The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-06 00:00:00

LAM INTELLIGENCE.
(Tale DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Belau Mr. Oommissioser Winslow.)
IN Br BOLTZ —APPLICATION TO lIMICZ WAIICOTION.
The debtor in this case, a tailor, of Bohour-street, baf
executed two deeds under the 192nd section of the ace of
1861, and this was as application on behalf of the creditor
to be allowed to issue execution against the debtor, not.
withstanding the deeds.
Mr. Patchett supported the application. The fiat deed
had been executed on the 24th of June, 1864 ; four days
after judgment was recovered against the debtor, by a
creditor named Reber ; in July • cm. sa. was taken set;
sod cm application to Mr. Commissioner Cadbury
'in March last, leave wes given to lane maw,
Sion on the groped at the deed not being eaa
anted by the requisite majority of creditors. soma
time after that in May last, the debtor, who had ban ogi
of the tray in the interval, executed another deed. Is wee
contended that the creditor ought not to be deprived ad
his remedy, to which he had been declared antis*
before the execution of the second deed. The first dead
provided for the payment by two instalments of ss. to nab
! pound ; and it was contended that the consentieg athlete
under the first deed ought only to be inserted in the eetud
for the amounts of the instalments which they had ow
anted to swept. Another objection was that the comp*
tire of ss. in the pound, payable under the second deed k
one mouth, had not been paid or tendered to the opposing
creditor.
Mr &mood, for the debtor, contended that the beddeed
•
I had been absodoned, and that therefore all the debts We
lit revived. The other objections, even if well founded,
furnished no ground for seeding the debtor to prison
His Honour reserved judgment.
IN RE BAWL, SUED AS DANIELL—APPLICATION FOB =nu
The bankrupt, described as Andrew William Bur, odoe
for the sale of horses, of the Priory, Earl's-court, Kon ied.
toe, applied for his release from custody.
Mr. Clarke opposed, and asked that the anginal*"
should stand over till after the choice of assignees. The
bankrupt had come to the court in forms pup*
having given a bill of sale over all his propel, h
November last, after execution had been taken oat spied
the bankrupt.
The bankrupt stated that possession had never beentaho
under the bill deals until after his arrest.
Hie Honour directed the application to stand over.
IN RE corm, OTHERWISE DUBOIS.
This cue was mentioned a few days ago, on the Wag
for choice of assignees. The bankrupt as deecrited Ni
commission agent, of Perepetreet, Totteohant•conrtosod.
He now renewed his application for relatee from custody.
Mr. Denny opposed for Madame Valentin, a creditor fit
8401., and stated that the bankrupt had received ute pew
coeds of certain shares belonging to Madame Valeetia, cad
applied them to his owe use. It was urged that if the
bankrupt obtained his release, he would never be seen hoe

again.
Mr. Rushbrook also
After besting Mr. Gould the bankrupt,
His Honour said he should not graot tbo Moue asim
upon sureties for the bankrupt's appearance.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)
MANSION HOUSE.

BERI-0136 caLaGs OF 1108111011.

A well dressed young man named George Liaesitar
Pletcher, was brought before Alderman Finnic, who eat fa
the Lord Mayor, charged with stealing hoods of the win
of 10,0001., the property of the Union Bank, from the
Melbourne branch of that bank twelve months ago.
The ease was only partially gone into, but it appeared that
about the period above-mentioned • robbery to ship
amount was committed at the Melbourne hurt
of the Union Bank, and among the property stolen MISR
number of bonds of the government of Victoria,amoutig
in value to 10.0001., and no clue appeared to have bee 4
tabled as to the parties by whom the offeuce was committal,
The prisoner was employed at the time of the
robbery as cashier at the bank, and very soon afterwards be
absconded and was traced to Buenos Ayres, where he us
lost sight of, and nothing was beard of him sskl
yesterday, when he surrendered himself to a City
police.constable named Harrison, and charged hieing
with having committed the robbery in questiee, The
bonds were the property of Mr. Lewis, a merchant a
Australia, and they bad been deposited with the bankerafe
security, and it appeared that the strong box wu tube
open, and the bonds abstracted.
Mr. Newborn, the cashier of the Union Bank of Ass.
tralia, proved the above facts, and he stated that the beak
were not the prosecutor, at present, on account of so
warrant hiving been obtained.
Alderman Finials expressed !his opinion that in
to the difficulty that had been suggested, he doubted whet.
any tribunal in this country could legally tale cognise/4
of the ease.
The prisoner was then discharged, but he consented
enter into recognisance, to appear and louver the
at a tutors day, if he should be required to do so.
GUILDHALL
irre•tuto A DISTILLER'S HORS/ ABD CART.
Richard Lesatld, 33, described as • weaver, was
before Sir John Musgrove on suspicion of being cowered
with another man not in custody, is stealing a homed
cart, value 501., the property of Mr. George Boer, &aft
It appeared from the evidence of George Cater "
was carman to Mr. Boer, who curies on the
of • distiller at No. 2, Lemon Tree-yard, Bedfordbury,
about 7 o'clock on the previous evening. he was deliver%
some whiskey at a public house in the Hackney.real,
where he saw the prisoner acid another man, both of
whom asked the witness to give them • ride
lived at the west end, and be was going to Covent
Witness gave them a lift anti when they
at the Barbican they all went into •
house together for the purpose of obtaining some i
After some time the man not in custody left the
asking the others to wait for him; they waited SODS
but as he did not re-appear they left the house tag
and then found that the cart end horse had been
away. Witness then gave the prisoner into custody
accomplice, but nothing has since been seen or heard
cart and horse.
The prisoner, whose address is in Bethnal-rti•

placed in the dock, interrupted the procaediop bt
in which he blubbered. He c died a nine t speak
character, but
Sir John Musgrove did not think there was siffiel
dance to detain the prisoner, and he ma • c)rdir
charged.

BENEVOLENCL
Rewired 101. 10a. forth* Poor-box of this cowl
Leatberaellers' Company.
CLERK ENWELL.
DRE►E/ED A JZWELLZ/e8 WINDOW AND STESLIIO