The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-26 00:00:00

LAW INT,

.This Day

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
(Before Mr. Registrar Roche.)
IN RE HENRI DRAYTON.

Debts were proved and assignees chosen.
IN RE DR. PARFITT.

Mr. Jackson, of Little Tower-street, is the assignee.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

THE REGENT-STREET NUISANCE.—Mario Durant, a
Frenchwoman, was charged before Mr. Knox with loiter-
ing in Regent-street for an immoral purpose, to the annoy-
ance of the inhabitants of the street.

Mr. Henry Dolby, engraver, of Regent-quadrant, proved
watching tho prisoner (who had been known to him for
a year as a prostitute walking Regent-street) last night in
Regent-street, and seeing her accost several gentlemen.
He called a constable's attention to the prisoner, and then
gave her into custody for annoying him as one of the inha-
bitants of the street. The prisoner ran away from the con-
stable, who went after her, and as soon as ho caught hold
of her she became very violent, and caused a large crowd
to collect.

In answer to Mr. E. Lewis, of Marlborough-street, who
appeared for the prisoner, Mr. Dolby said if ho was told
that the prisoner had only been in this country a short
time he would not believe it.

Joseph Faulkner, 340 A, corroborated Mr. Dolby, and
proved seeing the prisoner accost several gentlemen. Ho
had seen her about the street for a month past.
Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate on the prisoner's be-
half, stating that he was instructed that the prisoner had
only returned to England a month ago, after an absence of
three years. He did not think it probable that Mr. Dolby,
who was so zealous ir, the matter, and who was the only
person who came forward in these cases, would have
allowed her to go on fir twelve months without interfer-
ing. The prisoner had never been charged at the Court
before.

Mr. Knox said that since April last there had only been
one case of the kind brought before him, so that he might
take it that the nuisanc3 had been abated. It was a mis-
take to say that Mr. Dolby was the only person who took
part in these cases. He could have no doubt in arriving
at a conviction ; but, solely on the ground that the nuis-
ance was abated, he would mitigate the penalty one half
this time.

The prisoner was then fined 205., or 14 days.
Mr. Dolby said the inhabitants of the street were grate-
rul for the assistance they had received from the court.

WESTMINSTER.

BRUTAL AFFRAY BETWEEN WOMEN.—Caroline SOMOS, a
dissipated woman, well known at this Court, was charged
with a violent assault upon a low woman named Laney,
also an old offender,

The complainant, whose right eye was completely
closed, whose head was a mass of bandages, and her face
a collection of cuts, scratches, bruises, and blood, said that
she was in a public-house called the Feathers on Wednes-
day night, and saw prisoner, who began quarrelling,
knocked her down, and then struck and stabbed her, till
she became too weak to get up from loss of blood.
In reply to the magistrate, sho said she was a married
woman, but had lived apart from her husband for five years,
four of which she had pf,ssod with a man from whom sho
had only separated a fortnight.
A prostitute, named Jchnson, got into the witness-box,
drunk, and said she saw the beginning and end of it. The
prisoner came in with a poker and committed a most des-
perate assault on complainant, who was drunk.
Prisoner, in defence, slid that the prosecutrix's husband
wanted to fight hers—sle separated them, and then they
set prosecutrix en to her, who attacked her and knocked
her down. She took ler own part, and had she not
smashed prosecutrix's head against a tub till she was
senseless sho might have been killed herself. No ono in-
terfered, but let them fight it out.
Mr. Selfe—Both have been here before, and both are
bad characters. It is molt horrible and disgraceful to hear
the scenes that passed in tat district, of which this is only
a sample.
Tho prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' hard labour.

THAMES.
CONVICTION OF A CE;MP.—DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO
311:E,DE1t A SEAMAN.—JOUII Scandoff, a Danish boarding
house-keeper, of No. 1, Denmark-street, Ratcliff-highway,
who was apprehended last night on a warrant, was brought
before Mr. Paget, chargtd with assaulting Edward How-
land, a police-constable, No. 89 H.
The prisoner was fines £lO yesterday for detaining the
tools, clothes, chest, and erects of a:ship's carpenter, named
Wilson, and he was alga ordered to pay £4O more or
deliver the property claimed by the sailor immediately. In
pursuance of the order el' the magistrate, Howland pro-
ceeded to the dwelling of Scandoff with Wilson and two
other seamen to see that their property was restored by Scan-
doff. 'While engaged in thistask ho was violently assaulted by
the prisoner, and the affray took place in a room where a
boarding-house keeper was murdered by a seaman about
four years ago. The salor was found guilty of wilful
murder, and ordered for execution. His sentence was
commuted to transportaticu for life.
Howland said he went with the prisoner to Standoff's
house to get their clothes. The prisoner was very much
excited on reaching his house. Ho begged of the prisoner
to be calm, and go into his parlour and lie down on the
sofa. The prisoner complied with his request, and witness
sat down on a chair near Lim. The seamen began to pack
up their things in the passage. Tho prisoner no
sooner heard them doing so than ho jumped up
from the sofa in a violent passion, said some-
thing in his own l%nguage, which he could
not understand, and knocked him off the chair he was
sitting on. He fell on the floor, and was half stunned
by the blow. The prisoner then advanced towards the
carpenter Wilson with a knife in his hand, and attempted
to plunge it into his body. " lie seized the prisoner by the
arm, pulled him back, and secured him. Tho sailors re-
moved their chests, and the
of shoes, the whooeles, oflv htiheehirwperreepaefitteyr,wlvridths
the exception of a pair

