The Sun.
London, England, 1854-07-12 00:00:00

THE GULFS OF RIGA AND FINLAND.
HARROWGATE RACES.

A CHART. -By JAIIIES WILD.

An apparently confused, but really most lucid
and instructive, map of portions of the Baltic, has
j.ist been issued from Mr. Wyld's establishment.
It gives a brilliant outline of the Aland Islands.
It particularly defines the Baltic coast along the
shore of the Gulfs of Riga and Finland. Among
the larger islands it portrays Dago, and Osel, and
Gottland. Added to which it marks out the whole
of the fortified places in those northern parts, from
Stockholm to St. Petersburg—for the Map, not-
withstanding its minuteness, embraces within its
ample range both Stockholm and St. Petersburg.
A smaller chart, introduced in the corner of the
large one, depicts the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.
In another part of this comprehensive sheet, Mr.
Wryld lays before us a clear view at once of the re-
lative positions of Cronstadt and St. Petersburg.
In yet another, an admirable and authentic plan of
Cronstadt, its Batteries, and Fortifications. And
last, but not least interesting, a mingled chart and
map of the Harbour and Entrances of Sweaborg
and Helsingfors ; these, also, with distinct indica-
tions of the various batteries and fortifications.

LAW INTELLIGgiVCE—(THIs DAY).

COURT OF EXCHEQUER.

(Sitting at Nisi Prius, Guildhall, before the Lord Chief
Baron, and a Special Jury.)

THE DRAPERY TRADE AGAIN.-NASH V. CHARRINGTON

This was an action brought by the assignees under a
fiat in the bankruptcy of Charles Leek, draper, of Crow-
land, Lincolnshire, to recover from the defendant, a
farmer, at Postland, in the same county, and father-in-
law to the bankrupt. The value of the bankrupt's
stock in trade and furniture, said to have been fraudu-
lently assigned under a bill of sale to the defendant.
The Attorney-General and Mr. Bovill were for the
plaintiff, and Mr. M. Chambers and Mr. Hawkins for
the defendant.

From the evidence, which was only partly gone into,
it appeared that Leek had been in business for about
four years, and in January last his debts amounted to
between 3,0001. and 4,0001. The alleged value of the
goods sought to be claimed was about 9001., which, with
the book debts, the estate would have paid about 10a.
in the pound. The bankrupt also carried on the trade
of a grocer, and the plaintiff in this action is a grocer, of
Arthur-street, London, and trade assignee under the
fiat. Upon the 16th of January a bill of sale was
signed, giving to the defendant all the bankrupt's
effects and stock-in-trade, but not the book debts.
Defendant was a creditor to the estate, and,
acting upon the bill of sale, ten days after
sent in an execution, and upon the 26th the goods
were sold, partly, by tender and partly by auction.
Upon the 27th the first fiat in bankruptcy was issued,
and at the next meeting, upon the 4th of February, the
first proceedings were annulled, and the fiat then issued,
and it was then directed that the assignment had bee,'
made in consideration of a bill of the bankrupt's, which
was held by defendant, and which fell due upon the 12th
of January.

After some discussion of a legal character,
The Lord Chief Baron directed a verdict for the plain-
tiff.

Mr. Chambers, on the part of the defendant, distinctly
denied that any fraud could be assigned upon the bill,
which was for money bona fide lent to his son-in-law.

GUN-BOATS.

(YESTERDAY.)

CONSOLATION HANDICAP.
Sir Rowland Trencliard
Monimia
Helena

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Monimia ran on the wrong side of the post.
The following also ran :—Ann Eliza, Thalia filly,
Westwooc:, Reveille, Determination, Guldfringe, Miss
Chance, and Cardsharper.