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 co
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 pass
unaer the present bankruptcy, and granted the order of
discharge.

(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)

RE THE ASP H ALTUM 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 Mr. G. Wilson, of
Montpelier-road, Brighton, the hider 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 clauses.
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 that 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.

Tne question was therefore unanswered and the exami-
nation was continued a short time, when a very confused
discussion took place, Mr. Linklater stating that creditors
to the amount of £26,000 were in favour of the voluntary
winding up. _ _

His Honour adjourned the case,
Mr. Roxburgh applied for Mr. Shrimpton's petition to
be heard, so thai 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 Ild ;
barley, 3180 d; oats, 23s Od; rye, 37s Ild; beans, 39s lld ,
and peas, 36s 3d.
THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 46s sd;
barley, 30s 5d ; oats, 23s ld ; rye, 34s sd; beans, 39s 9d ;
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,
MA.RYLEBONE.—Thos. Edmonds, and Catherine Edtnonds,
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 L 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 o'clock iu 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 ()Veers taken away and I 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—
£2 I can swear to. 1 also put with the purse two envelopes,
one containing a £5 note and a sovereign, and the other
tour half-sovereigns. At half-past 4 o'clock on Monday
1 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 woman 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 aske3 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 tall stout man, of respectable appearance, was charged
with stealing a volume of Tennyson's Poems from the shop
of Mr. Basil Montagu Pickering, bookseller, Piccadilly.
Mr. Sayer, from the office of Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great
Marlborough-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. iluett's shop, observed the
volume lying on the counter. Believing it to be the same
he had bound for a customer, and left on his counter for
show, he on his return home searched and missed the book.
He then went back to Mr. tiuett, 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. Huett said he believed the prisoner perfectly well
knew what he was abort, and booksellers were peculiarly
liable to robberies of the kind.
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and was committed for two
months' ,vith hard labour.
A SYSTEMATIC THlEF.—Charles Perfitt, who described
himself as a book hawker, was charged with
of Messrs.
a
Newton
largeewt sponge o f
Ctohoekv, a 1st::
sponge
012
ands.brush merchants, 62,
from the
shop 3ss
Princes-street, St. James's, two brass steam taps, from the
shopof l‘l.srq.
square
; dis,awndhowleitsh beingironmonger,ale iaLeicester-street,
of a jar of
Leicester
ossession
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 coat. 1:n-inking 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 H, 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
or 135., and the other articles.
The prisoner, who is well known to the police, was com-
mitted for trial.

WESTMINSTER.
TAVERNI:EEPERS, AND SINGULAR NOTION OF A CUS-
TOMER —Mr. Benjamin Sims, of 11, Brunswick-street
Clerkenwell, coachbuilder, was charged with wilfully break-
ing a drinking glass, value 6d., at the house of Mr. Foster,
the Crown tavern, Tufton-street, Westminster.
John Elbey, a plumber, said he was in the house this
morning at about 7 o'clock, when he heard a glass of porter
called for by the defendant, who then said he would test it.
Immediately after which he heard a smash, and found the
glass broken. He heard defendant admit that he had
broken it. He was not sober at the time.
A policeman proved that he was called to take defendant
and locked him up.
Mr. Arn Id—Did he give his name and address ?
Policeman—Yes ; correctly, I believe.
Mr. Arnold—Then why lock him up. You ought not to
have done that.

Mr. Foster—He is a perfect stranger to me.
Mr. Arnold—He gave his name and address, and as there
is nothing to show that this was not an accident, he had no
right to be locked up.
Inspector Humphreys, of the B Division—Hs admitted
to me that ho had been guilty of wilful damage under pecu-
liar circumstances.
Mr. Arnold--That is a different matter. What did he
say ?
Inspector Humphreys—On the charge being made, he
said he considered he had a right w break the glass, and
although recommended to pay the amount of damage, he
positively refused, maintaining that he had done no wrong.
Mr. Arnold—What right could he possibly have in
breaking this man's glass ?
Inspector Humphreys—Because it did not bold an im-
perial half pint.
gleaDassse. pointedufer ne
I. d atohn I
outt—uwtgao thelhsttdeixitd nat hold even three parts of a half pint.
Soree friends of mine had had some ale in similar glasses.
excited,
u 7 d amnaadbno throughtleh tti
et didotffh
offence
nto
ifo droppedl dln ietar oncethet
he
measure,
admitted it.

Inspector Humphreys—I told him that shortness of
measure, even if it were so, would not justify his breaking
up the glass, but he insisted it would.
Mr. Arnold (to defendant)—You are fined ls. and the
value of the glass, or you must suffer three days' imprison-
ment.

Defendant, who said he would not pay, was locked up.

THAMES.

SANGUINARY AFFRAY.—Catherine Sullivan, an Irish-
woman, about 30 years of ago, was brought before Mr.
Leigh, charged with assaulting and wounding Ellen
Desmond, a young waman, in Blue Anchor-yarn, Rose
mary-lane, on the night of Tuesday, the 28th ult.
The husband and son of the prisoner are in custody, and
have been remanded by Mr. Partridge until Wednesday
next. The woman Ellen Desmond was savagely beaten
by the Sullivan tamily, and struck on the head with a stone
several times. Sbe was grievously wounded, and carried to
the London Hospital, where she has ever since remained.
A. certificate of the dangerous condition of the woman
Desmond was handed to the magistrate.
Francis Kelly, 130 H, said he met with the prisoner last
night, and charged her with being concerned in the outrage
on Mrs. Desmond. She ran away trom him, and he pursued
her and took her into custody.
Evidence was given that the Sullivan family beat Mrs.
Desmond in a savage manner, and while the son held her
by the hair of the head, Mrs. Sullivan beat the woman over
the head with a large stone, which Kelly produced.
Mr. Leigh remanded the prisoner.
DEAD DRUNK ON JAMAICA RUM.—An Irish labourer,
who gave the name of John Howard, but who called him-
self Michael Donovan, last night was brought before Mr.
Leigh, charged with being drunk and incapable.
Payne, a constable in the service of the East and West
India Dock Company, said the prisoner was engaged in de-
livering a cargo of rum from a West Indian ship yesterday.
Some of the casks were leaky, and the prisoner and other
labourers drank immoderately of new Jamaica rum, of great
strength, and fell dead drunk at half-past °level; o'clock in
the morning. The prisoner was taken to the station-house
in a state of complete insensibility, and was attended by a
medical man. The prisoner dislodged a quantity of rum
from his stomach, and was nearly dead.
Mr. Leigh—Where has thq prisoner been all night ?
Payne—ln the station-house.
Mr. Leigh—He must not be employed again in the dock.
Payne—No sir, he will not.
The prisoner—The rham, yer honour, took an effect upon
me ; allure, the smell of it kilt me quite.
Mr. Leigh said the prisoner had suffered for his folly,
and dismissed him.

FRIGHTFUL DEATH BY FALLING DOWN A COAL
PIT.-00 Monday last Mr. Coroner Swann held an
inquest at New Eastwood, Notts, on the body of a youth
named Nillard Taylor, who was employed in one of Messrs.
Barber and Walker's coal pits. On Friday evening he was
riding down an incline with two companions. The works
had been stopped for the night, and it was supposed that
the pit shaft was protected ley an iron fence. It appeared,
however, that the banksman had neglected his duty, and
as the Bain arrived at the end of the gangway the waggon
in which the deceased was riding was thrown down the
shaft. His two companions managed to save themselves
by jumping out, but the deceased fell to the bottom of the
pit and was picked up in a shocking condition. The jur,'
returned a verdict of accidental death.