The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

PETITION OF RIGHT.

IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH.—JUDGES' CHAMBERS.
(Before Mr. Justice Crompton).
IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART.
This cause, which was an application for a mandamus
against the Right. Hon. Secretary of State for the Home
Department, in the matter of Mr. Irwin's petition of right,
pursuant to the 23d and 24th Vic., c. 34, having been set
down for argument before the Judges in the Exchequer
Chamber as an Appeal in Error from the Common Pleas,
Mr. Bradley appeared on behalf of Sir George Grey this
day, and made an application to have the entry of the cause
and all the subsequent proceedings therein set aside.
Mr. Irwin appeared in person and opposed the motion.
The Judge refused the application to set aside the pro-
ceedings in the Exchequer Chamber.

LAW INTELLIGENCE—TiIIs Day.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.)

IN RE RAYMOND, R.N.-THE GENERAL FINANCIAL AND

ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (LIMITED).
This bankrupt was described as a commander in the
royal navy on half-pay, residing at Strawberry Cottage,
Chiswick. He was also chairman of the General Financial
and Estate Agency Corporation (Limited), and was
adjudicated bankrupt on his own petition, coming
up to-day upon the first meeting for proof of debts and
choice of assignees. He states that his bankruptcy
arises from insufficiency of income to support a largo
family, and having to pay £3O out of his half-pay for
the benefit of creditors under a former bankruptcy, by order
of this court, and also non-payment of his salary as
chairman of the company above. The debts are set down
at about £2,500, of nhich £1,200 is due to Mr. White, of
Fleet-street, Mr. Coleman, of Regent-street, who was the
agent of Mr. Blondin, being a creditor for £225. Assignees
were chosen.

POLICE INTEL LIGENCE, —This Day.


MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A Boy.—Prosper Quinton, a tailor,
living at No. 6, Heddon-court, St. James's, was charged
before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a boy, eleven
years of ago, named Patrick Cleary, living at No. 16,
Heddon-street.

John Hooper, a boy living at No. 8, Heddon-street,
Regent-street, said he saw the prisoner knock the head of
a boy named Cleery against the wall, and then knock the
boy down. He afterwards saw that the boy had a large
swelling on his head.

In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said the prisoner
did it because Cleery struck his boy for kicking him.
_ _ _

Sergeant Dodsworth said the boy was unable to attend,
being in the hands of the doctor. •
In answer to the prisoner, the witness Hooper said he
distinctly saw him knock the boy (Cleery's) head against
the wall.

Police-constable Burrell, 120 0, said he took the prisoner
into custody. that morning for assaulting the boy, and on
going to the house where the boy resided he found him ill
in bed too ill to speak ; and Dr. Keys, of No. 20, Warren-
street, who was attending him, stated that he could not at
present give a certificate, but that the boy had received
some bad blows about the head and back of the neck.

Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded tke prisoner, but consented to
take bail.

THAMES.

A VlRAGO.—Bridget Fitzgerald, a very masculine
creature, with nothing of the woman about her but the sex,
was charged with assaulting Henry Pitus, a police-con-
stable No. 185 K.

The prisoner was making a disturbance in a coffee-houso
in Limehouse, and was ejected from the place. She then
made a noise in the street, and used very filthy and obscene
language. A constable (Pitus) advised her to go away,
and she abused him, and, on his taking her into custody,
she plunged a fork into his right cheek just under the eye.
The wound was a serious one, and he bled copiously. He
went to a surgeon and his wound was dressed. There was
a surgical plaister on his face, and the scar is likely to
remain there as long as he lives.

Inspector Allison, of the K division, said the prisoner
was an incorrigible offender, and had been in custody 30
times at lea.st for drunkenness, assaults, and disorderly
conduct, and had been a great trouble to the police and to
the public.
The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for two
months, and kept to hard labour, on which she jumped
from tho dock and exclaimed, " I can do that on my
head."

DARING ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Creasy, a middle-aged
woman, was charged with the following daring robbery :

Yesterday evening the :prisoner, and a man she called
her husband, but who is known to the police as a notorious
thief, were drinking at a public-house called the Young
Prince, in Crisp-street, Poplar, and the prisoner suddenly
left the house and said she should return in a few minutes.
The barman directly missed a quart pot from the counter.
He went after the prisoner, and upon overtaking her he
found the quart pot under one arm, and a pint pot belong-
ing to his master, and which ho had not previously missed,
under the other arm. He then gave hor into custody.
The prisoner said she had a drop of drink yesterday, and
that she had just returned from a hospital and was under
mocue:u -

. A police constable said the prisoner was sober, and that
she had been in custody for assaults.
Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to ono month's im-
prisonment and hard labour.