The Sun.
London, England, 1838-02-01 00:00:00

LYSOL VENT DEBTORS' COURT, J.I.V. 31.

Adolphus Richter, foreign bookseller, late of Soho-square,
was yesterday opposed by Mr. Cresswell, on the part of
Messrs. Black and Armstrong, and in the person of Mr. Nutt,
bookseller, Fleet-street.
The insolvent, who had carried on an extensive business,
was, besides, the part proprietor of the Foreign Quarterly Re.
view; he was a bankrupt in November, 1834, and had obtained
his certificate; his debts at that time were about 12,000/., and
'row amounted, including liabilities, to a considerable sum.
After the bankruptcy, the stock, &c., was valued at
1,7331. 155., which was sold to him by the assignees, and he
gave Mr. Edwards, the official assignee, a warrant of attor-
ney. He was allowed the sum taken in the busiuess by the
assignees before the sale, and 1,2001. remained to be paid.
He paid 6001., but bad not beer, able to complete the pur-
chase. The warrant of attorney was put in force, and a friend
purchased, under the sale. He was indebted to the party in
the sum of 1,1301., and made an usignrnent to him of his in-
terest in the Foreign Quarterly Review for the sum then due,
and for advances, amounting to 2,0001. The insolvent said
he had some MS. letters of Voltaire, which letters he depo-
sited with a Mr. Pritchard for 80/. He denied that he had
possession of them since his bankruptcy. He had received
part of the bankruptcy debts, and had since that period paid
about 500/. for the discount of bills.
The case was adjourned to a future day.

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

NEW COURT.

13 IGA St Y. —Arthur Battersby, otherwise fienry Napier
Disney, forawrly an officer in the Lancers, and in the Spanish
army, was indicted for marrying MAry Ann Stevin, in the
month of August last, his wife Ann being then and now alive.
In this case, which was not concluded yesterday when we
went to press, the jury returned a verdict of Guilty.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

BOW-STREET.

Robert Marrion and Edward Jones, who were taken into
custody on the 20th ult., on suspicion of having committed a
robbery, were again brought up for further examination
yesterday.
The prisoners were apprehended in the Star and Garter,
Green-street, Leicester-square, and a small iron box was
found in their possession, containing seventy sovereigns.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that Marrion, while
in Mr. Smith's service, had approptiated various sums of
money to his own use, and on being searched twelve sove-
reigns were found upon him.
The prisoner Marrion was accordingly committed to New-
gate for trial, but Jones was remanded for a week.

MARLBOROMARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Two candidates for prophetic honours, named John Wil-
liams and John Elliott, were charged with having offered for
sale, at the small charge of one penny, some books which pur-
ported to be " Murphy's Almanacks," but with the compila-
tion of which the real Simon Pure had had nothing to do.
Tney were old Comic Almanacks, sewed up in Murphy's
covers. Notwithstanding the comicality, however, this was
no laughing matter to the weather-wise author, or to the
would-be weather-wise public, but rather other-wise. And
it was nearly being no laughing matter to the sellers; but, on
their expressing contrition, the men were let off, and their
publication condemned to follow many more expensive pub-
lications—to the buttershop or to the trunkmaker's.