The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-06 00:00:00

THI4, SON, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, ocrOEEi 6, 1863.

DOCKS.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

• COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE JOHNSON-APPLICATION FOR RELEASE.

This bankrupt was a solicitor in Great Marlborough-
street, and applied some time since to be released from cus-
tody, but Mr. Commissioner Fane refused to grant it, on the
ground that the bankrupt had vexatiously defended an
action.

Mr. Chidley now renewed the application. He said the
allegation was that the bankrupt had vexatiously defended an
action, but the fact was he disputed the case and a summons
was taken out before the Master to hear the grounds of
dentfta, but the bankrupt was unable to attend, as he was
summoned for the same hour to the police court at Bow-street
in a criminal case, and in consequence of his absence in the
suit the case was treated as undefended, and judgment went
against the bankrupt in default. The learned gentleman
contended that a vexatious defence was generally treated as
a 'matter of discharge, and net against the release ; but even
if it were, the bankrupt had been in prison for two months,
which no doubt would be deemed by the court a sufficient
punishment.
Mr. Dowse, for the opposing creditor, contended that as
the case had originally been before Mr. Commissioner Pane,
the matter should stand over for his consideration.
His Honour asked whether, under the Act, there was any
power for one Commissioner to vary the order of another
Commissioner.

Mr.Chidley thought it discretionary. On a change of cir-
cumstance the original application had been refused, pro•
bably because no assignee had been chosen, and ho could
well understand, indeed, it was frequently the case that the
Commissioner would not grant a release until there had
been an opportunity of consulting the assignee.
His Honour—Mr. Commissioner Fane refused the appli-
cation, and I do not consider I have the right, or am com •
petent, to reverse his judgment.

Mr. Chidley—Then the bankrupt may have to remain is
prison 5 or 6 weeks longer.
His Honour—You can communicate with Mr. Fane,
and if ho has no objection, I will entertain the question, but
not without.

The bankrupt was therefore sent back in custody.
RE CORNER,

This bankrupt was a solicitor in the Kent-road, and this
was an adjourned meeting for last examination and dis-
charge, but the bankrupt did not appear, nor could his soli-
citor account for his absence.

His Honour granted an hour's delay, and as the bank-
rupt did not then appear, the examination was adjourned
sane die.

IN RE SYKES.

This bankrupt was a county court bailiff at Mile-end,
and this was a meeting for discharge.
Mr. Aldridge said that the bankrupt, when in debt him-
self in £llO, had become security for his father, and almost
immediately afterwards became bankrupt, but he (Mr. Ald-
ridge) didn't oppose.
His Honour said that it was very wrong for a man to
become security even for his father unless he knew he could
pay his own debts, but as there was no opposition the bank-
rupt might take his discharge.

MARIIETS—This Day.

HAY MARR.ETS.

ger was likely to result from the wound, and the:sergeant
said he had not heard so.

Mr. Knox said he would take the prisoner's own recog-
nisance to appear to morrow at two o'clock, and in the
meantime the case could be looked into, as he did not like
such cases to go off in such a manner.
ANNOYING AN HOTEL KEEPER.—EiIen Young, a young
woman, was charged before Mr. Knox with annoying M.
Giovanni Chialey, proprietor of the Hotel do l'Etoile, 16,
Great Windmill-street, and with being drunk and dis•
orderly.

M. Chialey said the prisoner had formerly been his ser-
vant, and last night, between nine and ten, she came to the
hotel drunk, and made a great disturbance, and he was
obliged to give her in charge.
Prisoner said I\l- Chialey was the father of her child, and
he had not lately given her any money.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether she affiliated the
child, and she sail she did, but that she had had no money
for 12 months.

