The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-03 00:00:00

CODRINGTON V. CODRINGTON.

Mr Inderwick said in this case, which stood adjourned
for the 9,1 of November, he had an important application
to make for the postponement of the case. His learned
friend, the Queen's Advocate, Sir It. Phillimore, had met
with a severe accident, and his medical attendant considered
that he would be wholly unfit to attend the court that day.
It was, however, believed he would be able to attend in
about ten days, and he therefore asked that the case might
stand fixed for the 16th.
Dr. Spinks said he appeared with Mr Bovill, Q.C., and
Mr Sergeant Ballantine for the petitioner. Of course,
under the circumstances, there would be no objeotion to
postpone the case. But it was objected that any day should
be appointed for the present.
The learned Judge said if both parties agreed to a post-
ponement, he could not object under the circumstances,
but it would be butter to postpone it generally, and to agree
on some future day when it should be taken so as not to
interfere with the general business of the court. The parties
must undertake to give the jury notice not to attend on the
9,1, and that they were not to attend until summoned again,
Dr SPINICS said of course that would be done.

The case was accordingly postponed.
It will be recollected that this case was postponed at the
end of the last sittings, owing to the extraodinary evidence
and disclosure made for the first time by the wife of a clergy-
man,who gave evidence of a conversation she had with Mrs.
Codrington, who in it had admitted having committed adul-
tery with Lieutenant Mildmay at Malta. A commission
was ordered to be issued to examine witnesses at Malta to
rebut that evidence, but no such commission was issued.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Bafore Mr Commissioner Goulburn )
IN AB IVAIIGIL.

To day was appointed for the last examination and dis-
charge of this bankrupt, the facts of whose case must be
familiar to the public. Since the last meeting volumnous
accounts, extending over 150 folio pages, have been filed,
and the front sheet of the balance sheet, by. M. 0. Brown,
shows a total indebtedness cf £332,127. The unsecured
creditors amount to £58,257. To ditto holding security,
£260,342. The prcfits on the Branksea Patent Company
are put down at £5,967. Losses £24,095. The property in
the hands of creditors is valued at £185,281. The bank-
rupt states a surplus in October, 1852, when the balance
sheet commences. The domestic and personal expenses
between October, 1652, and Aprili 1857, amount to £44,555
and the legal and professional expenses, commissions, inte-
rest, discount, amount to .£ eta the dtficienoy is
accounted fur by trade expenses, &c. _ _

The case was appointed for 12 o'clock, but not called on
un

one.

Mr Linklater, for the assignees, said that the accounts
had only been filed about a month, and a further adjourn-
ment was necessary. He therefore asked for six weeks,
and he hoped that in the interim some arrangement might
be come to with the London and Eastern Banking Cor-
poration.

A desultory conversation took place, Mr C. E. Lewis for
Lhe Banking Corporation, to prove his debt, but
His Honour ultimately peremptorily directed the ad-
ournment.

Mr Sargood. for the bankrupt, asked far a further allow-
ance, as tho bankrupt had only been receiving at the rate
of £l per weok for a limited timo.

His Honour refused to mako any order.

Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day.

Market continues quiet. Sales, probably about
5,000 bales.

The bidding. for 30,0),000 rupees (£300,060), in bills on
11.dia, took place yesterday at the Bank of England, and tho
following are the official particulars : The proportions al-
lotted were—To Calcutta, 27,57,000 rupees; to Bombay,
1,75,000 rupees ; and to Madras, 68,000 rupees. The mi-
nimum price was, as before, is 110 per rupee on Calcutta
and Madras, and Is lljd on Bombay. The applications
within the limits amounted to 52 laci. Tondors on Calcutta
and Madras at la 11Id will receive about 51 per cent. ; on
Bombay at la 110 in full, and all above these prices in full.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THE COMING FIFTH OF NOVEMBER.-CAUTION

Richard Gilbert, a boy, was charged before Mr Yardley
with letting off fireworks in Charlotte-street, Great Port-
land-street, to the danger and etnoyance of the inhabitants.
A constable proved seeing the boy let off a squib, and on
going to him to take him into custody he threw another
away.
Mc Yardley—lt is now two days from the sth of Novem-
ber, and I shall sit here till after the sth, and every time
a boy is brought before me for discharging fireworks I shall
increase the fine. In another district, by getting the
fine up to 40s, I believe I have stopped the nui,anco. I
shall fine this boy 52, or three days—the next will be
fined 10s.
Henry Cothell, a lad, was next charged with a similar
offence.

