The Sun.
London, England, 1840-09-05 00:00:00

LAW IN TELLIGENCE.

Did you furnish him with that book?—No, I did
not ; and I never considered it to be my book, nor have
I seen it. He was my manager in my absence, but
when I was at the distillery I kept the accounts. I
think that I have been engaged for sixteen or seven-
teen days in making up my accounts, but I will not swear
that I have been more than ten days so occupied.
Why not make up your balance sheet yourself ?—I
never kept a book before in my life.
You purchased same dear and valuable or expensive
whips ; why not have mentioned them to your assig-
nees ?—I really never thought of them before, and did
not think they were worthy of any notice.
What was the highest price of your riding whips,
and how many of them had you ?—I think about four,
and the price 8/. a piece.
Mr. Beddome--As the bankrupt is not prepared with
his accounts, I am instructed by several country credi-
tors to ask for a delay of five or six weeks, in the dis•
cretion of your Honour ; but, perhaps, he had better
consult with his accountant, and now state within what
time he thinks he will be enabled to furnish his balance-
sheet.

The bankrupt, having consulted with Mr. Coleman
(the accountant), said it might occupy the time men-
tioned for the further adjournment.
By Mr. Bagshawe (to the bankrupt)--Have you not
given a guarantee to Messrs. Ladbrooke for the whole
of their advances of 11,0004 ?—lires, I have.
Who are your guarantees ?—Mr. Tegg, an opulent
East India gentleman, for 8,000/, ; and my father for
tho remaining 3,000/. of the debt.
Then your estate is relieved by the amount of 11,000/.?
--Undoubtedly it is.
In answer to a question from the Learned Commis-
sioner, the official assignee said he thought it would re-
quire five or six weeks to have the bankrupt's accounts
made up ; and he was directed by the Learned Com-
missioner to attend day by day at the office of the offi-
cial assignee, and compensate by diligence for his past
neglect.
The further hearing was then adjourned for six weeks

POLICE

MANSION-HOUSE.

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1 Mr. Booker, the relieving-officer of Bishopsgate,
caused two children, the one about two years, the other
four months old, to be brought to the Jtatice-room.
Their mother, he said, whose name was June Duffy,
was a poor woman residing at No. 2, in the Warren,
Angel-alley, and had been unaccountably absent from
home since Wednesday morning, and the neighbours
having heard the children cry in her ror,m, broke into
it, and found them together on the bed.
The LORD MAYOR asked whether the mother was
married ? Mr. Booker said he believed that she was
a single woman. The children were in perfect health,
and must have been treated affectionately, judging from
their appearance. The mother was in a state of indi-
gence, but she was industrious, and he did not know
what to conjecture about her -absence, except, indeed,
that she must have met with tome accident.
The Loan MAYOR was desirous to know whether
the whole support of the ellildren was left upon the
mother ? If that were the case, what could be expected
from an unfortunate woniP,n in extreme poverty ?
Mr. Booker did not Y.now whether she was assisted
by the father or not, and he thought that nothing but
despair could have ity.duced her to abandon the poor
babes. Wretched as the neighbourhood was in which
she resided, the eirr:umstance had caused a great deal
of commotion, and the general belief there was that some
fatal mischance had occasioned the poor woman's dis-
appearance. If the children had not cried she would
never have been missed.

The LORD MAYoit;ave directions that the children
should be handed over to the Guardians of the Poor of
the district in which they were found.

BARTHOLOMEW FAIR.
The LORD MAYOR said that he felt very great plea-
sure in stating that the appearance of Bartholomew Fair
indicated a rapid approach to extinction, at least as tar
as regarded the disorderly scenes for vhich it had been
so long notorious. He had received a report of a
highly satisfactory nature on the operation of the new
regulations, which had caused a most salutary change,
at the same time that the City police acted with great
energy, temper, and firmness. He had received some
written communications, expressing, in no very polite
terms, the disappointments experienced by the lovers of
the mimic exhibitions which were upon this occasion
excluded from Smithfield, as if he alone had caused that
exclusion, when it ought to be universally known that
the Corporation of London were almost unanimous in
the vote establishing such wholesome limits.
In the course of the morning a man of respectable
appearance applied to his Lordship for permisssion to
exhibit some extraordinary horses or donkeys in the
fair. He said that the Markets Committee had come
to a most unfair resolution to exclude all exhibitions ex-
cept those of wild beasts, as if we had no resources
for the production of tame animals of remarkable beauty
and other agreeable properties. When he went to apply
he was actually hooted and laughed at by the wild-
beast owners, who seemed to be disposed to
show their occupation by their conduct, and
growled at his endeavour to exhibit nature in
her more civilized condition. Under these circum-
stances, he was advised to represent the case to the
Lord Mayor, especially as he had an animal of the
horse kind with seven legs which, unlike the late inha-
bitants of the forests could be approached without dan-
ger• and would neither kick nor bite a man's head off.
The LORD MAYOR admitted, that an exhibition of
the sort might full as reasonably be allowed to be set up
at the fair as a menagerie, suet' as Mr. Wombwell pos-
sessed, and desired the applicant to memorialize Mr.
Hicks, the Chairman of the Markets Committee, who,
his Lordship was convinced, would readily consent to
make room for the seven-legged wonder.

GUILDHALL.
John 16'1iitefoot was placed at the bar, before Mr.
Alderman Hooper, for final
examination, on the char4e
of defrauding
tli, was charged by Diana Jones, Mr. Ross
manufac-
turer, carrying on businessa rope and sacking
at No. 3, Mitre-court.
A number of witnesses were examined, when
Mr, Alderman Hoop •id he thought the charge
of fraud was sufficiently
send, the case before a jury.
The
Prisoner was accordingly cemmitted for trial,
and the several witnesses bound over to prosecute.
A.
NEW SYSTEM ERestsablished to induce him to
said
OF PAWNING:A female, named
Stfu
with having taken,
without permission, several articles of wearing apparel,
and refusing to return them. She was, in consequence,
compelled to give her in charge to a policeman.
The constable stated that upon inquiry, he found the i
prisoner had pledged one article at a licensed pawn- i
broker's for a shilling. The rest were taken to a person i
in .
Playhouse-yard, who was in the habit of lending 1
small sums to poor persons on various articles, which, if I
not redeemed in ten days became the property of the
money-lender. In the present instance, he believed the
sum lent was 4d. although the prosecutor told him the
value of the things pawned was nearly 103.
The ALDEnMAN desired the constable to proceed with
the prisoner to Pla3iouse-yard ann endeavour to pro-
cure the restoration of the articles. l

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, SErr 4.
THE MANCHESTER DISTILLERY COMPANY.-IN THE
MATTER OF F. F. CARRUTHERS.
This was the day fixed for the final examination of
the bankrupt, and after the proof of some additional
debts,
The bankrupt was sworn, and examined by Mr.
Beddome, solicitor to the fiat, as to the reasons why he
had not come prepared with his balance-sheet ; and the
answers were, that, from his own occasional illness and
that of his managing clerk, Mr. Spiers, who had re-
ceived and paid moneys in his absence, he was not suffi-
ciently able to prepare it ; but he had employed Mr.
Coleman, a respectable accountant, who would prepare
it for him in the course of a week or ten days. Mr.
Spiers had kept a small private book, and from that
book and other vouchers he was only enabled to make
up his accounts.