344 A said that on going to the hotel the prisoner refused
to go away unless the complainant gave her £2O. The
whole hotel was in an uproar, and a large crowd of persons
assembled outside in consequence of the prisoner's conduct.
Mr. Knox asked the prisoner whether she would promise
to keep away from the hotel, and take the proper remedy to
recover her money due for the child. If she did not, he
should reluctantly, as complainant was the father of her
child, have to send her to prison.
The prisoner having given a promise not to go to the
complainant's again, was discharged,

MARYLEBONE.
A BRUTISH MOTHER—ATTEMPT TO DROWN HER
CHILD.—A coarse, dissipated-looking woman named Mary
Mara, of Queen-street, Drury-lane, costermonger, was
charged with attempting to drown her child in the Regent's
Canal.

On the prisoner being placed in the dock,
William Andrews, 241 S, said the witnesses were not yet
in attendance.

Mr. Tate (second clerk)—Why are they not here ?
Andrews—l cannot tell.
Mr. Tate (second clerk)—You ought to have had them
here.

Andrews--They promised to attend.
Mr. Tate (second clerk)—Then you ought not to have
the prisoner brought up till the witnesses were here.
Mr. Mansfield—Let us hear what you know about it.
Mr. Tate—You should bring your witnesses in.
Andrews then said—l was on duty in the Park-road,
Regent's-park, between seven or eight last evening, and
noticed a crowd of people looking over the canal bridge,
On looking over myself I saw the prisoner held by several
men, and close by was a child crying.: The men informed
him in her presence that she was just in the act of dropping
her child over the railings into the water when they pre-
vented her. He at once took her into custody, and on the
way to the station she said " that she meant to drown the
young b--, if the men had not come up as they did."
gr. Manstield—Was she drunk ?

Andrews—She was, your worship. I took the child to
the workhouse, when Mr. Douglas, the master, said that
that was over the twentieth time the child had been brought
there.

The child had been crying bitterly all the time by the
side of the mother, and the latter kept pulling it and es-
claiming, you little --- what was you naughty in the
streets for.

gr. Tubbs, assistant-overseer, said the prisoner wag a
most disreputable woman ; always drunk. When her child
bas been brought into the house, and is made nice and
clean, then she comes and claims it.
Dir. Mansfield remanded prisoner for a week.
The poor little child (about 3 years of age) was then taken
from its unnatural mother to be taken to the workhouse.
its Fhrieks and cries were pitiful to hear.
GarGING A WIPE'S EYES OUT.—A brutish looking
fellow, named William Jones, residing at 10, Barratt's-
court, was charged with the following shocking brutality
to his wife.
Saint, 183 D, said the wife was in the hospital, and quite
unable to attend. The medical gentleman was also too busy
to
give a certificate this morning.
itir. gansfield—What has he done to his wife ?
Saint—When I saw the wife, at an early hour this morn-
ing, she Was screaming "murder." Her eye was right out
of the socket, and hanging down her cheek, there was also
a quantity of blood. The doctor says she will be totally
blind.
About four years ago he gouged her other eye out,
and she has been quite blind in that ever since.
Dir.
Mansfield remanded the prisoner for a week.
r.

THAMES.
scANDA.Lous PLUNDER OF A SAlLOR.—Margaret
Maynard, aged 22, a notorious thief, who has decoyed many
sailors into the dens of infamy in and near " Tiger Bay,"
St. George's-in•the-East, and robbed them, was charged
with
connected with others in stealing a silver watch
and metal
guard valued at £5 10s., £2 10s. in cash, and
wearing
apparel, from the person of John Conolly, a seaman,
now staying at the Sailor's Home.
i t being

