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THE:Stile,- LONDON, TUESDAY EVENUNG, JULY 4, 1865.

LAM INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Rolroyd.)
IN RE THOMAS ARMSTRONG GOUGH.-AN OFFICER IN THE

ARMY.

This bankrupt was formerly a lieutenant in the Ist Dra-
goon Guards, and to-day he came up for the order of dis-
charge. Upon his statement of accounts he files the follow-
ing items :—Received by the sale of my commission, £1,000;
deducted by order of the colonel for my'regimental debts,
£146 ; deducted to pay the passage of my succeeding officer
to India, .£94 ; paid by order of my colonel to Cornet Lloyd,
King's Dragoon Guards, £234 ; to Lieut. Reeves of the
same regiment, £l2B ; and to Quartermaster Wrasbury,
£55. The balance of £72 has been handed to the official
assignee. The total debts are £2,317, and the deficiency,
£2,245. Amongst the creditors are the following officers,
for whose debts the bankrupt says ho has received " no
consideration" :—Gen. Freeman, Madras Army; Major
Jago, 74th Highlanders; Capt. Nolan, 17th Lancers Capt.
Beresford, Madras Staff Corps; Lieut. Knight, Native
Infantry ; and Lieut. Lawder, 14th Regiment Native In-
fantry.
The case had not concluded when our report left, but it
was understood that no opposition would be offered to the
order of discharge.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING A CON-
STABLE.—Mr. Thomas Worsick, gentleman, staying at
Evans's Hotel, Covent-garden, was charged before Mr.
Knox, with being drunk and behaving in a disorderly
manner, and also assaulting police-constable Yeo, 316 A.
Yeo said that on the previous night he saw the defendant,
who was drunk, in the Haymarket in company with two or
three females. The defendant was making a great noise,
and he requested him to go away. The defendant went a
short distance and tried, but unsuccessfully, to get admitted
to a night-house, and then returned to the women. On
his again telling him that he must leave the place he re-
fused to do so, said he had been boxing for four years, and
did not care a for him, at the same time aiming a blow
at his head with a stick, but his helmet prevented his head
being injured.
The defendant (smiling) said he was "screwed," having
been out dining, and taken too much wine.
Mr. Knox said a person like the defendant ought not to
appear in a police court, and fined him 20s. or seven days
mprisonment.
ROBBING A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—BASE INGRATITUDE.
—John Crosby, an elderly man, was charged before Mr.
Knox with stealing a £5 note, the property of Mr. George
Keppin, of the White Lion Tavern, St. Alban's-place.
Mr. Keppin—l attend to prosecute the prisoner for rob-
bing me under very aggravating circumstances. Some time
ago the prisoner was knocking about getting a very pre-
carious living by holding horses, &c. I gave him a job to
clean some pots, being without a potboy, and a person in
my employ suggesting that I should take the poor old
fellow into my employ instead of having another boy, I did
so, giving him ss. a week, board and lodging and clothes. I
went to the annual trade dinner in May, and while I was gone
the prisoner had a £5 note given to him to get changed by
a person I left in charge of my business, and he never re-
turned with the note or the change. In addition to this
he obtained a hygrometer from a friend, stating that he
had been sent by me for it, which was not the case.
Mr. Wm. Wykes, of No. 5, Blakesley Cottages, Cam-
berwell—On the 17th May, Mr. Keppin entrusted me with
the care of his house, and I gave the prisoner a £5 note
belonging to Mr. Keppin, to get changed for the use of the
house. The prisoner never returned.
The prisoner, who put no questions to the witnesses,
and made no answer to the charge, was remanded.