The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-11 00:00:00

BANKRUPTCY.-(THIS DAY.)

IN RE DONAGMTE.
This insolvent, who had carried on business in Vere- '
street, Clare-market, came up for his final order.
Mr. DUNCAN opposed, on the ground that the insolvent
had not properly described himself, and that his debts
exceeded 3001. The Learned Counsel then proceeded to
examine the insolvent as to whether he had not taken
the benefit of the Insolvent Act in 1839, which the in-
solvent admitted. He now petitioned in the name of
John, but on passing through the Insolvent Court, he
gave the name of " Jeremiab." On the present exami-
nation, he swore that he had never been known by any
other name than "John" Donaghue.
The Learned COMMIISSIONER said, the debts in the
present schedule amounted to 2461. 17s. 2d., and unless
those in the first schedule had been discharged, they
must he added.
The insolvent said, he had paid most of the money to
his former creditors.
The CommissioNEß—Has the insolvent no solicitor
here to advise him, he does not appear to know how he
is answering.
A solicitor said he appeared for the insolvent, and it
was true most of the creditors had been paid, and re-
ceipts had been taken, but were in possession of a party
who was too ill to attend.
The CoMMissioNEß—Admitting that he has it, gives
rise to the question, whether he can pay such creditors
as he thinks fit. You may not know the effect of the
Insolvent Act, but after he had signed the warrant of
attorney on his discharge, all his property belonged to
the official assignee, and if satisfaction was not entered
up on the payments, they cannot be here admitted.
Such payments are a fraud to other creditors.
The insolvent declared he had not been sworn—
although Mr. Duncan and the usher said he had.
The Learned ComtlssloNEß—lf you were not sworn,
you have told a simple falsehood to deceive me,
at all events. I dismiss the petition. I shall mark on it
the reason that you petitioned in two different names.
The insolvent's demeanour became insolent, and the
Learned Commissioner told the usher to hand him out
of Court.

BOW STREET—(THIS DAY).
Sarah Bowden was charged before Mr. Hall with
being disguised in men's clothes, and being drunk and
disorderly, in the Strand, at a late hour last night.
The prisoner, who wore a coarse heavy great coat,
corderoy trousers, and checked shirt, all of which were
much too big for her, seemed much confused, and
heartily ashamed of herself. Her Bair, which was fas-
tened in a knot at the back of her head, and dressed
plainly in front, formed an odd contrast to the male
attire, and her whole appearance as, overwhelmed with
embarsassment she leaned on the rail of the dock, holding
her hand, and looking at it as if she could not tell what
to do with it, was at the same time pitiable and ludicrous.
Policeman F 30 said that he saw the prisoner in the
Strand last night with two men and some women. She
was drunk, and screaming, shouting, and laughing. He
told her to be quiet and she would not, and as he knew
at once that she was a woman, he took her in custody.
The prisoner said she was very sorry. The clothes
were her brother's, and she •• only put them on last
night." Her brother was a blacksmith.
Mr. HALL—And I dare say a respectable man. How
will he like this, do you suppose? It is not at all the
conduct of a decent woman. I hope, however, that it
will not occur again. You may go now.
The prisoner made a compromise between a bow and
a curtsey, and left the dock.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY).
A very respectable-looking man, whose name and
address appeared on the police-sheet as Abraham
Matthews, of No. 1, Park lane, was placed at the bar
before Mr. Greenwood, charged with being drunk, and
having driven a horse and gig so furiously and reck-
lessly along Gray's Inn-road, as to inflict serious injuries
upon a boy about nine years of age, named Thomas
Madden.
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seven o'clock, and the mother of the boy, who, accord-
ing to her own admission, at the time was partly intoxi-
cated, was leading him and his brother by the hand
across the street nearly opposite to the Royal Free
Hospital, when the prisoner approached. Seeing the
danger, Thomas Madden attempted to get out of the
way, but, before he could do so, the wheel caught him
near the shoulder, threw him several feet forwards, and
afterwards rolled over him, whereby he was so dread-
fully injured as to render necessary his immediate re-
moval to St. Bartholomew's Hospital. After the pri-
soner had proceeded about fifty or sixty yards from the
spot he was stopped by the police, and taken to the
station-house, when the charge of drunkenness was also
entered against him.
The constable now handed to the magistrate a cer-
tificate from the house-surgeon of St. Bartholomew's
Hospital, stating that, although there were at the pre-
sent moment no symptoms indicating immediate danger
from the injuries the boy had received, still they were
of so serious a nature that at least six weeks must
elapse before he would be in a condition to leave the
hospital.
Mr. GREENWOOD determined upon remanding the
case for six weeks, or until such time as the lad Madden
would be able to attend, intimating at the same time that
he would take bail in the meantime for the prisoner's
appearance.
Solvent bail was at once tendered, and the prisoner
was liberated.

The Hon. Miss Lister, sister of Lord Ribblesdale
will be married in a few days to Mr. Maurice Drum-
mond, son of Charles Drummond, Esq., of Stratton-
street, Piccadilly.