The seaman was inveigled into an infamous house, No. 1,
Blacksmith's-arms-court, St. George's •in-the-East, where
the prisoner occupied an apartment. He was hocussed,
plundered, and turned into the street. He was found by a
police-constable in the street, stripped of everything, with
the exception of his shirt. This occurred on Wednesday
night, and the police have since endeavoured to trace the
three infamous women who perpetrated the outrage and
robbery, but have only been enabled to arrest the prisoner.
deposed to being in her company, treating her
Thewith seaman
liquor,
and going home with her. There were two
otherwomen
there. He was well plied with liquor, and
soon became insensible. He lost everything he had about
him, The prisoner, on being taken into custody, said if
wca
she
was not locked up she would find the sailor's watch,
money, and clothes, and that two other girls had his
things.
Samuel Skipper, a police-constable, said the prisoner was
a very hardened thief, and had been frequently in custody.
The prisoner--I am as innocent as the baby just born.
ge—l shall commit the prisoner for trial. I
h
will not relax in their exertions to appre-
hend rd. the theFa police
other women concerned in the robbery.
AG
SAILOR PLUNDERED OF HIS HARD EARN-
` Irishman, named Oliver Ulaney, his wife,
sCatherine,
his daughter, Julia, were brought before
Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing a pocket-book con-
taining £3O, and papers, from William Johnson, a seaman.
The prosecutor, a respectable and intelligent man, was
boatswain
of the ship
Knight Bruce, and was paid off at
Liverpool.
lie came to London on Saturday, and met with
the prisoners, of whom he had some previous knowledge, on
the same afternoon. He accompanied them to the Hoop
and Grapes public-house, in Cable-street, and he had at
that time a pocket-book containing three £lO Bank of Eng-
land notes, and the certificates of service and disoharge
from captains of ships in which he sailed for 13 years. He
was quite sober. Two woz..en were in the same house.
H e
he a
left in the Hoop and Grapes two hours. Soon
after there he missed his pocket-book. He was cer-
tain it was in his possession when the entered the house.
He gave information to the police on Sunday morning.
l‘ti give information r trid ge said it was much to be regretted he did
no
of his loss immediately, and he was
sorry the sailors did not avail themselves of the Savings
iie a
Banks in those excellent institutions, the Sailors' Homes
in 'Wells-street and the East India-road, where they could
deposit their money and receive interest for it, or draw it
out when they required any. The notes were not found, of
Course.
A Police-constable—No, sir,
Mr. Partridge—And I am afraid never will be.
The seaman was questioned by the Magistrate, and said
he employed the male prisoner to do a little job for him
some time ago on his return from a former voyage. He
wanted a key made for his chest on Saturday, and sent for
him.
Police-constable Samuel Skipper, 136 H, said that when
he apprehended the prisoners yesterday they declared they
knew nothing of the pocket-book and notes. The Claneys
left the Hoop and Grapes at the same time as the prosecu- .
tor. He went one way and the prisoners another.
Mr. Partridge said there was no evidence to justify him
in detaining the prisoners, and they must be discharged.
They could be taken again if any more evidence was forth-
coming. He hoped the police would be able to trace the
sailor's notes and papers.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade firm.
CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s ; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Oa ; and straw, £1 85 to £1 16s per load.
A. steady demand.
WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s; clover,
£4 Os to £6 Os; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per load.
Trade steady,

COLONIAL.
TEA—The dealings have been very limited, operations
having been deferred until the public sales, which com-
mence to-day.
SUGAR—There has been a fair inquiry for West India,
and good and fine qualities have improved 6d per cwt. ;
other descriptions remain at about previous prices. In the
refined market the demand for the home trade has been
rather active, and prices have slightly advanced.

COFFEE—Less activity has prevailed, although showing
no change to report in the value of colonial descriptions.
The stocks on hand still show a large increase compared
with those on the same period of last year.
RlCE.—Only a limited amount of business Ips been done
in East Indian descriptions, and quotations are ncminally
unaltered.

TALLOW.—The market has exhibited symptoms of im-
provement, and prices have tended in favour of sellers.
P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 445, last three months 45s to
45s 3d, and spring delivery, 45s 9d to 46s per cwt.

SIR CHARLES LYELL. the eminent geologist, has
been staying, during the past week, at Drumkilbo House,
Meigle, the residence of his sisters, the Misses Lyell.
A CENTRAL MILITARY PRISON, for the reception of
prisoners from Aldershott and all surrounding districts,
will soon be erected near Reigate.