The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THAIRSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 13, 1855.

THIS DAY'S NEWS
LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.)

7.76
birz; .rty

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN BE W. BROWN.

SUN OFFICE, Seven o' Cloc k.

This was a meeting for adjourned last examination.
The bankrupt was described as of Great Russell•street,
linendraper.

The balance-sheet commenced Oct., 1850, and ended
Dec., 1854, and shows debtor to creditors, 2,841/. ;
legacy from Miss Drew, 1,2251. ; cash received from
pawnbroker, holding security, 1,032/. ; creditors, by
good debts, 11. ; property, 1771. ; ditto in hands of
creditors, pledged for 1,0321., cost 1,548/.; trade ex-
penses, 5461. ; repairs to premises, 461. ; losses, 1,859/. ;
house and personal expenses, 471/. ; deficiency at com-
mencement, 4411. The following memorandum was
appended to the balance•sheet :—The property in the
hands of several pawnbrokers was pledged by my
brother, unknown to me at the time. The tickets
were destroyed, but I presume that it will realise
3621. for the benefit of my estate (less interest and ex-
penses). Among the articles pawned were 1,387 pieces
of silk handkerchiefs.

The examination of the bankrupt was adjourned at
the former hearing sine die, with protection for one
month on account of the unsatisfactory nature of the
accounts. Since that the bankrupt had been prison.

The amended accounts had since been filed, but were
not considered satisfactory.

It having been explained that the bankrupt's brother
who pledged the property had since died, and that the
pawnbrokers were willing t,► put the assignees in the
same position as if the tickets were in existence.
His Honour said, he thou4ht the bankrup', bad made
the best statement he could, and as be had been three
months in prison, and there was an estate of 3631. 3s.
9d. he should allow him to pass.

The bankrupt accordingly passed his examination.

CITY SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before R. Gurney, Esq., Q.C.)

KATE MYERS V. DAVID LAZARITS—LOVE AND JEAL-
OUSY.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
Jewess under age, by her "next friend," David Sulomons,
to recover 17s. from the defendant for wilfully destroying
a brooch containing a photographic portrait of her in-
tended husband.

His Honour— Who is David So:omons who sues for
you as your " next friend !"

Plaintiff —My sister's intended. (Laughter.) The
defendant she said resided next door to her (plaintiff),
and wished to pay his addresses to her, but she declined
his attentions, informing him she was already engaged.
His Honour—l should think he must be your next
friend. (Laughter.)
Plaintiff—About five weeks ago last Sunday defen-
dant came in to her house just she was about to dress
herself, and went to the fireplace, where, seeing the
brooch lying on the mantle shelf he took it up, saying
"Then, this is he," put it under his foot and crushed it
to atoms ; giving her to understand that that was the
way he should like to serve the happy and favoured
reality who had supplanted him in the affections of the
blooming Bate.
The defendant did not appear.

Hie Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TBIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Collins, the man remanded, charged with ob-
obtaining 6d. by false pretences from Mrs. Perkins,
of Leicester, was again placed at the bar before Mr.
Alderman Wire.

The prisoner, it will be recollected, is one of those
men who prowl about the neighbourhood of the Bank
victimising strangers, especially females, who alight
with luggage from the various omnibuses plying in the
neighbourhood.

The prosecutrix not being present the prisoner was
further remanded tili to-morrow to procure her attend-
aloe.

G UILDHALL.

ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Mary Ann Phillips, a
young girl, was charged before Sir J. Duke with
robbing her master, Mr. Michael Kelley.
The prosecutor's wife deposed that her husband kept
the Lion-in -th e- Wood public• house, in Wilderness-lane,
Salisbury-square, and that the prisoner had been in
their service as servant of all work about 6 weeks. She
had missed two brooches, a table•cloth, flowers, &c.,
since she had been with them. Yesterday some of the
articles were brought back to her, having been given up
to her aunt and mother-in-law, who were not present t•
give evidence.

The prisoner was remanded on her own recognisance'
to appear again to-morrow.

BOW-STREET.

STEALING LETTERS.—A respectably-attired young
man, named George Bailey, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a letter containing money, which
had come into his possession in the capacity of assistant
to Mr. Bridger, of the Bisbopegate-street Within
post-office. _ _ .

