The Sun.
London, England, 1849-04-11 00:00:00

OPENING OF THE SHROPSHIRE UNION.

The line between Shrewsbury anti Stafford, a chief
portion of the Shropshire Union Railway, is now com-
pleted, and will be opened for public traffic in May.
Experimental trips have been made between the termini
by the engineers and directors. The line is 30 miles,
running through a rich agricultural country, and conti-
guously to the coal and iron-works of the Duke of
Sutherland between Newport and Wellington. It ac-
commodates Haughton, Gnossall, Newport, Donning-
ton, Hadley, Lilleshall, Walcot, and other places. The
total cost of construction will be 500,0001., including
one-fourth part of the contribution towards the construc-
tion of the central station at Shrewsbury, built con-
jointly by this company, the Shrewsbury and Birming-
ham, Shrewsbury and Hereford, and Shrewsbury and
Chester, at a cost of 100,000/. The Government iu•
Spector is to go over the line on the 25th.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, April 10.
(Before Mr. Commissioner HOLROYD.)
IN THE BANKAUVTCX OF.AUXANI3-.EII BURN CALLENDEII..
This was a meeting for the choice of assignees in this
matter. The bankrupt was a Cern factor in Mincing-
lane, and on
the Corn Exchange. The petitioning
cre-
ditors are Adolphe Godard and Camille Godard, of
Bordeaux, merchants. The debts and liabilities are
there securityer will be by
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4,000/. divisible. Mr. Callender was a bankrupt about
fourteen years ago, being then in partnership. The firm
with which he was connected owed about 15,0001. at the
period of their stoppage, and a large dividend was paid.
They, too, carried on the business of corn factors.
Debts to the amount of about 5,000/.:were proved, and
Mr. Joseph Bayne, of Mark-lane, appointed assignee.
Mr. Edwards is the official assignee.

IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF THOMAS NORTON BROWN.
This bankrupt was a pawnbroker in Fetter-lane, and
a sharebroker in Throgmorton-street. This was a meet-
ing for the last examination.
The balance-sheet has the following items:—Creditors
unsecured, 18,3851.;_.creditors holding security, 6,5411.;

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liabilities, 4,215/.; liability creditors holding security,
4601; capital, 1,811/.; profits, 12,9001.; good debts, 4011.;
doubtful debts, 2,345/4 property, 6,276/4 property in
the hands of creditors, 5,000/ ; bad debts, 2,452/.; losses,
6,9211 ; trade expenses, 12,451/ ; domestic, 3,314/.
There was no opposition to the bank' upt's passing on
the part of the creditors; but
Mr. EDWARDS, the official assignee, called his Honour's
attention to the fact that whereas the bankrupt had
during a portion of his mercantile career kept two
separate and distinct mercantile establishments, the ono
in Fetter-lane and the other in Throgmorton• street, the
balance-sheet was exclusively made up from the books
kept in Fetter-lane. A deficiency of 4,600/. appeared to
have been carried from the business in Fetter-lane to
that in Throgmorton-street, but the bankrupt having
destroyed the books and accounts he had kept in the
latter place of business, this deficiency of 4,6001. was en-
tirely unexplained, and there was no statement whatever
of his trading as a stockbroker.
The COMMISSIONER allowed the bankrupt to pass,
stating, however, that the question as to the destruction
of the books was a very serious one, and would be dealt
with when Brown came up for his certificate.

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.
WESTERN ClRCUlT.—Taunton, April 9
(Before Mr. Justice WILLIAMS.)
WHITE V. GOVITT AND CoNYBEARE.

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Mr. Sergeant Kinglake and Mr. Ball were counsel for
the plaintiff; and Mr. Crowder, Mr. Cockburn, and Mr.
M. Smith for the defendants.
This was an action brought by the plaintiff to recover
damages in consequence of the defendant Govitt having
caused him to be arrested and imprisoned on a charge of
felony. The plaintiff was a carpenter, the defendant
Govitt was a farmer, and the defendant Mary Cony -
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