The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGWCE.

(TIIIS DAY.)

t tIURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
'More Mr. Conuilissioser roublauque.)
RK t LARK.
examination meeting under the bankruptcy
: ,n 1 t lark. the younger, of southwark.beidge.nmd,
ltriglian.,nme, New kent.rieel, timber merchant.
du" t extends trout January. I$:41, to Apnl,
the. summary : Ur.: To creditors,
• I - 141; croditor. holding security, 2,10 W. Its. 4d.;
commeoc,ment, 6771. ltd.. Id. ; torollta,
:. total, I 1,4.r.V. Is.. ad. : Hy debtors, '2,41,tf.
• i property, *XW. Lit. :kl. ; excepted articles, 20/. ;
, • ereslitors, 3u7/. bats. tAI. •. trade expenses,
!1.1 ; nnt. rates, &c., 6721. 4s. 4d. ; interest
I.ls. 4.1. ; housemaid personal. 2.140 f. Oa liL ;
L.:Y. Is. Ml.—total, 11,1:121. 541. The losses
on the sale of the plant and goodwill.
....14vivs asked fur as adjournment nee die. The
eras utterly valueless and full of errors. The
!. wally were good fur nothing.
-, I for the bankrupt, said the estate hail pro-
. ;.,ink/. to pay 7,A1/. He asked that bankrupt
...Ahmed to pass his examination.
for a creditor for 1,6001., also opposed, on
.• ,u,l that the accounts were defective. The bank.
1 to.iile prefennces which were the subject for
lk should like to examine the bankrupt at a
• ~it log. There was a dens-1004.y in the cash account.
• . haft goo ',horde before the bankruptcy, us it
by the misconduct of the bankrupt.
..s said that the deficiency was only 1201.
•• e still pr.ssed for an adjouroment.
-ifissioner mid the least expensive mode would
the bankrupt to ran his examination, and then
sitting immediately be flied on requisitions tap
• t,,,. bankrupt. No certificate meeting to be ap-
• .1 until the result was reported to be satisfactory.

It: I'lllol 1 N AND psturT.
' • was as application for certificate, by Benjamin
.n anti knhei t Harley, of Harwich, cabinetmakers.
• lwlairce-sheet, prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers
II qtrs. xhiosed a surplus in January, l$ 9, of 31f.
ioha on trailing had been S it , against which there
trade awl other expenses of lel/. ; partners' drawings,
• . ; losses, 2:1141. The debts are returned at 7141. ; assets
:t 27,01.

Ilt. Jones, for the &oakum's, offered no opposition. It
An nufottuutite cams stisiug from the disastrous fishing
. sod also the Isolotes of the season last year, by
• h visitors wt... prevent,l e going to Harwich. ns
~”pt. lust let out furnitnrc to furnish lodgings.
!..- 4.omm...inner The hokum of that season has bees
• t.. An exam by the straw •lionnet makers. I don't know
. -h. r the weaveis availed themselves of it, but I suppose
,Av it ma& th.• carpets wet. (.t laugh.)
~.tatisf..l.l. the offi,-1..1 assignee, stated that the bank-
• it..anie to the court on their own petition, and no doubt
t. r a...4a would realise 1:.0f.
n. Cummissimeir awarded certificates of the wood-claim
ILI H.011114:11.•:.
ihis was as applicatioa fora certificate by William Henry
r iubwg, of High-Week Poplar, upholsterer.
The amounts begin is Cktoher, IA6O, with a capital of
• •Th., profits hail bees 12.u1., against losses, ; trade
'231/ ; domestic, W. The unsecured debt, were
1021. ; assets. consisting of good debts,
property. 791.
!trough asked for • .ecood•clava certificate. The
,Aakropt W. 1.• young man, who had been induced to ester
..,to this boomns be another party.
Mr. Iknl, from the "thee .1 Mr George Lawrence, foe
unaglerea, said that the ..,sets would not be sufileiesa
1.. lay the expeases. The bankrupt haul given a bill of sale
oer hi. property to an atictioosier in Moorgate.street.
Mr Waugh mid that the property would be available toe
CA. cushier,.

n... .eanatisaimer (to Mr. t;rabam, the official asipee)
- Han yoe got @implant is baud !
Ur. tindria--01i, yes, OW. The bankrupt pre up 110/.
••• tee.
Tla Mauer--11 is a vary m:aerable affair. How.
.r.r. r lb. Wiry. iitis:ldwithout capital, he may
a esetillento et the

THE POLICE COURTS.

(ills DAY.)

