The Sun.
London, England, 1849-01-05 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION OF OUTLAWRY.

The following persons were called on to surrender
at the suit of their respective creditors, or to be out-
lawed :—Matthew B. Rennie, at the suit of William
Strachan and another; John Robert Hohuer, suit of
James Arding, the elder; Sir William Massey
Stanley, Bart., suit of William Jones ; Thomas Par-
ker, the younger, suit of Henry George Robinson ;
Edward Fennell, suit of Charles Cancellor; Fre-
derick Thomas Mullins, suit of Charles Addis and
another; William Ward, at the suit of John Carlow
and another ; 'William Hanham, at the suit of Ber-
nardo Goldshead ; William Gravener, suit of Joshua
Mayhew and another ; T. P. L. Cross, suit of Va-
lentine Elkins ; Frederick E. March, suit of John
Brydie ; Joachim Hayward Stoqueler, suit of Henry
Levy; Thomas Deserneaux, suit of William John
M‘Beth ; James Lang, suit of Edward Lewis ; 11. J.
Janney, at the suit of John Punk ; Charles Beau-
clerk, commonly called Lord Charles Beauclerk, at
the suit of George S. Harcourt ; Thomas Boulten,
suit of George Lees ; John P. Beavan, at the suit of
William Cox; C. E. Synge, suit of Richard Kirkman
' Lane • and Lord Algernon Chichester, suit of Charles
Smith.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Jan. 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner EvAiss.)
IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF WILLIAM PRICE.

This bankrupt formerly carried on business in
copartnership with Frederick Mangles and Henry
Talbot Moore, in New-Broad-street. They were East
India and general merchants. In 1845 the bankrupt
withdrew from the concern, having assigned over his
interest to the other two partners. He has lately
resided in the Strand. This was a meeting for the
last examination.

Mr. Lawrance supported, Mr. Sargood appeafed for
the creditors.

The following are the main items of the joint
balance-sheet, which was obtained, notwithstanding
the interdict of his Honour : The balance-sheet
commences on the Ist of January, 1845, and ends on
the 27th of September, 1848. Sundry creditors,
7,3331.; profits, IT ,93 2 / ; amount subsequently
brought into the firm by Mangles, 18,250/. ;
ditto, by Moore, 15,676/. ; ditto, by the bankrupt,
3,069/. ; amount advanced by Mangles and Co.;
28,4851.; capital on the Ist of January, 1845,
15,138/. ; an 3 on the credit side, good debts, 88/. ;
doubtful ditto, 2,358/. ; bad ditto, 2,378/. ; property,
8,342/.;' amount drawn out of the firm by Mangles,
1,2521.; by Moore, 1,2931.; by the bankrupt, 1,8281.;
interest, 8,078/. ; office expenses, 756/. ; losses,
68,7661.

Amongst the " property" set down in the joint
balance-sheet are the following items :—the ship
Claudine of 480 tons, the cost of which was 5,232/. ;
estimated to realise 2,5001. Shares in the Union
Bank, which cost 2231., and now estimated to realise
about the same amount. 100 acres of land in Aus-
'trails, which cost 1141. The separate balance-sheet
of the bankrupt has " Sundry creditors, 5091. Capi-
tal, 2,5941. Amount of dividend of profits; received
on shares in the Australian and Colonial Assurance
Company, 221. 10s. Amount of gifts from relations,
2,9171. Amount of annuity under marriage settle-
ment, 1701. Doubtful debts, 351. Property, 1301. ;
ditto in the hands of Mangles and Co., 1201. Ex-
penses, 1,4961. Losses, 1,9931. Amount paid into
the firm of Mangles and Moore, 3,0691. Amount
paid for losses and averages, 1,1981."
A claim was made by Mr. Sargood, on behalf of
Messrs. Mangles and Moore, the bankrupt's former
partners, for 21,000/. It appeared that the whole
partnership trading up to June, 1845, at which period
Price went out, has, through the depreciation of the
produce in which they dealt and bad debts, resulted in
a loss of 68,0001. The partners, Messrs. Mangles
and Moore sought to prove against the estimate for
the bankrupt's proportion of that loss.
Mr. LLWRANCE resisted the admission of the proof,
on the ground that it did not appear all the partner-
ship debts had been discharged, and, therefore, the
partners could not prove in competition with the other
creditors.

Mr. SARGOOD said, that up to this time, no assignee
had been.chosen, and no debt had been proved, and,
therefore, the ease was not yet ripe for discussion.
The bankrupt had failed to debit himself in his
balance-sheet with the sum claimed by the other
partners, or any part of it.
Finally the proof was ordered to stand over. One
debt of 1801. was proved, and Mr. Lattraile, clerk to
Messrs. Mangles and Moore, was appointed assignee.

IN THE BANKRUPTCY OF THOMAS JORDAN.
This bankrupt, who was a brick and machine maker
in Jewry-street, and at Hammersmith, came up on
the question of passing his last examination.

