The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-10 00:00:00

THIRD EDITION.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIB DAY. )

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.)
llf 10. 0. B. ASHBY —CURIOUS POINT IN INSOLVENCY

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PILLGTICI.
In tle casethe insolvent tiled his petition in the Insol-
vent Debtors Court in the year 1863, and duly obtained
his final order. In 1860, having been arrested at the suit
of Mr. Keyes, a creditor for 34/., he filed a second
o„rhoon, and under that insolvency he also obtained a
Lai order. The insolvent subsequently became entitled
to a considerable sum of money by the death of a relative,
end hr had since paid the whole of the debts under
both Avencies. Ile now applied for the dis-
eniel ,‘f the first petition, and for a re-
"ding order under the second petition. The
point for the consideration of the commissioner was
a hetber the creditors, or rather Mr. Keyes, the only
creditor under the second insolvency, was entitled to
interest upon the amount of his debt from 1860 until the
present time. It appeared that Keyes held a judgment
it the time of the second insolvency.
Mr. Begley was counsel for Keyes, and Mr. Brough for
the insolvent.
I the Honour, after hearing a discussion upon the several
sections of the act of parliament, intimated that in his opi-
nion Mr. Keyes, the assignee under the second insolvency,
being:a judgment creditor at the time, was entitled to in-
terest upon the amount of his shim.
Kr. Bagley observed that the point was an important
ens, particularly in cases where the debts of the insolvent
Were large
His Honour then made the re-vesting order, subject to
the payment of interest to Mr. Reyes.
Ureter accordingly.

POLICE COURTS.—ams DAY.)

BOW-STREET.
• CRAFTY Yllalrnicurr.

Nory efautey, an old woman, well known at this court
~., a " blind " bens; was brought up again on the usual
tbror co. -oonstable Windebank, 361 A, said that on
Saturday he saw the prisoner begging in front of Drum-
pond's bank, when one gentleman gave her a florin.
withers told her she could not be allowed to beg,
and ordered her away. She next went to the gates of
Northumberland Howe, where she again began begging.
lie Law her receive Is. and several sixpences and coppers,
in all 4e. 2d. He told her to go away, but she refused,
and declared that she would not go away till she chose.
At last he was obhged to take her into custedy.
hfr. Flowers—How can she see you if she is blind ?
itneee—She Is not totally blind. She can get her eyes
spin when she tries, and then she shades them with her
Land, and she can sea quite plain. On Saturday a blind
man came to Northumberland-gate, and as soon as she
,saw him she flew into a passion, naked him how he dared
t. mie Uwe to "rob" her, set upon him with her stick,
r.r,d belaboured him so severely that he was glad to make
1.: • ware.
Thu prisoner kept up throughout the examination a
n lire of whining protestations, mixed up with pious
)11-1..e. and appeals to the Deity.
Reimers—That is the way she goes on, sir. She gets hold
I 1...1ieu and gentlemen, and talks to them about God and
and they pay her for it. Then, when she
policeman she attacks him with all sorts of blas-
-1.1.,1ny. When she is locked up she stripe herself and
.1,1w.n stark naked about the cell, cursing and swearing
rribly. She has been 34 times convicted since 1864.
N r. fl.wers committed her to prison for three months.

AV COLVIBIIB PIea:POCKET.
1'0,19 lhoaran, aged 46, a woman well known to the
and who refused both her addreea and occupation,
v„. harged with attempting to pick the pocket of a
nnle unknown, at the Angel, Clerkenwell.
Mr. John Wakoling, solicitor, defended.
Tile prisoner had been a paasenger to the Angel in a
'F,,,myton omnibus, and from what the conductor had
I o informed by a pese nger he bad watched her. On
rm. prisoner alighting at the Angel, the conductor told
y..hoe.eonstable Willa, 76 N reserve, to watch her,
l whilst doing so he saw her go up to
n female who was reading a newspaper placard,
',and behind her, and put her hand into her
tot. The prisoner, who bad not succeeded in taking
thing, was, with some difficulty, conveyed to the
Pollee-sergeant Cole, C division, said that he knew the
trii.oner as a convicted thief, and as the companion of
ridorions pickpockets.
Mr. Wakelmg contended that on the unsupported
evidence of the constable no jury would convict, and
furl the magistrate to discharge her.
The prisoner, who pretended to cry, was sentenced to
11.rre months' hard labour in the House of Correction.
ILARLHOROUGESTREET.

