The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-28 00:00:00

THZ OMCIAL ASSIONZZO.

Mr. Pennell, the offload assignee in this court, some time
04,0 resigned his appointment. That resignation has now
been accepted by the Lord Chancellor; and though Mr.
Pennell will continue to sot in all eases at present in his
office, no new cases will be takes by him as officisl assignee.
An arrangement has accordingly been made, with the
sanction of the court, by whim's Mr. Graham and Mr. Stens-
field, the official satirises in Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque's
court, will alternately take the oases coming before this
court.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS COURT.—Dac. 27.
Of AZ JAMBS FILISTON.-ABBAULT IT AN 011:11508D11111CTOZ

The insolvent., a " Road director," in the employ of the
Loudon General Omnibus Company, who was in prison, was
opposed by Mr. Sargood on the pail of James Aston, omni-
bus proprietor, Kingsland ; Mr. Dowse supported.
The question raised in the owe was whether au assault
oonimitted by the insolvent on the complainant was •
"malicious" proceeding. There had been a good deal of
"nursing" of omnibuses on the Hi -rod,
where the insolvent was stationed, and in No-
vember last bear, wording to Aston's account,
he went to speak to one of the timekeepers
on the subject, when the insolvent came up and said he
would knock hie heed off, and immediately struck him.
Aston endeavoured to get up to take off his coat, when the
insolvent knocked him down and broke the cap of one of his
knees. He was laid up for eight weeks. An anion was
brought for the assault, and the jury pvs 75k damages.
The insolvent got mon wittiness sad obWned a new trial,
when the jury gave 801. damages, saying that his wittiness
ought to be indicted for perjury. The nets were taxed
at 129 f., and not one farthing of the damages
or costs had been paid. To defeat Aston the insolvent got
himself made a bankrupt, but the casts were not taxed, and
there was no debt. Aston, as the insolvent was in prison,
got • vesting order in this court. The insolvent then tiled a
petition in the Court of Bankruptcy under the new law to
get out of prison. His petition was dismissed, and he was
obliged to Ale his schedule in this court The insolvent now
gave • different reason for the assault, declaring that Anton
struck him first, and they wool at it. He offered to treat
"Jemmy" with a glans of ale both before sad after the
affray. The insolvent had been in prison since July last.
On the part of Aston it was contended that a clear ease
of malice had been establisilaisido=the insolvent, who
thereby nuns within Me act of t.
Mr. Dowse relied on the reat's examination as detail-
ing the correct account, and also refund to his lengthened
imprtionnient.
Mr. Coseatisionse Nichols was of opinion that the
stack by the imolvent on Aston was without any reason.
able *ZOOMS, sad therefore nislicions, and came within the
particular section of the act. Where there was no pond
for an attack, and where eiramidenees showed in what mode
it was made, the court have held that such • complaint was
proved. His Honour gave • judgment of twelve calendar
months from the vesting order in Beptember.

THE POLICE COURTS.
MAtigaIOfLOI79II:I3TREIIT. _

Navy Awn Smith wee brought before Kr. Tyrwhitt for
anal INClailltiiolll, charged with attempting suicide.
When the griever was Rot brought to the court she
slated that she had been driven to the dream in othsequence
al the ill-nesse of her husband.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said be had received a letter from Mr.
Jerboas, the chaplain of the gaol. which gave • difiennat
eomplezion to the use. The chaplain staled that the
woman on ber own confession was given to habits of
drunkeimeas, sad that it was in consequence of this propen-
sity that her husband occasionally chastised her.
Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough•street, hoped
to be allowed to say few words on behalf of a hard-work-
ing deserving man, the hothead of the prisoner, wbo was
likely to be prejudiced by the pnimous statement of the
woman, which had received publicity in the papers. The
husband held a situation at the Marylebone bathe, and he
would be likely to is it unless the story told by his wife
was shown to be entirely without foundation. The wife
had more than once attempted to commit suicide when
under the influence of dnnk. She made no scruple of
pawning everything she could lay hands on to gel money to
take to the gin thop. Her children were Deglected sad starved,
sod the lodgings stripped of every portable article. The
husband wee a hard-working men, but all he could do was
theahleient to keep his wife to sober and industrious habits.
The prioaer declared that she would amend her life from
this moment. She would never more get drunk or neglect
her children.

