The Sun.
London, England, 1847-02-06 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.

IN RE GILLIAM-.
This bankrupt had carried on business as a jewel case
maker, in Frith-street, Soho, and having filed his own
petition, came up to pass his last examination.
Ills Horiours observed, that in this case the balance-sheet,
if such it could be called, commenced on the Ist of January
1844, with a capital of 436/ ; his debts 5041., liabilities, 1611.,
the assets not being enough to pay the expenses of the
fiat, his property consisting of pawnbrokers duplicates,
the official assignee stating that he had not bees able to
collect any of the debts, nor likely to do so. This was, as
of nine out of ten of the cases which now came before the
court—a case in which the bankrupt filed his own petition,
and had not a single farthing for his creditors. In such a
case he would not grant the certificate. On this subject, and
in cases of insolvency where the insolvent had no assets, he
had to make some observations on the application hitherto of
the statute in regard to them. His Honour then proceeded
to say that a petition had been filed by a person named Baum,
and lie had not any estate to be administered by this court. and
it was such a case as he had alluded to. His Honour said the
frequency of petitions of this kind, and the mischief which
arose induced him to look carefully over the Acts, and he
had been assisted by the suggestions of his friend and
brother Commissioner, Mr. Ellison, of Newcastle• on-Tyne,
who had adopted in his Court the course he (his Honour)
would now point out. His Honour then read the petition,
which was in the form prescribed in the schedule of the Act
7th and Bth Victoria, in which is a clause in which the in-
solvent says that he is desirous that his estate should be
administered under the direction of this Court, and
that the same amounted to not less than
Now in this, as in a great many other cases, the blank was
tilled up 0 0 0, this was a gross perversion of the Act, and a
mere mockery. How could the Court distribute "nothing."
It was not within the meaning of the Legislature that
persons who had not a farthing for their creditors
should conic before this Court, which had not the power of
inflicting a direct and intelligible punishment, for by these
acts the rights of the creditors were taken away without an
equivalent. In such cases he should refuse, unless good
reason was shown that he was wrong, granting in-
solvents the relief they sought, but leave them to
apply to the Court of Insolvency, which had the
power to punish the guilty and acquit the innocent. His
Honour then referred to the cases in which the petitions
were filed by the bankrupts who had no assets, and said that
in those cases the object of the Act was departed from, the
principal of the bankrupt law being the fair and equal distri-
bution of the bankrupt's estate and effects; and the bank-
rupts appeared to think that in going through the necessary
forms he acted in " conformity with the law, but he had
only half done so, not having placed any assets for the benefit
of his creditors, but had either squandered it away or given
it to some favoured creditor. Under those circumstances,
also, he should hold that the statute had not been complied
with, and should leave the parties to seek the relief and meet
the punishment which the Court of Insolvency could, ac-
cording to its opinion, inflict.

CLERKENWELL.-(THIS DAY).
PULLING NOSES IN COURT.--A young man of highly re-
spectable appearance, named Harris, was charged before
Mr. Greenwood with assaulting Mr. Robert liobbs and
pulling his nose in the passages of this court.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, who stated himself to
be a private gentleman residing upon his own income in
Calthorpe-street, it appeared that on Monday last a charge
was preferred by him against the defendant for having
knocked at his door, and, as is often the case in such
charges, the usual threats of indictments for perjury were
bandied between the parties before they left the presence of
the Magistrate. The moment they got into the passage,
close by the door, and almost before it was closed, the de-
fendant stopped short suddenly, and after calling him a
number of opprobrious names, caught him by the nose and
gave it three or four sharp twinges, which nearly brought
tears into his eyes.
The defendant denied having pulled the complainant's
nose, but acknowledged that after lie (the complainant) had
called him a liar and scoundrel, and paid him many
similar compliments, he shook his hand in his face, but never
touched him.

After evidence was called for the defence,
Mr. GIMENWOOD said it had been proved that a very
serious contempt of the Court had been committed. It li'2B
a great presumption on the part of the defendant to commit
such an act almost in the presence of the magistrate, and he
should fine the defendant 405., and in default of payment,
commit him for a month to the House of Correction.
The fine, as a matter of course, was immediately paid, and
the defendant left the Court.

