The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-22 00:00:00

via ordered for additional seemats. It wen dated that
ty beakrapt had bees baateeipb twice bdees, aced bad air
pod throe deed. of arrangemeat
_ AI 111! J. W. &MEL _

The bankrupt, fonnoly a merchant in the City, sad'
having a house at New Yost, was now inspector of spa.
aim to an insurance ogles Kingetreet, St. Jamey's. This
wag the sitting for .exoninellina and dieeitarge. Dells, DO IMPOU.
r"awned% for the essipeee, stated that the ass
gal caw of misfortune, and eared no oppositioe.
ted.
order gran
sl BILANDOL-2113 COMMEICIAL aaooz Wl2ll noun=
(Ln_117134.
The barthrapt, Raphael Breadon, was an architect, of
swast-street Weak also a director of the Oonitnereial
Wiese Company. The award.) liabilities
23,001., of which 20,8061. are in respect of debts of the
(ospany. Some of the areditoys hold security to the
@alma of 4301.
ply. J. R. Miller, for the sodomise, offered no opposition.
*T. gergood raorted.
The bankrupt, cc examination, stated that be became sae
d the directors of the company in 1864, twos the inst.
adion of the manager and secretary. The company was
saw being wound up. At that time his prospects were ex-
*solely rood. Re had incurred liabilities at the request of
gas manager, who said the capital was required to carry ns
the busineesof the company, and that there was plenty of
sine in the allays to meet the liabilities.
The order was greeted.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
POST-071101 BOBBUIZ• 111 • POLIC11111•It.
George Boxall, late polioe-orostable at Usk, Monmouth.
shire, who stood committed for trial as the charge
ci stealing • bank poet bar [tor 1501. from • letter
in the pceteleoe at 17sk, was brought up on
remand co the further charge of "stealing from and oat
of the post, a letter addressed to Edward Lister. Esq.,
Cefn Dd. Usk, containing • beaker's draft for 231. 3e. 2d.,
forging Mr. Lister'. name thereon, and uttering the urns,
mowing it to be forged."
Mr. Pocock spin attended to prosecute for the But.
authorities.
It will be renumbered that two days after the letter in
potion was lost in the poeteillee the prisoner was at
where he purchased • watch for 6/. 65., paying for
it with the cheque in question, and receiving 161. I7s. 2d.
In change.
Some additional evidence was given, and the prisoner was
committed for trial on this case also.

OLIRKENWKLL.

°Laura HI

rcm.-'as_na • POLICE-COS.
WAWA% LPL

Marta Roberta, aged 18, a boot-closer, of Tottenham-
place, Tottenham-oourt.road, and Isaac Masked!, aged 18,
a labourer, having no home, were charged with stealing
been 6, St. Amenities's-road, Oamden-town, 6 table
cloths, 1 table napkin 1 shirt, sad other articles. the pro-
petty of Hr. Wm. Being/ord. They were further charged
with violently assaulting police-constable Shaw and break-
leg his leg on the sth ult.
, Inspector Frazer, 'Y division, watched the case on behalf
of the Commissioneas of Polio ; and Mr. Ricketts, solicitor,
of Frederick-street, Gray's-ieui-road, defended Haskell.
Poliocooestabbi Joseph Shaw, who walked late end as
watcher, and who was allowed to be seated whilst giving
his evideace, said—On the cumin of the sth alt., about a
quarter peat 7, I was on duty in Suffolk-sheet, St.
Pancrss.road. I saw the prisoner Roberts, exam-
ponied by another, each caza a handle of white
and wet clothes. They me, and turned into
Aahleyetreet, the prisoner being behind. I went
after him, and taking him by the left arm said, " What
have you got there? He said, " What I picked up."
mid " Then you must go with me, and satisfy me that you
did." The prissier then pointed to the other and said
"There's he as well." I said "I woe% go after you
mast go ;" and he said " Thee I shan't." 1 maid " Yon will
have to go, you had better go quietly." He turned
round towards me, threw his arms round me, and we scuf-
fled and both fell. I got up again, still having hold of the
prisoner, and he then threw both his legs round my left leg
sad we fell. Ia falling towards the kerb my foot caught
against it and my leg was broken. I got up again still having
bold of the prisoner, struggled with him across the road to
the opposite pavement, when I swain fell, pulling the prisoner
down with me. The prisoner then began striking at my
face, but having hold of him by the collar my arm was in
the way, and the blows fell on my arm and chest. I thee
celled to several persons round to lend me assistance, but
nose would do ea. There was a crowd of men and women.
Several constables came and took me to the hospital. I
kept passessiond the bundle of lime that the prisoner was

°VI". After hearing othu evidence, showing the owner of the
Proer ty,
Pprevious oonvictions for housebreaking were proved by
MeapWte HIM Audi and and the magistrate committed
primonere to the Kiddie/ex Session for trial.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
SCANDALOUS TILIATKINT OF ♦ VALIUM/ HORS&

