarked that it was probable that net more
than 1,0001. would be reelived.
The Commissiener—How is it that the assets are IPD
diminished in the conies of realisation!

Mr. Canaan—The stock consists principally of straw hats
and bonnets, sod those an articles which fetch a very small
price in navy weather. (A high.)

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.
(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Coesraisioner Kerr.)

Williams GlOdfrry Youngman, who stands charged with
the horrible sence of warden at Wahearth, was placed at
the bar to plead.
The prisoner was carefully and well dressed, and appeared
gait. unconcerned. He *laded not guilty to the whole of
the charges in a firm and collected tone.
At present it is understood that the trial will come on to.
morrow (Thursday) morning, but in all probability another
application will be made in reference to the case.
(Before Mr. Justice Williams.)

Mr. F. H. Lewis applied to the court to postpone the
trial of the two warden of the Caney Hatch Lunatic
Asylum, Vivian and Slater, who are charged with the
manslaughter of one of the inmates, to the next session.
Mr. Sleigh, who is instructed with Mr. Serjeaat
Ijallan-
tine to conduct the proecutioe, did not oppose the appli-
cation, and the trial was acconlisgly ordered to stand over
to the September sessions.
Wok. Woodcock, :34, and Jana lace, 22 (both letter-
carrion), pleaded guilty to stealing nine letters, sad were
sentenced—Woodcock to six and Ince to four years' penal
servitude.

Sophia Payne, 47, was charged with the manslaughter of
her child, John Payee.
In this case it will be rememb. red the pr er wee
charged with causing the death of her child by starvation
and neglect, but the grand jury ignored the bilL
No evidence was offered upon the coroner's inquisition,
and the jury consequently returned a verdict of Nut
Guilty.
NEW COURT.
Yr. Justice Willes.)
. . . .

Willie.. Writ 4 34, letter-carrier, was indicted for steal-
ing • port letter.
Mr. Clark and Mr. Metcalfe persecuted.
The prisoner had been one of the carriers belonging to
the Pimlico branch, and several lotto's on hie beat having
been stolen, • teat letter, containing • half.soverrign
and a two-dollar piece, was given to him. This letter
wag oat deheeraid, and, prisoner being questioned, he
produced some from ho, pocket, amongst which were
some marked coins in the teat letter.
n' he primer was towel 0 dilty, and sentenced to four
yetne pan/ merited*.

THE POLICE OOURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENTWELL.
1111LTAL AIULAULT 05 nil POLICII—COIMITTAL PON TRIAL
A strew, daterminedlooking young man who pre the
name of Witham Iluptina, a labourer, residing in Baldwin 's-
Gray's-inn-lane, was placed at the bar, before Mr.
Cdn:ltd, charged with committing a very brutal assault on
Police-constable Hill, R':2o, in the execution of his duty.
The coostalde, who • in the witeaushox with his
head enveloped in end his face and eyes much
bruised and blackened, said that yesterday afternoon the
prisoner was in Baldwin's-garden the worse for liquor,
and making a great dietarbance. The constable
asked him to go away, when the prisoner seized him
by the writ and threw him down with great
force. While be was no the ground the prisoner
struck him in the face =vend times, and then getting up,
kicked the constable on the face and head. Furtliir assi,t•
earn having arrived, the prisoner was conveyed to the
station, on the way to which the prisoner was very violent.
The constable now felt peat =b, and blood had been
coming front his coca. The prisoner has before been in
custody, and hail • mouth's hard labour for assaulting the
police.
This evidence was confirmed by a gentleman of the nine
of Holman, who assisted the constable, and who Mr. Mans-
field thanked for his courageotia conduct.
The prisoner denied the charge, and said the constable
first assaulted hint

Mr. Mansfield said the prisoner's °Deduct was most on-
mealy, oowardly, and 'Meanly, and he should commit him
to the maniocs for trial.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT A JEWELLERS ON
NEWINOTON CAUSEWAY.

This morning information was received at the
Stews-end police-station, Southwark, of one of the niiot
extensive roldieries that had been committed in the district
of the Southwark police-tour, for many yearn. The scene
of the depredation war in the must public part of
Newington-causeway, where there are eeoenlly two
or three policeuteu always on duty, hut the thieves sun.
ceeded in stealing gull chains and valuable property,
woi.h upwards of .10,W., from the shop window of Mr.
Solomon Myers, gehlemith and jeweller, and getting clear
off with their booty. Tile robbery was not discovered until
about eight o'clock this morning, when Mr. Myers was
pulling down the shutters, and he then discovered that
the plate glare wee broken, and that the window was
cleared of all the chains which lust hung near the
traders. Oa examining the shutter, he found a hole
had been bored through, and by that means, with a low;
wire, the thieves hot succeeded in dra4ing the goods
out. Mr. Myen's is a double fronted shop, and the
theive+ most have concocted the robbery some time before.
hand, as they only plundered the window were the jewel.
levy hung sad was easy of pulling through. At present
there is not the least trace of the thieves.