The Sun.
London, England, 1855-10-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY,

(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)
IN RE D. L. WILLIAMS.

This was a meeting for certificate. The bankrupt was
described as late of Lawrence-lane, and Cannon-street,
civil engineer, contractor and commission agent

The balance-sheet commenced March, 1854, and
ended February, 1855, and showed debtor to capital
1491. 15s. sd. ; commissioners, 1601. Creditors (old),
4511. 43. 7d. ; do. (new), 941.15. 6d ; liabilities, 1221. 10$.;
Creditor by good debts, 605/. 10s. ; doubtful, 801. ;
trade expenses, 731. 10s. 6d; personal, 471. ; liabilities,
1221. lOs. ; losses, 491. lOs. _

The granting the certificate was adjourned for a week.

IN RE BUNNEY.

This was a meeting for last examination. The bank-
rupt was a warehouseman, of Addle-street, and, in con-
sequence of the disclosures in this court, stands charged
with fraudulently obtaining goods previous to his bank-
ruptcy. _ _ .

The examination was adjourned, the accounts not
being yet ready for filing.
The debts are stated at 9,0001. or 10,0001., and the
assets at 1,500/.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE--(This Day.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

THE ALLEGED CHARGE OF LIBEL AGAINST A FRENCH
GENTLEMAN.—Mons. Paul Jerome Romannetti surren-
dered to his recognisances to answer a charge of libel
preferred against him by Mr. Corbett (Garratt and Cor-
bett), wine merchant, Fenchurch-street. The case, it
will be rec9llected, was heard on Saturday last, and the
libel complained of was contained in certain letters writ-
ten by the defendant to Mr. Garratt on the conduct of
Mr. Corbett, the surviving trustee to the defendant's
wife under a deed of separation.
Mr. Parry again appeared for the complainant, and
Mr. Edward, Chancery clerk to Mr. BrAndon, Essex-
street, for the defendant.

Mr. Parry said that since he appeared here on Satur-
day the defendant had been before Mr. Long, at Mary-
'shone, on a similar charge, preferred by , Mr. Lowe,
solicitor, and had these made an ample apology to that
gentleman, and promised not to offend again in a simi-
lar manner. As the complainant in this case had no
vindictive feelings against the defendant he would be
satisfied with a similar promise from the defendant.

Mr. Edwards said that was the course pointed out by
Mr. Brandon to the defendant as the only one that he
could adopt, and unless he consented to do, it he would
not be concerned for him. The defendant promised he
would do so, and had instructed him to say be withdrew
in the fullest sense of .the word all expressions he had
used painful to or reflecting on the character of the gen-
tleman complaining. Whilst he did that, he must also
state that the defendant did not withdraw or give up
any legal rights he might possess. . .

Mr. Parry said that, as the defendant bad no legal
rights, that reservation would be of no consequence.
The Lord Mayor said the best course would be for
him to bind the defendant over in his own recogni sauces
to appear and answer the charge when calleli upon. If
he abstained from repeating the charge in ally probability
he would bear no more of these proceedings
Mr. Parry said precisely so. The cowpli
wished to be protected from such conduct, a'

defendant taught be could not be permitted
in such practices in this country.
The prisoner then entered into his own rei
of 1001., and left the Court.

GIJILDHALL.

fainant only
'lid have the
4 to indulge

THE SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CITY CI
—Mr. Frederick Collingwood, butcher, of Is
peered to-day by adjournment to answer th
sending unwholesome meat to Ncwgate
defendant has the contract for supplying the
with meat, and the charge against him watt
holes in some beef, into which was inserted
of mutton, two of which stank, and the othi
gots in it.
Mr. C. Pearson, city solicitor, appeared fol
cution, and Mr. Parry for the defendant.
Mr. Pearson said the case was adjournedl
mer occasion to enable the defendant to shi
was done without his knowledge or consent.,
Mr. Parry said this was more a matter
with the defendant than any fear of the r
investigation. The trumpery amount of mi
—l4oz. in 291 b.—was so small as to show to
not have been done for a matter of gain.
mer occasion it had been sought to infer td
fondant was toeing money by the contract, an
was his moire for sending in the meat
complained of. Such, however, was not tli
Mr. Collingwood, by his means and his al
was enabled to perform his contract at a
could gain nothing by sending in this meat'
breach of the contract, for by it he was subj
penalty of 2001. liquidated damages.
George Everett deposed that he saw tl
question cut up. There was nothing wroii
when it left the shop. He took it to the pi
also took 7 lbs. of beef to the prison before
that day for the meat complained of.
Cross-examined—No person could have i,
bad meat between the time he left his master)
arrived at the prison. Defendant was not iq
when the meat was cut up, but he was when

