The Sun.
London, England, 1847-09-20 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Sept. 18.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EVANs.)
IN RE BONNEY AND BEALES.
These bankrupts were wine-merchants, carrying
on business at Knightsbridge, and Beaks now applied
for his certificate, that of his partner (Bonney) hav-
ing been heard about ten days since, before Mr.
Commissioner Fonblanque, and suspended for 18
months.

Mr. Duncan appeared to support the application,
and

Mr. COOKE, who opposed it, stated that Bonney
had been carrying on business for several years, and
had been in a state of embarrassment for some time,
having made a bill of sale of all his furniture in
1843, and continuing to carry on his business, by
raising money at a usurious rate of interest, down to
the year 1846, at which period Beales became partner
with Bonney, undertaking to pay 1,0001. into the
firm, by way of capital, and 1,0001. as premium to
Bonney, but he never brought in one farthing, al-
though he had deducted from the profit of the con-
cern 3361., his alleged means of payment being that
he had a reversionary interest in an estate at Roch-
dale, consisting of some land from which it was
expected to obtain coals ; its value being about
21,0901., to divide amongst five persons. The
bankrupt's share would, therefore, be about 4,300/.,
but he had already received 2,7501., leaving a
balance of 1,6001. in his favour, upon which he could
raise nothing, having been previously in difficulties,
for in 1844 he became a bankrupt at Manchester,
in partnership with his brother; and in January,
1846, he filed a petition as an insolvent
debtor, at the same place, with debts to the extent of
1,4691., and had only 351. worth of good debts. After
this period, he induced Bonney to open a branch
business at Manchester, representing that he (Beales)
had a good connexion there ; and so it appeared, for
he allowed his private creditors to take the goods of
the firm, as set off for their debts, due by him (Beales).
There was a person named Tomkins to whom money
was due, and Beales gave him a receipt for 281. 195.,
and a bill of exchange for 751., drawn by the firm,
after the fiat was issued, and then went to the office
of the official assignee, entering the transaction in
black ink in the books, as though it had taken place
prior to the issuing of the fiat. In the early part of
this year they were sued, upon which they went to
Morgan and Ridge, wine-merchants, and upon the
representation that all arrangements were settled, viz.,
1,0001. paid into the concern by Beales, they obtained
from Messrs. Morgan and Ridge loans to the extent
of 4561., and two bills of 2001. each, one of which, how-
ever, has not been paid. They were sued shortly
after this transaction, which took place in April of
the present year, by Messrs. Lemon Hart and Co.,
for 5001., and the bankrupts gave them a judge's
order for the amount, including all bills which were
not then due, agreeing to pay the debt by instalments
of 201. a-week, but they failed to pay the first instal-
ment, upon which execution was put in, and all the
property swept away, including the wines of Messrs.
Morgan and Ridge. This took place on the 11th of
June last, the fiat being issued immediately after-
wards.

The bankrupt Beales was then examined at some
length, admitting the charges
.against him, adding
that the cause of his first bankruptcy was in conse-
quence of having been called upon, as the head of
twelve assignees, to pay certain losses incurred in a
building speculation, known as " the Victoria Park
affair."

Having been cross-examined,
Mr. DuNcAN addressed the Court on behalf of the
bankrupt, expressing it to be his duty to admit that
his client had been guilty of great negligence in en-
tering into a concern which was insolvent ; but there
was no mala fides on his (the bankrupt's) part, and
it was the duty of Mr. Bonney to have shown the
state of affairs. Under all the circumstances of the
case, considering that Beales was a young man,
whose great crime had been in not having taken great
care upon becoming a partner with Bonney, who had
been in business twenty-five years, the Learned
Counsel hoped that, in doing justice by suspending,
the certificate, which he (Mr. Duncan) would not
insult the Court by asking for, knowing that the ex-
penses exceeded the profits, upon which ground a
suspension generally took place, his Honour would
temper that justice with mercy.
Mr. Commissioner Everts said that a more reckless
case was impossible to arise. Respecting the arrange-
ment of paying in the 1,0001. as capital, his Honour
considered it a mere contrivance to defraud creditors,
and the bankrupt said that he had no idea that
Bonney was insolvent, but he got a bill discounted at
ten per cent., which was a sign of insolvency. The
certificate must be suspended for eighteen months,
without protection.

