The Express.
London, England, 1868-08-08 00:00:00

IN R 1 R. TO. MACDONALD.

This was a renewed application for release, the sitting fur
choice of assigneerharingtakenplace. Robert George Mac-
doLakl, the bankrupt in this case, was a oaptain in the
Kth Regiment of Foot, and he has been detained
ieNeird weeks in Winchester gaol. Debts about %bow.
The failure was ascribed to insufficiency of the bsnkrupt's
ineome, espenses occasioned by his wife's illness in India,
end the payment of heavy premiums on borrowed
nd my.
i7;* a the application of Mr. Vyner, and in the absence
of oipotition, his Honour granted the release.

An order of releaso from custody was also allowed to
Edward Colman. who was formerly a hers" dealer and
trainer of Christchurch (New Zealand), and of Melbourne,
in Aiotialia, and had since resided in Bnde-street, Barns-
bury. He stated that he bad been two and a half years in
this Country, and had carried on business for tea years
at Melbourne. Debts, 1,14114. ; no assets.

POLICE COURTS.-{TI IS DAY.)

GUILDHALL.

THE PLATE ROBBERY AT MB PULTRIfIR HOTEL, •LBERIARLBi-
MENET.
Elisabeth Brerra, Artily Beatty, her datiEhter. Gef'rge
Bunfry, the husband of Emily, and Alfred Bales,
were placed at the bar, on remand, before
Alderman Finnis, for final examination, Bales
being charged with stealing about 6004
worth of plate from the Pulteney Hot.), Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly, and the other three charged with re-
ceiving a portion of the same well knowing it to have
been stolen.

Robed Outram, 176, said that, when he brought
Bales to the Moor-lane police-station, the
inspector asked him what be had to say
in answer to the charge, and he replied,
"All I have to say to the charge is, that I
plead guilty. I knew that I have done it. I will say
all I know to endeavour to get Mr. Carr's property back.
I wish the officer to hays some of the flooring
up in Ilenfry's boon, No. 13, Mack's-place, Fetter-
as I believe some of the plate is there.
All that I received from the proceeds of the rob-
bery was 141., which I received from George Henfry, who
is already in custody for the unlawful possession
of some of the articles." He further said that
he met Henfry outside the hotel, and that
another man who was with Henfry, and who went by
the names of Dick and flinger helped them to take it to
flentry's house in a cab, and afterwards the other man
took it away from Henry's, and he did not know what
became of it.

William Boythom Hackle, 9, Naval's-court, Fetter-
lane, painter, said that on the 23rd of July between 6 and
7 o'clock in the evening Mrs. Brown brought a workbox
produced to his wife and asked her to take care of it,
because her daughter was going to make it a
'meant, and did not wish her husband to see
it. His wife took it in, and they thought no more
about it until he saw by the newspapers that the Henbr
had been apprehended, and then he delivered the box to
the constable Wiseman.

James Lammas, 324, proved seeing Henfry and Bales
in company together on the evening of the robbery.
Herbert Reeves, warder of Coldbath-flelda prison, said
he was present in April, 1884, at the Middlesex Sessions,
when Bales was convicted along with Henfry, and sentenced
to 18 months' imprisonment for house-breaking and steal-
ing property to the value of 70/.
Both prisoners declared that they were convicted inno-
cently on the evidence of a policeman.
The prisoners, having been cautioned in the usual form,
were asked if they had anything to say in answer to the
Ba7ee said he had nothing to say, but he wished the
magistrate to deal with it there.
Mrs. Brown said she was innocent. She knew nothing
about it except that her daughter gave her the silver to

Ma. Henfry mid she had nothing to say. She knew
nothing about the robbery at all. She gave the pieces of
silver to her mother to seal .

George Henfry said he only knew that Alfred Bales
brought the iron fork and butter-knife, which he (Henfry)
attempted to put down the water-closet. His wife knew
nothing about it.
Alderman Innis committed all the prisoners for trial.

DWAIDEILT CONDUCT AT TEE NEW LOWS CROW MARKET.

