The Express.
London, England, 1868-06-17 00:00:00

HMI. r. DXLL AND ROLIOTD.

Dr. Bpinks, Q.C., 434iir:iciiric;Wii the petitioner,
Colonel Bell, of the 2iltd Foot. a gallant officer with the
Victoria Croat He married the respondent, then Miss
Aline Brook in April 1857. He soon afterwards went
with his regiment to India, where he remained till the
suppression of the mutiny. He thou returned to Europe,
and lived with his wife at Gibraltar, whence he wont with
the troops toCanada. The co-respondent was Captain Hot-
ro7d, of the same regiment, who was an intimate
fnend of the parties. In 1867 Mrs. Bell, having for some
time ceased to cohabit with her husband, found that she
Wee in the famil way, and when she felt that she could
no longer oo her situation, she conformed her guilt to
him. Colonel Bell thereupon sent her home, and com-
menced these proceedings. She accused the co-respondent
of being the father of her child, and evidence was given
to chow that a great degree of intimacy had really sub-
sisted between them. There was another child, whose
paternity she admitted to be doubtful.
Mr. M. Jones appeared for the petitioner.
Decree nisi, with costs.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Acting Commissioner Mirlitt)
IN BM 818 H. C...OI2NDSX, BART...

This was an adjourned sittindeitir eiamination and dis-
charge. The bankrupt, Biz Chudleigh Oxendon,
was described as of tihepherdwel , near Dover, having
letters addressed to him at Brecon Park, Canterbury, and
formerly of various places in Dover. His debts aro
999/., of which the largest, 27W., is due to Mr. Long, sur-
geon, who holds a bill of isle on the bankrupt's furniture.
The rest are due in small amounts to tradesmen in Lon-
don, Dover, Canterbury, and elsewhere. At the last
sitting he was ordered to tile cash and deficiency accounts,
but had not done so.

Mr. G. Lewis, who appeared for the bankrupt, attri-
buted the non-filing of the amounts to mistake. Accounts
had been prepared, but they were not in proper form. He
therefore asked for another adjournment.
Mr. Aldridge, for the official assignee, consenting, the
case was again adjourned for • month.

POLICE COURTS.-(THIS DAY.)

MANSION HOUSE.
MUM OP THRIATENIIIO TO 107101111.

IN Fermi, aged 60, the publisher of fiat of the arrivals
and departures of /mei. engaged in the corn trade,
was brought up on demand before the Lord Mayor this
morning in custody of detective Sergeant Brett on the
EtZeof threatening to murder Mr. Basil Metes, a
merchant, carrying on business in the City.
Mr. Campbell Sleigh, the barrister, appeared on behalf
of the complainant. The prisoner was undefended, and it
was stated that application had been made at his request
to several solicitors to appear on his behalf, but all of them
had refused to attend.

It appeared that about eighteen years ago the prisoner
commenced the publication of his shipping list, and that
eight years subsequently a similar list was started by Mr.
Dornbusch, which was patronised by Mr. lithe and other
merchants interested in the corn trade, and, as the de-
fendant alleged, to the great detriment of hie own publi-
cation. This seems to Lave exasperated the defendant
both against Mr. Dornbusch and the subscribers to his
list, and it appeared that about three years ago the
prisoner was sentenced to 18 months' im • ent for
an smelt committed upon the former . Binee
kis robins he had Mat a iannabes of threatening letters to
the complainant and other merchants, In one of whioh he
told Mr. Males to " make the sign of the cross," which,
in Italian, had the signification " prepare for death;" and
on Thursday last he went to a er's in Oxford-street
and ordered 26 bullets to be made for a pistol which he
carried with him. Just previous to this he wrote, re-
questing an appointment with Mr. Melia, winch the latter
gentleman did not attend, and the prisoner was then
given into custody.
The evidence for the prosecution was now concluded,
but the Lord Mayor remanded the prisoner until Wednes-
day next in order that inquiries may be made into the
state of his mind.

SOUTRWABX.

AT TICE LONDON-BRIDGE ETAT/Olf.

Johnrow6l7a; PfaieclaTti;;;tia;i7i;eii;.:iii;rcham
charged with attempting to rob Ellen Beverly by cutting
her pocket out near the London-bridge railway terminus.
The prosecanix said that about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon she was with her son turning the corner by the
railway where there was a crowd of persons congregated,
and while endeavouring to pass through she felt a jerk at
her dress, and looking down saw the prisoner with one hand
hold of her pocket, and in the other hand he had a knife,
with which he was cutting it off. Witness seined hold of
him, and calling out to her son, "The man is robbinij
me." The prisoner then c • himself from her an
got away, but her son pursu him, and gave him into
custody. Her pocket contained a pone with some gold
and silver and some memoranda.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and wee sentenced to three
months' hard labour.

ATTEMPT= SUICIDE.
Joatph Yi cAdl, 26 years of aaggee,, who said he was a car-
ver and gilder, of No. 4% Alpha-place, Chandoe-street,
Covent-garden, and Dante: g‘Gsford, 59 years of age,
shipwright, of Grove-villaa, Poplar, were brought up on
remand before Mr. Benson, charged with attempting to
commit suicide in the river Thames.
Mitchell was seen by a man named Lee, living in Cu-
bitt's-town, to jump from Johnston's dry dock, Poplar,
opposite Greenwich, on Monday night. Be fall Into the
water, and Lee jumped in and saved him. The prisoner
sprang into the water again, and was again saved by Lee.
who banded him over to the care of the police. He was
drunk at the time.

stated that he went down to Greenwich by
the steamboat on Monday afternoon, and he did ritZlw
bow he reached the opposite shore in Poplar on
morning.
"He expressed contrition for what be had done, and was
char
Mg)* ord plunged into the West India Dock, at Poplar,
and was saved by James Pike, a police-sergeant, No.
41 S. . .

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The prisoner said it was a guilty conscience that caused
him to make the attempt on his life.
A favourable account of the case him' gbeen given to
the magistrate, the prisoner was discharged.