The Sun.
London, England, 1847-11-09 00:00:00

QUEEN'S BENCH.-(THIS DAY•)

(Sittings in Banco.)
No cases of public interest were heard during the
morning. Shortly before two o'clock the Lord Mayor,
accompanied by the Recorder, entered the court•
The Recorder handed in the name of the attorney
for the City of London, in that court, and having
introduced his Lordship to the Learned Judges, -
stated that he had been directed to invite their Lord•
ships to the civic banquet, to take place in the Guild"
hall to-night, in celebration of the new Mayoralty.
Lord DENMAN, who wore his collar as Chief Jus-
tice, and appeared with the other judges, in his scarlet
gown and flowing wig, replied that some of the
judges would attend the banquet.
The Lord Mayor then withdrew, and pass"la
through the other courts, in which a similar ceremoof
was gone through.

BAIL COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Sittings at Banco.)
CRIMINAL INFORMATION.--THE QUEEN V. MRSANDS%

V. I3ARROIS.
Mr. MARTIN said, two terms ago the Court gran--
fed
a rule on his motion, at the instance of tike Mexican
Minister, calling upon the defendants to show orl'g
why a criminal information should not bellied against
them for an alleged libel on the Minister. He 11,°6:a
sought the Court to discharge the rule. It appear d
that one of the defendants was an invalid, and ote
left the country; and looking at the difficulties 41
prosecutor would have to encounter in proceetbl'
against the defendants, although he had no doubt De
should be able to prove his case against them if
were to go on, he thought it would be. better, 01%-d
all the circuruatances, to ask the Court to reaci-
the rule.
an
Mr. Justice PATTESON granted the application, a
the rule was discharged.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAY)
(Before Mr. Commissioner SHEPHERD.)
IN RE LANDS.
To-day was appointed for the choice of assignees'
under a fiat issued against this bankrupt, as a v°'At
maker, in the Edgeware-road. k.
Mr. LAWRENCE appeared on behalf of the IS° •
P„1
rupt, and Applied for an adjournment, as the et;
honing creditor's debt was disputed, and it could
doubt be shown that if any debt existed it was due it
the petitioning creditor as a partner. The bankruPd
had been summoned under the Ist and 2d Vie.'
was taken by surprise, and in consequence did n
appear to dispute the debt, and a fiat was sued out,
ofr
but the petitioning creditor was the only creditor,
ss,
in fact the bankrupt had not carried on any business
in ftct the bankrupt had not carried on aflY for the
though, no doubt, he was a trader, sufficient for
purposes of this Act.
Mr. Camberton, the solicitor to the petitioning
creditor, opposed any adjournment.
on the
Mr. LAWRENCE said it was a very hard casebankrupt, and an adjournment could not prejudice
any person.
His HONOUR said that he could not adjourn the
case without the consent of the petitioning creditor: 0
Mr. LAwr4ENcE then said that he would exann°
Mr. Dolman, the petitioning creditor.
Mr. LAMBERT contended that the examinsti°ll
could not be taken in order to prevent the choice. he
.P.ar. LAWRENCE, on the contrary, urged that tis
r,etitioning creditor's debt could be disputed, n!paci -(1
honour allowed the examination to be proc_,`"theat
with, in the course of which Mr. Dolman said -10.4"
his dealings with Mr. Lands were entered in

account-books.
His HONOUR on this held that he could adjourn the
sa
case for the production of the books, and the case W
adjour LAWRENCE week. ar, of
Mr. said the bankrupt was $ it

some property, and if the claim was made oil,
would be paid at once, and the fiat superseded•