Mr. Scultborpe, deputy comptroller of the circulation
department, stated that. there was a post-office at No.
49, Bishopsgate-street Within, kept by Mr. Bridger, at
which numerous applications have been made, with re-
spect to the loss of letters containing money. In
accordance with the authority of the Post-Mas-
ter General he tested the honesty of the per
sons engaged there, and he made up a letter yester-
day at half-past twelve, in which he enclosed a half-
sovereign, a sixpence, four penny postage stamps, and a
postage medallion envelope, all of which he had previ-
ously marked in the presence of Cole. Having closed
the envelope he addressed it " Miss Thompson, Castle-
hill, Hastings," and having placed two stamps upon the
letter, he gave it to Cole to post. If the directions had
been complied with, the letter would have reached the
G.P.0., St, Martin's-le-Grand, at half-past one, with the
one o'clock collection of the Bishopsgate district. He
was in the office when the collection arrived, but the
letter he had made up was not to be found. He then, ac-
companied by Cole and apoliceman, went to the Bishops.
gate-street office, where he saw Mr. Bridger and the
prisoner Bailey. On questioning Bailey about a money
letter addressed to Hastings, he said he had stopped
one of that address. He then directed Peake to search
him, and a pocket-book was found in which the letter
was discovered, but it contained neither the money nor
stamps. The marked money was found on the prisoner
by Smee. On being charged with stealing the letter,
he said he bad only stopped it ; and on being asked if
he had ever "stopped" any other letters, he replied yes,
and one of the letters he had stopped contained a pencil-
case, which he had up-stairs, ,but he did not know what
had become of the letter.

Cole then gave evidence of the posting of the letter,
as directed by Mr. Sculthorpe, at the post-office kept by
Mr. Bridger at 49, Bishopsgate•street•within.
Other evidence having been given,
The magistrate fully committed him for trial.

STATISTICS OF FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

(Fromm the Homing Herald of this day.)
Mr. Foublanque has favoured us with a " blue-
book" from the Board of Trade, dated " August,
1855," under the title of " Statistical Tables Rela-
tive to Foreign Countries ;" Part 11. And, as but
few people take the trouble to turn over these
volumes of figures, it seems to be a part of our
duty,.
whenever any valuable information is hidden
in any of these ponderous tomes, to render it avail-
able to the general reader.
Nowiu the present volume we observe two classes
of facts, both of which deserve at least a passing
notice. The one has a commercial bearing—the
other, a religious one. We will notice each in its
turn.

L In this volume there is furnished to us an
extensive view of the working of the Zollverein,
or German Union ; and we have an opportunity of
observing how far the promise or prediction of 1846
has been realised—that if we would act liberally
towards the continental powers, they would soon
act liberally towards us—that if we would open our
ports to their corn, they would soon be found
willing to open their ports to our cottons and
woollens.

We are now in the tenth year since that predic-
tion was made the basis of British legislation ; and
I we have before us the proof in these tables, issued
by Mr. Fonblanque' that in the seventh year after
lye had acted on that prediction there was not even
a glimmering of a hope in this quarter of any reci-
procation of our foolish liberality.
The population of the countries included in the
German Union, be it remembered, may be stated in
round numbers at 30,000,000. Now such are the
duties retained by the Zollverein, that in the year
1853 the amount of manufactured goods imported
into the territories of that union for these thirty
millions of people may be gathered from these few
items.

A thaler is about 31. of English money. The
value of the imports under the following heads is
given in thalers

Real value.
Cotton manufactures 1,486,260 thalers.
Glass
Linen manufactures
Silk manufactures 4,436,400 21,
Woollen manufactures

11,056,760
Or, about 1,685,0001. Thus the thirty millions
use of manufactured goods from England or France
to the value of about one shilling per head I
The main fact, however, to be observed is this—
that there is no sign of the slightest intention on
the part of the Germans of giving up their pro-
tective duties merely because we have foolishly
chosen to give up ours.
11. The other point on which these tables seem
to give a little fresh evidence is that which was
brought before the public by Mr. Hobart Seryinour,
in his view of the comparative morality of Roman
Catholic and Protestant countries. The Remanists
build convents, and fill them with young women,
in order to insure their purity. For those who
are allowed to live in society they prescribe the
confessional, in order that both married and single
females may have a coustant watch kept over them,
and may by these safeguards be kept chaste, or
recalled when straying.
What is the result ? Mr. Hobart Seymour gave
us several startling facts in elucidation of this
question ; and now Mr. Fonblanque furnishes us
with two or three further ones.

He gives us the population, the religious persua-
sions, and the births of Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover,
and Wurtemburg. The first of those German states
is predominantly Romish ; the other three are pre-
dominantly Protestant. Now, what is the differ-
ence, if there be any, between these four states, in
point of morality 7 Let us see.
The population of the three states vrhich have
chiefly Protestant inhabitants is thus given—

Saxony 1,937,832
Hanover 1,819,253
Wurteniburg 1,802,252

5,609,337
And the births, legitimate and illegitimate, in
the last year given, are these :
Legit. Illegit.
Saxony 68,914
Hanover
Wurtemburg