The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner liolroyd.)

IN RE W. BROWN.

This was a meeting for adjourned last examination.
The bankrupt was described as of Great Russell-street,
linendraper.

The balance-sheet commenced Oct., 1350, and ended
Dec., 1854, and shows debtor to creditors, 2,841/. ;
legacy from Miss Drew, 1,2251. ; cash received from
pawnbroker, holding security, 1,0321. ; creditors, by
good debts, 1/. ; property, 1771. ; ditto in hands of
creditors, pledged for 1,0321., cost 1,5481. ; trade ex-
penses, 5461. ; repairs to premises, 461. ; losses, 1,8591. ;
house and personal expenses, 471/. ; deficiency at com-
mencement, 4411. The following memorandum was
appended to the balance•sheet :—The property in the
hands of several pawnbrokers was pledged by my
brother, unknown to me at the time. The tickets
were destroyed, but I presume that it will realise
3621. for the benefit of my estate (less interest and ex-
penses). Among the articles pawned were 1,337 pieces
of silk handkerchiefs.

The examination of the bankrupt was adjourned at
the former hearing sine die, with protection for one
month on account of the unsatisfactory nature of the
accounts. Since that the bankrupt had been prison.
The amended accounts had since been filed, but were
not considered satisfactory.

It having been explained that the bankrupt's brother
who pledged the property had since died, and that the
pawnbrokers were willing to put the assignees in the
same position as if the tickets were in existence.

His Honour said, be thought the bankrupt had made
the best statement he could, and as he had been three
months in prison, and there was an estate of 3631. 31.
9d. he should allow him to pass.
The bankrupt accordingly passed his examination.

CITY SHERIFF'S COURT.
(Before R. Gurney, Esq., Q.C.)

KATE FLYERS V. DAVID LAZARUS--LOVE AND JEAL-
OUSY.—This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a
Jewess under age, by her "next friend," David Solon:ions,
to recover lis. from the defendant for wilfully destroying
a brooch containing a photographic portrait of her in-
tended husband.

His Honour-- Who is David So:omons who sues for
you as your " next friend ?"

Plaintiff --My sister's intended. (Laughter.) The
defendant she said resided next door to her (plaintiff),
and wished to pay his addresses to her, but she declined
his attentions, informing him she was already engaged.
His Honour—l should think he must be your next
friend. (Laughter.)

Plaintiff—About five weeks Ago last Sunday defen-
dant came in to her house just she was about to dress
herself, and went to the fire-place, where, seeing the
brooch lying on the mantle shelf be took it up, saying
" Then, this is he," put it, under his foot and crushed it
to atoms ; giving her to understand that that was the
way be should like to serve the happy and favoured
reality who had supplanted hits in the affections of the
blooming Kate.
The defendant did not appear.

His Honour gave judgment for the amount claimed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.)

MANSION-HOUSE.

John Collins, the man remanded, charged with ob.
obtaining 6d. by false pretences from Mrs. Perkins,
of Leicester, was again placed at the bar before Mr.
Alderman Wire.

The prisoner, it will be recollected, is one of those
men who prowl about the neighbourhood of the Bank
victimising strangers, especially females, who alight
with luggage from the various omnibu,es plying in the
neighbourhood.

The prosecutrix not being present the prisoner was
further remanded till to-morrow to procure her attend-
ance.

GUILDHALL.

ROBBING AN EMPLOYER.—Mary Ann Phillips, a
young girl, was charged before Sir J. Duke with
robbing her master, Mr. Michael Kelley.

The prosecutor's wife deposed that her husband kept
the Lion-in-the-Wood public-house, in Wilderness-lane,
Salizbury-square, and that the prisoner had been in
their service as servant of all work about 6 weeks. She
had missed two brooches, a tablecloth, flowers, &e.,
since she bad been with them. Yesterday some of the
articles were brought back to her, having been given up.
to her aunt and mother-in-law, who were not present to
give evidence.

The prisoner was remanded on her own recognisances
a appear again to-morrow.

BOW-STREET.

STEALING LETTERS.—A respectably-attired young
man, named George Bailey, was placed at the bar,
charged with stealing a letter containing money, which
had come into his possession in the capacity of assistant
to Mr. Bridger, of the Bishopsgate-street Within
post-office.

Mr. Sculthorpe, deputy comptroller of the circulation
department, stated that there was a post-office at No.
49, Btshopsgate-street Within, kept by Mr. Bridger, at
which numerous applications have been made, with re-
spect to the loss of letters containing money. In
accordance with the authority of the Post-Mas-
ter General he tested the honesty of the per.
sons engaged there, and he made up a letter yester-
day at half-past twelve, in which he enclosed a half-
sovereign, a sixpence, four penny postage stamps, and a
postage medallion envelope, all of which he had previ-
ously marked in the presence of Cole. Having closed
the envelope he addressed it " Miss Thompson, Castle-
hill, Hastings," and having placed two stamps upon the
letter, he gave it to Cole to post. If the directions had
been complied with, the letter would have reached the
G.P.0., St, Martin's-le-Grand, at half-past one, with the
one o'clock collection of the Bishopsgate district. He
was in the office when the collection arrived, but the
letter he had made up was not to be found. He then, ac-
companied by Cole and a policeman, went to the Bishops-
gate-street office, where he saw Mr. Bridger and the
prisoner Bailey. On questioning Bailey about a money
letter addressed to Hastings, he said he had stopped
one of that address. He then directed Peake to search
him, and a pocket-book was found in which the letter
was discovered, but it contained neither the money nor
stamps. The marked money was found on the prisoner
by Smee. On being charged with stealing the letter,
he said he had only stopped it ; and on being asked if
he had ever "stopped" any other letters, he replied yes,
and one of the letters he had stopped contained a pencil-
case, which he had up-stairs, but he did not know what
bad become of the letter.

Cole then gave evidence of the posting of the letter,
as directed by Mr. Sculthorpe, at the post-office kept by
Mr. Bridger at 49, Bishopegate-street-within.
Other evidence having been given,
The magistrate fully committed him for trial.

THE CABIN, DISASTEL—With reference to a rumour
which some months ago prevailed in this country, and
found its way to India, whence it has been again re-
vived, we are requested to state that since the return of
our army from Cabul no intimation has reached the Go•
vernment of India of the detention of any nfficer of thy
latt gatial Wee in Central Akio,