CHABOZ OP X.42IBLILIIONTIOt.
°la, Howe, a silversmith, residing at No. 23, Wells.
Oxford-street, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt,
tili causing the death of Thomas Price, in Wells-street,
Er. George Lewis, jun., of Ely-place, appeared for the
pri-nner.
.Ismes Morris, 18, Wells-street, Oxford-street, a boot-
rh.,4l, said on Saturday night, shortly after twelve, he
via- 4/ending outside hie door, and heard an altercation
eutside of the Tiger public-house, and on going tip to see
the cause, saw the prisoner knock a man down. The man
nisei' himself up again, and prisoner again struck him
nod the man became insensible. Some person procured
toms brandy, and tried to get the man to take It, but be
could not. The prisoner stood by all the tune. The man
*sus afterwards taken to the Middlesex Hospital, and the
prisoner followed to the hospital, and when he was in-
formed about five minutes afterwards that the man was
dead he was much affected.
In answer to Mr. Lewis, witness said he did not see the
Stet part of the affair.
Joseph Surry, a tailor, of 27, Wells-street, Oxford-
Street, said he was standing at his door and saw the
prisoner and another man talking together, and the
prisoner euddenly struck the man a blow on the head, and
the man fell. The prisoner then picked the man up and
~truck him again, and the man fell. He asked the prisoner
why he struck the man, and said it was a shame, and
prisoner threatened to serve him the same.
In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said the pri-
soner struck the man brutally, and would have struck him
IL o if had bad a chance.

Police-constable Ifelbuish, 49 E, said he was sent for
to the Middlesex Hospital, and saw a man lying dead
there, and took the prisoner into custody, and on tolling
him the charge he said he was sorry be had done it.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner and declined to
ne,ept bail.

LAMBETH.
DZAZITION OP ♦ :11178 AND CRILDIAILY.

slemex Edward Wilein, a middle-aged man of respect-
%lie appearance, described as a surgeon, was charged
More Mr. Woolrycb, at the instance of the Guardians of
Camberwell, with neglecting to maintain his wife and
children, Who bad thereby become chargeable to the
ri.b.
Mr. James Sedgley, relieving officer to theparish, said—
The wife and two children of prisoner had been inmates of
the house singe the 22nd July. From information received
he went to No. 63, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy-square, where
he ascertained prisoner was living with a woman
riser the name of Harcourt, the latter carrying on a
Loaner's termed a " governesses' agency." He saw the
woman, who, in answer to his question, said Mr. Hal,
c.,urt had just gone out. Prisoner doubtless made his
e cope, having been warned before the door was opened.
Witness eventually, in company with warrant officer
Budges', traced pnsoner and the woman to Harrow-on-
the-Hill, where he was acting as assistant-surgeon and
dispenser to a gentleman. He did not deny the charge.
John Bugden, one of the warrant officers of the court,
said, on the way to London prisoner said be was very
glad it had come to that, as it would be settled one way or
the other. He further observed that it was his wile's
violent temper that had made him go away, and he had
not lived with her for three years. He denied that she
was in want, as she was supplied with money by her
mother, and had also an income of her own of 73/. per
year. - . .

Mfr. Sedgly said the wife held a certificate of marriage
between prisoner and a woman named Davis, and be-
lieved she was the so-called Mrs. Harcourt; which, if
proved, would make the prisoner liable to a charge of
Mr. Woolrych said it was a shameful case, and sen-
ten, irl the prisoner to one m mth's imprisonment with
Inbotir.

J X TP.-1 OR bLVARY ASS-4(7LT ON A POLICEMAN

B 1" ...1 IVONA N.

At th.• public office, Birmingham, on Saturday,
t 6 hunter, a married woman, living at 18, Mill-
"1"1. w.. thargwl with stabbing a police-constable,
W.,1, ma Reece, whilst in the execution of his
dine

• that owing to the strong feeling which
~'• ••• zreat many parts of the parish in reference
I•it-eht system of collecting the rates, the officials
mpunied by two policemen to protect them
t}.. dn,charge of their duty. On the pre-
-41 the officers went to the house of the
rto make a levy. The door was closed, but the
was left open. Reece, the constable, leaned in at
' • %*aelew to tell the woman their mission, when the de-
-1 ~.144141 shut down the sash upon his arm, so that the limb
,` • 14..1.1 light, and stabbed him in the band several times
‘4lt h s Fair of scissors.
1 la pri-oner was committed for trial at the sessions.

M.,,laine Anna Bishop has arrived in Melbourne
1111• rourse of a professional tour through these &do-
'''. Mr. Idontgomery, the actor, has been making aI mg
in Australia ; and during the whole time he has been
• 0011:111 money in his purse."
, Pigott, of the Irishman newspaper, was re-
'("l hunt prism on Saturday.