The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-06 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

(YHA DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Conimbeioner Fochleague.)
RI THE I N 1.014 DIWOUNT COMPIXT (Llarm).
This was • meeting for making a call in the matter of thk
company, now being wound up under the superintendent* of
this court.

Yr. Bagley
pre.ented a report of the aoeountant, and
asked that the call should be for It. per share. There were
hip amounts due, and a claim made which it was not be-
hoved would be substantiated. However, looking at the
toes list of contributories, it wa. believed there would be
bet • very small balance after all the debts had been paid.
Mr. Keighlev, for Mr. Hee., an alleged contributog,
complained of his name having been put upon the list. He
bad become bankrupt, and be understood the liability was
haired by the bankruptry.
The CesatniaMouer—This is not the day fixed for hearing
the cased coatributuries. It is simply one for making a

Mr. Mon, on behalf of two contributories, also corn.
pinned of the amount of the call. He thought that one
for 10i. la the pound would be quite sufficient.
The Commissioner referred him to the report before him.
Mr. Mon said be would not have objected to the call,
but he was in this position : he represented two out of
four parties who held shares jointly, so two might be wil-
ling to pay and the others might not. He therefore thought
the, ouzlit to b• called on rateably.
Mr. Bagley We cannot do that.
Mr. Mo. Then suppose one is willing to pay, and the
other three will not, are we only to have our remedy against
the thirst parties!
The Comminiceser-- I am afraid that is inseparable from
the act of parliament.
A thireWdisr complained that a call of As. per share
had been media which be had paid, but other parties who
were in a shiso to pay had not done so. He wished to
ash the anipmas .why they bad not been compelled
to do so?

Ihstzeise
—Eli said the call was made when it was proposed
to have • wbsibegpup, and before the proceedings
in bankrapter. _ sastiemaa would be entitled to have
the live AM. illedected from the call, and the others
would be ohlhged to pay in full.
The Coeindoea- -This is another of those warnings
which we have so frequently had. When you once get into
a joint-stock company, you never know when you will get
out of it.
A call of It. per share was then made.

THE POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

/IARLD01101:7011-STREET.
ATTEMPT= /SUICIDE THROUGH A DRUNKEN 111,01 AND.
Ann Wilson, of 12s, William and Mary -yard. St. damea's,
was charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking
precipitate powder.
The son of the accused said his mother sent a younger
brother to a surgeon's fora powder, which he maw her put
in some beer. He afterwards told his father and the doctor
was sent for.

Mr. Slight, surgeon, of ZS, Brewer.street, said he was
called to see the accused and found she had taken a quantity
of precipitate powder. He administered an emetic and
afterwerls antidotes. He asked the accused if she was not
sorry, and she maid she was not, and would do it again, as
she was miserable, baring a drunken husband.
Sergeant trodsworth said the accused's husband was •
warehouaernan at Mr. Brettell's, the printer, in Rupert.
street, sod, he had beard, a drunkard.
The accused begged to be allowed to go home.
Mr. Tyrwhitt sent for the husband, and read him a
severe lecture, advising his to keep sober and treat his wife
better.
The accused was then given over to the husband.

MARTLIZSX 10111111 Y /ROY • sousmea MAIM
OF YOUNO minim COMMIT= 101 TRIAL.
Mee Matteis', alias Cumeireps, wasebarged before Mr.
Barker with picking the pocket of Mary Fraser, is Lamb's-
emednit-strest, of a puns cad its materna.
Mr. Wakens( appeared for the prisoner.
The evidence west to show that thin was a very heartless
robbery. The prisoner and some others were standing
hear* some street musk, when the pressman ousts up
and also stood. Hate had been them but a few momenta
when she was surrounded, and the prinner bustled her and
taking her purse ran off. The proemial: followed her and
saw the prisoser peas the purse to ose of We companion,
Police-constable Little, 31 H, at this moment came up and
took the prisoner into . The is the wife
of a moldier, and has six chi on her for
poet, and the money the prisoner from her was all the
money she was possessed of. This being found to be tram
the magistrate kindly ordered that her money should be
refunded to her from the poor box.
The prisoner at first said she was not guilty, and after-
wards wished to plead guilty.
Police-coastal* Tyler, 42 C, said that the prisoner wss a
notorious character, bad been several tamer in custody on
charges of felony, and had suffered imprisooment for picking
pocket.. She formerly belonged to the old Thiene-kitchen
lm Fox-court, and was the traitor of young thieves of both
sexes. Some of the boys she bad trained were now suffer-
ing three years' and four years' petal sort Amis.
Mr. Barker fully committed the prisoner to the sessions
for trial.

