The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-26 00:00:00

IN RR CRICHTON AND CRICHTON.

The bankrupts, mother and son, were upholsterers in
Newington. This was the certificate meeting. Their
debts: are 2,300/. ; their assets 6001. Mr. Layton
op-
posed ; Mr. Lawranca supported ; Mr. Cooper, for the
assigneeA, did not oppose.
His Honour said the mother had taken no part in the
business, and she would receive a second-class certifi-
c#te: I The other bankrupt had been guilty of a breach
oP,confidence in not paying over money. It appeared
that he had been insolvent for a considerable period.'
His certificate (second class) would be suspended twelve
months, and protection would be withheld for a month.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Murphy.)
IN RE WILLIAM BROWN.

insolvent was heard and 'declared ,entitled to the
benefit of the act, on which his counsel, Mr. Acted, menu
tioned to the Court that on Friday la,it a!judnent sum
mons at' the instance of one of the creditors: in the sche-
dule was 'heard at the Whitecbapel county court,' and
although it was stated that he was about to be heard; a
comittal was ordered for thirty days, and as soon as he
ftwi4mtkide this court he would be taken by a county
court officer on the warrant cf ccimmittnent.

Mr. Commissioner Murphy said it was one of the
anonalies of the law. The sooner an alteration was
cab' in, the law the better.
WAITS V. CATTER3IOLE.

This was an application under the Small Debts Act,
which was mentioned in our paper ol Frii:lay. The
question was whether the Court' Could call on a defen-•
dant to pay instalments, whose. case had -latelybeen
before the Chief Commissioner under !the ProtectiOn
Act, and his case had been adjoUrned sine
Mr. COmmissioner Murphy, on the former occasion,
wa.of opinion that no order.-.90u1d be Made., He now
entertained a different opinion, . „
caqe:was heard, and an order was made of 10s. a
month. ‘••

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The defendant asked for the attendance of ;the plain-
tiff, as he was entitled to have him in court under the
act. • _

Mr. Commissioner Murphy held that, as he did no

think fit to order it according to the act, the insolient
was not entitled to require his attendance. The order
was made to pay by instalments.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL.—John Bannister, alias ilfortintorr
alias S*ri), was brought up in the custpdy of Harvey,
of tile metropolitan force, charged with Obtaining goods
and 'muerte the several amounts of 29/.,., 891., 81., 1611, •
and 4014, false pretences. • • .
Charles. Morris said—l am a partner in the firm of
Coaiie and Merris, carpenters and packipgcase makers,
at 60, Old Bailey. On the 25th of May last, the prisoner
applied 'to us to fit up a shop in Drury-lane for him.
He sail he had 5001. coming to him in a few weeks, in
consequnce of the death of an uncle of his; and'upon
that representation we did the carpenter's work 'for him.
It amounted to 291. ' • but on going to the ShOp five days
after it vas opened, I found it shut up, everything re-
moved, and the place deserted. I have not seen any-
thing since of the prisoner until I saw him at Bow-lane
station this morning.
Mr. BOlton, of the firm of Bolton, Smith, and Co:,,
warehousemen, of Bow Churchyard, said—On the 24th
of May 'last, the prisoner called upon us and said he
wanted to stock a shop he had just opened in Drury-
lane, and wished to be supplied with goods from our
warehouse, to commence business with. I •asked him
fur a reference, and he gave me the name of Mr: Tay!
-Iclr,qvsuiveyer, of Southampton-street. I called on mr.
Taylor, whom I found sitting in a room fiirnished in
every respect like a surveyor's office. I told him I came
at the request of Mr. Mortimer, that being the name
the prisoner went by, and asked him if I smight trust the
Oisbner with certain goods he had selected. Mr. Tay-
lor said. I might trust the prisoner, as he -was selling
property for him, the proceeds of which the prisoner
would have in about a month or six weeks. Ile atso
said we, could trust the prisoner to the extent of 501. Or
601. witliperfect safety, as the value of the property he
was selling- for him was between 4001.: and 5001. As
this amount agreed with that the prisoner had repre-
sented he was about to receive, I was satisfied, aod
agreed io let him have goods to the value of 801. or 901.,
for whioi I took his acceptance at two mOnths. At
Mr. Taylor's suggestion, the acceptance was made pay-
able at; his house, and he undertook that the money
-Thuuld be forth-eoming at the proper time. A few days
after we supplied the goods Mr.. Morris came to me and
said the shop in Drury-lane was shut up. I went up
there and found that the shop was closed, and every-
thing except the fixtures removed on the evening pre-
vious. ! The name of John Mortimor was on the house;
and hid only been painted up about a week. I pre-'
sentedlthe bill and had it noted.
John 'Harvey; 14 G, said—About ten o'clock this
morniitig,l saw the prisoner in Bethnal-green, and called
out to him, " Jack Sharp." I knew he would not look
round immediately, but in about five minutes I saw him
turn hiis head, and I then said, " I want you for obtain-
hg:'a loin of 81. of Mr. Jackson, of the Parr's Head,
DoOtors' Commons ; also for obtaining cloth to the value
of 161 f. of a firm in Wood-street, Cheapside ' • Also for
obtaininggoods to the amount of 901. of Smith and Co.,
of Bow 'Churchyard ; and good to the value of. 301. or
401. of Smith, of Wood-street, under false pretences."
He said,
,"Upon my word you are mistaken." told
him that, at all events, I would take him to Bow-lane
upon lny,owla responsibility. •He then asked me to let
him go home and get his boots: I said I would not do
that, but I would take him to 'Bow-lane in a cab, and if
he was not identified I would pay for a Cab to take him
home again. I asked hitn whera he lived, and he gave
me the address, 12, Edward-street, Kingsland-road,
and said he went by the name of Bannister there, and
followied the business of a traveller ,• but • he was not
which line. I then told him I knew he
had twe.places,. and that if he ,was identified I should
return and search both of them ; upon which he asked
me tol allow-him to write a letter before going into the
cab, which request I, of course, refused., I took him to
I the station, where he was identified. •

