The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-24 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 21, 1859.

LAM INTELLIGENC&
(TlllB DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Mara 14:. Canaksiesse roslaissquel

IN 11 CHARLES WOOLTORTON:
The baakrupt w ea irounringer, of 74 end 75, Wrst
Smithfield. This was the adjourned elaminatiun meeting.
The accounts ham already appeared. The bankrupt
owes to %immured ereditore, 9,6961. ; to those hold-
ing security, 23,6681. ; liabilities, 2,1421. The meets
are mated at 3,9131. la good debts, sad 8,1381. in pr,.perry;
properly held se security (con>is.iag chiedy of house at
Brightue), 20,3.321. The principal secured creditor is Mrs.
Menthol,. of Brighton, whoie claim amounts to 19,9151.
Mr. Tippette and Mr. W. Norton appeared fur the swig-
-

Mr. Lowrance, for the bankrupt, staled that certain requi-
sitions had been presented to him, which he had been pre-
sewed from summing by indirp
A medical certificate was put in, but there was some
quivrion as to its regularity.
Mr. IAWTSWO asked that the bankrupt might be allowed
to pms, on the understanding that the addidenal accounts
required should be furnished before he asked for his coria-

me. The accountant wee of opinion that six wets close
application would be necessary to complete the accounts that
had been askod for, on account of the imperfect way la
which the bdoks had been kept.
The Commissioner—What trade was he?
Mr. Tippet's—An immense,.
The Commissioner—And a builder?
Tippe is—Yee.

The C,.aisete-iotiev--I thought so.
Mr. Tippetts said it wee impossible to allow the bankrupt
M pare until the additional accounts were furnished. They
related to the expeoditore on the property at Brighton, to Ina
stook, and to his accommodation bill trintractions.
Mr. Herten also premed for an adjournment. The rigid-
Wiese had not been made to delay or annoy the bankrupt,
but were searatiel to a proper elucidation of the case.
Oita Hamar said that it wee quite clear the bankrupt
could net now pus. He eboold require a formal 'Mara
Item the medial man. For that purpse there most be an
adjournment, pro tuna% fora week ; the court would then
determine whether there should be an adjournment sine die,
or to a day brad.
Mr. Tippet's said that a question had arieen between the
assignees and the Cie, Bank, under the following discomf-
it OKI —The henkrupt• had deputised the lease of a Blase
sad shop at Holloway with the City Beek, as security for
some advances. In October last he spplied to them
fur It, stating that he could raise mere mousy
oa it ; sad he *lnaba en advenee of 250/. on mortgage of
the lease Bets a gentleman in Gloucester-square, but oily
200/. was paid at the time. The remaining 501. had lace
paid to the assignees by Mr. May the solicitor to the
mortgagee ; sad the porn. had *greed 'to submit to the se-
der of the court as to whether the rotary belonged to the
bank or to the asalgsses.
Mr. Viintkworth, who represented the City Bank, pro-
duced a receipt which bed been taken from the bankrupt at
the time that the lease wee given op to him, stating the dr-
' cemstatices under which It had been held by the bank, and
the conditions on which the bankrupt was allowed possession
oils.
The Coromiesioaer said that If the beak had not taken

that receipt th.y would hate lad thais lioa. As It was thq
wore entitled to the 601.
IN RE BAUMANN AND BARAMTI.,-71111 OPERATIVE ♦ND

TIAIN !NO INSTITIMON.

Thin was the e;asanation metiatt In td cue of William
Baumann and Carleton de Coarry Barrett, who had estab-
lished a small reformatory under the above title, at British-
grove, Chlawiek, and who had been made bankrupts as
printers, carpentere, cabinebrookeve, and turnery. No as
have been filed. Deb's to the amount of about I,OOOE
wire proved at the eating fe choice of assigner.
An odjourosorat was ceders&

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
111 WAX? O► ♦ 110CNTT.

an: es Osemo,-;rail Afjni Auer wore charged with
stealing • silk pocket-headkerWilf from the pewee of
William Demme, • patleman having an aloe in the City ;
and who deposed that as be was gamin through Fenchurob-
strest. as the previous afternoon, he bit • tug at his pocket,
sad, taming round, saw Me two prisoners behind him, and hie
handkarchest in Conerses hand. letting este with one baud
sad the other with We other hand, km Emended the restore-
tics of his property. They seemed quite uaconornied and
disposed to take thisge easy, for Ccnsor taking op the hand-
kerchief, and locking at its pattern with an ad-
miring eye, said, " Oh, h this here hanker-
ehar year*? 'Coe if it is, take it old Wile. It's
• beauty, and no mistake ; bat I doesn't want what doesn't
haloes to me, though I did pick it up." Thereupoe he (wit-
ness) took bark his handkerchief. and • roliceman, who cams
up, took the primmer, to the Mation-homas, whore they both
per Wes addresses.
Cesiver—Thare all right, yes 'mow. I did pick It up,
end dale' it didn't belong to me, 'cos me how this ere geu-
tientem claimed it, I gave it up, ink. an 'overt man.
A whams in court, h ewers deposed AM he saw Connor
take the hasdkarchist from Mr. Demises Docket, while
IP”lde covered him, and the prisoners wee* a ked what they
bed to ray to that.
Caesar— Well, I suppose I moat chnithat I did steal it; sad
I'll tell yes ow It aomd about, I dot bed any work lately and so
I've been terribly ard up, and didn't know what to do to pt
mmb. 1 went to the Render°, on Tower-hill, to try to pt
Mto the navy; but they wouldn't give me no bounty, ea m
ow I Mat 21. ; and then I tried to get into tbs army, and
they wouldn't give me no bounty there, me me ow I ain't
21. Well, what was Ito do—l must are some grub—and
MO I was a walkia behind that gent them, I teed his
sakercher angle, out ad his pocket, and it looked so worry
temptin that I woe fogad to Jae it.
Popkin and hs " hadn't 'bethink to say."
It wan proved that they were the associates of thieves, and
Mr. Alderman Cubitt sant them both to prism and hard
labour for three months.