The Express.
London, England, 1866-10-29 00:00:00

LAW

COURT
(Before Mr.
TN BE PALIILL-
The bankrupt, B. 0. •
insurance and custom-home agent,
hall street, in partnership with J. Gladeas4;
are onlyy about 200(. The detaining creditors Wet the
mdeatal Death Insuranes Company, on whom liskita.
bankrupt had received premiums and had not pasaa•
over. The company did not oppose his applioatioa
law from custody.
His Honour, in ordering the release, mid that if thus
had been any opposition he should not hays (TwiM
ig
application.
IA BE 0. PIACI DANIKLUS.
The bankrupt was described as a commercial g
Norwood, formerly a hop merchant of Wolverbsapia.
Debts 9051.
Mr. Chidley supported. Mrs. Clough, • end* iir
30/., opposed in person. An adjournment was orders( kr
additional accounts.

IN RE WALTER BROWN.
The bankrupt was a commission agent, of %ea.
street. Debts, 1,6481., against which the bankrupt fitakd
that he had a claim of 5,0001. in connexion with du fat*
tion of the Melinea and Ternuze Railway, for oktsisig •
concession from the Belgian government. This au th
sitting for examination and discharge.
Mr. geed, solicitor, who appeared for credi dim
that there was a probability of something being rnits.
he estate, from the claim of ,000/., which the hob...
made in respect of negotiating the railway egraeW,
They did not object to the bankrupt passing and hartssii
order of discharge.
His Honour granted the order.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

(THIS DAY.)

(Before the Recorder.)
THE CHANGE AGAINST THE POLICL
The court was specially convened this ma ' Nui 111
o'clock, for the purpose of hearing the renewed
of Mr. Sleigh in reference to the case of the '
stable Matthew Hayes, who stood charged with ono g hi
comrades, William Barry, with having conspired to sik,
a false charge against two young men, named Fora sae
Dye, of having attempted to commit a burglary is g,
63, Gloucester-crescent, Regent's-park.
Mr. Sleigh, Mr. M. Williams, Mr. Stirling gm ji,
Warner Sleigh, again appeared for the prosoutees ; no
Mr. Cooper, Mr. G. S. Griffiths, and Mr. F. Timor fogy
defence.
Mr. Cooper first addressed the court, and said that hi
learned friend had undertaken to g,ve him nodes, I my
fresh evidence was to be adduced, of the ware ef Oa
evidence, and he now understood that finch widows was
intended to be adduced upon the fresh trial, and a ta
part of the defendant he complained that he had sat it
ceived any such notice, and had not been even =demo .
of the names of the witnesses who were to be called
Mr. Sleigh said it was true that there was adatiied
evidence to be adduced for the prosecution, and be iiii.
mated that it was hie intention to proceed with the Ea
indictment.
The Recorder expressed his opinion that the could ler
the defendant ought to have been informed of the Moe
of the additional evidence that was to be aldaeak at
that fresh facts ought not to be sprung upon the di*
• dents when they had no opportunity to answer them
It wan then suggested that there should be a shot I.
jourument for the purpose of giving the iproaceinen a
opportunity of furnishing the defendant. with the mm
of the additional evidence that it was proposed is Igig
forward, and the court adjourned for half an hoar.
At the expiration of that period the learned molds
both sides came into court, and Mr. Sleigh horded Yea
learned judge a statement in writing of the badigllg
facts he propose] to put in evidence ou behalf of the pe
locution. He at the same time said that there we ell
two additional witnesses that he proposed to mamas ea
they were both called at the trial at the Middlesex mass
The Recorder, after having read the statement Menai
to, said it appeared to him that upon the facts disiolit
it the counsel for the defendants ought not to be see*
to go on with the trial at the present session.
Mr. Cooper maid that as this was the *ails of be
lordship, be should ask that the case might be pineal
to the next session.
Mr. Sleigh said he bad no objection to this room iiiii
taken.
The Recorder then directed that the trial shoal:load
postponed to the November session, with the midmost.
mg that a copy of any additional evidence that es ie
tended to be brought forward on behalf of the conosio
should be supplied to the defendants.
Mr. Sleigh asked that a similar order should be seal
with regard to the defendants if they proposed to oho
additional testimony.
The Recorder said that this WWI never dose in tiene
of a defendant. He should be glad when some alkalis
was made in the law upon the subject, bat at proms
defendant could not be called upon to do what ins reglad
Mr. Sleih.
, by
The trial of the other indictments wu then Welly
postponed to the next session.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

