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made of the c

orchestra and chorus, and a large por
Rossini's "Guillaume Tell" was introduced with hat

n of the Music of

a the course of its performance.

The audienee,iie

regret to state, was by no me
excellence of the performance ought to have attracted
AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE the performances
throughout the week have been Taried as well as attractive,
Mr. Buckstone having appeared nightly in some of his
characteristically-droll representations. On Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, the leading piece was " The Old
Chateau," in which Mr. Buckstone, in his customary
humorous manner, sustained the character of Michael
Samson, exciting great laughter, and drawing down
bursts of merited applause. On Wednesday he repeated
his performance of Torn Tittler, in the "Knights of the
Round Table," and on Friday produced, for his benefit, a
new drama, entitled " The Hope of the Family," in which
he acted the character of Joe JVadd, a youth picked up by
a cunning and unprincipled attorney, and by him passed
Off as the lost son of a baronet. Buck-stone's display of
vulgar arrogance, cowardice, and low cunning is most
admirable, and elicited shouts of laughter. In the after-

:s the

pieces he has also rendered himself useful as well as
attractive, and, aided by the resident company, the per-
formances at this house have been satisfactory, and well
attended.

LIVERPOOL COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,

THE AUSTRALIAN FUGITIVE BANKRUPT

Lesr week we narrated the capture of Joseph Bernestein,
a Prussian, who, having evaded his creditors in Melbourne,
and taken passage on board the Saldanha, sailed for Eng-
land, carrying with him a large amount of money in
sovereigns and bank-notes. The bankrupt, as we stated,
was followed to this country by parties representing some
of his creditors, who, having obtained the necessary war-
rant for his apprehension, placed it in the hands of Mr.
Gaskill, one of the chief messengers of the Bankruptcy
Court, by whom Bernestein was taken into custody.
On Saturday, Bernestein was brought before Mr. Com-
missioner Perry, and underwent a long examination. Con-
siderable interest having been attached to the case, the
court was filled during the greater part of the day.
Mr. John Yates appeared for Messrs. Maunders Brothers
and Co., of Melbourne, the detaining creditors; Mr. Squarey
was for Mr. Hayes, another Melbourne creditor ; Mr. Evans
represented a creditor for over £BOO ; and Mr. Simon as
counsel, with Messrs. Anderson and Collins as attorneys,
were for the bankrupt. The examination of the bankrupt,
who is a good-looking young man, under (apparently) 30
years of age, of intelligent and gentlemanly manners, was
immediately proceeded with.

He is a Prussian, but speaks English fluently, although
he stated that he could neither read nor write the language.
On being sworn, the bankrupt said : I lived in Melbourne
about two years before I left it, which was on the 12th July
last; I• was in business there as a general merchant and
outfitter of all kinds. I took a passage in the ship Sal-
danha for England, and did so in the name of Francis
Smyth ; I was arrested at the Nelson luggage deptit, when
I arrived in Liverpool ; I cannot tell the amount of my
liabilities in Australia, but I think about '&1,500 ; that in-
cludes the claim of Roskell & Co., Maunders & Co., and
Mr. Hayes—but I cannot tell, as I have nothing to
prove it. I left my books and papers behind me in Mel-
bourne, but some I brought with me, books and papers ;
I could not take my oath what debts I owe in Australia—
people sent in goods to me on commission, and I am not a
debtor for them.

Mr. Yates : Can you tell us what debts you owe in
Australia.

Bankrupt : I can't tell, as goods were sent in to me to
sell as a broker; if I did not sell them I don't know if I
am liable for them ; I can state to the court what goods I
left behind unsold; here are invoices—there was a lot of
bacon worth about £BOO left behind—that was the value
sent in to me ; but it was sent to me by a gentleman
whom I don't know—l don't know his name; that was
not my property at all. I got a lot of goods from M`Dowell,
the invoice for which is £800; that invoice is also here.
Mr. Yates : Did you have any more ?

