The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-17 00:00:00

LAW INT,

COURT 01? BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE SARAII DAVIS.

This bankrupt was described as a doMestic servant, of 16,
Cumberland-terrace, Regent's Park, and to-day she came
up to pass her last examination and for the order of dis-
charge. The debts are only £124, all being due to unse-
cured creditors, who are two in number. The first credi-
tor is William Barnard, 116, Marine-parade, Brighton,
lodging-house keeper, for costs £46 15s. 10d., and the bank-
rupt says, " Verdict obtained against me in an action I brought
in the Common Pleas against him for breach of promise of
marriage, and upon which verdict he obtained a judgment
on July 7th, 1865, for his costs." Tho other debtor is Mr.
John Webb, solicitor, of 159, Euston-road, who claims
£7B 10s. 10d. as the balance of his bill of costs as bank-
rupt's solicitor in the action, after payment by the bank-
rupt of £3O on account. The cause of the bankruptcy is
stated to be the " want of means to pay, the costs of the
action against Mr. Barnard, and for which ho is now
pressing the bankrupt."

Mr. Robertson Griffiths supported the bankrupt, Mr.
William Sikes representing the assignee.
His Honour asked the bankrupt if she had ever been
bankrupt or insolvent before ?
Bankrupt—No, sir.

His Honour remarked that the debts were only due to
he lawyers in the action, and the bankrupt was discharged.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE SPYER.

This bankrupt was described as a merchant of Old
Broad-street, and to-day he came up for proof of debts and
choice of assignees. No accounts are yet filed, but the
debts are stated to be heavy, £25,000 being due to unse-
cured creditors. The assets depend on the realisation of
consignments to Sydney. Many.proofs were made, and a
day named for the next bearing.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day,

BOW-STREET.

SAVAGE ASSAULT ON A PolacEmAN.--John Alfred Ben-
nett, a truss-maker, and Theresa, his wife, were placed be-
fore Mr. Flowers, charged, the former with assaulting
constable 49 F, and the latter with attempting to rescue
the prisoner from custody.
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Mr. Underhill said he was an apothecary and kept a shop
in Vere-street, Clare-market. About half-past 1 o'clock
this morning ho was awoke from sleep by hearing a noise,
and ultimately the springing of a constable's rattle in the
street. He got up, went to the window, and then went
down into the street, where he found a man struggling with
a constable. He could not say positively the former was
the person, as the gas had been put out, and the place in
which he was standing being very dark, that he had no
opportunity of seeing the man's face. The constable had
hold of the man who was hitting him in the face as hard
as he could with his fist, at the same time a woman (the

prisoner, he believed) was clinging to the skirts of the Con-
stable's coat, endeavouring to assist the man to escape, as
it appeared to him. There were some men standing
around, who were inciting the man to kill the constable.
Mr. Flower s—What do you mean by "inciting him."
Witness—By crying out "Kill the —!" The con-
stable was thrown upon the ground, and some men jumped
upon him. At last the man got away, but the constable
took the woman to the station-house.
Samuel Brown, a portmanteau-maker in Vere-street,
corroborated and identified the prisoner as the man who
was fighting with the constable.

Sergeant Lightfoot, of the F Division, stated that the
Constable brought the woman to the station-house, and
witness then went with him to the prisoner's lodgings,
where th6y took the male prisoner into custody. The
constable had been so much injured, that he. had to be
taken to the hospital, where he still remained.
Mr. Flowers said under these circumstances he should
remand the male prisoner without taking bail, but the
female might be released on entering into her own re-
cognizances to appear that day week.