LONDON SESSIONS.
On Saturday Michael Morris, Moses Morris,
James Daris, and Samuel Lawrence, were indicted
for assaulting George Petit, an officer of the City
police force, and John Johns, H 76, of the Metropo-
litan police, in the execution of their duty.
Mr. Ryland and Mr. Laurie appeared for the pro-
secution, which was at the instance of the Corpora-
tion ; Mr. Payne appeared for Michael Morris, Mr.
Parry for Davis, and Mr. O'Brien for Lawrence and
Moses Morris.

It appeared from the evidence that on the 6th of
September, in the evening, a fight took place in Pet-
ticoat-lane, between Lawrence and a man not in cus-
tody. Johns and another police-constable went to
separate them, when the mob, which consisted of 600
or 700 persons, told them that they had no right to
interfere, and they returned for Petit. On going
back Johns took Lawrence into custody, when the
defendants said that he should not be taken, as he was
the wrong man. A general rescue was attempted,
in the course of which several brickbats, glass bottles,
and other missiles were thrown, and the officers hit
and injured. Petit swore that he was kicked by
Moses Morris, and struck with a stick by Michael
Morris. Davis also struck him twice.
Police-constable Johns and Police-constable Gal-
livan, II 73, gave similar evidence.
The RECORDER said, the interference of the police
in the first instance was not with legal authority; but
they had a right as individuals to call a constable, and
to aid and assist him. It therefore appeared they had
not been assaulted in the execution of their duty. The
City police-constable was, however, fully justified in
interfering to prevent a further breach of the peace,
and Lawrence was in legal custody, but there was no
evidence that he had incited the mob to rescue him.
The jury found Michael Morris, Moses Morris, and
Davis guilty of the assault on Petit in the execution
of his duty, and of a common assault on Johns.
Moses Morris was fined 51., and the other defendants
10/., and to enter into bail of 401. to keep the peace
for twelve months.

SURREY SESSIONS.
(Before J. W. FRESIIFIELD, Esq., and a full Bench
of Magistrates.)
On Saturday John Hall, who described himself as
an attorney's clerk, was indicted for unlawfully pre-
tending that he was an attorney, and entitled to
practise in her Majesty's courts of law, and by those
means falsely obtaining the sum of four half-crowns
from a poor woman, named Sarah Mannell, the moneys
of Joseph Mannell.
Mr. Tapping, assisted by Mr. H. B. Roberts, the
solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Robin-
son defended the prisoner.
The Learned COUNSEL, in opening the proceedings,
stated that on the 24th August last, John Mannell
was in custody at the Southwark Police-court,
charged with felony. His wife, being anxious about
him, went in search of a solicitor, and while running
about she encountered the prisoner, who represented
himself to her as an attorney, and offered to defend
her husband. He then said that he would see the
latter, and after an absence of a few minutes, he re-
turned, and said that he had spoken to her husband,
but he wanted 10s. to defend him. The poor
woman was in great distressat the time, and
with great difficulty she raised the money,
and handed four half-crowns to the prisoner.
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circumstances being related to Mr. Cottingham, he
directed the prisoner to be brought before him, and
after hearing the evidence, committed the prisoner
for trial. He (the Learned Counsel) should be able
to prove that the prisoner was not an attorney, and
unable to conduct any defence. It was of great im-
portance such matters should be brought before the
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his client.
The CIIAIRMIN directed a verdict of acquittal ; but
stated that the prisoner could be indicted again for
the same offence, as the merits of the case had not
been before the jury.
Michael Neale, fishmonger, Kent-street, was in-
dicted for assaulting Richard John Beaver, an officer
of the high Bailiff of Southwark, while in the execu-
tion of his duty.
It appeared that on Friday week the complainant
hfid a
virtue of levy to make on the goods of the
prisoner by
a warrant issued by G. Clive, Es q.: the
cadge of the Southwark County Co.urt The pri-