The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-12 00:00:00

TN RE EDWAlill WRIGHT GEORGE.

The bankrupt was • solicitor, of .Jermyn•strect, St.
James's. This was another application for release. In
examination before the registrar he stated that he had
been in business years. His total liabilities were 278/.
The cause of his insolvency was want of business. He
had been bankrupt in 1832, and obtained Ws certificate.
Mr. Berry opposed the application, and said that if it
were granted nothing more would be heard of the bank-
rupt. Though he had come to the court as a pauper it was
suspected that he had considerable property. He had had
bill transactions with one Walters, which required mush
explanation.
His Honour directed the application to stand over.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

CLERKENWELL.
SERIOUS ASSAU LTs.

iVdlinm Poleell,Catherine Mundy, Julia .31`Guire., and
John Corndioa were charged before Mr. Cooke with the
following serious assaults :
Mr. Plummer, of :10, oisulatomatreet, whose head was
enveloped in surgical bandages, and who appeared very
ill from the effects of the violence used towards
him, said that the two females were standing in
front of his window making use of bad language. He asked
them to go away but they would not, nimbi nse of bad
expressions, and one of them broke a square of glass
with her fist. He sent for a police-constable and
then Powell struck him in the face and Mundy
clawed him in the face. Then the three first
named defendants took hold of him and knocked him
down. His head was severely cut on the crown, but
whether it was from being kicked, or from his head
coining in contact with the railings, he could not say. He
was knocked about so badly that he became insensible.
Mrs. Plummer confirmed her husband's evidence, and
said that M 4 :uire struck her and pulled the hair out of
her head. When the constables curve up M'Guire again
hit her and pulled her hair.
Mr. Sinai:owls said he saw kl`Guire pull both the
previous witnesses down by the hair of the head. He also
saw Powell hit the man. He concluded by flaying it was
the most brutal series of asiaults !e aver saw. There was
quite a riot, and the inhabitants were all afraid.

Police-constable '293 Y, said that both the men assaulted
him and tripped him up as he had Powell in custody. A
:nob rescued Powell from his custody. and Cornelius took
hold of his truncheon case and tripped him up. Powell
tried to bite him dangerously.
Mr. Charles lreecon,licenseo victualler, proved seeing the
two women and Cornelius dragging at the constable and
endeavouring to rescue the defendant Powell. The con-
stable was lifted as blab as a man's shoulfier, and when
Powell w. a rescued, Cornelius held the constable down,
and suid, '` Run, you —." Had it not been for several
other officers, he thought the constable would have been
killed.

Police-constable 24$ Y, said that Powell hit him twice
ou the face and once in the side.

l'olice•constable 52 1' said that Powell bit his finger,
and caused him much pain.
Cornelius denied that he had attempted to rescue, or
that he had kicked the constables. Powell said he had
been knocked about by the police, and the others said they
had no defence to make.

Mr. Cooke sentenced the defendant Powell to two
months' bard labour for the assault on Mr. Plummer, and
one week for each of the assaults on the three constables,
waking two months and three weeks ; Mundy to two
months' hard labour for the assault on Mr.
l'owell, one month for the assault on Mrs.
Powell, and one week for the assault on
I'olice•constable .'9l, making three months and
one week : M'Cuire he also sentenced to three months and
one week's imprisonment ; and, Cornelius to one month's
hard labour, for the assault on the constable.
The defendants, who seemed surprised at the decision,
were then removed.

THE riI.IRGE OF THREATENING TO
MURDER TWO GENTLEMEN.

111ANSI9K-HOUSE.--(THIS DAY.)

NVilliavi Harrison 58, of Royal
Exchanoe. who had been remanded for a week on the
clnir-e of threatening to kill and murder Joseph Henry
Jackaon, merchant, i'nfield, and William Drinkwater,
of the ...%.idend deg:crtment, Rack of England, was
brought t.): before in:derman Sir Robert Cab len for
further eacciamtion.

It will membered:hat the complainants were trAstees
uder the tuatriage settlement of the defendant, whc.is now
4'Cpal kited from his wife sad family, an.? it appeared that he
ut,ired t.. has control of the trust fords, to whiok the
complainants objected, is lie had already Loct a
deal a money 1:y II nfortcw to speettlctions
in the Stool: Eschew. The defendant OLure-
upon tiled a big in l.loicery for .their reuto&al,
but *e Master ix' the Lolls decide:' against his
Ever stare then the tlefendsua had manifost.h.l the grease:3
aainiosin• towanis the complainant, nod a sV.oit tia.t
ago lie wiote two iettota to Mr...'ackson. in wiLieh he ,tats:
that his feelings wareeew rableittoapitchofdireiruinatiw;
and he felt convinced, as sure as there was a heaven and
hell, that he an be driven to acme act of vicience:of
' common or reoiediable kind. He siso said, " I entreat you
to make up your account with n;.r.n and premise to meet
your God." " I thirst for no man's Wood : it is a thing I
have ever shrunk from, but if it mast be so it must."
Three week 4 ago he met the other complainant in
the etre' ta and asked him if he intended to
give up the trust. On Mr. Drinhwater replying,
.• certainly not," the defendant said, " If you do sat I
will stab you in • vital part."
No further evidence being Wend, the aldertnae, at the
request of Mr. ‘Voatner, solicitor, committed the to isonar
fur trial. . . . .

Tile defendant maid he had himself written a letter to
Loni Cairns requesting that he might be put under re-
straint, beeause he was not master of his feelings, and he
had therefore uo objection to the course now Lken.

He was then rettaved.

TOE LOCAL (lOVERNMEN'T OF THE METROPOLLS.--
Tbi., morning was issued the text of the bill, prepared by
Mr. Mill, Mr. T. Hughes, Mr. Towline, Mr. Buxton, and
Mr. lAyard ; the object of whic`i is to consolidate the
municipal institutions of the metropolis. The bill is
divided into eleven parts, and contains 140 clauses. The
text of the bill has also been published which is to provide
for the ebtablisbment of municipal corporations within the
metropolis.

QUEENSTOWN, MAY 12. —The Inman royal mail
steamer City of Baltimore, from New Y. k, arrived here
at 9.40 a.m. to-day with 80,843 dollars io specie. She
landed she mails and passengers, and proceeded imme-
diately for Liverpool ; all well.
VISIT OF PRINCE ARTHUR TO SOUTHEND.--Thill
pretty watering-place is to have the advantage of the pre-
sence of royalty this week in the person of Prince Arthur,
who it appear., is omiAg down to Shoeburyness for pro-
feedonal purposes, and will make a stay of a week. The
prince has come down with the cadets, so that he will go
to Shoeburynair every day. The suite of rooms occupied
b 7 his royal highness in the Royal Hotel are delightfully
situated, overlooking the shrubbery and the pier, Sheer-
nese, the Note, ha —Biser Herold.