T A;;;;; Roney, b isr oaa in the employ of Mr. John
Clough, horse dealer, of No. 13, Downatreet, was shared
before Mr. Hoox with being drunk, and riolently flogging
• horse, the property of his master.
Mr. Clough said that on the previous afternoon he told
the prissier to drive • paor of horses in a break. and be did
DO ; but on being called on to stop he refused to do so ;
ha was drank, and flogged one of the haves, a valuable ani-
mal, shockingly and unnecessarily. He never saw a hors*
bearing the marks of severer punishment in his life.
Yr. Knox, having heard other witnesses, said it woe
sworn that the prisoner was drunk and used the horse in
a 'hooking manner, and it appeared from the evidence of
the witnesses that there was no occasion for it, and the
sergeant said the horse was covered with weals. The
law of Rnglaod did sot permit him (Mr. Knox) to punish
the prisoner is a similar manner, which be deserved, but
he should commit him fora month with hard labour with-
out the option of a fine.
The prisoner asked to be fined, but Mr. Knox refused.
WANDSWORTH.
BLOWING • BOW.
- - -

George Stephens, a young mss drowsed u a soldier, who
us described se a musician, was brought up on remand
eharged with blowing a horn in the High-street, Wands-
on Saturday night lent, whereby he created a dis-
turbines.

It appeared from the evidence of Police-constable 64 V,
list about a quarter to 9 o'clock he 'commenced blowing •
hors, which caused a large crowd of persons to assemble,
sad he told them that he was a discharged soldier, and he
MS in distrees. He offered papers for sale, consisting of
"a soldier's catechism " and a soldier's prayer."
In reply to the magistrate the prisoner said his discharge
was at home. He also said that he had been brought up is
the army as • bugler, and he did not know that he was
doing wrong by blowing the horn.
On Wog told that he would be remanded for him to pro-
duce his discharge, he then said that he had lost it. He
mu however, remanded, to ascertain whether he had been
s soldier.

It now appeared that he was a discharged soldier, and
.the magistrate liberated him with a caution, telling Mtn at
the same time that he was liable to a penalty of 40s.
emu ACCURATION.

A respectable looking man named James Durnore, who
mid he had no home, was charged, on his own confession,
with having deserted from the 40th Regiment of Foot,
while in Melbourne in 1859.
%Vt Wakefield saki the prisoner gave himself up at
edas worth poliapetation. He told witness that after
kia desertion he came to England, sod then want out to
Brea He again returned to England, and finding that he
could not maintain himself ea respectably as he could wish,
he resolved to give himself up.
The prisoner, who had an impediment in his speech, was
then remanded until Saturday, to ascertain the truth of his
statement.

GREENWICH.
ARSAULT ON • COUNTY COURT 0/11CNit
Zahn Markeridge, of Oow-lane, Rotherhithe, appeared
to a anemone charging him with assaulting William Wau-
kee*, an officer of the Southwark county-oonzt, while in
the execution of Lis duty.
It nonsked that the complainant bad been put into
seseion at the house of defendant's father, to respect of •
judgment obtained in the above court for • debt, the war-
rant of distraint being signed by Mr. Theodore Sharland,
the sub-bailitf. The father of the defendant left I
the house expressing his intention of seeing the person at
who* suit the distraint was levied, and of cominji to
some arrangement by which the same might be with-
drawn. Toe defendant shortly afterwards made his
=nee and inquired of complainant by what
0 wan in the house, as the goods be-
longed to him and not to his father. The
complainant produced his warrant, upon whick
defendant pulled off his coat and challenged him to fight.
The complainant declined fighting, and the defendant then
touttasnoed pushing him about, forcing his knee into the
complainant'. hack, and having succeeded in getting himont
of the house, remarked " If I catch any of your crew
In bare agile. I will murder you."
Mr. Maude observed that the defendant had been guilty
of a violent wank upon complainant, who was performing
&public duty in helping to carry out the law. The defendant
was than ordared to pay a fine of 2/. 10e. and costa, or one
month's imprisonment with hard labour.

Mom/errs or TROOPS. —Yesterday the let
Battalion of Coldstream Guards embarked on board the
Oily of Dublin Company's steamers Windsor and Trafalgar
at Liverpool for Dublin. The battalion consisted of 20 of -
nem and 513 rook and Efilse., sod they were accompanied by
15 soldiers' wives, 21 chlldno, end two hones. The bat.
bake_ wse unler the command of Colonel the Hon. Dudley
Carleton. The 85th Regiment, collected from Manchester,
Oster, Newcastle, and Troemouth, also entered Liverpool
'eaten* and embarked on board the City of Dublin Coin-
eaTb y's stemovre St. Columbia and Iron Dub for Dnblio.
e regiment mustered 24 officers and 743 rank and file, aid
v►satwommanied bT three officers' wires, three of cers'
&alms, 67 soldiers vine, 95 soldiers' children, and serge
do . The regiment was under the commandnesman'd of MO rr
APPlesrd.