RE-APPEARANCE OF THE POTATO DISEASE.—At
the ordinary meeting of the Botanical Society of London,
held last evening at the Society's rooms, 20, Bedford-street,
Covent-garden, J. Reynolds, Esq , Treasurer, in the chair,
Mr. Barnes, of Sidmouth, exhibited numerous specimens of
diseased potatoes, which were of this year's early crop. Mr.
Barnes could find no potato free from the disease, and he
was afraid it would be more serious than last year.
THE DEER IN WINDSOR GREAT PARK.—PRESEN..
TATIONS TO TUB POOR OF WINDSOR.-It has just been deter-
minrd by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, as the Ranger
of Windsor Great Park, to cause a considerable decrease in
the number of deer in the royal domains at Windsor; the
quantity which is intended to be killed and given to the
Poor of the five parishes surrounding the Park being 76.
LEICESTER TRADE.—The general trade is flat. In
Spring gloves and cotton hose there are orders in the market
at old prices; but we believe that thenew rates of thread and
cotton could not be realized. Wools and yarns remain firm,
but without alteration.—Leicestershire Ofercury.

A CAN krEVI
AMER..
.1-RTANT F. 10/hr 4:451
LATER AND IMP&, TITER ("42;e0
AND THE Ul\ ' 11POODI :sr
• Asit,
-;// ot, Jew York psi
The splendid and really fast-sa._ 'teas•
.asst arrived
ship Yorkshire, Captain Bailey, i c.
orf rfity days.
from that city, after a passage 0, lh):
brings papers to the 17th ultimo, fou. b days Ister
the aucftunts already received via Havre
The chief iteiz of important intelligent
thatrell;
to the war with Mexico. We take the following
mary of news from ono of the New Yt )rk Parrs
received : ably Eaut
The great topic of interest here, and pot
as conneZled with the war between the tin
Mexico, has i,,;,?n for some time to swede foes forma
the Mexican Congoss: as to the pacific ,ovet
of the niestilli
made by this country. We have information to the 1'
of the Mexican Congress on the 4th ult., but 1, 13' civic!, ti
to which dates from the capital hale been
'tubject•!l
direct reference seems to have been mule to th. 4 'ruts
that a previous rumour which- obtained general C. posit
us, that the Congress had relined to entertain any 14 iron 0
--444-thSetvatiteiV„ti
from our side while the American soldiers irPna, not ), is sr
soil, and American cruisers off the ports of ite;',l fci ist?
founded. But the Congress is said to have declart. that'
Anna as President, and this would iiesni to give au ;0
to the language of that personage in hit last ,'..etter to ( ato
Taylor, in which he expresses the decided 0001 a tae'
Mexico will never treat for peace while the eneMls
occupy her soil. A few days more will probtailY give P
intelligence on this point. fated
"The solicitnde telt here for some days past fer the
General Worth's corps in the advanced post Sate
aid
paced by a much larger force of Mexicat from Sao doli
epee 1,
I'otosi, was relieved this morning by
instead of striking at Saltillo, this Me,xican force i ear
vanced towards Parras, in the expectation: probabki PP
prising General Wool who had occupied . that Mit
who, it now seems, in obedience probably to anteri.r b
had united his detachment with that of (3,4ineral
Saltillo. General Twiggs and also Genei
their respective commands, had reached r3aittilrh.rtiige
combined force would be able to hold that ; Plaon-1 •
Mons and water fail not—nainat any ati ;auk' "
General Patterson had reached Victoria, a rid thus 5--
" Major-General
the pass from the oa-board to San Luis. Quitroans
• Grirgib
for Camargo, and would probably phraodb
ably embarkednuu assume
ao on
titeheeoittninin
seals;
chief on reaching there, acting therein in 'perfect
with General Taylor, wh.o, we are quite s life in 21557-will
Generalch
eerfullysco czpineraaltle
places' wltl. 1
instead of desiring to lie relieved and re turn honiried,
his senior offi' ter ..and of
nd movements for b,:t
0.0
the
onservice.the Gulf
alt Gulf coast another blow has bee',4 st
resources
of Mexico by the cap titre of Lagv.na tit °
00 304
nos, in the provinces of Tobasco,' And of snnin ca`r
munitions of war there.
_isled
"In the Congress of the United' states, 10=;1- cruse
deal of animated discussion about at 'e origin 4 In't,Li
of the war, but one opinion prevails as to" the II .roP"',101
necessity, now we are in, of fighting i actlain' g ten
money will be freely voted. Already a °ill foe • )5,-a bo
new regiments of regulars has passed th. * 1-16104*,„„riatbo,"
been promptly taken up in the Senate. Ai Inther--,o"y",refr
rising a bounty of 12 dolls. to each enliste. "„1- -mutt 12,8:,igatirt
ouslybeen passed, and is now the law, and. rocruitop
it has commenced. ; •
" There is more difficulty about money thin 'Amy; sitteg
The state of the Stock Market, in which t he Unitea _or
Six per Cent. Stock last issued, is selling at 97 Of ?limit*.
cent. under par, combined with the infl, tence t 11,601
treasury law, which requires that all payi ?tents to t e por
vernment shall be in coin, operate strongly • zgaing" th.% pet
sibility of effecting any new loan at or near par for 0,
cent. stuck. In order to obviate Otese diffi cat Jae., a!" pot
ported from the Committee of Waya and , Meallo 15a.
before the House of Representatives, autthoris ,g the ir frog
twenty-one millions of Treasury note..T,• in t ,sirso, pSr
50 dolls, to'loo dolls., bearing six per cent.: interesne,
at
able at the end of two years; or with the.: Prtiileit
Per
the option of the holder, of ,being exchai aged fora "" to"
cent. stock having twenty years to run- .that ,e note(eue,
transferable by endorsentent, and receivil.tde •tfOr all - of the
the United States • and the proceedt frogs tta o.B3'sfitwo itas
public lands, which average some 0,4 'Mans -for r
a half million of .dollars, to be sPechdly lewd ose
the interest on these notes,:whiCh,moreave: t,ansly,he rrt
at pleasure, so that the whole amount in t o,3llllstion„stron°
one time does not exceed the original si ill of Ore'
millions. • • 'Cone
" This issue, it is thought, if {a n d by r inveat'
will find favour with the public, as .ntreri ni ; a "gue op dr
ment for surplus funds, of which a I.lrje nonnt)it $ rise
posit in the various banks, with all Ott'
WeCrloradell
in the United Six per .Cent. Stock, wittch , res briaP
of peace in the intermediate time coult..V-not feat ta~u>a
Being transferable, moreover, by endstrset tents , annyeaist''
small sums, they will constitute a venal 46' rid e—
t
currency. ba ess `et
" The effect upon the general currency *TA
tends tot such an absorption of the capita' tsmsaglL,,,P-iiiis
in commerce, may indeed be prejudicial. rot; Tzpoie
would be much mitigated, if a large portio old
in notes of small denomination, which in th else
olive
from hand like bank notes. fe
" At any rate this seems the most, if hot ; thn,winpront to
plan for raising money, and what is hardly 100 Irtioest of
the Administration, of avoiding the impost tif4l. ° •
the augmentation of duties!' folowinik -
Respecting the commercial news, we find lltho.„ T0.16:1
a paper of much repute is New York. It is kteu ;no.
" Since the departure of the .steamer of 4"° business in th°
there has been a good deal of aninsation and `
butozin gerter*lll
cotton and produce market. The adcaGee in pole, cent- Per
since that date may be stated at from
lb.. and the demand is still good, most. y ; • bola:Liverpool for
to g -ex, for borne
consumption and for speculation. Fret-6.11th , w Hair" from
1 113Floihr
bcesentt.fiour
square bales is from ss. fid. to 3s. Bd. per' /I"'
without any very animated den..." -
• in-I.changes on raucous Mere is cons Wet able
with'an ii ward tendency. Bing On,Lon4on .I.l4ige from
to'6*-, on France at 5 421 to 5 43i.
the pried' yemains about dcgs. _so WO'
" Below 6i on London bills, coin cart I*3 Imported t
pay commission, and considerable sums .rte looki,d for by tu"
steamer of the 4th instant."