WUhams liereard, aged 35, a builder, residing at 145,
grove-street, Camden-town, was charged before Mr.
Barker with being drunk, disorderly, and assault-
ing Police-constable John Raise, 309 Y, in the execution
of his duty at the new King's-cross Market,. St. Pancras-
road, and also tearing his uniform, and doing damage to
the extent of 10e. ; and Samuel Risier, 24, a car-
penter, of 130, Grove-street, Camden-town, was charged
with attempting to rescue the prisoner William Hayward
from the lawful custody of the police.
Police-constable Hares said last evening between 7 and
o'clock he was on duty at the new market. There was
a great disturbance in the market, and the beadle called
for the assistance of the police to eject the disturbers. He
no sooner got hold of Hayward than he was seized by the
collar of the cad and Hayward tore it, doing damage to
the extent of 10s. On the road to the police-station Hay-
ward kisked him several times and struggled with him at
the police-station.
Mr. Barker—Wore the kicks wilfully given or were
they done in the struggle
Witness said he thought that they were done in the
struggle. On the road to the police-station the defendant
Busier came np to him and told him to let the other de-
flaunt go, and he would take him home. He told Ririer
to go away, but instead of doing eo he caught hold
of the other defendant, and struck him (witness) a violent
blew in the neck, and caused him pain. Both the defen-
dants were very drunk, and it was with great difficulty
that they could be got to the police station.
/tiger said that he did not touch the constable, and he
was surprised when he found that he was taken into ctn.
tAte defendant Hayward pleaded drunkenness in ex-
tenuation.

Barker fined Hayward 10s. for doing the damage,
and 10s., the damage itself, or in default he ordered kin
to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour in the House of
Correction for 14 days. The other defendant, for the
assault on the constable, would have to pay a fine of Vs.,
or be imprisoned for a like term.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
ALLEGED ROBBERY BT AI APPRENTICE.

Beery Clark, apprentice to Mr. John Evans,
_of
Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, was charged before Mr.
Knox with stealing four gold and four silver watches, of
the value of 451., the property of his master.
Mr. Evans said that the prisoner was his apprentice,
and that in consequence of missing some gold and silver
watches he taxed the prisoner with stealing them. The
prisoner denied doing so, but on his again taxing him
with the roggehde admitted that he had taken the
watches and them.
Sergeant athan Leech, 17 C, said that on taking the
prisoner Into custody and telling him the charge he made
no reply. Be received some duplicates from the prosecu-
tor which the prisoner bad given up, and they showed that
the watches bad been pledged for 111.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for the attendance of
the pawnbrokers.

SUPPOSED BUICIDB OP A CUSTOX.HOU.I2
OFFICES.

lir. Payne, the City coroner, held au inquest
last evening at the Fortune of War, Thames-street, rela-
tive to the death in the river of Richard Andrews, aged
42 years.
It appeared from the evidence of numerous witnesses
that the deceased, who was a veliwwell-informed man,
had been a sergeant in the Royal •in °ere, and bad been
on service in India and Arabia. e was employed to
superintend the erection of the lighthouse on the Isle of
Perm:, in the Red Sea. The glare of the sun at Aden
affected his sight, and he left the service and came home.
At the time of the Fenian excitement in the beginning of
the year, be was made patrol officer of the Feman
watch" around the Custom-house, and he served in that
capacity for some mouths. He then became a messenger
at the Customs. In the spring he made a proposal
of marriage, but was rejected, and was soon
arterwarda missing. On Sunday last his body was
found floating in the river off St. Paul's steamboat-picr ;
it was so decomposed that it must have been in the water
at least a fortnight.
The jury ultimately returned an open verdict of
" Found Drowned."

BATHING EXTRAORDINABY.—During Thursday
afternoon a young married woman, babe in arms, went
bathing near the coaiyard of Abner Reeves, River-street,
Newark. She remained over a quarter of an hour in the
water, where she amused herself by performing all the
evolutions known to export swimmers, and throwing her
infant came distance from her and then diving for it.
The babe enjoyed the sport hugely. The woman after
having swum with one hand round the pond, the other
hand holding the child, came ma shore, donned her
wearing apparel, and walked hams with rosy cheeks and
an elastic step.—New York Times, Judy 2i.