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

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE COOLING AND DIARCHAIf.

This was a meeting for certificate. The bankrupts
were described as of London-wall, soap-makers. The
balance-sheet commenced January, 1853, and ended
August 1855, and showed—Debtor to creditors, 2,3458
153. 4d. ; profits, 1,3341. 4s. 4d. ; capital, 5101. 18s. 9d.;
amount introduced by Marcham, 1,0001. Creditor, by
good debts, 1171. Gs. ld. ; doubtful, 1301. 9s. 2d. ; con-
signments, doubtful, 7641. 19s. 6d. ; property surren-
dered to assignees, 3201. ; trade expenses, 1,1391. les.
4,1. ; losses, 2,5591. ss. 3d. ; partners drawing, Cooling,
2351. 15s. 6d. ; Marcham, 231. 13s. id.
The bankrupts, who were opposed, ultimately ob•
tamed their certificates.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE---(This Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.
JUVENILE REFORMATORIES. —3A Ifred Mundferd,
youth about 16 years of age, errand boy to Mr. Har-
rison, boot maker, of Gra,cechurch-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. Since
he had been with him he bad lost eleven pairs of boots.
The boots produced, which wore traced to have been
disposed of by the prisoner, were identified by the pro-
secutor as his property. From inquiries made respecting
the prisoner, it appeared be 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, he went into respectable employ-
ment, and had conducted himself in 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 7s. a.week.
: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 e reformatory discipline, and again relapsed
into his oldcarcer of dishonesty. His Lordship sentenced
him toisiz months' imprisonment, with hard labour.

GUILDHALL.
William Hares, Samuel Wilson, Thomas Smith, and
John Brambey, who described themselves as strangers
to each other, one residing at Manchester, another at
Derby, a third at Leeds, and the fourth at Shrewsbury,
were charged with conspiring to defraud a young man
named Edwin Phinn, by betting at cards.
Mr. Wontner appeared for the prisoners.
The prisoners, who ware 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•house 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 glass
of grog that it will "resolve." His friend says "non-
sense, you mean dissolve." The first persists in his
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 weaning
to " melt."

The complainant not appearing Alderman Copeland
discharged them with a caution.

MARYLEBONE.

RUFFIANLY OUTRAGES.—DanieI Rawlins, a rough•
looking fellow, whose attire and general appearance led
to a supposition that he was tither of wild Irish or °jib•
be way Indian parentage, was brought before Mr. Long,
charged with the following violent outrage::--
The evidence went to show that, yesterday evening,
the prisoner, who was drunk, knocked repeatedly, with-
out lawful excuse for doing so, at a house in West-
bourne-place, Paddington. Upon his being desired
by Crook, 273 D, to go peaceably away, he refused to
do so, and struck and kicked him (the officer) with
great force several times upon the head and lege. Be
also assaulted Palmer, 365 A, in a similar manner, and
it required the united exertions of five constables, who
were compelled to tie his legs together, to convey hum
to the station•house.

The prisoner, on being asked what be had to say, re•
plied in a voice something between a bark and a growl,
"What I'Ne got to say to all of you it this—you may
do with me just as you like."
Mr. Long fined him 405., and in default of payment
he was committed to the house of correction for $
month.

ANOTHER UNPROVOKED OUTRAGE.—Edmund Lego
a labourer, was charged with a most unprovoked assault
upon Mr. Pope, residing in Star-street, Edgware-road,
yesterday evening. Complainant, while passing along
John-street to go home, was followed by the prisoner,
who several times stood in front of him and stared inv•
pudently in his face. lie desired him to go on, and not
moiest him further, when ho (prisoner) gave him a blow
on the mouth which knocked him down. He then raa
off, but was soon afterwards taken.—Fined 20s. or 14
days.