The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-20 00:00:00

LAW INTBLLIGENCII

THIS DAY.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,
Bloom Ma. CONNUMOWCI Gootaran.
In as WOILTLIT.
The bankrupt in this ease, who was a solicitor and steam-
boat proprietor, at N•.rwrick, bad disputed the &Intifada'
at ~at lengtb, and sabeequently appealed to tits Vim-
Chaneellor.

Mr. Bagley, for the petitioning creditor, sow stated that
the bankrupt had come to the conclusion to offer no further
opposition to the proceedinp, and had rcatle an arrangement
to pay el hi' debts in full. Toe Viee.Chancellor wished to
bare seenitimte fr m 'hie court of the *moue* of tbe pod-
Monism creditor's &hi, which wss to be paid in three days.
Mr. Lawrence, for the bankrupt, co:marring,
His Honour said it had been a most 10111111, attempt tont
aside the adjudication ; he was wept i rd that an arrangement
had not been eons to Wenn. He would grant the certifi-
cate desired as som as the amount was nand on.

BLOIS t.IOI
Ix as Dom.

S:..L

Thomas Dunn, builder, of Hastings, cisme up for his last
examination. The balanee.slutt, prepared by Mr. Weston,
of &KZ street, disclosed the following state of his af-
fairs: The bankrupt commeaccd his account cm the Ist
of Much, 1849, with a capital of 674 f.; his gross
profits had been 2,7511, nen .prolits 1041. He now owed to
unsecured finditors. 2,7351. ; and gave up as assests, pro-
perty worth 8631., and good debts of 2771. Property esti-
mated at 3,8334 was held by mortgage creditors as security
for debts amounting to 3,0261. The liabi i ita were pat
dews at 6671. The losses bad been 2,0561.; trade ex-
penses. 1,9271 ; personal and domestic expenses, 3341.
Mr. Loess, for the *mignon, did not oppose the Deakinp.
but investigated several proofs of debts we:eh were tondereJ.
The bankrupt had pa:Wooed the court under the arrange-
ment clauses, but not being able to show that he had tlm. in
the pound of meets, the adjudication had pr.ceeded in the
usual way.
The essminetiou was adjourned fir some alteration to be
made in the way of stating the accounts.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
THIS DAY.

MARLBOROUGH•STREET.
Munconnors AIIIMULT --fi. T. Saint was chsrged with
assaulting his wife, Sarah Saint.
The cumplainant, whose in.. was *revered with blood,
stated that last night, as she was at supper, the
defendant, who had been drunk all the week, came is and
demanded to be supplied with a rump steak and onions.
She told him she had no money, and upbraided him for hi•
loose conduct, whereupon he became very viiilent, and
threivenird to murder her and then kill himself. With great
difficulty she pacified him and got him to bed. She then sat
down to work, and, while the was so occupied, the defendant
came stealthily behibd her and struck over the
heed with the poker. She immediately became
insensible, and when she recovered herself she saw
the prisoner standing over her with an open razor in
his hand. Being tearful that his intention was to take
her life, she screamed out for assistance, when defendant
crock her again on the head, and swore he would do for her.
Her screams bro.ight some neighbaun to her, and the pri-
soner was given into custody.
Mr. Hardwick deed him U., or one month In the Houseof
Correction.