The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-04 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commixioner Goulburn.)
IN HZ MINOR NAM.

The bankrupt was described as formerly of 78, Great
Towerotreet and elsewhere, since of 4, Bush-lane, Qinnon-
grog. agent for the sole of wines, trading under the style
J. Meets and Co. He presented his petition in iota&
puiperis, and
.from a statement which be hex filed it
enema that his debts amount to 10,9501., against which
he makes claims upon other parties to the extent
9,5001. The failure was attributed to bad debts and
hem lames on consignments of wines and apivits. The
bankrupt now applied for the second time to be released
from custody, a former application having bees ordered to
dead over until afterthe choice of assignees, which witting
was held on the 29th of August, when no debts were proved
Dor was the assignee chosen.
Mi. Doris opposed on behalf of Mmes. Wisdom and
warder, of Mark-lane, wine merchants, detaining aredi-
toe ; Mr. Lucas was counsel for the beak-apt; Mr. Al-
dridge appeared for the official assignee.
Mr. Doria called the attention of the court to the lsrw
nem of the debts and the absence of assets. Although the
boakrupt made large claims upon other parties there was
nothing to show that such claims were well founded. He
submitted that no benefit could accrue to the creditors by
the baoluupt being released, and he asked therefore that
the appllcation should be refused.
Br. Lucas said that the bankrupt, who had been several
weeks in custody, had paid the detaining creditors as much
as 1,189/., and their present claim was only for a balance
of amount. The learned counsel contended that as no
specific charge had been made against the bankrupt it
would be indeed hard if he should be punished by antioi-
pation. He submitted that the proper time for the oppos-
ing creditors to come forward would be at the sitting for
discharge, when the whole of the bankrupt's conduct
would come under the ooneideratMn of the court.
His Honour said he thought he should sir very widely
if he were to release the bankrupt. The debts were very
large, and in reality there were no sent& The bankrupt
bad put the machinery of the court into motion for
the purpose of getting rid of his liabilities, and
although he mid he had vet/ large donna upon others, it
ea, very unlikely that much would be realised from them.
The question was one which concerned the whole of the
bankrupt's creditors, and not the detaining creditor only,
and the application must be refused.
Mr. Lucas—Will your Honour release the bankrupt upon
giving bail
The Commissioner —No, I cannot order a pauper to find
bed.
App cation refused.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

(Before Alfred Dowling, Esq., Deputy Assistant Judge.)
SOBBIET WITH VIOLENCE IN THE SNOW&

TheNeas Bega4, who was convicted last session of riesling
spores containing 31., the monies and property of Albert
gapers, from the person of Rebecca Rayner, was brought
up for judgment.
The facts as proved at the trial were shortly these :—On
Saturday evening, the 28th of July, Mrs. Rayner was in
Whitechapel, when the prisoner, in the most unprovoked
manner, came up to her, struck her violently on the chest,
sad made a snatch at her purse. The purse had left her
hand, but she caught it with the other. The prisoner for
the time got away, but on the following Monday a police-
man who had been watching him took him into custody.
At the trial a previous conviction was proved against
him. To-day Mr. George Lockyer put in three additional
convictions asainat him from Coldbath-fields, and stated
that he hail also been once in the City Prison at
Holloway.
11r. Serjeant Dowling said that it was really shocking
that persons could not walk in the streets without being
subjected to assaults and robberies by such fellows as the
primer. He had been several times convicted, and a few
)saes ago the result of his conviction for this offence would
bare been his appearance next Monday morning before the
debtors' door at Newgate. That punishment, however, hail
bees taken sway, but the offence remained the same, and
the mutt would not be doing its duty unless they removed
him from society for some time to come, and the sentence
span him was that he be kept in penal servitude for seven
rairt.