SOUTHWARK.
TIOINZIT DT TICKET.OF•LUVII CONVICTIL
Janus Donovan, • ticket-of-leave convict, and Mary
Anna Sid/irate. a notorious thief, who bad recently ref-
feted four years' penal servitude, were brought before Mr.
Burnham, charged with stealing a pair of trowsers and •
waistcoat from • coffee whop in Bermondsey-skeet.
Martha Pilo, the keeper of the latter place, said that on
Friday hat the prisoner came to her house, and hired •
bed, the man paying a shilling. They bad to yam thrones
• tatting room in which were two pairs of trainers and
• waistcoat lyiag on • chair. About en hoer afterwards
she fossil that the prisoners bad left the house, sad
she mimed the property. She gave information to the
police, and it was discovered pledged at • pawnbroker's by
them shortly after the robbery.
A constable of the M di, Aion said be found the prisoners
drinking together in a public-house, and they attempted to
destroy two paernbrokere'duplicates relating to the property.
=tLamb, 2M, said he knew both prisoner. as
thieves. The man was tried and sentenced to ten
yews' transpoitatioe, in 1854. for highway robbery, audio
1180 aerated with a ticket of leave. The female prisoner
had 11•41111/011111 four years' penal servitude for • desperate
sheet robbery, and had not been long out of prison.
boa prisoners admitted their gt and their former con-
sidemen, elm
11r. Bonham committed them for W.

THE KINGSWOOD MURDER.
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TRIAL OF JOHANN CARL FRANZ AT THE
CROYDON MISIZEIL-ATILIR DAY.)
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This mania( Johann Carl Fraar, a native of
um Misted before Mr. Jetties Blackburn, at
the Arises, for the wilful warder of Martha
Holliday,
elin aged 56, at Kingwood Beekey. ea go 10th of
last.

firieisant lbillantine and Mr. Robinson appeared on
lawn el mews ; while Mr. G. Denman and Mr. W. M.
Hest rldearlsd the
The eeseesemud rtifL considerable intereet, widths
and waserevriled to exam. Messrs! Wise and gentlemen
wereprevided with seats en the bench ; end amory st the
latter was Mr. Onlqabenn, from the acchansy of oily,
who bed the seam for the prisoner's defence.
The pet.eaw releded to be tried by en English jury. Ha
to bays improved is appeerance corder the prison
regime. When plemd in the dock he glanced anxiously
mad the eletifer a mingle instant, sad afterwards relapsed
into Wt Wes and indifferent demeanour which charac-
terised hie conduct wheu before the Reigate magistrates.
Mr. Gerjeset Ballantine opened the case for the crown,
reeepitulating the particulars, most of which have been
already published.
Witnesses WIMP then called ia support of the prosecu.
Hoe, and the ems was proceeding wham our report left.

FlAruciDz IN Lancutrillta—Yesterday niter-
soon, at the Rawtsestall petty esseiens. • farmer sawed
Richard Ashworth, of Height Top Pens, Water. near New-
rhumb, was brought up on a charge el wilful murder. It
appeared that the primer and hie birelbor (John Ashworth)
wets joist occupiers of a term, mid some disagreemeet
bevies takes plies, tie moons, went home under the
indiums si ishoziesting liques. sad cosninesiced as
attach epee his brother, trout the offsets of which be
never P4Ol~lllll. The slater of the two mon was in the cellar
when the accesses leek plum sad beard der brother Jobs
mil out " miaodsr," but elm was to musk doomed that she
dare not ems nut of the cellar for ems time. She after-
wards found Ism brother John lying me the lied. Won he
died his ciepmdlises woes bikes, in the pee.se a • inagia
teats, ia odds\ be Mailed that hie brettimr Amok him
twenty tim e. lea with his beads end with his hat.
The sorrelt we emmeitted on Sunday, the 30th of June,
but Jobe rentimmd to lire till Saturday, the 27th of July.
As bequest we subsequeatly bald on the body, when a Ter.
dist of weeellatighter was retarneal. It woo believed that
the depositions weld ban justified &verdict of wilful mur-
der, sued be we eimesquently brought before the magi..
Males yesterday cm the latter charge. On the conclusion
of She ovhieere he we eommitted for trial to the approach-
isltarmstor mime ma charge of manslaughter. The
p te a mime
large and powerful man.—
Mendiosior lleaniatr.

SOME KINFOOFFON MURZUM.—Doriog the week
ending Std Angst*, 1861, the visitors bays been as follows:
on Monday, Tuesday, add Saturday, tree days, 5,617 on
Monday sod Tneeday, bus evening, SAS& On the these
students' days (adman* to the public id.), 1.544
students' evening, Wednesday 1 Isla% 14=1. From
the opening of the renesint 2:1113.14819; .
MCFM3I OF PATILIFTIN BOOTIE KII3IIIIIIOSON.--
Number of visitors for the week sad* An. 3, MIK
Total number dues the opening of the sausans hew daily
May 12, likid), 396,345.