The Sun.
London, England, 1855-08-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVANiNG, AUGUST 2t: 1855.

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THIS DAY'S NEWS

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KNOWINGS FOR KNAVESMIRE.

BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY).

Were I fond of new and apt quotations I should describe
the meeting about to be celebrated at York as being
" big with the fate of thousands." No " book learning',
is, however, required to excite expectation, or to indicate
the abundant promise of spirit presented by the pro-
gramme. The leading encounters will possess an endur-
ing importance, inasmuch as they will bring into the field
in generous competition the "flower" of our turf celebri-

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(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE SAMUEL HODGSON'.
This was a meeting for audit and examination. The
bankrupt was a stationer, carrying on business in Great
Marylebone-street.

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The balance-sheet extended from January, 1853, to
May, 1854, creditors, 4,1161. ; secured, 2471. ; pro-
fits, 9381. Good debts, 1,038/. ; doubtful, 1191. ; bad,
51.; property, 1,052/. ; do. in the hands of creditors,
2901. ; excepted articles, 201. ; losses, 4971. ; trade ex-
penses, 8531. ; domestic expenses, 1,154/. ; deficiency,
2791. ; bad debts to January, 1853, 1,0851.
No opposition was offered, and the bankrupt passed.

ties. The result of certain races will he regarded with
no little curiosity and anxiety on account of the vast
infleence which it will exercise on the St. Leger betting.
If faith may be placed in the Squire's declaration at
Reading, the North and South Biennial Stakes may
again introduce us to Rifleman. Whether this horse be
again sound in limb I have had no opportunity of judg-
lug ; the desire, however, which has been evinced to
back him for the St. Leger would indicate that he is
all right. Should Corasbus start—and the eagerness
which was evinced at Tattersall's to bet against him
justifies some doubts on this subject—l shall, despite
the 61b. difference in their weights, be induced to place
greater confidence in him than in Rifleman, because, to
do battle for me over a long and severe course, I would
rather trust an animal whose understandings have not
been brought under suspicion. In the absence, there-
fore, of Corcebus, Rifleman and Noisy may run first and
second.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COUBT.-(THIS

DAY).

OLD 'COURT.
(Before the Recorder.)

James Jona, 26, labourer, and Henry Roberts, 42,
painter, were indicted for stealing a watch, the property
of William Edroff, from bis person.
Mr. Clarkson prosecuted, and Mr. Sleigh and Mr.
Payne defended.

The prosecutor, who is the musical director at the
Grecian Saloon, stated that upon the night of the 2d of
July he was at the bar of that tavern, after the perfor-
mance, about to have some refreshment, and upon put-
ting his hand into his waistcoat pocket he encountered
the clenched hand of the prisoner Jones, and immediately
found his Albert-guard banging from his pocket, and
his watch gone. He instantly seized the prisoner, who
broke from him, and got over to the other side of the
bar, where he managed to pass something over to the
prisoner Roberts, who was standing there, surrounded
with several women. Jones struggled through the people
in front of the bar and gained the street, followed by
the prosecutor and others, calling " Stop, thief." The
prisoner tried to run towards the City-road, but he was
stopped by the waterman upon the cab rank. The
prisoner Roberts was detained at the bar by a gentle.
man named Rowland Hurst, who was in Mr. Edroff's
company at the time, and who saw something passed to
him. The watch had not been found.
The Recorder told Mr. Payne that he need not
address the jury on the part of the prisoner Roberts.
Mr. Sleigh then addressed the jury for Jones.
His Lordship having summed up, the jury acquitted
the prisoner.

Fanny Grey displayed so much racing ability when
she ran at Wolverhampton, "merely to claim the allow-
ances," that I am induced to couple her with Lady Tatton
to represent my interest for the Yorkshire Oaks. The
100 Soy' Sweepstakes is not likely to occasion a race.
To select the winner of the Convivial Stakes from 139
nominations is a somewhat puzzling task. Fly-by-Night
I am induced to number among the probable absentees,
and unless the Whitewall stable contain another " flyer"
at present " dark " the stake will perhaps be carried off
by either Aleppo, or the colt by Flying Dutchman ont
of Ellerdale. For the Chesterfield Handicap I shall ex-
pect the foremost places to be occupied by Early Bird,
Vindex, and Orson. Acrobat will doubtless be indulged
in a walk over fee the Burgundy Stakes. The County
Plate will perhaps occasion a somewhat interesting race.
Early Bird, Dervish, and Rogerthorpe appear to be the
most attractive nominations.

Jones was then indicted for stealing ten sovereigns,
with violence, from the person of Frederick Lyall.
The prosecutor, a stationer, living in Huggin-lane,
Cheapside, said that en the 26th of March last, at about
11 in the morning, he was at the bar of a public-house
Southampton street, Pentonville, and upon going out
into the yard he saw the prisoner and two others were
playing at skittles, vhen they challenged prosecutor to
play. He did so for some drink, and then for some
money, which prosecutor lost to the amount of 3s. 6d.
He then wished to leave the skittle ground, when he
found the door of the skittle saloon locked. The pri-
tuner then seized upon prosecutor and kicked him, and
the others knocked about until he became quite in-
sensible, when they riled his pockets and then made off
with the contents. Vitness saw nothing of the prisoner
until the night of the2d of July, when he happened to
be at the bar of the Eagle tavern, and raw the prisoner
said recognised him as the man who had robbed him ;
and be (witness) was waiting to find a policeman to give
him in charge, when le ran away, and was brought back
in the charge of the police for robbing him (Edroff).
The charge, which rested solely upon the testimony of
the man robbed, who gave a very loose account of the
affair, was stopped by the jury.

The prisoner, who ii a well-known character, after re-
ceiving a caution from his lordship, was ordered to stand
down.

Mr. Commissioner Gurney eat during the day in the
New Court disposing of the Mint cases, which were of
the usual character.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--(TIIIS DAY.)