GUILDHALL
• SAVAGE DOG AT LARGE.
William Monro, 8, Halfmoon-passage,Aldersgstselun
was summoned before Alderman Copeland for any
savage dog to be at large, unmozzled, on the 'tad of Oa

inst:
Jesse Hudson said ho lived at 5, Half-moon-gawp. mi
about 5 o'clock on Monday afternoon a cog beloegiedlo*
defendant bit his child. Before that time on Os an
day the dog bad bitten two other children. He hd we
the dog in the street since Monday. The child wal elb
to the hospital. All the children in the naglawlew
were very much frghtened at the dog, and nu las
whenever they saw it. It was still allowed to masts
the streets.
The defendant said the dog was his son's and not la
James Welsh said he was a garburner maker, oad la
at No. 6, Half-moon-passage. In the early pad
June the same dog bit his little boy, but not aoserelllo
the complainant's child, and in consequence heti:awe
to kill the brute. On the following Tuesday
fendant came up to him while be was atad"
door and said, ' What are you going to do to ay
Witness replied, " Is that your dog'." and he said "TN:
Witness said, " Then I will kill him the
opportunity." The defendant thereupon snuck rye
new, and the blow having been returned, h.
ended as between them. Ho had seen the dog Zwil;, •
since then but never had an opportunity
The dog had flown at him several times bat had ow
bitten him. He bad, however, bitten wand ll*
' neighbours since then. It was • mere WO*,
the defendant saying the dog was not his ow. w,;
his son had been summoned he would have aid
was his father's.
In reply to questions put by the defendant tbalioJ.
said he never knew defendant until be came up oar"
to him about the dog, and said it was his. SOP'
previously be had heard the son say it wag
Alderman Copeland adjourned the summon', it,
rected that the eon should be summoned also. Be """
ordered that the parents of all the children who WOO
bitten by the dog should likewise attend. .•
CLERKENWELL.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT THEOCGH THBOWI"
Robert Phillips and Charles Militia. twoboys
I e before Kr. Partridge with violently '
Mbi,.rSeadmes Gill,of 60, White Lion-street, Barisal
.
worker, and cutting his cheek.
It appeared from the evidence of the (*Oslo.° •
last night he was passing along the street Intl' I. •
when the defendants, with some other boys, vext •
across the pavement. They were asked to movele
which they were saucy, and made use of bad •
He then pushed the boys, on which the defendant
sir
picked up a stone and threw it at the complsio° of
his face, inflicting a wound fully three quarters
in length. The other defendant then picked *PIT.
of mud and threw it at him, covering his coot, Mel
The defendant has before been in custody
of throwing stones, and was generally s saucy 0
The defendants lid not deny the charge, but
they were struck b the complainant. babel°
r. Partridge cud that the defendants bid 0a
the matter with the complainant, and this hiA.,jB,
done, and they having begged the complainant's obeysl
the magistrate said that ho was unwilling to
that were at work to prison, but they had betW
ful how they came here agaio for the future.
Alfred Currant, aged lb, was charged with 7-
fireworks in Thornhill-road, on Suoday night, w'
being made out, he was fined ls. • cm°
Robert Hardwick was also charged with •
like offence on Sunday night, and was also Ole"'
a fine of Is.
MA,SLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE BARRISTER AND THE POLICE;
Williams Cando*, a labourer, was chair'
Tyrwhitt with behaving in • disorderly wow',
fug a crowd to assemble. g
Alfrli Burrows, 100 C, said—About halflr,or
night I was on duty in Park-lane, when I oW,er
dant and others coming along. The defendant!, 'lBll
oused • female of insulting them. I mtjj
not seen anything of it, and the erifo,
I ought to have seen It, and that I encouraged 71,00
and the defendant on another constable 0007.0
he would have our coats off our backs, °V1_..848,0,
about. I told him to go away an he wo.wioio
turbance, and as he refused to do w I ?row;
custody. A gentleman sitting in court lee!:.;;Ve
barrister), came up end said to the defendsON solid
you give the police a mutton Pie 021,reio
your husband up, and I cannot twa'

INTELLIGENCE, vil
(THIS DAY.)
—o eir
C OF BANKRUPTCY. fen(
fr. Commissioner Winslow.) The
:8.-APPLICATION FOB MUM fell
G. Palmer, was described u
m-house scent, ktely trwring in en
nersbip with J. Glutusq, teiti ife