Bankrupt : I will show my invoices, but I can do no
more; I produce some of M`Dowell's invoices—there are
twelve or fourteen casks of brandy in the bonded ware-
house, cost 14s. per gallon.
Mr. Yates : What property have you left behind ?
Bankrupt : Your honour, you have the bills.
Where did you leave the property, and with whom ?

•• •
I left them with a Mr. Chapman, who did business for
me, and who i 5 well known to Mr. Colley, in Melbourne ;
Chapman took the bacon, &c., to Collingwood, which place
is joining to Melbourne; I did not get any money on the
hams or bacon by way of advance; I gave d`Dowell a bill
for the hams, but it is not yet due. The bill is for £399,
and I had it discounted by a friend, and M`Dowell got the
money.

Dia you have any other property in Australia ?
I sent to the diggings £l5O worth of property, to Messrs.
Hamilton and Hull, to whom I owed £4O, and told them
to sell the goods, pay themselves, and send the goods and
the rest to the Bank of Australia. There are bills out
that are due to me, payable at my house, not at the Bank
—one from Mr. Atkins, £lOO, a spirit grocer, payable at
the Bank. Mr. Chapman has the bill. A man named
Austin, a dealer about town, for every one there is a
dealer, owes me £4O. There are other small debts, but I
cannot recollect them. I cannot state the names of per-
sons with whom I had dealings for four months before I
left Melbourne, but as far as I can recollect them, they
were M`Dowell, Austin, Clerk, John Hare, and Mr.
Hayes. I cannot recollect any more. I cannot take my
oath to it. There may be small things; the above are all
the large accounts I owe. Rostrom and Co. are creditors
for goods, partly sold, and partly there yet. The bankrupt
then proceeded to say that, as well as he remembered, he
had goods to the following amount in June last :—From
Tennant and Co.' £lO9 ; from Mr. Womb, £l6 ; ditto,
£105; ditto, £l2l. I had a good deal of money in the
Bank. I sent a cheque to the Bank before I left for £l,OOO
but I did not get it. I had not so much there. I got
over £6OO in sovereigns out of the Bank.
Mr. Yates : What has become of it ?

Bankrupt : I purchased 3,035 sheep from a squatter
near Melbourne, at 255. Gd. per head, two months before
that. He (the squatter) was to get a deposit of £l,OOO,
and the remainder in two months' bills. I sent for
butchers, who examined the sheep, and said they were
not worth half the money, and I was obliged to pay them
£lOO for driving the sheep to Melbourne. He (bankrupt)
went on to account for the £6OO which he alleged to have
drawn from the bank, but in doing so he accounted for a
good deal more. He had paid, he said, £l2O for his pas-
sage and that of Mary Ward (who was his housekeeper
for two months in Melbourne before he left) to England,
and also £2O for refreshments; he spent £lO or £l2 since
he came here, and now, he added, producing a purse and
laying five half-sovereigns ou the table, "there is all the
money I have in the world, and you may take it from me,
and let me starve." His housekeeper passed, on the voy-
age home, as Clara Smyth, his wife. His object in getting
out of the ship so early in the morning was to get on to
London as quick as possible.
Mr. Yates : Did you pay out any money since you came.
to Liverpool?

Bankrupt : Yes ; I paid £l6O to Messrs. Anderson ana
Collins ; that was in notes. I got the notes from the
girl—my housekeeper—changed sovereigns for notes; I
did not give her the sovereigns, as she had all, and I told
her to bring me notes fir gold. lam quite sure of that.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1864,

