The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1863.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

BANKRUPTCY COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.)
IN RE BERGER.-A FRAUDULENT BANKRUPT.
This bankrupt was described as of Bow-lane, mantle and
shirt manufacturer, and this was an examination meeting.
Mr. Brook, for the assignees, said that the bankrupt had
not surrendered, and had absconded after having destroyed
his books.
From all that Mr. Cooper, the manager of the estate,
could ascertain, the debts were between 43,000 and £4,000,
and no available assets.
The bankrupt will be proclaimed in the usual way at the
rising of the Court.
Mr. Brook said it was a clear case of fraud, and the bank-
rupt had absconded to avoid prosecution.

IN RE HALL AND HALL.

These bankrupts were builders at Kensington, and this
was a meeting for last examination and discharge.
Mr. Barrow applied on behalf of the bankrupts for a
stay of proceedings in bankruptcy, to carry out an ar-
rangement with the creditors, all the requirements by the
act for that purpose having been complied with.
His Honour said he would grant the application.
Mr. Barrow then applied that the money for the hands
of the Court should be paid out subject to costs, but a diffi-
cult here arose, as his Honour said if he made an order to
stay the proceedings he could not make any subsequent
order.

On the suggestion of the official assignee the applications
were withdrawn, and an adjournment taken, a day being
fixed for a dividend meeting, after which the creditors would
have the opportunity of applying against annulling the
bankruptcy.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.---This Day.

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Blackburn.)
THE GREAT BANK ROBBERY.

The trial of the prisoners Brewer, Burnett, Buncher, and
Griffiths, was resumed this morning.
Moss, the detective officer of the City police, was exa-
mined by Sir Fitzroy Kelly. His evidence was relative to
his visit to a person named Campbell, in North Kent-ter-
race, accompanied by Smith and Baker. They went into
the bedroom, and made a hole in the wall which gave
them a view of the front parlour. Buncher and others
came in. Mrs. Campbell was asked by Buncher whether
she was prepared, she replied " Yes." Buncher then asked
how much ? Mrs. Campbell said £5O. Buncher replied,
" That's no good, I want £2OO, as promised on Monday
last." Mrs. Campbell said, "I can't spare more,—l can't
lay out more than that, for I have to take your word before
I can get rid of it. How many have you got ? Have you
got any gold ? Buncher said Not to-day, but let me see the
money first, business is business—l wanted £2OO as pro-
mised at the beginning of the week. Mrs. Campbell said
she could not spare more, and then followed some more
conversation, but in language perfectly unfit for publication.
It appeared clearly to involve Buncher in the transaction.
Mr. Pater, who appeared for Buncher, raised several
objections, but they were overruled, Mr. Justice Blackburn
remarking that if during the progress of the trial there
should appear any weight in them, he would immediately
stop the case as far as Buncher was concerned.
The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with.
The case is not expected to conclude to-day.

NEW COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Keating.)
THE CASE OP CAPTAIN BUXTON.

An application for the postponement of the trial of George
Ruston, who stands indicted with unlawfully obtaining by
false pretence, from the Universal Marine Insurance Com.
pany, the sum of £BOO, w.th intent to defraud, was assented
to by the learned judge.

NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.

Handel's well-known oratorio Judas Maccabeus
was repeated last night in Exeter Hall with very
gratifying results. Mr. Martin, the spirited mana-
ger of this society, has been fortunate enough to
secure the assistance of Mr. Sims Reeves, upon
whose rendering of the tenor part the success of
this oratorio entirely depends. There are few
singers of the present day who can rival Mr. Reeves
in his execution of Handel's music, and none who
can equal him in the celebrated war song, " Sound
an alarm." The excitement produced among the
audience by Mr. Reeves' line singing of this in-
spiriting call to arms was something unusual,
and the enthusiastic encore which it elicited at
length induced Mr. Reeves to break through his
usual rule and repeat the air, an effort which it
was hardly fair to demand from him. The two
other airs, " Call forth thy powers," and " How
vain is man," were also admirable, more
especially the latter, which makes a greater
demand upon the executive skill of the singer. The
bass part was ably sung by Mr. Lewis Thomas, who
possesses a good voice, and with time and practice
will take a high place among our oratorio singers.
The lady vocalists were Madame Rudersdorff, and

iss Palmer. Madame Rudersdorff rendered the
soprano music very efficiently, but she should be
careful to avoid the errors of an exaggerated style.
The choruses show progress, but we would suggest
to Mr. Martin an improvement on the part of the
treble voices, who require more steadiness and con-
fidence. In many instances, however, the rendering
of the choruses was decidedly successful. Mr.
Martin conducted with his usual care and skill, and
the performance appeared to give the greatest
satisfaction to a large and attentive audience.

Haydn's Creation will will be repeated on the 4th of
February, when Mr. Sims Reeves will take the
tenor part, having entered into an arrangement
with Mr. Martin for the season.

MARKETS--This Day.

MARK LANE.

birERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 45s 10d ;
barley, 34s 3d ; oats, 20s 5d ; rye, 32s Od ; beans, 36s 8d ;
and peas, 37s sd.
THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s 6d ;
barley, 34s 8d ; oats, 20s 8d ; rye, 33s Ild ; beans, 37s 7d ;
peas, 39s 3d.
ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LIST WEEK.—Wheat, 66,477;
barley, 83,088; oats, 10,992; rye, 306; beans, 3,462; peas,
1,144 qrs.