The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-11 00:00:00

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LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Bay).

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.)
IN RE JONATHAN MATTHEWS-TIM MULLER REWARD.

This matte; which has been so often before the court,
came on again this morning upon the application of the
bankrupt for his order of discharge.
Mr. Brough, for the assignee, said—l appear in this case
en behalf of the assignee in this estate, and will call your
honour's attention to the surrounding circumstances. The
bankrupt applies now for his order of discharge, but I
apprehend that this will not be granted in the present
position of affairs. The assignee has since this bankruptcy
had every obstacle placed in his way by the bankrupt, who
has stopped a sum of £lOO due to the estate, and now in
the hands of the North London Railway Company. We
have had communications with the attorney to the North
London Railway Company, and we believe from the answer
received from the attorneys to the Railway Company that
if an action wero brought the money now stopped will be
paid over. Under all these circumstances wo ask that the
court will grant us permission to proceed against the North
London Railway Company.
Bankrupt—l crave the attention of the Court. I was
taken from this country ten months ago, and since then
have been out of employment. I do think that the credi-
tors should allow me to have the .£lOO now in dispute and
divide the £2OO still.in hand. All these adjournments are
got up for the purpose of keeping both creditors and my-
self out of the reward, which will all be swamped in costs.
I have been cruelly treated by Mr. Beard and the German
League Society in London and have been threatened. I
hope I shall have an allowancemade to me. I cannot con-
sent that the North London Railway Company should pay
the money to a man not worth fourpence.
Mr. Brough—You should not make reflections.
Bankrupt—Have not I been reflected upon ?
His Honour said that the money ought to be paid in to
the Bank of England.

Mr. Brougham (the registrar) said he had repeatedly
told tho assignee to pay in the money, but he had neglected
to do so.

It was ultimately arranged that:Matthews should allow
tho Railway Company to pay over the £lOO to an officer of
the Court, and tho order of discharge was adjourned once
more.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day,

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.)
PERJURY.

Josiah Arrowsmith was indicted with having committed
wilful and corrupt perjury.
Tho proceedings were instituted in consequence of what
had taken place in the Bankruptcy Court. By one of the
clauses of the Act it is provided that any person in debt
may enter into a deed of arrangement with his
creditors, and if three-fourths in number and amount
agree to accept a compromise the other fourth must come
in to that arrangement. The allegation against the pri-
soner is that he made out a false statement of his affairs
and that the names of such persons were set down in the
list produced-by the prisoner for the approbation of his
creditors were fictitious. Tho name of William Frost, his
father-in-law, was put down for £650.
This witness was called, and he stated that he had never
lent the prisoner any money, but that he signed the
statement at the time not knowing the amount set against
his name.

Another witness, named Proudman, also stated that he
had signed the deed, but the amount set against his name
had been altered from £l7 to £27. Ho did not, howover,
owe the prisoner any money, but signed the paper to
oblige him.
The jury found the prisoner guilty.

Baron Bramwell, in sentencing the prisoner, told him
that a more barefaced, outrageous piece of roguery :had
never come before him, and for which there was neither
excuse nor justification. Tho law usually dealt leniently
with prisoners, but where it was shown that that circum-
stance had been taken into consideration, he felt that the
Court ought, on proof of that, to deal very severely with
the prisoner guitly of such an offence. In the present in-
stance there was no haste, no anger, all had been done
with the utmost coolness and deliberation, and ho should
sentence him to two years' imprisonment with hard
labour.