The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-12 00:00:00

(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)

IN RE WILLIAMS AND MARCHANT. per/
These bankrupts had carried on business on 3
large scale as railway contractors, and to-dayl7,lldid
pointed for consideration of proof of debt, but sale
not involve any point of interest.
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At the conclusion of the case, Mr. Pennell, the
cial assignee, said that he expected there would
surplus.of about 6,0001., after payment of all clair°'

CENTRAL CRIMINAL cOu-

(THIS DAY.)

OLD COURT.

FORGERY. 9.11
William Morley, 25, chemist, pleaded guilty t°,,
dictment, charging him with feloniously forg'inb.,tel"
uttering an order for the payment of 2001.,
to defraud William Alers Haulrey and others !lg.' boo'
sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment, with hard

. voWerl.
George COVO, 40, described as aMANSLAUGHTER
labourer—a 0'1" 'ollo'
ful-looking man—was indicted for feloniously
and slaying Agnes Ann Weaver.
The prisoner pleaded guilty to misdemeanour. $.3,1
Mr. Bodkin, who appeared for the prosecutieso'bteri
the coroner's jury had returned a v4rdiet of mansinosi
but on looking through the depositions he found '4,eoceer'
not sustain that charge. It appeared that the rceoqe''i'
who was a married man, cohabited with the ae
and that, in consequence of some provocation she g' 01
he knocked her down and kicked her with his heavy ore,
boots while on the ground. When she got up she isl)°,ll
sotnething at him and used some abusive epithetV't
which he returned and struck her intbe same brutal Ito
Shortly afterwards, while showing the wounds "rise;
legs to some neighbours, she suddenly fell dovi,lo
but it was found on a post mortem. examination ain
lungs, liver, and heart were seriously diseased) s'n, ifev"
even the act of stooping, while under exciterae"
et
have been sufficient to produce death. o°ll
The Lord Chief Justice Jervis sentenced the P

to three years' imprisonment, with hard labour.

NEW COURT.
In the case of three men charged in this COtich '1"

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being concerned in stealing some oats," and
partially reported, the jury acquitted the lad
b°
The case against the other two was withdrawo•
The three men, Bradley, Smith, and Elion°d'for
were acquitted yesterday, were again arraigne.oo,
similar charge, arising out of the same transacts stP
In this case no evidence was offered, the Oil. b,eij3d
cion against Emmott, the coffee-house keeper' bole
that some mutton was found hidden in the citls'ns'
his premises. An acquittal was therefore taken
1
parties.

tO
THIRD COURT.
gitAol,
William Reed, a labouring man, plead-,
stealing a quantity of lead, belonging to tpe
Counties Railway Company.
°let tell'
Mr. Harvey said that the prisoner was elk kA9
labourer on the new Stratford Extension of tueo,lool-
Counties Railway, and was stopped by the Also
who found a quantity of lead in his basket 0,0 11
den about his clothes.
He was sentenced to six months'.imprisonmeri
hard labour.

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SOURWARK.—(TIIIS DA-1'
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A FOOL AND HIS MONEY.—Hannak
b4;O-ugiotverew-ig00:
sipated and dirty-looking female, was
Mr. A'Beckett, charged with stealing two,
‘ "cieribeciis,
from the person of Mr. Henry Broadridgo, , lio•
the charge-sheet as a gentleman residing t'' too
Dover-place, Old Kent-road. ~,i rather oet
much grog on the previous night,
Prosecutor, who appeared to have imbibe" t hem to
stated that
h 0•
the prisoner about twelve o'clock,
several glasses of gin and water.' He aften"lthe 50
panied her to a low brothel in Revels-rove, f' bad
fie who
of the Police-court, and retired to bed- bot „ri'
sovereigns in his pocket, besides some allye!?„d their, of
he awoke up he missed the two sovereigns:l; sea
Boner. He hastily dressed himsolf and vree'lletable- or
her, and eventually handed her over to ace ea acc
Mr. A'Beckett—Was you sober 'when' I , hod
panied her to the house in question ? day, sou ler
0,11 ~,,,,,0 to
Prosecutor—l had been drinking nt I
three or four glasses of gin and water, b
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ably sober. I thin and ands a0.)..1.
ucb
Mr. A'Beckett—After drinking so °healed° di°-
could not be very sober, and I doubt viv,-- therefor/or on
anything about your money. I sh3Tna her Oleo jo-
charge the prisoner, as no jury would nut
re or
your evidence. I advise you to be ii°obly.
future, and not spend your money so foo
The prisoner was then discharged-
advices

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CONTINENTAL PROJECTS.—The con
1 qt .-- II Pon
eo tinent3l,,; o
of lodging-houses on an enco°rrnmP
continue without interest. At Paris the A- stractl
the coo
_oricio;
ject is the formation of a an for
classes, anbd also of others for Goouvernment efiftee° 4i per
persons of limited means, the State to guastroe f°,,-.9/
Fent. to the shareholders. At Vienna, the scP-raise 0-,
Bo as to to. gttlib'
issue of additional shares of the blnlc,
capital for discount upsto be considerlVipell;
mented beyond the pamr oousnets, Oliginally fixed this is6tio
4,000,0001. The number of applications for
on for tili.
on the part of the public is given as the,rd by 0101
suggeso rnish .-.0
increase, but probably it has been
cipation of the Government that it oIaY.T difficovit:o
with the means of palliating their fu3nclaoir periOW
?scale for theiv,y6s ootl
and putting off for a short time longer their
announcement of a loan.