The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 6, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE--This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
SINGULAR CASE IN BANKRUPTCY.—IN RE MARTIN.
This bankrupt was a provision dealer, at Greenwich, and
came up to pass his last examination, and for discharge.
Mr. Drew, of Basinghall-street, appeared to support.
There was a former commission against the bankrupt in
1845, when he was adjourned sine die, without protection,
and he was without his certificate up to the time of the pre-
sent bankruptcy, when the learned Commissioner refused
to proceed until the bankrupt had passed his examination,
and obtained his certificate under the bankruptcy of 1845.
Mr. Drew subsequently obtained leave for the bankrupt to
apply to pass, which he subsequently did, and obtained a
certificate from Mr. Commissioner Goulburn, which was
produced, and his Honour now allowed the bankrupt to pas
under the present bankruptcy, and granted the order o:
discharge.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)

RE THE ASPHALTUM COMPANY (LIMITED)-A NOVEL CASE

In this matter two petitions had been presented, one for
the voluntary and one for the compulsory winding-up the
affiirs of this company. The petition in support of the
voluntary winding-up was presented by Mc. G. Wilson, of
Montpelier-road, Brighton, the holder of 10,000 shares of
£1 each. The company was formed in January, 1857,
with a proposed capital of £lOO,OOO, and on the 10th day of
May last year a resolution was come to for the voluntary
winding-up of the company, and liquidators were appointed,
and have continued to act ; but a petition was now pre-
sented by Mr. Shrimpton to bring the matter into court
under the compulsory causes.
Mr. Linklater appeared for the petitioner, Mr. Wilson ;
Mr, Laurence, for the liquidators; and Mr. Roxburgh, for
Mr. Shrimpton, _ . .

Mr Roxburgh opened the case, objecting to the con-

tinuance of the proceedings under the voluntary winding up,
and proposed to examine Mr. 'Wilson (of the firm of Wil-
son, Gculd, and Co., oil and tallow brokers) and one of the

liquidators,
Mr. Wilson was accordingly examined at some length,
and said that he was brother to the petitioner, and brother-
in-law to Mr. Marshall, a co-liquidator of the estate. He
was a shareholder to the extent of 10,000 shares, 1,500
were his own and all paid up, the remainder he held in trust
for his firm for a debt.
Mr. Roxburgh asked what debts.

Mt. Lawrence said he should advise Mr. Wilson not to
answer the question- It could not be allowed, and a wit-
ness who was called as a shareholder was not bound to
answer questions as to the private transactions of a firm with
which he was connected.

Mr. Roxburgh said ihat the witness was not called as a
shareholder but as a liquidator, and his (Mr, Roxburgh's)
object was to show that the affairs should no longer remain
in their hands.

Mr, Wilson said he should decline to reply, for the
reason that the transaction had nothing to do with the

Company.
Mr. Roxburgh asked for his Honour's decision,

His Honour—l can't commit him.

Tee question was therefore unanswered and the exami-
nation was continued a short tim-, when a very confused
discussion took place, Mr. Linklater stating that creditors
to the amount of £26,000 were in favout of the voluntary

winding up.
His Honour adjourned the case.
Mr. Roxburgh applied for Mr. Shrimpton's petition to
ce heard, so that an appeal might be made if necessary, but
his Honour said he should adjourn that Mr. Linklater
might have an opportunity of proceeding.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 45s lld ;
barley, 31s Od; oats, 23s Od; rye, 37s Ild ; beans, 39s Ild ;
and peas, 36s 3d.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s sd;
barley, 308 5d ; oats, 23s Id ; rye, 348 5d ; beans, 39s 9cl;
peas, 37s Id.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 57,933;
barley, 971; oats, 3,432; rye, 21; beans, 1,272; peas,
270 quarters.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