Mr. 17;;Iiitt mu' 1 it wu no wonder that a hushitail who
found Ma home and children neglected through Ms wite's
drunkenness should lose his temper. He would discharge
her this time, ia the hope that she would keep her promise
of ammulassat.

The laadkied of the house gave a piti►ble elatement of the
starving and waned condition in which the four ehildree of
the womb were kept

LAMBETH.
Williams Bennett, a jearneyman printer, was charged
before the Hon. G. 0. Horton with wilfully and wantonly
breaking a square of glass, of the value of half-a-crows, in
the passage or corridor leading from the grand transept of
the Crystal Palace to the railway station.
Inspeetor Baled mid that, niece the directors of the
Crystal Palace had determined on prosecuting at the @vi-
deos for all offences committed there, the diminution in
robberies was most marked, and be might instance the day
before as a proof, for though there were present very nearly
40,000 visitors, not a single case of robbery wee reported
to have taken place. He was sorry, however, to
say that some mischievously disposed ponces like
the prisoner resorted to the wanton offence of
breaking, the windows and doing other injury to the pro-
perty et the compauy ; and in order to prevent a repeti-
tion of these wanton outrages, the oompany_ hoped their
worships would deal out such a mead of pushiness; to the
parties brought before them ca their offeocee deserved. Is
the corridor leading from the main building to the railway
station barriers were obliged to be erected to prevent the
overcrowding of the station platform, and more particu-
larly to prevent such accident, as that which had occurred
ea the night before at the New-cross-station; awl it wee in
this passage, and while this temporarily denied, that the
miechievona amused themselves breaking the squares of
glass. On an examinatioo by him ( .Bond) he found no less
than from 100 to 150 panes Wok's is one passage alone.
The charge against the prisoner was abundantly proved,
both by • constable and one of the gardeners kr the employ.
ment of the company; and the defends eel up was, that
his elbow bad been forced through the glass be the crowd.
This was disproved ; and it was stated that the excuse
made by the prisoner at the station-hone was that he had
brakes the glue to admit air.
Mr. Hood here remarked that there was another charge
which be wished hie worship to bear before giving his deni-
als in the came.

remezer Barr, a respectably•dremsed young man, who
deseribed himself as • clerk, was next charged with break-
ing in the panel of • door leading from the pleasure grounds
into the passage before mentioned. The prisoner denied
the charge, though there could not be the slightest doubt,
for the constable on the inside caught bold of his foot on
his sending the panel through.
Mr. Norton oerved that persons usually went to places
of amusement for enjoyment, and not to commit act. of
wanton mischief. Such conduct could not be tolerated,
and the prisoner Bennett must pay a penalty of 10 'W-
hops, in aldition to the amount of damage (half a crown),
or be imprisoned for twelve days ; and Barr 20 antilop
17, and 10 shillings for damage, or be imprisoned fur

WANDSWORTH.
•Sageased John Armstrong, was brought before
Mr. es remised, charged with stealing 60 yards el
daft. regierty of tfr. J. B. Colley liatiodraper, High.
glee* Oldrat.
sii=alosokill, 15 V, stated that shortly after ebt
ut the evening of the 18th instant, he met the
Olittatotreet, Waadsworth.reed, Garry* •
=rieril of Saila was la shoulder. He asked hhu where
he woe ides. sod wlthuthus reeking say &newer to the goes-
Soo, he imusedlatay hugelred the way to Quabereue New.
road. Witmer said Ain whom he awn tram, aid 1*