The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-01 00:00:00

IN RE VAUGHAN.

An application was made a few days since for an adjudi-
cation in bankruptcy against this debtor, formerly in Croy-
don, but now residing in France, and the only question in
this case was whether the debt had been contracted since
the passing of the Bankruptcy Law Consolidation Act.
The ground of the claim was on calls under the Waterloo
Assurance Company. In this case Mr. Roxburgh urged
that the liability did not arise until after the registration of
the company, which was not until after the passing of the
act.

Mr. Chidley appeared for the debtor, but his Honour did
not consider it necessary for him to argue the point, but
said that, as in the last case, he should decline to adju-
dicate.

Mr. Chidley— Then the petition will be dismissed ?
Hie Honour—No. I only decline to adjudicate.
RE BRYANT.

This bankrupt was a farmer at Stradbrooke, Suffolk. The
accounts had been prepared by Messrs. Hart Brothers and
Hayles, but as they had only been filed this morning an
adjournment was ordered.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

DAMAGING THE ACHILLES STATUE IN HYDE PARK.—
Wm. Merchant, described as a porter, bf Hanover-court,
Long-acre, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing
two of the letters forming part of the inscription on the
Achilles statue in Hyde Park.
Mr. Swanson, inspector of the A division, attended to
watch the case on the part of the police.
From the evidence of police-constable Chick, 171 A, it
appeared that about 7 o'clock the previous (Sunday) even-
ing he saw the prisoner on the stone work of the Achilles
statue in Hyde Park. He watched the prisoner for about
two minutes, and then heard a piece of metal fall—the
letter M. On making towards the spot the prisoner saw
him coming, and jumped down and ran off. He pursued
the prisoner for about 200 yards, and on taking him back to
the statue and asking him what he had been about, ho made
no reply. He then took the prisoner to the station-house.
Subsequently the letter A was found by a police-constable,
and a jemmy which had been used in getting the letters off
was this morning picked up by a workman.

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Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a felony, and remanded the pri-
ioner.

SINGULAR CHARGE OE ROBBERY.—Charles Gooding,
porter, in the employ of Messrs. Kirk and Co., lace manu-
facturers, of No. 2, Little Argyle-street, was charged with
stealing the sum of £37 35., the property of his employers,
and Win. Brannen, another lad, was charged with being
concerned in the robbery.

The evidence of Mr. Tom Kirk, one of the firm, showed
that on Friday afternoon he gave Gooding £37 3s. to take
to Mr. Dobles, of 20, Bread-street, City. He afterwards
ascertained that Gooding had never been there, and ab-
sconded with the money.
Lazarus Howes, of 95 C, proved going with Mr. Kirk
yesterday to Enfield, having ascertained the prisoner Good.
ing had a relative there. They met the prisoners, and on
taking them into 'custody and searching them he found
on Gooding £6 88 , and a new knife and two cambric
handkerchiefs. Gooding said he had given Brannen some
of the money, and that he slept under a haystack with a
man the previous night, who had robbed him of a £lO note
and £5 note, and that he had bought some new clothes
for himself, and Brannen with the other. At the station
Gooding said that this was not true, and that if he went to
Mrs. Williams, in the Enfield-road, she would give him
up the £lO and £5 note, as he had left them in her
charge. On going to Mrs. Williams she said she had
burnt the notes, being frightened to keep them.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners, offering to take
bail for Brannen.