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lington, ap-
e charge of
ison. The
city prisons
for cutting
,hree pieces
r had nuag-

the prose-

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if character
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at inserted
lat it cou d
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at the de-
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to cause a
lected to a

meat in
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!12 o'clock

aserted the
Is shop and
the shop
t left.

By Sir J. Duke—The meat was cut up e
morning, and from that time before it left 1
sons had access to the meat.

rly in the
arious per-

Alfred Simeon cut up and bound the meat.
nothing of the 14 oz. of bad mutton.
By ➢Zr. Pearson—Defendant was presen
meat was sent out.

He knew

.11 when the

By Sir James Duke—Five or six persons !had access
to the meat in the morning, and there was ample oppor-
tunity for a person to have inserted the bad Fneat with-
out having been seen. I
Mr. Parry proposed to call witnesses to chpracter.

Sir J. Duke said there could be no doubt about the
respectability of the defendant.
Mr. Luna,,, retired builder, and Mr. M. WlAsh, gave
the defendant an excellent character for the rectitude
of his conduct, and the superior quality of the meat he
sold.
Mr. Pearson said he made the defencla:n; answerable
for the acts of his servants, and his knowledge or not of
the insertion of the bad meat was a question for a jury
to decide. It was not a question of respectabpity, for if
that was the case, he (Mr. Pearson) should have been
happy to have borne his testimony to that fact. Had
the defendant not been a man of respectabil4y his con.
tract would not have been accepted. The gain,
on one occasion, such as this, was but trifling,
but, if continued, day after day, would' make a
considerable difference at the and of the year
in favour of the defendant. Mr. Pearson made some
further remarks, in the course of which he Urged the
presiding magistrate was bound to send the case to a
jury for them to judge of the defendant's intentions.

Mr. Pocklington, inspector of the markets, in answer
to Sir J. Duke, said he had never bolore.had oocasion
to complain of the quality of the meat Cut by the
defendant.

Mr. Burton, of Whitecross•street prison, said he had
only had once to complain of the defendant for sending
German mutton for English mutton.
Captain Wright, of Holloway Prison, said ke had
never had reason to complain of the meat sent to the
prison.

Sir J. Duke said, on lnoking at the whole of the evi-
dence, he was of opinion the defendant had no intention
to defraud. The meat might po.sibly have been malici-
ously inserted by some person to injure the defendant,
and that it was not done by the latter with a view of
gaining an extra benefit out of his contract. He did not
consider himself justified in sending a respectable citizen
for trial without strong grounds of guilt, which in this
case were wanting, and therefore he dismissed the com-
plaint.

The announcement was received with applause by a
crowded court.

The Municipal Council of Boulogne having voted a
sum of 500 f, as remuneration to the soldiers of the se-
cond division of the let corps of the army of the north
for the road which they have executed on the heights,
the men have given the money to be divided among the
poor of Boulogne.
IRON THEATRES-Mr. Richard Turner, of Dublin,
has lately contracted to fit up a wrought-iron roof and
all the upper machinery of a large theatre at Buenos
Ayres, the cost of which will be upwards of 4,0001.
MDTINT.—BRISTOL (Pat.), Oct. 18.—The Morning
Star, for Melbourne, put back here to-day, the crew bay-
ing mutinied. 7toey have been taken to Bristol b
order of a magistrale. y
The ceremony of the presentation of the Lord Mayor
elect to the Lord Chancellor, fora he
approval of her
Majesty, will take place on Friday, the 2d of November,
at the residence of the Lord Chancellor, in Upper
Brook-street, Grosvenor-square.
UNITED STATES SQUADRON OF RELIEF.--By the
Stella, Martyn, arrived at Plymouth from Labrador, we
learn that on the 27th of September, in lat. 54.30 N.,
long. 53.20 Vi., she spoke the American barque Relief,
in company with the steam brig Arctic, returning from
the Arctic Sea to New York, after an tlasuooessful
101,16 a for Sir John Franklin-01j Well.