The Sun.
London, England, 1855-11-10 00:00:00

QUEEN V. GORDON.

This case came before the court this morning on an
appeal. The case was tried before Mr. Justice Erie at
the Central Criminal Court, where the prisoner was
found guilty of felony in not surrendering as a bankrupt
pursuant to the 12 and 13 Vic., chap. 100, sec. 251.
The case arose out of the extensive frauds committed by
Davidson and Gordon, for which they are to be tried on
the 28th inst., it having been arranged that the point re-
served on the trial of Gordon should be first disposed
of. The Gageite described the' bankrupts as colonial
brokers and metal agents, of Mincing-lane, and Cousins-
lane, Upper Thames-street, and distillers, dealers, and
ohapmen, of West Ham-lane, Middlesex, and that they
were to surrender themselves and make a full disclosure
and discovery of their estate. The proceedings described
the bankrupts as of West Ham-lane, Essex, and not
Middlesex, and therefore it was contended the notice in
the Gazette was insufficient in consequence. The other
objection was that the service of the summons was in-
sufficient, being issued after the 7th July, the day
fixed by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd for the first
examination of the bankrupts ; and also that the
commissioner had no authority to issue the sum-
mons, therefore there was in fact no summons and no
felony. It was also objected that the duplicate of the
adjudioattan in bankruptcy, and one duplicate sum-
mons to surrender, which were served, was insufficient ;
that on all trial there was no evidence of the actual
knowledge by the prisoner of the adjudication and sum-
mons to surrender, and on that ground it was objected
that the absence of evidence of actual knowledge of the
contents of those documents, or of the bankruptcy was.
insufficient to support a conviction ; but the learned
judge who tried the case stated that the jury must be
taken to have found that the prisoner went and remained
abroad to avoid, and with full belief of the bank-
ruptcy, and with intent to defraud the creditors.

Mr. Chambers, Q.C., Mr. Clarkson, Mr. Bodkin, and
Mr. Parry appeared for the prisoner. Mr. Baliantine
and Mr. Poland in support of the conviction.
The case is one of great commercial importance, and
the arguments of counsel on both sides are likely to oc-
cupy the court the whole of this day and Monday.

QUEEN'S BENCH.
(Sittings in Banco.)
THE QUEEN V. WILLIAMS.

Thisjwas a special case, and was an appeal from a con-
viction under the Waterman Act in reference to an
ancient ferry from the Isle of Dogs to Greenwich. The
society possessing the fee simple of the ferry leased it to
a person named Dowse, who employed the appellant as
his servant. Since 1850 Messrs. Cubitt have erected a
building near the ferry which made it necessary to re-
move the landing point a distance of 800 feet further
down. From this point the defendant ferried over some
persons, upon which information was given, and a
conviction took place under the above act. It was con-
tended by the appellant the 800 feet were within, the
limit of the ancient ferry.
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The court confirmed the conviction.

COURT OF EXCIIBQUER.
(Sittings in Banco.)

GRAVE V. BISHOP.-Mr. Prideaux moved for a rule
calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why the defen-
dant should not be discharged out of custody in respect
of a debt not proveable under the bankruptcy. ,The de-
fendant was a bankrupt in 1849, and in May, 1854, the
court granted him a certificate after the expiration cf
three years, with protection,. renewable every six
months. During the, protection the defendant con-
tracted the plaintiff's debt, and was arrested on the day
of the expiration of his protection, and before he could
appear before the Commissioners in Bankruptcy for a
renewal of it. The learned counsel contended that,
under the 112th section cf the present Bankruptcy Act,
the defendant was free from airetit.
The court took time to consider the point.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.)

MARYLEBONE.

Jokn Lonlwort7t, a boy aged 15, was this morning
committed for a month, with hard labour, for stealing
three loaves from a baker's truck. Another boy, aged
ten, was also sentenced to a similar imprisonment for
stealing 101bs. of fat.