The Express.
London, England, 1867-08-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIONNOS

(THIS DAY.)

COURT OP BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Coninifsairmir Winslow.)
nt as Harr.'
The bankrupt, Robert Hart, was described as • boot
manufacturer of Windsor, previously of Margate, pre-
Tiously of 24, Addington-square, Camberwell, previously
of Reigate, previously of Jackson-street, Holloway-road,
previously of 122 and $l, Cheapside, boot manufac-
turer, but now a prisoner for debt in Whitecrosa-
street Prison. The indebtedness is stated at from
NSSN. to 6,0001., and the assets are said to eon-
seit of book debts at present of unascertained value.
Mr. Paul is engaged in the preparation of the accounts.
The bankrupt, who ascribes his failure to losses in trade
soul by bad debts, had been arrested at the suit of Messrs.
eriok and Son, of Leicester, and now applied for his
release.

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Mr. Lucas appeared in support of the application, which
sr.4. not opposed, and
His Honour granted the release.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)

Two lads, named George Smith and John Friend, pleaded
guilty to a charge of robbery.
A police-olficer informed the court that both prisoners
bad been formerly convicted of felony, and they had each
been sentenced to three years' confinement in a reforma-
tory. The moment they obtained their libel ty, however,
they recommenced their old courses and committed the
offence for which they had pleaded guilty.
The Recorder said that, under these circumstances, he
had no alternative but to sentence the prisoners to be kept
in penal servitude for seven years.
William Henry Warrend pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments charging him with stealing letters, the property of
the Postmsster.nenersl.
Sentence was postponed.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
DARING RTRIZT 801111111 T.

Ali(And Tanen, a powerful young man, was brought
before the Lord Mayor charged with a daring attempt at
robbery in the public street.
The complainant was a person named Anderson, the
captain of an American vessel called the E. 11. Taylor, at
present lying in the London Docks. About 11 o'clock last
night the prosecutor was walking along the High-street,
Aldgate, when the prisoner rushed at him and seised his
watch-chain, and pulled it with such violence that it broke
in two places. The prosecutor then seised the prisoner, who
after a desperate struggle got away, but was stopped by a
police-constable, and taken back to the prosecutor, who
identified him as the man who had attempted to rob him.
A second man waa is company with the prisoner, evidently
ready to render assistance if necessary, but he contrived to
make his escape.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and he was ordered to be
detained to be dealt with in petty sesaions before a second
magistrate.

GMLDHALL.
ZETEAORDINLET CONFESSION Or ROBBERY.
Janes Roe, a respectable-looking young man, was placed
at the bar before Sir Robert W. Carden, charged on his
own confession with stealing a cash-box containing 51. and
other documents belonging to Mr. Randall, a solicitor, of
Tokenhonse-yard.
John °Ming, 109 E, said the prisoner came to him in
High Holborn, and said he wished to give himself op. He
asked him for what, but be would not answer. He told
him he could not take him to any station unless he stated
for what he gave himself up. He left the prisoner then,
and about a quarter-past 2 the following morning he came
to him again at the corner of Orange-street, Red Lion-
square, and said, " I am very uncomfortable, and have
bad no rest. Everybody that I look at in the
street seems to want me. Witness said, " What for r
but he mad 3 no reply. He walked away until he mane to
Bouthamoton•row' and the prisoner still kept following
him, until et last he turned back and told him that he
could not have him following him about on his beat like
that. If he had anything on his mind and would tall him
(witness) he would take him, but otherwite he must leave
him. The prisoner then said that he bad robbed his master
of 54 and a cash box and some papers ; that hie master's
name was Randall, of Tokenhouae-yard, and that he was a
solicitor. Witness asked him what he had done with the
money, and he said that ho bad spent it, and sent the cash
box back to his master.

The prisoner, who was suspected to be labouring under
some mantel aberration, was remanded.

DESPERATE ASSAULT AND SCALDING ♦ BARM•N.

