The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-27 00:00:00

IN RE ROOPER.-JUDGMENT.

His Honour gave judgment in this case which was under
the arrangement clauses, and an application was made a
few days since on behalf of the Grosvenor Investment
Company for leave to issue execution against the debtor
notwithstanding he had executed a deed of arrangement for
the benefit of his creditors. It appeared that the debt only
amounted to £22, and the costs £2B, whilst the assenting
creditors to the deed amounted to £2,700.

His Honour, in giving judgment, said that the granting
an application would be giving an undue preference to the
Investment Colopany, and he therebre refused to grant it.
IN RE WILLISMERE.--IMPORTANT QUESTION AS TO THE

POWERS OF THE COURT.
This was an application made yesterday for the release of
the bankrupt from custody. The case was one of consider-
able importance, raising the question as to what extent the
protection of this court availed. The bankrupt was taken
in execution by one of the officers of the City Sheriff's Court
as he was leaving the court, after having received protec-
tion till the 29th October, the day appointed for his last
examination, it being contended that the process of the
Sheriff's Court was in the nature of a commitment.

Mr. Denny contended that the arrest was unjustifiable,
as the protection was a bar even to execution from a supe-
rior court, much less than from the Sheriff's or Lord Mayor's
Court—the only exemption was a Judge's order, on a
capias on affidavit that a person was about to leave the
country ; besides a bankrupt was protected in coming to
and returning from the court.
His Honour concurred, and ordered the bankrupt's re-
lease, and doubted whether the officer ought not to pay
costs.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS—This Day.

(Before Deputy Judge Payne.)
WATCH ROBBERY.

John Connolly was indicted for stealing a silver watch
the property of William Law.
The prisoner pleaded not guilty.

Henry Everest said on the evening of the 6th of August,
at six o'clock in the morning, he was at the Nag's Head,
Covent-garden, with the prosecutor.. The prisoner and two
other persons were also there, and the whole party
got into a conversation about prize fighting. He
challenged the prosecutor to fight for a shilling, but h e
refused, and then took his watch out of his pocket
to see the time. The prisoner then challenged another man
to fight, and the whole turned out to fight; but on getting
into the street, the prisoner and his companions ran away,
and then the prosecutor said he had been robbed of his
watch. He (witness) pursued the prisoner, and he saw him
throw the watch away as he was running through one of
the courts in Bow-street. He finally run him down at a
house in Orange-court. On entering the house prisoner
was discovered in bed.

Prisoner--A pugilist came in, and the prosecutor said
he'd back the man to fight me—his watch to a shilling.
Witness—l never heard him say any such thing.
Prisoner—Why, he said he'd give me a stone and then
fight me.
Judge Payne—Give you a what ? (Laughter.)
Prisoner--A stone, my lord—that is, he would fight a
stone lighter than me. I don't see how the witness can
know anything about the matter, as he was no more
soberer"—(laughter)—than his friend. Ho seems to
have made up his mind to contradict every question I put
to him, so I cha'n't ask him anything else. (Laughter.)
All I've got to say is, I'm innocent.

Judge Payne—The jury will have to decide that. (Great
laughter.)
William Law said he was in the publichouse on the
morning in question. The prisoner had no conversation
with him about fighting. He challenged him to fight.
Judge Payne—Well, aint that something very like it.
Witness—Yes, of course. I know I lost the watch (pro-
duced), and I know further, it cost me £6 10s.
Police-Constable 152 F, took the prisoner into custody
at a house in Orange-court. When tho female who kept
the house came into the room she said she knew nothing of
the prisoner, and that he had no business in the place.
The jury found the prisoner guilty. A former convic-
tion having been proved against him,
The judge sentenced him to four years' penal servitude.
Prisoner—Thank ye, my lord. That's all right.
He then left the dock evidently pleased with his sentence.
William Summers was indicted for stealing a coat and
other articles the property of James Bellamy.
The coat was stolen off the box of a carriage, and the
prisoner was taken into custody with the coat on his back.
The prisoner, in his defence, said the coat was offered
to him for sale, and just as he was trying it on the gentle-
man, a police-constable came up and charged him with
stealing it. (Laughter.)
The jury found him guilty, and he was sentenced to eight
months' imprisonment, with hard labour.
Hester Fetch was indicted for stealing a gold necklet and
a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of her master.
The prisoner was a domestic servant in the service of Mr.
Moore, and for some time trifling articles had been missed,
but no suspicion was entertained that the prisoner was the
thief. On her box being searched a number of the miss-
ing articles were discovered, and then the prisoner said, if
her mistress would forgive her for the clothes, she would
tell her about the chain which was afterwards found con•
cealed in a purse belonging to her,
The prisoner in her defence said she picked up the chain
in the garden, arld forgot to return it to her mistress, and
the clothes got into her box by accident.
The jury found the prisoner guilty, and the learned
judge sentenced her so six months' imprisonment, with
hard labour.

MARKETS—This Day.

MARK-LANE.

IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 46s 5d ;
barley, 31s Id ; oats, 23s Od; rye, 338 2d; beans, 4Us 4d;
and peas, 34s 9d.
THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. --Wheat, 46s 2d;
barley,
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 54,011;
barley, 1,378 ; oats, 4,949; rye, 56; ,beans, 1,169; peas
3
peas, s Od ; rye, 348 Id; beans, 39s 9d;
58 30s 7d ; oats, 23
618 quarters.