The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-03 00:00:00

Mr. WATSON observed that it was customary, in
that case, to discharge the rule, with costs.
Rule accordingly discharged, with co-ts.
The court adjourned at half••past twelve o'clock.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Vice• Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.)
IN RE D. E. COLOMBINE.
The last examination appointed herein for the 4th
November was this day ordered to stand adjourned
till the hearing of the petition to annul the fiat.
Mr. JAMES RUSSELL applied to have the petition
placed in the paper for the last petition day in this
term, and agreed that the respondents should be at
liberty to file further affidavits against the petition
within a fortnight.

(Before Mr. Commissioner EvANs).
IN RE CREMER.

A dividend meeting was held in the case of this
bankrupt, who had carried on business as a merchant
in St. Mary Axe. The facts of the case are extra-
ordinary. It appears that the bankrupt had been
appointed co-assignee of a person named Bond, who
had kept the Bull Inn, Holborn. His cu-assignee
was Mr. Ovenstone, who was recently tried for the
desperate attack on Mr. Crawley, of Mark-lane.
arising out of the bankruptcy of Bond. On
the representations of Bond the business was
carried on for the benefit of the creditors, but being
deceived by Bond's representation they became liable
for rent, taxes, &c, &c., and the bankrupt lost up-
wards of 500/., whereupon he declared himself bank-
rupt, and obtained his certificate forthwith. —A divi-
dend will be declared in a few days.

(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE SPICER AND FOULTON.

To-day a meeting of creditors was held under the
fiat issued against these bankrupts, who had carried
on business as paper-manufacturers.
The proceeding had been carried on under the
bankruptcy up to the declaring the dividend, but on
application the dividend was postponed in order to
give the bankrupts an opportunity, under the 6th and
7th of George IV., to supersede the fiat, nine-tenths
of the creditors preferring taking a composition rather
than force a sale in the present state of commercial
affairs.

The creditors present agreed to accept the
composition, and signed the resolution necessary to
enable the bankrupts to supersede. This course of
proceeding is very unusual ; and,
The Learned CommissioNEß at first doubted his
power to adjourn the dividend for such a purpose.
£wo months further time was ultimately granted.

SECONDARIES'.—(THIS DAY.)
(Before Mr. Secondary JAMEs.)
GILPIN V. FOSTER.

The plaintiff in this suit is a publisher and book-
seller, and defendant is a bookseller. The action was
brought to recover the sum of 311.65. 6d., the balance
of an account.

The defendant, who had suffered judgment to go
by default, now attended, and in addressing the jury,
Said that he was not indebted, for the goods were sent
on sale or return ; they were, in fact, unsaleable at
this time, and a great number were on his hands.
The Learned SECONDARY said that the defendant
Could not go into that subject now ; he ought to have
Pleaded it.
The defendant said he had had no opportunity of
doing
so, for a day or two after proceedings were
iiken, he was compelled to go into St. Bartholomew's
ospital as an in-patient.
The SECONDARY said that, supposing it to be as
Stated by the defendant (which, however, was denied
„Y the other side), he was excluded from going into
the case; besides which, he had signed an admission
that he was originally indebted in the sum of 1071.
The defendant said he had admitted that sum to be
the amount of the account, and that if there was a
uebt at all, that the balance was correct, excepting a
trifle ; but he never intended to admit that he was
inde,bted and would be glad to return the property.
The SECONDARY said that as the case stood, the
Jury had no alternative than to give a verdict for the
amount.
The jury gave a verdict for 311. 6s. 3d.—three-
Pence being disputed.

BOW-STREET.—(THIS DAY.)
George Jones was charged with stealing 50 cigars
from the shop of Mahomed hilowker, a totaeconist,
al Little Turnstile.
It appeared that on Thursday morning last the pro-
secutor left his shop for a few moments, and during
liis absence the prisoner entered, and filled his pockets
WhilWith cigars.
The prosecutor returned to the shop,
'here he found the prisoner sitting down. The latter
hi°.iught a cigar, but the prosecutor missed others from
boxes, and saw some of them sticking out from
tsris
ner's pocket, and gave him in charge.
The prisoner, who had been remanded to this day,
committed fur trial.

CLERKENIVELL.—(THIS DAY.)
Robert Reece was charged with stealing a coat, the
Property of Mr. Thomas Turner, of No. 3, Gloucester-
street, Queen's-square.
List night about nine o'clock the door was acci-
dentally. left cpen by the servant, and the prisoner
Slipped into the hall and took the coat which hung
Upon the rack.

The prosecutor, who was deaf and dumb, identified
the coat as his property through the medium of an
interpreter.
The prisoner, upon whom a bundle of various
patterns of picklock keys was found when he was taken
into custody, was fully committed for trial.