The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-10 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 10, 1861.

Yr. M. Abrahams, fur the assignees, did not object to
the bankrupt having a certificate.
lewranoe supported. The bankrupt had a taste
far speculation, awl Lot made several inventions, of which
other parties were reaping the profit.
It appearing thatthe bankrupt had not given full informa-
tion respecting the debtors to hie estate, an adjournment
for a week was ordered.

IN RR TRIGOTTI.
This was the sitting for choteeof assignees in the ewe of
Francis de Vrigorti, merchant of Ifuscovpeourt, Tower.
bill. Ilia debts are about 8,0001. ; assets of ouisiderable
amount.

Mr. C. F. Kemp, accountant, of Gresliam.strect, was ap-
pointed trade anaignee.
Mr. M. Abrahams is thit solicitor noder the bankruptcy.

THIS POLICE COURTS.
(THIS DAY.)

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GUILDHALL.
MUM AT ALDIUMAN SIDNZTN.

Alfred Harper, a shopman in the employ of Means.
Sidney and Co.,waa charged with the following robbery upon
his employers :
Mr. John M'Alpine Murray, a partner in the firm of
Messrs. Sidney and Co., wholesale teal-leaders, of Ludgate.
hill, said—The prisoner has been in our employ, and on
Tuesday evening last in collecting the money from the tills,
received from the prisoner 4/. rt. tid., but knowing
that be bad received two sums of 3/. 17s. Jd.aod 2/. 174 ,
I at cam saw there was a deficiency, and looked
into his till to see that he had not left any of
the moony there. Finding only • few coppers I went down
stairs and saw the prisoner to communication with the
errand boy, and from what posed then the prisoner went
upstairs and dropped some money into the till.
On the following morning, when asked by Alder-
nun Sidney to account for the defieiency, he said
he kept tuck 30e. to amid his till on the following day,
and that he put the money into his pocket for that pur-
ee... He said be had only done the same thing
wee before, when he kept back a sovereign far
the purpose he stated. Aldermen Sidney told him
be bad reason to believe we had been robbed
to • considerable amount, and that the prisoner was
the person upon whom suspicion had fallen. I
said him how much he had robbed them of.
He at first said 4/. or 5/., but upon Alderman Sidney
saying he was satisfied the amount was considerably MOM
the priseeer said it was about VW., and that he had takes
it to support his wife and child. The prisoner was ulti-
mately weep into custody.
Two oilier winsome. were called, who proved the payment
to the *saw of the two stuns referred to by Mr. Murray,
showing that upon those amounts alone there was a deft.
cieney of IL, independently of the amount which he
most have token horn other customers during the day.
Alderman Carter, with the concurrence of Sir John Mus-
mv,ernmilted the prisoner for four calendar months with

BOW-STREET.
A OFRWAN tamoir or ZIGLIPIR LAW.
/1040/18 Straps., the keeper of • cigar and tobacco shop
hi DriAgeatratt, Westminster. WY placed at the bar before
Yr. Heavy., eherged with assaulting a police-constable under
the felleutastraare :
AMOS 21 A, said he was on dot, near Westmin-
sler-tirike y altar one o'clock this morning, when
be heard • great noise awl cries fur wsiAtance
pleesedieg from the defeadant's shop. He ran to
She get sad there saw defendant belabouring a young
as nia the most unmerciful manner. Witness interfered
to pretest the latter, upon which the defendant struck
witness, sad ted against his unwarrantable inter-
femme. urged that be had a right to interfere
when he saw anyone hews treated with such violence, and
be should now take defendant into custody fir the assault
upon himself. Defendant said, " Yon know nothing
of English law. Am Eogbahnian's shop is his
matte. I can do anything I like in my own
castle. If I chose to monism my servant in my own house,
lam at liberty to du so. You have exceeded your
dote, and you shall answer for it." Witoesa, undaunted by
this interpretation of English law, conducted defendant to
the police-station on the double charge of assault ; but the
*lawman wan not present this morning to prosecute
complaint, the matter haring been uo doubt "arranged"
between theta.

The defendant said he was provoked to assault his ear•
rant by Isis refusal to put up the Autism It was done is
the heat of the quarrel, and he thought t►e constable had
no nght to interfere, the assault being inside the house.
Mr. Henry said the officer was called to the house by the
cries of the astt.teat, and was quite justified in interfering.
Defendant was fined Ms.
MA R MANE

DARtlfq AND CITINSIVZ 105515? Or PLATS, &C.
.14n Wilhelm, and Wei. Berke, the former of whom
refused his address, while the latter described himself is a
Free& polisher,_ Seim at 8, Little karylebonestrest, were
brought up basided and placed at the tar before Mr.
Manifiekl, charged with the following daring bargiasy and
Itlt appiand from the evidence that at five o'clock this
revevangLeverett,GB S, saw the prisoners coining towards
him from the direction of Primrose-hill, and from their
be was satisfied that there was something wrong
sad, spoil observing that they were noticed, they made off
as fast as they mold. They were pursued, and ultimately
raptured. Upon each of them were found silver
and other articles which formed • portion of the property
stoles from the premises of George Fenian, treq., 6, Harley.
read, St. John s.wood, an entry therein hiving, as proved,
been made by breaking • pane of glass in the
door, which enabled the burglars to drag:calla
the bolt of the door, sad by that means
pie admission into the house. Some property was also
farad which the prisoners had thrown away in the mune
of their flight. It is imagined that the moot valuable part
of the plunder has been societal by the prim :men la some
pert of • hedge, or • field through which they paved.
Mrs. Ferro identified the several articles produced by
the officers engaged in the mac.
In reply. to Mr. Mansfield, Sergeant Bodes, 11 D, said
that the pneoners had both beat tried and coevicted for
burglary.
They were remanded till Yeaday.