HOW-STREET.
THE POST 011714'E
Airhire Torissos, letter-earrier in the soothers', or
Twingestermed district of the Leedom Post-office, was
=lll.lierff.ire Mr. Henry with stooling letters, and dr
• Si other letters, which had bees sambaed to him
'or de
Mr. Debora, from the solicitors' department of the
1-cieral Peel one, conducted the prosecution, and the
wormer wesiletheded by Mr. Edwin, solicitor.
tecording to Ike evidence of Mr. tairdaer and Mr. W.
Vrhea • lethiplier,anatsining a half-sovereign aad 6:pence,
stli privately marked, was made up andposted in the usual
way, In seasseasese of the frequency of complaiata re.
"seethe the Ism of letters in the district. It
vas wised, arid tread to the possession of
he praiser, who did sot deliver it to the
thanes. &nee, the post-office comtable, followed the
loseur irdames, and the primmer was asked if he
mew of the letter. H- replied that he did eat,
lot the Some sod Bingham, proceeded to south
ha They head the miming la, aiol the fragmente of
letters, in his pockets.He seised the plonk
Isthries that they were his private papers ; but the
alms secured them, and found that they were the
Speak of the lost letter and also a genuine letter,
elidt had been seat by a young girl named
others*, from 'Ambridge. The primmer then adridtaid
tat be had stolen the lost letter, sad said be gave the
falloovereign to his wife, who at oars produced it from It
Means. Th. prisoner begged that he might be forgiven.
'tine head If letters unopened in the primmer's cost.
edit, sad nuked him why they had at Seen delivered.
H. will he sold sot find souse of the owners, sad ethers
one retuned to him.
Mis Odom proved that the posted the letter in googlies
Ithebridga, haring ',closet al in it. The initial lettere
elks earlier were those of her own name. (The y appeared
vii-re the P.O. district initials are really placed.)
The prisemor's solicitor laving reserved the defence,
The primmer was committed for trial.
M AR YL EBONY..
AMALL? ON A MILLE.
Thormse Barrel/. of Bowoottase, Regoat's-t4
sad deseribed ow the sheet a a geethrinsa, wee
e. the bar before Mr. Manafi.-1.1, charged with the allow.
mprovoked emsalt on a fi niale :
Mary Owes, of 54, Little Drummond-street, said elle was
Pewees( along Tottooharrecourt-road when she was se-
. dad by the prisoner nt the bar, who asked her to
L.re something to drink. She west with him
a public-bouse when, she pulled out men mown
km her pocket, and which be took from her end
poi for two glasses of stout. He ties invited her
one silk a little way with him, which she, thing • little is
ire weeded to, and when they got a far a the tall-bar
itt'amdemtown, the prisoner wanted her to go farther.
`be .helined, when he struck her a violent blow is the fees.
N. followed this up by soother, which felled her to the
Pond. Thia latter assault wa witaemed by the ormetable
Police-constable (Albans, 75 9, stated that he bawd the
'mole scream, when, on his getting sear to the spot, be saw
'4 prisoner holding the female by the arm, sad also mw
An strike Mar in the face.
Mr. Manseeld- Du you know anything of him ?
rousteble.-1 do, your worship. He has been in custody
<fors, for an assault upon a girl of only 14 piers of age.
Mr. Mandield mid the &insult was a moth rufilaall and
.rinaely one, aad Abed prisoner X, or two mouths hard
abour.

RELZAIM or Ma. FKIINANDEL —At the late
...lime at York, duriag the total of Mr. Cherionsorth far
inl.ery at Wakefield, Mr. Mom Mattis. Wag of madam
• -at Kr. lenmades, alter his exambatbm, hod purled his
n.enipt incurred is not giving Mime et the previous
'l, intimated to him that hi woad support icy appl:l-
- might be nude to the fiserolary of State he the
of the remainder of his hapoietamoat, whisk wee
have extended over a period of ehtmosolis. Aa applies-
was accordingly made shodki afterwaide to the peeper
urter, and this Siring backed y the resememodmies of
Its Adige, the welcome document from the Ilemetary
Nate's office for the release of Mr. Feromadas arrived at
leek ('astir on slimier rooming lad. Be we of worm
simediately disehar,ma.
PoLice BAN um. —Another performance of the C
Igei..on Polies Hand took place yesterday evening is the Jews'
%houirrasii, Greek 4treet, Hobo, when • selection from the
and other pier*, were executed. The whole per.
lemasce showed the Tared proems. and marked improve.
kest the men are making ander their bandmaster. Yr.
'l4i It ins) be uniutitmad that the moo pay for their
imarnments, but that they are permitted to re-
ins ertrd,aUutw in the datrict, which assist in ligarriag
the •Ipwo.N.
kraNtitto or A C4IO4IVAN FOREST. —ln the forest
'1 reroutes, ie l'qrsioa, a fire broke out five days hack
"1, Vest violenc,-. sod se the wind was high, spread with
suramditary rspelitr. The toceia barite ben ramp, the
t'sdataate and gewhimmim of the arighbouring Villooo am-
'!e.{ 7114.4. het the oinessmilion bad attained each a height
they saw that all atiam to estingaish it would be
•ta. aai therefore otallood Mommalver to tatting dowa lad
'l..* the brushwood. lad taking ether ossoomim
presses it from to the brume ef Melds
Ilooterromo la thot they sweeseded, but the
ta", slur sylktfall, rented a minustais mdled the Prod*,
lei eatinly esassmed this &oho awl young tram growing
roe. At sow time the wide moomilain was a arse of
"nu sod pomostod a megoih sPosneele. The fire did
L_,l4 de ma mid Me ham of cwt
whist is two
'Well Lai and of mosidorshie was sollrely on-
'coal The damp demo is estimated at . Ihere
"moo to behove That the tre was eameloasd,
..I ems Make
isworked. hese boss arrested 30 00104CiOn
4Wille belted up.