CHARGE OF ROBBING THE CLERGY OF TRINITY,
MARYLEBONE.—Thos. Edmonds, and Catherine Edmonds,
lately in the service of the curates of Trinity, Marylebone,
at the residence-house, 10, Portland•road, were charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt, on suspicion of stealing three £5 Bank
of England notes, the property of the Rev. Henry Bolland,
curate of Trinity Church, Marylebone, and others.
Mr. Maude prosecuted, and Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great
Marlborough-street, appeared for the defence.
The Rev. Henry Bolland, said—The prisoners have been
in the service of the clergy of Trinity, Marylebone, at the
residence-house, 10, Portland-road, but owing to circum-
stances which transpired they were summarily dismissed
on Monday last. At 10 o'clock that morning I had a packet
in the library drawer in my sitting room, which contained
some bank notes. About four u'clock in the afternoon, in
consequence of what one of my friends living in the house
informed me, I went to my drawer and found the packet
had been handled, and a bank note which had been cut in
two left, but three otters taken away and 1 believe also a
sovereign. The male prisoner had been in the room in the
course or the morning, and I had been out for a time.
When I discovered my loss the prisoner had left the house.

Mr. Lewis having cross-examined the witness,
The Rev. Alfred Brown, curate of All Souls, and also
residing at 6, Portland-road, said—For some weeks past I
have kept a pocket book with notes in my drawer, but for
the last 10 days only one note. On Saturday last I put
into the drawer a Russian leather purse with gold in it—
L 2 I can swear to. I also put with the purse two envelopes,
one containing a £5 note and a sovereign, and the other
four half-sovereigns. At half-past 4 o'clock on Monday
I went to the drawer, and the first thing I took up was the
purse, which was then empty. I then looked at the pocket
book which I had placed under the purse, and found one
£5 note, but the envelopes had not been touched,
By Mr. Lewis—The only other person in the house was
a young vk oman who assisted the prisoners.
The prisoners were then charged with receiving money
from the different gentlemen to settle their accounts and
keeping the money, and handing the gentlemen forged re-
ceipts for the same.
Mr. Maude asked that the cass might be dealt summarily
with, as some of the clergymen wished to leave town,
Mr. Tyr whitt said it was evident the prisoners had been
carrying on a flagrant system of misappropriation. He
would remand the prisoners, and would take one bail in
£lO for the woman's appearance.
.STRANGE REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—Edward Blackstone,
a tell stout man, of respectable appearance, was charged
with stealing a volume of Tennyeon's Poems from the shop
of Mr. Basil Montagu Pickering, bookseller, Piccadilly.
Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great
Marlboreuela-street, appeared for the prisoner.
It appears that Mr. Pickering called upon Mr. Nathaniel
Huett, bookseller, of Prince's-street, Coventry-street, a few
days ago, and while in Mr. Huett's shop, observed the
volume lying on the counter. Believing it to be the same
he had bound for a customer, and lett on his counter for
show, he on his return home searched and missed the book.
He then went back to Mr. Uuett, who told him that he had
bought the book of the prisoner for 65., and with Mr.
Huett's assistance and that of Sergeant Foinett, 14 C, the
prisoner was apprehended.
Mr. Sayer said he was instructed that the prisoner was
not at times in his right mind. He had once held a high
position in the City, having been on the Stock Exchange
and possessed of thousands, but he had suffered a sad
reverse of fortune, and this preyed upon his mind.
Mr. Hutt said he believed the prisoner perfectly well
knew what he was aboat, and booksellers were peculiarly
liable to robberies of the kind.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for two
months' with hard labour,
A SYSTEMATIC THlEF.—Charles Perfitt, who described
himself as a book hawker, was charged with stealing a
large sponge of the value of 12s. from the shop of Messrs.
Newton and Cook, sponge and brush merchants, 62,
Princes-street, St. James's, two brass steam taps, from the
shop of Mr. Addis, wholesale ironmonger, Leicester-street,
Leicester-square ; and with being in possession of a jar of
pickles, and another of jam, believed to have been stolen in.
the neighbourhood.
A person in the employ of Mr. Smith, gunmaker, next
door to Messrs. Newton and Cooks, observed the prisoner
while passing Mr. Smith's window, endeavouring to secrete
the sponge under his c..mt. Thinking all was not right, he
gave information to Mr. Mason, the manager at Messrs.
Newton & Cook's, and that gentleman went after the
prisoner and brought him back, with the sponge in his pos-
session; and, on James Billett, 329 11, being called in, he
found in the prisoner's possession the brass taps, which
were identified as Mr. Addis's property, and of the value
of 135., and the other articles.
The prisoner, who is well known to the police, was com-
mitted for trial.