The Express.
London, England, 1868-01-03 00:00:00

LAVi INTELLIONSCE.

(THUS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Yr. Oommiasioner Whaslow.i
IN KR %ISL.—APPLICATION FOR steLikan.
.c bankrupt, late a confection& in the Southwark
.e.nad, since of Bishop's -pleas , Bars-pond-road,
~41 for his relates from custody. Debts about 801.
t. lliclding opposed the application for Yr. Newell, a
of. The bankrupt had been arrested on a ea des to
est hint leaving the country ; it was believed that he
&a to go to Australis, and had the money in his
Io ply his passage.
[.. I tobie appeared for the bankrupt.
e bankrupt said he was out of employment, and denied
:swathw of going abroad.
lication
Ilonour directed the app
•to stand over till
• Co,. choice.
IN RE A. L. H. RALOHONS.
lunkrupt was a fancy warehouseman, of Ludgate-
ii Leinster-square. This was an adjourned
• -.:, for examination and discharge. The debts are
property held as security, 2,4401. Six months ago
t,,Dkrupt had been ordered to file additional accounts,
• h not done eo.
M-.1;oos appeared for the assignees.
Lewis, for the bankrupt, asked for a further
• ,fliment, stating that the bankrupt bad prepared
nvounts, but they were not yet in a complete state
;. be filed.
Ito Honour said, that consideringthe length of time
I,,otkrupt had had, any promise he might make
be very doubtful.
1.,,f16 said he had been endeavouring to effect an
rr.ngrmeut with his creditors.
11, Honour directed an adjournment for two months at
toakrurt's expense.

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE,
rMerly shabby-looking man, who gave the name of
L',.•firtro”,/, was this morning brought before the
M .yor, charged with victimising several licensed

It apie ,red that the defendant went to the refreshment
Mr. Nutt, in Gracechurch-street, on Thursday,
fo•moon, and ordered a dinner, which came to 2s. 3d.
c! when he was asked for the money, he coolly replied
6:11.0 left his puree at home. He was recognised as
beeu carry ing on the same system for a long
and it appeared that he was in the habit of
iently ordering moat expensive view* such as grouse
1..1 port wine, and in fact his proceedings appeared to have
eu of the most impudent character. When the con-
k d took hiiii into custody he mid that he was " a law-
and dared him to interfere with him.
'The Lord Mayor (to the prisoner)—Well, what have you
19. to the charges that are made against you?
Prisoner (with great coolness)—All 1 have to say, my
1, is, with due deference, that you have no jurisdiction
tbe mutter. They should summon me to the county
out. (Laughter.)
The Lord Mayor remanded him for a week.
The prisoner, AA he was leaving the bar, exclaimed,
That's a week's fu/se imprisonment."

GUILDHALL.
A BRUTAL 111.18 BAND PUNISHID.
Fri,, living at No. 7, Goidsmithk-row, West
rdingatreet, a dock labourer, was placed at the bar be-
Alaenuan Copeland, having been apprehended on a 1
raut fur assaulting his wife and wounding his child on
haul with a knife.
inn Fry said she wan the wife of the prisoner, who was
k labourer, and could get good work. On Monday
ning about 9 o'clock he took up a red hot pokerto throw
L. r, but changed his mind and put it down. He then
up a knifo and throw it at her. It did not hit her,
t t struck her infant child, Albert James Fry, and cut
. ri,;ht urea the forehead. She had been married 14
to the prisoner, and had never had one hour's happi-
.• since. She had always had to work for her children,
I au her husband did not contribute to either her or
u support she wished to be separated from him.
11.1.stuati Copeland said that was a question for the
cc 'ourt.
The prisoner in defence said he did take up the red hot
but it was only to frighten his wife, and when he
• w the knife he threw it against the wall to frighten
• . but he had no intention to indict a blow on any of his

Merman Copebuid told the prisoner that his wife was
I.litly a very respectable woman ; far more respectable
he was. He acknowledged that he threw the knife
I took up the red hot poker to frighten her with ; but
must be taught that people were not to be frightened
::.at way. He :Alderman Copeland) would take care
.t the prisoner should not frighten his wife for some
e to come, fur ho should sentence him to three mouths
Pritownent with hard labour.
ihe prison.- was removed to the cells in a state of great
maiehmeut.

t 11A1C1.1. Or RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.
La Lipman. George-court, Stoney-lane, Houndeditch,
:al dealer, wax placed at the bar before Alderman
Amid, tharyrd with receiving lio pairs of troueers,
ai black co.da, well knowing the same to have beau

Buchanan defended the prisoner.
voids the latter end of November, Mr. Davis, •
at, sent his cart to the docks with • number of cases
the,. belent,ieg to a wholesale firm in the City for the
se of shipment to Sidney. When the cart
d it the doeks two of the eases were miming, and the
aloconded, leaving hie cart unattended inside the
g•th'e• le was subsequently apprehended on the
:e of stealimt the eases, and after one or two remands he
there being no evidence to show that he had
pasty to staling them, and he asserting that they
3 kvll out or the cart unknown tohim. Subsequently
I Cohen. .Mn.. Coffman, and Dlrs.;Aaron, old eats-
-1 in the "Jews' Mart," in liountlatlitch,
hated trading with the stolen goods and taken into
dy, and each of theta said they bought them from the
.her. The mo.;istrate on hennas the evidence against
porsons inmodiately ordered them to be discharged,
itoticulary as the officer Potts, who tack thous into
sly, said he islieved that what they stated was true.
that Clew to the present they had been in search of
prisawr, and had apprehended him on the previous
ong.
1.. Wilk in•oto, clothier, 11 and 12, CutlerAtreet,
dolohteh. proved purchasing thirteen pairs of trousers
the prisoner, whom he had known for twenty years,

