The Sun.
London, England, 1839-01-14 00:00:00

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, J4i.r. 12.

ADVANTAGE OF THE BAIL CLAUSE.
Thomas .Danby appeared to be discharged under the Act.
This insolvent had been out on bail, and his case presented a
contrast to those heard under the old law. He had been in
custody but a few days, and then liberated on bail. Under the
former Act he would have been confined about six weeks be-
fore he could be heard. Instead of idling his time in prison,
bail had been procured, and be had been the driver of an omni-
bus. He had formerly been the proprietor of " busses" and
had lost no less than 201 horses by death from February, 1835.
He was ordered to be discharged.
FRAUDULENT DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Charles Slatter, who had been a proprietor of cabriolets,
came up for judgment.
The insolvent was opposed on the part of several creditors, on
the ground that be had fraudulently made away with his pro-
perty, to the injury of his creditors.
The Learned CHIFF COMMISSIONER adjudged him to an im-
prisonment of fourteen calendar months, for fraudulently mak-
ing away with his property.
IN THE MATTER OF THOMAS HALLS.
Mr. WOODROOFE, at the rising of the Court, applied in the
case of Mr. Halls, the ex-Magistrate of Bow-street, for further
time to file his schedule.
The Court granted ten days' further time.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANS;UN-HOUSE.

On Saturday eight men, the crew of the Sisters, a collier,
from Sunderland, appeared before the Loan MAYOR, to state
that their lives had been saved by Captain Barclay, of the
Emerald fishing-smack, on Wednesday last.

In the course of the conversation between his Lordship and
the crew of the Sisters, some information upon the subject of
the coal trade was casually given.
The LORD MAYOR—How is the trade now in the north?
Captain—Very dull indeed. There is but one pit at work.

The LORD MAYOR—How many voyages have.you generally
made? Captain—Nine a year; but we could make twelve if
we had a quick delivery.
The Lotto MAYOR--What is the freight ? Captain.—Eleven
shillings a ton.

The Loin MAYOR—But you could do the thing for less if
you were allowed to make more voyages? Captain—No doubt
of it. We could, if allowed to m dte twelve voyages, do it
for nine shillings.
The LORD MAYOR—Nine shillings I Could you not do it
for 7s. 6d. ? Captain (laughing)—Why, yes, we could.
The LORD MAYOR—I know that thirteen voyages can be
made.

Captain—Yes; but not as circumstances are. We are
obliged to wait for our turn, and cannot make more than nine.
The LORD NIAYOR—You only deliver 49 tons per day now.
Could you not deliver 100 tons Captain—Certainly. We
could deliver 150 a-day. I have known 165 tons to be de-
livered in a day.
The Loan MAYGR— And the captains of the vessels would
be glad of the quick delivery ? Capta:n—Very much indeed,
my Lord.

Mr. Morris, the manager of the East London Coal Com-
pany, appeared before the Lord Mayor to answer the complaint
of Mr. Starr, of Catherine-wheel alley, Bishopsgate.street.
The defendant said that this was an attempt upon the part
of those who were interested in the combination to keep up
the price of coals to injure him because he sold the article at
a much cheaper rate. He was not able to deny the facts that
the machinery was out of order and the weights were left be-
hind, but he made his scale-maker and his carman responsible
for the consequences of any faults of the kind. He alwa)s
gave directions to these persons to be very particular in their
preparation for delivery, the more especially as he knew that
he was marked out by the combination.
The LORD MAYOR. said that he felt it incumbent upon him to
inflict a penalty is every case in which so important an Act
was violated. It had been proved to him that the machine was
out of order, and that there were no weights with the cart. He
should, therefore, fine the seller of the coals 5/. and the car-
man 21.

Mr. Morris paid the penalties, but stated that he should stop
th• amount from his scale-maker and his carman.

GUILDHALL.

William Martin, a pawnbroker on Snow-hill, attended to
defend an information charging him with receiving as pledges
upwards of 1,000 books, in an unfinished state. The books
bad been entrusted to George Baker, a bookbinder, to bind,
by Mr. Clark, of Holborn-hill. Baker had been forgiven on
his stating where the property had been pawned, when a search-
warrant was granted, and 1,700 unfinished books were found in
the defendant's house. The books, which were stitched, hut
had no frontispiece, were sent in, and the defendant's solicitor
attempted to prove that they were finished without further
binding.
After two hours' argument Sir PETER LAURIE gave it as his
opinion that the books were unfinished, and fined the defendant
for receiving work in an unfinished state 51. and costs.