to the presence of
milindnarnattehtespairdomitpwtiatusdeenotifrell3YoNOvwlainnag that the prisoner
was not about to be sent to Newgate for trial for a more
serious offence. Howland saved the sailor's life. The prisoner,
however, would not escape panishment for tho assault he had
committed upon Howland, and it would be the most
severe penalty the law allowed him to inflict. Ho would
teach the prisoner and all others of his' class that it was
their duty to conduct themselves in an orderly, peaceable,
and proper manner, and that they could not resist the
proper execution of the law, and impose upon sailors with
impunity. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' im-
prisonment and hard labour.

The bulletin of the Paris Observatory gives the
following as the atmospheric situation yesterday :
" A new gale appears this morning on the coast of
Ireland. The barometer has fallen 10 millimetres
at Nairn, in the North of Scotland ; the winds blow
between S. and W. on all the British coasts, and
generally in all the quarter; west of France, and in
the basins of the North SeL and of the Atlantic. In
the circuit of the gale in one half of France the sky
is generally cloudy or obsmred, and rain falls at
intervals, although the rise in the barometer has
continued. In Provence, and above all in tho
Spanish Peninsula, more elevated pressures exist,
and the sky is generally clear. This gale will pro-
bably advance towards the South, threatening the
Scandinavian Peninsula. Squalls are to 1)9 appre-
hended on the coasts of Italy."—ln Paris yester-
day the early part of the day was fine, but the
Nveather changed to rain towards the evening. The
thlavr, ',meter at three in the afternoon marked 1G 3
Centigratte Fahrenheit).

This bankrupt, who-is the well-known baritone, was
described as formerly of Liverpool, lessee of the Queen's
Operetta House, then of 4, Compton road, Islington, now
of 41, Groat Ormond-street, Bloomsbury, vocalist, part of
the time travelling in the provinces, giving an entertain-
ment called the '• Federals and Confederates," also of Poly-
graphic Hall.

The bankrupt came up on his own petition, and to-day
was appointed for the proof of debts. The claims already
on the file amount to £345.

Amongst the creditors are, Mr. Him°, music publisher,
Liverpool, XGO; Mr. Hazlewood, brokor, Holloway, £lOO,
secured by his having pos.session of a panorama used in the
entertainmont called " Federals and Confederates ;" Mr.
M'Call, printer, Liverpool, £150; Messrs. Snodgrass and
Brown, upholsterers, Liverpool, £lOO, secured by stage
property belonging to the bankrupt, and placed by him in
the Liverpool Theatre, worth about £7O. •
The cause of the failure is said to be the non-success of
the-undertaking at the Liverpool Theatre and of the musi-
cal lecture.

This bankrupt was described as of Pall-mall, late oi
Windsor, surgeon, and to-day ho came up for proof el
debts.

The claims against the estate are about £5,000; assets ai
present uncertain.

ALLEGED SYSTEMATIC ROBBERlES.—Elizabeth Dale, a
thiloross, residing in Dudley- street, was charged before
Mr. Knox as follows :

Mr. Samuel Arthurs, china dealer, of 38, Little Pul-
teney-street, said that on the previous evening theprisoner
came into his shop and made a purchase. In consequence
of what ho was informed he went after and stopped her,
when she threw away a glass salt-cellar she had stolen
from the shop.

Inspector Bowles, C division, asked for a remand, stating
that a largo quantity of property in flat, pri-
soner's possession at the time she was taken into custody.
Amongst the articles were some alpaca, two dozen pairs
of stockings, 69 skeins of silk, several pieces of ribbons and
trimmings, two new pairs of boots, a piece of bacon, four
towels, and three haddocks.
Inspector Bowles said there was reason to believe the
articles were stolen.
The prisoner was remanded.