After some further minor details were gone info's;
bankrupt was called on to sign his deposition, whetiariel
denly he fell down in a nervous fit, in which he 6)11010
for a long time. Dr. Taylor, of Whiteehapel, "Is gent,
5
in, and having administered some stimulants,
after a considerable time, recovered, but was -
very weak from the excitement. theerto4/
of IC
Mary Ward, a very pretty girl, about 20
was next produced and examined. The chief poi-3400
is
evidence was, that she had lent the bankruptsbe
Australia, and that, with £l3 he owed her,.was bos oB
knew about. The bankrupt had his money 111 a she
board, and she gave it up to the captain to there be
not see the amount, but, from the weight, there "-des the
about £3OO in gold in it. The bankrupt had, besides denied
money in the box, about £lOO in cash. She totallSt s
i
n
e
having changed any gold for notes for the bankruiro tbe
she came to Liverpool. She passed as Mrs. Srasl'
voyage. A and he
Captain Finlay, of the Saldanha, was examin,,, there'
said the bankrupt had a box, which he saw, all" ;flit
might be from five to eight hundred sovereigns '-
Witness would certainly give £3OO for the box. , 4;000
The bankrupt still continuing in court, 311;‘,'
stated that Mr. Anderson had a communication
witness Ward, on reading her depositions, and that he
been informed by her that her former statement 10_1,rupt
as she admitted having changed money for the ba,;alA
it
eth
to they arrived
her
dinr
re-examined.Li erpooban d therefore lie
better
the F.-
;14
,
His Honour, after consideration, agreed to 115_,ve tlae
brea;elkxruathpitnend.a, s whichstiniuNii-nasthdeonfierstin tuhert. next cow', -
„.003
Mary Ward was then exam
ined wain in the
court, and stated as follows ne
inrepl; Mr.,,:ci/13-esoa'e.,!
What I am going to state now is true ; I
for the bankrupt at a shop at the top of Lochrdan-,ll;:iset
I came to town. I think it was about WO; " -1,00
on one occasion, last Thursday—Wednesday or rr''e abotlt
—I got the money from the bankrupt ;he gave e grO
£4OO, but I don't know where he took it from; irotati
it me in the front room, but there was no one; poet
The officers were in the next room, and he gave,l,os 110
his hand, taking it out of his coat pocket; "

. •
£6OO he gave me. f, I
To the Court : I am now telling the truth, bn-
e
say why I did not say so before. t 0551.
Mr. Simon : She stated to me she was trYing
him.

Iwo"

Witness : I did not like to condemn biro,
four hundred sovereigns in a bag in my pocket; 0
Franklin's bullion office; there might have
I took two bags, one with £4OO, and the other sviprch9
Mr. Commissioner Perry : Did you go to anY •forr
Melbourne ? Yes. •
Commissioner : Then, why not tell the tratht;elef'
are committing a great offence against God aildj.
•
and you. will do the bankrupt harm and not gc'eAollol',,,
i Witness : I only wanted to save him as
would. I did not take another £5O, but there falentesi,',„
been that for I did not count it ; I did not gteht:o-ot,,iet,);
all the gold • there was some change ; I gave done w.e;
the bankrupt,'
but I don't know what he ha° • psiac"
them ; I have only my own money in my posscssobjectie
I have none of the money on me now. I have occ° nosv"l
to be searched. I don't know where the inelle'
not have I seen any of it since I gave it to On' b

none sewn up in his clothes that I know of. icoelui:of
Mr. Simon said, after what had transpired, ta par'o
impossible for liim to resist the force of the 1,3`,`,-forein
the testimony given in the case; he would, the'n'ilid
proceed further, as he supposed the bankrupt W;". it P.-to
some offer for arrangement after what had ti3.o".tiereea
The case was then (at half-past five o'clock) ru`i„ot
yesterday, when the court ordered the bael'l.76ll#
brought up again, iu case he was not Precen- rot'
heal th. 1, he
Yesterday, Mr. Anderson, on the part of the witiel
stated that his client was too ill to be able toe" A
the

Perry said, if he were 35P11.;1
bankrupt was too ill to -attend, he would Ape
case until he (the bankrupt) could attend ; buborder
affidavit was put in to that effect, he must
bankrupt to appear and sign his depositions. bel`c,
Mr. Yates said, from what he understood, cipe
opinion that the bankrupt was able, but net
attend

court with safety.
Mr. Commission(

After considerable delay, Dr. Taylor, Wllite..gelvjoilll'iC
Ind made affidavit that Bernstein 1", t.g94:
From the symptoms he apprehended teo; eSel'et;
fever might ensue, if the patient was subjecteLpt 411/4,
l 5
ment, and he recommended that he should be i,3el;it
It might, however, be practicable to read over bicitlio
tions to the bankrupt, and he might sign thein
injury. This was ordered to be done.