William Oak, 11 Palmer•street Holloway, and Richard
Kenz,:e, of 1, Milton-place,Holloway, described ars
labourers, were charged with being drunk and assaulting
and sadding Frederick Lomas, barman at the Bell tavern
and public-house, Pentonville-road, Clarkenwell.
Mr. Child, sol.citor to the Licensed Victuallers' Pro-
tection Society, described the assault as one of a very
arated description, and asked that the defendants
should be searely dealt with.
The complainant, whose bead and face were enveloped
in surgical bandages and who seemed to be in great pain,
said that last evening, between the hours of 5 and 6
o'clock, the defendants name into the house and were
served with some beer. They asked him the time, and he
said twenty minutes 54, making a mistake, for which
he apologised, and to them the exact time. The defen-
dants made use of foul =guar, and Gale jumped on the
counter and struck at him. The other defendant also
struck at him, and then Gale threw an urn containing
several quarts of boiling water over him. The boiling
water went over his face and cheat. WlCenzie then
jumped over the counter, and struck him several times.
Gale got over the counter, and wrestled with him ;
but he could not say whether he struck him or not. Mr.
Treadwell, his employer, was out at the time, and the
servant went for the police, who with difficulty
removed them. When the defendant. had been locked up
be was taken to the Royal Free Hospital and his wounds
were dressed. He now felt great pain from the scalds. He
bad seen one of the defendants in the house before and
both of !hem were sober and knew what they were about.
In the melee some glasses were broken and the spirit taps
turned on. The defendants had only been supplied with
beer and bad not sat down.

Police-eonstable Parker, 212 G, said be wee called to the
Bell, and found the defendants there the worse for liquor,

use of most foul and filthy language to the'bar-
Mai, mod threatening him. The barman was covered w►th
water, and seemed to be in great pain from the effects of
the scalding water.
The defendants said they did not wish to make any de-
fence, nor to aak any questions.
Mr. Cooke said that he should remand them to see bow
the barman progressed.

GREAT FIRE NEAR OLDHAM.-40,0001. DAMAGE.
—On Sunday morning, at an early hour, an extensive cot-
ton mill, forming • portion of the premises belonging to
Mr. Robert Fitton, Turf-lane, near Oldham, was destroyed
by fire. In the two lower rooms of a warehouse was stored
a large quantityof yarn, amounting in value to 50,0001.,
and, with great exertion, the firemen prevented the fire
from getting an extensive hold of this building. The fire
here was chiefly confined to the two upper floors, occupied
by machinery. The machinery in the main building is
completely destroyed. It consisted of 56 carding engines
and preparations, there being no lees than 50,000 spindles
in the place. The damn, is estimated at 40,C30/., which
is partly covered by insurance In vailous offices.
NAVAL Pine Mown-Y.—The official account of
the receipt and expenditure of naval bountysalvage,
and other moneys between the lst of April, 1866, and the
end of March in the current year shows that the total re-
ceipts from these sources amounted collectively to 45,8031.
Of this sum 12,0201. was derived from slave and tonnage
bounty, 3,1941. from salvage services rendered by her
Majesty's ships, 3,7601. from bounty for destruction of
pirates, 1,331/. from booty captured in China, 1,6611. from
captures for breach of blockade, and 6,082/, from grants
for special service in China. There are also same of 9731.
derived from Indian prize money, of 1,0021. from booty
captured in Pegu. and of 8,0711. for stores captured at
Kerteh and Yenikale in 1855, as well as 5,599/. derived
from unclaimed prize money. From the detailed state-
went of slave and tonnage bounty given in the appendix it
appears that accounts as to 83 captures are still unsettled,
one of which dates back as far as August, 1857. The sum
distributed or paid on account of the slave and tonnage
bounty amounted to 6,8711.. and the balance in hand in
April of the current year was 5,3281.
FLEXIBLE STONE.—A great geological curiosity
has just been deposited in the museum of the Hartley In-
stitution at Southampton, consisting of a piece of flexible
stone about two feet long, seven inches wide, and mo.e
than one inch in thickness, having the appearance of rough
sandstone, which bends with slight pressure like a piece of
indiarnliber or gotta percha of the same size. This very
interesting specimen of geology has been plaid in • glaal
ease constructed for it, fitted with a lever, by touching the
key of which on the outside of the case tie flexibility of
the stone is shown. It was presented to the Hartley In-
stitution by Mr. Edward Cuehen from his relative, Mr.
R. S. Menden, who obtained it from Delhi, in the East
Indies. In its natural position the stone is said to run in
thin layers in the soil in which it is found, but is so rare
in India that it find, a place in the museums at Calcutta.
We are informed that there is a similar stone, but not so
wide as the one under notice, in the British Museum, and
another in the museum of the School of ilium, but speci-
mens are very rarely to be met with. Although the stone
has a gritty appearance, no grit or dust is thrown off by the
motion given to it when under pressure.

Atap which h greatest In the meth, hm
decraaaed gen since yesterday ; It la increasing this morn-
ing at Valentin Penzanot. Winds on the north meat are
north-easterly . • and southmeterly, fresh, in the meth, when
much rain hastallen, accompanied with thunder and lightning.