The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

TAIS ttAlif'S NEWS

it TV INTELLIGENCE.-(TINS DAY.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE SAMUEL GAWAN.

was a meeting for last examination. The bank-
rupt t was described as of Kent•street, Southwark, vie-

tuall tsc.

Tv balance-sheet commenced Sept., 1848, and ended
31st July, 1855, and showed a surplus of 1341. ; credi-
tors, °unsecured, 570/. 13s. 4d ; creditors, holding secu-
rity, :1,381/. lls. ; creditors to be paid in full, 441. 13s.
4d. ; profits in trading, 2,6201. 13s. 7d. ; deposit on
huu, e and property, 501. ; credit, by good debts, 61. Bs. ;
don! -rful, 271. 15s. ; property given up, 2801. ; excepted
arti, :ros, 201. ; property in hands of creditors, 1,929/. 2s.
61. ; 181/. 16s. 81.; trade expenses, 940/. 3a. 11d. ;
law Costs, 242/. 2s. ; interest, 218/. 18s. 6d. ; domestic
and personal expenses, 955/. 4s. 9d.
lise bankrupt passed his examination.

PO LICE INT.ELLIGENCE.-(TRIS DAY.

MANSION-HOUSE.

G OVERNMENT STonies.— John, Brown, an Irishman,
was charged with having a pair of shoes in his po=seu-
sion with the Government mark, supposed to have
been. stolen.

T Ile prisoner attempted to pledge the shoes at the
shop, of a pawnbroker in the ➢Zinories, who, perceiving
they were nearly new and had the Government mark
on them, refused to take them, and gave the prisoner
into custody.

TFs prisoner stated he purchased the shoes on Sun-
day .crtorning in Petticoat-lane for 4s. 6d.
Mit.. Salim Cohen, a Jew, who was in court on other
busirs.3ss, stated to Alderman Wire, the presiding alder-
man, .that there had latterly been a large sale of Govern-
ment: stores, the wreck of the Imperatrice, by order of
the u Inderwriters at Lloyd's, and amongst them 30,000
pairs .of shoes. When the shoes came home and were
pure! ta sed they were much sodden and mouldy, and
they had since been steeped to give them the appearance
of so ft calf. He had known 10,000 of these shoes sold
on a '3unday morning. The price was 4s. 6d. The shoes
produced was one of the lot.

The, witness having given the alderman some other
inform sltion, the prisoner was put hack. The police were
direct( ci to go to Petticoat-lane with the prisoner and
make some inquiries relative to the articles.
Wn L. Booth, jun., broker, shortly afterwards attended,
and said he was employed by the underwriters at Lloyd's
to sell -the stores. The shoes produced were of the same
descriprtion as those he sold, but had in addition the
"broad arrow" on them. 10,000 pair so marked were
sold by the Ordnance Board at the To‘wer.
Aid, tz•man Wire said the marks should be erased before
selling..

Mr. Cohen said the usual course was for the Govern•
went, under such circumstances, to give the purchaser a
protection, which the retailer should also give his cus-

tomer.

Mr. Alderman Wire having remarked on the impro-
priety at selling stores so marked, by which means inno-
cent persons might get into trouble, discharged the

prisoner.

SMUGGLING.—James Vey was charged with having a
quantity of spirits in his possession on which the duty
had not been paid.

Henry Kent, a youth wio was taken into custody
also on suspicion, having the spirits in his possession, was
admitted evidence against the prisoner. He stated that
he knew the prisoner ; yesterday about half-past two
o'clock the prisoner tapped him on the shoulder as he was
walking along Tower-hill, and told him he bad "a job
for hian." He went with him to his residence in
Rostern-row, Tower-hill, where the prisoner told him he
wanted him to carry the bc:-,tle produced, which was in
a basket, to the top of the street. Another man was pre-
sent. He did so, and was apprehended by police-con-
stable 538, near Fencburc'a-street, with the bottle on his
head ; the prisoner and the other man ran off.

Mr. James Gordon, Custom-house officer, proved the
bottle containa 31 gallons of foreign Geneva.
The Alderman fined him in the penalty of 1001., in-
forming him he might apply to the Commissioners of
Excise for a mitigation of the penalty.