The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-28 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE COOLING AND MARCHAM.

This was a meeting for certificate. The bankrupt'
were described as of London-wall, soap-makers. The
balance-sheet commenced January, 1853, and ended
August 1855, and showed—Debtor to creditors, 2,3451
158. 4d. ; profits, 1,334/. 4s. 4d. ; capital, 510/. 18s. 91;
amount introduced by Marcham, 1,000/. Creditor, by
good debts, 117/. 6s. ld. ; doubtful, 1301. 9s. 2d. ; con-
signments, doubtful, 764/. 19s. 6d. ; property surren-
dered to assignees, 3201. ; trade expenses, 1,139/. 10A.
4,1. ; losses, 2,559/. ss. 3d. ; partners drawing, Cooling,
235/. 15s. 6d. ; Marcham, 23/. 13s. ld.
The bankrupts, who were opposed, ultimately ob•
tamed their certificates.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
JUVENILE REFORMATORIES.—.AIfred Ifundford, a
youth about 16 years of age, errand boy to Mr. Har-
rison, boot raker, of Gracechurch-street, was charged
with robbing his employer of a pair of boots.
The prosecutor said the prisoner came into his service
about six weeks since with an excellent character. Sines
he had been with him he bad lost eleven pairs of boots.
The boots produced, which were traced to have been
disposed of by the prisoner, were identified by the pre.
secutor as his property. From inquiries made respecting
the prisoner, it appeared he had been previously con-
victed, and that about three years ago he was an inmate
of Red-hill Reformatory School for eleven months.
On leaving the school, ho went into respectable employ-
ment, and had conducted himself is a proper manner
from that time to the present.
The prisoner said he should not have committed the
theft had his mother, who is a widow, assisted him to
maintain himself.

The prosecutor said he gave the prisoner 7e. a-week.
Fr::The Lord Mayor, as dealing summarily with the case
said the great difficulty he had to contend with was the
fact of the prisoner's having been previously convicted,
and undergor • reformatory discipline, and again relapsed
into his oldcareer of dishonesty. His Lordship sentenced
him to:six months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

GUILDHALL.
William Haves, Samuel Wilson, Thomas Smitk, and
John Brambey, who described themselves as strangers
to each other, one residing at Manchester, another et
Derby, a third at Leeds, and the fourth at Shrewsburh
were charged with conspiring to defraud a young men
named Edwin Phinn, by betting at cards.
Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoners.
The prisoners, who were remanded from Wednesday,
got the defendant into a public•house, and endeavoured
to induce him to bet with them, but he had the
prudence to decline their tempting offers, and on
leaving the house gave information to Haydon, one of
the City detectives, who went to the public-houie and
apprehended the prisoners. On searching them at the
station the officer found on them a quantity of counter-
feit sovereigns, a pack of cards so constructed that the
prisoners might cut any colour card required, and *
Johnson's Dictionary, with the meaning of several
of the words altered. This latter article is made
much use of by the members of this frater-
nity, and the practice is for one of the
party to say when he puts a knob of sugar into a Om
of grog that it will " resolve." His friend says "non.
sense, you mean dissolve." The first persists in hie
statement, and the result is generally a bet with some
unsuspecting person, when the dictionary is produced,
the word referred to, and against it is found the Meaning
to " melt."
The complainant not appearing Alderman Copeland
discharged them with a caution.