POLICE COURT,

,-YESTEIO,I:

ESQ
[BEronE ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, J
gqi
THE BOTTLE TRICK.—Hugh Jones, a Yowl° 0410 15'
had been in the employment of Mr. Yates, for Plee
manufacturer, Mount-pleasant, but discharge"of bot
conduct, was charged with fetching a cluantitYina 3/31.
from the Parthenon-rooms since his dismissal,
tll -o,le-
priating the bottles to his own use. He was re
seven days

reea
Patrick Kennedy was eb stfr
stealing a bundle of wearing apparel from the 5t
0101
Mary, just arrived from Waterford. li:.el3llfor his;
passenger, and stated that he took the bunoleAie 05`'
by mistake ; and, as therear.rnoH-laisuntsecohmEhllieis,odtsotuLbt m a , 0
was discharged. P'
ploSyuedsPihr the shop of
charged with stealing three pies and giviir'ljo:"):'?
mother ; and it was also suspected that she '1 141' e"
L114:11°,
money from the till. The circumstanceS,
suspicious, were not clear enough to convict the
and she was discharged. Pfralis
STEALING ROOKS.— Thomas Stevenson R3:O a "t;to'
with stealing a quantity of books belongiagiorig°ol3
keeper in the Goree-piazzas. He was seen siti ectttee
a warehouse in which the books had been deP° 001
the stolen property under his arm. To be imPils
months. vol.: the
A SHAM DETECTIVE. John Stevens, 5;,;0g p
built dock labourer, was brought up for gthe®e
house of Ellen Reynolds, who keeps an old el°,`"olre'cet
Great Crosshall-street, late on Saturday nigli" t°
trire 'cto
senting himself as a detective. The fellow con,.
half-a-crown out of the woman, a portion of tic.„'lliCe
cspuesntotdiyn.whHisekyw;asancdausltiieonthedena7avientsht easslslu
joaraiuji's the
se"tile
functions in future, and discharged.
ALL FOR DRlNK.—Martha Tomkinson for,
prison for a month, charged with illegallyP.', If ore"
wearing apparel of two or three neighbours. , Dow°
drink and bad company," said the • oner,
prisoner, fell
moved in custody. , oie-
A CIIISELLER.—Jas. Mills, a suspicious-e3toeo,o,
was charged with offering a quantity 01 ttbeiii,V'w
chisels for sale at a shop in Mary bone; and, 1.,- ,
to give any account as to the owner Of the 1-
remanded.
CHARGE OF SIIOE-sTEALlNG.—Catherine .4,11i114 aY
charged with stealing a pair of shoes from a s`' tt`
land-road Market, on Saturday night ; ;eat'
peared a doubt in the evidence, she had file rec. y
" narrow escape," and was discharged. 01°0ge
ROBBING LODGINGS.—John Brown, a 03_41t-th ste,.ere
sented himself as a sailor, was charged,;e
pair of trousers and a waistcoat from a o° 010'
had been lodging. He was sent to prison fora Jer.eoatl
STREET ROBBEEY.—William Kerrigan linsfltsl'lZ,'
Fardy were charged with knocking down kl"„ata:4
Richards, in Dickinson-street, on SaturdaYllll4
distress,, from his pocket. Inspector ot,
cry of and, on going towards the sP e 01 A
the prisoners running away,
an alarm to the nearest -policeman, who 3,PV:
other thief. Richards then came up, Til'-tjfiel'Poit'
and gave the prisoners in charge; stating 0911 con'
roughly handled. The prisoners were oe
for a month. when he seized onei;coloi:eA