No balance-sheet has as yet been filed, the bankrupt
alleging, as the cause of his non-compliance, inability
to obtain his books, which a bookseller named Jones
held as a guarantee for the payment of a claim.
Several creditors in person opposed the bankrupt.
One of them stated that Jordan had not only "done
him out of his rent," but cheated him out of 501. in
the following mansier :—He went to him (the cre-
ditor) at five o'clock on •a Saturday, evening, and
asked him to cash a cheque on a certain bank for 501.,
saying that he wanted to pay his men their week's
wages. Supposing it was all right, the creditor ad-
vanced the money; hut, as it was after banking hours,
could not get the cheque cashed on that evening.
When the cheque was presented at the bank on the
following Monday, the presenter was informed that
" Mr. Jordan had had no money there for three
weeks."

Another creditor said the bankrupt had obtained
from him a quantity of double-barrelled guns. lie
alleged they were for the purpose of exportation to
France; but in a few days after their delivery they
found their way to the pawnshop and to the auc-
tioneer's.

The bankrupt denied both these and many other
charges, and declared that his creditors had perse-
cuted him in the most unfeeling and cruel manner.
His estate would, if well managed, pay 20s. in the
pound.
Several of the creditors exclaimed that there would
not be sixpence.
The meeting was adjourned, the Commissioner
granting protection from week to week to Jordan, so
that he might file his balance-sheet.
The certificate of a bankrupt named Nathaniel
Bowdler, who carried on the trade of victualler in
Cotton-street, Poplar, was suspended for six months.

INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, Jan. 4.
(Before Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS.)
IN RE JOHN NUMERICS. LODRR.

The insolvent, a musician, applied for his final
order, and was opposed by three creditors.
Mr. Dowse supported.
It appeared that the insolvent had, about the time
he petitioned the Court, separated from his wife, who
was a teacher of dancing, and the question was raised
whether her receipts for the Christmas quarter should
not he set forth in the schedule and accounted for to
the creditors.

His Horzoun remarked that, under the new Act,
there was a power given to the Court to examine the
wife of an insolvent, which provision did not exist
under the other Act, and he was disposed to exercise
it in this case.

The three creditors stated their complaints, and it
appeared that several debts had been omitted from the
schedule.

Mr. Commissioner PHILLIPS made some observa-
tions on the carelessness of insolvents who swore to
their schedules, omitting debts that they owed. He
was inclined to dismiss the petition ; but as a lenient
course, he would adjourn the case for a month, and
if an account was not procured from Mrs. Loder, he
should certainly compel her attendance under the Act
of Parliament.

Adjourned to the Ist of February.
IN RE J. P. KEELING.
In this case the insolvent obtained a rule to strike
his former attorney off the files, because he had not
delivered his bill according to the rule of Court.
Mr. DOWSE supported the rule.
Mr. CooKE, in showing cause, said it was a mon-
strous application, and resorted to because the attor-
ney had sued for his bill of costs.
The COURT held that the rule could not be sus-
tained, and it was dismissed.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
John Mitchell was brought before Alderman Meon
charged with having committed a burglary and rob-
bery in the house of Mrs. Heppel, of No. 76, Corn-
hill, before twelve o'clock yesterday.
Higgins (City policeman 661) stated that he was
called into the house to take a thief into custody, and
upon entering he found the prisoner scuffling with
some gentleman, and took him into custody. Soon
afterwards a small housebreaking instrument, called a
jemmy, and a skeleton-key, which were found in one
of the rooms above stairs, into which the prisoner had
made a forcible entrance, were handed to him. The
marks on one of the drawers, which had been broken
open and plundered, corresponded with the application
of the jemmy, and the skeleton-key had been recently
broken, a part of it being supposed to be in the lock
of the door.

John H. Millns, clerk to Mr. Clare, of Size-lane,
stated that he lived at No. 76, Cornhill, the upper
part of which was let out in chambers. At about a
quarter to twelve o'clock he had occasion to go up to
his room, which was on the third floor, and was kept
locked. Upon reaching the door he found it open
about three or four inches, and, to his surprise, he
aaw the prisoner busy at a chest of drawers. The

bottom drawer, which was the only one kept locked,
had been freed open, and close to the pro;oner„ on
the ground, lay a stuff gown and a satin shawl, the
property of ,he witness's wife, packed up in a condi-
tion to be, taken away. Wittie,,s laid hold of the
prisoner, who i.ictively eluded his grasp, and ran
down stairs. The cry of •• stop thief" in some de-
gree impeded the progress of the thief, some gentle-
men having caught hold of him on the stairs, but he
contrived to slip through their hands, and was rapidly
descending, when be fell, and was secured by the
policeman, who arrived at the critical moment. Wit-
ness found upon returning to his room the skeleton-
key and the jemmy produced. It was his impression
that the prisoner had not been in the room many
minutes. When he had left the room in the morning
to go to business he had locked the door and left the
key below stairs, and upon trying the key after the
detection of the prisoner, he could not turn it in the
lock, and he had no doubt the prisoner had broken the
skeleton-key in forcing the lock.
The jemmy was found to be ingeniously made, to
be used as a file as well as a lock-forcer. •

The prisoner appeared to be quite unconcerned.
Alderman MOON —Prisoner, is it your wish to say
anything ? The prisoner—Why, sir, 1 have only to
say that I went up-stairs, but I know nothing of the
clothes or of the implements. I have nothing else
to say.

' Alderman MOON—The case 'is complete; but if it
be considered necessary to remand the prisoner in
order to ascertain whether he may not be required for
some similar instances of plunder, I shall .willingly
order him to be brought up on a future day. .
The depositions were then ordered to be made out,
and the prisoner was committed for trial.