Alderman Rose : You called him "Jack Sharp ;" is
that his real name ?—Witness : That is the name he
always' goes by among his associates.
Prisoner : My name is John Bannister Mortimor.

Alderman Rose : Is he known to the police ?—Har-
vey.:: Oh, yes ; he belongs to a gang of about 30 or 40
pertfens, all of whom have so many aliases that they
scarcely know which is their right name. The prisoner's
sister lived with the prisoner as his wife in the shop in
Drury-lane, and passed as Mrs. Mortimor ; and I have
no doubt but that she will be shortly in custody, as I am
looking out for her. One of the gang is in Newgate
awaiting his trial, and I have heard him say that he will
defy any one except the parson who christened him to
tell hip name, for he really does not knoW it himself.
Mr. Bolton said : I went up to the shop in Drury-
lane before it was opened, to see how the prisoner was
getting on, and he introduced his sister to me as his
wife. ,
Harvey said there were a geeat many other cases in-
which; the prisoner had obtained large sums of money
under:similar pretences, and he therefore applied for an
adj ouenment.
The prisoner was accordingly remanded.

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MARLBOROUGH-STREET..— John Dean Camp-
bell and George Stratton, described in the police-sheet as
lieutenants of yeomanry, were brought before Mr.'Bin,g;
ham, t charged with having been drunk, creating a
disturbance in the Haymarket, and assaulting the,.
police:
Polfceieonstable Bowles said, about half-past two on
the previous morning he saw the defendants in a state of
intoxication in the Haymarket. Stratton came up to
him, wanted to shake hands, and upon his advanceiv
being: repulsed,, he pushed the lighted end of a cigar in
his f:4e. The defendants had been knocking about the
Hay Market together for some time before this. Witness
took one of the defendants into custody, and Police-ser-
jeant Holloway the other.
Portice-serjeant•Holloway sad he took Campbell into
-cutrody-in-the Hiolmarket on Sunday morning. While
on.the road to the station-house, the defendant struggled
to bet away, and threw him down. He was not much
hurt.
The defendants said they were sorry for what had
occurred.

Mr: Bingham said, if they would get drupk and make
a disturbance they must take the consequences. Fined
40s. each.

pie fines were paid.

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SOUTHWARK. Margaret Spenning,
..an elderly
female, was charged with conveying •aibleidder, contain-
ing foiur quarts of gin, into the Queen's Prison, under
the following artful circumstances :
i,Qhirles Collwell, chief turnkey said he had known
the defendant some years as being a constant attendant
at the .prison chapel every Sunday. Latterly a great
quantity of spirits had found ita way within the walls,
and every precaution was used to detect the parties who
brougit it. On Sunday afternoon the ptisoner came
as usdal with her prayer-book in hand, and was shuffling_
through thelObbY towards the chapel, when he suspected
thA't the had something contraband about her. He
accordingly stopped her and asked her what she had
concealed under her clothes, when she indignantly re-
plied,'" How can you be so indecent as O.4Sk such a
question ?" - Witness, however; handed her over to the
Aquas) pearcher, when a bladder containing/ feu quarto
t•tu. • • • ~•
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