The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonb!anque.)
IN RE JAMES EIEMINGS.

This was an adjourned meeting for certificate. The
bankrupt was described as of Portland-square and Not-
ting-hill, builder.
The balance sheet commenced January, 1855, and
ended February, 1855, and showed-Debtor to creditors
unsecured, 1,5281. 4s. 4d. ; creditor claiming lien on
property, 2081. 12s. sd. ; creditors holding security, sze.,
13,3201. Bs. 10d. ; liabilities, 601. ; house bequeathed by
his father, 4601. ; profits, 2,3151. Os. 4d. ; capital, 1,7881.
4s. id. Creditor : By good debts, 241. 18s. 7d. ; doubt-
ful, 1721. 12s. 3d. ; property, 1541. ; property on which
lien was claimed, 2001. ; property held by creditors,
14,8101. ; by depression of house property, 1,1401. ;
law charges, 5571. 19s. 2d. ; interest, 1381. Bs. 9d. ;
ground rents, 1,0971. 17s. Gl. ; trade expenses, 2211. ss.
ld. ; domestic and personal do., 4151. 18s. ld. ; losses,
6871. 10s. sd.

His Honour suspended the certificate for 12 months.
The question of protection to stand over.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

BRAWLING, &c., IN A CHURCH.—Charles Hart, of
Fish-street-hill, charged on ll onday last with being
intoxicated and causing a disturbance at the church of
the united parishes of St. Mary, Somerset, and St. Mary,
Bethlem, surrendered to his recognisance this morning
for further examination.

The Lord Mayor, addressing the defendant, told him
he stood in a very painful position, and informed him
that if he treated the case summarily, he must send
him to prison for three months, and after that he would
be liable to be indicted at quarter sessions. He asked
the prisoner if he was fully sensible of the wrong
he had done in committing such a breach of
decorum as that of brawling in a church during the per-
formance of Divine service.

The defendant said he was now fully aware of his
position, but he was unconscious at the time of what
he was doing. He had since Monday been round to all
parties, begged their pardon, and asked forgiveness. He
would never again be guilty of similar conduct.
The Lord Mayor asked the Rev. J. S. Sergrove if he
wished the case to proceed ?
The Rev. J. S. Sergrove said yes. He believed the
defendant, like Cain, now felt he had committed a great
evil, but that he neither feared God nor devil. It was
so grave an offence he felt bound to proceed with it.
The rev. gentleman then deposed to the occurrence,
which had already been published, and called the two
churchwardens to corroborate him. One of the latter,
after giving his evidence, asked his lordship to discharge
the defendant. He was a poor man, with a wife and
family (his wife being near her confinement), and
having expressed his sorrow, and asked for forgiveness,
he (the churchwarden), feeling for him as a man who
had unguardedly committed an act the consequences of
which, under an obsolete statute, he and thousands were
not aware of, he asked his lordship to discharge him.
He felt satisfied the man actually felt his position, and
would not offend again in the like manner.
The Lord Mayor said he thought that was the most
charitable course for the sake of the defendant's wife and
family he could take. He had expressed his sorrow for
what he had done, and pleaded guilty to the charge ;
and he (the Lord Mayor) hoped this exposure would
bave the effect of deterring others from the committal of
a similar offence. He should attend to the desire of the
churchwarden, hoping he would never do the like again.
It was at the request of the churchwarden that he dis-
charged him.
The defendant was accordingly discharged.