The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-17 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON; TUESDAY EVENING, MAY 17, 1864.

LAW INTELLIGENCE (This Day).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE GEO. VAN HARE.

This bankrupt was described as of Stafford-place, Pim-
lico, Tunbridge Wells, Cremorne Gardens, and the Theatre
Royal Jersey, circus proprietor, and this was a meeting for
choice of assignees.
The debts are stated at £7lO, and the bankrnpt attributes
his difficulties to the receipts not being sufficient to meet the
expenses, the illness of horses and their sale at a "total'
loss.

Mr. Lewis applied for an adjournment, as his client, who
was also a circus proprietor, was not present, as he was
travelling.
The learned Registrar did not think that was a sufficient
reason for delaying the choice.
Mr. Lewis said that as he found on the proceedings an
affidavit by Mr. Kent, the bankrupt's solicitor, that the
bankrupt could not furnish the accounts required, he (Mr.
Lewis) would question the bankrupt on that point, and
also Mr. Kent.

Mr. Kent said he should decline to answer any questions
but would examine the bankrupt. This was done, and the
bankrupt said that he had handed the books, &0., to Mr.
W. B. Davies, a solicitor, of Chelsea.

The Registrar said that the matter must ba cleared up,
and after some further discussion the case was adjourned till
the 7th June.

IN RE DOD.

This bankrupt was described as of the Eagle, Farring•
don-road, and this was a meeting for choice of assignees,
Mr. T. Beard, Basinghall-street, appeared for the peti-
tioner. The debts are £1,507, but the assets are not stated.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

A WELL• KNOWN THIEF CHARGED WITH BEING
FOUND IN A HOUSE AND VIOLENTLY ASSAULTING
Two FEMALES.—Frederick Williams, a thick-set young
fellow, well known to the police, and who has only just re-
turned from penal servitude, was charged before Mr. Knox
with being found in the house, No. 22, Duke-street, Port-
land-place, and also with assaulting Mrs. Ann Stevens, the
landlady, and Ellen Cunningham, her servant.

Mrs. Stevens said that on going into her bedroom, yes-
terday afternoon, she saw a shadow on the wall, and after-
wards found the prisoner in the room with his hand on one
of her husband's coats. On asking the prisoner what he
wanted he said he was looking fora painter. She
told him she be:ieved he was there for the purpose of com-
mitting a felony, and held him, and called her servant to go
for a constable. The prisoner struggled to get away, and
on the servant coming to her assistance the prisoner struck
her (Mrs. Stevens) a violent blow on the check, and then
struck her servant in the eyes, blackening both of them in
a very bad manner.

Ellen Cunningham, servant to Mrs Stevens, proved that
while passing the prisoner to go for a constable he gave her
two violent blows in the face, blackening both her eyes.
William Haley, of 30, Charlotte-place, said that while
going along Duke-street, yesterday afternoon he heard
cries for assistance, and on going to No. 22 ho found the
prisoner struggling with Mrs. Stevens and her servant, and
trying to get away. Mrs. Stevens was bleeding from a
wound on her face, and the servant from one of her eyes.
White, 93 E, proved taking the prisoner into custody,
and Inspector Hubbard, of the E division, said the pri-
soner was a well-known thief, and had suffered penal ser-
vitude.

Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months for
being found in a house for the purpose of committing a
felony, two months fur the assault on Mr. Stevens, and two
months for the assault on the servant, each sentence to take
effect at the expiration of the other,

The prisoner on leaving the dock thanked the magistrate,
STEALING CHAIRS IN HIDE-PARY.—George Boyd, a
tall, miserable-looking man, was charged with stealing four
chairs from Hyde-park the previous night, the chairs being
the property of Mrs. Pearce, who holds the contract for the
supply of chairs to visitors.

A constable proved seeing the prisoner about 10 o'clock
the previous night with four chairs on his shoulders, walk-
ing off in the coolest manner with them. He then took the
prisoner into oustody.

Mr. Knox inquired whether the chairs were loft loose in
the park all night, and the constable said they were, being
placed in heaps.

Barns, the gaoler, said he believed the prisoner was al
the Marylebone Police-court yesterday, on some charge,
but discharged.

Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for a week.