The Sun.
London, England, 1852-01-19 00:00:00

IN RE JOHN MILLS.

This insolvent, described as an author, who applied
under the Protection Act, was opposed in person by two
creditors named Magniss and Thompson.
Mr. Cooke supported.

The opposing creditors were holders of bills of ex-
change given by the insolvent, and the question was,
what reasonable expectation the insolvent had for con-
tracting his debts. His wife was in expectation of
money by the death of a relative, and a friend expected
a Chancery suit to be settled. He had made himself
liable tor debts, and had sold for 1201. furniture which
cost hic3 more than 3001. Mr. Magnias had discounted
bills for the insolveet, and admitted that he had charged
thirty per cent. discount. The insolvent said Mr. Mag-
niss had charged him sixty per cent.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS said if the opposition
stood alone he should pay little attention to it; but he
looked at the schedule, and saw the manner in which
some of the debts had been contracted. He should give
no assistance to gentlemen—and it should be made public
—who took, by their own admission, 30 per cent. They
were their own insurers, and need not complain.

Mr. Thompson, the other complainant, said be was
in the same "boat" as the other—ho had charged 30
per cent.
Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS—Do not call it boat—
call it craft.—(Laughter.)
Mr. Thompson said ho had lost 1,0001. by the persona
from whom ho took the bills of the insolvent.

Mr. Commissioner Prtnr.a.ies had no doubt bill dis-
counters ran great risks—it was part of their profession.
They were their own insurers, and were not, under the
Prisoners' Act, entitled to any protection. This case
was under the Protection Act, and upon the faro of the
schedule it was clear that the insolvent had incurred
debts without reasonable expectations of payment. He
had no authority under the Act to name a day for the
final order, and therefore it must be adjourned sine die,
without protection.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

Henry Adams, a pugilist, was charged before Mr.
Hardwick with conspiring with others not in custody, to
pefraud William Jackson, landlord of the King's Head,
Park-lane, of 341. 10s.
_ _ _

It appeared in evidence that on Friday week he went
to the complainant, a Yorkshireman, and asked him if
he had a room for sparring, as he knew a gentleman of
fortune who wanted to take some lessons. Complainant
said be thought he could accommodate the gentleman,
who was said to havejust come into possession of 4,0001.,
and who, while taking lessons, would be sure to order a
bottle of wine. The next two days the prisoner and the
gentleman came, ,and some sparring took place ; and, on
the second day, the gentleman said he was going to
leave town, but, before doing so, should wish to bring a
friend to have a sort of glove-fight with the prisoner.
On Wednesday last the gentleman and two others came,
and, after sparring some time, prisoner told Mr. Jack-
son that a bet of 5/ was made for one of the gentle-
men's friends to fight him with the gloves on.
A bet was made by one of the friends of 30/. to 101.,
and the better asked the prosecutor to put down 101.
for him, to which be consented, and the person took it
up. Tho room being considered too small for the glove-
fight, all persons went to a house in Cumberland-market.
The glove-fight was begun, and during its continuance
Mr. Jackson was induced to put down 241. 10s. more,
making 34/. 103., not on his own account, bat on account
of the bets made by the gentleman's friend. Mr. Jack-
son, however, suspected something was wrong, and de-
manded his money back, when the prisoner and others
threatened to punch his bead, and made their way out of
the house into a cab, into which he aisogot, and they then
got out, and went into a public-house in Lamb's Conduit-
street, but were followed by Mr. Jackson, who ultimately
gave the prisoner into custody.
He was remanded to Tuesday next'
WORSHIP-STREET.
John Fletcher,
a well-dressed young man, stated to be
very respectably connected, was placed at the bar before
Mr. Hamelin, upon the followingcharges of felony and
embezzlement:—

Mr. Peter Ludgate, an extensive draper in Chiswell-
strcet, Finsbury, stated that the prisoner had filled the
situation of chief clerk in hitt service at a liberal salary,
since the month of July last, residing upon the pre-
kai.3es, and had always been regarded as a person of the
strictest integrity until Monday, the 29th ult. when,
without the slightest intimation to any one, he suddenly
quitted the warehouse in the middle of the day, and
cover again made his appeara!teq, The prisoneoi ab-