The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-02 00:00:00

vonshire, Jan. 16 and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool
District Court. Turner, official assignee, Liverpool;
Clark and Co., Lincoln's Inn-fields; Griffiths, I.3r.ngor;
Evans and Son, Liverpool.
Richard Matthews, baker, East Reach, Somersetshire,
Jan. 10 and Feb. 7, at eleven, at the Exeter District
Court. klirtzel, official assignee, Exeter; Coles, Taun-
ton; Terrell, Ss. Martin's-lane; Bailey, Shaw, Smith,
and Bailey, Berners-street, Oxford-street.
George Thomas Arnold, news agent, Liverpool, Jan.
16 and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Liverpool District
Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool; Sharpe and
Co, Bedford-row ; Lowndes, Robinson, Bateson, and
Lowndes, Liverpool.
Alfred Kinsey Taylor, draper, Ledbury, Herefordshire,
Jan. 18, and Feb. 22, at twelve, at the Birmingham
District Court. Valpy, official assignee, Birmingham ;
Mottersm, Knight, and Emmit, Birmingham.
William Okill, share broker, Liverpool, Jan. 15, and
Feb. 5, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court.
Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool; Johnson and Co.,
Temple, London; Grocutt, Liverpool.
James Johnston, tea dealer, St. Thomas the Apostle,
Devonshire, Jan. 10 and Feb. 7, at the Exeter District
Court. Hernaman, official assignee, Exeter ; Fryer,
Exeter; Makinson and Sanders, Temple.
Matthew Gaunt, grocer, Bradford, Yorkshire, Jan. 23
and Feb. 6, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court.
Hope, official assignee; Clark, Southampton-buildings;
Terry and Watson, Bradford; Bond and Barwick, Leeds.
Henry Rotherham, plumber, Chesterfield, Jan. 15, and
Feb. 5, at twelve, at the Mancheste r District Court.
Pott, official assignee, Manchester; Cutts, Gray's Inn ;
Lucas and Cutts, Chesterfield; Sale, Worthington, and
Shipman, Manchester.

ALLEGED ROBBERY ON TER GREAT WESTERN
RAILWAY.-A rumour was spread in the course of the
day that a, rubbery of money and letters to a large
amount had been committed at the Paddington station
of the Great Western Railway Company; but, upon in-
quiry at the station, our reporter found that the authori-
ties there knew nothing of the particulars of any rob-
bery, and are aware only that a Post-uffico parcel,
said to contain much property in money or otherwise,
and due this morning, is missing. It is generally re-
ported that the parcel contained a considerable amount
of money.

A CANINE THIEF.—A gentleman, accompanied by
a Newfoundland dog, lately entered the office of Messrs.
Woodall and Co., bankers, Scarborough, for the purpose
of transacting some business. A few minutes after-
wards the dog quietly left the office, carrying in his
mouth a bag containing 100 sovereigns, which he had
purloined from behind the counter; but, luckily, one
of the clerks had watched the four-footed thief, and
speedily recovered the stolen treasure.—Gateshead Ob-
server.

The report from the Amsterdam Bourse gives a
favourable account of the state of business in public se-
curities, which, although not very active, had sufficiently
increased to create a rise in some descriptions, while
others remained well supported.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
JUDGES' CHAMBERS, Jan. 1.

PRIVILEGES OF ♦ PEER—IeCABE V. LORD HARLEY.

On Saturday an application was made to Mr.
Baron Platt by Mr. Corfield, solicitor to the present
Earl of Oxford, who was detained in the Queen's
Prison as the Hon. A. Harley, commonly called Lord
Harley, for his discharge, he having succeeded, by
the death of his father, to the title of the Earl of
Oxford. The necessary documents were produced,
and his Lordship, after considering the matter,
directed the attorneys of the several detaining
creditors to show cause why the Earl of Oxford
should not be discharged from custody, he being a
Peer of the realm. The summonses were made re-
turnable to-day (Monday), and several attorneys
attended on the part of creditors. In some cases the
parties consented, and orders were made for the dis-
charge of the noble defendant, but in the above-
named cause the application was resisted by the de-
taining creditor's attorney. It was submitted that a
Peer was not entitled to his privilege until he had
taken the oaths prescribed.
Mr. Baron PLATT said he had no doubt that a
Peer was privileged before he had taken the oaths,
and requested to be furnished with cases which would
show that he was not. His Lordship adjourned the
summons for an hour, in order that counsel might
appear for the creditor.
At a subsequent period of the day the matter was
resumed. A barrister attended, and admitted that
he could not cite cases to the effect that a Peer was
not privileged until he had taken his seat. -
His LoßDsnir made the order in this as well as in
the several other cases for the discharge of the Earl of
Oxford from the Queen's Prison.
In this case a point was incidentally mentioned of
a novel and important character namely, whether
the discharge would extinguish the several debts of
the detaining creditors, or whether the judgments
would survive the discharge by his Lordship. It
seems that there is no case on the subject, and the
question will decide whether an execution by opera-
tion of law will extinguish a debt in the same manner
as a discharge by the act of a creditor.
Orders in the several cases were drawn up, and
the Earl of Oxford discharged from the Queen's
Prison.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL.

William Morcomb, a weaver, and 1?obarl Land, an
apprentice, were brought before Alderman Lawrence
on the charge of being on the premises of Messrs.
Kent and Co., hardware and brush-manufacturers,
Falcon square, with intent to commit a felony.
It appeared from the evidence of the principal wit-
ness, Felstead, that he was occasionally employed at
the above warehouse, and upon going up one day to
see if there were any jobs for him he entered into
conversation with Morcomb, who said he should
like to get into the overseer's room, and asked
him if he could not make something out of
wires to open the door. Felstead said that he could,
his idea being to as certain what plan was laid
for robbing the premises, and who was in it. There
was some conversation about Christmas time, when
Land said that for 10s. he could show the way to
get as many pounds, which was by being locked in
the warehouse. Felstead remarked that that would
not do, as the windows were screwed down. On his
calling a few days after, Morcomb asked if he had
had the wires made; and being told that they were
not, be rejoined, " Then you need not mind, for we
have an impression of the key in soap," and Land
said, " I know
a ` cross' smith who will make it."
The iroprression in soap was then shown to him by
Morcornb. When next Felstead visited the place he
was requested to see if it would fit. He went down
stairs for the ostensible purpose of doing so, but in
reality to see the overseer, and inform him of what
was going on ; but, unfortunately, he was not within,
upon which he returned to them (the prisoners), and
said he had not been able to try it. On the Friday
following, when he again called, he was told by
Morcomb that the key could not be got to fit, and
Land said that it would require two keys of wire,
one to unlock and the other to lock. Felstead then
had some words with Morcomb on the subject of
working under price, and left, when he communicated
the whole circumstances to a workman in the upper
room, who at once informed Mr. Garrod, one of the
partners, of the whole affair. That gentleman called
the prisoners down, and accused them of having had
a key made for the purpose of plundering him, which
they at first denied, but afterwards admitted their
guilt, Morcomb saying that he gave the key to a
young man, but declined to give his address.
Alderman LAWRENCE said, he should send Mor-
comb to prison for two months, and Land for six
weeks; and, if Felstead had been beside them at the
bar, he would have - awarded him three months, as
being the worst of the three.
The prisoners were removed.
The sitting Alderman requested our reporter to
acknowledge, through the press, the receipt of 101.
10s. from the Merchant Tailors Company, for the
Guildhall poor-box.