The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE— (This Day.)

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
IN RE 31ATTHEWS-THE MULLER REWARD,

Upon enquiry this morning it has been ascertained that
as yet no communication has been addressed to the officials
of the Court of Bankruptcy upon the subject of the £lOO
received by Mr. Beard (as attorney to the assignees under
the estate) from the Government. Mr. Beard has ad-
dressed letters to Messrs. Robarts and Co., and to the North
London Railway Company, and this morning a reply was
received from the secretary to the railway dompany. It
sets forth that the matter would be submitted to Sir R.
Mayne, and upon his decision the company will act. It is
the intention of the assignees to hold the money for the
present until some questions are settled, and the day for
next examination being Friday, the 17th instant at 12
o'clock.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A SCHOOL As-
SISTANT.—John Hughes, described as a school assistant of
the Model Lodging-house, Westminster, charged with
grossly assaulting a servant to W. Dolby, engraver, of
the Regent's-quadrant, was again brought before Mr.
Tyrwhitt.

Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place, appeared to-day for the
prosecution.
Emma Delany, servant to Mr. Dolby, having proved the
disgraceful conduct of the prisoner,
Sergeant Shillingford, 4 0, proved going to Tom's Coffee-
house, Holborn, and being there told the prisoner for the
past two years had been in the habit of having letters
directed to him there in the name of the " Rev. 1. Hughes."
He also saw the prisoner on the afternoon of Saturday
last speaking to a man under the colonnade of the County
Fire-office, the man being one complained of as following
Mr. Dolby about for several nights.
The case was adjourned at the request of the prisoner,
who wished to call a witness from Tom's coffee-house.
Edwin Frost, waiter at Tom's coffee-house, said he re-
collected seeing the prisoner at the coffee-house at half-past
four on Friday last, and the witness Delany said the offence
was committed between three and four.

In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said the prisoner
sometimes wore a poncho, but he did not notice his dress
on Friday last. He could, however, swear he had a black
coat and trousers. The prisoner was in the habit of com-
ing to their house regularly and leaving about 7 o'clock.
Police-constable Malcolm Hunter, 45 C, proved seeing
the prisoner on Friday last about half-past 3 o'clock cross-
ing Regent-circus. The prisoner wore a poncho cape and
leather leggings. It was a wet day.
Mr. Lewis said that was his case, and he asked that the
prisoner might be dealt with at once.

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he confessed he had no doubt about
the matter on the previous occasion ; but as the prisoner
wished the case adjourned for the production of the waiter
from the coffee-house, he felt bound to accede to the re-
quest. He did not believe a word the waiter had stated as
to the time the prisoner was at the coffee-house. The
young woman had given her evidence in a fair way,
and it was confirmed to-day, by the constable, who
saw the prisoner near the spot at the time the young
woman stated. He did not believe the waiter at all. He
should commit the prisoner—who was one of these mis-
chievous men about town, and who, being educated, made
the matter worse—to three months' hard labour.
Mr. Lewis applied for and obtained a summons against
a man who has been following Mr. Dolby about the streets
and annoying him in consequence of his strenuous exer-
tions to put down the foreign prostitute nuisance in
Regent-street.