The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

instil the criminal proceedings had terminated. Under
the circumstances, he asked for an adjournment for six
months.

Mr. Lawrence objected to so long an adjournment.
The accountant hoped to produce the balance-sheet
within a month, and the whole might be examined by
the assignees in a fortnight.
Mr. Lewis said, without going into the questio❑ here,
he might say that questions of great importance with
reference to the criminal proceedings had arisen with
the counsel, and it was impossible to say when
the trial would take place.
Mr. Lawrence said it was not for the court to take
notice of proceedings in other courts. This was a
meeting for the last examination of the bankrupts_ The
accounts had not been filed, but the accountant re-
ported they would be ready in a month ; and if £o, it
was probable they would not require more than a fort-
night to examine them. He should suggest that the
adjournment be for six weeks. It was desirable, both
for the sake of the bankrupts and the public, that the
actual position of affairs should be known as soon as
possible. At the end of six weeks, if Mr. Lewis could
make out a case for further adjournment, no doubt his
honour would accede to it ; but he (Mr. Lawrence)
thought six months an unreasonable period.

His Honour adjourned the examination for two
months.

Mr. Lawrence said the official assignee had no objec-
tion to the continuance of the allowance to Mr. Strahan
and Mr. Bates, but be did not consider it necessary to
make any for Sir J. D. Paul, who, immediately before
the closing of the house, drew out a sum of money
which the official assignee thought sufficient for him.
His Honour granted the application.
Mr. Lawrence said, with reference to the securities
which the bankrupts had disposed of, and were the sub-
ject of investigation elsewhere, it was thought better, in
justice to all parties, that the assignees should claim for
the value of the securities at the time of the bankruptcy,
or their misapplication ; and, therefore, the persons so
interested might be saved the trouble and expense of
attending for that purpose.

His Honour said the claims must be sworn to.

Mr. Lawrence said it was proposed to do that at some
other time, but to admit them for the present without
being sworn to. He intended on Friday next to lay
before his Honour a list of such securities, with the
names of the persons to whom they belonged. The as-
signees also thought it right to protect the interest of
those creditors who were absent, and they therefore
suggested, without prejudice, to enter claims on behalf
of those naval and military officers on foreign service
who had not been able to forward their proof. That could
be done by a little trouble in going through the books
and ascertaining the amounts as due from and to Hal-
ford and Co., and the bank.
His Honour said he saw no objection to such a course
being adopted.

Mr. BAGLEY said probably Mr. Laurence would state
on Friday what had become of the various securities he
had referred to.

Mr. LARWENCE said that could already be seen by the
proceedings.

A claim was made by the City of Glasgow Insurance
Company for 20,000/. on the private estate of Mr.
Strahan, in accordance with the terms of a deed dated
June 2, 1854, and of which Mr. Strahan and the other
bankrupts were parties.

Mr. LARWENCE asked that the claim might be allowed
to stand over to give him time to examine the deed, be-
cause if the claim was admitted, it would absorb the
whole of the private estate of Mr. Strahan for what
was a joint debt. This was one of those wretched
transactions entered into with Gandall, Brothers,
whereby the bankrupts entered into a joint and separate
covenant with Gandall Brothers and the Insurance
Company for the advance of 20,0001., and the Insurance
Company suspecting Mr. Strahan's private estate was
better than that of the joint estate, were endeavouring
to prove as against the former. It was theieforo neces-
sary the assignees should have time to investigate the
claim and examine the deed.

Mr. Linklater, for the company, resisted the delay
asked for by the assignees. The covenant in question
was contained in six lines in the deed, and he had every
reason to believe a copy of it bad been in Mr. Lawrenoe's
possession a sufficient time for him to make himself
thoroughly acquainted with it. Gandall Brothers he
believed had become bankrupts since the bankruptcy of
Messrs. Strahan, Paul, and Co.

His Honour directed the claim should stand over for
he present.

Mr. Colombine asked, on the part of Captain Morris,
to enter a proof for 9 bonds of 1,000 Dutch guilders en-
trusted to Halford and Co., which had been transferred
to the banking house and disposed of in accordance with
the value of the bonds at the date- of the bankruptcy.
The bonds were disposed of in February last, and he bad
been unable to trace them to ascertain their value. He
also asked to be allowed to inspect the proceedings.
Mr. Lawrence suggested it would be to the interest
of Capt. Morris for his claim to be inserted with that of

others similarlylAuated, rather than make a separate
claim. He Lad no objectioe to Mr. Colornbifie ex-
amining so much of the proceedings as referred to his
claim, but he bad to his making a voyage of discovery,
as it were, through the whole of the evidence, that had
been taken in private and for another purpose. No doubt
these bond., with others, had been pledged, on which a
question would arise whether, in the event of any surplus
on them, it would not belong to the prisoner, whose pro-
perty the bonds were, in preference to the assignees,
whose duty it was to claim all they could for the benefit
of the estate, and which, if attached by the Court of
Equity, be might feel some moral and legal objection in
opposing.

The claim was admitted, with permission to inspect
so mrch of the proceedings as referred to the claim.
After the admission of a few other claims, the pro-
ceedings were adjourned for two months.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

SOUTHWARK.

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—Robert Lambell, a
respectable-looking young man, described in the charge
sheet as a linen-draper, residing at Montpelier-terrace,
Walworth, was brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged
with stealing a foreign gold coin, called half a doubloon,
from Mr. Manuel Garrido, of 11, Bennett's-place, Fen-
church-street, under the following singular circum-
stances : —The prosecutor stated that he had recently re-
turned from France, and a fortnight ago, about ten
o'clock at night, he went into a public-house called the
Blue-eyed Maid, in High-street, Southwark, where he
saw the prisoner, of whom he had some previous know-
ledge. Witness treated him, and had two or three
glasses of porter himself, and when the landlord called
for the score, amounting to eighteenpence, witness found
that he had not any silver. He had, however, several
gold half-d onbloons with him, and he took ono out to
show the landlord, telling him that as soon as he got
them changed ho would call and pay the score. He
threw one of the gold pieces on the counter for the land-
lord to inspect, when the prisoner dexterously picked it
up and ran out of the house with it. He thought he
would have returned with it, as he had known him, by
sight some time and believed him to be an honest young
man, consequently he did not follow him ; but on Tues-
day following he met him again in the same public-house,
I when he asked him to return the coin. The prisoner
admitted having taken it for a lark and that he had lost.
it. He also expressed his great regret for having lost
it and promised. to make up the loss. The prisoner
then went away and he saw nothing of him until last
evening, when he gave him into custody.
In cross-examination by Mr. Solomon—Wiiness said
he had been drinking a little, but was sufficiently sober
to know what he was about at the time. When he
threw the piece of gold upon the counter he allowed i
the prisoner to take it up and examine t,but he did not
think he intended to have put the coin into his pocket
and go away with ft.
Mr. Solomon—Did he not keep the coin for the 2s.
Bd. score which he paid for you!
Witness—No, he did not. I paid the score since.
The landlord told me at the time that he would have al-
lowed me to have what refreshments I required had I
left the coin in his charge. I agreed to take the value of
the coin from the prisoner as he told me he had lost it.
Mr. A'Beckett —Then you treated it as a debt I
Witness—No, not exactly, as I put some value on
the coin, but he agreed to restore it to me or its value,
and had he done so I should not have given him into
custody.

Mr. ATeckett said he did not believe that any jury
would convict on such evidence, therefore he should
discharge the prisoner, cautioning him to be more care-
ful for the future.