The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-21 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY COURT-(T IRS DAY.)

The causes before the Court to-day were audit and
dividend meetings, generally of no interest.

BANICRUPTOY EXTRAORDINARY.-....1N RE SaAIIiKELL.

This bankrupt was described as of Brentford, boot
and shoemaker, and to-day was appointed for a dividend

meeting.

The case was of a very extraordinary nature, as the
creditors only claimed about 671., and the assets as esti•
mated, would leave a surplus of upwards of 6001. midis'
puted, and there was a further sum of 2001. in a Savings
Bank. An inquiry had been instituted, and the result
confirmed the statement on the balance-sheet. How a
bankruptcy could have taken place is not to be will
accounted for.

It is understood that an application will be made to
annul the proceedings.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET--(THIS DAY.) '

AN ARTFUL TRlOS.—George Robinson, a lad about
16 years of age, was brought before Mr. Bingham'
charged with uttering a counterfeit sovereign.
Conrad Wiss, who gave his evidence in German,
which was interpreted to the Count by Mr. Albert, the
interpreter, stated that he was a wood-carver, and or'
lied on business at 213, Regent-street, and that about
eight o'clock last night the prisoner came to his sholit
and producing a piece of paper on which was written
the following—" Please to send by bearer one of your
ls. boxes." (Signed) W. W., said, in French, that 3
gentleman had sent him with the order, and had di"
reeted him to pay for it up and take it to him. Witnee-gf
who had been " done" by a similar trick on Mond*l ,
night, told the prisoner he would go with him and tlika
an assortment of boxes to show the gentleman. Pr''
goner said, " Oh no, I don't want that, because rin
a hurry." Prisoner then tendered the counterfeit sagr
reign produced in payment, and demanded the change'
Prosecutor at once detected the trick, and fetched a
constable, and gave him in charge.
The prisoner, who offered no defence, was remandA ed

till to-morrow, for the attendance of the Mint solicitor.

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the Vice-Chancellor of the University, the Mayor of the
city of Oxford, the four Heads of Houses who hold the
• office of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and a few of the joasu!'s '
dime friends of the deceased, among whom Was "I
nephew, Sir John Edward Harington, Bart., of Sidling'
ton, in the county of Rutland, the representative of 010
ancient fam4.
THE ENGLISH FUNDS.—Yesterday again opened witeli,
firmness, and before the termination of business elli„
rienced a further advance of a quarter per cent. Conso''',
which left off in the evening at 94g to 4, were first quotfo_
in the morning at 943 to 4, and steadily remained until th:
afternoon. when they improved to 941, at which r,
there were at one time huyers. The final quotatiopse
however, was 941 to 1. There was no ostensinle
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for the upward movement, but, in the absence of 11..:
freSh intelligence of a disturbing character from abrous,:4
the knowledge of the great extent to which the spec la-
the
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tion for a fall has again lately been carried, and t
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quantities of stock that sooner or later will consecllle the
have to be bought back, gives constant firmness to
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market. The fact of the Chancellor of the Exobeclvo.
having finally completed all his arrangements for vallo;
off the various stocks, amounting to 6,042,785/o
,cire:.ted
the 6th January, in a manner that has entirely v"
°in:ark:ll%
the necessity of throwing any securities on the
likewise increases the prevailing confidence.,,
~,.1-bof the
s•une time the impression that the last proPo• and
Vienna Conference are destined to end in nothing,
that Russia will succumb only to coercio6,
becoming stronger.—Times. . of the
ROYAL ORTHOP.NDIO HOSPITAL.—A
ineeti%titution
friends and committee of the above valuable in
T Robert
was held yesterday afternoon at the boa,rdd 0"
Lord 'de
Bloomsbury-square. It was stated that
Grosvenor, M.P., had signified his willingness
't strenuous
over the ensuing anniversary festival, when,d eniarg"
ellort would be made to expedite the inteibi appli-
inent of the hospital. The increasing num de-
cations for admission rendered this step exrf,a. front
sirable, as the space of the present
is every cob;
bnildrna handsorv;
adequate to the wants of the afflicted
cls the build",e
amount has already been collected tofw%rsty and Fri"
fund, including donations from her IN :Li
eford
Albert. ,
20 tons
have subscribed the donation of 7
Al LIBERAL *GIFT. —Thirteeninhabitan.tosi°,fcllefror the
poor of that city.