The Express.
London, England, 1867-07-06 00:00:00

li.,ato Intelligence.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. —JULY 5.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Flolroyd.)

IN RE FRAMPTON AND PENTON.-THE VICTORIA THEATRE.

The bankrupts, Frederick Frampton and Frederick Fen-
ton, were described as theatrical managers and lessees of
the Victoria Theatre. This was a sitting for last examina-
tion and discharge. The joint accounts show: Creditors
unsecured, 2,0711. le. ; ditto holding security, 3,545 f. 4a. ;
ditto to be paid in full, 784/F.—total, 6,3901. lie. Cr. :
Property in the hands of creditors, 1,4001. ; deficieuey,
4,9961. 9a. The secured creditor is Mr. W. J. Ross, of
Marlborough-place, Kennington, gentleman, for 3,54. w.,
holding equitable mortgage on Isaac. goods, and chattels of
the Victoria Theatre ; estimated value, 1,4001. The separate
debts are of small amount. The bankrupts attribute their
failure to insufficiency of profits occasioned by the depres-
sion of trade. _ _

There was no opposition, and, after an explanatory
statement by their counsel, the bankrupts passed, and re•
ceived immediate orders of discharge.
(Before Kr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN CC O. WYATT.

The bankrupt, who was described as formerly of 7, Lan-
caster.terrace, Hyde-park-gardens, architect and builder,
since of Brighton and elsewhere, and now out of business,
came up for examination and discharge.
Mr. Smith, a solicitor, the assignee in person, did not
oppose ; Mr. Bagley was counsel for the bankrupt ; Mr.
Lucas, for a creditor, opposed.
It appeared from the report of Mr. Graham, the official
assignee, that on the 29th February, 1864, the bankrupt
executed a deed of assignment, under which property
valued at over 100,0001. passed to the trustee,. for the
benefit of the creditors. The debts were now returned in
the accounts at 111,1591., the whole of which, with the
exception of about 2971., had been incurred prior to
the date of the deed.
The bankrupt was the nephew of the late Mr. P. Wyatt,
the celebrated architect, and he had been engaged in very
large building operations at Lancaster-gate, Princes-square.
and in the neighbourhood of Bayswater. It was stated
that be had given up all his property and his books to the
trustees under the deed, and in answer to an application
on the part of creditors for further accounts of his
transactions prior to the date of the deed, it was said that
I'e had no materials at his command to enablo him to
prepare such accounts, and that it would be absolutely
impossible for him to do so.
After hearing the parties,
His Honour said that the bankrupt must furnish cash
and deficiency accounts for twelve months prior to the
date of the deed, and he directed an adjournment for the
purpose.

THE TRADES' UNION COMMISSION.--81NOULAIL
PROCEZDINGS.—Yesterday the usual weekly meeting
of the commissioners took place at Park Prospect-

house, Westminster, Sir W.. Rae presiding ; Mr-. T.
Connolly, of the Masons' Society, and chairman of the
Trades' Conference Committee, attending in his place as
usual, to watch the ?recordings on behalf of the com-
mittee. Be`ore entenng on the regular business of the
day, Mr. Roebuck, M.P., • member of the commission,
called the attention of the chairman and his brother
commissioners to a report of • meeting of trades' delegates
on the Sheffield outrages, reported in the papers on the
morning of the 27th of June. In this report Mr. T.
Connolly, the person now present on behalf of the trades'
committee, is said to have spoken at that meeting of dele-
gates, and to have used these words : "What could be ex-
pected from • town like Sheffield, which returned
such a man as Mr. Roebuck as its representative ?"
After some conversation, the chairman requested Mr.
Connolly to retire while the commissioners considered the
waster brought before them. On being readmitted
Mr. Connolly was asked to sign • document addressed to
Mr. Roebuck, stating that the report in the Times
was not correct, and that he regretted being so much
misrepresented. Mr. Connolly at once refused! to sign
that, or any other document relating to the subject, say-
ing that as he spoke of Mr. Roebuck as • public man sod
member of parliament, and did not at all refer to him as
• member of this commission, he protested against any
interference of the commissioners be ween himscif and
Mr. Roebuck. Mr. Connolly was again requested to
retire, and, on being re-admitted, was informed that he
would not in the future be allowed to attend any meeting
of the commission. Mr. Connolly, thanking the com-
missioners for the courtesy extended to him during their
many sittings, sad he should report the result of the
day's proceedings to the trades' committee, who would Like
such steps in the matter as they might deem desirable.
He then bowed to the chairman, and left the room.

THE CHARGE OF NEGLECTING A CHILD. —A t the
Surrey Sessions yesterday, Henry Blucher Ryland, 54, a
cooper, and Hannah Ryland, 41, his wife, surrendered to
their hail to Ramer an indictment charging them with
unlawfully neglecting to provide sufficient food and other
necessaries for the infant child of the said Henry Blucher
Ryland, named George Freddy Ryland. Mr. Lilley prose-
cuted, and Mr. Thompson appeared for the prisoners.
This was the case already given in our polioe reports, in
which the prisoners were accused of neglecting the child
by supplying it with insufficient food, and by keeping it
in a washhouse unfit to be used as a human habitation.
The jury consulted about a quarter of an hour, when the
foreman gave in a verdict of Guilty against the male
prisoner, and acquitted the female upon the objections
to the counts taken by the counsel for the defence, via.,
that as stepmother she was not liable. Mr. Thompson
then asked for a case to be submitted to a superior court,
which, after a slight discussion, the bench granted. The
prisoner, upon the applicationof Mr. Thompson, was then
admitted to bail upon an increased amount.
THE CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN SIMPSON, R.N.
—At the Portsmouth quarter sessions yesterday the grand
jury returned a true bill against Captain James Si mpson, of
her Majesty's ship Metier*, on three different counts in the
indictment for having unlawfully assaulted a boy named
Charles Wallis, on board that ship, on the 11th of April
last. The case excited the greatest possible interest, and
the court was crowded to excess, but it was arranged that
owing to the number of witnesses to he examined it should
be taken first this morning. Mr. Bailey Especially re-
tained) and Mr. Hellen, instructed on behalf of the Society
for the Protection of Women and Children, will conduct
the prosecution, and Mr. Gunner will defend Captain
Simpson.
DARING RGRBERY OF JEWELLEKY.-011 Thursday
evening, about hell past 8 o'clock, an extensive robbery of
jewellery was committed under circumstances of great
audacity, at the shop of Mr. Vaughan, of Bath-street, •
leading thoroughfare to the railway termini, in BristoL
Mr. Vaughan was in his shop alone, when some man or
men must have entered and attacked him with a blunt
instrument, inflicting four or five serious wounds upon his
head and face. Having rendered him insensible, the shop
was then plundered of diamond pins and rings, gold chains.
and jewellery amounting in value to between :1001. and
4001. The persona living in the upper part of the house,
hewing Mr. Vaughan's groans, came down and found him
lying in • pool of blood, with his head and face fearfully
contused. Mr. Fendick, surgeon, was called, and having
dressed the wounds' Mr. Vaughan was removed to his
private residence in Wellington-place. Yesterday after-
noon Mr. Vaughan was progressing favourably, but be is
unable to state whether more than one man was concerned
in this audacious assault and robbery.