The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day,

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

Mr. Commissioner Goulburn was the Commissioner of
the day, but the cases were unimportant.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE BROWNING.

This bankrupt holds a patent office in one of the law court s,
and had been in prison for 30 years, but obtained his release
a short time since. This was a meeting for declaring a
dividend, but the bankrupt has not yet filed his balance-
sheet. The debts are stated at upwards of £5,000
amongst them is one of £9OO to the executors of Earl St.
Vincent. The assets in hand am :unt to about £2,300.

Mr. Levy tendered a proof on some bills, dated LO years
back—the bills were not forthcoming, but the creditor pro-
duced his bill-book containing ent±s to support the proof.
Mr. Diwrance, for the assignees, opposed, on the Statute
of Limi ations, and eventually the case waQ adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

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MARLBOROtiGII-STREET.

FATAL TERMINATION OF A CHARGE.—On Mr. Tyrwhit t
taking his seat on the bench this morning Inspector
Charles Bowles of the C division mentioned to him the
particulars of the death of a person charged with drunken-
ness.

Inspector Bowles said that on Saturday night a tailor
nquied Charles Lewis, of 7, Hanover-place, Oxtord-btreet,
about thirty years of age, while in a state of intoxication
was crossing New Bond-street with a friend when he fell
against a cab and injured his rose. He was at once taken
to St. George's Hospital, and the surgeon who attended to
him gave the following certificate :

" St. George's Hospital.
" This is to certify that Charles Lewis is a patient, and
is suffering from a broken nose and is intoxicated.
FREDERICK W. MAUDE, House Surgeon."

Inspector Bowles said that the surgeon refused to admit
the man as an in patient, and with the view of taking care
of him he was taken to the Marlborough•mews station by
the constable (Ewer, 166 C) and charged with being drunk
and incapable, but acme time after was bailed by a friend
and taken to his house, where about twelve yesterday 11(
expired.
Mr. Tyrwhitt observed that it was a melancholy cnd of
the matter.

ALLEGED WANTON CRUELTY TO A DOG.—Elijah
Pain, a jobbing builder, 92, West .strc et, Soho, appeared to
answer the complaint of Mr. William Love, of the Royal
Society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, charging
him with havidg cruelly illtreated a dog.
Mr. Love said the matter had been taken up by the
society on behalf of the owner of the dog, as he regretted
to say toe case, as reported to the society, appeared to be
of a flagrant nature. Mr. Love then called
Mr. Judah Lazarus, who (corroborated by his
brother, Mr. Samuel Lazarus, a butcher, at 12, West street,
Soho), deposed that on the 4th of June he was sitting in
the front of his shop with the dog, an old and docile one
and nearly blind, by his side, when the defendant passed
with a piece of wood about three feet long in his hand.
After the defendant had pased he returned and struck the
dog a violent blow across the head, causing it to fall over
and lie screaming in the street, the blood gushing from its
eyes, mouth, and nose. The dog was seriously injured,
and for some days could not hold up its head. He had had
the dog some years, and it had never attempted to bite any
one.

Francis, an officer of the Society, said he found the dog
on the following day in a very bad state, and it could not
hold up its head, but it was now quite well.
Defendant protested his innocence of wilfully ill-treating
the dog. On passing the dog he felt something grip him
by the leg, and turned round hurriedly and struck it with
the piece of wood, and then for the first time became aware
it was complainant's dog. He repudiated any intention of
wantonly ill-treating the dog.
The magistrate said he was inclined to believe the de-
fendant's statement that the dog bit at his leg, Ho thought
if the defendant had any cruel intention he would have
struck the dog as he passed it, and not passed it and re-
turned to commit the act of cruelty. It was clear, how-
ever, that he used unnecessary violence to the animal, and
for that he should fife the defendant ss. or seven days.
The defendant was locked up in default.