The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-14 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS

LA IV INTELLIGENCE.-- (THIS DAY.)

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Ciromissioner liolroyd.)

IN lIE W. HORNE.

This was a meeting for last examination. The bank-
rupt was des:.:rilied as a railway contrActor, and con-
tracted for public works of Queen-street-place, city, and
Connauht-terrace-square, Barnstaple, and elsewhere.

The balance-.heel commences Aug. 4, 1854, and ends
Aug. 2 1855, and shows debtor to creditors, 17,2231. ;
bottling security, 9,2731. to Western Railway of Switzer-
land Company ; amount award. d them by Mr. Charles
Vignoles and disputed by me, 9,8761. ; creditors for rent►
late=, , and wages, 1131. ; capital commencement,
61,6271 ; rents of property, 487/ ; profits on shares,
41. ; liabilities, 8,6661. ; debts considered good,
26/. ; doubtful, 1431. ; estimate to realise, 2001. ; bad,
5,551/. (note a sum of 5,4501. of the loss on these ba-
lances was written off before the 4th of August, 1854);
property. 3,4041. ; ditto in hand of creditors, 8,7211. ;
losses, 9,7731. ; loss on bad and doubtful debts, 451. Bs.
5,1. ; loss by the Western Railway of Switzerland Com-
pany, which accrues to me under the award of Mr. C.
Vignoles, 72,805/. ; expenses of arbitration with the
above railway, 1,354/. ; interest on mortgage loan, &c.,
6201.; trade and travelling expenses, 8161.; law charge?,
3331. ; outlaying charge on property, 2531.; personal
expenses, 2541.

No opposition was offered, and the bankrupt passed
his examination.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY)

MANSION-HOUSE.

Tames 'gin. Ball, and the lad Taylor, remanded,
charged, the lad with stealing,. and Ball with receiving,
a quantity of cf)pper p'ates, the property of Taylor's
master. Mr. Hammond, printer, Bread-street, were
again placed at the bar before Mr. Alderman Wire.
No further evidence being forthcoming, the Alderman
dinharged the prisoners for the want of evidence to con-
v►ct, although there could be no doubt they were morally
guilty.

Taylor was then summoned for purchasing marine
stores and neglecting to enter the same in a book ac-
cording to the act of Parliament.

Mr. Lewis appeared for the defendant, and took a
technical objection to the summons. The words
of the 480th section of the act stated that any person
purchasing old cables, junk, sails, iron, or other marine
stores, were liable to a penalty for not keeping a proper
acc.iunt of such purchases ; but he contended the word
marine stores did not embrace such articles as copper-
plates, but marine stores, such as were used in the mer-
cantile marine.

Mr. Alderman Wire, having read the words of the act,
said he w as disposed to take the words as bearing a wide
meaning, embracing old bottles, copper, or such other
articles as those persons generally dealt in.
The policeman 449 proved going to the defendant's
residence in Thames-street, where he keeps a shop, over
which he has written "marine store dealer." He had
examined the book produced by the defendant as the one
in which he entered his purchases, but he found no
entry of the copper-plates purchased of Taylor.
Deteudant said he sometimes purchased goods which
he did not ekter in a book.

Ball then gave evidence of his selling the platen to the
defendant.. lie did not a. 4, him at the time his name or
address, nor make any entry in a book. He sold him
copper-plates on three or four occasions.

Cross-examined—The plates were sold in a perfect
stet e.

Mr. Lewis renewed his objection, urging the act was
passed for the protection of the shipping interest.
Throughout the act "marine stores" were mentioned,
and according to Dr. Johnson "marine" referred to the

sea.
Alderman Wire said be should take time to consider
the point raised, and give his decision to-morrow.

GUILDHALL.

THE EXTRAORDINARY WILL CASE.—Mr. J ohs Varier,
jun., of Bristol, surrendered to his bail, charged with
perjury, in proving a will of his late brother as his last
will and testament, well knowing a subsequent will was
in existence, whereby Messrs. Stuckey and Co., bankers,
of Bristol, had been defrauded of a large sum of money.
Mr. Clarkson appeared for the prosecution, Mr. Parry
for the defendant.

Mr. Clarkson corrected a firmer statement made by
him. The bankers would only lose about 4,0001., in-
stead of 20,000/., although the money advanced on the
trst will would amount to that sum.

A conversation ensued, in which it was stated and
admitted that the second will was found in a box he-
lot ging to the defendant, but in the hands of the
testator.

Mr. J. G. Hobbs, solicitor, Bristol, produced the
mortgage to Messrs. Stuckey. The gross amount ad-
vanced to the brothers under the first will was 12,7001.
Mr. Clark-on asked for a further remand, which was
granted, Mr. Jones, &gar merchant, 28, Moorgate-
street, being bail for 500/.

TILE E 4NK 0& ENGELAND.-INCREASE
OF THE BATE OF DISCOUNT.

The Bank of England increased their rate of discount
yesterday from 4 per cent., at which it was fixed on
Thursday last, to 44 per cent.

The step has taken the public by surprise, since, al-
though it was known that the demand during the past
week for discount at the Bank, as well as the with-
drawals of gold, had been much greater even than was
anticipated, it was assumed that the recent sales of
stock supposed to have been made by them were in-
tended temporarily to obviate the necessity for it. With-
in the last ten years there has been only one previous
instance of an advance of the rate in two consecutive
weeks, and that was in January, 1847, when the threat-
enings of the approaching panic were suddenly becoming
plain. Between the two periods there is no resemblance,
for at the present moment the trade of the country
is as round and healthy as at any time on recur t.
Nevertheless, there is quite enough to justify a repeti-
tion of the unusual course. The Gazette returns of the '
last and present week will doubtless exhibit diminutions
in the amount of notes unemployed and in the stock of
bullion, calculated to excite anxiety, but for the know-
ledge now afforded previously to their appearance that a
vigorous check has been applied. Little question seems
to be entertained that the instalment of 1,000,0001. ster-
ling paid yesterday on the Turkish loan will forthwith
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despatched in a similar manner. The Australian arrivals,
moreover, are still delayed, only 176,0001. having
been received out of 800,0001. that may be con-
sidered due; and, finally, the extraordinary firmness
of the corn-market in the face of a satisfactory har-
vest at home and of an unusual surplus in the United
States and Canada has disappointed all expectations,
and led to the transmission of large orders, accompanied by
specie, to the Danube and elsewhere. Under these circum-
stances, the Bank had no alternative in deciding upon a
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requisite, they will not produce any disturbance. Some
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