A correspondent, on the 16th of January, OhSen -es
The markets still sleep in the torpidity 01* winta r. 'POO%
cotton is rather brisk, and with an upward t endenioYi Yet./die
quotations to be relied on as permanent, can aid)* boll A
until after the arrival of the Hibernia, now ex.pfsoteui-yo
few days. The sales for the last week in N. ew. blot,
varied at from 1,200 to 2,000 bales per day. Frl/4'iihetis for
lower, and ships becoming tolerably numerous •-4s. •
flour, and 17d. for grain, are the average rates to LirerPtvii,
Exchange on London is rather scarcer than usnid
-1142ic;
market, and up to bi and 6 per cent. ; on Paris' I'
Stocks are dull. Money 6to 8 per cent. Flour is *se-r°2 for
5 dolls. 50e. for Genessee but not brisk ; 4 done.
e
Pennsylvania ; and 4 do'lle. 75c. in Baltimore ;to ditto
mond city, 9 dolls. 50c. to 76c. ; Indian coin, 77•1i80."
meal, dolls. 87ic. ; Ohio wheat, 111 c. ; Genesee''

RAILWAY RETURNS' Bag'
A., p „,
RAILWAY TaaFtic.—The following are the. Total Re- tEI wiic .to
ways for the past week—that is to say, up to •the dato•Wm• tou Ow'
respective returns are made, together with t. 141 I'oo4o
week in the previous year:—

Week
ending

t•
Lb.
week •

1,3°
653