The Sun.
London, England, 1849-06-05 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE DAVIS-OUTLAWRY.
This bankrupt was described as of Lawrence-lane'
City, and at Burton Mills, Leicestershire, and to-cleY
was appointed for his last examination.
The bankrupt did not appear to surrender, and will
consequently be outlawed at the rising of the Court.
The bankrupt stands charged with forgeries, the ascer-
tained amount of which, it is stated, is nearly 10,0001
Previously to the fiat being issued, a letter was re*
ceived, stating that bankrupt had thrown himself into
the mill-tail. Subsequent inquiries, however, proved
that he had absconded, and a warrant was issued for his
apprehension.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
Two men of respectable appearance, who gave their
names as Jones and Colebrook, the latter wearing a larged
shade over the upper part of the left side of his face, an
partly over the right eye, were charged before Mt.
Henry with attempting to obtain money under false pre-
tences, by moans of begging letters.
About three months ago, Colebrook, who forreerli
went by the name of Barnet, called upon Mr. Pliillpottaj
of Montague-street, Russell-square, solicitor, an
prefented a letter, purporting to come fr,°T,
a Mr. Watten, a surgeon, residing at Lace
Cottage, St. John's-wood, in which the prisoner
was strongly recommended as a most deserving end
amiable young man, of the same name (Philpotts) ee
the gentleman applied to, and having had the misfortune
to foie his sight by being nearly burnt to death in Its,
bed-room some years ago. The letter went on to 5.,15`"
particulars remotely connecting the prisoner with x.rsti
Philpott's relations, and soliciting that gentleman's el
to enable the Prisoner to purchase a suit of clothes. and
other things necessary for his admission into the Blind
Asylum at Bristol. Mr. Philpotts had some suspicions,
sent one of his clerks to watch the prisoner, and he ob-
served him walk as steadily as if he had no blindness,
and at a short distance from the house he was joined by
the other prisoner. Mr. Philpotts ascertained next day that
there was no such person as Mr. Watten, surgeon, or
cottage as Eden, in St. John's Wood. Information WO
given to the mendicity officers, to whom the prisoner
was known.

On the 16th of May Colebrook presented to Mr. Ash..
croft, superintendent of engineers on the Eastern Coo'
tics Railway a letter introducing him as Peter Ashcroft,
the exact namesake, and recommending him in the same
terms as those of the letter to Mr. Philpotts. This letter
professed to come from a Mr. Parker, surgeon, of Avou
Cottage, Hackney. But on inquiry neither surgeon nor
cottage could be found.
Yesterday Horsford apprehended the two prisoners. I°
Jones's hat he found four letters, written in the same
handwriting, and to the same purport, as the letters t°
Mr. Philpotts and Mr. Ashcroft.
Horsford admitted that the statement as to the Pri-
prisoner's losing entirely the sight of his left eye, s'r!„,
nearly that of his right, in a fire at his lodgings 11
the Curtain-road, some years ago, when he had a 0i1",.
-
row escape of being burnt to death, was perfectly trge•
The prisoner's attorney strongly urged this fact
mitigation.

Ni. HENRY said that was no excuse for his lealinb:
a life of fraud and imposition such as he seemed to I'v"
sv
lived for years. lie sentenced him to threo months '''
hard labour.

As to Jones, the evidence was not sufficient in
these car.es, and the Magistrate discharged him, With 9
severe admonition.