The Sun.
London, England, 1836-12-12 00:00:00

WELLS'S BANKRUPTCY.

The bankrupt in this case was a sugar baker, and had
extensive transactions with Messrs. Garnett and Co., and
with Messrs. Lachmer and Co., wholesale grocers, &c., at
Brighton. An investigation into the right of Messrs. Gar-
nett to prove upon certain bills, to the extent of about
4,5001., occupied the Court during the whole of Friday
and Saturday. Messrs. Garnett and Co. claimed to the
amount stated upon two bills of exchange, for commission,
and sugars sold to Lachmer and Co., for which the bank-
rupt was held asthe surety. The claim of Messrs. Garnett
was supported by Alderman T. W ood, and he smbmitted
that the estate of the bankrupt was clearly liable to the
payment of the debts due to Messrs. Garnett, the bill trans-
actions between him and Messrs. Lachmer and the corre-
spondence showing the liability of the bankrupt's estate.
Mr. Mortimer opposed the claim.
After hearing a great body of evidence, as to the custom
of the trade, and upon other collateral points intimately
connected with the bill transactions,

Mr. Commissioner WILLIAMS decided on Saturday on
admitting the proofs. The balance of evidence adduced
was in favour of Mr. Garnett's proof, and this Court was
bound to give effect to the law, and to admit it.
Fiats were opened to-day against a large mercantile firm
whose payments were suspended about a week or ten days
ago, and which created a sensation on 'Change, hopes, hav-
ing, however, been entertained that they would be enabled
to answer heir commercial operations without passing
through the Gazette. Three separate fiats have been opened
against the partners of the firm, which have on the ballot
gone to three different Commissioners, and it is intended to
apply to the Court of Review to direct that, for the more
ready administration of the estates, they should be all held
before one Commissioner.

CONSISTORY COURT, DEO. 10.
HOLES V. HOLES.

This is a suit for a divorce, on the grounds of adultery,
promoted by Mr. Holes against Mary his wife. They re-
sided in Hereford, and lived happily together, till May,
1826, when they came to London,
and after dwelling in va-
rious other places, they settled in Brewer-street, in the
county of Middlesex ; they there cohabited till July, 1833,
when Mrs. Holes quitted her husband ; and in or shortly
before January, 1835, she formed an adulterous intercourse
with some man whose name is unknown to the promoter of
the suit. The libel on behalf of Mr. Holes was now offered.
The Learned JUDGE decreed that the libel should be ad-
mitted, but ordered it to be reformed in certain particulars,
which he mentioned.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Dsc. 10.
Thomas Birch was opposed on the part of Messrs. Seal
and Salter, shipowners. The insolvent was formerly a part-
ner in the house of Protheroe and Co., merchants, at Gib-
raltar. He then came to England, but retured to Gibraltar
in May, 1815, and conducted business on a small scale as a
merchant. By desire of insolvent, Messrs. Seal and Salter
shipped to him certain Manchester goods on commission,
from which he had realised about 4001., but for which he
had not accounted. It was stated that the liabilities of
Protheroe and Co., of which insolvent was a partner,
amounted to 80,0001., and that they had paid 13s. in the
pound when the bankruptcy was superseded. The insol-
velit was sentenced to 15 calendar months' imprisonment
from the date of filing his petition.

Belton House, Lincolnshire, has been the scene of
of much gaiety since the commencement of the hunting sea-
son. The neighbouring nobility and gentry are among the

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MANSIO-HOUSE.

Saturday an old man named Coker, who has been many
years a labourer about Billingsgate-market, was brought up,
having got drunk and abused the officers who took care
of him.

The defendant, it appeared, has been in the habit of
working from three in the morning till eight, and generally
has had the remaining nineteen hours to spend between
drinking and sleeping.
Mr. Hobler—Why, I am afraid you will never leave off
these tricks till they take you off. Defendant—These offi-
cers tell nothing but lies. I hadn't a drop of beer, and as
for gin, you know, Mr. Hobler, that I never would dis-
grace myself with sich pison.—(A laugh.)
The LORD MAYOR—How did you manage to get drunk
then, for they say you were as drunk as a beast ? De-
fendant—They'd say anything. They'd say I was as drunk
as a Lord if they thought they could get anything by it.
Mr. Hobler—l dare say you'll say that you were as so-
ber as a Judge. Defendant—Ay, ten times more soberer
nor any Judge ; but that's no great wonder, for I never see
one yit that wasn't sitting in the company of the biggest
thieves and drunkards that's to be found. They say a
man's known by the company he keeps, and I'm blest if
there's a Judge among the whole twenty on 'em as don't de-
serve to be sarved out in the hulks.—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Then you deny that you drank
anything ? Defendant—Anything ? No, your Lordship,
I wouldn't say any sich a thing. I had a pint or two of
warm tea and coffee after my morning' work was over.
The Loan MAYOR—You don't mean to say that you
got drunk with that sort of beverage ? Defendant—Not
a bit drunk ; but I am growing so old, my Lord, that my
head gets a kind of hagitation when I take any thing strong.
I think I had better drink nothing at all.
Mr. Hobler—Don't drink your tea so strong, my friend,
and don't go to the gin shop for it.—(A laugh.) Defendant
—l've been thinking that I had better confine myself to
herb tea in future, your Lordship, and then I'm sure to
be right.
The LORD MAYOR—Very well. But if I catch you in
a fit of drunkenness again, whatever may be the cause, I'll
send you to the treadmill.