The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-15 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 15, IB6fi.

LAW INTELLIGENCE---This Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche,)
R This was a meetingforE°
iJOAN LACY.
Thischoice
of assignees.
The bank-
rupt was described as formerly carrying on business in
Cornbill, as insurance broker, in copartnership with 'Wm.
Foster, under the style of Foster, Lacy, and Co., also
trading as insurance broker and underwriter, in copartner-
ship with Humphrey, Miller, Bushall, and Co., under the
style of Bushall, Lacy, and Co., lately residing at Grove-
terrace, Lisson-grove, and Prospect-place, Kilburn.
The bankrupt applied a few days since for his release from
custody, when it was stated that the firm of Bushall, Lacy,
and Co., had had large transactions in the East, and be-
coming involved to the extent of £150,000, arrangements
were made for a new firm of Foster, Lacy, and Co., and the
understanding was that they were not to become liable for
the debts of the old firm, but to set about liquidating them.
They had received £70,000, and had rateably distributed it
amongst the creditors of Bushall, Lacy, end Co. They had
not, however, effected a final settlement, and £86,1'30 was
still due. The bankrupt having been arrested, he was ad-
vised to apply to this court. The release was granted, and
assignees were now chosen.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—MiIs Day.

BOW-STREET.
FINDING A. DIAMOND LOCKET.—Edwin Hill, a Custom-
house officer, residing at 45, Adam-street West, Portman.
square, appeared before Mr. Corrie, charged with unlaw-
fully having in his possession a gold and diamond locket,
value £2O.
The locket is of an oval form, and has on one side a cross
set in diamonds, the spaces between which are filled with
lapes lazuli, and on the other four oval rings in gold, the
blue enamel ground forming also another cross.
Miss Levy, of 13, Broad-court, said the prisoner brought
the locket to her and asked her to purchase it. He said it
contained 76 small and 3 large diamonds. She said she
should not like to buy it without she knew who he was ay d
whether all was correct or not, and asked him to go with her
to the pawnbroker's to ascertain its value. On getting there
the pawnbroker said it was a diamond locket, but he did
not care about telling the worth of it. A constable happen-
ing to be in the next compartment to that in which the
inquiry was made listened to the conversation, and even-
tually he took Hill to the station-house. He seemed very
much confused when he was questioned as to how he be •
came possessed of it, and he said it belonged to his wife,
and that it had been given to her before marriage.
Mr. Corrie—He gave an address when he was at the
station—was it a correct one?
Inspector West—Yes, your worship. He also says he
is an officer in the Customs. He had varied his statement
as to how he became possessed of the locket, because at the
station ho said he picked it up about two months ago under
the colonnade of Her Majesty's Theatre.
Police-constable, 166 F, said from inquiries he had made
he found that he acted as a box-keeper at Her Majesty's
Theatre. When he first questioned him about the locket
he said it belonged to his wife, and on going to his residence
in Adam. street, Mrs. Hill also sail the locket had been
given to her by a gentleman previous to her marriage.
When he returned to the station from making his inquiries
Hill said he found the locket at the place mentioned,
Mr, Corrie—Being a box-keeper in Her Majesty's theatre
it is possible he may have picked it up inside. •
Inspector West—Quite so. I have been to two persons
this morning, and they both tell me the locket is worth £2O.
Mr. Corrie—Has any inquiry been made about the pro-
perty at the theatre ? The loss of such an article might
have been mentioned at the time.
Inspector West—We have inquired there, but they
know nothing about it.
Mr. Corrie—There is nothing to trace it by. There is
no mark of any description, and the interior is quite empty.
Inspector West—There is nothing, your worship. The
prisoner told me he picked it up about three or four months
ago.

Mr. Corrie (to Hill)—The circumstances under which
you became post essed of this locket must be strictly in-
quired into. As you gave your right address and can be
easily found, I shall admit you to bail upon your entering
into your own recognizances in the sum of £5O, to appear
here on Saturday week.

CHARLES MATHEWS IN PARIS.

Our inimitable Charles Mathews, the most ad-
mirable and finished comedian now living—has,
after all, after a temporary baulk recently on the
first night of his appearance at Paris, fairly taken
the Parisians by storm, and is now " the rage"
there in that fastidious capital. Money is now
nightly being turned away from the doors of the
Varietes. What the Paris critics think of him as
an actor (in their own language!) let the following
extracts from Le Pays and L'Opinione National
serve to indicate :

Mathews recalls to mind, very forcibly, our ex-
cellent Arne!. He has, like him, the countenance
capable of highly comic expression, the piercing
and malicious eye, the exquisite natural tact, and
he joins to these advantages a quality that Arnal
had long been wanting in, as alluring vivacity
which is most amusing. They say thlt among
English actors the Comedian is, to a certain extent,
combined with the Clown. Mathews does not belie
the proverb. He indulges in a variety of move-
ments and gestures that are almost incredible, and
he has a way of crossing his legs one over the other
which is irresistibly comic. In eaying this we find
no fault, he stops short at the very point where he
would degenerate into caricature. We recognise in
him the method and taste of Arnal. In this respect
at least his talent is quite French. Ido not see at
the present moment upon our genre theatres, a
single one of our actors who can be compared to
him.—L' Opinion Nationale.
The piece, as we see, is nothing extraordinary,
but the actor has displayed in it a great talent.
He shines particularly by his natural gifts, by the
high finish of his comedy, by his good taste, and by
his tact in seizing every shade and variety in a part.
This is a comedian of the same character as our
Arnal. To which characteristics let us join some
unmistakeable English peculiarities which are not
displeasing, and that especial sang froici which
appertains to the race, and we may form some
notion of the talented actor, so popular in his own
country, and whom we felicitate the Varietes on
having made known to us.—Le Pays.