A MISTAKE

in`' s

EMBEZZLEMENT.—John Condon, a resPeTens sheers
youth, was charged with embezzling ce-r.RIjO erl':tll
money from his employer, Madame TheresY2mrl•o3,
shoeshop in Bold-street. He was rernanded;lveft,.otijil,i3e
&tor ROBBERY.—Sarah M'Clure was -„ fiver
parloiningg a dress from a pawnbroker's shereerse7risoli
road ; but, as there was another female coin the I 0
robbery who is not at present apprehended' c1111;15t
was r,37.,anded for seven days. f,51,
e Der
IMPOSING ON GOOD NATuRE.—Catu-inist,,
charged with stealing a tobacco-box, con ad tre' Pres
from the pocket of Arthur Brannan, who Plop i° Plea
until he got tipsy, and then took her into a ~
barn-street, to buy her a back-comb for be. col)
sae ungratefully purloined his box and rn°ll6. ,os
reily
for a month. „op,
pr,be t oto tree''
PROVIDING FOR A RAINY DAY.—.I,---I.o.lv-
tfJhrooahrtnnm3tirioenniscniaglso,ter were charged with snatchn!riescsi ere r s
sued and a p
ppraeidih(oloernrudonefdn.i3nlgr;orffoli:a
stNelson,hteirt? Greatt
6eoil,l,te ft)
re,
month, being a well-known thief ; bl'hteltl:°lll''
as c
manded. "afferV
CUTTING OPP A OCKET.--JOIIII
with cutting off the trousers pocket of me'ust evAtivrti
then •` cutting off" with £4 which the P°t piffeoe
The parties had been drinking freely' °tea
public-house, and the robbery was e,.,,,,'c assofo
%MS pretending to see his unwary aoa„f
was committed for three months. cenoori,gets"orP,
TRYING THEIR HANDS.—Williata iog 130.'
O'Shaughnessey, two manipulators uPn.nwith trat. Jet 0
public, were charged by mal.: 14' is " is'°
ce oss ss
hands at the pockets a several pas „r `ca' for
,iOOO. •aa
Market on Saturday night last. ompais .set'
prison for three months, and his c a 01'1 $r .41
months. . a.tos ,
Faris, la
ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—ThOS. jlO6, 41°0
maker, in the employ of Mr. Thom,, 11,' aster s..th, „of
charged with stealing a saw from
„
•on for '` 0111.; Oro
pledging it. He was sent to prls barge-to 10"
A REEP-STEALER. —Mary Wheeler, ci
rs, ba e
nth
dCerfoasuslhtall. -street,
3 lbs. of beef from the shop of 3lr. RiXse or cal of
Sn°'c' o'4'l
was fined los.
~,an:lgcnoesnts;
Ifns
is%ogsiiiv
WEARING THE BELT.—Thomas te+%,l
woman who keeps a brothel in Ner.-_hay fr,,sa fro;
with stealing 17 sovereigns an°7° a belt, :eal il3e)ei
Jamieson, a sailor, who said he we% csov, so.riio,o
his money in it, but not fast enouq, arislo7sls,
three girls with whom he bad bee." tiro e t co° 400.
hthiserheaforrde.,earnunbeer
medonheiym., atn Illvit'iee:elvrtsioVsino.e°o
oof
to ~,
against the prisoner, who has been Tjarit. erv,oe
and he was discharged. vroPe osPet
ROBBING A FELLOW-LODGIM;
_4l,es .0 thrisOlt,
convicted of stealing a suit of
lod';ed theirs
Yth 51S.
Alexander Donald Ill'Kenzie, vrllo,o tha,, ent
house with the prisoner. It was pro fi,d 1,0;003
won, lOW.
,qt,
vhaladuepleodfgtehdethgeooedlost,hoe:,
tahnrdeehe irac
default. e f t
0.--- so •
ASSAULTS AND DISORDEBLIS 0.0
brought before Mr. Mansfield, e01T0,7,00,.
assaulting Inspector Chew and y.--Sirilliv''ilsoopedliti
fined £lO, or six months in defa° sent t°,6, vial tvoye;
a similar offence on No. 28, vri.-5 lilting 9'1,10 1054)01 tA,
month.—John Williams, for ass,° were jog, t Oho'
or three months in default. this isofv,emo
"drunk and disorderly " cases t,.ti jorric $OO
not speak much for the e_ p,on
public morals, from the restrxtl
ness at public-houses.