The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-21 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—Oct. 20.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fonblanque.)
IN RE H. MOSEY.
The bankrupt was an ironmonger in Union-street
East. This was a certificate meeting. Mr. Lowrance
supeorted; Mr. Hall appeared fur the assignees.
His Honour said the bankrupt should have the benefit
of his book-keeping, having been exceedingly good.
But for this, there would have been a suspension of the
certificate. The bankrupt would receive an immediate
certificate of the third class.
IN RE W. H. L, P. TOLLEMACHE, C,MMONLY CALLED
LORD HUNTINGTOWER.
Lord Elnntingtower was made a bankrupt in 1842, as
a horse-dealer. This was an audit meeting. It ap-
peared that a sum of 1,4001. had fallen into the hands of
the official assignee, under th© will of a Mrs. Toome.
The costs attendant on the prosecution of the fia had not,
however, been previously paid, and uo dividend could
therefore be declared.

IN RE W. WINCH.
The bankrupt was a licensed victualler in Fountain-
court, Strand. This was a certificate! meeting.
Mr. Lawrance, for the assignees, asked for an adj ourn-
mont. There were at present no assets in band. An
adjournment was desirable, in order to ascertain the re-
sult of an assignment that had been &cited.
His Honour ordered an adjournment for two months,

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 20.

(Before Mr. Sergeant Adams, Assistant-Judge, and a
Bench of Magistrates, at Guildhall, Westmiaeter.)
Frank Fripp, a private in the Life Guards, surren-
dered in discharge of his bail, to answer the charge of
en assault allege to have been committed by him on
Francis Fox, a metropolitan police•conetable, whilst in
the executiou of his duty.
Mr. Ballantine appeared for the defendant.
The prosecutor stated that between two and three
o'clock on the morning of the 4th of October he was on
duty in Chapel-street, Brunswick-equate, and on hear-
ing a noise he went to the spot from whence it proceeded,
and there saw the defendant struggling with a female,
who was trying to get away from him. Witness tried to
' persuade him to go away, but he refused. The defen-
dant had hold or the woman's wrist, and gave her a
violent blow on the side of her heed and knocked her
down. Witness then took him iu charge, but the
delenelent also struck him on the heed, which knocked
him down, and then ran away. Witness ran after him
down the mews, and the defendant struck him on the
nose, which knocked him down again. By the assistance
, of another constable the defendant was teken into cue-
tody.
Cross-exe.mined—The de'endant was quite sober.
Another female was there a short distance off. The one
he was struggling with cave the defendant into custody.
Another police-constable said that he saw Fox
knocked down by the defendant in Pembroke-mews. The
defendant, at the statioadeouse, said that he was sorry
that he had struck him.
Mr. Baliantine said that he was instructed to appear
in this case by the commanding officers of the prisoner's
regiment, on account of the unimpeachable character
that he bore in it. If he should be imprisoned for this
offence his prospects would be entirely ruined, and it
would prevent him from obtaining the promotion
which, by his good conduct, he would become entitled
to. lie trusted, therefore, that the Court would
only impose a fine, and if they were disposed to
take a lenient course, he would admit that the de-
fendant struck the policeman once when he followed
him down the mews ; but iF not, he must call the tw e
women, who would give a different complexion to the
occurrence, as he was instructed that the woman did
not wish to give the defendant in charge, and they had
heard that the policeman did not tike her betoro the
mcgistrtte, or try to get her attendance this day,
although she was here aad could be called if necessary.
The sergeant of the detendaut's troop gave the pri-
soner a good character, and explained to the Court bow
a sentence of imprisonment would operate against his
future interests in the service.
The jury expressed themselves satisfied, and returned
a vi relict of Guilty, with a strong recommendation to
mercy.
Captain Hogg of the Ist Lire Guards, said the con-
duct of the deice deer. had been very good during the two
years that he had been in his troop. He was also ac-
quainted with his family. The defendant had always
been a very good and attentive soldier, and there had
never been any report against him.
The learned Judge said the defendant might see the
great advantage of having hitherto had a good character
in the regiment, or his officers would not have come for •
ward and spoken of him as they had done. They would
not •have said anything in his favour if he had not de-
served it. If he did not seed him to prison, would the
defendant promise him that nothing of the sort should
occur again?
The defendant declared that he would take good care
of that.
The learned Judge said, under the eircemetances, he
would only inflect a fine of 205., which was paid.
William Warwick Phipps, a police-constable of the B
division, was indicted 'tor having committed an indecent
assault on Mrs. Elie). Adams.
After heai-ing the evidence,
The jury returned a verdict of Guilty of a common
assault, and he was sentenced to imprisonment for one
month.