Copes, 132 F, proved seeing the lad discharge a squib in
I'l conix-street, St, Giles's, a place where thorn is a good
deal of tri-ffic. There were others doing a similar thing,
but he secured the defendant, who was the biggest.
Mr Yardley—Do you wish to say anything ?
The ch.faidant—l ran away when the squib was thrown,
because others did.
Mr Yardley—You have no notion of the damage you
might do—you might destroy life even—and there has
been a case of the kind. The constable has given a good

reason for taking you into custody, and a big boy like you
ought to know better, Your folly might do a deal of mis-
chief. I shall fine you 10s, or seven days.
...

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ROBBERY.—HARSH TREAT-
MENT OF A WlFE.—Mary Ann Thorogood, a married
woman, formerly in the service of Mr Winter Thompson,
photographer, of Oxford-street, as servant, was charged
with stealing two waistcoats, the property of Mr Thomp-
son.

Mr E !ward Tyrrell Lewis, of the Albany, appeared for
the prisoner.
The prisoner was before the magistrate on a previous
occasion, but only enough evidence was then given to en-
sure a remand.
Mr Thompson said—The prisoner was in my employ,
and while the was so I was robbed of a good deal of pro
perty—amongst other articles some waistcoats. From in-
formation given to mo I went to a pawnbroker's and iden-
tified two waistcoasts. I afterwards gave the prisoner into
custody.
By Mr Lewis—The prisoner left me at the end of July.
It was her husband who gave me information she had robbed

me. ^ I afterwards heard that her husband was summoned
to appear at the police court the same day that I charged

her with robbing me.

Louisa Plumb, living in Pye-streot, Westminster, said—
I lent the prisoner 6J, and the gave me a duplicate pro-
duced as security.

Mr Lewis—Are you sure the duplicate produced is the
same ?

Witness—l am. I know it because it is torn at the
bottom.

Mr Lewis—Now don't you know that all duplicates are
[orn like the one produced by pawnbrokers—one being torn
!rem the other?

Witness—Yee.

Mr Lewis—Then why do you say you can recognise the
duplicate by that means ? Did you look at it at the time
she gate it to you ?
Witness—l did not particularly notice it.

A young man, named Gough, said—l bought a duplicate
of the prisoner. It related to a waistcoat. I got it out
and repledged it, as it was of no use to me.
By Mr Lewis—l know the prisoner's husband. He is
not a friend of mine. I dont know what you mean by
"friend." lam not constantly with him, but I see him
frequently and drink with him.
Mr Lewis—l think that is a pretty good definition of the
word "friend."

In further crone-examination Gough said—The prisoner's
husband told me that he was summoned to the Westminster
Police-court for assaulting his wife about two days before
his wife was taken into custody on the present charge. I
went to the husband and told him that he had cheated me
in the waistcoat he had sent his wife to sell me the duplicate
of, as it was only a child's waistcoat. I afteriards gave.
information to the prosecutor.
Mr Lewis—Were you not mired up in the affair of the
robbery of Garibaldi's watch?
Gough—l am not here to answer such questions. What
has that to do with the case ? I decline to answer the
question.
The Magiterate—You are not bound to answer, but if

you do not we will know what your declining to do so means,
Gough— Well, I decline answering.

Mr Lewis—Have you not been three months in prison
for a robbery ?
Gough—What has that to do with the ease ?

The Magistrate—The questions are very proper. They
are put with the view cf testing your credibility. If you
do not think proper to answer the question you can stand
down. [Gough did so.]
A pawnbroker's assistant produced the two wa:stcoatr,
and said they were pledged by a female, but he c3uld not
say by the prisoner.
The Magistrate—l do not think the case made out against
the prisoner. I have nn huot,..a vausea nut wire
to be charged with the felony to keep her from going to the
police court. Ido not believe Gough at all. The prose-
cutor had good reason for charging the prisoner with the
robbery after the information he received. That the charge
has been got up by the husband of the prisoner, and that
fellow (Gough), who has given evidence, there is very little
doubt. I shall discharge the prisoner; the prosecu'or can
take his property, and if anything further comes out, the
prisoner can be given into custody again.
The prisoner, who was stated to have been much Omitted
by her husband, then hfc the court crying bitterly, the
summons she had taken out against her husband having
been dismissed, owing to her not being able to attend the
police court.