-.1;4. per
eonsl n bought 26 coats from him at se. each ;
I Mr, .Vit;;;; 21 pairs of trousers at 3s. 6d.
ilie,e were cross-examined by Mr. Buchanan
to their kne,dedge of the prisoner and they all knew
a fur 2.1 ' or upwards as a dealer at the " mart,"
I never k,. w anything against him. They all oon-
rcd they the full value for the goods considering
dire they I ..1 been sold at.
3loss 1).,‘ is, a wholesale clothier, of Cannon•street
ideutined the goods produced as hie, and part of
stolen property. The value of the coats was lls. each,
! the trousers Selling the coats in the "mart,"
that suns would be a fair market pries for them.
Ls: prisoner said he bought tho two cases from a man
li4 nut know.
1, prisoner was remanded, and bail refused for his
parlance.

ISE STATE. OS CORK.—CORK THURSDAY EVEN-
. -Extraordinary precautions hive been adopted by
military authorities in the South. Lord Strathnairn
• :one on a special mission to Cork, and the garrison has
largely iitereued. At Queenstown the men of war
closely guarded, sod the harbour patrolled by boats.
powder from the Martell° towers bee been removed
I lanlbowline. lime-light signals have been established
area ship. and ports. On the Shannon also great
eis shown. Everything is perfectly qutiet, and there
external
sign
ntoZe'rinn'lrt:telastilittht, apprehension.
noto
thoce. Dr. Moriarty, the Roman catholic bishop of
• ry, has addressed a circular to his clergy condemning
„tan masses and expressions of sympathy for the per-
..•ututed at Manchester.
ALFC SLAPE, BART.' AND HIS BUTLER.
The Bridgwater county magistrates beard a charge of
k and riotous" preferred against James Hall, butler,
,e enip!oy of Sir Alfred Slade, Bart., of M• 11111141. THE BISHOP OF ROCHESTER.-
.v, who wa the chief witness against him. According to know, a very general feeling of eatidi
videoce ivon I. Sir Alfred, it appeared that on the gentry, as well as among the clergy of th,
-roes night the defendant entered the drawing-room, I nounoement of the fact that the Lotd
Si
d,iendeil to speak with biro. He was then drunk, huthis week come with his familyto take
when told of this, he called Sir Alfred a" liar."lpanhery Palace. Much regret was Garwood
-eventy, in the servants' hall, he attempted to snake ramoured that his lordship had objections '
Alfred, who warded off the blow, and the coachman, 168 his residence, end contemplated fixing
was stamlitaz by. knocked the defendant down and sc.' don or some other place at which ;'
stilly fell upon him. Defendant afterwards became' could have more convenient commun.
•aa violent, and it Alfred tied him with ropes, and of his diocese. These objections, 1
,out thus secured him a policeman was sent for, who on entertained, have been overcome,
• arrival has trotted him and removed him in custody reverend prelate, after temporarily
es Cats li,viug been deposed to, the defendant was Southend, Rochester, and some
ed D. and v,ete, in default 14 days' imprisonment, with order to make himself theroagWy
nl labour herixs Ga:rtft. the whole of the district over w.
8":1" Ilthl'A FOR NEW ZEALAND.—The Otago rule animas, has taken up his renames
atates that Mrs. Banbury, a lady who arrived from palace with the new year. His lordship
it Ilritau in the William Davie, has landed with quite Mrs. ClanOten passed the Okrimatio
."dl action of anighirda—only • portion of those which Earl and Countessof Dudley, Wr
had when the chi sailed, but enough, and of kinds, to whirs. This week they left there
,ete,titute a most valuable present to the Acclimatise- waled to Danbury, where the arch s
Society, to which body Mrs. Sunbury has presented ter diocese we invited to peee New
**l. There are in the collection skylarks, thrashes, lordship.—Cheinsferd Chronicle.
eXhinls, at slings, goldfinohet, and linnets, and all of I ...e.PREIIENSION OF • Wm
n were landed in such excellent condition as to prove Liverpool police yesterday received
t throughout the voyage they bad been tended con- moh, from Rotterdam that a men a
tly and with skill. Captain Logan Mao mieceenfully Try-wilco room* canoed the death of h
',AM out some song-birds, although be lost proportion- plot to a mammy, bad boos spprebendoi.
IY many more than Mrs. Sunbury. Indeed, of loam 70 Tingley who wee a "le employed
ited by the captain, only 10 or 12 have survived. I to meets kimooH as board 0+
Newt GENERAL OMNIBUS CORPANY (LLYTTBD2I. 0 , which sailed trowejt=ol
'!ltae receipts for week ending December , 28th alt. He will be f
ss. 10d. where bet. bad boo offered ter lief

corrected and reduced Se
!Wert r t
rootionot 'het:weary within lei 12 heary
in shade. Extreme (ores, with its direetb.wa
Z.—calm. Weather b. - blue sky; C. -ek
tog: h.—hell: L —lightning ; —relay
r. —rain ; ; t.—thunder.
heLL kmeited), during ire 14 boars.
REMARKS.

Baremettical pressure has increased
north and west of the British Isles, and
south of France. At the south-eastern
'light diminution Ls Puttied. Temperature
rally: the lowed readings reported are fr
twit frost is prevailing. The winds are light
are southeseerly In Scotland. and generally
where. Scow is reported from several places
and on theContlosat