BOW -STREET.HIS DAY') 00
THE LATE GAMBLING CASE.— Mr. Lewis, who' e,
the several examinations in the above case; has r
afr
presented the principal, Andrew William Barr, er
peered before Mr. Jardine this morning to °sr,
bail on his behalf, having given notice t° on
Abrahams, the solicitor for the prosecution,thst
Saturday evening. Mr. Henry had ordered and
twenty-four hours' notice should be giver% time
he submitted that as the notice was before P°s,",gdsyt
on Saturday night, and it was now noon onbad
that the order was fully complied with, and the
ought to be accepted. evert°
Mr. Abrahams said that he objected on ssatur-
grounds. Notice was given, he admitted, on e pro-
day night, but not till after post time, and th rho
posed security lived in Buckinghamshire, at %Poe
more than sixty miles from London. Besides, lof two
proposed to give one surety for 500/., instead, to se'
for 2501., and Mr. Henry had only consented t 0 gr.
cept a single surety on the condition that li;euef•
Abrahams, should first be satisfied as to the s° ie be
Now, as there had been no time to make inclullindeed•
was, of course, not satisfied on that point. f Bart
he was inclined to suspect a desire on the part r°,l bed
to get out without giving good bail, as sevei-ctorf•
been proposed before, and rejected as toot's 5 Darr
He was the more anxious to have good bail, 9
was the principal conspirator. notice
Mr. JARDINE having ascertained that the t Aff•
had not been served before post time, and that 09
Henry had only consented to take one sur° ¢s tA
condition that Mr. Abrahams should be satisfied
solvency, refused to accept the proposed bail.
A new notice will be given, and a second ePP
tion made to Mr. Henry on Thursday next'
DAVA")
MARLBRO'-STREET—(THIS - nisco-
Wm. Howard and Wm. John Smith were,rgeal'
before Mr. Bingham charged on suspicion t"
vvi
ing from the shop of Mr. Simon Sarnue], je 305.
16T, Regent-street, a gold brequet key, value t
bt
The prosecutor said, about eight o'clock hieted bite
the prisoners came into his shop and reques several,
to show them some brequet keys. He placed
he pre
were Pool.
trays full before them tor their inspection. „a the
soner, after looking at them, said they
sort they wanted ; they wanted one set with soden
He accordingly showed them some of the destrirt in
they wanted, but having his suspicions that tut! nar
tention was not to purchase, but to rob him, teeth ie
rowly watched them, and saw the prisoner Sind CO''
a very adroit manner take a key from the tray into
vey it up his sleeve. At that moment a man ea,'"„ 000
the shop in great haste, and inquired his 109 out,
street. He directed him, and the man wt,e,,--r they,:
followed by the prisoners. Witness went a„."-the o°7/
and saw the prisoners in conversation and
who had just left his shop. He watched then''hjoie
saw Smith hand something to the maul ic:-°flers for
diately ran away. Witness dodged the Prie!nd gage
some time, when he met a police-constable,
,Pthe pre'
them in charge. The prosecutor added thaotn; abroci
soner Smith came to his shop about a 111 i an
d
under the pretence of purchasing a diatnon P_itt
after he had left it was found that a valu able Y
been taken from the tray. were re'
The prisoners, who denied the charge;
mended for a week.
Alr3
WORSHIP-STREET.—(THIS Dolorg-
John Johnson, a lithographic printer, was_heveb/
with deserting his wife, Eleanor Johnsonbt.wpace!;
The defendant, it appeared,
she had become chargeable to the parish of °(3l fool bl
was separatelh an
wife three years ago on Christmas last, wi er 'fee
derstanding that he should allow her ss•..Pt twelve
The payments were kept up until ah.°_,"ed them'
months since, when he suddenly discontln,p,,e 0054
and she was obliged to have recourse tie
lost sigh
The defendant, from that time, was wholif wss
of until within the last few days, when he
of
covered in the Regent's-circus. sego/3000d
eon
The defendant pleaded poverty,
ernplou'`
his having been a long time out of
having to make good monies that he then borrowed'over°,
Mr. Bacon, the master of the vvorkhousefr
that the
through the beadle, Charles Gardner, for°,!eeen tP
defendant had, for a lengthened period, °
bee
receipt of at least 2/. per week. r wife if
Mr. HAUMILL (to the prisoner)— r„,. rear
NI). •
t° app
twelve months past. Are you willing the
been chargeable to the parish of St. Luke 1" riet°
106. a week out of ur earnings, towar,ofaittit ous,
dation of the debt, &c., incurred? Delem