The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-24 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr Registrar Winslow as Commissioner.
IN RE PARSLOW.-205 IN THE POUND.

„ . .
This bankrupt was a butcher at Royal bill, Bayswater,
and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge
The debts aro stated at ..-5961, and the assets at £2,422,
but Mr Cameron, the official assignee, considered they are
overrated, but there can be no doubt they will pay the
debts in full,

His Honour granted an order of discharge, and granted
an allowance of £5O to be paid out of the estate,

IN RE WILLIAMSON,
This bankrupt was a corn merchant at Norwich, and this
was a meeting for last examination and discharge.
Mr Sargood said that he appeared for several creditors,
and to ask for an ar'j )umment, as there were allegations
against the bankrupt of concealment of properly; and the
question was whether the Court would direct a prosecution
r leave the assignee to charge the bankrupt before a magis-
trate.

Mr Bigley regretted that the bankrupt had not been
made acquainted with the charges, as no doubt he would
have been able to have answered them.

His Honour said the ditllculfy was that if the bankrup
were examined questions might be put which he was no'
bound to answer.

Mr Sargood said that Mr Commissioner Goulburn had
held that the applications were ex parts—that the bankrupt
could not be examined or heard.

His Honour ultimately adjourned the case for a fortnight

IN RE MAGNUS AND MAGNUS.
These bankrupts were boot and shoe manufacturers in
Gresham-street, and the examination meeting was ad-
journed, no accounts having been filed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This Day.

MARLBOROUGM-STREET.

DANGEROUS CHARACTERS.—TWO men, named Francis
M'Govan and John Healey, were charged before Mr Knox
with loitering in New Bond-street for the purpose of com-
mitting a felony.

John Sadler, 48 D, having given evidence,

Sergeant Ackrill, 15 F, stated that he had known the
prisoners for 3 ear as thieves. They were in the habit of
getting their living by going to houses under the pretence
of begging, and laying their hands on whatever they could
in halls and passages. 11.1`Govan had been several times
convicted, once receiving a sentence of 12 months' impri-
sonment, and once four months at Bow-street for stealing
a coat from a hall. He knew the prisoners as the associates
of thieves, and to be dangerous characters.
The prisoners said they called at the houses to sell a few
pencils, but a person from one of the houses stated that
the prisoners said nothing about pencils whatever, and only
asked for assistance.

Mr Knox committed the prisoners for three months, with
hard labour each.

THAMES.

A STUPID YANKEE —Ann Al'earthy, an Iriah girl, was
charged with stealing £3 10a in gold from the pocket-book
of an American seaman named Alex. S. Robinson, who has,
lately arrived in the London Dock in a ship under Federbl
colours.

The prosecutor said he guessed he left the city of New
York about six weeks ago. On Thursday night last he fell
in with the prisoner in a public house in Old Gravel-lane.
She took a cruise with him, and opposite Shadwell Church
they fell in with two other craft. The Yankee was asked
what ho meant by craft, and he replied girls. He went
home in tow of three to 7, Bluegate-fielde, Shadwell. Be-
fore he got there the prisoner took his pocket-book out of
his pocket and looked at it. She took 8i sovereigns out of it.
Mr Paget—Did you see her do it?
Witness—Yes, sir,
Mr Paget—Well, did you stop her ?
Witness—No, sir, I reckoned she would put the money
back.

Mr Paget—What became of the pocketbook ?
Witness—She put it back in my pocket, I guess.
Mr Paget—Are you sure of it ?
WitnesE—l calculate I am.
Mr Paget—When did you look in your pooketbook for
your money ?

Witness—Not till next morning. When I missed the
gold I looked for her, and I have been looking for her ever
sinca. I tell in with her this morning.
Mr Paget—You allowed the wcman to take your pocket-
book out of your pocket, and to take your money out of it,
and said nothing to her.

Witness—Well, I had not the presence of mind to look
to my money—that's a fact. I found throe halfpence in my
pocket-book.

Isaac Pawsey, a police constable, said he took the pri
inner into custody, but found no money on her.

Mr Paget said the sailor was the most stupid man he had
met with for a lor g time, and without any of the cuteness
of his nati n, The sailor had lost his hard-yarned wcges,
and actually allowed the woman (a stranger to him and a
prostitute) to take his money out, of his pocket-book withcut
saying a word to her. Ho discharged the prisoner, It
would be useless to send the case More a jury.