POLICE IATELLIGENCE.

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according to
Hall Davis, of Russell-place, Fitzroy-Nu, f
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Mr. Clarkson, instructed by Mr. Humphrey
for the prosecution; Mr. Wontner for the defence.
Mr. Wontner, before the commencement of the exami-
nation, slid, since the last day on which the defendants
had appeared before his lordship, he had consulted with
his clients, and they had intimated to him that they
agreed in opicion that it was not fair that Dr. Davis
should lose his money. They had, therefore, determined
to pay him back the 1001. which he had advanced. He
hoped the offer would not be rejected by Dr. Davis, or
discountenanced by the Lord Mayor. He was ready to
pay the money at that moment, and if the proposal was
rejected, the refusal, upon the part of the complainant,
certainly could not be attributed to any but vindictive
motives.
Mr. Clarkson, without noticing the proposition made
by Mr. Wontner, proceeded with the case.
Mr. George Isaac Leon said—l am a general mer-
chant, carrying on business at 7, St. Alieheep,.eiley,
Cornhill. The cheque produced, or one similar to it—l
believe it was this cheque—came into my possession on
the 21,t of July, It was brought by Mr. William Owen,
who is the actuary of the Age Insurance Company. He
asked me to give him one of my cheques for it, as that
cheque was cro,sed. Mr. William Owen was a business
acquaintance of mine. I have known him I think three
years. I paid the cheque I received from Mr. Owen
into my banker's, the Commercial Bank of London. I
have known Mr. Henry Owen (the defendant) now so
long. Ido not know Mr. Sleigh. I know nothing at
all of the matter to which the cheque refers, and ex-
changed my cheque merely upon the word of Mr. Wil-
liam Owen.
Alter a few verbal corrections were made in the
evidence, the whole of the depceitions were read, and
The Lord Mayer said he considered it to be his duty
to send the case to the Central Criminal Court.
Mr. Clarkson said he was instructed to state that the
bail which the defendants had given upon the introduc-
tion of the case would be accepted upon the present
occasion.
The defendants were then held to bail, each in his owe
surety of 1001., to appear to answer the charge.
A seaman named Gorman, alias Tanner, was sen-
tenced to 12 weeks' hard labour in Bridewell, for having
deserted from the Statira, bound for Sierra Leone. He
had been charged on a former occasion with similar
misconduct, after having received an advance, by Mr.
Coleman,THAm oEts.t_m
helttregniaDutrita:uGs Asse.mer.—An Irish eneral of Seaman's Office.
la-
bourer, name Driscoll, residing at 8, Rosemary-lane,
was charged with
the following murderous assault, on
police-constable Connor, 100 K
About three o'clock on the previous night Connor, a
new band, was on duty iu Broad-street, Ratcliffe, when
he heard a disturbance between some persons who came
from a neighbouring night-house. He asked what they
did there at such an hour, to which they replied they
wanted to go to work at five. He told them it was
only three, and urged them to go home, when Driscoll,
who is a powerful fellow, struck him a heavy blow on
the eye. The prisoner then closed on him, but the con-
stable, being more active, tripped him up, and both fell.
They both regained their legs, and another
contrivingThep to
get uppermost, sat on the constable'a chee, and began to
pummel him savagely about the head. The poor fellow's
head presented a most miserable appearance. His face
was terribly contused, end his eyes were nearly pum-
melled out of their sockets. Whilst he was down the
fellow still continued to ill-use him, and he endeavoured
to spring his rattle to summon assistance, but the pri-
soner wrested it from his band, and beat him savagely
with it between the eyes. He then became insensible,
and was supported to the station to make the charge.
Anne M'Cartby, servant at a coffee-house in the
neighbourhood, saw the prisoner knock the policeman
down and sit on his chest. He seized the constable's
rattle and jobbed it into his eyes. after which ho took
out a small knife, but witness and another woman seized
his arm, and the prosecutor succeeded in wrestling it
from his hand.
Mr. Yardley (to the constable)—Why did you not tell
me of the knife?
The constable, who appeared very weak, and gave his
evidence with much difficulty, said he was much confused
since he sustained the irjury.
Walker, 445 K. heard cries for help in Harris's-court,
a very low neighbourhood, end hastened to render as-
sistance, when he found the policeman on the ground
smothered with blood, and the prisoner in the act of
striking him.
The prisoner in his defence raid that the constable
was drunk and quarrelling with some people. He
stopped to look on, when the constable told him to go
on, end immediately struck lien several blows with his
stetT 4''

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s Lia that tne constable, though very we.t.lc, 'am quite
sober.
Mr. Yardley ,but for the uncertain evidence respecting
the knife, would have imposed the heaviest penalty; as