The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-21 00:00:00

THIS DAY'S NEWS

LAW INTELLIGENCE.- (TR IS DAY.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner liolroyd.)

IN RE G. P. JOHNSTONE.

Tuffs was a meeting for certificate. The bankrupt
was described as a draper and general dealer, of St. Ives,
'Huntingdonshire.
The balance-sheet commenced January, 1852, and
ended June, 1855, and showed--Debtor to creditors,
1,1591. 13s. 4d. ; ditto holding security, 4701. ls. 3d. ;
surplus, 461. 2s. 7d. ; profits on the drapery business,
7621. ss. ; commission account, 591. 12s. 3d. ; salary from
post office (subject to deductions), 1831. 16s. Credit: by
good debts, 1391. 4s. sd. ; bad, 29/. 2s. 41. ; lia-
bilities, 1171. 2s. ; property given up, 2921. 10s.
lid. ; property held by creditors, 1781. 9s. 3d. ;
excepted articles, 291. ; trade expenses, 922/. 4s. 4d. ;
house and personal expenses, 599/. 35.; law charger,
32/. 11s. 9d.; interest and discount, 731. Os. 6d. ; losses•,
3751.25. 4d.

The bankrupt obtained his certificate.
IN RE ERASMUS SYMONDS.
This was a meeting for certificate. The ban
was described as a merchant, of Great Bell-alley, ko 47
gate-street.

The balance-sheet commenced January, 1854, arid
ended May, 1855, and showed-Debtor to credito.rs,,
495/. 7s. id.; ditto holding security, 125/. 3s. 3d.; lia-
bilities, 4,929/. 12s. 3d.; profits, 260/. ls. 4d.; assumed
surplus, 725/. 12s. 10d.; creditor by doubtful debts,
748/. Os. Bd.; bad, 261/. 6s. 9(.1.; property, 30/. ls. 6d.; ex-
cepted articles, 20/.; property held bycreditors,loB/. 3s. 4d.;
liabilities, as per contra, 4,929/. 12s. 3d. ; losses, in-
cluding bad debts, 284/. 33. 5d.; trade expenses, 2181.
7s. 6d. ; house and personal expenses, 1921. 15s. 7d.

The, liabilities and losses were entered in the accounts
as arising from acceptances given by the bankrupt, for
which ho received no consideration, for the benefit of a
Manchester house, for which he was London agent, at a
salary of 150/.

The bankrupt was opposed. He was supportel 'by
Mr. Lawrence.

The bankrupt, however, obtained his certificate.

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE
IN SNOW-BILL.-(THIS DAY.)

A diabolical attempt at murder was perpetrated this
morning by a man named George Mulley, a porter, in
Newgate-market, on a female with whom he cohabited
at 10, Cock-court, Snow-hill, after which he attempted
self-destruction by swallowing a quantity of laudanum:.
The unfortunate woman is about 26 years of age, and
has resided with Mulley, who is a widower, for some
years, assisting to get a living for him, herself, and his
three children, aged nine, seven, and four years, by
selling fruit on the steps of the Giltspur-street Compter,
and previous to her connection with her paramour was
much respected for the steadiness of her conduct and
industrious habits.
It appears, so far as we can at present ascertain from
the inquiries we have made, that the unfortunate
woman and Mulley had a quarrel last . night,
which for a time subsided, but was renewed
about one o'clock this morning, and continued
until seven o'clock, when he committed the act, which
has jeopardised the life of the female. Immediately
after the infliction of the wounds she ran into the street,
bleeding profusely, and was met by Acting Police-ser-
geant Piercy, No. 10. He asked her what was the mat-
ter, and she replied her husband had cut her throat. The
police-sergeant seeing the state she was in took her to
Thirtholomew's Hospital, and handed her over to the
care of the house-surgeon, who promptly attended to
her wounds.

Mulley was taken into custody by police•constable
260, and removed to the Smithfield station•house, and
on his way thither he admitted to .the policeman he had
attempted the life of the unfortunate woman, and that
he did it with a clasp knife.

The police returned to the residence of the prisoner,
and made a strick search, but have not been able to find
the instrument with which the act was committed.

The woman still lies in a precarious condition in Bar-
tholomew's Hospital. Great fears are entertained for
her recovery, the wounds being of so serious and dan-
gerous a character.